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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28

tBy George f. Denman. Supt)
From all reports and evidenced
fr)m the interest Of parents and
prospective students. there is an in
creased interest in the Rural High
school OF the Filler community this
year. Letters OF inquiry have been
received from large number OF
prospective students residing outside
OF the Rural High school district.
Three people from Carey, Idaho wish
10 attend high school &C Filler A
score or more Of young people who
have dropped out OF high school IN
the past plan 10 return 20 high
school work.
In regard TO high school work and
from the standpoint OF the welfare
OF high school students and young
people OF high school age, there are
number OF matters that they and
their parents should give careful
thought at this season OF the year
We can relay this information 10 the
community more completely through
our bcal paper than any other
means.
Parents frequently urge or allow
their children 10 rush through
school From observation and ex-
perience. we feel that entrance 20
high school beglre the age OF "a
years is a mistake. similarly. grad
uation from high school before the
age OF u is unwlse II would be bet
ter II they were graduated AZ the age
OF 10 or 20.
Again, young people who do not
onter high SCHOOL before tho age
Of is years, rarely continue their
education beyond the grade school
In other words. there Is grade
school age" and high school
age" aud II young people are not
In their proper place in school al
these ages. their opportunity for an
education is forever gone. when
they have become older and have
realized the mistake OF youth. IL
10 too late. Continually, IN this com
munity. We hear young people Just
past high school age. iamcnting the
fact that they did not or their par
ents did not require them 10 com
piete their high school work. We
all left school too soon. No one ever
went too long.
The high school desires TO point
out az this prlpifious time. the i'm
portance for young people Of high
school age 70 be ia high school We
urge that parents put this thing
squarely before their sons and
Rarely Il there a sound
reason For their being elsewhere.
Most OF our err)rs. our liis. our mis-
fortunes. and our tragedies, what
ever their magnitude. are due 10 *.
norance and lack Of understanding.
The public school r. the only enec.
tive means Of Graduating this per
sonal and national handicap.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28
SCHOOLS OPENING
COMES FORE-PART
OF COMING WEEK
High School superintendent Issues
Statement Anent Vital stud
enf Problams

All Is IN readiness for the open
ing OF schools throughout this sec
ton the fore part OF next week. Mon
day being Labor Day. the schools IN
Filler win open Tuesday. but in some
instances rural scha)ls will com
menee the first day of the week.
In connection with the opening OF
the Rural high school. tho following
statement has been prepared:
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28

A miniature circus n biIisd for
Filler Tuesday evening Of pext week
by Robinson Bros. and the Al G.
Bsrne. circus will show IN Twin rAiis
next Thursday.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-08-28

A Boy Scout Court Of Honor was
hello at the high school Monday
night An account OF II rili be pub
lishsd nsxf week.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

Adams; state director of vocational
education, DR.. R. w. Helm, of New
ark; state director of immigrant ed
ucatiOn, Miss Marguerite H. Burnett;
supervisor of home economics, Miss
Elizabeth Amery; rural supervisors,
Helen Cunningham for Kent County,
Miss Phyllis Mason, for New Castle
and Albert Early and Calvin After
bach, Sussex County. After the cleo
tion of officers, a number of requests
from school districts were read and
filed. Permission was granted to the
Rose Hill district to hold a referen-
dunn election for bond issue of $74,-
900 to purchase ground and to erect
an eight-room building. A. E. Tan
ner principal of the Laurel school,
was re-appointed for three years. The
business manager was authorized to
take steps toward the condemnation
of lots between the two school lots
now in use in Frederica belonging to
Thomas Harrington, of Dover, and
John Sipple of Frederick, which are
needed for school purposes. A petit
tion from negro teachers, patrons and
pupils of eastern Sussex county was
received asking the organization of a
junior high school at it was difficult
for pupils to attend the State College
for Colored Students because of their
youth. If such junior school is es-
tablished it would necessitate an ad-
ditional room and a ninth grade
school.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

