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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Letter from Marcus Bramon

Letter from Marcus BramOn
Somewhere
Sep. 6, s18
Dear Pa and MAJ
Your letters of Aug. 5 & IL both
received today and they were sure
welcome. I have read them over sever
ii times and they sound better each
time. You have no idea what it means
to get letter from home. / also re-
ceived letter from sister Ada, she
was telling me Of their intent to move
That will be fine to go up to see them
and spend few days on fishing
trip at the lake. Got letter few
days ago from Emil and he told me
about w. j. hope he is on his feet
soon. There is sure enough operations
going on here with us.
You state that the Omaha papers
said the boat we sailed on was delayed
on its overseas trip, we were several
days behind owing to the fact that
we were too slow to keep up with the
convoy we started with and had to
turn back, after three days out but
] dare not tell you where we landed,
then we picked up another convoy ard
at last landed after 10 days on the
water, and it sure was welcome
sight when we saw land again. I sure
hate the trip back across as ! am not
crazy about water trips.
The boys are all we'll and working
hard every day. You can bet we are
giving \the Germans run for their
money and think they will find it
out shortly but if they don't, it will
be their hides. You can bet the boys
are just IS proud Of old America as
America is Of her boys who are facing
the big fight and we are doing all in
our power to put an end to it. and
what the Yanks go after, they get. !.
You folks get lots of war news
that we dom hear at all, but we get
a lot of news from the front Of adj
vances made up to date.
/ have never seen or heard of any
Of the boys from home and I don't
suppose will as Uncle Sam has so
many different camps over here. Some
of the boys have met boys they knew,
however, who have been brought from
the front wounded.
l have pretty souvenir for you
folks ! will try to send as soon as I
find out what arrangements I can
make to send it home. Tell Ma to
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Why fhex Ara Lonely.

The people who are lonely In this
world are those who are always look.
Ing for something to come to them;
they hope, for pleasant adventures:
they exact much from their friends
and from their family-and they arc
never satisfied. But the happy lnep
and wOme6 are those who never think
to demand for themselves give
and give and give again, and find Joy
whenever they find opportunity to give
joy.-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Not Even 4 synpte,nf

Marion was restless while with her
mother making a call. The woman on
whom they were calling suggested that
Marion, 60 out In the yard and look
for the cat. She returned directly,
disappointed, and said petulantly. u
don't see any symptoms Of cat out
there"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

junket tablet to q.
gallon Of milk
warmed to 80 de
grees, then allowed
to stand overnight,
and is then drained
through q heavy
unbleached linen
cloth to remove
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

II
now as his convalescent leave was
up the 31st.
l had fine opportunity to see
battle few days ago. I was out at
one Of advanced posts and there WAS /
an artillery observer there with his
fine glasses. One Of our regiments
was attacking, their objective being
the top Of hill across the valley
from us. The observer let me use
his glasses while he was teleplicning
back to the batteries the results OF
their fire and made the best Of the
opportunity. could see the men rum
ming up the slope, from she'll hole to
shell hole or dropping on the ground
as the Boche shells would come drop
ping in, some Of them not getting up
again. The barrage from both sides
was very heavy and many gas shells
among them could be seen, the blue
gas spreading over the ground. It's
not often these attacks can be seen
las they are almost always pulled of"
early in the morning before real light
Our front lines now are about twenty
miles ahead Of where they were when
I joined the section, or rather the
day before that when the attack Of
the 18th started. We have changed
our postes numerous times and our
lcantonments four times.
am enclosing the clipping spoke
| of in one Of my recent letters and
the last copy Of the Radiator"
would write Curtis, but I don't
know his address as none Of his
that you have sent me has had it.
| l surely think our division will be
back on repose before this letter.
reaches you as they have certainly
earned it. OF course now with the
biggest allied victories Of the war
going on on all sides every ounce Of
push is being used to the limit. There
are persistent rumors of big doings
to be pulled off by the Americans
sometime soon.
Our twenty ambulances travel
led more miles during the month Of
August than the distance around
the world, SO you can imagine we were
fairly busy. The thing that made
our work more tedious was the unu-
sually long evacuation we had to
make. The left the hospitals so
far to the rear that the one where
1--we took most Of our wounded was
ling to shell holes and heavy traffic
Inig to shell holes and heavy traffic
most Of the way, the cars when load
led had to run on low great deal.
Today the excavations have been
!; changed as they have started new
J hospitals much closer-about fifteen
miles from our central dressing
station. During the heaviest Of
the work we had several large French
ambulances on duty to help Us for
the evacuation work. OF course we
brought all the the. wounded back
from the posts to the central dress
ing station, located about three OF
flour miles from the front Zine. Our
posts are now about two miles from
the farthest advance but we have
jhad posts less than half mile from
the Germans. cot course we have
nothing to fear from rifle or mach
inc gun fire, but the shell fire on the
roads is pretty heavy at times Even
at that, we have never had man
hurt at a post or on the road, all hav-
ing been hit while at or near our
they don't have my number. Lots
lof love,
i Harlan
S. s. U. 5s3 Convois Automobiles,
Par BCM Amer. Elk F.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Auto Milk Delivery


