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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-15
BOSCOREI..


School children are. busy about the
streets and at the homes with their
annual job of selling Red Cross Christ
mas seals. Come on. folks. buy all
you can; and help a good cause along.
DR.. Bridges, soldier boy. is home
for visit with relatives and friends
He looks fine in his uniform, and is
looking real well.
Our neighbor, Blue River, is going
to furnish their own music the coming
season, having just organized band
OF some thirty pieces.
Sherman Shipley reports that he
is helping build a new house for Jay
Moore on his farm in Marietta 1t is
a splendid building 26 feet square,
built from timber sawed on the farm.
A splendid program, in the way of
Christmas pageant, is in store for
those who attend the Yule-tide SER
vices at the NJ E. church the evening
fof December %. This date is set pre-
sumably so that it will not conflict
with the exercises of the other chur-
ches.
here this week About ten carloads
went out in one day.
Several ladies from Boscobel at
tended convention of the r. n A.
held at the capital city, Friday
We are glad to note the advance Of
the authorities toward the checking
of evil and riotous living here Go to
it, If you need any help call on us.
Several so-called soft, drink" par
lors were raided and drinks with
more than their share of kick were
found No arrests have been made at
this writing, it is said
A number of Mrs. Calloway's friends
surprised her at her home Tuesday
evening. The event was something of
q farewell. as Mrs. Galloway is going
to move to Milwaukee, where her
sons are now going to school,
Three per cent tax rate is what
was settled on for Boscobel at a re-
cent meeting of the council
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Garner arrived
Saturday evening to spend a part of
their honeymoon at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. w.
House. The happy couple were mar
rled at Bloomington last Tuesday, and
have been visiting with relatives in
Blue Mounds, Muscoda and Boscobel
before returning to Bloomington,
where the groom has fine position
with the leading trade store. The
bride, who was telephone operator,
will continue in that capacity for a
while.
| Floyd Blashfeld had business in
Madison, Tuesday. While absent his
wife took the opportunity to visit
with relatives at Steuben. for a few
days.
| Louie Miller has returned from Kan
sas City Tuesday, where he has COM
pleted short course in an auto school.
Clyde Pierce sprung the news on us
| the other day that he was a married
man, when he came into our studio
| for his wedding picture. Clyde is a
! Lancaster man, and while there met
and WON Miss Edith Baehr of Bosco-
bel, who was working in Lancaster
at the time. They were married a
week or so ago at Madison, and have
kept the happy event close secret
until recently At present they are
visiting at the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Baehr, here, after
which they will locate near Lancas-
ter on a farm about the first of the
new year. We extend congratula-
tions.
Speaking of Christmas presents
why not give some one years sub
iscription to this paper? 1t would be
a splendid present, and would be high
ly appreciated by the recipient.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-15

on farm near Cassville and have
many friends who are saddened by her
untimely passing. Besides the hus-
band and parents she leaves a sister,
Mrs Ella Elwell, who was in attend
ance during her last illness.
Ambrose, 8-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Kirchbaum, fell and broke
his left arm between the elbow and the
shoulder The accident happened one
day last week.-Index
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-15
MT. HOPE

Bruce and Keith. sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Cairns, are i'll with the
scarlet fever There is no idea how
they contracted it. The home has been
guaranteed and all steps taken to
prevent the disease from spreading.
Ora Jeidy went to Alberta, Canada,
last week on land deal. He is trad
ing his farm near Patch Grove for a
1600-acre ranch about thirty miles
north of the Minnesota line. Record.
Albany, N Y.-The Republican nat
ional committee spent $4,022,580 in its
efforts to elect Senator Harding to the
presidency and the remainder of the
national and state republican tickets,
Fred w Upham, National treasurer,
reported to secretary of state Hugo.
The committee received $780, ia, ac-
cording to the report, leaving de-
felt of 1896 No contributions of
over $1,000 were listed and in many
instances receipts were listed as 10
and Is cents. In New York state
alone, 5000 was raised in so cent con-
tributions. The report covers several
hundred pages.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
CIVIC CLUB NOTES

