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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

tetAAAp AAhFt RH~
latter has hsea st.as1nr3 ~ taste
4 combination II eFt4s and aatuas
cooked together makes d nbv dish
tress chopped and mi4ed wlta ,Ias-
ear and sugar as one makes miat
sahc" IL q pleasant sauce To- serve
wlth eVid prats
Tgsrip Salad. Peel ami grind TEN,
der young turnlps through tbs mea'
grindvr add 0Ge small carrot also
ground both uRCascsi Tablespoons.
fui IT scrHptd ohlsa oe csc small
eHlo0 ground witt tie turu!q. e ilf'}s
ea~bt.l e.sSas9 aa4sI is~A,Gt4s s~.e.As,sssi
salad dressing THIS maAys very
tasty satad. ..-......
Fred rvrnlps --parbon and drain
tie tgrnlps sagte ,tem In hot hut
ter to which li'ile chopped ph.na
has he.b adlvtl sprinkle attn a Or
II sugar and hour while frgluI
essoiassOup Iake ~ orlIgary beef
1'siurhalisfstm tl'eitg rlf Il itl pepi,.y.
salt "nlpn ~ garlic put Il into an ron
kettle Win ~ water Place lightly
c"Erfyd Ia the nsnA Gar tuus baufs A,
thp fHN IL tl.e tiaa 80 i,i.aJ &illi drts
from the hope AMI there VIII he Pint
oi Juice and mi Ia the bottom II ths
krtilp SAtm the INT Of and adj a
ehotf"d green pepper 10 the juice,
one halt ~ can IL tomat*s, one
small onlen, and anehait az a tea
spoonful " etnRampn Cook the sauce
about one half haur, thckrn and
serve poured ot~r the meat
New Orleans Pork ard Cabbage ~-
Boy two paunas ~ the Shoulder ~
pork as lean - possible. SHRED tlrfn
head ~ cabbage and place In the bot.
tom ~ an iron kettle which has been
Well huttrred Season the cabbage
with SAT- ana pepprr add one teaspoon.
fui ~ mustard seeds, pne halt eupful
~ Vinegar aht 4 .eHspeanful ~ brown
susHr sut the park ~ tap, heured
vel hake ''fer hours and serve
with baked swer, potatoes
Atlsrttes that Tie sulk NJ enc
ett sat hstf ~ a cephd u molasses
and melted tat, se aHd ere halt cup
fnis II aaar rirted WITH trasp"oaful
nt snia, are tablespoonful os snser
ana onehalf fraspueutui " *alt Mix
aeH. chill ~ tee. cut ia rugnis Huf
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
IS
HABITS OF STARRING
BENEFICIAL To MAN
Biological Survey Has Made Ex.
teasse Study oil Bird.
fr state " Mains TAsy Are sissH er~
ssstsca wnsss Nes csssruysna
cruRs-r~s ways Of sssak.
iNs ue rn&sr Reessa

tffsvats4 ~ tAs GAst@a szaI-s psa&Fs@asms
81 AaeaggsssswA
GNtFary " popular sT5niprL TIE
seftiag u ttk va undesirable bird
altegs aSssetssiug TO the hla47SscaH snr,
wy ~ Tie tu!trd STATES pvt,aFtnssnf
~ Ass.ea,1arp aiust IL ia to,si has.
rs have bep.n DEMONSTRATED 10 ss~ either
beneficial 70 alaa w III a nra,rai char
atter Ths tlise the bird sIwsa4s de-
sir3lae cherries &c usnssslsag ssbaf
birds Is short esag.Srsi wl,h tue ead.
hess bears u rtsad. searehiaE fg La
ssyts ~ tseyliH. OH @til fruits
IT, determine Whist should te the at
titussr 4 ths pattt tdssari tie STAR
hhs, 10 reaS~s to pruts tive legisla'
tten. the biological survey has anHsis
an extensive study 10 IL The starting
s1N'urvp is-ss than & l~r yens " IL
weary tssat fsym cultivated eraas
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
r. 7ss's7'+a ao''asHis'4'7''ss ere
Evidently 1estcn Child.

