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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
LAST STAGE OF
 N. (. co. WILL
 GO OUT TODAY

With the departure of the N. C. stage this morning the culmination of twelve years of service to the public in the north will be recorded. The awarding of the mail contracts to other parties makes the discon- tinuance of the stage service a neces- sity. The present service has been maintained for nearly twelve years. and the passing out of this company will be like removing one of the landmarks of the interior.
 The present stage service began about eleven years ago, when the N. c. Go. took over the holdings of the Orr stage line and merged it with the interests of the company. since which time the service has been operative continuously during the winter.
 To Jack Desmond. one of the old. est drivers in the service, will go the honor of handling the ribbons on the last trip of the mail stage to leave under the name of the N. c. Co.
 But one more stage will be dis patched from Chitina, leaving next Friday. There are at the present time four stages to pull into Fair banks, and on their arrival the stock will be put up. the stage put into quarters and the existence of the N. c. mail stage will cease to be.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
SLED RATTLE
 MADE BIG SUM

In addition to the large sum turned in from .Chatanika, there was also a large amount which must be added to the money turned in through the efforts of the ladies.
 A large and well made basket sled which had been donated for the good of the cause by Clifford Moody was put up for raffle and the proceeds amounted to $9S. In the drawing the sled was won by Mel Boyd, who will find use for it next winter. The proceeds from the raf. ile added to that raised by the la. place we'll up to {400.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
FEDERAL CREW BUSY TEARING UP WATERFRONT FOR REPAIRS

For several days past crew of men from the federal jail have been busy removing the planking from the waterfront in preparation for the filling, which will be put in by the city when the flood subsidies. The boys seem to enjoy the outdoor work. and are putting in some good hcks, all of which will materially reduce the expense account of the city.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
VILLAS WHITE MULE OWNED
 BY A TEXAS RANCHER NOW

FORT HANCOCK, Tex, May 15.-- Francisco Villas famous milk white mule is to be seen every time L. C. Able, a rancher near here, comes to town for fresh supplies of coffee beans and bacon. The mule was rid den in the field in Mexico by Villa when his wounded leg was too sore for him to ride horse. He said this particular mule had gait like a rocking. horse and it was for this reason he rode except when di recting battle. The mule was brought across from Mexico by a Villa agent and later sold to MT Able by rancher His name is PanchO Villa. Rancho being the diminutive form of Francisco in Mexico.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
WATER RISING IN RIVER;
 HIGHER THAN BREAKUP

For the past two days the water in the Cinema river has been rising steadily, and at the present time is higher by some inches than at the time of the breakup. It is antici- pated that the water will rise to a greater height on account of rains in the upper country and the hot weather melting the snow in the hills.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
WAS A SNIPER
 BY TRADE AND
 HE ENJOYED IT

LONDON, May 15.-"I am a sniper by trade and it was day of joy fo1 me-" said Private Langford in relat. ing his experiences in the great Ger. man offensive on the Somme. Lang. ford who was member of a bat. talion stationed at Mailly, is now in a hospital here recovering from a - wound.
 We arrived on the Somme on the morning of March 26," he continued. AS we went up toward our posi-. tion, Fritz was smelling us pretty hard, putting over some very big stuff. As soon as we got into the trenches we spotted the Germans 600 or 700 yards away on a ridge During the night our flying men didn't allow those Huns any sleep but kept peppering them with heavy bombs.
 About ten o'clock the next morn. ing they started one of the most ter rifle, deadliest barrages I have ever seen. It was fierce, and have had seventeen months of strafing. No gas shells, but all very heavy ex- plosizes. They kept this bombardment up till about quarter to twelve, I should say then left their trenches and came toward us in mass.
 "As the boches came along I killed some myself. All our chaps were very busy laying 'em out.
 "Unluckily, when their creeping barraee got right on top of us we had to keep down. and we couldn't see what their game was. Fritz managed to slip through a gap on the left of our company.
 Two machine-gun crews in ad- vance of the main body got through the gap and right in our rear. They nipped through very quick and smart, and planted their guns in she'll hole in no time. and intended no doubt to wipe us off the map. But our boys spotted their game.
 There were only about twenty three of us and the Huns with their machine-guns were about 30 yards distant at our backs. Yes, they thought they had us beat, but we had some thing up our sleeve yet. As quick as lightning our chaps threw nice little dose of Mills bombs at 'em- and that was the end of them. The whole lot were done in!
 We then looked to see what was happening in front of our trenches. saw they were coming full tilt at us. They outnumbered us, should say, by 10 to l. But we got busy with our machine-guns and rifles, and did great execution, cut ting lines in 'em.
 When they spotted what had hap pened to those machine-gun crews they saw their chance was up. They turned right about and ran, and they did run. too! You see, they weren't more than IS yards away when they turned, and I don't think single one of them got back to their line again. They were all killed or wounded. Most of them were a brave lot of men. No squeal- ing or hands-up business. They were tremendous big fellows-in fact, about the biggest men I have seen. Just about this time I got wounded, and I must say I was a bit sorry, because was just having the fin est days shooting I'd had since left home"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
NENANAiTES PAYING SHORT
 VISIT TO FAIRBANKS TOWN

