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The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19


Mayor F. S. Brown was able
to get out again Saturday anc
come down town for a shave.
He is considerably reduced by
the illness he has experienced
and gives the credit for his be-
ing now among the living to the
intelligent and constant care
given him by his wife. She and
both the children had the Flu"
also but not SO bad and they are
all safely over it.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

A telegram to C. C. Belknar
announces that the Masonic
Grand Lodge has been postponed
on account of the general epide-
mic and the date for the meeting
will be set later. This is very
satisfactory to the new Lodge in
Roy as none Of them could at
tend to present their claims to a
charter.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Roy took
the S-A, family with them in the
new Buick-6, out to the Chicosa
Ranch, where they drive back
and forth now to do the chores.
1t is a splended trip and so
interesting when there we rather
envy them the possession of
their ranch. We enjoyed the
novelty of picking ripe straw
berries from their vines thismid-
die of October. They have had
berries off these vines all the
time since in Jnne. and the
turnips, onions, potatoes, and all
kinds of other garden truck puts
them far out of the reach Of
want this winter.
We witnessed a fight between
two Bucks in his flock of sheep
which, for sheer. hard-headed
obstinacy and fool stubbornness
was the limit. Two others killed
eachother last week at this cata-
pult game. Chicosa Lake is
swarming with ducks and we
hope to get a gun licence and an
invitation to go out again after
The 10th, to try for some of them
E.J.H. Roy is making hay on
he pasture around the big lake
md baling it for market. The
pasture was never better than
t is this fall.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Mrs. Peter Wagner, of Alva,
Okla. has arranged that their S.
A, shall not be among the ones
cut off for non-payment under
the new Govt. order. Leo Wag-
ner has been i'll from stomach
trouble and she is staying with
them for a time.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That II the next Congress is Repub-
lican, the man who will have charge
Of raising the revenue for the govern
ment to carry on the war will be
Joseph w. Fordney, of Michigan, a
rank Dacifist who voted wrong on six
Of the eight war questions?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19
MR.. VOTER,
DO YOU KNowt

! That the State Council Of Defense
has had $s25.oOO to spend in the past
seventeen months and that no item
'zed report has ever been issued to
tell the people Of the state how 1t has
been spent?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

The most extensive non-voting rec
ord which has been made by any
member Of the United States Senate
is that Of Albert Bacon Fall, who is
asking to be reelected as a Repub-
lican because the nation needs him. If
that is true, as his posters say, why
has he been absent SO much Of the
time? Would his record be any bet
ter in the next six years?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

II It Is true that every miser helps
the Kaiser" isn't 1t true that every
vote Of lack Of confidence in President
Wilson's administration helps the
Kaiser Don't you think Kaiser Bill
VIII watch your vote as closely in No
vember as he viii watch your dollar
in October?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Mrs. DR.. Self is seriously i'll
with pneumonia and the Doctor.
who is just able to be out, is de.
voting his entire time to her and
not trying to anewer outside calls
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That more than a million and half
OF dollars has been spent by the
State Highway Commission on roads
the past year? What shape are the
roads in In your county?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

]. L. Swain and family are all
victims of Flu" and Mr.. Soften
the butcher, had to drive out to
their farm and get their meals
and do the chores for them Mon
day.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

1t has been decided that the
School Teachers of Roy will
abandon the plan to go to Wagon
Mound to the Teachers Meeting
on account Of the epidmic of In
fuenza.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That Governor Lindsey since tho
first Of last January has pardoned
elghty-four men from the state peni-
tentiary, almost 25 per cent of the
men convicted OF crime within the
borders of the state?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Mrs. J. Floersheim and daugh-
ter Etna and son Walter are
among the Flu" victims this
week. This gets about the whole
family, as Mrs. Edgar caught it
before he had recovered.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Will Paxton arrived from
Illinois Wednesday to help care
for his brother, Seth who is now
on the road to recovery from
grave case of Pneumonia.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That the Republicans promised to
name a clean ticket this year but that
Bursum controlled the Socorro county
delegation, that Catron controlled the
Santa re delegation, that Frank Hub.
bell and Jesus Romero piloted the Ber.
nalillo delegation and that Sec Romero
and Charley Spiess controlled the San
Miguel delegation?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That in 1893, when the President
and Congress were Republican. Theo-
dore Roosevelt said that Americans
who voted for Democrats then, while
Republicans were conducting a war,
we're votine against their country? Z
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19
Timely Medical Assistance

