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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-24
IMPROVEMENT IN CROPS SAYS.

y (COntinued from DaQe III
threshed will No douht ~ consider.
ablv below AVERAGE. 's 4
Spring wheat Al time Of harvest 6S
per cent (eouivalent to a6.6 bushels
rer acrel Condition August i. rs per
cent: Sentenber i q wear AGO. 60 Der
cent; total estimated production 4y9,-
600 bushels: last wear 100000 bush
els. The crop this wear has been dis
appointing. 40 ~ III ~ =
The condition Of harley at time OF
harvest Sc per cent (eouiyalerit to 20.
A bushels per acrel; condition August
j, 86 per cent; September Ia year
ago, rs per cent; total estimated pro-
duction this wear ,3.216.O bushels
last year 3.15O.OO0 bushels: 1O-year
average production 1896, 900 bushels.
Buckwheat September 1, SO per
cent (euuiyalent to 21.S bushels per
acre): Condition August j. 80 DER cent:
condition September / 4 wear ago. 90
per cent; total estimated production
56S. 900 bushels; 1O-year average 431,-
600 bushels; last year 621 900 bushels.
The average Weld per acre Of tame
hay 1.35 tons; last year 1888 tons per
acre; total estimated production g.
966. 900 tons: last wear 3.973. 900 tons.
The average Weld Of timothy is re-
ported at l. so tons per acre. compared
to 1.S9 tons per acre last year. The
AVERAGE WELD Of alfalfa is reported at
ESQ tons. compared to 2.42 tons a
year ago.
Condition Of tobacco September /,
8S per cent equivalent to 1920 lbs. per
acre) condition August l, 80 per cent
condition September l year ago, rs
per cent; total estimated production
rs, 100, 900 lbs; last year 77,400, 900
lbs; 10-year average 84,315,0OO lbs.
The acreage of clover seed is report
ed at 1870 per cent of last year; the
acreage of last year, however, was on
ly 10 per cent Of the previous year so
that the acreage this year is about av-
erage. The condition of clover seed
on September is reported at IS per
cent, compared to 62 per cent a year
ago.
Condition of white potatoes Septem-
ber /, 96 per cent equivalent to 1O8
bushels per acre); condition August
/, 80 per cent; condition September l
a year ago So per cent; total estimat-
ed production 15,296,000; final esti-
mate for 1919, 100000 bushels; 10
year average production $4,000, 1000
bushels.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-24
MEET US At THE FAIR

We want to meet all again and win have very nice
souvenir for the ladies' usual We also wish show you III
operation the best in borsavng Devices especially
Double Tub Dexter Power Washing Machine with which have
from the factory Also Wednesday, win have man
with to show the latest and last word Farm Lighting
Plants @ S4..Hsk1
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-09-24
OWN YOUR OWN HOME AND
BE HAPPY
HOMES IN MEDINA FOR SALE

=
HOMES IN MEDINA FOR SALE
Good six room house. Well locat.
ed, good cellar, good city water and
good c:stern. Lot 54x240 ft. A bar
gain at ss2OO.oo.
5 room house., gas water, good 10
cation, lot 40x120. Price $15O0.0O for
quick sale.
Good s room house, 5 rooms down,
3rooms up. Bath, furnace, gas, etc.
Good barn. Lot 6Ox20O. Fine loca-
tion. Should go quick at $43Oo.O0.
Good s room house, new furnace,
bath, gas, water, good barn and garage.
Lot 6Ox12O. An extra good buy at
$35O0.00.
Good 10 room 2 family house in good
condition. Gas, water, etc. Well lOca-
ted. Extra good lot, 800 #. frontage
by $50 deep. A big bargain at $425O.
FARMS IN MEDINA COUNTY /
WORTH OWNING
Farm As acres located ON the Branch
Road. IS acres under cultivation. 1S
acres good timber. Good 6 room house.
Barn 3Ox7O in good condition. Fruit OF
all kinds. Good productive soil. "A
bargain at $6500.OO. sS
Farm ITO acres, ] mile north of Me-
dina ON the pike. Extra good SOIL.
s room house good as new. Gas light
bath, furnace, etc. Barn so x 80,tOOl
shed, sil0, ETC., all as good as new.
This farm is well worth owning.
Farm so acres, miles north of Me-
dina on street car line. Good s room
house, good barn, silo and other out
buildings. Good rich soil. Large
orchard etc, The price includes
horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farming
tools, crops, etc. A bargain at $3.50.
Farm Al acres 5 miles north Of Me-
dina on the State road. New house,
good barn and other 0ut-buildings.
Land all cleared. Extra good weel, 2
cisterns, running water for stock. This
farm can be bought either with the
stock, tools and crops or with out and
the price is right.
Farm 81 acres 5 miles southwest of
Medina on the Lodi road. Good (
room house, good barn and outbuild-
ings, young orchard. Good rich soil
and the land is all under cultivation.
Well worth the price asked. $6500.00.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-13

