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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
TEN CENT BILLS LAST
TRIP TO VETERANS
DISTRIBUTED THREE HUNDRED
ONE DOLLAR BILLS TO VETER-
ANS AT SOLDIERS HOME.

ATLANTA, Ga.-"Ten Cent Bill'
was in Atlanta Christmas for his an
nual visit to the Old Soldiers Home.
"Bill'' is a gift handed down from the
old ante-bellum days. To nearly one
hundred old Confederate veterans
who are living out their final days in
the home provided for them by the
state "Bill'' is their Santa Claus, and
has been the past four years. He this
year played the role the last time,
and surrounding or as an incident to
this visit there was a touch of the
deepest kind of pathos. His old mas
ter is dying.
"Bill'' has come to be an institu-
ton. An ex-slave, he went through the
four years of war as the body servant
of Capt. McColl Yopp, then from
Laurens county. William Yopp he
! was then-about II years old-and
William Yopp he is today. His love
for my old master" is as strong as
it ever was, and his devotion as true.
The past seven or eight years "BilP'
has habitually visited the Old Sol
diers' Home and taken to his master,
from Bills own savings, little cash
fund of ten dollars or so, and accom-
panied it with basket containing a
cake, fruit, candy and always that bit
of tobacco which the old veterans so
enjoy.
Four years ago Bill had gotten to-
gether a little more Christmas cash
than previously, and in a minor way
he included all the old veterans in
his little remembrance, as far as the
fund would CO. The act of loyalty,
the real sentiment of "comradeship"
on the part of the old darkey, touch
ed them and gave Bill larger idea.
The past three years his visits i'm
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
proved in their scope little each

proved in their scope little each
time.
Christmas Fund Reaches $500.
This year, aided again by friends
throughout parts of the state who
have in the past two years been at
tracted by this "slavery-time Santa
Claus" Bills fund grew to $500 in
round fgures-enough to present to
each of those old heroes of the home
three crisp, clean one dollar bills, and
with Old Bills customary "God take
care of you, my old veterans" which
is always the keynote Of the speech"
he makes in the chapel in rendering
his Christmas token.
On the visit to the home this Christ
mas Governor Hugh Dorsey was one
of the party, his interest having been
attracted by the story of "Ten Cent
Bill"
The touching incident of the visit
this year was the fact that Captain
Yopp, Bills cold MASTER" is confin-
ed in the hospital at the home, criti-
cally i'll, and the first time since Bill
started his visits missed the 1919 ar
rival of "Santa Claus" Capt Yopp's
condition is such that it is feared he
can live but a few days longer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30

For flu, pneumonia, colds and ris.
ing breasts, use PLURASAV.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
ELK HERD FACES DEATH;
FOOD SUPPLY IS GONE
Severe Winter Has Driven Animals
From Yellowstone Park. Slaugh-
ter Pen in the North.


Yellowstone park, the home of 3d.
900 elk under the protection of the
government, is under Is feet of snow.
More snow fell during the month of
November than in any winter in the
past 80 years. AS a result of this
snow fall the elk, as is their usual
custom, either have gone north into
Montana or south down the valley in
to Wyoming in order to find food
where the snow is not so deep as it
is in the Yellowstone territory. Thus
an acute situation has developed both
north and south of the park.
In the north Montana maintains an
open season for elk, with the result
that hunters camping on the edge of
the park are dropping elk as fast as
they leave the government preserve.
1t is estimated more than 5000 elk
have been slaughtered this fall. The
rest of the herd are threatened with
starvation in Montana The govern
ment provides sufficient hay for 1000
elk on feed farms in Montana, but
$4,000 elk have herded into this area
and the hay is almost exhausted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30

