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Arizona republican., 1918-03-07
MADISON CLUB WILL
 DANCE NEXT FRIDAY

One of the interesting events of the week will be the dance at the Madison Improvement club Friday evening, Mrs. Ed Shaw, chairman of the committee in charge, having arranged a delight full dance program which will be fur nished by the Besse orchestra. The affair will be given for the clubs piano fund.
 This will be the first of series of dances to be given for this purpose and society and clubdom from town and the rural district will be largely represented at the affair.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-07

ON THE BANKS OF THE CHA Keep in touch with development of the great Casa Grande district by sending for The Bulletin. Subscription by year, six months or three months. $2.5O per year. Address Ted Healy, Casa Grande, AriZ.-AdV. tf
Arizona republican., 1918-03-07

B. F.. Marks. member of the local bar. has journeyed to Denver on legal business. He will return in few days
Arizona republican., 1918-03-07

$. B. Goldman, auditor for the Ari- Zona Eastern railroad, is in this city for a few days visit
Arizona republican., 1918-03-07

JOHN D. MILLS. (Adv.)e 1t
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28
WAS AN EXPERT.

1t is a regulation at the government
balloon school at Fort Omaha that no
matter what the weather conditions
may be, all the windows in the bar
racks must remain open at night
During the srigid weather last winter
the post surgeon made nightly in
spection to see that the cadets were
sleeping correctly. AS he was maxi
ing his rounds one night when the
therm ometer had shriyeled to 32 be-
low, he came upon cot where a
rookie" lay covered, head and all,
by a mountain of blankets and over
coats. The surgeon shook the mass
and asked: Here there, don't you
know how to sleep?"
Hell, yes; 1 ought to know how
I've been doing it for twenty-three
years" was the reply that rose TO the
astonished officer.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28
THEY KILLED TWELVE
OF THE SEVENTEEN
Continued from Page l

When we lost Lieut.. Holden, 1 i'm
mediately got four German prisoners
and two of my own men who weren't
hurt, and had them carry George
back to the dressing station. His
wounds were dressed there and he was
imme edidtely sent in an ambulance to
a town they call Thanh. He had re-
ceived one wound I'm the right side
and one in the left hip. / didn't get
back to see him while he was in the
hospital, as 1 was needed in the
trenches, there being very few officers
left there. About o'clock a. m, we
were relieved from the trenches and
also notified that Lieut. Holden had
died. That was the morning of Oct.
10, 1918. On the 'same morning we
were notified to send funeral detail
to the hospital TO bury George. / ask
ed, and was granted permission to
take charge of the burial detachment
We buried George in a very pretty
|
yard Of an old cathedral. He had a
casket, not, of course. like he would
have had, had he died at'home, but
one that lots OF times in war cannot
be obtained. I. myself. was instru-
mental in securing that casket, as the
sergeant at the morgue happened to
be my cousin. Everyone of us. who
were at his funeral. put French lilies
OF the valley on his grave before We
left 1t. ana I put a lovely bouquet
there about a week later. This was
donated by the men Of the company
In the meantime the company was IL
rest billets in Thanh. and a citation fol
bravery in action. accompanied by {
French croix de ouerre (war Cross,
, came from headquarters took tn
'oitation and q small silk America
- -
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

flag and Georges medal and put them
in a small picture frame, with strong
glass and fastened the back and hung
it on the cross which we erected in
memory of George. So, Mrs. Holden,
you can rest assured that your son
was buried with military honors and
was given lots better burial than most
of our brave boys get, for Some of
them were buried in shell holes and
old trenches.
In Georges death every man in the
company felt the loss Of very dear
friend and a good officer. He was
highly respected by every man who
ever was under him or acquainted
with him. He showed himself 20 be
man in every respect. a man te
whom every one Of US We're willing to
trust our lives; and in every raid or
patrol in which he led or participated.
the result was always successful, for
he always kept his head cool and was
continually looking out for the safety
! Of his msn. myself will always fes'
aH
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

the loss of very. very dear friend.
He died for his country and he will
be repaid.
Now, Mrs. Holden, if there are any
further particulars that you wish to
know Of, that l have omitted, | shall
be only too glad to tell you of them.
My address will be;
ANDREW LAWSON,
Care Federal Reserve Bank, Omaha,
Neb.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28
FROM TIE FRONT.

