1916. NINE WINCHESTER OFFICERS ON LITTLE TRIP Say Border Towns Are Beautiful -Lieutenant Fouse to Be Promoted. AIL Winchester, Aug. plans made at this time by representatives of the war department a are carried out in detail, Lieut. Frank Fouse, Co.
the local militia, will be promoted machine gun company of the to a Second regiment, will serve as first lieutenant. Word to this effect has been received in Winchester friends and relatives of Fouse. by Newspaper dispatches from the camp of Co. tell of machine gun companies being organized have in the Third made regiment and plans been for similar organizations in the First and Second In each company, it is stated, the second lieutenwill be promoted to the first lieuant tenancy of the machine gun company. A letter written by; an officer of Co.
last Sunday, reached here yesterday and mention is made of a holiday trip which was made to small towns near the camp. "This being a holiday, we (the officers) took an excursion," the letter reads. "We went to Mercedes found a nice little town of about 1,000 inhabitants, with a beautiful hotel and one of the finest parks I ever saw. "It is certainly beautiful with its green grass and spreading palms of all kinds and the blossoming oleander with nishade comfortable seats beneath in of the heavy palms. It is simply great.
"The town is Just a little village, partly made up of Mexicans, who carry on some of the business and live principally in the suburbs. We were in Mercedes a couple of hours when we boarded the train and went back through Llano Grande on to a small town called Dona. It is not quite as large as Mercedes--that is, the American town by itself--but they have a suburb called Little Mexicowhich is all Mexican-which makes it a little larger. "We were lucky in meeting a friend while in Dona. He took us about the little village out in Little Mexico.
He talks with the Mexicans and seems to be acquainted with quite a number of the foreigners. It was sure a typical Mexican village. We met the deputy sheriff of this county---Hedalgo county--and he is blooded Mexican. He helped to show us the sights. IN "Of uniforms.
course The we were Mexicans clad treated in our 118 very nicely and our trip was delightful. The beautiful appearance of each village surprised me greatly." Letters reaching here from several members of the company tell of their efforts to secure the release of their charge. One family here has made efforts to secuer the release of their son by telegraphing army officials, it is said. A mother, here, was circulating a petition among Winchester residents one day recently with hopes of gaining the release of her son in that manner. GLOVE EMPLOYES MEET.
A meeting of the young women and girls who have applied for positions at Beebe glove factory, was held in the factory room yesterday afternoon and it is believed much good will be accomplished. Between fifty and sixty young people attended the meeting, which was presided over by S. J. Beebe, one of the owners of the factory. The principal subject for discussion was the wage scale, which is to be paid here.
It was suggested that the applicants appoint their committee to visit glove factories in Kokomo and other Indiana cities to determine their wage scale. This, however, was not done. Many of the applicants were unable to attend meeting owing to thir work. It is general opinion the that the factory will open here within the next six weeks. FIRE AT MODOC.
Fire breaking out in a storage room at the rear of the H. C. Hunt tin shop in Modoc, early Friday morning, detroyed two buildings and entailed a loss estimated at $800 to $1,000. The loss is partially covered by insurance. A call sent to the Winchester fire department was cancelled five minutes later when the blaze was announced to be undera control.
The buildings were by Noah Friedline, of near Huntsville, and were located in the north part of the town. The blaze is believed to have originated in the rear building. The flames were discovered in time save furnishings. The second story tor one of the buildings was recently converted into a club room by several young Modoc residents. GETS SUSPENSION.
Pleas of guilty were entered in circuit court yesterday afternoon by Misses's Low Shoes, values up to $1.75. Patents, Dull Kid and White Duck or Nubuck. Sizes to 2. Sale Price $1.19 Children's Low Shoes, values up to $1.50. Patents, Dull Kid, White Duck or Nubuck.
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Fletcher. Leatha Norris Baker and Laurence F. Francis, both of Union City, when they were arraigned before Judge Theodore Shockney charged with a statury offense. Francis was fined $10 and costs, totaling $18.45 and sentenced to serve ten days in jail. The girl's case was taken under advisem*nt.
The jail sentence in the case of Francis was suspended during good behavior. Francis is married. He was arrested yesterday following a statement made by the girl who was taken into custody when found loitering around Union City. JERICHO TO HAVE REUNION. The teachers, patrons and scholars of Jericho school, No.
7, east of here, will hold their fifth annual reunion at the school grounds Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to an announcement that was made yesterday by E. W. Hill, who is serving as chairman. The rewith delight by who have union is always lookedan forward to attended the former occasions, and the attendance this year is expected to be much larger than in former years.