DR. Harper and Wife came
down from Ration Tuesday to as
sist the local physicians with the
cases of Mr.. Belknap and Seth
Paxton, both serious cases of
Pneumonia.
The DR.. has had no time to eat
or sleep since his arrival and his
coming was most opportune.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That the Republicans tried at the
special session of the Legislature to
appropriate $l.5OO,OOO for the State
Council of Defense, composed Of six
Republicans and one Democrat. and
that the Democrats forced 1t to be re-
duced to $750,O0O?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That Democrats in the United States
defeated for denomination thirty-nine
Democratic congressman and three
senator's who voted against the war,
and that the Republicans have renon.
mated fifty-one congressman and one
senator who voted wrong on war is-
.ues? -. kr.,b3s
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

U s. Deputy Marsh. ali DeIgado,
was in town Wed 9laesday, He is
summonslng Witnesses for the
Federal Court at Santa Fe next.
week.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

John Spence, a cousin of Mrs.
P. I. Gibson who resides in
Princeton, Indiana is visiting her
at her home in Roy.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

In spite of the $1,5OO.OOO spent on
the roads of the state by the Repub-
lican State Highway Commission, the
roads In most counties of the state are
in worse shape than they were two
years ago?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Every candidate on the Victory
ticket nominated by the Democratic
state convention Is 100 per cent
American. for America and Americans.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That a Republican Legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 to finish up per
cent of the work in the Texas Bound
ary suit and that only $4,000 had
been spent in five years by Demo
cratic administration in doing the 9TH
er 95 per cent of the work?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Jess Wade, the blacksmith is
seriously i'll with Flu at the
home of Will Gilstrap.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That Charles Springer, Republican
boss and chairman Of the executive
committee Of the State Council Of De
fense, has refused to make public an.
itcmized report of his expenditures,
and that the State Council of Defense
has refused to give out list Of its
employees?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19
Democratic COun
ty Convention
AT Mora, Monday, Oct. 27.

A caucus was Eeld per an
nouncement Tues day and the
following Democrats were chosen
delegates--------
VIM. G. johnson, r. Lopez
G. Kitchell, Adolfo Montoya,
Nazareo Baca Casimiro Gonzales
Irwin Ogden, Sr. ]. W. Beck,
Juan J.Rodriguez Joe Gilstrap,
J. B. Lusk, F.A. Martinez,
Frank Schultz, ]. Floersheim,
CIR. Abernathy R.W. Baulware
Edger Floersheim
]. Floersheim, Chairman,
R. Lopez, Secretary.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Will Gilstrap's family are all
down with the Flu"
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That although the Republicans
claim they must control Congress to
insure that the President will have
full suppore for his war measures, one
fourth of the Republican strength in
Congress steadily voted against war
measures and that most of it has been
renominated?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That IL the Republicans control the
next Senate, the third man in control
In raising funds for the prosecution OF
the war will be the unspeakable Rob.
ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Harry Todd is dangerously i'll
from Flu" at the Kitchell apart
ments.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That of $4,000 loaned to the farm.
ers of the state to increase agricul
mral production, only $4,000 has been
collected and only $575 in INTEREST,"
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Mrs. e. R. Abernathy is val
lientIy resisting the Flu" and
refuses to admit she has it.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That the administration of the State
Council Of Defense Is costly SO that
for every dollar 1t spends on war work
8 cents is required to pay for salaries
and clerical help?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

and the Santa Fe New Mexican said
about these bosses In 1916 when they
we're opposing the Republican ticket
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That If the Republicans control the
next House OF Congress, that the chair.
man OF the military affairs commit
tee will be congressman who was
born in Germany?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That Bursum, Fall, Hubbell and
spiess controlled the Republican
'tate convention this year, and do you
secall-. what the Albuquerque journal
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That although the law provides that
all public moneys must be paid out on
itemized vouchers, the State Council
OF Defense turned over $4,000 in a
lump sum to the State College OF
which DR.. Grille, Republican, is head?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

