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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-28
Willard
Batteries
Some Pumpkin.

North Dakota claims some pump
kin. 1t weighs 49h pounds, has
circumference of 52h inches, and is
estimated to have enough edible mat.
erial to produce Thanksgiving dessert
for every resident of a city of 500
population. This huge pumpkin was
grown in Bottineau county.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-28

A campaign is on to add $4,000
new members to the Farm Bureau
in Nebraska. Reports to date show
that 90 per cent of all farmers seen,
or 10000 farmers have joined the
organization.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-28

It is thought that President
elect Harding vii, ask Congress
to create Department of EdIca-
ton If 40. it is rumOred that
Mrs Harriet T Upton of Warren.
O., will be asked to head the new
department Ii appointed shc
will be the first .woman in the
United States ever named 70
cabinet position
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-28
NEWSPAPER ENGLISH?

The of PuyaIr occasionally dips into the discussion of
English language and its proper some months his dis
sertaion Newspaper English conveyed the impression that
newspapers different kind Of language from that employed by
others wrong mIrsson by the way. Last week he devote,
siderable space English She Is WROTE giving endorsement to
the that muded attempt is often clearer
forb than dramatically constructed sentence would
example given is This is offer which will you
give call The editor says make of it,
aans the goal OF all great artn that 1t creates
definite impression.
As matter example 1t is easily
parsed consists Of two clauses the first being This is Offer
second, Which will give call The subject
the dependent clause is which, standing for Offer
and predicate asserting verb Twill pay the offer
pay IA call 1t not be that the offer
will pay you, but that is clearly what he says
The Puyalup editor also in the of the Tribune talks
of 1.-THE defective acoustics of building
in this people misuse the word
did and he probably his Of the
acoustics from the loose of the term rather than from those who
what the Tribune terms academic English.
If Tribune Oracle will take trouble the
ing he will discover that the of sound
speak the acoustics of building to speak
sound absurd auditorium
teal properties, but cannot possess acoustics.
The Of the word also suffers much the
of it. The sounds like thou mad like on in
many people persist in calling it.
newspaper English is concerned ''Thee amt
sic ANIMAL Language is not made 1t originated with man. and
he has Dictionary makers and grammarans do not
They study write down laws they find
them.
newspaper slpshod if they do conform the
prevailing of expression, they violate the rules of the
Their mistakes entitled be called English
other kind of English They plain violations of accepted
If the other hand the reporters evolve
expressions coins words ideas for which there
symbols the language then they creators of language
just the rest OF the people who speak and write There Is no more
newspaper English than there farmer
English lawyer English school teacher English, blacksmith
English.
We makers of language When hit a spark
of language that idea old idea better than it
has before adopted and becomes custom When
speak write loosely dull the fine meaning of words and
efforts called slang
Newspaper writer's necessarily write much hastily than
magazine writer's but mistakes the Mistakes
though there is for them.
extends the compliments of the holiday
these words Sugar down to 10 and
candy still so pound Fat cattle and beefsteak is
40 Hogs and bacon so Merry Christmas
Peace o earth good will to men,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-28

Fall have been in conference Now the
whether this that the senator from New
fall Root that Eihu will root for FalTacoma
Ledger
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
MONEY FOR PAVING NOW
WAITING FOR CONTRACTORS

We are informed this week that
bonds for the paving of our streets
have been turned into money and that
the money is waiting on hand for the
contractors TO start active work.
Nothing definite of the exact time the
contractors will start work is known.
The construction company who have
the contract for Lubbock's paving
have two other paving contracts and
are now engaged upon them. II is
presumed that definite date will be
set within the next few days for
which work will start here. possibly
at the regular meeting date Of the
City Commissioners next Tuesday
evening.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
E. B. MILLER TO MAKE TRIP OF
INSPECTION OF ELK LODGES

