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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
Mr.. Miller Speakes to Student Body

Sometime after the wave of semes-
ter examinations had passed over, the
students of Miller high school had the
pleasure of listening to a talk given
by Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Miller is from
Huron College, but he did not come
here with the one idea to talk on Hur-
on College. He gave us a talk on
college life in general and urged us
TO go on from high school and receive
a higher education if possible. His
main idea and aim was to impress
upon the students to sit and think"
not to sit and be idle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
ORCHESTRA CONCERT COMING

One of the musical treats to be pre-
scented by high school students, which
is scheduled to appear the last of
March. is the High School Orchestra
Concert. Miller has an unusually fine
orchestra, and its members are prac-
tiCing faithfully to produce a pleasing
finished program. Miss Halloween has
promised some special features which
will give variety to the concert.
BOOST THE CONCERT!
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NEWS
Lincoln Essay Contest

A few weeks ago a contest was con-
Quoted in the Miller High School. Each
student prepared a written Essay on
Lincoln" Many very good essays
were written, and two of the best were
taken from each class to compete in
the final Judging. Niles Gilmore, a
member of the senior class received
first place. This contest was put on
ny the Springfield Watch Co., Spring
field. Illinois, and the medal received
was awarded by them.
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in Miller"
Vernon Kane had the worst score!
AHA" again said our hero. "The
worst criminal in Miller"
When the party broke up the boys
went home. Sherlock went with them.
and this may be found in his memoirs:
The young scoundrels seemed
highly delighted both with the ban
quet and with the games. I have
found put that Clark was a football
team" Upon retiring to my lodg-
ings, l spent the rest Of the evening
reading the Miller Sun, though Wat
son afterward told me It was upside
down"
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Sophomore Ciass In the iimeiiuhi

During the basket ball Tournament
a committee of four were selected
from each class to assist in selling
aeasOn tickets. A five pound box of
candy was given away by the Com
mercial Club to the class selling the
most tickets. The Sophomore class.
being a large class with some very
enthusiastic members. sold the mos
tickets and received the prize. They
we're very generous with their candy,
as they invited the committees from
the three remaining classes and tho
Faculty to assist them in eating tie
candy. From all reports the cand,
was excellent and they felt grateful
to the Commercial Club for Offering
an incentive to sell tickets.
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Our Baby

There's the .cutest little Miss who
who comes to our house every
Sunday night,
Here little dress is perfect and her
hair is fixed just right,
We all just love to have her. cause
she sits right down to stay,
Never gets into trouble, and she deos
not care to play.
She smiles at us and waves her hands
and babbles on and on,
All she a do Is talk and eat, and
roll her eyes around.
She's never going to grow up. and we
don't know how twill end.
Because she's not a baby, she's my
brothers Flapper Friend.
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These three victories in keen compe-
tition are the laurels that they added
20 the already significant forensic
record.
The spirit of friendliness and good
will that is alive in Miller High, the
ideals and purposes of the school that
give it its distinctive personality in
the high school world, the excellent
faculty, the forward looking policy of
the Superintendent BOOST MILLER.
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Chas. W.-"Vera sure does blush
when she gets kissed Goodnight"
Lee S.--"Ill a she does"
Chas. Y.-(angrily) what did you
say?"
Lee Sob! / said, does she?"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13
OratOricaI Contest

There is an Orotorical Contest being
conducted in this State and on April
the eighteenth, the contestants are to
meet at Huron. 1t is hoped that Miller
will be well represented in this con-
test.
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OKE

Grace O,-"What did they put
Mickey out Of the game for?"
Buck-"For holding"
Grace O.-"Oh! isn't that just like
Mickey"
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To The Up.To.Date FIapper

Blessings on thee, maiden fair,
With your short-bobbed, boyish hair,
With your jazzy little song,
And your skirts now worn Sd long;
With your silken-covered skin.
Bless your cheeks SO like a rose
And your little, stuck-up ose
Bless the dimples In your chin
And your cute, come hither" grin.
Girly, you are simply great,
Sure to be some fellows fate.
Boys may all poke fun at you
(They don't know what else to do.)
But, my girly, you may know
They'd just die to be your beau.
Old time danes may rant (it's true
Are just mad cause they're not you.
Blessings on thee, you're just great
Flapper maid, 81 up-to-date.
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Kentner-"You used to say Mary
was a sweet, pensive little girl"
Dan C.-"Yes. but she soon got over
that; you might say she got ex-pen-
sive."
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my good fellow, how do you hap
pen to be lying in the ~gutterT"
'"Sall ri, brother, l just saw two
lamp-posts and leaned against the
wrong one"
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Wurt E.-"What would you do if
you were in my shoes. Mavis?"
Mavis WI would point the toes
toward the door and give them a
start"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

