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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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HUNTERS LAKE

That Ground hog is surely show.
ing his patriotism.
Ed Timmons has sold hs stock
preparatory to moving to Fort Nor
gan about March LIST.
VIM. ,Halling is digging a well fol
II. H. Burton.
Mr. and Mrs. Kern and Mrs, Port
ner were Fort Morgan ad Brush visi-
tors Tuesday.
Roy Smith was sick with la grippe
this week.
Our Truck driver had rather bat
luck on Tuesday OF last week, the
truck sunk through the frost. bu,
with heroic efforts they had her 60,
ing again at p. m.
After attending the school board
meeting at Raymer the writer ant
we believe 80 per cent OF the pat
rons favor dropping all foreign lang
uagcs from the High School.
Mr.. Jake Frickie brother OF Mrs
Hallng is visiting at the Hallng home
tbs week, he will leave Wednesda,
for his home near Dalton, Neb.
Henry Zilk and Wife, Frank Tim
mons, wife and daughter. Ed. Hulst
and family were visitors at Ed. Tim
mons Sunday.
Try crn for dinner, mush for sup
per and fried mush for breakfas
while Hooverizing.
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curIous School Customs.

Mexican schoolmasters show thell
appreciation Of pupils efforts In Q
curious manner. The dillgent student
Is allowed to smoke cigar during the
lesson. When the whole class has Civ
en- satisfaction permission is given fol
a general smoke. and even the little
Mexicans are allowed to light a ciga
rette for the occasion. Needless Il
say, the schoolmaster himself smokes
cigar Of size and quality proper
tionate to his superior position. But
the pupils are not allowed to drink
this privilege being accorded to thu
master only. On his desk he alway.
keeps bottle of liquor, which, wher
empty, occasions much dispute among
the parents of his scholars, AZ 1t /,
considered an honor to be able to fil
the schoolmaster' bottle.
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Cremation Of Hindu.

Strange ritual marked the ceremony
Of the cremation Of the body of a fe
male Hindu on the banks of the Zwart
kops river (South Afrfca). The body
In a coffin, was taken to the spot In
a hearse, where 1t was removed from
the coffin and placed on pile of fag
gots, which had been built up cradle
fashion ready to receive the body. De
ceased's daughter then walked round
the body three times with a burning
torch and set fire to the pyre In sew
eral places. 1t took three and a hall
hours to cremate the remains, tht
ashes Of which were thrown In the
river. The coffin was also burned
Permission was granted for the carry
Ing out Of the above by the towr
council and the administrator.
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WHEY GOT DUMK0PFF's ROLL
Spouse Induced Him to curtaIl Ex.
penses at Celebration, Then pl.
vided Money Equally"

Adolph .Dumkopff had made q kill
Ing at poker, says the Detroit Free
Press.
"oh. Adolph. how lovely!" scuggled
his wife. You must have held won
derful hands. Adolph. What did you
have-Jacks down. or a full kind, or
something?'
"How about little celebration r
said Mr.. Dumkopff, jovlally. "How
about a little theater party, and then
a little something to eat at Sno0zen-
madler's?"
"Now, Adolph," demonstrated Mrs.
Dumkopff, whats the good Of squan-
dering 1t right away? Now that you've
got 1t. you may as well keep II for a
rainy day. Wen celebrate reasonably,
that's what we'll do"
And after supper they went to the
movies TO see the beautiful Snoozles
Wonderful in Looping the Loop" In
five parts, after which they each had
pickle sandwich In Childish's.
"Now, wasn't that reasonable cele.
bratlon?" said Mrs. Dumkopff, when
they had returned home. "Only eighty.
five cents altogether"
"Cheap at half the price," agreed
her husband, as he dropped Of to
sleep. Half an hour later Mrs. Dum-
kopff carefully removed his trousers
from the chair by his head, extracted
his roll from the right-hand pocket,
divided 1t with scrupulous fairness
into two equal parts, kept the six tens
and replaced the six f1ves In her hus-
bands trousers.
"Fll buy something for the house
with this, such as the prizes for my
card party next week." thought Mrs.
Dumkopff, as she tucked the bills into
her back hair and slipped into bed to
sleep the sleep Of the foxy.
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First German coIonlsts.

