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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08
casarrn Cannon ss curea.

with Local Applications. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is q blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure 1t you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure IL
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucuous surface. IIalfs
Catarrh Cure Is not p quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years and
I'd of the best uonics known, combined
feet combination of the two ingredients
Is what produces such wonderful re-
suits In curing catarrh. Send for testi-
monials, free. +. j. Cheney 4 Co.,
Props. Toledo, o. Sold by Druggists,
price, Use. Take Halls Family Pills for
coEstipation.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08
DECIDED BY DICE

Cooks Roll Bones to See Which One
Gets Leave"
Two cooks just arrived Mt Camp
Wadsworth wanted permission to
visit town, but Captain Field ruled
that only one could be excused. In
vain n pleaded he "hed er gal an
town and wuz bleeged to e her."
The other vehemently objected that
he "hed no gal and was bleeged to
git one."
''Either of you got any bones"
suggested the captain. Both prof.
duced dice. Shoot" said the officer,
and the game was on.
The dispute settled. Captain Field
Communicated the dice. saying: III
! g hear OF either Of you gam
bling again I will send you to the
stockade."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08
WIFE HIS PROXY
She Joins a Church Representing Alb
sent Army Husband.

While Walter r. Hinton of Sellers
burg, Ind, was on his way to France
In the American expeditionary force
he was accepted into membership Of
the Methodist Episcopal church at Sell
ersburg by proxy, his young wife, Mrs.
verd Jones Hinton, taking in his
stead the fright hand of fellowship"
held out by the pastor, Rev. Mer-
rift MAGELLAN, and the members of the
church.
Hinton was stationed at Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Indianapolis, and
made a profession of faith at a Y.
M. G. A. religious meeting. He wrote
to the home minister he desired to join
the church, but the pressure of war
duties did not permit him doing SO
In person before he was ordered East.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08

The national record for laying q
wooden ships keel IS claimed by the
Grays Harbor Motorship corporations
crew at Aberdeen. Wash, which re-
Gently laid a keel in ten seconds. The
previous record was IL seconds. The
new record was made on a ship upon
which an attempt will be made to beat
the national wooden ship launching
record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08
LIKES BATTLE SOUNDS
Young South Dakotan Is Serving With
a Motor Battalion.

Archie Peck, a South Dakota young
man who is serving with a motor bat
TALON Of the Second Ammunition train
of the American forces on the fighting
front In France, writes that he gets
lonely unless he can hear the sound
of the big guns. He writes in part:
"All that worries me Is the Bocha
shells bursting around the trucks, but
I am pretty well used to them by now
and I don't think they've got my mum.
Der over there. I like to be up where
you a hear the guns roar; it really
seems lonely without that sound"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08

H. ]. Porter. Sterling. Colo, writes
II suffered with a painful, weak back
A. : travelling salesman l had to stoor
frequently to pick up my grips. and the
pain when / ~straightened up was awful
4 was Induced to try Foley Kidney pills
Relief was immediate. Say. they are
great" Prompt n tonic. Sold every.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08

0Ux x1x1 oUx-IT - wORTK MONEY
Don't miss this. Cut put his slip, en-
close with s cents to Foley & Co, 1886
Sheffield Ave. Chicago. Ill. writing
your name and address clearly. You
Will receive In return a trial package
containing FoIey's Honey and Tar COM
pound. tor coughs. colds and GROUP. Fo-
Lev Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-08

With a record OF a sock In 139 min.
utes Mrs. Anna HELEN of Seattle has
the distinction of being the champion
II the Northwest
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Don't Know Just Where

Irvln Ogdcn Jr., has rented his
farm TO James Livingston. and taken
ms stock to his father-in-law. Rev.
Howell to care for and has gone
away TO work, he don't know lust
where. Il hasn't rained at all for him
this Summer but he will have 50 acres
of wheat put in and try it again
after next year.-Roy Spanish-Ameri-
can.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Right Kind OF Citizen

