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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
OPENING MAY Be DELAYED
UNFINISHED INDIAN ALLoTMENTS
MUST BE COMPLETED.
NOT HALF THE WORK FINISHED

A Mitchell story to the Effect That the
Trip County Lands May Not be
Opened Until the Latter Part Of
Next Year.
Mitchell, S. D., Dec. attending
settlers who are looking for an early
opening of the government lands in
Trip county on the Rosebud Indian
reservation will have to wait longer
than was first anticipated. Such is the
information given out by Hon. J. II.
Scriven, the governments allotting
agent, who has been at work on these
lands since last spring. AS to the
progress being made in the work of
allotment Mr. Scriven made the fol-
lowing statement when asked as to
the possibility of an early opening of
the government lands, it being under
stood that the opening depended large
~ upon the time 1t would take to allot
the lands:
1--WE were forced to suspend our
field work last week. When the
had frozen so deep that we could not
drive stakes or dig pit holes. We
have allotted, since the beginning of
the field work June l, 700 different
applications, and will have about 900
more to make in the spring. This
winter the force will be occupied in
enrolling what has been allotted, TAX
ing family records and listing new APP
plications for next years work. l am
satisfied we will be able to get all of
this kind of work done by the time
the frost is out of the ground so we
can begin field work again next spring.
The department requires me to take
| the family record or census of each
person that | allot, and as this is a
new departure from the old time
methods, when all an Indian had to
say was, "Allot my child" and the al
loting agent did the rest. The Indians
were very, very slow for the first two
or three months in giving in their rec
ords. This made it very announcement
and difficult work, as we frequently
| lldu W Ildht ullNto IluIh wv i''i A.
order to reach our days alloting.
with all details arranged | car
systematic and bunch the allOtments
so that we can easily do twice as fast
work as we have been able to accom-
plish this year, and if the frost Is ou
of the ground sufficiently for us tC
begin field work by April 1 we will be
through by August 1, and with all thu
little details arranged it will not bt
necessary for me to put in much o
my time in the field, which will giv'
me ample time to work on my books
and records. Thus | will be able t.
keep up very close to the field work
and will be able also to send in m!
schedules in about two weeks afte
all the allotments are made.
This ought to be in ample time t.
admit of the approval of the allot
ments and allow the president to issu
his proclamation so that the actua
opening or filing can begin by tn
middle of October or the first of Nc
vember, 1908. This season will b
the very best time to file on the lane
for the homesteader will then hav
, until warm weather the followin
spring to establish his actual res
dence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
THE FIRST 0F TIE SERIES
TEACHERS MEETING TO BE HELD
IN MADISON THIS WEEK.
FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY
State Superintendent McBrien Will
Address the Meeting Friday Evening
and Superintendent Pile Of Wayne
Saturday Afternoon.


Saturday Afternoon.
The first of series of three Madi-
son county teachers meetings will be
held in Madison this week. State
Superintendent McBrien and Presi-
dent Pile of Wayne college are an
nounced as the speakers.
Friday evening in the G. A. r. hall
Superintendent McBrlen will deliver
public address on "Our Young Peo-
pie and What to do With Them"
At the Saturday afternoon session,
also in the Madison G. A. r. hall, Sup
erintendent McBrien will speak on
"The Teacher of the Future" and
President Pile on Experimental Life. y
While teachers over the country are
invited to the sessions at Madison the
addresses are intended specially for
the teachers of Madison and vicinity
The addresses which are to be Civ,
en- at Madison this week represent an
Innovation introduced by County Super
intendent Perdue, Dispensing with
the customary evening lectures dur
ing the recent institute in Norfolk
the county superintendent announced
that in substitution for the institute
lectures special lectures would be
given at three places in the county
during the school year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06

Dallas from point no farther east
than Bonesteel where it was first
coined and used with splendid allitera-
tive and business effect by the justly
famous Bonesteel Boosters.
Aside from the Bonesteel crowd
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06

there were many from Herrick, Burke,
Fairfax and the other towns,
The visitors were Immediately sur
rounded and marched from the depot
up town where they were made to stop
and listen to the Dallas yell, given In
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06

Ernest Jackson's and c. N, Thompson's
best style, Here it goes:
"Umph! Umph! W6e-e-e! Who are
we?
Dallas mog-buyers; yes stree!
Red, black, white hogs-weigh 'em on
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
NOT FAULT OF sELECTMEN.
Chairman Vinton Thinks New Lookup
Should Be Built.