PRESIDENT ORDERS DIssoLU-
TION ON THAT DATE. ALSO
EXPRESS COMPANIES.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. 25.--
Control and operation of the nations
railroads, assumed by the govern
ment two years ago, will revert to the
owners OF the railroad properties
next March LIST, unless congress by
legislation fixes an earlier date.
President Wilson; through proc
lamation issued last night fixing
March 1st as the date of the return,
put at rest speculation as to the time
Of the handing back of the roads. The
president in his last announcement
regarding the return, made in an adj
dress to congress in May, said he in
tended to turn back the roads at the
end of the present year.
By another proclamation, issued
with that in regard to the railroads,
the president ordered the dissolution
March 1st of the American Railway
Express company, which was formed
July /, 1918, under government di-
rection by consolidation of the Amer
lean, Adams, Wells-Fargo and South
ern companies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
! OPEN NOSTRILS! END
: A COLD OR CATARRH
5 How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more snuftilng, hawking
mucous discharge, dryness or headache;
no struggling for breath at night.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. 1t penetrates through
every air passage of the head, soothing
and healing the swollen or infiamed
mucous membrane, giving you instant
relief. Head colds and catarrh yield
like magic. Don't stay stuffed-up and
miserable. Relief is sure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
How Big New York Grocery Firm
Keeps Down Rats.

Vroome & Co., Butter and Cheese
Merchants, New York City, says
eve keep RAT-SNAP in our cellar
all the time. 1t keeps down rats. We
buy it by the gross, would not be with
out it," Farmers use RAT-SNAP be-
cause rats pass up all food for RAT
SNAP. Three sizes, 25c, SOC, $1.00.
Sold and guaranteed by Dawson
Hardware Co., Collier Drug Co.,
Crouch Bros.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
MODEL HUSBAND DEAD AT
AGE OF lO1; STAYED AT
HOME EVERY NIGHT

Bancroft Abbott Bailey, of Chi
cago, who died at South Newbury,
VT, few days ago, was more
than 101 years old. He never spent
cent on tobacco or liquor, never
was inside theater and never
spent an evening away from his
family. He went to Chicago when
it was little settlement and built
a cabin near what is now Pala-
tine, ILL.,, where he reared fami-
ly of IL.
Chicago had a population Of
about 500 when he first moved
there, and Indians were plentiful
on all sides.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
DEAD MAN RIDES ON A
SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE
Died Suddenly and Hands Still Held
Handles of the Machine.

GENEVA.-A dead man on a mo-
torcycle rode through one of the prin-
cipal streets here recently. Samuel
Ballone, aged twenty-one, son of an
Italian deputy, was riding on his ma
chine when he had sudden heart at
tack and died while travelling at a
good speed, his hands still holding the
handles, though his head had fallen
forward on the bar.
The machine continued running for
more than hundred yards before
collapsing.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
7,OOO,OO DOLLAR LIQUOR
TRAIN LEAVES FOR HAVANA
Composed of Twenty-seven Cars, and
Was Heavily Guarded.

PEORIA, Ill.-A seven-million-dol-
lar "gin special train" left Peoria to-
day with Havana, Cuba, as the desti-
nation of the liquor.
Composed of twenty-seven cars
each containing 1875 barrels of gin,
the train moved out of the city eigh-
teen hours ahead of the time it had
been scheduled to leave.
The bonds on the liquor expire
January Ia, and between now and
that date it must reach New York, be
loaded aboard ship and get outside
the three-mile limit, where the juris-
diction of the government ends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
JUDGE A. T. FORT DIED IN
LUMPKIN CHRISTMAS EVE
For Thirty Years He Was Ordinary
OF Stewart County.

Judge A. T. Fort died at his home
in Lumpkin at 7 o'clock Wednesday
morning. He was in his seventy-sixth
year, and had been ordinary of Stew
art county thirty years. He is surviv-
ed by his wife and four children, Sib-
ley, of Stewart county; Tomlinson, of
Boswell, New Mexico; DR.. A. G., of
Atlanta, and Mrs B. F. Forbes, of
Vienna, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-30
WILL ENTER COLLEGE AT 20.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Luke Dill
lon, 70 years old, will enter the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania next year as
a freshman. Mr.. Dillon recently earn
ed scholarship offered by the Irish
Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
COMING RAPIDLY
Good Weather and Fair Roads Bring
In Beets Rapidly.

The Alma plant of the Michigan
Sugar company is receiving sugar
beets from the farmers far more
rapidly than in past years due to the
fine weather which this section has
had in past weeks and because the
roads are inbetter shape than has
been the case most years.
The open weather has permitted
the hauling of beets by wagon to a
far greater extent and the loads, with
fair roads, have been bigger than has
been the case in most years. 1t has
also aided in the shipments of beets
to the factory by rail. Nearly $4,000
tons of beets have been delivered or
are in sight.
The beet sheds are filled at the
present time and great piles of beets
have been placed at points adjacent to
the plant so that they can easily be
handled, when the sheds become
empty. The great quantity of beets
is proving boon to the company as
il is allowing the slicing of beets up
to capacity practically every day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
MAKING SUCCESS
Former College Student is Meeting
With Big Truck Success.

