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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18
FIND NEW BOOZE TRANSPORT
Woman Arrested in Kentucky Wears
Peculiarly Contrived "Under-
aIIs" With Many PoeketG

Newport, Ky.-Officers here diScov'
cred a new booze transport" when
they arrested woman who had sew
eraI aliases as she stepped off train
from Popular Bluffs, Mo. She wore g
peculiarly contrived pair of under
alls," which contained many pockets
and in each pocket was pint of Mis-
souri, whisky. Lacking money to pay
the imposed fine of $500, the woman Is
now in Jail.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18
Grocer Was a Pickpocket.

LOndOn.-Here's q story robbed OF
is peace-time prominence by the war
In Middlesex court last week Henry
Phillips, a grocer, was arrested on
charge of picking pockets. 1t de-
geloped that he had been convicted q
lines previously and was an absentee
from the army. He was sent to priss
on for three years
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18
Couldn't Scare Beavers

So troublesome have beavers be-
come to the farmers along the Walla
Walla river that one rancher erected
4 beaver "scarecrow." which was eff
fective the first night. On the second
might the beavers cut down the scare
crow and used It In their dam.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18

all of our plans for the rellef OF sun
fering humanity would go for naugbt.
Ships are needed to win the war, ships
are needed to carry succur and sus-
tenance to our armies over seas. we
must build these ships with frantic
haste unless we are to acknowledge
the defeat of all our hopes. The pres
ident is calling on the artisans or
America to offer themselves for serV-
ice in the ship yards where vessels IN
great numbers are building. Two nun
dred and fifty thousand Industrial sol
dierS are needed at the present mo-
mont in order to carry the plans OF
the Emergency Shipping corporation
70 fruition. Good wages and steady
employment ARE offered to carpenters,
shipwrights and artisans OF almost
every trade. The enlistment of these
| mon IS a matter Of vital Importance
RI the American Red Cross and to all
| Americans. Therefore, we are asking
tho assistance of chapters In spread
ing the knowledge of our country $
needs. Men available and fitted Tor
this work should offer themselves at
once at tid state headquarters Of the
national council Of defense or COM
nunicate direct with Edward \. Hur-
lev, chairman. Emergency Shipplns
CORPORATION. Washington, D. c. The
headquarters of the Missouri branch
of the national council of defense 10
at 21O4 Railway Exchange Building,
st. LoIis, Mo.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18

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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18
PLAYFUL KITTENS COST
DEATH OF AGED WOMAN

Eau Claire, Wis.-Five play
full kittens of which Mrs. Car
RE Hagen, sixty-seven, widow,
was intensely fond, cost her life.
The kittens, while playing on
the floor, ignited a box OF
matches, setting fire to Mrs.
Hagen's dress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
CITY PROPERTY.

I. Three large rooms, modern ex-
cept toilet, good well, storm cave.
garage, fruit and shade trees, large
lot, on South Third street. Price
$1,000; terms
?. Two-story Groom modern
house, close In, on South Sixth street
large corner lot. Price $1,S5O
3. Good two.story. Groom house,
large lot, cistern. barn, etc, ON
South sixteenth street, Sl,5OO terms,
4. A dandy broom modern house,
almost new, good location on paved
street, close In Owner nonresident
This is special bargain at $1,000
Terms.
8. Nlne.room modern house. well
located on Kansas avenue, furnace
heat, storm cave. servants house, etc,
$4,000; $1,000 cash viii handle
FARMS.
I. 7O0.acre stock iarm, 8 1-2 miles
from Amber; 200 acres hottom in cul-
tivauon; 500 acres good grass, so
acres we'll set in alfalfa 6.room
house, $4,000 barn; two large cement
siloa, hog barns, well watored, fenced
and cross-fenced r. r. D., telephone;
near school An ideal stock farm.
Price S27 500
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
Real Estate

