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Williamsport Review Republican (Newspaper) - April 12, 1917, Williamsport, Indiana The review rep Bucan. Devoted to the interests of Williamsport and Warren county new series vol. Iii. Williamsport Warben county Indiana. Thursday april 12, 1917. Number 26 to conserve crop enthusiastic gathering of Farmers at court House saturday in pursuance to a Call issued by governor Goodrich a Good sized crowd met at the court House last saturday afternoon for the purpose of discussing ways and Means of improving and conserving the crops of the county for the coming year. The meeting was called to order by Siept. Harry Evans and sixty five Farmers representing All parts of the county were present. Or. Evans was elected temporary chairman. He explained the purpose of the meeting and then introduced Hon. Ele Stansbury attorney general of Indiana. Or. Stansbury emphasized the great need for increased food production in order that we might feed our army and Navy our people and also assist in feeding our allies across the water. Other addresses we remade by Rev. P. T. Martin superintendent Stewart of the Williamsport schools Oscar w. Larm and z. M. Smith state supervisor of agriculture. Interest was intense. All appreciated the seriousness of the situation and Steps were taken to secure immediate action. A permanent organization was effected. Officers were elected and committees were appointed As follows Corn production Arby Brutus Pine Village Malcom Anderson Pine Village f. R. Pence. Pence f. C. Fowler Covington Clark Dick Tab William r. Grames Attica Charles Weigle Independence James h. Zane Covington j. H. Brenner West Lebanon g. A. Hess Oxford William h. Eberhardt Boswell Herman e. Day Marshfield Charles Benning Independence James Keis ter Williamsport. Potato growing a. H. Maddaus Williamsport j. W. Covalt Williams port James c. Jones Pine Village. Home poultry of. E. Mow West Lebanon mrs. Charles Clem Covington mrs. F. C. Fowler coving tan. Home Canning a mrs. Elizabeth Beedle West Lebanon mrs. Isaac Jones Pine Village miss Marcia Kelley Williamsport mrs. G. A. Beckett Covington miss Eoline Torpey Ambia miss Edith Keister Williamsport. Live Stock production red. S. Hobart Williamsport f. J. Good wine West Lebanon Clair Rhode Pine Village g. A. Beckett Covington Carl Bright Boswell John w. Crone West Lebanon a. M. Padgett Boswell. Labor to act As a sort of Clearing House to serve the Farmer who needs help and the Man who wants work consisting of All the postmasters and All the newspapers of the county. Dairying Oscar w. Larm. Oxford m. A. Mcdonald Williamsport Earl. Cronkhite Marshfield. The following officers were chosen for the county organization president de. S. Hobart Williamsport. Vice president George a. Beckett Covington. Secretary of. J. Goodwine West Lebanon. Treasurer Oscar w. Larm Oxford. Resolutions adopted by the Warren county crop improvement and conservation society. Whereas the United states is facing the greatest shortage in the food Supply that this country has Ever known and has entered what promises to be the most strenuous conflict our country has Ever been engaged in and whereas our nation looks to Indiana for its full quota of men to prosecute this great War and for More than her share of food to maintain our army Navy and civilian population and realizing that the Man who grows food is no less Patriot than the Man who shoulders a gun we the citizens of Warren county adopt the following measures in order to stimulate food production and to conserve our resources to the fullest extent. In order to accomplish this end we feel the necessity of organizing our county with committees to further All brandies of production and to Aid in the conservation of food products. Organization t this organization shall include All persons in Warren county. The officers of this organization shall be a president vice president Secretary and a treasurer whose duties shall be the usual prescribed duties of such officers. Upon determination of the principal crops needing increased production and methods of conserving All agricultural products committees shall be appointed whose duties shall be to project this work. Fountain county Council the county Council which convened in special session at Covington on tuesday of last week appropriated $1200 for the Relief of the smallpox cases in Attica and Covington. One Hundred dollars was also appropriated for erecting and caring for a new Flagstaff on the court House Tower and for making other repairs to the court House. The county commissioners were also in session last week and allowed numerous claims and transacted other important business. The poor farm supplies