The sea coast echo. [volume], October 22, 1921, Image 1

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MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.
Ther e will doubtless be a large at
tendance tomorrow night at the
court house of the representatives
from Waveland and Bay St. Louis,
and New Orleans as well, in the ef
fort to organize the Bay-Waveland
Yacht and Athletic Club.
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEARALWAYS IN ADVANCE*
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* ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE *
* NOTES FOR THE WEEK. *
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Stanislaus Receive* Defeat.
Last Saturday the Stanislaus Rock-
A-Chaws went to New Orleans to
receive the first defeat from the N.
O. Boys High. Although th e Rock-A
Chaws have played Boys High almost
every year, never till Saturday were
they defeated by the Eastonites.
In the first quarter the Rock-A-
Chaws received the ball and ran it
back a short distance. Made first
down but were unable to make it a
second time when signals were given
for a kick. The play wa s executed
perfectly. But when the Hi School
safety, Leggett, received th e ball he
made a wide-end run for a touch
down. The game the n tightened up.
Stanislaus made several first downs,
but was unable to make them when
first downs meant a touch down.
I n th e second quarter the game
was a deadlock, both teams moving
the ball up and down the field, but
neither side was able to get the ball
near the goal until a brilliant end
run gave High the ball on Rock-A-
Chaw r s two-yard line. On three plays
they advanced the ball about a yard.
On the fourth down they made a
two-yard penalty, that gave them 4
more downs and three yards to go.
Their line plunging was unsuccess
ful, even the Heisman Shift, which
they had used before with such
amazing results. On the third down
the Bay boys were penalized for be
ing off sides. High then had the ball
a yard from the goal, and four more
downs to make it. They worked a
cross tackle, which gained for them
about a foot. On the next play,
however, they carried the ball over
for a touch down. They had been
held for nine consecutive downs, dur
ing which time the ball w r as no fur
ther than three yards from the goal.
In the third quarter the Rock-A-
Chaws made an attempt to rally, but
all they could do was to hold them
even
I n the fourth quarter a bad pass
by the center and a fumble by one
of the back field men gave High the
ball on our twenty-yard line. It was
from this position that High sored
their final touch down. High School
has on e of the strongest elevens it
hag bad in years, and should win the
Prep School Championship again this
season. If they continue to play the
same brand of ball they played last
Saturday against the Bay Boys they
will be champions with little trouble.
The Rock-A-Chaw s were support
ed in their battle Saturday, by many
of their old students and followers
who hated to se e their game go down
to defeat at the hands of High
School. The Boys appreciated this
very much as things seemed mighty
gloomy at times.
Life at S. S. C. is very pleasant
these fall days. Everyone is filled
with the good old College Spirit,
which pays a great part in such life.
On Wednesday, October 12th, a
committee from the graduating class
was selected to appear before the
proper officials, to ask for a half hol
iday in commemoration of Columbus
Day. Th e committee did as it was
directed. It returned with their re
quest filled in part. Instead of se
curing a half holiday they secured a
quarter holiday. So the boys at S.
S. C. did not forget Columbus even
in all their work.
The enrollment at S. S. C. has
grown considerably in the past week
or so. Among the new comers is
Schlozel, in whom the college has a
star football player. He is round
ing into form and is expected to ap
pear on the gridiron for S. S. C. in
their next game.
Class ’22 held a class meeting on
Wednesday, the 19th for the purpose
of ordering the class rings and pins.
The samples that were ordered some
time ago were received Tuesday.
Among the samples received was one
ring and pin that satisfied the ma
jority of the class. So these were
chosen for the present. As samples
have been ordered from other houses
the class will not come to a definite
decision until these samples have
been received and examined.
It is rumored around about that
Keiffer and Gex want their “Quarter
Back.”
Sodality.
Last Sunday a meeting was held
by the old members of the Sodality,
the following were elected officers of
the Sodality;
H. Babin, president.
J. T. Wolfe, vice president.
O. Kuebel, treasure*.
. E. Menou, secretary.
Walter Reed and E. Keller, aaats.
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'COAST SANITARY INSPECTION
COMPLETED.
GULFPORT, Oct. 22nd.—J. C.
Lyons, State Sanitary Inspector, has
just completed an inspection of Mis
sissippi Coast points from Bay St.
