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Smyrna times., 1919-06-18
New Dinner Sets

Beautiful sets, that make good mo.I
taste better, are not expensive Most Of rbeso
sets are open stock and can be BOUGHT conno+o
or partly and added to from time to time.
In the domestic porcelain there are son,o
particularly attractive patterns with decora-
tiOns such as the blue bird, tea rose. pink and
buff sprays, blue and buff and pink or gold and
black borders priced for the set GOO pecesl
S25.OO, $2S.OO, $500, S3S.OO and 5000.
And then there are the imported English
and French Dinner Sets made with blue bIno
and buff OF silver grey border decorations and
some with coin gold handles.
These sets, among the finest you can buy
are priced for 100 pieces, $4,000 S55.00
$500, S135.OO and S171.OO
By the way, can you think of a more ap-
preciated OF sensible wedding gift for this
months bride?
Smyrna times., 1919-06-18

Fancy asparagus was shipped from
Townsend recently, at So a crate
wholesale, or about 35 cents a bunch.
In all about 300 crates We're sent to
distant markets during the day. The
asparagus crop is paying more than
a score of local growers a good profit
the present season.
Smyrna times., 1919-06-18
KENT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
At IMPORTANT MEETING
GETTING WORK SYSTEMATIZED
UNDER NEW SCHOOL CODE
Caesar Rodney School Wants To Take
in Additional Districts.-COunty
Teachers Elected.


At the meeting of the County Board
of Education of Kent County, Della
ware, Mr.. J. T. Jump and Mr.. ]. J.
Brown appeared and requested that
the arrangement of the Caesar Rod
ney School District be increased and
the following additional territory was
put into that district: Rising Sun dis
trict, Moore's Mill district, south of
Puncheon Run, Franklin district south
of the same stream, Oak Shade dis
trict and part of duPonts.
The following teachers were elect
ed:
Miss Grace Cohee, Kenton School.
Miss Catherine Johns, KentOn.
Miss Ida Cannon, Leipsic.
Miss Laura B. Postles, Frederica.
Miss Helen Heather, Hartly.
Mrs. Nettie Moore, Hartly.
Miss Emma Blades, Clayton.
Miss Emily Spruance, Clayton.
Miss Mary Johnson, Clayton.
Miss Ella Catterson, Clayton.
Mr.. George Swain, Houston.
Miss Addie Williams, Blackistons.
Miss Beulah Carter, Downs Chapel.
Miss Gladys Hopkins, Cowgills.
Miss Ada Robinson, Comegys.
Miss Maude Starkey, Faiview.
Miss Florence Griffith, Mt. Willow.
Miss Mildred Steele, Chestnut
Grove.
Miss Alice Neeman, Canterbury.
Miss Thelma Svurry, Warrens.
Miss Christina Paris, Jumvs.
Mrs. Estelle Reynolds, Smiths.
Mrs. Alice H. Ross, Prosvect.
Miss Lula D. Emory, Church Hill.
Miss Hazel Palmer, Williamsville.
Miss Elsie Kopvle, Pine Grove.
Miss Bessie Virdin, Bethesda.
Miss Jennie Prettyman, Powells.
Miss Elizabeth Ware, Denneys.
Mrs. Essie G. Welsh, Andersons.
Mrs. Clara B. Steele, Piney Grove.
Miss Violet Ottwell, Mastens Corner
Miss Fanny Marvel, Pratts.
Miss Anna Lister, Cedar Grove.
Mrs. Mary H. Darby, Marvels.
Miss Elva Jarman, Westville.
Miss Beatrice Cook, Rose Valley.
Miss Caroline Lane, Little Greek.
Miss Rhoda Masten, Wileys.
Miss Pearl Taylor, Hazels.
Miss Emma Taylor, Adamsville.
Miss LeOra Kent, Rices.
Miss India Rothwell, Bay View.
Ralvh McIlvaine, Magnolia.
M. L. Hydorn, Frederica.
The Board is planning to build a
two room school in the town of Hick-
man. The children of Hickman have
had to go two and a half miles into
the country to school or else pay tut
ton to a small school over the line in
Maryland.
Superintendent Shilling presented
his resignation as superintendent to
take effect as soon as his successor
can be appointed. AS the requirements
for the position are rather high, the
number of applicants is not likely to
be large.
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County Clerk.

