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, 1919-01-30
FROM SOLDIERS IN GERMANY.
Howard Montgomery Thipks a Wyon.-
ing Sage Bush Would Look
Good Enough to Eat.

Fl. @. Montgomery of Saratoga yes
terday received the following letter
from his son, Howard, a member of the
14Sth Field Artillery, at present a part
of 1.-THE watch on the Rhine in Ger
many:
Wessenthurn, Dutchland, Dec. 20.
Dear Folks: AS 1 have a little time,
1 will write a few lines to let you know
1 am o. k. Well, we have planted Old
Glory on the Rhine and will probably
be 1.-THE watch on the Rhine for some
time vet, but / hope we will be home
in time to put in a good crop and do a
little work on the farm.
We came right behind the German
army from France, through Luxem-
bourg and Alsace-Lorraine. 1 have
seen quite a bit of country since 1 left
the old O. s. A, and, believe me, if /
ever see another sage bush 1 will get
right down on all tours and eat it. This
is a pretty country, everything clean
and neat, but everything is so different
from the States. The Rhine is quite a
river. Lots Of steamboats, run up and
down, and l saw a big steamboat COM
ing down today flying the Stars and
Stripes. The Boches don't like it very.
well but we get along with them pref
ty well. The lager beer and sauer
kraut are plentiful, but that's about ell
they have in the line of eats.
We had a good Christmas dinner
pork chops, mashed potatoes, brown
gravy, bread, coffee and stewed prunes.
and also some knick-knacks the, Red
Gross gave us. l hope you enjoyed
your Christmas and are having good
weather. The snow is about one inch
deep here now, and it is not very cold.
VIII write again later and tell you
, 1919-01-30
about h trip. Wish you a happy New
Year and hope to hear from you soon.
Your>son, T. III. Montgomery,
Battery e, 14Sth Field Artillery.

John r peters n membor of Irno,o
Sans 18Th Field Artillery and oIso .t
nresent in Cermany. u,;tos +o rol.+;v,s
at home nc folloys.
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also at the Montfaucon front and kept
on Fritzy's trail till the armistice was
signed. | was hauling ammunition the
last night of the fight and saw many
shells burst.
1t looks like l nave beer under a
lucky star since l began. 1 have seen
many "A good man go down, but our
losses were small, according to the pa
pers. There is lots more to tell, but 1
will let it rest until 1 get home. Pass
the word around that 1 am coming
home, and expect to be out of the hos
pital soon, so don't worry about that. 1
will be out long before you receive this
letter. viii close for Iow.
John l.. Peters,
18th F. a., American Il. F.
, 1919-01-30

United States Senator John b. Ken
drick of Sheridan was chosen president
of the Western National Live Stock As
ISOLATION at the executive session of
the stockmen last week in Denver. C.
Nj. ODonnell of Bell Ranch, N. NJ, was
elected vice president, and V. p. Par
sons of Salt Lake City. second vice
president.
AT Ii closing session OF the twenty
hrst annual meeting, last Friday, reso-
, 1919-01-30
NO. %.

lutions were adopted by the association
opposing government ownership of rail-
roads and urging an early return of the
roads to private management. Other
regulation of packers and stock yards,
but opposing government ownership Of
marketing facilities; advocating uni
versal military training, and endorsing
the federal woman suffrage amend
ment.
, 1919-01-30
State Has 1920 Automobiles.

Figures on hle al the office of Secre
tary of State W. f. Chaplin show that
there are new 1890 automobiles in
Wyoming. That number of licenses
was issued last year, and it is estimat-
ed that about 1000 Of the licenses wern
for trucks. The total receipts from the
auto department during the year were
$7S,917.60.
, 1919-01-30

Cashier Durrie of the Stock Growers
State Bank left for Cheyenne yesterday
on a business mission, expecting to re
turn home tomorrow.
, 1919-01-30
Episcopal Church.

There will be regular services at. the
Episcopal church Sunday evening, con
Quoted by Rev. Abraham. Sunday
school as usual at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. All are inyitrl to attend these
services.
, 1919-01-30

Have you bought FOUR War wings
Stamps? a
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Glacier Climbing in U. 8.

