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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

Another good rain in the Venus
district, west. east and southeas, Of
town \ week makes a big differ
tncc in the looks Of this country
after a big rain. The crop will be
cut short and a number Of farmer
will have nothing to show for their
work of the season.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

De Baca county's total collections
for the Salvation Army vas $538,8l.
The amount was a much or more
than vas expected as owing to the
non arrival of much needed literature
on the subject, the drive did not re-
ceive the publicity necessary for best
results.-Fort Sumner Review.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
D0NA ANA

Threshing is in full swing in Dona
Ana County and the present indica-
tions are that fall sown wheat will
produce substantially better results
than the spring sown varieties.-La
Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

Pablo Aguilar brought in a 1000
pounds of salt from the big salt
lakes near Willard last Friday for
his sheep, and in conversation stated
that it was 200 sheep that he lost
during the recent watcr-spout at his
ranch instead of $50 as first report
ed. His estimate in money. being
that of about a $1,000 loss-Encino
Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
ALAMOCORDOB BOY
IN MARINE CORPS
TELLS OF FIGHT


NOTE: The letter appended was
written by Vance Thomas. of
Alamogordo, nov a member OF
the Marine Corps. The two boys
mentioned are also residents Of
Alamogordo. Thomas attended
the New Mexico Military ms
titute, At Roswell, some years
ago-Ed)
(Alamogordo News)
June IS, 1918.
Dear Folks: | have had a wonder
ipl experience since | left the hospit-
Al and Joined my company. ! cannot
tell Won all that happened but will
write AS much as the censor will pass
inincd my company about ten days
ago; they wcrt in the trenches. /
was assigned to a small dug-out used
ia protect YOU from shrapnel. There
are no trenches in this sector it was
rather quiet when | went in. with the
exception of a few shells that would
90 whizzing over YOU. Word came
around the same night that we were
going to be relieved in the morning
and il wa good news TO all so lust
before daylight we left our positions
and started to the rear. but the Ger
mans must have s1spicioned some
thing. So thcy put I'D a heavy bar
rapn back Of our lines. and we had to
90 through it. Our was very
lucky. though.
Take German Village
That night we cainped in the woods
about two miles back Of the lines.
Til nest dIv our icut euant told us
that we were going to attach the
Germans at : . IA and that orr
objective was a small village about
two miles back OF the German lines
It was good news to all as we had
been at the front for some time. and
had never been over the top. At
; 90 q. m. we started TO advance (can
not tell YOU the number of troops
used). We had not gone far when
the German machine gums BEGAN. W.
lost a number OF men bur that di,'
not stop us. and we took our Oh
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
TORRANCE

One OF the harvest rains in years
fell last Friday, at Schollc. The
water stood several inches deep for
hours. No damage, however, wa,
done to the growing crop>.-Mouu-
t%ainair Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

A rain that covered the roads in
places to the depth of the running
board of their auto is reported from
the Pintada vicinity last Sunday by
some of our citizens who travelled
through it.-Encino Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
LordsburR Bank Robbed

The First State Bank of Lordsburg
was robbed by a lone bandit last
Wednesday afternoon. On entering
the building he ordered the clerks
to hold up their hands and marched
them into the vault closing the door
upon them. He secured 81, 10000 all
the currency in sight and made a
clean get away.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
Cloudcroft to Have Bank

Stock in the proposed bank Tor
Cloudcroft. paid up capital to be
$25,00000, has been about all sub
scribed and the organization and in
corporation Will be completed in the
near tuture.-Cloudcrofter
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
French Officers Drowned

Lieutenant Jean Jegou and Lieut..
Lambert Herbert of the French
Army, detailed as instructors to Camp
Cody, and Sergeant Ernest Picard,
auto driver, were drowned when they
drove into Silver Canyon during a
flood last Friday evening.
Their bodies were taken to Camp
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
Mining Developments

