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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
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Why Is the Ole Inn So Changed2
7 Was thoroughly angry at myself as
| walked slowly down the winding
= road through the woods that lead to
the little inn at which | had planned to
get luncheon
"Dicky's comment must be true. !
must have a 'One.lrack mind | said
to myself bitterly. as thought OF the
number Of miles | was from home, and
the prospect that the interurban trolley
car regulations would forbid my getting
aboard because OF Pete To be sure,
supposed that it would be possible 10
secure taxi somewhere. but ! knew
that conditions were such in that neigh
borhood that It would mean an exur-
bitant price, and perhaps hours OF de
lay II ordered one
Why bad | forgotten all this and 'ac'
copied the offer OF llit from the young
army officer who had rescued me from
the trolley conductors annoyance WHY
had not instead turned toward home
even at the risk OF again cncounterlng
my ncighbor on horseback
But all questioning was futile now
As considered this fact, and also real.
iled that | had outwItted the mysteri.
Gus horscman my spirits rose
On High Ground.
Nothing shall spoil my holiday
Pete" | said confidently to the bull ter
ricr frolicking by my side and his IAN
swcring bark showed that Pete fully
approved my decision
began to have pleasant anticipatorl
thoughts of the luncheon | meant to or
der as soon as | reached the inn. De
lghtful guStatory memories OF meals
had eaten at the place came back L
me. and | realized that my tramp am
the ride IN the motor car had put I
keen edge on my appetite.
II had been months since I'd seen th'
place. hut ! could visualize every angl
OF il long before left the winding roat
and passed through the rustic gate tina
leads TO the high knoll, probably TN
highest spot in this portion Of the leve
Long Island stretches upon which tn
quaint inn was situated.
1t had been ono OF the big, old farm
houses which abound in Long Island
and the clever Venne'e couple who ha,
bought it and opened the inn had trans
formed il into one of the most at,rac
tive places to be found for those VIII
wished TO dine well and quietly.
An Interruption.
An, there it was | caught my breat
with sheer artistic pleasure as | frs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14

partly, it Is said, bee
the scheme affords tn,
winning Ulster TO hoh
Federal Schemt
Some OF the cabinet 8
also according TO the IN
cnts, that there is a sry
IN the parliament an
ever before toward a fe
The Daily News orr
ters with the opinion
best policy to frame All
bill which will be gene
and which would be I'll
Sequent act establishing
pcrliaments in England
Wales.
Barnes Received n
The suggestion, howe
absolutely IN ireland, a
patches from Dublin Y
DR. Barnes speech wa
angry contempt II IS
| the Irish parliamentar
| such a scheme it vii
| utterly by the Irish p,
| however. not the sligl
! OF the Irish members
! giving the least attcntiC
! posal
On the other hand
northern unionists vii
solution il Ulster IS
! separate state under Il
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Cough Wins Praise.

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
Of May are past due. II not paid by
p. M. of the 18th, service will be dis
continued. Southwest Bell Tel Il Tel
Co (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Six Foe PlaneA Felled

LONDON, May l4-ln aerial fight
ing Sunday evening six Germans were
brought down by British aviators and
many tons OF bombs were dropped on
targets behind the enemy lines, says an
official statement on aerial operations.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14

Paying your income tax means filing
the shackles. OF militarism.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
OVER THE TOP
Richmond County Has Pass
ed the Quota of $5OO,OOO
$51O,350 Subscribed to
Date.

AS was to have been expected
our good county of Richmond
has nobly come to the front in
subscriptions to the Fourth Lib
erty Loan. To date Thursday
afternoon) the total subscriptions
reported to the various banks of
the county amount to the splen-
did sum of $50, ,35O- thus placing
the county on the Roll of Honor.
The quota assigned was $5OO,000,
and so it is seen that the allot-
ment has been passed-and two
days yet remain for further sub
scriptions. Fine!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Referees Court.

Referees Court was held here
Tuesday, with R. c, Lawrence,
of Lumberton, acting as referee.
Several cases were compromised,
others continued, and only two
gone in to at length Norman
Bros. VS.. Dan Webb; and Mary
A. Brigham ct al VS.. Admrs. M.
L. Hinson ct al. Decision in
these cases will be announced
by the referee next week.)
The court adjourned Tuesday
afternoon "sine die"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Latest War Bulletin.