contracts were let for the ensuing Quarter. Saloon License renewals were granted permitting them to be in operation in the county seat until april 2, 1918. Soldiers of the sea two Hundred and fifteen United states marines from Haiti and Santo Domingo were landed saturday in the Virgin islands formerly the danish West indies to form Thev United states Garrison in this newly acquired Island Possession. In peace or War these quot soldiers of the sea quot have Ever been first in the Protection of american interests and property on land or sea even before we had an army or Navy. Having been stationed ashore guarding the american legation abroad and the naval stations in our Many Island possessions for years the Garriso Ning of the Virgin islands is no new duty for the for life two Gay Lothario of Williamsport become Benedicts Elvin Farmer and Clarence Mcdonald surprised their Many friends Here this morning by announcing their marriage wednesday night to two Attica Young ladies the ceremony being solemnized at the Christian parsonage in Attica Rev. Jack Man officiating. The Young ladies Are miss Char Lotta Glatz daughter of mrs. Charles Glatz and mrs. Grace Jones daughter of or. And mrs. William a. Odle of Attica. Both Are highly respected Young ladies of Attica. The grooms Are Well known Young men of Williamsport. Or. Farmer is the eldest son of or. And mrs. Charles Farmer and or. Mcdonald is the son of or. And mrs. M. A. Mcdonald. They expect to go to housekeeping in a week or two and will reside in this place. Their Many friends join us in wishing them All kinds of happiness and Prosperity on the matrimonial barque and sincerely Hope their life in double harness will be Ope of longevity and Prosperity and free from All Domestic depot Wabash official Here first of week taking measurements or. Johnson of Peru Engineer maintenance of Wassof the Wabash was in Williamsport tuesday looking Over the ground preparatory to the building of a new depot at this place. The site selected is on the South Side of the Railroad just North of the Hess garage and the selection was approved by or. Johnson. The new Structure will probably consist of a Telegraph room on the West end a ticket room adjoining with a waiting room East of that. A ladies rest room and a Small smoking room for gents will be added to the East end. The express and the freight office will probably be located on the present site of the depot. Or. Johnson went from Here to Logansport to Confer with the chief architect. New skating rink opened for business last night in the Casad Grove Mclntyre Bros moved their skating rink from Attica to this place the first of the week and opened up for business last night in the Casad Grove. The management assures us that they desire the patronage of Only the Best class of people and no drunks or indecent women will knowingly be allowed the privilege of the floor. The writer is personally acquainted with the Mclntyre Bros and can assure the Public that they will conduct the place in a manner that will redound to their reputation As amusement caterers quot and offend no one. T offer to raise regiment in a recent letter to the local k. Of p. Lodge. Grand Chancellor priest suggests that inasmuch As quot the tribe measure of love is service quot it would be an easy matter to recruit a regiment from the ranks of the order and offer their services at once to the government. The order was founded during the closing scenes of the rebellion and is intensely patriotic in its teachings. The National Flag occupies an impressive part in the Lodge ceremonies and it would Only be a fitting thing for a regiment to be recruited to uphold its Honor. Marshfield woman dead. News was received Here the first of the week of the death of mrs. Margaret Hess which occurred at st. Elizabeth s Hospital in Danville monday. Deceased was sixty two years of age and had been a sufferer from gallstones for a Long time. She was to have been operated upon for this trouble but passed away before the operation could be performed. The body was removed to the Gil More undertaking Parlours and prepared for burial and later taken to the Home in Marshfield where the funeral services were conducted on wednesday. Close Call on Friday afternoon March 30, Laura Kennedy eleven years old daughter of or. And mrs. Arthur Kennedy of near College Corner while in the Hay mow with her Little Brothers throwing Down Hay for the horses narrowly escaped a fatal Accident from a pitch Fork sustaining serious injuries from a fall Down the ladder. Or. Flack of Boswell was called and found the patient in a serious condition. She was conveyed to st. Elizabeth Hospital sunday morning and under the careful attention patients receive at that