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The Washington times., 1917-10-10
812 H St. N. w.
914 New York Ave. N. w.
NEAR 9th ST N W

DEBORAH-I have 4 host Of imitators but
no equal. The peer Of all palmists and
ciairvoyants. l have helped others why not
you? Come Ja convinced. 72O 18th st n w
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ZANClG STUDIOS,
900 18th ST. n. W, (above ,Eyfl
OPPOSITE FRANKLIN PARK.
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Male and Female.

BOYS and girls. colored, work before and
after school. Saturday. Address STUD
ENTS' AID BUREAU, Armstrong Manual
Training School. IL
The Washington times., 1917-10-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

CASH prices paid for worn clothing, eithsF
ladies' or mems: send postal: will call. B.
TARSHES, 1905 7th st NV. Phone North "a.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

carried off into slavery by the Ger
mans was too horrible to contem-
plate. He made 1t plain that the
stories of German atrocities are not
exaggerated and that this awful prac-
tdce Us but a phase or feature of the
warfare Of the worst military and am-
tocratic system the world has ever
known. He cited an incident he
learned of while abroad of German
surgeon who was supposed to give
aid to fearfully injured British sci
dier but seeing the Union Jack tat
toced on his arm took his knife and
deliberately cut cut the flesh of the
suffering boys arm oblitera.ing the
flag and then aeft the boy to die. He
told of the hundreds of cases of au-
thenticated and proven acts of ex-
treme cruelty.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
JOHN VINCENT DIES

John Vincent, an old time resident
eff Central, died at his home last
night of a complies of diseases
Age AZ years.
MIR. Vincent was born in England
Parents when a mere lad. grew to
manhood and married here. He
leaves to mourn his loss, a wife
mother, sister and brother living in
this city. The funeral will be held
from the residence Saturday after.
noon at 1:30 O'Clock, intement in
city cemetery under the auspices OF
Bald Mountain ledge. X. of p, OF
which order he was member.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
THANKS THE RED CROSS
u. S. N. T. Station,

San Francisco, Calf,
81 December, 1917
Editor Gilrin Observer:
l would like to think of every
young man in the service CT his
country being remembered like l was
by his hcme chapter of the Red
Cross
l am going to take this opportunity
which is due to the large number OF
men that have been coming in and
the amount OF work whi; h is neces.
cary by the Department to be done
to thank the Gilpin County Chapter
CT the Red Cross organization fol
their comfort kit and various other
things sent me for my Christmas
present.
Though ! am very far frcm home
/ am very happy as I have home
of my own and though it is late
want to wish all of my friends in
Gilpin County a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year and many OF
them.
For the Chapter of the Red Gross
1 am unable to say anything. be.
cause ! am net a poet or a man who
has gone through college, but
thank you very much and wish all
the members Very Merry Xmas
your good work continue until the
Kaiser is where he is wanted, and
that place Is h.
Sincerely,
Cne Of Gilpin's Men in Blue.
DAVID A. GEMMELL.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Nick Duzevitch, although physical
ly unable TO serve his country in the
ranks, is dcing his share in looking
after the smoke needs of the boys
and aiding the Red Cross whenever
that society is in need of funds. He
has conceived an idea of raising
some money for the Red Cross next
Monday. He has arranged a billiard
contest between Sid Nathan of Dem
yer and some gccd local player, to
be played at his pool room, the
game to commence at 7:30 p. m. No
admission will be charged but col
lecticn will be taken, the entire
amount to go to the Red Gross. Mr..
Nathan is one CT the best billiardists
in the state and will give fine ex-
hibition of the scientific features Of
the game. Remember the place,
time. and the purppse-Nick's, Mon
day, Jan. 31st, 1880 p. m, for the
Red Cross
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
M. e. CHURCH

Services fer next Sunday:
10 a. m. Classmeeting, VIM. Aug.
er, leader.
IL a. IN. Public Worship. A New
Years sermon, Things New and
Old Blended"
2.45 p. m. Sunday School, C. o.
Supt. Miss Hazel S,ribley, pianist.
Address to Sunday school, to par
ents and all friends of children, by
Rev. John Oliver, author of book
en- the subject
p. IN. Sermon, "A Cave Entrance
Story"
Choir rehearsal Saturday evening.
Miss Grace Rule, church organist.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend these services.
GEORGE S. PARKER, Minister.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
SERVICES ON THE
BLACK HAWK CIRCUIT