Postmaster VIM. G. johnson,
is seriously i'll with Flu.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That It was the Democratic coun.
les of the state which showed the
greatest increases In tax valuations
for 1918 over 1917 and that Socorro
and Valencia counties where Repub-
lican political leaders control the com.
missioners and assessors, there were
very small gains?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19

That the vice chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee is a man
who wrote so strong pro-German
letter home from Berlin that the Re
publicans refused to stand even for
him for national chairman?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-19
Thomas j. Mabry
Law.-Partner of Senator Barth.
Democratic Nomine for
ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Member Constitutional Conyen
ton of 1910; elected overwheIm-
fngly member State Senate at
election 1911; now a member
Board of Regents Spanish-Ameri
can Normal School and has made
q record in favor of better School
facilities for the boys and girls of
the rural sections Of the Stale.
A vote for Mabry is a vote
for impartial
Law-Enforcement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21

block s, lannon's first addition to
Healdton, Sis.
w. f. Eppinger and wife to II,
NJ. Denton, warranty deed. Lot q
block 532, Ardmore, $500.
Allen +. Fynt to Joanna, Elmer
and Beatrice Flynt, warranty deed.
Lot ?, block 237, Ardmore. ST.
Allen Z. Flynt to Joanna Flynt,
warranty deed. Part section 2S
4s2c, 81.
Poulter Company to f. T. Sand
lin, warranty deed. Lot II, block
!, Rose Lawn Addition to Ardmore
$3.50,
Eugene Cox and wife to s, A.
Spencer, warranty deed. Part sec
ton 81 2slc, $50.
c. & c. Nations to Ian Gayler
unallotted land deed. Part section
IS 5sle, $S45.
II. NJ. Parish and wife to T. f.
Little, warranty deed. Part lots
10 and II, block Az, Ardmore, $500
w. A. Gillian and Fannie Fl. Gill
liam to {. f. Obermier, warranty
deed. Part lots 10 and II, block
Az, Ardmore.
Alice Anderson and husband to
W. S. Roddie, warranty deed. Part
section "a and IS 2slw, $500.
The Deming Investment Com
pany to !. X. Cox, warranty deed.
Part section SO 5s2e, Sll24.
Ellie w. Moore and wife to Mag
nolia Petroleum Company, oil and
gas grant. Part sections IS and 10
ls3w, $1,000.
w. l.. Stocker and wife and G
A. HolIey and wife to d. II. Line
baugh, quit claim decd. Part Sc,
tions 20 and y 3s3w.
3. a. Simpson and Lillian w
Simpson to Otis II. Smith, warran
ty deed. Part lot 10 block |, iligh
land Park Addition to Arimore, 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
NOTICE OF SALE.