100 acres fine level land, good i'm,
provements, 12O in cultivation. Ia
miles from town, in splendid neigh
bsrhood, and you can buy this home
for sea per acre.
200 acre farm ! 12 miles from rail
road station, 140 acres in cultivation,
balance in grass. Plenty OF good wa
ter. splendid Improvements This
would make you splendid home.
Price only S45 per acre.
| have good piece Of brick bust
ness property, that ] can trade for a
good bottom farm.
$50 acres of fine land, fair improve
ments, 500 acres in cultivation, 50
acres alfalfa, 600 acres OF bottom
land. nearly all in wheat, l.2 miles
from Tuttle, can sell for Sos per acre.
Reasonable terms
See me for farm loans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
BARGAINS IN UNREDEEMED
Diamonds

(First published Nov. l3. 1879
NOTICE OF SALE OF AUToMo
Notice is hereby given that where
as, T. p Moore, Justice of the peace
rendered judgment on the 18th day
of Nov. 1918, eonfiscatinE a certain
Maxwell automobile touring car tc
the State of Oklahoma, said car haV
ing been captured while engaged In
transporting intoxicating liquor, and
which said judgment ordered the
sale of said automobile, now. there
fore, notice is hereby given that
will offer for sale and sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash,
the said Maxwell automobile touring
ear, at the front door OF the County
Court House in the City of Chicks,
sha. Oklahoma, at the hour of ten
o'clock a. m, on the 2Srd day Of No
vsnbsr. 1918.
pstsd this the 18th day OF Moran.
her, 1918.
MATT sANKEY,
Ills I'd - Sheriff,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
Real Estate Bargains

.. l60 acres level alfalfa land; 1870
in cultivation; 30 in pasture; 100
acres good for alfalfa Fenced and
cross-fenced; well and creek water.
This farm IS near Apache, and is a
bargain for $4,000; terms.
3. 100 acres improved, southeast
Of Nlnnekah Price, $4,000; loan Of
S2,25O; years to run. wiz take good
stock for equity
L. 400 acres, IA miles southeast OF
Chlckasha. miles from Alex. $50
acres bottom land 300 in cultiva-
ton; 100 pasture; three sets of Inn
provements; 30 acres in alfalfa This
is cheap at 500 per care
MISCELLANEOUS.
sevenpassenger 1917 model auto,
good condition and $500 worth Of
Aubyme on stock also some cash
to trade for good property up to
$1,000 valuation
26-room brick hotel close in to
rent cheap
Good paying one-man business in
Chickasha for sale cheap.
Now is the time to buy real estate:
we have many bargains. Don't wait
until the oil field excitement hits us.
We make farm loans and write in
sur0nce.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
The War Is Over

Now that the have loan city
farms than We
proposition Oklahoma.
want TO loan You money that off day
Of IT, have the best satisfied Oklahoma
Now little about using
with ASSOCIATION per
they
examiner about H. Million Dollars
A. B. Cochran, Agent
Phone 1872 or 376
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23

Difference in margins above quot.
ed does not indicate maximum and
minimum profits. Both margins
quoted are maximum, the lower mar
gin being maximum profit allowed
retailers operating Cash and Car.
~" stores and the larger margin be-
ing the maximum profit allowed re-
tailers operating credit and delivery
stores.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23

Forty.sevep million dollars repre-
senting oklahoma's quota. Help to
make your state lead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
MAJOR BROTHERS
5l1 First National Bank Blde Phone 28(
Worth Reading

seven.rOom house. cistorn, well,
city water. good outbuildings, fine
orchard, onehalf block ground well
improved, northeast corner on the
hill. for only $4,000 House alone
cost more VIII take in good car on
deal The best proposition ever Of
fered in Chickasha.
House on Eighth street, never be-
Get the real home from M T.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23

fore on market, going to sell
Suburban home and acreage to
rent
House on Minnesota avenue, 50.foot
lot, to trade on small tract OF land
Three-room plastered house, cistern.
barns, cellar smokehouse. fine or
chard and ehade trees, 2OO,foot front.
to sell right, owner leaving city Sac
me II interested in home
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS

