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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

A pathetic death occurred at Platte
vile on Saturday a week ago when
Mary Florence Huntington, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Huntington,
died of appendicitis. Tie little girl
was sick only two days. Her funeral
was largely attended
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Ira Stamm of Belmont, and Blanch
Griff1s of Mt. Hope, were married last
week in Milwaukee. Mr.. Stamm has
been engaged as principal of the Ber-
lin, Wis, schools and the young couple
will take up their residence there this
fall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

toilet and cigar counters, medicine
cases and an elaborate prescription
cabinet. When the new fixtures are
installed Mr.. Klofanda will have one
of the most modern and attractive
drug stores in this part of the state.
The improvement represents an ex-
penditure of $1,000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Bishop Charles B. Taylor will be
the principal speaker at the Platte
vile Camp Meeting to be held June
20 to 80. Other notables are on the
big program.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

in good shape with the assistance of
our roadmaster, Henry Kirschbaum.
Car owners will be able to make all
the hills and grades on "'high" in the
future
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Miss Vera Shearer and Edward Law
son both Of Fennimore, were married
at Waterloo, Ia. The groom is man
ager of the Peacock Ice Cream factory
in FennimOre
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Melvin Rodda of Hazel Green, has
recently enlisted in the radio depart
ment of the navy. He will receive
preliminary work at the Great Lakes
station and will later go to the radio
school at Harvard University.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

VIM. Mccartney of Mt. Hope, a Sc
lected man to leave May 25th, was
stricken with appendicitis and is now
in Brookside hospital, Boscobel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Two more Dubuque banks have
dropped German" from their names.
The German Savings becomes the Pi-
oneer Savings and Trust. The Ger
man-American becomes the American
Trust and Savings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Fred Spiegelberg Of Boscobel, aged
40 years, died in a hospital at Round
Up, Mont, where he went about year
ago for his health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Miss Ethel Jentz was married to
Sergeant Warren Thompson at St.
Mary's church, Platteville, Monday Of
this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

Mrs. Rebecca Meters died at the
home of her son, George K Mills, at
Hazel Green. She was 81 years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Lieut.. Carl Andrew has been pro-
noted to captaincy. DR.. Andrew,
formerly of Platteville, is stationed in
Tennessee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22

Across the Seas They Call
\ CROSS the seas from every war-torn nation in
n the Allied cause there comes the call for Red
Cross help.
1t comes from soldiers who have grrnly faced the
cleaning bayonet steel and poison gas and screaming
shells, and who now lie with parching throats and
thrObbing wounds
Itcomesfro soldiers sick with fever, pneumonia,
tuberculosis
1t comes from soldiers crippled, mutilated.
Dllnded who can no longer fight and must be TAUGHT
and trained for useful occupations
1t comes from the underfed shivering, HELPLESS
prisoners IN the German prison camps.
1t comes from little children, orphaned. home
less, slowly starving day by day. by tens and tens Of
thousands
1t comes from mothers in the pillaged zones of
war whose hearts and souls have been made numb
with horror
From all these millions of suffering human BEINGS
there comes across the seas the call for help-heln
that because Of the frghtfu burdens placed upon
our Allies cannot be gUen unless be provided by the
American Red Cross.
Another hundred million is needed to carry on"
What will Americas answer be
SPACE DONATED
URROWS & WINSKILL & CO
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25


SURGEONS agree that in cases Of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most i'm.
portant. When an EFFICIENT an
tiseptic is applied promptly, there is
no danger of infection and the wound
begins to heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOROZONE is the
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Sold by
PAUL Drug Co. Columbia, KY
l keep on hands a full stock If
collins, caskets, and robes. l also kser
Metallic Baskets, and Steel Boxes and
two hearses. We keep extra large
caskets. Prompt service night or day.
Residence Phone 20, Office phone l6s
45-lyr J. r. Triplett,
Columbia Ky.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25
Pyrex-Transparent Ovenware
Glass that defes heat at
7-2t Albin Murray's
GO to Church Times.