purchased
enabled make deliveries promptly We
supply with all the milk they
uf cream all
August your empty
bottle will take
and will leave
price pint
labor materials also of the We
compelled feed alfalfa and this adds
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
THE
KIT EHEN \
k3EABINE 81

We will Hooverize and specialize
about the foods we eat;
Well eliminate the sugar and reduce
the wheat and meat;
We will laud corn, rye and barley and
other wartime foods,
And economize on fuels and all else
the law includes!
Caroline Louise Sumner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
MORE ABOUT COTTAGE CHEESE

The modern cold method Of prepars
ing cheese is by using one-eighth Of a
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

Optimistic Thought.
Time never fats to bring every eD
Eted reputation to strict strutiny.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14

II has taken years of patient aud
persistent effort to organize the
forces that are engaged IN combat
ting this mcrciless scourge, hut
within the last view years the tide
of battle has been turning m our
favor. Hence, we should iealously
guard against losing the advantage
gained. n We become 80 absorbed
m the war against aulocracy a. Ia
make a truce with this enemy with
IN our borders, all that has been
accomplished and all the oXpendl-
lures IN time aud money will have
been ln vain.
Moreover II is certain that a large
number of the young men NOW IN
military service will become victims
VI this disease, which will add ma
lerially 10 the burden of the anti
tuberculosis organizations. There
fore, instead Of relaxing our efforts
at this Time. We should prepare In
meet the enemy with forces organ
lied as never before. II Is uckuOwl-
edged that premature peace with
the Hun would be- an ineXcusalhe
mistake, hut We believe that truce
with this Srch-enemy Of mankind
would he nothing short of an ire
irievahle calamity.
Let us, then, regardless of cost
determine Ia continue To force the
lighting IN the war against knp
r. b. until his forces are utterly
routed and he tottcrs from hi'
throne.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
on PROSPECTS, GETTING
BETTER ALL THE TIME

The work of drilling at the deep
we'll IS progressing very rapidly
now. and the indications become
better all the while. The well has
been dcepened by several feet,
though the formation encountered
two or three days ago Is the hardest
yet struck in The we'll II Is sup
posed 10 be- whal is known as the
cap rock. and when II Is penetrated
producing wei. Is expected. There
Is good showing of gas.
The water that has hecn causing
80 much trouble Is not expected lo
bother any more. Not once In n
thousand wells. according Ia state
menis made by oil men. T. water
encountered after a strong fnw Of
salt water. The salt water How has
caused long delay. hut now the
water problem is thought Ia be- over
In all probability the we'll will
shortly be- completed. There Is no
question about there heinz oil. n
Is there Every time the bailer ~
taken Out ~ the deep hole there h.
considerable oil. The only question
Is how much OIL. This We soon shall
know.
l.. n. Blankenship Is back from a
business trip made in the inlerests
ofthc Booth Oh Company. and says
that In two weeks more their com
hinalion rotary and drop drill of
standard size will he here for oper-
alton north aud west oi town.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
the ENEMY WITHIN

With our nation in the midst Of
the most colossal VIII In the worlds
history. II is only natural that the
thoughts and efforts of every true
American should he directed toward
war artiyilics of every kind. Noih-
ing less would be worthy of our
palriotism or our sense OF Justice.
But regardless Of the great ncces-
sity of preparing In every possible
way 10 meet the enemy of Freedom
end democracy ON the battle-lields
Of Europe. we would do well Ia
remember That we are still at wsr
with another foe equally cruel aud
fully as trcacherous as the IN
scrupulous German, namely tuber-
culosis.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR
EARLY MINING ACTIVITY

