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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11
Desperate Resolution.

The diner thrust the tip of his knife
into the yellow disk which the waiter
had brought him. He held it up to the
light and examined it, while the waiter
stood by anxiously. Then the diner
resolutely returned it to his plate and
scraped some of it upon his bread
ST take thee" he said, "for butter or
worse"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11
Real Friendship.

Honest men and women esteem and
value nothing SO much in this world
as q real friend. Such Il one is as II
were another self, to whom I'VE impart
our most secret thoughts, who partake
of our Joy, and comforts us In our al
Fiction; add to this, that his company
is all everlasting pleasure to u.s.
Translated from the Brahmin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11

Numerous bowling green's have been
established by the American Red Cross
In the tuberculosis barracks of Paris.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11

American Red Cross has erected
barracks at Dion, France, to serve as
a day nursery for the children of the
French women who work in the United
States Army eamouflage factory.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11

Ne | ExTRALARGE LARGE
EXTRA TO AVERAGE EXTRA TO AVERAGE |
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20
MDY5ggNE
GARY IAl[
BRAVE BEAUTY.
3 N@@A1l6eQl0

''There was q little dog named
Beauty" said Daddy. land this dog
was a fox terrier"
"Tve always loved fox terriers"
said Nancy. 'they are my favorites."
"They are usually 50 brave and loyal.
too" added Nick. "Are you going to
tell Us a story about one who was
brave. Daddyr
Eyes" chimed in Nancy, was Beauty
a very brave dog, and did he do some
thing very flner"
He did indeed" said Daddy.
you'll tell us about him. won't
you? 7" asked Nick.
"Oh. yes, we must hear about Beau
ty. now that we know he was a brave
Beauty. Oh, most certainly we must
hear about him now, eh, Daddy"
asked Nancy.
ITO be sure you must both hear the
story Of Beauty's bravery and that Is
the story I had planned to tell you this
very evening"
"Goodie !" exclaimed Nick and
Nancy, and Daddy commenced: "Beau-
! ty was black and white. He was
| more white than he was black, though,
for his little body vas white and the
black was to be. found in spots which
the children who owned Beauty
thought were very beautiful. One ear
was black. the other ear was partly
so, and in the center Of the forehead
was another black spot.
'They thought he was such a beauti-
full little puppy when he first came to
them that at once they named him
Beauty.
snow. this family with the three
children and Beauty lived on a house
| boat In a big river. The house boat
| had two stories. upstairs where
the bedroom was and downstairs where
| the kitchen and dining room and living
oom yer
AT night the two boys and their
little sister would 60 upstairs to bed,
! and they had two little rooms adjoin-
ing. Then later on the mother and
daddy would 60 upstairs and last Of all
Beauty would settle down In a corner
Of the sofa which was flxed for him
the last thing at night. This corner
was we'll covered with a comfortable
old shawl, SO that Beauty would be
happy and cozy all night.
'Of course he would take maps dur
ing the evening as the family chatted
and talked and played games. But his
real evenings sleep would begin when
all the rest OF the household was peace
fully dreaming and he would have q
long. long night Of rest and wonderful
dog dreams.
"And then In the morning be would
wait outside the doors Of the children's
rooms and hope every minute that he
would hear them getting up and call.
Ing him. and opening the door.
For on many Of these wonderful
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20

tunity for loot Jackets soul famed
savagely and he swept the shelves bare
10 he went.
sHey, Lesliel Get something to carry
this stun In" Orally directed e
his shoulder.
Spurred by oReilly's tone and by q
lively rattle or rifle-shots outside, Les
lie disappeared into the living-Quarters
at the back Of the store. A moment
later he emerged with q huge armful
Of b~edclothes. evidently snatched at
random. Trailing behind him, like 3
bridal veil. va q mosquito-net, which
In his haste he had torn from Its fas-
Jennings.
Il guess this Is poorr" he exulted.
Bedding Pillows! Mosquito-net! I'll
sleep comfortable after this"
Dumping his burden Of sheets, blank
its, and brilliantly colored cotton quilts
upon the floor, Branch selected two Of
the stoutest and began to knot the cor
ners together.
He had scarcely finished when JUDI
0 refined in at the door and called to
O'Reilly: "We've cleaned out the drug
store. Better get a move on you, for
we may have to nj any minute. I've
just heard about some Cuban prisoners
In. the calaboose. Gimme q hand and
we'll let 'em out"
Sharing In the general consterna-
ton at the attack. the jail guards had
disappeared. leaving Lopez men free
to break into the prison. When O'Reil-
II Joined them the work was well IL
der way. Selling whatever implements
they could dnd, Judson and O'Reilly
went from cell to cell. batterfng. pry-
Ing. smashing. leaving their comrades
to rescue the inmates. While the
Americans smashed lock after lock,
their comrades dragged the astonished
inmates from their kennels, hustled
them into the street. and took them up
behind their saddles.
The raid was over. ~'retrent" was
sounding, when Judson and O'Reilly
ran ont Of the prison, remounted, and
Joined their comrades. who were
streaming back toward the plasa.
Colouel Lopss eallopsd up 70 inquire.
anxious1y, ibid you md those eatablea.
eh1s
Yes, alr. and . lot more
"0oodi But failed. Pickles1
Carambal Nobody here ever heard Of
00eis
did ~ loss any menu Judscn
asked.
"Not onA But Ramos was badly
cut
"So1 Then he got 10 close quarters
With some epaniardfs
sOh mol" The colonel grinned. He
was in too great = hurry and broke
open I ahow-caso with his nst"
The retFeating Cubans still main
tained their uproar. discharging their
rides into the air. shrisk1ng defiance at
their invisible foes. and volcing insult
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20