goo acres of good farm land near
Tabler. Okla IFS acres in oultiva-
tieh, at least % acres win grew al.
Eafs This land is all fenced and
crSsHed fenced, room house This
is sPlspdid cSttoR and sbroSn cara
ftrH a1a sreRt sarsaia at tAe Rriee
S2260 Ser aere-ssad tarms.
220 acres chslce Alfalfa ana csrR
lau1 scar ChfcBesha Washita BOT
tsIu laRd, fairly wen inPrsyed. Frics
St5e0 per acre.
MANY CHOICE BARGAINS IN CITY
PROPERTY
rsaM frame hSusa cless in let
81 by le5. kesa tafms-- hglce sa90
rasM trame aha BlaSterea keuSs
clsss ia, Essd terms, cSrRer lot
price $1,000.
rAeM hauae clese in and real
hsrEaiM--arice $3.50
MSAey ts lean on farm laAd AID
city prSperty--ne red tape.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
Quotations Fair
Price Committee
cAlc1AsAA. GRADY county. Okla.

e---~-------~
chickasha. Grady county. Okla,
November Is, 1918.
After careful Investigation by the
Fair Price Publishing committee the
following estimates have been founG
just and equitable TO both wholesaler
and retailer based on this weeks
market prices:
The fair price committee was ap-
pointed without any solicitation for
the job and the government expects
it to do its duty.
The prices listed below are tigur
ed on the percentage baais as per
the order OF Mr.. Hoover. The com
mittee solicits the cooperation OF
all parties concerned and with the
proper spirit exercised much good
may be accomplished.
1t is the duty OF the consumers to
report Of the fair price committee
when required to pay more for mer-
ehandlse than the prices mentioned
u,,0r
so lbs. S2621G S2S5 S295
"a lbs. si.34S. Sl45 $3.50
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IN p ~ ez o7,1,o 7a
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40 ''- .,or
y ~ SA" sA''' - 'A'''
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h1om -. a.,
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SuS
per ~ ~ ~ 70 -
Navy Sse
FER - 10 - 10 ID
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Tr l0 W - ~ " ~
rstatOes-
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Onions -. :.
Fer TO- 'o9a w 70 w
Raisins' seeded
:" ~ pAS' 40 ~ ~
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stan, stand. 70 o. 10 10 TO 80
10 90
-, ~ %, So - 80 e" - go
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nan "a. .,o.,,a
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q 30 can a4M oGN IN 07lh
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MIL bottjAa-.
Per ausrt IL 10 1s
Ruttar---
Creamery e1n G. ia 20
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Cheese
Per H. as 45 To ~
-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
Real Estate

For Sale--WeI Improved 10 acres
close 20 Chiekasha Prics $1,000.
Terms, Possession Jan. l.
For Sale-I60 acres. improved,
milss OF ChicRasha S3S an acre.
For Salc--20O acres, 1Je undsr cul'
tivation, GO acres creek bottOH, 4
room house. Price S475O Mortgage
SSe0o. This is a bargain.
For Sale raom house close ln.
75 it. lot, Prics st00. Terms.
SURETY RoNps--FARM LOANS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23

Signed:
Fair Price Publishing
Committee.
C. H. Harris, Ch'm'A.
C. II. Ritter,
R. B. Cook,
L. w. Seatop,
q. Tlgnor. SECRETARY
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
LAST GROUP
To Be Examined Tomorrow, Complet
 ing Membership of Glass i.

