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The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
HOBART ENTERTAINS
OLD FRIEND MCKIMMIE

George McKimmie and family re-
turned Saturday from Denver where
they enjoyed a real old time visit
with their friend, Hobart Bosworth
He also met Jack McKimmie, Clar-
ence Richards and family, and Ehie
Richards, George and Henry Feu-
'erstein and families.
Hobey sure showed us a good time
and was glad to see. "ah its McGreg-
ors" George brought his Famous dog
Skookum home with him as Shook
was shown the weariness of travel
Hobey will pick him up on his way
to the coast next Summer Shook
appears to like Ebert and has made
friends already.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
FROM RALPH REEVES TO HIS
HIS PARENTS.

Dec. 90. 1918.
Dear Mother and Father
l will write
you few lines to let you know |
am still well and hope you are both
getting along alright. Wish could
drop in hnd eat mothr's cooking
and sit by the good old heter.
We billeted in little dog hous-
es and 1t is not very warm either
believe me. Idon't think we viii
be in this place much longer. I
sure hopenot.
Well Mother l suppose you are
one year older to day: wish | was
there. III have to have my Xmas
when get home. guess. didn't
send any French suovenirs home as
they might get there and they
might not. l am going to bring
them home with me, that is. IL we
get paid haven't been paid but
5000 since | have been over here.
1t Ia Just as well though Iguess:
as stun is awful high over here.
| hope the Flu. has stopped araound
there by now have been wor-
ried about your getting 1t.
Hope you got good price for the
steers. 1t rained the biggest part
OF last night and is misting this
morning Suppose, 1t is real win
ter there now. 1t is good thing
1t is not very cold here or we would
perish In these billets. | think we
VIII go back to La Size In day
or two; they have barracks and
tents with stoves in them. / hope
can be home by Easter, but 1t Is
hard to tell what they will do with
US there IS only so men left in this
company; the rest were taken for
some kind of guard duty. Well. II
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
FROM GEORGE M. WORT
MAN, TO HIS BROTHER. W. c.

Dear Brother:
One more year gone by and
still seeing the country and endur-
ing army life. When l went in the
service year ago last September.
| did not expect to be here this long
but after / had put in couple of
days at st Mihiel front near Metz
| eknew we were over here for some
time to come as any one could see
there was big job ahead of us
but when Uncle Sam got them
French rs and 155M. guns work
ing with yankee behind them
feeding the Hun iron rations and
that new gas, 1t was more than Jer-
ry could stand; and Uncle Sam made
a short job of it.
We are located in small French.
village not much bigger than Eliz-
abeth This is a mountainous coun-
tryand this town is situated on the
side OF a mountain, almost at the
for mule team coming up the hill
We are in the east center of France
about so kilometers from Paris.
Ia kilometer equals % of a mile)
We are living here in billets (the
spare rooms in the peoples houses)
Nine of us have the upstairs of one
house. We have a new stove and
lots of fine wood to burn, fine straw
mattresses and plenty of blankets.
We have had some cold weather, but
not enough to freeze the ground.
the grass is just as green as in the
summer time. They have very lit
tie snow here. had first one furry
since we have been here. So you
see we are fixed mighty good COM
pared to two months ago when
our outfit was in living hell at
Grandpre. We lost quite a few OF
the boys when we were trying to
take that place. Some of my best
pals are left behind. am send
ing you an article copied from the
the New York Herald, which shows
you what the 18th was in over here.
II was the 312th, that started
the big drive that ended the war.
They had to take Grandpre, which
was the key to the positions as pou
can see by the map. 1t lay right
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
ANOTHER
Dec. 20, 1918.

