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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-13
WHEELING MEN GET ASSURANCES
Of PARTIAL PAYMENTS On TAX

Messrs. J. ]. Holloway OF the La
Bella Iron works, T. " Scott of the
wheeling Steel and Iron company. II.
E. Fields OF the Wheeling Mold and
Foundry company. Alexander Glass OF
the Whitake--Glessner company. and
J. C. Brady OF the Hazel-Atlas Glass
company returned yesterday from Wash
inston. D. c., where they attended
conference Of the National Aanufac-
turers' association
The members Of the association dis
cussed with Daniel 4. Roper. Internal
revenue commissioner. the possibility
Of the large corporations paying their
excess profits taxes in instruments.
The manufacturers present had IN their
possession letters from manufacturing
centers OF the United States, showing
how hard it would be and what u Touio
do for the banks in the event theJ
should be compelled 20 pay the tax on
the first Of June. rs the law prescrloes.
IN Wheeling alien. four or five COM
pa<ies have 20 pay s2o.Q0o.0o0 as their
share OF this tax. while the bank de-
posits Of the wheeling banks are only
about s30.oO".0ge. BY paying the tax
in PAYMENTS extending over six months.
the borrowing OF r.pNcy would be elm
mated. which. ii it had 10 be done.
would strain tn. banks. and IL would
be practically impossible TO borrow
such large sums. The companies nave
their money tied up in materials ana
stocks. and while il is easy TO convert
this into money by putting it up as col
lateral. still the banks would not Be in
a position to handle the loans.
Mr.. Roper received their suggestions
in svmpathy and assured them that an
effar, would b. made ID provide Cor
thstax 10 bc paid as they suggested.
:, MARTIAL payments. II possible.
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Rntter, Eggs and Cheese

, NEW YORK. April l".--'mttrr. firm;
creamery higher than extras ~ q dila:
cytrils t9o scored ~ a Ar; firs's i0':
m i"l.: racEing stock current maxi
Number .. 3@la.
Eggs firm; fresh gathered extras rs:
regular packed extra fir%tS Sc Or aGi@
do firsts RI n 80 T.; fresh gathered stor-
aye packed nrsts 81 n 81 y; state. Pom
sylvauIa AMI nearby western hcnncrS
whites. fin. To fancy IS II 40: state.
Pennsylvania and nearby h"nncry brown
81 Gr rs: state. Pennsylvania and near
hy gathered brown and mixed r"lors "a
IT 36!,
Cheese. steady: stint" Who'll" milk flats
held specials = AZ 2j':: do. average
run % ~ @4ls.
Poultry, live. strong and unchanged:
dressed quiet rhicknnS - a. A.: fowls
- Il 81: turkeys - ~ IS
Flour unChruErd
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Knitting Sesaion Yesterday.

All day Yesterday III IN" hun" "
Mrs. Long on South Warwood avenue.
The members ~ ihr Warwood Knitting
club worked earnestly for the SOLDIER
boys and completed quite L number of
articles for i:.,m. This il one uf the
many organizations that has devoted
IT'S weekly meetings I" the welfare Of
The soldiers. ami trey arc accomplish
ng 4 wonderful work. During the
work Of yesterday these ladies COM
plelcd tivr sheets. six bed shirts. ten
sings. SIN sheets and three bed coats,
MAILING Il total for one days sewing Of
thirty pieces. This club Will Meet a"Hl
Friday as USNnl.
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wedding Of Interest.

Thursday afternoon al the PARSONAGE
nC IN, WIrwu",i Presbyterian chutch
Miss Caroline I'rcllnchs of Center war
,yuuJ wH* united in marriage ~ Mr..
Harry puushcrty of Elm Grove. TIE
paS,or nf thc church, the Rev. i. j.
carson. performed the ceremony.
Mrs. lrnuEh"rty is quite we'll known
in This city and Mr.. poughrrtE Is Tor
mcrly If the Warwo"d Mca; market.
They Nave IL" best wishes OF their
many friends in lhis city. The newly
welded couple Will take mp their r"si-
,lrur.r IA apartments in North Warw""a'
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Frederick Troll.