Thanks to the "'See-America-drst'
movement and the difficulties of Euro
pean travel due to the war, many
Americaas are finding out that they
can have ali the thrills of seeing and
climbing glaciers without paying the
Swiss inmKeepefs and guides a stiff
toll. Right here in the United States
easily accessible rDut little known gla-
ciers show the awe-inspiring crevasses
and wonderful changing colOrs that
one who has ever had frSt-hand ex-
perience with these slow moving rivers
of ice can never forget.
Among the national parks easily &C
cessible by railroad, that furnish the
sport of glacier climbing, are Glacier
park and Rainier national park. 1t
is Alaska, however, that offers the de
luxe glacier sightseeing. This little
known Eand not only has the largest
glaciers-big enough to make Switzer-
lands pride look insigniicant-but
also the most easily accessible. In
fact, during the summer season the
excursion steamers run right up to
the face of tne glaciers that descend
to salt water, and thread their way In
among the bergs that nave broken off,
One Of the Sights along the seacOast
IS that Of the icemal hitchfng his
gasoline launch to a >Daby berg and
towing it to a convenient place to cut
out his supply.-Fred Telford, in Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
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Name 1T.

Shall the man or the woman who ,op-
crates tractor be known as tractor
atGr, a tractorist or a .tractioneer?
That is a question an answer. to which
is desired by large numbers Of STD
dents at the tractor schools now being
established in various parts of the
United States. Tractor operations
Aave been carried on in somewhat
hit-or-mtss fashion thUs far, but now
the industry is being stabilized and
permanent terms of expression are
needed. Farming, in its relation to
tractors, has apparently been set for
ward gOOd ten years by the war.
Tractor production bas outstripped the
training of operators. Every farm boy
was brought up to manage a horse, but
this big steel beast must be handled
In quite a different way. State tractor
schools provide a short cut for turning
out tractor operators, whatever they
are to be caEed.-ChriStian Science
Monitor.
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stratenIc ADVANTAGE.

u major, attired in his raincOat, was
crossing the parade ground one rainy
morning when young medical officer,
Fastening toward shelter, came past
and Saluted without slowing down.
wait there minute, lieutenant" :"
called the major. Never salute when
at the double time. Strictly against
regulations"
With that the major launched oct
upon a long lecture on the significance
and value of the salute, while the heU-
tenant, now standing stifiy at atten~
ton, was drenched to the skin.
A few days later the major was af
f1icted with toothache and sought the
services OF a dental surgeon. As he
reclined In the chair, he thought he
detected peculiar expression of sat
isfaction on the young dentists face.
Look here" he said suddenly.
Haven't I seen you before?'
''Yes, sir" was the answer, you were
speaking to ne the other morning
about salutlng-"
Great Scotti" yelled the major.
leaping from the chair and starting
for the door, 1--WE had some close calls
in my time, but never anything to CON-
pare with this one%-Judge.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31
NEW YORK MADE RAT TIGHT
Phrase Means That Enemy Agents and
Spies Were Driven From Great
United States Port.

The port Of New York Is rat
tight" This Is the phrase In the YER
nacular Of the sea which is going
around the world to every quarter of
the globe since the customs intelli-
gence bureau was organized In New
York year ago. Paraphrased in
the speech Of the average American
1t means that it Eas been impossible
for al alien enemy or spy, any arti-
Gle Of ConTaband, or any secret mes
sage or forbidden information that
might benefit the cause of the enemy,
to come or 20 out Of this port without
Being detected by the vigilant eyes
1f Uncle Sau's guardians, New York
Pittsburgh dispatch states.
More than 70 per cent Of the i'm
mense voflme of munition shipments
sent from the United States to Europe
passed through the port of New York,
which has been the most important
war pcrt in the world. MoreOver, it
has been the main gateway through
which travellers have passed either in
going to allied or neutral countries or
coming from such countries 70 the
Uniuei States Because of this vol
UmC Of travel and traffic New York
has 6een the spot from which enemy
agents have worked most assiduOusly
to send information and supplies TO
enemy countries. And It Is because
OF these conditions that it has required
T5re force. more determination and
constant scrutiny to afford the Drotec-
Tlon which the vast Interests centerinG
.aere have received.
The best evidence that these con
. Iitions have Deen adequately met is
found In The raotto OF seamen quoted
above: New York is rat tight" Il
sums succinctiy the full measure CT
value which has been rendered to
allied nations by an agency of the gov
ernmenu which has worked so quietly
here that many citizens even have not
known of it's existence. This agencT
is the customs Intelligence bureau, or
ganizad at the beginning of last year
by the collector Of the port. Up tc
the time that America entered the
great world war persons desiring 70
travel abroad found no trouble in leaV-
ing the United States. But with the
opening of the war the customs
branch Of the government became an
agency Of grave Importance. And the
work tiney. have accomplished without
any question has saved many lives and
millions of dollars.
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Effects of Fasting.