The price NJ metals. both precious
and otherwise. is making for great
artiyiiy In The mining line generally.
and our own Tres Hcrmana, noun
tains are IN an probability to be-
satisfactory producers shortly The
last few months has seen develop
mcnt work that Is uncovering mill
ing ore m astonishing amounts. and
unless all plans fail The erection uf
a concentrating plant will become
a reality aud this lncalily will take
It's place rs u liberal producer Of
the precious metals.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
EAT VEGETABLES AND SAVE
TIE STAPLES, CANNED GOODS

The people of New Mexico aro
urged ~ never before 10 raise
every possible bit Of green stun
they can this summer. eat ii and
grow fat on u aud save the staples
and The canned goods for shipment
10 Democfacy's lighters. The fol-
lowing letter has been received hy
state Administrator Ely from Mr..
Hoover.
The present Is an opporluna
lime Ia make q campaign as yigor-
ously as local conditions warrant on
the greatest possible use Of all fresh
pcrishable food products. The vary
ing conditions aud irregular dislri-
button of crops make II inadyisahle
tG conduct a national campaign for
all Of these products. Your office
can do this important work more
effectively aud with greater econ
omy than would be- possible from
Washington.
CONSUMERS should not be- allowed
Ia forget that the usc hy them nr
these short-liVod foods lihrrnic the
more concentrated and staple ones
Tor people IN the remote scriions
and for the Allies aud soldiers.
There h nothing new in tins for
yuu. but there viii be- a. many prn-
pie. aud now b. the psychological
Time Ia drive Il the hardest. The
usual waSiaRc of large volumes ~
these products should be- overcome
ln srason like the present one.
Home gardens will have much
lo do with The PRODUCTION of sur
plus IN many sections. aud they
should be- taken into consideration
IN deciding The nature of cant
raien. Wide publicity through the
press aud intensive methods will
h" necessary in impress the con-
sumner. Every womeu's organization
and all extension workers should be-
encouraged to make suggestions re-
gurding The Wholrs"mencss and
ECONOMY ul ili"-" succulrnt foods.
Anything can be- done In the way
~ new recipes and new reasons for
their use, not forgetting the old
ones. should be- done.
lirNou,Il b" .yru 10 mair spcrinl
nniirc NJ the fact that II b not IA
lrinlic at tins particular time to use
canned goods when fresh products
are available. Point out that i'm
mrusc stocks NJ canned goods must
be- reserved for our boys and the
Allies, and that every home may
have AN opportunity Ia help create
this reserve stock II they will use
The fresh products instead of the
canned even II q little more work
m their preparation is required. aud
by putting up all canned goods they
need for themselves"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
VENTILATION


fbew is snihii-r sn trirs't. atii
yet so cosiless as air. There Is M
financial investment whirh docs nr
car yield 80 sure aud 81 large re-
turns as money wisely expended for
pure air
Pure air Is NJ necessary as Iur"
water and Wholesome food for the
maintenance NJ health. H. WHY
ing qualities are hest manifested
when unconlined. In the open; A.
soon A. ~ free movement is inter
frred with, these qualities are
altered.
Thus the comparatively pure air
of we'll ventilated rooms Is different
from The fresh outside air: the
latter posscs~c, tonic aud stimu-
latlng properties which are lacking
M the former. THIS j. shown by
the great success of the opon-air
treatment not only Of tuberculosis,
hut Of all infectious diseases. IN
winter as well ~ In summer. II Is
also shown by excellent results oh
tanned In open air schools
Ventilation may be- defined ~ lhe
continuous and systematic renewal
NJ air, 50 as 10 keep II as fresh aud
pure as possible
Causes of AIR contamination: The
air of Inhabited buildings is fouled
by many causes, hut especially by
respiration. eNcretions. dust, com
huston and decomposition.
Dust The dust which conlnmi
mates The lower air strata and 3.
commonly hreathed boy man Is d
compound of many ingredients
mineral and organic. namely: hous,
and street sweepings. mud aud dir
dragged into the houses. dried an1
pulVeriled, powdered earth, plaster
asphalt ashes, iron dust. soot frou
e chimneys. h garbage ircquenll,
sirewn IN streets, excremenl oI
horses. dogs and other animals
human eXcremeni IN conPcstc,
tenements, dcsiccated sputum. mi.
crohes of all kinds.
MAJOR FRANK T.. AnrAUD.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
PARRY INDICTED ON OLD
CHARGE 90 BRANDING STOCK