On account of the absence of
lights, the regular meeting of
the Civic Club was held last Fri
day evening in the M. E. church,
instead of in the High School
on Thursday evening as had
been previously announced.
Several members were present
and the meeting was called to
order in due from by the Pres
ident.
1t was voted that all bills for
the various expenses incurred
for the carnival be paid. The
plans for the reconstruction of
the city park, as outlined by Mr..
A. c, Bolton, were put before
the members present and accep-
ted, with the understanding that
changes may be made, if deem
ed necessary. A committee of
seven was appointed to meet
with Mr.. Bolton Tuesday eve
ming and further discuss plans
for the immediate work to be
done at the park. The park is
part of Belington and is for
the use of every man, woman
and child here, therefore we
should all be interested in the
work of the Civic League which
is also a part of the town, and
assist in every possible way to-
ward making our park a clean
and attractive place, where not
only picnics and out-of-town
meetings may be held, but where
our citizens and out-of-town Wis
itors may gather for rest and
recreation.
Again, it is earnestly urged
that every member of the
League will attend the regular
meetings, and assist in this
commendable work,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
GOOD ROADS ENTERTAINER

This community is to be enter
tanned by Col. Chas. w. Thatch-
er, Chief Engineer Of New York
a West Virginian by birth, at
Sipe Schoolhouse Monday eve
ming at 7;30, and at Shockey
Schoolhouse Tuesday evening at
1870. He will lecture on Wash
ington Highway. The lectures
will embrace some of the Col
onels most laughable experien-
ces during his fight for good
roads. You will laugh your
sides sore by the funny charac-
ter representations. Ladies are
especially invited. Colonel
Thatcher has a national reputa-
ton, and has and is associated
with some of the leading fig
ures of the country. He is a
Chautauqua lectrer and is OF
now giving his own time free
for the good roads movement in
the rural communities of West
Virginia while the weather is
good. Come, laugh and boost
for good roads. Remember the
dates, Monday October 18th at
Sipe, and Tuesday October 9Th
at Shockey, at 1880 p. m.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
METHODIST APPOINTMENTS
ANNOUNCED

Moundsville, w. Va, Sept. 27.
seventy-fourth annual w.
Va. Methodist Episcopal Confer
'ence adjourned tonight after the
ministerial appointments had
been announced by President
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell, of
Pittsburg. A number of pas
toral charges were made as well
as two changes in district SUI
perintendencies. In the Char
lesion district Rev. E. j. West
fall succeeded the Rev. A. j.
Hiatt as district superintendent.
Charleston was voted the 1921
conference, the date to be an
nounced later.
R. 0. Phillips is returned to
Philippi, D. S. Hammond re-
turned to Belington, A. d.
Craig, not D. E. to Elkins, R. l..
Greynolds and ]. E. Hanifan re-
turned to Junior, G. r. Blakes-
ley to st. Marys, R. H. Skaggs
to Newburg.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
THE STATE MEMORIAL

Through the columns of this
paper and in other ways, the
public is generally informed
about the driyes that is to be
made for state, memorial for
West Virginia's dead heroes and
all her sons who served in the
world war. The memorial to be
at Morgantown the home of the
state school. The building is to
cost $1,000,000 and to be huge
gymnasium capable of seating
5000 people, with war archives
where the record of every West
Virginia soldier will be kept and
the memory of every one who
fell lover there, be perpetuated
by bronze plate.
In this building also is to be
a cafeteria where students at
tending the University, may Sc
cure their meals at minimum
cost.
Sometime next week some of
the High School pupils will visit
you and accept what you will
cheerfully give. Please do not
consider this an act of charity
for it is not. The amount that
you give is just a way of ex-
pressing your gratitude for the
glorious deeds of valor of West
Virginia's soldiers and sailors,
dead and living by erecting a
living monument"
They died for us; Let us hon.
or them.
M. P. BOYLES,
Chairman.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
AN APPEAL TO THE WOMEN

Mr.. Editor 80
1t may seem strange that one
who opposed Suffrage" should
appeal to the women to exer-.
else that privilege, but / am one
of those who do not try to grieve
with the water that has past by.
My appeal is to those women
who were opposed to suffrage.
The adoption Of the 18th
amendment has placed great
responsibility on all women. If
we have been given a lemon in
this deal, we must make the best
of it. We must meet the issue
squarely and fearlessly.
The wives, mothers and sis
tiers must help decide the ques-
ton of whether our boys are to
be sent to foreign countries to
die for foreign potentates and
royalty. Your vote, mother,
may decide whether your boy
is to sleep in an unknown grave
on foreign soil.
Sister, your vote will help to
either keep brother at home or
send him to- fight in foreign
land.
hope that every mother who
loves her son, and every sister
who loves her brother will see
that your name is on the reg
istration blank and then see that
your ballot is put in the ballot
box for America first, last and
all of the time.
Yours for America first,
w. A. STREET.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
MONTGOMERY TO SPEAK IN
PHILIPPI; OCT 9TH

