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The Washington times., 1918-10-17
.D.C.BOY COMMANDS
U. S. PRISON CAMP

Capt Harry-F. Richardson, OF sos
Fifteenth street northeast, has been
placed in charge OF 4 camp OF Ger
man prisoners in France. according
to word received from him by relA-
tives.
In another letter to q friend here
Captain Richardson says:
II must admit that II is terribly hard
to be separated from my little family,
life Is too short, but this work must
be done; we must make this world
a At place to live in for the little
ones who are growing up, and for
the generations to come. Therefore,
every red-blooded American must
play his or her part to rid the world
OF the yoke of the most accursed ma
tion OF barbarians ever known to
exist When we have about Eve mil
lion men in France and three millions
of those on the other side OF the
Rhine, IL will be time to think of
peace, but not until then should we
breathe the word Peace which
assure you, means more than words
can express to the boys over there,
but we are going to see It through to
a victorious end"
Captain Richardson's little family"
consists of his wife, Mrs. Sadie h.
Richardson, and seven-year-old son,
who live at 3O3 Fifteenth street north
east
He has been in France since Sep
tember 20, 1917. A former member OF
the District national guard, he was
honorably discharged SO that he might
take a commission In the army. He
attended the officers training school
at Fort Myer where he received his
CONT Aission as captain and was de-
tailed to command Company B,
Twenty-third Infantry. After arriv-
ing in France he was assigned to
staff duty as assistant provost mar
shall. He is thirty-two years old
Captain Richardson was with the
British troops during the drive in
Flanders last November. but with his
characteristic reticence, he tells
nothing OF this experience.
His father and mother, Mr.. W. h.
and Ida L Richardson, are living with
their daughter, Mrs Frederick Nor
ris, at 720 Fifteenth street southeast
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LIEUT.. SCOTT BACK
TODOOST WARLOAN

Wearing q wound stripe but wel
and at for duty. First Lieut. winhela
Scott, Fifty-nrst Infantry, sixth diva
sion. q resident Of washington and
great-great-grandson Of the famoua
American general. has returned -
this country from France with forty
four other veteran officers Of Per
shIng's army.
They are to aid IN the last days q
the fourth Liberty loan camapign ana
then will be assigned to the instruS
ton OF men for overseas duty.
Lieutenant Scott said his wouad
stripe was the result of a shrapnel
shell bursting near him. IT'S all .
big game Of chance" he added
You are a healthy target one min
ute and the next you may come bael
to tell about II Let me say that ,
have seen big, strong boys tremola
when shells burst overhead, then ses-
tie down like veterans when the or.
der to go overi came. II is sort -
fear Of courage that. grips one.
american methods Of fighting ara
more aggressive than the French We
couldn't get accustomed TO the eeasy
methods Of French soldiers and OF
fcers. For example. they admonished
M mot 10 shoot when q Hun made q
fair enough target It's difficult q
follow such instruction when yo0
know that that Hun wouldn't hesb
tate to pot you on sight We haya
never solved the riddle OF the Freaeb
mans don't shoot commando
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BALTIMORE BEAUTY DEAD

BALTIMORE, Nd. Oct iT.-Mrs.
Margaret Eyre Stirling Baldwin, wife
of willard A. Baldwin. OF Baltimore
and New York. grandniece of Admiral
Yates Stirling, u, s. N, 'prsttiest wo-
man In Baltimore" who recently
posed for James Montgomery FlaEg
as "Columbia" to aid the Fourth LIB
erty loan drive, Is dead here today at
the home OF her father-In-law, Sum-
merfisld Baldwin.
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R. R MEN BUY BONDS

