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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-21

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-21

sue herein. restraining the Mayor lie
CITY Commissioners, th, C).y Clerk
aud the City Treasurer from paying
said money TO said Goode ana Cassidy
a. above stated and upon a final hear
ing that permanent injunction issue
herein. That the plaintiff have such
other and further relief as he may be
entitled,
BASS \ HARDY,
BROWN y WILLIAMS
CHAMPION n GEORGE,
SIGLER 4 JACKSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Guy II. Scglcr being duly sworn on
oath says that he has read the fore.
going petition and that Same is true
as he verify believes.
GUY II. SIGLER.
Signed and sworn TO before me, this
the 10th day Of December, 1919.
tScaD c. NJ. GRANT,
Court Clerk.
BY 5. i. HAYNIE, Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-21
Refugees of Rank Aided

Salonica. Greece.-The most distin
guished group Of refugees that has
come to the attention of the Ameri
can Red Cross at Salonica has beer
given aid and sent on its way.
1t consisted of two admirals of the
Russian navy, two acknowledgements
several bragadier generals, many col
ones. captains. lieutenants and a gov
ernor.general and senator from one
of the South Russia provinces. They
had been driven from Russia by the
revolutionists and had managed to
reach Salonica. They arrived here
penniless and without baggage. carry
ing on their backs their remaining pos
sessions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-21
Favor Military Training

Washington, pee. 20.-Nmetytwo per
cent of the temporary officers dlscharg
ed recently from the army have gone
on record as favoring universal mill
tary training An official canvass of
1000 officers gave 1865 affirmative
votes against 1872 untayorable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-21

Ardmoreite WANT ADS bring what
YOU want.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-21

Ardmoreite WANT ADS bring what
you want.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
Airman's Coveted Title.

Henry Fare in his "Sky Fighters
Of France" gives full explanation OF
the way in which the airman's most
coveted title, ACE" came into gen.
erar use. He says, when a pilot has
brought down his fifth plane, the chief
Of the squadron telegraphs bis hftn
victory to headquarters, and that gives
him the right to be carried in the next
general orders to the whole army with
a citation Of service rendered, for the
press to publish the following day In
the Official Gazette. Whenever pilots
merited tlis distinction, their macnin-
lists called them aces, which has the
same significance among TIE pilots as
the ace card has In & game of cards;
that is to say, the strongest card, and
this Is the etymology of the word ace,
of which many persons are ignorant.
This title has nothing official, and j
sprung from the slang of the machin-
lists. but that does not prevent IT from
being quoted in all languages and IN
every country in The Wcrld."
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
Cold Electric Light.

Electric lights heat up. and an tnven-
tor. William L. Barnard. comes for.
ward-that is to the patent ONCE
with a scheme for making your cleo
trio lights cold. Heat is cumulative.
You turn your lights en-. They bright
en- Immediately, but it takes them
few minutes to grow warm. This in
ventor purposes turning of the light
before it has had time to develop any
great heat. That is, he provides an In
candescent electric lamp with numer-
ous filaments, instead Of the usual sin
Gle one. These filaments are connect
ed with rotary switch which turns
each filament on and off ut intervals.
but the periods OF luminosity Of the
fllaments are SO spaced that a contin-
uous illumination results. In other
words, when one is switched on others
are switched on. 50 that there is No
discontinuity.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
Rare carpsts Reproduced.

Rare Carpets Reproduced. al
There is now on display In London
carpets that surprise those who are
unacquainted with the strides made in
manufacture by British factories dur
ing the war. The carpets are claimed
to be exact reproductions of rare East
ern carpets and are offered at prices
not much higher than ordinary loom
productions
The most remarkable feature about
them is considered to be the true rem
dering Of that eastern luster which
has hithyrto dehed successful copying.
Some of the most notable reproduc-
tons are those Of the seventeenth cen
fury coronation carpets (which wers
made for rhe shah Of Persia. he Khor-
assam rug and the famous carpet
manufactured for the Sheik lsmail. the
original of which hangs in the Victoria
and Albert museum Of London, and
there are copies of others from cathe-
drals and art galleries.
The carpets vary in size and have al
been made in a British factory during
the last three or four years.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
a Link with Rousseau.

