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Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
DR.. Wheeler Responds.

Wheelwright, KY, June Il, 1918.
Mr.. H. G. Cottle,
West Liberty, KY.
My dear Sir and Friend:
| have enclosed my settlement
to you in this letter for publica-
tion. You will note balance Of
$4Ol. IA left that was the balance
OF 1873 per cent of the two years
| was treasurer, after | had paid
all interest on bonds. | paid lots
Of other things, as you will see
in the settlement that | have ac-
counted for every cent that came
into my hands, which of course
the people are entitled to know
something about. | suppose il
is easy for all of the men who
have been treasurer to do like.
wise. AS for myself l am very glac
for the people to see my settle
ment with the Board, and to know
where their money has gone. 81
if every man will show up a set
/
tlement in full | suppose the peo
pie will all be better satisfied t
pay their taxes and support theil
school, for | am sure they coult
not spend their money to a betteI
advantage.
This leaves us all well and get
ting along fine. Hope you ant
your family are well. | think
will be at home soon for awhil,
to look after a little busines
there.
Respectfully,
w. H. WHEELER.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Miss Slade'S Recital.

The recital given here Tuesday
night by Miss Virginia Slade,
dramatic reader and impersona-
tor, of Lexington, under the
auspices of the local chapter of
the Red Cross, was greeted with
a packed house.
Miss Slade is a young lady of
extraordinary personal attract
iveness and of rare histrionic
ability, and played upon the emo
tions Of the audience at will.
Her repertoire ranges all along
the line from the tragic to the
humorous, and she is superb in
child character deliniation.
1t goes without saying that
Miss Slade will be able to get g
big crowd at any future visit tc
West Liberty.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04


James and Bronston Steele, of
Malone, were in town on business
last week. James was recently
discharged from the army on ac-
count of an injury to one of his
legs which he received in a rail-
road accident some years ago.
Our good friend, S. S. Classify,
of Morehead, is here this week
making abstracts of some old
land titles. Sam dropped in on
the Courier crew Wednesday and
ordered the paper sent to his ad-
dress for one year.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Volunteer Call for
Specially Qualified Man,

To all Local Boards in Kentucky:
Call no 806 has been announced
upon this State for 412 grammar
school graduates who have had
some experience in mechanical
lines and some aptitude for me-
chanical work, to report to the
Commanding Officer, University
of Kentucky, Lexington, Ken
lucky, on July 18th, for instruc-
tion as blacksmiths. carpenters,
chauffeurs, electricians, and ra,
dio operators.
Quotas will be allotted to each
local board within the next few
days and you should immediate.
ly proceed to give the widest pub.
licty to this gall, asking that VOL
unteers preaent themselves tc
your local bohrd who possess the
technical qualifications required.
Only men Qualified for general
military service are to be induct.
ed under this call. Men may vol
unteer with you untily July End,
if sufficient humber of volunteers
have not come forward to fiji,
your allotment, your will proceed
to induct qualified regiStrants as
registrants in class one.
Full particulars concerning the
number of men which you will
be required to furnish will be
mailed to you within a few days
and, in the meantime, as many
volunteers as possible should be
secured.
This is an exceptional opportu-
nifty for energetic and ambitious
young men.
HENRY F. RHODES,
Major of Infantry, u. S. r.
Chef, Selective Service De-
partment. Kentucky.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Advertisement for Bids.

Sealed proposals for the i'm
provement of State Aid Road No.
88A1, from West Liberty, Kyu
to Index, KY, will be received
by the Fiscal Court at the court
house in West Liberty, KY, un-
til o'clock, p. M, July IL, 1918.
Plans and specifications may be
seen and forms of proposals OBJ
tanned at the office of Rem F..
Nickel, County Court Clerk,
West Liberty, KY, or at the De-
partment of Public Roads, Frank.
fort, Ky.
A certified check for $500 must
accompany each bid.
The right to reject any and al
bids is reserved.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Respectfully,
w. H. WHEELER.

