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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-02-26

a. "'y NISitiuS
Mr. and Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
McClanahan in the Gap.
Mrs. Cherry, OF Norton, spent
Friday in tho Gap visiting her
sister, Mrs. j W. Kelly.
Mrs. D. G. Wolfe spent sever.
a! days last week in Cincinnati
tt buying spring goods.
Miss Launa Mars, of Keokce,
was the guest of Misses Matte
and Myrtle Nickles Friday.
Miss Nirgie Bounds, who is
teaching school at West Norton,
spent the week end in the Gap
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Bounds.
James K. Taylor, manager of
the Amuzu Theatre, was a bust
ness visitor in Cincinnati a few
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Honey
cult spent Saturday and sun
day in Scott County visiting
relatives.
Miss Olga Horton, one OF the
teachers III the public school, is
recovering from an attack ton.
silitis.
Mrs. J NJ. Young was down
from Stonega a few days last
week visiting her sister, Miss
Maggie Gilly, who has been
quite sick
d. Il. Allen returned Friday
from q business trip to DUNCAN.
non. Mr.. Allen also recently
returned from business trip
to Alabama, where he is interest
ed in some excellent farm pro.
pertjes.
Miss Georgia Bostwick, of
Bristol, spent sunday in the
Gap with homefolks. Miss Bos
twick has recently recovered
from an attack OF influenza.
Mr. aud Mrs. ]. NJ. Willis re.
ceived a telegram from Knox
vile last Saturday stated that
a daughter was horn on that
day to Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. NaT.
Mrs. Naif is a daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. Willis.
Mrs. j Proctor Brown, of
Big stone Gap, Va, is in Bris
tol attending the ID. a. II. meet
ing at Hotel Bristol. Mrs.
Brown is the guest of Mrs. JIG.
Mcfcrrin, on Alabama Street
while here. Bristol Herold Cou-
Ter.
The Llyod Guild, Christs Epis-
copal Church, will meet with
Mrs. Rowe on Thursday after
noon at $3.50 old time,
| II you want to renew your
subscription to tho Post at the
dollar ii year rate YOU must do
so on or before next Saturday.
March LIST, as after that date
the price will be 3l5o per year
to every one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry, of Nor
ton, spent several days last
week IN the Gap visiting Mrs.
Lowry's sister, Mrs. w. Fl. Wren.
jerome Wells spent Sunday
in keokee with homefolks.
Miss Ruth Robinson, of Nor
ton, was the week END guest of
Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Goodloe.
Lieut. p. II. Graham of Jones
vile, arrived III the Gap Sun
day, where he has accepted the
position of Mathametics and
Physic instructor in the High
School. Lieut.. Graham has a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Emory and Henry College and
Il Master of Arts degree from
the University of Virginia.
Harry c. Wallace returned
home last Wednesday from
Camp Lee, where he was honor
ably discharged from service a
few days previous. Harry went
to France last July, where he
served in the army with ma
chine gun company, returning
to the states on January 3lst.
Harry reached the front about
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-02-26

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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
HOME COMING NEAR

Boston Kimerer writing from Ver-
neuil France, December 31st, 1918
to his father, Mr.. Chas. Kimerer
tells of getting back to work after
an sbsence of is days and hoping to
get back to the states soon. In
speaking of conditions at the post
his unit is occupying, Boston writes
that mud is knee deep but that they
now have walk which has been built
by the men on their own time and
makes It possible for them to keen
out of the mud to some extent in go
ing from their barracks to duty and
Yea versa.
Boston writes his father that he
wishes he could have husked the corn
and hauled the fodder in fact helped
DO all the fall work. He saw some
French butchering that seemed to
strike him as peculiar; he writes;
they had the hog on the ground
lead, and were pIling straw on top
burning the hair off-some class
when thew kill a beef they drive a
spike in its head, o, they're good
,ver here.
Boston saws that he had heard
that Camp Meigs had to be vacated
" Jan. 18th In order to make room
for the original occupants and as his
unit were the original occupants he
has hopes of seeing "old Hoboken'
soon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
THE CENTENARY MovEMENr


