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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-20

For Sale-A good hard coal
heater. First party with $50
takes it.-Hans Koed. Askov.
25w3-1t.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-20

For Sale-Two Guernsey cows
to freshen in October; or three
Guernsey heifer calves, 10
months old.-Carl M. Madsen.
Askov. 25w3-tf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-20

For Sale-Eight four weeks
old pigs at S. a pair.-John F..
Dietz. 4 miles southwest Of
Askov. 25w3-lts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-20
WANT COLUMN

RATE rent per word per inser-
Hon. Minimum. Is cents.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
MUSICAL FANTASY
 COMING ID CAPITOL
"The Venetian MaSqueraderS" as
 Vaudeville Headliner

Featuring the bill al the Capitol for the first three days of next week is the big headline Keith vaudeville attraction. The Venetian Masquer- adors," big offering with Olga Borhm X Co. in q spectacular song, dance and musical fantasy. The big cast features Olga Boehm, Vienese Prima Donna. H. Maxwell opcratic tenor, A. Carlo, baritone. a quartettc of Italian street musicians and Miss Collette BFcn, sensational French dancer. The offering is prcttiy stag- ed and costumod and will make a big hit with Capitol patrons. Another feature offering is Woods Mule Cir GUS. who has q monagerie of fun. There arc six mules in the act fea- turing Spark Plug. the unridabe mule. anyone riding Spark Plug will be paid al the rate of Sl00 a minute. Brent Hayes is master of the banjo and will surely be enjoyed during his stay here. Kendall Byton, and Sla- ter offer At the Studio" moving picture tplSouc. II SHOWS the lfOuDlCS of a movie director trying to engage types for his new picture Adam and Eve. Gould and Smith are come dians with a new and original line of batter and comedy songs
 The Regents Picture corporations The Drhm' Fool" starring W1lly Van, which is schrduIod to opon at the Capitol thcator on Monday is said 10 he one of the sprodicst comedies produced this season,
 WaIly has tho roIc of a speed -mani- aC whose only desire in life is 10 b. a pace maker for motorcycle cops along southern California boulclards.
 One New Years Eve the Capitol will stage big Midnight Frolic start ing at l2:01 a. m., and featuring ten Keith vaudeville hcadliners and many surprises. Th" Venetian Masqucrad- CTS will be the big feature for the evening. Reserved seats arc now sell ing at tho box office. Sunday nights program will show two fine photo- plays with Tom Moore in "Harbor Lights" and Wyndam Standing in "Thc Lions Mousse"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

New Britain is to have its share of midnight shows this year with vaude- vile attractions to be offered at the Capitol and Lyceum theaters and a From ten to 15 acts of Keith vaude- vile will be offered the patrons of the Capitol while a number of acts of Paramount vaudeville will be on the bill at the Lyceum. The Phil Ott musical comedy company will play at the Palace. Announcement has been made by the management of the Capitol that the ''Fenetian Masquer- aders' an act carrying several people which was featured at Polls Capitol in Hartford the first half of this week, will headline the bill the night of the New Years show. Woods Comedy Circus will be an added at traction. This is reputed as being one of the greatest laughing acts on the American vaudeville stage and features Spark Plug. the bucking mule. Brent Hayes, banjoist and Ken dal, Byton & Slater are among the other acts to be offered. The sale of tickets for this attraction has been good and 8 sell out is expected by the The Phil Ott company which will play at the Palace, is one of the hest musical shows booked from the Brewster Amusement Co.,, office in Boston.
 The Gold Diggers," Wesley Barry
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
PALACE ID OFFER
 MUSICAL COMEDY
Phil Ott Stars in Next Weeks
 Big Feature

