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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
HARMED

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Weatherford
and daughter, Bessie B. and Roth
Walker we're in Louisville, Thursday
and Friday.
Mallow Robinson of w. S. NJ, who
is stationed at Boston is at home for
a few days.
Miss Lillian May was in Garfield
shopping Wednesday.
Gilbert Oldham and family of
Hardinsburg spent the week end with
his father, Rev. w. r. Oldham.
Mrs. Amanda Tucker Of Nook is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. w. T. Gregory is visiting Mrs.
Minnie McGill of Louisville.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Elliott died Wednesday. The
remains were taken to the family
burying ground near High PLANES,
Thursday.
The Young Peoples Society met
Saturday with Raymond Crume.
Rev. Oldham filed his regular APP
pointment at the Baptist church
Sunday.
Rev. c. Truman was in town
Thursday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
WITH THE HOME BOYS IN SERVICE
fff 7 7 7 ~

Lura Butler wrote the 9TH day of
July. write a letter every week
and il you can | want you to write
every week, so | can hear from you
all oftener. When ever you write
put on your letters A. +. F. Co. X.
120th Inf. u. S. A., N. Y, then
will get them sooner.
Well we are having some a. III!
warm weather at present the warm
est we have had this summer.
You wanted to know something
about the country over here it is a
bout all level, what | have seen
There are no rocks, some hills, but
they are not rocky there is no timber
to amount to anything around here.
The ground is very rich; they grow
wheat the finest | ever saw and oats
and beets. They grow some tobac-
co, but it is not like ours, they don't
let it get ripe; they top it on the
ground and pull the leaves off before
it gets as long as long as our prime
leaves. They havn't got many farm
ing implements.
Well as | havn't got any place to
write, am holding the paper on my
leg and writing this letter Answer
real soon and write every week. Low
ingly your son, Newton Williams.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
From Joseph Stone.

Pvt. Joseph Stone, the son Of Mrs.
c. w. Stone and brother of Ira d.
Stone who has just landed in France,
has been on foreign soil for three
months. He formerly lived at Nc
Daniels before becoming soldier.
Dear Homefolks: Just few lines
to let you know | am getting along
fine and like this country better every
day ] had letter from Pearl one
from you, one from Ira, one from
Viola and one also from my girl in
Canton, Ohio, you don't know how
glad | was to get some news from the
States, please write once or twice a
week and | will do the same when
| don't have SO much to do. | have
written you two letters since | have
been over seas. | have written Cola
letter. Tell Marie and Ruby when
they see her tell her hello for me.
Please write often and tell me all Of
the news, for / sure love news from
home.
Please excuse this short letter as
am short of paper at present
Please remember that | think of
you often and | really don't think
it will be but few months until |
will be with you all From your low
ing son and brother, Joseph w.
Stone. Mi Co. lac Inf. American
Expeditionary Forces, A. P. o. 763
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
Sgt. Langley Is Afraid
He Will Never Get
To The Front

| Sgt. Grover Langley OF the Signal
Corps. lie Havre, France. who before
going over lived at McDaniels, KY
writes the following to Mrs. Langley
who has remained in that city until
Sgt. Langley's return.
U. S. Army Post Office, No. 76O
Sept 4, 1918. Dear Cova: Am a
great deal better humor today than
| have been for some time, | receiv-
ed three or four letters from you this
morning and while they were all
back numbers. they explained what
| failed to get from your other letters
or should say your other letter. You
no doubt received any number OF my
letters by this time, so know that |
was writing.
We are having some beautiful
weather here now, though it is COM
mencing to feel little like fall |
certainly do dread to see winter come
on as | never could stand cold
weather Am afraid that it will be
little hard on the people at home
account of having to use so much
coal in the manufacture OF munitions
of war. | certainly do not like the
idea of the folks at home having to
stand any hardships.
never did tell you about my trip
across from New York We were
only eight and half days on the
water, and we had real nice trip
across. The weather was ideal, no
rough sea or anything. There was
not a man sick on the whole trip.
The ship was we'll armed and | do
not. think a Sub could have got us
had they tried We had several "a
larms and number of shots were
fired at supposed Submarines, though
| do not think they were really Subs.
We landed in exactly eight and one
half days from the time we set sail.
/ have seen quite little of France
since | have been here. Will tell
you all about it when get back,
would try to tell you now but do not
know if it would be permitted.
lie Havre, is a pretty nice town
though it is pretty quite. | do not
know what the population is, but
it is something like Springfield. 1t
is on the Coast, which helps some
You know | always did like the Sea
Coast. We are SO far from the front
line that / do not even consider my
self in the war. 1t is about as excit-
ing here as it used to be in Joliet, so
you see you need have no fear for my
safety. | have not seen German,
since | left the u s. except prisoners
and it does not look as though | WILL
though of course there is no way of
knowing. 1t would sure get my
Goat" if l should come all the way
over here and then never get to the
front
Oh they can't beat the Yanks, you
know we were never beaten and ma
turally we are not going to let the
Hun, do it. He has very very
poor chance in my opinion, the big
gest mistake he ever made was when
he got the Yanks camping on his
trail. only wish | could get a
shot at him, you know / promised
you his scalp and it commences to
look as though some other fellow
was going to beat me to it. Well
such is war. Well good bye, will
write again soon. Yours ever,
Grover
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
A United States Regular
For Over rs Years.

