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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
DRAFT BOARD DECIDES
ON SELECTS FOR
NATIONAL ARMY
DATE IS NOT FIXED.
BOYS WILL De SENT INTO SER.
VICE DURING S DAY PERIOD
SUBSEQUENT TO MARCH 29--
DELEGATION FROM SMALL
COMMUNITIES OF COUNTY.

The names OF the thirteen men Whl
will be moblzod into The service OF
March 10Th, or in the iivc.day period
following. were announce dtoday by
tho members ol the exemption board
None Of thom are from Ottawa.
Several Of these men were not IN
the early draft, but who since had re-
gucsted to be sent at once.
The exact date on which they will
be sent 10 camp has not yet 5rcd
fixed by members Of the local *
omption board. but will be announced
in few days
They are.
Lonnie II. Crum. Seneca
VIM John Blattner, Mendoza. now al
Rockford
Vincent !. Higgins, Seneca
Eugene r, Bounds, Serena
Emery Joseph Munson, Mendoza
Alexandar Hanil, Eaflyille>
John Frank McDermott, Seneca.
willard Newton Smith. Meriden
Irving Henry Easter, Mend, "a
Walter G.. EisessOr, Mendoza
Herbert y. waldorf. MENDOZA.
Ralph II. White, Earlyille
Ertle Il. Pitzer. Leland.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
bELATED EXAMS
SHOW NQFA|LuRES
ALL OF DRAFT ElIGIBLES WHO
FAILED TO APPEAR AT FORMER
TESTS ARE PASSED BY DOC.
TORS INTO GLASS /.

Not one man out Of group OF eight
raaiutorod mon who took thei nbysi.
N"' go ~ '"' ''''' - ''''' @ ''' '''''
III tue oi'ces ol lne exemption ooaru
was rejected from military service
on account Of physical defects. and
,o, ana mo, o,, Of thu oi.h, man
,.,. oo,,ieod f,r nrnitod ,ilit,r,
''' 'O''
Three men iaIied to appear l'f
hclr EXAMINATIONS ana one man. Neo'
;, Bra, formerly OF otiaWa Dut no"
hNlhs N DnIaht. Mss was transfer
red there Tor DIS examination
Two men were referred 70 the ln'1''
ral advisory BOARD Tor 4 ililal dee'S'p'
IN thclr cases ana were accepted uNoN
their second examination.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
WIFE SAYS HUBBY.
STOLE BABY AND.
HER AUTOMOBILE.
WEALTHY GRAND RIDGE WOMAN
HAS SPOUSE ARRESTED FOR
ABDUCTlNG CHILD AND APPRO.
PRlATlNG AUTO BELONGING TO
HER.

Ordering her husbands s arrest on
charge of abducting his own child
and appropfiating her automobile TO
his own use, Mrs. Tuba Richards
prendergast. set Grand Ridge tongues
Waggine today Warrants issued
thru the office OF DR.. Lewis, village
justice OF the peace. We're turned over
to Sheriff Davis with the result Dep
uty Arthur Barrett found prender-
placed him IN the charge OF Deputy
Fritz Goehel
The Prendergasts who are among
Grand Ridges best known folks. are
rated as well-to-do. the wife being the
owner Of considerable property LEFT
her by her deceased father. This
afternoon at ; O'Clock husband ano
Wife met face To face in Judge Lewis
office. where their differences were
threshed out before the justice.
Mrs Prendergast charges the de
iendant has been loop bounding in
Ottawa and when taken in custody
This morning he still showed evidence
Of having been in his cups, She also
alleges that after family tilt Prem
dergast took their three years OLD
daughter and the automobile anc
went hence. never to return, The
baby. after legal machinery was SCI
in motion for Prendergast' apprehen
sion, was given back to the mother
as was also the automobile
The outcome of the case, accordin1
to friends OF the couple. Will be a re
concilliation and general wipine on
OF all the differences existing betVeel
the man and Wife
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
CANADIAN AR N Y
DESERTER CAUGHT I
BY LOCAL POLICE
MAN WHO ACTED STRANGELY BY
ENTERING HOMES UNLIMITED
ACCUSED or BEING A DESERT.
ER FROM ALLIED FORCES
APPEARED TO BE DRUGGED