Louis to Pascagoula and reports con
ditions in very good shape. The
Coast as a whole, he states, averaged
about 90 per cent. This is much bet
ter than was shown in the last in
spection made by Mr. Lyons. He
spoke most gratifying of the im
provements that had been made
since his last time here. Only five
arcsts were made in the whole in
spection, two being at Bay St. Louis,
two at Gulfport and one at Biloxi.
Mr. Lyons left to make an inspection
of Hattiesburg Monday from which
point he went to Jackson to attend
the meeting of the County Health
Officers.
Inspecto Lyons was accompanied
|by Dr. John A, Mead, Hancock Cos.,
Health C fficer, on hi s tour of inspec
tion while in Bay St. Louis.
Discovery of two and one-half
miles of unexplored avenue in Ken
tucky’s Mammoth Cave has been
made by a naturalist and author.
The new avenue is very smooth and
covered with a fine limeston e sand.
A fountain of great beauty also was
discovered.
Red Begnaud, Sacristain.
Visitor*.
The visitors for th e week were as
follows: Mr Milton Phillips, Mrs.
Capers, Mr. Kennison, Mr. Kuebel,
Mrs. Julius Lopez, Mrs. Meredier,
Mr. Meyers, Mr. Marphis, Mr. Rando,
J. Messina and R. Guercio.
New Arrivals.
New boys are G. Schlogel and A.
Garcia.
Altar Boys Meeting.
The Altar boys held their first
meeting Sunday morning and the
following officers were elected:
O. Kuebel, president.
H. Bobin, vice president.
Schiro, Treasurer.
Keller, secretary.
Jokes.
No. 1.
Isabelle—What kind of an instru
ment is that?
Jake—A shoe horn.
Wheeler —What kind of music
does it ylay?
Jake —Foot Notes.
No. 2.
Alan Varian—ls it true that the
high school clock will run seven days
without winding?
Witt—Sure, didn’t Frudge tell
you that it was a seven-day clock.
Kuebel—How long will it go if it
is wound.
No. 3.
ODE TO *LATIN.
Latin’s a dead language,
As dead as dead can be;
It killed the ancient Romans,
And now its killing me.
All are dead who wrote it;
All are dead wro spoke it;
All die who learn it;
Blessed death, they earn it!.
No. 4.
EIGHTEEN CARROTS.
I know a young lady from Tatteham,
W T hose eyes ar e like gems when
she’s battin’ ’em;
But her wealth at its height.
When she turns in at night—
For her locks are of gold,
And she's platinum.
No. 5.
FOR THE BACKWARD . READER.
Eht tseggib sloof I Hits eralaced
Era ton ni deddap llec ro Hats
Tub esoht ohw wonk siht sah on esnes
Tey ylluferac wollof uxth ti Ha.
I felt his soft breath on my cheek.
The soft touch of hi s hand.
His very presence near me,
Was breeze on desert sand.
Deftly then be sought may lips,
My head he did enfold—
And then he asked, ‘tMadam or Miss”
Shall the filling be of gold.
No. 6.
THE FACT-ABOUT YOUR HEAD.
When the bat s in your belfry do flut
And your comprenez vous cord is
cut, '
Where there’s no one at home
In the tower of your dome,
Then your head’s not a head—its a
- nut.
No. 7.
• Speaking of sports,
Kaiser bought himself a coca cola
The other day, and because he
Lost on the Yanks the other day
He has been howling ever since.
DELTA SECTION COMING BACK
TO ITS OWN.
Planter* Who Were Down and Out,
Back to Normalcy Again—Spent
Money on Gulf Coast in Former
Days With Prodigality as if Hol
ders in “Fee Simple of th e Sands
of Pactolus.”
(By Rev, Nelius Downing.)
The far famed Mississippi Delta
region, second only to the delta of the
Nile in the wonderful fertility of its
soil, is coming back strong. The fi
nancial collapse of a couple of years
ago, following a golden spell of un
heard of prosperity, left this section
in a financial and social condition
that at times was reminiscent of the
“re-destruction” (as I call it) period
of the latter sixties. One of the
most trustworthy signs is the alacrity
with which the people are paying
bills “long over due.” The Delta
folks never fail to pay up when they
have the money—if not one must
wait and the full payment is sure
eventually. Quite a number of the
last couple of years accounts, not a
few of which were “charged off” are
being liquidated with splendid readi
ness. Th e Bankers have been telling
you correspondent these encourag
ing things:
(1) Banking deposits are bound
ing skyward from 25 to 100 per
cent. (2) Frozen loans are being
liquidated. (3) Charged off ac
counts are almost all being paid up.