The hobo knocked at the back door,
and the woman Of the house appeared.
Lady, l was at the 'front.'
Poor mani she interrupted. "Wait
till I give you some food, and then
you shall tell me your story" After
she had given hi ma hearty meal she
annously inquired, "What brave deed
did you do at the front2"
II knocked" he replied meekly
but couldn't make you hear, SO
came around TO the back"
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28
Dark Days for
Men Who Drink

THEIR "FAVoRITE" has been "ta-
booed" in best business and social cir
cles, declared "a poison" by science
and made a prisoner of war" In
Europe.
BRIGHT DAYS, sunshine and Joy in
the home and prosperity in business is
assured 70 those who wisely decide 20
spend a few days at The Neaf lnsu-
Joseph. Mo. main eoo6), or nearest
Neal Institute In 90 other Cities.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The old style doctor never heard
Of a germ, and he wouldn't have
known a microbe II IT had stopped
him and held him up in the road. He
went upon the theory that when a
man got sick he certainly must have
something inside Of him that ought
TO come out SO he gave him calomel
Lamar Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

They held an election in England
last Saturday, but the result won't be
known until December rs. At that
time. It is assumed. all those oandi-
dates who have not developed heart
disease will be declared elected
Kansas CITY Times. -
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

c. r. woodward was dressed in at
the penitontiary Friday to serve a
ter moi two years. He came from
st. Francois county upon a plea of
guilty to a charge of defrauding the
Federal Lead Company of a lot of
money. lie was formerly cashier of
that company and was a highly es-
teemed and trusted official. Several
years ago Woodward's physician told
him that he was going blind. This
SO preyed upon his mind that he be-
came mentally unbalanced and con-
.ceived the idea Of speculating in order
to secure a competency for himself
and family when he became blind
To that end # is said that he used
something like SlSO,0OO Of the COM
.pany's money. His ventures all turn
ed out bad, and despairlng of making
his stake, he voluntarily confessed his
shortage to the company before he
was suspected, Pleading guilty he
was sentenced as above.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

ly.
Charles Henry Mckee, president
and editor of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, died at 7 o'clock Friday
night at his home, size Cabanne ave-
nue..
The Milan Republican believes that
the old timers who forecast an open
winter because the corn husks are
loose on the ear still may say, Il told
you So"
Even rug beaters have raised
prices" snorts the Butler Democrat,
land the bug in the rug seems bound
TO remain snug for long time in
consequence"
speaking OF fiendish torture for
the former kaiser and crown prince,
how would it do to keep their names
out Of the papers for a week." asks
the Macon Republican.
According TO the Holden Progress,
Uncle Ed. Little found the main fea-
h,re NJ his Cbristr,,s 5i,ro,. boei5e a
road last snrinp II was an egg then
and now if is a fine turkey.
The Lebo Star reports the prayer
of little 4-year-old. which began:
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray
the Lord my soul to keep and end
ct '''' ~ -, ''-e
OsDo'' i-''''' prise '''''''S 'le man
""o 'o''''7 N'" '''.. vi" WIN " y'''o"
'''''7 '''' '''''' "''' nav ,''
The supreme court has laaalizei G.
cent street car fares for Kansas City
and 81 Tprfs 1'T. ...rf...s Fa.tgi.,r
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28
NEWS FROM ALL over
IMPERIAL MISSOURI
Interesting Happenings Which Have Taken Place
In the Greatest State in the Union
The Product of the Scissors the Pen and Very
Little Actual Labor

large rock. Upon investigation they
proved to be endearing letters ad-
dressed TO a local husband from his
wife. which wasn't very snappy end
ing TO the story.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Joplin Globe reports that Miss
Anne Mountain, young woman live
ing near there recently went fishing
with a party o. friends. She soon had
what appeared a very good strike and
had visions Of landing a big bass
However, after much exertion, when
she landed it, ting bite fastened Sc
curely t9 The hook was a packet Of
,Sna hundred letters weighted with
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Samantha scrogg's brother-in-law
is getting pretty chesty. He knows
he won't have to do any more squirm-
ing to keep out OF the war. So the
other day he thought he'd just hand
Samantha one, and take her down a
peg or two. So he said: ''Well.
Samantha, l guess you won't be a
takin' much interest in the home
coming Of the boys, in a personal way.
All too young to interest you. amt
they2" She looked at him like she
felt sorry for him. Then It camel
Yes. that's right. II I'd get anybody
now. I reckon I'd have to put up with
some OF these old devils whose only
military experience was the fact they
were scared stiff from the l2th Of
septsmber 10 the lith of November
Lamar Dem ocrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28
A SLICK INSPECTOR
WORKED MARYVILLE