"a total Of S2.932. COO in Fourth LIB
erty loans has been subscribed by
36.25S railroad employees in the PO-
cahOntas region, the Railroad Ad-
ministration announced today. In
the nOrwest region 225.157 employees
subscribed S16,6l6,sOO. an average OF
Sl49.S9 per subscriber. Employees Of
the Kansas City Southern Corpora
tiOn subscribed to S25O,OOO worth Of
bonds.
In the Third Liberty loan railroad
employees subscribed to SlO6,OOO, 900
worth Of bonds. while to date they
have subscribed to $4,000. 900 worth
OF bonds OF the Fourth Liberty loan.
The Washington times., 1918-10-17
BANKER GWEN FREEDOM

ATLANTA. Ga, Oct 17.-c. Hunter
Raine, ex-president OF the defunct
Mercantile Bank OF Memphis. Tenn.
was released today from the Federal
prison here. having nnished serving
term OF three years. eight months
and sIx days. Raino said that no will
return to Memphis TO live. whore he
was for years one OF the leading men
In the social. political and business
life of that city.
RaIne's downfall r. attributed to
speculation in cotton futures, II is
stated. He pleaded guilty and saeri-
feed everything he had to save de-
aoeIfurs of the Mercantile Bank. His
pro- ID" |., .e:atr D." g;tvs TO the hank.
...a az der - sc were paid.
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THE LOCAL MARKET

Trading on the local Stock Ex-
change today was rather dull
Forty-five shares Of Lanston Mono
type sold at 56H In three deals OF If
teen each This was followed by the
sale OF thirty shares OF Lanston at
63% In two lots, also OF fifteen each
After call, thirteen shares of
Washington Gas sold at IS, and flve
additional shares OF the same stock
sold at 55b.
The Washington times., 1918-10-17
CANADIAN PACIFIC
PROMOTES MACTIR

MONTREAL, Oct. 17.-New appoint
ments to the official family OF the
Canadian Pacific railway announced
here today were those Of A d. Mactir
to be vice president in charge OF
lines east Of Port Arthur. and D. c.
Coleman. vice president in charge Of
lines west of Port Arthur.
Both men have seen years OF serv-
ice with the Canadian Pacific, and
their appointments came as recogni-
ion OF their splendid records. The ap-
pointments were among the first Of
fetal acts OF the new president Of
the road, E. W. Beattie. another grad
uate from the ranks.
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RICHMOND FILLS QUOTA.

RICHMOND. Va, Oct 17.-This city
has gone over the top in the fourth
Liberty loan campaign and more than
subscribed Its quota OF S10.S36 500,
according TO an announcement made
today by the local Liberty loan head
quarters. There Will be TO lstsuN in
the drive 10 sell bonds. bC-"s. HrF
more bonds.
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100000 In Three Days-

approximately $1,000. 900 worth Of
bonds must be sold in the three days
yet remaining II Washington is to
boast another honor flag. The Dis
trict committee will leave nothing un-
done to reach the full quota assigned
to this city. and local statesmen are
out to carry the sales well over the
top.
In a telegram received yesterday by
Eugene Z. Allies, manager OF the
Washington branch of the National
City Company, Mr.. Allies was in
structed to purchase 100000 worth
of bonds here, to be credited to the
Districts quota The National City
Company is taking S5,000.O0O worth
of bonds, which will be distributed
among its thirty branch offices
throughout the country.
Boy scouts have made q remarkable
record in selling bonds. They have
sold 1895. 900 worth of bonds, accord
ing to a statement by Scout authori-
ties today.
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Lef the nOise of quarters and 60
lar pouring intO the q. ,. TreaHaRS
announce t. the world that this eeuDs
fry h united. Buy WaE saSna
Stamps.
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D. C. STILL MUST GET
$5,oO0,0O0 TO FILL
LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA

Every salesman of the District LIB
srty Loan Committee was At work
bright and early today in an EFFORT to
better yesterdays record and put the
National Capital in first place among
the cities Of the country in subscrip-
tions to the Fourth Liberty Loan
For the last several days bond
sales have been increasing In the Dis
trict and yesterdays results put a
lot of enthusiasm in the local selling
force All the banks did a great bond
business throughout the day. and in
complete returns at a late hour gave
a total subscription Of s22,o16,sOO 70
date in the city.
MrA. MeAdOO HeIPA
In addition to the thousands OF
moderate subscriptions from persons
OF limited means, a score or more OF
substantial size were received from
Washington business firms. Two su-
persubscriptions added s2,5OO.OOo to
the total sales for the day.
Credit for one Of these goes to Mrs.
William G. McAdoo. whose total sales
for two hours yesterday aggregated
nearly a million and 9 quarter dol
lars. Mrs. McAdoo landed one sub
scription for 100000, and others
ranging IN size from a baby bond to
the thousand-dollar variety.
An unsEbScted boost in sales result
ed from the decision OF the Treasury
Department to invest in fourth Lib
erty loan bonds a portion of the sink
ing fund laid aside TO retire bonds OF
the District OF Columbia, which ma
ture in 1924
The neat sum Of s1.5oO.Oo was thus
The Washington times., 1918-10-17
ToDAYs SALES.

Lanston. 15G56h, 15q56H, 15@
561a, 15653%, 15653&.
After call-Washington Gas, 13@
55, 6955h.
The Washington times., 1918-10-17

invested through the local committee,
helping. to put Washington within
sight Of the goal
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LIBERTY LOAN IS
TWO BILLIONS SHY
tcnntInn.d from First Page.l


10000. The railway workers rub
,cribed only S1O6, 900. 900 in the en-
tire third loan, and railroad admin
JstratIon officials were confident to-
daV that the fourtA loan total
would reach $3.50, 100000.
The epidemic Of Spanish influenza
has tended greatly to reduce the
number Of Individual suoscrloers' =
Treasury reports indicated But OF
ficIaIs believed that hundreds OF per
sons, denied the privilege OF puL
chasing during the campaign WIZ
help to absorb bonds which may y"
floating after the campaign
Sioux City, Iowa, came =
with q new selling plan and COW
cred ITS allotment in q single day
The citizens of Sioux City went 10
their regular polling places as II
they were participating in primary
election. and subscr bed SS.5OO.OOO.
That sum is 100000 in excess OF
the city's quota The number OF
persons who bought bonds that Gay
was 1880, or one in every iour
of the city's population
Fifty Honor Flags.
Reports for wednesday in the
new england oIsI4SA Se
tIon total to $685.. .671 900. Five hun
dred and fifty honor flags have been
awarded in New England.
San Francisco, by raising $lo'OOO'-
600 yesterday afternoon, made hsr
total subscription to date $I5.OOO'OOO'
The San Francisco Federal Reserve
system now shows q total OF $2os'-
100000.
The Kansas City district has raised
only about half Of its quota OF S26O.
900. 900. But kilograms from the Fed
eraF Reserve officials OF that district
today declared the district would go
over the top and that the Middle
West was enthusiastic over the cam
paign-
The Cleveland district total has
passed the 100000, 900 mark. Pro-
gress was reported satisfactory. The
district now has SOS honor communi-
ties.
The Washington times., 1918-10-17
WALL ST. MARKET

NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE stock
market was influenced today by the
persistent rumors in regard TO war
developments. While the rumors
were not confirmed. peace prospects
prevailed as a dominating influence
In the market and brought in buy
ing orders from many sources.
Nearly everything on the list SEEM
ed to be included In the group OF
peace stocks. although the steel In
dustrials were under moderate pres
sure, with Crucible Steel showing
the greatest loss In the trading In
these Issues, but these stocks later
found confident buyers and rallied
after early losses
The railroad stocks came to ths
front, Union Pacific advancing tx
points to 133B. and Southern Rail
way gaining y to 31h.
The oil stocks also were active
and strong. with Mexico Petroleum
moving up points to 149% and Sin
clair Oil advancing y to PIN.
Pierce OIL was traded In on a large
scale. advancing q to 10.
Marine common stock moved up 1
point to IS. and preferred advanced
y points to 110h.
Steel common ranged from l07M
to 10SA, showing q trifling change.
American Ice was again moved up
sharply on manlpulative orders
Steel common was active and
strong, moving up / point to 109%
Most Of the public buying seemed TO
be centered In the railroad issues.
Union Pacific rose to 134. and gains
OF from i to 2 points were made in
all the other active railroad stocks
The specialties continued their vio-
lent advances, with the most interest
attached to Mexican Petroleum.
which moved mp AZ points to q new
high record.
The Washington times., 1918-10-17