The Post-Dispatch was in touch
with the Associated Press, Char
lotte News, by long distance, at
4:40 this aft. No word had been
received from Germany as to
developments over President
Wilson's last note. The British
this morning captured Lille.
Germans rapidly being driven
from northern Belgium. Admiral
Keys, of British navy, entered
Ostend at $3.50 this afternoon!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
DRAFT NEWS
Epidemic Causes a Hold Up
For the Present in Entrain-
ments For Camp.

By reason of the influenza cpl
demic, orders were received the
first of the week countermanding
the sending of the IS negroes
scheduled to 60 to Camp Greene
Oct. 18th. They will be sent
later when the epidemic subsidies.
Due announcement will be made.
S. R. Mcintosh had himself
transferred from the Greenwood,
S. c., board to the local board
and was sent to Camp Jackson
the 14th.
Jim Ewing, John Coley, Billy
McAulay, Lawrence Drawty and
Hobson Covington went to Char
lotte Wednesday to be physically
examined by the district medical
board.
Wander ROBSON, JOnn >. Bru-
ton and James A. Edwards, all
white, were sent Tuesday night
to Charlottesville, the University
Virginia for special training.
The following 7 colored men
were sent Tuesday to Green's
boro to the A. & T. College for
special mechanical training:
Wade Alsobrooks
Will Freeman Watkins
Gee Pankey
James Starnes
Mckinley Robinson
Manuel Wallace
Jesse Ellerbe
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

are many. And on the big farms
south of the city there are a great
number of cases. In fact, the
disease seems to have spread to
every corner of the county.
The doctors of the county are
requested to report each night to
Supervisor Maness the number
of new cases. The report of the
18th showed 22O; for the 10th,
1872.
The epidemic in Wilmington
has greatly decreased. The to.
tai deaths there were 136. DR..
Stiles, federal specialist, has
moved his headquarters to
Raleigh where there have so far
been 81 deaths; there are 45O
cases at Camp Polk.
1t is estimated there are 200
600 cases in the state of Virginia.
Gastonia and CASTOR county
are hard hit. The stores of that
city are closed, only cafes and
drug stores allowed to remain
open.
Up until Tuesday the total
number of cases in the army
camp was 262,186; pneumonia
cases from this were 1926;
deaths 12,340. The total casual
ties with our armies in France so
far have been only $4,000, of
which number about $4,000 were
actually killed. And so 1t is seen
that in a month and a half practi-
cally as many soldiers have died
| of influenza in this country as
have been killed in our army in
France! There is no estimate as
to how many deaths have occurred
among the civilian population.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Influenza Supplement.

The Post-Dispatch is this issue
enclosing to each subscriber two
health supplements, Nos. 33 and
"a, prepared by the Surgeon
General. These two bulletins;
deal with Spanish Influenza and
they contain all known available
information regarding this dis
ease. Read both of these bulle-
tins, and then pass them along to
some neighbor who may not
have seen them.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Register to Vote.

The registration books for the
Nov. 5th election will close Oct.
9th. If you are entitled to vote
and your name is not on the
books, 60 to your registrar with
out delay and register.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
TOWNS AND MILLS QUARANTINED
Rockingham and Hamlet and the Ten Cotton Mill
Villages Today Placed Under Strict Quaran-
Tine. Guards Placed On Roads to
Prevent Entrance.

County Supervisor Maness at o'clock today placed Rocking
ham and Hamlet and the cotton mill villages under quarantine
against the influenza This that the
towns villages and drastic prosecution will follow all violations
hoped by of this quarantine stamp and check the
further spread of the disease Guards duly dputzed have been
placed the roads leading into Rockingham and Hamlet and these
will anyone attempting to enter the towns will be noted
that nothing said about LEAVING the owns the quarantine
plies ENTERING the towns This also applies railroad traffic
The Board of Health has vested in Supervisor Maness un
and these will be exercised the for the
health protection 1t hoped by the above that the quar-
antine can be lifted in few days.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
A Goodly List.

