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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13
THF uI6HT
IN THE PLFARlNG
A TALE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
IN THE TINE OF SILAS WRIGHT
H
IRVINE GACHELLER
eBN HOLDEN DM AND DARREL OF THE BLESSED ISLES
KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE ETC, ETC

/ knew, or thought | knew, why she
took such care of me. She was IN
league with the gallows and could not
bear to see IL cheated OF Its prey. For
some reason she hated the GrlmShaWs.
/ had seen the hare in her eyes the
day she logged along behind the OLD
money lender through the streets or
the village when her pointing finger
had seemed to say to me: There,
there is the man who has brought me
to this. He has put these rags upon
my back, this fire in my heart, this
wild look In my eyes. Wait and you
will see what / will put upon him."
I knew that old Kate was not the
irresponsible, witless creature that
people thought her TO be. | had begun
to think Of her with a kind of awe as
n gifted above all others. One by
n the things she had said of the
future seemed to be coming true.
AS we were going into the house the
schoolmaster said:
"Now, Mary, you take this lantern
and go across the street to the house
o. Deacon Binks, the constable. You'll
find him asleep by the kitchen stove.
Arrest his slumbers, but not rudely,
apd, when he has come to, tell him
that l have news o. the devil"
Deacon Binks arrived, a fat man
with a big, round body and a very
wise and serious ~countenance between
side whiskers bending from his temple
to his neck and suggesting parentheses
of hair. as If his head and It's aces
sories were In the nature Of a side
issue. He and the schoolmGster went
out of doors and must have talked to-
gether while / was eating a bowl Of
bread and milk which Mrs. Hacket had
brought to me.
When / went to bed, by and by, I
heard somebody snoring on the little
porch under my window. The first
sound that reached my ear ut the
break of dawn was the snoring Of
some sleeper. / dressed and went be-
low and found the constable In his
coonskin overcoat asleep on the porch
with a long-barreled gun at his side.
While i stood there the schoolmaster
came around the corne of the house
from the garden. He put his hand IN
the deacon's shoulder and gave him
a little shake.
awake, We limb o. the law" he de-
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and carried them around so long they
were not fit to send.
I was made corporal after | wrote
before and after the last drive had
charge of 40 men and was later made
a sergeant. The sergeant who was
in charge Of us was wounded and |
was next in command so had to take
charge of the men.
Saw some of the fellows of the old
outfit on the last drive. They were
sure glad to see me and | was as glad
to see them. Saw Calvin Merkley.
too, and we were together for two
days.
We were hiking for A days, sure
was some trip but we got a good view
of the country. Crossed into Ger
many Dec. LIST, at $3.50 in the morn
ing and crossed the Rhine on Dec. 10,
at 7:45, and it was sure raining some
at the time.
We had quite a time in our billet
last night. A Dutchman brought in
his mandolin and a mouth organ and
one of the men in my platoon was
singing for us, and we sure had a good
time.
Dec. 24-After inspection Saturday
we had the rest of the day off out
drilled today. Suppose we will have
a couple days off for Christmas any
way. Suppose 0 folks are prepar-
ing for a big day tomorrow. Wish |
was there with you, but this is war
times now. | expect to spend the
Fourth of July at home, or next Christ
mas at least. We had some snow
last night, the first we had seen for
a long time. Christmas is not Christ
mas unless the ground is white.
| will tell you of the fronts on
which we have been. The first one
"a Cantigny, the first time the Amer
lean boys went over the top; from
there WI went to scissors for that
Drive, and from there to the Toul front
where we held that front for a while,
and then was taken to st. Mihiel sec.
tor where we went over and only lost
one man in two days. 1t sure was
a snap, that drive. From there we
went to the Argonne which was a bad
place, as the French and English had
both tried to take it., as well as an
other American division, but we sue
ceeded in taking it from the Huns.
From there we went to Sedan which
was another easy drive, and then the
armistice was signed and we started
to hike for Germany.
We are having some kind of enter
tainment for Christmas. 1t is sleeting
out now but am in hopes the sun will
shine tomorrow.
Sergt. John F. Vogler,
Co. D, 18th Inf. A. F. +.
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Awake, We Limb o. the Law"

