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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
TELEPHONE REPORTS ASKED
Should Be Sent to State Secretary's
Office BY July 4.

The city and rural telephone COM
panies of this county, as well as OF
other parts of the state, are now be-
ing reminded that they are expected
to make an annual report to the Sec
retary of state between now and the
first day of July, accompanied by
their license fee.
According to the report blanks be-
ing mailed out by the secretary of
state, there are between 5000 and
1000 active domestic corporations In
oregon, and 500 foreign corporations,
relates the Salem Statesman.
Getting a line on the small tele-
phone companies of the state is the
work which has been engaging the
attention OF the State Tax Commission
recently. Commissioner ]. b. Eaton
has Just returned from Lake County
and all intermediate county seats. He
says Il is easy to keep close supervis-
ion over the large companies, but the
scores Of small lines are more diff
cult to keep track OF.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
SALT CREEK

Bert Miller is working for Mr..
Brobst.
Mr.. Foster was a Dallas visitor last
Saturday.
Jake Buhler is hauling hay to
Ballston.
Mr.. Van Well was in Dallas last
Saturday.
Henry Clanfield has been delivering
oats to Ballston.
j. Bowles and family We're Dallas
visitors last Saturday.
Mrs Savery, of Dallas, is here,
visiting her son Ralph
Miss Martha Thiesies spent several
days in Salem last week.
Ben Rosenau, of Sheridan, is visit
ing his brother, Otto Rosenau..
Mr.. Van Well and son, Herman,
were Sheridan visitors Sunday.
Mr.. Schulson, Mr.. Buhler and Hen
ry Schulson all have new telephones.
Otie Foster has been spending a
few days at Bridgeport, among
friends.
John Riggs and wife and Silas Riggs
and wife were through here on Me-
mortal Day.
The Misses Edna and Hazel Roland,
of Perrydale, are training hops for
j. H. Foster
Mrs. e. F. Sergeant, of Enterprise,
was visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity Tuesday
The road supervisor is doing some
good work in this neighborhood, but
not before it was needed.
DR.. B. E. Newell, of Dallas, was
through here the first of the week, ex-
amining stations for the stallion
registration board.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
AIRLIE

Mrs. Rose made a trip to Dallas
Sunday.
Glen Byerly is working at simpsons
upper camp.
Mr. Crowley is now in charge Of
the mail route
A large crowd attended the preach
ing sunday night In Airlie Hall
Charles Allen IL assisting clyde
Turner in the station work here
Mrs. Henry Lewis is quite iIi. and Il
is reported that she Is not expected %
live.
A large number Of people from here
attended the races and the dance az
SuVer-
Kines valley and Airiie played a
came of basebzn a. Airiie last sun
far. The score vas - 20 IL In favor
% Airlle-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
SMITHFIELD

Grain is growing very rapidly since
the rain.
Mrs P. Neufeidt and children are
making garden
J. Reimer is visiting his daughter.
Mrs. Tom Trent
Peter Neufeldt ha< bought a horse
from &. L. ellison.
Mrs Charles Rees has been IN sa-
lem. attending lodge
Mr. Rosenau. % Perrydale. ns-
bought four pigs from J. o. Diehm.
G. q. Rempel and three children
were sunday visitors a. J. Dlehm'a
Mrs. Rempei and oldest daughter
are in Portland. taking trcafuentz
Quite a number 81 people here er-
pect 20 attend the Artisan plcnic. O.
Be held az Rickreail- Saturday
NJ Goetz q recent arrival from
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
RICKREALL

James Morton was a Dallas caller
Tuesday
w. II. Cadle went to Portland,
Tuesday
Mrs. Jennie Jones is slowly inn
proving.
]. O. Price went to Portland Sat
urday on business.
The Artisans are busy preparing
their picnic grounds.
Mrs. Robert Ankeny and son have
returned from Walla Walla, Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs Fletcher and child,
OF Wenatchee, Washington, are visit
ing at w. A. Haleys.
Mrs. Alex Kirkland and daughter
of Independence. spent Wednesday
with Mrs. w. f. Clark.
Mrs. II. c. Eakin. Mrs. Jack Sibley
and Miss Dempsey, of Dallas, spent
Tuesday with w. E. Goodell's.
Mrs. Bert Adams and son, of Port
land. came up Sunday to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L Dempsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cook, May
Price and Melva Cave attended the
Memorial services at Independence
Sunday.
The Rickreall baseball boys played
with the Ballston team at Ballston
Sunday. The score was 13 to In
favor Of Rickreall.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
STATE AUDITOR APPOINTED
j. b. Young, of Portland, Named BY
Secretary of State.

