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The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26
Here for the Summer.

Wesley Donegan, Of Eddyville,
Iowa, father Of Mrs. M. S. Sweet
and Mrs. j. K. Norwood, of Ray
mer, and j. A. Donegan, five miles
south Of here, arrived in this viii
lage Sunday. He expects to divide
bis time between the homes of his
two daughters and son for the bal
anoe of the summer.
Mr.. Donegan is not stranger in
Raymer. He was here two years
ago, and his surprise was great at
the remarkable growth that this
town has made in the intervening
time. Speaking Of Iown conditions,
in an agricultural way, he remark
ed that grain yields will be very
ordinary in his section of the state
Wheat will possibly not make over
twenty bushels to the acre. In this
connection, we are tempted to re-
refer to the price Of land there with
the selling price here, and the rel
alive yields in the two localities.
The comparison is all in favor OF
the Raymer district. Our lands
sometimes brings as high as $50
per acre; Iowa land never less than
$50. We will harvest thirty bus
hels Of wheat per acre; they will
get their twenty this year. A
fitting sense Of modesty restraints
US from making a further invidious
comparison; nevertheless, our peo-
ple should know the facts and be
satisfied with their lot.
just previous to coming here
Mr.. Donegan spent a short time
with a son at Arriba, Colo.
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Visiting at kalous Ranoh

L. G. Quiggls, Of Waukegan, ILL.,,
arrived in Raymer the latter part
Of last week for a prolonged visit
at the Kalous ranch, owned by his
son, d. G. Quiggle, north Of Ray
mer. He feels quite at home there,
for his sons brother law, Elmer
Kalous, and family have full
charge Of the ranch property. His
son, like himself, is railroad man
and only spends a limited time
each year in this section.
Mr.. Quiggle has been associated
with the Northwestern railroad for
the past forty years, and at the
present time 10 foreman Of the car
department at Waukegan. He has
not been in the best OF health re-
Gently and the company granted
him a vacation. Mr.. Quiggle has
visited this part OF Colorado be-
fore and finds the pure and invig-
Grating atmosphere here a sure
cure for almost any human i'll. He
insists that he already feels better
and expects to return to Illinois al
the end Of his visit a new man.
Business In the East 10 riding
on a tidal wave, and patriotism
knows no bounds, 10 the way Mr.
Quiggle puts It, Himself Civil
War veteran, be 10 backing VI
Uncle Sam In this world-war will
oil the enthusiasm Of q young re
cruit. Although Of German ex
traction, his only regret is that HI
is q bit too old to fight the kaiser.
Other points Of interest will b
visited by Mr.. Quiggle before hi
return home.
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vavra-Ikstead.

A. lkstead was a passenger to
Sterling Friday, where he met
Miss Antonia Vavra Of Omaha,
Nebr., and to whom he was quietly
married that evening. They re-
turned to Rsymer Saturday and
have gone to housekeeping on the
groom's farm northeast Of town.
The Enterprise joins their many
friends in wishing them JOY and
happiness.
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BUCKINGHAM STORE
GOES UP IN SMOKE
BUILDING AND STOCK OF HARDWARE IS
TOTAL l0SS-.-0Rl6lN OF FIRE re.
MAINS PROFOUND MYSTERY.
NOTES AND. CASH ALSO LOST