manded. Prayer is better than
sleep"
The deacon arose and stretched
himself and cleared his throat and as
sumed an air of alertness and said It
was q fine morning, which 1t was not,
the sky being overcast and the air
dark and chilly, Mr.. Racket removed
his greatcoat and threw 1t on the stoop
saying:
Deacon, you lay there. From now
on I'm constable and ready for any act
that may be necessary TO maintain the
law. / can be as severe as Napoleon
Bonaparte and as cunning as Satan, IL
/ have to be-"
While ] was milking the deacon sat
on a bucket in the doorway Of the
stable and snored until l had finished.
He awoke when / loosed the cow and
the constable went back to the pasture
with me, yawning with his hand over
his mouth much of the way. The dea-
con leaned his elbow on the top Of
the pen and snored again, lightly.
while I mixed the feed for the pigs.
MI. Jacket met us at the kitchen
door, whore Deacon Binks said to him /:
IF you'll lock after the boy today
I'll 60 home and get a little rest"
"God bless yer soul, We had a busy
night" said the s~choolmaster with q
smile.
He added as he went into the house:
II never knew q man to rest with
more energy and persistence. 1t was
1 perfect flood o. rest. II kept me
awake until long after midnight"
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gave me n pIayfur Sian On the shoulder

gave me a playful slap on the shoulder
an ancient token Of good will-the
first form of the accolade, l fancy.
What joyful good humOr there was in
those simple men and women-enough
to temper the woeS Of a city If 1t could
have been applied to their relief. They
stood thick around the stove warming
themselves and taking off its griddles
end opening it's doors and surveying it
inside and out with much curiosity.
Nov for the Christmas tree" said
Uncle Peabody as he led the way into
our best room, where a fire was burn
Ing in the old Franklin CRATE. 'Come
on, boys an girls"
What a wonderful sight was the
Christmas tree-the first we had had
in our house-a fine spreading balsam
loaded with presents! Uncle Hiram
jumped into the air and clapped his
feet together and shouted: Hold me,
somebody, or I'll grab the hull tree
an run away with it."
Uncle Jabez held one foot In both
hands before him and joyfully hoped
around the tree.
These relatives had brought their
family gifts, some days before, TO be
hung on it's branches. The thing that
caught my eye was a big silver watch
hanging by a long golden chain to one
If the boughs. Uncle Peabody took il
down and held 1t aloft by the chain,
so that none should miss the sight, say
ing:
"From Santa C'aus for Bart!"
A murmur of admiration ran through
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the company which gathered around
me as I held the treasure in my trem-
bling hands.
'This is for Bart, too" Uncle Pea
body shouted as he took down a bolt
Of soft blue cloth and laid it in my
arms. "Now there's somethin' that's
Feel Of it. It's for a suit O clothes.
Come all the way from Burlington.
Now get-ap there. You've got your
load"
I moved out of the way in a hurri-
cane of merriment. 1t was his one
great day of pride and vanity. He did
not try to conceal them.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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Mrs. c. n. Mcknight has received
the following welcome letter from her
son, Eugene, who is almost well from
his wound and again doing duty:
January 6, 1919.-Dear Mother:
Well now | am again on the end Of
a pen trying to write. | am as well
as ever again. One foot is a little bit
coloTed but they do not hurt any more.
think when | get married | will be
quite a help to my wife (washing
dishes). Do you ever get a letter from
Clyde? | am looking each day for "a
letter from him, since the armistice
was signed. I take it for granted that
mo news is good news"
wrote George a letter and suppose
he will be home by the time it gets
to him. How are you all, l suppose
you are nearly frozen up by now.
Here it still rains and rains, it has
not got cold enough to freez up yet.
When | came to this country | Wis
tied a great cathedral in Winchester,
England, it was a grand place and
every piece of furniture and nearly
history. 1t would take one a day or
two to go through it and hear all that
the guides would tell you. We trav-
eled all day through England in one
of those queer little trains. At first
English and French trains looked
queer to us but now they seem just
as natural as our own Each coach
carriage as they call them), is di-
