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Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1918-08-29

Rev. W. J. Waltz returned
last week from his trip to Den
yer, accompanied by Mrs. Waltz,
who came from Minnesota and
met him there. He reports a
highly profitable and interest
ing time going into Red Cross
matters at Denver.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1918-08-29
CLOSING Out Sale.

New furniture going at a great
bargain. Come in. Valley Fur
niture Co.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1918-08-29
PlEAsANTVIEW RED CROSS

The following articles were
turned in at our regular meeting
last Friday:
Mrs. R. A. Robinson, 1 sweater
Miss Lula Kenton, / sweater
Miss Coda Burns, l sweater
Miss Frances Clark, 1 sweater
Mrs. L. A, Walden, l pair socks
Mrs. c. ]. Early, l pair socks
Mrs. Luke Burns, | pair socks
Mrs. Kate Lassiter, l pair socks
Mrs. B. Smell and Mrs. Bob
Shaw were in Mountainair Sat-
urday to attend to Red Cross
business.
Yarn for four sweaters and
twelve pairs Of socks was re-
ceived at Estancia by our chair
man. Mrs. Smell.
Mrs. B. Smell, chairman, and
Miss Isabel Clark, secretary,
went to Mountainair Monday on
business.
There will be a Red Cross
dance at the Pastime Theater
Saturday night, September 7th.
A i Il
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
FAIR\ VIEW.

Miss Margaret McSorley spent last
Thursday with Mrs. j. Bozorth.
Miss Margaret McSorley visited
Miss Marie Wolf of Tumwater Fri
day and Saturday.
Andrew Palms spent Saturday eve
ming at the Lockwood home.
MIR. and Mrs w. F.. Brasch and
Miss Margaret McSorley attended
church in Olympia Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Lockwood collected for
the Y. NJ. C. A. Sunday, receiving
from those who had not paid else
where $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Benton and son
Howard autoed to Olympia Monday.
Miss Dorothy Lockwood returned
home from Bald, Wash, Monday eve
ming, where she had been visiting
her brother, Victor Lockwood.
School began Monday after being
closed five weeks on account of the
FLU"
Mrs. c. v. Cooper, Mrs. J. D.
Brasch and Mr.. J. Bozarth attended
the annual Red Cross meeting al
the Chamber of Commerce in Olym-
pia Tuesday, where new officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Mrs
Sam Lockwood was elected on the
executive committee for the Fairview
Red Cross auxiliary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
PENINSULA.

Mrs. J. r. Hatfield of Seattle spent
the weekend at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Christensen.
Virginia Knight of Bremerton is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will Porteus.
Our neighbor and friend, David
Simon, passed away Sunday morn
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
J. L. Bricker, after long illness.
The family has the sympathy of the
entire community in its bereavement.
Miss Alice Whitney is spending a
few days in town as the guest Of
Miss Gertie Kaiser.
Dorothea Christensen has returned
to the Normal school at Bellingham
after a couple of weeks vacation at
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Simon and son.
who came from Oregon to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Simon's father, re-
turned home Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porteus and niece
Virginia called on Mrs. Whitney
Tuesday.
The children all seem to be happy
since school began again.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22

Housman Will transport the pupils.
Several ladies were in town Thurs
day to help tie quilts.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Arnold spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Shannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grandolf are
preparing to move back to Nebraska.
Willis Cook. who was home over
Sunday, reports all the cases of FLU"
there are nicely recovered. No doubt
this is dueto the expert nursing they
received.
The meeting of the Red Cross
auxiliary Wednesday was well at
tended and good lot of work was
done.
Mesdames Comstock, Aspinwall,
Shannon and Cook attended the
meeting of Pomona Grange at Spur
geon Creek Tuesday and report a
good meeting and fine dinner
The next regular meeting of the
Grange will be held on the 2Sth,
which is Thanksgiving day. Although
it may be inconvenient for some of
the members to attend. it is desirable
that all possible be present, as officers
for the ensuing year are to be
elected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
BUSH PRAIRIE.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Reichel and fam
lily were Sunday visitors at the home
of the formers cousin near Yelm.
Mrs. Hannah Kimsey was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Kimsey Sun
day.
Roy and Gordon West Of Camp
Lewis spent Monday night at the
home of j. s. Bush.
Ed Drewry is cutting wood with his
gas wood saw for Mr.. Davis and
others around Chambers Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Hodge have
gone to Seattle to live.
e. j. Hodge had the misfortune to
get his fingers broken while working
at the Sloan shipyards.
Jake Wheeler has moved into
Walter Whites house.
Miss Bernice Hodge returned home
Saturday from spending few weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. jenkins, in Olym-
pia.
Leo Osborne of Olympia was a call
err at the home of e. J. Hodge Satur-
day evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
BLACK RIVER VALLEY.

