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Lincoln News
MRS. SARAH WALKER.
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AGENT FOB THE WORLD
WONDER OIL AND GAS
CO. VISITS LINCOLN
Mr. Hob Robinson, the energetic
and enterprising representative of the
World Wonder Oil and Gas Co. of
Kansas City, Mo., spent a few hours
in our city last Wednesday, making
a strenuous effort to interest some
, of Lincoln’s citizens into investing in
some of this valuable oil stock.
Mr. Robinson is a very efficient
representative, being a man of purely
business qualities, and one whose
word can be depended upon. He is
not endeavoring to interest his friends
into investing in something that will
gradually dwindle to barely- a mere
glow of that which has been, but he
is trying to get you, friends, to in
vest in that which will tender you a
handsome profit in the near future.
The World Wonder Oil and Gas Co.
has a capital stock of $1,000,000, own
ing some of the most valuable oil
property in the world’s famous Trap
shooter and Towanda districts in But
ler county, Kansas.
If the Negroes had turned their
attention to the development of oil
and gas properties ten years ago,
with as much enthusiasm and vim as
they have today, we would have as
many Negroes today worth from
$100,000 to $500,000 and a million dol
lars as we now have Negroes today
worth from one hundred up to one
thousand dollars.
We cannot win this war unless we
have oil and gas. They are the es
sential factors which will play an im
portant part in making this world safe
for democracy.
So friends consider this matter se
riously, so that when Mr. Robinson
makes his appearance again in a few
days you may be able to assure him
of an investment of several thousand
shares of this valuable oil stock.
COLORED NURSES MAY SERVE
Miss Sarka B. Hibkara, state chair
man of the woman’s committee, and
Miss Mary B. Cogil, chairman of the
nurses’ bureau and director of the
drive for 750 student nurses in Ne
braska, have received the following
statement from Emmett .1. Scott, as
• sistant to the secretary of war.
Orders were issued today by the
war department to the office of the
surgeon general, which will eanble
Colored nurses who have been reg
istered by the American Red Cross
society to render services for theii
own race in the army. Colored nurses
will be assigned to the base hospitals
now established at Camp Funston,
Fort Riley, Kas; Camp Grant, Rock
ford, HI.; Camp Sherman, Chillicothe,
O.; Camp I)ix, Wrightstown, N. J.
At these camps a total of about 88,
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000 Colored troops are stationed
General Pershing has been asked by
cable whether the services of Colored
nurses can be utilized to advantage
among American expeditionary forces,
The L. L. S. Kensington held a pic
nic at Antelope park Monday after
noon. A great time was reported.
Their visitor was Mrs. Claude Ship
man.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dean enter
tained at dinner Wednesday, Mr. and
Mrs. O’Donnel, Mrs. Ed Shipman,
Mrs. and Master Claude Shipman.
Mrs. A. L. Williams returned home
from St. Joe, where she has been v's
iting her parents and brother.
Miss Mabel Stillman was suddenly
called to her home in Whitecloud
Kas., on account of her brother hav
ing been drowned.
Miss Ethel Valuesette was called tr
her home, in Kansas last week on ::r
count of her mother’s illness.
Mrs. Sarah Walker entertained a'
dinner Wednesday evening, Mr. Bob
Robinson, representative of the Won
der Oil and Gas company, and Mr.
Bert Patrick, business manager of
The Monitor.
Mr. Bert Patrick of Omaha, The
Monitor’s successful business man
ager, spent last Wednesday and
Thursday in our city transacting busi
ness.
Mary E. Dixon Tent No. 11 gave a
patriotic entertainment at Masonic
hall, August 14, which proved a grand
success. A very large attendance hr
ing present.
The grand counsel of the Daugh
ters of Bethel will convene in Oma
ha August 27, 1918. A large number
of Lincoln people are expected to be
present. Among those contemplat
ing attending are the following: Mrs.
Laura Johnson, president; grand of
ficers are Mrs. Alice Grant, Mrs.
Anna Turner and Mrs. Jennie Sell
ers.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Corneal returned
home Thursday from Marshall, Mo.,
where they had gone to attend the
grand commandery last week. They
j also visited in Kansas City before re
j turning and were accompanied home
t by Mrs. Odessa Price of that city.
Mrs. Robert Johnson entertained at
dinner last Wednesday evening foi
Messrs. Bob Robinson and Bert Pat
rick of Omaha.
Mrs. Streeter Williams, upon retir
ing from a business life, moved to
her future home last week at 1124
Oak street.
Mrs. Zack Johnson, who was con
fined to his bed last week is muc'
improved and able to be about again.
Miss Virgil Gaskin of Cheyenne,
Wyo., arrived in Lincoln last Thurs
day as the guest of Miss Rut!: Col
lines.
