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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
Counter Case.

Counter Case.
Upon being called In the police court,
charged with an assault upon clerk
at soda water fountain, the defend
ant arose and said. "Your honor, l am
guilty. but plead counter case"
Whereupon the aforesaid clerk hast
lily arose and replied: Your honor. the
counter didn't have anything to do
with 1t. walked around the counter
before I struck him. Case and Com
ment.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
JEWISH CONGRESS NEWS.

Word has been received by the Of
fcers of the St. Paul Jewish Congress
organization from Bernard G. Richards,
executive secretary of the Congress, in
which the officers are advised of the
final consolidation of the ranks and the
decision to hold the Congress sometime
before May LIST. Detailed advice as to
methods of election of delegates will
soon be received In the meantime, the
Jewish people are urged to prepare to
further the Congress movement. A meet
ing of the St. Paul organization will be
called within the next few weeks
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
January II, 1917.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Seaman of Iron
Mountain, Mich. are the parents of son.
Mrs. Seaman was formerly, Miss Dorothy
Cohen of Hibbing.
Mr.. Harry Browar of Minneapolis is in
the city on business. He plans to locate
in Duluth
Mrs. S. I. Levin of III West Third
street, has returned from a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. M. Rupaport of In
dianapolis. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Irene Levin.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
B'NAI BIRTH INSTALLATION.

Covenant lodge, Independent Order of
B'nai Birth, will hold it's annual installa-
ton of officers Monday evening, Jan. %,
in the vestry rooms of Temple Emanuel.
Rabbi Rypins of st. Paul will deliver
the address of the evening, following
dinner to be served by the Temple Aid
society. The installation will be public,
after which cards will be played.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gompers to
Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding
Anniversary.

The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gompers, which
also will be Mr. Gomper's sixty-sev-
enth birthday, will be celebrated at
meetings of labor leaders all over the
country.
Samuel S. Phillips, uncle of Lord
Northcliffe, owner of the London
Times, and nephew of the late Ford
we'll Phillips, former Lord Mayor of
London, died today at the Hebrew
Home for the Aged Disabled in San
Francisco. Phillips came to Califor-
MIA sixty-six years ago to make his
fortune. He was ninety-four.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
Sister of Mischa Elman WEEDS.

Buffalo, Miss Minna Elman,
sister of Mischa Elnan, the violinist,
was married in the Hotel Statler here
last Sunday to DR.. Maurice Bernstein
of Kenosha, Wis.
Mischa Elnan acted as best man,
and the bridesmaids were the Misses
Esta and Liza Elman, sisters of the
BRIDE The Rev. DR.. Kopald of Buff
fa1o of6ciated DR.. and Mrs. Bern
stein will live in Kenosha
Sir Matthew Nathan, lately Gov
ernor of Ireland, was appointed to the
position of permanent secretary to the
Ministry of Pensions. This is regard
ed as one Of the most important posts
in the present ministry, due to the
many duties that will soon devolve on
this branch of the government
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13

Copy furnished for identification compared J I to l. A s.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13
SNOWFLAKE VOTES
 ARE THROWN OUT

PHOENIX, April 11.-Judge Stan ford in the governorship contest to- day granted the motion of attorneys for governor Hunt to strike out Snow flake precinct, Navajo county, which had given Campbell majority of 116 In reply to an inquiry by the attor neys for Governor Campbell on what grounds the precinct had been thrown out the court replied:
 ''On the evidence I have heard.'' Later, when the attorneys insisted on the information for their guidance in preparing for similar phases of the case by bringing in their precincts to be investigated, the judge said that he would then announce his reasons for the exclusion of the precinct. But he declined to do so at once for the reason that he did not want to be led into trap.
 l Later the attorneys for Governor Campbell made application and it was granted, to bring in at least six pre- cints which cast majorities for for mer Governor Hunt, in which it was alleged that irregularities had been committed. These precincts are: 1 Swansea, Yuma county; Drance, Pima l county; Piohn ranch, Mohave coun- Swansea, Yuma county; Dorance. Pima ! cinct and one in Miami. Among the
 irregularities alleged are the assist ing of voters by persons other than the members of the election board, i partisans of Governor Hunt; the ser vice on the board of a candidate for
 office and the service on an election
 board of a nonresident of the county. 1 'Campbell's attorneys were given a
 week to gather evidence.
 On account of the chaotic condition
 of the figures it is impossible to state
 just how the vote between Hunt and
 Campbell now stands. Several dis
 puted ballots are yet to be ruled upon
 It is estimated that now with the ex-
 clusion of Snowflake, Hunt has a lead of between 30 and 40.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13
EIGHT HOUR DAY PROVES
 SUCCESSFUL FOR FORD
Increased Efficiency Results and Men Gain Living Wage Under Firms Plan.

