The Albion Argus from Albion, Nebraska • 1

Historical ALBION ARGUS. ESTABLISHED 1876 FUEL ADMINISTRATOR SELECTS LIEUTENANTS Picks Men From Several Towns in County to Aid. in. the Many Duties Connected With Office. F.

D. Williams, county chairman of the fuel administration board, has appointed the following men on his committee; D. J. Fuller, Albion; Aubrey A. Smith, St.

Edward; Thos. Reigel, Primsore; Henry Rapp, Cedar Rapids; John Henn, Petersburg. a great amount of work connected, with the office of county than fuel administrator, much more is generally thought, and the shairman and his assistants will be busy for some time getting the different phases of the coal situation worked out in detail. In some cases records of merchants' sales will have to be taken directly from their books before the retail price of coal can be decided upon. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DRIVE A BIG SUCCESS Every Section of the County and Residents of Elgin Parish Dig Up for Worthy and Necessary Cause The Knights of Columbus have about finished their work of collecting money for their camp fund and met with remarkable success in every part of the district.

The contribution of funds was not confined to Catholics alone, much support being, received from men of all creeds it is known the money will be used in furnishing recreation centers for all soldiers. Reports from the following named towns show what has been contributed to the fund. Albion's amount will be raised a little when one solicitor's report is made. Primrose $203.50 Raeville 804.00 Petersburg .1186.50 St. Edward 1,089.10 Elgin.

1,057.00 Cedar Rapids 1,248.75 Albion 2,200.00 Total MAIL CHRISTMAS PARCELS NOW Christmas Packages to Soldiers Must Be Sent Early to Reach Them. Thousands of Christmas packages addressed to soldiers in the army cantonements over or the country will not reach their destination by Christmas and may never reach the ones to whom eent, unless those sending them take the advise of the postoffice department and mail their parcels early, at least a week or ten days earlier than usual. Phillips urges that patrons of the Albion office to mail their soldiers' gift packages not later than December 15th. Upwards of a million men are away from home this year in army cantonments and it requires 25,000 cars a the, day to haul supplies to them. And this is only a portion of the number engaged in hauling war supplies to the coast.

The railroads have given assurance that they will do their best but they can do no more. There is only one thing to do. If you want your packages to reach their destination. MAIL THEM EARLY. CO.

HOME GUARDS MEET MONDAY NIGHT Comany A will meet for drill on Monday night, 8 o'clock sharp, at the Albion opera house. All members must be present. By order of CHAS. A. BULL, Captain Commanding.

Manager Jay Williamson of the opera house has kindly donated the use of the play house to Company A as a place to drill. Loretto Red Gross. The ladies have prepared two rooms on the second floor of the Bush building for the use of the surgical dressing class. Mrs. Floy Blough is in charge.

Much credit is due Mr. Bush for his generosity in giving the use of the hall for our sewing room, 18 well as those work rooms. Thursday of this week will be the next all day meeting. forget the Community Sale on Wednesday, December 12. Come out and "root" for the Red Cross work.

By the Secretary. Sever Paulson spent Thanksgiving with home folks. He is stationed at Camp Fanaton. The Argus is in receipt of a letter from Carsten, of the firm of Carsten, Clegg of St. Edward, whose store building was painted yellow by unknown parties last week, stating that members of the firm had donated to the Red Cross, Y.

M. C. and Tobacco Fund; that members of the firm had directly and indirectly given aid and comfort to the boys in trainand that no member of the firm had, to Mr. Carsten's knowledge, opposed any good cause. All those donations and other assistance given our country's cause, Mr.

Carsten alleges, were given before the yellow paint episode. BOONE- COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917. We Are Thankful That corn is not all soft; that oats was an excellent crop; that potatoes are abunbant; that the market price of cattle and hogs never was higher and interest rates so low that any farmer can fill his yards with stock for the spring market. The Citizens State Bank Ford THE UNIVERSAL CAR The Ford Sedan is elegance builded upon Ford quality. In town and country here is the dependable, every-day-in-the-year enclosed car.

Not only is it a car of handsome appearance with high class interior fittings- so much appreciated by womenbut it is the same Ford 'The Universal more than two million owners have found to be the most reliable, the most serviceable, practical and economical car to operate ane maintain. Ford Sedan $645 f. o. b. Detroit.

EACKER AUTO COMPANY Albion, Nebraska Frank Flakus and Martin F. Keen have purchased the Stoneking Cafe on Main street and have taken charge of this popular restaurant. iture at private sale at the Grandma I will sell my practically new Pittenger property on Third street. Claude Drew. D.