vided into compartments containing
eight people each. These cars have
only four wheels under them, and
when you get in the crew locks the
door. | believe that the English
trains travel fully as fast as the aver
age American train. We rode through
Oxford, Birmingham and nearly to
London, | think within 35 miles. Eng
land is a very pretty place. liked
the scenery very much, although
things were much different than in
America. Every building is built just
alike, all from red stone or brick.
Nearly everyone lives in flats, there
fore the cities are all flats instead of
houses. After riding a few hours, one
gets tired of the monotony: if you
see one city you have seen them all.
/ wish | could go back there again
as | would like to go to London.
We stayed one night at Camp Knot
ty Ash" near Liverpool. then W. went
to Winchester and stayed at a camp
called Morn Hill" for four days, then
we went to Southampton from which
place we sailed across the English
Channel to France. We landed at
Havre, France, after twelve hours
ride by boat. Here l saw my first
real signs of war. of course there
were signs here. France is different
from England, in places the country
! is nice, but l like England better.
Here the houses are all built of stone.
the house and barn are in the same
building.
Well l guess ! must quit so 1 will
write again soon Goodbye. Your
son, Gene.
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Continued from Page ~
object after all, if | just have a good
limb when it is over.
| had a letter from Star Burton not
long ago but was certainly sorry to
hear what he said. He is in Fort
Worth, Texas, and has beer dis.
charged from the service. His lungs
are in bad shape and the doctor says
he must sleep out doors, quit cigarets
and not go back to South Dakota for
at least a year. | sure hope he takes
care of himself, but am afraid he will
be careless as that is somewhat of
a habit of his. His address is 1925
South Adams street, Forth Worth,
| hear Bob Walpool is in this camp
waiting for his discharge and l am
mighty anxious to see him. He is
coming up tomorrow or next day.
| haven't the least idea how long |
will be here, but | will surely look
you people up when | come to Brook.
ii5o again. ALI dildiu l CdI L tel
you any thrilling stories of the battle
fields though for as you probably know
| vas shot by my own gun almost
before we got started. Premature
burst of a she'll. Fortunes of war |
guess, but there are so many that are
so much worse off than | am that
I'm not saying a word. | was very
much pleased to know that you peo-
pie remembered me and 1 hope to see
you before many months. Sincerely
yours, Clifford Corkill.
T. F. Miller of this city contributes
the following interesting letter from
a friend of his. now with the army
of occupation in Germany:
Somewhere in Germany, Dec. II,
191S,-Dear Folks: Received a couple
of letters some time ago and was sure
glad 20 hear from home again. II
has been some time since / have writ
ten but we have been following UP
as the ground Is being vacated and
have not had a chance to write, al.
! though / wrote three different letters
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anu SiapplnS my tnlSl as IL my pace
were not fast enough for him. In the
midst of our skylarking the candle
tumbled to the floor and 1 had to 60
back to the stove and rellght It.
How good it seemed to be back in
the old room under the shingles! The
heat of the stovepipe had warmed its
hospitality.
"It's been kind o. lonesome here"
said Uncle Peabody as he opened the
window. II always let the wind come
In to keep me company-it gifts so
warm"
Eye can't look at yer stockin' VIZ"
said Aunt Deel when I came down
stairs about eight o'clock, having slept
through chOre time. / remember Il
was the delicious aroma of frying ham
and buckwheat cakes which awoke me;
and who wouldn't rise and shake OF
the cloak Of slumber on a bright,
cold winter morning with such provo
cation2
'This amt no common Christmas
/ tell ye." Aunt Deel went on. "Santa
Claus won't git here short o. noon I
wouldn't wonder-ayes
About eleven o'clock Uncle Hiram
and Aunt Eliza and their five children
arrived with loud and merry greetings.
Then came other aunts and uncles and
cousins. With what noisy good cheer
the men entered the house after they
had put up their horses! remember
how they laid their hard, heavy hands
on my head and shook 1t q little as
tfey spoke Of my "stretchin' up" or
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-13