School closed down at noon Tues
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
SOUTH BAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hawthorne and
children of Tacoma, accompanied by
Mrs. Hawthorne's mother, Mrs.
Smith, called on c. A. Turner and
wife the other day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lohrer autoed
to Seattle Wednesday to have an op-
Grafton performed on their little
grandson, Rex Ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Stearns spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Hannaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moore spent
Sunday at C. H. Sylvester's.
Mrs. Sam Madden's brother is I'M
proving rapidly. 80 - -. .''--s=
Several. friends Joined In birth
day shower Of post cards to Mrs. Paul
Blaser of Sand Point, Idaho. III.
Vera Pickettvis spending her vaca-
ton at home with her parents till
after Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Longmire spent
Sunday with their daughter. Mrs.
Charles Turner.
School opened again Monday after
so long a vacation, being closed on
account of the "fu." a
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22

Continued on Page Five.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
PLEASANT GLADE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lister, from
Tacoma, were weekend guests at the
Albert Lister home.
Miss Bessie Sleater is caring for
her sister, Mrs. Guthrie of South
Prairie, who is sick with bronchitis.
Mr.. Fleetwood and daughters of
Lacey were guests at the Rowe home
Sunday.
Mrs. Jesse Lehman and son Avery
arrived Saturday from Montana to
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Elder were
calling on friends in Pleasant Glade
Sunday.
A meeting of the Card club was
held at the schoolhouse Saturday
evening to elect officers for the new
year. Mr. Lister was reelected pres
ident and John Rogers secretary
treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Rowe. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Gunstone, Mrs. y. T..
Palmer and Mrs. Ellis, attended Po-
mona Grange at Sturgeon Creek
Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dibble and
children were calling on friends in
Pleasant Glade Tuesday evening.
A. M. Rowe was a guest OF his
brother, r. B. Rowe, Sunday.
Mrs. Rogers was injured Tuesday
evening by slipping off the running
board Of car.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22

Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs Fred W.
Lewis, who was wounded in action
ana died the following day, were held
They were in charge of the chaplain
of the Grange, Bertha E. Ferguson,
and were as follows: Prayer. by O.
+. Ferguson; song, by Grange: poem.
"Our Dying Heroes" T. NJ. Borg
ford; song, by Grange; flowers laid
on altar by all Grange members. fol-
lowed by The Life Work" of the
departed brother by +. A. Roberts,
Grange flowers being laid on the
altar by Mrs. F. A. Roberts; song.
by Grange; prayer; the Lords
Prayer.
Open meeting was held during the
ent., besides some As Grange men,
bers. The Grange altar was draped
with large red. white and blue flag
and the hall was decorated accord
ingly. All the flowers were given
to the parents and widow, Mrs. Dora
Lewis. Our service flag bears one
gold star for Brother Lewis, one star
for Brother Pete Clawson of Camp
Lewis and one for Brother Robert j.
Mulholland, Camp Mills. New York.
Brighton Park Grange held it's
regular session this Friday at an all
day meeting. Election of officers for
the ensuing year was taken up.
Mrs. D. Mulholland is improving
slowly from pneumonia.
r. J. Thompson left last week for
California, where he expects to re-
main all winter.
Mrs. Jennie Mitchell. mother of A.
G. West, who is spending the wilmer
in California, has been very sick, but
is somewhat improved.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
SOUTH UNION.

Mrs. John Gunstone and daughter,
Mrs. w. X. Ball and daughter and
Miss Charlene Hoard made a trip to
Camp Lewis last Friday, taking pies
for the boys at the base hospital.
They were donated by the ladies of
South Union and were very much ap-
preciated by the boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Schulze spent
Sunday with Mr.. SchulZe's parents.
Miss Carrie Hansen and Messrs.
Anderson, Nelson and Johnson spent
a pleasant evening Friday at the
home of the formers parents. Mr..
and Mrs. A. Hansen.
Mrs. r. l.. Abbott and little son,
Lewis, have returned home after a
lengthy stay in Olympia. Mrs. Alb
bolt is very much improved in health.
Mesdames j. E. Walker and By
strom spent Monday in Olympia.
Miss Jeannetee B. Pound spent Fri
day in Olympia with her aunt, Mrs.
Winslow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
NORTH LAKE.

