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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

hurst, Dora Willie Taliaierro. Joe
ones. Charles Ringer, Maude Lou
Use Maddox, Margaret Chivers
Mary Griffice. Oita McCarty, Ber-
nice Gray, Robert Agee, Lily Chan
dler, lmogene Anderson, Maxine
Hodges, Anna Mae Watson. Nir-
ginia Bivens, jeanette Lanford. Ida
Nell Watson, Matte JONES, Fran
ces Jones, Roy Howard Roberta
Jones, Clara Bell Stubbleheld,
Howard McKinsey, Florine Felker,
Halle Lanford, Lesion Watson,
Lorene Scivally, Lucille Cathey,
Sherwood Owens. Thomas New
comb and Mary Frances Zumwalt,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29
CHINA PROTESTS THE
PURCHASE FROM RUSSIA
OF CHINESE RAILWAY Y
(Bv the Associated Press)

Peking, Friday, May y. 49, The
Chinese ambassador at Toxic has
been instructed to protest to the
Japanese government against the
transfer to Japan by Russia OF a
section of the Chinese Eastern rail.
way east OF the Sungari.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29
C0NvEN T|0N HALL
MAY Be UTILIZED
FOR AN ARM0RY

If proposition placed before
the mayor and city commissioners
last night is acted upon favorably,
and there were indications that it
would be, the newly organized ma
tional guard company will be given
the use of Convention Hall as an
armory. c. 0. Bum appeared at
the meeting last night and stated
what the company desired, the ne
cessity for it to have a permanent
home, place for lockers where its
property might be safely stored, be-
fore the government would issue
equipment. 1t was shown that the
banquet room would be sufficiently
large for the locker room. The
use of another small room on the
basement floor is desired. and the
company seeks to be allowed the
use of the main floor for squad drill
when weather prevents drilling out
doors. If the proposition is ac-
cepted the contract is to provide
that there shall be no smoking or
use of tobacco in the building and
that if the seats are removed that
they shall be replaced before the
hall is closed at night. A contract
is to be prepared and presented for
consideration today.
w. |. Cruce and number OF his
neighbors residing on Third avenue
northwest appeared before the
council and asked that the grade be
changed on that thoroughfare and
also on + and Hargrove streets in
order to take care of the water
without requiring the property
owners to make heavy fills in their
lots. The matter was referred 10
the city engineer.
l.. d .Hixon, city engineer, re-
ported that he had visited the quar-
ry where stone for the paving on
+ street northwest will be secured
and found it OF excellent quality
and in his communication to the
mayor and commissioners stated
that p. Brownell OF the National
Portland Cement company, had ex-
amined it and congratulated Ard
more on having such an excellent
quality of rock.
City Attorney Bass reported that
a case in which the city, two years
ago, had asked that a Pullman
sleeper be set out at Ardlnore for
Oklahoma City, was pending on ap-
peal from the corporation commits
sion, in the supreme court, and that
in a letter in response to one from
he attorney generals Office he had
suggested that the case be remand
ed for additional evidence, owing
% changed conditions in all affairs.
since the time OF the filing OF this
suit.
New Paving Proposed.
A petition OF property owners
vas presented asking that South
" Washington street be paved with
'rick from the noNth line of Third
venue to the south line of First
venue. The petition was referred
he city engineer.
A resolution was adopted in
tructing the city engineer to pre-
are plans, specifications and esti-
mates for paving West Broadway
rom the east line of c street
orthwest TO the intersection OF
Vest Broadway with Main street.
A resolution was adopted accept
1g the paving recently completed
n b street northwest, from the
orth line OF Broadway to the
outh line of Twelfth avenue north
'est.
An ordinance was passed assess
lg the property for the paving on
colt street from the south line of
lain street to the north line OF
IcLish avenue. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29
HUN BUILDS RAILWAY
FROM FINNISH FRONTIER

Moscow, Friday, May 24.-(By
the Associated Press).-The- Ger
mans are laying a railway from the
Finnish frontier to Petchenga bay
on the Mourmansk coast, accord
ing to an Archangel dispatch to the
Nashe Slove.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

An official announcement from
Toxic received in Washington last
November ), said Japan and the
Russian government, then under
control of Premier Kerenskv. had
agreed to the purchase by Japan Of
section of the Chinese Eastern
railway between Kawn Chengtsc,
near Chang Chun in Manchuria.
and the Sungari river.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

In 1851 the first knitting needles,
coarse wire things, appeared III
England. Some say they were IN
troduced from Spain, others from
Scotland. The first xnittink nj
chine was invented by one William
Lee of Woodborough, England.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29
TUNED AWAY Down.