.s. "A Link wien Rousseau.
A weil-known writer in Paris. n.
Remezy, can. IL he chooses. step into
Jean Jacques RousDeau's sh0es-shoea.
moreover, that Tho great genius made
himself. The Paris correspondent Of
the London Evening Standard tells
their Interesting story:
In the little village OF ErmenOnville.
where Rousseau q buried. there was
IN Inn where hs often went. Giard.
tho innkeeper, was IN intimate friend
Of Rousseau. and be kept on the top
Of q cupboard pair Of wooden shoes
that Rousseau had made. Jean
Jacques, after wearing them himself.
had given them 70 the innkeeper.
In the early days Of the nineteenth
century the post Fabre d'Eglantine
visited the little inn, saw the shoes
with Q paper label on them. and Of.
fared to buy ono for f200 or to give
fsOO for the pair. The offer was re-
fused. ~
When the innkeeper died he left the
sabots to his granddaughter. and she
at her death left them to her nephew.
n. Paul Bleuze. who sold them or gave
them to n. Remezy. "
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
COUNTY IEHs
KENDALLv1LLl.

Carl Peterson was . business visitor
at Cresco.
Nrs. S. N. Todd spent . few days
last week in Cresco visiting friends and
relatives. ).
DR.. Hess was . professional caller
here Wednesday. ...$,
Helen Curtis has been on the sick
list the last week. l.
Clarence Clink spent Friday night
with his uncle and..aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Clink. I'll
Ervie Reuter- spent = couple of dsys
with bis parents last week.
Our school closed Friday for two
weeks vacation.
Geo. Gates was Cantonsvisitor Sat-
urdsy.
Stewart Clink came home from High.
landville where he 10 teaching, for .
two weeks vacation.
Mrs.. Fred Todd spent few days ct
Crsseo the last Of the week.
The L. A. s. viii serve chicken pie
supper in the hall Friday evening. Dec.
26.
w. C. Fifield and family we're Ores.
co shoppers Tuesday.
N. Olson has eompleted his work on
Culbsrt Peteroon's house and the fam
lily have moved ID and aIe comfortably
settled
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
DO you KNOW Mr.. KELLER
The hand Il quicker than the eye

The hand - quicker than the eye
and so 10 the typewriter.
Fifteen years ago, some Of you may
remember, there were two great
magicians appearing before the Amer.
lean public. Hermann the Great and
Keller the Magician. Although rivals
they were great friends; They woso
sitting together at Brighton Beach
one day when an admirer Of Hen.
mann's came up and started to tell
the latter how good he was.
you know" he said, that an
somsthing OF an amateur sleight Of hend
s oSsssn ssusd have dseeiyeS me With
tns es s.rG .aid ac1 H ss@ a mode.ss.
y .. very simple trick. Any one couIs
1 s,ttinE f J. right here could deceive you
= "I:li bet a hundred dollars he could
NOT, said the amateur and Hermann toek
deck Of ssra de ,ssk n eFSpea an. ana
guess you dom, know my friend II: n
the hundred. -..~' - ~ ~, ,. 49,.
v. Masn to a ssn sen WA cat
exchange something he says ts sure %
put up. for your Liberty Bonds and .Waf
SAVINGS stamps. 20. h ha4 bitter nna ss'
: 4 prospectus md . promise 10 an The
equipment these takers reqnire. W.
mat simple Apparatus they can MAKE
OILS wells spout v6ers there 10 pos
enough oi, to iubric.ts =. watch: thlF
can And gold vhele 0ece y nes !noneh
science: they o. mok0 rubber Dlanta.
lions fiourish IN countries whore tie
natives are the SnR thine. that stretch:
aba to alford to iaks . chance. II -
has less than that amount ne CAV
You know there u n trick about eev.
ss1mant sevin0s securities. T0u nyQ
~ are safe, dat tnoy are psoo
6VtI9o Sfanpo 81 oAylAGs Csett0oo
II. cash at q Dee0t 80 you 49,
i you think IL 1897 Of ha1S
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26

few days with her daughter, Mrs. John
Clink and family. i II
Geo. and Chas. Ryan attended the
Nash and Walker sale Monday.
Rev. Turner was entertained ct the
w. A. Clink homo Saturday night.
Clyde Barnes says counting with
blind horse is about the same % with
. Ford runabout- they both seem to
require too much attention.
John Hammer was delivering corn
north Of here Tuesday.
Homer Barnes came home Monday to
spend Xmas with home folks.
Hans Ellington from Dakota 10 .
guest of h,s brother Ole the last few
days
Attic it has been damp and cloudy
the last few days the rising tempera-
ture has been greatly appreciated Of.
ter the severe cold Of the last two
weeks. -sr
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
forty-Three Sailors Drown.