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-13

cross the track. Tire auto was quite
badly damaged. but ar. Dnls ana an
other passenger Martin Bonnet ,lucl-
iy escaped without q scratch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18
Costs More To Stay
At Home Than Not

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE secret
of the much ballyhooed EZRA of ex-
travagance" in the United States
the theatergcing craze, the motor
car buying bug, the carabet mania
was no secret at all when the doors
of the National Furniture Exposition
opened here.
1t cost too much to stay home
The economical citizens is the one
who sits on somebody else's furni
ture. Three dollars buys two hours
on nice plush theater chair. Three
dollars in furniture store this year
won't buy a plush mustache cup Five
hundred dollars will buy a certain
kind of motor car. Five hundred
dollars will get you nothing but a
yawn from salesman pushing this
years "parlor sets"-all done in
damask and velour and tapestry up
holstering
A modern dining-room set can be
had for $3.50, if you don't care what
the neighbors say. And pushing out
to the kitchen. those old-fashioned,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18

she wanted certain kind of spot
cleaner from the drug store, to take
spots out of a couple of Uncle jim 6
suits which he wears about the house
on Sundays For although that Uncle
o. mine is the spic of cleanliness the
whole six weekdays, on Sunday he
is quite careless, that is, unless Nam
ma keeps after him. Men are the
queerest contradictions-what they
are to the outside world is surely
different than what they are at
home. "As much 50, dear, as the
right side of material is from the
wrong side" Mamma says.
Sometimes, | would almost think
my mother was a man hater, if it
weren't for the upward curve to her
lips when she berates men in gen.
eral, and Uncle jim in particular
He doesn't mind, though.
It's acts, not words, that count
with women" he says.
Emmy and | went merrily Grand
ward, and walked around by Miss
Kate Harkaway's. She was awfully
! glad to see us, and fed US on choco-
late candy until my lunch appetite
was very much impaired. Whether
Emmy's was or not | don't know,
for she had to go home as her Aunt
| Matte had promised to take her to
the city this afternoon to look at
fall suits. / mentioned to her before
her departure that | was going to
attend the PARKWAY Academy this
winter, and Immediately she was
crazy to go.
81 hate to study, you know, but all
the fellows in uniform will soften
the most difficult lesson" she pro-
pounded.
! forgot to say, Miss Kate Harka-
way wants me to give her a couple
OF sittings for that portrait she
wants to do for me, before l start
to school. My goodness, | dread it,
I'll have to sit so still.
(To Be Continued)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18

calls her sometimes from where he
works. And such conversations as
they do have 1t gets awfully on
Mammals nerves, especially if she's
entertaining some caller in the sit
ting room. Shes spoken to Sarah
often about subduing her voice, and
the girl does try, but she gets excit-
ed, and then it's all over but the
shouting.
Its fer you, Miss Yolande," she
called, disappointment in her tones.
But then one of US had to be dis
appointed.
and whom do you suppose it was?
None other than Hard" and he
talked a lot of nonsense to me, about
how well ] had looked last night,
and 50 on, and then he put Alonzo
on the wire, and Alonzo talked
to Emmy as Hard" had to me, and
while he had been conversing, EN-
my had been beside me also, but we
didn't tell the boys that. Then
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18
NYQ { L.! e.. ::
y Marion BrUnot -

