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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-12
Winter Merchandise VALUES YOU CAN'T MATCH

You Il find many useful gift things o1 sale for less money than you expected Come today.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Crawled Out Again.

n thin stream Of 1t ran down the plank
which is the counter Of the grocery
store.
A little while after the popping of
the cork and the fizzing of the brew
foot and half garter snake came
along. having come down from the
mountain to see what he could see. He
shifted the home brew, he gulped bit
OF it. and he quickly drank his way
along the thin stream until he reached
the bottle Then he crawled up and
into the bottle. and drank his way to
The bottom. After that he crawled our
again, fell of the plank when he tried
to retrace his steps Cor wiggles) and
finally he made very ZigZag course 10
The dock
II was perfectly obvious that the
snake was frazzled. as the saying Is.
10 the eyeballs. lie crawled foolishly
around the dock for a few moments.
apparently with very discouraged
outlook upon life. Finally he tried :
crawl along the edge of the dock. but
wabbled 81 that he slipped and fell
into the lake He was seen no more.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
ROUTS cow; SAVES FRIEND.
Girl Fights lnfuriated Animal With
Pitchfork When II Would
Gore Chum.

Cearfoss, Md.-MisS Cora Harbaugh,
with a pitchfork, saved the life Of
Miss Kate Spickler, friend, when
the latter was attacked by an infu
riated COW near this place. Miss Splck-
Ter and Miss Lulu Kendle had gone
into n field to drive the COW and her
calf into the barn. when the animal
turned and attacked Miss Spickler,
knocking her down.
Miss TIarbaugh, seeing the peril of
her friend, seized n pitchfOrk and ran
10 her rescue just as the COW was
ready 10 gore its helpless and uncon.
sciOus victim.
Miss Harbaugh sunk the prongs -
the ptchfork into the cows side sew
eral times and beat the animal over
the head and body with her weapon
until The COW turned and fled.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
DRY SNAKE GETS
JAG ON H00TCH
Follows TrickIe Into Bottle
CrawIs Out and Dies, Point
ING Temperance Moral

Green Lake. N. Y.-Donald Dwig-
gins, the six-year-oId son of Claire v.
Dwiggins. the artist. who draws the
"Schooldays" and "Ophella" cartoons,
mas u thriving grocery store at MS
fathers summer camp across Canada
Lake from here. from which he Indus
triously peddles 10 Imaginary GUS
toners such groceries as from time TO
time he can wheede from the Dwig-
gins cook.
Two or three days ago Donald ac-
qulred half bottle Of potent but dis
carded home brew and he put II on
sale at once, his young soul unrrou-
bled with the prospect of being u
juvenile bootlegger. But he put 1t In
the sun. and the sun was hot. soon the
cork popped out. the home brew
''hootch" fizzled up over the hottie and
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Statement OF

The ownership, management, cir
culation, etc., required by the Act Of
Congress of August "a, 1912,
OF the Banner-News, published
weekly at Belding, Mich. for October
l, 1921.
State Of Michigan. county of Ionia
ss.
Before me. a notary public in and
for the state. and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Hubert NJ. Enge-
mann, who, having been duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that he is one of the publishers of the
Belding Banner-News and that the
following is, to the best of his know
ledge and belief, true statement Of
the ownership, management, ETC., of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a, 1912, en-
bodied in section 443, Postal laws
and regulations, printed on the re-
verse of this form, to-wit:
That the names and addresses OF
the publisher, editor, managing edl-
tor and business managers are:
Publisher Banner Publishing Conn.,
pany Ga copartnership) Belding, Mich
Editor, Ed. ID. Engemann, Belding,
Mich.
Managing Editor, Ed. d.. Engemann
Belding Mich.
Business Managers, Ed ID. Enge-
mann, Belding, Mich, II. M. Enge-
mann, Belding, Mich.
That the owners are: Ed. ID. Enge.
mann, Belding, Mich; II. M. Eng =
mann, Belding, Mich.
That the known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security hold.
ers owning or holding / per cent OF
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are: None
Hubert M. Engemann.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 30th day of September, 1921.
Edward ID. Engemann.
NY commission expires Jan. 81, 1923
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

