The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-18
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CALIENTE, New. Jan. 17-Lin-
coin County Chapter American Red
Cross, has ordered large service
flag, with a star for each Lincoln
county boy in the service. 1t Is eX.
pected to arrive any day and there
will be patriotic demonstration at
the unfurling. 1t is impossible Just
at this time to fix the date for the
event.
Mrs c. L. Alquist was called to
Salt Lake this week on account of
the serious illness of her brother,
Joseph Jeffs.
Mrs Margaret Stewart is In Los
Angeles this week on business.
Miss Virgillia Galnouer returned
to Milford Monday.
Miss Enid Stewart left Monday ev-
ening for Los Angeles.
Reuben Bradshaw, first Lincoln
county boy to spend a furlough at
home, visited his parents at Elgin
and sister, Mrs. Rowe. in Callente,
several days this week. Rueben Is
delighted with army life at Camp
Kearney and was anxious to get back
He reports the food and treatment Of
the soldiers all that could be wished
The following. from an Ogden pa
per will be of local interest, as the
Frank Williams mentioned Is a
brother of Mrs. Lloyd Denton of this
city.
Probably the most unique and, un-
questionably the most appreciated
Christmas gift to come to an Ogden
home this season was received by
Mrs. Allan Williams Of 1911 Wall
street, from her husband. Frank
Williams, second class marine in
the naval service of the United Stat
es. The gift is an electric reading
lamp made from two-inch shell such
as are used in the guns of the French
army and has an interesting, though
short history.
Love for the mother of his two
children, one of whom he has not
seen, from whom he Is temporarily
separated by the grim fortune Of
war, and the skill which Mr.. Will
liams acquired while employed as q
worker In metal and electrical appli-
ances at the Southern Pacific shops
In Ogden made the gift possible.
While on shore leave for time. dur
ing his first trip to France on the U.
s. cruiser Chattanooga, to which he
was assigned shortly after he enlist
ed in the navy last March, the Ogden
mechanic obtained the two-inch shell
which had been picked up on a battle
Scared field In Alsace-Loraine.
Makes the Lamp
Taking 1t on board as a souvinir
he conceived the idea OF utilizing
the shell In some manner to make
reading lamp for Mrs. Williams and
the babies, and to send it to them
for Christmas. Putting his mechanl
cal Integrity into play during spare
hours, he formed the stem or the
lamp from the shell and engraved
various designs upon it with the skill
Of an artist. He then obtained some
colored glass and pieces OF steel ant
OF these made a handsome lamshade
when the Chattanooga docked a
New York City, about two weeks ago
'Navvie' williams put the finishing
touches on the lamp and mailed l
to Ogden, as his Christmas messag'
Of love to his little family. At tn
suggestion of friends to whom sh'
proudly displayed 1t for several day
following its delivery, Mrs. William
has placed the lamp on dlspla! II
the Washington avenue window o
thte Home Furniture company'wher'
1t has been viewed with interest D.
hundreds of interested pedestrians
jackie Williams is son or MI
and Mrs. David Williams OF 5oo
Wall avenue. His father Is loco
motive engineer employed by the oe
den Union Railway company"