Over one hundred New Dwellings Built
During past three years. Besides Many
business blocks and other substantial I'm
provements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance, matted az
1t is in the midst Of a fine growth Of shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will.
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
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BIRDS EYE VIEW OF BRookISGs

Birds EYE VIEW Of BROOKINGS
No Saloons
Two Bands
Three Hotels
Four Dentist
Ten Churches
Six Physicians
Candy Kitchen
Good Creamery
Steam Laundry
One Ice Dealer
Two Osteopaths
One State Bank
$4,000 City Hall
Chinese Laundry
Five Restaurants
Three Drug Stores
Three Tailor Shops
Two Chiropractors
Four General stores
Two Livery StAbles
Growing Every Day
Two Meat Markets
Seven Auto Garages
Four Lumber Yards
Two Cigar Factories
Four Weekly Papers
Fine Lake Near City
Two National Banks
Exclusive Shoe Store
Five Grain Elevators
1925, 900 Court House
Four Jeweiry Stores
Three Barber Shops
Two Furniture Stores
Two Hardware Stores
Tire Fulcanizing Plant
Electric supply House
Three Machine Shops
Two Department Stores
Four Blacksmith Shops
Carnegie Public Library
City of Beautiful Homes
Two Exclusive C. Noceries
Two Shoe Repair Shops
Best Schools in the State
Good Water Near Surface
Marble and Granite Works
Dakota Deaconess Hospital
Five Auto Livery Stations
One Gents Furnishing Store
Three Photograph Galleries
S75 5000 Government Building
Two Cement Block Factories
State Circuit Court held here
$40. 900 Brick School Building
Two Moving Picture Theatres
$40, 900 High School Building
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores
Culhane Adjustment Company
1,106 Students In State College
Wholesale Photo Supply House
Forty FIVE Hundred Inhabitants
Educational Center of the State
Three Exclusive Millinery Stores
County Seat OF Brookings County
United States Experiment Station
Five Rural Free Delivery Routes
High School on the Accredited List
Over $500, 900 Invested in Education
Free Delivery Service Of City Mail
Three Plumbing and Heating Firms
finest Church Buildings IN the State
Nineteen miles of cement sidewalks
Best Bakery in Eastern South Dakota
Frank Sherwin's Alfalfa Drill Factory
New Stock Pavilion at State College
$3.50. 900 Invested i'm Beautiful Churches
New 800, 900 Armory at state College
Willard Storage Battery Service Station
Finest County Fair Grounds In the State
First-Class Opera House and Auditorium
One Thousand Students In Grade Schools
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If You Want to Buy, Sell, Rent, 10
at the Office of the B%rookinas Register
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WHAT WE NEED

A Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
More Manufacturing Enterprises
More Young People Who Want "a Educa-
ton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-06