SALEM, May 31.-J. b. Young, of
Portland, was yesterday appointed
state auditor by Secretary of State
Olcott. Mr.. Young was formerly with
the Home Telephone Company and
was room mate of Secretary Olcott
while the latter was engaged with the
Title Guarantee Company of Portland.
Mr.. Young win temporarily assume
the duties of C. A. Ziegler, who re-
tires June 1, and will fill that position
until the arrival of Wallace Benson,
whose school term at the Oregon Ag-
ricultural College is not up~ until
June Is.
Secretary Olcott said last night that
a most rigid audit will be given all
accounts against the state. The sec
retary of states office audits and dis
burses over $2,00O,000 annually. 1t
has been held that the secretary's Of
fee is supreme in this matter and can
go over the heads of institutions and
even that of the state board
For these reasons Secretary Olcott
intends to exercise this power invest
ed in the Office whenever the states
interests demand 1t, and also is deter
mined to conduct the office upon a
strict business basis.
The work of auditing the vast
amount of bills that come into the
office is no small part of the secre-
tary's duty and an auditor who will
attend to this business will mean
much in the way the business Is car
ried out
Secretary of State Olcott has ap-
pointed j. w. Garrison, of Forest
Grove to the position of janitor of the
state house, to replace c. e. Rockwell.
Mr.. Garrison will assume his duties
June 1.
The new janitor is a prosperous
poultryman of Forest Grove and has
lived there for 80 yearss. During most
of that time he has occupied a posi-
ton in the faculty of the Pacific Uni
versity.
Mr.. Garrison will bear the title Of
supervisor of buildings and grounds.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
OAKDALE
viii Cochrane is in poor health.

Will Cochrane is in poor health.
Little Mildred Sellers is sick with a
fever.
1t would be hard to find a finer lot
of young cherry trees than Fred
Hughes has in his orchard here.
Bert Illingsworth is painting the
Dierling house and barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Bird visited
the Dallas cemetery Sunday.
Mr.. Bramhaugh is preparing to
plant a large field of corn.
Eddie Cochrane has been afflicted
with felon on one of his fingers.
Willie Dennis has been visiting his
cousin, Ernest Robbins, of Green
wood.
Tom Card has been building wind
mill, with which he expects to saw
wood and draw water,
Mrs. Nina Murphy is raising a fine
lot of young chickens of the Plymouth
Rock and Leghorn varieties
Mr.. Graham is making garden. He
is expecting his sister and her chill
dren to arrive from the East shortly
for a visit with him.
Bruce and Lert Miller have moved
their families to North Dallas for the
summer. Bruce is working with
road roller on the Salt Creek road,
and Lert is running an engine for the
road work on Dunlop Hill.
John Robinson and family, MRS
Mary Thompson, Mrs. Mary cara
and others of this neighborhood at
tended the big tabernacle meeting IN
Dallas. Sunday. A still larger number
expect to attend next Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Robinson, Mrs. Malinda
Kimball. Mrs. George Robinson MRS.
Mary Thompson, ]. S. Maeomber ana
family. t ]. Butler and family Mrs
Green and little son, H. j., Joe Muir
nbv and family, Fountain and Walter
Murphy. Mrs. Nina Murphy Mr.. ana
Mrs Thomas Card, Mrs. Maude Ma
comber and little daughter, and Albert
sellers attended the Memorial Day
services at Dallas, Tuesday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
NEWS OF POLK COUNTY
ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUsr.
LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS
happenings of Interest in yarious
Neighborhoods Told in Interest.
ing Manner.
BETHEL.