Next week the Palace will present Americas Sreatcst and best known comedian Phil Ott who will begin a weeks engagement on Monday with his musical comedy revue, with it's eX- ceptional cast. it's irresistible whirl of pretty girls, enchanting music, and brilliant costumes. It is brimful of music, comedy and wit and the danc- ing liddie chorus will catch the eye from the very start. Included in the cast such popular musical comedy fayortes as Phil Ott, Joe Doran, Alice Nclvil, Irene Finlay, Teddy Lee. Lew Smith. Harry Jeff. and Billy Mack The show will change on Thursday offering a brand new play, scenery and costumes. The feature photoplay attraction will present the picture version Of the most romantic book in romantic fiction. Vanity Fair Its cast includes such popular players as Mabel Ballin, Hobart Bosworth, Har- rison Ford. George Walsh, and Eleanor Boardman.
 This new film version of Vanity Fair" one of the picture landmarks of the year. II has been done in d spirit of reverence for Thackeray's conception and treatment of the char acters and the story: it is more faith ful 10 the original upon which it is based than any photoplay made from any novel that this reviewer remem- bcrs having seen in several years.
 On New Years Eve the Palace will offer a Midnight l'rolic with the Phil Ou Revue, starting at l2:ol a. m. Reserved seats are now on sale. The Sunday night bill will present Hoot Gibson in Tho Thrill Chaser" and George Larkin and Ruth stonehouse in The Flash"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
NEW YEAR'SEVE ID
 BE BIG ATLYCEUM
Special t2 Act VaudeVillH-- "GOld Diseers" Mondays Pe.ture

Indications are that the lyceum theater will he iammed at the New Years eve show to he presented al midnight Monday when 12 specially selected acts from New York will be brought on for the entertainment of local theatergoers. Reserved seats are now being sold at the box office. For tomorrow evening very good double feature movie card has been arranged, bringing that eminent star of the stage and screen, Pauline Fredericks, in The Mistress of Shen- stone." and Dustin Farnum, typical western hero, in "The Trail of the Ak" dynamic tale of the lumber camps.
 The art of David Belasco is re- fiected in the screen portrayal of "The Gold Diggers," the famous stage success, which will be shown at the Lyceum the first three days of the week with Hope Hampton in tho leading role. Obviously, the story is an up to the minute 1923 play. deal ing with that class of young women whose sole occupation is social life and entertainment and who. in the phrase of the street, sponge" on their male friends. In other words they are gold diggers," trading their beauty and society for things of value.
 Wesley Greckles) Barry in "The Printers Devil" slated for Thursday Friday and Saturday is a story with true adventure strain in which "Frecklcs' does everything cNtraor- dinsry from running a printing press 10 furthering a romance. getting the hero out of jail and holding up crooks in a double gun contest. It is a riot of fun. but withal is a pie ture in which there arc numerous suspense creating incidents. Harry Myers Is the co-star in this comedy and the picture is about d man who gets stranded in small burg after being held up and decided to stay there after failing in love with the village queen. He buys a newspaper and then, with young "'reckless" as his assistant starts out on n series Of adventures that keep the house in gales Of laughter.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
OFF ON FOREIGN CRUISE

New York, pee. .s.-- The super drcadnaught Colorado will leave Tompkinsville. Staten Island tonight on her first foreign cruise, it was an- nonnccd at the navy yard. She will visit Portsmouth. England, then Chcrbourg. Naples and Gibraltar, TO- turning 10 New York about Feb. 15.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
MRS. v,>pERBILrs CONDITION

New York. Dec. 9o.-~Mrs William K. Vanderbilt who has been ill for several days from bronchial pnou- monia was reported today to have spent q night of little rest Her phy- sicians said her condition was as fav. orablc as could be expected
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
RLIZzARDS IN AUSTRIA

Vienna, Dec. 29.-Severe blizzards continue throughout Austria hamper ing communications. Food supplies in Vienna arc diminishing and prices are rising rapidly. Three thousand freight cars are showed in at Arlberg.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

so.called waved paper is really waved, but is the "glassine" paper which is made by over-cooking the pulp while it Is being prepared.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

Guy Shy, who plays the union plumber in "Lollipop" in Boston, was last seen in New York in Lady But terf1y." He appeared once with Ada Mae Weeks. when both had comedy roles in Listen Lester" Shy was born in Buffalo and was an insurance salesman before he decided to be- come a comedian. "Lollipop," it will be remembered, was the show which put Waterbury on the theatrical map a few weeks ago.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

Stewart and French are making plans to launch a new comedy by George Kelly called "The Show Girl The play will be produced in Febru- ary. Kelly is the author of The Torchbearers"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

"Kiki" among the notable successes of recent years in this country, is failure in London. where is it called Enter Kiki." Lenore Uric starred in this production on Broadway for two full seasons.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