institution is rapidly recovering from the injuries received. Flag raising West Lebanon will have a Flag raising and patriotic meeting at that place saturday of this Harold m. Pence and miss Mildred Ingraham were married in Wayne town on monday april 9,191 Rev. P. J. Lough officiating. The Groom is the son of Frank r. Pence of Pence ind., and is an exceptionally Fine Young Man. At present he is studying Law at Valparaiso University and will finish his course there this year. Later he will locate at some Point not yet selected for the practice of his profession. The Bride is one of Hammond s most popular Young this morning Loyd Kirts aged 19, son of James Kirts of Riverside and Edith Kirby daughter of Zack Kirby of Covington were United in marriage at the county clerk s office this morning. Rev. P. T. Martin officiating. Has Germany secured a new ally in the person of cupid marriage licenses Carl 0. Arvidson Otter Bem age 26, and Gladys f. Smith Independence age 22. Elmer l. Coleman Attica 29, and Bertha Sherrell Attica 24. Harold m. Pence Pence. 23, and Mildred Ingraham Hammond 22. Elvin Farmer Williamsport and Charlotta Glatz Attica. Clarence Mcdonald Wilma sport and Grace Jones injured August Heilman of Otterbein was terribly injured monday morning when a team of horses ran away. He was caught Between the Hay ladder and the barn breaking his nose and crushing the Side of his Skull Hank Thompson of this place who has been working for Geo. Demotte on the Mathis ditch in Jordan township was struck by a Plank while at work wednesday in some manner and his Skull fractured. Or. Dale was called from West Lebanon and the injured Man was taken to st. Elizabeth s Hospital at Danville for treatment. His recovery is Man the Man who wrestles with the cow and learns the calves to suck who casts the Corn before the Swine is now in greatest Luck for butter s on the upper Grade veal s higher than a Kite pork is climbing up the scale and beef is out of sight eggs he gathers every Day from his Poland Chicken Coop Are almost Worth their weight in Gold and we Are in the so. His Corn brings him a fancy Price it s rising Ever it Day and he rakes in All kind of Money for a half Load of Hay. The Farmer is in the Saddle and when he comes to town the rest of us by right should go Way Back and sit Down. A a 4 Many enlist but still Short Chance of immediate action in the ranks of the men who operate our battleship guns in. Submarine defense is bringing Many red blooded americans to Marine corps recruiting seventeen Hundred and fifty eight men have applied for enlistment in the quot soldiers of the sea quot during the past week at their various recruiting stations from coast to coast according to recruiting officials. The Marine corps is still Short men making Astill soaring skyward the highest Price Ever paid for hogs in Danville was reached one Day last week when the wholesalers demanded $14 per hundredweight. The quot porker quot will soon be classed among the luxuries of life if he continues to hold himself at such prohibitive figures and vegetarians will be very much in a. Millbury Charles a. Millburg was born in Geneva Sweden february 11, 1830, and died in Williamsport april 6, 1917. His parents came to this country when he was tour years of age and the most of his life was spent in Warren county. His parents were members of the swedish lutheran Church and he was confirmed in Attica at the age of sixteen. When he was but five years of age his father died and his Mother in 1898. There were two Brothers one of whom died in Sweden and the other in America. Or. Millburg was married to Minnie Gertrude Pratt of Fowler ind., in 1889. John a. Millburg their Only child was born november 30, 1900. Or. Millburg was a member of the Woodmen of the world. He was a Loving and faithful Hus-3and and father and although he has gone to that better life his departure is deeply mourned by his wife and son As also by two Sisters mrs. E. L. Hottenstein and mrs. H. L. Winks both residents of Williamsport. Or. Millburg had Many friends who much regret his demise. Funeral services were conducted from the presbyterian Church sunday at two o clock. Rev. B. E. Will officiating. Interment in at Winthrop mrs. George Tarter died at her Home in Winthrop tuesday at two o clock from tuberculosis. Funeral services will be held this Accident theory that package found along Railroad was a bomb a package of explosives was found sunday afternoon about 250 feet South of the trestle near the Mill by the Copsy boys which created quite a Little excitement for a while. Upon examination it was evident that it was a very crude attempt at bomb making by some youngster or a remnant of a portion of fireworks which had failed