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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04

geon insisted that he be sent to an
evacuation hospital. 1t is the second
time that Lieut.. Johnson has been in
a hospital service station. When he
was rejected for service in the army
he went to a hospital had an opera
tion performed, applied a second
time and was accepted. The men in
his company, practically all hailing
from Baltimore, gave him a glorious
welcome when he returned. His fell
low officers were surprised at the
rapidity of his recovery. An infor-
NAL dinner in his honor was arranged
by Maj. Miller, of Wilming ton, Del,
one of the staff officers. The men
in khaki declare that these coura-
geous officers are the kind of men
they want as representatives in con-
gress, giving a hint as to the compile
tion of future American elective
bodies"
This is the brave and gallant
American soldier that the democrats
throughout South Dakota have been
representing to the public in paid
advertisements as drawing two sal
aries from the government, n as a
congressman and another as an army
officer. This malicious and outra-
geous lie was refuted two weeks ago
by South Trimble, democratic clerk
of the house of representatives. who
made the following statement: ANY
statement that Congressman Royal
C. Johnson since joining the army
has drawn any salary or clerk hire
as a congressman is absolutely un-
true."-S. ID. Bess, Chairman Ma
tional Republican Congressional
Committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
JUST like FOOTBALL
SENSATION OF SOLDIERS ON
GOING OVER THE TOP.

Vermillion, Nov. At is just
like playing football; after the first
few seconds a fellow forgets every
thing and doesn't realize he is in any
danger until it is all over" is the
conception or going over the top in a
big battle, as described in an inter-
esting letter written by Private
Walter Morse, of vermillion, to his
mother. Private Morse says the Ger
mans have a dread of a Colts revol-
yer or a bayonet. Part Of the letter
follows:
my machias got put ont Of cGn.-
mission just before the big acings
started, SO / left everything behind
except my ,l..u pistol and gas rsasK
and went over with the companies.
1.-THE only time i felt nervous was
when we first started owe 1t was
just like playing football, after the
first few seconds a fellow forgets ev-
erything and doesn't realize he is in
any danger until il is all over and
sees the men that are dead and
wounded. The most of them were
Germans, but at that 1t wasn't a very
pleasant sight to look at and will
sure be glad when the old kaiser re-
allies he hasn't n show and decides
to give up. The German soldiers
themselves know what they r uI
against and are only too glad to
throw up their hands and cry Kan
Grad" when they come face to face
with you and see one of the two !.
going to be finished. A German sure
hates to look down the barrel of {
Colt As or face a bayonet.
About the only time n neet
fear the Germans Is when they arr
hid behind something pouring
stream of lead at you with a machine
gun. We captured one German tina
was chained I o his machine gun ant
he sure thought he was a goner. HI
had his gun pointed up in the air an,
was down on his knees, with hi
hands clasped and a Bible open II
front Of him.
81 won't try to tell you any NOR
about 1t now, but will have lots t
tell you when l get home. If vol
read the paper dated about Septem
Der 10 or IA, you can get some ide'
OF what we went through"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli.
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaegsr's
Optical Parlor. .
Eat at Jacks.
Vote for Oscar c. Olson, republi-
can nominee for county treasurer
Adv.
Vote for Henry j. Miller, indie
pendent candidate for register of
deeds.-Adv.
Phone 1858 for service of the Mad
ison Dray Line.
Eat at Jacks.
Vote for Oscar G. Olson, republi-
a nominee for county treasurer,
next Tuesday.-Adv.
The E. M. Arch Duroc sale will be
held on the goth of November, 1918.
House for rent, electric lights, city
water and cistern.-W. II. Aldrich
My unfinished rooms for rem
will be vacant November 10.-Mrs
Eta Dillon, 500 Second street NV.
Lost. Bunch of small keys with
p~ostoffice key No. 1896. Finder re
turn to this office for liberal reward
Vote for w. f. Caldwell for count
ty treasurer.-Adv.
For Sale. Child's bed and mat
tress.-Phone 2123.
Miss Ruth Verlo has gone to Rut
land for a few days visit.
For light draying of all kind
phone 2243. Prompt service.
Wanted. Married man for farm
work Phone SLICED Mcdonald
Miss Mary Ostrander and her sis
ter are in Sioux Falls spending tn.
day.
NJ. F. Grogan returned yesterda.
from a visit with friends at Del
Rapids.
James Hope, of Ramona, was /
business caller in the city last Sat
urday.
House for rent, good water an,
chicken house. Inquire at 321 lie
avenue N.
Miss May Peterson came in fror
Wentworth Sunday to spend the da
with her parents.
Jesse Mackay is detained at tn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