CasIilian Spanish TagEhS
Native Of srs.n- AddrSss ais = r. =
W, PhonS North s5t9 BsH -S't
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PREPNR NTIoS FOR UNIVERSITY. Ian
guages mathematics science. all Govern
rnent examinations, moderate. COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 9OT l1th ST. n. ".
1ly3l.A.S.m.tu-8
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ITEMS OF INTERESi
ST. ALBANS
From sur Correspondents

Mrs. Ansel Holway who has been in
failing health for several months, Is
now seriously i'll at the home of Mr.
md Mrs. e. n. Grant, where she is
boarding for the winter.
Eber Clough superintendent of the
Hartland Canning Factory, is a guest
of friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ricard of
Nashua, N. H. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs Frank Goodwin and other rela7
tives
There vii be a dance at the Opera
House. Thursday evening, Feb. IA.
Goodwins orchestra of Pittsfield will
furnish music. the proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the Red Cross
work
Mrs. Freeman Mills returned from
Portland Sunday where she has been
to visit her son Wilfred, who is a pa
tient at the Children's Hospital
Cisterns and wells are getting low.
Many of the farmers are obliged to
haul water from brooks for their
stock
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Hilliker of
North Newport were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs c. C. Hanson.
G. c. Hanson and Ed. Burton were
in Skowhegan Monday on business.
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An Ad in Everybodys Column cost
little. does much. Try one, it is sure
to bring results.
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SOUTH MADISON

Horace IaBree sold nice beef
COW to Forrest Ellis the past week
Harry REYNOLDS made a business
trip to Madison Saturday
Mrs Minnie Mckinney and son
Harold visited relatives on Blackwell
Hill Sunday.
Mrs Ella Jepson and daughter Mil
bred of North NorrdeeWock visited
the sale at Clark's, Madison, Thur 'day
afternoon,
Mrs. James Wills has recovered
from her recent operation and is able
TO he out
A. II Mckenney is hauling wood to
Madison for W. p. Mckinney.
Parker Smith, who has been sick
with the grippe at the home of his
grandfather, Josiah Clark, is able to
be at work again,
John Burwood has recently pur-
chased a nice COW of parties at Madi-
son.
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Leon Daggett of Weeks Mills is

Leon Daggett of Weeks Mills is
slowly convalescing from an attack of
measles.
Mrs. Ernest Greenleaf has finished
her school at Starks village and re
turned TO her home at East New
Sharon.
f. A. Russell and 6 n. Grant were
in Lewiston last week Mr.. Grant
purchased a nice pair of work horses.
Mrs. Frank Hopkins and family
have moved from Mrs Parlin's house
on Main street to Fred Sanders rent
on Water street.
Alon2o Parlin, cream collector here,
for the creamery at Norridgewock, has
extremely hard work to keep up any
show of regularity in his collections
this winter.
Mrs. Jessie burlington returned to
her daughters Mrs. Charles Bailey's
last week after spending several
weeks in Massachusetts visiting rela-
tives, also calling on friends in Port
land on her way home
On account of the small p0x scare
in adjoining towns, free vaccination
was administered to the members of the
schools in town by Drs. Macomber
and Head last week
Frank Elliott had the misfortune to
get hit on the leg last Wednesday with
an axe while cutting wood DR. Ma
comber dressed the wound.
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THE REPORTER FOR THE
BOYS AT THE FRONT