The services on the Black Hawk
circuit fer Sunday, Dec. 80, will be
as follows:
Black Hawk: Sunday sohool 10 a.
m. prea hing II a. m.
Nevadaville: Sunday sthocl 2:3O p.
m, preaching $3.50 p. m.
Russell Gulch: Sunday school 10 a.
m, preae hing p. IN.
Everybody ought to hear the Fill
pino preacher p. b. CRUZ who is GO
Ing to speak at the three points of
the Circuit this Sunday. You can't af-
ford to miss hearing him tell of his
experiences in the Philippines. Re-
ports from places where Mr.. Cruz
has been tell how pleasing a speaker
he is. There will be special music
at Black Hawk and Russell.
NORMAN e. LAMB,
Pastor.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
MINERS MEETING JANUARY 4th

The meeting CT the Metal Miners
Assu., which was to have been held
last Friday evening was postponed
until Friday evening, Jan. 4th, In the
district court room. 1t Is desired
to give this meeting the widest pnb-
ijcity that 1t may be weM attended,
as Ii is q very important meeting.
Among other business to be attend
ed to Is the election Of officers for
the local chapter and select delegates
to attend the state meeting in JAN
uary. Keep the date of this meet
ing in mind-Friday, JAM 4th - SO
that you will mot forget it.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Harry Willis car went over the
high wall at the upper end Of the
ball park Christmas and was badly
damaged. Mr.. Willis let the car
stand in front of his house, cross
wise OF the read, ard while he was
in the house his son, Harry, got in,
turned the steering wheel so that the
car was headed down hill, released
the brake and the car started. 1t
didn't go very far before it crashed
through the ball park fence and
went over the ~ or 3O-foot wall. The
boy retained presence OF mind and
jumped before the car went over. Mr.
Willis and J.. r. Rule took the ma
chine to Denver this morning for re.
pairs.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
RED CROSS NOTES

The following letter Is a fair ex-
ample OF many received by the local
Brans h, showing how much the boys
appreciate their boxes:
Camp Lewis, Wash.
Dec. s. h 1917.
Cross.
My dear friends:
The Christmas gift you sent me
was surely appreciated very much
and thank you all a Thousand times
fer same. do not remember when
appreciated anythirg quite so much
as l do this gift. We are getting
along fine and dandy with our drill
and FROM the looks of all the young
men here l do not think it will lake
us long to get Kaiser Pills goat.
The army surely agrees with me as
l have gained fifteen pounds since 1
came here, We have some time here
sewing ON buttons and mending
socks. don't think the girls will
have anything en- us when we get
back as we are learning fast.
The lights go out at nine O'Clock
p. m. SO will close, wishing you all
the hapriest Christmas you ever had
and thanking you again fer my gift
FRANK L. SCHOENHERR.
! Rerorts are rot COMPLETE, but 1t
looks as tho the new membership
would exceed 500. You can always
depend ON Little Cid Gilpin to do
the right thing.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Chas. A. Mcneil, who was appoint
ed by the Red Crces to solicit mem
bership in the Apex district, reports
the following names, showing that
this sparsely settled district has a
large majority that swears fidelity
to our country and It's flag: Chas.
A. Mcneil, w. d. Converse, Mrs. W.
D. Converse. Miss Helen A. Converse e
]. w. Smith, Laier MoKinna, John
Goldburg, C. Allebaugh, A. Donal
son. M. A. Callahan, Ed. Grub. l.. F,
Buehrle, w. S. Barrick, Jacob F1eitle
Shad. Reid, w. E. Pascce, Samuel
Shawcross and Mrs. Sam Shawcross
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

All meats and meat products fer
the army and navy are Obtained en-
iy from inspected establishments and
bear the government stamp Inspect
ed and passed" This stamp means
that every step in the process CT pre-
pairing the meat has been under the
constant supervision OF trained in
spectors. AT the camrs all products
are reinspeoted and laboratory analy-
ses made to show that the foods have
not been made Injurious by tamper-
ing. Throughout the country there
are $500 inspectors engaged in this
work.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Richard Rowe and Walter Zeigi,
two Of the GilIin county boys in the
artillery service at Camp Funston,
were home for Christmas. Geo. L..
Boyle. another of the selectives from
Gilpin county, accompanied them ms
far as Denver, where he visited his
parents. The boys were only given
a four days furloueh. They like the
life at Camp Funston now that they
have become hardened to the drilling
and say they are well treated and
have rlenty to eat and smoke, and
no lack of amusement.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
BLACK HAWK news