Work in the new shaft of the Las
Animas Peak Gold Mines property is
progressing in a most satisfactory
manner The shaft is now down some
270 feet, cutting as it has, three sep
arate quartz lodges carrying gold ore
some of which shows free gold.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

F. H.. Richards, owner of a saloon
and restaurant in Mogollon was shot
in the bach .and almost instantly
killed last Thursday morning at his
ranch near Alma, N. NJ, by a neigh
Dor named Smith. The shooting was
the results of a controversy over
water rights.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

German citizens have no right to
expect peace on any terms so long
as they tolerate the domination of
the Kaiser and his corps of murder
ers and ravishers.-Aztec Independ-
ent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
Big Model Farm Sold

The famous Model Farm, no doubt
the best and most valuable property
of its character in Colfax county,
adjoining Springer on the east side
and highly improved, with modern
buildings. one of the best orchards
in the west, a hundred acres OF al
falfa. excellent fields for farming and
big pastures, has this week been sold
by its owner, Dr.. J. M. Cunningham
of Las Vegas, to S. Floersheim, OF
Springer.-Springer Stockman.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
De BACA

The drouth has been hard on the
dam near this place. 1t is said the
structure has dried out, shrunk and
cracked so that turtles go through it
instead of climbing over--Fort Sum-
ner Review.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

Arrangements are now being made
for moving the Pecos valley apple
crop, which this season is estimated
at 800 cars, a short crop, due to a
combination of frost losses and the
drouth vi the past year.--Carlsbad
Current.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
ROOSEVELT
Jerseys Won't Hooverize

Frank Parker, OF Nobe. WAS an
over night visitor in Elida last week.
Rains have been very light in his
locality, the grass is short and he
still has to buy feed for his Jerseys.
They won't Hooverize, but demand
either grass or alfalfa, and accept
no substitutes.-Elida Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
GUADALUPE

] w. Melaven. Of the Santa Rosa
State Bank, shipped 10000 pounds OF
wool to NJ, Lyon & Co, of Kansas
City, last week.-Santa Rosa Voice
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

The number of teachers register
ed at the Institute this year was
lightweight. This falls far short Of
the number required by the county.
4. few are attending summer normal,
but even they will not make up
enough for the coming term and
Others must be secured from else
where in the state or from other
states.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
EDDY

Two cars of building material, ties,
etc, went south Monday to be used
in repairing bridges and tracks be-
tween here and Pecos.-Carlsbad
Current.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

The McCabe Cattle Company and
A. w. Haight shipped two car loads
OF cattle from here aud two from
Nara Visa to Kansas City.--Logan
Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
NpTlCIA DE VENTA

Per esta Sc lie da noticia al pubic cue
cl ~nfraescrito Maestro Especial, el Tia %
d. Setiembre, lqlS a la bora de las diez
de la manana del misino dia. en- IA ruerta
del irente de la Casa de Corte en- Santa Fe,
Condado de Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexicb. oirr-
cera para vender y vendera al poster mas
alto por dinero elective la siguiente dis
ctibida prapiedad raiH. a saber:
Todo aquel trecho o porcion de trrrtno
colocado en- Precinto No. IS. en- la ciudad
Y condado de Santa F., lindaoo en- Ell
norte por la calle publica llamada Hill
side Ave; por ell oriente con propiedad
de A. Reingardt; por ell sur con propiedad
del dicho A: Reingardt; y por el poniente
con propiedad de Sofia Fischer, dicha
en- dicho documento de traspaso dado
por Matias Gallegos y esposa, a Rafael
Chaves y Maria Ygnacia Mares, proto-
colado Diciembre 80, 1887, y reeistrado
Enero "a, 1888 en- libro R de Rtgistros
Condado de Santa Fe, pagina 30 y S5;
y tambien en- ~documento de traspaso
dado por Francisco Martin a Rafael Cha
vez y Maria Ignacia Macs, cual fue pro-
tocolado Diciembre 80, 1882, y reeistrado
Enero "a. 1888 en- libro R, pagina 3oS Y
1896 en- los registros del condado dc Santa
Fe.
Dicha venta sera hecha en- conformidad
la orden y direction de Ia arriba men.
cionada Corte, para que 10 produsca dicha
propiedad en- tai venta sea repaftida y d.
vidido en- scuerdo con In orden y decreto
de dicha Corte hscha y entrsdo en- III
n D. MEYER,
4sestrs Especial
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