Last Wednesday evening, short
ly after ten O'Clock, fire completely
destroyed the building and con-
tents of the Buckingham Hardware
Company of Buckingham.
1t was not long after the pro-
prietor, James Amber, who had
living rooms situated owes the
store, had retired for the night
with his family, that he noticed q
faint reflection of light on the
mirror of the dresser in the Sleep
ing room. His first thought was
that one of the clerks had returned
for something that he had mislaid
or forgotten, but as the light in.
creased in brilliancy, he started an
investigation, and learned, to his
horror, that the interior Of the
building was in flames. The fire
spread with increditable rapidity,
and before the citizens Of the vii
lage were hardly aware OF the
catastrophe that had overtaken
their townsmen or we're able to
render any resistance to the Flames,
the building and stock OF hardwaDs
was a smoking ruins.
That one may Judge the swift
ness of the devastation wrought, it
is necessary only to chronicle the
sad and pitable fact that Mr.. AM
Der was unable to save even his
cash, books and valuable papers.
Unfortunately, the firm had not in
stalled safe, and the village not
boasting banking institution,
money and notes OF considerable
value were kept in a drawer at the
store, which, of course, were con-
symed with the balance OF the
stock.
1t is reliably stated that as high
as five thousand dollars worth of
negotiable paper, together with
over hundred in currency was
lost, and if those who owe the firm
take advantage Of the situation,
this unhappy company is indeed
open to the profoundest sympathy.
1t is more likely, we believe, that
those indebteded to Mr.. Amber
will see him at once, acknowledge
their obligations, and, if they are
in a position to do so, pay up with
out waiting for the notes to fall
due, that this hapless mans posi-
ton man be made less dolorous.
The stock and building was
valued at something like 1000,
and, augmented by the money and
notes lost, will amount close up to
$4,000. Forty-fve hundred dol
lors' worth OF insurance was car
ried. The origin Of the fire re-
mains a mystery.
As an indication of the mans
grit, sigh has been erected over
the ruins Of his property-"Badly
damaged, but still in the ring"
This is the answer to the query,
"Will he rebuildY" Work on the
new building will begin at once.
Already temporary building has
been erected adjoining the charred
remains Of his prosperous bust
ness, where he will be glad to meet
his old customers and friends.
1t was only last March that Mr.
Amber sold his farm four miles
west Of Raymer and purchased the
hardware business at Buckingham
(The Enterprise went to press
early last Wednesday evening, oI
this account would have appsssed
in our last weeks issue).
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Messrs. Wilfield Bullard and j.
Proctor, accompanied by Miss Inez
Shay, autoed over from Loveland
last Saturday and spent the day
with the A. F. Knapp family. Sun
day Miss Madge Knapp returned
with them and will spend q week
at her old home in Lovsland.
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Miss Pearl Barker, Of Tekamah,
Nebr., arrived in Raymer last week
for d few weeks visit with her
brothers, Ray and Wesley Bafxsr,
and her sister, Mrs. Lewis.
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After u week Of the most intense
suspense for the young men OF the
nation and their loved ones. the ar
my draft has taken place and those
who will serve the country in it's
hour Of peril have been announced
through the medium Of the gigan-
tic draft lottery staged at the ma
tionsl capital.
Last Friday an anxious crowd OF
registrants, together with the ones
near and dear to them gathered at
the Fred Knapp store, where a
a long distance phone was kept
busy receiving late information on
the progress Of the drawing. 1t
was q trying evening for those
gathered there, and as a name was
announced a silence fraught with
sadness and apprehension settled
over the crowd. There were more
than a few tears shed over the i'm
pending sacrifice that Raymer
young men will be compelled to
make on the altar OF war.
While practically all men drawn
are resigned to the inevitable, and,
undoubtedly, glad to serve their
country, there was no sign on any
hand Of noisy enthusiasm at the
prospect Of being called to battle
in a foreign land. With the ex-
ception Of one or two, exemptions
will be sought.
Indications point TO considerable
difficulty in securing exemption,
aside from physical disability
Married men. report now has it,
will not be excused from serving,
merely because they are married,
but must advance some very con-
sTaoing argument why they should
~ bs drafted into the n afser'
Va. eA
Pursuing the list Of those drawn,
Il will be seen that twenty men
have been selected, ia three differ
emit units, for examination, and, II
unable to secure exemptions,
twelve or perhaps more, will be
enlisted in the order 10 which they
were drawn. Later, we understand
sllnames registered will go through
the lottery and be subject to draft
Ifthis 10 done, it may possibly
psove easier to be exempted, but
that 10 . matter that will soon be
settled.
II will be noted that there are
fourteen married men and sil
single men in the three calls. Out
of this number practically all are
fsrmesa The list contains the
name Of Q banker, printer,
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Elmer and Jesse Smith autoed
to Cheyenne Tuesday to attend the
Frontiers Days celebration.
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carpenter and a blacksmith. Many
Of them have good and sufficient
reasons for asking dismissal, but
whether the exemption board will
recognize these claims to be valid
ones, remains to Sc seen.
The war is coming home close
to US. As long as it remained an
impersonal affair, it was easy
to be Indifferent to its horrors,
but now that ourselves or our
friends mast enter the carnage,
our hearts become heavy with
grief, and an awful fear is cast over
us like pail.
Many who go will never return,
and many who return, much better
it would be for them that they
were buried Somewhere in
France 1t makes the heart sick
to contemplate the blind and the
manned that must drag out their
weary existence for years after this
barbarious war shall have been
forgotten by the busy world. War,
indeed, is hell, and all Of those
who have a feeling that this con-
.flict might have been avoided, are
praying that some great, though
inexplicable, good may be the
heritage Of coming generations be-
cause Of the bleeding Of humanity
today.
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Miss Leota Splitter returned
from a visit to Greeley, Monday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26
KALOUS (INCOMPLETEl