to do its duty in some past Celebration. It was wrapped in a local paper of unknown Date and from the condition of the wrapper and string which served for a fuse it had reposed there a Long Flag question preparations Are under Way for a big patriotic demonstration Here when the new court House Flag and flood Light Are installed which will be within the next three weeks. The Public responded so generously that it has been decided to make the affair big enough to interest every citizen of the county. Full particulars will be Given , but no new ships Josephus Daniels writes in a Magazine article to Tell of the billion which has been appropriated for the Navy in the past four years. He should now a write another article to Tell about the ships authorized More than two years ago and which have not yet been begun. There has been plenty of Money for the Navy always but in the last four years there has been too Little Energy at the head of the Navy plunges Over embankment to avoid Drunken Man John Moore and son in Law George Landis of Kramer had a close Call with death saturday night at the Bridge just East of the Gemmer place Between Here and Attica. The two men were on their Way to Attica with or. Moore at the wheel. When near the Bridge the Driver saw an unknown Man ahead who was evidently intoxicated and who was staggering from Side to Side of the Road. In order to avoid him or. Moore pulled out to the Side and got too far with the result that the car and occupants plunged Over the embankment turning Over two or three times in their descent. Both men were badly bruised and battered and the car was almost completely wrecked. Passing taxes picked up the injured men and took them to Attica where they were Given medical attention. Their escape from instant death is miraculous. The Road Between Williamsport and Attica is becoming unsafe for travel because of the Speed maniacs and booze fighters who keep the Road hot Between the two places. On saturday nights especially is this True and it is coming to the Point where a Safe and sane Driver hesitates to take this crop summary the past month has not been unfavourable to growing crops although there has not been Many warm Days or much Sunshine. Many factors enter into making a Low wheat condition figure at this time. To begin with the crop was seeded exceptionally late and in Many instances poor seed was used. The Winter has been very severe. Little Snow covering and several blizzards during the latter part with exceptionally High winds doing great damage on Sand ridges Black soil and High Clay knobs where the Earth was literally blown from around the roots of the Plant. Notwithstanding the severe cold reports of quot heaving quot Are very few neither is damage by hessian Fly reported to any extent. Fields that were Well sheltered and those sown Early Are in fairly Good condition. With favourable weather conditions about the usual crop will be developed. The Rye crop is not in As Good condition As usual and much of it will be slowed under As fertilizer. The same conditions that injured the wheat has affected the Rye. The High percentage of mortality among live Stock is due to the severe Winter and insufficient feed. There seems to be about As Many Brood sows As last year although the High Price and Scarcity of feed has caused Many of them to be sold. Geo. C. Bryant Field agent. 0 m. And wordless and four apostrophes quot please Send me Twenty five dollars for my cow you killed at Dela Plaine on october the 15 if i have made no mistake you have got the Date you know when she was killed i could have sold her a dozen times but i did not Wanto everyone said she was Worth 50 dollars so i will have to take $25 for her or have Law suits so you please Sendne my Mone and i Hope you May be quot a poor Man some Day and have to weave carpets for you quot Money like i do and freeze nearly and i Hope if you Ever have any children to quot eat milk that Tjie Railroad May kill the cows a Way from them like it has mine and pay you like you do the other people now you please think of it when you get to be a poor Man what goes Over the Devil s Back always comes under his belly when i was at Home with my. Father and the Road was going three we boarded the men that built the Culberso in the Road we lived Here before the Road was built Whin i ride on the Road i pay every cent they ask if you had come in we mite have settled but you Rode by like you owned the Railroad i expect i have done More for the Railroad co an you have presbytery sunday school to patriotic Mains a 7 30 p. M. Christian Endeavor-�?6 30 p. M. Prayer meeting wednesday evening april 18, at 7 30. Opportunity will be Given to those desiring to unite with the Church either