Dear Father and Mother:
VIII write you a few lines to-
night to let you know l din't get
sick on too much candy and nuts
and ''sich stuff. to eat. Ha! Ha!
The Y. M. c. A.gave us a can OF
Prince Albert and package OF ci-
garettes. | don't use either OF
them. So they gave me ten cent
bar of candy and we got an issue
of six sticks. broken In two, OF stick
candy. So you see / didn't get sick
on candy. We had a pretty good
dinner yesterday for this country.
We had roast beef and gravy, jam
and potatoes, and two slices of bread
and coffee. hope you are both
we'll Iwish GOULD hear from you
more. hear the flu is raging in
the States again. l sure hope Meth
err of ydu get 1t. as 1t is danger
Gus disease. | suppose there Is snow
on the ground and colder than
blixon there now. I believe
could stand 1t thugh IL were
there. Ha! Hal Well we only have
to drill half day through the
Holidays. l hope we are away from
this town before the first of the year
have only received one letter
since have been over here and that
was November 1871 don't see
where all the mail is.
Wen l must close this time. with
love to Mother and Father.
Your Son,
Ralph M. Reeves.
Maticorne. France,
Jan. 1st. 1919.
Dear Mother and Father:-
VIII write you few lines to let you
know | am still able to answer Mess
cnll. Ha! Hal!
wen l wonder what you are do
Ing to night. didn't stay up to see
oid year out and the New Year In
last night. | bet 1t is colder than
biixon there to night hear IL ,s
an exceptinally cold winter over
there this year. 1t has been pretty
warm here this last week. but n
mas got to rain all the time in this
country. II the Sun would shine
instead of raining all the time IL
wouldn't be such a bad climate.
say. Mother. am sure getting hun
sry Tor some good old pie and choc-
oiate cake; these Frogs. (that is
"hat we call the French men be-
sause 1t is SO wet over here) don.t
contiued on last paSs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
FROM OUR BOYS OVER THERE

letter from Captain Geo. Bos-
ton to his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Del Georgia.
AMERICAN RED CROSS Dec. 27.1S
Dear Grand-dad
Well, am In Germany at
last right along with the rest of the
boys. Am in Rhsnesh Prussia. not
far from the province OF Hesse
Left Headquarters in the American
zone, France, December 5th, coming
TO this region by auto, by way of
Verdun, Etain. and Longwy, thence
into Belgium, then Luxemburg. ar
irving in Luxembourg city about 90
a. m. December 9Th. This is a very
pretty city Of about 10000 popula-
ton and Is, together with the whole
province of Luxemburg, now very pro
Ally The Allied flags are every
where and you should see those of
the U. S. A Some with six stars.
some fifteen and some with the
stripes running the wrong way.
Arrived at the German frontier
about IL a. m. and from there on
the road followed the river Moselle.
This river all the way to where 1t
emptis into the Rhine is lined with
vineyards which cover the high hills
on either side. The river is wide
and surely is very pretty. This
morning the hills are covered with
snow but we had no snow here but
it is very cold.
1 am now in the city of Trier or
Treves. as the French spell it. / do
aot know how 1t is spelled on the
English maps, as we never see any
1t is city of $4,000 people and
is well lighted. Clean well paved
streets. Big nicely lighted well
stocked stores and there are good
restaurants and beer gardens. One
can get meals for from to IA marks
In fact can hardly see any effects
OF the war at all. People well dress
ed and the buildings, IL they ever
have been bombed, have been re-
paired. 1t sure makes my blood boil
to walk down the streets or come into
German city and see all the prosJ
perity and then remember the hum
dre6s of French cities | have been
In that are completely destroyed and
deserted. Just ghosts of cities
Ihave very great region to cover
now From Coblenz to Mayence on
the river Rhine and then clear back
across German Luxembourg. Belgium
and to Stenay etc. in France. Some
job and must be out in all kinds Of
weather and 1t is getting just bit
cold up here. We are farther north
than Montreal, but do not believe 1t
gets as cold here as 1t does in Mon
treal.,
Am sending you and Grand mother
a little Christmas remembrance. A
little late, but l have been In the
hospital for the last two weeks and
therefore no chance to get out to get
anything. but 1 thought of both OF
you.
Was recently given the rank of
Captain. Received same just few
days before the armistice was signed
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

and just six months after my arrival
in France W
1t is showing here now and | must
go to several of the hospitals this
afternoon before 1t gets too cold, so
will close. l wish for both of you
the most happy New Year.
AS ever,
George.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21