A copy of "Acme Angles" for June,
which has been sent to The Record.
contains a double page spread devoted
to the success with which Eddie
Brehm and Don McMullin are meet
ing in selling Acme trucks in Mime
apolis.
Brehm, well known in this city,
formerly attended Alma College, was
editor of the Almanian one year, and
once represented Alma in the Mich
igan Intercollegiate oratorical con-
test. He was also connected with
The Record for a time.
The article deals with the meager
start that these two men made in
their business in the TWIN Cities, and
then pictures the fine new service
station which they recently opened
up. Included in their territory are
several of the northwestern states.
Mr.. Brehm did not leave Alma
without achieving some success here,
as he took with him one of Alma's
most popular young ladies as his wife
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. V. II
Shepard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
LEASES HOTEL
Bert 4. Hayes Leases Livingston
Hotel in Grand Rapids.

The Livingston hotel, well known
Grand Rapids landmark, which for
the last year has been under the man
agement of r. +. Jones, has been
sold to Bert A. Hayes, it was an
nounced Friday after the deal had
been closed whereby Mr.. Hayes OBJ
tains the five-year lease on the build
ing and all furnishings and equip
ment. Mr.. Jones will give oyer pos
session of the hotel on Saturday,
November /.
Mr.. Hayes, who, although he has
not been a resident of this city for
the past seven years, is well known
here, having formerly been connected
with the Rapid Heater company, with
which he was associated for six
years. During the last seven years
he has been engaged exclusively in
the hotel business, largely in Indiana
and Ohio. Recently he has been as
socated with j. w. Barron, a prom
inent hotel man, in number of
hotels, the last one being the Virginia
hotel at Columbus, O., which was sold
October /.
Mr.. Hayes for number of years
was a resident of this city, and has
many friends here, who will be
pleased to learn that he is again in
business in Michigan, and his hotel
in Grand Rapids promises to be a
Mecca for such Alma people as hap
pen to be in Grand Rapids.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
FALL CULLING
Stacker Birds Should BE Cut Out Now
Is Advise of Experts.

During the fall of the year the
farmer and the poultryman are mark
citing the surplus birds from their
flocks, and it is at this time that
care should be taken to Gull the focks
properly. Chickens that will
strengthen the flock during the fol-
lowing year should never be market
ed, while on the other hand birds
that will weaken the strain or fail
to produce enough to pay for their
winters feed should never be kept on
the farm.
The following rules for proper Gull
ing of the poultry flock are given by
Prof. c. H. Burgess of the Michigan
Agricultural college;
First, the cock bird. If he is pure
bred and from a good laying strain,
if his progeny are quick to mature
(that is if his cockerels feather quick
ly, grow their combs early, and COM
mence to crow when six to eight
weeks of age), if he is vigorous and
healthy, if he crows often during the
day, if he is a bit scrappy, if his
feathers are of good lustre, if he
moulted early and grew his new
feathers quickly-keep him.
Second, the hen. Send to market
those hens that moulted in July or
August A good laying hen moults
late in the year. She drops all of
lher feathers at time. If a hen
layed well last winter, no matter
what her appearance is now, keep
her. She will improve the flock.
Market the hens that are in full
feather-that have those brilliant
yellow shanks and peaks. Market
those hens that have been lazy dur
ing the summer. Market the hen
that stole her nest and hatched a
brood Of chicks in August. Market
her brood with her.
Third, the cockerel. Market the
ones that were slow to develop.
Market the ones that are poorly
feathered. Open the wing and if the
primary feathers are long, narrow
and pointed (the chick feathers)
market the cockerel."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30

The Alma Art Club benefit shows,
two one-act comedies, given in the
high school auditorium Monday even
ing, were highly pleasing to those
who attended, bringing out as they
did some clever situations that were
intensely amusing. Each and every
one of the characters in the play dis
played a thorough knowledge of her
part, which was carried off in a cap
able, pleasing way.
In "Overtones," the first of the two
one-act plays, Mrs. Louise Mckenzie,
as Harriet, wife of wealthy man,
proved to be the leading feature. In
"The Kleptomaniac," Mrs. Stuckey
and Mrs. Crandell held the closest
attention of the audience.
The casts for both of the one-act
plays were drilled by Mrs. Cornelius
and Miss Carol, and the way the
parts in each of the plays were
handled, brought out very forcibly the
capabilities of these ladies in this re-
spect
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
CONSTRUCTION EASY
This Is View of Michigan Northern
Railroad Officials.