Experiments have shown that in a
twenty-siE day fast the muscles lose
40 per cent of their weight, the skin
IS per cent, the brain and spinal cord
% per cent, the blood 48 per cent, the
liver so per cent, the kidneys 55 per
cent, the stomach and intestines 80
per cent, the lungs % per cent. the
kidneys 55 per cent and heart 10 per
cent.
The human body in starvation pro-
cures its supply of energy by the de-
struction Of its stored fat and pro
tein'-the stuff that when eaten in
food, makes muscle and blood. If the
deprivation be kept up long enough, ii
Succumbs. Death onsues.
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HAS BROKEN ALL TRADITIONS
Present King Of Siam Only One of His
Royal Line to Refuse to Estab-
llSh Harem.

1t is a curious fact that while wom-
en- Of the lower classes in Siam have
always enjoyed the greatest freedom,
participating and competing with men
in the business and pleasures Of life,
the ladies of the royal household have
been kept in the background, appearing
at only the most private social gather
ings and never at public or official
functions. AS all former sOvereigns
had in their harems the cream of the
aristocracy of the country, and, as they
inevitably felt a hesitant chivalry
about exhibiting their wives" in pub
lie, they barred all women of rank
from sight. The sovereign is expected
to have in his harem a member of
every influential family in the country,
for it is considered that in no other
way could he be in such close touch
with the people Of his kingdom. Po-
lygamy has, therefore, been considered
ali obligation of royalty. But, curl
oUsly enough, the present reigning
monarch is a bachelor, the first and
gilAs I-CItlOL NLO llt~> sat l4llpl4 liz
throne of his fathers in twenty-five
hundred years. And thereby hangs
tale, for marriage by a Siamese SOW
ereign has meant rot the simple taking
Of enc wife, or a dozen, or even q mere
hundred, but the wholesale adoption
Of a thousand or more. The young
kings father and his fathers father,
and each of the long line of kings pre-
ceding them, had many wives. His IA
lher lad between seven and eight
thousand. And, when the young crown
prince returned from his long stay in
EurCpe-he had passed a thirG of his
life there--he was told by his royal
father that there had been selected
for him g number of court beauties
frem which he could take his choice
of a hundred or two for his haTem. But
the prince would have nothing to dC
with this wholesale acquisition of 8
husbands holdings. "When marry"
Re declared to his aStonished father
lit viii be to one wife and to no mere,
and she shall be the one queen of my
heartsand the one queen of my realm"
-From THE Land of the White File
phant," by Frederick Dean, in Asia
Magazine
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OIdtine News Service.

In 1899 James watson Webb. Of the
New York Courier and Enquirer. Is
tabliShcd al eXpress-rider service be
tween New York and Washington
which gave his paper valuable pres
tice. In the following year the Jour
nal oG Commerce started a rival serv-
ice, wlich enabled it 20 print Wash
ingtOn news i'll New York within IS
hours Of its occurrence The most
notable eXpreSS-maiI service Of ali
was the pony express" which carried
messages by relays Of riders across
mountains and deserts and through
hostile Indian territory from ST. Louis
to san Francisco, covering 1866 miles
in 10 days.
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Couldn't Be piscoaraqed.