DINES GETS ANOTHER CHANCE. Ernest Dines, a junker, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of nonsupport of his wife and child, when arraigned in circuit court yesterday afternoon, and judgment was withheld until the first day of the November term. Dines was released from jail with the promise that he would live with his family and provide for them. He was arrested Monday evening. TO HAVE CAMP MEETING.
Speakers of renown will be present at the Holiness camp meeting, which will be held near the James Moorman Orphans' home, two miles west of here, August 30 to September 10. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by those in charge of affairls. The religious will the first evangelistic service to be held under tent in this vicinity in a number of years. SHORT NOTES. The Needles and Nods society met Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
W. T. Edwards at her home on South East street. Mrs. Fred Hiatt returned yesterday from Muncie where she made a short visit with Mr.
and Mrs. S. Miller. The Past Grand association met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Anne Romizer at her home on West South street.
Harry Carper went to Terre Haute last evening to make a short visit with relatives. Will Simmons has resigned his position with the Big Four railroad here. The Christian Endeavor society of the Church of Christ held a business meeting Wednesday evening. The C. W.
society met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Clara Clevenger at her home. TRY OUR PLACE for good eatables. Home cooking. Oyler's restaurant, East Washington street, Winchester, Ind.
8 1 4tc ENGLAND AND HER COLONIES REAFFIRM "FIGHT TO VICTORY" London, Aug. British empire today reaffirmed its determination to fight on to victory. Throughout the vast domain-Australia, Canada, India and other lands, patriotic on meetings are being held today in observance of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the war. From the largest meeting in the largest city to the meeting in the smallest colonial or provincial town the following resolution was adopted: "That on the second anniversary of the declaration of a righteous war this meeting of citizens records its inflexible determination to continue to a victorious end the struggle in maintenance of these ideals of liberty and justice which are the common and sacred cause of the allies." Similar meetings were held, empire wide, a year ago today. A similar common resolution was adopted and with it a prayer for an early cessation of hostilities.
Today also in practically every cathedral and church throughout the British Isles were held holy communion and a special series of prayers. NEWS FROM PORTLAND Portland, Aug. Votaw street, which has been torn up all summer, will be opened for the Jay county fair. A number of rumors have been out that the Jay county fair would have be changed a later date on account of the thoroughfare that leads to the grounds. The brick have been laid to street from Meridian and the street ready for use and the remainder of the work to the fair ground gates will be finished this month, SO that there will be no changes in the fair dates.
Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock Rev. 0. H. Trader, pastor of the Greenfield Friends church preached at the Portland church. The Portland church is looking for a new minister to fill the place of Rev.
Byrd, who resigned recently to go to Greenfield. REV. TRADER TO PREACH. CLARK IS ASSIGNED. Lieutenant Walter Clark, of the Portland company, and a resident of Pennville, has been assigned to the position of commander of the motor cart company of the regiment.
He left the camp at Mercedes immediately with thirty-three trucks and drivers for McAllen, Texas. Final arrangements have been made for the big benefit game to be played August 9 at the Bergman ball park when the grocery clerks will cross bats with the drug store and dry goods store clerks. The day will be a holiday in Portland and all of the up-town business houses will be closed from 1 o'clock until after the game. The Cartwright and Headington Co-operative store was closed from 1 o'clock for the rest of the day Thursday while their president, W. C.
Simmons, entertained the force with a picnic party at the Earl Cartwright farm before leaving for a buying trip in the east. PLAN BIG GAME. DIES AT AGE OF 76. Mrs. Catherine Zone-Hines died at her home northeast of town at midnight Thursday night after a lingering illness due to to the infirmities of old age and a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Hines was born 76 years afo in Hamburg, Germany, and came to this country with her parents when but a small child a learning to walk on the boat. The Zones first settled in Ohio but later came to Jay county where Mrs. Hines spent the greater part of her life. Her husband, George Hines, died twelve years ago.
Mrs. Hines was the mother of twelve children all of who grew to manhood and womanhood and only one, Mrs John W. Cunningham preceded her in death. Hhe following children remain: Hamilton Hines of Pike township; Mrs. Mollie Hudson, of Pierce City, Jane Owens, of Stone Mrs.
J. N. Headington, of Portland; William of Madison township; Aaron and Sherman J. Hines of Portland; Charles who made his home with his Chicago; Harry Muey, PortMrs. Elizabeth Williams of land and Clifford Hines, west of town.