I dreamt | dwelt In marble halls:
With geometry themes on all the walls
Latin sheets upon the bed,
And chemical butter on the bread.
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my darlin'

I'm the parlor, o my darlin'
When the lights r dim and low,
That your face is thickly powdered,
How am /, sweetheart, to know?
Every week I have to carry
Every coat that I possess
To the cleaners-Won't you darlin'
Love me more, and powder less7
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

>'''f W. VI III NhN
auditorium. This was one of the big
entertainments to be put on by the
high school this year
The cast of characters was as fol
lows:
Deacon Dubbs BRYAN Titus
P~hilapcnny POpovCr Nina Cree
Deuteronomy Jones Abner Harris
ienniC YenSCn Vera Burke
Rose Raleigh hileen Bateman
TriXie Coleman Grace Pierce
Amos Coleman . Charles Bohcn
Major MCNutt Burrel Collins
Rawdon Crawlcy Floyd Hutchinson
Emily Pale Fern Woodruff
deuteronomy was a scream from be-
ginning to end. Although often en-
barraSsed and badly frightened at the
bold advances of Yennie Ycnsen, he
finally proposed. and made her the
happiest girl Imaginable.
Miss Philipenny, though she had
most of the cares OF the cottage. was
very s%pr!ghtIy for one Of her a
1t was rather heartless of little Trixie
to run away with Philipenny's wig,
while she was asleep. Mina's acting
was noteworthy because of its feeling
and sincerity.
Deacon Dubbs of Sorghum Center,
State O. West V~irginy" certainly prov
ed himself useful by keeping the viii
lain, Rawd0n Crawiey, in the we'll all
during the sale, thereby saving the
day for Rose Raleigh. His consterna-
ton upon hearing that Miss Philipeny
had a cork foot was very amusing.
beacon bulbs hearty laugh, often re-
pcatcd was very contagious. for the
joined him quite frequently.
Bryan gave a fine, consistent interpre-
talion OF the Deacon" and in the title
note probably did the stellar work of
the evening. Yennie and Deuteron-
Omy shared in the spotlight.
Aileen Batcman had a difficult part
TO play but she portrayed Rose Ra-
leigh very we'll. She made a very
charming bride.
Amos Coleman played opposite her.
Sincerity and feeling marked the work
Of Charles in this part.
Rawdon Crawley, the william played
Il difficult part. His false position was
found out, and as he staggered across
the stage, he surely looked the part Of
4 defeated william.
The play as a whole was very good.
each character took his part well and
made the play a success. A large at
tendance gave it a good boost.
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Miss Weston-"What is velocityT"
Howard L.-"velocity is what a fei-
low gets when a bee stings him."
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Miss Halloween Entertains

Inc Football Boys
Ono February night, a number of
boys. said to be the Miller football
team, assembled at the home OF Miss
Halloween. Immediately Sherlock
Bones, the great criminolOgist, hit the
trail, for this was a mystery in itself.
He waylaid Mr.. Halloween and, by
using q similar disguise, entered the
building. Then he disguised himself
as an ovcrcOat and proceeded to hang
around. This was what he saw:
approximately fifteen young crimi-
mails were assembled there, obviously
for the object of getting all the grub
they could and carrying it away with
them. Unside) | was foiled because
there were too many eats.
Then somebody said that Miss Hal
bower had wagered a feed that this
outfit of b~lackjackers could not beat
Clark. Who in the dickens is Clark?
Sherlock Bones was bafied. Clark
lie knew everyone of Importance in
Miller High School, but Clark was not
on his list.
Sherlock Bones watched the boys
retire into the front room, and hastily
swiped some decorations as cloves,
and evidence in SO doing. Being nat
uraiiy observant. he noticed that the
table was appropriately decorated
with hearts, cupids, bows and arrows,
and more hearts. Another mystery TO
solve, until he glanced at the calen-
dar, and then he knew. II was near
ing Valentines Day.
He glanced from ii to the front
room, and saw them playing cards.
All! Here at last was crime; but no,
they were only playing Old Maid.
When they stopped playing, they COM
pared cores and found hat Carter
Dennis had the best score.
"Aha!' said Sherlock. Git was a
habit of his) The greatest criminal
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Il sure did get Bit said the Prof,
as he removed his false teeth from his
back pocket.
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Miss Weston-"What Is steam?"
Harland W.-"Water gone crazy
with heat"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Miss Boyum has purchased a new
~cello--so we can expect even worse
things of the orchestra.
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Garland Dat 10000 well. I
must be OFF,"
Kathleen T.-(yawning) That's
what I thought when I first met you"
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Kentner-"I was a fool when I be-
gan going With you"
Imo.-"Yes, / know, Kentner, but I
thought you might improve"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