Marie Corelli's books, in the
main, were as critics have insist
ed, mostly tinged with the mel
Odramatic," but her death which
occurred at her home in Eng
land the other day, reminds us
of her fine character as a woman
"a character which in many
ways outshone those of her
heroineS in humannesS and in
the essentials of superior wom-
anhood. Adopted by her step
father when a mere infant, she
grew up in lonely surroundings
and she once wrote of her child
hood, 81 know that l was a very
little thing, having no brothers
nor sisters nor companions of
my own age, and that, feeling
my loneliness intensely, 1 enter
ed into mysterious friendship
with invisible presences in
whose actual existence / impli-
city believed" 1t is a wonder,
then, that such a girl had, at the
age of eleven, read all of Shakes
peare, Milton's Lycidas, and
Keats st. Agnes Eve, and that
she was an admirer of Plato,
that master whom Emerson said
was the fountain of mans pre-
sent knowledge. While "Thelma'
and '"The Vendetta are probably
the best known of her books, ii
is safe to say that her "God's
Good Man," a story patterned
after the life of an English
clergyman, is really her finest
work.-Every Evening.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION
AT DOVER NAME DELEGATES
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was John L. Bradley and Marilla Will
liams. The majority of the "Jack"
Bradley ticket in First election dis
trict was AZ and in the second election
district was 183. Those elected in the
Second Representative, First election,
were: Edgar J. Boggs, AlOnzo Jones;
committee, James C. Richardson, Let
tie V. BOggs. Second election district
Ed. Willim, Alva NJ. Snyder; COM
mittee, Thomas V. Keith, Jeanette
Buckingham. Those elected in the
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

In nearly all municipalities of
the size Of Smyrna and over is a
system of municipal collection of
garbage. Now that spring is
opening why not Smyrna take
this progressive and sanitary
step. A regular systematic
collection done by the town,
would add greatly to the santa
tion of Smyrna and would be
welcomed generally by house
wives.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

1t looks now, the way Smyr-
mas electric current business
has grown, that a new 200 XIV.
unit and a new and larger boiler
will have to be installed to take
place of one of the 100 XIV. units
We must take care of the ever
increasing business. Let us
hope something can be done
along with it to take care of the
fading of lights.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
YOUR INSPECTION

a meat market where honest weights,
accommodating service and quality
foods will appeal to your sense of
taste. Add to these desirable attrib-
utes the scrupulous spic-and-span-ity
that has made this the spOtless towns
butcher shop of renown and we be-
lieve that you will be convinced.
Come in.
III. G.. LASSELL
Commerce Street SMYRNA
Phone 292
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

Harry K. Thaw was released
from his seven years at "Kirk-
bride" yesterday declared by a
jury to be a sane man. Thus ends
another chapter in his eventful
life. Had he been a poor man
he probably would have paid the
penalty for the death of Stan
ford White, years ago, but the
power of money has ever exert
ed itself and he walks again q
free man.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
Auction Sale
Building Lots
l will offer for sale on
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924
at 2 o'clock p. m.
II Nice, High and Dry
BUILDING LOTS

Adjoining Town limits of Town Of Clay
ton. Also adjoining lands of G. Frank Gootee
and the new Clayton colored school lands. and
the road leading from Clayton school house
to Jimtown Boulevard.
There are no Town Taxes on these lots, and
anyone purchasing one or more. will be in
time to till same If they do not want to build
this year.
Lots will range in size. so feet front facing
a 80 foot street and running back 1856 feet.
Sale will be conducted on the grounds and
anyone purchasing lot or lots will be expected
TO pay u cash and balance In monthly in
stallment of $1,000 per month until settlement
Is completed. then a good and sufficient deed
will be made to purchaser. Purchaser 10 pay
for drawing Of papers which will kmount to
$500
The entire lot may be offered as a whole.
II would make splendid place for chicken
raising.
This land adioins the d. & C. r. r. and
would also make n splendid manufacturing
site. a siding can be run easily. no grad
ing.
Any man without his own home and plenty
Of work should certainly be at this sale and
buy a lot because they will sell reasonable and
right close to school, This would be a per-
feet site for a church.
F. CHAs. LeCOMPTE
r. w. SLAUGHTER. Auct.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
HI. G. LASSELL
FOR SALE

International 11s-ton Truck. This
truck has been used very little and is
almost new. Will sell cheap as l have
no use for a truck.
Three-horse power Gasoline Engine,
International, good as new.
Westinghouse 3-horse power Elec-
trio Motor, will sell cheap.
Apply to
E. NJ. RUST,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