(4) Notes have been taken up even
ahead of time. The planters and
farmers have yeen singing songs like
this to me: (1) “We have feed
enough stored up to ‘carry on’ thru
the winter time and even enough
generally for about two years. (2)
“Our livestock will get through the
winter all right.” * (3) “Next time
we can produce our crops at a pretty
low cost.” “4) If cotton prices go
up there will be a greater acreage,
but not so great as to wreck prices.”
(5) Systematic poisoning of the boll
weevil is steadily reducing damage
generally.”
The most optomistic Delta enthus
iast could never have dreamed of
so speedy a return from the “lean
years” to the period of plenty. No
section of our country got the smash
the Delta had to endure. It made a
mad plunge. It was smashed utterly.
Cotton of the highest production,
cost .cheated with an abnormally low r
price market. Right now collateral
cotton at a 5 cent rate values about
15c. The Delta is progressive reg
ion, alive with men of brains, energy
vision and progressive thought. It
can never get a knock out blow, but
it ever stays in the financial and
agricultural ring. Why the
Mississippi Coast be interested in
the Mississippi Delta? The reason is
not far to seek. Th e Coast is th e re
creation center of the Delta folks to
a very great extent; the Coast is the
summer and winter resort of a great
number of planters all through this
region. Quite a number of the Delta
people have summer homes on the
Coast. Your readers will recall the
swarm of Delta people that lavished
their wealth a couple of years ag
from Waveland to Pascagoula; Bi
loxi and Gulfport being the chief
beneficiaries. They used their own
homes, rented residences, filled the
hotels; purchasing everywhere, filled
the Drug stores, grocery stores, and
even filled the chuches, spending
money as freely as if each one held
the fee-simple of the sands of Pac
tolus!
So your patient readers, see why
they should be interested in the Del
ta and in the Deltians; and what
your writer has to offer about both.
Clarksdale, Miss., Oct, 18, 1921.
NEWS ITEMS FROM LOGTOWN.
Mr. Clifford and his bride, nee
Miss Ruth Taylor, of Wiggins, Miss.,
are the guests of relatives, Mr. and
Mrs. T. V. Holleman and family.
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Mrs. Hubert Holleman and two
little nieces, of Lake Charles, La.,
ere visitors of Mr. and Mrs. T. V.
Holleman this week, also Mr, I. M.
Holleman and family of Hattiesburg.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Culpepper and
three charming daughters of Meri
dian, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John Baxter.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that letters
of Administration on th e estate of
George D. Tucker, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned by the
Chancery Court of Hancock County,
Miss., and all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby noti
fied to present said claims to the
Clerk of th e said Court and to have
them probated and allowed within 6
months from this date, failure to
do so will bar the claim.
EDMOND F. FAHEY,
Bay St. Louis, Miss., Admr.
October 22, 1921.
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921.
MEETING AT COURT HOUSE
TOMORROW NIGHT.
It is Proposed to Organize the Bay-
Waveland Ya ht and Athletic Club
Tomorrow—Scnday—Night, at 7
O’clock.—The Public Interested
Invited to Attend and Participate
in Deliberations.
Pursuant to a call, a meeting was
held at the Court House on Thurs
day, October 13th, for th e purpose
of reorganizing the Bay-Waveland
Yacht Club as to include in its char
ter several features which do not
exist. Owing to a combination of
conditions over which there was no
control, there w r as only a small at
tendance, among those present were:
R. W. Webb, Mayor; James Geary,
E. J. Lacoste, C. B. Penrose, Dr.
Cassius Peacock, W. H. Starr, San
tos Shields, Bernard C. Shields, E.
/, Leonhard, C. A. Breath, Edw.
Schwartz, E. J, Arceneaux. Mr. Ber
nard C. Shields was elected chair
man, pro tern.
Following this meeting, Chairman
ShieWs has issued a call for tomor
row—Sunday—night, 7 o’clock, at
the court house for the purpose of
entering into permanent organiza
tion. It is urged that a large atten
dance be present, in order that the
matters at hand might be discussed
from every angle, and that the pro
posed club be permanently organiz
ed and the w r ork following towards
making the project a realty entered
upon. In order that the club may
be made a going concern there much
to do, and it is proposed to “get
busy” at the earliest possible mo
ment.
