Amherst Times, 1918-01-17

              i the amherst time jimmitbiatiisiaii mm up-to-date j g and newsy fsrn jki bihchi mmm m times 5 get results volume i, no. 11. amherst, ohio, thursday, january 17, 1918. subscription, $1.50 per year ("xt bmk kjilhii merchants association has meeting thursday night smoker banquet held in connetcion with organization meeting. interest great about 75 members already secured together meetings prospect. evening of this week been set a sthe aate for initial newly organized business men's association, cards which were sent out tuesday. large attendance is expected keen. called purpose effecting organization, officers will be, elected policies plans talked over. there be some "smokes" pleasant assured. outgrowth voluntary immediate cause being necessity providing funds to pay merchants' share watchman's salary. it was felt by many that fund should provided from his salary, balance, when or if got too big, used entertainment members, once month other convenient intervals. these get-together .would foster spirit cooperation good fellowship among merchants, and.result inevitably better bigger city. are things such an can do. no limit banquets, dances, picnics, probably paid secretary, decided hcve one, result manufacturers becoming in-teretsed town. farmers likewise may induced make their headquarters. new u month. at close on list, prospects yet tie heard from. committee charge membership work composed messrs. ehrman, mischka, baus lersch. council quiet meeting; sewer up little excitement. over milan-martin matter postponed. very meeting, four present, village met tuesday the" town hall. william baker, jr., clerk, vas performed duties creditable manner. only excitement erilling received mr. ross, inn ross & morse, contractors lie west side sewer, date refused work. "several recommendations offered while deferred settlement until .subsequent seems consensus opinion never satisfactory completely constructed, manhole manhole, iron pipe, sunk into ground least two feet. further discussed decision rendered later. claim have lost ?500 job, but wish 10 leave feeling, workmanlike job. hall report louis kothe township board trustees presented council. owing toe death otmr. brucker not made ago, as 15 months. receipts, count-r5 balance hand at. start ""e period, $243.66, expenditures 234.2f. included repairing roof, sup- es f0r tne convenjence nation, e hose, various items. mayor's read. mayor lor 1917. showed 135 ar- anl 'convictions. fines, ii-es damages collected rm totaled ?349 year. fines jfe abessed fo ralmost every petty calendar. appointment street com- t mi 018 health offir ieriea next poultry show entries promises best history. wednesday scientific open its third annual exhibition red-ington hall, promise largest history association. dozens inquiries received, form cleveland; south bend, ind., cardington, counties miles away number far above those any previous several booths taten local purposes display, firms tak ing them furniture company, frederick sons hardware store, j. b. avery, news others who definitely yet. a. display belgian hares, pet stock, serve children more. brown manager year, fred bodmann sistant. gentlemen well qualified positions, assured management now shape exhibition, decorators having finished work, h. v. peabody part contract. arranged novel features connection draw crowds. particulars found advertising matter. incubator, fencing, fancy chickens, etc., riven away, "chicken literature" all kinds, samples, too, interested at-teadants carry home, looked leisure. worked hard success. they deserve support entire community. interesting letter former resident andrew nicholls, brother e. known los angeles more, ives glimpses conditions west. he says orange crop much smaller than usual, due lack rain. cloud sky since nicholl's arrival. christmas year's did seem real him, though christian science helped. spent trip pasadena rose carnival, event there. ' nicholls said hooveriz-ing tuesdays wednesdays, clothes getting tighter nevertheless. full tourists season, hotels reaping harvest. reports california quiet, talk war. people busy money think mrs. eyerick, carl wife, recently departed west, arrived safe sound, according letter. eagles hold amhesrt enjoyable k. p. hald. candidates initiated after banquet, trimmings, served, plenty eat, smokes. cards, music sociable dl versions. again taking