ADVERTIsEMENTS-The Smyrna Times is
the business medium not only for the town it
represents. but for the outlying district of
which it is the centre, embracing the towns
of Clayton, Kenton, Cheswold. Townsend.
Leipsic. &C. A rate of so cents per inch
an insertion will be charged for transient
advertising. Display advertising rates
quoted on application. For Sale. For
rent, Lost and Found advertisements occu-
pying one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. Public
Sale advertisements IS cents per inch first
insertion and so cents per inch for each sub
sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No
tices. Is cents per line per issue.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
DISTRICT W. F. NJ. S. TO MEET

Asbury NJ. E. Society to Entertain
District Meeting Here April 25th
An all-day meeting of the Middle
town District, Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, will be held in Asbury
NJ. E. Church, Friday, April 25th
Morning session, 1890; afternoon ses-
sion, LAS o'clock. Miss E. NJ. Strow,
a returned missionary from China,
will speak in the afternoon. There
will be a box luncheon.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
HOLLOWAY AGAIN SCHOOL HEAD

State Superintendent of Public In
struction Reelected by Board
DR.. H. V. Holloway was reelected
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction for one year at the meeting
of the State Board of Education in
Wilmington Wednesday afternoon.
Assistant superintendent in charge Of
high schools, John Shilling; assistant
in charge Of elementary schools, H.
B. King; business manager, ]. o.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

Misses Annie and Lida Greene. will
known in Smyrna, have sold their
home in Dover where they have re-
sided for many years and gone to
Williamsport, where they will make
their home with their nephew, Harry
X. Greene.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
Candidate for Representative

To the Democratic Voters of the Third Rep
resentative District l wish to announce that
l am a candidate for nomination of Represen-
tative for the above district. subject TO the
decision of the Democratic Primary. III. W.
HILYARDs Kenton. Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

third representative district, first cleo
ton were:-J. Frank Baldwin, Albert
E. BriscOe; committee, William H.
Tunis, Ella w. Stewart. Second cleo
tiOn-Gamaliel Garrison, C. j. Pric-
kett; committee, Thomas D. Garri-
son.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. by
ROBERT d. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker, July s. 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23
Candidate For Kent County Coroner

The Duck Greek Hundred Democrats are
urging the nomination at the primaries to be
held this fall. of Mr.. William d. Ennis. for
Coroner of Kent County. Mr.. Ennis was a
candidate two years ago. and ran second. and
his many friends think that with the showing
he made in 1922, he viii be able to secure the
nomination.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-23

Candidate For Kent County Coroner
To the Democratic voters of Kent
County:
will be a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Coroner subject
to the Democratic primaries.
JAMES McCAFFREY
4-23-3t Milford, Del
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
Deputy McMullen and
 Bride Reach McGrath

Deputy Marshal Peter McMullen and Mrs. McMull arrived at McGrath few days ago, coming np from Bethel in their own launch. Concerning the nuptials consummated few weeks ago, the many friends of the popular couple will be interested in the following from the Manhattan Kas. Times:-s
 A wedding that will be of much. in- terest here took place this morning at 9:30 in Marysville, Kans., when Miss Elizabeth Kirkpatrick was united in marriage 10 MT. Peter McMullen, of McGrath, Alaska. The wedding took place at the home of the brides brother, P. w. Kirkpatrick, before inn mediate relatives of the couple. Mrs. McMullen is the daughter of Mrs. M. G. Kirkpatrick, 1735 Anderson avenue. She attended K. s. A. c. and received hor Bachelor of Science and Masters degree in Home Economics in 1920 and 1922. The past year she taught home economics in the College of Alaska, at Fairbanks. Alaska. MT. McMullen is of McGrath, Alaska, and he and his bride will make their home there. Mir. and Mrs. McMulle left this evening for Alaska. They have the congratu lations and best wishes of wide circle of friends.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
U. s. ARMY
 AvlAT0RS
5 World Flyers Reach Frisco; 100000 On
 Aviation Field.