Copy of Minutes of the West
Liberty Graded and High Schoo.
Board of Trustees.
West Liberty, KY, Feb. 2, 1918.
The meeting was called to Or
der by H. V. Nickel, Chairman.
The following members present:
". Mekellr -Mheeler-
Chas. D. Arnett, W. C. Lacy,
W. w. Mcclure.
w. H. Wheeler presented a
statement of receipts and dis
bursements as Treasurer for the
school year of 1915-1016, as fol-
lows:
Received
From J. w. Davis,
Supt, z months ..... 81, 286. 81
From j. M. Cottle, col'r l, 1,45S. 50
" G. M. Bellamy, " 1882
g H. A. Wells, " 40.00
" E. f. Darnaby, 1888
" j. H. Williams, atty
j. M. Cottle taxes col 1905
" l.. Y. Redwine, bal
$3.50 M. G. B. of E. 101.0O
$3,225.l.
Paid out
To teachers and
other items ,$2,S23.9S
Bal. on hand in
Com'cl Bank. 401.14
$3,225.l2
The above is audited and ap-
proved, whereby W. H. Wheeler
pays to W. c. Lacy, Treasurer,
S4O1. IA and is hereby discharged
as Treasurer.
H. V. NICKELL, Chairman,
W. c. Lacy, Trustee,
Chas. d. Arnett. "
w. w. Mcclure, "
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Monday, July s, 1913,

at o'clock, p. NJ, or therebouts, at the
front door of the court house i'll West Lib
ertv, Ky, offer at public auction TO the
highest and best bidder, on credit of six
months, the following described real estate:
A certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in Morgan county and State OF
Kentucky'an on Open Fork Of Paint
creek, and bounded as follows: Beginning
at the mouth Of Upper Sand Lick thence
running up Paint creek with the creek to
the mouth of Dyer branch; thence up the
DYER branch to the division fence between
Z j. Hills lines and X T. Blevins'; thence
with said line to the top Of the hill; thence
with the top of the hill to Jesse GlIam's
line; thence with his line down the hill TO
the beginning, containing S5 acres, more
or less, or sufficient to bring Sll640.
Purchaser to give bond with approved
personal security, having the force and el-
ect Of replevin bond, bearing legal in
terest from date Of sale.
C.P. HENRY, S. NJ. c.
BY F. D. FRANKLIN, d. 5.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
To Morgan County Merchants:

Just how carefully you comply with these directions depends
whether allowed to buy any during the
Fill out both Of these blanks Keep and mail the other
Sugar Division u S. Food Administration 35 Guthrie street.
Louisville KY"
Don't mail them This report must reach Louisville before
July Is you can't buy any sugar during the war.
Don't guess Item Look your invoices and get
You haven't time to write Don't telephone me between
7 a. m and m. I'm working for another man then
Instruct your customers that the monthly reports OF the mer
chants will inform they are buying than the quantity
allowed of flour sugar. and strictly obey the law yourself
Only 25 pound purchase of sugar for canning purposes
allowed each family unessby written permission from me-
L. 7. HovERMALE Morgan County Food Administrator.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04

subscribed for the Courier while
in town Saturday.
Cards were received here an
nouncing the safe arrival of Ser
geant Murray K. Seitz in France.
Mrs. J. H. Fannin and Miss
Myrtle Fairchild, of near town,
were shopping in town Tuesday.
]. H. Fugate and Russ Oliver,
of Liberty Road, each subscribed
for the Courier while in town
Monday.
Deputy U. S. Marshal E. D.
Hamilton, of Dingus, was here
several days last week on official
business.
Rufus Bolin, who left here
with the last bunch Of boys for
Camp Zachary Taylor, is at home
on. furlough.- >-..s,
A. ]. Williams has rented the
l.. D. Carter property on Pres
tonsburg street and moved his
family toit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dennis,
of Ezel, visited Mrs. Dennis
brother, Circuit Clerk j. D. Ly-
kins, this week.
Sherman Lewis has bought the
W. J. Seitz property on Main
street. He moved into his new
home this week.
Willie Elam, Jr., who is at
tending E. X. Normal school at
Richmond, visited his family the
first of the week.
C. w. Nickel, Noah Harvey
and Willie Reed, of Caney, called
on the Courier crew while in
town Wednesday.
Miss Christine McMann has
gone to Lexington, to take a
course of instruction in short
hand and typewriting.
Roy Vance, of White Oak, was
called home from Camp Sherman,
o., to see his mother, Mrs. John
c. Vance, who is very sick.
S. S. Arnett, Of McRoberts, is
here this week visiting his broth
ers, Chas. d. and Floyd, and
looking after some business mat
ters.
/ Master Louis Harmon, who is
an inmate of the Odd Fellows
Home, at Lexington, is spending
his vacation with his mother, Mrs.
w. M. Kendall.
John +. Wells and |. S. will,
liams, merchants, of malone, Wis.
tied the Courier crew one day
last week and Mr.. Wells enrolled
as a member of the Courier fam,
lily.
j. Miles Nickel, of Daysboro
called ut the Courier office las
" eN 20 consult the Food Admin
istrator Oh some business, and
incidentally, subscribed for the
paper,
Dr. C. C. burton and family
formerly of Licking River, hav,
moved to town and are now dom
iciled in Miss Nancy Coles prop
erty on Glenn ave. On behalf o.
the people of West Liberty w
welcome the doctor and his in
teresting family to our town.
| ~
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04