The Centenary is the call of
Methodism, On its one-hundredth an
niversary of it's missionary work, to
meet in a more adequate way the
challenge of the worlds, need. At
first it was thought that the big
tn ng was to get the $80,000O00
actually needed now from different
surveys. The Toledo Blade said re-
Gently that "the big object lies in so
int nsifying the life Of the Metho-
dist people that they will devote them
selves to the fulfllment at home and
abroad OF democracy's promise. y
Clearly all the churches are hearing
this loud call.
The Methodist Episcopal church of
this city is being organized to prose
cute this work in various forms lid
much interest is being aroused. The
pastor s giving most of his time to
it besides having an OVERSIGHT of the
same work in Archbold, Fayette and
Tedrow charges. The purpose is to
| enlist every member possible into
some active service.
During the ne xt or weeks, with
the other churches Of the oenomina-
ton throughout the country, this 10
cal church will JON in stewardship
eampa gn as the object is to secure al
least a million tithers in Methodisn
or one fifth of the membership, who
will pledge themselves to devote al
least one-tenth of their income to re
ligious purposes,
Since the raising of SO many
; billions for different war purpose!
more men than ever are studying the
meal1ng Of the uses of money, fol
literally billions of dollars have beer
worse than thrown away, in thu
awful demands of war. How may WE
use our money to get its true value +!
That is stewardship.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
FARMERS WEEK

Over 4,800 persons attended the
seventh annual farmers week held
at the Ohio State University, Colum-
bus, last week. This is the largest
attendance of rural people at any sim
liar event in the United States and
exceeds all previous records in Ohio
by 500 persons.
Those from Fulton County were:
c. H. Waid,. r. A.. Cave, q. F. Ames,
Harmon Gasche, Tom Shade, B. E.
Grover and Mrs. Mary Ames Of Wau-
seon; Clair E. George, of Delta; B.
F. Riese, Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Patter-
son and Mr.. HARRISON of Fayette;
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Ruger of Arch
bold; A. R. Loar, Richard Gleckler
and L. M. Dewey of Metamora; Ho-
mer ]. Kline and Arthur A. Kline
of SWanton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
WILL LAY WATER MAINS
Representative of Van Camp Company Pledge CO.0pera
tion of Village To Secure Water Supply-Ord-
nance Granting Laying Pipe Lines Passed

Not much other business was
transacted at the council meeting
last Monday evening as de from such
matters as pertain tc thA speedy
sc curing of permanent and adequate
water supply for the village.
There were present at the council
meeting as representing the Van
Camp Company Of Indianapolis Mess
41sr4 II II OF Wauseon, T. C. Ken
nedy of Adrian and Engineer, John
w. Moore Of Indianapolis; these gen
tlemen brought assurances to the
council that the company which they
represented wished to cooperate in
every way possible with the town in
securing a permanent and adequate
water supply and offered the sery ces
0 their engineers in assisting to es-
innate, plan and build a water sys-
tenn for the town.
These gentlemen also asked in be-
half of the company the privilege of
av ng direct wattr, gas and air
pipes from their plant on South
Shoop Avenue to their we'll located
in the Newcomer addition in order
that thev might be assured of a
suff. .cient supply of cool water to cool
the milk at their factory.
In 1910 the Van Camp Company
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
HINMAN SALES. CONVEN-
TION AND BANOUET

A convention of dlstr r-butors and
sales agents of the Hinman Milking
Machine Company was held in Wau-
seon last Thursday when A. V. Hin
man, president and R. L. Hnman,
secretary and treasurer of the Hin
man Company. both of Onida. New
York met a group of their distribu-
tors and sales agents for the Middle
West.
The business sessions of the con-
vention were held in the directors
room of the Peoples State Bank,
whicr the managers of that institu-
ton donated the use of for the oc-
casion.
The states of Ohio, Michigan, In
diana and Illinois were represented
in this get-to-gether meeting.
Among the points developing in this
gathering were that there, are 10000
Hinman Milking machines now in
use and that of this number, dis
tributor D. W. Myers of Wauseon
has placed 5000 in the states Of
Michigan and Ohio: The H nman
Company are the largest exclusive
manufacturers of milking machines
in the world; their plant has a ca
~ecitv of 100 machines day and the
Messers Hinman say that the out
look for their business was never
better. The Company are just
about to launch a nationwide adver-
tising campaign through 'The Coun-
try Gentlemen" "Hoard's Diaryman"
and other dairying and agricultural
periodicals of nation wide circulation
Tuesday evening. a banquet was
served in the Commercial street res
taurant by Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Funk
about the banquet table: A. V.
Hinman. R. L. Hinman, Onida, N. Y;
Geo Hawkins. Morenci. Mich, L
F. Wolf, H. T. Smith, Mt. Clemens,
Mich; E. S. Bay, John Omlor, Wau-
seon; R. F. Place, Lancing, Mich;
R. L. Sherman. Aurora, Ill; H w
Kennedy. Saginaw. Mich; ]. W. Fro
berg. Valpar so. Ind, Leonard Win
der. Damascus. Ohio; J. s. Reisinger
Woodland, Mich: R E, Barron, How
ell. Mich; G. w. Ryan. Aurora, ILL.,;
Earl Stowell. Dundee, Mich; C. L.
Ault, Creston, Ohio; ]. P. Myers
Indianapolis, Ind
The Messrs Hinman were very
cordial in their expressions of ap-
probation of the courtesies extend
ed them by the Peoples Bank and the
fine banquet served by Mr. and Mrs
Funk on very short notice.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07