90 TO Church Times.
The pastors of Columbia and vicin
ity extend cordial welcome to all.
Presbyterian church, Rev. B. T.
Watson Pastor.
Sunday.School 9:45 a. NJ.
Congregational Woaship IL a. m.
Evening Service at p. NJ. on every
second and fourth Sundays.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at $50. Sunday school topic discuss
ed.
Preaching at Union 1st and 3rd
Sabbaths.
MISREPRESENTATION.
r. V. Bennett, Pastor.
Preaching lst and 3rd Sunday in
each month.
Sunday School at $50 a. NJ.
Epworth Leage 6:15 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at $50,
Everybody:cordially invited to these
services.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching on each Hrst and third
Sunday.
Morning service IL o'clock.
Evening service 7o'clock
Sunday School $50
B. Up. U. evening 6:10
Prayer meeting, Wednesday even
ing e:30
Business meetings Wednesday even
ing before the 3rd Sunday In each
month.
Missionary Society, the last Thurs
day in each month, 800 O'Clock.
f. II. Durham, Supt. s. s.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible School every Sunday at $50 a.
M.
Judge Hancock, Superintendent.
Preaching service at IL a. m. and
800 p. m. on Second and Fourth Sun,
days.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening at 500.
~
Official meetingE Friday night be
fore the fourthlSunday In each month.
Woman's Missionary Society, the
first Sunday in each month at 2:46 p,
m. -
Mission Band the first Sunday
each month alta p. m.
Ladies' AidlSociety Thursday after
second Sunday at 800 p. m.
2. T. williams, Pastor.
G.. B. Reed. Sect.
Ray Conossr. Tres
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25

stopped they stopped earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions were Civ
en- the credit, Descriptions of
the symptoms corresponds exact
ly to the symptoms present in
influenza victims todas.
After a long rest influenza ap-
peared suddenly in 1899. AL.
though scattered epidemics were
reported in Central Asia, Canada
and Greenland, in May Of that
year, and the disease started its
march around the world in Octo.
Der from Tomsk, in Siberia. and,
therefore, became known as
Russian influenza.
By the end of October it reach
ed Petrograd. During Novem.
Der all of Russia became affected
and cases reported in Paris, Ber-
lin and London. By December
all of Europe was in the clutches
of influenza and also a large area
of the United States.
The back of the epidemic was
not broken in Europe and the
United States until March, 1890,
but it continued its progress
around the world. By the end
of the year it had traversed the
entire globe.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25
Influenza has Killed More Than
the War.

The influenza epidemic in the
United States reaped a bigger
death harvest than the great
did in the American armies, &C
cording to the latest figures is
sued by the government. The
war casualty list, including the
list releaae November II, places
the total war deaths at q, 789,
which compilation includes those
lost at sea, those who died nat
ural deaths, who were killed in
battle or died of the wounds re-
ceived in action outside of the
United States, while the deaths
due from influenza and pneu-
monia following influenza from
September 18th to November
10th in the United States total
80, BOG, or three times the num-
Der of overseas casualties.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25
Two Of q Kind.

- ss'eses
!. David Lawrence. of the New
York Evening Post, is one of the
assgewdest Of the Washington
zneuspapers correspondents. He
ia 4 supporter of the President
aalGnas some ideas of his own as
ste the causes of the defeat of
thai Presidents party in the re-
cent congressional elections.
-'The Democrats" he says.
were swept from power be.
cause they did not abolish the
essdious system of seniority in the
Senate and House, whereby
length of service, and not abili-
sly, determines the craftsmanship
sasf committees that frame legis-
sla6cn. President Wilson asked
s4he country to support the Demo.
erxtic party when the chairman
of come Of it's most important
essmmittees had not followed
Dim. He attempted to translate
9etrength to the membership
.af his party, without regard to
s4he mauy cases of individual
weakness in that membership"
"A vote for Democrat was not
always a vote for Wilson and the
speeple knew it. The Democrats
themselves had not followed
their leader. When Mr.. Wilson
earnestly begged the members of
Ahie own party to pass the suff-
z~age mendment, he did not
change a vote. The South stood
soIidly against him."
IfMr. Lawrence is right in his
diagnosis and the voters are at
all consistent, then the Republi-
scan Congress just elected will be
followed by the election of a
Democratic Congress two years
hence; for the "odious system of
.<aediority in the Senate and
House" will be no more abolish
ed by the Republicans than it
has been by the Democrats. In
stafsiing by that fetch one par
'fy is just as guilty as the other.
Both parties. Which, it falls upon
s&hem to organize the houses of
Con- ress. cut their cloth by this
traditional and infexible standard
oof measurement, their first con-
sideration being of the tradition
and of the personal sensibilities
of the Senators and Representa-.
,fives rather than of the most
Efficient transaction of the public
thusiness.-Courier Journal.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25
The Spanish influence.