Eonnybrook, N. D., 6 2S-10.
Mr.. H. G. Cottle,
West Liberty, KY.
Dnclosed find check for $1.00
for the Courier, as | don't like to
see those cross marks on it.
Yours respectfully,
w. A. KENNARD.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Service Flag Unveiled.

The Christian church at this
place unveiled a Service Flag
with appropriate ceremonies last
Sunday night.
The flag contained twenty
stars.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Local and Personal.

Drexel Moore is visiting Paul
haney at Winchester.
Walter Stamp, of Lenox, was
here on business Tuesday.
Henry Ferguson, of Nickel,
was here Saturday on business.
C. C. Elam, of Florress, was
in the city on business Saturday.
Ed. j. L. Ferguson, of Greear,
was in town on business Tuesday.
Thomas Barr, Civil Engineer,
of Lexington, was in town Tues.
day.
C. M. Carter, of Liberty Road,
was in town on business last
week.
P. c. Henry, of.LiakipgRiVer,
transacted business in town Sat
urday. l.
W. T. and Dennie Caskey, of
LenOx, was here on business Sat-
urday.
Prof A. E. Mcclure, of Camel
City, was in the city on business
Monday.
G. B. Moore and little son, of
Licking River, were in the city
Saturday.
Willis Wells, who is working at
Wheeleight, is visiting his fami-
ly here.
Buford Nickel, of Sellars, was
in town the first of the week OIL
business.
Jackey Haney, of Stacy Fork,
paid our office a pleasant visit
Wednesday.
j. E. and o. B. Ferguson, OF
Elamton, were in town on bust
ness Monday.
Steve Kash, of Ezel, was q
business caller at the Courier Of
fee Monday,
Elijah Cochriham, who is al
work at Wheelwright, visited hi.
family recently.
Curtis and Beckham Johnson,
of Grassy Creek, visited Garter
Lykins Sunday.
Arthur Easterling, of Wrigley
Joined the Courier family Will,
in the city Tuesday.
Little Miss Nell Duncan Cole il
visiting her cousin Mrs. H. l.
Gentry, at Lexington.
Jesse Roe and j. R. Gibson, Of
Liberty Road, were here the frs
of the week on business.
B. H. Patrick, of Dingus, paiC
our Office a pleasant social cal
while in town last week.
A. w. Vance, of Caney, anC
Ollie Vance, OF Camel CITY, wer,
here ON business Monday.
H. l.. Gentry, of Lexington,
visited his mother-ln-laW, Mrs.
r. A. BALDWIN, last weeA.
The Wells Union sch listricI
had a War Saving StainS quot;
of $500 and subscribed 81, ,525.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Music anC
son, Clarence, Of Grassy Creek
visited l.. A. Music last week.
Assessor d. H. Dowson attend
ed a meeting Of the assessors o
the State at Frank fort last week
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
More Selects Called.

Twenty additional selects have
been called from this county TO
report July Is.
They will be sent to Ft. Thom-
as.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
To the General Public:

The letter reproduced below out to all merchants s
the county July want it to be generally known that
ports made monthly will enable to tell you onsum
ing -four sugar than the pounds of flour pounds
of sugar per month fol each member of your family find
that the merchants have orders not sell flour all
it will be owing to your unwingness obey the food laws
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
Sheriff'S Sale Under Execution.

BY virtue of an execution which issued
from the Office of the Clerk of the Morgan
Circuit Court Execution No. 546) on the
oath day of April, 1918, i'll favor of Jesse
Gillian, plainulf vs., John Burchett and
T.owar nnrcbo,I | ,,,llI IN
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04

Blank Deeds for sale at the
Courier office.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04

Let us do that pext job Of
yours. Wen do it right.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-04
w A r
SAVINGS
STAMPS