The only difference between a fresh
man and a woodpecker is that q wood
pecker uses his head.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Preston Scott is laid up with tbs
chicken pox. We didn't know Tom.
my" was a ladies man.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Fred DE Geest seems to be getting
studious lately as he puts in a great
deal Of overtime at school.
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Here and There

George Hibbison has departed from
our midst, to labor on his fathers
farm. George ought to go In for gu
gar farming as Miss Perry reports
he is good at raising Cain.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

DO you know why Robinson Crusoer
Because he was SO fond OF chicken.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Miss Weston has been Ill the last
few days. The tournament was ex-
citing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Wallace McCullen is the proud po-
SCISSOR of a full-fedged carbuncle.
Ding ought to charge spectators
two-bits a throw for a squint at Il.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Arthur Wat first basket ball
game) What is that fish net on the
basket for?"
Paul C.-Oh, to make you poor fish
feel at home"
Paul B.-The reason Seniors" do
not take Latin is because they lack
physical ability.
Leo. C.-"Seniors" may not have the
physical ability, but they have the
mental ability" which the Juniors
lack.
Miss Wilson, wonder why fat
men are so good natured?"
Mr.. Evans-"Because nobody loves
them"
Mr.. Evans-"How was Alexander
of Russia killed."
Lee Spy a bomb"
Mr.. Evans-"Be a little more ex-
plicit, please"
Lee S.-"Well-er-you see it explod-
cd"
Wilma-"What do they put corn
meal on the dance floor for?"
Norman-"To make the chickens
feel at home"
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Oh, horrible" said the friend.
And how's your wife today?
Oh. about the same" was the reply.
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Miss Halbower-"What is more
painful than a giraffe with a stifr
neck?"
Vernon Kane-"A centipede with
corns."
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Normal Training Climb PLAY

Deacon Dubbs," a three-act farce
was presented by members of The Nor
NAL Training Club, Feb. 9th, in the
auditorium. This was one of the big
entertainments to be put on by the
high school this yea
The cast Of characters was as fol-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Mr.. Evans-"What happened to
Babylon?"
Russell-"It fell"
Mr.. Evans-"What happened TO
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An old gentleman boarded the tram
car. and finding a seat, sat down next
to an old frined.
We'll, what do you think about the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Dan Churchill didn't see much OF
the tournament. although present at
all games. We didn't hear any COM
plant from him about the crowds In
the benches, though.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Miller and Pierre are better friends
than ever, as a result OF the tourna-
ment. Those Pierre rooters surely
are good sports.
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Visitors to Highmore over the week
end report all flags at haif-mast. Oh.
cheer up. You've been licked before.
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Norman-"It was punctured."
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busting on the Old Ones

