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The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
NOTICE.
CALLS FOR BIDS FOR CARE AND SUPPLIES FOR IN DIGENTS OF NAVAJO
 COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given: That sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Board oi Supervisors of Navajo County, in Holbrook, Arizona, until / o'clock p. m., Monday, December 30th, 1918, for the furnishing o1 food, lodging, clothing, medicine, medical attendance, and other supplies, for indigents of the county for the year ending De cember 31st, 1919. Specified tions therefor may be seen at the office of said Board. All bids must be accompanied by a copy of this advertisement, and a certified check for $1O0.00 as a guarantee that bidder will en- ter into a contract for the faith ful performance of the service. The successful bidder will be re quired to give a good and suffi- cient bond in such amount as the Board may prescribe, to be approved by the Board, condi- toned upon the faithful per formance of the contract.
 The Board reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids, or to waive any informalities in any bid.
 Bids will be opened by said Board at it's office in Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, on Monday, December 3Oth, 1918, at 2 o'clock p. m., and thereafter considered.
 All bids must be sealed and addressed "Clerk, Board of Sup ervisors", and marked, Bids on furnishing supplies to indig- ents."
 By order of the Board of Su- pervisors, December 2nd. 1918.
 R. s. TEEPLE,
 Clerk, Board of Supervisors.
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
Advertisement For Bids

Sealed proposals will be re- ceiYed at the office of the Navajo County Highway Commission, Holbrook. Arizona, until 2 o'clock P. M., January. 9th. 1919. for the improvement of four and one-half miles of the Snowflake road, from the southern end of the present work to the entrance to the Coleman 6 Payne Ranch. The work will consist of approx imately the following:
 Earth excavation. 12OO0 GU yds.
 Gravel surfacing, $500 " '
 Bubble paving, 50 " "
 Bubble masonry 10 !" ''
 Placing Culvert Pipe 72 Lin. if.
 Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the High way Engineer. Holbrook, Ari- zona. and Specifications will be furnished to prospective bidders on deposit of Two Dollars, which will be returned upon receipt of a bonifide proposal or the return of the specification in good con dition on or before 200 o'clock P. M. January 9th, 1919.
 W. E. FERGUSON, Sec'y.
 Navajo County Highway Con- mission. 12-13-4
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
Advertisement for Bids

Sealed proposals will be re- ceived at the office of the Navajo County Highway Commission, until 200 O clock P. M. January 9th, 1919, for the improvement of three and one half miles of the Snowflake road. from the en- trance to the Coleman 6 Payne Ranch to the bridge on eleven mile fiat. The work will con- sist approximately of following:
 Earth excavation IS, 900 GU yds
 Gravel surfacing 2,8O0 ''
 Bubble paving 120 !"
 Bubble masonry 15 ''
 Placing culvert pipe 72 Lin. it.
 Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the High way Engineer. HoIbrook, Arlzo- na, and specifications will be furnished to prospective bidders on deposit of Two Dollars. which will be refunded upon receipt of a bonifde proposal or the return of the specifications in good condition on or before 200 o'clock P. M. January 9th. 1910. 
 W. F. FERGUSON. Sec'y.
 Navajo County Highway Com mission. I2-13 4.
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
Thousands of Ants in HiII.

An ant hill two feet in height con tAins about a3,0O0 ants, according to the observations and counting, extend ing oyer two years, carried out by a well-known naturalist.
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at the officeAof the Board of Sup ervisors of Navajo County, in town of HoFbrook, Arizona, until 2 o'clock P. M. Monday, Dec. 30, 1918, for county printing, pub fishing and advertising for the year ending December 31st, 1919.
 First. For publishing the proceedings of the Board of Sup ervisors. A stated price per inch to be set in the body type of the paper in which the pro- ceedings are published, one in sertion only.
 Second. For publishing and printing notices of reward, cleo ton proclamations and other public notices required by the county and the officers thereof that are by law a county charge. A stated price per inch for such number of times as is required by law, or as may be required by the Board of Supervisors. A stated price per inch for each in- sertion set in body type.
 Third. For publishing and printing of the list of persons, the valuation of whose property is sought to be added to or rais- ed by the Board of Equalization as required by law. A stated price per inch for each insertion set in body type.
 All bidders should file an af- fidavit with his or it's bid, show ing that his or it's newspaper in which the publication is propos- ed to be made has been establish ed and published within the state of Arizona for at least one year prior to the filing of such affidavit. All bids must be ac- companied by a certified check for One Hundred dollars as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into contract for the faith ful performance of the service. The successful bidder will be re- quired to furnish a good and sufficient bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract.
 A copy of this advertisement must accompany each bid.
 The Board reserves the right to reject or accept part or all of any bid, or to waive any infor- malities in any bid.
 Bids will be opened by said Board at it's office in Holbrook, Arizona, on Monday, December 30th, 1918, at 2 o'clock P. M., and thereafter considered.
 All bids must be sealed and addressed: Clerk, Board of Supervisors, Holbrook, Arizo- na," and marked: Proposal for Publishing and Print ing"
 By order of the Board of Sup ervisors, Dec. End, 1918.
 R. s. TEEPLE,
 Clerk, Board of Supervisors. l
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
WANTED