Halifax, N. S.-Forty-three mem
aers Of the crew OF The British
otoam0F Nanxum were drowned WIN
their ship foundered In mjd-ocoaa,
according to . radio from the British
stsamship. British Isles picksd ~
here. The rest Of the crew numbering
more than q dozen, have bsaa pieked
uD BY the British Isles, which II doe in
New York N thres days. The mes
sage sid that among these Lost wors
the Captain, first mate, fourth engr
neer and wireless operator.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
Reckless Investment Followedsby
Heavy Losses When Market
Goes to Pieces.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
REMAIN SAFE AND !. SOUND
Uncle Sans Bonds "0ood 10 Gold"
While General Slump Wipes
Out Fortunes.

New Yofk.-Semi.panicky declines
In the stock market and subsequent
relapses from the partial recovery.
With heavy forced liquidation Of light
u marEined holdings Of the popular
market favorites On tho New York
stock exchange have demonstrated
cleary the dangera OF speculadon
For ok months the stock market i'd
vauced, slowly at first and with the
usual ''prodt-taking reaction" and IN
recent weeks going mp By leaps and
bounds In some departments of the
market, notably oil. motor and other
Industrial" shares. Then In . few
days there has been decline wfphg
out much Of tho advance Of months
IN some stocks practically al Of tho
advance.
There was reason behind the ID.
vance, but speculative erase carried
Il beyond reason. Eastern market
reports Tor months have carried men
ton Of buying by tho public" High
v ;es. war profits, the prosperity OF
industry and agriculture have given
many the fever to speculate.
Investments Prove Disappointing.
Financing OF new and old corpora
lions by stock, bond and note issues
called for hundreds Of millions OF dol
lars. Issues Of preferred stock alone
since January have totaled more
than 500, O0o,000 and common stock
billion more. Foreign loans with
more in prospect to finance Europe's
buying added to the burden. The
immense buying powe- Of the coun-
try, shouldered the load. but specu-
lation in listed shares was getting
out Of bounds. Money rates began
to show the strain. Three weeks
ago call money in New York rose
to 1872, the next week to 2o% and last
week to 300, the highest point since
the panic Of 1907. Renewals touched
14%, the highest in years. and time
money hit so. The advance was q
warning from the banks togo slow.
pools" and "tipsters" began to draw
In their horns
The decline was orderly until in.
sufficiently margined accounts bNoro
liquidated Then came smash.
General Motors new common stock.
which had scared to 4oeh d.oDped
70 go, Mexican Petroleum from
156x to 1Se. Texas company fren
~ to 7se, Studsbaker from 14sx 70
losx, American Tobacco from 907x
% 80. Crucible Steel from as
70 200 saA 20 On down the list
Even D. 8. Steel, the pouerbial 1aE.
ket baIoneter. declined from 1l34
to 1o3.
The break extended throughout
the list, less marked Of course In
lower priced stocks. The bond mar
ket also suffered. ~E$.tss
ps.sls % Speculation. 9hs.sn: ". !.
been recovery ranging 1rom or points
70 around . % Is lc3nts IN stocks which
0u@eFed m0Ue On the decline but down
swings followed the fecovefteS and the
maEked atmosphere IL not yet considered
n : nutshell . speculative craze set
the banking interests and the Federal
No better Illustration Of the permanent
~ Be- found thaa In the present unset.
tjod market. War Savings Stamps and
TEsasury vnS.. Serf ,hsir irt~. naS
BEARING career. unaffected by the sto ms
Of financial stress hat overtake less
favorable securities. ~. s.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26

WORK. SAVE, SUCCEED Nv. s. g.,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
HAPPY CIRCLE

Mrs. Chas. Dew ale assisted grand
ma Eye care for the baby girl and 9th.
er duties at Henry Eyes Monday.
Mrs. Chss. Fish is visiting at the
home of his brother Harry Perry.
Laura DeGroote spent Saturday
night with Hazel Burnikel.
Chas. DeWalle spent Sunday night
with bic mother who 10 on the sick list
again. VI q !
Little Lsstsr sDunsman i on the sick
list.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26

"A married men Is to work q farm.
IT ED LYBERT.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
N'Re,N ISLANDS SET EXAMPLE