In issuing hi s call for tomorrow
nights meeting, Chairman Shields
has embodied the following:
There will be another gener
al meeting at the Court House,
Bay St. Louis, at 7 o’clock P.
M., on Sunday evening, October
23rd, when it is hoped there
will be a large attendance. It
is felt that this club should em
brace all forms of sport, such
as yachting, golf, shooting, etc.
and also have facilities for
dancing, informal social func
tions, pool, etc.
To insuie success, every
sport-loving man must make up
his mind to do his share and
make the club a “go.” A suc
cessful club will be a great ben
efit and pleasure to those who
annually visit Bay St. Louis and
Waveland as well as to the resi
dents of the Gulf Coast; there
fore ,you are urged to attend
this meeting.
Remember the place, date
and hour!
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS.
COURT HOUSE,
SUNDAY EVENING,
OCTOBER 23, 7 O’CLOCK.
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If it is impossible for you to
be present, kindly drop a line
stating w r hether you can be
counted on as an active mem
member.
POWER-TOMASICH.
Marriage of Mis* Vivian Tomasich,
of Bay St. Louis, to Mr. Michael
S. Power, of New Orleans, Thurs
day Evening.
A quiet but very pretty wedding
was celebrated at the church of Our
Lady of the Gulf, six o’clock Thurs
day afternoon, in the presence of a
number of friends, wdien Miss Vivian
Tomasich, of Bay St. Louis, and Mr.
Michael S. Po # wer, of New Orleans,
the contracting parties. Rev, Father
Gmelch, pastor, performed the cere
mony.
The bride, wore a traveling cos
tume with hat and gloves to match,
was led to th e altar by her brother
in-law, Mr. Edmund F. Fahey met at
the altar by the groom-elect. Lohen
grin’s wedding march, by Mrs Web
er, and violin by Miss Armstrong,
w’as played during the entry, and the
triumphal march from Le Prophet
w'hile leaving the altar and church.
During the ceremony Mrs. A. J.
Ryan sang Gounod’s immortal Ave
Maria, assisted with male voice, and
during the signing of the register
the caressing tones of the violin
played “A Perfect Day.”
The beautiful bride was attended
by Miss Margaret Power, sister of
the groom. The best man was Mr.
—. —. Casanova, of New Orleans.
Owing to the illness of the bride’s
sister, with whom she resided, there
was no celebration but only an in
formal reception of relatives and a
few intimate friends followed at the
house in Second street, after which
Mr. and Mrs. Power left for New
Orleans, their future home.
The groom is splendidly connected
i n New Orleans, and well worthy of
the fair young lady whose hand he
has won, both representatives of old
and well-known families. They were
followed by the best wishes of many
friends for a long and happy life.
BIG JEWELRY SALE BEGINS TO
DAY AT LOCAL STORE.
Bay Jewelry Store, of Bay St. Louis,
Inaugurates Big Auction Sale, To
day and to Continue All of Next
Week.'—An Unusual Opportunity
to Purchase Goods and Gifts at
Your Own Price.—An Opportun
ity Seldom Offered.
Mr. E. Templet, proprietor of
the Bay Jewelry Store, corner Main
and Front streets, has secured the
services of Harry Holtzmann, of New
Orleans, an auctioneer of national
reputation, to conduct a mammoth
sale of diamonds, jewelry, silverware,
etc., commencing today and continu
ing all of next week. In fact, there
will b e two mammoth sales daily, one
during the afternoon and the other
at night.
Remember, You Make Your Own
Price!
In conversation with Mr. Holtz
mann, who was a pleasant caller on
The Echo yesterday afternoon, he
informs us that the Bay Jewelry
Store is one of th e finest stocks of
jewelry, silverware and cut . glass
that he has had the pleasure of
handling in years. He has been in
the business for many years. He has
been in this business for many years
and traveled over the entire range of
States, from North to South and East
to West. He considers the Bay St.
Louis public fortunate in being able
to participate in a bargain sale of
goods of this character. He stated
that SIOO i n gold would b e paid any
charitable institution of the city if
those in charge of the sale misrepres
ented any article offered for sale
during the auction of the Bay Jew
elry Store’s stock of goods.
