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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10

a canoe TO be polite. you know. A
canoe can go through the water SD
easily when people paddle it, and a
canoe is very useful and lots of fun
If it is properly understood, but ii
isn't the habit of Il canoe to make
polite speeches.
1T was most good OF You to make
the effort said Billie Brownie, bowling
very low.
at was extremely kind Of you
said Bonnie Brownie.
1--WE think you are a kind and po-
lite canoe said the other little brown.
les.
We'll said Billie Brownie, after a
pause. and after they had all chosen
places about the canoe SO they could
hear its story, won't you tell us all
about yourself. We have heard that
you came from a Tree.
~ did, said the canoe. 4 came
from the Canoe Birch tree. There are
many kinds of birch trees, bur my
family belonged to the Canoe Birch
tree family. I'm so glad I belonged
to that family. for We are SO use
full.
Now l have had a useful anG
very pleasant life as IA canoe. The
people who own me are so fOnd of me.
They won't let holes get into my
sides by running me up on rocky
shores. They are careful o. me. They
like me and they want to keep me a
long. long time.
You see the canoe continued
the Canoe Birch tree family can dc
many things. People can get delicious
strip from our sap. They can make
wooden shacks out Of us. too-and OF
course, as you know, they can get
canoes from u.s..
THE partridges enjoy our buds,
but most Of all are we useful to men
for we can be made into so many
things. But best Of all, the very best
of all, to my canoe mind. is that we
can BE made into wonderful BARI
Canoes
THAT'S fine said Billie Brownie.
j had no idea your family could do Sc
many things and that so much coulc
be made out of you and your rela
tiveS.
- beg your pardon said the canoe
but my relatives are different. They
are the other birch trees, and some o.
my relatives can't do much Of any.
thing, such as the White Birch fam
lily. for example.
"'They don't live long, they must
have swanpy ground, and they aren't
at all useful. Although the canoe add
ed, i must say one thing. The White
Birch family will grow in ugly places
where there have been fires anI
where the land looks shabby.
But | am glad that l belong to the
Birch family, or that | did belong to
it-for we are considered the finest
members Of the whole Birch Tree fam.
lily.
"'Often some branches of nv fam.
lily are thrown into a merry bonfire.
and how gayly they crackle and
burn, and how they do add to an au.
tnmn bonfire party
"'Well. we're delighted to have
heard about SOU said Billie Brownie.
And we thank you most extremely
for telling us your history added Ben.
ME Brownie, as they all said goOd-by
and left the canoe for its winters
rest"
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
BRITISH GIRLS ARE TRAINED
Food Ministry Prepares Young Women
Employees for Commercial
Careers.

Observation-Disclosures Of girls en-
tration clearing house are .recei"ing in
structions during working hours for
commercial careers. The London
county council has taken charge Of
their education and each girl is given
one and a quarter hours every day eX-
study.
Classes are held three times a dsy.
The girls are from sixteen to eighteen
years old.
There are classes in bookkeeping
French and shorthand. and the girls
are also given the choice Of recreation
classes in %elocution and singing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
Find Steel Ladle in oak Tree.

A steel ladle. seven inches l,ng, sup
posed to have been used by Indians In
melting lead for bullets many years
ago, was found Embedded in the heart
OF Q red oak tree sawed up for fire
wood at South Altoona. Pa. Rings on
the tree Indicate that it was more than
n hundred years old. The ladle. made
Of the finest charcoal steel. is believed
to have been driven into the tree whea
itlwas a sapling.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
Few Hundreds Only Are Suffering
From Wars Strange
MaIady.
MANY RESTORED BY PEACE
All Victims Will Be Completely Re-
covered in a Year. Says Surgeon
Generals Office-Less Than
1000 Cases to Be Treated.