Things are reversed in Soviet Rus
sia. The Bolshevik police probably
round up everybody who wants to
Work or Fight."-Brooklyn Eagle
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

Buys Place
Mr.. !. F.. Duncan who is the new
proprietor of the Frey Garage IL
chased the home of Mr.. and Mrs II
A.. Williams which has recently been
built.-Endee Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

The big crop over this section, we
can now safely say, is assured. Album
dance, is the word that exactly sizes
up the situation,-Springer Stock.
man.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

Walter Anderson has sold his year
lings to A. f. Alexander, OF Kiowa,
Kans., for $4,000 per head.-Portales
News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

The Star Lumber Company. at
CLAYTON, has decid-d 10 build a &C.
ment sidewalk in front Of their cX-
t%ensive lumber yard.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
Round-U Prizes

The following prizes will be given
for the best decorated floats and We
hicles in the Tucumcari Roundup
August q, p, %, parade
Patriotic Display 5000
Commercial Display 25W
Individual Car 1000
Cow-puncher's outfit 1000
Most Ridiculous 1000
Bicycle 500
The Roundup Queen will also
have a float in this parade.-Tucum-
carl Sun.
The Matador received %thirtv-one
cars of cattle Sunday, from their
lower ranch at Russelville, Texas
Glenrio Tribune.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
MORA

John McNierney, Of Ocate. shipped
five car loads Of cattle to Syracuse,
Kansas.
Bloom Cattle company shipped
four car loads Of cattle during the
week to Thatcher, Colo.
Charles c Lewis, our Wagon
Mound live stoeknan. shipped a
mixed car load Of cattle and hogs
to Denver Wagon Mound Sentinel
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09
SOCORRO
Another Big Strike

A big strike was made at the Old
Soldier mines last week. The strike
showed up at a sixty foot depth in
the new tunnel. and shows very rich
in iron, lead. copper Sulphides and
silver. and proves the Old Soldier to
be one OF the richest mining proper
ties in this district. 1t has been known
for some time that all indication,
pointed to this being a very yalua-
bic property, and the development
work be Mr. Wolf has been closely
followed by those who know the
district Mapdalena News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

EN- LA CoRTE DE DISTRITo E PRIMER
DiSTRITO JUDICIAL DEL COND ADO
DE-SANrA FEE, NUEVO MEXICO.
ani'4 Mart nez. Filomeno
"lt'iez y NJ rcelina Duran
dc Lucero,
Queisutes
VS. NJ COZ
Rafael Chavez.
Acusado
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-09

!. r Woods reports the dispos-
IL oi seven manganese claims 10
Gated in the Socorro mountain tn
It. w. Smith of Santa Fe. Consider
alton 5000 -Socorro Chieftain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
ONE OF WARS VIRTUES.

ono thinE--.n ;hr theatre Of war you
don; NAV" Ia got up 10 let int coupe
ind ,hcr seats after the show has
started.--F7orIda TimesCnon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11