old quarters redlngton block discussed, ques tion few days. ohio woman whose husband auto, she "wishes would run telephone pole knock ell it, tired washings keep running." aviator far-off france uncensored names omitted bits gossip. following given publication f. o. del-bridge, requested places omitted, because odd streak, fortune allowed come through uncensored. contains portions, reproduced. . "somewhere france. "dear folks: "i've had quite bit past three my days pretty now, fact, anyway; like though, thrive excitement, sometimes takes lots nervous energy. "today, seeing sightb town, dropped catholic church. guitly almost go in. hadn't one day hobnailed shoes deuce noise stone floor. haev floors stranger dressed leather flying colthes, peculiar picture entering solemn service sat back dtried pace happened. came crash ringing bells. hear "my god, ship struck," know .every long live. signal prayer; knelt, stood up, them, watched priest altar choir boys crimson white robes. then organ played down along rest setting sad, atmosphere so weird, mind lapsed off thought you first prayer fox done "just before starting camp letters all. i'll answer iget back, and, arrive "pil- ote," breveted! i'm last te3t, am here weather. french brevet tests hair pin, spiral, altitude test, 'petite voyages.' i've triangle. "on flight, distance, completing ticed bad weather ahead ran heavy fog. around 400,and 200 meters, where enveloped me wet covered goggles. scared fog aviator's horror. swung wing beat it. traveling fast went faster god's clear air soon, landing field behind farmhouse outskirts village. hopeless try on, cut motor, took baro-graps, started road rolling 'teddy bear' (fur-lined union suit) fleece lined boots. dogs barked stared, tip hats men say 'bonjour monsieur avlateur.' conquering hero keys american "i lunch hotel soldier afternoon machine without guard 'geudarin-erie' machine. cleared, couple peasants cranked motor. 'of time. it's swing big propeller little, worn going safely, trick crank hit mess muddy slippery, too. cyl inder missing; flew 500 meters wind c minutes, find our boys. we couldn't chance , fine place, food beds oh lord, half feet thick soft (contlneud page four) reo cross feature added surgical dressings class; high school girls help. inaugurating featuer friday, domestic class assisting making red rcoss each friday 1 2:30 studies. 'have brothers relatives way enabled do bit. also instill patriotism younger generation. surpassed records 22 ladles -being enrolled beside four, hundred twenty-five compresess packed, banner output. squares cotton, 17 x inches, badly needed. just bring cotton workers library,. sewing knitting classes library need meet workers. anyone spare hours sew, whether mentor not, doing favor "boys there," articles apparel greater present supply. la dles meeting: mesdames thomas bruce, florence belder, julia baughter, barkley, phillip brown, chas. cobb, robert cromwell, foster, victor falardeau, hopkins, nina luez-ler, mcqueen, bryce miller, nastzger, harry nicholl, anna pancroft, lucy roemer, sippel, ada purcell, geo. parker, miss effle hollingsworth. class- memfieis-.tvera; misses lena barck, lucille martha bgli, fern hahn, helen kun.e helena kreeger, delia schibley, edith slack louise wernert more members' published. cross, lists published times. completes secured, 303 reached campaign. jowett alex garland, jr. n. grant swain enoch spencer mr3. allsop volk townsend john avsseng frank klein david barnhart harper henry kolbe clara mccord whlttington lewis wm. haywood lodi gibson kate bailey bertha flowers joe korensky lizzie ott mathes hannah blanche laraway calista corbett mary mellen joseph arthur johnson august basketball game saturday gymnasium team clash strong wellington team. training hard, notwithstanding robbery elyria, determined take revenge team, even sportsmanlike aggregation elyrians proved themselves be. country teacher receiving her monthly county clerk gave soiled bills told careful, germs dirty money. "don't worry," said, "no classified ad timet. amhers responds factories closed order theaters, papers, nonessentials stopped five save fuel. noon today orders fuel administrator kent til manufacturing businesses, office buildings, non-essential industry might user electricity, coal gas. bombshell. absolutely warning. u. s. automatic company worst affected order, throw employes. theaters