Boston Transcript: Suitor-Re
fuse me, if you must, but don't say
;ou'll be a sister to ME
The Gir.-Don't woIry, Mr.. Pm
top. Our family is very exclusive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

IHHE ARDMORE BUSINESS MEMS CREDIT ASSOCIATION
has for its object the protection of its many members against
tose VINO deliberately beat their just debts But
o we want he-the men who have merely been
and have overlooked neglected their obligations without will
1 also the men who for beyond their control cam
not meet their obligations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

got a package and they surely helped me
wonderfully. | am awfuly glad | tried
them and am going to tell my friends
about them. My husband and praise DR..
Pierce's medicines, Mrs. l.. e. SMITH.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

Anything in the plain printing
line. Parker Printing Co. Phone
$50. 1Z3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

If there is bill you've neglected.
broken promise to pay-this is
an invitation to square yourself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

an adver-
semen t
r g c o M
III e n q n g
ID o c t o r.
+ ierce' ).
A II u r / e
Il a b ! e t s
for kidney
; trouble, so
aAnt ND.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

$3.50 to si.see per month can be made
with this permAnenL sgbstADtizi and
digni6ed business.
This wonderful sslf-contaIned roller
mill IL reyolstionlring IaiiiiBg. Makes
spiendld -four at q better yield than the
Government rec u3rea One man Nifhout
previous milling erperiencs can run Il
successfuliy. Small cost. small power.
easy operation enables u 30 make q
Better Barrel Of Flour Cheaper yoa
can sack yosr Sou uncsr eur nationally
Advertised BRAID -YLAvo-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

49, ~ k.N
nent inspects your prod
ucfs each rnorth free
and kssps you up 10
quality. Sl.es Of mills
from Is TO ice barrels
per day. You can start
With the small size n
you have elcoD to In
vest sold on % days
free trial
wr.s fee ev estss,r sn1
6p[ences 81 agccrnssul e~n-
e1 al s~9 tbs Unltz.1 S<s.a-
Aaeis Assir.s Nh Co
sse-ezs Trust elee.
o~enseoro- ky. l1e'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29
What Credit Did
For Bill Jones

II LII had nice income cozy home and happy family He
- was HONEST Nobody knew Bill Jones to promise
anything he wouldn't do if within his power When he
bought anything credit the bills settled promptly when
due and the merchants accepted his word as his bond
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

MANS clear credit the faith the merchants have in his hon.
esty and integrity proves of great help time of YOU
can tell but what Ill fortune ay as
may come to of u.s. NOW is the time to PREPARE for il
Keen faith with your creditors
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

Read it in the Ardmoreits first.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

vi ne did the right thing He every one of his cred
- ltor to explain and they did hesitate to give him time
and addition they accommodated him goods he needed
until he could get Strengthened out
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-29

CUDDENLY misfortune overlook him. Sickness in his family
~ reverses in businessal seemed to at time And
IKE MAN Bill faced his trouble He owed some accounts he
had made when he had every expectation would be able
to take of them they couldn't paw them
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Sergt. knutSOn Here.

Sergt. VIM. +. Knutson, who is
connected with machine gun com,
pany stationed at Admission, Alabama
is spending today with his sister
Mrs. w. L. R. Perry, while enjoying
a short furlougn. Sergt. Knutson i:
a former Webster City young man
He has been in the U. S. army 70
some time, enlisting before the wa.
was declared between this country
and Germany, nearly year ago.
This young man went abroad about
year and half ago, spending sey,
eral months at Saloniki, Greece, and
the condition at that time was Sc
serious, he says, that he could hard,
ly wait until he reached this sid
again and entered training, knowins
that the United States entrance int
the war was almost certainty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Want Church Club Room.

Whether the young people of the
Methodist church need club room
is a question that has been widely
discussed among members Of the
congregation of late and petition
recommending that such room be
opened in the church basement is
being circulated among Methodist
people at the present time.
The petition is finding favor from
practically all and the young people
of the church are already making
plans for the many sociable times
their room will afford them. The
petition provides that the room be
open to young men and women. boys
and girls alike, with several of the
older young people for chaperones.
Reading matter, suitable games and
many things would be provided and
other club room features added from
time to time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
MeSmer.JOhnSOn.

Miss Mabel Louise Mesmer, Sis
ter of Mrs. J. G. Waizennegger, and
Mr.. w. c. Johnson were married at
noon Saturday by DR.. r. T. Chip
perfield OF the Methodist church at
the Waizennegger home in the
Orpheum building. The bride was
gowned in a travelling suit Of taupe
broadcloth and wore a corsage bou-
quet OF sweet peas. The couple were
unattended. A delicious wedding
luncheon was served by Mrs. Waiz-
ennegger at the conclusion of the
marriage service.
The newly welded couple are
strangers to Webster City people.
The bride was a popular Burlington
young woman and Mr.. Johnson is
district auditor with the Iowa Tele-
phone Company, with headquarters
in Waterloo. They will leave here
shortly on a wedding trip before 60
ing to Waterloo to make their future
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
BascOm Huddlestun Farm Sale
Brought in Total Of Above $1,000,
Which Was $1,4OO Above
Estimate.
A MULE TEAM BROUGHT $3.50
Cows Went as High as $115, Spring
Gifts $96 and Two Two Year Old
Colts Mt $3.50.