upon confession of their Faith in Christ or by Church Church Sabbath school�?9.30 a. M. Preacfhing�?10 30 a. M. A Short Sermon followed by baptism reception of members. Epworth league�?6 30 p. M. Leader Helen Pugh. Subject quot How god special numbers piano Solo Ralph Evans vocal Solo the Princess quot the life of our Savior quot saturday night quot the unborn quot next tuesday manager Strader for sometime past has been trying to Book the magnificent hand coloured photo picture quot the life of our Savior quot which will be shown at the Princess saturday of this week. The Plav is in seven reels in natural colors and is one of the finest Ever produced. Every Christian and non Christian in this Community should see it. The first matinee will begin at 2 o clock p. M. With an admission of 15 and. 25 cents. At four o clock a special matinee for children Only will be Given admission 10 cents. Beginning at 7 o clock a continuous show will be Given admission 15 and 25 cents. On tuesday night april 17th, the great Pathe master picture quot the unborn quot will be presented. It is your moral duty to see this powerful attack on present practices of physicians who Are violating the Laws of god in preventing perpetuation of the races. It brings Home sensational facts. Quot the unborn quot the social problem is the most daring theme but does not descend to sensuality treating through a Beautiful picture the question quot is it right to limit the birth of children quot this is forcibly brought to the attention of the Public at the Princess next tuesday night. Matinee at 2 30 for women Only 7 15 for men and women admission 10 and 15 cents. Children under 16 not admitted. Which treats on of the universe treatment of themay form cavalry Snoop Clarence Mcdonald who was in Attica from Williamsport saturday evening says he has been quietly at and work among the Young men of this place and Warren county and has the promises of Over seventy to enlist in a cavalry troop. He has had some experience in the Branch of service As a member of the Texas Leo Stephens vocal Solo mrs. E. L. I rangers when he was in that state a Stewart Reading Lela Demotte. I few years ago and believes he can preaching�?7 30 p. M. Subject work up a great Deal of enthusiasm. Quot the All important Spe it will take 113 men to fill out the cial music both morning and even ing. Prayer meeting wednesday even attention High school girls quot the ladies Aid society will meet i to girls about to graduate from at the Home of mrs. James Pope Friday afternoon april 13. Great opportunities for service and financial Independence in the Field of Public health nursing work. The Indiana society for the prevention of tuberculosis Points out notice the Warren county sunday school convention will be held at the u. A that with the increasing Success of Church at Green Hiu thursday the efforts to get the health of All april 26. Miss Gemmer one of the the communities under supervision state workers will be present and the demand for Public health nurses Good program is being arranged. Special music will be rendered. A Roll Call of the schools of the county will be called. Be sure to have someone from your school to answer the helped Cook for the dirty old Irish Call. Come and bring your lunch when they was making the dump Basket and enjoy the Day e. H. Wilson county president. Beginning at 2 30. A sixty foot pole ing stations from coast to coast and my father helped to Hue the first will be erected to carry a foot according to recruiting officials. Cross ties was put on the Road i Flag. Good speaking music by a the Marine corps is still Short could Tell you a Heap if i could see for every disloyal German Ameri big chorus and the West Lebanon about 4,000 men for War strength i you so please Send my Money you can who Breaks Injo print there Are band will be furnished and other a and is making a Strong Appeal to will have to Send it in my husband 999 Loyal ones who can be depended a a appropriate exercises Given. The youths of spirit to quot do their bit quot in name As i got no Marks or brands it upon by the Republic in any time of May be interested in the subject of Public is invited to attend. 1 quot the first line of j is sent in his name quot la Herald. Nursing far exceeds the Supply. The compensation for this steady work is from $70 to $100 a month which far exceeds the returns from most sorts of Effort for which women Are so peculiarly adapted. Tie demand from other states has taken several of the Indiana Public health nurses and to keep up the Supply and meet the foreseen demands of the future the state tuberculosis society issues this notice to High school girls who

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