WOhID L Ian
Evidently the greatest movement
on foot since the war reconsJrucclon
work was begun as far as the Chris
tian denominations are concerned IS
5he cooperative endeavor to raise in
the next years at least $5O0,00O, 900
to carry on missionary work at home
and abroad and at the same time un-
dertake the necessary works, as edu-
cation, training and procuring thou
sands of young men and women to
accomplish the work.
The Methodist church for nearly
hhree years has been developing "a
Centenary movement within its own
ranks, in which it proposes to raise
~ many thousands of young people
and $50 100000 during the next 5
years. The Methodist missionary
work was started just 100 years ago
n 1919, really at Upper Sanduskv'
Ohio. When this inter-church world
plan was started last month this
same church was the first denom-
nation to vote off cially to enter
this wide work. There seems to be
no opposition to their united world
wide enterprise. The war upheavels
have made possible untold oppor-
tunities.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
GUARD DUTY
Private Clarence H. Leu of Fayette
on Guard on Luxemburg German
BOrder-DOesn't Enjoy Music of
&c. /. Cans'-New and Strange
Sights Hopes for Home Soon

More first hand information in re-
gard to what our Fulton County
boys are experiencing, seeing and
dong overseas ,s given in the follow
ing letter received by Mr.. and Mrs
John J. Leu of Fayette from their
son, Clarence now with the Army of
Occupation in Germany:
Rolingen, Germany
Jan. 1st, 1910
Dear Folks:
Will write you few lines this New
Years morn to let you know that /
am we'll and having a fine time.
We have hiked through France,
Belgium Luxe mburg and a part of
Germany, but haven't done any hik-
ing since Christmas.
We are now doing guard duty on
the Luxembourg German border and
we have Looked upon some wonder
fully fine scenery on our hikes thru
these countr es: They certainly have
some fine towns here, but very differ
ent from those in the states.
There houses are different; house
and barn together. / walk down the
street past the stores and can't tell
whether they are hardware or gro
Gerry stores. The people sure use us
fine; we have fine beds to sleep in
and they would do most anything for
us. We had a fine Christmas tree
Christmas eve and a fine entertain
ment which the German people en-
| joyed just the same as we did.
The Y. M. C. A. gave us a pack
age made up of three bars of choco-
late, a cigar, a few packges of cigar.
cites and a few cakes that is all we
/ have received from the Y. M. G. A
without paying for it.
/ expect you wonder when l will
be home; that is a question, but
hope it will be soon; although
haven't been homesick a minute.
I've sure enjoyed life the last
month; it is much better this way
than when those &C. l. Cans" were
coming over at us; they don't SOUND
very good; in fact there is sweetel
music in the world than they make.
Tn s is New Years day; will turr
over new leaf and try to write often
er than / have so far and hope tina
word have | heard from home so far
but l am living in hopes.
When l sit down to write I thinl
I can tell lot, but when l get start
ed can't think of anything; if I re
ceive letter from home maybe
can do better.
Will close for this time; hope t.
hear from you soon.
With Love to all
Clarence H. Leu
Co. M. 356 Infy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07

developed well on an out lot in the
Newcomers addition and laid 21OO
feet of 4-inch mains from the we'll
to Their plant, at a cost of $1,000.
Ire campany gave the city the use of
the well and also the mains and the
latter are now incorporated IN the
Village water works system. The
Van Camp Company now propose to
relinquish all rights in these mains
and m return ask permission to Law
mains as described in the foregoing,
thus being able to secure water d.
rect from their well to the factory.
An ordinance granting this fran
chise was Pre- sented and passed under
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. w. J. Sherman of Toledo who
is an expert water engineer is MAX
ing extensive surveys and investiga-
tions and will soon be IN position to
make reports. In the meantime
there is no lack of water in Wauseon
and we are very far from a water
famine. The council have opened
three good wells; one at the East
School Building, one in front of the
Br CHAM Guilford stores and one on
the South side opposite the site the
South Side Meat Market.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
CHANCINC REAL ESTATE

