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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-01-31
+. l.. Harpendng. Notary Public

toe past tour months, has re-
signed and VIII leave auout Feb.
10Th for Evansville 10 attend
the LIckycar business college.
The Barnett sale by }. W.
Blue. executor, has been post
poned til Tuesday, Feb. 9TH. at
the Tom Sleamaker place /!
miles east Of Tolu.
n. ID Helfrich, Of Evansville,
purchased the l.. =. Ewald tract
of land in Lyon and Trlgg coun-
ties last monday at public sale
in Louisville for $l09. 600. The
tract contains 5000 acres and
includes the old site where Hill
mans rolling mill stood on Cum
berIand river below Rock Castle
and Center Furnace between the
rivers.
WANTED - A few loads Of
heater wood Is to Is inches in
length. James +. Price
Glenn B. Sullivan has gone to
Princeton to visit his parents.
He expects to leave soon for
Arizona for his health.
My new Sepia Browns are the
latest thing in the photo bust
ress. Call and see them,
w. Il. Ordway. deputy sheriff
who moved to the city the first
Of the month. is occupying Miss
Ruth FIanarys bungalow in
west Marion,
George e Ordway, of ANA
riIlo. Texas, arrived from his
home in the far west last week
to visit his parents. Deputy
Sheriff viii Ordway. His wife
and their baby did not come.
Watch for my new line OF
samples which | will display OF
a large bulliten board at my
Office soon.
Travis Studio.
Virgil Thrrlkcld has returned
from Washington u &. wher,
he went 10 enlist 10 the Pay
masters department of the naNa
reserve. IT, expects to leave N
a few days for Norlork, va
where he will first enter the
FOR SALE l7 acres Of land
price ST. 5O per acre One nall
cash. Tor terms ADDRESS
Roy Davis.
The Rev. h, ). harlan anc
Mrs Harlan arrived here two
weeks ago and went to house
keeping IN the Doss cottage or
south Walker st.
Miss Flora Moore of Reptor
was in the city shopping Friday
ACCOMPANIED BY her father j. X
Moore.
Send that soldier boy n pictur,
os Yourself and Won will sure b,
doing something 10 helm Go I,
Travis Studio.
Just received car Of, Horse
Mule, and Dairy feed, which VI
will sell close for cash.
K, +. Wheeler.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-01-31
Travis Studio.
Travis Studio
Watch for the Bulletin Board
it is going to be good to look at.
Travis Studio.

ltuh' Jenkins IL now IN the
I. $ Government E'd,o school
~ Harvard University Cambridge
Mass. whore ne will be gwen
. four mon ne course N wireless
tclcrraphy. after which ne will
20 To- sea.
Mrs T. II Ilultsclaw. who has
rccn III with rheumatism and
IA grippe, Is now up and conva-
descent. which her many friends
viii be- giai to learn.
WANTED Copies of our Jan.
oath issue, for which we will
pay ) cents each.
Crlttenden Record.Press
WANTED The names of all
the old soldiers who are still liv.
ing. of Co. +, iSth Ky, Regi-
mcht. also their 7. O. address.
All who can. please drop me a
card at Marion. Ky, and obligc
your old cumrUde.
James 7. Terry
II you need change please
state same when ordering
coal so Us tn enable us to
send correct change by the
driver Maurie Num- Coal Co
Miss Christine Bliss came
near losing her life last Thurs
day night when her clothes
caught on fire while standing in
| front of the CRATE at the home
of &. w. l.. Nesbitt on North
Court street, where she was
visiting his daughter Miss Mary
Nesbitt. BY heroic efforts the
flames were put out by Mr..
Nathan Nesbitt who happened
to be at home (of course it was
Just a case of happen So but in
doing so he was badly burned
on his left hand and was put
out of commission himself and
has been unable to work, which
is a source of great sorrow t
him. The young lady escaped
with a few slight burns and il
able to be up and around town
AS usual.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

ing down CassviIle hill and the sleigh
tongue dropped down, the team became
frightened and ran, throwing the boys
out; they were only slightly injured
and David took the las train for
Dubuque, Monday.
The night call last Friday night
caused several to rubber" 1t was
Otto Zenz and Miss Maude Anstey;
they were on the way to Cassville
somewhere on the BeetoWn ridge
when their cutter upset and they we're
thrown out but they escaped injury.
Their horse ran on but got stuck in
q snow drift and was caught and the
young people proceeded on their way.
When descending Mckenzie hill the
cutter ran against the horses heels
and it decided to move on at lively
gait leaving the couple behind. They
phoned to Oliver Ashley who drove
out after them. The weather and
roads are hardly suitable for joy
riding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
PLATTEYILLE
The Witness says:

The Witness says:
Mrs VIM. Pedelty is recovering
from a recent fall, when she injured
her face badly
Word was received by Mrs. L. M.
Devendorf this morning that Mrs.
j. B. Mccoy of Minneapolis, formerly
Of this city, passed away at five
o'clock
Miss Aileen Wilkinson, who had the
misfortune to fall last week and break
her leg, left yesterday for her home in
Muscoda
On account of the illness Of the pas
tor, Rev VIM. Lodwick, there was no
church in the Congregational church
on Sunday We are pleased to say
Mr. Lodwick is better.
Miss Schroeder, R. n, has been i'll
with a severe attack Of the humps,
but is on the road to recovery. Lillian,
Arthur r. n, has been caring for her
John Friedrich Dorm, was born in
Alkersberg, Aber Alt, Marbach, Wit
tenberg, Germany, April 1, 1882 Thus
making him 95 years, 10 months, 10
days old. He passed away Monday
morning
Little Virgel Rice, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Rice, was born in Co
bel, Oregon, April q, 1912, and died in
Platteville, Feb. 6, 1913
Fred Liebert, one of our most re-
spected citizens, passed away Tuesday
morning, following a stroke of paral-
ysis suffered several days before. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at two o'clock.
Mrs. J. w. Cobb Of Correctionville
Iowa, died at her home at that place.
Friday evening Of blood-poisoning
She is a sister Of John, Dewayne and
Dewitt Hull and Mrs. George Briggs
About thirty young people surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee Thursday
night. The evening was spent in dane
ing and playing games. All reported
fine time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
BAGLEY

The Bloomington Record says:
John Miller has been appointed sec
ton foreman on the Wyalusing sec
ton in place Of Abe Key Jr., who has
bought part of the farm which his
brother Lloyd is running near Brodt-
vile, and will move on the place.
Two cars of hogs were shipped from
here Monday by the COOPERATIVE Co.
They were the first hogs the company
has shipped this year, and but two
other cars of stock have been shipped
from here this year on account of not
being able to get cars.
The Bagley people and some Of the
farmers have been getting some fish
by spearing through the ice the past
week. There have been no big catch
es, however, like there were last year !;
no dogfish either-they are principal
ly bull heads and few buffalo Some
have got bass or two with a spoon
hook and John Keller got a nice pick
erel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
CASSVILLE
The Index says:

The Index says:
A son was born February to Mr..
and Mrs. F. j. Niemer. Grandma Nc
Namara Of Bennington is spending
the week at the Niemer farm home and
Mrs Catherine Fishnick is in attend
ance also.
Cassville relatives have news of
the birth of a son on February to DR..
and Mrs. o. E. Ishmael of Mt. Horeb.
The lad weighs nine pounds and is
named Eldridge George.
Lee Okey continues very ill., Is fair
ly comfortable part Of the time, and
greatly distressed at times. He was
thought to be somewhat improved
Tuesday
e. H. Moon and wife have news of
the birth of son on February 5 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Black of Detroit
Mich. The baby's name is Robert Oil
yer. His grandmother Peterson used
to be Miss Jennie Moon of Cassville
John Behlmer's big chicken house
along the side hill, on Bluff street, is
an engaging sight with it's hundreds
of high-bred chickens, all talking at
the same time when Mr. Behlmer
walks among them. On an average
they are good for eighty eggs a day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Okey had news
of the death Of their nephew Clarence
Groom at his home in Grand Junction,
Colo. He was son of the late Geo.
H. Groom. He leaves a widow. His
mother, Mrs. Minerva Okey Groom,
lives at Spirit Lake, Iowa.
An army surgeon came to Cassville
last Sunday to see Adam Dresen, who
suffered a gun-shot wound in his foot
while out hunting rabbits Christmas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

time and has been laid up ever since.
The wounded soldier boy accompani-
ed the doctor to Camp Grant, Rock
ford.
George Mcdowell has news of the
death of his sister Dora (Mrs. VIM.
Vader) at her home at Midway, British
Columbia, on February 3. She was 48
years old and leaves husband and five
children. She was first to die of IL
children who had a reunion in June
1908, at Parekersburg, Ia, at the gold
en- wedding Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mcdowell ST., both of
whom are still living.
News came to relatives here of the
death of Mrs. Matt Kasper of Chica-
60 Saturday morning, February g..
She was born Ottilie Spohr and used
to live in Cassville. Was about 67
years old and leaves husband, four
step-children and three sisters to
mourn her departure. One sister, Mrs.
Christine Weber, has lived with the
Kaspers the last few years another,
Mrs. Joseph Weber, went from Cass-
vile ten days ago on account of Mrs.
Kasper's serious illness Mrs. w. N.
Osgood, niece, left for Chicago Sun
day night, to attend the funeral, held
on Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
DRY HOLLOW

