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Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
Opossum Ridge

Will send in items for the first
time.
Miss Thelma Nash called on
Miss Eva Thompson Monday.
Mrs. Abby Smith and children
called on Mrs. Rosy Rakes Sun
day.
Miss Birdie Wade spent the
week with her sister, Mrs. Melvin
Thompson of Quapaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nash called on
Ferrill's Sunday.
Miss Annie Powell of Peoria
spent the week with her sister,
Miss Ordia Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray of Peoria
are moving to Miami.
The dance at Mr.. Goodeagle's s
Friday night was well attended,
all reported a fine time.
Miss Eva Thompson called on
Miss Opal Thompson Sunday.
Mr.. Jake Crabtree is visiting
his brother, Mr.. Ben Crabtree.
MIR. and Mrs. Thompson visit
ed their son, Melvin, of Quapaw
Sunday.
MIR. Henry Mizer and Miss
Elsie Summers were out driving
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Frank Congdon and Miss
Ordia Powell were out driving
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Christophia Adams was in
Baxter Saturday.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
School Notes

Get ready for the long grind
kids. School starts Monday,
Sept. 3, 1917. The general
momotony of school life will be
relieved, however by a abimonthly
paper gotten out by a student
committee. Every one will have
a hand in the making of this
paper and it's future depends on
the way each one of us helps.
A dummy" paper is being
passed around town for soliciting
advertisements and already the
paper is assured. The paper will
be edited by students themselves
with the aid of a faculty adviser.
Notes will be accepted from
every pupil for the paper and in
this way it promises to be very
entertaining.
The different branches of study
will be well represented. The
English class will contribute short
stories. This will be an incentive
for the pupil to do better work,
in order that he may see his own
stories in print. II requested,
Caesar himself will edit a column
of this paper. Latin SHARK" in
our midst. Each of the various
grades will be represented by
their class editors. The students
themselves viii name the paper,
through contest.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
Summer COMPLAINT

During the hot weather of the
summer months some member
of almost every family is likely
to be troubled with an unnatural
loooseness of the bowels, and it
is of the greatest Importance
that this be treated promptly,
which can only be done when
the medicine is kept at hand.
Mrs. F. F. Scott, Scottsville, N.
Y, states, 81 first used Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Rene
dy as much as five years ago.
At that time | had a severe
attack of summer complaint and
was suffering intense pain. One
dose relieved me. Other members
of my family have since used it
with like results"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
Lowell

The threshing machine is busy
in this vicinity threshing wheat
and oats which have yielded
good this year.
Bob Flesher of Cherryvale,
was here one day last week call
ing on old friends.
Will Evans and wife of Colum-
bus spent Sunday with Eugene
Lyons and other relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Buckner
are the proud parents of a boy
born September 18.
Floyd Simmons and wife
motored up from Picher Sunday.
Sam Sloan and family left for
Oklahoma one day last week to
spend a few days with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Will Muller is on the sick
list at this writing.
Ruth Wright came home from
Picher Sunday where she has
been spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Fred Simmons.
Mrs. Schrader is on the sick
list at this writing.
Luther Buckner's sister Of
Joplin called on him Sunday.
Bert Watson is on the sick list
at this writing.
Ed Weinstein and family Of
Riverton are visiting relatives
here.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
Rural News Letters

brought watermelon and had
music which was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. McShirry and daughter
were attending the Catholic
picnic at Riverside Park last
Saturday.
There were several head of
cattle killed by lightning in
Robert Bulger's pasture last
Wednesday night.
DIR. Walker of Melrose was
out calling on his patients east Of
Melrose last Sunday afternoon.
Joe Davis will help AL Lovejoy
bale hay this week.
Sam Stebbins visited with
home folks over Sunday at
Columbus.
Miss Jessie Cool was visiting
Miss Lily Bulger Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Sam Stebbins has a
tenant moving in and building a
house on his farm and will assist
with farming.
John Cools girls started to
the mines Sunday morning on
their daily trip to sell milk, when
their auto broke down and they
had to send home for help and
repairs.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
Melrose

A fine rain here on Wednesday
night of last week that filled the
streams and made plenty of stock
water and soaked the ground so
the farmers can plow.
Most of farmers will have a
fine crop of corn to gather this
fall.
A few friends and relatives
gave a surprise to G. H. Filby
on Friday night of last week in
honor Of his birthday. They
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-23
Neutral