German emigration to America had
Its beginning 234 years ago, when the
first party Of pioneers from Germany
landed at Philadelphia, relates his.
toria. There were IS of them, mostly
relatives, and all members of rellg.
ious sect closely akin to the English
Quaker. Subjected In Germany to
bitter persecution, they determined ia
seek refuge In the new world. The
Frankfort Land company was organ.
lied, and purchased from William
Penn, the governor Of Pennsylvania,
a tract Of land near Philadelphia.
Francis Daniel Pastorius negotiated
the deal, led the colony to America,
laid out the town Of Germanopolis, OF
Germantown, and became the recog'
nized head Of the settlement.
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0PICIAN
for Raymer and Stoneham

J. e. Hartman the Longmont OPP
tician will be at the Raymer Hotel
between East Bound Trains, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb 19-
20-2l. At Stoneham, Thursday P.
NJ, Friday A. NJ, Feb. 21-22. Will
lard, Friday P. NJ. Saturday A. M,
Feb. 22-23.
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China. Great Man Poxxsr.

OF the 40O,O00.0OO persons In China,
II Is estimated that ut least 4c,0OO,00
are men capable of carrying arms or
doing some sort Of labor directly con-
aected with the war. OF this number,
100000 are living within reasonable
distance Of transportation facilities
and could be mobilIzed were 1t neces-
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FOR FARM LOANS
See Fred l.. Wanser.
SCHOOL NOTES

NAAooT hAOi hCh iOOi
last Friday at Assembly.
Mrs Hewitt's room had basket
dinner last Friday. The maximum
price Of basket was limited to soc.
The total proceeds were $5.S5. Hot
coffee was prepared by Mrs. Hewitt
and served with the baskets. A very
ej0yable time was had. Some OF the
boxes did not arrive on account Of
Truck No. 2 getting stuck in the mud
and not making the trip for that day.
The whole school expects to have a
basket dinner some time in the near
future.
The two mclaughlin girls are
back In school again after bieng alb
sent quite while.
The book keeping class will take
up Commercial law with their book
keeping work this last semester.
Norma Hamilton has returned to
school after being absent all last week
on account OF illness.
Mr.. Dupuy was absent from school
two days Of last week as he had to
go to Greeley to be examined.
Mrs. Hewitt's room has elected
girls for flag bearers in place OF the
boys, who formerly acted.
Truck No. has had few extra
miles added to its route, by having
to go after the Thompson children
since No. 2 cannot get thru that way
on account Of the bad roads.
Some Of the II. S. students have
elected Physical Geography for the
last semester.
The Fiscus children have not re-
turned to school yet on account OF
the smallpox scare.
Next Saturday after lunch the
school will entertain with an inter-
class basketball game. The 7th grade
girls have challenged the Sth grade
girls. Other grades are also planning
to play.
The Seventh and Eighth grades
. are planning Valintine box for st.
Yalintine's day.
The following pupils have paid
their Junior Red Cross membership
fee are entitled to wear the Red
Cross pin: Jennie White, Blanche
Vanek. Eliza Ducker, Florence Rass-
mussen and Emma Petrie.
During the past week there have
been many absences in the 7th and
Sth grades because OF sickness
May Willet is suffering from an at
tack OF tonsilits. Others who are
absent were: Coward Dunlap, Emma
Petrie and Terry Durry.
Tn rooms are working hard on the
knitting contest to be decided, Feb.
20. The teachers are giving a beau
tiful picture as the prize. The pic
ture will be presented to the winning
room at the Washington Birthday en-
tertftnment. Feb. 20. Don't fail to
SIGHT.
Basketball game Thursday
ni.AS Feb. IA. at the Auditorium
between Snyder and Raymer H. S.
Admission 15c and 25c. Don't
miss the game. game to start at
1880 sharp.
The High School will entertain the
Sth grade at valintine party
Thursday night II Is rumered that
the "Sophs" in recent seancehave
obtained the promise OF some real
cnpids to be present--that is IL they
don't get stuck in the mud on the
way here.
The girls Of the Domestic Science
Glass have been making curtains and
otherwise decorating their room.
Mr.. C. e. Beans will give talk
at the Assembly next Friday, Feb. Is
at IL A. M. The public is invited
This is the first Of series of talks
that will be given by the business
men Of the town at different Assem-.
/ bly, periods.
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MOI D0UNAY
Is in FRANCE
Somewhere in France"
January IS. 1918,


January Is. 1918,
Dear Mr.. Graves
am safe in France. That
know is surprise to you and few
others. but II is So
The reason why l got across SO
quickly. is because was transferr-
ed to the 3rd Brigade which was
ready to sail
The trip was fine, 1t took us
days to cross the open ocean. AS
soon as We left the U. S., -
after We got to the war lne--
took his place, so wwe were pretty
safe
Moses Dounay, Co. A
Bird Brigade. goth Reg
Engineers. =
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Don't forget the last number Of the
Lecture Course, FRIDAY Is.