San Francisco, Sept. s. = Lieutenants Smith, Wade and Nelson, U. S. army world flyers, flying their three, machines, landed at Greasy Field at 2:40 this afternoon, having flown from Santa Monica in five hours.
 The entire city turned out to greet the flyers. who sailed a cloudless sky from the south over the city. One hundred thousand people were massed about the aviation field when the flyers landed. and thirty-tive thousand autos occupied every available parking place within the Presidio.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
Seattle Mayor Pans
 Coolidge, ForgetsNot
 to Bouquet Himself

Seattle. Sept. 19.-Mayor Brown, in opening the national democratic cam paign fu this state, in speech at Ma sonic Temple tonight, bitterly assailed the Coolidge administration, asserted special privileges dominated, and se- yerely denounced the Mellon tax plans. Brown closed with the words: Il have made money and have enjoyed It, but l don't want my country and my grand children to tell about the money I left as my god. No! I don'a want them to tell I was three times chosen by great party as it's choice for the White House. 1 want my grandchildren to hear that I was in the front of every fight for the common people while I lived. think have attained my am bition.'a
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
Notes From Flat.

Flat, Sept. l3.-At the recent con- vening of the District court at Flat a number of applicants were admitted to citizenship. Judge Cecil H. Clegg commented on the excellent showing at their examination, especially to one applicant who walked nearly one hun- dred miles.
 Messrs. Twitchell and Fowler are contemplating the construction of a corral at Tokotna for their reindeer. This will facilitate the disposal of their surplus stock to the local market. 1
 Tom Shallow, erstwhile guide and packer of the Interior. has taken over the management of the Henry Durant truck farm. Tom expects an increase in the output of produce next season.
 George Mackenzie recently departed for Fairbanks, to undergo an operation for appendicitis.
 Rasmus Nielsen and Pete Miscovich are each wearing smile over the ar rival of a new baby at their respective homes, at Discovery.
 Jerome Warren has located 8 new quartz prospect as the head of Caribou creek, in the Otter district
 Mrs. Walter Wood is the successor of Mrs R. Rothaker as postmaster at Fditarod.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
Two Former McGrath-
 ties Welded, Seattle

Louis Halverson. formerly one of the proprietors of the McGrath Roadhonse, writing from Seattle to The Kusko Times. among other things, says:
 We'll, now. I'll tell you what I've been doing to myself since away from Alaska. First. 1 had a house built here in Seattle. Then, on the lst of June. Miss Harriet Janke and I were married, and now that we have ar ranged things comfortably my wife and I are going on a months auto tour to Montevideo, Minn. Best wishes to all our friends.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
American Legionaires
 in Big Demonstration

St. Paul, Sept. 17.-American Le- gionnaires today fairly shook the Au- ditorium with applause when Judge Landis, high commissioner of baseball, urged them to vote back into office those congressman and senators who voted to override the veto of the ad- justed compensation bill.
 The presentation of legislation neces- sary to restore General J. J. Pershing to the active list of the army, in order that his valuable counsel will be avail able to those responsible for the de- fense of the nation. was urged h res- olution by the Legion this afternoon.
 Nebraska will entertain the Legion aires in 1926.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
LOUISIANA,
 MICHIGAN
Would Bar LaFollette Electors From Presi-
 dential Ballots.

Washington .-Senator Robert M. LaF'ollette vigorously de- nounced tonight the barring of his electors from ballots in sev- eral states, referring specially to the action of the attorney gen. eral of Louisiana and a definite report that Michigan has at tempted to do the same thing.
 LaFollette declared that these procedures would react most dis astrously against those guilty of trying to prevent the fullest ex- pression of the peoples will.
 Washington. The demand of Senator Smith W. Brookhart that Charles c. Dawes withdraw as the vice presidential candi- date and that the second place be substituted with a farm bloc candidate, in a letter to Butler, chairman of the republican na- tional committee. has created @ sensation here in political cir cles.
 Chicago-Ifookhart's demand for the resignation of Charles G. Dawes as republican vice presi- dential candidate will be replied to by Dawes in his address at Kansas City tomorrow night.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
Suggestions for Bet tering T0kotna, Idit-
 arOd Summer Trail