We all appreciate the nice rain
that fell Saturday night and Sun
day.
The boys OF this community,
who have taken and passed the
selective draft examination at
Columbus are G. Ray Winner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Winner, living one-half mile
south of Neutral; Robert Elton
Fox. son of Mrs. G. Fox; Elmer
E. Mast, son of Finley Mast,
living two and one-half miles
northeast Of Neutral; and Ralph
Mckenzie, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Mckenzie, living two and one
half miles southeast OF Neutral.
Mrs. H. W. Chubb, daughter
Ida. and Mrs. Mabel Hibbard
returned home Friday after a
three weeks visit with relatives
in Newkirk, Okla, and Sedan,
Kans.
Miss Lucille Auman is spend
ing the week with her music
teacher, Mabel Johnson.
MIR. Dunn and John Shultz
were in Columbus on business
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Bumgarner
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Nice motored to Miami
Sunday.
Joe Sizemore, who has been
yery i'll for Aometime is slightly
improved.
Grace King is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. King.
Rosa Putikamer and Dick
Collins were Columbus visitors
Wednesday.
Bert Shroup and family and
Bertha Nice of Colorado are
visiting friends and relatives
here.
Little Gladys Snead is real
sick at this writing.
Mrs. Sarah Eddy and Mrs.
Robert Potter left Wednesday
morning for an extended visit
with relatives in Washington
and Montana.
Miss Flossie King is spending
the week with Mrs. Huddleston.
Misses Erma Hunt, Flossie
Dunn and Gertie Dunn spent
last week with friends and rela-
tives in Sedan, Kans.
The Neutral Elevator will not
buy wheat for a few days on
account of the bad condition OF
the market.
The farmers spend most of
their time in the hay fields this
sunny weather.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Nicholson, a son, Robert Clark,
Thursday, August 16.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Was 4 Se!f-Made Publisher.

John Cassell had very varlegated
career before he founded the publish
ing house which is now famous. He
began, says the London Chronicle,
rather inauspiclously by being the son
of publican and undergoing appren-
ticeship to joiner. This was in
Manchester, and naturally at one time
he worked in a cotton mill. Afterward
he became travelling carpenter and
found his way to London when a youth
Of nineteen. Always Of q serious pur-
pose, John Cassell had educated HIM
self and even then had a considerable
acquaintance with English literature.
One Of the earliest Of temperance ad-
vocates, he was also an earnest preach
er in what was then an unpopular
cause. In 1847 he established himself
as q tea and coffee merchant and soon
after started publishing business
with the aim Of supplying good lltera-
ture to the working classes.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Belle Riverite Write, Ut IhI
Wild Pecan

1t may not be commonly known
that the wild pecan can be used as {
stock on which to graft the cultivat
ed or sweet pecan. Neither is il
generally known that such grated
trees are nearly always a success
For the benefit of any who may be
interested in pecan culture, l am GO
ing to relate my experience alone
that line.
Some years ago l grated several
native wild pecan trees With the fin
est grade of sweet pecans. One of
these trees stood partly in water all
the time and this tree has proven a
failure. | grated trees which are
on low land but land that is covered
with water only during the spring
time. These trees bear nuts that are
fine in size and quality.
There is tree near my home on
the property occupied by Mr.. Joe
Adams that is three years old, a
grated tree, and it is now bearing
quite crop of nuts which appear to
be full size. This tree stands in
the woods with other pecans of the
same age and size, but is the Only
one bearing. Not all grated trees
bear so prolifically or at such an
early age, but it has been the writer's
observation that grated trees begin
from the age Of three to seven years
while the wild trees, non-gra' ted,
begin bearing at from seven to sew
enteen sears of age.
This Belle River country is a great
country for pecan culture and the
progressive local people who have
tried grating the wild tree with i'm
proved grades of stock are having
great success. Out of 81 trees
grated by our progressive citizens,
Mr.. Joseph Adams and Mr.. Lee
Summers, GA are making wonderful
progress. This is some record for
''grafters."
Pecan culture is apparently one of
the great natural resources put here
by Nature for the benefit of those !
who will take advantage of the gift. /
AS a toothsome nut they are un-
equalled, and they are also source
of profit which the wise farmer can /
add to his income with very little !
trouble or expense.
BELLE RIVER. |
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
JURY VENIRE
CLERKS OFFICE.

ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA.
l, Wilbur H. Kramer, Clerk of the
23rd Judicial Dictrict Court, St
Mary Parish, Louisiana, ex-Officio a
Jury Commissioner, do hereby certi-
fy that at mass meeting of the
Jury Commissioners in and for said
Parish, held this day in my office, at
the Court House at Franklin, La, in
accordance with law, and pursuant
to an order of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court, issued of
date, August 14th, 1917, there was
selected 20 Grand Jurors to serve
said Court commencing Monday.
Sept. 18th, 1917, and until sue
ceeding Grand Jury snail have been
empanelled, and there was drawn
three Petit Jurors of Tnirty persons
each, to serve said court for the
weeks commencing respectively Mon
day, Sept. oath, 1917, Monday. Oct
LIST, and Monday, Oct. 9Th, 1917, as
follows, to-wit
No. Name Ward
List of Petit Jurors drawn to serve
for the week commencing Monday.
Oct ISt Jq17
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Why StraWberries2

Do you know why the strawberry
was so called? Neither does anybody
else. Among the guesses that are made
are these: Because it was an old Eng
lish custom to lay straw on the ground
between the rows to keep the fruit
from rotting; because Of the wander
ing habit Of the plant, STRAW" being
a corruption Of the Anglo-Saxon
"strae," from which we have the Eng
fish verb stray" because of the long
stems resembling straws: because Of
an old custom Of stringing the berries
on straws. You can take your choice
Of those reasons and no questions Will
be asked.-Columbus CO. Dispatch. |
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
HAD NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT
Which Was Why Woman Who Had
Enjoyed" Poor Health on Earth
Was Unhappy in Paradise.

Good old st. Peter, taking a stroll
through the realm Of Paradise, OBJ
served a middle-aged woman, very
recent arrival, whose expression be-
tokened anything but happiness. In
stantly he approached her to inquire
the cause.
My good woman" he began, you
don't look as though you were enjoy.
ing yourself. Your golden harp is un-
touched at your side Your crown of
glory is not on straight, yet seemingly
you do not care. In fact your whole
appearance and demeanOr suggest de-
spair rather than rapture. Don't you
know where you are, my good soul?
This is heaven"
The woman looked up at st. ePter
with lack-luster eye.
"Alas, l know it," she said, in hollow
tones, ''but it is not heaven to me-"
what? Why my dear madam. what
-o
81 can't help it; it's true. When l
was on earth got my chief enjoyment
out of talking about my ailments,
swapping symptoms with the woman
next door. Oh, you cannot realize the
happy hours | passed. And now-and
now"
But my dear SOUL" eXpOstulated
the saint, "there are no ailments in
heaven"
The unhappy shade heaved a heart
rending sigh.
That's just the trouble. I'm per-
fectly We'll" she said; Il haven't a
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
S jpyard Employees Can Find
Rent Houses In Berwick

! Berwick, La, Oct. 6, 1917
Editor Morgan City Review,
Morgan City, La.
Dear SIR
l have heard rumors of the building
Of "tented city" to take care of
the steady inflow of employees of
the Morgan City Shipyard, and the
reason is there are no empty houses
for rent in your city, and the rent in
Berwick is too high. Now, Mr.. Edi-
tor ! cannot recall single applicant
for house in Berwick who is en-
ployed at the Shipyard. I believe
Fhad they come to Berwick in search
of houses l would have known some
thing of it.
l have number of houses vacant
at present, and the rent is very reas-
enable. People residing in Berwick,
and employed in Morgan City, can
make arrangements with Ferry to
pay by the month and by doing so
they get better rate. Possibly the
Union Bridge & Construction Co.,
would operate boat to accommodate
the men, if enough Of them lived in
Berwick. The High School children
Of Berwick attend school in Morgan
City, why can't the shipyard en-
ployees live in Berwick, and work
in Morgan City? The Berwick peo-
pie are good patrons Of Morgan City,
so if the citizens of Morgan City
could help Berwick, l think it would
be to their advantage to do so.
Should any one care to discuss the
rate Of rents in Berwick, would sug-
gest they take it up with parties who
have property to rent, and get their
prices, then they could discuss intelli-
gently.
Yours very truly
JOHN D. ENRICH.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
FLASHES FROM PARISH SEAT.
Continued from page u