SO many spots on their waistcoats and
our suits are little darker. They
are very fond Of swamps.
There are more members To that
family than to ours, and they are not
quite such famous songsters. They
build their nests right on the ground
Instead of little above the ground as
we do.
But let us sing, for we are being
asked TO sing by some OF our Wood
Thrush cousins In the other trees"
And so they sang their lovely, clear
songs.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

Miami. Okla.-Exhausted and hys-
terical after fruItIess search for Der
missing daughter, thought to have been
taken by a band Of gypsies. Mrs. Cam
Lankard Of Miami threw herself weep
ing across her bed, and thereby dis
covered the infant asleep on the floor
behind the bed.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

NDOUI lHtlT lH'k-
Ing >or about the words they use.
"Eut when we say quit we do no,
mean 10 tell each other To stop, hut
we mean To tell each other to keep on.
Yes. that is what we mean. 80 you
can see that the birds aren't really
using slang AT all. and especially The
wood thrushes aren't using slang.
My name is really Wood Thrush.
That Is my family name. | cnll my
self William Wood Thrush because
think II sounds rather fine.
III looks very well, too. when
write my name"
when do you write your nameY
asked Master Wood Thrush.
"Oh, often" said william Wood
Thrush, when | want 10 leave a note
about the marketing
Yes If I'm going out and want to
leave word TO tell the Insect Man and
the Fly Man To stop. | write note
Oh the bark of the tree and | write
something like this:
Dear Mr. Insect Man, pray leave
several dozen insects this morning
Yours truly, William Wood Thrush.
And then. when | write 10 the Fly
Man, | usually write:
Dear Mr.. Fly Man kindly leave
me some of your choicest small flies
as I'm having dinner party this eve
ming and | want the choicest OF small
tlies. Thanking you In advance. re-
main, very truly yours. William Wood
Thrush"
Well" said Master Wood Thrush.
"do they leave these things for your
IF they get caught they do" said
William Wood Thrush
What do you mean when you say
that You thank them In adyance?"
asked Master Wood Thrush.
II mean that | thank them before
they do anything like that because
then hope they Will do il. II rather
cheers them up 10 be thanked ahead
Of time like that"
"And why do YOU say that you re-
main very truly theirs?' asked Master
Wood Thrush.
Because" said William Wood
Thrush. II like to follow the usual
correct forms of writing.
'''ro be sure ! Will never be theirs,
but they will be mine, hope. Still,
IL is the correct way OF ending Off q
note. ] might. OF course. end IL or
by saying 'Afrectionately yours. bur
then that wouldn't be right Tor I'm
not affectIonately theirs.
II feel an affection for them be
cause | enjoy eating them. but they
don't feel an affection for me, to be
sure.
II like TO have my nest near the
ground. It's a fine nest OF mud and
leaves and grass And when the little
blue-areen eggs hatch out they are
soon like us. They wear brownish
suits with just Il shade OF reddish
brown about them and they soon wear
handsome white walstcoats with smart
black spots.
"Oh, yes, we don't call out quit 10
each other when we are singing but.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
&C. Rid Of Ants.

Mix insect nowter with sugar and
place nn small dishes wherever there
are ants. " they get ~: table or In
cuphoar,is pnt some on noor around
the easing and vou VIII s"on be en-
tirely free from them.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Traffic Cop Amazes Amir.