Uncle Sans newest possession, the
Virgin Islands, has taken most rapidly
70 American ideals. according to infoc.
nation received by the SavfnEe d.
vision Of the Treasury Department
TIE small population Of the Islands
consists largely Of the foreign7born,
vet nearly $500 worth Of War Saw
tngs stamps has been sold there this
year, the per capita purchases COM
pairing most favorably with those Of
any Of the states Of the Union.
The purchases for the doands ~
70 the end of August this year aver
asea $17.25 for each square mile q
the territory purchased from Den
marx in 1916. The sales a the stnmpo
were made through the post omces o&
the Islands.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26


To WHOM IT May CONCERN: No
tice 10 hereby given that Alex Bulls did
on the 10th day Of September. 1919.
take mp and distrain two bulls described
% follows. to-wit: Ct
One dark red bull, weight about 40
lbs. and about fourteen months old;
One light red bull, weight about 400
lbs. and about twelve months old.
The said bulls seen on the promises
of Alex Bulls, in Alton township.
If said animals are not claimed by
the owner. upon proper proof and the
payment Of costs. within one year
from the date Of taking up said animals,
the Same will become the property Of
the said Alex Bulls % prescribed By
law.
Dated at Cresco, Iowa, this 18th day
of December, 1919.
E. A. HOOPAAN,
1885, County Auditor
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Waneel
"a married men TO work o. farm.
tt ED LYBERT.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
Fred Fish vas . scblev caller q No.

Fred Fish was SchleY caller Mos
day.
Fred Peter called on Ed Bouska
Thursday evening. i.
Bert DeWalle Of Cresco spent Mon
day night ct Frank DeWalle's.
Little Emma Eye was i'll Sunday, it.
being necessary to summon DR.. Hess.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26
y. s. ADVISES
FARMERS BEST
WAY TO INVEST

Transfer Of Liberty Bonds He'd
by Banks Urged as Aid
to Cut H. c. L.
u Through the State Agricultural COL
aaees Of tie Seventh district, ~ well
- he other districts Of the country.
- savings division Of the treasury
apartment = starting = campaign to
i aVbote savings and investment IN
noyesnment securities, especially 1of
d benent Of the farmer. In . lettee
~ lie State Agricultural colleges ben-
lnnin b. Andrews, vice director Of me
Savings division. said in part;
sThe treasury department. u o6ee-
1ng Thrift and War Savings stamps.
4l00 and $1,000 Treasury Savings cor
laActas (War Savings stamps ID
lareer denominations), and Treasury
Oaetincates Of Indebtedness. It - also
llginx the transfer to private invest
~ of the Liberty bonds still held ~
Banks, which. n the federal reserve
oeard has pointed out, by reducing the
anaated credit situation win be one e.
fective factor for checking rising
3pslcss.
Z a.Ihe farmers Of the country took
eAelr full ahare IN the war loans and
6@ the nrst time became generally m
Nostors In securities. The problem
CRISES: Can they to their own advantage
elafinue TO invest money In securities,
ana II %, what form shall the invest
r.snt take2 A leading rural economist
recently pointed out that the farmers
could not do better than place their
surplus funds in Liberty bonds Prom
ANY quarters comes the warning
asninst the danger In rising land
prices which are in part due to the m
yestment Of the farmers surplus In
land which he does not intend to Gull
tivate, but to rent or sell again.
the government is interested In
promoting the holding Of Liberty
bonds, in preventing fraudulent prac-
does By Liberty bond manipulatoEs.
ara In continuing the flow Of money
aneo Liberty Donds anu otner sovei -
ment ,securities
Following are the chie1 po'nts tno
treasury department wishes to be
brought to the attention Of people In
rural districts:
Possible investments for farmer:
(a) Re-investment IN MS own farming y
Z stn0
desirable as long as more capitai cn
bs probably employees to1 lana NOT
Sages-saaie Dut NOT reaoliy convelu
% 20 cash OF convenient y coliattlA'
foef temporary pank loans Scl PEI.
s61al notes-f1sky lol snaIes "
=lseoex-speeuiauve sno NY, t.i M,
not n poaanon @ nave specl.a Anowi'
49,; (e) eoveInme s seco.'u ~
sesuoely safe q % pki = .1u Y
2oogese-1o quesuon y % pr1o[ S'a's'
always ma ~ Q! !eueelo VIC ;,
government secuI1ues No" ~Sa
abSe: y WAT sav1nss st.ps auu
wv ana $A!OOv 81. .o.
salaeate maturing S.nu.ly i D1.'
0eesnaDle on demand !oones' Psylns
- ceot compouno !nte.e . aree
- uneates OF AnoeDteoaes' 49, w
tl'annlne TOT lew mootns "Atn met
- at - per cent sno 9n pl se ~
y conos ,no v1eoo.y ao'.s. -
w RutenA. s 49, Is..a.:..,ss
ss ."sa. DaaHs ~. $3.50 =.
=. s...-.s1S :. ..,,s*..o, 80 .oro-
s.- ,ss ss. -. :. h.sks
$3.50. :. --s--. ....4,..4.
country; the dollar put into govern.
oonaf; 20 e1panslon .. o9s'nes. $500. sne
:. .s.,e.. ss - . 800 =. the 800.
-. Hr ."as..s .s.a.S 3. a. .,,e M.
49, =. ,"..,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-26