Judge L. w. Gibson of the municipal
court, vigorously condemned the lookup
in the town hall building while trying a
prisoner who had been confined there but
the seectmen, in whose jurisdiction the
lookup comes. feel that neither they nor
the janitor of the building are responsible
for it. The lookup is owned by the town,
but it is used almost wholly by the vii
agc. 1t is in a dark corner of the base
ment of the building where there is no
opportunity to make it sanitary and where
it is impossible to keep it clean. Chair
man w. H. Ninton of the board of select
men, said that he believed if the matter
were brought before the voters in town
meeting the town would vote not to main
tain lookup, so little does the town use
one. He thinks that the town and village
both are far behind the times in the mat.
ter of providing a suitable lookup and that
they should combine and erect building
which should contain not only lookup,
but court room where the prisoners
could be tried He says the lookup was
put in as good a condition as it was pos
sibe to put it not long ago, but that IN
few weeks it was as bad as before. The
bedding is bound to get dirty, in view of
the condition of most of the prisoners,
but with a room on the ground floor
where it could be kept dry, light and well
ventilated, there would be little ground for
complaint.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
Miss Petticoats Coming Oct. IS.

Now and then a play is brought out
which the average theater goer would pre-
fer to see again rather than an entirely
new and untried one. Such plays are
rare-they do exist but are seldom found
and when they are live on for years, never
palling upon the taste of the audience.
Many qualities go to make up this kind
of a success and it must not only be origi-
nal but delight to eye and ear and last,
but most important of all, it must have
real, live, original girl in it drawn to
the life. In the play Miss ,Petticoats
which will be given at the auditorium on
found all of this and a bewitching girl
of the real American type. No pert,
hoydenish bad-mannered tom-boy nor the
well known Ibsen type of dissatisfied wo-
manhood, but a wholesome, generous
hearted girl of sound principles and spicy
wit who carries all before her by her
many magnetic qualities She lives in the
quaint cabin of an old whaler moored
at an ancient wharf of New Bedford,
seaport town, where she is the delight of
her grandfather, Capt. Stewart, an old
whaling master, and all the old seadogs
who live around. Her adventures from
the time she leaves his sheltering protec-
ton until she arrives at her final port OF
destination as the Countess Fonay in
Paris furnish some thrilling situations
and the quick turn from pathos to com
edy is one of the delightful features OF
thu attractive play which is like no other,
but stands in class by itself, as fresh
and pungent in its atmosphere as the air
OF old New Bedford itself, full of ozone
and strong salt breezes that leaves an au-
dience refreshed and rested in mind and
body. A well selected company that
carries fine costumes and scenery typical
Of the locality presents this play.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
Watson French Wins His Case.

A trial of considerable interest took
place in the municipal court room Satur-
day when Watson French sought to re-
cover from Mrs. Viola Miller of Dunn
merston the value of pair of Holsten
steers. 4 verdict was rendered in favor
of the plaintiff to recover 800 and costs.
The facts in the case appear that French
made a contract with Walter Gibbs, who
had the lease of farm owned by Mrs.
Miller, to pasture a pair of steers, the
price agreed upon being 80 cents a week.
After the cattle had been there for five
weeks unbeknown to French, Mrs Miller
took possession of the farm. About three
weeks afterward French on learning of
the change, called Mrs. Miller by tele-
phone to learn if she wished to keep the
steers at the same price charged by Gibbs.
He was then told that he would be obliged
to pay her SO a week for the time that
the steers had been on the farm since
she came into possession and that the
animals would be held until the payment
was made.
French maintained that he had made
a contract with Gibbs only and that he
alone was the one whom he should pay
for the keeping of the steers. He further
claimed that Mrs. Miller held the Hol-
stems without right and through Chase
& DAILY demanded them on the tender OF
$3.50 to Gibbs, the amount due for the
nine weeks that they had been out to
pasture. On refusal to deliver the steers
the farm was attached September 30 by
Deputy Sheriff C. |. Knapp. The case
was appealed to the county court. 1t
will come up for trial at the April term.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11