Hon. S. B. Montgomery the
non partisan candidatelfor Gov
ernor of West Virginia. and Mr..
G. F. Keeney, of Charleston, w.
Va. will address the. voters, of
Barbour. County, in the city of
Philippi, Thursday, October
7ths 1920,
The. program is as follows:
United Mine Worker and All
Labor Orders parade, will start
at 10 a. m. from the corner at
Presbyterian church. !. .~-:t,r
Immediately after the parade,
Mr.. Keeney will address the
people. At two o'clock, Hon. S.
3. Montgomery will speak.
At 1870 Foot Ball game on
Broaddus athletic field between
the Broaddus and Chenille Nor
NAL teams. we M
Z. This is on the second day of
the Street Fair and a large
crowd is expected. Good Band
Music all day.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
THE GOOD ROADS KNOCK Err.
You Know the Beast

After God had finished the toad
and the vampire He had some
awful substance left with which
he made the Good Roads Knock
err. A Good Roads Knocker is
a two-legged beast with a cork
screw soul, a water sogged brain
and a combination backbone
made of jelly and glue. Where
other people have hearts he totes
a neat little bundle of punk prin-
ciples. When the Good Roads
Knocker wanders down the
street honest men flee, the an
gels in Heaven duck behind
harps, and the usually calm Dew
il throws all the furniture in
Hades up against the entrance.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
Program for Barker District Teachers
Institute to be Held at Shockey, Oct.
3, 1920, Beginning at 10:30 a m.

l. Song.
2. What our district Institutes
should mean to us, Grover Har-
ris.
8. Some of our problems re-
lating to compulsory school law,
Dewey Phillips.
4. Grading of rural schools,
Audra Gall.
ZOO Basket dinner.
100 School games led by Mrs.
G. G. Bartlett.
1:30 Play-It's- value in our
schools, Lena Ramsey.
so General discussion The
Classroom Teacher, chapters l,
2, and 3, led by Bessie Bolton.
2:30 "The- Community Cen
ter" chapters /, 2 and 8, led by
Myrtle Bolton.
$3.50 Adjournment
AUDRA A. GALL, Sec'y.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
MANY DEMOCRATS
CHANGE POLITICS
Thousands Of Democrats Express In
tention to Vote Republican Ticket !.
For First Time

Washington, Sept. 27.-Sena-
tor Howard Sutherland, of west
Virginia, has been employing
his time during vacation i'm ma
king a careful study Of political
conditions in West Virginia and
in giving assistance to the Re
publican work there. He re-
Gently visited the State cam
paign headquarters and went
over matters thoroughly with.
those in charge. He has been In
contact in person and by CORES
pondence with all elements Of
the party through the State, and
predicts that Harding and Cool
idge will have a majority of APP
proximately forty thousand.
Many thousands of Democrats
have expressed their determifa-
ton to vote the Republican tick
ct this year for the first time.
The effort to swing the labor
vote to Cox will fail.
The Republican working men
Of the State will not be turned
from their allegiance to their
party by their Democratic lead.
ers whose partisan purposes are
closely apparent. The vast ma
jority of them will vote the Re-
publican ticket as usual.
The Republicans will have a
decided majority of the women's
votes. on November End. They
are opposed to the war breed
ing League of Nations, and in
favor of efficient government.
There is some disaffection oy-
err the gubernatorial election but
it is not believed that this will
be serious, nor that it will in
terfere with. the success Of the
national ticket..in the State.
(. Senator Sutherland will give
all his time to the campaign in
West Virginia beginning Oct
tober LIST, covering the entire
state.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
W. v. U. is STATE CHAMPION