the Norseman's method self-defense.
Among The scores Of daring riding
acts none contains more thrills than
that introduced by Ian MACPHERSON
and his band OF Scots. The entire
clan pitches camp in the great main
tenn and gives exhibitions Of the most
startling nature. Hillary Long. who
skates on his head in mid7alr, appears
in the same number with the Mel
notes and the OrtOns, slack-wire mar.
wells. who perform-not near the
ground. but al the very tent top.
Aside from men and women artists
there vii! be- All. Loyal's wonderful
dogs, including 'ToQue." a canine who
leaps like man. catches knives in
his mouth while riding galloping
horse and said to De the most won.
derful dog in the world There will
b" trOupes Of marvolously trained
seals. dogs and cats. rabbits and doveR
in a remarkable exhibition OF dumb
brute Intelligence. bnars and monkeys
tina! skate and play upon musical in,
struments, and whole bands OF know.
ing Shetland ponies especially trained
for the benefit OF the youngsters.
These arc but few Of the wonders
that will be exhibited when Ringing
Brothers come here Monday. May 81.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
POLICE COURT

Six offenders were arralgned in po.
lice court before Judge Watkins YES.
terday morning. Traffic violatnrs and
an assortment Of DRINKS formed The
usual entertainment Melvin Tagg
was taken into custody by Officer
West for leaving his horse unattended
on Market street. causing a runaway.
Five and costs or twenty days was
imposed. Officer Walter WORKS ap-
peared with c. +. Meek another
driver, whose horse became frightened
while standing unattended. and
backed into a machine causing one
hundred dollars damage. He WAS also
handed SIS and trimmings. Will Smith,
colored, also drunk. was haulnd IN by
Officer Nau a. the wharf. and he was
soaked one and Charles Allen and
Maude Keenan, staged 4 free for all
In a house on Alley y and Officer
Coulter picked them up. They put up
and I've ard costs was extracted from
their forfeit. Officer Nau also hauled
in Carlisle Arrhcr. !n'oxIca."u. and
he was Ancd 81 and costs. Chief
Henderson appeared in court and
made n complaint agains; Perkins and
Jackson for pilinr rubbish IN front Of
,hnir rlar" Of business on Marker
street. and in each CASE s. aud costs
was imposed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
MOTHER s DAY.
REMEMBER HER
DAY WILL BE APPROPRIATELY
OBSERVED WITH CHURCH
SERVICES TOMORROW.
All Churches Have Special Programs
and Everyone to Wear
a Flower

Tomorrow is Mothers Day. This
year Of all others the day should be
appropriately observed. h0nOring The
many mothers who have made saCri.
fees AS never before,
The day will he observed hrro gen.
orally with snrri3I services in the
churches and several snrcial services
hrjnr held ,o.mnrrow afternoon In
,br Ne,hndis, rhur, hos rbnre will be
Snnrj,l .nrvica. with WISHING minis.
,.r. ,ni urr.,,.,I rronr,p,., have heen
! arr,ncnd frr .ou
Tbn d,v will bo ob.or,ed na,inn.
villa ,rd 80, ,,,r,.,l :, r,.d,, ror oil ~
uc,r ,bo ,,rr,,inn ;rihut, ~
No,bor uhe,hnr I;,inr ~. doai with
,o,o j., o,,,,, ~, .,,.o. ,Loro. :. ,,,,r,.
. r,o,bor +, ,ini,c ror LIs ro,r,n ,rd
mi. ve,r .bnva oil hmm. sbonl1 be
ro;,
.rh,,., oro ,,,or, shan ,uo ,,,i,,iors
s ,,,....;,o, ,m,,., .,,,rI,. .o,,. j., t,o
.i,, , ,Sa, ~ ,r,.
-, 10y "''" ;,,;' go" ',..
! -, ho.,a m,.i,,I,,, a,'ai.irn W. ,;,,,n
.;r, . , -,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
LOCAL FIRM WILL
CONSTRUCT BIG PLANT
! Mammoth Liberty Truck Plant Will
I Be Built by the Moss Iron
! Works Company.