James J. PospisiI. Chas. ]
Dhooge and Harry Pospisil.
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Charley Roth, Of Stoneham, was
in Raymer Friday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
Ooass Of tAe People si Raynsr aad ueisly lM Past
Week told 10 Drist

Week told 10 Drist
Charley Roth, Of Stoneham, was
in Raymer Friday.
Miss Leota Splitter returned
from visit to Greeley, Monday.
j. N. Quinn is the owner Of a
new Overland Six, which he pur.
chased while in Denver last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hamilton ar
rived on last Thursday's train from
Nebraska, and are visiting friends
here.
Will Drury and family started
for Cheyenne Monday morning to
take in the annual Frontiers Days
celebration.
Miss Mabel Dunbar, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. f.
Fox, returned to her home in Hax.
ton last week.
Jay Hoffman and sisters are en-.
tertaining their father, sister and
nephew who arrived Monday from
Plainview, Nebr.
Mr. Parks, Mrs. Rennie and chill.
dren, Mrs. G. K. Graves and John
autoed to Greeley Sunday to visit
friends and relatives.
Frank Kotouc, OF Humbolt,
Nebr,, arrived the forepart Of the
week for a visit with his. brother,
l. Kotouc, and family.
Mrs Maggie Scrivens came up
from Morgan Saturday to spend q
few days. She spent a winter in
Raymer some time ago.
F, L. Waser is enjoying a visit
from daughter, Miss Elsie, and
son, Byron, who arrived Monday
by anto from Plainview, Nsbr.
Miss Nellie Bunderson, who has
been helping at the Raymsr
Pharmacy, has gone out into the
country and is assisting her BROTH
er, Carl, during the harvest season.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Templeton,
OF Haxton, Colo, arrived in Raymer
the first of the week to visit their
neices, Mesdames Norwood and
Sweet, aud nephew, }. A. Done
gan.
Prof. P. l.. Hewitt and wife en-.
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. M. 8.
Sweet at a six O'Clock dinner last
Wednesday. After an appetizing
repast, pleasant social evening
was enjoyed.
Sam aud Ernest Schmeeckle, W.
W. DeHoney, A. Heming and
Dewey Luger autoed to Denver
Monday. They returned with a
number of new cars to be delivered
to customers here.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ficken went to
Sterling Friday, where they were
joined by his brother, Fred, and
family and together they went on
a trip to the mountains, returning
home Monday evening.
Mrs. A. S. Mooberry and Mrs. A
Allen were Fort Morgan visitor.
Monday. They divided their time
between renewing acquaintance
there and visiting the fashion emp.
oriums Of Morgan oounty's me
trobolis. They made the trip il
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

LATER-Just as we we're going
to press, we learned of q few ad-
ditional names that have been %.
leoted for draft. They are: Orville
G. Bardberry, Clifford Smith, D.
X. White, Charles A. Strohmeyer,
Chester D King, Otis L. Adding.
ton and Arthur GREGG.
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FIRST CALL

FIRST CALL
3. 4. Det, nalrisd. earpsaht.
n. ]. kraxbsrgsT, married, farmer.
:. |. Rslnis, married, printer.
Homer vilcIsavs, single, farmer.
Wa. MelIsar, single (voluatssf).
BUD eill,spis, married, farmer.
Claude Davis. married, farmer.
SECOND GALL
Gus easissl, single, farmer.
Coo. Msaasaxiy, single, farmer.
Ffaak S. Fox, married, blacksmith.
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j. N. Quinn is the owner Of a
new Overland Six, which he pur.
chased while in Denver last week
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sToNRHAn (INcoMPLErR)

Gustave Rastermeyer, B. A.
Holden, Thos. R. MoAleer, Oscar
Cnockart and Harold W. Jones.
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Mr.. Petrie and family were hap
PLY surprised Saturday evening
when they returned home from
town to find Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard, Mrs. Pearl Files and lady
friend Of Cheyenne, who had ar.
ried by auto. Sunday q pleasant
time was spent in celebrating the
birthday Of Mrs. A. ]. Petrie. Jay
and Geo. Miller with their wivei
were also guests.
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FOURTEEN FARMERS DRAWN, WITH A BANKER
4 PRINTER, A CARPENTER AND A BLACK
SMITH INCLUDED ON THE LIST
EXEMPTIONS MADE DIFFICULT
List Of Those Drafted in Raymer Precinct