Frederick Troll n highly respected oldf
resident OF this place. passed away at
the Clarendon Hotel Thursday morning
ut Sis. Mr.. Troll was born in Wuldeck.
Germany. on March 9Th. 1870. being IS
years OF. age. lie came 10 this country
at the nEe OF seventeen. He had not
been we'll for years and was taken ser
iously i'll on Wednesday. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon from
the hotel. Rev. l.. r. Lawther will have
charge Of the service. He is survived
hv ono daughter and two SONS. namely;
Mrs Emmett Sidcbotton and Frank
TROLL Of this place and Ross Troll OF
East Richland Also one sister. Mrs.
" l. Clark. vino resides south OF town.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE
Probate Court.

In re guardianship Of Richard Br'nher
4 minor. Catherine Harris appointed as
guardian. fond filed and approved IN
the sum Of 500. with John K. Wyatt
and VIM II. Troy as surctics.
In r. guardianship Of prpha perkins,
= minor. -. r. Perkins appointed guar.
DIAN. Bond filed and approved IN the
sum Of $500. with j. W. Perkins and D.
T.. Perkins us suretics.
In r.. estate of Thomas Garrett. dec.'
M;ltn.. Thompson appointed admir-, BOND
$!@0u. with VI. T. Garrett and oscar
Garrett as sureties. L. W. Hall. j. i.
Mrllntt and Earl Green rs sureties.
In r. guardianship ot Richard Grlnk-
ar, Il minor. Affidavit on final settle
mcnt flied and approved.
I'm r.. estate OF James p. Ferguson,
dee. application TO distribute assets IN
kind Distribution ordered.
In re estate Of James j. Ferguson
dec. Account filed and notice ordered.
In re- cs:&t" of NaZ2arino Anlbrosl.
dec LEO Ebert appoin,-d hdmr. Iona
filed and approved in sum OF S4oo Win
VI. l.. Noble and Hayward Long as
Sar"u"s. 80 ,,,.,,, ~ caa,orri:,-
III re VIII ". roI,ota
'ut'' ute' -,
Lett : 'SS'aiicn'AIs ,-;,
/ accounts ,;u, ~ n"I2co nm.
- WA VI
proved II r.,,o,,,a
III re viii VI .,I' ,a,ina 49,,
acc. VIII ""i''''''N '''U'
derrd' -.o,,,
h"lnrr i''fu' bu''' "'"', Vs. ~
HFl"uf' ct d. Ia
tate. sale confirmed anu W." % W.
Liza kchm ana 'o7iti 1e|','
trees al me 'aSt wiz s'ln- eli.
81 nchTS iSeh'I', oc|, V" i>'''. 80"
Il ri. Ictiti"n 10 sell rc't' cS'h'' '-
confirmed and d"Gd ana distribution Or
h'r'u.
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Common Pleas Court.

Friday was naturalization day in Com
mon Pleas court and twelve applicants
were admitted In citizenship. rs FOL
lows: Arthur Thielc. Maynard. Ohio,
lrlgiunl; Saltwater" AObonZin. Bcllaire.
ohio. Italy: christopher Hnuslcy, st.
Cl4 rsvlllc. England; James flaswcli'
ShaiySiLc. Ohio. England: James Sandi-
lands Stark. Martins Ferry. Ohio. Scot
land: John Stark. M.-;'ms Ferry, ONO,
Stntland; John Robert Nicholson. Shady
side. ohio. England; Fan I'asqua. Bel
In rir. ohio. linly: Luigi $ahhi. Ee'lalrc.
Ohio. Italy; Carmclo rizzin". Stewards
vilir. uhi.. Italy: T"n"y ccrr"llt. Fair
point. ohio. ItnlE: Fillip7i Apicclla, Bel
iair". Ohio. Italy.
Tnc cas-" rf Eohy Cigar Co, IS q.
Frirbcrr ~ Bro. will b. heard In court
today.
The trial Of criminal cases will cnm-
mcnce Monday. April 18th and will be
heard before Judge Charles j. Lynch.
Also beginning on The same date and
continuing until .SYril 10Th il number az
eQuil' and jury cases. will be heard be-
fore Judge John i. Worlcy Of CadiZ.
Ohio.
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1ett. Land in Snacyside. Consideration