Word to tho effect that the Thinker
Roller Rearing Company. of Akron,
Ohio. had awarded 4 Contrac! OF $l00.-
nnO ~ the !. +. Moss Iron Works, Of
this city. MAS received yesterday.
WHEN questioned as 10 The contrac;
Mr.. j. t.. Moss stated that he had sub
mitted bids on The construction Of Il
mammoth plan; which is 10 b" utilized
in the construction Of larg" Liberty
trucks for the governments. The Tim
ken Roller Bearing Company is unable
20 build enough trucks IN is present
plant to fll the increasing demand,
and IN" new plant is necessary Ia keep
pac" with their growing business.
Many large government plants have
been cons, rUr'rd ny the Moss com
pany. lis work being extended through.
on Inc country. The work on The new
plant will b. started soon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
MANY THOUSAND
OF CARNATIONS
In Churches and on tho Lapel OF heaf-
" Every Mnn'u Coat Sunday Will
Be Seen Tribute to Mothers.

Thnrisunds rr :I"w"rS VIII bc so"n IN
churches md an III" !npr'S ~! men
COATS sunday. which day will b" OBJ
served thrruEhnn; III" nation as Moth
rrs' Day The churches Viii hr t!aho-
rot.lv adorned with thousands Ok the
braiiiliul flowers.
Local florists stated yesterday that
carnations are plentiful this year. and
that h'ndrrhs If orders Tor this bcnuti-
rrI flower hal hrrn received during tn"
rnci week. Il is expected ut every man
ar boy. who thinks anything 81 his dear
1nnthcr. who has done so much for him.
that he wear n flower, white II MIS-
mother ~ Ivne and pink II she has
crossed the Crent Divide. AS tribute
t. her.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
MODEST JOHNNIE.

T"achcr-nn ynu know. Johnnie,
where shingles were first uscd7
Johnnie (modcstly)-I'd rather -
tell.-Milestones.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
ELEMENTARY week
!. CONCLUDES TOMORROW

The special activities OF elementary
week at the First English Lutheran
church. on Sixteenth street will be con-
cludrd Sunday with tho parents day
programs. The weeks work has in
cluded special recognition Of childhoods
rights In the services OF last Sunday. a
special visitation OF the homes through
the week. An exhibit OF the elementary
department homo work. Wednesday. and
q party for the children Thursday even
ing. 1t Is expected that the services
Sunday. Parents Day. will climax these.
special activities. Miss Betty Tracy
and Miss Flora Ro"dcr superintendent
and assistant superintendent, respec-
lively have associated with themselves
most enthusiastic and efficient corps
Of teachers. working along the most up
to-date lines OF elementary activity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
CIRCUS STARS HAIL
FROM EVERY CLINE
Variety Is Keynote In This Seasons
Program to be Offered Here
BY RlnqIInq Bros.

Every quarter Of tho globe has con-
tributrd It's quota 70 this seasons pro
gram OF Ringing Brothers circus.
From the mammoth spectacle OF
xnighthood and chivalry. In Days OF
Old" which opens the program. 10 the
final h:ppodro1pe races. there is little
that IL NOT absolutely new and novel
There is May With, Australia
royal rider, and everywhere hailed as
the creates. woman equestrian who
ever lived. Miss Wirrh Is assisted by
The famous Wirth family. There is
Lilly Leitzel. the worlds greatest
aerial gymnast. From Iceland comes
Johannes and his stalwart company
Of wrestlers In exhibitions Of "glima, .
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
JURYMAN is EXCUSED

Patrick Barrett. - juryman summoned
a. -, III tho Slail"r "aa". y"si"rdnT
morning was c>,Us.i from dutv hI
Iudg" Man Enhinsnn. on "r"nun: Of h"'
ing hard "i hearing Charles smith was
given his place IN Tho Jury box.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-12-18
SIX MINUTES
TOLD BRIT. EMPIRE
1T WAS AT WAR