Thrift Stamps cost 25 cents
each and draw no interest. You
can buy them from your letter
carrier, either city or rural route
AZ the post office or your bank.
You Will be given 4 caro- TO paste
them on. This costs nothing.
Ihere are spaces foy IL Thrift
stamps ON this card. When your
card Is fun, take II to your post
ofiice or bank any time. with a
rev cents additional and your
card VIII be exchanged for an
interest-bearing War Savings
Certificate worth s. on Jan, /,
ly.S. This gives you 4 per cent
interest compounded quarterly.
You can buy ~ War Savings
Ceruncates at one time. They
VIII cost you Ss2.40, and their
race value al the time OF re-
dempllon, January |, 1923, viii
War Savings Certificates may
De registered At any post office
Of the First, Second or Third
War Savings Certificates may
be converted into cash al tho
post office where issued In YOU
need the money, You Will Get
interest, too, at'about per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
a Physician at the Front

The medical man in the army sees
war shorr of whatever glory II may
possess. But he has an unrivaied op-
portunity to study human nature at
close range. That opportunity has been
thoroughly realized by Captain Robert
j. Manion. of the Canadian ARMY Med
teal Corps, He tells of his experiences
In "A Surgeon In Arms" and the really
surprising thing about the book IL that
there Is vastly more humor than horror
In II. vastly more Of human nature than
medical science. For the author ap-
preached his job as a man first. and
after that as the apostle of science.
That Is why he not only succeeded as
physician, but managed to keep his
nerves" under perfect control In the
most trying circumstances.
The chronicle is much wider In scope
than the title would indicate. 1t presents
detailed survey of the work OF the
medical and ambulance men. the hos
pital workers and stretcher-bearers. But
II also tells Of adventures In mo Mans
Land" of the conduct of men under
shellire and in hospital, and Of the roar
of battle. It's tone IL shrewd, gosslpy.
humorous and sympathetic: a war book
that is informative and entertaining In
unusual degree.
A SURGEON IN ARMe. ny Roh>rt J.
nanton. New yerk; .. Ap1ieton . co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
He Did Not Hate the Germans

There is real poetry in the letters
which Captain Ferdinand Belmont wrote
In the trenches to his parents, Three
times. mentioned in French army orders
and recipient of the Croix de Guerre.
the Gallo hero found time between the
explosion Of shells and the movements
from front to front to set down the
varied emotions Of his unusually SEN
sitive soul. These letters, gathered into
a volume called "A CRUSADER Of France"
make a valuable contribution to war
literature. They are most fascinating.
even when one cannot accept all of Cap
tain Belmont's ideas.
Two things stand out boldly In con-
sidering the book in retrospect Through
out there Is complete absence of hate
for the German soldier as a man. Com
ing from one who had lost two brothers
in the war this Is particularly surpris-
ing. In n letter written six weeks be-
fore he was killed Captain Belmont
"boche" makeup. He says, after stat.
Ing that the Germans are men, like the
French:
mot that reverie Is unknown to them.
nor that they are strangers to senti-
mentality but that their domain Is that
Of Intricate allegories. They perplex
themselves with sterilizing analyses, ex-
haust themselves In endlessly ramlneo
dissertations. The psychology. so grossly
| objective since they glory. In It, ID
methodical. without either originality or
color. They are sentimental rather than
sensitive. Intellectual rather than In
telligent"
The other impressive point is In the
keenly sympathetic foreword by Henry
Bordeaux, the noted French novelist. He
says, however. that Captain Belmont
was seized with the idea that humility
was the Write par excellence" The
thought at the time Of reading was that
this was. then, the worst curse OF war,
for the word humility was used not
SO much In the sense of humbleness as
of submission But Captain Belmont. al
though ready for death, never lost his
beautiful individuality.
"A CRUSADER OF FRANCE. Letters OF
CAPTAIN Ferdinand Belmont (killed In ac-
tion. 1919. Translated by G. rIsdsrie
New York: r. p. Dutton Co. N.60.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
1LE,S EYE" PREVENTS DESTRUCTION OF MUNITIONS F@7
HEN GERMAN CONSPIRATORS BURN TOWN OF HOPEWELL
Daring Capture Nipped in Bud
Deuilish Schemes to Destroy
Plants In Different Parts of the
Country, Including Philadelphia