J. Poynter went to Omaha, Tuesday to attend a meeting of all county administrators. Mr. Poynter is food administrator of Boone county. Dr.

D. E. Maxwell, who has purchased the dental business of Dr. A. N.

Lamb, took possession of the business Monday. They moved into their home recently purchased of E. Becker, Tuesday. Clarence Kelsey the young man who was arrested here several weeks ago for stealing an automobile in Montana was sentenced by a Montana judge to serve two and a half years in the pennitentary at Deer Lodge. Christmas Slippers for every member of the family at Oliverius' Shoe Store.

Charles Kemper returned from Omaha on Tuesday. While there he made appucation for enlistment with the medical reserve corps as pharmacist at base hospital. Dr. A. N.

Lamb, who sold his dental business to Dr. D. E. Maxwell of Cedar Rapids, advocates taking a rest because of his eyes bothering him, but will continue to make Albion his home, D. E.

Maxwell, who has held a good practice as a dentist here and at Cedar Rapids the past ten years, has closed his office here and has moved to Albion where he has purchased the E. Becker residence and the dential business of Dr. A. N. Lamb.

There's no holding a good man down and we predict a good business for him in his new field where he will have a chance to increase his Herald. A BANK ACCOUNT These words are usually associated in your mind with "BIG MONEY," but we consider that each depositor, whatever: the rize of his account, is in a. measure responsible for the steady growth of this institution. We are prepared to give our best service to all depositors. Their individual banking wants will be supplied when they open an account with us.

Liao LIBERTY BONDS FOR SALE. WE PAY FIRST NATIONAL MEMBER BANK OF FEDERAL ON TIME RESERVE DEPOSITS ALBION, NEBRASKA BANK THE OLDEST BANK IN BOONE COUNTY VOL. 42 No. 40 THREE ALBION ATTORNEYS LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD Received Appointment From President Wilson to Exacting and Vital Position. The Legal Advisory Board for Boone county has been appointed by the president through the governor's office to those selected on Tuesday.

Judge F. A. Dosten is chairman of the board and his lieutenants are F. D. Williams and A.

E. Garten. They have the privilege of naming every lawyer in the county as associate members of the board. It will be the duty of members of the board to give assistance in filling out the Questionaires that will be mailed to every drafted man on the 15th, the date advisory board is notified to be ready, for work. -The legal fraternity has been given a definite and important place in gereral scheme worked out by the government to insure that this great war in which we are engaged shall be speedily brought to a successful termination.

SMITH FREED OF CRIMINAL INTENT Roscoe R. Smith is absolved from any criminal intention when he retained fees collected by him as county judge of. Boone county, though the judgment obtained against him in the Boone district court will have to stand. Smith served a term in the Nebraska legislature from Boone county and was elected county. judge.

After serving three and one-half months, he resigned and went west. Present County Judge Doten was appointed to fill the unexpired term and it was discovered that Smith had collected more than his pro rata share of the fees. The county, sued to recover the $397.05 the supreme court commission holds that the judgment is correct. CHURCH NOTES. Lutheran.

Lutheran. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. English services at 11:00 a. m.

Methodist. Methodist. The pastor will be in his pulpit as usual next Sunday morning. The district superintendent, Rev. J.

M. Bothwell, will preach in the evening. CONGREGATIONAL. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.

Church service at 11:00 a. m. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. The theme of the morning service will be, "The Heroism of the Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30.

There will be a teachers' meeting the same evening at 8:15. Every teacher is requested to be present. The ladies of the church will hold a Bazaar and Tea on Saturday afternoon, December 8. There will also be a food exchange. A cordial welcome awaits everyone.

The church council will meet at the pastor's study on Monday evening, December 10, at 8 o'clock. Every ber is requested to be present. The Young Peoples' Club will meet Wednesday evening, December 12. Union Revival Meetings. For several weeks there has been some quiet talk about a good stirring meeting for Albion and vicinity.

A good course was desired, a man of ability and sane methods. The talk finally crystalized into a union meeting at the Baptist church at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Dr. Main presided and 0. M.

Needham was secretary. After going over the matter it was decided by a unanimous rising vote to call Charles Reyn Scoville and his party to come in May or June, 1918, and conduct evangelistic campaign. A large tabernacle is to be erected that will hold the crowd, so that none will be turned away who wish to attend. The meeting Was well attended and all seemed enthusiastic with the thought of such a campaign under such a competent. leader.