THE National Grocery Company,
of Denver, was-soliciting fd- orders
in this neighborhood the first of this
week:
]. c. Brace butchered fine young
beef last Moday and was dealing it
out In good sized slices among his
neighbors next day.
Although the grounding did not
see his shadow II tie End. of this
month we have had right smart of
winter weather ever since.
II. Hoppman and family were
callers at VIM. Clugy's last Friday
evening to help celebrate Grandpa
Burry's birthday, who passed his IS,
mile stone on that day.
John Guthals, who has been stay
ing at Henry Hoppman's the last
two or three months, is now working
ing fr G. Srreiber, over on East
Cherry Creek.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

retiring officers have beenToo much
can not be said in praise of the in
defatigable and untiring devotion CT
Mrs. Peter Blumer for these years
she, has attended to that very i'm
portant function.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

guess win have to ring of for this
time.
To Father and Mother with lots
of love and merry Xmas and a
Happy New Year.
Your loving son,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
READERS FROM ELIZABETH.

James Forsyth and George Mead
. came in from Denver ON Sunday.
The Session of the Presbyterian
Church appointed the ofiiciary for
the Sunday School on last Sunday
morning For Superintendent, VIM.
Pfst; Assistant Superintendent, Prof
II r. steckel; for Treasurer, Miss
Lille Evans; for Secretary, Arthur
w. Phillips
OF course the appointments are
unimpeachable and it is hoped Will
VIII be found as faithful as the re-
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Ernest Wheeler, who made his
home for while with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Russell has received his dis
charge from the. Army and visited
here for few days. He was one of
the first boys to go from here and
was right in the thick of the fight
He wears gold sripe on his sieve
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

notwithstanding the very severe
winter the cattle are still looking
well and are in good flesh.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mrs. H. H. Beckman. Arnold and
Lottie spent Wednesday at Clarks:
they brought that blizzard.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
Correspondence
by Our Regular Correspondents
CAMERON NOTES

o. Phillips went back to his old
home in Iowa on a business mission
last ,.igeek and expects to be gone
abolt a week or ten days
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mr.. Reeves was passenger to De
yer Monday, as he is preparing to
erect a large barn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs, Dee Potting visited
Braces Sunday; they expect to move
on their place here in our commu-
nifty soon
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

E. C. Jones sold his residence prop
erty to Francis Workman recently
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mr., John sahms has sold ranch
through rM. Dick Glow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Miss Hattie Hoover is stopping
with Miss Phillips in the absence of
her husband. who is in Iowa.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

The, Charles Githals and VIM Rem
kin families, of Eibert, We're royalty
entertained at the II. Hoppman's
home last Sunday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Lonviers,
are moving to their ranch recently
purchased by them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

R. A Davidson is going to sell his
stock cattle implements. and house
hold goods on next Wednesday at 1:
p. m
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

valentine Day was duly celebrated
at our school, All the extra young
ladies' and young men visited school
that afternoon, and each and every
one receiving nice valentine. Miss
Bernice Gresham favored the school
with some delicious heart shaped
valentines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

There is growing demand for
dwelling houses in Elizabeth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

VIM. Clugy and family were visi-
ting at H. Bashor's, east of Eliza
beth, last Sunday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bush went to
Denver last week that Mrs. Bush
might have some dental work done
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mae Squires and Althea Brac 9
were unable to make it home the
night of the blizzard; so stayed all
night at Gresham's.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mrs. C. w. Reed and daughter, Miss
Eths are still in Denver, but will
be coming home in few days now.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Henry Bently and Raymond Brew
er left the last part of last week for
Kansas City, where they will attend
a government school to take an
autombile course
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Lewis Meade has been discharged
from Camp Lewis and is GLAD to once
more at home
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

We Will call ourselves by the
above name until "Payett" infrin-
ges on our rights again.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