Mrs. Phil. Rohhng and daughter,
Miss Laura, left Saturday morning
for Golden to spend the holidays.
Miss Hilda Hardenburgh left Sat-
urday morning fer Greeley to spend
the holidays with relatives.
Miss Frances Grutzmaoher came up
from Denver Saturday. accompanied
by Miss Margaret, who is attending
school in Boulder.
Mrs. Cana Fulton went to Denver
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Arthur Kruse and children,
Of Loveland. came up Saturday to
spend Christmas wi h her mother.
MIR. Kruse arrived Tuesday morning.
They all returned home this morn.
ing.
Edmund Jones came up form Den
YER Tuesday morning to spend the
day wi h his mother and father.
Miss Mabel Kriley came up from
Denver Saturday evening to visit a
few days with her parents.
Walter Miller was up from Denver
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Miss Ethel Niccum was up from
Denver for Christmas.
Miss Florence Crook is home from
Rocky Ford to spend her holiday va.
cation with her parents.
Henry Eatwell left Sunday for
Longmont, returning Wednesday.
rnn CT
frcm Boulder.
Otto Blake arrived from Fraser
Monday evening, returning this af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Frank MauPhan came up frcm
Golden Tuesday evening to visit
few days with her parents.
Chas- Rundquist came in from
Apex Sunday to spend Christmas
with his wife.
Mrs. Frank Fleiss left Saturday for
Kansas. Mr.. Fleiss accompanied
her as far as Denver, returning
Wednesday evening.
Albert Schoenherr arrived from
Byers Saturday and spent Christmas
wi h his sisters and brother.
Misses Rose and Elizabe h Schoen-
herr went to Denver Saturday to en-
joy Christmas with their sister.
Frank Graham and family left
Tuesday morning for Denver to visit
Mrs. Graham's sis.er.
Miss Emily Roberts returned to
Denver Wednesday afternoon, after
spending Christmas with her mother.
II. F. Lynch went to Denver Sun
day morning to visit few days with
his family.
Arthur Dollahan came up from Den.
YER Saturday to visit relatives.
Mrs. d. W. Taylor and daughter.
Lola, went to Denver Saturday, re-
turning Sunday.
Donald and Delbert Taylor are
home for the holidays.
The Sunday school program at the
church Monday was a grand success,
The attendance was large and every
one enjoyed the occasion.
Miss Celelia Allebaufh rnd mother
are in from Apex to spend the holi-
days.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

late issue of a Salina, Kans.,
paper has the following to say of the
advance ement CT former we'll known
and popular young lady OF Central:
Score ome fer the women. Miss
Ada Foley has been made assistant
cashier OF the Peoples State bank,
ard so becomes the first woman to
hold an executive position with a
a Salina bank. Mizs Foley has been
with the bank since It started, and
succeeds r. G. Allison, who resigned
to enter the army. Though Miss
Foley ds probably cne Of the first
wcmen to take a position which has
heretofore been held by a man, bus.
iress men say she is by no means
the last. Many business firms are
planning to advance women to fill
places left vacant by men. rather
than to attempt to train other men. y
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27
IN RUSSELL GuLCH

Mike and Joe Schaffer and Teddy
Newberry came up from Denver Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jk hn Mellcw and
Miss Ethel, left for Denver Monday
to spend Christmas.
Mrs. John w. Jones, of Brighton,
spent Christmas with relatives.
Misses Gladys Hore and Cora West
cctt were up from Denver to sreud
Chris.Mas.
Victor Harvey and Stanley VIII
Jams came up from Denver this week
Mrs. Will Joyce and children came
Cp from Denver to spend Christmas
with relatives.
Thos. Davey and Frank Vivian
left this week Tor Denver.
Miss Rosana, Thomas left today for
the valley.
S, ]. Smith and wife spent Xmas
with relatives at Evergreen.
Mrs. joe Ress, while attempting to
separate two fighting dogs couple
Of days ago, was bitten and is un-
der the doctors care.
Miss Lynn Harris spent Christmas
in Golden.
The Red Gross workers report AZ
members in Russell.
The Stays held joyous party,
commencing the night before Christ
mas and extending until the day af-
ter.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

The next meeting CT the Gilpin
County Wcmen's Council OF Defense
will be held at the ccrrt house on
Friday evening, Jan. All. Correspond
ence and matters of interest will
come before the meeting and a large
attendance Is desired.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Fred L. Cc!lom, prominent lawyer
Of Idaho Springs, and Miss Graham.
school teacher IN that city, were
seriously injured in Golden Monday
evening, when Collom's automobile
crashed into street car at the cor
ner of Twelfth and Washington ave-
nue..
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