isaac Boyer is working for l. N
Mulkey. Az
Mark Richards is very sick with
pneumonia.
George Shields, sr., is sick with
pneumonia and neuralgia.
Mrs. c. L. Hawley and children
spent Sunday in Newberg.
Nellie MuIlkey Went 10 Salem Mon,
day to attend summer school
Misses Nellie and Hazel Mulkev
spent Sunday at Bethel Heights.
; Phoebe WYATT and GLADYS Stewart
are attending summer school in sa-
lem.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyer went
TO Atrlie Monday, to look for a place
to locate.
Monday and Tuesday nights the
exercises of the two graduating class
es We're held
Ihere We're seven graduates in the
nigh school this year. making the
first class to graduate here. Those
VINO have completed the course of
study are Karl Stewart, Clarence
Booth, John Romig, Vernon Romig,
Harry Hubbard, Daphne Richards and
Gladys Stewart.
Those in the eighth grade who re-
ceived diplomas are: jamie Richards,
Ella Rutledge, Nellie Mulkey, Ernest
Rutledge, Harold jenkins, Robert
Wyatt, and Norris Wells. Only one
inthe class failed, and only in one
subject, which will be taken in June.
This class received the highest aver
age of any eighth grade in the coun-
ty an honor of which they are ex-
ceedingly proud.
A week ago Tuesday was the gala
day for the high school. A large crowd
was gathered and the day was spent
in racing. There We're races of all
the winners being
awarded prizes. There was also a
Maypole, given by the primary
grades, with the colors red, white and
gold entwining the pole. During the
day there was a display of the burnt
wood, tapestry and stenciling done
by the pupils, and a display of the
furniture made by the twelfth grade
boys.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02

Washington, d. c., is making great
progress on his 20-acre farm near
here.
Frank Friesen, son Of r. F. Erie
sen,is home again, after course of
study in Kansas. All are glad to see
him back. He says Oregon is best.
Among the number who visited at
G. j. Rempel's in Bowersville, were
]. H. Rempel, Mr., and Mrs. J. p. Neu-
feldt, Jacob, Elizabeth and Justina
Neufeldt A few games were played.
ID. A. Rempel of Trinidad, Colo
rado, is visiting his cousins in this
vicinity. and is accompanied by his
cousin, J. G. Rempel, of Polk. He
came by way of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
BOWERSyILLE

Maude Pierce has new bicycle.
Harry Coulson, of Dallas, is work
ing for e. l.. Hayes.
s. s. Ediger and d. III. Rempel are
painting G. J. Rempel's house.
Dietrich Rempel, of Trinidad, Colo
rado, is visiting his uncle, G. j. Rem
pei.
E. L. Hayes is milking about 35
cows and is receiving about $40 per
COW each month.
Some of the yong people froum this
place were at the tabernacle services
in Dallas, Sunday.
Jacob. Lizzie and Justine Neu-
feldt%, A G. Rempel and family, and
John Rempel, of Polk Station, J. p.
Neufeldt and family and ]. Fl. Rem
pei, of Smithfield, were visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. REM
pei Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
MONMOUTH