Misses Emma and Ruby Reed went
to Tacoma last Monday, where they
expect to find enjoyment.
Miss Ruth Hayden left last
Wednesday for Tacoma, where she is
attending high school.
Mr.. Ira Springer spent last Sunday
at Reeds.
Miss Ruth Adair stayed over Sun
day night at Hayden's.
Messrs. Roy and Harry Olsen spent
Sunday at Reeds.
r. The children's disappointment has
started again-schOOl.
We are all sorry to hear that Mrs.
L. M. Springer is on the sick list and
we wish her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Hayden and daughter Mar
guerite spent Saturday night at
Reeds.
Mrs. Ralph Warner and daughter
Elaine called at Reeds Wednesday Of
last week. sf,.
ATacoma bus in which Miss Ruth
Hayden was riding was run into by
a meat wagon the ,othersday.
L. M. Springer is through saving
wood for Picketts'
Delbert Springer has quit school.
We are all glad to hear that Mr..
Alex Madden has improved very
much.
Have you got your big turkey
picked out for the big feast the 28th
of the month?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
the occasion being her

afternoon, the occasion being her
birthday.
Mrs. Harley Morris, who has been
quite i'll for some time, was taken to
Tacoma last week, where she would
be able to be under the doctors care.
Her many friends will be glad to
hear that she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Reischel of
Tacoma were visiting the latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Conine,
over Sunday.
Mr.. Leo Asden returned from Sc
attic last Thursday, where he had
been called the first of the week.
Mr.. r. S. Smith and son Newton,
who have been farming in North Da-
kota the past season, returned home
last Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Robinson was week.
end visitor in Tacoma.
Miss Margaret Curry returned Sun
day evening to resume her duties as
principal of Forest school, but on
account of some cases of "f1u" in
Yelm the school was not opened this
week.
Miss Mae Robinson was teaching
at Lackamas last week on account of
the absence of Miss McClelland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
LITTLE ROCK.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams and
baby of Auburn have been visiting
Mrs. Adams parents, MIR. and Mrs.
George King.
Mrs. Louise Webster of Nina is
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. Luella Rutledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Smith, Mrs.
Alice Wright and James Wright mo-
tored out from Olympia Sun
day, spending the day at the Frank
Rutledge home.
Cecil Rutledge and Fred Briggs
have recently purchased gasoline
drag saw.
George Chatham has purchased OF
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22

Mrs W. T. Rutledge the house and
lot adjoining the blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Forrest Rutledge and baby
daughter arrived Saturday from
Hopp, Montana, for an extended visit
with relatives here.
Miss Edda Sommers and Mrs. Carl
Langraff motored TO Olympia We'd
nesday,
Harry Root. formerly of this place
died at Everett last Thursday of the
Spanish influenza. His body was
brought to olympia and laid to rest
in the cemetery there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
MUD BAY.

An arrangement has been made
between the directors of the McLane
and Plainview districts whereby the
first four grades of the two districts
will be taught at the McLane school
and the last four at Plainview. Mr..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22

Miss Irene Abbott returned to
Olympia this week to attend high
school
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Sharick and
children of Tacoma and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. b. Ball spent Sunday at the home
of w. X. Ball.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
BRIGHTON PARK.

Mrs. Pickett of Olympia is visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
Mum.
Brighton Park Grange held spe-
cial Grange meeting at their hall last
Friday evening, when the memorial
services for the late Captain Lee c.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-22
EUREKA.

Miss Ruth Clifford entertained
few of her friends last Thursday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

cCLORED MAN-Wants chauffeur
lob. 7 years experience. Good car
mechanic on any car. Best REFER
ence. GOA West Lime Street.
pbona 972 Green 7137
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
q q u q q q q u n u q q u
F 0 R S ALE
q n y q q q u u q n u u u q e

FOR SALE-One of the very best 10
acre farms in Polk County, two
miles from Lakeland, on hard road,
excellent land all in cultivation,
planted to strawberries, cabbage
and other vegetables, with one acre
4-years-old budded orange trees.
Good house and barn, fine water.
A good money-maker right now.
Price $4,000, with terms. G. j.
Williams, Telegram Office, or Phone
337 Black.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
BEST BARGAIN IN LAKELAND

