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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-01-14

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-01-14

Read The Advocate and get it
first.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

their contract was about to be nulli'
tiec-no not even an intimation tina,
such a move was even contemplate
by the department.
On two different occasions during
the stormy weather the past few
months, when the mails did not get
through, the telephone service, from
here both east and west, was also out
Of commission for all the way from a
week to ten days at time. There
was some complaint, and some Of II
no doubt justified, especially from
those who were paying a monthly
rental for phones and were getting nc
service whatever. There were no de.
ductions made in their monthly bill
FOR the service they did not get, The
telephone lines are also under the con
troll and supervision Of the Post Oflice
department. Haven't heard of any
change being ordered made, a new
and more efficient line ordered con.
structed, by the Post Office Depart.
mant to better the service and avoid
if possible, this broken service on .ac
count of bad storms.
We think the proposed change In
TIL mail route to be most unjust and
uncaled for, and we believe right
healthy protest should be filed with
the department.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
THE HARDWARE BURGLARIZED

here is an item we overlooked that
should have appeared in last weeks
paper: G. Abourezk's hardware store
was burglarized on Thursday night
March'lsth, The thief or thieves Ell
fected an entrance into the store oy
breaking one of the glass in the front
door and then reaching in and turn
ing the yale lock permitting them to
open ts3 door. As far as known they
took fashlight, some knives and rob
bed the cash register OF something
like S3l5. This thieving business is
a bad a~d dangerous business, and il
it is being done by local talent, oul
advice is to "cut il out" for the guilty
one will be caught sooner or later
and then 1t will mean trip to Sioux
Falls.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

Mrs. Powell AID her four children
were brought TO town Wednesday
and rooms in the Miller residence
were prepared for them. A traiued
nurseisin attendance. Her mother
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED TC
THE STREET FUND.

Following is list of those who
have contributed to the fund to grade
the streets Of Wood. The total a.
mount subscribed to this improve
ment fund up to this time is $zO7.
This will leave us a balance OF some
thing like $55 after gradeing the
streets, which can be used as a starter
fora street crossing and sidewalks fund
There are number of those in the
list who will increase their subscrip
tions when it can be definately an
nounced that crossings and sidewalks
are actually to be built this spring.
Let's keep this public improvement
bail rolling now that we have it start
ed. We are confident that the money
will be forthcoming. Boost for side
walks and street crossings. Boost
for bigger and better Wood
FiIst St..tc Bank $25. 10
+ B. Brown $500
| G.. Abourezk 25.O
Wood Co Operative Store 25.OO
S. S. Roubideaux 1000
Frank Kriehn. 1000
Fred C. Kirch 1000
V. X. Branson 500
| less BurnS 300
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Fremont County
People Pay Their
Taxes Promptly

Blake Rogers. county treasurer.
says: With the ending OF the year
1918. it might be interesting TO note
the prompt manner in which the peo-
pie of this county paid the taxes OF
last year. In round numbers The gen.
eral taxes for last year amounted to
s422. 900 100000 more than the pre-
vious year). OF this amount sS.6 per
cent was collected. This surpasses
any previous record. And il is the
more phenomenal when you consider
all the Liberty Loan drives and the
contributions to the Red Cross and
kindred organizations.
One striking feature OF this splendid
collection is. that less than $1,000 was
paid in interest on account of being
delinquent. In previous years this
interest collection has averaged
1880.
The tax warrant for this year. in
rouzd numbers. is s455. 900. or $4,000
more than last year. About one-half
Of this latter amount is distributed to
few OF the corporations. The Dem
yer & Rio Grande railroad is charged
with ever $4,000, nearly one-tenth of
the entire tax warrant So that in
general the taxes of the county will
only be a shade higher than last year.
In the tax notices. soon to be sent
out from the county treasurer's Office
this year. will be included the side
walk and sewer taxes on property
within the confines of Canon City and
Florence This. of itself. is a task OF
considerable magnitude. and has never
before been attempted, owing to the
unusually large volume of work in the
treasurer's Office at this tine of the
year.
The taxes in Canon City are shade
lower this year.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Guy Clark Home
On Vacation Visit


