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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11
Intimate Lincoln Stories---
Some of Best Told of Him

ii the Lord has been in Springfield
once, lie will never come the second
time
A TELEGRAM from Philadelphia
u was once recei 3D. setting forth
that someone had been arrested
there tor obtaining Sl,SO0 on Mr. Lin
coins name
What said Mir Lincoln, $3.50 on
my name have given no one au-
thority for such draft, and il had,
he added half humorously, its sur
prising that any man could get the
money"
DO you remember Mr. President. n
request from stranger lew dayS
ago for your autograph, and that YOU
gave it to him on a half sheet OF note
paper" said Mr. Nicolay. "Ihc
scoundrel doubtless forged an order
above your signature and has at
tempted to swindle somebody"
"Oh, thats the trick, is it2' said
the president
"Wha, shall be done with hm2
Have YOU any orders to give" in
qulred the secretary.
"Wcll' said the president, slowly
Il don't see but that he will have to
SIT on the blister bench
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11
GARDENERS need
MORE CITY LOTS
Not Enough Property Listed
to Supply Demand

There should be more land in the
city limits on which persons having no
land Of their own to make garden,
could grow vegetables, says {. W.
Donsrt, county farm agent.
At present there is more demand for
garden plots than there is available
acreage One particularly commenda-
bic thing that eheered up Mr. Donart,
who Is supervisor Of this garden work,
was the offer OF the South Oklahoma
Town company, which has much land
near Packingtown,
The company phoned to Mr. Donar,
asking him how much land he thought
would be needed and when he hes.
tatingly said he thought perhaps five
acres, the company told him he could
depend on having that much and per,
haps even more, 1t he could use it.
This land In previous years had beer
used by truck farmers and all OF it ha,
IN the past been throughly broken up
plowed and narrowed 1t is rich rive
bottom land on which some excellen
crops OF vegetables should be grow
II the war gardeners will use goot
seed, good judgment and industry
Many persons have inquired Of Mr.
Donart for vacant lots, saying ther
were lots near their homes on whicl
they could make a good garden II the
had permission TO start. These per
sons have been advised to learn tn
name OF the owner OF the lot, either b
inquiring at the city assessors oiiic
or st the county courthouse
There is so little available land nov
listed for garden use that Mr. Donar
ID anxious that all persons who ow,
iaad they will give the use of for wa
Gofdcns or will rent il at a nomna
lpm, communicate with him at III,
Chamber OF Commerce
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

,f uses loyslom readers Of Tho
r. Write him a card lu this man.
stamp and stamp the
Laucri
I t0 make the prussIsn wlscri
n .0ur dtuy' Hear my plea
I stamp, IT you love me 20
thrift stamp press agents will
D, meroalylng wedding proposals
mo-. .cC5hcn threatens
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

Send Your Lady Love a Val
enti0o With a War Savings
Stamp Attached IS Advice
Of Kees6o0; He Furnishes
the Poetry Such as II Is,
"Conp and by my little war-bndc,
We will wed hui take no Ioyudc
Wen scorn steak. and hamburg,
too
bat ambfo,al bccilc,s stew
Dear, love YOU Can't rJu see,
lll By thuiB thrifty with thee"
Now It you are half past eighteen or
nineteen or so and your sweetheart
send, ou such perfectly idlnllr rhyme
as that next Thursday ST. Valentine
day--what will you DO,
Why just one thing, Of cUuf'e-aS.
sumlng that you are = patriotic little
maiden and have read the advice 10
Lovers Of linn kceshcn. poet laureate
Of the thrift stamp campaign
Unllss Sam Plays Cupid
Youth look AZ IN. r.rnrr Of rhe dalni
little card m Your hrH rI. hand
writing and there you'll ilrI attached a
thrift stamp twenty-five cent, draun.
nation It he's fixed that way s..
kind II he can afford to give that much
You'll take the stamp and paste n
on your card with all the others that
hu and he have been purchasing or
will purchase In the months Of 1918 still
to come, Five years from now, whtn
the war is over and the pelCc.aitcr-
victory has settled over the land, the
government will pay you for this best
valentine OF all, with interest
Every Man His Own Poet
So says Jim KeeShen, city chairman
oi the thrift stamp campaign
The idea IS a new one lie believes
that instead OF spending your money
ON gaudy bits Of lace and ilnsel to show
your affection on 81 Valentines day
you can express lust as much esteem
IN q FAR more sensible and patriotic
way hy writing your own little pune
ON 4 bat OF white paSteboard, attaching
a thrlit stamp or two, addressing the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11
Time for Filing
income Reports
Is Lengtllened