Alfred karImos. aged about thirty
years, last night VAS taken in custody
by Ollieer Henry Monroe when his ac-
tions led north Ottawa residents TO
believed him crazy After sleeping
in the county Jail all night karlmos,
who was believed TO be an aphasia
victim recovered his memory and
told about himself
Among other things he said he vas
a desertcr from the Canadian army.
He admitted having worked at the
arsenal in Rock Island and when tax
en- in custody he had $ll5.24 in money,
a gold watch aud TWO suit cases. He
could not tell the police where he
was going nor where he came from.
First attention was called TO him
when he walked into The Robert Dean
home on Marquette street, seated
himself in the kitchen aud started to
make himself comfortable. Other
paries reported seeing karlmos acting
strangely and the police were sum
moned to take him in custody
His record as doserter from the
Canadian army will be closely investi
gated II the allegations are true
l<arlmos will be turned over TO the
[. 5. authorities for return to Can
ada
This morning Kallmos was declared
to have acted as tho he had been
drugged
karlmos, who says he is Swede
also goes by the name of karlmarch
and Peter Folk. He gave his age as i3
He says he enlisted in Canada in
MrCh. 1915. and deserted at Port Hur
on the following August. His east
VIII be turned Oye. TO the exemption
board. according to Chief OF Police
Zurich.
Kirby is Jailed.
James Kirby, whose unfortunate
condition necessitated officials takint
some action to save him from him
self. today was ordered confined in tht
county jail for period OF thirty days
by Justice George k0enig
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
D'EURlCH HOTEL
HAS A BUSY NIGHT

The Hotel d'Eurich had IA prosper.
Gus night last night, having six lodg.
ers transit and home parties. Chief
Enrish boosters were very busy Be
low is the list OF names of the
lodeefs
Joe Martin drunkenness
James Kirby, drunkenness
William Hoffman, disorderly con
duct. Bond, $3.50,
Ray Brandenburg Serena, disorder
" conduct. Bond. $3.50.
Showing that Chief Eurichs boost
ers believe in boosting for his hotel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
INVENTOR or BRITISH
TANKS COMING HERE

Major General f. T. Swintou, ass.
,istaut secretary OF the British war
cabinet and the man Who invented the
British tank. is coming TO La Sale to
speak for the Third Liberty Loan
Official notification of this fact
reached George \ Wilson county
chairman Of the Liberty Loan drive,
today
General HHtntet will t00r various
Illinois cities IN the drive. and is shat.
ed to apeHr in Ottawa and La Sallc
ON Nagch - These are the only tNo
La Sale county cities to h. visited by
the party
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
DAYTON FARMERS
MEETING FRIDAY

The Dayton Farmers association
win have a meeting in the interests
Of the good roads in La Sale county
ON Friday. March ~, at the high
school auditorium. All people in the
county that are interested are inv'i'
cd TO attend this meeting. b. f.
Harris of Champaign will come to
Ottawa to deliver the principle adj
dress of the evening,
The program to be given Is
Patriotic songs-Iligh school quar-
tette.
Address, Thrift Stamps and De
lense"-Robert Carr
play--Iligh school quartette'
Recitation
Address. "The S6O,OOo00O Gooc
Roads Issue" b. +, Harris. OF Cham
paign
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
RUNAWAY YOUTH
Is CAUGHT HERE

word from picasantsile, Ind is be.
ing awaited before disposition is made
OF his case before any action is taken
with Max Howard. an Is year old run.
away picked up yesterday by the po.
lice. Howard admits he ran away
from home. but he WouldNnot give ,ly
reasons for doing so He sand his
father was james Howard
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
$4,000 VOTE OFFER
ATTRACTSCONTEST
ENTRIES; WORK HARD
HANDSOME PREMIUMS CAN NOW
BE "ClNCHED' IF PROPER USE
is MADE OF SHORT TIME TO
GET SUBSCRIPTIONS.

r,L ,, :, h u,i,tal,o, i,,
P'eSS'o" p'e'''''''s "''o'e 'o'''' VI
'''e ''"0'0'' ''' ''o"' ''o US 00''''
Pe''o0 eN''" No'e ''o" '"''"''is III
The Free lradeF-Jourhai automoDile
and prize campaign. To correct thls'
The contest department VIII again eA'
plain IN detail me opportunity to Sc
cure thousands OF additional votes
now offered the candidates
Large Votes.
an ev.ry spnsrrin,jon dv. Times
,ho numbo, of votes Indicated on thc
roceint hook covers are boinp jssned
And If fbn .uhscrtntion is for 10
,oo,ths or longor and is IN. first
oro tprnod bv tho candidate II NAV
cOuppn and that number of votes will
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
FATHER OF MRS. c. S.
CULLEN PASSES AWAY