London, Nov. Correspond
ence).-It required only six minutes
to inform the British Empire that
England was at war on the night of
August 4, 1911, says Lord Harcourt,
who was then Colonial Secretary.
con that unforgettable night" he
said to the Empire Parliamentary
Association, Il was in the Cabinet
Room, Downing Street, with a few
colleagues. Our eyes were on the
clock, our thoughts on one subject
only but there was a feeble effort to
direct our conversation to other mat
ters. We were waiting for a reply,
which we knew full well would never
come. to ours ultimatum to Berlin.
when Big Ben struck 11.30-mid-
night in Berlin-we left the room
knowing that the British Empire was
at. war.
Il crossed to the Colonial Office to
send war telegram to the whole of
the British Empire. l asked the Of
fetal in charge of that duty how long
it would take. lie said about six
minutes"
Il asked him to return to my room
when he had done his work. In sew
en- minutes he was back and before
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-12-18
CONTINUOUS BATH
TREATMENT FOR
SERIOUS WOUNDS

London. Nov. 24.-(Correspon-
dence).-N moving picture audieIice
in bath tubs through which warm
water flows is the entertainment odd
ity provided in film shows by the
American Y. NJ. c. A. at the hospital
under the shadows Of Kings College.
Cambridge, where wounded men from
France are treated. In one ward GER
tain of the patients who have had
very serious, septic wounds are hav-
ing the water treatment.
To look at these men you might
think they were lying comfortably in
bed, propped up with pillows. They
are really sitting in bath tubs in
water to their waists. A constant
stream of water with temperature
of SO is kept running through the
tub, purifying and cleansing the
wounds, which have no other dress
ing. A kind of magnified lap-board
covers the top Of the tub, and is in
| turn covered by long. bright patch
quilt. And there the men sit on air
cushions. leaning against air pillows.
day and night. sometimes for weeks
| at a time. Only the most serious
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-12-18
FREEDOM

Ernest Nose. who has been trainins
at Camp Devens, returned home Satur-
day, Dec. Z.
The Red Cross met Wednesday. Dec
II. with Mrs Edith Vose.
Mrs. Mabel Higgins is passing a few
days with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hustus.
Thomas and Ernest Vose passed
Thursday and Friday in Burnham as
guests Of their sister, Mrs. ii. T. Kin
ney.
George f. Bryant, who has been on
the sick list the past week, is able TO
be out.
Mrs. Arthur Sampson is the guest o;
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs y. w. Dodge.
Harry Walker. who has been at Orono
for training. is stopping at c. L..
knowltons
Mrs. J. Il. Wiggin and Minnie Webb,
who have been stopping in Bath. have
returned home for their Christmas
opening.
Miss Hattie Thompson is helping Ellie
Flye in her store through Christmas
week.
The usual Christmas concert will be
given at the church Sunday evening,
Dec. O.
An entertainment will be given at the
Grange hall Friday evening. Dec 20,
the proceeds to so toward fixing the
church windows.
Friends of Mrs. George Nickless were
saddened by her death, which occurred
Dec at her home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-12-18
HE BURNED HIS
MONEY. SURE POP

London, Nov. 24.-(Correspond-
encel Return to America for the
Ameri an soldiers who have camped
in England for half a year without
ever seeing the French front means a
return to a land where paper money
looks like their idea of mony. One
disconsolate private was accosted at
Eagle Hut, London, the big Y. NJ. c.
A. center.
Whats the matter SON." asked a
Red Triangle secretary.
II was just thinking I'd like some
of those pancakes, sir" the private
answered mournfully.
"And you're broke. heh?" the Red
Triahglesman guessed from long eN-
perience.
Yes, sir
Been a long time since pay day:"
mo, sir. we we're paid last Satur-
day"
Lost your money!"
well, you might call it that"
,"Stpion-"
some Of us walking home last night
and ] pulled out my cigarettes and
passed them around.I | thought they
tasted q bit funny, at the time. And
then this morning l discovered that
I'd burned up all my money. 1t was
those blame little ten shilling notes,
made out of tissue paper"