: ". =. church At her home on Main str""!
ThGrsLav afternoon.
: Ms. .Ic.;s.. u-ndoff and son. Franklin.
. s1".ni Sunday with friends IN t!irn*hh".
NrS John Phillips ard :Hm:!: :T'a'
: Monday with iri"nds III f"nJr"'i
: Nh and Mrs. j. 4 Walker and !.ii'
son Of Grafton AZ" *'u"s friends "sr|
OR f"w days.
, Mrs l.. y Mayer md w" children ..
Trxns ar .l.,i,mr r.r. Parents, Mr.. ~!
Mr.: {. trw".l h." :o- a i"w. days.
Miss MarEarrt Iili"rS Is Spending
few ,iayS Wit! !rie'.L~ IN Wheeling.
";!bor i;:irrh lei; Wednesday Tor
. Wilmington. wh"r" be has accepted
/ rr.sii."it.
a.! liaro;d .'.ushiin ~, Fairnomt si"h;
, Sunday ',,r" w.;h friends.
. Mi;-= l. ",!.a M"Ish>: $pnt THURSDAY
. WIKI ,:'.n!- ~ Hundred.
Charles Henderson! l"f! SUNDAY far rs
nom" IN tla-kshurg u>tcr sh"r: N!"H
ll.r.. w::E fri'nd:.
Mr.. toward Church 81 Wh""i.nl; IS
yi-i: .r friends her" Tor few days.
Mr.: - L. ans. ~ Wallace - ".S''-
}irr h.- iarg:,;'7. Mrs. &. l. .lli"nd":
, ~. ;nr q :.,> days.
| Nr ana, Mr.. IrLr n!ra 90 MnuHG;-
IylI.. ,.T.rH Tu.S.!%v here with friends.
L.. Mci.lY.. =. :, bus ness visitor ~.
lll::Enrrh frr f"w days.
G -. I"':2ai'::,.H sp'n; San!af "f:'
Trends ~ Huntington.
Thu:nas Henderson "f ClarkShl'E IL
>;...,,iI:.r :. few Jays here with I"!L-
;ii,S-
i!r. art NJ. WI Y.a,"r spent Tn"s.
;! iri a.:G "Wednesday with friends N,
! WEr~lLG!'
Er'"r Henderson. who is employed 81
III. ,oIi Gat", >Grn, Sunday h"rc VITA
hI> family.
MIR. ana Mrs. r'ha"I"" Hays" and far-
is "f Hnnnln&tNu spent Sunday A'r|
"ih friends.
Mrs A:jcr Adams asa aE:htcr. MS
l;...~.". LET; .Tu"H.!Ly :"r 'n'ir E"'r" IN
! l'airmlon: AFTER a shcrc r:si: hrr' VII
! !ri'i,ds.
i. l. Busch w.Cs BUSINESS visitor IN
: Nhrr.i,n4 'ri:vr'!ay.
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rh" >!"t'. t!,bl~ .!:..- IL ~" FIrs'
IT.ur,.i, - God all :.ni.i .tr".r ~"'kts
se>;.s.C.l rh,: evening III -" church par
LorS ut % n,.!G-.E IN" T!.o.tiu.' = ..:
,y;-, Iti:.,r. ~ s.prll. business mat
t,rs will d.. tl,cn up and discussed
>Ev"ry r,"IIosr - rxp'1:tnd 80 ni'"nd'!.
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FOR IRISH FREEDOM

rpN,'r::n. = II. March i.~-Th'
.t:.lr i.r~. -: rrir"s'"'r:s:"% i"'t.!
,r,:":r~! ~ ~>.rl.:;.,'n WrEr0s Preside
W'!..,fl +. - T. g i"*it:,:.r, - ...'..u'.
~, - -: "c. ,..':-,I.r' IRRITATION "it
..ryrrrirr,.,;r 'tr i-riHrs!.'
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Kings Hcrnlds Meet.

TN k!nE's Il, r;l!Us u th' FIRST u. +
..sr.-ra VIII i:r.", th'$ 'Y":itnE ~ tht'
. LU-,h gnrIngS> A. n.''"srr% ~ IN" g.
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':,,.l..y.u,nx an L., d,r.""'; :" *.'wiUr
.,r,; fancy w,,rH. Al ~ ','l"iu%i"n -
.,.....i: , .;n.rry iu;.,a,n.: w.I he served.
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Cnrori' TIcCtlIo

Tia week. ",i..::rN "tinE will u
hell. ,}Ii:, ~ r!iliIr ~ H. mayors "7hr''
\ lars" a'i"n":S,'' "Ait"'t'H ~
,,,.olu.r nj iu.p.,-7!i.; business matters
;.:,. Lo pc taken ~ .ltiL d!%cG. s':':.
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Sutnrtuincsl Friends.

