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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12
THIS AND THAT

The louisville trained nurses have
raised their charges from $25 30
FS35ra week. ~. W..
A. O. Sanford weil-known citi-
zen Of Henry country, is dead at
Asheville, N. G.
Carl Overstreet, Of Marien coun-
w, was on the Tuscania when II was
torpedoed. but he escaped unhurt.
senator Jay Harlan's bill to COM
pei pablo utilities 20 give satisfac-
tory service will be givef a public
hearing Thursday.
At private sale the plant Of the
Paducah Hosiery Mills was purchas-
ed by l.. r. Kolb, II. =. Kolb and T.,
u. Davis for $4,000.
Five masked men entered hotel
nj Cleveland. o., and secured 81 500
from the cash drawers while the
crowd looked on with fear and
trembling.
Plans for reducing the country's
less essential foreign trade TO release
ships for the transportation of troops
and supplies 10 Giuseppe will be com
pleted within a few days.
Director General McAdoo on yes
terday took over the mmission on
car service Of the American Railway
Association and created car ser
vice section Of the Railroad Admins
tvation's division of transportation.
W c. Kendall was made manager.
Legislators conversant with what
Kentucky racing associations and
hGrscmen have dome. and are plan
ming 20 do, for the American Red
Cross. are frowning upon the bill now
pending in the Kentucky Senate aim
ed at racing IN this State. There will
bc committee hearing on the meas
urc this week.
Chicago policemen have been arm
ed with rifles and score Of aItumo'
bile squads organized to hunt down
gangs Of gunner and armed robbers
who have been terroriZing. the city
for.ihe past few weeks. The present
police methods have been declared
uowerless 20 check the wave Of crime
which has resulted in many murders
scores Of pavroll robheries am hun-
dreds Of holdups
Former President William II. Taft
who will arrive in Louisville .Wcdnes-
day. will deliver three addresses
Thursday and Friday ut Camp Zach
AIRY TAYLOR The last quota Of the
first draft call will begin arriving. u
the cantonment Thursdav night a.
will contindc through Friday, Sit
urdnv and Sunday. until approx.
mntely 10000 recruits are added "a
the population Of Camp Zachary
Taylor.
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RED CROSS ITEMS

This chapter is asked to make
many congresses by March LIST. Will
all who can, come to the workrooms?
All who have remnants of yarn, of
any color. give to Mrs. John Baugh-
man, as soon as YOU will.
A Junior Membership drive starts
on Lincoln's birthday. continuing
through Washington's birthday. Will
every school boy and girl in the
county join? This is a 25c member
shin.
The Red Cross Chapter was asked
by the hospital corps of Camp Tay-
lor, to send some jellies there. So far
only seven jars have been donated.
Can't Lincoln county afford more
than seven jars of jelly?
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W. A. TODD DIES SUDDENLY

Mr.. W. A. Todd, VINO IIVeu TOT
years on the brakes Creek farm in
the East End Of this county, died at
Berea Sunday of pneumonia, aged
about 55. The burial will take place
at Berea Thursday morning at 10 o.
clock. Mr.. Todd moved from this
county to Mississippi. where he had
large holdings of real estate. but he
called Berea his home and a portion
of his time was spent there. He was q
hustling farmer and trader and had
amassed considerable money. His
wife and two daughters survive. Mr.
Todd had $4,000 life insurance
policy in the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co. written by that com
panv's agent here, Mr.. r. NJ. New
land.
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COULDN'T RESIST TEMPTATION