There are crOakers in every country,
always bOding its ruin. Such a one
then lived in Philadelphia person of
note, an elderly man, with a wise look
and very grave manner of speaking; +;
his name was Samuel Mickle.
THE gentleman, a stranger to me,
stopped one day at my door aud asked
me if I was the young man who had
lately opened new printing house. Be
ing answered In the affirmative, he said
the was sorry for me, because it was
an expensive undertaking, and the eX-
spenSe would be lost; for Philadelphia
was sinking place, fhe people already
half bankrupt or near being SO; all ap-
{ pearances to the contrary, such as new
buildings and the rise of rents, being to
his certain knowledge fallaCi0us; for
they were, in fact, among the things
that would soon ruin us. And he gave
me such a detail Of msfortunes now
existing, or that We're soon to exist,
that he left me half melancholy.
Had l known him before I engaged
in this business, probably never
should have done it. This man con-
tinued to live in this decaying place,
and to declaim in the same strain, re-
fusing for many years to buy 6 house
there, because all w2s going to de-
,structiOn; and at last had the pleas
ure of seeing him give five times as
much for one as he might have bought
it for when he first began his crOaking.
Autobiography of Benjamin Frank
lin.
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Superior knowledge.

A young man was walking through
q wood with a gun over his shoulder
and his bag full Cf game which he
had shot. He was not satisfied with
what he had, and was looking for
more. when IN excited man with a
large tin badge on which was in
scribed the one word Sheriff came
running UP TO him and demanded: !:
Haven't YOU seen the signs which
put up on the trees in this. woods?"
"Oh, yes, I saw them" answered
the young man; they said No
Hunting but 7 found some"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-31
Hired Mans Life Saved.

James was bowlegged and felt It
his duty to whip every boy that re-
minded him Of the fact When he viB-
tied in the country the hired man
laughed and told him he couldn't stop
pig If he tried. James told his moth
er what the man had said. then add
ed: He's pretty big and Pm mighty
glad he didn't say l was bowlegged. -
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EnVious Cat.

Mrs. Portleight Qoftily)-Oh, yawss.
I'm having a town car Manufactured to
order.
Mrs. Skalpell-You have my SINGER
est sympathy, my dear. But honestly,
you don't look ten pounds heavier than
you did last fall Buffalo Express.
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Thinking Of strenuous pax,-

Barber Carried away by his RENT
niscences) And when he'd lOoped the
loop he did a nose dive that fairly
took your breath away. Eve
ming Transcript.
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Good Rule for Life

We are ruined, not by what we
really want, but by what we think we
do therefore, never 20 abroad in
search Of your wants; for If they be
real wants they VIII come iu search Of
you. lie tLat buys what he does not
want viii soon want wha, he cannot
Duy.-Co.tOu.
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fortunately Placed.

robin Hood was lucky"
"In what way"
"He lived early enough to be known
by a comparatively respectable title
instead of being called a bOlshevikt."
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The Way.

She-Do you think you could man
age the rental of a houseboat this
summer?
He-I don't know how, unless by
means Of 9 household sale.
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ggl13.se is .a-s- -.s~G @.aa s-s
least is said.-lI1r--- CL.g-aaa
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
FRANCE BUYS L.. =.
PROPERTY OVERSEAS

The French government has
bought from the United States
for $4O0,0O0.000 all A. e. f..
property in that country except
that withheld for return to the
United States and for the use
of troops remaining is provieed
for in a contract signed with
the French Government. Pay
ment will be made in ten-year
gold bonds, bearing interes,
at the rate of 5 per cent from
Aug. |. 1920.
The bonds are to be redeemed
in gold at Washington on a
dollar basis or. at the election
Of the United States, in francs
The contract covers all "fixel
installations" such as docks
wharves, railroads. storage
warehouses. barracks and re-
frigeratiOn plants, as we'll as
surplus clothing, subsistence
stores, motor equipment ami
munitions. 5
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
WOMAN MANAGER FOR
TELEPHONE COMPANY

The local Exchange of the
Southwest Bell Telephone Co.
is under the management of a
woman, Mrs. w. J. Gideon. late
cashier of the plant at Sapulpa
The former manager George
Beardon has been transferred
to Hugo. Mrs. Gideon was
formerly associated with the
company at this place, as cash
ier, and has had a deal of ex-
perience in the handling of
telephone business.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

half bluffed into a ride in an
aeroplane which was there on
a mission of giving the curious
.ne sensation of soaring over
Mother Earth. In speaking of
the sensation that he felt when
up In the clouds. Mr.. Leecraft
characterized his feeling as one
or exhileration, yet a feeling of
utter helplessness. He said II
seemed to him that the earth
Just sank from under him and
mat he was sitting, not moving
among the upper reaches Of air.
he concluded his remarks with
the statement that he is fully
satisfied and has no desire to
repeat the experience.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