influence germs that are raw
aging in the United States are
the descendants of influenza
germs that bafied doctors in the
year LAOS.
They appeared first in Italy
and doctors of that period attrib-
.nted the disease to the influence
of the stars. So they called it
influenza.
Influenza has scourged the
,world often since then.
TN l557 the sittings of the Par
as lsF courts were suspended on
account of it; in 1427 sermons in
churches were suspended be-
cause of the sneezing and cough
sine. in 1910 masses could not be
zaung.
There were epidemics of in
auenza in 1910. 1876 .I7oS. 1882
and in 1857. and when they
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25
WELL DRILLER

| will drill wells in Adair and
adjoining counties. See me be
fore contracting. Latest i'm.
proved machinery of all kinds.
Pump Repairing Done. Give
me q Call.
]. C.. YATES
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25

When the armistice terms
were signed the U. S. army
numbered 3,764,687 men.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25

King Albert and the royal IA
mi1y will re enter Brussels to-
day.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25

It is estimated that American
casualties overseas will approx
mate 100000.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-12-25

The death toll from influenza
at Camp Taylor has increased to
7ss. vssspaa-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

were planting vegetables. The bonn
bardment made no alteration in their
movements.
At the end of three hours, when
dusk was gathering, the firing was be-
ing maintained from both sides. but
the explosives were no longer drop
ping in the village. and the soldiers
moved back into their billets and
their places of occupation.
One who was privil> ged to 60 to the
next village and thence to return to
a region of complete security could
not help realizing how different was
his lot from that Of the hundreds of
young Americans - courageous all.
toO-whO has no alternative but to re-
turn to the village which, as I have
said, could be completely blown of
the face of France If such were the
determination Of the Huns who were
believing with their guns only two
miles away.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
THROUGH STORM WITH BABY
Aged Pennsylvania Woman Walks "
Miles to Get Relief for
Family.

wilkes-Barre. Pa.-Mrs. Margaret
Kemp. a widow Of fifty-two years and
the mother Of six children. walked IL
miles over the snOw-crusted mountain
roads with her youngest child In her
arms Just to get warm.
When she got here she pleaded for
some means of getting warmth for the
rest of her family. which she said was
freezing in the shack called home" on
Bald mountain.
The mother and her baby were sent
to the United Charities and relief was
dispatched to the children. They had
neither shoes nor stockings, little I'M
derwear and ragged outer garments.
and were huddled under a few old
horse blankets and quilts. All were
brought here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
Worked to Perfection.

Some time ago an old Scot, who SUI
fered q great deal with insomnia, was
told by q ''brither" Of a certain cure.
The cure was greatly to Sandy's Tx
ing. for 1t consisted Of a glass Of whis-
ky every evening before going to bed.
He tried 1t. and after few nights
he met his friend again, who inquired
how the remedy was working.
Mon Jock. its a gran cure" replied
Sandy. "Tll tell ye hoo 1t worked.
The first night I got itae bed, an
took a glass O. whisky. 1t was nae
guild. Then got up an had anither
vim. That didna do me muckle guild.
either. Then I had anither vim, and
a long drink DOT o. the bottle. But I
couldna sleep. so got up an drank the
whole lot. An as sure as ye staun
there, Jock, efter that I didn gle
hang whittier I went the sleep or mol"
News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
AVERAGE AN ACRE AN HOUR
With Tractors In Spring
Tests.