", {, Howard, OF Lovington. who
beIevcS in the bright future Of the
little metropolis of Lea county pur-
chased the building owned by 7. II.
Whitley and will open up an office
on his immediate return from Texas
where he went to look after some
personal business.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

ne new contractors took charge
OF the Roswell and Carrizozo mail
line last Monday. The new contract
or, have named their line The White
Line Stage and Mail Line" They are
incl equipped for the service
Mountaincer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
!. w. w. Or German Agent Busy

T.. w. Jennings returned from the
Kansas harvest fields Thursday. He
stated that a number OF the thrcsh-
ing machines in that section were
ont of commission, due to some /. w.
w: or other German agent, putting
acid in the engines to eat out the
tlues,-San Jon Sentinel.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Shipping Chickens And Hides

heo. Routh. manager of the Tl-
cumcari Hide & Product Co. has
shipped out nearly 10000 pounds of
chickens within the past few DAVIS.
lie has also shipped several thous-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Wins $500 Prize

Oliver WeStlakc, son Of DR.. and
Mrs. O. ]. Wcstlakc. of Silver CITY
was the fortunate winner OF the SIS
prize offered by the Un'on Exchange
Bank for the boy or girl that would
earn the largest number OF Thrift
Stamps.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
l. 81


w NJ. Snyder Of L%ovington lost
two fine cows by the lightning route
recently and the coyotes toasted on
some of his calves. He succeeded in
poisoning two OF the d~eprcdatory
animals.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
MORA
Harvest CHASTITY Joke

Wheat harvest is on tbs week il
Is a CHASTITY Joke but will yield seed
for fall planting which is a lot bet-
Ter than shipping it in-Roy Spanish
American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Oil Prospects Good

Work at the oil well was rcsum-
ca last Monday morning. It i, down
to a depth of Approximately 1880
lect' and the prospects are good
Columbus Courier.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
QUAY

sta,nnI , y, CCNI".!'''I tourists
cnroutr 10 Las Vcpas AMI G,Ii
"'''
n r p.- -
hcarsr vhicb v;11 h ,p 49, "I'tHr
n-rnpreu;rn fn,,nr "''', ''lI'
bIacE tba, Is mas, r.o E'''''s
IN al rnmmnnit;es '~'f'0"'3 gu
Mr. Cl;so, ~ Con-a. , =,
head Of inc carrie iron WNi'NI5 -
last vooL "'"' VI N'''
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
LINCOLN
Expansion at Fort Stanton

Dr. Mckeon, in command at Fort
stanton, returned last week from his
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

Lee Pelzcr and Co. automobile
agents. sold two six cylinder Grant
autos last week to Lee Hamilton and
w. ). Shamblin Of Tucumcari.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

NJ. II. Koch i, completing one Of
the most attractive little homes in
Iucumcari. 1t is the mission archi-
lecture.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

Lee II. Hamilton, OF Tucumcari
shipped a large herd OF cattle to
Springer, ColfaN County.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

j. J. Jordan has returned to Tu-
cumcari from the Kansas wheat belt.
where he marketed a number of
mules.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

\ splendid rain fell in this section
last sunday night, doing a million
dollars worth Of good-Glcnrio Tsib-
unc.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

Mr.. Gibson, OF Center. bought Is
head OF line cattle from Mr.. Read
last week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
A SOLDIERS MONUMENT

Much has been said and much
may be said in reference to a ~.
M. G. A. Hut, or monument for our
sacrifices to the "God of War" It
would seem if the county seat
towns should have these memorials
then it would be reasonable that
other towns and communities should
be entitled to the same Belington
does not object to Philippi having
such memorial-but at this date
with three golden stars in her SER
vice flag we claim the same right
there is no. reason why a county of
such vast wealth and resources as
Barbour should not be able to honor
her soldier dead with at least two
shrines of honor
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
SON SHOOTS FATHER ON RAB-
BIT HUNT