That to each coupon maturing sub
s%equently to the prepayment date shall
be added the words:
"Unless this Bond is sooner paid"
"Sec. 3. That upon the execution of
said bonds as required by statute and
substantially in the form hereinabove
provided, and upon the registration
thereof by the county treasurer, and
his endorsement Of such registration,
upon each bond, the treasurer shall de-
liver said bonds at one time or from
time to time without restrictions as
to the particular numbers so to be de-
livered, from time to time, in ex-
change for a like amount of warrants
then outstanding which have been is
sued against General, Poor, Bridge,
Contingent and Fair Funds prior to
July %, 1919, dollar for dollar, that
is to say, he shall count the value of
each warrant as the face thereof and
all interest legally accrued thereupon,
and shall count the value of each bond
as $1,000, collecting from the recip-
lent of each bond the interest which
has accrued thereon from October l,
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1919, to the date of the actual ex-
change, and Immediately upon making
such exchange the warrants received
in exchange shall be cancelled and ex-
tinguished as obligations of the coun-
ty, provided, however, that all or any
Of said bonds may be delivered to
which is hereby
appointed the fiscal agent of the coun-
ty for the purpose of conducting such
exchange, such delivery to be made
in escrow with the understanding to
be made in writing and signed by the
proper officer or officers of said bank,
and the county treasurer, that said
bonds are received by said bank only
for the purpose of exchange in accord
ance with this section of this resolu-
ton and order, and that warrants re-
ceived by said bank in exchange shall
forthwith be delivered to the county
treasurer for cancellation, or shall be
cancelled by said bank in his pres
ence, and when any exchange or cam
collation. of warrants shall be made
hereunder, the county treasurer shall
forthwith make and file with the
clerk his certificate of such exchange,
which may be, if made in the pres
ence of an officer or officers of said
bank, attested by said officer or Of
ficers.
"Section 4. That in order to meet
the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest of said bonds as the
same shall fall due there shall be and
hereby is levied upon all the taxable
property within Valley County, Mon
tana, a direct annual tax in each year
while any Of said bonds shall be out
standing, which tax shall be suffi-
cient to meet the interest payments
as they fall due, and provide a fund
for the redemption of the principal
at maturity.
"Section 5. That the intent of this
resolution and order is to provide
solely for the exchange of bonds for
warrants, and not for the sale of such
bonds, or the borrowing of any money
upon the same, all to the end that
certain warrant Indebtedness of the
county may be redeemed without in
creasing the county's indebtedness and
without borrowing money.
"Section g.. That the full faith,
credit and of the county of
Valley, Montana, and of this board of
county commissioners, as such, be, and
the same are hereby irrevocably pledg-
ed for the punctual payment of the
principal and interest Of said bonds
when and as the same become due.
"Section 7. All orders and resolu-
tions heretofore made by this
Board and not carried out in relation
the issuance of such Funding Bonds,
are hereby repealed"
Commissioner Carl J.. Anderson, who
introduced said resolution, moved the
adoption of the same.
The motion was seconded by Com
missioner Calvin H. Pippin and it was
.thereupon adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Peter A. West, Carl J. An
derson, Calvin H. Pippin.
NAYES: None.
I. c. W. Kampfer, County Clerk of
the County Of Valley, Montana, do
hereby certify that I have compared
the foregoing resolution with the or
iginal resolution adopted at a meet
ing of the board of county commits
sioners of said county duly called and
held on the 9th day of September,
1919, and filed in my office on the
9th day of September, 1919, and that
the same is a true and correct copv
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COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Continued on page 81