Groom, 2-story plastered dwelling,
new, all modern conveniences; 100
feet east frontage on paved street,
$3.50 cash, or terms, If sold at once.
Other good bargains. See me at once.
w. FTSKE JOHNSON. Owner.
7040
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

FOR SALE-On the road to Lake AL
fred and Haines City, one mile from
Auburndale, Fla. A fine orange
grove, about four acres; good
house and barn; good place for
chickens; rural delivery and tele-
phone; two good wells of water, one
in kitchen. Price $4,000; about
500 worth of hay free for this
price. Address Mrs. E. F. Seely, P.
o. Box 1O4, Lakeland, Fla, or
phone 359 lzl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

WANTRD-Man to learn line anu
Telephone repair work. opportun-
ity to learn good trade. Peninsuiar
AZ comnonv 713S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

WANTED TO RENT-For thres
months, nice. large, furnished
house or small hotel, first class
location in or near Lakeland Al
dress Mrs. E. Thomas. TIA west
Hickory st., Arcadia, Fla. 7l4l
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

Ask for an A. H. T. the next time
you buy cigars. 1888
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
NOTICE

higgins q Tsnney announce lag
sale Of the Main street Garage. wsii
hereafter do business under the nam'
Of higgins & Tenney. located 81 l1'
" est Main. Will not DO responsiDl'
far any debts made after Nov. -,
1917 BY the Main st. Garage. we
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

fOR SALE-6-room cottage at 1907
South Florida avenue; garage, east
front, on paved street. Call Phone
? or 24s Red. 1925
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
CLASSIFIED a DVERTlSING

FOR SALE-5-room bungalow, all
modern coveniences, located In the
best residential section of city. A
very desirable place. Address Box
400, Lakeland, Fla.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23

-Delbert Eees. son OF Henry Rees
of this city. who suddenly became
insane. attired himself in his best
clothes. and over these garments
donued a pair Of ~overalls and an
o%vercoat, leaving his house during
the hottest weather Of the sea
son. The man started across coun-
try on the run and neither posse OF
friends have been able TO locate
him.
Rees stored two pounds OF to
bacco. a can OF Paris green. a
razor and three apples in his peck
cts. People in the rural sections OF
the country were thrown into a
panic when the word became cur
rent that the young man was at
large. The father informed the
sheriff that the young man had
been remaining awake all night for
several days carrying bucket after
bucket OF water to the garden.
working from darkness until dawn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
INSANE MAN WEARS
0VERC0AT IN SUMMER

News-Times Special Service:
CONNERSNILLE. Ind, Aug. %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
NILES, MICH.,6 BOY
DIES Of WOUNDS
Cpl. Frank Whitfield Joined
Rainbow DiViSiOn-WaS
Artilleryman.
~ - specLaI serviee !:

News-Times Special Service
NILES. Mich. Aug. 23-Cpl.
Frank Whitfield. who enlisted with
+ company. Indiana national guard
at South Bend prior 20 their entrain-
ment for Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg'
Miss. died Aug. 8 of wounds re-
ceived in action in France according
to a telegram received from Wash
ington by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Z. Whitfield Of this city.
Besides his parents the deceased
soldier leaves three sisters and two
brothers. all at home.
The Whitfield family resided in
South Bend prior 10 Mr.. Whitheld's
assumption Of his duties as agent
for the Southern Michigan inter
urban railway company here in 1916.
Cpl. Whitfield enlisted April "a.
1917. and was transferred 10 the
18th artillery corps as part of the
rainbow division training at Fort
Benjamin Harrison. Indianapolis
Ind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
GOODBYE GRASSH0PPERS,
SHELBYVILLE, IND. SLOGAN

SHEBBYVTLLE, Ind, Aug. "a
Goodbye grasshoppers. This Is the
slogan Of all Shelbyville since war
has been declared on the pests az
ter they had done much damage 70
crops i'm surrounding territory.
Three bushels Of the insects were
trapped on six acres Of ground on
the farm OF Chandus Bassett. north
Of Shelbyville and many more are
expected to fall victim TO the new
machine which is after them. Tom
r. Johnson. Of the Purdue univer-
sity extension department, was i'm
S~heIbyville recently watching oper-
atoms and according to his state
ments the c~ontrivance is a com
plete success. The machine is
about f6 feet long and along the
front Is a piece of galvanized iron
or tin: below this is another piece.
both set i'm a slanting position. When
the grasshOppers strike this it is a
case OF "Slide-Kelly-Slide" for
them. Many farmers have report
ed their fields Of clover ruined
through the activities OF the pests.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
BIT O. CHEER TODAY
News Times Special Service