summer mornings they had had swims
nea the shore. and how they all en-
joyed them!
"But 1t val night, and everyone
was In bed. It was all so still. But
Beauty couldn't sleep. There was q
strange smell which made his head
feel 40 queer and as II he almost
couldn't breathe.
"'Sni1f-sniff,' went his little nos In
the air. and still he couldn't under
stand It. But he knew there was
something quite wrong about It. And
1t reminded him Of the stove, yes
Tint was 1t. the gas stove when 1t was
being lighted to cook the dinner. But
that strange smell had never been 70
strong and had never kept up for such
q time.
There was danger In that smell.
He knew II. And he sat up straight
IN the darkness and wondered what
could be done.
HE rnn into the kitchen. And there
the smell Of gas almost knocked him
over. For One awful moment he felt
ms though he would Just lie down and
die. but forgetting about the queer feel
ing In his head by thinking OF those
upstairs he ran to the room l1rst Of
the two boys, and then Of their little
sister. and then to the door where
their mOrher and daddy slept.
"'S-c-r-a-t-c-h,, went his nails on
the door, And thtn more and more fu-
riously he scratched. He whined and
he cried. and AZ last the daddy got up,
feeling very sleepy.
what Is It, Beautyf he asked. DO
ynu want to come In this room? Were
yon lonely downstairs. It's not morn.
Ing yet, You know And then the
daddy got a terrific whiff Of gas. 'Th.
gas II escaping In the Kitchen he
said. and we would never have known
Il but for you. brave Beauty And
~ the daddy turned off the gas which
had all been left on BY some dreadful
mistake, they all said: IT was brave
Beauty who saved our livesrs
&&NE@* T.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20
cHApTER XIV,
Nerine Takes Charge,

Nortno Takes Charge
During the next few days O'Rellly
had reason to bless the happy chance
which had brought Norine Evans to
Cuba. During the return journey from
San Antonio de los Banos he had Dis
covered how really ~ Esteban varona
was, how weak his hold upon life.
After listening to his rawlings, O'Reilly
began to fear that the poor fellows
mind was permanently affected. It was
an appalling possibility, one to which
he could not reconcile himself. To
think that somewhere ii that fevered
brain was perhaps locked the truth
about Rosa's fate. II not the secret Of
her whereabouts, and yet 20 be unable
to wiring an intelligent answer 20 q
single question, was ~intolerable. The
hours Of that ride were among the
longest O'Reilly had ever passed.
But Norine Evans gave him new
heart. She took complete charge Of
the sick man upon his arrival In camp;
then In her brisk, matter-of-fact way
she directed o'Reilly to 90 and get
some much-needed rest. Esteban was
III. very i'll. she admitted; there was no
competent doctor near. and her own
facilities FOR nursing were primitive
indeed; nevertheless. she expressed
confidence that she could cure him,
and reminded O'Reilly that nature has
q blessed way Of building up q resist
ance to environment. Az Z result Of
her good cheer O'Reilly managed to
enjoy a nights sleep.
He was up at daylight to offer his
services in caring for Esteban varona,
but Norine declined them.
"His fever IL down q little and he
has taken some nourishment," she re-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20