Guy X. Clark. who has been fore
man of the roundhouse FOR the Bur
lington railroad at Casper. Wyo.. for
the last is months. is enjoying we'll
earned rest and vacation with his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. C. V. Clark. Mt
2l5 North Sixth street. He expects
TO report for duty some time next
week. At the conclusion Of his visit
here he will probably be transferred
to Great Falls. Mont. and assigned to
n place in the cornpary's service
there. Last March he had an almost
miraculous escape from death at Cas-
par. as the result of an accidental con-
tact with the transmission wires of
the Wyoming Electric Power Com
pahy, and was unable to work for n
long time in consequence of his in
juries. The accident was due to the
Improper insulation and Mr.. Clark in
stituted suit against the company for
$4,000 damages. The hearing Of the
case will take place in March of this
year.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
COlOradO's Climate
Is Conducive
To Longevity

James Z. Mcclure of SI3 River
street. on reading in The Daily Rec
ord few days ago OF the presence in
Canon City OF NJ. E Euwer and fam
ily of Cincinnati. Ia. called up Mr.
Euwer by telephone ard made an ar
rangement with him for an interview
in relation to old friends in the vicin-
ity OF Centerville. Ia, of which Gin
cinnaii Is neichboring community.
After talking with Mr. Euwer for 2
short time Mr.. Mcclure was surprised
TO learn that the former owned and
had lived ;cr many years on the farm
on which his mother is buried. and
where his brother. the late w. II. Nc
Clure. was married during the early
days of the Civil War Mr.. Mcclure
inquired of Mr.. Euwer about many of
the people he knew in that portion OF
Iowa 60 years ago. and was told
that practically ali of them we're dead
Only in one instance out of nearly a
score Of people inquired about did
Nr. Mcclure ind any of them living.
all of the others having passed away.
The fatality among his Old friends
there with those existing here. is
greatly to the advantage of Canon
City. There were very few people
here when Mr.. Mcclure came to Colo
RADIO in the summer of 1864. but few
years later a considerable immigra-
ton set in from the Eastern states.
and there are yet residing in this COM
munity p dozen men that Mr.. Mcclure
has known for half a century or more.
While the old-timers here are gradu-
ally passing away. Mr.. Mcclure is
convinced that the percentage among
the living who were active citizens in
the early Sos, lie much greater here
than. in Iowa. From the data in his
possession Mr.. Mcclure is of the opin-
ion that the climate of Colorado is
conducive to longevity.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Most of County
Schools Working

Miss Anna Garwood. county superin-
tendent OF schools. stated this morn
ing that while she had not direct in
formation on the subject from a num-
ber OF districts. she believed that most
of the public schools of Fremont
county have resumed their work since
the holidays. The Florence schools
were reopencd on Thursday and the
coal camp schools earlier in the week.
The time for the rcopening of the
rural schools was left to the discretion
aud Judgment of the various district
school boards, as II was recognized
that they were better informed In re-
lation 10 their local health conditions
than anybody else. AS the influenza
epidemic appears TO be gradually sub
siding In all sections of the county.
there seems to be no necessity for a
further continuation of the ban on
school work.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Boys of 18th May
Come Home Seon

Mrs. Jessie Emmerson Price re-
ceived letter this orning FROM her
husba1d. Corp. Don De Forres; Price.
from France. In which he said that
the Fortieth division. OF which the
18th Regiment is a part, was sched-
u'ed TO embark shortly for New York
and would probably be home within
the next few weeks. The 18th, he
says. ia now a replacement regiment
and has been reduced to n skeleton OF
it's former strength by drafts upon it
to all out the personnel OF other com
mands. He states that an opportun-
ity has been afforded to the men of
the l57th to volunteer for service in
Germany with the army of occupa-
;ion. but that as there is no patriotic
impulse TO enlist for this special duty
but few :nea are Offering themselves
for II. All of the boys. he asserts.
would gladly 70 to Germany If they
were needed. but as there is no neces-
sity Tor II nj present. most of them
prefer to return TO the good old United
States.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Kenly Brothers
Are Home From
Service Overseas