Among those who are greeting old friends are Dick Morris and Bill Landwehr The former is mer- chant of the railroad town and the latter an employee of the commis- sio4 Bill is now holding down an office on the dock instead of sta tion out the line.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
A ASSEMBLY,

He (to wife at the pianO) new piece you are trying is pretty difficult, isn't it?
 She-Yes, I feel like an aviator. Re-How so?
 She--Pm trying to conquer the air
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
LOCAL LAUNDRY
 DEAL IS MADE

By a deal put through Monday af- ternoon the interests of B. F. Pryor in the Fairbanks Laundry Go. passed into the hands of Julius Anderson. his partner. By the terms of the contract Mir. Anderson is now the sole owner of the plant.
 MT. Pryor will still be associated with the business as bookkeeper and driver, taking the place Of A. W. Best, who is going to Seattle to en- gage in business. The present plant has been in operation for number of years.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
NO BLANKS IN
 ORPHANS FUND

It is evident by the way the pres ent week is starting that no blanks will be noted in the orphan fund this week. One of the regular donors came in with her weekly sum, and the fund is raising about as steadily as the Cinema river, but with different results-the one doing damage and the other undoing it.
 It seems as though the final days of the months bring better results than the first ones, and it is noticed that the most donations come in at the finish. It is all right with the orphan committee if 1t is so, as they always have time to take money for the fatherless ones. The standing of the fund and the donor is as fol. lows:
 Previously acknowledged .... .$325.50 Robbie Ferguson ............. .75
 Total to date ......... .$S26.25
 Mrs. Grumpy-Ah! there go two more-the Time and Tide girls.
 Mrs. Frumpy-What do you mean dear?
 Mrs. Grumpy-When the music starts they wait for no man.
 The problem of civilization is to eliminate the parasite,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

Charles Baker. who has been in town for some time.~ left for the Nixon fork strike yesterday.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

The problem of civilization is to eliminate the parasite.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

Gus Conradt, who has been on a trip up the Panama, returned yes, terday.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

Wm. Flannery of Chatanika is il town for short visit.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16
ii MATTHEW.

The children, as we'll as the
grown-ups, will get a great
deal Of valuable information
from The Journals new map
of independence county. Very
few people can tell what sec
ton, range and township they
live in and very few know any
thing about the public roads
and boundary lines of the vari-
Gus political townships of the
county. You can get all this
information from The Journal
County Map. Copy mailed to
any address for only $3.50.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16