Washington.-Fear that the nation
will have Il big problem on its hands
in the care of soldiers suffering from
shell shock is utterly without foun-
dation, declared Col. Peace Bailey of
the surgeon generals office. Amplify-
ing the statement before the senate
military committee that hundreds OF
victims OF the strange disease actually
recovered at the signing OF the arms
tice, Colonel Bailey expressed the
opinion that SO far as present knoWl-
edge of the malady indicates, practi-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10

cOrding to the evidence submitted Nc
Lean negotiated with Mrs. Gilleland
for the disInantlement of the house. al
ter it had been condemned by a build
ing inspector. Mrs. Gilleland denied
that such an arrangement had been
made and charged that Mclean "stoIe
the house" The court continued the
case tc give the principals an oppor-
tunity to adjust he matter between
themselves.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10

~ W~ - NAM
could hardly {
around to d.
work, and 0I1
four in my 6l1
and three boar
It made it veyG
for me. Lydia |
Pinkham's Vel
table Compou
was recommend
to me. / took
and it has restn
my health. II
certainly thu
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
MERCHANT SHIPS !.
TO ARR CADETS
DAD AND 3 SONS FIGHT
UNDER Gen. PERSHlNG

Natick, MasS.-Martin Neary
of this town. whose three sons
are members of General Per
Shing'S forces in France. was
himself i'm l'ershing's command
on the plains Of Arizona during
the Indian campaigns. Pershing
was then second lieutenant of a
cavalry trooD and Neary was u
sergeant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
THEFT OF HOUSE CHARGED
Contractor Is Brought Into Court Ac-
cused Of the Larceny Of a Dwell
ing House.

Medford, Mass.-Charged with the
larceny of a dwelling house, Clarence
Mclean, a building wrecker, has been
brought into court by Mrs. Mary J.
Gilleland. wner Of the property. Ac-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10

The first monograph was made 4
years ago, but its popularity Is I
more recent date.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
i BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEn1
What LYDIA E. PinlhAm
Vegetable Compound D.
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio.-"I suffered fhd
Irregularities, pains in my side andag,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
Their Use.

Look how the rain is pouring dOwa
In sheets" That's all right it's cey-
ering the bed Of the street.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
Dense.

A man likes to concentrate hts mind
hut he tries to be very careful not te
c~On-dense II.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
Important % aaothere
In Most Cases.

"HOW do you pronounce .hauteur'
Hot air, in some cases."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
f SHOCK HITS
LIGHTLY

caily all victims of shell shock should
be completely recovered within II year,
tirno
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
IMPROVEMENT OF BLFWNH
PASS WITH FORESTRY FUNDS
Eight and a Half Miles of Road, and
Two Bridges to be Constructed
Bids Called For

Now that the Blewett Pass road is
part of the Sunset Highway the i'm
provements made hereafter will be of
the most substantial character. All
the work done hereafter on this pass
will be of a permanent kind. The road
bed will be of standard width, the
grades minimum, and the bridges also
will be of a more substantial and per-
manent character, possibly of iron or
concrete.
Notices have been sent out from the
Portland office that sealed bids will
be received by the district engineer at
Portland, 62s Postoffice building, up
to 10 o'clock a. M, April 18th. APP
proximately eight and four-tenths of a
mile of road will be built, $4,000 yards
of rock and 125, 900 yards of earth and
gravel is to be moved The work
must be completed in 300 weather
working days. Contractors should
communicate with the Portland office
for particulars.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
THE ALBERS MILLING CO., AND
THE CONSUMER

The Albers Bros, Milling Company
of Portland, with branches in Seattle,
Bellingham, Tacoma and Spokane, of
which J. Henry Albers was president
at one time, and who was convicted
and later sentenced to term in prison
for making remarks about the govern
ment of the United States prior to the
signing of the armstice, is no longer
connected with the company in any ca
pacity, either as office holder or stock
holder and the present management
wants the public to know the facts.
The present managers do not think it
is right that their goods should be dis
eliminated against by the consumer
because of something that Albers did
when he was connected with the COM
pany, and which the present managers
did not then and do not now approve
of.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
"The Sweet Meat Game"
BIG PICTURE AT SCENIC