All those who enjoy good cup Of
coffee might take the hunch that
Gotlieb Scroder bot some the other
day-a whole 1t. Now you needn't
tell this, because we let you in on a
good thing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Miss Isbel Murray celebrated her
18th birthday last Sunday, in fitting
style She had chicken with all the
hxin's, fce-cream and cakes. Hell
en- Clark and, her parents for 800
o'clock dinner, and for some reason
was wearing pad.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Born to Mr.. and Mrs Fl. r. Steckel
nine pound boy, Glenn Allan, on
Sunday morning 10Th. Mother
and child are doing wells and it is
hoped that the Professor will sur
viye.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
PERsIMMoNs.

Miss Bessie .stomm and brother
Frank visited the Dietrich children.
Sunday.
Mrs. squires, Mae. Roy ,and Earl
were visitors Sunday afternoon at
Greshams'.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Robert Gustaven, Federal guard
from Mare Island, California. spent
last week with his cousin. Andrew
Johnson
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mrs. Dora Smith or Jo Smith, who
resided here at one time, but recent
ly of Denver, left for years visit
in Tnnessee and Ohio last Friday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Miss Bogel visited Miss Irene Cor
resell the first of last week,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mrs. Hattie Fahrion adm daughter
Gladys left Sunday for Denver,
where they will make their future
home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

hr. Potter and son, Elmer. tried
to auto-to Clark's last week, but hat
to borrow a shovel and do some dig
ging before arriving.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

The third number of the Lyceum
course of entertainments was given
on Tuesday evening to the largest
house yet. After the lecture by DR.
John A. Gray on THE man of the
hour" the young qeople remained to
indulge in a Terpsichorean exercise.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

The Banner office family have been
feasting on hog killing" donations
from J.. r. Hewitt and j. NJ. Reeves.
tainly did feast
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
ROCK BUTTE

John Leach bought a Ford this
week.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

Mr.. o. B. Brewer is doing the
marshal stunt for our city at the
present time. and he possesses one
very fine qualification for this office,
the Confidence of the peple
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

About the most forlorn looking
denizen of the town is the old dog of
Mrs. Fahrion which she left to be
sent when the furniture is shipped,
The faithful dog lies at the door of
the home and seems to say Pm still
on the job
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21

contiued on last page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
MADE HIT IN TOPEKA
General Wright Met Families OF Boys
He Commanded Friday.

Topeka became acquainted Friday
afternoon with Maj. Gen. William M.
Wright. Known by hundreds OF thou
sands of soldiers-for he commanded
two divisions and four corps at diff
ferent times in France-this was the
first opportunity that the mothers and
fathers and sisters and friends Of the
soldiers had seen the we'll liked gen.
eral.
Preceded by selections from the
Sunflower quartet. and vocal solos by
Miss Rose Gilberg. well known To-
peka contralto, and Paul Mcfarland,
the songbird OF the 130th field artil-
lery, General Wright began his talk
He admits he is not an orator. yet
delivered an able and masterful ad-
dress.
After outlining the work of Ameri-
can divisions on the western front,
General Wright. complimenting the
35th and S9th divisions, told the men
of these units that a good soldier
never looks backward. His eyes al e
always forward.
Forget your hardships." declared
General Wright, cherish your glori-
Gus past. but don't live in it. Have
no tolerance for the men whose assets
are purely historical"
Following his address in Topeka,
General Wright, with his aide, Capt.
Charles G. Gerhardt, motored to Law
renee with Brig. Gen. Wilder S. Met
calf, where the former 35th and S9th
divisional commander delivered an
address late in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
IT WAS SOME GAME!
Picnic Poker Party Gives Topeka
Woman New Dress.