+. b Miller, District Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler OF the Elk
Lodge, will make inspections of
practically all of the Elk Lodges in
his district next week. He will in
spect the lodge at Wichita Falls
Monday night. On Tuesday night
he will inspect the Haskell lodge.
On Wednesday night Mr.. Miller will
institute new Elk lodge ut Vernon.
The Quanah lodge will be inspected
Friday night. The week of inspect
ion will end Mt Dalhart Saturday
night. On Tuesday Of the following
week Mr.. Miller will inspect the
lodge at Lubbock. He inspected the
Amarillo Elks some time ago.
The four chair officers of the
Plainview b. p. O. +. Lodge will oc-
cupy the chairs at the instituting Of
the Vernon lodge Wednesday night.
At an invitation from the Vernon
men +. H. Bawden, X. c. Joiner, G.
c. Hughes and J. j. Bromley viii go
to Vernon to act as chair officers
There are now % Elks in Vernon
and class of 32 will be initiated on
Wednesday night. This will give
the new lodge a charter membership
of SO members. -Plainview Herald.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY

Do you ever worry-or--do you
remember what wise sage once
said--'I am an old man. and ] have
had many troubles---most of which
never happened" That's good philos-
ophy, II you can get away with II,
but most people worry. In fact. some
people like 10 worry In spite OF the
fact that worry doesn't help.
In most amusing story in the
current Cosmopolitan. Frank A. Ad-
ANS tells about young man who
worried about his job, about his
sweetheart, about his mother, about
his savings account-in fact he wor-
ried about everything. Consequently
day By day he grew more and more
uncertain Of himself, until he didn't
dare to move for fear Of upsetting
his life In some way.
Then one evening he lost, or
thought that he had lost, everything
he Mad ever worried about. II hap
pened all at once, and much to his
surprise, he found things might have
been worse, as he had been worrying
about lot of things which. even
If they had happened, would not ruin
his life.
Now there are great many peo-
pie old and young. just like this
young man. They ought to read this
story
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
STEAM SHOVEL AT GRAVEL PIT
BURNS FRIDAY NIGHT

The steam shovel Of the Santa Fe
railroad which was to have begun ac-
tive work in the gravel pit north Of
this city Monday morning. was bur
ned last Friday night and will prob
ably be sent to the shop for repairs.
a Waterman was hired to attend
the shovel Friday evening. prepare
tory to starting active work Monday.
The Waterman says that the water
had run low and he attempted TO use
the injectors which were out Of
shape ri the time. When he saw
that he could not run more water in
to the boiler he raked the fire out to
one side Of the shed room and left
for town About o'clock the next
morning the company men were
notified Of the fire but when reach
ing there everything that would
burn was gone No definite time Is
set now for active work on the pit.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
"NONE OF OUR BUSINESS"

We thought sure we would get an
intelligent reply from the editors OF
the Lockney Beacon and the Plain
view News, when the Avalanche crit.
icized their editorials about the way
the ladies dressed, but. The
Lockney Beacon wrote about hall
column in an effort to lambast US
for what we wrote. He never touch
ed the subject. and confined his rant
TO few words, none Of your bust
ness, James Lorenza Dove, II you
don't like the way we run our paper
it's none of your business" and ].
NJ. Adams, Of the News, chimed In
the next week by referring to the
Lockney Beacon's article and in
words TO that effect, said "Them's
my sentiments" The great editorial
writer Of the Beacon suggests that
Dow 90 to the press association and
get some real ideas of newspaper
editorial writing, and then possibly
he would be able to cope with their
production OF "Grape-Nuts
We do not wish TO boast. but a
comparison Of the Avalanche and the
Lockney Beacon and Plainview News
by real newspaper men, has reveal.
ed the fact that the Avalanche is
the best paper of the three. Has more
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
SHALL WE HAVE A CHICKEN
ORpINANCE7