Mrs. Louisa Annear who has been
spending the past two months with
relatives returned to her home at Re
wey, Monday
Ernest Weisheit is quite sick with
the measles.
A lecture will be given at the Dry
Hollow school house on Wednesday
evening, Feb. q, by c. P. Chapman of
the University of Wisconsin, Com
mences at s o'clock He also carries
lantern and a set Of slides of the
Dells Of Wisconsin which are excep-
tionally good. Also a number Of comic
slides for the amusement of children.
Free for everybody
VIM. Martin is busy hauling tile for
the basement for a new barn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
BLOOMINGTON

1 ll6 IC6COiu SuyS.
Today W. J. Picha bought the
Bloomington Feed Mill, which Ed. Fos-
ter has been running and will take
possession March /.
Frank Hoskins has sold his nice
home to Dr. Mclaughlin. The loca-
ton is very convenient for a physician,
being only a little more than a block
from Canal street We hope that Frank
will conclude to build a new home the
coming season.
Relatives here have word that Jas.
L. MOrkin Of Mikana has returned to
his home after spending a month in a
ST. Paul hospital, where he had two
severe surgical operations, and many
friends here will be glad to know that
his health is much improved
Mrs. John Lord passed several days
at the home of her brother, Lincoln
Barr, in Glen Haven, on account of
the illness and death of Mr.. and Mrs.
Barr's son Gerald, eight years of age.
The boy was taken to Dubuque for an
operation for appendicitis, but did not
recover
Some Modern Woodmen and other
neighbors gave ellison Tyler a lift
on his machine shed Monday. Gibson
has been incapacitated for work on ac-
count Of an injury received from a
fall from the building, and the work
done by his friends helped lot, so
he says in an appreciative way.
Thos Woodhouse has bought the J.
c. Chambers residence property Of ALL
oway Off, Tom expects to start a
poultry ranch and his newly acquired
property is an ideal place for the bus
mess
The Al Sturmer family expect to
move to town and take possession of
their new home, the Joe Greer house,
tomorrow. Joe and family will move
to the home of his mother, Mrs. Car
RE Greer.
Loren Small came home from Prai-
RE du CHEN, Earl from Madison and
Claude from Milwaukee to see their
mother, Mrs Alice Small, who has
been quite i'll, but is better It is
thought she will go to the city 70 con
suit a specialist
Principal Young Of the Bloomington
high school showed tact and judg-
ment worthy of public commentator
in his handling Of the roller skating
situation, which had been playing ha-
voc with school work, as the pupils
have had about as hard an attack of
the roller skating fever as many of
the older folks in Bloomington and vi
cinity In cooperation with the man
ayers of the two roller Kinks he ar
ranged q plan whereby the pupils are
allowed to skate after school two af-
ternoons week and Saturday even
ings, and at no other time The kids
get all the opportunities to skate that
they need and school work is going
along much better since the plan was
adopted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
THE COUNTY.
FENNIMORE