the forearm, however, had to be taken
out but one was allowed to remain in
the fleshy portion near the elbow. The
cause of the accident was Cobb neg
lect to warn Mr. AmidOn of his where
abouts. Up to a few minutes each
had kept the other informed as to his
location but Cobb believing that he
could bring down squirrel by creep
ing up to tree in the distance, made
the attempt unbeknown to Mr. Ami
don. As Cobb stood behind the tree
only small portion of his arm was
exposed to view. The cloth of his
hunting jacket was in color much like
a squirrel. After trying to make out
what kind of an animal was on the tree
and seeing it begin to move Mr.. Ami
don fired. ~ am shot, Cobb ex-
claimed The blood flowed so freely
that it was impossible 10 make out the
extent of the injuries then. The young
man, however, is doing nicely and it
is believed that no serious results will
follow from the wounds.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
Keene Sentences of Local Interest.

Charles Crone, formerly employed
as baggage-handler at the local sta
ton, pleaded guilty to a charge of at
tempted criminal assault in the supe'
rior court at Keene, N. H., Friday
and was given the maximum sentence
of from five to eight years in state $
prison. Crone was arrested in Hins'
dale, N. H., July 25 for having at
tempted to assault two young girls and
was bound over to the superior court
by Justice Gardner S. Howe. Crone 8
defence was that he was intoxicated
at the time but the judge did not con
slider this reason for Withholding the
maximum penalty
James Airing of Chesterfield, N. H.,
who shot his step-son, Ernest Bryant,
Aug. 10, was sentenced for two to
three years for aggravated assault.
Airing and Bryant had dispute
which led to blows and the boy
struck his step-father over the head
with a broom handle. When the lad
started to run away his step-father
pulled down shot gun and opened
fire, wounding the boy in one arm.
Bryant was at the Brattleboro Memo
rial hospital over night.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
TELEPHONE TALKS

the New Eng
Telegraph Company publishing series
expostions phases of telephony, for
itself, it hopes, for the
telephone
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11

| a half or two minutes, after ringing
three times, unless it is asked to
keep on.
Most often, you will notice, it is
when you call up residence that you
are told "they don t answer" The
reason is simple when you come to
think of it, but probably it doesn It
occur to everybody. In a business
place the telephone is pretty sure to
be located where the bell can be
heard easily and there is someone
whose business it is to answer calls.
At any rate, there is always somebody
near the instrument to answer prompt
ly in business hours. There are lots
of times, of course, when there is no
body at home to answer residence
telephone. Besides, good many peo-
pie insist on having their house tele-
phones put in out of the way corners.
The result is that the ringing of the
bell is not always heard, and, even
when it is heard, answering it means
a trip into another room or upstairs.
Then, too, it is not always convenient
to drop homework or leave company
anu 80 W INC telcphone Instantly On"
that makes a delay which gives the
impression that there is nobody on
hand to answer your summons.
These things no doubt have good
deal to do with your being told "they
don t answer In many cases they
account for your meeting friend
every now and then who says, when
YOU tell him you tried to call him up
and couldn't get him, that he "was
there all the time" They also go to
explain why, when you answer your
own telephone after delay, you are
sometimes told by the operator that
there is nobody on your line now"
The person who was calling you has
given you up and gone away.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11