Water rents are now due and pay
able at the superintendent office on
the ground floor in rear of the fire
station instead of at the auditors Of
flee as heretofore.-Ed Rafferty,,
Supt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
THE CITY.

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Unsettled tonight and Tues
day, with probably showers;
cooler Tuesday.
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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

Mrs. Ella Wilkinson accompa-
MED Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Kelsay
back to Lynch, KY.
Otis Lewis was visiting rela-
tives on Crocus last week.
Ernest Thomas and wife are
spending a few days with the
formers father. Mr.. Tandy
Thomas who lives near this place.
Mrs. Sophia Ballinger, wife of
Marvin Ballinger, died the 3rd Of
November and was buried the
4th. She was a victim of the
flu.
Kelly Jones, who has been very
sick with the hu for few weeks,
is better and able to be out again.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

A large number of our soldiers
in France will necessarily have to
remain there a year or more.
They are TO be supported with
the comforts of life. Let every
body lend a helping hand and
when the boys come home they
will be able to say you backed
US and we backed you. All hon.
or to our brave boys who did
valiant fighting upon foreign
fields. To parents who lost sons,
we would say, look to God for
consolation. No greater honor
could come to father and mother
than to have a son who gave up
his life for his country.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

A large number of Americans
are expressing desire to visit
Europe and look over the battle.
fields. The statement is made
in the metropolitan papers that
it will be some months before
tourists can be accommodated.
No doubrswhen the way is open
ed thousands of people in the
United States will make the
journey. In a few months a trip
to Europe will be of more inter-
est to sightseers than ever be-
fore known. There is only one
thing that will keep a represen-
tative of the News from making
the voyage-the quid proco.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

House, Lansing, Root and
Brandies are the four men who
it is said will represent the Unit
ed States at the peace meeting,
which will likely take place at
Versailles. There is a strong de-
mand for President Wilson to
attend not as a delegate, but it
is said that his presence will be
needed. The leading papers OF
the nation say that he is almost
sure to go over.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

1t will only be short time
when aspirants for the governor.
ship will let their candidacy be
known. There are some three
or four gentlemen mentioned on
the Democratic side and the
names of several Republicans
have come to light who would
be pleased to serve the State in
that..sscapacity. Kentucky is a
Democratic State, as the last
election proved. Gov. Stanley
had against him number Of
Democrats and their friends, or
account of personal reasons, We,
he was elected by about 1000
majority.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

to this country troops from
abroad, and Gen. Pershing will
select those to come back first.
1t is believed that divisions. such
as the Rainbow, which have
borne the brunt of the fighting
will return first. Plans of the
War Department contemplate
disembarking these returning
troops as near their homes as
possible so that their relatives
and friends may have an oppor-
tunity to give them royal well
come.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

Sundays Courier-Journal con-
tains the following good tidings:
Movement of American troops
across the Atlantic has stopped
entirely and rehabilitation of
troops in home camps is under
way. Orders have been issued
for mastering out 200, 900 within
the next two weeks. When the
programme is well under way,
the soldiers will be returned to
civil life at the rate of 80, 600 a
day. In the meantime arrange
ments are being made to return
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20
sure to go over

Gen. Pershing wires Washing
ton that the War Department
will do all in its power to expe-
dite the early return of the
American force so the country
may welcome it's soldiers home.
Gems. Foch, Pershing and Haie
know better what to do than any
individual in the United States,
and our people should know thai
our boys will be started home al
the earliest moment.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