so this IL The baby, ehY' said The
genlsl bachelor "EleSs his little test.
ss., Sootsins Watch me tickleusn
rihs-
The genial oae praceesied 20 play
raxttine ou the nn0syending Infants
ri's foolishly imagining the child was
wnioylns H.
The urta-siate baby siaot II far
seine time and then plaintlseiy cried
0u' Mother. win you kindly Inform
ms whether the deplorahle cpnalsloa a.
thls person IL due 10 permanent Do
mehiia ~ spasmodie and Intermittent
insanity 7"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

lt'+ ptsat. making II rich Nith sarar
a conserve &c preserve tha; serfas 10
~. ept.rriy strawberry stS .ra@l.t.
arrad ara shuoare euad 70
SprestA slices ~ stale hrraa vea olth
butter. arrange IA h8ktES atsh Hna
cutvr nits suNyeut rhahart wall
srrlu&ara W3th "H&tr ErgeWt NFN
another )aNar ef>hrelt sg4 plGY ayaf
ene a4.t e19tnl - hat a4tsr Cover
uth tlgff toStr ANT h8Ar Ia A
moderate aren S5- hgt ~ ,hr9, }sgar.
tiers ~ An tagr TAe lt% .v,
tatn@,rS Trmoye Jhe eaSer Servn sran
the 5G~h 'Hrre with b. saaev enough
srnm INV rhaharb ~ njat@ra fae pud,
1gns
Rnaharn sie.-@yut ma rtgAarh Enea
small .,lt,sx ta p4t ts.s 4 ~ rh,,.
harh II se8nr rnur ha.,Eeg eata-
over the rtsGharh 'aua lust .tAna en.
IN y4Aa Ih{s yrtnN.as mav hs..a-
ts@t. Rad Improves -. a8te- afs,
saving IN. sugar With N. na..yv
sNaJ y tN tss rtgharh xprgok,. v4,h
sIsnr ana small pieces ~ hastar alt
g: 60, J., !. !. !. e: e.. !: c.: &C.: C.: { !: !:
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
Perfectly innneent

A young sailor was osa shore leave
and wrni "a ss.- tia gr,,
They uers sitting 90 the pissxw aud
finding II bard TO keep UP the cnnwers
saiion sire finally asked
~ III hift1 E4seatHf Stsif rtys MeAfst viii 1aalt
! suppoT" ypu ars accustomed ~ w~s
legs
Honest. tsia am be ssamm~rwd. =
ehsnt eyen lnokiiia nj EN-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

II believe IN giving everything its
due and want Ia say rtsit uos jus,
cau't praise taAiAc 100 highly flr what
Il has doae In my eas"," declared
James T. Humphreys, proprietor II the
llytt, az ,tLsx .s,.. kl.'tss.ss, M.srr-
Dor three years ur more | suffered
from indigestion After eating would
bant terribly with gls and utf heart
would paipii.t, a.tlt II. iqirrtersi with
my breathing. | ihs tAhitually e3s 81.
patea Y4a MY nerves weye VII upset.
My slrep was ursaund. got W morn.
tags all il'sd ngt, aud Was ouy u
shadow % my former self
swell, TuGmc has given me keen
appetite. stomach trouble has dlsap.
peprpd. my nerves have steadted Down,
and | have gained srvrrHl pounds.
Taulac. tp my mind Is the best thing
ever sold fnr stomach trouble and run.
down condition
Taniae Ia sold ty all good druggists.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
ACID SOILS FOR
CRANBERRY CROP
Extension Workers Discuss Id
saniases and Drawbacks Of
Industry in United States.
PREPARATION Is EXPENSIVE
All Trees ard Reefs Must De We.
sseved Frcrr Marsh ARD Burned.
ara the FssIta Graded. oitshed,
pskec ard SA1Ssn