On page 7 can be seen the list
of lis NEW subscribers secured
in the past three weeks from
Sept. 10Th to Oct. l4th.) The
total number of NEW subscrib-
ers to the Post-Dispatch from
July 1st to Oct. 18th is s34S. This
is mentioned for the information
of the present and prospective
advertisers: that they may know
the POST Dispatch is a steadily
GROWING medium.)
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Splendid Advts.

The news items of this paper
are NOT confined to the front
page. Read all ten pages, and
especially note the attractive
manner in which the advts are
prepared.
You will find old Hogwallow on
page 2, influenza dope on page 3,
last weeks leftover casualty list
page 6, big list of new subscrib-
ers page 7, and Food Administra-
ton matter page 9.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Canteen Closed.

On account of the influenza
epidemic the Red Cross Canteen
at Hamlet, served jointly by
Rockingham and Hamlet chap
tiers, was closed on Thursday
of last week.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Rose Acting President.

Thomas M. Rose was Tuesday
night elected by the directors as
acting President of the Bank of
Hamlet, until the annual meeting
of the stockholders in January.
He succeeds the late E. A. Lackey.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Percy Coley came Tuesday to spend ten
days at home. He will return to the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland,
Thursday of next week. The Proving
Grounds are on the Chesapeake Bay,
and at this camp the big guns are tested,
as we'll as shells. Percy is in Co. G there.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

The Spanish influenza epidemic
is steadily gaining headway
throughout the county, but the
Board of Health is taking ener-
getic steps towards checking it.
When the disease first made its
appearance in the county, the
Board met on Oct. 3rd and order
ed picture shows, and similar
concerns closed and barred the
circus and chautauqua. On Oct.
9TH the Board met and ordered
the suspension of all schools and
churches, and requested the peo-
pie not toassemble in any manner.
On Oct l4th the Board again met
and elected DR.. J. M. Maness as
Supervisor for the county, and
gave him full powers to handle
the health situation. DR.. Maness
at once established an Office in
Rockingham, in the old Helms
store in the opera house building
[phone 321], and since Tuesday
has been actively on the job.
Monday the Red Cross sewing
room was opened for the purpose
of making masks, and these have
been made at the rate of ESQ a
day. DR.. Maness urges every
physician and nurse to wear a
mask and advises others also to
do so. These masks should never
be worn more than two or more
hours at a time; then a new one
should be used and the old one
boiled and otherwise sterilized.
Never under any condition invert
one, or put the same one back on
unlessit has been sterilized. The
State Board of Health strongly
advises the use of these masks,
but they must be sterilized and
used as indicated above.
The Red Cross neld a meeting
last Friday and made plans to
combat the disease. B. T. Payne
was placed in charge of the in
f1uenza committee; Mrs. w. N.
Everett in charge of the nursing
committee; Mrs. J. .LeGrand Ever
ett of the supplies committee;
Mrs. Boyd Gasque of the nourish-
ment committee. And after
Supervisor Maness was elected
by the Board of Health, the Red
Cross at once placed the organi-
zatlon under his orders and at
his disposal. Nurses are being
provided wherever possible. Also
arrangements have been made
for cots and bedding so that the
library can be converted into an
improvised hospital should con-
ditions warrant. Many members
are Individually supplying sick
families with soups and other
nourishment: truly will the name
of Red Cross mean far more to
the people after this epidemic is
over!
| The situation in Hamlet ap-
pears somewhat improved. Five
deaths have occurred there since
Friday from influenza. In Rock
ingham there are so far about
rs cases. In the mill villages
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

The following are extracts from a let
ter written to Robert Higgins by Arthur
Capel, who is in Co. F, 9th infantry; it
was writtsn Oct. 18th:
I'VE have been in the biggest drive
ever made by our troops. Our regiment
started the drive. went over the top
in the first front line was in squad
that made the very first capture,we bagg-
ging 20 Germans; their ages ranged from
16 to SO; shows how desperate they are
for soldiers. Our drive netted $1,000
German prisoners; can't begin to tell how
many we killed. We were under shelling
by the big guns for four days and nights"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
HOMICIDE
T. c. Mckay Killed by Solo
man Brigham. Both White.
Alcohol the Cause.