nett. Land in Snacyside- CONSIDERATION
$1,000.
Emily Dunn to The Pittsburgh-Bel-
mont Coal CO. Land in Union Tp Con-
sideration $4,000.
Chester Clyde Kirk and Joanna Deer
ing Kirk to Thomas w. Kirk Land in
Bcllairc Consideration $500.
William Nichol and Elizabeth Nichol
TO S. j. Nichol. Land in Richland Tp.
Consideration 500.
Jessie \. Sherman and Francis Sher.
man TO Ella Vanscyoc. Land In kfk-
wood Tp Consideration 800.
Margaret ]. Terrell 10 RosscH sam
mons. Land in Shadysidc. Considers
ton $500.
Frank Gordon and Dana 8. Gordon TO
James G. Johnson. Land IN Pultncy Tp.
Consideration s1.00.
Anna Il. VanScyoc ct al to ". a Van
Scyoc and Gilbert II. VanScyoc. Land
in Warren TIP. Consideration $4,000.
Lindlcy T Gregg to bradford c. Hlck-'
cnbottom and Edna N. Hickenbottom.
Land in Flushing Consideration 5000.
John X. Davis ct al to Forrest II. Mel
lott. Land in Pultney TIP. Considera-,
ton $500. /;
Harrison Gamble and wife to Leo r
i?likan. Land in Shadysidc. Considers
alton $1,000.
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SUGAR

NEW YORK. April lc.--Th"r" was a
little more activity in Tic sugar market
rodn- with tho cnElmittr" reporting pur-
rhas"S Of il1.00n bags Of ruhas for Ap-
rIl shipmrnt Prices remained ut IN"
iiX"i level nf d.9S5C for ruhls cost and
freight. equal To 6.0"5 for centrifugal.
In refined some complaints ar" still
heard. although on IN" wA"l" th" he
,nard Sceu$ 10 h. fairly we'll supplied
with most nf the r"finerS fnuking fair
deliveries. The arrivals have hrcn so
irregular that some Of the refinery have
Withdrawn frln. time 10 time. although
as the raw sugar arrives mrltiagS
should Increase and supplies he about
sufficient to TAXI care Of The early sum
rIrr demand. Prices ar" unchanged at
As for fine grlrulatC.
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY explained

wASHTNGTON.-r is explained Mt
food administration headquarters that
Mr.. Hoover has no intention Of closing
private wire houses, stocks. grain and
cotton. but he wants them to observe
restrictions the exchanges have rolun-
tarily imposed upon their members 10
continc their trades to legitimate trades
and not to bucket"
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Seeking Relatives.

An effort is bring Made hy Coroner l..
c.. Hobbs /" lucal" the relatives or
Arch l.aCr"rty. III" Pennsylvania rail-
road cIuplryc. Wh".'. badly was recovered
near the Warwond dam, last Monday
might. 1T is said the man has sister
here and his h"dy Is being held nj It's
McI.d,l Murguc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-13
SHARP SETBACK ON
HEAVY CORN RECEIPTS

CHICAGO, April lc.-Likclihood Of
hig reccirtS here, including shipments
from St. Louis. Omaha and Toledo. had
much to do with 4 sharp setback which
took place to-day in corn prices. The
market closed weak at the same rs yes
trrtlays finish to 3Hc lower, with May
Sl2TH and July $l.5+ TO $l.54 Il. Oats
declined sc 10 1Hc net and provisions
lie to a0c
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To E1ruru Monday.