Dr. Scoville ranks among the best of the great modern evangelists. It will be a great thing for a town the size of Albion to secure such an able company to come and help in the work of salvation. Of course these are busy times and everyone feels like he had all he could do, but the most important thing is salvation and this must not be neglected in the great world war, Suppose we do win the war and lose our souls? What the gain? XX NOTICE. A patriotic meeting will be held at the court house in Albion, Friday, December 7, at 8 p.

when an opportunity will be given to anyone desiring to enlist. December 12, 1917, is the last day of enlistments. A recruiting officer will be here on Friday evening. H. Illian, Mayor.

Armstrong- Hoagland. Roy A. Armstrong and Minn Beulah J. Hoagland called at the residence of D. J.

Poynter Sunday afternoon and tarried long enough to respond to the words that made them husband and wife. He gave his home as Oklahoma and she is from Missouri, XX HOME GUARD ORGANIZATION PERFECTED IN ALBION City Has Two Companies' Set at Sixteen Years A Wants More Recruits Last Friday night, Albion organized its Home Guards at a rousing meeting at the court house. Plans were made for two companies, Company A to be made up of men over sixteen and under fifty years of age. The latter organization elected F. F.

Willott, captain; Fred Waring, 1st. Lieutenant and James Simmonson, 2nd Lieutenant. Company A elected Chas. A. Bull, Captian; Harry Hayes, 1st.

Lieutenant and Ted Atwater, 2nd. Lieutenant. Dr. C. G.

Barns, county chairman, and E. L. Houtz, chairman for Manchester precinct, county, council of defense are the men the organization of the guard in charge. Company A had their first meeting at the court house on Monday evening. At this meeting Hans Jepson was elected Clerk and Michael V.

Ruddy, Treasurer and a fee of 25 cents was collected from the thirty members present to go into the mess fund. A committee appointed to procure a suitable place for drill and Monday evenings of every week was selected as the time. Captian Bull lined the recruits up for prebers of the manual of arms was liminary drill and the first few lained to the men. Company A is for the younger men ofcity and near by country, and recruits will be accepted they are over sixteen years of age. It is urg.

ently requested by the officers and men of Co. A that young men of high school age join the comany, The matter of equipment, uniforms, rifles and other accouterments will be decided upon at a later date. This equipment would have to be purchased by individual members but the cost would be very small. Dr. C.

G. Barns made a business trip to Omaha, Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J.

F. Wier were at Omaha last week on business. Clarence Mattison visited at St. Edward, Thanksgiving. Mrs.

M. E. Whalen left Monday for a visit at Rantoul, Illinois. Miss Ozella Banning went to Grand Island. Wednesday, to visit a sister.

William Keeshan transacted business at Columbus the letter part of last week. Edwin Mattison left for Kearney the latter part of last week. to visit with friends. Rev. Denton E.

Cleveland, of Bellevue spoke at the Brotherhood meeting held at the Congregational church Tuesday night. Bay a War Saving Stamp now, and keep adding to the collection for the period of the war, and at the end you will be richer by many dollars. Mrs. Louise Saare and' family, of Newman Grove, and Gus Mollein and family, of Genoa, attended the D. L.

Culver funeral last Sunday. Judge Doten issued a marriage license last week to Roy A. Armstrong, of Calumet, Oklahoma and Miss Beulah Hoagland, of Skidmore, Missouri. Editor Carey of the Petersburg Index and Iver Byland Albion Monday looking after matters nected with the Iver Nore estate of which they are the administrators. Mrs.

W. H. Cruise received word on Wednesday of the death of her father at Killdeer, North Dakota. No details other than that her father had been killed was contained in the telegram received. Mrs.

Frank Packard returned faom Omaha with her little daughter Tuesday, who had ber adenoids removed, also spent a few days with Mr. Packard who is receiving treatment in one of the hospitals there. Raymond and Lyle Nichols arrived home from Camp Funston Monday night for a furlough of two weeks Mrs. Raymond. Nichols who has been staying at Junction City returned with her husband.

Both Raymond and Lyle are, the pictures of health, proving that army life agrees with them. Their furlough was granted by the command ing officer so they might look the crops they were obliged to leave when they wire called for service. Horace Coffin and Phillip Baker journeyed down to Omaha and while there will get a little data on the navy openings though they have not gone for the purpose of enlisting at this time. Horace will return home by the way of Lincoln where he will look after a valuable collection of Indian relics on display at the mitseum of the state historical society, which belong to him. In the early days his grandfather was the government Indian agent for the Pawnee reservation and his father also grew up with the Indians around Genoa.