tpyaparta b. tat cHart st4tsa iAegastHavei
&S Axrt. # 8esl
Cranberry cHltarv IL retpHnsassvsi
w. pfottaoi# Industry unsl.s suitable
conditions ard In eefsaln climates ~
SPECIALISTS II the United states iss-
pargiurtt ~ Agriculture. Al resaaai
coEterenee ~ extensitA workers jts
possibilities, advantages pad dsa.
taths ID erauberry growing Nvrv DIS
cussei
The bgIk II the present essahefr,
erup " gFeRn on The 8etd SOILS aud
peat bags IL Massachusetts,, parts 81
Nvs Jersey, and N~a tmk. WIsenB
sic, Mjrhlgan. end h,s ,he tnpatA II
ghv Columbia river III Washington sad
Oregon Sume etaut*rrlrs are ASA
.roen Ia THE mountain districts h.
Firslnla ard wrst yirEfnis.
Preparation Esasnsixs Pressss
Preparation 81 the laud f5f Gran.
berry growing IL an expensive prs.
ess All trees gua rt~sts E=te q he
rsmoYei from the marsh and burned
sEd tt.s Fields graded. tl,the,i, issed
and ssntiyd lT.fsre the Sas swamp
Tint vGnff tflls ~ ~ti86IfHs'd1 and ' rre
psred Tor about $50 ~ s7n ~ ~,
Al prvseat prlesa u labor and ma,
spssa,a thus eure witt cast EBye hSfu
tram sYsH In "a ...sss '
TIE gruysnt rust se suitably in
Gated aud prepared carefully t.s.ausr
4, s. important 10 have sA'd water
~tlsay and gssoi dralaax~ facilities.
The water Ii also usr1 toF controlling
insect ebetu.es II il n.s,Nssary 10 have
reservoir from which she beg van
ee flooded IN New Jersey soule gr5s,
erS say thSt LEAVING s,1ns weeds In the
has IS uat sh e-tianahg~ as they sup
ply shade fur the pian's In WILSON,
sin Indians from the reservation ptck
the berries. In New Jersey thaasa nds
~ Italians come out to ~ the pick
Ing IN Massach usetts Portuguese do
most ~ the work
Ward or pests and Diseases
II IL ESSENTIAL thar the rrani'eFry
grower he prepared 10 Ward 81 To
~ets and diseases, beth ~ ahtch arr
very destructive IN Nsw lrf~-,
whore conditions arr favorable foF tile
Development n tPrtstn fungus Ill.,
tasrs. prnper sprnyjns Wiih bordeaux
mixture vhs found NJ co,ifrnl 'lse us
vasa and + generally pract'ee'i
Ordinarily tbe ptier ~ rrnhferrit~
p@r nagrrl II frant 81 h stu although
lgrint she past lrar ~ ntnch ~ $40
per harr,l vas ehtuued ter sbsil hts
The uumhrr ~ barrels pretateA rsr
aere ranges anywhere frria ~ ~ -
" ita nr sometimes .sn A r,asan
nhlr expectation up,ler gped ctndi-
tiaHs and muss 1e4ftrot however
oeui he frou - u ~ barrels lsr
scrr
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

"a i|Hppy Day sang III" iauudrtSs
a. she hung the snowy wash ga the
l6ar " wss "hapy1 day because
she usfd Rel Cross Nall Hue. Adyer.
tlsnmsht.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

The hluetird and the fleksr suffer
uanst III Tire trsv..ing sea~m from the
ssatiIngs attacks 80 their nests
In Nest states where starlings are
pNsseFs even tn ng.icrRte numbers,
they have t.~'n placed ~ the list ~
exceptions 10 protection In Maine
Fhey ste given protection subject a. a
liroFian shsrrs, they may I've Killed
Nhru destroying craps The depart.
arg,E fecaRl,BenAS This tsI~ ~ law In
Justice ~ tire farmer whose crops are
Threatened ny a lue-,l oseralundsure
X tbss~a blwis RESETS ~ starllngs
may b@ hfokrn ~ ~ Frightening The
birds witt Ihe persistent use ~ fH..
arms " Roman candies hut Vigilance
n ne,r~~ary ia prevent the resestats-
ilshaehi III ru-,sfs ny removal % ,t',e-
plac,> whrre tIte3 would he equally
objectionable
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
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Fg5al ta4as III tA99F,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