Mrs G.. 5. Cullen is in Marion. o.
where she was called by the serious
illness aud death Of her father. Ben.
jamin Shut. who passed away Sunday
night. few hours after Mrs. Cullen $
arrival at his bedside Aif. Shut was
e years old at the time OF lbs demise
lrterment took place today IN 'he Mar
ion cemetery
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Kirby IS jailed.
INFANT BOY DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS

John Phillip JOY, the two months
old son Of Mr. and Mrs Phillip Joy
o. Detroit, Mich, died last evening at
the home Of his grandmother, Nus.
Phil JOY. $50 East Superior street.
The baby Was brought to Ottawa Dy
its mother on q visit week ago
and had been slck since that time.
The funeral arrangements will le
made after the child's father arrives
in the city from Detroit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
R, |. STARTS DRIVE
TO SAVE LIVESTOCK

The Rock Island railroad Is sending
out q circular to all farmers along It's
right OF way asking them to held
conserve the food supply Of the ma.
ton by keeping ZIP all fences and NOT
let their stock get out on the track
to be killed by trains.
Every year $i.50c, 900 worth OF stock
that NanderS on the right of way in
front of the trains is killed by the
various railroads This stock would
be saved if the fences adjoining the
right Of way We're kept in good con
dlion and not allowed to become
broken down
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Accused by w oman.

Charged by Mrs Etta Knodc 53l
De Leon street with having used ob.
scene language and threatening both
she and her daughter. Morris Lucey
this morning was placed under a $500
peace bond in Judge Koenie's cont
The defendant did noi deny the
charge
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
G. A. WILSON HEADS
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE

George A. Wilson Of La Sale has
been appoined county chairman Of ide
Third Liberty Loan Bond campaign
laslead Of Attorney Clarence Grlgga,
rs was previously reported Mr. vii
son Is making his plans for biz
drive for a banner sal of bonds dur
ing the next campaign
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
ALLEGED STACKER
HELD A PRISONER

Joe Gahan, aged ~, is u prisoner AT
The county Jail. where he is being held
as a Stacker. Gahan says his home Is
in Villaire, Pa, where he claims TO
have registered on June ). he did
not have card with him, nor could
he remember the number assigned
him by the draft board. He was pick
ed up while wanderingly aImIessly
about the streets by Deputy Sherlii
Barrett and officer Jerry Looney.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
LENROOT LEADS IN
WIS. SENATORIAL RACE

Milwaukee, Wis, March 2p-lrvln
l.. Lenroot. loyaIist candidate In the
Wisconsin senatorial primary cleo
.!cn is leading James Thompson. the
Lt Toilette candidate. Toy about 2opO
votes according to ihr latest returns
lhis afternoon Eighty per cent of the
vote + In
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
BELLEVlLLE AIRMAN
KILLED IN FLIGHT

Boloyille H.. March 20 Accord.
lue to word received here today from
san Antonio. Texas, First Lieutenant
Walter Johnson. Of This city, wa
instantly Killed this morning when he
Tell frcm height of lo01 feet while
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Would Lower Lake.

Opposition has been raised on the
Ground that 1t would materially lower
the lake Experts say that to lower
Lake Michigan would at the same
time lower Lake Huron Georgian
Bay. and Lake Superior. and also
would break a treaty with Canada
which regulates the amount Of water
that either nation may divert
Under the present treaty Canada
can now take 36,000 cubic feet and
the United States 10000 cubic feet
a second for the power works at Ma.
CARA. Some experts claim that to in.
crease the flow in the drainage canal
would affect the supply at Niagara
The worst estimates have it that
the new law ultimately would lower
the lake level five feet This, it is
claimed. would affect every harbor on
the three upper lakes and Georgian
bay. practically running the present
Canadian harbors War board engin
GERS say that at the most the lakes
would not be lowered more than six
! inches
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Railroads Would Fight.

1t would be a big factor i'll build
ing Chicago into the nations great
est manufacturing and industrial cen
ter, which is prephesied. 1t would put
the waterways into death grips with
the railroads. The railroads, hoping
to come out Of government control
and return to private ownership, are
believed TO be camoufaged behind a
scheme to Kill the deep water pro-
iect
For this reason the proposed gov.
ernment suit to keep control of the
waters of the lake is held TO be Il
most important one. Federal officials,
District Attorney Clyhe included. ad.
NIT that they are much concerned
in the affair and considerably puz'
zled by the problem that contronts
thom
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
BEDARD SAYS GAS
RATES MUST JUMP

Chicago March ~ F W Bedard
Of la Sale president of the illinois
Association. declared today thai llli-
nuls gas companies will be Obliged TO
raise prices this summer He said the
nigh cost of tabor aud materiais
would force these companies to take
scnA such steps.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

The funeral service for Henry pool
sill be held Saturday afternoon at /
t'clock at tn First Methodist church,
Iey. G. A. Brggs, Jr., officiating
Burial will be made in the Bend
cenletery,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

REPORT WORD IS
NOT SATISFACTORY"

Washington, March 20 Hollands reply to
the ultimatum served by England and the United
States, reached the State Department today. Its
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Affects Deep Waterway.