in any subsequent interest payment
date before maturity. Said bonds
shall bear interest at the rate Of five
and one-half per cent per annum, pay
able January /, 1920, and thereafter
on the first days of July and jan
uary in each year, and at final ma
turity, both principal and interest to
be payable at the First National Bank
in the City Of St. Paul, Minnesota.
The first coupon evidencing interest
payments shall be for a three months
period, to-wit: from October l, 1919,
to January /, 1920, and the remaining
coupons shall be each for the period
of six months.
"Section 2. The form of said bonds
and the interest coupons thereof, with
the form of registration certificate,
to be endorsed on each bond by the
county treasurer, shall be substantial
ly as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of Montana, County of Valley
No...-.. $1,000 900
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That Valley County, in
the State of Montana, is justly in
debted, and for value received, here
by promises to pay to bearer on the
first day of July, A. D. 1889, the prin-
cipal sum of One Thousand Dollars
(S100O), with interest thereon at the
rate Of five and one-half per cent per
annum, payable January 1, 1920, and
semi-annually thereafter on the first
days of July and January in each year,
and also at the maturity hereof, as
evidenced by and upon the presenta-
ton and surrender of the interest cou-
pons hereto attached, as they sever
ally become due. Both principal and
interest hereof are payable in lawful
money of the United States of Amer
lea, at the First National Bank in the
City of St, Paul, Minnesota. For the
prompt payment of the principal and
interest hereof as the same respective |
ly fall due, the full faith, credit and
resources of said county are hereby
irrevocably pledged.
"This bond is r~edeemable at the
pleasure of the county on July l, 1884,
or on any interest payment date there
after before its absolute maturity, af-
notice given as provided in Sec
ton 2911 of the Revised Codes of
Montana.
"This Bond is one of a series issued
0y said county in exchange for, and
the redemption and cancellation of
like amount Of it's valid outstanding
warrant indebtedness, created and is
sued before July 20, 1919, pursuant
% a resolution duly adopted by the
Board of County Commissioners of
said County on September 9th, 1919,
and under and by virtue Of and in
respects in full and strict con-
formity with the Constitution of Mon
tana, and the provisions of Article ILL.,,
Chapter H., Title ". of the Revised
Codes of Montana, as amended by
Chapter 80 Acts of the Fourteenth
Legislative Assembly,.
at is hereby CERTIFIED and DE-
CREED that all acts, conditions and,
things required by the constitution and
laws of Montana to be done and exist
precedent to and in the issuance of
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this bond, in order to constitute it a
valid and binding obligation of said
county. and have been done and exist;
that the indebtedness redeemed here
by is a valid and subsisting indebted
ness, of said county, created within
the limits of Indebtedness imposed by
said constitution and laws, and that
provision has been made for the levy
and collection of a direct annual tax
upon all taxable property within said
county sufficient to meet the princi-
pal and interest of this bond as the
same may fall due.
I'm WITNESS WHEREOF, Valley
County, Montana, by it's Board of
County Commissioners, has caused
this bond to be signed by the chair
man of said board and by the County
Treasurer and to be countersigned and
sealed by it's County Clerk, and each
of the annexed coupons to be signed
with the fac smile signature Of all
of said officers, all as of this First
day of October, 1919.
Chairman,
Board of County Commissioners.
Countersigned: and Sealed:
County Clerk County Treasurer.
Treasurer's Registration Certificate.
State of Montana
County Of Valley
l, do hereby GER
THY that l am the duly qualified
and acting county treasurer in and
for Valley county, Montana, and that
l have registered the within bond in
a book in my office provided for that
purpose-all as required by law.
WITNESS my Official Signature.
County Treasurer in and for Valley
County, Montana.
COUPON.
No... S27.50
On the first day of January, A.
D. 49,. Valley County will pay Bear
Twenty-seven and 50-100 Dollars
($27.5O) at First National Bank St.
Paul, Mimi, for interest then due on
it's FUNDING BOND, dated October
l, 1919
Chairman,
Board of County Commissioners.
County Treasurer.
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mileage $50
Verne E. Mcintyre, juror fees. 800
Jack Kind. witness fee and
mileage $40
Waino Kind, witness fee and
mileage BIO
John Loberg, mileage and per
uleIH 9.UO
Charles Peterson, fees and mile
age 1915
Joe Barnhart, %coroner's juror. 800
Frank Tooke, coroner's juror =. 800
S. N. Foust, fees, coroner's
jury 800
H. E. Abbott, coroner juror 80. 800
Harry Durham, coroner's jur-
or 800
M. A. Lien, registrations ..- so
H. O. j. Luraas, posting notices
and registrations 7.5O
j. H. Jones, posting notices 80. 400
E. B. Covey, posting notices 80. 500
B. B. Delay, posting notices.. 500
A. Alliev, posting notices .... 200
James McGovern, posting no.
tlces 800
B. G. Bertelson, registration
voters 5,25
Frank Ruffcorn, posting no.
tees 200
James McGovern, posting no.
LlSGS n tH)
w. B. Robinson, posting no.
tees 500
}. P. Dahlquist, registrations. 2.25
c. W. Flint, registration Of cleo
tors 1926
l.. }. Clingman, posting notices $50
Frank Mcpherson, posting no.
tees 500
Ross Farmer, registration of
James Deegan, posting notices 500
j. M. Thoeny, registration of
electors 14.25
electors 2.75
James Deegan, posting notices 500
Mrs. E. R. Bonan, posting no.
tees 800
Bert Reed, posting notices ..... 500
K. c. Stolen, witness fees and
mileage 400
Dick Montfort, witness fees and
mileage $40
James R. Stephens, witness fee
and mileage 400
G. N. Montfort, witness fees
and mileage $40
NJ. O. Richter, witness fees and
mileage $50
Ray Lamb, witness fees and
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mileage $50
Larest Johnson, witness fees
and mileage $50
S. L. Coates, witness fees and
mileage 40
Nellie c. Skinner, witness fees
and mileage 2.1O
VIM. Demessemaker, witness
fees and mileage 4.5O
G. w. Rapp, justice fees ....-. 1850
Warrants allowed on Fair Fund:
Mt. SITS. Tel. & Tel. Co., long
distant tolls rs
Piper-Howe Lumber Co., sup-
plies for fair 98.18
l.. E. Jones, freight on exhibit 52.81
I. j. Hooking, supplies for fair $3.50
M. E. Stebbins, express on ex-
hibits 11.41
Frank Rich, labor 600
L. E. Jones (assigned) Carpen-
ter work OH
Nellie Johonnott, supplies ...... 1850
L. E. Jones, expense one-day
lar 1852
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County Treasurer
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-10
THE TRUE LIFE OF TRADE.