30 to 40 h. p. gas engine in good condition. Hopi Oil Com pany.
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
TYPEWRITERS CRAPHOPHONES

and small machinery of all kinds repaired. Expert work. En- quire at Holbrook News Office.
 d-13-tf.
The Holbrook news., 1918-12-27
Post Office Schedule HoIbrook. Arizona

 Gen. delivery open 8:S0 am to 6 pm. Money Order window open from g a. m. to 5:sO D. m.
 Gen'I Del. Sunday, Il to 12 a. m. " Holidays, to a. m. Pouches Close for trains:- Train at 8:15 a. m.-East
 at 11:O5 a. m.-West
 2 at 5:15 p. m.-West
 10 at 500 D. m.-East Pouekss close for Star rOutess- Keams Canyon line 8 a. m- Monday,
 Wednesday and Friday Eager line, 8:10 a. m. daily It. Apache line, 8:25 a. m. daily Woodruff line, p. m., Tuesday,
 Thursday and Saturday. Hsber line, 8 6. m. Tuesday.
 CHAs. OSBORNE, Postmaster.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned intending to discontinue
farming. will offer at public sale on the farm
of r. E. Long. known the Blendt farm. at
Blackbird Camp Meeting Woods
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
HOW ESKIMO SOLDIER DIEI
BraVeIy Fighting in France for Lii
erty; His People Should Be
Proud of Him.

Here is the story of how Great Brit
aims only Eskimo soldier fell i
France. John Shiwak was the hero
name and when the great war starte
he heard the call in far-Off LabradO
and before many months had gone b
he was in an English training camp
Some weeks later he was on his wa
to France. full of ardOr. His deaf
occurred in the Cambria tank drive
The tanks were held up by the cana
before MaSnieres and Johns cOmpan
was ordered to rush narrow bridg
that had unaccOuntably been left stand
ing. John, chief sniper for the bat
TALON, lately promoted to lance COZ
pOral, the muscular man of the wilds
Outpaced his comrades. The battalion
still argue which was the first to Feacl
the bridge, John or another. But JOhI
reached the height of the little arcl
and turned to wave his companion
on.
1t was a deadly corner of the battl,
front. The Germans, granted breath
ing space by the obstacle of the canal
were rallying. Big shells were drop
ping everywhere, scores OF machin
guns were barking across the marrow
line Of protecting water. And jus
beyond the bridgehead, in among tn
trees, the enemy had erected plat
forms in tiers, bearing machine guns
AS John stood, his helmet awry, hi
mouth open in shouts of encourage
ment unheard amid the din, the deadl
group of guns broke loose. That wa
why the bridge had been left.
The Eskimo swayed, bent a little
then slowly sank. But even as he la.
they saw his hand point ahead. Ant
then he lay still. And they passe,
him on the bridge, lying straight an,
peaceful, gone to a better huntin
ground than he had ever anticipated
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
What IL Came To.