s9stebanl ThIe 70 o'Relily!s
ported. '.That food you boys risked
your silly lives for may como In handy.
after all"
Il dare ray he won't b able to talk
to me todayr' O'Rellly ventured.
mot today. Q for many days, I'm
afraid"
II you don't mind, then, III hang
around and listen to what he says" he
told her, wistfully. HE might drop .
word about Rosa"
ITO be sure. SO 1ar he's scarcely
mentioned her. ] cant understand
much that he says, Of course, but Mrs.
Ruis tells me it's III jumbled and quite
unintelligible."
Il was . balmy, languid morning
about two weeks after O,Reilly's re-
turn 70 the City Among the Leaves. In
a hammock swung between two trees
Dsteban varona lay, listening to the
admonitl00D Of his nurse.
Johnnie O'Reilly had Just babe them
both q hearty good morning and now
Norine was saying: zone hour, no
more. You had q Temperature again
last night, and II came from talking too
much. Remember. It takes MI just one
hour to mako my rounds. and II you
arc not through with your tales Of
blood and battle when ! get hack you1l
have to finish them tomorrow With
= nod and = nmllQ aha LEFT.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20
CHAPTER xlv-contlnusd.
~

CHAPTER XJv-Conejnuo0.
-
sWe've been talking about food"
leslie Branch advised his commanding
olncer. s1diss Evans isn't . burning
oatriot like the rest Of "a, and 20 Of
course she can't share our ravenous ap-
oetite for beef cooked and eaten on the
Aoof."
sSof" Lopes's handsome face cloud
"a. "You are hungry, then7"
Norine confessed that she was. I'm
starving! !" said she. Il haven't had q
aecent meal for q week."
aGod be praised I know where there
Is q goat. not two leagues away" said
the colonel.
'But l don't want q goat" Norine
complained. II want-well, pickles,
and jam, and sardines, and-candy.
and-tooth-powder! Real boarding
house luxuries. Id just like to rob a
general store"
Lopez furrowed his brows and lost
himself In thought. Later. while the
others were talking, he drew Ramos
aside and for a while they kept their
heads together: then they invited Jud-
81 to join their council.
When O'Reilly Joined Judson for
supper the latter met him with q broad
grin on his face. "Well," said he, "You
an get ready to saddle up when the
noon rises"
~What do ron meant"
s.The colonel took Miss Evans at her
word. We're going to raid San Antonio
T. los Banos-two hundred Of us-to
Ut her some pickles, and Jam, and
candy. and tooth-powder."
Certain histories Of the Cuban War
1ee Independence speak Of '1The Bat
- Of San Antonio de los Banos." It
= quite . stirring story to read and It
1as but ~ fault, . fault, BY the way.
not uncommon ID histories-it 10 main
u untrue.
n the lnrst place, the engagement
Was In - eenss . battle, but merely =
rid. The nu1nbee o. troops engaged
0as. perhaps, cneI0fth of the generous
eotal ascribsd - H. hietorians. and
- = military 0onsuvsf Il served -
purpose ~whatoooveg. NevertheleoD,
since the AFFAIR had 4 direct bearing
npon the fortunes of several people
connected with this story. Il =. per
haps, worth relatine.
Lopes ana his troop approached the
town q the early morning, ~ they
1eployed for the attack the colonel r.
oued private instructions 20 certain
menlbeFs q his command.
'O,Rsflly, ron and Senior Branch win
enter q grocery store after another.
Yau win purchase that Jam, those sar
Hines, and whatever else you think
Miss Evans would HE. Captain Jud-
o0n, ron and Major Ramos win 50 70
~ ap0thecary shop-I un0erstand
Micro = 4 very good 0ne-an0 look for
epoth-powder and candy ana the like. I
G1hall - that To streets are cleared.
ohen I ahall en6savor 70 discover some
oechles; 1T = Old - ny judge. !
Acubt q thsss = sneh ! thing this stde
- Hahana.s
Ieol1o 8ganeA. WAnoo tempee Ind ut
onpeoued ylth ~ lar olght rl6AI n
Qotro6. e~anse1cally: ID yoa expece =
~ ~ - Gzoes1as1 Well. In heolle,
n1o - q oaneGlly. Mye1 6oaft Slve -
mone ennaGA eolonGl VII have .
- = e1ezGe 4eeeqqe 4 - namsss
eeEA1x Shals I0eGoeo0 IoeoR e -
$500 D. besseW ftcm - gentlemen.
MaWneyof mtn6@11n1 eo0mnn0om
1 - $50 Il - Mns 9 ~ =.
-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20

Never presume upOn your intimacy
With another % 81 personal ques-
lions. No matter how rood friends
two may T., both have certain matters
which they prefer - keep 70 them
solves. The presumption which. under
To excuse Of intimacy. pushes its way
into .As prtvaces o. the spirit II IN.
worthy q you. Respect your friends
resesveA ana insist that they shall -,
pect yours.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
Military Honors Paid Col. Couch.