Reuben II. Henley and his brother.
VIII. are both home from military
seryiee with the American expedi-
;sonary forces in Europe; the former
arriving here in time for Christmas
azd the latter last Saturday. They
are among the first OF the Canon CITY
boys In the overseas contingent 20 ~
turn home Both young men are in
excellent health and report a good
time in Europe despite the routine OF
army work to which they were sub
jeoied.
Both were In the aviation branch of
the service and received the finishing
touches of their training in England
and France VIII Kenly was trans
ferred 10 the air service from the
18TH Infantry which received its
army preparation n, Camp kearrey.
Cal. Both young men had varied
experience abroad and bring back
with them comprehensive knowl-
edge OF conditions and affairs in Eng
land and Frasce.
Reuben Kenly. in the course OF a
conversation with the writer at The
Record Office this morning. stated that
Oh reaching England his company was
assigned TO Al army camp al Ram
scy. Later IL was ordered 10 Win,
chester. then.t Wedover. then to OK
ford. then back to Winchester, then to
oxford. then TO knotty Ash. in the
suburbs of Liverpool. Mr.. keniy
was ordered TO France with his com
n,and abou; fcur months ago and was
stationed near Paris while IL remained
in that country. He says his work
with the army was enjoyable and that
il was of great benefit to him in Civ
Ing him wider vision of mankind
and in riddine his mind OF provincial
prajudices ard dislikes. He found
the British soldier an agreeable fei-
low on acquaintance and the French
poiiu a man worthy OF respect.
Mr.. Kenly came home on the British
transport Minnekahada, a 22.0oo-ton
bout. She carried into New York
. 600 men. all members of the air
service of the United States army. on
coming into port the Minneknhada
passed the liner George Washington
with President Wilson on board The
Keniy boys have been given their
discharge from the army.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
SUDDEN DEATH OF FLORENCE
WOMAN FRIDAY MORNING

The Florence Citizen of Friday says
Mrs. Pablita Martinez, aged 65 was
found dead Friday morning at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Juan Valdez.
West Fourth street. with whom she
had been making her home. De-
ceased was apparently in good health
up to the time of her death. Thursday
she turned out big washing and got
up Friday morning and built the fire
in her living room and returned to
bed. Mr.. Valdez heard the fire roar
ing and not hearing anyone opened
the door TO see If everything was all
right. He found MA. Martinez dead
on the bed. Coroner Atkinson Is
making an Investigation as to the
cause of death. Deceased is sur
vised by two daughters. Mrs. Della
Marti-ex OF Florence. and Mrs. M9r-
garet Yara OF Canon City. The tur.
eral will be held Saturday.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Celebrated Finish
OF Y. M. c. A.
Membership Drive