Mr.. Earl Zylicz will shortly leave
the Assessors office to accept po-
sition with the Shadyside Co.
Mr.. Leblanc, Of Baldwin, applied
to the Local Board for permission
to leave the United States to &C
cept employment in Cuba during the
grinding season. AS Mr.. Leblanc
holds draft number which will be
reached in the Spring before the ex-
piration of his contract in Cuba, the
Board felt it to be their duty to re-
fuse the desired permit. Mr.. Le-
Blanc is an expert sugar man and
will not have any trouble obtaining
a position in this country.
Captain Bert Chotin, of Berwick,
has accepted an offer to navigate a
steamboat in Mexico.
The Sheriff has been instructed to
inform the Jurors drawn for the
third week, commencing October
8th., not to report for duty, as the
Judge and District Attorney by eff
GENTLY handling criminal cases, have
succeeded in disposing Of same with
in the last two weeks.
Mrs. Earl Zylicz has exempt
ed her husband from the Military
Draft by presenting him with a
beautiful baby girl.
The New Commercial Hotel, the
property Of the .Zylicz, and operated
for many years by Frank Zylicz, has
been leased to Mr.. Mequet, who is
we'll known both in Morgan City and
Jeanerette, as a successful restau-
rateur.
The colored citizens of Franklin
are making preparations to banquet
the colored soldiers Saturday night.
After the colored men have been
mustered in at the Court House, they
will be taken in charge by their pas
tors and leaders of their race, who
propose showing their pride and 10y
atty. The Colored soldiers will leave
Franklin on Train No. S, Sunday.
, They will have dinner in Lafayette
and proceed on special train direct
to Camp Pike, via Alexandria and
Little Rock, being given supper and
breakfast on diner prepared for
them. They will be in charge of
leaders of their race.
Mrs. Allen Barnett and son, Allen
Jr., have returned from Colorado.
where they spent the summer.
Mrs. L. A. Loustalot departed this
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
COULDN'T DRIVE FLY AWAY
to His Chagrin Why Insect Stuck to
Bald Head Of His Superior.

A naval official is opposed to the
tattooing habit so prevalent among
sailors, and in an address on man
of-war he recently said:
81 want to tell you boys a story, a
fly story.
"a young lieutenant was invited to
dine one evening with the gunnerS'
mess of sister ship. He sat opposite
baldheaded major at table, and just
as he finished his soup he noticed a
fly on the top Of the majors head.
"The lieutenant's attention was so
absorbed by the fly that he lost the
trend of all the table talk. Why didn't
the insect fly away? Why didn't the
major notice it? Couldn't he do some
thing himself to scare 1t off?
HE sneezed very loud. He coughed
very loud. He fiourished his napkin
close to the majors head. But the fly
still retained its calm and mOtiOnless
pose on the majors polished white
dome.
''The fish course came and went.
The roast came and went. Still the
fly stuck. The young lieutenant could
stand it no longer. He cOughed and
said:
Excuse me, major. but you've had
fly on the top of your head ever since
dinner began. I've been trying to
frighten it away, but it won't co.
"The major Redeemed with rage.
Then he rOared:
the fact Is, young fellow, when I
was your age was as big q fool as
you are. That fly is tattooed.'"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Red Cross Pioneers Were ItaIIans

Heo Cross Pioneers were IeaIlano.
Italy furnished the two great pi-
Oneers Of the Red Cross movement
which has grown to such mammoth
proportions in the last few years.
The one was Florence Nightingale.
born at Florence, the other Ferdinando
PalascianO, NeOpolitan physician.
who, at the siege of Messina In 1913,
boldly replied to the Bourbonic Gener-
al Filangeri who threatened to shoot
him: "A wounded man is no longer
an enemy" Ever after by word and
deed he advocated the humdh1ty Of
Red Cross work.
1t was only in 1862 that the Swiss
philanthropist, Henry Dunant, sue
ceeded in starting the International
Red Cross work, which has now be-
come worldwide blessing.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR PRO.
GRAM SUNDAY OCT. 9TH.