Homer Reeves, AZ years old, a
prominent Barbour county farmer,
was shot and instantly killed Thurs
day afternoon when a shot gun car
ried by son, Lonnie, IS years old,
was accidentally discharged. The
accident occurred in the Brusy Fork
district
Reeves and his son were rabbit
hunting, and the alderman was Killed
when the youth, in the act of bring
ing the gun into position for firing at
a rabbit that sprang across their path
accidentally pressed the trigger The
bullet entered Reeves head back of
the left earand death was instantanz
-eous.
Barbour county authorities who
went from Philippi, the county seat
to the scene Of the tragedy, were
able to give only the mere facts Of
the affair late last night. A coron-
er's investigation is under way, it
is understood, although no effort has
been made, nor will any be made, in
all probability, to hold Lonnie Reeves
in connection with the shooting.
1t was reported last night that
the farmers son is overcome with
grief over the affair, and for this
reason it is thought possible that
the coroner's investigation will be
somewhat delayed, if indeed, any
thorough Investigation is attempted
1t is under stood that there were no
witnesses to the accident.
Mrs. Reeves ana seven children
survive. Funeral arrangements have
net been made.
This is the first fatality of the
hunting season in this section.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
HOLIDAY VACATION

The Progressive will not appear
the week of Holidays for the reason
that all subscription accounts will
be audited and put in shape for the
New Year. If You owe US any past
due subscriptions please get it in at
once. Any subscriptions past three
months or more is considered past
due. We are turning over few
accounts to John Ramsey who is in
structed to collect at once.
We trust that by January 1st,
there will not be a delinquent on our
list. You who are in arrears have
statements and know how much to
remit.
Please be prompt.
THE BELINGTON PROGRESSIVE.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
THE HOME MERCHANT

Saw Buck and Co. will take the
sash with order-but the home mer-
chant will trust you until the boat
comes into the harbor Of "home
sweet home -of course you save
Is cents by sending a thousand
miles for an article with the risk of
a substitute and two dollars worth
Of time postage and stationery not
souuted no use to patronize the
home merchant when you can make
a home run" bargain like that.
When you want to borrow money
sGomery and Co. will loan you all
you want without security and the
home bank on the corner loses the
business. The way to build town
is to do all your buying somewhere
else-Don't be 2 by 4. Be willing
to pay your home merchant le-
climate proft-what you send in
money orders to other cities is a
knock against your own town--and
the money which goes out seldom
comes back.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
BEIINGT0N BOYS MAY GET
NEW TRIAL.

II is reported that the Supreme
court has issued Writ Of
Error in the case of Rhodes,
kittle, Griffith. Logan, George, Hill
and Moore tried at special term
Of Court in Barbour County last
summer and drawing sentences rang
ing from 10 to Is years-on the
charge Of rape. At present the
boys are confined in the Randolph
County Jail.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
GENERAL BOOTHS MONUMENT

1t is probably bit of news to our
readers that such a marble slab ex-
listed as the one mentioned by Mr..
Lang 1t is blot against our ma
tive citizenship that a memorial
stone to such distinguished citi-
zen as General Booth should be
left to decay in the fields-by rel
atives and friends--if the blood rel
atives of Gen. Booth will not see to
it that this stone is placed at the
head of his unmarked grave then
let the patriotic citizenship Of the
community contribute fund to
this end and mark the resting place
Of one of the makers of our local
history.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
8,600,0 MORE LETTERS SENT
FROM FRANCE

PARIS, Dec. 5.-Three shipments
of homebound mail from the Amer
lean army, totalling 100000 let
tiers, left France between sNovem-
Der &c and December g. The pre-
vious weeks mail numbered 5000,
900 letters.
The increase is believed to be due
to the Fathers letters" which the
men in the army had been asked to
write November "a, the fathers at
home being likewise requested to
write to their sons that day.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
SOCIALIST IN A SPEECH AT
FAIRMONT

Kate Richards O'Hare charged
that there is some system by which
country is 'fxation, intimating
that there some system by which
men in public life are controlled and
newspaper policies shaped When
discussing statment in the Fair
mont Times that she was pro-Ger-
man she declared that the charge
was nothing more than ignorance or
"fixation." To illustrate one Of her
points she picked up paper and ex-
planned:
"This is clean paper. 1t is the
Ladies Home Journal and painfully
respectable"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
WEST VIRGINIA GAVE 1858
MEN UNDER THE SERVICE
DRAFT.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. y
Under the selective service act As
GAS men were indicted into military
service from West Virginia, accord
ing to final figures submitted by Capt
F. N. Anderson, chief of the state
military census and enrolment de-
partment to Provost Masrhal Gen.
E. Crowder.
Every county in the state except
four-Pleasants, Roane, Tyler and
Webster sent two or more colored
men into the service, Mcdowell hav-
ing sent the most 1903, Fayette sec
ond with 846 and Raleigh third with
543.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
BATTLE FLEET TO
MEET PRESIDENT