One Of the best farm sales Of the
season was that held Friday after
noon at the Bascom Huddlestun farm
south of this city, Mr.. Huddlestun had
advertised it reasonably well-as
readers of the Freeman-Journal know
and had a good crowd of spirited
bidders. The total brought was above
$1,000, which was 81 400 more than Mr..
Huddlestun had estimated.
Big Prices.
The prices brought at this sale were
unusually high, due to a reasonable
investment in publicity and to the
quality of the goods and stock offered.
A good mule team brought $3.50. Cows
sold as high as Sis per head. Spring
gifts sold as high as 500 head and
two two year old colts brought $3.50.
Other prices were in proportion. M.
Huddlestun was very we'll pleased
with the way the sale went and the
buyers were likewise satisfied because
everything offered was in first class
shape.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Tag Day For ShOyels.

January 80 has been set aside by
DR.. II. A. Garfield, United States
Fuel Administrator, as Tag Your
Shovel Day" in this city and in every
other city in the United States.
On that day hundreds of thousands
of tags will be placed on the coal
shovels of the coal consumers in the
United States through the agency of
the school children. The purpose of
this day is to bring home to Ameri-
can people the necessity for saving
every pound of coal possible so that
the factories manufacturing muni-
tions and supplies of war can be
maintained at their fullest capacity.
The United States is fifty million
tons of coal short. This coal cannot
be instantly produced and made
available. 1t must be saved shovel
by shovel and pound by pound by
the households in the country. I'd
The campaign in this county is tt
be carried on under the direction o.
County Superintendent Snow, Cits
Superintendent Kelly and Fuel Ad
ministrator Burnstedt. A sufficient
supply Of tags is on hand to pu
one on the shovel of every coal con
sumer in Hamilton county. Prof
every country school teacher ant
teachers in schools in the Other
towns of the county.
Remember the day and see tha
you get your tag. 1t costs nothing
It is merely to be tied to the shove
and is to remain constant remin
der to save every possible shovelfu
of coal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
MUST ENFORCE LAW
ON GAMBLING DEVICES
Attorney General Sends Notices to
all County Attorneys and
Sheiiis.

Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-The punch
boards and slot machines must go in
Iowa. The attorney general in an
order to sheriffs and county attor-
neys today advised them to enforce
the law against prohibited punch
boards and all other gambling, de-
vices.
The order by the attorney general
came at the request of Governor
Harding and J. F. Deems, food adj
ministrator, that such operations
permitted waste of food
Gambling and slot machines have
been taboo in Hamilton county ever
since the law was passed. Their op-
Grafton since that time in defiance
of law has always resulted in a
grand jury indictment against the
violator
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
PHONE COMPANY SELLS
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
X. l.. Sterling Announces That Iowa
Telephone Company will Sell
Stamps.

War Savings Stamps. both the q
cent Thrift Stamps and the S. War
Savings Stamps, will be on sale in a
few days at the offices of the Iowa
Telephone Company here and
throughout the state. according tc
the announcement received by local
manager. r. l.. Sterling. The tele-
phone company has been authorized
by the secretary of the treasury to
establish War Stamps agencies at
its various offices.
In addition to making it conven.
lent for the public to purchase the
War Savings Stamps at its Offices
the telephone company is encourag-
ing it's employees to save their
money by buying the stamps
The telephone company is also de-
voting portion of its regular ad'
vertisements in the various news.
papers of the state to boosting the
sale of War Savings Stamps.
STAMP Out the War" will be the
slogan of the telephone company
and this sign, followed by the words
"War Savings Stamps For Sale
Here" will be displayed at all the
War Savings Stamps agencies OF the
company in this state
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Lieut.. Blake Writes Letter.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Blake this
morning received letter from their
son, Lieut.. G. o. Blake, who-is
somewhere in France" with the
Rainbow Division. The letter con-
tanned little information, but was
most welcome for the news it did
bring.
1t was written Dec. 20 from a
small French village, where a part
of the division is billeted. Lieut..
Blake says all the boys in the Rain
bow Division are well. He also
speaks highly of the Y. NJ. c. A. He
says they had been in camp but a
few days when the "Y" set up head
quarters and has furnished the men
many conveniences every day since
that time. Practically all the letters
written home are due to the "Y," be-
cause it furnishes the men stationery
and a place to write, which is not
furnished by the government.
The men are all highly apprecia-
tive of the work Of the army "Y"
and Lieut.. Blake says he can not
see how the boys would get along
without it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
ELECTED SECRETARY
OF MASTER BUILDERS
Guy c. Mills Elected $ ecretary OF
Board of Directors Mt Daven.
port Meeting.