The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the late residence in charge of Rev. John D. Hull of the West Walnut Street Christian church and burial will be made at Green Park cemetery. WOLF CASE UP. Before Commisioner Hughes of the Indiana Industrial board the suit of Curtis Wolf vs the Union Heat, Light and Power company, seeking compensation for injuries sustained on Thanksgiving day last year was heard Thursday.
Announcement was made that action in the matter will be taken probably next week Wolf was injured permanently while driving the tool wagon of the company which was struck by an automobile driven by the late D. E. W. Shauver. Shauver the next day was found dead, his hame having accidentally near, himself while hunting.
Wolf has suffered concussion of the brain and other serious injuries. The defendant company contends that by reason of the date of the accident being a holiday that Wolf was not in their employ. PORTLAND LOCALS. Thursday evening in honor of her house guests, the Misses Morrow of Baltimore, Miss Iona Williamson entertained with a party. Mrs.
Margaret Brooks has returned to Richmond after attending the funeral services of the late Dr. H. V. Brown. Mrs.
W. D. Yount is in Muncie the guest of her son, Lloyd D. Yount, and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Ervin, Artman and children and Dr. Mrs. Lee Foster and daughter have returned from Charlevoix, where they have been of their mother, Mrs. Henry Wickersham.
Miss Frances Wickersham, who was formerly a teacher in Portland but now of Seattle, was also a guest at her mother's home and will arrive here shortly for a visit before returning west. Misse Celia Heston and Olga Jones are home from a trip to Niagara Falls and other eastern points. Mrs. 0. C.
Bates has gone to Kokomo for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Harlan. Mrs. O. E.
Kennon and son, James, and daughter, Grace, have returned to Winchester after a visit with her brother-in-law, E. E. McGriff and wife. Mrs. Herman Briede has returned from Hamilton and Cincinnati, Ohio, where she has been the guest of relatives.
Miss Helen Briede and brother, Willard, are also home from a trip down the St. Lawrence and a visit at New York City. Mrs. Jane Hietzman of Union City, is the guest of her son-in-law, J. L.
Johnson, and family. Forrest Braden and two sons were the guests Wednesday of his mother, Mrs. Anna Braden, of Winchester. Mrs. Max Hysell of Battle Creek, is here for a visit with her grandmother, Mrs.
Nan North. Spade and his son-in-law, Claude Twombley, of New York City, who is a guest at the Spade home, have gone to Rome City for a several days' fishing trip. OUT TO WIN. Battle Creek, Aug. B.
Leland of Detroit, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, today invaded the home county of one of his four primary opponentsWashington Gardner of Albion. Leland spent the day in Calhoun county, completing his campaign orgar zation this section. This Ad Will Save You Some Money but to the prices we are making you in Don't pay any attention to anything else WHY. Our Great Reduction Sale Of Our Entire Stock. Your interest is to buy what you need as cheap as you can and our interest is to get rid of our summer goods.
Read carefully the low prices to be given for the month of August by the Why Clothing and Shoe House CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Boy's Wash Waists, 19c, worth 25c. Boy's Union Suits, 19c; worth, 25c. All our Men's Suits at one-half price. Boy's Union B. V.
D. Suits 25c, worth 50c. Boys' Suits at one-half price. Men's Crepe Union Suits, 48c, worth 75c. Child's Suits at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00, worth $3.00, Men's Shirts and Drawers, 19c, worth 25c.
$4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. Men's Shirts and Drawers, 39c, worth 50c. Men's Khaki Pants, 97c worth, $1.50. Men's White Duck Pants, 98c, worth, $1.50. See our show window for these goods and prices.
Men's Stripe and Plain Linen Pants, 75c, worth $1.00. Trunks, Suit Cases, Telescopes, Bags, at an awful reducMen's Fine Cloth Pants, $2.85, worth $4.50. tion. Call in and see them. See our corner show window for these goods and for a great SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH.
many others that we have not quoted the prices. Men's Tec*mseh Silk Half Hose, 15c a pair, in all colors. FURNISHING GOODS. SHOE DEPARTMENT. Men's Work Shirts, 39c, worth 50c.
Men's Oxfords, choice $2.98, worth $4.00 and $4.50. Men's Dress Shirts, 39c, worth 50c. Men's Dress Shorts, 48c, worth 75c. Men's Oxfords, choice, $1.98, worth, $2.50 and $3.00. worth 75c.
Boy's Oxfords, choice $1.69, worth $2.50. Men's Dress Shirts, 50c, Men's Shirts, 39c, worth 50c. Ladies' Oxfords, choice of all in the store, $1.98. Sport Tennis Oxfords, black and white, all sizes, 48c. Men's Sport Shirts, 50c, worth 75c.