News-Times Special Service
Believe me, you can all talk
about the terrors the boys over
there are undergoing. and the dis
comforts they are suffering. but
their life is Paradise compared TO
this place where I am stationed.
War is Hell. but peaceful Haiti is
a tho usand times worse. The peo-
pie OF the United States seem 10
have forgotten us way down here.
which is only natural because of
the big noise across the pond. but
there is not a mothers son Of us
who wouldn't gladly change places
with some one over there for a
chance al the Hun.
The above was written by an In
dianapolis soldier stationed at Port'
Au Prince. Haiti. TO his mother
here. He says the only thing they
have to fight down there is the heat
and Is million varieties Of bugs.
but he is anxious TO get away. The
only comfort they have. he says, is
the mail, and it is eve more than
eight weeks late.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
EVANGELIST HILL OPENS
MEETING AT BUCHANAN
~ Limo sneciaI Serrice

-NiN Illus CNtLldl NtlNitt
BUCHANAN, Mich. Aus. 23-
Evangelist Dave Hill OF Columbus,
O.. Familiarity known as the "Lum-
Der Jack Evangelist, last evening
opened the annual Riverside Park
Camp meeting located a mile and a
half from here. All Of the churches
of the evangelical association of
southwestern Michigan are coop
Grating in this meeting. and there
are many representatives present.
The first three days will DE de-
voted 10 the convention Of the
Young Peoples alliance. Rev. r.
G.. Berger of Cleveland, O., general
secretary of the Young Peoples al
lance and Sunday school work. is
the principal convention speak
err. Next week. the morning ses-
sions Will be devoted 10 a minis
terial conference of the ministers
of st. Joseph district. presided ov-
ev by District Supt. Rev. W. c..
Swentk of Jackson, Mich.
The camp meeting services Will
continue for 10 days, ending sun
day evening. Sept. /.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
H0OSIERDOM HAS
$4,000 GARDENS
Purdue Staff Completes Big
Survey Of State-TruCk
Producers Increase.
w limos SPECIAL -1r1Iro :

."" "-
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Aug g.
Indiana has approximately $4,000
war gardens with products worth
more than fifteen and % half mill
lion dollars. a survey Of the entire
state just completed by W. +.
Lemmel and r.. O. GAYLORD. OF the
Purdue university extension staff,
shows Practically 100000 acres
are under cultivation by city and
country gardeners
This IS 8u increase OF 10000 I'm
The number of gardens over last
wear and 8u increase of $4,000. 600
u their value. the greater value be-
fn1 placed on them because OF the
better gardens This year and the
hi-hcr cost of products.
The exact figures show "a total of
ffsi1S gardens. counting only one
each of tudruna's 10000 farms.
There arc f2q.l1f gardens I'm towns
ncer $500 Dopu1ation and 29f.
IT'S I'm towns and cities above this
G-ufe The city record is one acre
of gardens 20 every 102 persons or
% garden for every five persons.
while ir The country there is an
acre 90 every - or garden TO every
Four fn the small towns the av-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23

erage is IS persons TO an acre Of
garden.
south Bend Third.
Indianapolis tops the list with a
total Of $4,000 gardens. Fort
Wayne is second with 1900; South
Bend third with 1876. Marion
fourth with 1891. Some Of the
other large ones are Terre Haute
with 5000. Lafayette, 5000; Ander-
son, 1000. Figures from Evans
willie have not been received.
Marion leads all the cities thus
far reported with a garden for ev-
cry two persons. a total Of more
than 1900 gardens for a popula-
ton Of 1900.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
MANIAC GETS LOAD
OF SHOT IN BODY
Nevs-Tlmes specIal service:

Nevs-Times Special Service
BLUFFTON. Ind. Aug. 23.-Ira
Shelter. an insane farmer of Jay
county. started something re-
Gently when he chased John Detro.
an old farmer from his house and
then burned II. a call was sent 70
Portland for Sheriff Fleming and
Deputy ArbauGh, who. on their ar
rival. were held up by Shelter. Ar
baugh borrowed a shot gun from a
neighboring farmer and slipped up
on Shelter from the rear and de-
manded his surrender. Shelter
fired at Fleming. but Arbaugh was
quicker and the maniac received a
load of buckshot in his body. He
was afterwards removed TO Jail.