Asa Stats, of Airlie, was in town
Friday.
Mrs. C. e. Herren visited in Salem,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Howell went to
Portland. Tuesday.
c. McHenry, of Corvallis, was in
Monmouth, Tuesday
Jasper Bagley, of Airlie, was in
town on business Friday.
These warm days make things grow
and are just what we need.
Mr. Cornelius, a commercial agent,
is at home for months vacation.
The Falls City baseball team de-
feated the Monmouth team by some
20 tallies.
A. N. Poole made a business trip to
Portland and back Saturday, by way
of Dallas.
C. c. Lee went to Scio, Monday, to
visit the cemetery, where he has loved
ones resting.
Mr.. and Mrs Olson, of Monroe,
Benton County, were in town in their
automobile Tuesday
The business houses of Monmouth
were closed Tuesday afternoon in
honor Of Memorial Day
Mr. and Mrs Jefferson Robertson,
of Salem, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs H. Robertson, Sunday.
Will Beckley is the happy owner of
new automobile and can be seen
riding in it at all hours of the day.
Mrs. w. w. Newman left on Thurs
day of last week for California, hav-
ing received word that her father was
sick.
r. Y, Mull1ey has returned from
Newport He reports an enjoyable
time at the opening of the new Abbey
Hotel.
Mr. Boulden has cleaned up the
streets adjoining his place of busi-
ness, which improves the appearance
of the premises very much. Let the
good work go on.
White Brothers have had a dough
mixer placed in their bakery 1t is
driven by an electric motor and they
are now able to turn out bread in
wholesale quantities.
County Clerk e. M. Smith, accom-
panied by Mrs. Smith, was in Mon
mouth Tuesday, visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Smith, and greet
ing old-time friends.
The new buildings in town are NOV
ing along nicely, and more are talked
of. By this time next year, there will
be many new business houses and
residences in Monmouth. The Normal
bell will ring, as of old, and poor old
Yamhill County will get a scowl on Its
face The handsome new public
school building will be a great addi-
ton to the town.
Memorial exercises were held in
the Normal chapel by the school Mon
day afternoon. The program was
well rendered and showed good work
on the part of Principal J. B. V. But
Ter and the assistant teachers. Pres
ident Ackerman delivered the ad-
dress He spoke of the martyred
Lincoln and paid a feeling tribute to
the old soldiers, who are fast passing
away.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
HARMONY

A good many from here were in
Sheridan, Sunday.
Elmer Blanchard has started up his
wood saw this week.
L. Moore Canady, Of Sheridan,
spent Sunday at the home of Cyrus
Blair.
Ramey Blair left last week for
Eastern Oregon to work for Mr., Whit
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Goldsmith and lit
tie daughter, of Sheridan, spent Sun
day afternoon at the home of Will
liam Mclean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Archibald and
children, who have been visiting at
the home of his uncle, James Hayes,
returned to their home at Waldo
Hills, Saturday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
+++++4++++++4+%+&+4
Careless About Appendicitis in Dallas.

Many Dallas people have chronic
Appendicitis, which is carelessly treat
ed as IL 1t were ordinary bowel or
stomach trouble. II you have wind or
gas in the stomach or bowels. sour
stomach or constipation. try simple
buckthorn bark, giycerine, etc. as
compounded in Adler-i-ka, the new
German Appendicitis remedy. Conrad
Stafrin. druggist, Dallas. states that A
SINGLE DOSE OF this simple remedy
Will relieve any bowel or stomach
trouble.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02

Services Sunday. June 4:
Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Morning worship at 1900 a. M
topic. "A Normal Christian; What Is
He2"
Junior X. L. c. E., $500 p. m.
X. L. c. f.. 1900 p. ms
Children's Day program will be rem
dered at p. m.
Midweek prayer service at s p. m
Thursday.
We most cordially invite the public
to worship with us. The stranger
within the city Is especially wei
coined.
p. GATES. Pastor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
MOUNTAIN VIEW

Miss Jennie Best spent Tuesday
Memorial Day, on the farm.
Mrs Harry Mcdowell is working
in the berries for Mr.. southwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. U. Adams have re-
turned from their visit to the East
Mrs Ella Adams visited Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Adams and family Sunday.
Glen southwick and Howard sue
cessfully passed the eighth grade ex-
aminations.
Mrs Harris has returned home
from an extended visit with her niece
Mrs. l.. L. Conners. Of Monmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Southwick and
Mr. and Airs. Grice attended the
birthday dinner given as a ssrprise TO
Mrs Lizzie Edwards. in Marion
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
MANY LICENSES ISSUED
POLK sPORTsMEN WANT no EN-
JOY FISHING AND HUNTING.
List Of Recreation Seekers VINO Have
Obtained Papers Since Begin
ming Of April.