. lllNGTON Feb # -Exten.
time for nlng income and eN.
e., roilts return, from March / 40
was announced yesterday by In
t. Revenue Commissioner Ropcr.
ruling apple, also to reports
. Hwcrts Ut more than S8l0 dur
year 90 be made by employers
a. srnc', enterprise, and covers
both above and below 5000
lrpOrIu1N income,
Hy 90 the preparation Of blank
and regulations was the prlnCl-
. use for the p0Nponement
and HAVE Stores poStoiilces
lnks sell Thrift, Stamps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

We must conserve and upbuld our
resources and protect and strengthen
our credit system War Savings
Stamps will help more than any other
one thing 10 do this
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11
Rate,
McAdoo's Order
Washington Bureau
Of the Times.

OF the Times.
WASHINGTON, Feb. h.-Director
CeHsrsl MeAdoe today authorized all
r1nroads TO grant . rate Of | cent a
Mslye for members Of the United Con-
teoeyate veterans and their families to
- from the Confederate reunion which
- b held at Tulsa, Okla, this sum.
~ special rate will be confined to
Qqs asd members OF their families
ny accompany them on certifi-
of Identification, which will be
lp4 ~ department or division
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

A WESTERN senator who had
"a failed OF a reelection brought
n his successor one day and i'm
uoduced HIM to the president Lin.
coin, n reply expressed his graft
iication at making the acquaintance
Of a new senator yet" he added Il
hate to have old friends like Senator
" go away And-another thing
i usually find that a senator or rep
reScntativc out of business is sort
Of lame duck lie has to be provided
for" When the two gentlemen had
Withdrawn took the liberty OF saving
that Mr.. W did not seem to relsl
that remark, Weeks after, when
had forgotten the circumstance, tht
president said, "You thought | was
rude to Senator W the other day
Well, now he wants Commissioned
Doles place 90 Mr. Dole was thei
commissioner Of Indian affairs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

Grandmother kept her hair beautiful.
'y darkcned, glossy and attractive with
a brew Of Sage Tea and sulphur
Whenever her hair took on that dull
AIDED or streaked appearance. this sim.
pie mixture was applied with wonder
lul effect BY asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" you will get large bottle
Of this old-lime recipe, improved b,
the addition Of other ingredients. al.
ready to use, at very lilde cost This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beauty
to the hair.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

About the nrcily giIls here.
which shows that Bill
Amt A. old as he looks
Bill Offered me a job
OF running his campaign
For governor this year
He wanted to pay me
10000 bucks y.ar
For three months
But | turned It down
Cause / didn't winta.
Lsiv, oklIhomI City
Bill CAV, me some dope.
About the COWS race.
An rs straight, too.
He told me real serious
That he'd be elected
II he got th' most votes.
! wish Leno Osborne
Would tell me how
To spell chilly.
! mean the breakfast food.
There's a place down town.
On three different signs.
That spells it three ways
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

GT ONCE knew said Lincoln, "a
sound churchman by the name
OF Brown. who was a member
of very sober and plouS committee
having charge OF erection Of bridge
over a dangerous and rapid rlyc,
Several architects failed, and at last
Brown said he had friend named
Jones who built several bridges and
undoubtedly could build that one. So
Mr. Jones was called in.
Can YOU build this bridge. iu-
Quirci the committee
"Ic,. replied Jones 'or any other
| could build bridge to the internal
regions IT necessary
The committee was shocked, and
Brown felt called upon to defend his
friend i know Jones so well' said
he, and he hi, So honest man and so
good an architect that il he states
Soberly and positively that he can
build Toto why, | believe It, hun
| feel bound 70 say that ] have my
doubts about the sbulmcnt ON the IN
iernal side
So" said Mr.. Lincoln when
politicians told me that the northern
and southern wings OF the democracy
could he harmoniled why / believed
them OF course but ! always had my
doubts about the ahumeni ON the
other side"
War Savings Stamp, pay you 4 per.
cent interest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