busting on the Old Ones
Do you know why Robinson Crusoer
Because he was SO fond OF chicken.
An old gentleman boarded the tram
car, and finding a seat, sat down next
to an old frined.
We'll, what do you think about the
weather."
Oh, horrible" said the friend.
And how's your wife today?
Oh. about the same" was the reply.
my good fellow, how do you hap
pen to be lying in the gutter?"
"Sall ri, brother. l just saw two
lamp-posts and leaned against the
wrong one"
Il sure did get bit" said the Prof,
as he removed his false teeth from his
back pocket.
I'm the parlor, o my darlin'
When the lights are dim and low,
That your face is thickly powdered,
How am I, sweetheart, to known
Every week | have to carry
Every coat that I possess
To the cleaners-Won't you darlin'
Love me more, and powder Iess7
Kentner-"I was a fool when I be-
gan going With you"
Imo.-"Yes. I know, Kentner, but I
thought you might improve"
Here and There
(By Mutt & Jeff)
George Hibbison has departed from
our midst, to labor on his fathers
farm. George ought to 90 in for SUI
gar farming as Miss Perry reports
he is good at raising Cain.
Fred De Geest seems to be getting
studious lately as he puts in a great
deal Of overtime at school.
Miss Boyum has purchased a new
cello-so we can expect eve worse
things Of the orchestra.
Preston Scott is laid up with this
chicken pox. We didn't know Tom.
my" was a ladies man:
Miss Weston has been Ill the last
few days. The tournament IA ex-
citing.
Wallace McCullen is the proud po-
SCISSOR Of a full-iedged carbuncle.
Ding" ought to charge spectators
two-bits a throw for a squint at t..
Visitors to Highmore over the week
end report all flags at haif-mast. Oh,
cheer up. You've been licked before.
Report cards we're out Thursday.
There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth"
Don't forget the party Saturday
night. See you there!
Charley Winsell say that Charley
Bohen ought to make a good fourth
man in a baseball batting order-as
he is a favorite in a cleanup job.
Miller and Pierre are better friends
than ever, as a result OF the tourna-
ment. Those Pierre rooters surely
are good sports.
Dan Churchill didn't see much of
the tournament, although present at
all games. We didn't hear any COM
plant from him about the crowds in
the benches, though.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Report cards we're out Thursday.
There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Charley Winsell says that Charley
Bohen ought to make a good fourth
man in a baseball batting order-as
he is a favorite in a cleanup job.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-13

Don't forget the party Saturday
night. See you there!
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Miller In the News

High School Paper.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Deaths.

BENHAM Friday. January %. 1924. at 14Os
chapin St N.Y. EMMA Nh, H. widow Of Rear
Navy. Funeral private. Interment at Ar
lington. Please do not send flowers.
BOWIE: Departed this life Wednesday. Janu,
Memorial Church Sunday. January 81. /
pm. Friends and relatives invited. a6'
BOWIE. The Elder Mems Relief Association
announces the death Of Brother CHARLES
BOWIE, No. s15 22nd St. on January %.
1924, and that THE funeral will be held Sun
day. I pm., from the Alexander Memorial
Church.
II. Fl. NAYLOR, President.
J. c. BURLLS Secy. %
COLE. Friday, January 25 1924, at her resi-
dence, Jessie NJ COLE beloved wife of
James Il. Cole Funeral services at her late
residence. 1857 Meridian place NV. Monday.
January %, 1924. at 10 O'Clock. Interment
private. ~
cURRAN. Friday, January %. 1924, at his
residence, 1915 11th st. NV, ALLEN T..
beloved husband of Susie L. Curran and
father Of Virginia Isabelle Curran. Fu-
neral services from the s. 81. Hines Co.
funeral home. 29O1 14th st. NV, Monday,
January IS, at pm. 27s
CURRAN. Lebanon Lodge. No. z, f. A. A.
NJ, is called to a special meeting Monday
funeral of late Brother ALLEN T. CUR
RAN. Attendance Of members is urged
HARRY s. BOTELER, Jr.. Master. q
DAVIS. Departed this life January 25, 1924.
at the residence Of her daughter. 1141 9th
ST. ne, Mrs SARAH DAVIS, the mother
of Mrs Mary Williams, Mrs. George Hall
and Mrs. Patience Bolts. She leaves TO
mourn their loss many relatives and a host
of friends. Funeral services will be held
January %, 1924, at the Northeast Bap-
tist Church, at $50 pm. Interment at
Bedford Va
DILLON. At Emergency Hospital January
"a, 1924, WILLIAM j.. beloved of the
late Edward and Ann Dillon (nee RAFFERTY,,
aged 40 years. Funeral from the chapel Of
p A. TaltayalI, 443 7th st. s.w., Monday,
January %, ut $50 AM. thence to st.
Dominic's Church, where requiem mass will
be sung at am. for the repose of his
soul. Relatives and friends invited. q
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Changes in Stations
OF Army Officers
OF Interest to CAPITAL