Serg. Chas. Hanks, former Steph-
ensport boy who has been in the u
S. Regular Army for more than
twenty-five years has landed with his
regiment in France.
When he returns from France
Serg. Hanks will have seen a large
part of the country. He has been in
the PHILIPPINES twice and on the Mexi-
can border, besides numerous other
places. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Hanks of Stephensport
and a brother of Mrs. John Weisen-
berg of this city.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
A Harmed Boy in France.

This letter is from Newton Will
liams, Harmed boy who is over in
France helping to down autocracy.
Dear Father and Mother: A
few lines this morning to let you hear
from me. This leaves me we'll and
fine hope to find you the same. l
havn't heard from you all for some
time. | got your letter you and
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
YOUR FACE Is YOUR FORTUNE

A thousand people look at your face
while one glances at your feet-yet-
you spend money to keep your shoes
in condition and neglect your face.
RED CROSS Shaving Lotion (the
after-shaving luxury, makes old faces
look young and keeps all faces in the
pink of condition. This and other RED
CROSS toilet articles sold only by
A. r. Fisher, Cloverport, XIV.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28

/ N is for nuisance it is to us all to
have flies and "skeeters" from
spring until fall.
O is for Our Chance to Danish them
puck by Swats, screens ana
cleanliness, ere we are sick.
P is for Poison Ivy, it's pretty but
bad; learn to know and avoid
it or you'll wish you had.
o is Question we ask-it's one that
we mean--aren't we all taught
at home to help keep it clean :?
Right it is, we should keep our home
city so clean that it's fame will
grow brighter each year.
So let's get together, let's start out
today and all do our part in a
neighborly way.
T is Town Improvement Work; take
it to heart; pitch in, lend a
hand and each do his part.
Urge every school girl and school
boy in the city to help make
our town just as clean as it's
= pretty.
V is for the Vigor we need every
day to keep us alert in our work
and our play.
W is for the way you can help if
you will to make High Point
lovelier and healthier still.
X is a miserable letter to use, so
we'll just overlook it; kindly
Reuse.
Y is for the Yard that's all tidy and
neat and help such lot to i'm
prove every street.
z is the end of this tale that's so
lone-"HeIp Keep High Point
Clean" is the name of our song.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrator of the
estate of A. L. Mendenhall, deceased
late of the county of Guilford, North
Carolina, this is TO notify all persons hav.
ing claims against the said estate to ex.
hibit and present same, duly verified, to
the undersigned, High Point, N. c.. ON
or before the 28th day of March, 1919, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate settle
ment.
This the 18th day of March, 1918.
S. H. MENDENHALL,
Admr. of A. L. Mendenhall, with will
annexed. D. II. Parsons, atty.f2 ct
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28
LOCAL CONCERN BANKRUPT.

The Southern Car Company has beer
adjudged bankrupt by Judge James
E. Boyd, upon the petition of creditors
w. A. Copeland, former superintendent
was named as receiver and bond to the
amount of $500 required. The company
closed down several months ago but
lately was negotiating for a large gov
eminent order which seems to have
failed. It was one of the biggest
plants here and regret it felt that it
would not be made to go.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28
Rad NEGPo cAPTuREp HERE.