The Triangle picture to be shown
at the opera house Saturday, Dec.
29th will be Jim Bludso" featuring
Frank Keenan,. and for Sunday. Dec.
30'h II will be Might and the Man."
with Elmo Lincoln as the feature.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

These who were unfortunate in not
attending the Christmas dinner at
the Teller House will have missing
hnk.>in their chain Of Christmas din
ners through life. The sumptuous
tables were decorated tastily, and or
chestra music added to the splendor
of the occasion.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

The World picture at the opera
house Wednesday. Jan. 2rd win be
THE Corner Grocer" featuring
Madge Evans.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

A program and Christmas tree was
given at the Episcopal church en-
Christmas night fer the Sunday
school class.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Ex.Maycr r. w. Pearce has take
a trip to the valley for his health.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Happy New Year to all.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-27

Eery Bennett has Joined the navy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
SCOTLAND NECK FURNITURE CO.
r. A. Phillips, Poprietor. Everything
Fer The Home

One Of the most essential features
Of the mercantile business Of a co:nmu-
nifty is house Of esta blished reliabili-
ty where furnishings may be obtained
at reasonable cost In this rospect
Scotland Neck is fortunate in having
here the esta blishment above named.
The Scotland Neck Furniture Company,
In their large and commolious store.
with its eight thousand feet Of floor
space, carry in stock large and varied
assortment Of furniture and house fur
nishings, which is carefully selected
with view to meeting the demands Of
the trade of this locality. Whether it
be the spacious mansion Of the vell-to-
do or the humble home Of the poor, the
seeker for home furnishings can find
here what he is looking for; and then,
too, he can supply. his wants with a
feeling that he is getting his money $
worth, dollar for dollar, and is not be-
ing gouged' or imposed upon. Both
cash and credit business are conduct.
ed by this house, and during the nine
years they have been in business a very
large trade with this and the adjacent
territory has been built up, and this
trade is constantly on the increase. The
elements that have largely contributed
to this satisfactory growth in business
have been an ability to supply the
wants OF patrons, fair and courteou.
treatment and careful attention to al
the details Of the business which ha:
characterized the management of tn,
store since it's establishment.
R. A. Phillips, Manager and Proprie
tor Of the Scotland Neck Furnitur,
Company, is a progressive and enter
prising citizen, with faith in a create
Scotland Neck and Halifax county
which he is using every effort in hi
| power to promote.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
N. A. RIDDICK MOTOR CAR COM
PANY.-A LIVE AND UP TO
DATE CONCERN

No corporation, firm or individual IS
playing more important part in the
building up Of the commercial life Of
Scotland Neck, and maintaining and
enhancing its present prosperous condi-
ton than the n. A. Riddick Motor Car
tablished about four years ago, in Sep
TENDER Of last year opened q branch
business in Hen lerson, and at both
places the volume Of business being
done is rapidly growing. The company
are distributors Of Buick machines fer
Halifax, Warren and Vance counties;
distributors Of Saxon Cars for Eastern
North Carolina; and also run a general
repairing department. Complete lines
Of Ford, Saxon, Buick and other parts
are carried and expert workmen are al
ears in need Of repairs or overhauling
The activities of the company cover
a wide field, and their name is known
in three states.
IIODGD1E no Ot0pI COHlLlcICldl 5tuF-
suit has gained such headway-has
made such giant strides in progress-in
modern or any other times, as the au-
tomobile business. In no other field
Of commercial activity have fortunes
been SO quickly made. The motor car
has come to be a real necessity, not
ONLY in the lively martS of trade of tho
country's centers Of population, but in
the rural districts as we'll. The public
has taken kindly to the automobile,
and bought it in vast quantities, but
| the very. newness' Of the industry
forbids any great familiarity with its
inside workings by the lay mind, and
the average person is ''going it blind'',
SO to speak, in the purchase Of machin-
es and the upkeep of them after they
have been bought. For this reason I'M
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

there is great and growing demand
here and in this section. These two
important plants are located on the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in close
proximity to the freight and passen-
ger depots. In connection with the
above enterprises Mr.. Wommack con-
ducts a profitable ice business the year
around necessitatipg the operation Of
two delivery wagons, which may be
seen in all parts Of the town making
their deliveries.
M. Wommack has been engaged in
the above business for the past ten
years, and he has always shown an
earnest determination at all times TO
consider the customers side of a bust
ness transaction; uniform courtesy and
square dealing has won for S. T. Won
mack large and growing trade with
the farmers of Halifax and adjoining
counties, and the public generally. He
Is recognized as strong advocate of
diversified farming; and withal is a
broad-guaged, progressive, and thor
oughly public-spirited citizen and bu
slness man, who is identified with ev.
cry movement having for it's object
a "Greater Scotland Necko and Hall
fax county.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