The other night JACK l.. Beazley
missed a fine turkey gobbler which
for some time had made the habit of
roosting in tree on the pike. Be-
lieving that he had been stolen, he
sought T. X. Tudor, the poultry man,
who told him he had just bought a
big, fine gobbler from Frank Thur
man, of color. Mr.. Beazley, having
procured the, gobbler set out to find
the man who had purloined him. and
located him at R. c. Rockers. When
confronted, he admitted his guilt and
said that he just couldn't resist the
temptation to grab the bird as he
passed BY He was held over in 500
bond, which he gave. Thurman has
heretofore borne a good reputation
and his effort to obtain goods without
putting up either money or its equiv
alent comes as surprise to many.
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this means OF thanking
our neighbors and friends for their
kindness and apparent sympathy
shown during the illness and death of
Mrs. Dove Garner. We are indeed
grateful for the beautiful flowers
which were a great comfort to u.s.
Mrs. Sue Jones, Miss Mary Siler and
Mr.. Luther Garner.
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WHEN you HAVE A COLD

II Is when you have severe cold
that you appreciate the good quail
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. Mrs. Frank Croker, Pana, llls
writes: sour five-year-old son. PAT
caught a severe cold last winter that
settled on his lungs and he had ter
rible coughing spells. We We're great
ly worried about him as the medi'
cine we rave him did not help him
in the least. A neighbor spoke Sc
highly of Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy that I got bottle Of it. The first
dose benefited him so much that
continued giving it to him until he
was cured"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12
ABOUT CONSTIPATION

Certain articles OF diet tend 70
check movements of the bowels. The
most common Of these are cheese,
tea, and boiled milk On the other
hand raw fruits. especially apples
and bananas, also graham bread
and whole wheat bread promote a
movement of the bowels. When the
bowels are badly constipated, how
ever, the sure way is TO take one OF
two of Chamberlain's Tablets imme-
diately after supper.
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NEGRO DOCTOR SUED

]. G. Glass, colored doctor OF
Lexington. brought suit through his
attorney, f. T. Wesley, for $4,000
damages against the negro doctor
Anderson. The suit alleges that An
derson has alienated the affections OF
his wife. She has been at the Ander-
son Sanitarium about a MONTH
Somerset Journal.
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n. q Nee. SELL ANOTHER

Hughes q McCarty. OF this city.
sold Monday to J. A. Hollars what s
known as the A. r. Spears farm of
so acres, lying in the West End. n
Burgess and j. T. Lawson for $S,1 20.
The former Lawson lives in this
county but his brother is a resident
of Harrison county.
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GIANT FROM LINCOLN ENLISTs

The Lexington Leader has the
following: Williams Bell Bryan, Of
Stanford. six feet. two inches tall
and weighing two hundred and eigh-
teen and one-half pounds, went into
the local recruiting Office yesterday
and volunteered for enlistment in the
Quartermaster department of the
av alton section. He is within the
draft age and was accompanied by a
letter releasing him from draft ser
vice in the army if he was accepted
by the recruiting officers here. Bryan
is a rural product and every inch Of
his six feet two is bone and muscle.
He will be sent to Louisville in a
few days for secondary examination
and to be sworn in.
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The LATEST WAR NEWS