Hard" talked to me again, and
said:
by the way, Yolande, are you in
vited to Ms. Archfeld's Thursday
evening, and is Emmy"
| said we were, and he answered
$50 am l, and Of course, Mrs. Arch
field will include Alonzo when | say
he's visiting me, and so we fellows
would like two girls t. go with US;
will your"
said, wait a minute" and Emmy
and | had whispered dialogue, eyes
sparkling, and which ended in our
accepting. Hard said that he and
Alonzo would be over for us around
5 O'Clock in the evening, and if it was
too early for the party we'd take a
ride fist
Emmy and were eXultant. He and
A.oGzo and she and | would arrive
at the party for Bella Mcdonald in
great style. And all the girls would
envy us, and even more so on ac-
count of Alonzo being a complete
stranger Also we had a sneaking no.
ton that both Roy Kimball and Harry
Everett would swallow hard when
they saw us.
"We yvon't tell thar, u sinoIa word
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18
PLANNING A TRIUMPH.
CHAPTER XXXVI.

Emmy and l sat at ous breakfast
table considerably longer than did
Uncle Jim and Mamma. in fact, ]
would guess than Uncle jim was in
the city and in his office before En-
my and | had our night-before out
ing thoroughly talked over.
Sarah removed all the dishes, and
even took off the table cloth, and put
the fern on the middle Of the bare
and shiny surface of the table before
finally Emmy and l, arms around
each other, left for the front porch,
we were going through the front hall
when the clock struck nine-and the
telephone rang. 1t is on the landing
between our first and second floors.
Hope it's for me-" I said dc
love to be called to the telephone.
Sarah ran to answer. Her feet
carries her to the tinkle of that bell,
no matter where she is, for her beau
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18

hardwood chairs that used to come
at $1.75 are now retailing at around
$500.
The furniture men weep bitterly
as they talk about prices and things.
1t isn't their fault at all they say,
and depose as follows:
There is very little birch and
maple coming from the North.
The southern woods, oak and gum,
and elm and ash, are almost unat-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18
/ Said Wait a Minute, and Emmy and
| Had a Whispered Dialogue.

about how we're going" suggested
Emmy. "And it'll be a sudden and
complete triumph.
Don't even tell Leila" she added.
mot unless we want even the
cat-tails i The Archfeld's front hall
to know" l responded, and we both
giggled, Leila's be setting sin, we
both realize, is repeating all she hears.
Mamma called to me at this point,
anC she said she had some things
she needed from Hildebrand's and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18
Sweden Loses 2 Millions
A Year on Railroads

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17.-Sweden
is losing money by operating rail
roads. The loss in state railways in
1919 was 100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18

tainable because of labor and high
water
Then there is a shortage of
springs, steel, and what not.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-18
TUBERCULOSIS

1t was when physicians
said it was impossible for
]. NJ. Miller Ohio Druggist,
to survive the ravages Of
tuberculosis, he began ex-
perimenting on himself, and
discovered the Home Treat
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18
CENTRAL POINT

A successful revival was con.
Quoted at this place by Rev. VIM
Hodges of Mill Springs. There
were 25 additions to the church.
Robert McGinnis of Idol, has
been the gueet of his aunt, Mrs.
Lavina Sheperd for several days.
Mrs. Charles Galyou and son,
Upton, of Knoxville, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Roach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hodge of
Knoxville, were visiting relativ es
here on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Hodge of near
Rutledge, has been the guest of
her father, }, Fl. James for sew,
eral days.
Albert Cameron of knoxville,
visited his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. J. Cameron this week.
Misses Minnie and Eta Mills OF
Tate, were week. END guests of
Mable and Edith Moore.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18
The Grand Jury

The grand jury was in session
for three days last week and re-
ported 26 indictments and pre-.
sentiments. The jury was COM
posed of the following citizens
T. c. Clark, foreman; j. q
Shaver, George Gresniee, Wiley
Barnard, j. L. Livingston, Albert
Byerly, q. w. Brooks, O,osr
Wolfenbarger, Henry Hurst, &.
J. Harville, John Lay. James
Lifford aud Pryor Spoon. Oscar
Redmond was officer for the jury
Circuit court was in session
until Thursday afternoon. The
only case of note coming before
the court was that of Charlie
Burton (colored) charged with
the murder of William Epperson
Involuntary manslaughter was
the verdict rendered by the jury
This carries "A penitontiary sent
ence Of from one to ten years.
The defendant asked for a new
trial. The A torney-General
Creswell was assisted in the pros
ecution by Harris & Beeler OF
Knoxville and j. 6. Waller OF
Rutledge, while the defendant
was represented by Hickey &
Corum,
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