We have been complimented by
many and complained az by others
regarding the squibs that appeared
in the Avalanche recently about the
chickens running Of large over the
city. Some are highly In favor OF a
chicken ordinance while others are
bitterly opposed 20 H. SO far MS We
are concerned, We are standing pat
on cooping the chickens up. Chick
ems and gardens do not thrive In the
same yard and flowers do no better
In the chicken yard than a garden,
so either q dozen people in one neigh
borhood who wants TO have gar
den will have to abandon the idea
for the qualification Of one chicken
fancier in the same neighborhood, or
else there will have to be chicken
ordinance passed and ENFORCED.
II is just n plain choice between the
two. We believe that there should be
an ordinance passed and that right
away, so that people will know wheth-
err to try to have garden OF not.
We placed emphasis upon the word
enforced because we had just read
the following from the Hereford
Brand on the subject. in the form
of notice from the mayor Of the
city, which read:
The ordinances Of the city Of Here
ford require the owners OF chickens
to keep them on their own premises
and make Il a penal offense for the
owner to permit them to run at large.
A number of complaints have re-
Gently been made TO me by different
citizens of the town that their neigh
bors' chickens were doing them much
damage Many people have planted
bulbs and flower seeds Of various
kinds in an effort TO make their plac-
es look pretty and attractive, and II
is not only very aggravating to the
one making such effort but II is in
defensible on the part Of neighbors
owning chickens TO permit them to
run at large and destroy the proper
ty and labor Of another.
II is strange that some people have
disposition TO trample this ordi-
nance under their feet. Hereafter.
II anyone has cause to complain Of
their neighbors' chickens. just call
the City Marshall and he will look
after the matter and lodge COM
plant in the City Court, II neces-
sary.
Keep your chickens on your own
premises or take the chances Of be-
ing prosecuted.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

get and the prices are a. hlrh ~
hey are. Wouldn't there be . howl
20 W II our lumbcrmen shipped all
heir building material 10 some other
town and Tor that reason our local
needs could not bp supplied. THIS
seems to be- the situation now with
the lumber business. The mills OF the
country are shipping all their mater
M To countries across the sea be-
cause they can get bigger price
for Il. and We people at home either
have To dix up the same price or do
without
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
NEGRO COTTON PICKER
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY

Sheriff Bruce Mitchell Of Crosby
ton county. brought 10 the Lubbock
county jail this week negro who
Is charged with forgery. Bhe negro
was imported here from Southeast
Texas last fall for cotton picking
purposes From our informant. We
find that the negro forged a check
on farmer for whom he had pick
cd cotton, he will probably remain
In the jail here until May, awaiting
. meeting Of the Grand Jury OF Cros'
by county.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

The Avalanche this week receiv-
ed a communication from party
who signed their name, "a Friend"
on the subject of the change of the
beginning Of the rural schools in Lub-
book county from September LIST to
December LIST. The Avalanche, as
does most all other publications, re-
quires that the writer Of these COM
munications furnish their names, not
necessarily for publication, but for
our own information, and II the writ
er will furnish us their name we
will give the article further consid-
Grafton. We see no reason why peo-
pie should be ashamed to use their
name over articles of general nature.
The editor backs up all he says by
his name at the mast head Of the
paper.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

The extreme high cost of building
material is holding back development
all over West Texas. II is estimated
that the United States is today two
million or more dollars under. built
and it is impossible for the mills to
furnish lumber. Many Of them claim
to be sold up to the first of the COM
ing year nod. II behooves some ac-
tive building expert to figure out
some new kind of building material
that will take the place Of lumber in
a large per cent Of the buildings
made Of material that can be obtain
ed at a reasonable cost.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Every day we hear of some great
building plan that has been punctur.
ed by the staggering high prices OF
building material and labor. Lubbock
is in great need of new hotel or in
creased hotel facilities. We doubt
whether we will get this as long as
material and workmen are as hard TO
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

good, sound reading matter than
either u them and has several hun.
drcd inches more ~ paid advertising
~ better rate per inch than either
Of the papers referred 10, which
leads ~ 10 believe that attending
press associations IL not NJ all neccs.
sary TO the production " a real news.
pnpeF
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Tho Maxwell Music Co. win e.
tshlish a muzie store at Lubbock IN
The near future. pndsr the manage
ment Of n. q. MAXWELL, who h vsll
known al over the Plains a. tun-
~ and salesman. The rhoFtess on
pianos u 90 acute, that NJ. Nskvsll
says \ u Impossible % ~ jus1 hev
sesn he v'll b able 70 ssssss eseeh'
bat Il vlll h In ssFS skss< uzne
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Every now and then cities over the
stste are following In the steps OF
Lubbock and adopting the commits
sion form OF government. Plainview
II working on the matter and also
Snyder. II appears to be much. bet
ter than the old aldermanic form.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