end. banks, churches cars operate, interpreted. newspapers print regular editions, must stop job goes effect midnight night, terminating morning. considerable saving move war "home" realize territory east mississippi river. serg. maj. otto mischka. ..special timesjcorrespondent sherman, chillicothe, jan. 16. authorization construction $150,000 worth y. m. c. buildings officers' clubs within central military department alone national announcement here. under supervision l.' nevin, constructing engineer chicago. planned cantonments. erected adjoining green huts operation entrances both outside social rooms enlisted men. club building measure 30 50 comfortably accommodate 150 olficers. equipped fireplaces, books, magazines, writing tables stationery conveniences army building. expected, themselves. begin once, nevin announces. western pennsylvania selects different working similar possible. cannot exactly same different. instead quartering division, units broken villages- "billeted," call france, houses means small rather case smaller, hardly possible crowds accommodated reason crowd ed night. forms moving pic- ture shows frequently, films donated film producing companies. course taken portray customs manners. sammie, however, likes see america arranging, therefore, ply transportation permit ( cold paralyzes 1u your persons sadly disappointed (7) failure dog license man adver-man stayed hour, responsible. tised day. returned able folly sit wait licenses calling office. dollar male $2 female description female, small, age, short haired, cloor dog's whole pedl' gree. rest. application. upwards applications severe penalty secure tags. dollars penalty, addition bearing tags disposed of. prize winning numbers friendly circulation lorain daily paper resulted prizes raffles. late printed matter, contarry undo sam's rules regulations governing freedom press, lawyer confirmed expressed. raffles drawings classed lotteries, press forbidden disseminate lotteries. desire trouble uncle sam, reputation exceedingly hot foul him. future mention contests winners drawings. win cleveland week, birds entered carried prizes. d. barber, birds, successful fifth barred rock pullet. judge, awarding ribbons, friend bird mistake color bu. change. ruth rocks won stiff opposition. prizes: cock; second pullet breeding fourth cockerel pen. fanciers pleased showing show. agencies supply needs sammies country. left aims care sick wounded. located bath, rest, purchase refreshments. necessary, cases, advantage opportunities. a., tries give does wounded maintains canteen supplies shoe strings, soap, tooth brushes, etc.. purchased tobacco, cigarettes managed women donating theri services traffic; foot snow running tuesday; stores early; customer8. gas pressure low inconvenienced hand. biggest changes ki temperature years occurred resulting untold inconvenience residents. o'clock gentle rain falling; 7 morning 14 below zero, thermometers, cold, piercing seeming 40 below. saturday's trading was' minus quantity. brave hardy enough face wind. streets, fortunate walk falling. frozen skating downtown btreets delightful. stores, ordinarily saturdays 9 o'clock, 6, customers, prospect any. low. unable keep. wlrm. store usually flte burners 12 turned an! still cold. improvement day, however. during spell, plato yards having, coming bince. coal, why everybody supplied. forthcoming remainder winter, -hough quantities prevalent years. elyria suffers. worse plight amherst. condition, torn pipes using coal-when openly confessed quarter ton car laying 3iding, him tuesday, expressed intention dealer jidn't deliver purloined gone. traffic standstill. southwestern line cleveland, connecting lines between tied fey shortage coal. ely-.-ia complained bitterly stoppage cars, inefficiency interurban. running, people, inconvenienced, trains late, 7:10 train monday arriving late. scarcely mall saturday. moderated trifle monday, saw seven inches ground, drifted deep. snowplow soon put walks condition enterprising industrious householders ancient honorable art shoveling snow. trapped fox. antone hanyak. living southwest caught sunday trap bkunk. ordinary hanyak elated capture. animal killed fur adorning son feminine gender. prodigal returned. "father," "jblto kill fatted calf?" "no," responded man, looking youth carefully; "no, let ill soma fat off." nine acres naaw cade park, fitted athletics.