London.-New English records for
tractor blowing were set In the annu-
al spring tests at the new government
tractor school Of instruction at Moss
ley Hill. Two types Of light tractor
pillow Of the model adopted by the gov
eminent as most suitable for British
requirements worked for II cOnsecu-
tive hours.
The ground was light soil and the
tractors were required to pull four
furrow plOws. the depth of the furrow
being six inches and the land fairly
level, but slightly rocky.
The work accomplished averaged
Ills acres each. and the fuel con-
sumption was 2.46 gallons per acre.
The engines were run continuously
for II hours.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

Stephen Decatur Bridges Of Verona.
near Bangor. who is known as the
salmon and alewife king Of the Pen
obscot, Is as positive not only that fish
have brains. but that fish reason ana
form dislikes and likes and tell their
opinions to each other. q
Bridges explains the disappearance
of salmon from the Penobscot In two
ways-either salmon tell other sal
mon how dirty its waters are and how
1t is not At for any respectable sal
mon to live in." or "the fish resent It
because at the hatchery in East Or
land they are taken from the water
and stripped Of their eggs"
"The fish resent that because It II
against nature" Mr.. Bridges asserts.
''They decide they are not being treat
ed right and stay away."-Boston Her
aid.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
SHE USED TO
Be GRAY
Society Ladies Everywhere Use
Ha Creole" Hair
Dressing.

The well-known society leaders hair
was prematurely gray. perhaps just
like yours, but Mrs. j heard Of La
Creole" Hair Dressing-how thousands
Of people everywhere had used it with
perfect satisfaction. It is not a dye,
but a preparation designed especially
for the purpose Of gradually restoring
color to gray or faded hair, and which
is easily applied by simply combing
or brushing through the hair. La
Creole" Hair Dressing positively eradi-
Gates dandruff. keeps the scalp in q
healthy condition and promotes the
growth Of new hair; brings back nat
ural, soft, even, dark shade to gray
or faded hair, and makes 1t lustrous.
full Of life and beautiful. La Creole"
Hair Dressing is sold and guaranteed
by all good drug stores everywhere. or
sent direct for $1.20 by Van Vleet-
Mansfield Drug Co.. Memphis. Tenn
(Advt)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
just Like Shaw.

George Bernard Shaw, the celebrat.
ed satirist. once wrote to the editor
Of a magazine that made a feature
Of the portraits of beautiful women:
"Why don't you do an original thing
and print the portraits Of beautiful
men? Here's mine"
In reply to the editors inquiry as to
whether he might not count on re-
ceiving n Shavian contribution by q
certain date, Shaw wrote:
II never engage to do anything that
must be done by certain date. The
things l simply had to do four years
ago I'll not be able to take up until
next spring."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
HAS SMALLEST FEET IN ARMY


Camp Meade. Md.-Fighting men at
Camp Meade take due pride In their
celebrities, but there Is one distinctive
man here who hates to be told about
his distinction. 1t Is Arthur L. Bum
Of the Twenty-eighth engineers.
Bum is distinguished as the man
with the smallest foot In the whole
United States army. Socks size three
and a half just fit Bum. and his feet
have plenty Of room to spare In the
smallest shoes the 20. NJ" issues.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
FocH IS PRONOUNCED "FOSH"
Rhymes With French Soldiers Name
for Unspeakable German Butcher
Soldiers, "Boche."

Paris.-General FOch's name Is not
pronounced like folk in English.
stephane Lausanne. editor of lie Ma
Tin of Paris explained the pronunci-
ation rs follows: THE correct pro-
nunciation Of the name of General
Ferdinand Foch is. with a medium o
and with the final Oh as though 1t were
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
Had Reason to Agree.