Harvey Wood, one of the negroes who
broke jail at Salisbury Friday morn
ing, was caught here Friday night and
returned by a deputy. Wood was rid
ing on top of ap assenger ear when
Chief McGhee and Patrolmen Haney and
Brindle spied him. Refusing to alight a
shot from trusty six shooter plowed
the air close to his head and the ne
gro forthwith came to earth.
Six negroes overpowered the jailer at
Salisbury when he went to give them
some coffee, and made their escape.
Wood was the negro who took the gun
from the jailer.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28

A is for Alley, all raked-up and
and clean.
How | hope it's yours! DO you
see what mean?
B is for Beauty-spot, which it might
be, if we'd each do our share
for each other to see.
c. is for cans; we ought to have two
tight for garbage, but tOpless
for ashes will do.
D is for the Dust and the Dirt every
where-we can help make it
less if we'd each do our share.
E is for Everyone that comes here
to live; he needs all the service
and love we can give.
F is for Flies. Are they welcome ?
They are not! There's one thing
to do to them-hasten to swat !!
G is for Garbage can where they'll
abide if the top isn't On or a
hole in the side.
H is for haste when we see them
appear, for we know sure as fate
there's some dirty spot near.
is for inventions to catch she flies
feet; is there one to keep waste
paper out of the street?
j is for Just This-if we're careful.
each one, the day of dust, dirt
and disorder is done.
* is for Kerosene; flies hate the
smell and will ne'er lay their
eggs where you sprinkle it well.
L is for the Lot where it's fun to play
ball, but tin cans and rubbish
don't belong there at all.
M is for Mosquito, mean little pest
who likes stagnant water and
swamps for his nest.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28
UNIQUE ATTRACTION.

The tenth grade of the high school
held miniature county fair Friday
night. There were five side shows and
various other pleasure resorts. It was
altogether very creditable perform
ance and highly enjoyed by ALL
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28
CLEANUP WEEK
Commences Monday, April lst

Have all your cans and other rubbish
ready on that day and as near sidewalk
as possible. Wagons will commence haul
ing in all the wards Monday morning.
A small fee of 1Oc per barrel or box
will be charged to help deflay expenses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
PAY HEAVY PENALTY
FOR USING "SCAB" ON
FEDERAL WORKMEN

Two men, one d Peruvian and the
other stranger, found yesterday az.
ternOOn that II is both dangerous AMI
expensive 10 call 4. 5 Government
workmen scabs. The men are Ray
Merstslder, Who gives ms address, a.
Arizona, and Joe Londrisan. of This
city, and they were arrested yester.
day afternoon charged with calling
some OF the workmen engaged IN tn.
construction OF the Illinois Zine
Works extension here "scabs' an /
trying to pick quarrel W'th-4hem
in an east end saloon.
The two men were given a hearing
before Police Magistrate Dauber yes.
terday afternoon ana he Judge after
hearing the testimony in the ease as.
sessed Mersielder $50 and costs
while the remedy in Londriaan's case
was made s200 ana costs.
Newsletter Was unable 10 settle or
10 obtain bondsman and he was
taken TO the county Jail this morning
by Deputy Steadman TO set II out, but
Londfigan took an appeal and was
released on bonds
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
TAKE SLACKERS FROM
BAREFOOT SHOWS

tleve Winters and Lester liager
man, two employees Of The Barkoot
carnival. are held III the county jail
at Pontiac pending their induction
IN The lighting service Of the Uni
ted States.
Winters who is resident OF Mis-
slsslppL registered at Cairo. H.. and
WAS reported "a delinquent by the
toard in that city 20 the adiutan,
general at Springfield on Angus; y.
He was picked up at the carnival
grounds Friday night by Sheriff Cor.
man and is being held awaiting the
arrival of papers for his induction
mo The army He will be sent 10
training camp by the local board
Hagelman registered at Milbury.
Wood county, OHIO. aad was report.
ed delinquent 10 the ABUNDANT ,ener
al OF Ohio on Feb. 9. His local board
leiesraphed the local board AT Ponti
nc Saturday that they were sending
papers Tor his induction.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
ASK MOTHERS TO
REGISTER BABIES

The WOmans committee Of the Ma,
tional Council OF Defense. is sending
out a pamphlet urging all mothers in
the state % see Ina, their babies are
registered. All babies who are born
after January |, l9lS are sent en-.
grayed birth certificates by the state
board OF health, when their births
are registered and in case a baby
reaches the age of three mOnts anc
has moi received lis certificate, il Is
the duty Of the mother 10 see that her
physician has registered the badly
The pamphlet tina; IS being sen ont
gives list of the values derived from
birth registration. and the disaiyan
tages TO children whose births ara
not registered.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
ARTIST McCUTCHEON
STALLED IN MIO-LAKE