Three more subjects in the Chroni- cles of America series made by the Yale University Press and released by Pathe, arc nearing completion. They are "The Frontier Woman" Daniel Boone" and Peter Stuyvesant." The first one Jamestown" will soon be shown at the Palace theater in New Britain,
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
STAGEA SCREEN

in ''The Printers Devil" are among the pictures soon to be seen at the Lyceum while Flaming Youth" will soon be shown at the Palace and 'Steadfast Hearts" at the Capitol.
 A number of headline acts have b&en booked for appearance at the Capitol theater during the month of January. Among the list are Cum ningham X Bonnet with their Metro politan orchestra, Jack. Powell and SeXtette featuring the sliding drum mer, Rose Maura's Revue with ten performers and Dave Thursby & Co.
 Constance Talmadge has started work on The Goldfish" an adoption from French play by Gladys Unger, in which Marjorie Rambeau starred on the speaking stage. The screen adoption has been made by c. Gard her Sullivan, and Joseph Schencls has engaged Jerome storm as director. Jack Mulhall will play the leading male role.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

Grace La Rue has a new act in which her husband. Hale Hamilton, appears with her. The act opened on the Keith time Christmas Eve.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

An Episcopalian Actors Guild has been organized in New York with George Arliss at its head and with it's headauarters at the Little Church Around the Corner. Bishop Manning was elected honorary president while George Arliss was named active presi- dent The council and advisory board includes Florence Reed, Jane Cowl, Edith Wayne Mathison. Anne Hard ing. Kate Claxton. Grace Griswold, Everett Butterfied, Reginald Barlow. Albert Philips, Macklyn Arbuckle, John Drew, Cyril Maude, Julia Mar lowe. William Hodge, Otis Skinner, John Golden and Daniel Frohman.
 While elaborate plans go forward for the production of ''The Miracle" at the Century theater, it is not for gotten that the staging of the same piece in London resulted in a net loss of s6o0,Q0o. The Miracle" in New York will represent an investment before it opens of $5oo,00o to Morris Gest.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

A popular priced show at pre-war prices, not above 10 and 20 cents, has
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

Over 1,7O0 applicants were inspect ed before satisfactory actor could be obtained for the role of George Washington in a forthcoming sub- ject of the Chronicles of America series.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

The war department has plan for booking vaudeville into its fo5 camp theaters. Its full operation will start as the summer approaches. Enter tainment is wanted for the soldiers in- the National Guard encamp- ments.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29
NEWyY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC

A. H. Giebler. well known news paper writer, has been engaged by Hal Roach to write stores for Will Rollers two reel Pathe comedies.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

been produced in Denver. It gave the management good profit, it is ru- m0ed.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-29

The Gold Diggers." Wesley Barry
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
GOVERNMENT BONUS OF $50
DUE EVERY EX-SERVIcE MAN

The annual report of the War de-
partment shows that the United
States government has already paid
bonus of s1O0,127, ,46O to ex-service
men OF the World war This is in
conformity with an amendment to the
revenue act approved February "a,
1919, which directed the payment of
$50 to every person who served in the
military forces of the United States
during the world war and who was
honorably discharged This payment
was to be in addition to all other
amounts due any ex-service men. This
payment of $50 was included in the
final pay voucher given every ex-
service man at the time of his dis
discharge. Subsequent to the passing
of the act, all soldiers discharged be-
tween April 6, 1917, and the passage
of the act and who were not given this
payment are entitled to it by sub
mitting their claims to the finance Of
ficer of the War department. Only
1 1,668,791 have filed claims and been
paid.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
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Mrs. Alice Clark left for a two
months visit with relatives in the
East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Bass and Harold
Kramer motored to Delta Tuesday to
do some shopping.
Mr.. John Jurcheck is back from
the Salt Lake hospital, looking very
much better than when he left.
The mine did not work Tuesday so
good many of our local people were
in Paonia shopping part of the day.
The Somerset Woman's club met
at the home of Mrs. Augusta Hunten,
Wednesday afternoon, and had very
pleasant time.
Mrs. Tom Sierra and daughter, Hell
en-, and Mrs. Maurice London motored
to Montrose to attend a dance Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Jess Gaddis left Wednesday
morning for Denver, where she will
spend the holidays with her daughter,
Mrs. II. II. Heter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Balch and baby
Sherman Bohnet and Fred Lopez
have all been quite sick the past
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
ODD FELLOWS WILL ENTERTAIN
kiODIES NEXT THURSDAY