Miss MARY M.H'"!lr"gn. IN" ~ Inc
,cuch-rs ia III. S.uih Warw""d school
who undrrwc"l =, S"riuus operation III
the North Wheeling hospital som" time
asso, is expected :" resume her work
next Monday. lnurl"e n"r absence MISS
Eru.r Shan"rlcin u! Wheeling has ncen
IN her place.
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TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. April l@.-Whcat. cash No.
! red 900.
Ciovcrsccd. prime cash loho; October
1900
Alsike. prime cash 1875.
Timothy. prime cash old SOC; Few So;
April %6E: September AS: October 30.
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voor. MARKET REVIEW.

BOSTON. April l9.-'rhc Commercial
Bulletin will say tn-n"rr"w:
with all their wonl hnldinGs whether
on Snut or to arrive offered. the govern
nrcnt practically. nothing WAS accom-
pli+hnd hero IN tn" Why Of wool trading
during the wctk. except for small
trade in Eoila which are firmcr. There
WAS very it'll" business in the west.
the Eoston trade having not agreed to
buy until tho government had decided
IT'S course with reference to tho latest
nffc" of stocks.
manufacturers arc confronted with
thu necessity Of giving their attention
almost wholly TO government work ana
civilian deliveries are TO BE- delayed
accordingly for several months
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well Represented.

Th- whole faculty OI the NarWo"c
schools viii u" Represented IN ia" DIX
Liberty loan parade to-day. ana quite
n number ~ other organizations VII!
take part in the Ink cr!chratl"h'
All those from TINS city are urged I"
n, in Time for the formation Of the pa
rad. which will I've Il; uclvcH this
a Ft,ruuDu
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War news was not rs discouraEtnG as
the late dispatches Of Thursday had in
dictated. The inference Drawn from Far
is dispatches that General Foch had Il
surprise maneuvcr in store added 10 the
confidence in the situation. a landing
OF United States marines at Eladivosto6
was not regarded as a market factor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-13
CHICAGO LIVE S-ocI

CHICAGO. april 12.-HoEs. aipts
$4,000; unsettled. Bulk 1880 % 1770;
light IT'S G. 1880: mixed l1le q 1l15;
heavy 1875 q 1855: rouEhs 1875 q 1870;
pigs 1900 % 1878.
Cattle. receipts 5000: strong. Native
steers 1850 o 1910; stockers and feeders
$50 O 1850: cows and heifers TO q
1875; calves 1900 q 1900.
Sheep receipts 5000; weak. Sheep
1900 . 1885; lambs 1850 q 400.
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CLOSING STOCK LErrER.

Market acted we'll today. yesterdays
selling OF long stocks not being con-
tlnued Otherwise there is no change in
the situation. nor is there likely to be
until some definite news Is forthcoming.
HARRIS WINTHROP & co.
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Contest for Monday Postponed.

The contest Il; the "nr"r"d hlEA
scluni, which WAS 10 have been given
IN Monday in h" assembly rUGin liy
1h,. members 'r' III" !Y0 Literary S'i-
,.jrtl.S. has h".n postponed unt!l the
6,h ~ May. III program Cor this big
;,fiair w!li lie .Iu".unc"d later.
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THE DAYS REVIEW
FURNISHED The 1ntelligencer by The
Finance Coz
MORNING STOCK LETTER.

AS far as we can see there is but littn
change in the general situation and we
repeat that In our opinion II Is best to
await news from tho front before max
ing new commitments. Earnings CT
corporations continue favorable but are
overlooked as market factors.
HARRIS WINTHROP & co.
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warvood Bank to Close.