Overcoats
Raincoats
Suits
We have already secured the most complete line of
Guaranteed Fall and
Winter Woolens
Ever displayed in the city for the convenience of our patrons
V.B.Young&Co.
219 North 10th Street.
Most Reliable and Ever Dependable Tailoring Service.
“LET US SERVE YOU.”
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1 Miss Flossie M. Patrick and Mae Ilurdon
j Resident Retailers and Demonstrators. Phone R 1199 |
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Mrs. Arthur Williams returned
home from St. Joe Sunday, where
she had gone to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Morris, and her brother,
William Morris.
The stewardess board of the First
A. M. E. church will hold a rally next
Sunday, August 25, giving an all day
program. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend this meeting.
The Daughters of Bethel held theii
installation Friday evening, August
16, which was largely attended.
The Dunbar Boosters gave an elab
orate entertainment Tuesday evening.
August 20, at the Dunbar cafeteria,
for the benefit of the boys called in
the draft, who are expecting to leave
for the training camp Friday. A
very large crowd participated in the
entertainment. The principal speakers
of the evening were Rev. 1. B. Smit'
and Mr. Richard Young.
Mrs. Paul Moore returned home
Tuesday morning after spending sev
eral weeks visiting rhlatives at Chey- I
enne, Wyo., and Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Trago McWilliams and Mrs,,
A1 Harding have as guests this week
their two sisters, Mrs. Kemp and Mrs. i
Flemming of Detroit, Mich., and their
friend, Mrs. Matthews of that city.
They expect to spend three or fom
weeks visiting relatives and friend..
Mrs. William Lyons entertained
last Friday at a reception given in
honor of Miss Carrie Davies of Em
poria, Kas. The out-of-town guests
were Mrs. Grace Cisco of Beatrice,
Neb.; Miss Virgil Gaston, Cheyenee,
Wyo., and Misses Frieda Cooley, Viola
Walker and Ruth Collins of Lincoln.
A very delightful time was reported
by all present.
Mrs. Odessa Price of Kansas City,
and Mr. John Johnson of Lincoln, j
were united in marriage at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Corneal Tues- j
day afternoon, by Rev. R. R. Powers.
The Monitor extends its heartiest con
gratulations to the happy couple, who
will reside in Lincoln.
The Canteen girls entertained
Thursday evening for the drafted boys
at the home of Miss Goldie Kelly.
The Canteen girls gave a picnic at
Capital beach for the draftees and
Dunbar Boosters Sunday evening. A
dandy luncheon was spread with fried
chicken in abundance that was pleas
ing.
The D. M. S. entertained for their
members, who are due to leave in the
next call, at Miss Opal Corhorns Mon
| day night. A pleasant time was re
| ported.
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I The CHAPMAN Drug Store
934 P St.. Lincoln
| Opposite Main Door Post Office
! Cameras and Films. Magazine*,
{ Cignrs. Candies and a full line
of Druggist Suidriee
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a First-Class Rooming House !.
Hilliard Parlor, Cigars
Soft Drinks.
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122'! West Fourth. Tel. 20K3 |
GRAND ISLAND, NEB.
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Rooms and Taxi Line,
117 E. Front St. Tel. 321
GRAND ISLAND. NEB.
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McCOWAN
AH Kinds of Hair Goods,
Straightening Combs, Brushes,
Toilet Preparations, etc.
LINCOLN, NEB.
Black “Nobody”
A Whiting Hero
Colored Man Near Little Indiana Vil
lage Saves One of Two Boys From
Train—May Lose Own Life.
VICTIM DIES IN HERO’S ARMS
HIT1NG, IND.—Griffin Hatcher
was only a Colored track lab
orer—until last week. His life had
been cast with the pick and shovei,
his hands calloused with toil. No one
noticed him from day to day as he
labored along the Baltimore and Ohio
right of way here, in the grime and
dust and cinders.
Long trains rushed by, but they
meant little to Griffin—only a dream.
His it was to work at the tracks, draw
his salary when due and go home to
the shanty where there were hungry
mouths to feed—and other track lab
orers to be made ready for life,
i But now it is different, Griffin
Hatcher, the ordinary Colored track
' laborer, has become a hero, a saver
of life—and probably the giver of k
also. That js the saver of another’!
life—that of a little child— and the
giver of his own, doing it gladly. To
day they forget the color of his skir
down here where he lies in a hospital
near death, and thought only of I e
heroic heart that beat within him.
Saves Baby From Train.
Hatcher was walking along the
tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio last
I week, his pick over his shoulder. He
i was homeward hound after his day i f
toil.
Half a block from the station he
J stopped to pass the time of day with
a gate tender at his shanty. On the
track were playing two children,
Frank and George Repinak, whose
home was a block away. Frank was
5 years old and George 3.
“Tag!” shouted Frankie.