Chicago. Aug 2l.- While patrol
boats and fellow alrman endeayored
IN vain 10 aid them because of tense
fog, Lieut. Hammond, Great Lakes
Naval Training station aviator, carry.
ng JohA T McCutcheon, cartoonist.
as passenger. batted heavy waves
on Lake Michigan for four Eours
yesterday before Hammond could get
he engine to working again and re.
sumo the flight.
The aviator started from Great
Lakes for Grand Haven, Mich. across
the lake. few minutes behind Lieut.
Duncan Forbes. Lieut.. Forbes made
the trip without mishap. but Ham.
mond's engine failed when half way
across and he was forced to descend.
The heavy waves smashed one non.
ICON Of the hydroplane before he
could get it to start. The remainder
81 the trip was made without event.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
City and Vicinity
News

G. h Chapman has gone to Cal
gary. Canada. on a business trip.
5 Rev. q W Farrar returned home
last evening after a TWO weeks visit
in New York.
Mrs. Walter D0nayan and daughter
Roberta are visiting Mrs Fannie
Tucker. 1920 Columbus street.
Miss Ludia Rdcel of Chicago who
has been visiting Miss Reah Stewart,
Sos Guthrie street. returned to her
home in Chicago yesterday. She was
accompanied home By Elya. HOdgin.
who will visit in Chicago for IA week.
Mrs. Daniel Camp and daughter.
Miss Emma, OF Phillip. Mass. former
well known Ottawa residents are
spending two months with bheit
daughter and sister, Mrs. Fred S.
keeler on Pearl street.
Miss Henrietta kerste. of Toledo
Ohio has returned 10 that city after
spending The past TWO months IN
Princeton. Streator and Ottawa
Mrs. Bernard Brennan and daueh.
tiers Margaret and Mauie, OF Chicago
formerly OF this city, are visiting OF.
tawa relatives and friends.
Mrs. leah Reese Stein of New
York CITY, former Ottawa resident
who has been spending the last month
visiting friends in this city. has re.
turned to her home in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Ward Condo mo.
tored to Chicago and Racine, Wis,
this morning fot several DAYS
visit.
Judge II. w. Johnson has gone to
North Dakota on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Graham and
MIR. aud Mrs William Johnson are
spending few days at Delavan Lake,
Wis.
Misses sarah and t.lyia Paterson
are spending TWO weeks vacation
IN Chirago and at the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station
Ole Peterson has returne to Camp
Munst0n,. Kan, after visiting win
relatives in Ottawa and at his home
IN Dayton township. He is a member
ot the machine gun corps.
Mrs Louis Schrigley returned to
her home ON Ottawa avenue last even.
Ing after spending two days in Chi
Cdgo
Miss Marie Wyman is visiting Miss
Verne kinzer in Utica.
Misses Anna and Helen McGarr,
l2l6 Paul street, went to Chicago this
afternoon 10 spend several weeks Wis.
iting relatives
Miss Sadie Deyaney was a Utica
visitor this afternoon.
Earl Locke went 70 Chicago his
afternoon on short visit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21

An old Scotchwoman, who mad re.
sisted all entreaties of her friend to
have her photograph taken, was at
last induced to employ the services Of
a son in America. On receiving the
first impression she failed lorecoRnize
the figure thereon depicted as herself,
so. card in hand, she set out for the
artists studio ia ask il there was no
mistake.
is that me?' she quered.
Eyes, madam" replied the artist.
And is it like me?' she again
asked
Yes, madam; it's speaking like
ness"
"Aweel," she said resignedly, it's a
humblin sicht.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
Candies From Human Fat.