OF all The sights he saw ON his re-
cent visit to London the andr of Kat
sina declared the crossing policeman
to be the most wonderful. To be able
to stop an the traffic OF a>street with
the lifting OF one hand amazed him.
and he thinks. he told an inquirer. that
the policeman must have four eyes.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Picked Up His Foot
After Il Was Cut Off

When the moving machine
which he was driving cut off
his left feet. James Sharpe, If
teen years old. of Defiance, o..
picked II up and drove his horses
10 the house before he tainted
from loss OF blood. The boy
said he stepped out on the
tongue OF the machine 10 whip
the horses with the reins when
he fell
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Mo Weather Really aBadp

II was wise man who commended
that there is no such thing as bad
weather--there are only different kinds
OF good weather. The hot days and
the stormy days. The rains the winds
the SHOWS all have their purpose. anu
II i always good purpose .-Ex'
change
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

they II Z u + our
song and when
Z ey b ear u .
talk TO each
other. You know
We sound just as
though We were
saying:
" q uit, quit
and when n per-
son tells another
person tO quit
anything II means
they want them
10 stop IL. Ii is
"A slang expression
and slang. ! be
lleve. IL n way
people have who
are not very fuSs.y
nhOuf their talk.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

fatner, we urge
each other 10 keep
on singing. We
love To sing and
we are quite ia
nous for Ou E
songs.
"Most of the
great Thrush fam
lily care about
singing every bit
as much, II not
more, than folks
care 20 have us
sing.
20 ur cousins,
the Veery family
or Wilson Thrush
family, look some
thing like us, but
Ihnr dnnsA -
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Reysnue Officers Shot in Ambush

Lexington. Ky.-Two men were
killed and one seriously wounded. near
here. when assassins lured posse Of
revenue men into an ambush and
poured a rain Of bullets upon them.
Friends OF the dead and wounded de-
clare that the ambush was prepared
by political enemies of the men.
Subscribe for the Banner-News.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Men.yTalks.

millions are involved In this d.
vorce suit" "Well. what about it?'
"oh nothing. except that when money
sets mixed up In a scandal it's more
garrulous than ever."-Birmlngham
Ags-Herald.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Didn't Show His Hands.

Small Boy-What's the use Of wash
ing my hands before I go to school,
motherf I'm not one Of those who are
always raising them.---Cartoons.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
IERyasssaiySsa IRasays
Fairy y!! Tale ( 49,.

oyNAA.RY GRAHAM BOlINER

at seems strange to many people"
said William Wood Thrush. when
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

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The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

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The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Lost" Baby Found Behind Bed.

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
CITIZEN
ENTERS INTO REST
SAM CLARK DIES SUNDAY NIGHT
AT HOME or HIS soNx ED
CLARK, NEAR GLENDALE.
(From Mondays Daily Herald,)

(From Mondays Daily Herald,)
Sam Clark, aged seventy three
years died at o'clock Sunday night
at the residence of his son, Ed Clark
near, Glendale after an illness Of only
one week. ...5s So;
Mr.. Clark was. "a consistent member
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, and was one of the oldest and
most highly respected citizens of the
community in which he had spent the
greater part Of his life.. $50.
Deceased had been twice married,
and is, survived by his last wife and
nine children, which blessed the first
pni0n. The survivors are Mrs. Fife
Denastus, Mrs. Virginia Scribner, Mrs.
Mamie Clifford, Mrs. Annie Wilkes,
Miss Jennie Clark and three sons, Char
ley Clark, of Hobart, Texas, Odell and
Ed Clark, of Glendale.
The funeral was conducted at |
o'clock this afternoon at Friendship
church near Culleoka by the Rev. j.
M. Robson, interment was in the fam
lily burying grounds. Maury Under
taking Company in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
INCREASED SALES
| OF MAURY REALTY
gECoRDs SHOW TREND TOWARD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JAN
UARY BUSINESS BE NORMAL.