was especially attractive also a black lace
hat with ostrich plumes and other decora-
tons. But few OF the models were of
medium size. the large hats taking the
lead with a limited number of close hats
Outing hats were also exhibited in a large
variety of colors and shapes.
The autumn millinery opening of Mrs.
G.. H. Smith was held Saturday and Mon
day and was largely attended. The win
dow was banked with hydrangeas and
trimmed with hats, yelvets and other
decorations in the various shades of pur.
pie and green. Hydrangeas palms and
cut flowers were tastefully arranged
throughout, the rooms presenting dainty
APPEARANCE About 100 trimmed hats of
Mrs. Smiths own make were exhibited,
the majority of which were made of vel
vet and deliberately trimmed with plumage
and flowers A large variety of ornaments
were used also. The upright glass show
case which was filed with a numberless
variety of feathers, flowers and other ar
ticles used for trimmings and lighted by
several electric lights was an attractive
feature of the exhibit. There was also
pleasing assortment of outing hats on ex-
hibition.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
LOCAL MILLINERY OPENINGS.
Artistic Assortment of Head Adorn-
ments Shown Saturday and Monday.

Mrs. II. E. Bascom's millinery opening
Friday afternoon was largely attended.
The parlors, which were deliberately deco
rated with autumn leaves, palms, SALIVA
and cut flowers, presented a charming
appearance. On the show cases were ar
ranged pyramids of velvets, flowers and
other decorations with hats of cores
ponding shades made in all the leading
colors, including purplette, red, brown,
blue and green. White reigned supreme
in picture hats as well as the outing
shapes. The flowers in evidence We're
morning glories and orchids. Ostrich
plumes and coque feathers were also eX-
tensively used for decorations. Among
the leading models particularly noticeable
were handsome "Rebeaux" creation in
pink and black velvet with black ostrich
plumes fancy plated edge finish and
draped around the crown, hand embroid-
cred in rose, gilt and black, green velvet
fitted hat with blondine spray, choux OF
green and plum color fastened with hand
embroidered buckles, Ritz" model of
champagne colored velvet with plum col
ored roses. an "Arlette" made of white
velvet, ornamented with white roses, two
immense pairs of white wings and bril-
liant pins, also "Rebeaux', in black with
lace. chiffon, plumes and taffeta ribbon for
decorations. Miss jessie Nichols served
chocolate and waters and the young wo-
men in attendance were becomlngly
gowned in white. Miss Southwark Of
Boston, who has been with Mrs. Bascom
during the last three seasons, will be with
her this winter.
The millinery parlors Of Donnell & Da,,
Wis were visited by large number OF
guests Saturday and Monday to attend
Che fall and winter opening. The win
iows and main rooms were prettily trim
med with hydrangeas, dahlias and asters.
The show cases were filled with a beauti-
mi assortment of flowers, principally
glories, roses and orchids in all
nIumes. wings and soft feathers. A large
number of hats were made in the differ,
ent shades of purple, brown, green and
Copenhagen blue. A large picture hat
made Of white velvet and deliberately
trimmed with ostrich plumes and lace
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
Meany- Hennessey.

One of the prettiest weddings thus
far this season was that of Miss Eliz-
abeth A. Hennessey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Hennessey, to David
NJ. Meany of Brattleboro, at st. Pet
er's church in North Walpole, Tues
day morning. Rev. Father Wilde per-
| formed the ceremony in the presence
of large number of invited guests
| and friends of the two parties. The
bride wore a beautiful gown of white
embroidered net WIN trimmings Of
lace and insertion over white silk. Her
hat was of white, in picturesque
style with magnificent white ostrich
plumes. She carried bouquet OF
bride roses. The bridesmaid, who was
Miss Katherine Hennessey, a sister Of
the bride, wore white silk null with
large plumed white hat and carried
pink roses. The groom was attended
by his brother, James 2. Meany, OF
Brattleboro. The ushers were John Z.
Hennessey, a brother of the bride, and
Edward j. Howard.
Following the ceremony an infor-
NAL reception was held at the bride 8
home on Main street, North Walpole,
which was attended by few of the
most intimate friends of the bride AMI
groom. Dainty refreshments were
served. The array of presents was
very large and contained many choice
pieces.
The couple left on the 3 o'clock
train for Mortified and after a brief
absence there and in other northern
points, they will make their home IN
Brattleboro
The bride is an esteemed member
of the young set of Bellows Falls ana
North Walpole, and has always lived
in the town, graduating from the
Bellows Falls high school in the class
of 1897. As one of the most popular
clerks in the dry goods store of IT,. II.
Wales for a number of years, she has
won the respect of a wide circle Oh
friends and her popularity extends TO
other towns. She will be greatly
missed in the social life of the place,
in which she has always taken an ac-
tive part , :. 4bo
The groom is now engaged in the
meat business in Brattleboro but most
Of his life has been spent here ana
in North Walpole. In partnership
with his brother, A. J. Meany, who is
now a resident of North Walpoie, he
ran the City market on this side a
number of years ago, and was later IN
business in North Walpole. lie has
won the esteem of his many friends
Turing his stay in Brattleboro and is
low fhe owner of one of the most
,rosnerous markets of that town.
Among those present from out OF
own were James P. Meany, Edward
london, Mr. and Mrs. b. L. Riley ana
Mss Katherine Dwyer OF Brattleooro'
Bellows Falls Times.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
FORMERLY LIVED HERE.
Henry M. Currier Was First Mail
Clerk on Brattleboro & Whitehall.