TO twelj' hrri'v vt'N "a b ether,
r. pit ehtela ne tervst hi ne III ,s-
tss ~ 1iis t@ar, ara harm w.th a tae.
liuf taf WILING semyrsnsaa9M
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
curatEcr

Truth He's w fnc bottom ~ the
wrA. tn al we# louisville caae
ret fauyU4l
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

Added n nsass.rsi
potato n tsakvs d
plyasags change.
Chop TIE crwss
aBJ wlti a liable
&paaafHl a!
stratssi ,,nlol1 stir
II TITO THE mashed
potato AFTER The
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21

TWb heads are better than one
xrep' IN lie family.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
5000 RHueAsB DISHES

4Rhuharh or ple pIant Ia " commonly
p~aa.s, ve' ir,.s sr-.sv,4.@ sfqe,f ~s4,,,s yS,Y
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-21
sEAsosAHLE COOP vAiN1s

cress served la white sauce with
poaes.rd eggs III n delicious dab
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26
eW City OF Puan Parks and Establishes Fine Community

at $50 O'Clock Wednesday after
noon.
This will be the last evening of
the three-day convention and will
be the closing event with the excep-
ton OF the night band concerts.
The parade will be different from
anything ever witnessed in this
community.
1t will be galaxy of colors,
beautiful raiment, outburst of
music, and a combination of scores
OF bands and more than a hundred
grottoes. Each band and drill team
will be CARRIED in a different uni
form. all unique in their design,
bright but harmonious in colors.
with many new ones purchased for
the occasion as a surprise to the
rest of Masonry
This event will call together the
entire strength of the convention
to this city, and will be the mecca
OF thousands of local and visiting
people. The daylight parade which
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

from New York and the New Eng
land states. Indianapolis, South
Bend, and Elkhart, Ind; Toledo
and Canton, Ohio; Flint, Mich.
Hutchinson. Kan, and Enid, Okla
The Kansas crowd occupies IA
cars. 1t started from Hutchinson
and grew as it went along.
The prize for longest distance
It's hello. Hoosier," or hello,
Buckeye" when the prophets greet
one another In the Rock Island
lines yard and stroll out for an IL
o'clock breakfast. and it's good
night. Knoxville" or goodnight,
New Orleans" when the guests of
the Milwaukee prepare to init the
feathers.
Tn Heart of Everything
The Amoo grotto transportation
committee headed by j. s. Streeper.
is responsible for these de luxe ac-
commodations Prophet Streeper
had no difficulty whatever in secur-
ing from the railroad companies
and from the city of Rock Island
every convenience for the grotto
travellers.
And the best of 1t all is that the
Pullman colony is right near the
heart of the loop district, and fell
low can make quick change of
raiment and prepare himself for
the next event on the Rock Island
program of entertainment in a
1iffy.
On the shores of the "old Missis-
sip" the city on rails" is made up
of happy and contented company
VAll the engines are muffled when
they pass the spot, and the ferry
which has been keyed down from a
high tenor to a smooth contralto,
which lulls the colony to slumber.
No Growing cocks or noisy feath-
cred chorus profanes the early
morning silence.
Defying hotels and boarding
house keepers the boys on the Pull
mans are enjoying every moment
of the big meet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

Main streets. The telephone num-
Der Is Davenport 5122 Pains are
being taken 10 provide the best Of
service for ali who apply either ins
person or by a phone call at head
quarters.
This May Help Service.
Tri-eity telephone service Opeu
ates In three inter-eonnected eD~.
changes. Most business phones ius
all three cities have tri-city SERVICE
That means that any subscriber in
any OF the three cities may be-
called from eithsr of the Others
cities as though both parties Wera
in the same city.
The name of the city in which tha4
phone you are calling is located
must be given with the phone num-
Der, thus one must say: "DavefR-'
port 5I23," Moline 7173." Rock Is
land $685." regardless from which
city you call.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