CONTINUED from Page 10
His visits there, however, did not in
clude a call on either President Rich
ardson, or Lieutenants Kaercher or
Burns.
Too Dainty to Walk.
"Gobin disdained to walk during his
stay here and taxi was ordered TO
be at his disposal for all occasions
He displayed a good sized bank roll
at every convenient opportunity and
made frequent presents OF candy and
flowers to certain young ladies of his
choice. 10
Then came time when his of
ficial visit must end and a telegram
came calling him to inspect other
units. His pay check had not yet
reached him and a call was made on
officers of the Red Cross to whom he
explained his status and also his need
for SIS. He explained that it was a
common occurrence to request the
Red Cross to cash his checks and to
establish his identity showed his
name stamped on his sailors suit and
also offered for examination a bank
deposit book indicating funds to his
credit in a Lawrence, Kan, bank.
His explanations were accepted in
good faith by the Red Cross officials
and he was given the money. The
check was returned by the Lawrence
bank marked No Funds Inspector
Goblin had already departed.
Inquiry revealed that he had pur-
chased a ticket for a point in West
Virginia although he had told ac-
quaintances he had been called to
Tarkio to inspect the S. A. 7. c. unit
there. The Southwestern Division Of
fices of the Red Cross were notified
and the last issue of important
Items contained a warning to other
chapters. The warning was seen by
Neosho officials and he was taken in
to custody. 1t is also learned that he
is wanted in Oklahoma on federal
charge of MISUSE of the uniform"
Also Dcsertcr.
After he was placed under arrest
it was discovered that he was also a
deserter from the army and the fed
eral authorities took him in charge
and hauled him off to Chicago where
he will be tried in federal court. 1t
also devoped that he had victimized
dozen or more other cities and
towns and had received a considerable
amount on his crooked checks. When
arrested at Neosho he was trying to
cash a check for a considerable
amount.
The smooth young mans home is
in Miami, Oklahoma, forty miles west
of Neosho where he had been after
| leaving Maryville. A sister went to
Neosho to see him before he was TAX
en- away by federal officer His sister
said the only other member of the
| family was widowed mother.
When Sheriff Dowden talked with
Goblin he vehemently denied that he
had ever been in Maryville. The ap-
pearance of Mr.. Frank, however, was
/ too much, and he admitted his visit
and that he had cashed a worthless
check. Goblin had less than s2.5O
when searched by the police He
played no favorites in the matter of
drawing checks and is said to have
had several bank books showing
funds to his credit.
The moral to this story is self evil
dent-don't be deceived by supposed
army clothes-know your man.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

that the owner had an idea what the
trouble was 1t was later discovered,
however. that the horse had boen shot,
after It had died of the wound, ac-
cording to tho Liberty Advance.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