Mr. Templet also informs The
Echo he is not going out of business,
far from it, but that he is simply
taking advantage of this opportunity
to reduce his stock at this time to
reduce his stock.
Mr. Holtzman is a gentleman of
pleasing personality and will ge glad
to meet the people of Bay St. Louis
and Hancock County at any time
during his stay here.
BOURGEOIS-GAINES.
Bay St. Louig Young Man Take* Fair
Bride ac Monroe, La.—Wedding
Celebrated at Nuptial Mass in that
City Thursday Morning.
Mr. Douglas Bourgeois, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L, Bourgeois, was mar
ried to Miss Alice Gaines, at Monroe,
La., Thursday morning.
The interesting event was cele
brated at the local Catholic church
with nuptial mass, in th e presence of
a number of friends and relatives.
Mr. Emmet J. Kergosien, of Bay
St. Louis, and Mrs. Beatrice Lively,
sister of the bride, were the atten
dants.
After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast followed and the couple
left for a brief bridal trip, and are
expected to arrive in Bay St. Louis
today, to make this city their future
home.
The bride, a former resident of
this city, is young and very beauti
ful; a lady of accomplishment and
charming personality. She is no
stranger here and her return will be
welcomed.
The groom i s a splendid young
man. He is well known and gener
ally esteemed and has the congratu
lations and best wishes of the com
munity. He is connected with his
father in the general merchandise
business and in that capacity is an
active and very capable factor.
Prior to this he served his country
in th e navy for awhile, thus he is
traveled and” experienced with the
outside world, coming in contact with
people and places denied the average
young man.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT AT
KILN IN NOVEMBER.
In need of a basket ball equipment
for their playgrounds, the pupils of
Kil n Consolidated School are enthus
iastic over the prospects of securing
the needed athletic paraphernalia at
no distant date. Mr. Eddie Favre,
the wide-awake and progressive man
ager of the Kiln Drug Company, has
com e to the rescue. Mr. Favre con
ducts the Palace Theatre at Kiln,
and has volunteered to give the pu
pils of Kiln Consolidated School the
net proceeds of a special picture en
tertainment to be given at some date
in November. Tickets have been
printed for the benefit, and the sale
promises to be extensive. There is
a general interest manifested in the
cause, and the success of the enter
tainment for this specific purpose is
already a foregone conclusion.
DR. jT H. SPENCE.
DENTIST.
Office Gex Building, Main St.
Hours 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Phone ISB.
CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTES.
Personal and General News Items. —
Columbus Day Duly Observed.—
Primary Department Receives New
Victrola.—Will the Pot Plant Go
Up-Stairs Friday?
Friday afternoon, October 14th,
the student body assembled in the
auditorium where a most interesting
program on “Columbus” was enjoy
ed. The following was rendered:
1. Song—By school.
2. “Columbus”—By eight boys.
3. Childhood of Columbus—Ruth
Perkins.
4. Ships of Columbus—William
Horlock.
5. Piano solo—Rosalie Orth,
6. “Columbus and His Son,
Diego”—Helen Chapman.
7. “Character of Columbus” —
Virginia Chapman.
8. His Discovery—Barbara Sick.
9. “Columbus”—By five boys.
10. Song—By the school.
As the crowd was dispersing the
twenty enthusiastic mothers present,
called a meeting of themselves and
discussed plans for organizing a
club to promote the welfare of the
school. The organization will be
perfected on October 28th. Those
interested are invited to be present
at two thirty o’clock.
“Music w T ashes away from the soul
dust of every-day life.” The Pri
mary department have received a
magnificent Victrola. It adds great
ly to the enjoyment of the Central
School.
A beautiful pot plant created much
excitement last week among the var
ious grades as it w'as given to the
room that was represented by the
greatest number of visitors Friday
afternoon. Miss Fayard’s room was
thg winner. Hurrah for the tiny
tots! But watch that plant walk up
stairs next Friday.
Emile Larroux, now at the Touro
Infirmary, is doing nicely. We hope
to have him back in school soon.
Miss Pearson enjoyed a delightful
week-end visit with friends in New
Orleans.
Last Thursday evening the faculty
of the Public Schools gave a surprise
party at Centra] School in honor of
Mrs. L. McCluer.
Among the activities of the school
this week is the lemon squeeze Fri
day after school. The pennies netted
go to the purchase of records - for
the new Victrola.