Nearly nine thousand people
sat in the blazing sun of the hot
September afternoon and saw
West Virginia University's foot
bali eleven win the state champ
ionship at Fairmont Saturday
from the old rival Wesleyan coll
legei by the score of 14-0. 1t
was the record crowd that ever
gathered for a sporting event
inn West Virginia and the fact
thatthe day passed so smoothly
will likely proclaim it the most
notable gathering of its kind
held in this section Of the COM
try. ah mn
"A field of stands, made to- seat
over $500 people was complete
ly filled and, fully thousand
stood4up or were seated in auto
mobiles or other places of van
tage.
The game was the first. one
played in. West Virginia at
which price of So a ticket was
charged. At this rate of en-
tranceuit may be seen that the
two institutions profited nicely
as the result of the meeting of
their teams. The crowds that
came to support the rival teams
were good natured and there
were nothing but congratula-
tfons for the winners after the
final whistle blew.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
PROSECUTION OF COAL MEN
DROPPED
MartinshIlrc

Martinsburg, Sept. 81
There will be no prosecuting Of
coal operators in the Northern
district of West Virginia. This
was assured today when Dis
trict-Attorney Walker presented
resolutions passed by the COM
mittees Of operators at a meet
ing held in Fairmont September
%, in which the operators
agreed to cooperate with the
government in every possible
way to reduce the cost of blum
inous coal to the consumers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
Weather and Crop Conditions West
Virginia Week Ending Sept. 49, 1890

The week at,was continuously.
warm and averaged about 10, de-
grees abovessthe normal. The
y sunshine at Parkersburg aver
y aged 70 'perscent<of the possible
and the week was sunshiny over
the State. Scattered and gen
!, orally light showers occurred on
two days. The conditions were
Exceptionally favorable FOR ripe
timing corn, potato digging, apple
ana threshihg. The
corn crop is large and practi-
u .eally safe and corn cutting is
general Silos are also being
: filed The potato crop is also
!. generally good to excellent but
4. the crop is rotting'in a few sec
tons. Pastures are good but
need rain. Buckwheat is fair
to good.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
BANDITS HOLD UP
PASSENGER TRAIN
Escaped With Six Mail Sacks Con-
taining Registered Mail Estima-
.fed as High as sfOtDDo

Chicago, Sept. Railroad
and post office officials today
were checking up their records
to determine the value of regis
tered mail taken from North
bound Illinois Central train No.
2, known as the New Orleans
Limited, which was held up last
night by two masked bandits,
who escaped. Estimates placed
the value of mail taken from six
sacks at from a few thousand
dollars to one hundred thousand
dollars.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
SIGHTLESS VETERANS
MAKE GOOD


Baltimore, Md.-Four blind
soldiers, who lost their sight in
the World War, and who were
givegvocational training by the
A1nerican Red Cross Institute
I for the Blind at Evergreen have
opened a tire repair shop here
and are making good, the enter
prise financed by the Red Cross.
The veterans, not content with
working for some one else, made
known their views to the direc-
tors of the Institute and the tire
shop was opened where they
were given training to j. enable
them to enter business for them
selves.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
PLOTS AND CoNsPIRACIES
1',5 = CURRENT IN LONDON

/. London, Sept, 29.1Rumors Of
widespread plots which have
ranged from conspiracies to as
sassinate King George to blow
ing up public buildings have
been current in London during
the past few days, These re-
ports have been caused by fear
that the lives of public men in
Great Britain might be jeopar-
died should any of the Irish
hunger strikers die, particularly
now that the "black and tan
police have made reprisals in
several Irish towns. ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
DIR. YOKUM DIES IN BEVERLY


DR.. Humboldt Yokum, aged 60
years, 6 months and IL days,
died at 7 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Sept. 20, 1920 at his
home in Beverly following a
stroke of paralysis which he suf-
fered about IL hours previous.
DR.. Yokum who was born Mar.
II, 1860, at Beverly was the son
of DR.. George w. Yokum, for
many years one of Randolph
County's leading physicians and
business men.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the family resi-
dence by Rev. S. G. Dotson, as
sisted by Rev. VIM. E. Craig.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
MAGELLEN STRAITS
KNOWN 400 YEARS