Lieut. Col. Il. ]. Dent. Corps of En-
gineers, at Nashville, Tenn. has been
assigned to duty with the Organized
Reserves. 4th Corps Area.
Capt. E. X. Whitthorne, jr., Quar-
termaster Corps, mas been transferred
from Kansas City, Mo-, to Fort Reno,
Okla; First Lieut.. NJ. F. Schneider,
air service, from Kelly Field, Tex, to
the Panama Canal Zone; First Lieut..
F. c. Nelson, air service, from Fort
Sill, Okla, to st. Louis for duty with
the Missouri National Guard; Capt. G.
D. Griggs, Medical Corps, from No
gales. Ariz., to Honolulu. II. T.;
Sergt. II. r. Mexican, from Charles
ton. W. Va, to Cleveland for duty
with the Ohio National Guard, and
Capt. r. j. Marshall, Quartermaster
Corps. from Denver. Col, to Fort d.
A. Russell. Wyo.
Second Lieut.. f. +. Johnson, Corps
of Engineers, at Fort Humphreys,
Va, has been ordered to San Fran
cisco and Second Lieuts. John f.
Noyes and W. F. NJ. Longwell, Corps
of Engineers. at Fort Humphreys to
Fort Bliss, Tex, by way of San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last enty-four
hours:
AbsaIom Kirby, 81, 405 Seward square Sc.
Analie Emma Couradis, 81, $500 New Hamp-
Katherine r. O'Toole, es, 321o 18th st.
Carolina W. Fields, 90, Walter Reed Hos
pitaL
Florence Morris Baldwin. 81. e949 Mills ave.
John E. Barnhill. 25. George Washington
Hospital.
John Wheeler Beale, 81 years. 1892 T st.
Margaret Criste, 5, Georgetown Hospital.
Ruth Irene Miller, 2, 616 NJ st. Sc.
Paul Robert Retter, days, National Homeo-
pa thic Hospital.
Infant Of John and Clara Sturgeon, IA days,
Georgetown Hospital.
Minerod Galloway, AZ, Freedmen's Hospital.
Ellen Chase, 81, 436 Neal pl.
Mary Brown, 90, st. Eliza abeth's Hospital.
Emmett Eugene Young, 10 months, 63s
Morton.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
9n Memorian,.

ALDAE. In sad but loving remembrance Of
my dear brother. JAMES ALDAN, who de
parted this life one year ago today, January
&c, 1923.
stood beside your bedside and saw you
pass away;
oh, well do remember one year ago today
Oh, brother smile me from heaven; ask
God to lead me
When die that l may meet you some day
His SISTER. CATHERINE ALDAN. .
ARMsTEAD. In sad but loving remembrance
of my dear husband, who departed this life
one year ago today, January 70. 1923.
The month of January is here.
To the saddest of the year.
Because one year ago today
My loving husband passed away.
And while he lies in peaceful sleep
His memory J shall always keep.
HIS LOVING WIFE. FANNIE L. ARM
STEAD.
dixon. In sad and loving remembrance OF
our dear husband and father, EARL A.
DIXON. who departed this life two years
S' '''a'' ' WIFE AND BABY. /.
DIXON. In loving memory of our dear son
and brother. EARL A. DIXON, who died
two years ago today. January January rs 1872
DORSEY. In sad but loving remembrance of
my dear sister, HATTIE DORSEY. who de-
parted this life two years ago today, Janu-
ary 26, 1922
Sleep on, dear sister, and take thy rest.
God called you home; He thought II best.
He saw your suffering here was great
And opened wide the golden gate.
HER LOVING SISTER AND BROTHER
IN-I.Aw. J. L. AND L. G. MUNDELL.
browns. token Of love and devotion to
the memory of my dear mother, MARY s.
DROwNS, who died one year ago today,
January 26. 1923.
O. how I have greved and cried
For a mother so gentle and kind
To us on earth she said goOd-by
Until we meet on high.
HER LOVING DAUGHTER. ANNIE
STUDDS.
ESKRIDGE. In sad but loving remembrance
of our dear mother. MARTHA ESKRIDGE,
who departed this life ten years ago today.
January 28, 1914.
Sad was the hour of that unhappy day
When God called our dear mother away.
loving mother, so good and kind.
No friend on earth like her we ever will
find.
For us she always did her best.
May God grant her eternal rest.
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN. MARY DAVIS
AND SON, T. WM. ESKRIDGE. -