gates are supposed to attend that
they feel they would be Sighting
their hosts If they messed up their
scrupulously clean quarters with
cooking.
There is a "homeness" about the
Pullmans one does not find in the
best conducted hostelries.
Indiana "Hoosiers" and proph-
cts from "lfttle old New York
find themselves in the very car i'll
which they departed from kokomo
or Ithaca. and the grottoites say
that here in the coaches which their
wives and friends entered to bid
them boodbye, they live in an
aura communicated by their
loved oes.
They do not have to bother with
bell boys or hotel clerks, in this
"city on rails"
At least rs coaches will be park
ed in the yards of the two railroads
by tomorrow.
At Twentieth street and First ave-
nue. the Rock Island Lines are pro-
viding parking accommodations for
travellers in about fifty cars, while
at First avenue in the yard space
between Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets the Milwaukee road is park
ing 10 cars.
Where They Come From.
Prophets from Knoxville, Tenn.
and New Orleans are guests of the
Milwaukee road, while the Rock Is
land Lines are housing delegations
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26
NAME OF CITY IS
TELEPHONE KEY;
MOHASSANS AID

Grotto headquarters in Daven-
pert are located In the Davenport
Chamber OF Commerce building,
with Mex Steinhauer. past monarch
OF Mohassan, in charge. All infor-
nation about entertainment or
program in Davenport may be
learned by applying at that office.
The chamber Of Commerce is To-
Gated at the corner OF Fourth and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

will be held Tuesday morning will
be in Davenport, and although Of
large proportion, will lack the dis
tinctiveness and color which will
mark the Rock Island procession.
The Davenport parade will begin
at $50 in the morning and will
travel to the river front and stadium
where band concert will be given.
There will be marching of ali
kinds. From the moment grottoes
begin pouring into the tri-eities,
there will be lines of march and
parades. But they will all be in
formal. and will not give the mass
impression of the organization But
those who fail to see the evening
parade where the most Interesting
sight of the convention will be dis
played, will practically miss the
convention.
Marching will begin on time SO
that the remainder of the evenings
concert program will be carried
of with dispatch. There will be
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

Does a tired and perspiring
urophet care for shower bath or a
cold tub? Lo, 1t is at7once provid-
cry convenience from a spray to a
deluge of aqua.
Does a thirsty prophet want a
tall cold drtnk--of Ice water? All
he has to do is to turn spigot and
there il is-plerty Of it, an Esquimo
cocktail.
The city water mains have been
tapped that Mr.. Prophet need not
send out an -. o. s." call for a
bath, a shower or a drink. Tanks
in every Pullman are iced regular
IL. and in the "city on rails" the
purest water in the United States is
provided for showers and baths or
q sponge "once over"
The streets OF the "city on rails
are paved, IL you please. The rail-
roads, mindful of the comfort of
their guests, have placed cinders
wherever necessary for pedestrians,
watered the composition down,
smoothed off every rough place and
make walking pleasure in the
Pullman community.
Electric lights? Why, certainly,
just press a button, friend and
darkness is dissipated.
Have Dinner Out.
The only reason why the MEM
bers of the Pullman colony do not
dine in their coaches is because
there are so many dinners being
given right and left which dele
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26
CITY ON RAILS EQUAL TO
ANY HOME, ITS THOUSANDS
OF RESIDENTS TELL WORLD
Showers Electric Lights Excellent Paths. Add to Comfort.
Live in Cars They Used For
Travel.

any hotel in Rock Island anywhere else for
IL matter, anything Pullman car when it comes to
solid comfort?
"y rails made of grotto delegates whose railroad
sleeping coaches in which they travelled to Rock Island
parked IN the yards of the Rock island Lines and the
Milwaukee road. ~
Occupants of the Pumans need for their val
uables as the thoroughly poced
the two railroad companies - -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26
ORANGE AND BLUE
OFFICIAL GROTTO
COLORS AROUSED

