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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29
FOOD PLEDGES,
CONTINUED from page l.)

gan. We accept the challenge OF
Florida or any other state ON the
basis OF the percentage of popula-
tion. Enthusiasm for pledge card
week throughout the state Is steadi-
ly growing"
Tennessee has wired through Food
Administrator Morgan:
Tennessee accepts all challegnes
and defles Georgia and Florida and
any and every other state in the
union"
South Carolina reports hundreds
of mass meetings and great enthu-
siasm. Thousands OF soldiers par
AIDED in Columbia. Greensville aud
Spartansburg carrying signs read
ing Serve your county by sayine
food" Help win the war by not
wasting meat. wheat and sugar. -
The newspapers are running front
page stories and papers urging all
housewives to sign the food pledge
card.
Governor Withycombe OF Oregon
administers war time pledge to stu
dents OF University OF Oregon which
includes the promise "To deny my
self OF all unneeded luxuries. all in
dulgences In food and supplies me-
cessary to the support of our armies
and our allies"
Herbert Hoover. national food ad-
mlnistrator, urges the same oath ad-
minlstered to other schools. clubs
and civic bodies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29
NATIONAL PAY-UP WEEK
CAMPAIGN OPENS TODAY

National ray-up week IA now on
and all over the land people are
thinking OF paying their bills, In
most cases they will pay them. The
thing that strikes me-" said one man
In commenting on National pay-ur
week. "is how dependent We all are
upon each other. No one class can
gain at the expense Of all the others,
The factories cannot run without
the markets for their goods.
'"rhe farmer can make no money
II there is none to buy HIS surplus
products As the farmer prospors
all prosper, AS the other CONNER
cial interests Of the country prosper
the farmer prospers. We must all
look TO each other for our living
N We turn into the channels OF bus
iness the millions OF dollars that We
all owe each other 80 that We can
again use the dollars to buy more
things we need, every man who Is
supplying a need will prosper. That
Il the object Of National Pay-ur
week. You can help and YOU can
be helped n YOU Will pay M durinf
this week"
Don't make any mistagc In the
plan. The idea II not that you pay
me so can pay the other fellow
hut IN pay you and YOU pay the
other fellow. II we all take II upon
ourselves to start tho ball rolling,
We can have real rousing pay'un
week right here. II We wait for tho
other fellow to pay up, II might not
be so much OF n success as II should
be. This movement has been taken
up in Grants Pass upon the recon-
mendation OF hundreds OF towns
which engaged In the first National
Uay-up week In February OF this
year and the second National Pay
Up week. which is announced for oc-
tober 20 to November 3. Is to be
truly national in scope. as the thous-
and OF communities In every section
OF the United States from one coast
to the other and from the north line
to the Gulf OF Mexico will take part
in It. During this week. the energy
OF millions OF people will be- centered
upon passing busy dollars around.
cleaning up old debts, starting In
anew and prosperity will certainly
result from II.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29
COUNTY AGENTS
NOTES
WOrmy Apples

It is good orchard practice to
get rid of all wormy apples just as
soon as possible. The warns are
crawling out Of the apples and going
into secluded places where they spin
a cocoon around themselves and live
during the winter. then hatch ont
with the warm weather next sum-
mer. Last week we found eight
worms snugly nestled under the
rough bark on the body Of one pear
tree. Where wormy apples are left
around the packing house, these lit
tie fellows are crawling in secluded
spots and will come out moths to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29

way everywhere: and merchant
princes wiring their hands and rend
their robes and swear. The roads
are Just long streaks of mud,
warning and a fright. and with the
old accustomed thud the mules sink
out OF sight, We spend some i0.-
600. 900 bones each year to fix the
pike; go forth. say. In thunder
tones and see what they are like Go
forth when tides are ebbing low,
survey the dismal scene; and II
you're wise when forth you 20 you'll
use a submarine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29
ALL TOGETHER