M ONOPOLY. hasn't the trade advantages that it has
ANA been supposed to have. Business organizations with
monopoly of their products frequently go to Sleep and
there beginning to be revival of the old adage about
competition being the life of trade.
For instance. there an Ohio corporation that has spent
al least million dollars in buying out rivals and otherwise
suppressng competition in the production of certain store
specially and until it maintains about 90 per cent
monopoly.
1t has been almost openly stated by those within this
organization that it would make money if maintain
ed only 6O per cent monopoly.
The reason given the fact that their statesmen have
tendency to FIX their standard of living at say $50 or
SIS per week and that they will not work after they have
sold enough TO equal commissions their living standards
here is rival statesmen waiting around the corner
after their prospects that the statesmen make just enough
calls and sales to equal their weekly quota knowing that
other prospects safe until the following week
As result this has been forced to give prizes
and premums-create artificial competition within itself
in order TO get their statesmen put forth selling effort be-
yond certain point
The head of this concern with 90 per cent monopoly
held convention of statesmen his factory to which
he invited the wives of the saemen and he openly explain
ed to the just why the husbands did not bring home
more money.
A Cleveland concern has basic patent on device used
about railroad and mill yards for lifting metal on and off
cars. 1t allows its principal competitors to also make and
sell this device without royalties. The theory is that the
burden will be divided in tn matter of selling and adver-
Using expense for wider use Of the device
The fact that monopoly all that it is supposed to
be may explain part why Standard Oil has made more
money than previous TO its uscrambns At least an a
hca competition has been created within the organization
Department and district managers have been made to con.
test with each other and have therefore put forth greater
effort for increased production and sales In their rivalry
for showing they have actually created business.
None of US are doing so much but what we might do
more And sometimes the incentive 10 do more is compe.
tion--the true life of trade
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for sayngs War Savings stamps are made yery easy to
acquire Thrift stamps cost but quarter each and sixteen
Of these. plus few cents additional may be exchanged
for an neTestbearng War Savings stamp If necessary.
War Savings stamps may be cashed IN at any postoce on
ten days notice.
In addition to their value as security in stimulating
Thrift. investment m War Savings stamps gives citizen a
definite financial stake in his country and arouses him to
more active interest In its affairs.
Save FIRST spend afterwards is the slogan of the Saving.
Division. Putting away portion of proceed, regularly
before the balance is touched for spending makes sur
prngy large amount for Worthwhile outlay pile up in
short time
Every minister in the country being requested by Har
old Braddock. director of the Savings Division. to CO.
operate m making Thrift Sunday success 1t expected
that on that day each pastor will speak on the meaning and
value of intelligent thrift to his congregation will possibly
suggest plans for community and individual thrift and
encourage church organizations to enroll as Government
Saving societies.
A message from Secretary Glas, ha. been sent to all
ministers and will be read from the pulpit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-10
THRIFT SUNDAY.