Russia has declared herself out Of
the war. Without formally signing a
peace treaty she has. through her
representatives at Brest-Litovsk, de-
clared the state OF war with Central
Powers at an end and ordered her
troops on all fronts demobilized. This
news. coming through Berlin, follows
quickly the announcement Of the
signing Of peace with the Ukraine.
With Rumania isolated and HELPLESS,
the war on the entire eastern front
may now be said 10 be at an end.
Peace negotiations between the Cen
trail Powers and the Bolsheviki Gov
eminent. which seized power in Pc
trogard in November. were opened on
December 20. last, after the way had
been paved by the signing OF. an ar
mistice on December 4. Many times
reported broken off. the negotiations
have been in progress, with brief in
tervals. ever since eliminating in the
announcement Monday.
Again American trooDs holding
the lines ia the region of Mihiel have
come into contact with the Gsrmans
and suffered a few casualtiesrThese
men, operating in that dangerous
No Mans Land, were ambuscaded Ivy
SUPERIOR force of the enemy, but
fought valiantly against great odds
until they were either killed or made
prisoners. ONLY one man out of the
little party of ten succeeded in re-
gaining the American trenches and
he was wounded. Five of the Ameri-
cans are believed to have been killed.
IL V..axr IL
ately' the patrol was attacked the
Guns of the Americans in the treches
laid down a barrage against the Ger
mans, and Judging from the remark
able accuracy of aim the gunners
have shown recently. it is believed
along the American front that some
members of the enemy party were
killed or wounded.
Much pleasure is being evinced in
both Austria and Germany over the
success of the Central Powers in eff
fccting separate peace with the
Ukraine. While the exact terms of
the peace have not yet been announc-
Powers will lend their aid to the
Ukrainians in suppressing the Boil
sheviki, and that in return German
anu huSlFld VIII ItttlNt VI
the wheat and other food supplies in
the Ukraine, on which it has been
known for a long time they had set
their hearts. Peace with the Ukrain-
ians. having been settled, the Central
Powers now are bent upon a cessa-
ton of hostilities with Rumania. The
time limit of the ultimatum sent by
them to the little kindgom demand
ing that peace negotiations be begun
has expired, but it not known wheth-
err Rumania gave a favorable reply
or declined to treat with the enemy.
It is known. however, that the Ru-
manian Cabinet has resigned.
Revolving stories of the barbarous
treatment of Italian prisoners by the
Germans have been received by Reu-
ter's Limited in London. The men
are given only half rations, it ~ said,
and when they rushed for their soup
they were bayoneted by their cap
tors. Others were shot for trying to
get food from the British prisoners.
Men are diving in the camps every
day through starvation or dysentery.
Some of the captives were marched
all the way from Italy with only
bread to eat. One man said he had
been fifteen days on the journey and
had been given three meals.
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THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE

The greatest steam locomitive IN
the world has been put into service
by the Baldwin locomotive works. II
is so gigantic that its boilers had 10
be made flexible at three different
JOINTS so that the locomotive could
turn around a curve. II is more than
100 feet long and weighs some 450
tons Twenty-four driving wheels
each standing as high as an averaged
sized man, afford its traction.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12
A HINT TO THE AGED

III people past sixty years of age
could be persuaded TO go to bed as
soon as they take cold and remain in
bed for one or two days. they would
recover much more quickly, especial
Nv il they take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There would also be less
danger of the cold being followed by
any of the more serious illness.
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WILL CROWN HER QUEEN

The East End Club, a coIored or
ganization of Stanford, will have a
contest at the First Baptist church
on Thursday night. Three young la
dies are put up and to ascertain
which is the most popular a voting
contest will be held. The girls are
Misses Cora Logan and Kitty Daw-
son. of Stanford, and Anna Perkins,
of Lyle. 1t only costs 10c admission
to the entertainment. which promises
to be an interesting one. and each
person buying a ticket will be given
ten votes.
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THE woMANs CLUB OFFICERS

The annual election Of Officers OF
the Woman's Club was held in the
Club Rooms Saturday, Feb. 9th; The
following officers were elected: Vice
president. Mrs. VIM. Severance; see
retary, Mrs. w. p. Kincaid; treasur-
err, Mrs. VIM. Shanks. These officers
were elected to succeed Mrs. w. X.
Warner, Miss Ophelia Lackey and
Mrs. T. ]. Hill. for whose faithful
work, vote of thanks was extended
by the club.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12
KILLEp BIC GREY EAGLE

Raymond TrayIor, Who IVES near
Dudderar's Mill, killed an immense
grey eagle the other day. The bird
measured seven feet and four inches
from tip to tip. He sent il 70 Cinein-
natl TO have ii stuffed and mounted.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12

Five Of the thirteen buildings in
the group comprising the feforma-
tory at effersonville, Ind, were de-
stroyed by the fire, entailing an es-
,timated loss of 100000. One thou
sand two hundred and eighty-fve
prisoners in cell houses and dormi-
tories were marshalled in orderly ar
.ray aud assembled in the quadrangle.
a walled enclosure where "retreat'
is sounded, each evening after the
military fashion. None escaped.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12
CHAMBERLAIN's TABLETs