The Y. N. G. A. was the scene OF a
delightful social gathering Wednes-
day evening in celebration OF the close
of the membership drive carried on
during the last two weeks of Decem-
Der. Ninety new names were added
to the association roster as a result
of the campaign. and the member
ship committee and the boosters CLUB
are feeling pretty good over the splea-
did success that was attained. The
campaign was carried on largely
through correspondence. less personal
solicitation being invoked than usual
in such undertakings. Many new
members were obtained among the
business men of the community, and
larSe number of juniors were also
secured.
The entertainment program Wednes-
day night was very pleasing one in
all respects, and enlisted some of the
best talent in town Features were
local numbers by Miss Nina Skin
ner. selections by the male quartet of
the First Presbyterian church. piano
numbers by Miss Bessie McQuown,
instrumental duets by Misses Dorothy
Carlson and Ruth Walker. and read
ing by Rev. ]. l. McCreieht, physical
director of the association. Follow
ing the lobby program light refresh
ments were served by committee of
ladies', of which Mrs. Claude Benton
was chairman. To say that everybody
present had good time is to state it
/ mildly.
/ Things were no less lively in the
gymnasium than in the lobby. where
several games of basketball were
! played during the evening. So inter-
eating was The sport. especially III.
volley ball contests, to some of the
spectators that they decided TO join
the association and avail themselves
of its advantages. Many others ire
expected ITO go and do likewise as
soon as they familiarize themselves
with the delights of the game. They
are invited to visit the gym Tuesday
and Saturday afternoons at $50
o'clock and watch the business mems
teams play.
There was only one disappointment
Wednesday evening and that was
when a big gym class which had
been organized among the dormi,ory
men, sent a challenge to the business
mems class 70 play a game of indoor
baseball. but. phew. the business men.
We suppose. got cold feet and only a few
of them appeared 10 settle the matter.
They looked like a bunch of scared
coyotes when that big dormi.ory class
came trottins down stairs in readiness
heard lot about that class. but The
business mems team may yet give
them an opportunity to try their
mettle.
/ The Y. NJ. c. 4. management is
grateful to all of those who contri-
buted my way 10 the success OF
( Wednesday evenings entertainment,
and thanks them most heartily They
invite them as Well as the audience,
10 come again"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
New Issue of
Postage Stamps

The hrst of the new issue of lo-cent
postage stamps, designed primarily
for use in connection with the aerial
postal service, were received at the
Canon City postoffice a week or SO
ago, and considerable request for
them is being made by the public
Cntil recently il was necessary TO
put a 25-cent stamp on letter TO Sc
cure its transportation by airplane
and its delivery to the addressee by
carrier AT destination. The cost has
now been reduced 10 le cents. and
a letter with that postage on it. pro-
vided it is designated for the aerial
route, may be sent from Canon City
TO Chicago by rail and from there to
New York by airplane and delivered
at the proper address at destination
by carrier The charge for carrying
a letter by airplane is S cents: the
additional 10 cents is for delivery at
the end OF the route. A letter with
6 cents postage on it. sent by airplane.
lies dead in the Office at the end
of the route unless 10 cents addi-
tional is paid for its delivery to tire
person IL is intended.
The fScent aeroplane stamp can. of
course. be used as postage on any
kind OF mail matter, the same as
stamps of any other denomination,
but their issue was inspired by the
public demand for special stamp for
aeroplane service.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09

medicine for woman's ailments ] ever
raw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No. ],
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women msy find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkhan' Vege-
table Compound, a trial. For special
advice in regard TO such ailments write
TO Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn,
Mass The result of It's forty years
experience is ut your service
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
PREVALENT IN 1877

In q number OF cases history has
been known TO repeat itself. and YOU
ofte:s hear people say. History re-
peating ITSELF"
J. II. Quinn. local furniture dealer,
was yesterday cleaning out some OF
the pigeonhoies on his desk when he
came across letter that he had found
In y lot OF furniture that he had pur'
chased year be ore. The letter
was addressed to John d. Lloyd. and
written from Wales, ard in the course
OF II the writer tells OF one member
of the family buing sick with the in
fiuenxa. This evidence bears out the
Idineren. slurtes that there was al sri
dcmic Of influenza in 1877.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
John A. Weitner
Died Tuesday