made on the 18th day of Aug.
1919 the undersigned Guardian
of the estate of Edmond (Far-
bus) Phillip will sell at private
sale to the highest bidder sub
iect to confirmation by said
Court on the Sth day of Sept.
a. d.. 1919. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
ut Durant, Oklahoma all the
right, title and interest of said
Edmond (Farbus) Phillip in
and to the following describ-
ed real estate situate in Bryan
county. State of oklahoma, to-
wit:
w. 1895 A. of Lot 3, See. Z
Twp. s South. II. II East. AMI
the n. E. 4 of the $. w. 4 of tn .
\. W. 4 and the N. 2 Of the S. Il
4 Of the n. w. 4 of Section
Twp. i South. Range II Eas 81
and the w. 19.49 A. Of lot 4.
Section 10, Twp. 4 South
Range IL East, being part of
she surplus allotment Of ElijaI
'hillip, father Of said ward.
Said real estate VIII be soils
an the following rms and con
ditiOns, tO-wit:
Cash on delivery Of deed.
!iia for the purchase thereof
MI.t be in writing and must b
filed in the ca'inty court or de
tN"'. 10 ;he undrys gueii -
Parent 0i Iahvma.
DIt d the 18th day of Angus
1919.
II. l.. Crudup.
lIatchett d Senple Attorneys
fer Guardian.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
MARKET PLACE TO
BE READY SOON

Workmen are busy this week
removing the old building
from the recently acquired City
Market Place at the corner OF
FIRST Ave. and Evergreen and
Will shortly have the new in.
stitution on ready for the use
OF the buying and selling pub
lie. A building is to be on the
ground. as well as telephone
public drinking water and a
watering fountain for horses.
A policeman will probably
be kept on the place all the
time to preserve order and in. .
struct those who do not know
in the parking of their vehicles
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05
OLD AGENT QUITS TO
WORK FOR HIMSELF

n. G. McAlister, who has for
number of years been a farm
demonstration agent for the
Frisco Railroad in this part OF
Oklahoma. has quit his job "to
work for Mack awhile" Mr..
McAlister. whose bone is Ada
has spent lots of time here and
is well known in this county.
Incidentally. he has bought a
nice farm in the Coffey Bend
section of the county which HI
is now engaged in improving t.
a high degree.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-09-05

(1 insertion August Sth)
C. insertion Sept. 12th)
State of Oklahoma,
County of Bryan.
In the District Court No. 36io
w. B. Petty, doing business "a
the. Petty Furniture Com
pany, plaintiff, Versus G. ID.
Grant and Annie b. Grant, de-
fendant.
Notice OF Sale, Foreclosure.
Notice is hereby given, that
in pursuance of an order of sale
issued out of the District Court
of Bryan County, State of Okla
homa on the 9Th, day of Alg
ust. 1919, in an action wherein
Nv. B. Petty, doing business "a
the Petty Furniture Company,
was plaintiff and Il. D. Gran
and Annie Il. Grant wcr2 d.
PENDANTS, direct, d to me, the un
dersigned sheriff Of Bryai
, County, oklahoma, command.
ing me to levy upon. appraise
and sell the following described
property, tO-wit: the NE4 IF III.
SEA of the SEA Of Section -
TWP. & South. Range 9 East
in Bryan County. Oklahoma
10 satisfy judgement and de-
cree Of foreclosure in favor o.
said plaintiff and against said
! defendants obtained and mad.
in said court on the 5th.. da!
Ici June, 1913, for the sum o!
S"69.3O and costs i'm the sum ol
siG.i5 including $4,000 as at
torney fees. with interest there
,UE at the rate of 1000 per
.annum from date of judgement
and costs accruing; | will o.,
the 18Th, day of September
1919. at the hour off 80 O'Clock
i'm the afternoon of said day, a
the front door OF the cour;
house in the City of Durant, in
said county and state offer
for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash, the said pro
perty above described, or SO
much thereof as will satisfy the
said judgement with interest
and costs.
Witness my hand this 7th.
day of August. 1919.
DAVE WRIGHT.
Sheriff of Bryan County, Okla
BY Jim Keirsey,
Deputy
Elting & Fowler,
Attorney for Plaintiff,