These Tablets are Intended es-
pecially for disorders of the stomach.
liver and bowels. II you are troubled
with heartburn. indigestion or consti-
patton they will do you good.
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NOT OBSERVING HERE

Lincoln's birthday is not being OBJ
served here today, our people being
too busy to shut down even for a
day.
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THAT'S NOT MUCH FOOD

Washington figures show that
American farms produced twenty
one billion dollars worth Of food in
1917. Well, at present prices that
isn't much food Courier-Journal.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12

Abdul Hamid, former Sultan Of
Turkey. is dead at Constantinople.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-12

John Bray. Of Pulaski, was wound
ed while in action in France.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04
ASLEEP NEAR TRACK,
STRUCK BY TRAIN

James Hamilton was struck by
the local" when near the Lavne
Crossing near Victoria last week
and seriously hurt, the top of his
head being crushed in. He
works at WhitWell in the mines
at night, and it is supposed was
suffering from gas inhaled while
at his work, and on his return sat
down on the track to rest. He
was overcome and fell back so
that his head was near the track
and he was struck by the train.
His head was terribly crushed
end he was thrown down an en-
bankment. He was taken to
Chattanooga where a silver plate
was fitted to wound, the shatter-
ed bone being first removed. On
account of a curve the engineer,
B. F. Bridgeman, failed to see
him in time to stop train. He is
a son of A. B. Hamilton, of Vic
toria, and is married.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04

thought in agriculture with vim
and enterprise, and carrying
them to a successful finish. One
of his particular hobbies was the
cattle business, and besides rails
ing much fine stock he bought
and sold cattle in large quanti-
ties.
Marion county lost a progress
sive and valuable citizen in the
death of j. E. league, and the
funeral 1as attended by a very
large number of friends to attest
the worth of a good man. Many
were present who attested to
his generosity to them in time of
need, as he was never known to
refuse assistance to anyone in
needs Few men in Marion have
ever helped more people in time
of need or distress than Mr..
league, and he was quick to see
the time of stress. He was a
member of the Masonic fraterni-
ty, having joined the order at Sui
phur Springs many years ago,
and the funeral services at the
grave were in charge of his
brethren of the order. The SER
vices at the church were conduct
ed by Rev. w. L. Grower, of
Jasper, who spoke feelingly of
the worth of the man.
Under the terms of the will
left by Mr.. league, J. R. Nor
gan, cashier of the Bank of Whit
we'll, one of his closest friends.
was made executor of the estate,
which is very considerable, en-
bracing generous acres lying in
a vale watered by sinuously
stream resembling the
Sweet Alton" of poesy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04
SAL WRITES
A LETTER TO ROOKIE"

Dear Rookie:
don't no as | ort to rite first or
not, you beings the boy seems as
tho you ort to do the ritin, but az
yore ma has ben tellin me a bout
you along seems I'm kinder salts.
fed. Pm most afeard to write
afeard you wont answer beins
you've got thar with all of them
fine people, like Mr.. Y. NJ. C.
A. He must be a nifty nice man.
Soon's sugar goes down a little
I'm goin to make of them tea
cakes like you used to like so we'll
and send Mr.. Y. M. C. A. some.
miss you mighty bad some
times cause when I'm lonesome
and all alone | aint got nobody
here fer to tell me nothin.
You said somepen about goin
to Frants. Where are you get
ting all the money to travel
around around on and fer to buy
all them fine cloes you ben tellin
erbout.
Henny good looken boys down
thar to Kamp Johnstin? Maybe
if thar is an you chug up yore
memory little maybe you'll re-
member tellin sartain girl you
would have a rale good looken
boy rite to her. Do you remem-
ber? saw you talken to her in
front of a blacksmith shop down
by ther bank when you was at
home on a visit and felt so big
gety.
Well, az this is my first letter
must close. Ans. soon.
To Rookie from
SAL,
Your best gal.
Whitwell, 10.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04
DEMOCRATS MEET IN
MASS CONVENTION