As she looked into Grants face. he
smiled down at her.
After all. Hopewell has had its ad-
vantages." he said.
Eow?" she questioned.
Grant pointed to Dollings. "It has
caused the arrest Of this man. and
will either cause Imperial Germany to
change all It's plans or give the Secret
Service chance to guard against the
attempts on the places named In the
list. 1t may do even more"
Dixie looked at him thoughtfully.
III 1t could only awaken America to
the danger that Is growing here In her
very heart" she said earnestly, then
indeed the destruction here would not
have been In vain"
And though Harrison Grant and Dixie
Mason, and all the members of the
great organizations they represented
knew that the danger Of Germany's In
trigues was a vast, far-reaching, fast
growing one, even they did not know the
immensely Of i, While they exulted over
the partial failure Of one Of those
Boy-Ed, and Doctor Heinrich Albert
were at work on still another greater
one.
In the rooms of the Hohenzollern
Club they sat In conversation one af-
ternoon.
Won Papen. Count Won Bernstorff
complains constantly about the regular
shipment Of troops. and supplies from
Canada" said Albert turning to the
military attache. What are we to do
about it? He has asked me several
Won Papen blew . line of smoke rings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
WARS EFFECT ON WOMEN-SONlE NEW NOVELS
4 "Hyphenate" Transformed

No stigma would attach to the term
"German-American" II all to whom It
is applied possessed the personal quail.
tiles of Arthur Stanwood Piers hero In
THE Son Decides" The story undoubt.
edly mirrors the mental processes Of
many naturally honest and well-mean-
ing Americans Of German ancestry who
wavered at first. but who have now
taken their stand loyalty for America
and the Allies
Before America becomes involved In
the war, Rudolfs father, a German BY
birth. but long a citizen OF the United
States, defends Germany's innocence
and condones her conduct. He even ex.
cuses the Lusitania sinking on the score
of military necessity. These familiar
arguments are threshed out between
the youth and his school fellows. At
first he Is inclined to support his father,
and antagonizes and estranges some Of
his best friends. But after he becomes
freshman at Harvard he sees the light.
and when he finally leaves for France
with a lieutenant's commission, ne car.
ries with him the good will of his
father. the answering love Of his
mother--and the affectiopate hope of
an admirable girl.
1t Ia straightforward, inspiriting
story. told without any attempt at liter
ary art. But 1t serves a useful pur-
pose In showing that some German
Americans may be wholly untainted with
"hyphenism." and its message Is the
timeliest possible.
rHE SON RECIPES Arthur st.nysoS
Mifflin Company. s1.8b.
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into the air thoughtfully, and broke the
ashes from his cigar. Then he spoke.
Make another attempt to blow up
the welland Canal, and this time suct
ceed." The last word broke rinGingly
on the still air of the room as Albert
and Boy-Ed leaned toward him expect
antly.
And II II does succeed?" iI
Won Papen shrugged his shoulders.
IF 1t does II will stop one OF the
great avenues Of transportation. 1t Will
cause Great Britain 10 ask America how
military enterprise against Canada
was allowed to be set on foot in the
neutral territory Of the United States.
And about that time Germanys propa-
gandists will start working. And IL we
can't stir up war between the United
States and Great Britain out Of the
muddle we're almost as stupid as these
.idiotic Yankees!"
Doctor Albert. with cleaning eyes.
reached out a hand to Won Papen.
Won Papen, you have master mind,"
he said.
Nert Saturdays episode tctU ten
of the second attempt to destroy the
Welldnd Canal, the great artery Of
the Great Lakes, through achich
thousands of Canadian troops passed
on their Udy "ocer there" The at
tempt acas tostered and planned
toithin sound of NeD Yorks crashing
al" trains and dynamite tcas stolen
from a lighter In NetD York hdrbor,
but the scheme lcos frustrated by
the Eagles Eye, the United States
Secret Serrtce.
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Sermons for ChiLdre,,

Making religious training attractive
for juvenile minds is a, laudable enter
prise and one worthy Of sympat thetic as
sistance. Doctor Osgood, vicar Of the
chapel Of the Mediator. In this city. does
much to accomplish this in his series Of
informal sermonettes for the youth Of
the nation. The arrangement Of the
book follows the Church year. with a SER
mon for every Sunday. and several more
for good measure. Simplicity Is the key
note Of the style in each, and the author
shows that he Is acutely aware Of the
value of object lessons In vitalizing
fundamental truths In childish minds. He
wisely limits each chapter to a few
pages. thus avoiding the possibility Of
fatigue, and by linking a few apt anec-
dotes with homily or two points his
conclusion more emphatically than might
be accomplished In pages Of general dis
course.
The book should prove Of substantial
value for all who are concerned In the
religious training of children.
CHURCH YEAR SERMONS FOR Chill.
DREN. BY Phillips e. Osgood. Phiia-
delphia: George W. Jacobs Co. e1.25