John a. Weitner died at his home.
io7 Cottonwood avenue. East Canon,
at 1:45 O'Clock Tuesday morning. He
was born in the Grand Dutsche of
Baden. Germany, on March %. 1895,
and was aged So years 9 months and
8 days.
Mr.. Woitner came TO the United
States in 1852 and lived at Dayton,
!o., until December. 1865, when he
moved to Owen county. Ind. where lie
was married to Mrs. Mary c. Jones on
August 81, 1866. They lived in lndi-
ana until 1877 when they moved to
Marion county Kan. where they resid.
ed until January is, 1899, on that date
coming to Canon City.
His wife died in this community
January 6. 1906 On February 5.
1907. he was married TO Mrs. Nettie
Harden, who survives him.
Mr.. weitner was loyal American
citizen. taking out his naturalization
papers early in his American resi-
dence. During the awful strife of the
last four years he often expressed the
hope TO the writer that Germany
might lose in her struggle ana ambi-
ton. stating that he had left his ma
tive country to escape that which is
now going on there. and to gain the
freedom and citizenship which he so
much coveted.
He was a faithful member of the
First Presbyterian church of this city.
His funeral service was held this aft
ernoon at 2:so from the Wilson under
taking parlors His pastor. Rev. c.
J. Armentrout held the service. HUI
bert Tremanye sang and Miss Ethel
Casebeer played the accompaniment.
Thus another of the old citizens has
passed out from us and we honor their
memory.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
TWO TRAiNLoAps OF
SOLDIERS GO THROUGH HERE

Two trainloads Of soldiers en-
route from France to San Francisco
passed through Canon City Tuesday.
II Is supposed they will be mustered
out of the army shortly after their ar
rival at the camp In California from
which they started for the hghting
lines "over there. last year. These
boys all saw active service in France.
and were delighted with the prospect
Of getting back TO home and friends.
Most OF them are from the Pacific
coest staten and. 80 TAR as could be
learned. thero were no Fremont
county boys In The los.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-09
Canon City
Falling Down in
Red Cross Drive

Returns from teams at work in the
Red Cross drive for membership indi-
cate that Canon City will fall very far
below its standard of last year. A
number Of teams have reported their
work finished and most of them have
nearly covered their territory The
net resul, 10 noon today was sos mem
berships. izcluding PCS which were
voluntary memberships made at the
Red Cross headquarters Last year
Canon City proper had an enrolment
of 1000. The total from Canon City
district was 400.
Florence reports 1900 members this
Yea r: large number over the vote
cast in the last election. So far
Canon City has less than half the vote
cast. Shah we be satisfied to fall so
. FAR be.ow the rest of the county and
our record Of last year? There seems
to be Misunderstanding. People
are satisfied TO have one member OF
the family enrolled in the Red Cross.
I The object OF this drive is to enrol
every person in The United States. not
every family
The drive is a necessity or it would
not be put across The work OF the
Red Cross must continue. We are
told that this is 70 be the last drive ot
{ the war. But II the United States
falls down as badly as Canon City
seems TO BE- falling down. another
drive will be necessary to complete
the work that the Red Cross has
started 10 do. No one questions the
worthiness Of the cause. No one ques
tions the honor that anyone has il be
ingins TO this splendid organization
-Ali you need Is the heart and 4
dollar" Almost everyone has the dol
lar: II is snal lsum- But the ques
tion Is. have the people of Canon CITY
the heart They always have hat
hitherto. Has il been hardened
by the wonderful victor ythat ha.
been won FOR us7 The answer will b,
given when the final returns are in or
this membership drive. The Rex
Cross Is not asking for big sums from
the people Of The United States. Jus
that people get behi1d the organiza
ton and show their approval by join
ins II. rot as families. but as indiyid
uais.
Shall the people of Canon City al
low this city. which has such a splen
4 did record. have il said of her thai
she is quitter7 Shall we permit the
rest of the state to point 10 thi;
county as one that did mot have stay
ing powers If il is necessary com
plete recaavass OF the territory viii b
made that every person may come in
This drive is the test of patriotism
rot only IN war but in peace. W.
cannot fall down. Let the response b,
willing and every person eager TO main
tain our record fer 100 per cent pa
triotism eve. TO the end.