Mr.. Vern G. Smith returned to
Wauseon after several days absence,
December 18th, 1918 and entered the
re al estate; since that time Mr.
Smith reports the following exchang-
es of real estate which he has con-
Quoted:
Residence property of A. L. Curtis
on Oak street to o. P. Huffman.
Residence property OF George
Heath on Marshall street sold tC
Earl Baer.
Residence property of Mrs. Hollist'
er on North Ottokee street sold tC
ID. A. Heckler of Malhta Ohio.
Lot on West Oak street sold BY
Emil Weber to d. A. Heckler, Malinti
Ohio.
Farm of 38 acres, known as th'
Ed Taft farm, owned by Del Patter
son to Clare nee Hollister.
Farm of 100 acres IN Williams
County sold to Mr.. Myers an Illinois
man. -
Business property of Caspar Reich
hardt on South Fulton street sold T.
George Clifton.
John Free residence on Eas
Chestnut street to Henry Reich
hardt.
Carl Ortr, five vacant lots on Eas
Chestnut street to Henry keien
hardt.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
FATHERS AND SONS BANQUET

February 11th. $50 p. m. at the
PythIan Hall.
Farmers are invited to join the
citizens of Wauseon in this National
Father and Son movement however.
1t will be impossible to make a per-
sonal canvas in the country, so the
farmers are requested to call by tele-
phone or see personally any one of
the editors of the papers not later
han Saturday stating your mention
of being present at the BANQUET.
This is necessary as the committee
must know just how many will be
present so the supper can be arrang-
ID for.
This Will rive the farmers all day
Saturday to get your tickets.
Don't put it off until Monday if
YOU do there will be no place for you
at the banquet.
The same rule will apply to the
people Of Wauseon.
Committee
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
EPIDEMIC OF FIRES

A costly fire is reported from
Lyon as having occurred last Monday
night. The Lyons Grain and Ele-
vator Company's elevator building
was totally destroyed by fire. A
number of Metamora business men
associated with Lyons mtn are inter
-sted IN this company.
Lyons has been the scene of a
regular epidemic of fires recently;
on one Saturday evening three fires
broke out in as many different places
about the village. DIR. Harouns barn
is one of the buildings that has been
recently been destroyed by fire.
There is strong suspicion that the
fires are of incendiary origin and
that some person with a mania for
burning is responsible for all these
fires.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
FROM CLAIR RERNATH

A. E +. Germany, Dec. 29'1918
Dear Sister and all:
Received a number OF letters, the
papers that you sent Glad to learn
that you people are we'll, and that
you are having a fine Winter; the
weather here has also been just fine.
The money you sent arrived some
time ago. We are now stationed
in the Rhine valley, just Soutr OF
CoblentZ. The weather on our
march into Gerany was ideal. Bel
gium is certainly a fine country.
have seen service on the battle fronts
IN the order given; Verdun. Chateau
Thierry, Champagne and st. Mihiel-
And as you well know. from news
paper reports. the battles fought on
those fronts were severe ones, be-
lieve me. / am sure glad that there
is no more battle front.
Well mother, / am, now in Ger.
many. a place / never expected tC
be. On my trip l have been ii
England, France. Belgium, Euxem-
burg and now in Germany, next tC
Amer ca; but that won't be for some
time, think. How much allotment
money have you received by this
time. Say Alice, how is Mr.. Gray
If you remember you wrote me tha
he was sick. -,
Well l will close for tn 8 time, will
love to all.
Your brother.
Clair Bernatl
H. @. Co. 18th F. A.
I A. r. F. Germany
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
"THE XMAS BOX"

"They brought me Xmas Box today
From far across the sea
Such a little box you say,
But it meant the world to me-"
"For it was filled with thoughts OF
home
And sent with a mothers prayer
That followed cross the foam
To me, and 1 read it there.
A PRAYER that came from a mother s
heart
AS she worked with loving joy,
To bridge the many miles that part
A mother and her boy
Written at LaValbonne' Ain
France by Horace H. Armsby, Can
didate I. C. S.. A. E. F. 10th Co. 3rd
Platoon, 3rd squad, Xmas 1918.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
PIONEER CONE
Mr.. John U. Funkhouser Passes
Away From His Home at Ridge
vile Corners, January Thirtieth
Lived on Farm in German Town
ship Forty-four Years.