The Postofice department has made
very careful arrangements for for
warding mail to those engaged in the
military service. We are already
sending a good many copies of the In
dependent Reporter to members of Co.
e and others who have enlisted from
Somerset Count Anyone wishing
the Reporter sent to a friend or rela-
tive, now at the front, can do so with
every confidence that it will reach him
promptly. The price is the same as
for other subscriptions which go to
nearby points.
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HIGHLAND

Viles & Gannett lost another valu-
able horse last week.
John Stafford made a business trip
to Kingield recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim O'Herne are
staying with Mrs. C. e. Burbank
while Mr. Burbank is at the hospit" |.
Arthur Wright spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family at Flagstaff.
C. J. Luce of Somerset made a
business trip to Longley's Camp at
the Height of Land recently.
Misses May Belle Howard and Doro-
thy Dumphy were at Ed Hewetts Sat
urdav.
Miss Bessie Howard who has beer.
caring for her sister Mrs. Clement
Getchell, returned to her work at
Madison recently.
Albert Hewett who has been Al
work for Walter Boynton, returned 20
his home at Somerset Monday.
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MADISON

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gibbs and
little daughter, left last week for ST.
Petersburg, Fla. where they will spend
the remainder of the winter
Mrs. Ruby Felker who recently suf
fered from a shock is said to be i'm
proving.
r. w. Lane of the American Wool
en- Co. went to Boston last Monday
ON a business trip returning home
Thursday.
The friends of Merle Tinkham held
reception in his honor, Saturday
evening at Grange Hall, where music
and dancing was enjoyed. The hall
was prettily decorated and refresh
ments were served during the evening"
Mr.. Tinkham leaves this week for
WASHINGTON. where he has an evcel-
lent position and his departure will be
much regretted by his many friends
in this locality.
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OK nILI.-NO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

T. G. Abbott sold a fine hog to
Green Blai sdell last week for which he
realized the handsome sum of $3.50.
had ever paid for hog.
Gene Hutchinson. after few weeks
visit At the home of his daughter Ms.
o. c. Taylor. left last week for Den
yer. Col. His little daughter Mil red
will remain here with her sister Mrs.
o. c. Taylor.
Mrs. William Wallace and Mrs.
Bertha Worthen went to SkOwhegan,
Saturday evening. They were accom-
panied home by Merrell Wallace, who
will visit his brother William Wallace
and family for few days.
Miss Doris Dexter, who has been
very sick with whooping cough. is
gaining slowly.
George Worthen visited his sister
and husband Mr.. and Mrs. f. d. Sterry
in Skowhegan last Sunday.
Mrs. e II. Bates passed one day of
last week with her sister Mrs. Ira
Taylor and family.
Mrs. r. A. futile and son Ellery
visited for a few days last week with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kill
gore.
Mrs. ZetelIa Relish was an afternoon
caller at the home of Mrs. w. c.
Fletcher last Friday. The report that
Mrs Relish had small pox and was
very sick. was certainly "A big mi stahe
as Mrs Relish has never had even o"e
symptom of small pox but insle d
had a bad cold, as many others have
had and are still having in this vcia-
it,. Quite a number Of the chilft n
are thought to he having whoopine
cough.
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NEW SHARON

Perley Brown Is working for John
Tolman & Son on the hay press.
Mabel Bean closed pleasant term
OF school at Newell's corner last week.
Manley Churchill is on the sick Ii t
afflicted with troubles that confne
him to the house
Charles Longley of the village Is
boarding with Henry Parlin for the
present
Mrs. Abel Chandler who has been
staying In Wilton, Is visiting her
daughter Mrs. George Smith.
Frank Hooper has recently receiv-
ed the appointment of r F. D. carrier
on Route No. /, from New Sharon
office.
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Mrs Brophy IS acting as bookkeep-