The following is taken from the Stu
art Ua) News of the funeral services
of the late Col VIM. H. Couch. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Couch. well
known to Delta residents. and broth.
er of Mrs Julia Wildeboor of this
city:
.'Des Monies had It's first big mill
tary funeral yesterday Iowas first
toll in the aviation service of this
great war. At St. Ambrose church
quartet of soldiers from Camp
Dodge sang a requiem for their com
rade in arms. and to the strains of
Onward Christian Soldiers" {" sung by
men in drab in the gallery. the body
OF the brave aviator who gave his life
for his country was borne up the
aisle by six picked men from Camp
Dodge.
"They halted in front OF the altar
with its flickering candles and stood
at attention with their flower-covered
burden, with an escort Of sixteen sol.
diers from headquarters troop.
"Occuping a prominent plac,. was
beautiful duplicate OF the stars and
stripes. made entirely OF flowers. the
gift Of officers at Gerstner field.
ut seemed fitting that the vauited
dome under which the body OF Col
Couch was placed should represent
the blue and white OF the sky 'J cad
Kindly Light" was sung softly bv the
quartet and tears stole down the rug.
ged cheeks Of more than one strong
broad shoudered man In the audi
ence. The climax to the impressive
and beautiful service came when
Father NJ. s. Mcnamara OF Stuart,
Iowa. n friend of the Council family
for fifteen years. gave eloquent trib-
ute to the dead aviator In short and
simple words. Suddenly as the words
died away. after final heart felt
God bless you" to the soldiers in
the front pews. came the Triumphant
notes Of the Star Spangled Banner
from the great pipe organ. and the
command to march" Tho solI'ers
again picked up their flower-corored
burden. and as they swung out 30 the
door the quartet in the gallery was
SINGING the words Of the beautiful
song. And keeping step with the
marching soldiers. his white head
held high. although his ewes wore wet
with tears. came the old civil war
veteren who had given his son To the
cause OF Democracy. Burial was In
~ Ambrose cemetery \ s,lu'e ~as
fired above the grave by the escort
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
Executive Order-ProcIamatio
State of Colorado. Executive Cham
her nonyor

/ Executive Order-Proclamation
State of Colorado. Executive Cham
ber, Denver.
Never before has the demand TO
increased production been SO impera
tive. The operation of the selectiy,
service law and enlistments in tn,
various branches of the service have
materially reduced the number of EN-
ployees on the farms
This condition must be remedied nv
enlisting every able-bodied youth be
tween the ages of 16 and 81 years in
the United States Boys Working re.
serve. in which young men will be
enrolled for work on the farms and
broaden the education and improve
the physical condition. He will have
the advantage of special farm and
stock course of instruction
After the war and in future wears
it will be a source of pride and salts.
faction to the youth of today to be
able to exhibit his certificate show
ing his patriotism during the present
crisis was eAemplifed by enlistment
in this worthy cause.
Therefore, I. julius c. Gunter. as
governor of the state OF Colorado. do
hereby designate the week of March
1928 as special registration week for
the United States Boys Working re.
serve. and urge all able-bodied young
men between the ages OF 16 and 81
years. and not regularly employed. to
enlist for their summer vacation in
this branch of the service.
In witness whereof. ! have hereun-
to set my hand and caused to be af-
fixed the great seal of the state of
Colorado. Done at Denver. the state
capitol this twenty-seventh day of
February, A. d. 1918
JULIUS C. GUNTER. Governor.
Attest: James X. holland. Secretary OF
State.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
THE DELTA COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE OPEN OFFICE

AT meeting of the Delta Countt
Council of Defense. held last Friday
evening in the office of Stewart &
Stone, the following permanent or
ganization was elected
President-Carey B. Adams.
Secretary Treasurer Dous.
las.
Finance-Carey B. Adams.
Food Control-George Stephan.
Transportation-W. p. Dale.
Military Affairs-K C. Brown.
Organization-C. II. Stewart
War Relief-Mortimer Stone
Fuel-Harry A. Smith
Labor-Theo Douglas
Medical-Dr w A Day.
Publicity-Rey. Geo F. Klein
Food Production-E II. Divelbiss.
Live Stock Survey Board-George
Wilson.
Live Stockholm w Lowell
Marketing. J. Gardiner.
Seed-Herbert Chase
Board of County Commissioners
C. T. Rule.
City Representative-W. ID. Hines.
Farm Bureau. Z. Moore ~.
Y. NJ. C. A.-John Davis
Woman's Advisory Committee TO
Governor-Mrs. Lucy Hillman.
Red. Cross-Mrs. T. f. Lamb
Headquarters have been opened in
the office rooms over George Steph-
ans office. Miss Bessie Clark is act
ing as the official stenographer The
county commissioners provided funds
to the extent of s125 a month towards
defraying the expense of the office.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
Called BY Mothers illness.