The Lockney Beacon says that
county has now chance TO get a
cotton classer. II is worth the cost,
and II every county on the Plains
had one II would pay the farmers a
good return. Lubbock county has had
a good one the past year, and we be.
lieve the farmers are well pleased
with the results Of his work.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Elzee Howard. nephew VI "unels
Bill" Howard. of Terry county, wns
here this week consulting with local
phssisisns.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

rAs sssa. sss getting yssy ssa,.
srs - ~srhIsss - her are blseh
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Friends Of Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
Atkins are receiving this week the
following announcement: "Announc-
in gthe arrival of Sallie Lane Atkins,
on March 10, 1920. weight Ia
pounds"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18
ANNOUNCEMENT

We have purchased the Grocery business of Mr..
Chris Harwe and have taken charge of same We will
continue the business at the same stand and invite all
of MI. Harwels customers as we'll as all others who
need groceries, to trade with u.s. assuring you that
will be effort at all times to give you good the
market will afford and prompt service at all
times.
Mr. Harwell will remain with the store for awhile
at least and will be pleased to you before We
will also retain the present employees, Messrs Thorn
ton and Barclay who will be pleased to give you prompt
service.
We will have our own delivery car, and all orders
will receive prompt attention.
PHONE 594 FOR WHAT YOU NEED.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Nm. Flsrs Moody. daughter II
Nm pslpA RsbIason. = q : local
sssIlsslsn ssassIsssIas sfsss 60 o.
srstlss lea vesk'
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

Mn. "A. q. Miller lefs Tuesday
night for San Augustine. TexHs.
whsps shs ~in sislt with home folks
for some time
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

We are glad 10 see Mayor Parks.
who was taken TO Galveston for spe-
cial treatment. back home and able
70 be about. He viii move into his
new home on West Broadway a. soon
as he gets . little stronger.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-03-18

The city marshall, the pound man,
or whose ever duty Il rs, should put
In = day or so shooting dogs. II would
take abou. three days hard work 10
Kill all the worthless dogs OF the
town. Verify the town does need a
thorough disinfection along that line.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

We have a special flat rate for
overhauling cars completely, over
hauling motors only, or looking cars
over as a whole for a very reason
able charge for the month Of Janu-
airy to induce people to bring their
cars in early so as to avoid the big
rush which we always have TO con-
tend with in the spring.
Overhauling car completely takes
i'm going over entire car repairing
everything worn between the head
light and tail-light, labor only, A.
Under, 500; IL cylinder, Sl25. Over
hauling engine only, cylinder, $40;
6 cylinder, $50; 8 cylinder, $75; IL
cylinder, 800. Going over motor,
grind valves, tighten rods, clean car
bon, tune engine nothing else neces-
sary, 4 cylinder, s25; 6 cylinder, $35;
8 cylinder $50, IL cylinder, $50.
Looking over car in general making
minor adjustments and repairs moth
ing else necessary, cylinder, SIS;
g cylinder, $40; 8 cylinder, $25; ~
cylinder, $40.
Overhauling Ford completely $40.
Overhauling motor and transmission
only, %.
Now to induce everybody TO come
in early we are giving out cards. To
the first fifteen complete overhaul
jobs operation No. l when completed
by us number will be drawn and
whoever holds the lucky number will
not have to pay anything for the
labor performed on his car. One out
of twenty numbers will be drawn for
operation No. 2. One out of twenty
five for operation No. 3. One out
of forty for operation No. 4. This
will take effect January 3rd, 1921.
If there is anything you ought to
have done on your car come in early
you might be the lucky one and it
wouldn't cost you anything to have
the labor done. Everyone should
have operation No. A performed on
their car every year. The price is
so low and it would be hard to have
better workmanship done anywhere
at near the figures given above.
Hoping that we may see YOU in
the near future, we are yours truly.
ROTH BROTHERS.
+. 5. This proposition is in effect
and acceptable at either of our pa
RACES at Breckenridge or in Alma,
Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30
ALMA MERCHANTS
ARE WIDE AWAk T.