At a picnic recently of prominent
Topeka business men, several of them
sat around a table in the woods play
ing draw poker. Four figure in this
story.
One man opened the pot on two
small pairs. The second stayed, hav-
ing the nine, ten, queen and king of
hearts. The third, with a high full
house staring him in the face, tilted
the opening, and all stayed, including
a man drawing for an ace high
straight
The opener filled to his two pair
and had a small filly. The heart flush
man caught the Jack of hearts. giving
him a king high straight flush. The
original full house man stood pat. and
the chap drawing for a straight caught
the joker.
The rest can easily be surmised.
The only trouble was that the man
with the straight flush told his fam
lily about 1t. The next day his wife
bought a new hat, and his daughter
purchased pretty new dress. And he
wonders why.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
TIoncer snIlnn Man Dead.

s'eAAAtAb A(NsAu-
Saiina, July 5.-Charles Kastner, 5 g,
for forty-two years a resident of this
city is dead He was a Mason of high
degree. Besides the widow he is sur
vived by one son, Charles Kastner. Jr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
North Topeka Has a Prophet
Who Hits 1t.
0. C. SaIyer Predicted Dempsey
Would Win in Third.
HE LOOKS FOR ANOTHER War
ForetOld Election of Wilson and
Corwine and Wars End.
Madam Thebes of Paris Has
Nothing on Local~Seer.

o. c. Salyer. a North Topeka man
who has made many remarkable pre-
dictions in the last few years, scored
anothertriumph Friday on the Demp-
sey-Willard fight. few days ago
Salyer, in the presence of half a dozen
other men, said:
Dempsey is going to win this fight
easily and it will take about three
rounds"
He was given the merry "ha ha" by
his friends. who now see the truth IN
his prophecy.
The North Side prophet. who lives
at 1908 North Kansas avenue, made
the statement two weeks before the
last city election that Corwine would
win by less than $50 votes. Corwine's
majority was 43. While a resident OF
Oklahoma, he said that Senator owen
would be renominated for the senate
over Ex-Governor Haskell by $4,000
votes. owens majority was $4,000.
In 1915. Salyer stated that Wilson
would be elected president by less
than thirty electoral votes. and that he
would carry Kansas by more than TO-
900. His Topeka friends laughed at
this. because they were sure that Kan
sas would go for Hughes. and that the
candidates strength in New York and
Pennsylvania would insure his cleo
ton.
Predicted End of War.
Madame Thebes. Of Paris, has moth
ing on Salyer when it comes 10 garner
ing the events of the future and seeing
the prophecies come true. During the
Chateau hierry fight in 1913, the
North Topeka seer said that the war
would be over by January l, 1913. 1t
ended on November II.
Two weeks before the Baltimore
convention in 1912, Salyer predicted
that Wilson would be nominated. but
that it would take more than twenty
five ballots to. do it. At that time
Champ Clark had the largest number
of delegates pledged for the Demo-
cratic national convention. Wilson
was nominated on the forty-sixth bal
lot
When Wilson first came out for the
governorship of New Jersey. Salyer
said he would be elected, and that he
would be presidential timber in 1919.
Now he says that il the Republicans
make the League of Nations a party
issue in 1920. Wilson will be a can
didate for a third term in the White
House.
Predicts Another War.
On elections. wrestling matches,
prize fights, military campaigns, etc,
Salyer's predictions have come true
with almost supernatural correctness.
And now comes the blow that killed
father-he predicts another war.
I'm a few years, before we have
really recovered from the effects of
the war just ended" said Salyer today,
I'VE will be in the throes of the most
terrible conflict inhistory. The war
in France will dwindle in importance
and fierceness. A new spirit has risen
in China against the allies for their
treatment of the great yellow repub-
lie at the Versailles peace conference,
and that is where the new world war
will have its initial foundation. It's
coming. Mark my words"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05

Chinese fathers cannot leave more prop
erty to one son than to another. All must
have an equal share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY

The first Ameri-
can officer to enter
the redeemed" city
of Strassbourg was
a m otion picture
actor, Robert War
wick, who won his
commission as Cap
tain at the second
Plattsburg c a m p
and served seventeen
months with the A.
E. F.. and has since
b e en- promoted as
Major in the United
States Army Reserve