“Me tagged ’oo!” cooed back
Georgie, shouting with glee.
Just then there was a whirr in the
distance—quickly it became a fast
gathering roar. The “Flyer” was
screaming down the track toward
them.
“Great God!” shouted Hatcher.
“Those kids!”
The children were standing in the
center of the track, paralyzed to a
death stillness with fear. Like a flash
Hatcher—the ordinary Colored trae
laborer—was in action. In a jump he
was at the side of the track. Fc
plunged, into the storm of steam,
while brakes ground and tore at the
wheels. Far down the track the great
train came to a full stop.
Boy Dead in Hero’s Arms.
They found them there. Three
year-old Georgie had been struck b.,
the hurtling body of the track lab
orer and pushed out of danger. IF
suffered only a few scratches. By
the track and many feet distant fr. m
where he plunged in, they found
Hatcher, bruised, bleeding and torn.
Clasped tight in his anns wras 5-year
old Frankie—dead. They took them
all to the Whiting hospital.
Hatcher lies there today—a track
laborer no longer, and probably nev; r
to be again. His shoulder is broken,
he is hurt internally and his chest
is tom open. The physicians say he
can’t live. He regained consciousness
for a moment.—Indianapolis Ledge .
LA GRANGE, TEXAS
L. V. Vincent
Rev. J. V. B. Gains, F. K. A. M. K.
church, was in town Monday for his
quarterly conference at Joiner last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Rosa James, Galveston, left
for her home last week, after vis
iting her mother several days.
Mrs. Pearl L. Blocker, Austin, and
two children left for her home last
Saturday morning, after visiting rela
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Talley left
for Grand Prairie Saturday, their
future home.
Mr. John Killough will spend a few
months with his daughter, Mrs. Em
ma Carter, at Ft. Worth.
Mrs. Rev. J. W. White and son,
Walker, left Saturday for a sta\ in
Victoria.
The following person* were among
lour visitors last week: Mr. Anthony
] Dozier, Oklahoma City; Geo. Collins,
Houston; Thomas Dobbins, San An
tonio; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Maxey,
Waco.
Rev. J. White was present ami held
regular services at the St. James
M. E. church Sunday morning and
night. Baptizing at morning service.
Rev. S. A. Tillman preached at
Eagle Lake, and Rev. G. L. Mills
j preached and baptized at the Bethle
I hem A. M. E. church Sunday.
The entertainment given at St. Paul
A. M. E. church here was successful
in raising $10; $5 of same being raised
through the special donation and
work of Mrs. Clementine Riley.
Mrs. S. A. Tillman and her daugh
ter, Hattie B., and Mrs. Cassie Jack
son, are back home from a visit last
week to Camp Travis to see Mr. Sam
uel Tillman and Mr. Morestless Jack
son.
Sick: Mesdames Martha Alcue,
Anna Motin, Julia King, Elmera
Breeding, Pearl Aycock and Mr. Will
! Fields.
Last Saturday at about 2 o’clock
p. m., Mrs. Rhoda Collins, an old and
honored citizen and a member ot
Lbenezer Baptist church here, died at
j her home near here of dropsy. Four
Isons and three daughters and a num
I her of grandchildren and great-grand
! children are left, to mourn her.
PEOPLE’S DRUG STORE
GOING TO MOVE
The People’s drug store will move
September 1 into larger quarters, just
one door south of its present loca
tion. It will occupy the large and
handsomely decorated room formerly
occupied by the Monarch Billiard par
lors.
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When we say lower, we mean that we are going to charge %♦
less profit on all Clothing sold in this store. This change v
is to lie effected and made profitable to you and to us, by the **♦
♦% elimination of our Semi-Annual Sale of Men’s Clothing. V
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Sales have always been considered necessary—goods were ♦*«
marked with an excess profit in season, to make up for the ->*♦
♦♦♦ loss of profit at sale time. This is considered legitimate.
But is it? Is asking a man to pay more for his clothes «$*
because he wants to wear them in season, while the man
who waits buys the same suit, for less, entirely legitimate? ♦$*
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♦♦♦ The early buyer is the man who suports a store. He is
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»♦« marking clothing at the lowest possible price at the begin
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Cood Clothing was never as high priced as it is now. And •**
*|* it may be higher and scarcer. For the good will and con- ***
tinued patronage of our customers, during these times of
;♦ stress and economy, we cannot afford to add the excess
»*♦ profit necessary to cover the cost of advertising, and loss %♦
**♦ of profit on Discount Sales. V
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Overcoat just as cheaply in September as in January, and V
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the end of the season buyer. V
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expenses are reduced. We have no loss of profit at the end *♦*
*1* of the season.. Our prices are considerably lower. Compari- V
♦$* son on this Fall’s Suits and Overcoats will prove this to you. V
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