HRIFT Sunday is to be observed throughout the
country on June %. The project has been launched
BY the Savings Division y the u. S. Treasury department.
which assisting the national movement to conserve war
taught habits of thrift and has met with hearty approval
from many interests and organizations. Every man, wo-
and child in the United States will be asked to- con-
slider and discuss on Thrift Sunday the present necessity
for economy and its permanent value personal community
and national prosperity.
Thrift is the highway to freedom The liberty of people
m this country, that is far as they do not interfere with
the nights of ohers-s usually restricted only by lack of
funds to carry out plans If one would be free to obtain
education. free to fam to own proper equipment
free to many free improve his property or acquire more
free to educate his chlrdren the practice of systematic
That safe and profitable investment may be within the
reach Of everyone. the Treasury department continuing
Thrift and War Savings stamps. The latter costing lit
lie four dollars pay the high of interest Of four
per cent compounded quaey-one of the very best rates
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-10
TopAY.s ELECTION.

hen this issue IF The West viTgnisn reaches the
time the closing of the polls arrives and if you have
already done go Immediately and cast vote in favor
of the proposed new charter.
For a variety of causes quite number of votes are
beng against the charter today but there not the
slightest why intelligent and public spirited citi-
zen Of amont should take that stand The opposition
has had every opportunity to state the basis for its faith
including meeting last night but developed nothing
beyond disposition oppose the charter for the mere sake
Of opposition.
When municipal government is at its best it is conducted
just Ike the business of big corporation is conducted and
every knows that the bigger the corporation the more
business it is compelled to do faith, In Fairmont we
need the proposed charter because the one we are operating
under reardns the progress of the city, After get
nd of this obstruction by the of adopting
charter will get the kind of government the city wants.
There IS every indication that right now the city wants
government that superior every way anything has
ever had IN the past.
That's spirit that should be encouraged to the utmost
If Famont gets good start now it will go far on the
road TO municipal leadership this state And the town
grows the people who live here whether they are in bust
ness or work for wages will prosper.
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'sNNW HSTzTIH5EN

Or Friday morning, June 10, 1858,
D. B. overholt issued the first number
of the first newspaper ever published
in Kingwood. It was called The Pres.
ton Register and was Democratic pa.
per. 1t was. the second Democratic
newspaper ever gotten out in Preston
county and the fourth publication in
the history of Preston county. The
first printing press had been brought
to Brandonville and used to get out
"The Silk Culturist and Farmers Man
ual," an agricultural paper. about 1888
or 1910. The first newspaper was la.
ter gotten out at the same plant and
was called Democratic although twas
really ultra-Whig. No copy of this
paper has been preserved. The Pres
ton Register issued for the first time
on this date 81 years ago, lived for
about two months.
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All Hands On Deekl

All Hands On peckl
Fifteen Years from Today from tn,
Files of The Daily Free Press.
Tom Buckley, President of the
Correspondence School For Poll
ticians, which guarantees a sena.
torship with every diploma, an
nounced last evening the perfect
ing OF a device which has taken
years of time and thought. With
Mr. Buckley's invention it will be
possible for deceased spirits to
vote. Special booths will be pro.
vided at election time for the spir-
its, and by means of a ouija board
they will make known their
choice. 1t is pointed out that
since there are probably more vot.
ers dead than living 1t is posi-
BILE that in case the spirits should
nominate one of their own num-
Der he would be elected. In this
case all salaries which would or.
dinarily be paid to the official
would revert to Mr.. Buckley. 1t
is in this way that he expects the
device to profit him.
Return to ouartersl
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"This ole thing, it's a fright an
wouldn't wear 1t with them other girls
all dressed up"
Main St. B. B. Cflatteringly):
Jaw cum on, yu' looks s. good as
.,5 Main St. FlapDer somewhat
81 amt gonna promise til 1 know
about m'dress."
Main st. B. B. (tries AGAIN.:
Jaw that's good enuff fer any one,
say VII CO."
Main St. Flapper (disinterestedly):
Call me up an. I'll let yu' know"
Main St. B. B. (persistently):
II wanna know now"
Main ST. Flapper (vacantly):
Call me up"
Main st. B. B. (sincerely):
Cant W. say yu'll go in tn dress
yu' got on?"
Main st. Flapper tdoubtfully):
Il amt so sure kin get out Thurs.
day night"
Main St. B. B. eagerly:
Jaw cum on"
Main st, Flapper (vaguely):
"I'll let yu' know"
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.-the same
without rhyme or reason for thirty
minutes straight.
(Curtain.)