Next Thursday evening, December
27, the Delta Odd Fellows and Re-
oekahs will entertain all children of
Odd Fellows, first at a theater party.
and later at regular old fashioned
Christmas party at Odd Fellows hall.
Howard Kuhn, manager of the Col.
onial and Rtalto theaters, has kindly
consented to open the Rialto for that
purpose and has ordered some films
which will be of interest to the child.
ren.
All the children should be at the
Odd Fellows hall at $50 to get tick.
cts to the picture show, which will
begin at 700 O'Clock.
Remember, this is the Odd Fellows
treat, and they never do things BY
halves. The date is next Thursday
December 81; the hour $50 till inost
any time.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
CEDAREDGE
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Mrs. Fred Bellmire is very i'll at
this writing.
Miss Butts spent the week end at
the Roberts home.
The Underwood boys drove down to
Grand Junction Saturday.
Mrs. Earl Roberts went to Paonia
Friday to meet her husband.
Fred Smethurst is doing some car
penter work at the Pat Wright camp.
Mrs. E. E. Bull and son, Marvin, are
The Clarence Van AIKEN family
spent Sunday at the Brenton home,
in Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hirt entertained
a number of friends at a turksy din
ner, Sunday.
Mrs. Phil Weston is advertising her
farm implements at auction Thurs
day, Dec. goth.
The A. Andreen store are distribut-
ing some very beautiful wall pockets
to their customers.
Frances and Stella Stolte arrived
Saturday from Boulder, to spend the
holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Stolte.
Earl Roberts returned Tuesday from
Omaha, where he has been disposing
of several carloads of apples. Earl
reports the market very slow.
The young ladies pleasantly sur.
prised Mrs. Leonard Wetterich, last
Tuesday evening, bringing with them
number of lovely gifts for the new
home.
Mrs. Clarence Overhults entertain
ed a number of lady friends at form.
al dinner Tuesday evening The
guests were Miss Clara Ensign, the
Misses Dorothy and Kate McCom-
mons, Miss Maybelle Harrington and
Miss Ruth Eckert
The young folks, who are attending
the Western State College, arrived
home Saturday for the holidays. Our
representation consists of Mary
Kitch Melita Bacon, Edith Cobbett
Marjorie Peck, Anita Bowness, Henri.
eta Wetterich, Ester Simpson. Lena
Dillon and Jack Gorsuch.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
AUSTIN NEWS
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Mrs. Russell Storment left with her
parents last week for California.
z. F. Hubbard and Gene Reshaw
left last Friday via Overland for Cali
fornia
The teachers of the Fairview school
have returned to their homes for the
holidays.
Mrs. C. B. Morgan was here last
week, spending a few days with her
husband.
Uncle Sam has departed from his
usual custom and will not carry
mail Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Dixon are Ieav-
ing for Iowa this week to attend the
wedding of Mrs. Dixon's sister, Miss
Maybeth Mac.
Mrs. Leslie Hammond from near
Cortez, Colorado, is spending the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. NJ. Runnoe
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Drysdale are
leaving for Kansas City this week to
spend the holidays with Mrs. Drys-
dale's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gaddy.
There will be Christmas program
at the Baptist church on Sunday
night, Dec 23. Also one at the
Methodist church, Monday night. Dec.
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The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
MERCHANTS PLANNING TO
CLOSE EARLY In EVENING

A move is on foot to close the busi-
ness houses during January and Feb
ruary The dry goods and clothing
men have signed an agreement and it
is believed that others will also close.
1t is done for the purpose of cutting
down on light and heat; and enab-
ling merchants and help to lay down
their work half an hour earlier dur
ing months when business is slack.
Saturday nights they will remain open
as usual.
The following have signed an agree
ment to observe the $50 closing
schedule, beginning January L:
VIII H. Mathers, Davis Clothing
Company, Remington-Elliott, Golden
Rule, Fashion Shop. Variety Store,
]. C. Penney Company, Marshall
Smith. and w. ]. Hollands Company.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21