Dr.. A. A. Evans returned
Friday from Jonesboro where
he attended the meeting of the
State Medical Association.
Mrs. J. B. Polk returned Sat
urday night to her home at
Tupelo, after having spent Il
few days here with friends.
J. H. Murphy of Shoffner
was in town Sunday en- route
home from Batesville where he
had been to visit his son, W.
d. Murphy.
Rev. E. NJ. Borden of Little
Rock spent Saturday and Sun
day here and preached some
splendid sermons at the Chris
tan church.
A meeting will be held at the
Crow graveyard on the fourth
Saturday in May for the pur-
pose of cleaning up and beau
tifying the grounds.
The Spring term of Federal
Court usually held at Bates
vile in May, has been post
poned and will convene at
BatesVille on Tuesday, June A.
Barnett Bros. Mere. Co. have
Just received a big shipment of
millet seed and Sudan grass
seed. You can SOW as late as
July l en- good land and get a
crop.
The local Red Cross sewing
open at nights, but will be
room will hereafter not be
open from 2 to 5 o'clock each
Monday and Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and MISE. G.. Magness
of Little Rock are spending the
week here with relatives. They
started to drive through in their
car last Sunday but upon ar
irving at Bradford found that
they could not get across the
river. They left their car at
Bradford and came in on the
train.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16

Get copy of the new coun-
tv map of independence coun-
ty at The Journal office.
Miss Lillian Howard of New
port spent Sunday in town the
guest of Mrs. Q. +. Craig.
~ and set double harness. APP
ply to Lee G. Foster, Newark.
800,
here visiting Miss Lena Foster.
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po'llloii WIN ! ''e "io01i w..
town.
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Of all kinds.
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opo'i' p" y" o's : Heie TINS
week visiting his mother, Mrs.
J. W. F'etzer.
Cbos Eda.a,.as 80 co,r+ollo
CT = s,,,,,,1I ;.,o. > fo,r da,s
N'''''' 'eii1'.'e " -" e"s
mere VIsltlag MS mother' MfS.
J. l. otufalVanl.
I
Rev. ! l. Brown Of Walnut
Grove was IN town Wednes-
dav en- route home from noints
Clarence Mavhan went 70
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16
plies Cured in 8 to II DAYS

Your druggist will refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails TO cure any case OF Itching.
Blind, Bleeding OF ProtrudinR Piles in 6tol4days
The first application gives Ease and Rest. soc.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine. 1t stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
K. w. GROVES signature on each box. SOC.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16

Ha5 or J. B. Ketchem went
to BatesFille Saturday on bust
ness.
/. 2 Holeombe Of the Dota
neiqhborhood was in town
Tuesday,.
Just received car of Amer
lean fence and barb wire. {.
NJ. Edwards.
". Harrington Of Cord
was tfaHsacting business in
town Tuesday.
The incest line of strictly
new and fresh groceries at J.
H. Holderby's.
Builders supplies Of all de
scriptions at the Newark Iam-
ber Company's.
Two cars of square deal
fence, all kinds at Jeffrey Pros.
Co, at Batesville.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16

The Journal for good printing.
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16
United States Food Administration


S. 4. NeNish Of Beebe was
IN town Friday.
" \. Osborne Of Cord was
IN town Friday.
| want TO buy your produce.
John ". Martin
A. n. Edgar was up from
Newport Sunday.
DR.. EeD. McAdams OF Cord
was IN town FridaF.
If you can't shoulder a gun,
pocket Liberty Bond
John HuddIeston Of Sulphur
Rock vas in town Sunday
Barnett Bros. have plenty of
Millet and Sudan grass seed.
Buy your feed from the new
feed store. F. c. Hoyt & Co.
Buy Sudan and Millet seed
from Barnett Bros, Mere Co.
2 VI Galloway transacted
The Newark journal., 1918-05-16

DR.. A. A Evans returned
Friday from Jonesboro where
he attended the meeting of the
State Medical Association.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24
c. HICKS FLETCHER
Is SAFELY ACROSS;
IS ABOARD A
Sub. CHASER