"Tve figured the whole thing out,
father" said Mabel. "The car, to be-
gin with, will cost $1,000, which at 6
per cent is $500 a year. If we charge
10 per cent for depreciation it will
come to $500 more. A good chauf-
feur can be had for $125 a month, or
$1,000 a year. have allowed $40 a
week for gasoline and S. forsrepairs.
The chauffeur's uniform and furs will
come to about 5000. Now let's see
what it comes to. Three hundred plus
500
Don't bother, my dear, know what
1t comes to-" said the old gentleman.
"What?" asked the girl.
"My DEAR" said the father impress
sively, sit comes to a standstill, right
here and nOw."-Exchange
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

This war has revealed the fact,
most plainly, that notwithstanding her
admitted military superiority, at the
beginning of the war, her possession
of the mightiest military machine the
world ever knew, Germany has been
sadly lacking in statesmen and states
manship. All her civil leaders have
proved lamentable failures, whose of
fetal acts and policies have gained
for Germany the contempt of the
world, not its admiration and respect.
And her military leaders gained de-
cisive victories only when attacking a
foe greatly inferior in numbers and
munitions. No Bismarck lives in
Germany, today. None was to be
found among the K"iser's counsellors
when it was determined to enter upon
this cruel and absolutely causeless
war. True, Bismarck was an ad-
vOcate of the policy of "blood and
iron," and ruthless in his methods.
He directed Prussia to the conquest of
Denmark and the theft of Schleswieg-
Hols5ein. He brought about the war
with Austria, for the purpose of max
ing an alliance out of her defeat.
And by means of forgery-the inter-
pellatiOn in an official telegram with
out the knowledge of the sender-pro-
vOked France into a declaration of
war against Prussia, in 1870, thus
falling right into his hands. For Bis
marck wanted the war, but did not
want Prussia to start it.
Bismarck ws the creator of the
present German Empire. For awhile
he was its chief director. But the
present Kaiser, soon after ascending
the throne, conceitedly believed he
was a greater man than Bismarck
and so dismissed him from office
dropped the pilots What Bismarck
created, Kaiser Wilhelm has brought
to the verge of dissolution and de
struction. Soon, in all probability
the German people will take a hanC
at dropping the pilot" and then tn,
Kaiser will go.-Every Evening.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

A good suggestion was made at
Town Council the other night and that
was to order a carload of stone and
atleast make some temporary repairs
to Commerce street by filling in the
holes before winter weather sets in.
These are unfavOrable times to get
any permanent work done. Road
materials and labor are being taken
over by the Government in prosecut-
ing this war. 1t is almost impossible
to get any work done. But Council
can make some improvements to Com
merce street that will be welcome to
all users of this important thorough
fare. Then why not act on the sug-
gestiOn made by Councilman Wilson
and others, ,and atleast fill in the holes
1t should by all means be done before
winter weather sets in.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

A stranger coming in our midst the
other day remarked with much sur
prise that the Town Hall, Smyrna's
only important municipal building,
did not fly the U. S. flag. We know
that every member of Smyrna Town
Council is patriotic, tried and true
and this no doubt is an oversight,
probably never for a moment consid-
cred. However, a flag should be on
this building. Smyrna so patriotic in
all other things, "Over the Top" in
every Liberty Loan Drive, should not
be subject to criticism because a flag
does not fly from the only municipal
Office building in town. We would
suggest that Council take cognizancC
of this at their next meeting.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

The lifting of the quarantine on
Sunday due to the Influenza pidemic
was welcome in Smyrna after over
four weeks of the "lid being on"
Smyrna was comparativly free of
the number of distressing deaths that
seemed to strike other towns and cit
les, and much credit in keeping the
number of cases down is due to the
prOmptness and activity of our Board
of Health.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
10 Head Cows 9

SHOATS. will weigh around so lbs each
NICE BROOD SOW with pigs this SOW will
weigh about 250 lbs, has had litters of pig
each litter of IL and raised 2l pigs.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

In the election of L. M. Price for
State Senator and Jackson Snow for
representative, citizens of Smyrna and
Duck Greek Hundred, will have two
clean and able men to represent them
in the Legislature. We congratulate
both and feel sure they will carefully
look after the interest of the state.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
Under False Hair,

Artificial and substitute hair is be-
ing made in Germany, according to in
formation gathered by commerce re
ports, which say:
"The importation of human hair
from China has long been stopped.
The surrogate which is being used is
really a substitute for silk.
"At first silk hair was made, but the
sale of this article was forbidden by
the government. For dolls glass hair
is made"
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
Really Serious.