Among soap anomalies may be men.
uoned human-fat toilet soap, known
over continental Europe the past cen
fury or more and Indicated by some
medicos as a superior cnolient. This
sounds Gallons, but the art of soap
making Is not particularly noted for
fine sentiment. The fat stock was OBJ.
tanned from cadaIerS of hospital and
morgue derelict> and tried out like any
other fat Candles for special pur-
poses base also been made from hu.
man fat Scientific American.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
Barber Biames Customer

This stun about the laxative barber
is all wrong, 1t appears. A barber
writes Seattle post-lntelligencer pro-
testing against further misrepresen.
tatlon. 1t is the customer who insists
upon opening his. heart, he writes. aud
tile poor barber Is obliged TO listen to
oil manner of confidential patter, home
troubles scandals, and occasionally the
customer spills Il bum tip on the stock
market ANA the barber goes broke. 1t
IS this latter contingency that impels
him to protest.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
FOOD CHIEF DEALS
BLOW TO THRESHERS

Questioned IN regard 10 the matter
of abandoning The serving of sup
pers tor thresh.ng' crews W. ;. Stew
ems. Ia sale county food adm.nistra
Tor. has written the following letter
10 John y Marshall, food administra-
Tor OF Serena township:
Replying to your letter Of August
Nth. wish 10 advise Won that this
office is TOO busy 10 60 into the argu-
ments pro and con about the serving
Of suppers TO threshing crews. 1t
is a United States food administra-
ton request that they do not serve
suppers i'll La Sale county, hence
YOU and have no choice As food adj
ministrdtors but TO pr0mugate the
request and ask for its observance.
and report all those Who fail 10 com
ply, including all those who cause the
meal 10 be served, both men and
women, all those who stay 10 the
meal. aId all those who refuse I'd
stay late enough to do an average
days work during the threshing sea.
son which everyone Knows is little
longer than the average days work,
and cannot come within certain pre-.
scribed hours because OF varying con.
ditions
! "You state that your people are
willing to discontinue giving the
crews supper if the United States
food administration insists upon
them doing so. Please have them dis
continue, as | feel sure it viii keep
many Of them out OF trouble in the
future, as the records of all peOple
who go contrary 10 the wish OF the
government are being very closely
checked Up these days. as you know
and We do not want any Of our folks
here 70 get into trouble ii we can
help II, as It Is much easier to keen
ont OF trouble than TO get out after
one has gotten in So let's all play
SAFE"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
With Self ForQQt.

Greatness is achieved, no. by direct
ami eager chase. but white we are look.
IN for something else. II is the,little
things wa get by hot enieavor. The
great things come 10 us, as il We're
around a corner. We never become
beautiful, or eloquent. or popular. OF
happy, or intellectual or even good. by
hard labor. Whatever we get of such
things Will come 10 W. when we ARE
most Selfforeetful, and most absorbed
In the service of our kind. Edward
Judson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21

Cracks in furniture mny be filed in
with becsWaX. Soften the wax until
1t is like putty, then firmly press II
into the cracks and smooth over with
thin steel knife. Sandpnper over
the surrounding wood and work the
DUST into the wax. This gives a wood
'ihlsh or color, aud when the furniture
Is vanished the cracks wiz disappear.
BceSwnx is better than putty, for
putty soon dries, crumbles, and falls
out.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
Couldn't Have Worried Much.

Before he died at the age of ninety.
six years, the oldest member of the
British parliament said that he had
no secret formula for the prolongnton
of life, except II might be that he
never bothered about his health. he
smoked and he ate and drank what
pleased him most. IFS quite evident
that he was an honorary member Of
the Don't Worry club.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
SOCIETY NOTES

> 4 g
Miss Hazel Reeder entertained six.
Teen friends last evening a, her home.
l0e3 West Main stree; with "a yari-r
shower in honor Of Ms Velma Snlrr.
whose marriage 10 Theodore Fustis
sakes place in few days The AFFAIR
was kept a secret from The guest of
honor who was invited to spend the
evening a the Reeder home, arriving
after he other guests had assembled
THE evening was spent very pleas.
pntly and informally, mock wedding
being one OF the many enjoyable lea.
cures of the evenings entertainment
Miss Snarr was presented with many
beautiful and useful gifts. Light re-
ere1hments were served at late
hour.
DIR. J. II. Franklin OF Spring Valley
entertained a small party of friends
at the Clifton Hotel today. with a four
course luncheon in honor of Cant r..
II. Butterileld, who LETT this afternoon
for New Haven Conn The luncheon
was served az 1880 O'Clock, and FOL.
lowing the luncheon the guests spent
an informal social hour before es
corting the doctor 10 the train.
3 = q
Mrs Rasmus Benson entertained
the members of the West Side Red
cross this afternoon at her home
II 2 Illinois avenue A large number
OF ladies attended and spent very
pleasant afternoon sewing for the Rel
Cross, a number of refugee garments
being entirely completed