The demand for game licenses in
this county has been unusually heavy
this year. Since the first Of the year
Hunters and anglers, AZ; hunters. 169;
anglers, SS1. Since the beginning of
April the following have taken out
papers:
Hunters.
Dallas--william Lee. Estley
Farley, M G. Greene.
Falls City-Frank Kau. J. L. West
brook.
Black Rock-E. N. Applegar.
Perrydale--James Jones.
Monmouth-John H. Remington.
Sheridan-R. L. Park.
Hunters and Anglers.
Falls City-Fred Perrin, o. J. Bell.
Dallas--Earl Barham, j. M. Brown,
w. H. Roy. c. E. Smart, M. Luebke.
John F'rakes.
Independence-C. b. Dalton, d. w.
Brooks Bill Rowell, Il. Mourishiro.
Biggs-Roy Duignan.
Salem--James Best.
Anglers.
Dallas-Hector A. Frakes, c. L.
Winter, William o. Mcdonald, A. W.
Armstrong, Ray L. Armstrong, Cliff
ford smith, Harold Wfayer. Ralph
Grant, " l. Kaegi, L. D. Brown, J. 9.
Brown, b. F. Butler, r. f. Lovelady.
e. f. Craven, Clyde C. Campbell.
A. M. Haines. J. e. Sibley, A. w.
Fink, Il. j. Hayter, Robert Muscotts
Fred Gooch, Charles Baker, w. r.
Howe, Charles Hanson, Harold Han
sen, Frank w. Shriver. J. j. Fidler,
John Whitehead, T. A. Dunn, Tom
Miller, Uda Burk, Frank Campbell,
w. J.. Ford, J. ]. Newfield, Vincent
Thompson, James d. Hubbard, George
w. Hagood, f. Murray Smith, J. R.
Craven, Harry Bullock, Louis Will
wock, H. G. Garrison, v. e. Gosso.
A. ]. ellison, George Voth, Jake
Steffy r. Forrest, Frank Heidi.
Charles M. westover, J. r. Allgood.
Charles H. Lane.
Independence-M. G. Williams. ].
Fl. Patton, Ernest Ewing, David
Aiken, Charles e. Brooks. Edward
Rex, Lou Sloper, o. T. Sole, Everett
Rowell, S. Marishiro, Mart Graves,
Armine Young, X. Yamigguchi, A.
Okamura, Charles A. Ewing, W. q.
Ridenhour, f.. c. Bilyieu.
Falls City--Harry e. Finch, A. r.
Bell. oliver Baker, Roy McMurphy,
Fred Talbot, r. A. Titus, A. B. Ser
vey, w. H. Sykes Lloyd Hulburt
G. w. Brentner, A. f. Courier, Lot
Gardner, L. r. Grant, Harry Davidson,
Carl Rasor, Archie Courier, Joe Han
dreon, Fank Barton, Frank Chaplin.
Glen d. Salisbury, III. e. Krebbs.
Frank Heydon, Clarence SPAIN.
Black Rock-Charles Elkins, o. e.
Shultz, H. Conner, Hank Brown, Lee
Vale. e. ]. Hunter, r. b. Arnold,
Frank Wolf, R. P. Flower, Lloyd
Hannicutt, James Nelson. Willard
Broughton.
Monmouth L. Conroy Allen
clark, Jesse Emerson, James Good
man, A. A. Lindeman, Artie Burk-
head, M K. Crowley, Harold B. Da-
Wis.
Rickreall--J. M. Bennett. Fred
Auer, j. L. BLY,.
Ballston-G. Tillery. Andrew ottin-
ger, w. A. Sloan
Eola-Landon Barnard.
Airlie-Albert ]. Taylor.
Buell--Henry Kettleson.
Grand Ronde-M. o. Boyer.
Boyer-Fred McGee.
Salem-Lee Doolittle, r. Horton,
j. w. Edgar.
Sheridan-P. M. Churchman.
Portland-G. o. Miller.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
LUCKIAMUTE

X suvsr is the owner Of a ne"
bueey and harness. -,--.s., q.
~ La Lampitt Of sherio-n'
~,=5tirr Mss Nora suvef. .-s,
Green made bus-neN ''p
.----ro-dsrr1e. saturday
To --sat many o. the dancers 10 -
bs-e attsn5ed the danee
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02