During the hours "f tn" parad" I'M"
,r,.rrnnn ,he Warwrnd BANK will he
closed bu; vii! hr again open at 6
n'rln,,k MI Of thu employees Will DO in
the parade.
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PITTSBURGH. April l2.--Cattlc.
steady supply light: prime Sl3.10G liza.
Sheep. steady; supply fair; prime
wrthers SlG.2j u 1915: Gull aud common
s5,5OmS.nn: lambs $4,000 1850: veal
valves $500 fl6.Oh.
Hogs. higher receipts 10 double decks
primc heavics S1S30W 1910: mediums
S1S,I0TlS65: heavy workers. $iS.hom
1890: light workers. slS.5n@ 1859; pigs
SlS.0OMlS.6O roughs SlJ.50Gf 1879.
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NEW YORK CUB MARKET

WHEELING. W. Va. April Il. is.
Furnished the lnteli!senccr by a: =.
SinrE EScbauye National Bank Build
ing. wheeling ". rG.. Louis +. Brand
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n. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. W. Va, April IL, rs.
FURNISHED the InteIligencer by A. E
Suck Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. Wheeling W. Va, Louis +. Brand,
ntAuaxer
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Irregular quarterly dividend 500
per share. payable April 80.
(2)-Rcgular quarterly dividend s2.oQ
per share. payable April 20
(3)-Regular quarterly dividend $l.25
per share. payable May 1st
(4)-Regular quarterly dividend s1.iJ
per share: payable May Isl
Total sales c1S.nnD shares.
Bonds SSh4SooQ
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Wheeling Mold & Fdy 60. t"mmon---
Transfer hooks rios': April 20. for a reg
ular p"r cent cash dividend and IN tx
ira per cent. payable May |.
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BANK CLEAR|NGS I'll
C1carings for April 12...-....$53o. 3SS.55
same day last year. 535.9:1.t5
PETROLEUM

OIL CITY. April 12.-Credit balances
81. Runs 1890: average 71.G"" Ship
mcrts G2.567; average 50,S39.
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Outside Motor Stocks.
PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. w. Va. April IL. is.
FURNISHED the ln;clIigcncer By A. l.
hasten & Co.. members "f the New Iork
Vtncl, Exchange. National Bank Build
ing wheeling vs.. Va. Louis r. Brand.
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LOCAL S1OCkS

WHEELING. W. Va. Arril l.. rs.
Daily quotation list or III" "h"chns
Stock Exchange compiled for Intcll.-
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Marke. sentiment Is being unfavor