They were all sitting round log fire
roasting chestnuts, and the host had
been mOralizing generally. At last he
remarked:
mo, take my advice; never put of
till tomorrow what you can do today"
"Hear. hear" said handsome young
man from the other side Of the hearth,
with a glance ut his hosts pretty
daughter. II once did that-and next
day you took the mistletoe DOWN."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh Is q local disease greatly inf3u.
enced by constitutional conditions. It
therefore re ->reo constitutional treat.
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
II taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys.
tenn: HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing it, work. $1,000 for any case Of
Cat1Tr h,, that Halls cATARRA
Druggists TIC. Testimonials Tree.
=. ]. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
MINERS STRIKE BECAUSE
OF Stacker EXEMPTION

Gebo. WyO.-This little min
ing town is 100 per cent patriot
ic. An assistant postmaster was
given a deferred draft cl8ssifica-
ton because Of his Job. All the
miners in the village-2OO
strOng-went out on strike as a
result.
The strike lasted SO hours I'M
til the assistant postmaster
agreed to enlist. WhereupOn the
miners called a mass meeting
and voted money from the union
treasury to care for the mans
family during his absence. Only
four of the 200 strikers were
born in America.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
Unpatriotism Punished.

Clarified, Pa.-Charged with slur-
ring America. George Derrick was
made to repeat the oath Of allegiance
to the American flag as he stood In
police court while Mayor Hoaglapd
held IN emblem over bis head.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
Cosmopolitan Roster.

Columbia. Mo.-Sixteen students,
representing seven countries and three
United States possessions. are en-
rolled in the University of Missouri
this year. These students come from
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

sh trifle shortened. 1t will rhyme
with the French soldiers name for
the unspeakable German butcher SOL
diers. 'Boche.' 1t is preferable to
rhyme it with 'Bosh' rather than
folk which would give the generals
name a German sound"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

Costa Rica. Brazil. Porto Rico, Can.
ada. Sweden. China. Hawaii. Philip
pine Islands. japan and India. They
are entered in the schools Of medicine,
engineering. Journalism and educa-
ton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
OHIO man ISA
MODERN WIZARD
CORNS STOP HURTING THEN
LIFT OFF WITH FINGERS.

Drop Of magic! Doesn't hurt one
DIT! Apply a little Freezone on that
touchy corn, instantly that corn stops
hurting. then you lift it of with the
fingers. No pain at all! Try I'll
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
"EnoIIsh a. She 10 Spoke"

"EnglIsh ~ She 10 Spoke"
'This amt where we want of at
II was a well-dressed. attractive
looking young woman, and they were
in a street car which was about to
come to a stop.
"This amt where we want of at."-
Dayton (Ohio) News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07
From Bad to Worse.

From Bad to Worse.
II had to get rid of that nurse girl"
"Whyw
"She insisted on frightening the
children. / warned her when she came
that she was not to tell them stories
about boyle men. ghosts or any un-
real horrible persons"
"Well?"
"She promised not to. But now ev-
cry night she tells them IL they don't
go to sleep the Huns will come and get
them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

Whensvee You Med Q Ceoarnl
s.s. III. Ola $500 s:::s:sseaissSiS6 aess an
Of 0UfNiNH and IRON ana e vefy VslusblS 9 Z
0eneni strengthening Tonic. You can feei the 600
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

Why wait? Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle Of FreezOne for few
cents, sufficient to rid your feet Of
every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes. and callouses, with
out soreness or irritation. Freezone
is the much talked Of ether discovery
Of the Cincinnati genius.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-06-07

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
for . laxative, three for . cathartic. Ad.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-29
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM2

There are a great many people
who would be very much benefited
by taking Chamberlain Tablets for
weak or disorderod stomach. Are
you one of them? Mrs. M, r. Scarf,
Baldwinsville, N. Y, relates her ex.
perience in the use of these tablets:
II had a bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was troub-
led for two or three weeks with gas
anu severe pains in the pit Of my
stomach. Our druggist advised me
to take Chamberlain's Tablets. l
took a bottle home and the first
dose relieved me wonderfully, and
kept on taking them until was
cured These tablets do not relieve
pain. but after the pain has been re-
lieved may prevent its recurrence. =
d&w ADV.