COCOON after the opening OF con-
y gress the Honorable Mr.. Shan
non made the customary call y
writes Carpenter, the artist, at the
white house. In the conversation that
enSued Mr. Shannon said, Mr.. Presi-
dent, ! met an old friend Of yours in
California last summer, a Mr. Camp
bell, who had a good deal TO say about
your Springfield life All, returned
Mr. Lincoln, l am glad TO hear Of
him. Campbell used to be a dry fel.
low in those days, he continued. For
time he was secretary OF state One
day during the legislative vacation
meek cadaverous looking man. with
a white neckcloth introduced himself
to him at his -uiiice, and stating that
he had been informed that Mr. {. had
the letting OF the hall OF represents
tlves, he wished to secure il, If pos,
sible, for a course Of lectures he de-
sired to deliver in Springfield May
| ask, said the secretary, what is
to be the subject of your lecture"
Certainly" was the reply with . very
solemn expression OF countenance
The course ! wish TO deliver is on the
second coming Of our Lord" 1T is no
use" said c.: IF you will take my
advice. you will not waste your time
in this city 1t Is my private opinion,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11
MuSelf andOhers
(2o A2PC-

Such q beautiful day,
It was ys'iddy
That | took a Trip.
To Main and Robinson.
To look EN- over
An was surprised.
Also Eratihsd.
An I made up my mind
That II l had a girl.
wouldn't brI1g her
Down town on Sunday
Cause she'd see
Some soldier
And fall for him
And leave me cold
An then would so home
An knit for him
Socks and saddle blankets
An such things.
Every soldier there.
Had at least one girl
An sometimes three.
while was judgin'
All the exhibits.
Along came my friend
Bill Alfalfa Murray.
From TiShomingo way
An Bill was just
As interested a. /
An then he remarked.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

War Saylnp> Stamp, pay you per
cent interest
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22

mountains we saw a field of corn Of
about three acres. A man was throw
ing some of it over the fence to some
hogs in our path. We asked how he
could raise corn on such steep hill
and he replied it was easy if you know
how. When he started away we saw
one of his legs was about four inches
shorter than the other. The rows in
this field were four feet, nine inches
apart and the tops of the stalks We're
on level with the roots on the row
above. The stalks We're five feet, six
inches high. What was the slope Of
the field? We finally reached Lex
ington, but ! never want to risk my
life over that road in car again. Yet,
/ consider Pal the most careful driver
in the county. We averaged about ten
miles an hour over the Cumberland
and Gall mountains from Lexington to
Cincinnati and came home via Column
bus. We paid out forty cents toll
for crossing the Tennessee and Ohio
rivers, we burned 1876 gallons of gas
oline and travelled about 5000 miles.
Had a few punctures and once Lizzy
sat down in a ditch and we had to
coax her for three hours to get up and
out. Except for that we arrived safe
ly home with the forked end down.
Now, if the reporter for the other
paper can only wait till next week, we
will tell him about our camp life and
our rolling bed. S
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22
CHIPPEWA LAKE

Mrs. Sophia Carlton visited at her
son, c. w. Cartoons the latter part
of last week. She has rented her
house to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bart for
the winter.
c. E. Craig was in Cleveland Sum
day and took in the War Exposition.
Walter Carlton has been under the
doctors care for several days, stone
in the kidney being the diagnosis of
his ailment.
The school here did well in the Vic
tory Boys and Girls Campaign, rais-
ing $45, those IL years and over only
being in the drive.
The special district fell behind in
its quota in the United War, Work
Campaign, owing to some who would
not come across with their share. 1t
is not fair to hold responsible the
ones who did their part and more, but
there are some who, are slackers in
this as well as in other drives. The
deficit should be credited to them and
to them alone.
Miss Eta Camarn is working for
her brother. Clarence Canaan at Sc
vile. Thew have. a new, boy at their
home "Skip" is grandpa again.
The B. & O. mason gang is stationed
here in cars this week. They are putt
ting iii d new slIice way at the tank. 7
George Sherman has received word
from Earl Sherman at Camp Sherman,
advising that he is critically i'll. He
has had the flu and pneumonia, an
operation, and now has the measles. \
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22