The many friends of c. Hicks
Fletcher formerly with the postoffice
but now aboard a submarine chaser,
will be interested in the following let
ter to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Fletcher:
Here / am at last across the Big
Pond after twelve days steady sail
ing. We had fine trip; no one got
sick and good weather except about
three days and, oh, but they were
trough. Saw waves as high as house
tops but our little boat rode them
like cork.
1.-THE last few days were rs calm
and warm as it would be on Lake
Mirror. Saw lots Of sharks, whales,
porpoises and turtles, but no subma-
fines yet.
"The natives here met us in port
with boat loads of stuff to eat-pine-
apples, bananas, oranges, cookies
We boys were just crazy for such
stuff, so we loaded up very heavily
Suppose I'll have liberty tonight and
then | can see what the town looks
like. Hear they have a big American
, restaurant where we can get stuff tt
eat that we are used to,
| Hope you are getting my letters
all right. Don't know when I vii
t ever hear from you. Tell Nan t
/ send me a Sunday paper of the Tri
$ bune as we get no war news at al
e except what we hear from some o
0 the boys. Hope all are we'll an
d happy.
It Lovingly, HICKS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

For many months Mrs f. H. Van
Sickler has been the able reporter for
the First Baptist church, and her
splendid reports of the Sunday serv-
ices at this church have been a fea-
ture of Mondays Telegram However,
she has had to lay down her labors
along this line owing to the fac. tina,
she today entered upon business
course. Mrs. VanSickler is very
brainy and capable woman and she
declared today that she had mastered
the art of saving, knew all about sub
stitutes, and she now felt that il sh'
fitted herself for business career
she could take the place of some maj
who could be sent to the front. Thi
is the spirit that is going to he'll
America to win the war, and we know
that Mrs. vanSickler will make sue
cess of her new work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

Mr.. NJ L. Anderson, the elder .;
the men injured in the automobile
wreck at Lake Alfred last Wednesday
died about 5 o'clock yesterday morn
ing at the Morrell Hospital. His wife
was here some time before he died
He leaves, besides his wife, nine chill
Gren. The body was taken to Engle
wood yesterday for interment. Tn
other survivors of the accident, Lii
liam Sullivan and G c. Anderson, ar
doing as well as could be expected
their condition remaining very seri
Gus,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24
CHILD GIVEN NAME
TO BECOME OWNER OF
SAVINGS STAMPS

Mr., Patterson reports the sale of
War Savings Stamps to every child
in one of Lakelands families. The
name of the infant had not been de-
cided upon until it was necessary to
write the name of the owner upon the
card bearing the stamps. The mem
bers of this family selected Harry
younger brother said, "Then his
name is Hal; and now Hal is the
proud owner of a War Savings
Stamp. His family are to be on thu
honor roll because there has beer
made a pledge or purchase for ev
cry child.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24


The War Savings drive is on and
reports from the various committees
are encouraging, however, there are
some people who are able to take War
Savings Stamps who have not yet
signed up, and to save themselves en-
harrassment, it would be good idea
as we'll as the best investment in the
world, for them to show their patriot
ism and come across" The commit
tees at work are not asking for dona-
tions-they are asking for your dol
lars for the safest and best invest
ment for you in the world. Lakeland
goes over the top on everything, and
let the War Savings drive prove to be
another feather in our large cap OF
patriotism.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Benford and
Charming little daughter, Dorothy,
have arrived in Lakeland from Peoria,
Ills, and will make this their future
home, Mr.. Benford coming down to
manage the Lakeland Book Store for
his brother, Mr.. Fred T. Benford, the
latter having enlisted in the navy. Mr.
Benford and interesting family will be
welcome additions to Lakeland's bust
ness and social circles. They arc
pleasantly domiciled at the home OF
Dr. Sarah Wheeler
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24
Letter from Co. D to Captain Steitz