A good citizen dead and his
slayer in prison awaiting trial for
life all due entirely to Demon
Alcohol. |
Tobe c. Mckay, a tenant on
w. L. Steele's place, on main
road between Rockingham and
Hamlet, was shot Saturday night
about dusk by Soloman Brigham,
and mortally wounded. He was
rushed to James hospital where
it was found that his intestines
had been perforated. Death re-
suited Sunday aftel noon. The
interment was held Monday.
Coroner A. M. Smith held an
inquest Sunday, with the follow
ing as jurymen: H. c. Parsons,
]. T. Collier, John Mcpherson, E.
L. Cox, L. B. Brady, w. A. Pop
lin. These reported that the de-
ceased T. c. Mckay came to his
death from pistol shots at the
hands of Soloman Brigham.
As near as can be learned the
facts as follows: Brigham, a
white man who lives just across
the South Carolina line, ran his
car into the bank, on the Rock
ingham-Hamlet road, about three
miles from town Saturday about
dusk, and the car was badly
damaged. He was very much in
toxicated. The wreck occurred
near a colored mans house, and
Brigham is said to have cursed
and created quite a disturbance.
THE colored folks sent for Mr..
\ Mckay to come and either quiet
1.-THE man las there wasa sick per-
son in the house, or get him
away. Mr.. Mckay came and it
was in his efforts to help Brig
man, that Brigham, drunkenly in
furiated, whipped an "Owl 32''
out and shot Mckay through the
body. Brigham then ran back
up the road towards Rockingham;
Sheriff Baldwin and deputy Rey-
nolds arrested him in the road a
short time later. The man was
still drunk and appeared to know
nothing of what he had done.
On his person was found the pis-
tol, reloaded, a bottle of Noah,s
Extract of Ginger Contains 80
per cent alcohoD and a bottle OF
Mccormick & Cos Beef, Wine
& Iron Contains 20 per cent al.
cohal) In the car was found an
empty Beef, Wine & Iron bottle.
| These bottles contain a pint.
This is the stuff that turned a
sane man into a demon. Qt had
been reported that Brigman'S car
ran into McKay's buggy, and
that this caused the shooting; this
was a mistake. A colored man
had driven the mule and buggy
: to town and had returned just
about the time Mckay was en-.
deavoring toquiet Brigham; when
the shot was fired, the mule in.
jured the buggy by running it
into a bank.)
The feeling among the neigh
bors and friends of Mckay was
so strong that the Sheriff deemed
it best to carry the prisoner to
another county for safe keeping
and not run the risk of incarcera.
ting him in the Rockingham Jail.
Brigham is married and has six
children; his home is on one of
the Pegues farms across the State
line. He was arrested in Rock.
ingham in early July for being
drunk and required to pay a
fine. His drunk then was caused
by extracts.
T. c. Mckay, or "Tobe", as he
was better known, was a quiet,
hard-working man; surviving are
wife and four children; there are
five children surviving by his
first marriage.
IL
YV4 N1sGn~ 49,. ~ q. o. 1es
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Walter Covington, of the navy yard at
Charleston, and ]. A. McAulay, Jr., of the
aviation ground work near Norfolk, spent
the weekend at home here. Walter
Warburion is now on sea duty, from the
Charleston navy yard
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

A British transport with 699 American
soldiers aboard collided with another
transport in the North Channel last week,
during a fearful storm, and 372 American
soldiers lost their lives in the wreck
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

c. R. Smith, of Hamlet vicinity, has
two sons in France: James T., in 3O6 Sani-
tary Train, Ambulance Company, 32lst;
and Dossie, in Headquarters Co., 56th
Pioneer Infantry.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Sambo "Ah done heerd dey fin Colum-
bus bones"
Pete "Lawd! All never knew he wuz
a gamblin' man."
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

James Little has been discharged from
the influenza hospital at Camp Greene
and is again back on the job of cooking.
He is in the Development Battalion No. l,
Bird Company.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Did you know that up to July 3lst India
had contributed l,ll5,189 men to the
British army?
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