Since the Ford Motor Company, in January, 1914, adopted the eight hour working day, the plan, regarded at that time as an experiment, has been generally adopted throughout the country and seems to be increasing in favor as it's value becomes more fully known.
 For skeptics, however, a few con- crete illustrations taken at random in the Ford factory, as well as testi- mony of employees working under the system should prove convincing. Im- mediately after the eight hour plan went into effect a voluntary increase in production of about 15 percent was shown. This may have been due in part to the increase in wages that came with the profit-sharing plan, but ill the light of subsequent investiga- ton, it seems that the short working day coupled with safe working con- ditions brought a much higher state Cf efficiency and increased efficiency always means more production
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13
THE SUPERIOR COURT Of GreenIee County, State of Arizona WINNIE SPAW, Plaintiff

Of Greenlee County, State or ArIzona WINNIE SPAW, Plaintiff
 vS.
 WILL E. SPAW, Defendant.
 Action brought in the Superior Court of Greenlee County, State of Arizona, and the complaint filed in said Coun- ty of Greenlee in the office of the Clerk of said Superior Court.
 In the Name of the State of Arizona to Will E. Spaw, Defendant, GREET ING:
 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the Superior Court of Greenlee County, State of Arizona, and answer the Complaint therein fil- ed with the Clerk of this said Court, at Clifton in said county, within twen- ty days after the service upon you of this Summons, if served in this said county, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, or judgment by de fault will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and seal of the Superior Court of Greenlee County, State of Arizona, this 23rd day of Feb ruary, 1917.
 BEN M. CRAWFORD,
 Clerk of said Superior Court.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13

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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13
''Conle on Over, See My Corn Fall CH!"
T Put 9 Drops of 'Gets-It on Last
 Night-NoW Watch"

"See-an you have to do is to use your two fingers and lift the corn right off. That's the way 'Gets-It' ab%ays aboay TDPRs TfGpa Tben Ss cdrn gqt nop only shrivels, but loosens from the toe, without affecting the surround ing flesh in the least. Why, it's al- most a pleasure to have cornS and
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13

see how 'Gets-It' gets them off in a hurry and without the least pain. l can wear tight shoes, dance and walk as though I never had corns."
 "GetS-It'' makes the use of toe irritating salves, bundling bandages, tape, plasters and other things not only foolish, but unnecessary. Use this wonderful discovery, "Gets-It," for any soft or hard corn or callus. It is the new. simple. easy,- quick way, and it never fails. You'll never have to cut corn again with knives or scissors, and run chances of blood poison. Try 'Gets-It'' tonight.
 "Gets-lt'' is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago III Sold in Clifton and recommended al the worlds best corn remedy by
 Clifton Drug Co
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-13

STATE OF ARIZONA COUNTY OF GREENLEE, SS This instrument was acknowledged before me this 20th day of March, A. D. 1917, by w. J. Riley, c. Henry Thompson, Neil Thompson, M. O. Simms and E. c. Bunker. (Notaria1 Seal.)
 WADE HAMPTON, Notary public in and for the County of Greenlee, State of Arizona. My commission expires February 23, 1920.
 Filed in the office of the Arizona Corporation Commission this 22nd day of March, A. D. 1917 at 10:00 a. m. at request of H. A. Elliott, whose post office address is Clifton, Arizona.
 Arizona Corporation Commission
 By F. A. JONES, Chairman. Copy furnished for identification, compared J I to l. A s. Recorders office, Greenlee County, Arizona.
 Filed for record the 26th day of March, 1917 at o'clock P. M. and re- corded in Book No. 1 Interpretations on page 197-2O2 at request of H. A. Elliott.
 RODNEY ELLIS,
 County Recorder. By l.. N. CALLICOTTE,
 Deputy Recorder. April 6 to May H.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03