Men's Soft Shirts, 79c, worth $1.00 $1.50. Men's Straw Hats, 79c, worth $1.00 and $1.55. and Silks, Pongees, Linens, Silk Fronts. Everything and anything in Panama Hats at one-half price. beautiful styles and latest patterns, in long and short sleeves, SPECIAL NOTICE.
with or without collars, at greatly reduced prices. This sale will continue during the month of August and we will Men's Overalls, with bib, 65c, worth 75c. keep on giving reductions in prices all through our store until Men's Overalls, no bibs, 50c, worth 75c. our summer stock is sold. All you have to do is to wait a and if Boys' Overalls, with bibs 50c, worth 75c.
the goods ar felt we will sell at reduced prices. But you had Boy's Overalls, bibs, 39c, worth 50c. best buy now for they will be sold very quickly. no Child's Brownies, 25c, worth 50c. Open every evening.
Come during the day if you can. The Why Clothing and Shoe House 521 and 523 South Walnut St. Corner Seymour St. Cohen Block, Muncie, Ind. ROWLETTS 45 427 PUT BERRY HOME FURNISHINGS August Money Raising Sale Now In Full Swing 10 to DISCOUNT Throughout Store PREDICTS GREAT TRADE BETWEEN.
U.S. AND RUSSIA! UNDERWOOD UNDERWOOD MEROBERTS Mc Roberts, senior vice prest dent of the National City Bank who arranged a loan of 850,000, 000 to the Russian gavernment, spent two in Russia and predicts a prosperous future for the land of the czar. He advises Americans to prepare now for a great Russians trade after the war, and says American firms should establish branch factories in Rus. sia to be independent of foreign shipping. Delaware Trucking moves iron safes, machinery; stacks hauled and set; home trained men for Adv.
Why Pay More? WE UNDERSELL THEM ALL Lean Pork Roast Pound 17c Choice of Loin or Cottage. Fresh Sausage Pound Made From Fresh Meat. Per Moxley's Butterine Pound 20c Price This Elsewhere. Brisket Bacon Pound 20c Would Cost 23c Elsewhere. Dry Salt Bacon Pound 18c Nice and Lean.
Read Watch Our Our ur Windows- -IT PAYS BROS. Specials Every Day BUEHLER 120 E. Main DEATH LIST FIXED AT 28 Middlesboro, Aug. from the Blair creek district today fix the death list in yesterday's flood at 128. The dead are: Robert Johnson and wife: Minta and Lillie Wiley, Monroe, granddaughters of Crockett Edmonds: Mrs.
Crockett Edmonds and three children; Potter Walker, wife and eight children; Buck Ferguson, wife and eight children. Those drowned lived in a zone a few miles long. Investigation further down the showed none were killed but property damage is estimated at $150,000. Two four mills, two store houses. five dwellings, crops and livestock were lost.
Trains on the Southern railroad between Middlesboro and Knoxville were only within ten miles feach other. It will be Saturday or Sunday before this road will be clear for traffic. FIRE LOSS $20,000. Mt. Clemens, Aug.
starting in the paint room early today destroyed the plant of the F. A. Black bath tub company here. Damage was estimated at $20.000. Washington -There are 1,262 cases of whooping ocguh in Washington and the health officers have warned mothers of the danger of disregarding the seriousness of the disease.
Nine deaths resulted in July. LONESOME FOR JOHN. Indianapolis, Aug. 4. The bull moose today presented the spectacle of a party without a name at the head of its ticket going into a campaign not to elect a president but to win the balance of power in the electoral college.
John M. Parker, the candidate for vice president, will go it alone, as a result of the national conference of which closed here last Progressives, fifty Pregressives present united in declaring the party still alive; organized a campaign committee; denounced the "delivery" to the Republican party by former leaders and decided not to hold a national convention. CHARLES LUTZ DEAD. Charles H. Lutz, aged 54, a contractractor, died at his home, 1903 West Charles street Friday at 4:30 a.
following a brief illness. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be made in Beech Grove cemetery, Change of Firm Mr. Arthur A.
Snodgrass, grocer, 1100 South Walnut street, wishes to extend his thanks to the hundreds of buyers at his store for their patronage. The new firm will take care of you in just as good shape as we did. The new concern will be known as Tarr Bros. Grocery 1100 S. Walnut St.
Evanston, Ill. -Traffic cops here are protected from sun by huge sur shades. Local society women made the gifta.