what Shall We Do With Him." the
first of a series of four pictures to
be shown at the Scenic has been
booked for Wednesday and Thursday,
April End and 3rd, by Manager Bar
clay. The play depicts the numerous
crimes committed by the ex-Kaiser
and is sensational thruout. 1t was
produced under the direction of gov
ernment officials. There are 5000 feet
of film in the coming production.
1t is a pictorial representation of
acts of the greatest criminal the world
has ever known and carries with it
the summing up of humanity's law
yers of the evidence that has been
brought out in the trial that is now
taking place cover there"
Never since the deliberations of the
nations that were involved in the Ma
poleonic wars, which resulted in the
sending of Napoleon to st Helena,
have we had a parallel of equal i'm
portance or of similar character.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
FINED FOR LETTING FIRE GET
AWAY

The Reliance Lumber Company, of
Seattle, was tried in the U. s. District
Court for the Western District of
Washington last week for a fire tres
pass which occurred on the Rainier
National Forest in 1917. The court
rendered averdict of s685.87 in favor
of the government, according to re-
port received by District Forester
George H. Cecil, Portland, Oregon.
The fire started from a donkey en-
CINE which was left without a watch
man during the noon hour, and burned
for some time on privately owned land
near Alder, Washington. Later it
crossed the national forest boundary
and destroyed government timber and
young growth to the value of S248.91.
The forest service spent S685.S7 in
fighting this fire and putting it under
control. The verdict was based on the
fire fighting costs, there being some
conflict of testimony as to the real
value of the timber and underground
destroyed, and whether they were
both actually destroyed by this fire.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

At the regular meeting of the coun-
Gil on Tuesday evening arrangements
were made with Frank Hutchings for
the purchase of his property on the
river front to be used as a pest house.
A new ordinance making changes
in the fire limits was read for the first
time. The old ordinance remains the
same with the exception that the south
side of Commercial street was taken
out of the fire limits. This will give
property owners in this district an op-
portunity to make changes or build
additions if they so desire.
The Marshal was instructed to en-
force the ordinance governing the IL
censing of dogs, and to notify all own
ers that dogs running at large after
April 1st without license would be
killed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
NJ. CHURCH NOTICE

Sunday morning at 10, the new
schedule, the Sunday School will meet
promptly on time.
At II, the morning service, Be
sure and note the change in the time.
Epworth League meeting at Z and
preaching at 8.
The Minute Men will speak at these
services.
On Wednesday afternoon the La
dies Aid will meet in the basement of
the church. You are cordially invited
to attend and bring a friend with you.
The prayer and teachers meeting
will me held on Wednesday evening
at 7:30. You are needed at this meet
ing.
Remember the special meeting on
Sunday evening at 8. DR.. Warner,
from Wenatchee, will speak to us,
subject "Tithing." Each one bring j
friend.
A. H. MORTON, Pastor
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
USE TRACTOR ON THE STREETS

A Fordson tractor has been used the
past week to pull the city's grader
over several streets with the result
that some very good work has been
done and the streets worked are in
much better condition. Most of the
streets and roads leading out of Leav-
enworth are in very bad shape. How
ever, we have promises that there will
be considerable money spent in max
ing improvements the coming sum
mer. Mr.. Paine, of the Cascade Gar
age donated the use of the tractor that
has been in service the past week and
those who have been using the ma
chine speak very highly of its work.
Mr.. Heidrick of Cascade orchards is
the most recent purchaser of a Ford
son tractor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
TWO 1S YEAR OLD BOYS
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Forged Name of Chas. Fox to Two $50
Checks--Butler Sampson Cashcs
One. p. w. Allen the Other