But another important angle is
seen. It IS the affect the dyerting OF
the water and the legal fights sure
to follow would have on the plans
'or the lakes to gulf waterway.
Gov Lowden Is now laying his
plans TO develop the waterway at
once after the close OF the war. It is
planned to deepen the Desplaines and
Illinois rivers from L0ckpor to La
Sale and put in locks 10 feet wide
and 600 feet long with nine foot clear.
ance depth.
This would enable the treighting
of a barge train OF i,5to tons burden
from Lake Michigan to New Orleans
without breaking up This is about
two train loads Of freight The plan
would give Chicago a superiority in
many respects over New York in low
er Mississippi freight and take from
hat city much Of it's present trade
/ 1t is claimed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

contents were not reveal
ed but there was every
that it was un-
and that the siezure of
all Dutch ships lying in American
ports was really at hand after two
days Of waiting by this government
At the port OF New York alone
there are five thousands American
blue jackets ready to 90 aboard the
Dutch ships lying there when the
word is given. it was learned today
Cut Boche's Rations.
The Hague, March 90. So acute
has become the food shortage in Ger
many that even German soldiers al the
front are now undergoing privations.
Ten ounces have been taken of the
soldiers weekly bread ration. In
stead OF wheat they receive a small
supply of extra sugar
u. S. Mission to Russia.
London, March 20 An American
mission is TO visit Siberia TO inyesti-
gate reports that German and Austro-
Hungarian war prisoners are being
organized and armed there. according
to information received here today
Back ADMINISTRATION
Washington March 20. Admins
tration forces won an important vie
tory today in the Senate judiciary com
mittee by a vote OF II to Z decided
to make favorable report on the
Oyerman bill giving President VIII
son broad powers to reorganize the
war government
The Oyerman bill will be reported
70 the Senate in a day or so and the
bilterest fight of the present session
Of Congress loomed up as certain.
ty
BoIsheviki Must Fight.
Copenhagen March 20. Leaders OF
the Russian Bolsheviki see no hope
for a general peace resulting from the
separate agreement between Russia
and The central empires, A dispatch
from Petrograd today quoted a Bolshe
wiki newspaper as saying contrary to
the expectations OF the German sol
ders, tricked by an imperialistic
peace dictated by General Hoffman
to Russia. It is not the beginning of
general peace but merely the base
for renewal of the struggle
Fight at Champagne.
Amsterdam, March ?. Heavy can.
uonadng has been taking place on
the Champagne front and at Verdnu
according to a dispatch from Berlin
The report added some prisoners
were taken by German raiders al
Bures
Raids on Verdun.
Paris. March 20 Raidiug aud ar
tillery activities were reported from
the Champagne front by the Wal
office today The Germans made Ses
eral attempts to enter the French
trenches near Rheims but were dri,
en back by the French FIRE
The German artillery was active IN
Champagne, on the Verdun front ano
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
the WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday unsettled
not much change IN tenn
perature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

London, March 20 An American
mission is TO visit Siberia to inyesti-
gate reports that German and Austro-
Hungarian war prisoners are being
organized and armed there. according
TO information received here today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

Amsterdam March ?. Heavy can
nonading has been taking place on
the Champagne front and at Verduu.
according 10 a dispatch from Berlin
The report added some prisoners
were taken by German raiders al
Bures.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

To increase the accuracy Of select
ing skilled workers among the enlist
ed men a system of trade tests has
been developed. Exact and compre-
hensive definitions of the more than
600 different trades represented in the
military organization have been
brought together in 9OO-page book.
'"Trade Specifications" Tables have
been prepared showing the detailed
needs of each unit for skilled and
semiskilled workers. Work has been
done in refining methods of selecting
and training men for special duties in
the navy, special service regarding Sc
lection of aviators, assistance to pro-
vost marshal general on the question
naire, and assistance rendered the sur
geon general for general intelligence
tests for enlisted men and officers.
The war-service exchange of the
committee on classification Of per-
sonnet answers inquiries of persons de-
string to serve the army. It in
forms the department of labor Of
the needs which the war department
has for men.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
lemons DO MAKE
THE SKIN WHITE
HOW TO MAKE A CREAMY LEMON
BEAUTY LOTION At HOME
FOR A FEW CENTS.

Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
you with three ounces Of orchard white
for few cents. Squeeze the juice Of
two fresh lemons into bottle, then put
in the orchard white and shake we'll.
This makes quarter pint of the very
best lemon skin whitener and complex
ion bcautifier known. Massage this fra.
grant, creamy lotion daily into the face,
neck, arms and hands and just see how
roughness disappear and how smooth,
soft and white the skin becomes. Yes!
1t Is harmless, and tho beautiful results
will surprise yo".-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
Absolutely Nothing
Better than Cuticura
for Baby's Tender Skin
Oratorv TODAY.
Soap Csc. Ointment IS and SOC.

In Mississippi they tell of young
lawyer retained to defend man
charged with the theft of n pig. The
young man seemed determined to con-
vince the jury that he was born to
shine. and accordingly he delivered
the following exordium:
"May it please the court and gentle
men Of the jury, while Europe is
bathed in blood; while classic Greece
is struggling for her rights and liber-
ties and trampling the unhallowed al
tars Of the beardless infidels to dust !;
while the United States. entering the
war, shines forth the brightest orb in
the political sky. with due diff
dence, rise to defend the cause of this
humble hog thief."-Case and Com.
ment.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18

Red-blooded men Of courage are on
the firing line-and there are many
anemic, weak, discouraged men and
women left at home.
At this time of the year mr. people
suffer from a condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn
out, before the day is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches and
sometimes "pimply" or pale skin.
Bloodless people, thin, anemic peo'
pie, those with pale cheeks and lips.
who have poor appetite and feel that
tired, worn or feverish condition in the
springtime Of the year, should try the
refreshing tonic powers of a good al
terative and blood purifier. Such one
Seal and Stone root, Queens root and
chemically pure glycerine and without
the use Of alcohol. This can be OBJ
tanned in ready-to-use tablet form in
sixty-cent Walls, as druggists have sold
it for fifty years as Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. It is a
standard remedy that can be obtained
in tablet or liquid form.
A good purge should be taken once
a week even by persons who have a
movement daily, in order to eliminate
matter which may remain and cause
condition of auto-intoxication, poison
ing the whole system. To clean the
system at least once week is to prac-
tice health measures. There is nothing
so good for this purpose as tiny pills
made up Of the May-apple, leaves Of
aloe and jalap, and sold by almost
all druggists in this country as Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, sugar-coated.
ooav IN t0kn
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
KEEP SAVING SUGAR.
Allotment to Be Increased Durlno the
Canning Season.

Allotment to Be Increased Durlna the
Canning Season.
Aberdeen.-The many Inquiries ~.
ceived at the Offices of the federal
food administrator for South Dakot
with regard to the sugar situation II;
1t will affect canning operations in the
homes have caused c. N. Herreid, fed.
eral food administrator, to issue the
following statement:
The food administration is making
every endeavor to see that the coun.
try is provided with supply Of house
hold sugar on the basis of three
pounds of sugar for each person per
month. Do not consume mere. Saw.
ing from this supply enough for use
during the approaching canning sea-
son is not regarded as boarding.
1t is also the intention of the food
administration to supplement the
three-pound per month allotment dur.
ing the canning season with an ad.
ditional amount that will be annie
for necessary canning operations.
The full utilization of all methods
which will save sugar is, however,
strongly advised. Such methods in
clude putting up fruits in their nat.
ural juices, the use of syrups, drying
and the storage Of fruits and yepe.
tables in pits and cellars.
Canning fruits, vegetables and per.
ishable products of all kinds for fam.
lily use during the months of little or
no production is not boarding and
such products will not be seized or
taxed. nor will the amount be limited
The food administration has repeat.
eddy and definitely declared that any
statement to the contrary are the re.
suit of enemy propaganda.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-18
Subtle Reasoning.

My little grandson is quite a hand
for reasoning from analogy" and
the other day was asking what his
family name was. I told him his ia
theirs ancestors came from England.
Wales and Scotland, while his moth
er's were English and Irish.
He then asked: "Grandma, what
was your name before you were mar
ried?"
II answered Lyon"
He considered moment and then
said: $50 I suppose you came from
Africa ?''-Chicago Tribune.