Hymns.
Prayer by President.
Responsive Scripture Reading.
Roll Call.
Hymn.
Reports of Committees.
Recitation-Miss Gertie Lee o.
Connor.
The following topics will be dis
cussed.
Leaders for neutrality-suspicious. for
budget; Information Committee.
BE sure to bring your Bibles.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06

Billie Burke in peggy" will b.
shown at the Arcade October 10th,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
morning for New Orleans.

morning for New Orleans.
Miss Jessie Smith entertained the
Bridge Club Thursday afternoon.
Sheriff Pecot has obtained a leave
Of absence from the Governor to
leave the state. Accompanied by his
wife, he left Franklin Wednesday
for New Orleans and northern points.
Louis Bigler, his efficient deputy,
will assume charge of his office, and
of Charles Pecot, Jr.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06

Yellow complexion, pimples and
disflguring blemishes on the face or
body can be gotten rid of by doctor
ing the liver, which is torpid. HER
BINE is powerful liver correctant
1t purifies the system, stimulates the
vital organs and puts the body in
fine vigorous condition. Price Soc
Sold by Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06

When the bowels feel uncomfort.
able and you miss the exhilarating
feeling that always follows a copious
morning operation, a dose of HER
BINE will set you right in a couple
Of hours. If taken at bedtime you
get its beneficial effect after break
fast next day. Price SOC. Sold by
Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
ARCADE TONIGHT
Olive :homas Stars in IAN Ever
Break"

Olive thomas, the celebrated Fol
lies" beauty, who made a hi in hel
first screen play, "Madcap Madge,
will appear TT the Arcade theatre in
can Even Break" a Triangle play
which brings the gayety of Broad.
way cafe and theatre life to the
screen.
A magnificent setting, said to be
the largest and most costly ever
erected on the Triangle stages, fur
nishes the background for the Har-
rison Fisher beauty and a company
of one hundred girls, who dance to
the music of Jazz band. More than
four hundred people participate in
this one cafe scene, which is devised
with special lighting effects to en-
nance the beauty of the selected COM
pany Of entertainers.
The play is said to have brought
forth all the versatile talents of the
star and provides the gay element
that sets off her joyous personality.
She is supported by Charles Gum,
Margaret Thompson, Darrell Foss,
Charles X. French, J. Frank Burke
and Louis Durham, Lambert Hillyer
wrote and directed the play.
1t is interesting to note that Olive
Thomas in "An Even Break" was
lately the feature of a weeks pro-
gram at S. M. Rothapfel's celebrated
Rialto Theatre in New York.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06

In evidence whereof, witness my
official signature and the impress Of
the seal of my office, this Both day
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29
PERSONAL MENTION

Roland Clements of Macon was a
visitor to Cordele last week.
N5issos Hendricks and Ennis are
spending the week end IN Atlanta az
o,,,,.,,o orond onora
8
Miss Jeanette Scandrett left Sat
with relatives at Abel.
DR. 4. r. Kendall accompanied his
-..-s.9r vim las hecr visiting her fol
several weeks. back 70 mis- home at
Trdqe p 4 T,ittleionn, Of Americas,
,as in Cordale several days last week
attending the bedside Of his brother,
A Littleiobn. who has been serious
w sick
r,.r 1-; Who is attending MGR.
GER spent last "eunv'u"' i'l- 49,. ,.O.-.
-olAS Gil iou'o ~ I'l' .,L.
the Neioei -1A'ooiH eN'i'0
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thursday tne euoS'' u
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29
MEXICO WiRNS GERMANS
NEAR THE BORDER
Any Concentration of Teutons Near
Line Will Be Cause for Arrests.

Washington, April 27-OfTicial ad
vices to the state department today
said the Mexican government had
warned Germans in Mexico that any
concentration Of Germans near the
! American border will be followed i'm
mediately by their arrest.
In conveying this notice the Next
can authorities explained that they
could do no less in view of the fact
that a state of war existed between
German and the United States.
Officials of the American govern
ment were gratiled by this rst practi'
cal manifestation of MeEico's proclaim
ed neutrality Suggestions that her
proclamation 70 neutrality as only
thin covering for a more friendly
feeling for Germany, never have been
accepted by the American govern
ment, but knowledge TO the instruc-
tions of the German foreign office to
Minister Eckhardt in Mexico city to do
what he could to secure Mexico as an
ally in the event of war with the
United States has caused all develop
ments in Mexico to be watched care
fully.
President Carranza's recent decree
providing heavier export tax on oil
and it's derivatiates has not been con
structed by the state department as
an international blow at Grea Britain,
but merely what the Mexican govern
ment calls it, aSmeasure to raise much
needed money.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-29

ally accepted the chairmanship Of the
commission to Russia Mr.. Root spent
an hour with the president at the
white house discussing the Russian
situation. The president outlined full
ly what he desired to be accomplished.
The commission will be composed OF
.lrea CT four principal members and
q STAG OF secretaries and assistants.
It IS expected to leave for Russia with
in few days.