tFrom Tuesdays Daily Herald)
During the first ten days of the
present month there has been a splen-
hid increase in Maury county bust
hess, if the records Of the county reg.
ster's office may be taken as evidence.
70 say the very least, there has been
4 material increase in reality transfers
Pver the past few months, since the
beginning of the year.
1t is evident that there is trend
pack to normal conditions in this coun-
~, and one of the first evidences is
always to be secured from the reg. IS,
ter's office, where every realty trans
Fer made in the county is recorded.
Although the realty sales for the
present month will not be nearly as
heavy as those OF iJanuary, 1920, ii is
believed that the business will be full
~ up to the average January transac,
hions. ptfpH
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
Asks State Buy
h Old Tailor Shop;
OF Andy Johnson
(From Mondays Daily Herald)

(From Mondays Daily Herald.)
Special to The Herald. 2s @
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. 10.-Gov
A. H. Roberts today sent a special
message to the legislature urging that
the state acquire and preserve the old
tailor shop at Greenville operated by
Andrew Johnson, 18th president OF
the United States, prior to his en-.
trance into the public affairs of his
state and country.
In the same message Governor Rob
erts urged that an appropriation be
made to mark the birthplace of Ma.
than Bedford Forrest, the South's
greatest cavalry commander in the
war between the states. Gen. Forrest
was born near Chapel Hill, in what is
now Marshall county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
CLAIMS FILED TO
RECOVER ON COATS
/ KILLED. IN COUNTY
TURKEY OWNERS ALSO COME
FORWARD. WITH REQUEST
THEY BE PAID FOR LOSS.
TRUSTEE UNABLE MEET DEMANDS
Law Does Not Make Provision for
Goats and Turkeys Killed by Dogs.
Dog Tax Money VIII Have to Be
Prorated Among Sheep Owners.
(From Fridays Daily Herald

.as lPlOli llud5 o Ddiiy ilSl diu.J .
Not enough money has been collect
ed in Maury county on dogs taxes to
pay the sheep claims that have been
filed, and it will be necessary for
Trustee j. Ross Burns to prorate the
amount collected among those who
have filed claims, which range from
some $50 to. in some instances more
than $500, approximately $4,000 in
dog taxes has been paid in to the trus
tee, and more than This amount OF
expense has been attached to the col
lection aud the scores of claims filed
Not only have sheep owners filed
claims for sheep killed by worthless
dogs Of the county. but there have
been many who have filed claims for
goats killed, anda few have sought to
recover from the county for turkeys
killed by dogs. OF course Trustee
Burns cannot pay for either goats or
lut hCyS hllftui do lto piOfloAOu 10 liietuO
for this in the dog law of 1919
1t will be several days yet before
Trustee Burns can begin to make pay
ment Of sheep claims, as expenses will
have to be made for the collection,
and the remainder in the treasury pro-
rated out among those who have filed
claims.
/. 1t is estimated that there are still
some 1000 dogs in Maury county upon
which the tax has not been paid, and
evedy canine owner who has failed to
heed the law is placing himself in
jeopardy of indictment, and to the Fay
INIT of fines and costs to the amount
OF some $40.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
MYSTERIOUS II r.
DISAPPEARANCE ! \ Al
OF MRS. P0CUE
WOMAN LEFT HOME AT HAMP-
SHIRE. ON NOVEMBER %, AND
~ 'HAsSNoT BEEN SEEN SINCE.
OFFICERS JUST BEEN INFORMED
Search Through This and Adjoining
States VIII Be Made BY Police In
= Effort to Locate Woman-Husband
Makes Statement.
i(From Mondays Daily Herald.