6sorgs Erin, single, (voIuatssf).
o,ia Robertson, narrisd, farmer.
Earl Fowler, single, farmer.
THIRD CALL
Wn. ?. Mofflllss, married, farmer.
Goo. Mclaughlin, married, farnsl.
Solomon Rodkla, single, farmer.
J. \. Quinn, Married, banker.
N. ". Bailey, narisd, farmer.
G. c. Close, married, farmer.
frsd Jsrahslg, married, farmer.
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BUCKINGHAM (INooMPLETE)
Joseph Z. Fletcher, Alfred Kop-
sho, Henry Hoest and George
Kopsho.
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Prof. P. l.. Hewitt and wife en-.
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. M. s.
Sweet at six O'Clock dinner lasi
Wednesday. After an appetizine
repast, pleasant social evening
was enjoyed
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hamilton ar
rived on last Thursday's train from
Nebraska, and are visiting friends
here.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Mrs. A. s. Mooberry and Mrs. A.
Allen were Fort Morgan visitors
Monday. They divided their time
between renewing acquaintance
there and visiting the fashion emp
oriums Of Morgan countys me.
trobolis, They made the trip in
the Allen car.
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ficken went to
Sterling Friday, where they were
joined by his brother, Fred, and
family and together they went on
a trip to the mountains, returning
home Monday evening.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Sam aud Ernest Schmeeckle, W.
W. DeHoney, A. Heming and
Dewey Luger autoed to Denver
Monday. They returned with a
number of new cars to be delivered
to customers here.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

+, L. Waser is enjoying visit
from a daughter, Miss Elsie, and
son, Byron, who arrived Monday
by anto from Plainview, Nsbr.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Mr., and Mrs. d. Fl. Templeton,
Of Haxton, Colo, arrived in Raymer
the first of the week to visit their
neices, Mesdames Norwood and
Sweet, and nephew, j. A. Done
gan.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Miss Mabel Dunbar, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
Fox, returned to her home in Hax.
ton last week.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Miss Nellie Bunderson, who has
been helping at the Raymer
Pharmacy, has gone out into the
country and is assisting her broth
er, Carl, during the harvest season.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Jay Hoffman and sisters are en-.
tertaining their father, sister and
nephew who arrived Monday from
Plainview, Nebr.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Mr. Parks, Mrs. Rennie and chill.
dren, Mrs. G. K. Graves and John
autoed to Greeley Sunday to visit
friends and relatives.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Mrs Maggie Scrivens came up
from Morgan Saturday to spend 9
few days. She spent a winter in
Raymer some time ago.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-07-26

Will Drury and family started
for Cheyenne Monday morning to
take in the annual Frontiers Days
celebration.
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Frank Kotouc, Of Humbolt,
Nebr,, arrived the forepart Of the
week for a visit with his. brother,
l. Kotouc, and family.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-08

His mothers and fathers hope and
joy
In deaths cold arms do lie.
Through all his hours of suffering
He never murmured, he bore it pa
tiently,
And when the angel of death cams
He smiled a sweet smile and passed
into the arms of his Savior.
Another little darling lamb has gone
With fresh roses in his hand,
To dwell with his Savior
On that bright and happy shore.
Another little darling babe
Is sheltered in the grave.
God needed one more angel child
Amidst his shining band;
So he bent with loving smile
And clasped our darling Frankie's
hand
Yet again we hope to meet him on
that bright and happy shore.
Sister Ruby.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-08

was whistling it! Silly bit of sentl-
ment too In the words of the ver-
sifer:
She was not very tall so she stood on
a chair
And many times l have kissed her
there, /,
Over the garden wall.
Need there be further justification
for the existence Of garden walls!
Given a garden wall, moss covered, a
maid and a chair, it would be an eX-
acting nature indeed, that would de-
mand more. Of course, that arch op,
timistic pessimist, Omar Khayyam, de-
manded much more, too much, in fact
What reasonable person would want:
a book of verses underneath the bough
a jug of wine, loaf of bread
along with the "thou" he craved to
sing to him in the wilderness which
then "were paradise enow."
On the one hand we hear that ro-
nance is dead, and on the other hand
that real gardens are becoming a
thing of the past. The missing ele-
ment is none other than the garden
wall. And now that the possibilities
of this fraudulent old barrier again
have been brought to light, the truly
old fashioned garden should ,imme-
diately come into its own once more.
Much of the wonderful charm of the
lovely and lovable old gardens which
have outlived the centuries centres
around sturdy ancient walls and invit-
ing walks. In the early days of Eng
land, when civil wars were constant
ly waging, garden walls came into be-
ing as a grim necessity. Of consider
able height, and of great thickness.
they were designed first to afford pro-
lection but as time went On, like the
ugly duckling in the fairy tale, they
became beautiful. These delightful
old walls have withstood the ravages
of time, mellowing with maturing
years, and coloring beautifully with
the siege of summers heat and the
blast of winters breath.
The fashioning of a garden wall is
something more than the laying OF
stone upon stone. 1t is complex in its
very simplicity 1t is bit of work
that demands the skilled hand Of an
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-08
SOUTHERN GIVES REASON
DISCONTINUANCE TRAINS