Every man. woman and child in
America is asked to join the food
administration. There are no fees,
no dues-just promies to do a
bit" and that is a very little bit. II
all the people of the land can be
Joined in a willing service that is
very slight, It will make the differ
ence between victory and defeat for
the allies cause.
The men Of our allied nation are
on the fighting lines. not on their
farms. The food produced by those
nations is. therefore, considerably
diminished. They had had to i'm
port a considerable portion OF their
food supply even before the war.
Now the dependency upon imports
rs greatly increased. And the ex-
igencies Of war call for an increased
supply.
There will probably be some loss
through submarine activity. So
with a diminished production aboard.
an increased demand and a loss due
to insufficient shipping. the task
that has fallen by necessity upon
America Of furnishing food to the
nations fighting our war. is very
heavy one.
The supply is here providing only
that this country can arrange to
spare, over and above its home con-
sumption, the amount vitally need
ed abroad. The task is immensely
important. but when it comes to the
part to be played by each individual
ii Is so trifling that the real danger
is that a large part Of the Ameri-
can people will not appreciate its
importance to the point of making II
their daily business to help.
A united effort will solve the prob.
lem. Let every true American help
Eat all you want, but do not waste
Eat those things of which we have
the greatest abundance and save the
few things sorely needed by our al
lies and which are 80 concentrated
that they can be readily "hipped
such as wheat, meat. sIga- and fats
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29
SCHOOLS TEACH Of
FOOD SAVING NEEDS

Food conservation week and Lib
erty loan day have been appropriate
~ observed at the high school dur
ing the past week. On Wednesday
morning instruction was given In
each class regarding the value OF
food conservation at this time. Cards
of home instruction we're given out
In the afternoon an assembly was
held. at which time Roy Hackett pre-
sented the Importance OF the Liberty
bond Sam Baker emphasized the
problem of food conservation and
stressed the need of every family
pledging itself for the support OF
food administration.
A new department in the high
school was the appearance OF an
honor roll" upon which was placed
the name OF students having receiv-
ed 80 per cent or above as an aver
age in the first quarters grades. The
post graduate students had the larg-
est per cent of their number upon
this list with six out of 12 honorary
members. Forty per cent of the
seniors names appeared. 33 per cent
OF the juniors. q per cent Of the
sophomores and 22 per cent OF the
Freshmen. Post-graduates--Mabo
Anderson. Arie Gotcher. Ruth Hart
ley, Mona Mallory. Elsie Powers and
Edna Trimble. Seniors-Ella An
derson. Irene Anderson. lila de
Grasse. Helen Ellis. Helen Fifield,
Lucille CARRIER, Ruth Giesler. Vivian
Isham. Hazel King. Clara Knips,
Leah Parker, Margaret Rathbone
Edwin Robinson, Reinhold Schmidt
and Viola Walton. Juniors-Marie
Anenson. Ina Anderson, Madge
Bratton, Thelma Durbin. Alta Gen
try, Dora Herman, Mary Hackney
Blanche Harley, Mildred Lovelace
Ruby McCullom. Dorothy McManus
Alice Pence, Alzina Pope. Ruth
Pratt, Crete Streckel. Sherman
Smith, Mildred Taylor. George Will
liams. Sophomores-Phyllis Bailey
Wayne Bailey, Ralph Bobzien. Thel
ma Hughes, Andrew Hall. Carl Isen
berger. Lynetta Quinlan. vernetta
Quinlan. Marion Sabin. Ruth Smith
Grace Taylor. Carlotta Wiseman
Paul Wright. Freshmen-Melba
Baker, Annie Dungey. Bertha
Green. Hortense Hough, Myrtle Hol
mes. Edna Holland. Elaine Hood
Ruby Kenyon, Gladys Mcintyre
Mary Muir, Joe Middleton. Lawer.
ence Middleton. Floyd Parsons
Ward Prescott, Buford Wardrip and
Nellie Williams.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29

MUD-AS WALT MASON SEES IT
Spring brings the wet and help
full rains. the cloudburst and the
flood; and then the broad and fer
tile plains are plastered thick with
mud We journey forth from our
abodes in wagon, boat or cart, and
We get stuck in muddy roads. which
breaks the human heart. We spend
about 100000 bucks each year
to fix the pike; in the sprn gtime
only ducks along the same can hike
The farmer stays away from town
and doesn't blow his scads, so we
find commerce sagging down in all
our western grads. The autos are
no longer run. dead are their won't
ed fires; so worthy dealers taken no
mon for gasoline or tires. All trade
in grim stagnation stands: 'tis this
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29
LETTER X" FIGURES
PROMINENTLY IN WAR
From the London Chronical