WISE SLENDER IS WISE SAVER
-fol,ee Your Poeketbook; Saw
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-17
X * X X
BOSCOBEL.

The Dial says:
Taxes in the city of Boscobel will
be an even 3 per cent this year, an
increase over last year of Is cents on
a hundred
From 10 to 20 coops of live poultry
are housed in the depot nightly for
shipment on the early morning ex-
press. Night operator Gus Martin be-
lieves the ROSTERS are part owl for
they never sleep and crow at all hours
of the night
JOS. Davis, veteran foreman on the
east end section of the Milwaukee
road here, has been on the pay roll
of the company continuously since
1878, greater portion of this period
on section work A more faithful.
conscientious employee than he has
been is difficult to find He has been
stationed at his present post of duty
for term of 10 years and previous to
that time was engaged in a similar
capacity at Bridgeport and other
points on this division. Up to recent
time section men were the poorest
paid class in the railroad service. Now
tho compensation is more consider
ate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-17
GRANT COUNTY STEERS
SCARE CATTLE DEALERS,

G. H. Muender and Frank Bowers
returned on Saturday from Chicago
where they had been with shipment
of cattle and wild animals. Perhaps
this calls for some explanation. The
Thompson sisters sold Mr. Muender a
bunch of cattle that had ranged at
will on their fine large farm northwest
of town and were as wild as deer
The fear that they could not get them
to town delayed their shipment until
last week when they were driven in
Two or three big steers with wide
spreading horns, which they knew how
to use, kept the men at safe dis
lance, and did terrible execution
among their fellows when crowded in
to the car. In the yards at Chicago
they staged another demonstration.
Standing back to back in the center
of one of the big pens, they faced the
four sides with blood in their eyes,
and those eyes never left a man who
approached the pen. A stock buyers
life is not always the safest life, we
say.-Montfort Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-17
STRIKES RAPIDLY
DECREASING. CLAIM.

Strikes and lockouts
are rapidly decreasing in number
Secretary of Labor Wilson said Thur
day in an interview.
With the decision of the executive
committee of the United Mine Work
ers, to urge their membership to re-
turn to work Immediately in accord
ance with the proposal of President
Wilson" said the secretary, the ma
tional industrial situation, from the
of increased productions,
seems to wear a better aspect than at
any time since the period of unrest
began more than year ago, with the
signing of the armistice
1T SENS likely that within a week
or 10 days more men will be at their
accustomed daily tasks than at any
time within many months.
THE returning miners can be
counted on to overcome swiftly the
fuel shortage which, as l said in a tel
egram to President John L. Lewis of
the miners organization, had brought
the country face to face with per
haps the most difficult industrial Sit
uation that ever arose. With the
mines again turning out the normal
AuO1 supply, 1dClOIISS CAN run Iul1
time and production will be largely
increased. This will tend to reduce
the cost of necessities, as President
Wilson has pointed out.
'The Cancellation division of this
department now is being called upon
to handle fewer strikes and lockouts
than during the summer In June, Sc
cases were handled; in July, 43, and
in August, SO. But in September the
number was reduced to Al. October
showed a reduction to 81 while in
November the total was but II.
"On Dec. 1, only q industrial dis
putes were pending as unadjusted be-
fore the division, while in August the
total was 60.
although the division does not get
reports on all strikes and lockouts,
since it can act legally only when re-
quested by one of the parties con-
cerned still the cases coming to the
division are representative of the gen
eral situation. And Just now they
seem to indicate that employees and
employers are finding it easier to set
tie differences peacefully than through
strikes and lockouts.'