Miss Mamie Gregorich is very
sick in the local hospital, suffering
with dropsy and complications result
ing from a very severe attack of the
measles and pneumonia last spring.
nosey coyote stepped into a trap
belonging to Chester Davis and Har-
old Bass. sometime Sunday, and got
away with the trap. One of the boys
saw him Monday with the trap on his
front leg. He chased him over the
hill with the dog, and as far as the
boys know he is going yet. and still
has the trap. They had their traps
set for civit cats and rabbits, and they
were not fastened very good.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21

At the annual election Of officers
of the w. B. A. held December 7th,
the following We're elected: Command
er, Anna Jane Nelson; Lieut.. Com
mander, Minnie Slay; Past Command
er, Martha Boultbee; Record Keeper
and Finance Keeper, Velma Balch;
er; Sergeant, Sadie Payne; Chaplain,
Lille James; Sentinel Nettie Sharp;
Picket, Grace Ranch; Captain and
Publicity Reporter, Eula Campbell;
Junior Commander, Josephine Davis.
The new officers will take their re-
spective offices after the first meet
ing in January, when the regular in
stallation will take pplace.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21

week with an attack Of grippe.
William Angus, Sr., returned home
from Denver Saturday, where he has
been the past three weeks. While
gone he had small cancer removed
from his face.
Janet Neesham and Mae Young
came in from Gunnison Saturday
evening, where they are attending
school, to spend the Christmas vaca-
tion with home folks.
I The big opening dance held in the
school house Saturday night was well
attended, and the music was fine.
good many people came up from
Bowie, Paonia, and Hotchkiss.
The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
California Mesa
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Miss Hattie Vernon left Monday 70:
Denver for an indefinite stay.
Harry Osborn of Gunnison is spend
ing the holidays with George Fisher.
B. R. Golightly left Tuesday for
California where he intends to spend
the winter.
The Charles Greenbank family
moved Saturday to Mrs. Toothaker's
ranch on Ash Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lutes moved
from Coal Creek to the s. P. Lotus
ranch last week.
C. W. Mclaughlin took a party of
people sightseeing through the Delta
sugar factory one day last week.
The E. C. Blowers and John Anders
family were doing Christmas shop
ping in Montrose Saturday.
T. C. Anderson arrived home after
a business trip to Denver. He also
stopped at Greeley to visit his brother
Earl
George Fisher, who is attending
school at Gunnison, came home Fri
day to spend the holidays with his
parents.
Mrs. Newt Beal was an incoming
passenger Saturday from Missouri,
where she has spent the past six
weeks visiting
Mrs. Reeded and son Elwood, of
Crawford, spent the week end with
their daughter and sister, Mrs. Bry-
an Smith and family
Miss Helen Mclaughlin, who is
teaching at Paradox, arrived home
Friday for months vacation, the
school being closed on account of
scarlet fever epidemic.
Friends on the mesa received the
announcement of the marriage of Cole
man Pridy at Long Beach, California.
All join in wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Pridy
all the happiness in the world.
Clarence Shelter and wife came
down Sunday from their home in the
hills, and are living at the Iohn MILL
er ranch. They say there is 4 foot
and a half of snow in their camp.
The teachers and pupils of the
Stone school will give their Christmas
entertainment Wednesday evening.
December 9th. Fairview program on
Dec. Goth, and Pea Green Monday
Dec. oath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Crook and daugh-
ter Rema, psent the day Sunday al
the Tilden Richards home near Ola
the. Mr.. Richards is recovering
nicely from typhoid, and is able to be
up part of each day.
The ladies of the w. C. T. u. had
an enjoyable meeting with Mrs. Wood
ruff Wednesday Mesdames Adams.
Warrick- Patterson and Miller were
joint hostesses and served lovely re-
freshments. Next meeting will be
with Mrs. Ella Torrey and will be an
all day meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Woodruff en-.
tertained friends to a turkey dinner
sunday. Those who enjoyed their
hospitality were: Mr.. and Mrs. Row
Wonder and two sons, Mrs. Eberling
Mrs. Maud Geiner and daughter. all
from Montrose; and Mr.. McLaren
and daughter Elma.
Rev. Elsa of the Christian church
or Montrose. preached to a largo
audience Sunday. bringing wonder.
fuf message. Rev. Ransom will he
mere next Sunday. Everyone especi
afly invited as there will be special
music from Montrose. Also the Sun.
uay school is preparing special songs
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