Although a complete final survey
of the proposed Michigan Northern
railroad has not yet been made, pres
ent officials of the new road are much
more enthusiastic over the reports
than they have ever been. The topo-
graphy of the country through which
the road will pass is such that it
means, as the engineers declare,
natural born economy" of construc-
ton.
There are very few fills to be made.
The country is level yet with good
drainage The level stretches will
cut down the expense of grading and
will not only make road building
much more economical, but will also
tend to save time in construction
work. No engineering problems
have so far been met and there is
nothing ahead for the contractors eX-
cept the most simple grading. En-
gineers who have looked over the
levels, ETC., contend that it is as
simple as though made TO order and
will mean thousands of dollars saved
to the company in the matter of con-
struction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
WELL KNOWN ALMA
WOMAN DIED FRIDAY
City Work Stopped and Stores
Closed Monday During the
Funeral of Mrs. Chick.

Mrs. John c. Chick, wife of one
of Alma's commissioners and also one
of the leading business men Of the
city, passed away last Friday even
ing at the age of 30 years, following
an illness of about two weeks. While
death was not entirely unexpected,
it came to her friends as a distinct
shock, when the untimeiy end Of this
highly esteemed Alma resident be-
came known.
Mrs. Chick was born in this city,
and had lived here all Of her life
She was a graduate of Alma high
school and for three years had at
tended Alma college.
She was united in marriage to Mr.
Chick in December OF 1909 and to
this union were born three children
who with the husband survive.
Mrs. Chick was a member of the
Presbyterian church since her girl
hood days and had been a faithful
attendant and worker in the Alma
church since the time that she first
DCNdHlt dllldbtu Will llllS utllOlultl-
alton. She was also a member of
the Alma lodge of the Order of the
Eastern Star, and had been vitally
interested in the work of this organ
ization. During the greater number
of years that she had been a member
of the lodge she was one of its of
ficers.
The funeral was held from the late
home on West Center street Monday
afternoon at 300 o'clock, at which
time all business places in the city
closed their doors, all city labor
stopped for an hour and the flag on
the city hall was placed at half
mast as mark of respect. The
funeral service was in charge of Rev.
Gelston Of the Presbyterian church,
and was attended by a large circle
Of close friends of the family. The
body was laid to rest in Riverside
cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
ITHACA DEFEATED
BY ALMA ELEVEN
Score of II to 0 Did Not Show
the Relative Strength of
Teams, However.

After the first quarter Of Fridays
bout with Ithaca high, Alma had lit
tie trouble in staying the spurts of
the Ithaca high eleven, and the game
was brought into camp by a score of
p to 0, the victory giving the locals
the championship of the county in the
great fall sport and putting them in
"a position to seek the honors Of CEN
trail Michigan.
Early in the game iStearns broke
away for nearly fifty yards for a
touchdown, but attempted tripping on
the play caused the ball to be brought
back and Alma penalized fifteen
yards. The Alma team was forced
to punt and then Ithaca carried the
ball far into Alma territory, and fin
ally, when held under the shadow of
the goal, attempted dropkick, which
went wild.
Just before the first quarter ended
Stearn cut lose a brilliant forward
pass which went straight into the
arms of BRAD" Sartor, who chased
for about thirty yards and planted
the ball behind the Ithaca goal.
Stearns kicked the goal making the
count Alma Z, Ithaca 0.
In the second quarter Ithaca made
a game rally and during the entire
session outplayed the Alma eleven
and gained far more ground than did
the Orange and Black. The first half
ended with Alma on the defense with
Ithaca on about the thirty yard line,
and hitting hard to smash through
TO the Alma goal.
In the third garter both teams
came back strong, and most\ of the
play was in the center of the field,
until late in the quarter, when long
forward pass, carried by the wind,
was grabbed out of the air by B.
Sartor and carried over the goal line.
Stearns kicked the goal, making the
score Ia to 0.
In the final quarter Alma carried
the ball into Ithaca territory and fail
ing to gain. when on the Ithaca 20
yard line attempted dropkick, which
missed by inches. Stearns ATTEMPTED
the kick. Shortly after the Ithaca
quarterback fumbled, and B. Sartor
entwined his arms about the ball and
planted it behind the Ithaca goal for
the third touchdown. Stearns again
kicked goal, making the count 21 to
0.
Both B. Sartor, S. Sartor, Stearns
and Ellis contributed heavily in
bringing the victory to the Alma
team and especially did S. Sartor and
Ellis feature in smashing the Ithaca
line.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
RED CROSS TO
TO START DRIVE
Annual Membership Campaign
of This Great Organization
Starts Next Week.
TO OPEN SEVERAL BOOTHS
Workers in Uniform Will Be in
Charge of Booths and Solicit
for Members.