Santiago, Chile, Aug. 30
many American nations as well
as Great Britain, Spain and Por-
tugal are to be formally invited
socn to participate in the nation
al festivities in November and
December in commemoration of
the 400th anniversary of the dis
covery of the Straits of Magell-
en-.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Bernie Coberly visited school
Tuesday and Wednesday,.
Professor Boyles was in Fair
mont Saturday attending the
foot ball game.
Edna Roger spent Tuesday
night at the home of Ruth Hill
yard.
The following program will be
rendered by the Lyceum Lit
erary Society Friday afternoon,
/. Song.
2. Recitation, Lucy Rada-
baugh.
8. History of the Society, Vir-
ginia Eib.
A. Piano Solo, Edrie Stalnaker
5. Reading, Bonnie Wilson,
6. Essay, Charles Eib
Z. Duet, Paul Bennett and Vim
Curry.
8. Prophecy of Senior Glass,
Loren Rinehart.
8. Crrent Events, Virgil CO.
berly.
10. Piano Solo, Miss Gaunt.
II. Lyceum Jazz Baby, Fred
Boner.
Song12.
IL. Song, Girls Glee Club.
Mrs. Smiley Murphy of West
Union, spent the week end the
guest of Donna Wymer.
A campaign will be started by
the Junior and Senior girls Mon
day Oct. A for the West Virginia
University Memorial Fund.
/ Leonard Bauer and Albert
Whitaker, employees of Column
bus Heating and Ventilating Co.
gave the furnaces and flues of
both buildings an overhauling
last week. A great many parts
had given way but these were all
replaced by new ones. The
heating question should give no
trouble now as the board has
spent good sum In getting
parts and having them put in
by men who know.
M. P. Boyles and j. m Nc
| Wicker spent Monday afternoon
on Middle Fork River Squirrel
hunting.
Miss Olive Gaunt, of Hunting
ton, Pa, is. our new music direc-
tor and domestic science teacher
Bernie iCoberly and Jake Lag
arus start to Baltimore Sunday
/ where they will enter the Bal
timore Dental College.
The. Belington schools were
! not in session Friday and Mon
day because the city pump was
out Of order.
The Harry E. Hmphrey Con
cert Company did not have q
large crowd Saturday night
owing to. the game at Fairmont
and the city lights.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
EARTHQUAKE is REPORTED

LONDON, Sept. PA vio-
lent earthquake, is reported to
have occurred at Giarre, Sicily,
according to a Rome dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. Giarre lies at the
base of Mount Etna. The quake
lasted ten seconds. One village
was destroyed and many per-
sons were injured.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
GERMANY is "BEATING BACK

Brokerage houses are special
izing on German marks, and
German city bonds are being Of
ffered and accepted by Ameri-
can investors. The thrift" of
the German is printed in finan-
cial pamphlets, and a good deal
of Dragging is done by our late
enemy. On top of this the
United States Shipping Board is
using its vigorous efforts to es-
tablish a joint arrangement be-
tween American and German
steamship companies that will
cause a resumption Of the pas
senger and freight service be-
tween Germany and the Amer
lean Atlantic ports.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
PAPER ADVANCES RATES

Parkersburg, w. Va, Sept.
23.-The Parkersburg Sentinel
in it's issue of today notified SUBJ
scribers of an increase in rates,
due to the "ever growing cost
and scarcity of print paper.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30
DINNER PARTY

The members of the K. X. K.
Club entertained at a six o.
clock dinner on Wednesday eve
ming, September Goth at the Luz
zerne Hotel. The menu consis-
ted of:
Cream of Tomato Soup
Fried chicken with gravy
Mashed potatoes Dreamed Corn
Olives
Pie a la Mode.
: Coffee
The guests were the Misses
M. E. ElothieryO Gaunt and
Helen Pownall.
The Club members present
We're 3 Evelyn .Thornhill, Doro-
thy Lee Jones, Adelaide Wood
ford, Edna Summers and Eva
.Teter
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-30

Presto change from straw
hats to overc0ats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-28
Auto Licenses
Police Department Rcady-.Ianuary |
Dead Line

Automobile license tags have arriv-
ed at police Headquarters and all OVID
ers of ears in this city ard nearby
counties may obtain their licenses for
1921 by appearing AZ police headquar-
ters and paying the required license
tax.
All auto owners are requested to
bring their registration card with
rhem in hrdcr to obviate trouble
The police department announces
that all owners of machines in this
city nrust obtain their licenses no:
later than January !. otherwise they
ail. DC subject to arrest and the i'm
post tion Of fine for their delinquency
Owners nf machines in ary part OF
Virginia may obtain their license a,
police headquarters it is announced.