The war being over, the peo-
pie of Adair county will be per.
fectly contented when the flu
surrenders. The doctors are
pressing it hard, and at this
time they have the advantage,
and if they continue to gain, in
short time they will be crown.
ed victors.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

Germany is now asking Unit
ed States to intercede and fur
nish them with sustenance,.
claiming that their country was
in a starving condition. A few
weeks ago that country was
butchering women and children
of the allies.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

The American soldiers are
very greatly disappointed at the
closing of the war at the time it
came. Their greatest ambition
was to invade Germany, and to
leave it in the same condition as
the Germans left France and
Belgium.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

The Republicans have one less
majority in Congress than was
reported last week. The soldier
vcte, which came in late, elected
a Democratic Congressman in
the State of Pennsylvania 1t
seems that the soldiers who were
fighting fer their country stood
BY President Wilson.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

The rumor of the death of the
Crown Prince Frederick William,
Of Germany, proved to be false.
1t was reported that he was
killed by German soldiers while
he was trying to cross the Dutch
frontier. The Prince landed
safely at Maastricht.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

There has been some rejoicing
among the Republicans, but they
have but little to rejoice over.
The Democrats carried New
York, Ohio, Massachusetts, sew
eral Western States and the
South, lacking but the one State
Missouri to have votes enough to
elect a President.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20
COMMISSIONERS SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT

ADAlR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY.
R. A. Wsggensr & others Pltff
Petition ex parte)
To
Adair Circuit Court
Delft.
By virture of Judgment and Or
der of Sale of Adair Circuit Court,
rendered at the November Term,
thereof, 1918, in the above cause,
shall proceed to offer for sale at the
Court house door in Columbia, KY,
to the highest bidder, at Public Auc-
ton, on Monday the End, day CT De-
cember, 1913, at one o'clock p. M, or
thereabout (being County Court, up
on credit of six months, the follow
ing described property, o-wit: A
certain tract of land lying in Adair
County, Ky, on the waters OF Bull
Run, about one and one half miles
east of the Town of Columbia, KY,
adjoining the lands of Mrs. Priscilla
Dohoney, G. S. Harris, and the Girls
som farm, and containing rs acres and
four poles more or less this being the
same land on which r. T. McCaffree
and Sonora McCsffree resided at the
time Of their death, and was convey
ed to R. T. McCaffres and Sonora j.
McCaffree, by deed from Martha S.
Mourning and Mamie ]. Mourning,
Of date September, 30th, 1895, and is
Of record in Deed Book 2, page 491 of
the Adair County Court Clerks office.
For more complete description refer
ence is made to the Pleadings Judg-
meDt and order of sale. For the pur-
chase price, the purchaser, with APP
proved surety or securities, must exc
cute Bond, bearing legal interest from
the day of sale until paid, and having
the force and effect of Judgment
Bidders will be prepared to comply
promptly with these terms.
| w. A. Coffey, Master Commissioner.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

two or three years. The recon-
strnction work will require ilime
and men. However. everything
will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. The peace terms will not
be ready for the signing for
some months.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

No ruler of any foreign coun.
try is looked upon with greater
admiration than King, Albert of
Belgium.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20
Somewhere in France.
Mrs. L. M. Watson,
Holmes, KY.

Dear Mother
1 will again write to you as
am out of the lines again. /
have just received a letter from
Lindsey. 1t was written Sept.
9. sure was glad to hear from
you all. Well, mother sure am
lucky boy. We started on the
10Th of Sept. to break the Hin
denburg line and we have been
after them ever since, but |
think we are out for awhile now.
And mother / have went through
some awful dangerous places. l.
don't see how / got through. |
am sure the Lord was with me
and he will always be with me
now, and am not afraid now,
and I think l will get through
all right. So don't worry about
me. l feel like | will come home
some time, and l don't think it
will be long. We rum the Dutch
back the other day and captured
some French people that the
I Germans had captured the first
of the war. They sure were
glad to see us Americans and to
be free again. You all wanted
to know about this country. 1t
is the prettiest place l ever saw
but is badly torn up. The towns
are torn to pieces. Carley Bal.
lou got killed. He lived close to
Columbia, and Deed Smith was
killed too. They are all from
near home that I know of.
guess you all have done read in
papers about our big drive and
are uneasy about me, but l am
all right, so don't worry. / don't
want you all to send. me any.
thing, as l am getting plenty tt
. eat and wear. You all use al
my money for anything yor
want to. l have just received
letter from Alice, Era, Eula ant
t Ollie. | havn't paper to write
to all. You all tell them l an
all right and will write to then
3 soon. Well, as it is about TIM
for dinner and we have to- NOV
again this evening, farther bacl
! so I will have to close.
Tell all the folks hello for me
This is all for this time. Hoping
to hear from you all soon. Will
love to all l am your soldier boy
Il Pvt. Owen P. Watson,
Co. G. 120 Unfit, American E. F.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