The Granger County Associa.
tion of Baptists will meet in an
nual session with the Locust
Grove church, near Washburn,
on Tuesday and v ednesday, Aug
ust oath and 25th. Rev. Joel
Acuff is Moderator and |. W.
Daniel is clerk of the organization.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Miss Adsmond announces the
following itinerary for the coming
week: Monday, Aug. %, Rutledge,
Tuesday, Brush College; Wednes-
day, Tampico; Thursday, Rich
land Friday, Lulaville; Satur-
day, office in Rutledge.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. AcuH of
Crosby, wer. guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 5. Collins Saturday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shirley
spent Monday in Knoxville.

A. M. Nance, Earnest and Geo.
Yates were in Maryville on bust.
ness last week.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

The Granger county fair will
be held .t.Rutledge, Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 2l and
%. Officers have been named
and committees are being ap-
pointed and arrangements are
being worked out by which this
years fair will be even more sue
cessful than that of previous
years. A. M. Nance has been
elected president and Ernest
Yates secretary-treasurer.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Daniel OF
Lulaville, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. J. s. Collins.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Campbell
of Moline, Ohio, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Campbell this
week.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Misses Beulah and Una haver
of Maryyille, spent Saturd y and
Sunday with Miss Metre ollins.
They were accompanied by their
brother Roy.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18
( Character Building !
BY
JOHN NJ. ANDERSON
No. 9-COntentment

Learn to be contented with
your condition when-and only
when, you have done your dead
level best. When you have had
ambitions, and have put forth
earnest effort to succeed, then
contentment is your just reward.
But remember always, that true
contentment is not dead indif-
erence, a stupid slumber, but the
golden fruit of unwearie6 activi.
ty. This is the only satisfaction
worth having, and without which
there is no joy, there is no profit
no pleasure in anything. People
often become dissatisfied with
condition and set about to RENE
dy it-and that is right. No man
ought to be contented so long as
there is anything better to be had,
and which he might have if he
tried, 50 mix with your content.
ment a grain of holy discomfort,
which impels noble souls to fight
on for better things throughout
their lives. Unless ones life ben
efits others, either directly or in
directly, it is failure. The con-
tentment that comes of duty well
done, and of loving service tC
others is greatly to be desired.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Mrs. d. J. Luntsford and
children of Randolph, Vlrginla,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
W. Luntsford.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Rev. John Anderson of Morris
town, filled his appointment at
the Baptist church Sunday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

1t is said that the average
woman spends ten months of her
life looking in a mirror.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18
ZEKE HUBBARD SAYS

"Better change its name frum
moonshine to sunstroke, sed
Deacon Welt, after takin' a snort
of mountain made brew.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 4 Lowe of
Knoxville, were visiting mrs. j.
M. and Miss Myrtle Lowe >Atur.
day and Sunday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Osa Daniel and Ches. Pember-
ton of Tate, visited relatives here
on Sunday.
Hurtle Hammer of Knoxville,
is visiting his grandfather, N. L.
Morgan.
Mrs. Prescia Roach was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Mary Moody at
Rutledge several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. Biddle of
Rutledge, were weekend guests
of Mr., and Mrs. Reece Jones.
Miss Mossie Hodges of Buffalo,
spent several days here last week
visiting relatives and friends.
W. o. Cameron and wife of
Rutledge, were week end guests
of relatives here.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

A car load of Western horses
were sold at auction here Mon.
day.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-08-18

Virtue is a fault with some
people.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-14

ASK GOVERNOR FOR TROOPS.
Springfield, ILL.,. August 5.-Gov
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-14
EA-GRAND CHANCELLOR KILLED
In AUTO MISHAP.
american Negro prcss.)