Makers Of Ladies' Misses Hosiery. A
Large and important Industry

Nothing speaks SO we'll for d com
munity as the rapid and steady growth
Of its manufacturing enterprises, and
the fact that Scotland Neck is a most
desirable place for the, location of such
industries is abundantly illustrated by
the history and success Of the Scotland
Neck Cotton Mills. This business was
started in 1889 and for twenty seven
years has undergone a healthy and
steady progress upwords. The plant is
one Of the largest Of the kind in East
ern North Carolina, the mill yard COW
ering a space of more than four acres,
and fourteen acres, all told, being oc-
cupied by the company. There are
thirty two tenement houses owned by
the company and occupied by workers
in the mills and their families. There
are about two hundred employees in
the mills, who are well paid and salts
fed with their condition, and many Of
them own their own homes. Since the
mills first started operating there has
never been a shut down, and TINS TACT
speaks volumes for their successful op-
Grafton. Ladies and Misses Hosiery
are manufactured, and the plant has a
capacity of fourteen hundred dozen Of
these goods daily. The product Of the
company is sold through jobbers exclu
sively, and their goods haye wide
and ever Increasing market throughout
the country. The company own q
branch mill at Halifax, Halifax county,
ton Of another plant at Fayetteville,
N. c., known as the Fayetteville Hosi-
cry Mills. These industries, as we'll as
the one at Scotland Neck, are doing .
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
S. T. wOMMCK-- MODERN: GIN AND
, GRIST MILL
And Dealer in Ice

Among ;, the progressive business
houses that have. established record
for up-to-date business. methods and
sqrare dealings here we cannot fail to
include the above named gentleman.
Mr.. Wommack operates a new and
modern gin, one Of the largest in this
SECTION with a capacity Of ginning 40
bales of cotton day; placing facili-
ties in easy reach Of the farmers in this
territory for prompt and economical
marketing Of their crops. He is buy
@ Of cotton and cotton seed on a large
scale, the highest cash prices are al
ways paid for same.
IN conjunction with the Gin new
and up-todate Grist Mill has now
being erected that will manufacture
corn meal, feed, hominy, and other pro
ducts, and deal in corn, cotton seed
meal and hulls, and their speciality is
water ground style meal, for which
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
CLEE VAUGHAN LEADING GRO
GER OF SCOTLAND NECK
Has Made A Remarkable Success In A
Very Short Period

The general public quickly recog
nizes that business concern that spares
no effort in its management, and shows
q spirit Of Enterprise ii conducting q
thoroughly modern store, which serves
the public demand with everything Of
the very best in it's line.
Such an establishment is that of Mr..
Clee Vaughan located on Main Street
Mr.. Vaughan established this store a.
bout two years ago in a rather small
way, and we are safe III the assertion
that he now enjoys the largest retail
grocery business Of any other in the en-
tire town or section.
The chief reasons for his quick sue
methods which make for the best sue
cess, stocking the store with the best
qualities Of everything which is hand
led, and dealing honestly, fairly and
literally with all his customers. One
dollars worth is given in return for the
dollar, and full weight is always meas
ured out. He provides his many custo-
mers with a store that is. thoroughly
modern in it's equipment and in the con
duct of his business, and his fixtures
and general display are such as to
guarantee the best Of sanitary food
supplies at all times. In his attract
i've store is to be found large and
first class stock Of heavy and fancy
groceries, imported and domestic table
foods, consisting Of meats, vegetables,
fruits and delicacies put up in pack
ages, tins, and glass containers, at
tractively arranged in shelves. that
make an artistic display pleasing to
look upon. A speciality is also made
Of buying and selling country produce
the highest market price always being
paid for same.
The service Of the store is prompt
a telephone order to ia insures gro
ceries at the door just few minutes
after the phone message is given.
Search the town and the State over
and it is doubtful if there can be found
q grocery store with more attractive
display Of high grade goods than is to
be found in this modern establishment.
There are six or seven experienced
and courteous employees in the store,
and the business is sufficient to give
them something to do at all times.
Mr.. Clee Vaughan the proprietor and
manager is a native Of the town, and
gained valuable mercantile experience
with Edwards & Company Of Scotland
Neck, he having been connected with
them for many years, and there are
few men in this section that are more
progressive than he. He is fully pub
ic-spirited and takes an active part
in any movement for bigger and bet
ter town and county. Mr.. Vaughan
is fully deserving of the success that
he has SO quickly attained