Continued from page one)
under each store would be put into
use.
Other Alma merchants have been
starting the downward price move
ment, and others are revising their
price schedules. The Burkheiser
store is starting a price revision sale,
and others are planning similar
events.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-An American radiator
hot water boiler, 700 capacity
suitable for six or seven room
house. 1t is in good condition and
will be sold cheap because it is be-
ing replaced by a larger boiler.
Call at Record office or at 312
Maple ave. 66-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30
NOTICE

Robert Wiley of the Michigan
State Farm Bureau will speak at
Wheeler in the town hall Tuesday,
January 4, at 1890 p. m. and at
Forest Hill at 1880 p. m. He repre-
sents the Elevator exchange and any
one who wishes to know all about
the organization and working of CO.
operative elevators should attend.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Reward Universal Kit
chen Range. Used 4 months, will
sell cheap. Same stove new now
sells at $4,000. 1877 Allen st.
S0-1-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Apples. We have seve-
raj varieties from IS cents to
S1.00 per bushel delivered. Dis
count if you. come after apples.
Phone No. 405-2L-1S w. +. Bart
ley. 76-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Eight Post Express
Body with top, side and end cur
tains. $4,000. Will fit a Ford
truck. Actual value of body is
$3.50. One Ford Roadster in fine
running shape, good tires, $125.00.
Shreeve e. Buccanning, 217 West
Superior street. Soft
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Good seven
passenger Studebaker touring car,
inquire G. II. Redman at p. o. or
at 527 Woodwork. S0-1-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

NOTICE-My wife, Augusta Eiche-
berger having left my bed and
board, all persons are forbidden to
trust or harbor her on my account,
on and after this date. Dated
Alma, Mich, December "a, 1920
Signed, Andrew Eichelberger
7g-3-n
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

Green cut bones at Brewer
makes your hens lay.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Wood and kindling at
218 W. Superior st. r. Burrell,
Phone 715, quick delivery. 77-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Ford Touring car, 1913
model, good running condition,
good tires. Inquire BOG Franklin
street, st. Louis. s0-1-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

Coming. "The Man from Home
adv.-tf.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Fifty Oxford ewes in
good shape. Inquire Mat Lentz,
r. 2, phone 405-1S-1L. s0-2-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30
The Secret Of Success

The great secret of success In life
Is to be ready when opportunity comes.
-Disraeli.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

trically equipped. We also trade
cars and trucks. What have you
to change. Shreeve & Buccanning,
217 West Superior st. 79-tfc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR RENT-Three light housekeep-
ing rooms, furnished, modern. In
quire $40 n. Court st. S0-l-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

have changed my office
from over the Idlehour theater to
the DR.. Suydan block on Wood
worth avenue, second door north
from Superior and will be glad TO
welcome my customers there.
Lewis Hudson. S0-2-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30
Heard In Restaurant

Here, waiter. ask the orchestra to
play the Toreador song while | eat this
steak like 10 feel like . bull- fighter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30
FOR sALE-FARM PROPERTY

FOR SALE-If you want good
farm or city property call line 90
Oils or address Alma, Michigan,
r. f. d. No. 3, box No. llS. A
good 6O-acre farm, new buildings,
heavy clay loan located Pc miles
from st. Louis. Price very reason
able. 70 acre farm Of A No. soil,
good buildings fruit, well tiled, s
miles from Alma. Cheap if sold at
once. New Broom house for ST.
10000. Also several good houses
and lots at all prices from $l800.00
up and many more farms. 1920
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

WANTED-Second hand furniture
at 21S w. Superior st. 7S-tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Sprouts pure bred
English Leghorn cockerels. Ad-
dress Mrs. NJ. ID. Entwhistle, Alma
Route /. phone 536-R2L-2S.
S0-2-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

WANTED TO BUY-Late model
Ford Touring car. Will pay cash
but price must be right. Insure
pa Maple Ave. sole
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-30

WANTED-Family washings. Call
30S East Linden st. Sole