WASHINGTON. June 6.-Discontin-
uance of some of the passenger trains
on the Southern Railway system IN
order to conserve the coal supply, to
release men and equipment and to
clear the tracks for the efficient hand
ling of troops and supplies for the
army and navy is asked of the various
railroad commissions in the States
traversed by the Southern's lines in a
letter forwarded Wednesday to the IN
dividual commissioners by E. H. Coap-
man, vice president in charge OF op-
Grafton.
s"This step is peculiarly necessary in
the South Mr. Coapman declared IN
making the announcement public, on
account of the extraordinary demands
made upon the Southern by reason OF
the large concentration camps to be
located in the South which will large
ly. if not totally, take the full carry
ing capacity of this company to the
exclusion of other traffic and we nope
that the public will cooperate with US
and aprreciate that what we are ask
ing is for the good of the government
in this crisis.
eft needs no argument to demon
strate that to respond to this duty OF
ours to the government the use OF
every piece of eql ipment, the energy
and effort of every officer and en-
ploye will be needed, and the freeing
Of its tracks and equipment must be
made.
"It is imperatively necessary that
the Southern Railway system, togetn-
er with the other railroads OF the
United States. be permitted to con-
serve the utility of its motive power,
it's cars. its tracks, its number OF
trains. it's class Of traffic, and its men,
To continue our present elabroate pas
senger service will render sterile our
efforts to meet the required demands
Of the government in this emergency.
ALREADY certain commodities have
been placed on the preferential list
namely. iron and coal, and other tr"t-
fic must be subordinated to these. VIC
rust give preference to the moFeE2eHt
OF iron. coal, lumber, copper, ana
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-08

and unpretentious as the protecting
enclosures. The flowers should just
seem to be what they are and where
they are, as if nature had not SEEM
ingly been curbed and refined by a m
ishing school for young ladies', but
had been gently aided by sympathetic
hands.
Gardens, being things of life, natur-
ally have arteries for people to course
through. Walks and paths (Just 9TH
er names for these arteries) OF the
proper sort are essential to the COM
pletion of this colorful picture, franz
ed in walls of stone. Garden walks
should be modest! they should not
be obtruding and bold competing with
each other for attention, and crying
aloud like fishmongers to the Tayfar-
ers in their midst Whether they are
formed of grass, OF yellow sand, OF
gravel, of old worn Revolutionary
brick, or of fagstones, they should
modestly invite the yagrant feet and
only suggest a way. Winding among
the beds of flowers, in a graceful
fashion. they enhance the gardens
beauty and lend a charm to the plan.
The old fashioned garden within
walls, is not adapted of course to all
conditions and environments. Every
variety of garden fits best in some
particular spot, because it there best
harmonizes with it's surroundings. the
sweetness and charm of the secluded
fairv spot, walled in from all prying
ewes. is lost unless it be but sym
pathetic part of the larger compost
ton.
'The garden that is lived in and
loved. whose architectural treatment
has developed naturally in response to
the growing demand for art out OF
doors. and in harmony with the
house and it's surroundings, will
achieve far greater success than the
Show garden" writes Phoebe west
colt Humphreys.
Fortunate, indeed, is the setting
which provides spot that may r.
enclosed in posey laden walls, an old
fashioned garden nesting within.
Here hemmed in from the world
without, the noises of the distant city
are subdued. The subtle fragrance OF
the flowers hovers over the secluded
spot. and yet it seems to hold com
munion with the farthest star. Or
such is peace.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-08
IN MEMORIAM.
ln Loving Remembrance of My Dar-
ling Little Brother.

Little Frank Arthur Nichols was
nc-n May u, 1914, and departed this
life May 13, 1917, making his short
stay on earth three years and one
day. He leaves to mourn his sweet
death his mother and father, two sis
tiers and three brothers and many rel
atives and friends.
Darling Frank he has gone,
To his bright and heavenly home
Oh, how We miss our dear little ones
smiling face,
Sad and lonely is his home since lit.
tie Frank has gone,
His place can never more be filled.
His little crib is empty now.
His little clothes are all laid to rest