The Newlyweds had unwittingly
chosen their abode in the neighbOr-
hood where scandal was rife.
One morning one of the neighbors
sent a hOarse whisper over to her chief
cOnfidant:
"What's the trouble between the
Newlyweds?'
"Her husband tried to keep some
thing from her."
"Oh, that's not serious! Men will
have their little secrets"
"Ah, you don't understand! This is
serious. He tried to keep a dollar and
a quarter of his last weeks pay"
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sents and the State of which it is a part. 1t
also gives the items of importance of the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS-TH SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
KentOn, Cheswold, Townsend, LeipSic, &c
rate OF 50 cents an inch for first insertion and
25 cents for each subsequent insertion will be
charged for transient advertising. Locals and
Reading Notices. 10 cents per line per issue
special discount on all semi-annual and
yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

conditions out-of-doors has been fine,
the only drawback being the scarcity
of labor. Farmers up to Election
Day had gotten as much corn husked
and fall work accomplished as any
time in recent years.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

Farmers of this vicinity have rarely
been favored with such autumn
weather as during the month of Oc-
tober and so far this month. Work
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06

Several members of the frst-aid
class, who offered their service to go
to New Castle to help nurse, have re-
turned to their homes in Middle
town, after doing their bit to help
during the epidemic of influenza.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
THE SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE
Every Wednesday Afternoon, by

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor
Founded by Robert d. HOffecker, July D, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February TO- 1907
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Delaware
as SecODd Class matter
Subscription price $50 per year strictly in ad-
vance.
OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Grow rs
National Bank.
Telephone. NO.lO.
Smyrna times., 1918-11-06
FARMING IMPLEMENTs. &,


Hand Cultivators. Scratch Harrow, Nc
COrmick Horse Rake, 5O-Tooth Iron Frame
Drag Harrow. Two-Horse South Bend Plow
Three-Horse Plow, No. SO. Oliver Oliver Sui
key Cultivator, No. 4. nearly new; No u New
Disc Harrow. Farm Wagon, in good order !;
Covered Dearborn, in good order York Car
riage, Buggies set of Wagon Harness, near
ly new; Hay Rigging, Tomato Rack, set of
Tomato Springs, sets of Plow Harness, 8
sets OF Carriage Harness, sets of heavy
Dearborn Harness, 2-Horse Disc Harrow,
Horse Collars, 10 Work Brides. Lot of three
horse Single Trees. 2 Double Trees Bran-
Bile Scythes, Corn Knives. Forks Shovels, Hoes
Grindstone, new John Deere Riding Plow
nearly new; Light and Heavy Chains, Sets
of Blocks and Falls and Ropes, Peach Lad
ders, Vineyard Barrel, Cross-Cut Saw, IS
Grain Bags, Lot of Sweet Potatoes, Turnips
and Lot of White and Yellow Corn
FORD RUNABOUT. with Farm Tractor
Attachment, in Perfect Order, with one Syra-
cuse Gang PlOw.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS-Black Mohair Par
lOr Suit, about 40 Window Curtains, nearly
new; Chunk Stove. Small Room Coal Stove.
lot of other things too numerous to mention
TERMS-All sums of $40 and under. cash
will be required; over that amount a credit of
IL months will be given by purchaser giving
bankable note with approved security.
CHARLIE II. ROBINSON
r. w. SLAUGHTER. Auctioneer.
| +. 9. LeCOMPTE, Inside Clerk
| THIS SALE WILL GO ON RAIN OR SHINE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-08
PRICE BULLETIN
ADDITIONS MADE
BY COUNTY BODY
Food Interpretation Board Includes
Potatoes. Butter, Eggs, Milk
and OleOmargarine.
SOME VARIATIONS ARE ORDERED
Sugar Takes Slight Advance While
Beans and Syrups are Reduced
Over Former Figures.

Extensive additions and some varia-
lions TO the daily food price bulletin
we're announced as effective tomorrow
BY the Rock Island county food in
depreciation board today.
Principal among the additions is
that Of potatoes which are to retail
a, from $3.50 to s1.75 per bushel and
Al TO As cents per peck. Eggs are also
added TO the bulletin. retailing at 46
10 50 cents a dozen. Butter is quoted
on the list as follows, retail. creamery,
fresh. SO TO IS cents a pound; storage
creamery, 80 to 50 cents; and dairy,
a TO 50 cents. Evaporated milk arl
oleomargarine were also added to the
price list today.
Among the variation in prices for
merly established by the board, was
that on sugar. the retailer paying S7.93
for 100 pounds of the best graduated
sugar. instead of s7.S2h. The retail
price advanced from 81 @SA cents a
pound to s.0S35MS.SS5 a pound. Navy
beans and lima beans were both re-
duced l cent pound. both in the
price the retailer should pay and the
consumer. Beans, both kinds. now are
to sell for from Is to 10 cents pound
instead of from 10 to 90 cents. A Sigh,
reduction in the prices of syrups was
also made, decrease of about / cent
being noted in the pound and hall
size.
More Important Now.
More imDOrtancp has hecnma at.
tached to the daily food price bulletin
in view of the statement made by M
0. Griswold. county food administrat
or, who yesterday declared that he
had instructions from Washington tc
turn over the names of the grocers
who failed to live within the quota.
tons to the federal authorities ii
Washington, the object being to sus.
pend the business of the violators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-08