Miss DuBuff is putting up valin-
tine decorations in her room.
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BIG BASKETBALL GAME

The Boys and Girls H. s. Teams
and the Boys and Girls Grade Teams
Of Weldon will play the Raymer H.
S. and Eighth Grade Teams, Friday,
Feb. 20 at s P. N. Three games for
the price Of one. Don't miss this
one. Admission 15c and 25c
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Don't forget the last number Of the
Lecture Course, FRIDAY Is.
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LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
osiags Of Ne Psspls u Aayner aad Vicinity ier Past
Week Told IN Drisf
F. L. Knapp drove to Greeley Sun

/ VIVA tuJu ~ utWi
! F. l.. Knapp drove to Greeley Sun
day.
Mr.. Robert Coffin Is clerking at
koebuc Bros.
! Mr.. Chas. Scott drove to Weldon
Tuesday light.
Willard Pischel is quite i'll with q
severe cold.
| Miss Leota Spitzer spent the week
ndd at the parental home.
The Wellman family returned on
Tuesday from Sterling.
j. X. Norwood motored to Morgan
Saturday evening on business.
]. 0. Smathers was a dinner guest
at the G r. Graves home Sunday.
Mr.. Chris Schweizer has moved in
to his new home the past week.
Oryal c. Bradbury returned from
business trip to Sidey, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmann spent the
week end with relatives at Sterling
Mrs. l. c. Kotouc ha been quite
II the past few days with severe
cold.
]. H. Beson and mother have been
visiting at Lincoln. Neb, for some
time past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman and family
went to Sterling on Saturday, on
business.
Mr.. l. E. Seavey went to Sterling
on Saturday to visit wwith the fam
lily ocer Suday.
Mr.. Charles Scott motOred to We'll
don Sunday to see his brother who is
in the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Norwood and
Mrs. M. s. Sweet returned from DEN
yer Friday night.
Mrs. l.. M. Allen will entertain the
W. c. T. U. at the Parsonage on Fri
day, February Is.
The Masked Ball held at the school
house last Saturday evening was
very well attended.
Chris Schweizer returned on Fri
day from Eustis Nebr.. where he Wis
tied for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnick are the
proud parents of baby girl. Mother
and child doing fine.
Miss Floye Aliens schol has been
closed the past two weeks on account
of case of smallpox.
Art Ducker returned to his school
work in Greeley Sunday after a two
weeks visit at home.
H. G. Zilk and wife are moving
this week into their new home in
the east part OF town.
Mrs. Sam Schmeeckle went to Eus-
tbs Nebraska last Wednesday by way
OF Morgan on busines.
Miss Lillian Fowler entertained
several Of the girls Saturday night
to a "slumber party.
Mr.. A. e. Dupuy left for Greeley
Sunday where he will take the ex-
animation for army work.
Merritt and Cy Niekerson were
weekend visitors at home, return
ing to Fort Collins Sunday.
Mr.. L. c. Kotouc left on Saturday
on business trip throughout the
East. He left by way OF Morgan.
A number Of Raymers prominent
gentlemen citizens went to Denver
on Monday to attend the prize fight.
| The J.R. Smather's family are
getting along fine from their siege
of smallpox and will soon be out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim White entertain
ed at dinner Sunday. Their guests
were the Addingtons, Pischells and
Snyders.
Mrs. F. l.. Rhine will entertain the
Ladies Of the Booster Club, Wednes.
day afternoon. Feb. 27th. at Mrs
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co. W. S. S.
SALES CAMPAIGN
SHOWS RESULTS

Sale Of War Saving Stamps and
Thrift Stamps in Weld county have
come up well during the past week.
showing an increase OF $4,000 over
the previous week. The total sales
now stand at $3S,517.13.
The Greeley postoffice report was
$1S,742.50. This, however, includes
all their sales to the other county
postoffices.
Evans leads all other postofiices in
the county outside OF Greeley in the
sale OF stamps. Postmaster Prunty
is pushing the sales with vigor and
the results are shown In the steadily
increasing sales, his record now be-
ing $2,lS5. Windsor leads all other
towns OF the county except Greeley
in total sales, their figures now stand
ing at 1000.
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Don't forget the last number Of the
Lecture Course, FRIDAY Is.