Prof McCluer: “What keeps the
moon in place and prevents it from
falling?”
Gertrude: “I suppose its the
beams.”
PROGRAM A. & G. THEATRE.
Monday, October 24th—
Alice Brady, in “The Land of
Hope” and Mutt and Jeff.
Tuesday, October 25th—
Dorothy Gish, in “The Ghost in
the Garrett” and Fox News.
Wednesday, October 26th—
Eileen Percy in “Maid of the West”
and two-reel comedy.
Thusrday, October 27th—
Marsha] Neilan's “Don’t Ever
Marry” and two-reel comedy.
Friday, October 28th —
Madge Kennedy in “Th e Girl With
a Jazz Heart” and Fox News.
Saturday, October 29th—
Maurice Tourneur’s “Deep Waters”
and two-reel Mack Sennett comedy.
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BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS.
Resources Over One Million Dollars.
NO ACCOUNT TOO SMALL TO SERVE.
The test of time is a severe on#.
To meet it successfully a bank must
not only endure, but must progress.
For nearly a quarter of a century
THE HANCOCK COUNTY BANK
has passed through almost every
test to which time can subject a
banking institution.
And this Bank has successfully
weathered them all and come down
to the present day with its strength
greater, its stability firmer, its in
tegrity unimpaired, its vigor stimu
lated and its capacity to- serve en
larged to meet the needs of the time.
4 Per Cent Paid on Savings and Time Deposits.
Banntrk (Enmity lank.
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THE HOTEL PROPOSITION.
The Bay St. Louis hotel proposi
tion remains open. Someone at
som e time is coming sooner or later
and will take advantage of the un
usual opportunity. It is seemingly a
situation where we are sleeping on
our rights? No location offers a
similar opportunity.
30TH YEAR.—NO. 44.
CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT VERY
PROMPT IN ANSWERING CALL
OF “FIRE” AT TEA ROOM.
In answer to the fire alarm given
Tuesday afternoon, the city fire de
partment promptly responded to the
call. It came from the Tea Room,
located across The Echo Building,
wher e a flue not in use for some
years occasioned the trouble.
There was no fire at any time,
save in anew range that had just
been put up. The workmen connec
ted the stove pipe to what was
seemingly a flue in working condit
ion. Th e upper portion of the flue
had been removed from the top of
the roof and the opening built over
again, hence the smoke from the
range had no exit and filled the at
tic of th e building. There was every
indication the attic was on fire
judging from the volume of smoking
coming therefrom.
Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Nelson,
proprietors of The Tea Room, have
requested The Echo to express their
thanks and appreciation to the
many who came to their assistance
and to others who volunteered their
service and to the townspeople gen
erally who were promptly on the
scene. The owner of the building is
also appreciative of the immediate
service of the genetlemen who climb
ed on the roof, located the “lost
chimney” and found the trouble, and
did not leave until every possible
existence of fire was found not to
exist. Thanks also to Mr. R. de
Montluzin who promptly responded
with the use of a Babcock appara
tus and to the City Fire Department.
THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER.
I am the country newspaper.
I am th e friend of the family, the
bringer of tidings from other friends
I speak to the home in the evening
light of summer’s vineclad porch or
the glow of th e winter’s lamp.
I help to make this evening hour;
I record the great and the small, the
varied acts of the days and the week
that go to make up life.
I am for and of th e home; I fol
low those who leave humble begin
nings; whether they go to greatness
or to the gutter, I take to them the
thrill of old days, with wholesome
messages.
I speak the language of th e com
mon man; my words are fitted to
his understanding; my congregation
is larger than that of any church in
my town; my readers are more than
those in school. Young and old
alike find in me stimulation, instruc
tion, entertainment, inspiration , so
lace, comfort. I am th e chronicler
of birth, love and death —the three
great facts of man’s existence.
I bring together buyer and seller,
to the benefit of both; I am part of
the market-place of the world. Into
the home I carry word of the goods
which feed and clothe and shelter,
and which minister to comfort, case,
health and happiness.
I am the word of the weak, the
history of the year, the record of my
community;! am the exponent of the
lives of my readers.
I am the country newspaper; in
vite me into your home next week,
I will come one year for $2.00, and
if you are not satisfied at the end of
th e year, will give you your money
back.