Mrs Brophy IS acting as bookkeep-
er at the Union Store.
The local Ministries gave their first
appearance here last Thursday and
played to such a full house that II
was continued Friday and SATURDAY
nights. Good rollicking sons ard
breezy jokes (some more or les per
sonaD all went TO make up fire ana
teur production DR.. Pepper acted
"a interlocutor and was well support
ed by four up-to -datc end men, who
might well give the "Dockstader
crowd Il few points The soloists
were Harold Welt. Dr. Derbyshire
John Stohie. Carroll Eames, Fred Nc
Carsley Mack Golden, Mr. jenkins
and William Jardine, all Of whom
were accompanied by an excellent
chestra. under the direction OF Elmer
+. Towne About $500 was taken at
the door which IS to 20 for the Recre-
alton Fund of our soldier bows. They
plan 10 take the show to North Arson
at later date
One Of the pleasantest social events
of the season took place at the home
of Mrs VIII Green, last Wednesday
evening, where about 30 guests as
semhled, and gave miscellaneous
shower of linen and cut glass in
honor of Miss Euleta Green Vocal
by Miss Florence Walker and Mrs
Bertha Hurd and a violin solo by Mrs
sydney Rand, were enjoyed during the
evening Punch was served very
daintily by Miss Mildred Sawyer and
ice cream by Mrs. Sawyer and Mrs
Morrison and everyone pronounced
1t most ENJOYABLE occasion
Miss Lillian Smiley who recently
entered st. JoseDh's Academy in Port
lind was OBLIGED to return home We'd
nesday on account of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott were in Portland
lat week on a business trip
The Friday afternoon meeting of
the Red Cross Society which was held
at X. of p. Hall was well attended
There we're two dressmakers present
who kept all the members busily en-
gagged and a goodly amount of work
was completed. Next meeting to be
held Feb Sth
Mrs Nettie Eames, who has been i'll
for the past few weeks, Is now able to
be about once more.
Such a large and excited crowd
gathered at a local store one day of
last week. where five pounds of sugar
was generously offered to each custo-
mer, that a sheriff had to be called
to restore order The sugar sale
was discontinued for the time being
! and the proprietor vows Never
again.
Alden Bailey of North Arson Is
working for the n. e. Telephone Co.
of this place
The Madison Lunch Room, recently
owned by Jimmie McVickery, has been
bought by Moses Peters, who will con-
tinue on with the business.
J. f. McMann of Boston is in town
on business connected with the Union
of the Madison Wooden Mill. which Is
now out on a strike.
Mrs. Grace Webster is confined to
the house with illness.
An Ad in Everybodys Column cost
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BRIGHTON

Ora Brasier and wife of Hartland
visited his father and brothers here
Sunday.
Miss Lottie Reed of Athens has just
closed a very successful term of
school here in town. The scholars re
ceving the highest rank in attend
ance were Mildren Norton, Murray
Decker Jessie Tobin, Dorothy Tobin,
Pearl Tobin, Viola Hole, Elsie Hole,
Mollie Farrin, Mona Brasier, Joseph
McClintick.
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ADD ATHENS

The unfavorabie weather necessitat-
ed a postponement of the entertai :
ment, by the senior and junior classes
of Somerset Academy of which VIC
gave notice last week lbs l. te be
given, Thursday evening Of next
week, February 14th, at 100 o'clock,
in Odd Fellows Hall. 1t should be
understood that the proceeds 20 tow
ard graduating expenses, and that the
entertainment Is worthy of generous
patronage. Admission Is and rs cents.
The social will occur after the en-
tertainment as previously planned.
Correspondent wanted for this pa
per. Write us for particulars.
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SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY

Miss Susie McQuilkin is working at
Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Tuscan are at
Scion for a short time, while Mr.. Tus-
can Is busy with town affairs.
Mrs. Sylvia Goodrich has gone to
Madison to work.
Eddie Goodrich is a recent sub
scriber on the Farmers Telephone
line.
Aston Corson Is working at Scion
while Mrs Corson and the children
are staying with her father William
McQuilkin.