II you have any news you want
printed social or personal happen
ings Send It to the Enterprise not
later than Tuesday.
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| Fer Lowest Rates
on Farm Loans
See Fred l.. Wanser.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Slas Mclaughlin
are the proud parents Of baby boy
born. Feb. IL. DR.. Smirl was the at
tending physician.
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Mr.. Matheny, brother OF Mrs. Jar
lin, who has been very Ill with an
attack OF pneumonia was reported
better Sunday evening.
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Don't forget the last number Of the
Lecture Course, FRIDAY 10.
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Mrs. F. l.. Rhine will entertain the
Ladies OF the Booster Club, Wednes-
day afternoon. Feb. 27th. at Mrs.
Summers.
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Five carloads OF Raymer Red
Cross members visited the Red Cross
rooms in Greeley last Thursday. The
weather was fine that day and they
all had delightful and interesting
trip, receiving a great deal Of in
formation In making garments, etc.
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BUY SMILEACEBOOK
FOR YOUR SAMMY

Everybody should know by this
time what the Smileage Books are
for-to provide high-class enter
tainment for the soldiers to keep
them in healthy state of mind by
giving recreation after hardd days
work.
Thse books have not been going as
fast as they should, some of you sure
have someone in the training camps
that will appreciate one OF these
boks Each $1.00 book contains 20
sc coupons, which will admit him to
various entertainments In the camp,
and insure him good time as long
as the book last.
The Enterprise has these books
to sell, come in and buy one for your
Sammy"
The following who have purchased
"Smileage Books up to date are: A.
G.. Nickerson, Louis Allen and C. X.
Graves. Come in and help swell this
list, and make your Sammy smile.
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Mrs. l.. Allen droove to Fort Col
Inns Friday. where she is spending
several days with her daughter.
Marie.
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II. W. Fowler and wife. Roy and
Earle have been visiting In Nebraska
at their former home with relatives
the past week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Koons enter tain
ed Mr.. and RMS. F. C. Tighe and Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Hobbs at dinner Sun
day.
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Banks
Weld County Savings
windsor Farmers State 1.884.50
Windsor First National--- 2,027.25
Greeley First National---- 10000
Greeley National --- 10000
New Raymer State Bank 100000
Fort Lupton State------ S24.OO
Lasalle State ---- 1888
Farmers State of Ault-- 709.5O
Groyer State----------- 261.68
Eaton National----- 1900
Farmers State OF Mead $50
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Lee Bates OF Pacific Junction,
Iowa. has been visiting his relatives,
the G. Niekerson and II, w. Fowler
families.
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Mr.. and Mrs. jim White entertain
ed at dinner Sunday. Their guests
were the Addingtons, Pischells and
Snyders.
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Chris Schweizer returned on FRI
day from Eustis Nebr., where he Wis
tied for few days.
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The J.R. Smather's family are
getting along fine from their siege
of smallpox and will soon be out
again.
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The Masked Ball held at the school
house last Saturday evening was
very well attended.
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A number OF Raymers prominent
gentlemen citizens went to Denver
on Monday to attend the prize fight.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-06

sore and aching feet. to stretch out
and know I wouldn't be routed out
in Is minutes-well, you couldn't
have bought that bed from me for
500.
Did you ever read Robert w. Ser
vices description of the retreat from
Mons. Well. that's the way I felt:
Tramp, tramp. the grim road, the
road from Mons to Wipers
I've 'ammered out this ditty with
me bruised and bleeding feet;
Tramp, tramp, the dim road
We didn't ave no pipers-
An bellies that were 'oller was the
drums we 'ad to bebt.
The ninth day. sitting around the
fire in our mess after the best din
ner we had had in days, the COM
manding officer handed me some
papers and said, Here is something
that will interest you, Petit. I want
to say we shall be sorry to lose you
And this is what it was: Lieut.
enant Roswell T. Pittit, M. R. c., Is
relieved from duty with the British
army and will proceed to the A. E
F.. where he will report for duty
l leave for Paris in the morning
This has been a long tale, but hail
of it hasn't been told. hope l have
not strung it out too much.
l have just been informed that al
my kit had to be burned to preven
it falling into the hands of tn,
enemy. l shall probably want you tt
send me some things from home, bu
will see what 1 can get here first.
| Your son,
] ROSWELL.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-06
Short Course for ClnbwOmen at
Winthrop.