The third annual membership drive
of the American Red Cross will be
held this year from Sunday, Novem-
Der 2, to Tuesday, November IL, dur
ing which time the local branch of
the Red Cross will wage an active
campaign in this city for member
ships.
1t is the intention Of the ladies,
who have charge Of the campaign, to
establish booths in the post Office, and
the drug stores, and it is expected
that during this time that practically
every person in the city will have
been asked to join the Red Cross, by
the workers who will be at the booths.
Mrs. Harry Rockwell of this city
has been appointed publicity chair
man by Mrs. Harrington of Ithaca
county chairman, and she is planning
on a good publicity campaign to aid
in the work.
The workers, who will be at the
booths during the campaign will be
in uniform during the time that they
are on duty at the booths and it is
believed that this will have big
part in aiding in the work.
The booths and the workers will be
located as follows:
Postoffice, Mrs. George McLaugh-
lin. chairman.
Murphy's drug store. Mrs. K. Hol-
comb, chairman.
Brunner's drug store, Mrs. A. w
Brunner, chairman.
Paterson's drug store, Mrs. Stella
Moore, chairman.
Winslow's drug store, Mrs. James
Gossett, chairman.
Mrs. Henry II. Soule is the city
chairman of the Alma branch Of the
American Red Cross and Mrs. j. n
Day is the treasurer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-10-30
MORE STOCK IS
OFFERED PUBLIC
Northern Wheel Company Given
Needed Permission to Place
Ii on the Market.
$4,000 WORTH AVAILABLE
Officials of Alma Concern See Need
of Greater Funds to Handle
Coming Business.

1t has been officially announced at
the offices of the Northern Wheel
company, that this new Alma concern
has been given permission to issue
500 100000 more in stock, and that
the company is to place $50,O0O0O
more Of the stock on sale immediate
ly. The balance will be placed in
the treasury.
When seen the first of the week re-
garding the stock sale the officials
Of the company stated that the out
look for the business was so bright
that il was believed it would be
necessary to have more funds with
which to operate, and make such ex-
tensions and enlargements of the
business as might become necessary
within the first few months of oper-
alton, such as the construction of new
dry kilns, etc.
The S50,000,000 worth Of stock is
TO be sold at once, and it is believed
that the greater portion of it will be
placed among the business men of
Alma, although anyone who is inter
ested in the proposition can secure
stock in the concern, if prompt action
is taken. The stock is to be sold with
Fifty per cent ofthe amount paid down
and the balance within the following
thirty days. The stock is to be sold
at par, and will probably be the last
that will be so offered.
The officials of the company have
been booking large amount of busi-
ness Of late weeks, and it is believed
that the new company will meet with
a great success and yield a handsome
return on the investment. 1t is be-
lieved that it will be only a matter
Of few months, after the concern
starts active operations, that it will
End it very necessary to enlarge to
keep pace with the business. which
it Is believed is certain to come
Work on the construction of the
large factory, G0x320 feet, in the
eastern part Of the city is proceeding
at rapid rate, and it is very probable
that within another month the fac
tory will have been brought to COM
pletion and that operations may be
started about December /. At the
present time the bricklayers have the
sidewalks of the building about one
third constructed and at the rate that
this work is being done, it will only
be matter of several days before
this portion of the work has been
brought to completion.