Francis +. Cook. OF Dallas. and
Miss olive whitney. OF Alsea. were
united in marriage at n o'clock Mon
day morning by Rev. Edwin T. Sher-
man. at his home. 22O North Sixth
street The bride II well known In
Benton County. having been a pOpu-
lar teacher al Alsea for several years-
The groom has been a Benton Coun-
~ farmer for the past three years.
but Is now engaged IN the real estate
business at Dallas. Mr.. and Mrs
Cook left by auto for Dallas today
Corvallis Gazette-Timea
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02
cola

Mr.. and Mrs Hsmsr visited reia-
ffres In salem last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. ". Allen. Ethel.
Davis and Warren Allen visited al
Thomas W. Brunks last sunday.
Ma Hattie Doney. Of Oak Grove
visited her SISTER. Mrs J. = -schaher'
auriur fhs frst part of the week
Ths AIissss BESSIE and Isota Foster
visited az the home of r. B. brunk
last Friday evening and sunday after
nocn.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02

..The IIttIe PearI.u

: Come and see new style I
= photo called the Little Pearl"
= This is neat and attractive and is
= something new.
= 5stf. t. ]. CHERRINGToN. 4
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-02

Ainsworth Chapter. No. II,
WGNY Royal Arch Masons. will hold
WS~lA a stated convocation Friday
NJ evening, June 2, 1911, at
p. m. Work in r. A. degree. Visit
ing companions will be welcomed.
u. s. GRANT, Secretary
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-22
Especial to The Bulletin,

Hartford. Feb. 2I.-Contests over city and town court judtgships drew the largest attendance before the judi cfary committee Tuesday afternoon that any of the hearings during the present session of the legislature have brought out,excepting alone those hear ings relative to the public utilities and workmen's compensation acts. The su- preme court room in the capitol held a capacity audience when the committee announced that it was ready to take up the signments Of the day.
 Close to the top of the calendar were the resolutions appointing a judge and deputy judge of the city court of Nor residents of the city in attendance to speak either in behalf of the present incumbent, Lucius Brown, of for Hem ry II. Pettis.
 Favorins Judge Brown.
 John D. Hall was the first speaker. rising to announce his withdrawal as candidate for the position of judge, and to say that the reappofntment of Judge Brown would be eminently fit and proper.
 Announcement was also made of the withdrawal of John H. Barnes as a candidate, MT. Hall stating that MT. Barnes was unable to be present. Mir. Barnes withdrew in favor of Judge Brown.
 4tello Lippitt stated that he ap- pe ] on behalf of Judge Brown, and spoke of his acquaintance with the latter's conduct of the court during his CMr Lippitt's) term as mayor of the city. He said that Judge Brown was always fair and impartial in his Ge- cisions, and that he had a faculty of tempering justice with mercy, especial before him. He believed his reappoint- ment would be eminently satisfactory in Norwich.
 Charles Bard said he agreed with what MT. Lippitt had said and that lie believed the sentiment in Norwich was in favor of Judge Browns reappoint- ment.
 Frederic Cary referred to the fact that as a member of the charter com mission of Norwich, which in its work investigated every department Of the city of Norwich, and that after hear ings and conferences and newspaper discussion relative to the matter that the commission had in hand, no one could propose any improvement in the city court and that of all the depart ments of the city that the city court alone would not be affected under the ter.
 Frank T. Naples said that the peo- pie are satisfied with Judge Brown and are anxious to have him returned to office.
 John Donovan said that Judge Brown is very able lawyer and also that he had assisted various young lawyers "who, I ann afraid, are turning their backs against him" Mir. Donovan read a list of Norwich attorneys who have served under Mir. Brown as prosecut- ing attcrneys. He said that Judge Brown gives much thought to the cases that are tried before him. He said he believed that Judge Brown has the en- dorsen1ent of nine- tenths of the peo- pie of Norwich
 Attorney William H. Shields said that Judge Brown had filled his present position for IF years, and had given eminent ga satisfaotion. His is a perplex- ing place, but he has always been con-