According to the Fulton Gazette, G.
L. Craig, farmer living near Fulton,
had unique experience recently. Il
was working away, shucking corn In
my field" he said, when found that
a swarm Of bees had moved into a
shock Of corn. As l had TO have the
corn, / hived the bees and then fin
ished my job. 1t was late in the year
to move the bees, though, and gov
.ernment regulations at the time made
it impossible to get sugar to feed
them, so the whole lot died"
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Milan Republican believes that
the old timers who forecast an open
winter because the corn huslts are
loose on the ear still may say, Il told
you So"
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Farmers in some parts Of the state
have been worried lately by losing
horses from stalk poisoning or some
thing Of ike nature, 80 when a farm
er's horse near Liberty mopsd around
recently a veterinarian was called. He
did not make a minute examination
Of the horse. Laking II toE granted
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Even rug beaters have raised
prices" snorts the Butler Democrat,
land the bug in the rug seems bound
TO remain snug for a long time in
consequence"
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Carthage Press says that q To-
cal shoe company has on exhibition
two pairs of shoes which are curiosi-
ties. one pair is about an inch and
half long and was made by con-
vict in the state prison in 1887. The
other pair is only slightly larger and
was made by a local man. Both pairs
are perfect in every detail.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Windsor Review holds Gene
Withers, "a citizen of Clinton who
slipped while taking a bath and struck
the rim of the tub with sufficient
force 10 crack four ribs. as a horrible
example. The Review believes it
should serve an veuturesome persons
aa a warming to forego the bathtub
and stick 10 the old swlmmin' hole at
The crlck.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Corp. John Joe oorrsll came IN the
first Of the week from Edsswood.
Nd, having received an honopabis
siscbargs ffem e., ,ssrssss -I0hSSss
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Springfield Leader reports that
Ozark apples, for which Southwest
Missouri and Northwest Arkansas are
noted, are scarcer and higher in price
this year than in any year previously.
A recent survey of the storage plants
of the district shows that only half
the capacity has been taken up this
gear while in the Ozark apple region
are two plants not used at all. In
normal times these would have han
died between 200 and $50 barrels of
apples each daily. The only cheering
thing about the situation is local, most
of the apples being sold for home con-
sumption and homegrown apples be-
ing plentiful FOR the first time where
they are raised.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Missouri is out for war souvenirs in
the form Of captured German cannon.
st. Louis made the first request to the
war department, specifying that the
gun be as large as possible. Walter
Crossley acting governor, has follow
ed with application for German
cannon to adorn the capitol grounds.
breckenridge Long of st. Louis, third
assistant secretary Of state, has spon-
sorcd both requests.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Bandits blew open the vault In the
Bank Of Granny sunday night ana es-
capped with $4,000 worth of unregis-
tered Liberty bonds. No money was
taken, as the robbers were frightened
away before they succeeded in reach
ing the money containers. Nitro
glycerin was used to force the vault
door,
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

A drove OF over four thousand
geese being fed in the north part OF
Monroe City are causing some of the
residents of that locality to arise at,
for them, at rather unusual hour.
Some of them who were never known
to show up before a. m. can now be
ter o'clock. If you have ever gazed
upon flock of four thousand geese
there are people there ready to testify
that It is some sight and more noise.
The geese belong to the Henderson
Produce Co. and will be shipped to
market in a short time.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Selling turkey for more than
enough money TO buy a quarter Of
beef is the latest after-the-war stunt"
says the Monroe County Appeal.
"WlIiam ". Smell. south Of Paris, is
the man who did IT, His gobbIer
weighed 40 pounds ana brought $500.
The same day a ucighbor had a quar-
ter of beef lor sale which Mr.. Smell
bought at l6 cents pound, or S6.4O,
leaving balance of $3.2O in favor OF
the uuhl.er.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Warrensburg Star-Journal tells
the story Of a Tauey county farmer
living near HOLSTER who can neither
read or write, but who has managed
to scrape together a goodly accumu-
lation Of this worlds goods and who
decided to buy an automobile. He
bought the car in Springfield, taking
a young man with him who knew how
10 run a car to bring him back home,
as he could not read the signs on the
roads. The siNty-five mile drive is
through woods for the most part, and
to the farmers annoyance they soon
got lost and spent hours beating the
brush trying to find the road again.
Then it developed that the young man
driver could not read or write either.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

His visits there, however, did not in
clude a call on either President Rich
ardson, or Bieutenants Kaercher or
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

The Springfield Leader notes the
addition OF a gray eagle to the at
fractions Of d local park, and says it
.a very large one Of the species and
must be very old because Of the length
of wing. Here and there in old Miz-
zou in the ST. Louis Republic, who is
evidently also an authority on birds,
rires TO make correction, stating the
remarkable fact that an immature
male eagle has a much greater wing
spread than an aged bird because it
grows much longer feathers.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