Owen Walter and family and Miss
Bessie Omeroid Were in Elyria last
Saturday.
DR.. Stroup visited at Ed. Vests
or day last week.
Howard McCourt is sick and was not
able to go to Medina last Saturday to
be examined.
Mrs. Keitfer is not able to be out,
but we hear she is gaining slowly,
Mrs. Ella Handee is in Smithville,
Ohio, visiting her son, Jay.
On Monday two more houses were
moved into town from the Nickle Plate
stone quarry, making total Of five
houses to date.
j. o. Carpenter was in Wadsworth
last Saturday on business.
Mrs. Mary Freeman is reported as
on the gain.
Miss Mary Channon spent few
days last week at the home of James
B. Eglin.
The Seigel brothers and their fam
lilies of Cleveland spent a week with
Morris Hassin.
Mrs. Della Boone and little daugh-
ter Helen and Mrs Lucy Fulks were
in Wellington one day last week.
C. E. Bement narrowly escaped a
serious accident Monday. While driv
ing his machine at rapid rate north
of Lagrange it skidded on the slippery
road and after several gyrations land
ed on it's side in the ditch, spilling out
it's occupants consisting of party of
workmen who have been engaged in
moving houses from the stone quarry.
The machine was not seriously dam
aged and after being righted proceed
ed on it's way, but at slower rate of
speed. This is the second accident in
our vicinity this week, owing to fast
driving on slippery roads. The other
party was Harvey Amsbaugh, whose
machine skidded when coming up the
Ben Rudd hill, turned completely over,
breaking the windshield and demolish-
ing the top. Happily, none of its oc-
cupants was seriously hurt.
w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
N. E. Fuller next Monday evening.
All members are requested to be
present.
Mrs. C. M. Weidrick has gone to a
Detroit sanitarium for treatment.
Frank Andrews of Wellington is
very low at the Elyria hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Heyd were
hosts Of Mrs. Heyd's sister and hus-
band from West Lafayette Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Ensign has returned
from Wellington where she has been
caring for her daughters family, af-
flicted with the flu.
Preston White and family and Mr..
Martin Knoch and family are victims
Of the flu at this writing. Mr.. White
is very sick.
Mrs. William Myers was taken to
he hospital Tuesday.
Many cases Of flu are reported in
some Of our neighboring towns. In
some cases it was found necessary to |
lose schools. asl
Walter Rook Is on the sick list. \ 4
Some little excitement was created
n town Wednesday, when a we'll
dressed stranger appeared on the
street carrying large suitcase with
which he entered into an alteration.
It seems as if the suitcase, in his
opinion, was tangling up his feet.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22
SOUTHWEST MEDINA co.
LAFAYETTE

w. M. Ansfnan, who accidentally
shot himself last Saturday afternoon,
with shot gun, was taken to Woos-
ter hospital. On being examined it
was found his hip bone was fractured.
He was operated upon Sunday and is
now doing as well as can be expected.
Mrs. ]. L. Weltmer and mother will
leave next Tuesday to visit relatives
in Cleveland and Chicago. They expect
to be gone about four months.
Leon Myers and wife spent the
weekend at Frank Shaw's in Cleve-
land.
Mrs. H. Mallory left last Saturday
to spend the winter with her son,
Frank, in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Bramer and
family of North Olmstead visited at
c. M. Jones Sunday.
E. o. Schlechty, wife and son Billy
of Plymouth, o., are visiting relatives
around Lafayette, for about ten days.
E. Good and family of Seville were
weekend visitors at E. E. loves.
Mrs. M. C. Stowe, who is nearly 80
years old, has knit nine socks in six
days for the boys over there Who
can beat that for one of her age?
G. M. Jones is the owner of new
auto truck. He expects to haul live
stock to Cleveland every week and
maybe buy old rags and irona
A three-million-foot gas we'll was
drilled in on Mrs. Cynthia Stoves
place last Saturday.
The Red Gross will meet on the
afternoon Of Nov. 26 in the school
house. Don't forget to come.
Mrs. Lucy Myers of Weymouth is
spending few weeks with her son,
Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Baker and Miss
Florence Summers of Beach City, John
Baker of Strausburg, Mrs. Earl Hunt
ley, and Robert Geisinger of Wads-
[. worth were Sunday visitors at E. O.
Shelters.
There are IS cases of the flu at the
lnfirmary and three deaths so far.
One was mentioned last week. On
last Saturday Archie Bond died, age
80, and on Monday, Mrs. Swartz died,
age 80. Another inmate is not ex
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22


Parmelee explained in detail plans for
organizing new state guard and in
duction of the Home Guards into the
state service. (.
S. B. Falconer is working at the
Lodi Elevator.
Martin Leatherman is on the sick
list.
\ Lack Of material has held up road
work for over a week and now bad
weather is continuing the hold-up.
N Dr.. E. L. Crum has been spending
q few days at Camp Sherman. Major
Leroy Smith is returning with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slater are the
parents of a baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Crum visited in
Tiffin for few days last week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22
PAWNrEE