Mis- DIV. f";,r.ol. IL, chtfull% On
tcr,a:nrd number "f h"" Trends last
.".nIrc ~ Pc" h""r" O." i~N&ar Nir""'.
A E.l"nSar: r.-"1rU.. 49, $p''n' =! i;n'fr"'
ard muse ~ :, "a" hour a d''ti"lrII';
thrive cDur~, l.Hch""D wsI$ served ~ "a"
dining room.
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: -, rl,Iigln.. Il ~,.i'.'..;.- ~. :" '''' -
n...lrsrG Iur ttv Sun'.a; S"rV !c''.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-06

nr,h,. ti-,'ar.,. frn.r ii" :."r. 80. -
look ma iI:... .,'A I'll. ?2"E i:f" hack 1t
r.. u'. r~:,i. nrr.l.:. - ri, :'"Urt1
w..-.l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-06

4 congregational n"rtinE -. ~
last .v,rlin: ID the parlIrs; OF rh" First
t-h,rrc:1l ri I'D. rtr- .'yc:liu. w'.~ - .
W, I'd mostly - business. Tn" affair
wn:; crlnclu,,ri Try M" 9"rsinr - 4 del
~ lsS kSEEscN, on.
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turned ., h.s hnrn" = Fl.rc"r'". IA. Mr.
I...w!~ mns :. trr:r"- ;;rn"E" ";''i"'y s.'
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The sun., 1919-06-29

At Right
A regular convention
of ex-Governors, now
Senators. at Washing
ton. Left to right
Arthur Capper of
Kansas, w. H. Reyes
of New Hampshire,
Walter E. Edge of
New Jersey, A. o.
Stanley of Kentucky
and David Walsh of
Massachusetts,.
Photo by Bachrach.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-08
Gaudeanlus

El Ayuntamiento de Rio Pie
dras. Il moci6n de su presidente
don OctaviO Garcia SalgadG, vO-
TO hltimamente una ordenanza dis
poniendo que la calle del SOL" de
esta poblaci0n Sc denomine en- ade
lante calle de ".JOse de Diego.
Plausible resolution. deber hon
.roso, que ensena a las generaciones
futuras a perpetuar la memoria de
los muertos ilustreS, rindiendO de
tai modo merecido culto a la reli-
gi0n de los recuerdos.
Lo recordamos. Era una tarde
del mes de febrero de 1918. Ell
| ComitG de RefOrmas Sociales ce-
Ilebraba la Inauguration de la es-
tatua de Emilio CASTELAR,, erigida
en- Ia plaza de este pueblo.
Cerrando ell campo, agrurabase
la muchedumbre ganosa de escu-
char los que habfan de haccr uso
de la palabra, en- homemade del es.
tatuadO. Cubr1a la tribuna from
doso laurel cuyo verde foliage aca
riciaba dulcemente la brisa iugue-
tona Y banaba de rOjo un sol es-
plendoroso, Ell marcha leutr ha.
cia Su tumba del Ocaso.
T0c6le hablar a aquel magO de
la OratOria que Sc llam0 Jose de
Diego. DGbil, triste, por la peno-
sa enfermedad que 10 consumia.
sube al entarimado Y ALI erguido
de pie. EN- los umbrales de Ia muer
+ te. pronunciO el mas bello ' SEN
timental dicursO, el dltim0 can
Ito del CiSne, el altim0 grii0 del
ldguil0 en- la tgibutG, de aguila he
rida en- rudo combate pOr las Ii
5ertades de SUI patria.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-08

Hace cinco o seis meSes, d
10 sumo, ciertO -ciudadanO de
este pueblo que vela por los
intereses generates de la CO.
munidad, elev6 al Departamen
to de instruction p1blica una que
ia en- contra de la Junta Escolar
de este pueblo. En- esa queja Sc
denunciaba de grave falta, de in
moralidad administrative los di
rectores escolares de este pueblo.
Como al enviarse la queja 6sta iba
firmada y suscrita; Sc enyiaron
juramentos de las personals a quie
nes este genero de administration
perjudicaba. Ell Attorney Gene
raj ordeno Sc practicara una inves
tigacion Y al efecto, ell Assistant
Fiscal Lcdo. Diaz Collazo, Sc tras
lado a este pueblo. ;Comparecie-
ron ante el, todos los miembros de
la Junta Escolar; investig0 una
.por una tOdas las denuncias, resul
tando que no eran viciosas. Sc di-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-08-08

'Semana que termin6 el dia 81 de
julio, 1919.