Inc Times says:
Herman FOsbinder asked us over to
the stock yards yesterday to look at
z monster brood SOW that lie had
bought Of ira Folyer and for which
ne paid close to $500. It was sure
some pig, weighing $40 pounds and
not quite two years Old.
Mrs. c. c. Weber was operated on
No9lay morning at st. Mary's hospi-
tai in Milwaukee for goitre and is get
ting along ats well as could be ex
pected, we are glad to hear Her many
friends hope she may obtain perma
nent relief. Her son Sidney is with
her.
Mrs. j.. n. Kern of Lancaster was a
guest Of Mrs. F. ]. Roethe Wednesday
on her way to Wauzeka, where she
visited at the Henry Seymour home.
From there she went to Muscoda for
g visit with relatives. The Kern fam
ily live east of Mcmillan, where Mrs.
Roethe taught school.
Mrs. Daniel Trumm Of Boscobel is
at the home Of her sister Mrs. VIM.
Haywood, who was stricken with a
paralytic stroke last Thursday Mrs.
Haywood is in very critical condi-
ton, her arm and leg being useless
and throat partially paralyzed.
O. MI Hopkins returned home Sun
day from an extended stay in North
Dakota. Among his new experiences
are being lost in a blizzard, something
really exciting and to be wished for
but once. He reports the L. G. Clark
and John J. Peacock families we'll and
we'll provided for the winter.
Simon 0. Boom and daughter Gen
eva Of Mt. Hope were visitors in town
Friday. He has two sons in the navy,
Seth who is a gunner on the big
battleship Wyoming and has made
several trips across the ocean, and
Dan who is stationed at the naval
training camp at Camp Island Of Mary,
near San Francisco Both boys are
enjoying fine health and enjoy their
work.
We are pleased to hear that James
Morkin Of Mikana, Wis, former we'll
known citizen Of Fennimore, is suf-
ficiently recovered to leave the hospi-
tai at Rochester, Mimi, although not
we'll enough to return home Jim has
had q pretty serious time of it and
since the day after Christmas has I'M
dergone four operations at the Mayo
Bros. hospital His many friends here
hope he may soon be restored to
health.
In filing his QUESTIONABLE Mike
De Licio Of the Fennimore Monument
Go. expressed a preference for the avi-
alton corps. Monday he received word
from the war department at Washing
to be examined and report at once at
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas, where
lie is to be assigned to duty as a chuf-
feur with an opportunity for admis-
sion to the aviation corps He passed
his examination yesterday morning
and expects to get his affairs in shape
here to leave for Waco early next
week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

John Webb received word Monday
announcing the death of his brother,
Clarence in Chicago
John D. Hellmer and wife have gone
to Rochester, Mimi, where Mrs Hell
liner was operated upon
Leon Cushman Of Rewey has pur-
chased the farm owned by his father
in the town Of Lima and will soon
move upon it.
Louis Readle and wife Of Galena
celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary Saturday. At the same
hour as the ceremony was performed
twenty-five years ago in Platteville
Mr.. and Mrs. Riddle went through a
repetition of the event Saturday even
ing. There were over a hundred
guests present.
Word has been received from Lieut..
Ben Rundell of his safe arrival in
France. He states that the food where
he is located is even better than it
was in the United States. They are
Quartered in a rock building and are
very comfortable. They are issued
fuel for two hours each day, but they
are drilling a greater part of the day,
SO the lack of fuel is not keenly felt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
BOSCOBEL.

Fritz Scheinpflug of Boscobel, died
Friday, Feb. 8th. Mr. Scheinpfiug was
born in Saxony in 1880 and came to
America when young man. He set
tied at Boscobel in 1861 where he
worked as a mason. Many buildings
bear evidence of his handiwork He
later embarked in the furniture bus
mess which he pursued for SO years.
John, Emma and Louisa (Mrs. Albert
Hupenbecker) all Of Boscobel, sur
vive. Mrs. Scheinpflug died in 1889
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
Art of Love Becomes Art Of War.

We have heard during this war a
great deal of camOuf1age-th art of
making things seem what they are not.
But it is nothing new. The fair sex
have been practicing the art for many,
many centuries, and little paint, a
sprinkling of powder, a tuft Of hair
and few ruffles will mislead a male
observer just as easily today as when
Mother Eve pulled the first leaf off
the fig tree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
PLATTEyTLTE

The News says:
Mr.. Fred Liebert died at his home
in this city Tuesday morning follow
ing stroke Of paralysis.
Mr.. Liebert was born in bavaria,
Germany, in 1870 and came to Amer
lea when very young.
In 1862 he enlisted with Co. E. 25th
Regiment, Wisconsin. He was dis
charged from service in 1865.
The funeral services were held at
the house Thursda.> afternoon con-
Quoted by Rev TressiIer. The G. A.
r. attended in q body.
Interment was made at Hillside
cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

is slowly recovering from her recent
operation.
The Boscobel Fire Department have
surely done themselves proud with the
money recently received as a benefit
from their dance The Hook and Lad
der leads them all with a donation of
$50, Go. No. with $50 and Co. No. 1
with a donation of Is per cent, all for
the local Red Cross.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
CASSVILLE.
The Record says:


Friends and neighbors gathered at
the J. J. Seipp home Sunday evening,
the gathering being in the nature Of
a farewell to this worthy couple who
will soon move to Lancaster A very
pleasant social evening was reported
Lester Pierce was in Cassville Mon
day calling on his relatives and tran
sacting business. Lester informs us
that he has reconsidered his plan to
move up north as he received favor
able proposition to run the farm on
which he is living for another year.
Both Mrs. Fred Liscum and her
mother, Mrs. JOS. West have been
quite seriously i'll the past week as
the result of coming in contact with
poison oak which they used for fuel
purposes. Mrs Liscum is about re-
covered though Mrs. West is still in
a serious condition, requiring the aid
of physician.
A. Obershaw, local agent for the
Standard Oil Co, has placed his de-
livery tank on runners and will ex-
perience less difficulty in making the
trip through huge snow drifts to sup
ply the neighboring towns Hereafter
he will have a tank on wheels as we'll
as on runners and will be SURF to
supply his customers regardless of
weather conditions.
Last Sunday, while Delbert Pringle
was taking his brother David to Glass;
Vile, a tug came unhitched while COM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

The al-Enterprise says:
Mrs. Will Lambert and granddaugh-
ter, Will Benders girl, and Mrs Jno
STEINER and daughter, went to Madi-
son, Tuesday, to see Mrs. Bender who
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-08-09
The Governments Call to the
Merchants

The government has asked Arkansas for five thous-
and, nine hundred and twenty-five merchants who will
become their authorized agencies for the sale of United
States Thrift Stamps and War Stamps.
MIR. Moorhead Wright, the state director. has turned
this most important work to the travelling who
represented by committee of which H. S. Spivev is
chairman and c. H. Wickard is secretary They have
appointed chairman for each county in the state, Mr..
w. G. Whitaker acting in this capacity in Lee county,
These all travelling who make all points in
their county, and their work consists in soliciting
chants to become Authorized Agencies of the Treasury
Department who agree to at all times keep stock of
stamps on hand, and push their sales.
The Treasury Department keeps record of all
Agencies established, and issues TO each certificate,
showing he is their authorized selling agent.
Our county at this time is expecting all of her loyal
citizens to cooperate with her in every way possible,
and this is the aid the merchants and expected
to give loyal merchants they should have display
their Certificates and feel just pride in its possession
knowing that while great and grand army is serving
the fields of France, the farmers growing food
things needed the battle field they selling Ameri
cas- securities, thereby supplying the money! without
which nothing could be done.
During the last few weeks, twenty six hundred
merchants have become Treasury Agents. and doing
great work.
These selling agencies should be confused with
Pledges should be paid the collection agency designat
ed the pledge card. The selling agency should
all his best efforts to induce those who have signed
pledge cards increase the amount they pledged to
buy and sell to all those who have not pledged to buy
All people, entering store, should look for the
Authorization Certificate. Let it act as the merchants
badge of loyalty to America.
When Kaiser Bill was a little kid
He ate some small green apples. he did; go .s
Well, you know what pain green apples can make
They gave him terrible stomach ache.
Now War Thrift Stamps small and green;
So the kaiser doesn't like em-see what mean?
So buy 'em and buy 'em and pretty quick
That kaiser is going to be awful SICK
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-08-09

Walker. Circuit Clerk Guy Apple
was transferred to Camp Pike and
he left for that place Tuesday.
When you yawn good deal in
the day time, feel dull, achey and
want to stretch Frequently 1t is an
unmistakable symptom of malaria,
and unless you do something at once
you are booked for spell of chills.
Herbine is chill medicine that will
prevent or cure ne disease. it
drives out the impurities on which
the malarial germ thrives, strength
ems the liver and cleanses the bow
els. Price Coo. Sold by Harrington
Bros. II
Wayne Jackson of Little Rock,
representing the Y. Nj. c. A. war
work, spent Wednesday In Mariana,
and that night he addressed con-
ference of Y. M. c. A. workers. On
Thursday night he spoke at Haynes
and tonight he will speak at Moro
Mr.. Jackson, who is brother or
H. M. jackson of the Courier-lndex,
will leave within ten days for New
York, preparatory to sailing for
France to become identified with the
Y. M. C. A. forces over seas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Harris who
have been residing at Nowata, Okla,
several months have returned TO
Mariana to again make this city
their home. Mr.. Harris went to
Nowata to look after the interests
of the Arkhoma Oil and Gas Com
pany. Recently he disposed of his
holdings in the company, following
which he returned TO Mariana. He
expects to erect a residence on his
lots on Cherry street. Mr.. Harris
said Oklahoma did not look good TO
him and that he much preferred to
live in Arkansas, and particularly in
Lee county.