From the London Chronical
Have you noticed how the letter
*" prevails in events that mark
the great war? At present interest
is centered on the conflict between
Russia's KS -Kerensky and Korni-
lon. The war was Matched by Prus-
sian K--Kaiser--to spread kultur
By means Of Kruppism. and our re-
lance to stem the tide OF barbarism
was on K Of K and--Khak.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-29

A classified ad brings results.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14


Pubic notice is hereby given to all
of the qualified voters of the town
of Covington, La, that an election
will be held, in accordance with Or
dinance No. So, dated the third day
of July 1917, in the town Of Coving-
ton, La, for the purpose OF electtng
one alderman to complete the num-
Der required by the town charter to
constitute a complete Town Coun-
Gil, out of the three candidates VINO
received an equal number of votes
in the election formerly held on
June 10, 1917, viz: c. f. Schol-
berg, r. H. White and S. D. Ander-
SON, but not the required number to
constitute the majority for election,
to serve until the next regular BIZ
ennial election of municipal officers.
All citizens of the town Of Cow
ington, who are qualified to vote al
said election by the laws and constl-
tuition Of the State and the charter
of the town, are hereby notified that
said election will be held at the
courthouse on Boston street, in Gov
ington, La, on August Z, 1917, and
that the polls will be opened at 8
a. m. and close and p. M, and that
said election will be subject to the
same regulations and rules which
govern the conducting of general
elections and according to law.
Dated Covington, La, July Sd,
1917.
PAUL ]. LACROIX,
Mayor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
DOING THEIR DUTY.


To filter the blood Is the kidneys
duty. -.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are weak.
Backache and other kidney Ills
may follow.
Help the kidneys do their work.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the
tested kidney remedy.
Proof Of their worth In the follow
ing: 80
Robert st., Hammond, La, says, y
know Doan's Kidney Pills are . re-
liable remedy and that they never
fail to give satisfaction. have
used this remedy for lame back and
kidney disorders and have always
had good results"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for . kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Klein had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

thorized to execute any and all acts
necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect. That said loan shall not
mature later than January 10. 1918,
nor be for a greater sum Of interest
than six per cent. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr.. Kahl, that the bill of E. ;. Fred
erick, clerk Of court, amounting to
$120.75. from August 81, 1916, to
April Is, 1917, be paid. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefefi, that the following
budget of revenues for the year
1918 be adopted as required by
Section Sc of Act 100 of 1916:
Estimated receipts:
State current school fund 1204446
Police jury appropriation 14912.71
Municipal appropriation. 3274.82
Poll taxes ............ 100
Fines and forfeitures :. 10000
Total ..... ...... 3292199
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. O'Keefe, seconded
by Mr. Kahl. that this board adopt
a seal and that the same be of the
following design: The words St.
Tammany Parish School Board, Cav
ington, La, around the edge of the
die, and the word seal in the center.
The Yeas were O'Keefe, Levy, Kahl,
Evans, Liddle, Millar. Dutsch. Nay:
None And the ordinance was de-
clared adopted.
Moved by Mr.. O'Keefe, seconded
by Mr.. Kahl, that the regular bust
ness of this board for this meeting
is not completed, that the meeting
stand adjourned until Thursday,
July IL, 1917. Carried.
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
President.
ELMER E. LYON,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
TAKING BIG CHANCES.

1t is a great risk to travel with
ont a bottle Of Chamberlatn's Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as
thia PRESERVATION cannot be obtained
on the trains or steamships. At
tacks of bowel complaint are OFTEN
sudden and very severe. and every
one should go prepared for them
Obtadnable at City Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
NOTICE.