According to the Joplin News
Herald, Archie Holtert of Picher, Ok,
and Miss Ruby Rcdmon Of Spurgeon,
recently came TO Joplin TO be mar
ried, but the justice Of the peace re-
fused to perform the ceremony be-
cause of the youth of the bride-to-be,
and demanded parental consent. After
much fruitless argument the bride
groom finally consented to send to
Sturgeon for the girls mother. AS
Sturgeon was a long way Off he dash
ed out of the court house to get it
over as soon as possible and almost
ran into the arms Of his future
mother-in-law who just happened to
be shopping in Joplin and passing by.
AS soon as she could be made to un-
derstand the young mans unprece-
dented JOY at behOlding her, the mar
riage proceeded.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Charles Henry Mckee, president
and editor of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, died at 7 o'clock Friday
night at his home, 5116 Cabanne ave-
nue..
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Squire p. j. Hainey and wife. of
Barnard, celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary one day last week
Squire Hainey has been a prominent
figure in Barnard for many years be-
ing the leading citizen there as far
back as we can remember and that's
more than forty years. Besides prac-
ticing law, he was editor of the local
paper for a number of years and has
always taken an active part in politics,
being a pronounced Democrat, and if
we mistake not was postmaster under
Grover Cleveland. At any rate he is
a grand old man and his many friends
throughout Nodaway county hope he
will be permitted to live many years
yet to enjoy the companionship of the
good wife who is equally as popular
as the squire with those who know
her.-Hopkins Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

speaking Of fiendish torture for
the former kaiser and crown prince,
how would it do to keep their names
out Of the papers for a week." asks
the Macon Republican.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

employed in n line of duty far more
dangerous than in a munitions factory.
or even In the front line trenches
where the bullets were falling thick
est. He was one OF several hundred
men, all chemists. engaged In the
dangerous work of making mustard
gas, phosgene and chlorine gas, ex-
posure to any one OF which meant
great suffering If not death. We are
glad that our young, friend has come
back to us, none the worse for his ex-
perience. For the ,present he will
visit relatives and friends here, and
later seek employment with some
chemical company,-Glasgow Mis-
sourlan.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Mr.. ana Mrs. w. 5. Thomson re-
ceived a cablegram the first of the
week from their son, Frank, who has
been a prisoner in Germany for the
past six months. He said he was in
London and il is expected he will soon
be discharged. This was most well
come news to his parents and many
friends in Craig-Craig Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

And, among his souvenirs, will our
boy bring home a French bride?"
queries the Butler Democrat anxious
ly.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28


Missouri seems to be growing a
crop of thieves who are able to per-
form almost superhuman feats. The
Malta Bend Record says that one of
the tribe recently stole a 52-gallon
barrel of lard from local grocer,
calmly rolling It away in the night.
The Sturgeon Leader reports that a
whole corn crop of about 1875 bushels
had been taken from citizen who,
being one-armed, had farmed under
difficulties. and the Joplin News
Herald tells of the theft OF q whole
sledge mill. Its owner found nothing
but the empty building when he
brought a prospective purchaser to
look at 1t. A motor truck had been
used to haul away the heavy machin-
cry and suspicion seems to point, in
this case. to a man the News-Herald
refers to as a "junkter."
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Some years ago, William McCub-
bin brought suit against the Milwau-
kee railroad to recover excess freight
charges paid in 1907 and 1905" says
the Braymer Bee. The original sum
was something over S12O, but when
the case was finally settled recently
the per cent interest which had ac-
cumulated and the costs gave Mr.. Nc
Cubbin a nice little Christmas present
Of $500.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Gas was struck at a depth of five
hundred feet on the property of Wal
ter S. Dickey at Fifty second street
and Troost Avenue. MIR. Diclley said
that there was no way of yes estimat-
ing what the well would produce, but
as the gas was found in shallow sand
he did not believe more than enough
for his own use would be available.
At three hundred, feet a strong trace
Of oil was found, but the drill pushing
on through this and at two hundred
feet more tapped the gas. pipe was
run from the mouth of the well two
hundred feet and the gas was lit, 1t
burned all night.-Kansas City Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-12-28

Speaking Of knowing Missouri and
Missourians." remarks the Fayette
Democrat-Leader, 1--WE read a roster of
the state senate and house Of repre-
sentatives aloud the other day and
V. r. Cooper OF jefferson City
promptly gave the districts and coun-
ties each of the thirty-four senators
and 142 representatives, represented
and the towns they came from. Then
calling off the names of the ia
counties I'm the state he gave the
name Of each county's representative
with the possible exception of half a
dozen or so recently elected. We
don't believe there is another man in
Missouri who can do it,"