Market sentiment is being unfavor-
ably affected by private reports Of an
adverse character from the western bat
tie front rs we'll as talk from Washing
ton OF a large American casualty list
Professionals are disincllned toward con-
structive operations. and pool channels
arc apparently reluctant to be more than
moderately active on the long side Of
speciahies. The street Is in 4 waiting
attitude and stock exchange adviccs.
while not pessimistic. arc cautious and
suggestive Of restricted activities until
something definite comes from abroad.
Low brokerage loans Ire opcratln <
strongly against sIunps In prices. On
weakness after rcccssions, We think con-
servative purchases Of equipments will
give moderate turns to active investors.
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The selling yesterday by floor traders
who were covering stocks. appears to
have stopped. This selling with the
short selling was the principal selling
Yesterday. Unless further unfavorahls
war news appears. I would expect 4
20
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president. When this bank is started
Bonaparte will have three banks. The
Farmers and Traders State bank, the
Iowa State bank and the Bonaparte
State bank.
Mis- Hazel Meek, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Meek, is sick at her
home here with typhoid fever. Her
brother Norris is just recovering from
a several weeks seige of the same di-
sease Miss Hazel is very sick, but
has trained nurse and is doing as
well as any one can with typhoid
fever, which requires weeks Of the
best of care and nursing until the few
er is gone.
Miss Bess Watts, Of Pennington Wis,
tied with her grandmother, Mrs. S.
Cox and other Bonaparte relatives
last week.
Mrs. Xantippe Blackford went TO
Iowa City Sunday for a visit with her
daughter, Chaminade, who attends
the state university, Mrs. Blacksford
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5000: that she left surviving her
Mary III. and Fred A. Barr, her chill
dren, and Cecil. Roger, Graboski and
Ada Graboskt Gillighan and Carl
Julius Meyers, her heirs. Letters
issued to Linus Cruise, who files
his bond with Mary H and Fred A.
Barr as sureties in the sum of $500,
which is approved.
In re the estate of Samuel Pur.
dunn, deceased: Petition of Hattie e.
Purdum for letters testamentary to
issue on said estate, showing that
death occurred at Plymouth August
g., 1918, decedent leaving a will
which was attested by H. l.. Bidwell
and w. S. Romick as sureties; that
he left real estate valued at $15, 900
and personal property at $500, and
left Cornelia j.. his widow, and the
following, his heirs: Hattie E. Pur-
dunn. Of Plymouth, Ella D. Hendrick-
son, Myrtle Ward and sylvia c. Blod-
gett, all Of Macomb, Kerna Cecil, Of
Brimfield, and Russell Burton, OF
Plymouth. Letters issued to Hattie
e. Purdum, who files bond in the
sum Of $4,000, which Is approved.
In the estate of Mary A. Miller.
deceased: Final report Of the ao-
SouuI VI VSIud II. null, duilAulSu a.
trix OF said estate, covering The
period from December 26, 1917, to
September II, 1918, shows: Total re-
ceipts, $S5245; total paid out,
$266.50; balance due, s5s5.95, which
balance Is to be distributed among
the heirs, as follows: Jacob l..
Miller, William A. Miller, Ethlinda
Koontz, Elizabeth R. Walker, Anna
Symmonds. Inventory of said estate
filed above shows cash on hand
$1,100. Order of court filed approx
ing said report.
In the estate of George w. earns,
deceased: Petition for letters of
administration to issue on said es-
tate shows that death occurred Sep
TENDER II, 1918. decedent leaving no
will; that he left real estate esti-
mated to be worth $4,000 and per-
sonaity worth $4,000; that he left
surviving him Pauline earns, his
widow, and Bertha E. earns, Harry
o. earns and Louis J. earns, his
children, as heirs. Letters issued to
Bertha E. earns, who files her bond
with Pauline, Harry O. and Louis J.
earns as sureties. in the sum Of
sc 900, which is approved.
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ion all nine registered In June, 1917.
and September 1918, registrations.
That one exception is the eighth son.
who enlisted in November 1917, be-
fore he reached his twenty-first birth
day.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Smith, Of
Vale, Mo. recently, daughte-, Doro-
thy Vale, MT. Smith was formerly
Rock Island station agent here for
several years and the family moved
to Vale, which is near Kansas City,
several weeks ago
Miss Trilla Myers. who teaches in
one Of the rooms in the Mt. Zion
school, was an over Sunday visitor
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Myers, south of town.
The Bonaparte State bank received
their charter from the state banking
superintendent, last week. a v. HACK
ford was in Des Moines for several
days last week on business regarding
the new bank of which he is vice
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was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs,
John E. Stafford, Mr.. Stafford driving
the car.
Mrs. Elsie Steniple, who has been
visiting here with relatives and
friends for several weeks, returned to
her home in FIT Madison last week.
She was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Cummings, who made a short
visit there.
Several members Of the Bonaparte
Girl Scouts were delightfully."- enter
tanned at the hospitable home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Moore last Sunday af
ternoon. short distance northeast of
town. Games and music helped pass
the time and refreshments consisting
of apples, pears and watermelon were
greatly enjoyed. The following girls
were in the party: Georgiana Mered-
ith Dorothy Chapman, Vale Roberts.
Bernice Cresap, Carrihelle Perkins
and Nellie Johnson and Ethel and
Agnes Moore.