The next examination Of appli-
cants for teachers certificates will
be held in the office of the Parish
at Covington, July
80, 81, August l.. for whites. and
August 2, 3, for colored. Those
applicants who desire to stand ak
aminations in special subjects should
notify the undersigned not later
than July 18th.
ELMER E LYON,
tojul28 superintendent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

high school will be placed on half
day sessions, teachers be required to
give six hours service instead of five
hours as heretofore, thus showing
this board to be appreciative of more
remuneration for more service on
the part Of teachers.
Moved by Mr.. Liddle, seconded by
Mr.. Millar, that the superintendent
be authorized to pay the teachers
Of the grades in the Slidell school,
below the eighth grade SIS month,
and that he will have the authority
to employ thirteen grade teachers If
he finds that number necessary, four
teachers in the high school depart
ment. He will require the school
to operate six hours Of actual teach
ing and may have such OF the lower
grades as are overcrowded to run
one-half day sessions. This is III
tended to give the afternoon pupils
the same length of school as those
who attend school in the morning.
Yeas: Lldd,e, Millar, O'Keefe
Kahl, -Dutsch. No: Evans.
Moved by Mr.. Millar, seconded by
Mr.. Dutsch, that Mr.. Kahl be given
the right to move or nave, moved
the teacherage of the Progress
school and pay for same out OF the
balance on hand of the District NO
5 proceeds. Carried.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Liddle who moved
its adoption. 1t was seconded by
Mr.. Kahl.
Whereas, it appears that this
board will require certain funds to
meet teachers salaries due and to
! become due. between now and the
early part of the coming session, and
until the amounts due from the
sources of our regular school funds
| can be realized upon, either by col
lections throughout the parish or
from the state apportionment; and,
Whereas, according to Section ~
of Act 12O of the General Assembly
of 1916 this board Is especially au-
| thorized to borrow money to meet
current expenses, and to pledge the
| revenues Of the current year Tor the
payment of such oan.
Therefore be it resolved by the
members of this board that the pres
ident therefore be and he is hereby
authorized to negotiate with the ifs
cal agent, to-wit: the Covington
Rank & Trust Co. of Covington, La,
a loan of $500 or so much thereof
as may be necessary to meet salaries
etc. now due and to become due un
til such time as the taxes shall DC
collected throughout the parish, sa
taxes are to be pledged and hypothe
Gated according to law for the pay
ment of said loan.
The revenues pledged for the pay
ment of said loan are hereby deciar
ed to be all revenues OF this boart
not voted or donated for special pur
poses.
i eB It finally resolved, That TIL
president be and he is hereby au
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that l have
taken over the entire Interest OF A.
]. blanche & Co., and that l am
responsible for the debts of same
and will collect all bills due said
company.
jy7-3t A. J. blanche.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
NOTICE.

Notice 10 hereby given that ] Will
not be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by my wife, George Ann
Quave.
je30-3t b. QUAVE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
LIST OF PETIT JURORS.

Following is the list OF Petit
Jurors, drawn to serve Cor the July
term of court, beginning Monday,
IulY L. 1914:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
$,17936.64
61S.71
. 17317.e3
1891
Bal. in bank July I,
1917 as per bank GER

Bal In bank July I,
1917 as per bank GER
tfficate $17737.87
It was moved by Mr.. Levy and
seconded by Mr.. Millar, that the
regular order Of business be chang
ed. Carried.
For the above reason the vote to
change the date of maturities for
the District No. 4 School Bonds was
taken before the Superintendent and
read his quarterly report.
Moved by Mr.. Millar and seconded
bv Mr.. Evans. that the report OF the
superintendent and financial report
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

General Fayolle, the great French
leader who has been active At verdun
and in the Somme region, where he
has been working In conjunction with
Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, the British
commander.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

Disbursements:
White teachers salaries
Col. teachers salaries.
Salary of janitors
Salary of superintend-
ent 6 months) :.
Salary Of Office assts.
Office expenses
Printing 49,.
Mileage and per diem OF
board members
Supt's. travelling exp. =.
School bldg construction
School bldg repairs -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
Very truly yonrs.
ELMER r. LYON,
Sunerin1eNleMt.
CONTINUED from last week.