They both made the collecting of valuable relics a hobby until their holdings was near the best in the country. Some years ago the collection was loaned to the state and has been cared for at Lincoln where it in on display. When Horace's father died three years ago the full collection war left to him when he reached him twenty-first birthdav. A short time before his death Mr. Coffin senior refused an affer of 41,600 for the collection which containa many fine buffalo robes, the wildipp dress of daughter of Atting: Bull, and other very rare relies, WAR SAVINGS STAMP CAMPAIGN STARTED Boone County Expected to Raise $280,000 Through Sale of Saving Stamps.

D. V. Blatter has been elected chairman for Boone county of a board whose aim will be to encourage. the purchase by the masses of the by new the war governmentamps just issued The county chairman has appointed assistant chairman in different parts of the county, namely, H. F.

Lehr, Aibion; S. W. Lightner, St. Edward; Stanley Maly, Cedar Rapids; H. L.

Kunkle, Petersburg; R. E. Smith, Boone; O. J. Irwin, Loretto; W.

C. Wicks, Primrose; R. H. Sherburne, Bonanza; A. E.

Jacobson, Bradish; M. Juelson, Closter. Other members are Iver Byland, C. B. McCorkle, James Auten and Miss Hannah C.

Johnson. Other appointments will be made from time to time as needed. War saving stamps are for sale at all postoffices any of the banks of the county and many merchants have them. ANOTHER OLD SETTLER AT REST IN ROSE HILL Family Came to Boone County in Early Days; Moved to Northwest Part Of Nebraska Few Years Ago. good man gone," was the universal.

verdict of who knew "Lant" Culver when word reached Albion last week of his death at the family home at Gordon. Mr. Culver in his long residence here made many fast friends and few enemies, and his going was a great, shock to them. The funeral, held from the home of his brother, Fred Culver, was attended by everyone of his friends who could possibly be present, as a mark of respect to his memory. DeLancy Culver was born at Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, September 17, 1848.

In the year of 1864 Mr. Culver enlisted in Co. 49th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, serving as a soldier of the Union until the close of the Civil war. In 1873 he was married to Mary Elizabeth Jones of Dover, Wisconsin and to them was born two ehildren; Hugh L. Culver, who preceded his father in death seven and one-half years, -and Mrs.

Maude C. Letson of Gordon, Neb. In the spring of 1879 he, with his wife and eldest child, moved to Nebraska and settled on a homestead near Albion where be remained for twentyone years when he retired and made his home in Albion for eight years and then changed his residence to Gordon, Nebraska where he spent the remaining seven and one-half years of his life, and passed away November 29, 1917. The remains were brought to Albion for burial and funeral services were conducted by Rev. B.

J. Trickey as the Fred Culver home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and burial made at Rose Hill cemetery. W. W. Myers attended the big stock sale at Columbus Tuesday.

Miss Alta Thome visited over Sunday with Miss Oma Thompson. James, Brundage and Lloyd Myers accompained a car of stock to Columbus Saturday, which A. A. Myers shipped to sell at the big combination sale. Misses Phoebe and Marie Schuler returned from a two weeks visit at Hemingford Saturday, accompanied by brother wife, Mr.

and Mrs. John Schuler. P. R. Johnson who has been doing mason work at Gering the past three months returned to, his, home here on Tuesday.

Mr. Johnson will help erect a new brick building which will soon be started on Third street. Commissioners Cavey, Smith and Tisthammer and County Clerk MeClintick, accompanied by their wives, went to Omaha on Monday co be present at the convention of clerks held week. county commissioners and county Milton Krause has been spending the past week at Moline, Illinois, as a guest of the John Deere company. During the past year P.

A. Krause Son have upwards of $22,000 worth of machinery for this company and Milton was given an invitation to go to the factory along with other big dealers from Nebraska for thorough inspection of the plant as well as a general good time. From Omaha the dealers traveled in a specinl car and everything in the way of entertainment was provided free by company. The Plymouth Singing Party, Kansas City musical organiation, will appear at the opera house, Thursday evening, December 13th, as the fourth number of the lyceum course. There are five people in the company and they give a three, part, program.

The first part consista of selections from light opera depicting the Puritan days. In the second part. Miss Edna Woolley, considered the greatest singer of Indian music in the country, appears. The third part of the program consista of selections ranging from negro camp-meeting songs to grand opera. The single admission prices are 25, 50 and 75 cents.

Reserve scats on sale at the Thompson Drug store, Monday morning, Dieember 10th, at 7445 o'clock..