disease with DR.. Simmons a day
or so ago, he informed us that
he had waited on five hundred
and fifty cases in his practice,
and their had been only four or
five deaths from the disease.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

Classifying of men under nine.
teen and over thirty. six is halted
by the War Department.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

While some of our soldiers.
who are now in France. will
hLely be discharged in a few
months. many will be from home
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20

1t is now said that Percy Haly
is thinking of becoming a candi-
date for Governor.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20
GRANVILLE,

j. ]. Parson and his son, Gil
bert, left for Louisville the first |
of the week.
Mrs. Amos Keltner, who has
been confined to her room for
several weeks with fever, has
about recovered.
George Coffey. deputy sheriff,
of Columbia. was in this section
a day or so of last week.
]. H. Burris received quite a
lot of turkeys at this place last
Saturday al 25cts per pound,
preparatory for thanksgiving.
Quite a number of our citizen
ATTENDED court in Columbia last
Monday.
Mr.. Thos. Moss, a well-known
citizen of Weed community. has
been very sick for the past week
with a complication of troubles.
T, W. Dowell spent a day or
so at his farm at CampbellsvilIe,
last week.
John Pickett, the well-known
insurance man of Campbellsville,
spent several days in our COM
munity last week working in
surance. John gets the business
every time he comes.
eager Coomer, one of Sparks
vi]le's thriving merchants, was
in our midst last Friday and re.
ported everything getting along
nicely in his section.
W. L. Grady attended Dick
Tandy's sale last Thursday and
reported a very large attendance
and property selling very high.
Titus Price, of Columbia, was
working fire insurance in our
city day or so of last week.
Col. J. N. Coffey. of Columbia,
was called to do a lot of survey.
ing in this section one day last
week.
John Yves Sparks and family,
Horse Cave, spent several days
of last week with their brother,
Charlie and family. of our city.
Fins Finn, of Keltner, was in
this community last week look.
ing after milch cows. He
bought one from T. w. Dowell
for $500 and one from Mrs.
Emma Rupe for $45.0O.
W. L. Grady spent a day or SO
at Greensburg last week, ship
ping stock down to the southern
market.
DR.. Basil Taylor, of Green's
burg, and DR.. Harlan Simpson,
of Breeding, and DR.. L. C. Nell,
of our city, operated on a son of
son of Kenneth Pile last Thurs.
day for appendicitis. The case
was a very bad one and the
young man died the next day.
The flu that has been in this
community for the past month
or SO. has not abated entirely
There is a case or two in oul
town at this time and out in TIT
community a mile or so there i!
q number of cases and some ar,
reported to be very bad. There
has been several deaths. While
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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20
GIensfork.