AT the request of the South Caro-
liEa Federation of Women's Clubs,
Winthrop College is offering a short
course arranged especially for club
women.
This course will present an-oppor-
tunity for as serious study as the
women desire, or just for attendance
on the open lectures and the lighter
offerings. To many women of the
state who wish to serve the home
and community more adequately,
this course will fill long felt want.
To many others it will mean a re-
moving of youth in living over col
lege days for short while and to
others still it will mean the first
taste Of college life. Something they
had always longed for and made
possible in middle life.
Courses in agriculture, art, bird
study, chemistry, and biology, cur
rent sociological problems, educa-
ton, English, geography, history
home nursing. industrial history
manuel arts. music parliamentary
law, physical education, public speak
ing, sewing, surgical dressings and
first aid will be presented by the
very best instructors and lecturers
that could be secured. The lecturers
during this short course will be DR.
c. Alphonso Smith. professor of En-,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-06

gradually things got hotter and hot
ter.
Our men had dug themselves in
and were popping away with their
rifles. The field batteries behind us
were putting up barrage, air
planes were circling overhead, both
ours and the Germans. The Ger
mans put up a counter barrage, the
machine guns were going like mad.
was standing with the colonel on
Ia little rise of ground above the
sunken road when the Germans
broke through about mile to the
north OF us. They could be plainly
seen pouring over the ridge in close
formation.
Il hen the tanks came up and you
should have seen them run! Just
like rabbits! The tanks retired; the
again. They tell me that certain
places our men withstood Is success,
sive attacks and that the Germans
went down in thousands. One Weis,
Imam told me that his gun accounted
i.r 15 in three minutes during one
! wave.
Machine gun bullets were piping
.:round me, the shellfire was getting
hotter and even though it was a won.
| iderful sight to watch l decided dis,
cretion was the better part Of valor,
or something like that, and got down
in my dugout.
l was sitting there smoking a Gig
arctic when my orderly came dowr
and said l was being relieved anG
WAS 20 go back with the ambulance
Fifteen minutes later the man thai
relieved me was captured. But l an
gv,ting ahead of my story.
! l won't back to the advanced
idressing station through the hottest
shellfire l ever experienced. More
than once l went down on my face
when shell burst and the piece:
went whiZzing over my head. spen,
the night in mind village where the
advanced dressing station was locat
ed, and all night they shelled it tt
blazes. 1t was remarkable how
few casualties we had
| About IL o'clock the morning Of
the third day shell blew in the side
OF our post, but luckily no one wa:
hurt. We stuck to it until about 4
in the afternoon, when we saw ou
men retiring over ridge in from
Of us keeping up continuous ma
chine gun and rifle fire, and we bea
it back to another village and open
ed another post.
About 10 o'clock on the morninf
of the fourth day Lord Thyme, m!
colonel when 1 was with the battal
ion, stumbled into the shack wher,
l was sitting. He looked like a ghost
He had lost his hat, his face wa
covered with four days beard, thu
sweat had traced tracks in the dus
from the forehead to his chin. Hi:
sleeve was torn and bloody and ht
had cash in his arm where he hat
been struck by piece of flying shell
case.
MY God, doc, are you here?" he
said. You got out just in time Th
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Mcintyre Has Thrilling Times.

Latta Observer
John Cross Mcintyre, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Mcintyre, was in the
city a few days last week on a short
furlough, direct from the battlefields
of France.
Young Mcintyre has been in the
merchant marine for the past six
years and is an experienced seaman.
Last November his ship was sunk by
submarine and he, with others, was
afloat for 13 hours being finally
picked up and landed at some for
eign port. He made his way to the
front and has been with the boys
over there for the past three months.
Despite the hardships through
which he has been he looks and
seems we'll and has many experien-
ces to relate. This Is his first visit
home since he joined the merchant
marine and his many friends were
delighted to have him among them
again.