The last group of Class 1 men to be called to take their physical exam nations will be in this city tomorrow. This group will number nearly 50. When their cases have been disposed of. the entire membership of Class 1, with just under 400 members, will have been examined and passed upon for general or limited military service or rejected as unfit for either.
 When the call for another draft comes, the selected men of Class 1 will be summoned in accordance with their position in the list, so the great part of the laborious work of making them ready for going to camp has been about completed.
 Big Freiehts at Local Yards.
 There has been a congestion of freight in the Putnam railroad. yards for the past few days, and the rail- road men employed here have worked diligently in an effort to clear it up At times it has been necessary to block main lines for brief periods with long lines of freight cars awaiting re- moval by yard workers.
 SnniIeage Books on Sale.
 Smileage books have been placed on sale at a number of stores in this city These books contain coupons that en- title soldiers to admission to enter tainment in the cantonment theatres and are being bought by the thousand by friends of the country's fighters and sent to the men who are risking every thing for Uncle Sam, most of them for $50 9, month, compensation that does not warrant the men spending much for their own amusement.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
CHU-DREN'S WINTER
 COATS
ELLINGTON
Whist Club Entertained at Rockville -Manchester Woodmen Give Min strel Show-cafetaria Supper.


 Miss Fannie Thompson is spending a few weeks in Atlantic City.
 Miss Mary Kimball of Maple street Is visiting Bostcn friends.
 Charles Hulburt, who has been spending the winter with his son in New York, is now visiting Mrs. Agnes Kbbe.
 Miss Hazel Reynolds of the Wilh- mantle Normal school spent the week end with her aunt, Mrs H. L. Hay den.
 Entertained at Rockville. Mrs. John Thomas of Rockville en- tertained the Ellington Whist club at her home in Rockville on Washington's birthday
 Manchester Minstrels.
 Town hall was crowded Saturday evening when the Wood1nen of Man. chester gave minstrel show and dance. The minstrel show was a great success and the dance was much enjoyed.
 sewed for Red Cross.
 The ladies of the East Side met on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. A. D. Cordtsen to sew for the Red Cross. Light refreshments were served by the hostess.
 Supper and War Talk. A cafetaria supper was served in the lecture room of the church Friday evening from to 8. After the supper Allen Bean of Rockville who has been an ambulance driver in France, gave a most interesting account of his ex- periences at the front.
 Mrs. Fred Aborn was q visitor in Springfield last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. D. Hale spent Sun day with relatives in Manchester. Mrs. Thorngrani of Burnside has re- turned after visiting her sister, Miss Mabel Haling.
 Miss Carrie Noble, who teaches in Somers, is spending g. week vacation at her home here.
 Robert Bancroft has left town to work in Newport R. 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
TEACHERS, vLuARLE AID.
Card Index of All Registered Men edous Task We'll Done.

Members of the local exemption board have expressed their highest appreciation of the service rendered by the teachers of Putnam and some of the teachers in schools in KiIlint!y and Thompson for the highly valuable and patriotic service these teachers have performed in giving their time to the tedious work of making a. card index of all registered men, nearly 1900 in number. in this district. The work was difficult and required many days of labor on the part of numerous teachers to complete.
 The teachers, responding to the governments call, volunteered to do the work gratuitiously. The work has been splendidly done and the fact is more than appreciated by the repre- sentatives of the government
 Officers Of Building and Loan Associs
 tion.
 Following are the newly elected of ficers of the Putnam Building and Loan association: President, Lebbeue E. Smith; first vice president, J. J McGarry; second vice president. Ale1 Gilman; third vice president ". Bartlett; treasurer, William F. Moss; secretary, NJ. H. Geissler; attorney, E c. Morse; trustees, the officers and H IJ. Thayer. Omer J. Milot, John G Johnson, F B. Kent, Joseph I4aralme G. H. Gflpatric and Herbert J. Smith
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
APPEAL TO SENIORS.
Miss Susan D. Huntington of Norwich
 Asks Students to Economize.

At a meeting of the Senior class of the Plainfeld High School Thursday morning, Superintendent John l.. Chapman read the following conlnuni cation sent to the class hy Susan D. Huntington, of Norwich, chairman Of Education Propaganda; Committee on Woman's Activities:
 To the Class of 1918:
 Dear Seniors: This year you have all been helping with war work. You have done what you could for the wounded through the Red Cross and have helped with the sale of Liberty Bonds and war savings stamps Now. when you plan for your graduation, will you think first of what our 'sol- dier boys need?
 All your life you will lock back up on your graduation day, and what could make you prouder than 50 re- member that the patriotic class of 1918 voted to cut down needless ex- penses?
 Our soldiers are brave, but they cannot win this war unless we sup port them from home. The army needs three times as much as it is getting in war supplies. Simple grad
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
WESTMINSTER
'coguty Agent Ellis Prousotina Series Of Corn SuppeFs-War Savings So-
 eisties la the Schools.