Guy C. Mills, of the w. J. Zitterell
company Of this city, was elected
secretary of the board of directors OF
the Master Builders Association of
Iowa at it's annual meeting just held
in Davenport. a.N,
This board meets once month to
take up matters of general interest
to the association. The annual meet
ing in Davenport was attended by
$50 builders and contractors from
over Iowa The honor conferred on
Mr.. Mills came unsolicited and is
one that will please his many friends
here and generally over the state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
In Balloon Corps.

John Dodge, who recently went to
Omaha to enlist in the balloon corps
in the aviation section of the United
States army, passed both the physical
and mental examinations. and is home
awaiting his appointment to train
ing camp. The officers in Omaha in
formed Mr.. Dodge that he might be
called for duty in a week or that he
might not be called for couple of
months. So John is patiently waiting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
BROTHER ! IS lNR0ulf NJ !
TO FRONT ( MsIRlhcf
Jack Allen, Brother Of Mrs. .R. l.
Sterling, Leaves Texas Camp
for France.

Jack Allen, a brother of Mrs.
Ralph l.. Sterling of this city and
also of Fred Allen, who is stationed
at Camp Cody, Deming, n. NJ, is en-
route to France. Jack made his
home in Webster City some fifteen
years ago and he has visited the
Sterling family many times since
leaving here. He enlisted at Wau-
sau, Wis, several months ago and
in a letter received two days ago
Mr.. Allen said the troops with which
he is connected were being trans
ferred from Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas, to Washington, D. c.. pre-
paratory to sailing for England and
France. All goods, save very few
necessities, were; billed direct to
France so, he says, the boys know
that it will not be many days before
they are out on the deep blue ocean.
j The troop trains which carried the
boys from Camp Macarthur, more
than half way across the United
States provided the very best ac-
commodations, with pullman sleepers.
porters for each coach, etc. Every
thing that Uncle Sans railroads
could do for the convenience of his
soldier, boys was done.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
MAY SEND PARCELS
DIRECT TO SOLDIER
Parcels to 20 to Men In France May
Now be Sent Direct to the
Soldiers.

The many persons in this city who
have friends and relatives among the
soldiers of the American Expeditionary
Force in France will be interested in
knowing the newest regulation of the
government concerning packages to be
sent abroad.
Parcels to the American troops in
France not exceeding seven pounds
may hereafter be addressed directly to
the soldier, but will no longer be re-
ceived through the commander of the
port of embarkation, as formerly.
Packages mailed at the Webster
City postofiice are sent to the Wabash
terminal, Chicago, ILL.,, from where
they are forwarded to their destina-
tion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Examine Class This Week.

a total of 430 men in Hamilton
county have been listed by the local
board in class in the list of select
men. The district board may change
& few of these later.
The local board this morning an
nounced that the work of giving the
physical examination to all men in
class | will begin this week. DR..
Whitley. examining physician, will
have charge of this work. All the
physicians in the city, however, have
volunteered their services and the
work will be divided among them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
INSTALLING TELlERS
CAGES IN THE BANK
The Hamilton County State Bank is
Installing individual Tellers'
Cages.

Three steel -tellers' cages are being
installed at the Hamilton County State
bank.
They will be big improvement and
will simplify much of the business of
the bank, because each employee who
occupies cage will have to check in
and out only with the money in his
own department. Patrons will also be
given quicker and better service be-
cause the business of the institution
will be more equally divided with the
installation of these Improvements.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Four More Added.

The names of four more soldier
boys have been added to the honor
roll of the Congregational church
Glenn Willard Neel, Leon Paul Sterl-
ing. Glenn Jackson Greenwood and
Clifford Raymond Jewett.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Petitions in COurt,

b. H. Gish has filed petition in the
Office of the clerk of the district court
asking judgment against P. H. Guth-
rie for $S7707. claimed on notes.
The Miller Undertaking company
have taken out writ OF rep.evin
against Jack Doyle to recover prop
erty alleged to belong to them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
GLEN NEEL PASSES WITH
8 OUT OF CLASS OF 43.
Webster City Young Man Gets Into
Aviation Service.

Glen Neel has returned home from
Omaha, where he passed for entrance
into the army aviation service. He
was one of nine to pass, out of a
class Of 43, and he passed a perfect
examination.
He will beassigned to some camp
within few days. 80