Letter from Co. D to Captain Steitz
Camp Wheeler Ga, June 10, 1918.
To Our Captain.
We one and all wish to express by
these few words how we appreciate.
being under the command of a man
whom we all love and respect and
have so regarded during the long
months of strenuous training.
We can think of no other that could
and has more fittingly prepared US to
meet the enemy while fighting this
struggle for democracy. The advic"
YOU have so urgently and patiently
embedded in our minds will linger
constantly, as will the memory of our
teacher,
We regret deeply to leave you, 50
eager to go, behind, while at the same
time are glad to be the lucky ones to
go over and show what Co. d is made
OF. Rest assured that if the time ev-
or arrives when we are ordered "over
the top" we will do so with the same
shirt and determination that you fee
is in us.
There will be one great regret anC
that Is YOU will not be there to give
the command and lead us over.
But we all wish you the best Of
luck and hope to see you "over there
with YOUR new company which We
know under your skillful guidance
will be just as efficient as we hope We
boys are.
We beg to remain, YOUR boys:
W. K. Whidden, John R. Wilson
Montague Young, William W Melon
nell William A. Cook, Elmer Nc
Arthur. James K. Shearer, CLYDE
Story ]. L. Townsend. c. W Car
penter. Thomas ]. Wright, Dennis NJ
Prime. Walter Potter Jacob Hamm
! Charles L. Russell, A. W. Rice
! cbas. c. Martin, Pearlie T. Watson
NJ A. Whidden, C. V. Yeomans. Hen
nv B. Hill, G. H, Pipkin, n. A
Cbesser, R. F. Roehlk, W. E. Fear
rand. ]. y. Wright, willard Aller
W r Patterson, NJ. H. Duggar
iJ H. Wingate, A. C. Yarbrough, Ed
! gar & Fearrand, William Jones, Do
I'M. Bryant, James Allen, Clyd
! wynns. C. T. Wooten, Frazier Harr
s. W. Brown, ". H. Raulerson' Z
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

Mrs. j. N. Carter returned home
Yesterday from a visit of several days
with her sister, Mrs. Fuller in 0rlan-
do, On the way home she stopped in
Lakeland and made a visit to the
home of Rev. W. H. Steinmeyer, we'll
known to many News readers, and
she brings the information that he is
Improving in health. He has not been
we'll for some time past. Arcadia
News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

T. 4. Potts, who is now in the enl-
ploy OF Uncle Sam up at sunburst
~ o. where, between admiring the
beautiful mountain scenery and the
me mountain air, he takes time of
each day to do some drilling, ETC.,
is at home on furlough, to the grea.
pleasure of his relatives and friends
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24
ROTARIANS. ATTENTION.!

Luncheon at noon tomorrow at the
Elks' Club. Two distinguished guests
will be present-HOn. J. F. c. Griggs'
state Director Of the War Savings
Campaign, and Capt. E. Lucas Guest
British officer. wounded five times
vearpr OF the Victoria Cross and 9th
or war medals for bravery. who will
make addresses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24
buying War Saving Stamps.

buying War Saving Stamps.
If YOU despise what the Germans
do, let your savings help fight them.
He is poor sort of patriot who
can not find some way to economize
in order that he may buy War Saw
ings Stamps, and in so doing give the
Government more money, labor and
materials with which to fight war
If the man of wealth thinks that
War Savings Stamps and their mean
ing are not for him he Is mistaken.
II is true he can buy only $1,000 OF
them. bu the is more able than most
folks to accept the philosophy of the
stamps. That philosophy is, Save!
Save. Save! julius Rosenwald says:
'That man financially able to indulge
himself in luxuries durink war time
has the least excuse for doing So
We expect, as matter of course
that our soldiers and sailors will do
as they are ordered. We oftentimes
, do not think it necessary to do what
our Government asks us to do. Why
should we not be just as prompt In
our response? Our men are ordered
to expose themselves to the guns OF
the Huns. We are asked only to save
: and to loan our savings to the Gov
' eminent. Can we refuse this re-
Y quest?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24
WAR SAVINGS STAMP
WORKERS MEETING

At o'clock this evening in the Elks
Club, there will be held a meeting of
all team members Of the War Savings
Stamp Drive. Final instructions for
the drive will be given. Chairman
Deem requests every captain TO be
present with his team.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

clifford, Arthur and Nell Anderson
the three interesting children of Mr..
and Mrs. C. l.. Anderson, are spend
ing month very pleasantly in Ocala,
the guests of their grandfather, Major
Anderson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-24

Mrs. ]. F. Wilson left today for
orlando, where she will spend a week
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. ]. R.
Cason and her little daughter, Fran
res Murray, who is spending month
with her grandparents.