Tho Hope of Salvation neither de6sro nor expectation alone, but the union of both. Thess. 5: s, was the theme of the pastors Sunday morning Lecrvice.
 Who is My Neighbor2 A comprehen- Eive plan of missionary education, was sthe topic for the "Wednesday evening home services. Lu- 10: LII.
 County Agent B. ". Icilis is pro- noting a series of patriotic communf- ty corn suppers to be given in each town of Windhzm county for the en- lcourasement of corn growing. showing fvzFs of using corn as food. and de- Pyeiopment of community spirit
 A perfect spring day Monday was followed by a wild night including a thunder storm and torrents of rain, ~hich played havoc with the roads.
 Gus Schiff. an enlisted man, is at F'orf Upton.
 It is rumored that the marriage of lffss Elizabeth Szvery, remembered as for three years the teacher in West minister echool. on Washington's birth day
 Andrew Jones Is working on the 1oulton place.
 Gzyhead school has a war savings society. as does Raymond. and West minister.
 The Ladies Aid society holds the .ncxt meeting Tuesday, April 5th.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01

the ocean despite great peril: they had taken their place on the front hy our side: they have fallen, facing the foe in a hard and desperate hand to hand fight. Honor to them! Their families, their friends and their fellow-c citizens will be proud when they learn of their death.
 Men: These graves, the first to be dug in our national soil, at but q short distance from the enemy, are as mark of the mighty hand of our allies, firmly clinging to the common task, confirming the will of the peo- pie and army of the United States to fight with us to finish; ready to sacrifice as long as it will be neces- sary, until final victory for the roolest tions, the weak as wei as the nigh ty.
 Will Honor Their Tombs. Thus the death of this humble cor poral and of these two private sol diers appears to us with extraordin ary grandeur.
 ''We will therefore ask that the nor tai remains of these young men b5 left here-be left to us forever, We will inscribe on their tombs: "'Here lie the nrst soldiers of the United States Republic to fall or the soil of France for Justice and Lib- erty.'
 "The pass er-by will stop and uncov- CT his head. The travellers of Trance of the allied countries, of America, the men of heart. who will come to visii our battlefield of Lorrain, will go out of their way to come hereto bring tt these graves the tribute of their re-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01
MOOSUP
Pupils Give Folders to Inspire Patri. otisnr-Miss Huntington. of Norwich, Asks Seniors to Help Uncle Sam by Economizing at Graduation.

Little folders distributed to the High School students, Thursday after noon. are provided by the Woman's Committee, Connecticut Council of Defense and give the address of Gen. Bordeaux at the funeral of the first American soldiers ofaI on the French front. This address follows:
 sIn tie name Of the Dt- vision, fin the name of the French ar my, na din the name of France. bid farewell to Corporal Gresham, Private EnTight. and Private Hay, of the Six teenth Infantry. American army
 "Of their own free will they had Jeff their happy and prosperous country. to come over here They knew that the war continued in Europe: they knew that the forces fighting for hon or, love, justice, civilization, were still checked by. the long-prepared forces which are serving the powers of bru- tai denomination, oppression, barbar- ity. They knew that an effort was still necessary. They wished to give us their help; and also their gener- ous hearts did not forget ol6ls historical memories, while others forget more recent ones
 They ignored nothing of the cir cumstances. Nothing had been cor cealed from theIn-neither the length ! nor hardships of this war. nor the vi- olence of the battle, nor the dreadful | ness of the new weapons, nor the per 1 fidy of the foe. Nothing stopped them They had accepted to lead a hard and strenuous life; they had crossed