Official colors of the Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
Persian orange and light blue
have been -intermingled with the
American colors in the decoration
of the tri-cities.
Each store and building has ar
ranged to have the colors display
ed in windows and in the exterior
decorations. The same scheme is
carried out in all official quarters,
books and decorations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

within a year Davenport will
ave beautiful new Masonic tenn
~, work on which was started
~ THIS spring, at Main and Sew
enth streets.
A. Is to be 160 feet square and
sues the height of six-story
sloing. The cost, when COM
p',.ed' will be 81, 900 600.
,,. ae exterior is of Bedford stone,
luc finish below and plain ash
ns above. Five piIasters on the
sse1n, east and west fronts give a
nsL ty to the building that will
It one of the most notable
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

structures of this part of the coun-
try.
Some of the features of the build
ing are a dining room that will
seat 1900 persons, ballroom
6ox150 feet, an auditorium that will
seat 5000, with a complete stage
equipment; three lodge rooms, bill
Hard and game rooms, lounge and
library, armory. rooms for Shrine
and Grotto band and patrols, and
offices for the various Masonic
bodies.
The temple is being built and
will be occupied by four blue
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

plenty of time given the public 10
leave their places Of work and Sc
cure vantage places along the main
streets of the city, to get full
view of the marehers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

lodges, chapter, commandery, con-
sistory, Shrine, Eastern Star and
Grotto.
Nearly $350,000 of percent
bonds have been taken by the To-
cal members of the order, to aid
in finishing the project These
bonds will be paid off by the vari-
Gus bodies and it is expected that
the entire building will be paid for
by the Masonic bodies, without ask
ing any individual donations. 1t is
believed that this will establish a
record for cities the size of Daven-
port u
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-15
PIERRE HILL GOING
TO MOUNTAINS AGAIN

Pierre Hill, the West Virginia
University athlete, who trained all
last summer to make Fats
Spears football team, is again
going into theSmountains to get
himself in condition for the com
ing season. The big local boy has
again been selected as one of the
instructors for Camp Terra Alta,
Terra Alta, w. Va.
The campis in charge of Lieut..
Colonel Russell commandant of
Staunton Military Academy,
Stanton, Va. Hill has already
wired his acceptance and will be
one of the first to report when
camp opens next Saturday.
Pierre was one of the most
popular leaders at the camp Last
summer. He taught mathematics
and history in the morning, while
his afternoons were spent giving
instructions in football, basket
ball, and baseball Pierre expects
to follow out this same schedule
this year and he is particularly
anxious. to recruit some local boys
for his classes this summer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-15
TROTT|NG
MARE HERE DIES
Black lake Ends Thirty-Two
Years OF Faithful Ser
vice in City

Black Jake, at one time the most
famous trotting mare in this &c
ton of the country, and one of
Fairmont's most popular and high
est valued horses. no longer trav-
els the streets of Fairmont. The
one-time pride Of Fairmont lovers
of the racetrack dropped dead re-
Gently at a farm near this city
after a remarkable record OF
thirty two years of faithful service.
The horse is probably known by
name by more .Fairmont people
than any other horse in the city.
1t travelled the principle streets
of Fairmont when they were nota
ing out rough dirt roads and liveu
to travel the same streets in then
improved condition.
At The time of it's death, the
horse was owned by w. w. Pete
Andy'') Fleming, and during the
twenty five years that Mr.. Elem
ing owned the horse he used it to
deliver milk about the city. Mr..
Fleming said this morning that
the horse had missed but four days
of work in the twenty five years
period.
Many old racetrack fans remem-
Der the day that Black Jake de-
feated Red Name. the horse which
in the early days was considered
the best in the country. Black
Jake was driven by Scott Willis,
now deceased, and made the mile
regularly in 2:2O on the local one
third of a mile track. This was
considered unusually good time
on such a small track in those days
and would be equivalent to much
better time on the regulation track
OF today.
The Fairmont horse is also well
known in Green County, Pennsyl-
vania, where it was a consistent
winner. The horse was raised by
Ben Williams and in Z years made
a remarkable record on the race
track.