On Feb. 25. 1913, the Board OF County
Commissioners Of Carter county win OF
fer for sale to the highest and best bid.
der (bids to be sealed certain real estate
belonging TO Carter county. moro par.
ticular described as follows, to-wit:
Lot Eight C9 in Block Three
Hundred Ninety $500 in the City OF
Ardmore, Oklahoma,
Bids will be received by the County
Clerk at his office at the Courthouse up
until noon. Feb 25. 1918.
WITNESS our hands and official seal
this the cath day OF January, 1913.
G.. w. YOUNG,
Chairman Board Of County Commits.
sioners, Carter County, oklahoma.
Attest:
CLARENCE HARRIS, County Clerk
(SeaD 24-3O'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE--Five-room house and lot
70Xl90 feet. Phone 1892. III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Furnished by Chickasaw Title Co.,
Bonded Abstracters).
Lula A. fitzpatrick to !. s. Mutt,
warranty deed. Part lot 3, block
2S2, Ardmore, $3.50.
X. B. Brown and wife to Maggie
Rowan, warranty deed. Part sec
ton IS 3s2e, 5000.
!. w. Kruger and wife and
George X. Fish and wife to r. +.
B. Logan, warranty deed. Part lot
o, block /, McLish Place addition
to Ardmore, $l,50O.
w. A. Edwards and wife, !. A.
Edwards and wife and VIM. J. Cas-
sidy and wife to Ed f. Miller and
Sue F, Miller, warranty deed. Part
lots l and 2, block 43O, Ardmore
with other lands) $500.
L. a. Henderson and wife to
X. W. Barnett, warranty deed. Lots
IS and IA, block IS, lannon's First
Addition to New Healdton, $3.50.
Jake /. Hamon and wife to Mrs
+. K. Swarthout, warranty deed
Lots ! and 2, block "A, New Head
ton, SIPS.
Leonard Thompson to Mrs. Julia
A. Thompson, warranty deed. Part
section p 4s2w, 500.
/. II. Thompson and wife to Tu-
LA A. Thompson, warranty deed
Part section p 4s2w, $4OO.
{. & {. Nations to Louie A. Da-
Wis, unallotted land deed. Part sec
ion Il 3S2w, $500.
Louis A. Davis and wife to Mat.
lie M. Rowe, warranty deed. Part
section II 3s2w, $3.50.
{. & c. Nations to Louie A.
Davis, unallotted land deed. Part
section "A 3slw, $325.
Louie A. Davis and wife to Luc,
r. Davis, warranty deed. Part sec.
ion a 3slw, $325.
{. & c. Nations to Rayless An.
tome, unallotted land deed. Par
section SO 3s2e, $3.50.
Southwestern Land Company tc
Miss Lucille White, warranty deed
Lot 9, block 4, Sunset View Add
ton to Ardmore, $325.
Southwestern Land Company tt
Lena f. Cone, warranty deed. Lo
8, block 4, Sunset View Addition
to Ardmore, $325.
Jake l.. Hamon and wife to !. F
Prichard, warranty deed. Lots 2
nd p, block "a, New Healdton
5000.
Jake L. Hamon and vile to Chas
DAILY, warranty deed. Lots q an,
| "A, block 20, New Healdton, SIPS.
X. +. B. Logan and wife to So
)hie Greenberg, warranty deed. Par
ots z and 3, block '4l6, Ardmors
$4,000.
Jake L. Hamon and wife to Ga
Coots, warranty deed. Lots lo, 2
md q, block 54, Wilson, $50.
Jake l.. Hamon and wife to
II. Langston, warranty deed. Lot
and 2, block 8, lannon's Firs
addition to Healdton, $225.
j. II. Langston to S. A. Dobb.
warranty deed. Part lots and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE--Severai good modern
houses, close in. Terms tc suit. See
w. ID. Taliaferro. $3.50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given to property
owners Of Ardmore that 1 will be in my
office at the courthouse from Feb. 25
to March Is, for the purpose OF as
aessing property for the year 1918,
Would like to assess all of Ardmore
before gonig to the country.
r. 5. HENDON, Tax Assessor.
TO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
Cleaners and Hatters.

WANTED-An kinds of ladies' and
mems clothes to clean, dye, press and
repair. London's, that is economy.
203 West Main st. Phone 301. 30.1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-One fresh Jersey COW.
Phone 790. 1913
FOR SALE--Some fresh Jersey cows
some heavy springers, a span Of good
mules and three work horses. Stock
can be seen at DIR. Andersons barn
South Washington st. Hoard & Hart
nitt Phone 7S3 and $50. $40
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
Help Wanted-Miscellaneous

WANTED-EXperienced stenographer,
male or female. state age, expert
cnce, salary expected and if subject
to draft which class in first letter.
Address p. O. Box 971, Ardmore. 1910
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
4 CHANGE DESIRED.

Old King Cole is merry old soul.
But we'd enjoy his levity
More II his wit were coupled with
A little bit less brevity.
Kansas City Mol Journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
Business Opportunities

AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY
Trees at a big discount. Must be
moved at once. AS Z. Main. Phone
1881. 17-7.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
Eggs and Poultry.
Oil Lands and Leases

WANTED TO LEASE for oil and gas,
40 acres Of land in SW IA or Sec
26, south, . west, near Hewitt. J..
r. Morrison, guardian for Frank L.
and Fannie II. Morrison, Duncan
Okla 1S4
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21
SPECIAL
Real Estate