The Post-Dispatch had visit few
days since from young Ernest ]. Alfred
Jr., who was born about three months ago
on the very day that his father sailed from
New York for France Alfred, Sr., is in
3l8th Machine Gun, A. P. o. 791, Amer.
E. F., France.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Sgt. Manly F. Haywood was Sept 18th
transferred from Camp Jackson to Camp
Sewer, Co. G, Bird regt l56th Depot Bri-
gade.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

W. K. McNeill was granted 30 days
furlough from Camp Greene Wednesday
in order to return to Hamlet and assist
in the Bank of Hamlet.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

1t. Herbert J. Dockery, of Anson Coun.
ty. is now at Camp Dodge, Iowa, Co. G..
88th inft.. 18th division.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

1t is said that a Richmond county
mother in bidding her son goodbye as he
was leaving for camp. said: "Remem-
Der, my son, when you get to camp try to
be punctual in the mornings, as so not to
keep breakfast waiting"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17
Richmond County
Soldiers

1t. Victor Pegues, of the tank camp at
Raleigh. spent the weekend at home.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Pat Crosland has landed across, accord
ing to card received the llth. He is in
38l Truck Company, and has been
stationed at Ft. Sill. Okla. for some
months.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

George Entwistle and Thomas Guthrie
went, as scheduled, to Richmond Sunday
to report for service in the Marines.
George was sent to Paris Island Monday,
hut Tom Guthri was returned home We'd
nesday, being turned down as physically
underweight. He only last week recover
ed from an attack of influenza.
Shaw Ellerbe, colored, died at Camp
Greene, of influenza Saturday and the
remains were brought to Rockingham
Tuesday and inferred at Holly Grove
church. He was a son of Ephraim Eller-
be and was born and reared near Blewett
Falls. Several years ago the family NOV
ed to Scotland county, from which county
he was sent few weeks ago to Camp
Greene.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Mrs. F. M. Phillips became a Post-Dis-
patch subscriber Saturday. She also
subscribed for her husband, Frank NJ,
who is in France in Co. X, 324th infantry,
A. P. o. 791. She has a brother-in-law
in France who takes the paper, S. w.,
who is in Battery B, 316th Field Artillery.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

Cotton today % 1.2c. Spots up Is
points. closing at 32S. Y
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-17

H. T. Baldwin, of Roberdel, has SUBJ
scribed for himself and for his son in
France. His address is Wagner Arlie
S. Baldwin, Supply Co., 10th Inft, 30th
Division" The 30th Division, by the
way. has been in the midst of heavy
fighting the past two weeks.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-03-09
EUREKA COUNTY LOSES
FIRST SOLDIER BOY
Will Flynn, One of the First
From This County to Be Called
Into the National Army, An
swers Final Summons

News of the death of Will Flynn
at CampLewis. Washington on Thurs
day was received in Eurekayesterday.
His serious illness from an attack Of
pneumonia following measles, and the
departure of an elder brother, Joseph.
for Camp Lewis. were announced in
last weeks SENTINEL. 1t is UNDER
stood the body is being shipped home
for burial. but arrangements for the
funeral have not been made.
His being stricken and called so
quickly while responding to the ser-
vice of his country is particularly
sad. and is a severe blow to his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Flynn. of
Mineral Hill, Eureka County. He is
the first boy called from Eureka
County into service to answer the
final summons, and the family will
have many sympathizers in their or
row.
He is survived by his father and
mother, brother Joseph. and sister
Miss Kitty, all of Mineral Hill, Eu-
reka County.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-03-09
POET N PEASANT

Spring has come with blue depths of sky,
Watch out there, will ye! Swat that fly
Dewdrops glisten in the mornin' sun.
My rheumatics is gone, by gum
A fowerlet peeps from meath the green,
-Durndest Winter ever / seen;
Robins warbie n rcundelay.
Town folks couldn't git coal, they say.
Soft blows the wind laden with bloom,
by gosh. | shore got lazy soon;
From hillsides strewn with violets.
-Jes sets and thinks, but mostly sets.
Night is watched by q silv'ry moon,
Had new pertsters n onions this noon.
Shadows dance DER the bluebird's nest.
Amt this war the outdoinest.
Baby blossoms jewel messy banks,
If Kaiser Bill eats many YAnks
And every streamlet seems to sing.
Hell die of the hiccups shore this Spring.
M. b. GRANT HOPE.