LONDON, Dec 12.-The United
States battle fleet which is to form
part of the escort of the United
States Steamer George Washington
into Brest left Portland this morning
It was commanded by Vice Admir-
al Sims who was on board the bat
tie ship Wyoming. The feet con-
sisted of two battleship divisions
under Admirals Rodman and Rogers
and one destroyer division. The
feet win be met at sea by thirty
destroyers from Brest The George
Washington carrying the President
and his party viii be met at 900 o.
clock tomorrow morning 80 miles
from Brest.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12

France, Oct, 10, 1918.
My Dear Mother:-
! win write you few lines again
as | am wanting Christmas pres
ent hal hal Am sending you this
slip to put on package and that
is the limit so do not send any thin
but candy. So far as sweaters and
other things are concerned | can
get it all here. The Red Cross is
going to supply our needs. am
well and hardy and it looks like we
are going to get to come home to
stay. ! have been on the Cham
payne front and st. Michial sector
do not know about writing this
but ! VII take a chance. Well I
win have to close as / do not have
much light--they have to be kept
low on account Of aeroplanes. How
are my game chickens coming I?
With love to all this leaves me in
the best Of health
Your happy son
RALPH D. HALLER
9th Machine Gun Battalion
U. s. Marines Hdgts.
Medical Dept.
France.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12

s. E. Cannon and wife, of Brun-
swick, Md. are here for day or
two reviewing old haunts seeing old
friends and renewing old acquaipt-
ances glad to see them again. S.
E. will be remembered as the B. &
O. agent here at the time the old
Rat Refuge station stood where the
new passenger station now stands.
He is still railroading -still the
same congenial good fellow as of
yore.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
OBITUARY

Mrs Alice tTeter) Morris was
born May %, 1860, died November
27, 1918 aged So years 6 months 2
days.
She leaves two sons one daugh-
ter, a mother two brothers and one
sister to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were conducte ]
the Goth from her residence in Be-
lington Rev JAS. Champ conducted
the services irterment at Concord
Cemetery.
Our sympathy goes out to the
beleaved relatives and friends.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
MARSHALL MEETS
WITH CABINET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.--vice-
President Marshall presided over to-
days Cabinet meeting, at the re-
quest of President Wilson who is en-
route to Europe, and by so doing set
according to the White House STAFF,
a new precedent in the conduct of
American executive affairs. No
other Vice-President, SO far as rec
ords show, ever presided at a Cab
met session.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
ROUTE 8