wars, civilization itself seeming to be
in the balance. But the right is more
precious than peace, and we shall
fight for the things which we have al
ways carried nearest our hearts-for
democracy, for the right of those who
submit to authority to have voice in
their own governments, for the rights
and liberties of small nations, for a
universal dominion of right by such a
concert of free peoples as shall bring
peace and safety to all nations and
make the world itself at last free. To
such a. task we can dedicate our
lives and our fortunes, everything that
we are and everything that we have,
with the pride of those who know that
the day has come when America is
privileged to spend her blood and her
might for the principles that gave her
birth and happiness and the peace
which she has treasured. God help:
ing her, she can do no other.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917
PASSING OF NEIGHBORS

The Skillet Creek neighborhood
has been unfortunate in losing two
of it's most estimable citizens, J. E..
Baer and A. D. Brown. The former
resided at Gladmont Fruit and Stock
farm and the latter at the XXI farm
until quite recently. Both were sue
cessful on small farms, both delighted
in fine fruit, both were exhibitors at
fairs and horticultural meetings, and
both stood high in the affairs of the
community. Their thoughts were
widely different on many things, yet
both held steadfast to the ideas that
were for the best in the neighbor-
hood. Mr. Brown was close observ-
er of the weather and has furnished
this paper with many observations.
Mr.. Baer will long be remembered as
the proprietor of the Gladmont Fruit
and Stock farm, while his neighbor
will often be mentioned as the resi-
dent for many years of the XXI place
The Skillet Creek neighborhood will
miss them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
NOT A. GREAT BURDEN

When the people read Of the stu
pendous sums which it is proposed
shall be spent by the United States in
preparing for war with Germany they
are likely to have an idea that our
country is plunging headlong into
debt. from which it will never recover,
saws Secretary of State Hull in the
Black River Falls Journal. Such is
not the case, nor is it likely to be.
Spending five or six billions is an
enormous proposition. 1t will weigh
heavily upon the people. 1t is to be
regretted that if it must be raised and
spent by the government that it can
not he expended for internal improve
ments of benefit to all the people,
rather than for war which, no matter
how necessary, cannot benefit any
body. except in the preservation OF
our national honor and existence. But
five or six billions will not be as
much of a strain on the people OF to-
day as were the expenditures OF the
civil war Our national wealth at
present is. fifteen times as large as
then. when four billions were spent
on the northern side alone. Our
wealth now totals $50 billions. Our
national income is fifty billions an
nually. Regrettable as war may be,
in a country of such vast wealth and
enormous resources, the money ques-
ton is the least of the many consld-
erations, and it is small, indeed, com
pared with the possible sacrifice OF
life, with the question of food supply,
and other great problems which are
bound to arise.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
LITTLE LIKE A FILIBUSTER

Some of the members of the state
legislature are quibbling over send
ing out several thousand copies of
the address given by President Will
son before congress on April 2, just
before war with Germany was for
mally declared Why does the legis-
lature hesitate? Why should not the
president be supported? Speaker
Spooner at the meeting in Baraboo
on Thursday night spoke of the luke
warm condition of some of the solons
and the press is commenting on the
fact. France has distributed the mes
sage over the lines in Germany by
means Of aeroplanes, but the Wiscon-
sin legislature finish the sentence,
dear reader. The message is one that
will go down in history and should be
read by every citizen of the land.
Read the closing words of the presi-
dent. Here they are:
"It is fearful thing to lead this
great peaceful people into war. into
the most terrible and disastrous of all
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
OH Manning