(From Mondays Daily Herald.)
Officers have just been informed of
the mysterious disappearance of Mrs.
Bell Pogue, wife of Jordan Pogue, who
kleft her home at Hampshire on No.
yember 2S. Although diligent search
has been made by her husband, not
one word has been heard from Mrs.
Pogue.
According to the published descrip-
ton appearing elsewhere in these col
umns, Mrs. Pogue is thirty-three years
Of age, weighs about 100 pounds, has
black hair and blue eyes. =
Mr.. Pogue, who was in Columbia
late Saturday afternoon, stated to a
representative Of The Herald that he
knew Of absolutely nothing that would
have caused his wife to leave him.
He said that they had lived together
for number Of years. and that at no
time had they ever had any domestic
unhappiness. He declared that he and
his wife had been working together
and saving money, that his wife had
been the custodian, of the family saw.
ings. and that q considerable sum Of
money had been deposited in the
Hampshire Bank, and that in addition
to this they owned together several
notes. ms
Mrs. Pogue was last seen going to-
ward Mt Pleasant. and the last person
who is known to have seen her was the
wife of Toby Armstrong. .colored,
where she stopped to warm and secure
a cup Of coffee. The old negro woman
says Mrs. Pogue left her home and
continued her journey in the direction
Of Mt. Pleasant.
Officers are absolutely without clue
as to the whereabout OF. the missing
woman, but with her description fur
nished officers throughout this and adj
joining states, it is believed that she
will be shortly located. Il. i
III Ii W 5r4A95 Il
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
OElD
DIRECTORS ARE.
GIVEN new TERN: !:
VERY FEW CHANGES RESULT
FROM 6ALLoTlNG OF couNTY
COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE.
o MEET ON JANUARY 2sfh
For Purpose Of Electins offieefsfto
Serve. for Coming 'Year-Three No
men Instead Of TWO Will Sit on the
Board.
rom Mondays Daily Herald

From Mondays Daily Herald F@
Almost without exception the old
board Of directors Of the county co,iil-
Gil of agriculture was reelected ac-
cording to the canvass of the, returns
made on Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock by the canvassing committees,
William P. Ridley again led the ballot
ting, receiving seventy-eight out pf
about 100 ballots that We're returned
before the appointed hour. t,.ye
The following named were elected:
William T, Ridley, geenral farming:
James r, williamson, live, stock; Geo.
Campbal, lpi~y,ng; Mrs. W, y. Lamb,
poultry; Henry Ashton Porter, trans
portallon; Zoe Frank Porter. market.
ing; John +, Graham, schools: Miles,
Murphy, iipmbership; -, /. Fifney,
publicity; ,Gcor B.. Mckennon, a.
nance; Albert lsp't. D, /, Fulton. A.
r. Matthews, w. ]. Rnssells A ~.
Murphy. II. II. Hill. general committee.
men; John w. Fry, urban relations;
Mrs, John T. Wooten. social welfare;;
Mrs. William P. Ridley, home WI.
fare; Dr., W. P. Woodbridge, health and
sanitation; l. c. Murphy. fruits ana
truck. H.
The new board Of directors WIN
meet at the council chamber ~ 2
o'clock on the afternoon Of the last
Saturday in this month when the pres.
ident, vice president and secretary
treasurer, win be elected. Every
member is urged to attend.
The new members OF the board are
Mrs, w. P. Ridley, Mrs, John woo
ten, Albert Holt and Henry Ashton
Porter. The women had two mem.
bers Of the old board. They will have
three on the new, Mrs. Lamb having
been reelected. III ~ III
The ballots were canyassed under
the direction 81 Geo. d. McKsnhoH.
chairman Of the committee FOR that
purpose and about an hour and q half
was required. several volunteers as
sisting in the task.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
ANNEXATION ISSUE
At MT. PLEASANT
MOVEMENT DISCUSSED THERE
FOR EXTENSION OF LIMITS
HAS NOT TAKEN FORM.

(From Wednesdays Daily Heraldg
For a time the neighboring little
city of Mt. Pleasant was also threat
ened with an annexation fight, but the
movement has so far failed to take
concrete form and it is not thought
now that any formal effort will be
made to secure any extension of the
city's present limits at this session OF
the legislature. Several citizens have
discussed the matter and reached the
conclusion that the limits ought to be
extended. but no formal demand has
been made on the delegation in the
genoral assembly Tor anything of the
kind.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
MRS NORA PRENTICE
CLAIMED BY.DEAT'H
DIES AT HER HOME NEAR Eth.
RIDGE AFTER AN ILLNESS OF
THREE YEARS DURATION.
(From Mondays Daily Herald.)