The last grand jury returned an
indictment against ". a. Parry and
his sou, Emil Parry. on q charge Of
branding other peoples cattle. the
graud Jury which met over one year
ago failing la return a true hill.
Courier readers Will no doubt re
member about the case. the pre-
liminary hearing having bccn before
!. !. Peach while hc WAS justice Of
tue peace
Emil Parry was also Indicted upon
charge of killing row belonging
10 another cow oulnl. This incident
was supposed 10 have happened
only short time ago Emil was
arrested ON this charge and tried
before Judge Rogers IN DcminR. and
was held for the action of the grand
Nury.
Parry was arrested last saturday
and taken 10 Dcming. where be- was
held In iail until Monday. before he
could scnd hond down here and
get II signed and returned Ia Dem
ing. IT, went up Ia Dcninp on
"Wednesday nf this week aud sue
cccdrd IN getting the ease put on
until the fall term of court.
H. absence from his ranch aud
moi being able Ia feed IN, catii, wa,
resulting M large losses, and should
The ease have been called at this
time II would have meant further
los-e, When Tins matter was
brought Ia the attention of Judge
Ryan by parry's attorney. Fred
sherman the delay asked for wa,
granted
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
CAPTAIN TIIRALL Is 4
VICTIM on ACCIDENT

Captain G. u. Thrall. who was
money order clerk Ia the poslofflce
here Tor several months. and who
was employed by The Quarlcrmastcr
"A clerk for more than n year be
fore he received his commission a..
captain. was killed in an automobile
accident on June 8.
Captain 1hrall was the assistant
quartcrmaslcr at Camp Mcrilb y.
J. Only recently the editor of the
Courier received a letter from Cap
tain Thrall. stating that hc va.
expecting Ia go 10 France IN the
near future
The Information was received
here hy e.. 4. pender. M q letter
from lhe mother uf the deceased
Mrs. Margaret Thrall. Of clio. cal.
No particulars were given.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
SPECIALILED CLERKS
URGENTLY NEEDED

W. - -
Washington. u. e.. June ~. IN
pert clerical work has more in-
poriant place iu the government +
war organization than most people
realize. W. an know that The war
runnnt be- won in the trenches alone;
HAT AN effective establishment al
home b, vital lu The success of the
biggest inh ever undertaken 10y any
nation; but the full extent Ia which
The specialized clerk Is needed -
ncrhap, not generally understood
Mud n h IN tins class of work that
women have the best opportunity
lo be- at real srr,icc Ia the govern
ment al thi. time
In the national capital alone the
civilian force increased from $1,000
Ia nearly H0.nOO during The first year
nf our participation m the war.
Nrnr-tonlhs nl the new employees
are clerk. of one kind ar auoihrr.
aud mlly three fourths of them are
women Eighteen thousand stenog-
raphcr, and typisls are AZ work
constantly IN the government offices
at Washington on the tons of CORE
spondence and records made nccrs-
sary by war preparations on q scale
such as the world has never before
nown.
General clerks, that h, those
without q speciality, az" uni difficult
In obtain even under present con
ditions. hut the United States EiNil
service Commission. charged with
the duty Of recruiting the civil
service Ia meet war needs, is eXpe
riencing difficulty in obtaining a
sufficient number of applications
for many clerical positions which
require special training or expert
cuce. There Is an urgent call lor
applicants for the positions of stcn-
ographor typewriter, hookkeeper-
typewriter. clerk hookkrrpor, cosI
accountant, accounting and slatisti-
cal clerk. stalisliciau, clerk qualified
Ia accounting, clerk qualified IL
business administration, index ant
catalogue clerk. schedule clerk
passenger-rale clerk, blueprint ll'
clerk and assistant TO business
mtragcr, Al of these positions arr
oper to both men aud women. Rep.
rcsenlativcs of the Giyil Service
Commission at the poslofiiccs in al
cities are prepared Ia furnish def
uite Information and application
blanks.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
DIsLOYAL NEWSPAPER
WANTS ADVERTISING SPACE