FOR SALE--A beautiful corner lot,
south and east front on Bixby ave.
nue. 5. W. one of the finest building
sites in Ardmore. \ bargain IL sold
in the next few days. L. c. McKiddy.
Phone 90. 1877
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-27

1t Is pretty tough on +. X. that he
can't be over there getting wounded
like Archie.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-27
CONFIRMATION SERVICES
Lutheran Church Observes Palm SUM-
day by Confirming Nineteen Young
PeopIe-$105 for Thrift Stamps

Confirmation services were observed
at the Lutheran church Palm Sunday,
March "a. when class of - young
people were confirmed. A plate col
lection was taken at this service and
the sum of s1O5 was donated for the
purchase of Thrift Stamps for the
church. The Sunday previous col
lection of 500 was taken for the
chaplains of the army and navy.
Below are the names of those con-
firmed: Hattie Witt. Elizabeth Sege-
bart, Edna kolls, Hilda Ullricll, Ella
Hildebrandt, Lola koenk, Lille Fin,
neran. Ruth Bretthauer, Lydia Pautsch
Louis Frank Joh@ Lockmiller. Emil
Max Weinbrandt. Rudolph
Eeide, Arnold Petersen. William Hast,
William Asmus, Harry Lange and Mar
tin Sander.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-27
DUNLAP ITEMS
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Fortnightly will be entertained at
the library Monday evening. at which
time the domestic science club will
have charge. The program will be a
lecture by Miss Barnett. of Ames, and
of course will be along patriotic lines.
This department is, under the leader
ship of Mrs. L. X. Moore and she was
indeed fortunate in securing a speaker
for this occasion. Music will be fur
nished by Mrs. Frank Howarth and
Miss Marie Daily.
Mrs. Lester Roberts entertained a
number of little folks in honor of her
daughters third birthday. A fine time
was enjoyed by all and the crowning
event was lunch served by Mrs.
Roberts.
Mrs E. Liscomb arrived ON Monday
morning from a winter spent in Gree
ley, Colo. at the home of her sister.
Mrs Ed kinsella.
Miss Anna Carmichael has accepted
the place of bookkeeper in the Cor
ham garage in the place OF Miss Win
gate,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-27
ANOTHER DRIVE
AT MANILA
Manila People Credited With Another
Drive for War Purposes and the
Sale waa Largely Attended.
THE FARMERS GIVE LIVESTOCK
ParochiaI School Pupils Entertained
on St. Patrick's Day With
Special Program.
March 2G-SDecial-

MANILA, March 2G-Special-
The people of Manila and vicinity
are to be credited with another sue
cessful drive for war purposes. The
auction sale was largely attended on
Wednesday. The farmers and other
people brought in their gifts of pigs.
chickens, calves, ducks. butter, eggs.
quilts. aprons, fancy work, pictures,
fruit. cakes, chairs, tables, etc. and
all of our stores were we'll represent
ed with donations. During the after.
noon and up until close to the leaving
time of the 9:30 p. IN. train Messrs.
Lehan and Davis, the Defiance auc-
tioneers. worked hard. Close to 200
boxes were also auctioned and the peo-
pie enjoyed box supper at the hall.
Professor Hartman. Cicero Morgan
and H. +. McCracken acted as tellers.
The Red Cross ladies lad 4 large as
sortment of rag rugs s'@'hich they had
made and netted large sum. One
cake was sold and rcsold many times.
the buyers having given it back to the
Red Cross. This cake brought $4,000.
The sale thus conducted netted the
Red Cross $230O.00.
The parochial pupils entertained on
st. Patrick's day, giving a special pro-
gram which was as follows:
Harp of Tara--Class.
scussion-"Genius and Character Of
the Irish People
Come Back to Erin'-Little Girls.
Paddy O. Raphter-Esther Mcmahon.
Mother Macree-Vincent D0lan.
The Heart-Mary Meehan.
Piano Selection-Muriel McDermott.
Mother-Lyle Barrett.
Believe Me-ClasS.
Aunt Jerusha's Fickle Fortune-Little
Folks.
Violin SelectiolrvWalter Reiff.
Theodore Perion, J. 3. McNertney and
Angela Dougherty.
Our F'lag-ClaSS.