Henry M. Currier, 66, died in White
River Junction Saturday morning. Mr..
Currier was a postal clerk, his run being
between Springfield, Mass, and White
River Junction. After being absent from
work three months, he returned to his run
last week On Friday afternoon he was
taken i'll on the train before reaching
White River Junction, and he was unable
to 90 to his boarding place without assist
ance. He failed gradually, and died at
5.45 Saturday morning. Death was caused
by asthma. ",
Mr.. Currier was born in Barnet, VT,
July "a, lS4l, and was the eldest son. OF
John and Nancy (Emerson( .Currier
When he was 5 years old the family NOV,
ed to Rvegate, and Mr.. Currier lived
there until September, 1860 when ne en-
listed in Company H, 4th Vermont regi,-
ment. for three years. He was wounded
AT Hagerstown and was taken to the
military hospital in Brattleboro, where he
finished his term of enlistment with the
invalid corps. He learned the. carpenters
trade with his father, and in January,
1865. he married Ellen Morse, daughter
of Sewall Morse. He worked for the rs
few Organ company and at carpenterlng
until the Brattleboro & Whitehall rail
road was built. when he became postal
clerk between Brattleboro and South Lon
donderry, being the first clerk on that
run Later he had the run from Spring
field to Newport, Vt, until 1887, when
his health failed He spent the next
seven years in Los Angeles, Cal, and At
lanta. Ca, and then returned to the
Springfield and Newport run, but for the
nast three or four years the run extended
only from Springfield to White River
Junction. His family was not able to
reach him before he died.
He is survived by his widow and one
daughter, Adeline Nancy, wife of Clinton
Gowdy, a Springfield attorney; also by
and one sister, Mrs. Julia Howe of Cam
bridgeport. He was the third Oldest mem
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
THEY DON'T ANSWER"

1t is always. annoying when you are
phone to be told that "they don t
answer" And if you are in an I'M
usual hurry, or are particularly disap-
pointed, or are a little excited-for
the moment you have waited seems
like an age sometimes-you may think
that Central" is to blame. If you
are specially irritated you may even
accuse the operator of not having
tried at all to get the person you want.
Look into your exchange some day
the manager will be glad to see you
any time-and watch how its work is
done. Then you II feel differently
about it, You can rest assured that if
Central" says "they don t answer
they don't She has tried her best to
get them, but without success.
The first thing the operator does
when you give her a call is to "test"
to see if the number you ask for is
busy. If the line is not in use, she
connects with it and rings the sub
scriber s bell. If nobody answers her
first ring within Is seconds she rings
again. If there is still silence after
another quarter of a minute she rings
a third time. If there is no response
in the next Is seconds she reports to
you "they don't answer" Then she
will ring again, and again, and again,
if you ask her to. 1t is a good deal
like ringing someone s door-bell. If
nobody comes to let you in after you
have rung two or three times you
make up your mind that the family is
out and go away. The telephone com
Dany has to stop somewhere, and it
gives up at the end of a minute and