Called BY Mothers illness.
Leaving "Wednesday morningi fo-
Dodge City, Kansas. were Mrs. ]. A
Mckinnon of Cedar Mesa and her
brother. Luther Devoe. who arrived
from that city last Friday to visit the
McKinnon family, in response to :
telegram received telling of the criti
cal condition of their mother from,
an attack of pneumonia
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
For Rent

In near future, to permanent ten
ant, first floor. furnished, five-room
flat, with all modern accessories of
perfect home. Only to be seen to be
desired Light housekeeping homes
when vacant. 304 E. 7th street. Capt.
Bragg. 7-tf-c
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
Best House Bargain
IN Delta

Two lots and twelve room rooming &
house, all furnished for light house
Keeping. Located at 325 Palmer street
Must be sold at once. Price $4,000 in
Guiding all furniture. Terms 20 su..
purchaser. Inquire of Mrs. J. r Por-
ter. Delta, Colo. or phone CORE.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15
Bring them in.

of soldiers from Camp Dodge and the
clear sweet notes of the bugle in the
final call of taps" marked the close
of the impressive services.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-15

Mrs. Arthur DeWoody of Paonia is
among the patients at the hospital
this week. having undergone seri-
Gus surgical operation.
The Little River news., 1918-08-14
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that J. F. Davis has this day filed in the Chanc- cry Court of Little River County, Ark, his petition, praying that his title to the following land in said county, be quieted and confirmed, to-wit: SEE of the NV NJ of the NE of the SW of Section 24, Twp. 13 s, Range 29 w. Therefore, all persons are warned to appear in said Court and show cause. if any, why title to said land should not be quieted and confirmed in said petitioner, and John Hogue is especial iy warned to appear in said Court and show why the title of said land should not be confirmed against him in said petitioner. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court on this the 18th day Of July, 1918.-Chas H. Park Circuit and Chancery Clerk
The Little River news., 1918-08-14
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND
Shooting Said to Have Followed Guar.
 rel Over Vaccinating Children.

Mena, Aug. 12.-J. H. AmmOns, liv- ing near Hatfield, was shot and in- stantly killed Sunday morning about 10:30 o'clock by his wife. after a quarrel over vaccinating the children. It is said that after the quarrel Am mons gave his wife 30 minutes to leave the house. and as he went out into the yard under tree she took shot gun and killed him. She is reported to have said that she had to shoot in self-defense, because her husband had threatened her. Deputy Prosecut- ing Attorney Wright Pickett and Deputy Sheriff Bratcner went to Hat field Sunday and arranged for an in- quest, the result of which has not been ascertained Ammons was shot last winter by Officers Dahazelf and Joe Emerson when they went to his home on Mountain Fork to arrest him. He lost an arm as a result of the wound. Since spring he has been farming near Hatfield.
The Little River news., 1918-08-14
Administrators Sale.

Notice is Hereby given that the un- dersigned as administrator of the T. ate Of Wm and Ann Gregory, deceased viii on. the 18th day of July, 1918. offer for sale at the Court House door, Ashdown, Arkansas. at public auction to the highest bidder, upon credit Of three months, the following lands belonging to said estate, tO-wit: Frl South of Frl SWa section township 14 South. Range g West. Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the debts of said estates ard purchasers at such sale will be required to give note with approved security for the purchase price. Dated this the goth day Of June, 191S.-Tom Owens, Ad- ministrator of said Estates.
The Little River news., 1918-08-14
Notice of Execution Safe.

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned, as sheriff of Little River county, Arkansas, will sell, at public auction to the highest bidder, on 6 credit of three months, at the front door of the Court House in the town of Ashdown, Little River county, Ark,
 3etween the hours of judicial sales on the 24th day of August, 1918, the fol- lowing described real estate situated in Little River county, Arkansas, to- wit: Lots six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve in Block 76 in the town of Ashdown, Arkansas. as per recorded plat thereof, levied upon by ne as the property of Roy Hooper and Clarence Hooper to satisfy 2n execu- tion in my hands, issued from the o. flee of the Circuit Clerk of Sevier county, Arkansas, on the 23rd day of July, 1918, in favor of the National Cash Register Company and against Roy Hooper and Clarence Hooper in the sum of $53937 with interest and costs thereon, together with the costs Of this execution and sale Given un- der my hand as sheriff Of Little River County, Arkansas, this the 27th day of July, 191S.-W. D. Waldrop. Sheri:i of Little River County, Arkansas.