Jasper, March 80 The democrats of
Marion met today in mass convention.
but the attendance was limited. Sew
eral speeches were made and special
mention is due the enthusiastic speech
made by the Hon. S. Fl Alexander. of
Jasper, whose short, eloquent speech
fairly stirred the crowd. He spoke rel
ative to tho war and the coming liberty
loan drive. The meeting resem bled a
patriotic gathering rather than politi-
cal one.
The convention reelected A. r. Stew
art chairman and Roy NJ. Woodfin, edi-
tor of the So. Pittsburg Hustler was
made secretary-both to serve during
two years.
Nominations to the different county
offices on the democratic ticket will be
made on the first Saturday in May, by
mass convention assembled at the
courthouse.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04

with Mercy. prefer to contrib
ute money to the education and
training of such unfortunates, to
casting them into prison.
Assuring everyone that what
ever the majority of the people
do in this regard will be absolu.
ly satisfactory to me, and | shall
be content to serve in whatever
position they place me, and en-
tending my kindest regards to all,
| am,
Respectfully.
JOHN T. RAULSTON.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04
PATRIOTIC GATHERING
HELD AT JASPER

Jasper, April 1.-Citzens of this
place, South Pittsburg and Whitwell,
held patriotic meeting at the court
house Monday. 1t was presided oyer
by Judge Williamson. Messages from
the various state organizations were
read by Miss Mamie Lon Hall, J. c.
Kelly and others. 5. II. Alexander
made a stirring address, as did Prof
Thompson, of Chattanooga. The High
School stRdents attended tn" meeting
in body. marching in formation from
High School to the Court House. where
the meeting was held, headed by the
Drum Corps.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-04-04
Okfuskee, Okla.
Special 10 Tie Nez0S.

Special 10 Tie Mans,
The weatherhas got spring-likt
again, and 1 guess summer ii
coming for the wild geese have
started north again. The farm
ers have commenced planting
corn. We are needing rain bad
ly. The ground is getting very
dry, and if it don't rain quite a
lot, there won't be much made
this year.
The measles are raging ont
here. and there have been a few
cases of smallpox.
We are sure having hard times
now, but | guess they will be
worse before another year goes
by, but maybe the good Lord
will provide some way for the
poor.
There won't be many peaches
here this year. | think they all
got killed. | know ours did.
Come on, Rookie" with your
Letters to ma" for Isure like to
read them.
No, "T. S. B." you didn't
guess the right one. 1t was
Harry B. who helped you kill
that hog.
| wonder what has become of
G. H. Lewis and family. never
see anything about them or hear
from them.
Ask Joe Burklin if he wa nts
to buy another range.
J. H. Bidleman and A. Dun
ham went to Okmulgee Monday.
Lon Worley has moved into his
new house.
DIR. Barlow has had about two
hundred young fruit trees set out
on his farm.
Ask Arthur Dickson how he
likes cornbread for breakfast.
Charlie Sitton is very low with
pneumonia and measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Collins,
from near Okemah, visited at
Okfuskee Wednesday.
Okfuskee ball team is playing
against Mason. today.
John Dixon called on Joe Burk-
lin Sunday evening.
Charlie Vicers and family went
to Okemat today.
The tWo-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas Phillips died Sat
urday of measles and fever.
Bud Collins has sold out to Mr.. |
Beidleman. He sold everything
he had except his chickens and
household goods. He had a good
farm and a cotton gin, and sew
eral horses.
Miss Hazel Denham visited at
DR.. Bartow's Saturday night.
Mr.. Southwick has has bought
, car.
Come on, Lone STAR" | like
% read your pieces.
There are several oil wells in
wo miles OF Okfuskee.
Polk sallit is peeping thru the
ground Guess we won't starve
low. Oklahoma Sister.