The Los Angeles Examiner. one Of
the Hearst papers, which are all
pro-Gcrman. Is now trying 10 buy
space IN the newspapers of the
Southwest 10 show up their side ot
the charges against the publications.
The Courier turned down their
proposition ON short order We
have no space 10 sell nj any price
Tor such purposes.
4 placard announcing that no
Hearst publications will be- sold dur
ing The period Of the war will b.
furnished upon request 10 all news
dealers by the New Mexico Council
Of Defense. The New Mexico War
News publishes each week the honor
roll of news dealers who refuse to
handle the pro-Gcrman publications.
The newspapers referred 10 are:
atlanta American
Atlanta Georpig
I Boston Advertiser.
Boston American.
ChicaRo American.
Chicago Herald aud Examiner.
los Angeles Examiner.
New York American.
New York Journal
San Francisco Examiner.
The Heart magazines are as fol-
.uw4.
lloarsts.
Cosmopolitan.
Good housekeeping.
llarpors Ragaar.
Motor.
Motor Boating.
Puck.
The New Mexico Council of Dr-
frnsc calls upon every loyal, pulri-
olir citizen uf New Mexico not only
Ia quit asking for ihr Hearst puhli-
cations nj the news dealers. hut tn
stop taking them un subscription
and la stop reading them. IN other
words. Ia say Ia Herr Wilhelm von
lh'arst the Hearst publications. aud
llearsiism IN general. Gooi NiRhtl
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
4 HUSTLER ALfHOUGu
PHYSICALLY nANDIC APPED

W G.. Miller. who lives at The
northwest corner Of the town. has
had his seven lots grcally improved
of late by plowing under a hca,,
layer of fertilizer and 80 dilrhne
aud bordering the property that H.
Will hereafter get and hold large
quantities of food waters A. the,
collect from the summer rains Mr.
Miller has peach, plum and pear
trees growing thriilily ON these lois
and in spite oi The late trusts. Which
KILLED practically all fruit trees. h.
has fair showing of fruit stili
hanging on hi- trees.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14
CATTLEMiN VS. IIOMEsIE ADER

There are. We are SORRY io say. q
few cHtilcmrn m this valley who are
doing everything IN their power lo
rout the humcsirader and leave the
country tn the cowman This fact
3, very apparent m the case nf W
II, Parry. The charges hrnuth.
against Parry principally by Jacl
Thomas, are absurd. Only rcrcntl,
We heard an old cuWuau say. ~
they want Parry They are puiul
about II m the wrong way. ! du un;
know anything about the case oi
nld standing against HIM. hut n be-
is guilty of the charges thcy ar.
placing AGAINST him. aud ran prove
them. they should NOT prosecute hm
fur cattle THEFT, hut for insanity.
Any man with ordinary intelligence
would know that there would be-
absolutely no chance IN hrandln.
another mans cnw m this cnmmun-
lty and get away with H. u might
work nn a large cattle ranch, hut
II viii not where there are no larger
herds than are to be- fotind IN the
Lower Mimhrcs. where every man
ran come near Ia giviGs desrrip.
ton NJ every animal hc has.
Mr.. Parry is not insane. We are
inclined to believe that he possosse,
by tar greater amount of mtrlli
rcnce than the men who are porsr-
cutting him, During the past ~
years the writer has personally
known him, there has never b"rn
anything brought up against him
that would lnlure him In an, waN
except 10y the men who would like
to have his grazing holdings ard
watering places. Tie has resided pu
his ranch continuously since ae
came IN New Mexico. he has A.
tended clusely tn business. lie ha.
worked harder Than any man In thi,
country lo get IN his feet Several
months the writer lived an adion
ing rancles and knnWs PERSONAL,
thai Mr.. Parry arose as early a. ;
O'clock IN the morning, milked hh
COWS and had the milk In town l'
his customers before they ate thcil
breakfasts. he and his family lit'
economically, and for long tim'
bought cattle with evesy cent a
money they could get hold Of, Coun
the natural increase Of the her,
that he started IN with, and h'
would have a larger herd of callll
than he now owns, without countnI
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-14

Those who asked the Bank Ia
order pinto seed beans for them can
get them by calling at the Columbus
STATE Bank There will he plenty
to go round and those who did not
place Fn 0rdcr may also get some
seed. The Bank bought a certain
amount which II is distributing free
of expense To those who will plant
them.