If | should, in the world to come,
Seek a congenial fellow,
I hope l do not lose my nerve
And show streak of yellow
And hook up with sanity man
With whom I cannot jolly,
And meekly take him by the hand
And step aboard the trolley
And ride far UP the mountain high
And there with acts deceiving
Sing praises which | do not feel,
And pray all unbelieving.
'Twere better, if l take a stroll
About the city golden
And find chap whom | have known
And chummed with in days olden
And l don't think I'll be rebuked
IF [ should be caught planning
A little joke on old ST. Pete,
With good old OH Manning.
If I should, in the world to come,
Grow tired of ball and tennis,
And hike out fishing all alone
My name would soon be Dennis.
Or should I try to row boat,
Across the Jordan river,
I'd soon be fioundering in the tide
The thought now makes me shlyer.
'Twere better, if I find man
Who can row the boat serenely,
Can bait the hook, and cast the line,
Can feel a nibble keenly-
Can bag a rabbit, squirrel or coon,
While through the woodland scan
ming,
I'd like to fish, and trap and hunt
With honest OH Manning.
Who is this OH, now you ask
I'll tell you, Mr.. Johnson
He's just a plain old lumber-jack
Up at Fern Dell, Wisconsin.
His friends are numbered by the score
He's honest, quiet, clever.
He loves the woods, the lakes, the
dells,
The flowers, the birds, the river.
'Twere better if | find this man,
Wherever he is staying,
Than go about deceiving all,
By singing, preaching, praying.
And should they, in that world to come
Pull off a wholesale canning,
/ guess I'll have to pull my freight,
With whole-souled OH Manning.
TOM BURGOYNE,
] Composer and writer.
haywood, ILL.,, April 20, 1917.
Editors note: The above lines
were sent to this office by H. w
Page, Chicago, who has summer
home at Mirror Lake. Mr., Page says
the writer Of the lines went blind
about year ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
Catching Mice Without Bait

How to catch mice without bait:
Place a little cheap wooden trap with
spring exposed in some convenient
corner where the mice are in the
habit of running, in the corner of an
old box, desk or barrel, and you will
be surprised to see how very easy it
is to catch these little rodents with
out the least bit of bait. No one
could have made me believe it until
actually tried the trick. AS mice
are in the habit of running around
sharp corners as though they were
being chased they run into the trap
before noticing it. l have caught as
many as five mice in one day in this
novel way. MOUSER.
Chicago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03

with sand, to be used in building
breastworks and reinforcing trenches.
Where in the name Of heaven would
we get hold of two hundred and fifty
million sandbags if we had to have
them this week?
GAS for clothing, there is no end to
the amount of cloth required This
item contains a demand for one hun
dred and five million yards of khaki
cloth. Can you imagine it? But that
is not all. Along with the khaki cloth
is the demand for a hundred and ff-
teen million yards Of flannel Won
der if there is that much flannel in
the United States today, even if every
yard of it could be gathered together
in one pile for the use of the army?
"'The real lesson connected with
these tremendous demands of the
war department is the fact that it
requires business men to operate a
war Fighting men are needed, of
course; we think of them exclusively
when we are thinking of war. But
it requires business men when it
comes to getting together such fabu-
lous amounts of material, and trans
porting it, and manufacturing the
products, and distributing the sup
plies. Soldiers cannot attend to any
such details; soldiers are for fighting
purposes. So whether we get into
the war on big scale or not, we
might as we'll know right now that
modern warfare involves the services
of the business men of the nation at
war"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
Imagination