From Iditarod to Tokotna there is we'll defined summer trail which ex- tends along the ridges and mountains between those places, and also Ophir, which trail has, recently been very much improved by the placing of tri- between the places is comparatively easy, said Charles, E. Taylor. of Idit- arod, during his recent visit nere. This trail winds around the heads of the various creeks, except in a few in- stances where it has been necessary to descend for shelter conveniences. Cabins have been placed at convenient distances, and it is DO trouble at all at the present time, to travel over the trails, especially for the oldtimer. But to the casual traveller, says Mir. Taylor. the trail could be made much better, with comparatively small outlay of labor. Knowing where one is going gives peace of mind and leaves no place for worry; but going along in ln- certainty as to where the trail leads to, how far to shelter, how far to habita- tion, causes worry and sometimes an uneasiness that has much to do with one's physical condition. A mile-post or two between relief cabins; sign post indicating which creek one is passing. especially where a cabin or two is in sight in the distance, would help amazingly; if the cabins are occu- pied, one would like to know who is shere. and to the local traveller this is usually known. Especially is this con- dition noticeable between Canes creek and Ophir, where several creeks are seen from the ridge, with local trails between them, crossing the main trail. If sign posts indicating the names of these creeks were placed on the ridge, it would save some traveller miles of travel and considerable discomfort.
 It is small job for the Road Con- mission, but would be boon to the traveller. A short time ago one man was landed on the Beaver instead of at Ophir by not knowing when to come of the ridge.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
MEEKER IN
 BIG FLIGHT
Blazed Oregon Trail 52 Years Ago, Now Goes
 by Plane to Dayton, o.

Vancouver, Wash. - Ezra E. Meeker, 94 years old, Seattle pioneer, who crossed the plains to this coast with an OK team ffty-two years ago, hopped off today in an airplane for Dayton. Ohio, He is g. passenger of Lieut.. Oakley Kelley, the first to make a nonstop flight across this continent.
 Boise. Idaho.-Ezra Meeker, 94, blazer of the Oregon trail. arrived at Barker Field, Boise, this afternoon, in plane piloted by Oakley G. Kelley. of trans continental flight fame. They made the trip from Vancouver at a speed of l25 miles an hour.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

James Weir, we'll known Ophirite, sustained a broken leg at Candle few days ago, and is now in the hospital at Akiak, to which place he was taken by Joe Wills in the 600-U, the trip being made in forty-one hours. Late wnrd from Akiak states that MT. Weir is resting easily and is doing as we'll as can be expected.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
Concerning Alleged
 Find On Mud River

Regarding the find, or alleged find, of new placer ground in the Mud river section, over which there has been more or less conjecture hereabouts for several weeks, Henry c. Wallick on September 5 received the following telegram from Lynn Smith, N. c. Co. manager at Ruby:
 The Johnson stampede is forgotten. Thirty men went. Johnson staked all ground worth while. Only one creek, 20 feel deep. Has no pay, but sinking one mile further up creek. Stakers went down his holes, and did not even record. On left fork of Big Mud, and can be reached from boneyard, head of Crosschaket. and Birches is 30 miles in winter.
 The Johnson referred to in the fore going is we'll known in the Ruby sec- tion as Discovery Johnson, it having been Johnson and Charles Fernandez who were the first to discover gold on Bear pup, 8 tributary of Long creek, in that district.
 Discovery. Johnson and Bob Deacon, another esrly-day operator on Bear pup. are said to have been prospecting in the Mud river section for some time past. Mud river. comes in on the right limit of the Novikaket. about sixty miles up.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20
COAL. MINE
 EXPLOSION
Kemmerer, Wyo., Has Another Mine Horror;
 B Bodies Recovered.

Kemmerer, Wyo., Sept. 18.- The bodies of twenty-one miners, killed yesterday in an explosion in Sublet Mine No. 12 of the Kemmerer Coal Company, have been taken from the mine up to noon today. Sixty miners were entrapped, and indications are that the death toll will reach forty eight.
 This is the second occurrence of explosion in the properties of the Kemmerer Coal Company within year, ninety one miners having lost their lives as the re- suit of an explosion in the lower level of Mine No. l, last August.
 Kemmerer. Sept. 19.-Thirty- five bodies have so far been re- covered from the workings of Sublet Mine No. l2. Twelve miners have oeen rescued alive, while four are still entOm bed The work of recovery is slow, due to gases which force suspen- sion of rescue work.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

Chris Nelson, with the launch Billie. and Dave Clough left Tuesday for short run up.the Nixon and a probable
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

The Sea Wolf arrived Tuesday from McGrath with large load of freight. again leaving down river Wednesday morning.
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

John Krieger, after visit of a cou- pie of days here, will leave tomorrow for Ophir on his way to Tolstoi, the scene
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

Adolph Carlson, after couple of days in town, left this morning for his
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

Manager George Wesch, of the I. D. Co.,. was a Tuesday visitor, returning
The Kusko times., 1924-09-20

Cecil Barlow, Moore creek mining man, arrived Tuesday for visit here of few days.