Spanish Influenza cases in this
community are all getting bet
ter
People in this community GEL
ebrated the signing of the ar
mistice by the Germans, by
blowing horns, ringing bells and
making all sorts of noise.
Charlie Thomas started for
Lynch one day last week.
Oscar Sexton and family, of
Prices Creek, were visiting rel
atives near here the latter part
OF last week.
Rollin Webb made a business
trip to Monticello last week.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-20
To the Good People of Columbia
Have Met You I Like YOU
lam Proud of Your Adair County

Now to OIL if you buy oil shares let me whis-
per word, get the Southern Oil & Refining Co.'S.
shares, NONE BETTES and few equal as sure prof.
fit bearing investment. We have i'm your county
the best oil dome located i'm Kentucky and will
have the best oil field.
can assure but twenty thousand shares, at
twenty five cents. These | have gathered from
private owners company not selling at present any
of it's stock. Next issue will be way higher
If you buy oil shares want you, otherwise
shall develop Adair county oil and win. We have
the means and will get there.
FRANK D. HINES, Suite Fl to 20
1908 Broadway, Denver. Colo.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
MRS. CATHERINE WALLACE
Died in Cooper. Tex.-Has Many Rel
 atives in Polk County.

Died in Cooper. Tex.-Has Many Rel
 atives in Polk County.
 Will Alexander, Mrs. Leslie Nose ley and other Mena relatives were notified by long distance telephone Wednesday from Cooper, Tex, of the death of Mrs. Catherine Wallace, sis ter of Mrs. A. P. Alexander, and Wayne and William Fleming of this county. Mrs. Alexander at the time was at the home of her brother, Wayne, near Egger, but was imme- diately notified of the death. Burial will be at Pecan Gap, but the time has not yet been announced, being held in abeyance pending the arrival of relatives. Oscar, the oldest son, was also with Polk county relatives at the time of his mothers death, but will accompany other relatives to Cooper this afternoon. Mrs. Wallace is survived by the sister, Mrs. A. P. Alexander, two brothers, Wayne and William Fleming of this county, and John Fleming of Wolf City, Tex. In the immediate family she is survived by four daughters and three sons, all of whom, with the exception of Oscar, live in Texas.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
POLK COUNTY WILL SEND 8.
First Call Under Second Draft Only
 Asks for 4, Others Voluteer.

First Call Under Second Draft Only
 Asks for 4, Others VoIuteer.
 Adjutant General Lloyd England has sent out the completed schedule for the movement of the 541 white registrants called out under the first call under the second draft. The quota of Polk county under this call. IS four men, and they are to report at Camp Pike on Monday, April 1. The local board has received the call, but instead of sending four men as required under the schedule, Polk county will furnish eight, three of them being volunteers, and one ad- ditional being sent to take the place of Aster Gray, recently dicharged for physical disability. Those volunteer ing are Dee Alvin Walker of Opal, Duff Otto Hilton and Argus Daniel Bain of Board Camp. The five sent under the first call of the second draft are Virgil Clancy of Hatfield, James Ira Bronson of Millertown, Ok, Percy Eugene Lance of Mena, John s. Sterns of Barling, Ark, and Walter Grover Rasman of Grannis.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
SURE ALLIES WILL WIN
Lieutenant Grady H. Forgy Writes
 Back Home From Somewhere.

Lieutenant Grady H. Forgy of Company c, 125th Infantry, with the American expeditionary forces, writes from Somewhere" Sometime" that at last the magic word, France, is a reality to him, having arrived safe ly, after a delightful trip on which he did not even get seasick. He adds that they are now settled down in good quarters, with fine food and lots of work, but with everyone willing and anxious to go, tho at the time of his writing the famous weather of France
 = rain, sleet, snow and mud = was everywhere in vogue. He continues;
 Everything is certainly interest ing over here. Antique as we'll as unique and quaint Right here is a Chateau" that has the date 1886 on the wall. France, of course, is all war and nothing, it seems, is being left undone to win the war, which is in- evitable. This is true: The Huns can never win; and they are doomed to utter defeat if they keep on. It may take years, but what it takes to do it. the Allies have"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
Another Scran of Paner

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 President Wilson said in his ad- dress to the Russian people that the United States government will avail itself of tvery opportunity to secure for Russia complete sovereignty and independence in her own affairs and full restoration to her great role in the life of Europe and the modern world.
 Thus. in the words of the Wash ington dispatches, the president in- dicates the purpose of the United States to disregard the harsh terms upon which the German and Austrian war lords have promised peace to the Russians and to de- mand an accounting after the allied victory.
 The Brest-Litovsk peace treaty will be only scrap of paper.