Some time ago, when working in
my garden, | fell to thinking what a
great thing travelling would be, to see
the wonders Of the world, when it sud-
denly occurred to me that, after all,
wonderful things were simply eXag-
gerations of common things. So in a
moment of time we could convert the
Baraboo hills into mile-high noun
tains of vast proportions, and Devils
Lake, with it's rocky hnlsides, tower
ing to vast proportions, exceeding the
grandeur anywhere else seen in the
world. My garden represents the land
of earth and pond of water the
mighty ocean. While thus thinking
my neighbor, John Yagy, came run
ming over to say that the dense cloud
then lying along the northern sky was
perfect representation of the Rocky
mountain range as seen at the dis
lance of one hundred miles, and that
cloud was a wonderful sight. 1t
brought to my mind wonderful
cloud | had seen a little while before
in the western sky one evening, in
the form of vast temple with mass
i've columns, wonderful in their mag
nificence; and with the heat lightning
illuminating it in gorgeous splendor,
was the grandest sight imaginable.
So it comes about that imagination is
the bright playfellow of the soul, shed
ding a glorious light around our path
.rxI1A - 1rA
golden glow in the sunset of life,
and defes despair. 1t climbs the
heights, however lowly the person,
and builds it's castles there, in spite
of fate or folly. We hope for immor-
tally; and then imagination clothes
it with transcendent beauty and per-
lection. All hail, then, this wonder.
full gift of God!
BENZ. SIMONDS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03

Isles, that the United States should
place an embargo on shipping. In 1907
it was far from satisfactory, and
could scarcely have been in the pres
ent war. One hundred and ten years
ago the embargo proclaimed by this
country failed to bring about any
change in the policy on the part of
England and France and was later re-
pealed.
During this time Napoleon played a
mean trick on Uncle Sam. He as
sured the minister from this country
that the Berlin and Milan DEGREES
would be recalled provided the Unit
ed States would send her ships to
France. No sooner had great fleet
of ships reached that country than
Napoleon seized every ship, the total
value of the property being ten mil
lion dollars. He had not recalled the
DEGREES, but pretended to do so and
this led to a serious state of affairs.
Later came a non-intercourse act,
more naval engagements, plotting by
the English among the Indian tribes
and other acts which complicated af
fairs, finally leading to a declaration
of war with England in June Of 1912
The people Of the United States were
not unanimously in favor Of the dec
laration, just as they have been al
along in this country in the trouble
with Germany. The army was in
creased. but there was a lack of off
GERS. At that time Great Britain had
thousand ships in her navy and for
tunately they were engaged at home
The worries of congress, the cabinet
and the president were much the
same as during the days since the
first overt act against this country by
Germany, and although the nation was
weak and unprepared for war at tina
time there was nothing else to do bu
to enter the conflict, and this they
did. The Stars and Stripes won, az
they will in the present dispute, an(
the nation will be stronger for main
tanning her rights.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
Died at 1O2

William Franklin Thayer, who cele-
brated his 102d birthday July 27 at
the home of his sister at Cohasset,
Mass, died recently. Comrade Thay-
er was born at Braintree, Mass, and
followed the trade of butcher. He
was the eldest of seven children and
the father of fourteen children, five
of whom survive him. He had two
sons in the civil war, one of whom
was killed at Antietam. Comrade
Thayer served in the 1st Massachus.
etts, coming out as commissary SER
geant of Company l.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
Father and Son in the Army

Mrs M. L. Haynes, Ninevah, N Y
sends us some very interesting pic
lures, wartime and present, Of Asa
Brainerd and his son, Calvin Asa
Brainard, both of Buffalo, NJ Y.
The first picture shows two stall
wart men over six feet tall when the
father was sergeant and the son a
private in company F, 154th New
York They were then respectively
80 and Is years old.
The second picture was taken in
September. 1916, and shows the ia
Their at SO and the son at &c. The
father is now foot shorter than his
son. Both are members of Bidwell-
Wilkinson Post, of Buffalo, and it is
the only case known of father and
son both living who served through
the civil war in the same company.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
DEMANDS OF WAR

Nov that everybody is talking war,
and arguing about preparations for
war, an item showing something of
the demands of war is pertinent"
says the Dayton (Ohio) News. For
when we begin actual hositilities, if
ever we do, it is going to require a
greater quantity of material than the
average man supposes.
THE item is found in a recent
statement concerning supplies de-
manded by the ordnance department
of Great Britain. These figures are
too big for the average mind, but lis
ten-your mind may be above the av-
erage: Twenty-Five million gas he'll
NETS. Do you grasp TWENTY-FIVE
For gas helmets are easily
destroyed, or lost, and they are essen
tial at this time in warfare. Then
two hundred and fifty million sand
bags are demanded--bags that must
% made good and strong, to be filled