Two boys arrived here last Tuesday
from Spokane, presumably, and after
looking over the town and the names
in the City telephone directory decided
they would draw two sixty dollar
checks on the local bank, and for
some reason probably because the
name was easy to write, signed the
name of Chas. A. Fox, who died in
January last from an attack of the
influenza. They had no trouble in
getting them cashed. Butler Samp-
son plunked out the cash for one and
2. w. Allen of the Koerner Drug store
the other. Shortly after they bought
tickets for Seattle where they were
going to have a regular time. Shortly
after the boys left the drug store Mrs.
Allen thought she would ascertain if
the checks were good and called up
the bank, to learn that they were not.
Mr.. Allen then got busy and suspect
ing that the boys would leave on No. l
which was then at the station, he went
to the depot and going thru the car
quickly located the boys. Without
calling an officer he told the boys he
wanted them and they promptly fol-
lowed him to the city hall without pro-
test. He turned them over to Officer
Guest who locked them up. Includ-
ing the price of the two tickets they
secured S113.95, or six dollars less
than they received for the checks.
On advice from the sheriff in We
natchee, officer Guest accompanied by
Mr.. Cook took the boys to Wenatchee,
where they will be tried in the su-
perior court and probably sent to the
Reformatory.
The two boys whose names we were
unable to learn, looked to be about
eighteen years old, certainly not over
nineteen. Both had Diamond Dick"
novels in their pockets which they
perused every leisure moment. They
told the officers who took them to We
natchee that they got their idea of
forging the checks from the books
they read, as we'll as how to draw and
sign the checks. That they We're not
hardened criminals and up to the ways
of the real hardened wicked is evident
from the fact that they readily gave
up when Mr.. Allen told them he
wanted them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
SNOQUALMIE PASS OPEN MAY 1

The Sunset highway section over
the Snoqualmie Pass, on the Summit
of the Cascade mountains, will be
cleared of snow and ready for travel
on May 1, it was promised Tuesday
by King County Engineer Samuel
Humes, after instructions were given
him by the county commissioners to
Immediately send equipment to clear
the snow from the King county sec
ton of the snowbound summit road.
These instructions were given by the
commissioners after resolutions urg-
ing such action were submitted by
prominent Seattle citizens. These res
olutions were compiled by the Cham
Der of Commerce and Commercial
Club, the Automobile Club of Western
Washington, and representatives of
the cities of North Bend, Snoqualmie,
Fall City, Issaquah, Redmond, Rem
ton and Kirkland.
Communications were dispatched
Tuesday asking for the cooperation of
Kittitas county commissioners. En-
gineer Humes will Immediately dis
patch six or more teams to the sum-
nit, where graders will be used to
break the hard snow crust and allow
the sun to melt it. Last year the pass
was opened on May 10th.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28

honor of her birthday. The evening
was spent in a social way, after which
refreshments were served. All re-
port a very pleasant time.
Mrs. Joel Haskins of Dryden spent
Sunday with Mrs. NJ. F. Gilbert.
]. A. Warman and Geo. Sinclair re-
turned, Sunday from a business trip
to Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wingate were en-
tertained at Sunday dinner at the Sin
clair home.
Mrs. Homer Gilbert and Miss Jessie
Haskins were shopping in Wenatchee
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Luttrell were Wis
itors in Wenatchee Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Arborgast were
Leavenworth shoppers on Tuesday.
Gus Bergren of Leavenworth was
here on business Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
The ranchers and all available help
are busy pruning this week. This
work being later than usual on ac-
count of the snow remaining so long
in the orchards.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bruyette were pas
sengers to Wenatchee Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Stage and
daughter Inez spent Tuesday with rel
atives in Leavenworth.
Mrs. Dan Logue visited several days
the first of the week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hendricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rumohr of Leaven-
worth were here on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wright were
business callers in Wenatchee on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Bob Garretson arrived We'd
nesday from Spokane to visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Garretson.
J. A. Warman was passenger to
Wenatchee Wednesday
The Peshastin Fruitgrowers Asso-
citation is planning big day for Sat
uTudN MdTCH ID. nC OCCdSIOh
their annual business meeting, election
of officers ect., A picnic dinner will
be held at noon in the old warehouse
by the members and their families.
Several features are being planned for
entertainment during the day.
Miss Virginia Toles was shopping in
Wenatchee Wednesday.
Mrs. Courtney was here Wednesday
visiting old friends.
Mr.. Hamil and family are moving
back to Montana this week. Mr..
Hamel has not been very well since
coming here and the change is being
made in hopes of benefiting his
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Starks who
have been spending the winter months
in California arrived home on Thurs
day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ROAD
SUPERVISOR AND ENGINEER
Will Meet With Service Club April II
Everybody Invited to Attend the
Meeting.