F. A. Falconer is in hospital in
Indianapolis, Ind, taking treatment
for a cancer on his face. s
Harry Sanders spent Tuesday even
ing in Spencer at the Chas. Root home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Strenick Of
West Salem spent Sunday with Mrs.
Strenick's mother, Mrs. F. A. Fal-
coner.
Mr.. Charles Root and family Of
Spencer spent Sunday at Jacob HENS.
a Everybody come to the school fair
at Spencer, Saturday night, Nov. %.
"a good time is promised to everyone
who attends.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22
SPENCER NEWS

80 a'-{-
Constable Boone was called into ac-
ton and the stranger locked in the
town bastile, to repent at leisure.
N. B.-All subscribers to the Fourth
Liberty Loan should bear in mind thai
the second payment thereon was due
Nov. 20. Call at either bank.
Following is a letter from another
one of our Spencer boys who we hope
to see at home soon:
Jackson, S. G.
Oct. 9th, 1918
My dear Mother:
This is a nice warm Sunday morn
ing down here. | was able to see q
lot Of the Southern country on my trir
coming thru several Of the Southern
states, and I tell you ! am satisfied
with the good old state Of Ohio. This
Southern country is all white and red
sand. They just raise cotton and pea
nuts. / surely have seen lots Of ne
groes. wish you could have beer
along on the trip we took and could
have seen the way the negroes live
and how they pick cotton. The way
of farming down here is some different
than in Ohio.
Well, now must tell you little
about this camp here. 1t conains 100
square acres Of land, there are 125, 900
soldiers, and they have q large regi-
ment Of negroes here. wish you
could see them drill. X
got your letter last night and
sure was glad to get it. You said you
had not received my letter yet.
wrote you one and Pigie one the same
day, and don't see why you don't get
it.
am sorry to learn that the flu is
killing off SO many whom I know.
can hardly believe that DIR. Stephan is
dead, and Blake and Pauline Myers.
You can't tell me anything about that
disease because have had a dose Of
it. Well, / am drilling now eight
hours day. 1t is kind Of hard, but
good every dav. have taken nv
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22

Medina Union has received aclnowl-
edgment Of their support of q French
war orphan, her name being Germaine
Lavignac, little girl aged Ia years
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22

/ will now give a very brief de-
scription of our return trip from the
South.
While in Rome we did as the Romans
do, but we soon got tired of their way
of doing SO we started for Lafayette,
going via Dalton and Ringold. Near
here is where Pal got the dog fever.
We soon met a Georgian driving two
blind mules, with a load of pine slabs
and nine dogs following. We asked
him if he would sell one and he said
he would, so Pal looked them all over,
opened some of their mouths and look
ed inside, and finally decided to take
one after the farmer told him what a
good 'possum and skunk dog he was
and how well he was trained. The
money was paid over and he said,
"Now there is your dog" and drove
on. About that time Joe (that is the
dogs name), scented a rabbit track
and away he went, so we had to wait
about four hours for Joe to come
back. know Joe is well-trained for
I'Siy eiitC LC iicQ w fUIlllI Il6 NOIIl1IeU
in his owners boots, or on his suit
case, and that was twice day for six
days.
Leaving here we passed thru Sweet
water Valley, where we saw some we'll
improved farms. Cotton and sweet
potatoes were the principal crops.
Then on to Knoxville and Lafollette.
There we asked the price of land and
was told if we knew what it was worth
to hold the earth together, we knew
the price of it. A few miles from
here we struck the cow path again and
began to climb the mountains, passing
thru the Cumberland gap and | want
to say right here, never try to go over
this road. with car if it has rained
within forty days, for it will be i'm
possible. But we were told it hadn't
rained there in go days. Here in the
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Estate of Charles PhiliD Stephau,

deceased.
The undersigned has been appointed
and qualified ass ssAdministratrix Of the
Estate Of Charles Philip Stephan. All
persons knoming themselves indebt-
ed will please make prompt settle
nlent. q, H. III II 81
Dated this 9Th day Of November, "A.
d. 1918.
Vida May Stephan, Admrx.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-22

. Some may think that because Ohio
has gone dry, there is no further need
OF work in the direction Of temperance
instruction, but assure you the need
is much greater now than ever. Let
us not fall down at this critical time.
County S. T. I. Supt.