Mrs. Nora Prentice, aged forty-one
years. died Saturday afternoon at her
home near Ethridge, in Lawrence
county, after an illness of long dura-
ton. For nearly three years Mrs.
Prentice had been in failing health,
and during this time had borne her
suffering with fortitude.
She was a member of the Christian
church, and was widely known and be-
loved. She is survived by seven chill
dren as follows, Mrs. Jim Holt, Mrs.
Jim Brown, of Lawrenceburg; Miss
Lou Prentice, of Ethridge, Miss Yer
da Prentice, Of Enterprise. and three
sons, John Prentice, of Lawrenceburg;
Robert Prentice, of Nashville, and Blu.
ford Prentice, Of Near McCains, this
county
The funeral was conducted at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Flag
Spring cemetery. Interment was in
the family burying ground. Maury
Undertaking Co. in charge.
=
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
school. EXPENSE
FOR PAST YEAR
GIVEN TO COURT
INTERESTING STATEMENT SHOW.
ING EXPENDITURES FURNISH.
ED IN GRAHAM REPORT. st
EXPENSES EXCEEDED RECEIPTS
ffff HN ~ 81 S~E f1g NJ
All But Small Portion Of Expenditures
Were for .Teachers' Salaries, Fuel
Being the Next Heaviest Item in the
Budget.
(From Saturdays Daily Herald)

| 1From Saturdays Daily Herald).
Expenditures for the elementary
shoots OF the county during the year
ending. June 80, last, aggregated $83,
267.30 according to the annual report
OF Prof. John P, Graham, county SUI
perintendent, which will be submitted
to the county court on next Monday.
| The aggregate expenditures for
county high schoolssfor the same Pc
Rod were s16,O3o.17. &
The income of theScounty elementa.
ry schools during the year was $75,.
53O65, showing an excess of expedi-
lures during the year Of around 49,
900 over the incomes The county's ell
emontary school income was derived
from the following Sources: State
$13,676.55 and county SCI .6521O. .a
The expenditures for high. schools
was practically all for teachers sala-
ries which, took 15,569.S7 of the total
|of $16,o30.17. The balance was ex-
pended for janitors 500 and trustees
commission, $4,000, All
Teachers salariess got all but s15,-
900 of the money expended on the ele-
mentary schools of the county The
items of expenditures for the elemen-
tarX schools were as follows;
Teachers salaries, $67,165.49; JAM.
tors, $515,25; fuel, $9,611.32; mainte-
lance and repairs, $S,3OS.99; insur
ance, $SS0.53; transportation of pu-
pills, $3.50; county board of education,
5000; school census, $1S1.32; new
buildings and sites, $32765; additions
and betterments, $3.50: furniture and
fixtures, $1,526.19; Libraries, ..$458,66;,
county superintendent's salary, ST..
$50. county trustees commission, ST.
$1,000; attendance officer, 500; super
visor, $536; al other expenses, $l76.
Total, $S3,2S7.so; balance on hand at
close or year, s2s.621, 20. .iF
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-01-14
BOOSTER BUTTONS OF
GREATER COLUMBIA
LIBERAL SUPPLY OF THEM HERE
AND MANY ANNExATloNlsTs
ARE WEARING THEM.
tFrom salurday's Daily Heraldl.

tFrom Saturdays Daily Herald}.
Buttons bearing the emblem II am
for Greater Columbia weer distribut-
led at the Kiwanis banquet on Friday
night and worn by practically all pre-
sent. President Beasley has a big
supply of these buttons and he wants
every one who is booster for the
city and who win agree during the
year to wear one of these buttons.
Under this invitation new supply
should be necessary soon.