Editor OF Progressive as | have
been silent for some time on ac-
count of being very busy will only
write you a few lines by candle
light while some of our neighbors
are looking for the poor little o.
possum.
Mr. Lang, ! certainly enjoyed
your article in Progressive last
week. Please write again.
D. " Golden was Philippi visitor
Tuesday.
The Socialists are certainly neigh
borly and accommodating people.
50 Mrs. Mary Findley believes, as
they met at her home few days
ago and butchered her hogs.
Darl Golden and Jiss Jones were
Monday night visitors at Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boards
Mrs. Dana Bolton and son, Hay
ard, and two little girls, Mildred
and Mary were in Philippi Saturday
visiting Mrs. Dewey Nestor.
Lloyd Sanders. our generous mer-
chant at Calhoun was up to his
store Tuesday evening looking after
business.
Albert linn passed thru our vii
lage Tuesday evening on his way
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harris.
Paul Findley and Murl Golden
were Belington visitors Saturday
and Sunday; the boys say Beling-
ton people are clever and have
plenty to eat
Our school at Normal is fine under
the management of d. B. Polling;
the children all speak very highav
OF them having the best or as good
q teacher as they ever went to
school 10. This certainly sounds
good
Corley School and Valley Dell
School have no teachers yet; ICY
would be glad for some good teaoh-
err to come to them
Nestorville Correspondent wake
up, know you are not gone to
Germany / want to hear the latest
| down there.
Mrs. Andy Shaffer is on the sick
list as she has gall stones and
Bright's disease. DR.. Myers is at
tending her.
We just heard the sad news that
Uncle" Joe Cassane died this morn
ing (Tuesday). A good man las
left as.
Gale Golden was calling at his
athers, Monday evening.
Arley Stalnaker is home with his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
J. w Stalnaker, Of Philippi.
Arley went to Camp Lee the frst
| of September
Mrs. Jake Gamer is on the sick
! list.
believe the Flu is letting eur
community rest at present. Some
are not entirely well but all ON the
mend.
Only a few days and Santa will
be here; all of us are expecting him
down here. guess he is to be
present at Normal School.
Tom Sharps was out Tuesday fer
his first trip for several days. Tom
had Small Pox.
A. D. Sanders and Troy Sanders
were butchering hogs, Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Findley and daughter,
Margaret, spent Sunday with Mrs.
LAME Golden. Mrs. F:adley is
clerking in Lloyd Sanders Store
since first Of last May
Mr. Edits2gf had not been around
for SO long; this is visit, not
call. Luck to you all.
THE BUSY FARMER.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
DEATHS

John Ramsey aged about rs years
died Saturday night at the home of
his father ]. L. Ramsey on Wolf
Run Of Infuenaa-this is the third
death in this family in less than ten
days.
Jas. A. G. Bedford deputy sheriff
of Tucker county died Friday of In
fiuenza. Mr.. Bedford was one of
the most prominent young men in
Tucker County and universally liked
by all who knew him He was well
known to a number Of our people
who were panied to hear of his
death.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
THE RED CROSS.

The work of the Red Cross goes on
long after the sound of battles and
the echoeing Of the guns. The Red
Cross is purely an organization of
mercy and not an auxiliary of war
as some assumed it was, and as a
few wanted it to be.
Be ready to answed Here" in the
Christmas Roll Call of this great
humanitarian society
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12

LONDON, Dec. 9.-Great Britain
will use all her influence to make the
League of Nations powerful re-
atty, but she cannot regard it as a
substitute for her own navy in any
measurable period Of time, Winston
Spencer Churchill, the Minister of
Munitions, declares in an article
contributed to the Glasgow Sunday
Post.
In his article which treats of Brit
ish naval supremacy in application
Of his recent address on the subject
Mr.. Churchill speaks of Great Brit
AIMS unique position among the ma
lions Of the world.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12


Joseph Cassene died at his home
near Jseph's Chapel sometime Tues
day of ailments probably incident to
old age-"uncle joe came to Amer
lea from Italy many years ago
fell into the ways and customs of the
community in which he lived and
became an American citizen He
was an excellent neighbor and an
ideal citizen, industrious and econ
omical, religious and law-abiding
Some years ago largely through
the influence and help of Joseph
Cassane The NJ e. South church,
Josph's chapel was built near his
homehe has thus left monument
al church spire which reflects more
honor than any shaft of bronze or
marble which, could be erected at
his grave. His life itself is the
most eloquent Grafton that can be
pronounced above his sleeping dust.
Mr.. Cassane was veteran of the
Crimean War.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12

BREST, France, Dec. 10.-THE
steamship George Washington, car
rying President Wilon and the A.
merican delegates to the Peace Com
gress at Paris, was reported by the
naval wireless as passing the Azores
at o'clock this afternoon.
All on board were well after the
stormy weather through which the
Presidential liner passed.
Preparations for receiving Presi-
dent Wilson here have now been
completed. The city is fairly hum
ming with expectancy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-12-12
THE INFLUENZA SITUATION.

In the outlying districts the In
fluenza situation is still very acute.
In the Meadowville and Kalamazoo
section large number of cases are
reported The Bills Creek region is
reported somewhat improved. A
large number Of serious cases are
still reported in the Hunters Fork
and Sugar Greek neighbcrhoods.