New Orleans, June ,. 1877.
Mr.. Elmer E. Lyon, Covington. La.
Dear Sir:-The net result of all
my discussion and correspondence
with the Attorney General on the
subject of the school board contracts
etmial rto yours was that he finally
took the position that he would not
approve such contracts in which the
enact lands or other items invoked
were not described and in wh'cf
the exact situation thereof was mo-
detailed, which is tantamDunt to tak-
ing the position that he would MOI
approve such contracts at all. 90
S1ously. no one would oe justified IN
spending time and money necessary
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

L. E. MENETRE.
je30-3t Dy. Clerk OF Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

and Raceints 122949.2O
Annual Report Disbursements.
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PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

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Evening journal., 1917-04-14
PYTHIAN Sisters welcome
their Supreme Chief

Delaware Temple. No. 1, Pythian
held a reception at Hanna's
Cafe on Thursday evening in honor OF
Mrs. Lille Samuels. of Oakland, Cal,
supreme chief of the United States,
The invocation was pronounced by
James Tucker, followed by singing of
the "Star-Spangled Banner" After
the collation. Charles A. Mahoney sang
solo, The toastmistress, Mrs. Bessie
Crossgrove, introduced Mrs. Samuels,
who made an address. Other short
addresses were made by James Tuck
err. Margaret Stein, James Cohen and
Bertha Simmons The supreme chief
was presented with a brooch. IN
closing my Country IT'S OF Thee"
was sung.
Those present were: Supreme Chief
Lille Samuels, Excellent Chief Sophie
Wigglsworth, Past Chief Elizabeth
Beauty, Excellent Senior Mollie Lari-
more, Excellent Junior Lizzie Stroud,
Manager Lille Simmons, PROTECTORS
Beatrice Conley. Outer Guard Edith
Wharry. Mistress OF Finance Marjorie
Tucker, Keeper Of Records and Seals
Bessie CrossgrOve, Pianiste Lena
Farra, j. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Barnes, f. Blest, f. Bray, NJ. Barker,
e. Burton, e. Briggs, B. Carson, e.
.Conley, =. Cole. NJ Conley, L. Clark.
f. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Daily, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Fritz, M. Jefferson, f.
Jones, J. Kueborth. NJ Maroney, R..
Moore. NJ. Morrison, of Norwood, Pa :;
NJ. Liddell NJ. Pyle. L. Pyle, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. PiersOn, B. Simmons, NJ. Simp-
son, NJ. Stein. II. Silfies, James Tuck
er, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wharry. Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Young. j. Cohen. e. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles zebley, A. Sasse,
c. A. Mahoney.
Evening journal., 1917-04-14
EVENING COMPANY.

Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Griffith enter
tanned last evening in honsr of their
nephew, Ernest l. Gleason. of Har-
rington. Vocal. piano and violin solos
and duets were furnished by the
Misses Viohl. Warrick and Beugless
and Mr. Wagner.
Among those present were: Misses
Louise Moore, Elizabeth and Verna
Tyson. Louisa Warrick. Elma Viohl.
Elsie Warrick, Julia Beugless, Eliza
beth Currinder, Minerva Moore. Paul
inc Raw, Estelle Willars, Anna Moore,
Messrs. George A. Raw. Amos War
rick. Jr.. Harry Davis. Robert S.
Black, Arthur b. Davis. Joseph Moore,
A. B. Warrick. Baynard Griffith. Mr..
Wagner, J. Edward Layton, William
Tyson, Jr.. Earnest L. Gleason, Cliff
ford Warrick Robert c. Davis. Alfred
L. Rawnsley. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Rich
ardson, Mr.. and Mrs William Tyson,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Griffith and Mrs.
w. T. Davis.
Evening journal., 1917-04-14
MARCUS HOOK COUPLE
Married g. Years

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Burns, who are
known by practically every person in
this part of the State, are today cele-
brating their sixty-fourth wedd ng an
nivcrsary at their home at Ninth and
Market streets, Marcus Hook Hundreds
of friends and relatives of the aged cou
pie have sent their congratulations and
best wishes. Mr. Burns is "a years old
and Mrs. Burns so years old. Both are
enjoying the best of health.
In the family there are five sons and
three daughters, besides many grand
children. There has never been death
in the immediate family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns have lived in Marcus Hook all
their lives. They were married in Della
ware county, Pennsylvania, on April H.,
1858. For many years Mr. Burns was
engaged in the contracting and building
trade. Many houses in the vicinity of
Marcus Hook were built by him. Not
until he was 90 years old did Mr.. Burns
retire from active business life. Charles
II. Grantland, of this city, is a nephew
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Burns.