John U. Funkhouser was born in
the Canton lof Berne, Switzerland,
December 9th, 1889, he came to
America as lad of thirteen. N 1853
and since that time to the time of
his dc cease January thirtieth 1919 his
life has been bound up with the life
of this community; It was gwen him
to have a part in the building of this
county from the early days when
forest and marsh claimed so much
of the land to these days of comfort
able homes and smiling fertile fields.
Faithfully and well he has perform
ed his task and he went to his re-
ward in the Fathers House of MANY
abiding places" at the age of seven
n ne years, one month and three days
loved and honored bv his children,
honored and respected by all who
knew him.
He was united in marriage, March
18th, 1854 to Miss Anna Weber and
their union was blessed with nine
sons and four daughters of this
family circle two sons have presided
their Father to The Better Land:
Jacob. who died February 18th 1911
and Fred who died January 9th 1913
on the one farm IN German township
forty-four years, removing from the
farm some ten years ago to the
present home at Ridgevlle Corners
In 1914 it ws their privilege to gath
er ther children and grand children
about them and celebrate their gol-
den Wedding anniversary, thankful
Tor the blessings that they have been
bestowed upon them and that they
had been spared to enjoy the fruits
of their labors and the love of their
children. At an early age Mr..
Funkhouser united with the Lutheran
church and was ever faithful and
loyal worker in that church.
He was a kind and loving father
and husband and faithful unto his
Lord to the end
and to cherish his memory: his
wife, four dughters and seven sons.
The children are as follows: John,
Of Toledo; viii Of Elkhart, Ind
Mary, (Mrs. ]. A. Wer) of Swanton;
Rose, Mrs. A T. Dickason), Simon
and. Otto of Wauseon; Albert and
Caroline, MRS. Lindau) of Ridge
vile Corners; Edward of Napoleon;
lQd, MTS. R0lIlkIHt OI EOFL wayne
Ind. and Harry who is in France
Besides these he leaves eighteen
grand children and four great grand
children; one brother, Fred of Arch
bold: one sister, living at Table
Rock. Nebraska and many other re-
latives and friends: Five sisters and
one brother have preceded him in
/ death.
Funeral services which were at
tended by a large concourse of peo-
nle were held n the German Lutheran
/ church of Ridgeville Corners, Sun
day February End, Rev Oldenburs
of Ridgeville and Rev. Heibstreit Of
s Wauseon conducted the services il
both the English and German Ian
guagas. Intarment was made II
the Ridgeville cemetery.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
TITFSnAV CHR

The Tuesday Club will hold "Hos-
pital tea" at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Miley on Tuesday afternoon, Febru.
ary 11th, The "Guest night OF
this club will be held at the home Of
Mrs. W. D. VanRensselaer, Tuesday
evening February 18th. Assess
ment fifty cents per member.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
SERIOUSLY Ill.

Mrs. R. W. Rowe received a tele-
from Saturday morning stating that
Corp. R. W. Rowe was seriously i'll
in Decentralization hospital No. 8.
New York. Mrs Rowe started
Immediately accompanied by S. o.
Rowe. They did not learn the ma
ture of his illness until arriving
there Sunday morning which was
pneumonia. He was sick five days
before landing They spent all day
Sunday with him and returned home
Monday night leaving him much inn
proved. but not out of danger. We
hope for a speedy recovery. that he
NAV soon return to his home folks
and town. He was with the Head
quarters Company. of the S20th.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
FIRE DEPARTMENT BANQUET

The Wauseon Volunteer Fire De-
nartent enjoyed their annual banquet
last Mondsy evening. it was served
bv Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Funk at the
Commercial streat restaurant and
was thoroughly enjoyed by the twen-
tv-three Fire Fighters who were
present. The presence of their dis
abled member Myron Border added
TO the good cheer of the evening and
the chicken which had the place of
honor at the feast was given inside
information" by the firemen who ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the Feast and the manner in
which it was served.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
PAUD HAYES HOME SOON

A letter from Paud Hayes informs
his mother and brother that he will
soon be home; detained now in a hos
pital on account of illness caused by
overwork in caring for sick and
wounded who are coming back to the
states. Paud writes that there is no
cause to worry.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07

Wauseon high school has entered
the state annual high school basket
ball tournament, to be- he'd in Ed
wards gymnasium, Ohio Wesleyan
University the last Of this month and
the first of March. Wauseon IS in
the northern division which plays on
the week beginn ng with the twenty
eighth.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07
ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Memorial and
monumental Association will be held
in the Assembly Room at the Court
House next Wednesday February
18th, 10 o'clock a. m.