married men are asking to be de-
ferred into division A. class 4. Many
married men. without children. have
wives who were engaged In useful
occupations before being welded, such
as stenographers. school teachers. etc.
These are invariably placed In diyi-
sion B, class Q. This rule is being
followed by boards the country over.
The board members hold It is not fair
to place married men without children
In the same class as married men with
children or other dependents.
The task of mailing cards to all
registrants, showing what class they
have been placed in, was started to-
day. If the registrant takes exception
to the class in which he has been
placed and holds he has not been
treated fairly, he has 1--WE days In
which to enter the protest. All cards
sent out are dated. The work Of
classifying registrants is now going
on rapidly. The cases of the, first
1900 registrants had been previously
examined, but beyond this number the
task becomes more arduous.
The last batch Of questionnaires, the
numbers ranging from 1000 to 4,10S
will be sent out tomorrow. The class
Of numbers from $500 to 1000 were
mailed out this afternoon. Under the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-08
PROBATE TWO WILLS
IN COURT YESTERDAY

According to terms Of the will Of
the late Michael ]. Murphy, his widow
Mrs. Anastasia Murphy, is PRACTICAL!
sole beneficiary. The will was ad
mitted to probate yesterday. An earl
Ter will, dated Nov. 20, 1915, leaving
nominal requests to nephews anG
nieces, was revised by a codicil drawn
Oct. 7, 1917. James Murphy, brother
was given all interest in his brothers
share in their sisters estate, MARY
Murphy. The codicil also provides 9
bequest of $500 to Margaret Fitz
simmons upon the death of Mrs. Muir
ply. Mrs. Murphy was named execu
trix.
The will of Samuel Beal of Yuma
who died Sept. 80, 1917, requests thai
the entire estate be left to his wife
Sarah, who is appointed executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-08
LAWYERS FAIL TO
AID LOCAL BOARD
Body Calls Meeting Of Bar Association
To Determine Why Assistance
Was Not Given.
HELP PROMISED By ATTORNEYS
Absence Of Those Selected To Work
Swamps Work on Questfonnaires
at Headquarters.

Evidence that Rock Island county
attorneys had forgotten their duties to
the legal advisory board Of the exemp-
ton districts of Rock Island and Mo-
line, came in an announcement today
that meeting of the Rock Island
County Bar association had been
called for at the court house at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The legal advisory board issued the
summons upon all members of the
legal profession in the county to ap-
pear in the circuit court room, the
purpose being to determine the exact
amount Of cooperation the board may
expect in the future from the mem
bership Of the lawyers organization.
A member of the board in issuing
the call for the meeting, today de-
clared that the attorneys had failed to
{, appear at the local exemption board
headquarters to assist the board in
| helping registrants make out their
missionaries. 1t had been original
ly provided that three attorneys each
day appear at the headquarters to
help the registrants. and schedule
was made out, three being selected for
each day in succession SO that no
member would be compelled to serve
for more than one day.
| The legal advisory board, appointed
by the president charges that some of
the attorneys failed to present them
selves at the time they were selected
to appear. and as result confusion
and congestion resulted in the head
quarters of the board. 1t was further
stated that while three had been Sc
lected for each day, six or more were
needed to carry out the work and the
days on which some chosen to help
failed to present themselves, the board
] was so swamped with work it could
not complete it in the specified time.
New Plan Suggested.
1t is the purpose of the meeting of
the bar association tomorrow morning
to thoroughly discuss the situation
and determine why the lawyers have
failed to respond as they agreed to. 1t
has been suggested that the procedure
probably to be determined upon will
be for the advisory board to direct the
registrants to the attorneys offices.
there to be given advice, instead of
having the attorneys at the board
headquarters
The board does not wish to infer
that all attorneys of the county have
failed to give cooperation to the body.
Many have given more than the one
day they agreed to.