Wichita, Kans., Aug.-John T.. Lewis
EN-Grand- Chancellor OF Kansas and
prominent race merchant OF this city
was instantly killed in an automobile
accident near here. Lewis and q mum
Der OF prominent knights Of pythias
were on their way TO the meeting OF
the Grand Lodge at Hutchinson, when
about thirty miles out from Wichita
the steering gear broke and Lewis
who was driving, was crushed to
death as car went over cmbankmcnt
Lieutenant w. a. Belts. Editor Of
the Wichita Protest, was injured, but
not seriously.
Lewis served as Grand Chancellor
Of Kansas for sixteen years and was
pl ointment in Baptist church work
throughout the state for the past
thirty years. The Grand Lodge in
session at Hutchinson attended the
funeral in a body at Wichita
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-14
MOB OUTWITTED IN ATTEMPT
no LYNCIN INNOCENT MAN.
ASSOCIATED Negro prcss.)


Kinston, N. G. August.-That per.
sons to ,nc number of Il score or
moro planned saving the state the
trouble OF trying three Negroes held
in the county Jail here, was admitted
at the court house. Authorities were
ignorant of the alleged plot ut the
time, but believing, that summary
vengeance on one OF the men was be-
ing planned, hastily left with him for
another county, where officials de-
chncd to receive him, and from there
went to Raleigh with the prisoner
Joseph Franklin.
The authorities, on the little evil
lencc then i'll hand, believed tho
charge of attempted criminal assault
exaggerated, and decided that trou-
bic over the affair was out Of the Qucs
ton. Their views were changed sud
denly and Franklin was hurried away.
Aldridgc was to ''be included" in
the job to make it Il good one, tho
officials have heard. Summary action
in tho case Of James Jackson would
have been folly 1T is said. Officers
cortend that there is not least GER
tainty that he is the RICH man. Jack
son carries Il silver plate in his head
tris has slipped out of place and he
is said to be suffering serious effects
fIGm it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-14

NATIONAL MEDICAL, SOCIETY TO
MEET IN ATLANTA, GA.

Orange, n. j., Aug. The Twenty
Second Annual Session of the Nat
ional Medical Association will be
held in Atlanta, Ga, August 24-27th.
The medical men are expecting one
Of the largest conventions in the his
tory Of the organization. Atlanta has
been locking forward to their com
ing for months. The local committee
OF Arrangement in Atlanta, with DR..
J. w. Madison at its head, and assist
ed by the citiZenry Of Atlanta, is
making extensive preparation for the
entertainment of the visiting delegat
es. The convention will be called to
order Tuesday morning, August oath
a. 10000 o'clock by DR.. Chas. II.
Johnson the representative Of the N.
A. A. In Atlanta. Following this will
be the Annual address OF the Presi-
dent, delivered by DR.. J. w. Jones Of
Winston-Salem.
brilliant program has been ar
ranged in medicine, surgery, dcntis-
try and pharmacy, and such represen
tatiye practitioners as DR.. Richard
Carey of Macon, Ga, DR.. Gowens of
Philadelphia Smith aud Dickerson
Of Chicago, Roman Of Nashville, Tenn.
and Wethers of Eaten Rouge, La
Also DR.. w. r. Clarke Of Opelika,
Ala, and DR.. S. J. Lewis Of Harris
burg, Pa. will direct clinics or road
papers On Saturday the 2Sth trip
to Tuskegee Institute is planned.
DR.. Geo. e. Cannon Chairman of
the Executive Committee has made
special arrangements with the South
ern Railway for Pullman service for
all Of the delegates who expect to at
tend the convention.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-14
\ STRONGER UNION ORGANIXA-
TION FOR ATLANTA.
i.tSsociatcd Negro Press }

Atlanta, Ga, Aug Plans FOR af-
fecting Il stronger union organization
Of laborers were discussed at mass
meeting of more than GOO colored lab
o"ers held in the Labor Temple. The
meeting was held under the auspices
Of representatives Of the American
Federation of Labor, The Georgia Fed
Grafton Of Labor, the Atlanta building
trades council and the local laborers"
unions.
About fifty white men, recognized
as leaders in the labor movement in
Atlanta, attended the meeting, and re
personalities Of various labor organiza
tiOns made short addresses. At the
close Of the meeting many appica-
tons were received by officers Of the
local unions.