At the April meeting of the Service
Club, County Commissioner E. C.
Long and County Road Supervisor
Tom Parish will surely be present and
very probably also the other members
of the board of county commissioners
and the county engineer.
This meeting will be open to the
public. All who are interested in
road matters are urged to attend and
bring their suggestions and grievan-
ces in order that a thorough under
standing of the community's needs
may be given the commissioners and
that we may learn why certain things
can be done and others can't.
One thing very much needed is
gravel. This is a material on which
we are short in this end of the valley.
There can be no doubt that some of the
worst pieces of road would have been
gravelled before this if suitable gravel
close at hand could have been found.
It is practically assured that if gravel
can be found in an accessible location
in sufficient quantity some work of
this kind will be done during the COM
ing summer.
Those who know of a good gravel
deposit will please come to the meet
ing and report it, or tell the road COM
mittee about the same. Others will
please try to find places where good
gravel can be gotten in quantity.
The clubs road committee is COM
posed of L. R. Hart, Harry c. Blank
enship and l.. c. Brender.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28

Angus Nicholson returned to Leav-
enworth the first of the week and will
again amuse some of the young peo-
pie with his drolleries. Angus
says he had only to spend few
months in Europe to fully appreciate
the advantages and benefits of life
in the U. S. A. He says he had
rather be a plain citizen in this couu-
try than a prince or potentate in the
old world. His command was on the
way to the battle front about the time
the a11nistice was signed. He was not
exactly thirsting for German gore but
he would not have minded getting an
opportunity to hamstring a few
Bosches.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
TRAP AND RIFLE SHOOT

On Sunday, March 80, the newly or
ganized Leavenworth' Sportsmen As
sociation will hold its first shoot to be
followed by a good old Wiener feed, at
the grounds of the club on the Adams
place just across the river bridge.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The shoot begins at 1890 am. The
feed will be at 2 o'clock You may
be sure the feed will be good for Wynn
Faulkner is head chef.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28

County Health Officer Culp was
here yesterday in conference with
City Health Officer Hoxsey about the
Smallpox situation. So far there have
been several cases of a mild nature,
but none of them terminating fatally.
To check any further outbreak DR..
Hoxsey called the county health off
Ger into consultation and together they
formulated a notice TO the public,
printed elsewhere, that is purposed to
prevent any further cases developing
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-28
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MfNT MONDAY EVENING
First Entertainment Since New Stage
Was Put in Authenticated and
Instrumental Music and Reading

The new stage and the new curtain
in the High School auditorium is a
great improvement on the old setting.
The stage is both wider and deeper
and gives the boys and girls more
room for action. The following pro-
gram was given to an audience that
lacked something of filling the ROOM
High School Glee Club
Miss Johnson, Director
2
The Terrible Meek
Charles Ram Kennedy
A Patron of Margaret Cameron
Moo Cow Moo.Edmund Vance Cook
Dickie and the Clock
James Whitcomb Riley
Miss Lillian r. Grue
Polonaise De Mignon. .Rosellen
Hungarian Rhapsody No. (By
Request) List
Howard Roach
4
"The Sweet Meat Game"
A Pantomime, from Ruth Comfort
Mitchell's play
Characters:
Tu Yong "a wealthy Chinese
Emil Kuch
Fufi, his Frances DeBlois
Lea Yong, blind son of Tu Yong
Ned Gossle
A Street Ruffian............Ha Harold Day
Directed by Miss Lillian Grue