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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20

does not need to be ashamed Of these
comparative figures. Only eleven
states raise more rye per acre than
! Vermont Such states as Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas,
Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Dakota
rank lower in the number of bushels
they can raise per acre.
1t may be that the poets have not
sung much about buckwheat but buck.
wheat pancakes served with maple
sprup on winter morning ought to
be an inspiration to the most ethereal
poet that ever wrote stanZa of verse
And Vermont is surpassed by only two
states in the union in bushels of buck
wheat per acre.
| Vermont is not wheat growing
state and doesn't pretend to be. Last
year we sowed only 1000 acres of
spring wheat but only one state in
| the whole country raised more bushels
per acre, our record being 1913 bushels.
Ncrth Dakota which leads with 1926
600 acres, raised only five bushels per
acre, the Vermont yield being almost
six times as great Kansas raised 81
bushels per acre. The yield in other
western states was: South Dakota,
1913 bushels; Nebraska, 1919 bushels;
Minnesota, 10 bushels; Wisconsin, 1871
bushels; Iowa, 300 bushels. That
is good hing to tell the westerners
who talk about the sterility of Yer
mont farm lands.
The average yield Of bushels Of
potatoes per acre in Vermont is 1870
and only seven states can show q
better record Maine, with its fam
ous new lands Of Arostook county, titled
according to modern scientific
methods, is far and away the leading
potato growing state, but down in the
found soil which experts declare to be
every bit as good as the Aroostook
county Last fall the White River
Railroad company awarded some prizes
in potato growing contest and the
winner of the first prize raised 467 A
bushels per acre which is more than
twice the average yield in Maine.
In considering the figures given
showing Vermont's yield of crops per
acre to be among the largest hown by
any state it should be remembered
that as yet very little really intensive
farming has been done here. If the
best modern methods of seed selection,
fertilization and cultivation were
practiced, the yield would be very
largely increased The soil of Yer
mont is very fertile During the
glacial period, when the rocks were
crushed and pulverized by the great
masses of moving ice, rich deposit
was left over nearly all of Vermont, ex-
tending about as far as the Connecticut
river to the east and the Massachusetts
boundary to the south For this
reason, Vermont has been peculiarly
favored among the New England states
and as the figures show, it will be able
to compete with the states OF the
west
When Vermont can so far outstrip
the great agricultural states of the
west in the yield OF staple crops per,
acre, there ought to be large demand
for Vermont farms, the price Of which
is much below the price OF western
lands With the figures presented,
which are vouched for as correct by the
United States government, there
ought to be no pessimism concerning
The future of Vermont agriculture,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
GETS $4,000 TO
WE'D APPLE KING
Widow Accepted Offer as Joke, But He
Was Serious and She Consented
to Marry.


Los Angeles, May 20. When Henry
A Spruck, the Oregon apple king
offered Mrs Frances Rosenblatt, an at.
tractive widow, niece Of the late Mel
son Morris, millionaire packer of Chi
cago $4,000 to marry him she ac-
ccpted, not because she needed the
money, but just 10 ee if Spruck was in
earnest Now they are to be married
in June and Mrs. Rosenblatt will get
the money in advance The romantic
story of Spruck's courtship, his mon
etary offer and her acceptance was
confirmed by both parties TO the agree
ment in Venice, Cal whore both are
visiting
Not many months ago Spruck came
to the southern California beaches to
recover from the shock of his wife's
death. A short time later Mrs. Rosen-
blatt arrived from Chicago She had
just lost her husband Spruck saw the
dashing widow, fell in love with her
and finally managed to be introduced.
Then began ardent wooing. The very
first night Spruck met the widow he
asked for her hand She refused. One
day recently he said: +I'll give you
$4,000 if you marry me-"
Before the ceremony asked the
widow.
YES" replied Spruck
Then I'll marry YOU
The date was set for early June.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
wILLIAMsTowN.

There will be a union service at the
Methodist church Sunday evening at
1880.
The Rural Good Luck club will meet
with Mrs. Seaver and Mrs Williams
next Saturday
Rev. d, H Strong returned yester-
day from trip to the western part
Of the state
The school nine defeated Marshall
Jackson's nine in game of bali yester-
day; score twenty-five to two.
The following are under appointment
as delegates from the Congregational
church of this place to the annual asso
citation meeting at Randolph Center
next Tuesday and Wednesday: Dea
and Mrs f. G. Smith, Mrs. Strong
and Miss Waterman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
Saved Child From Death.

after our child had suffered from Sc.
we're bronchial trouble for a year." wrote
G. T. Richardson, of Richardson's Mills
Ala, "we feared it had consumption
II had n bad cough all the time. We
tried many remedies without avail, and
doctors medicines seemed as useless
Finally we tried DR.. Kings New Dis
covery and are pleased TO say that one
bottle effected complete cure and our
child is sgain strong and healthy For
coughs, colds, hoarseness, lsgrippe, asth-
ma, Group and sore lungs. it's the
most infallihle remedy that's made.
Price soc and 800 Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed BIZ tia Red Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
RANDOLPH CENTER.

Mrs. Harriet Hebard is visiting her
daughter Mrs. E. A. Wheeler.
w M. Cooper is at work for A. E.
Churchill in Broollheld. Mr.. Churchill
il building new barn.
X II Howard was in Williamstown
on business the first of the week
Fred Royce has moved into William
Cooley's tenement house.
A. O. Wells is building an addition
to his store, to be occupied by the post
office
Bert Perry was in Barre recently; he
took along several cases of eggs Ben
Davis was also in Barre and took back
some horses
Royal Waldo, who drives the Bing-
ham cream team, has moved his family
to Brookfield.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Jury Finds Clifton E. Thompson Gull
ty at Providence.

Providence, r. l., May 20.--Clifton z.
Thompson, the ls-year-old negro pool
room sport, has been convicted Of
the murder of Mrs. Minnie Fine, moth
err of Louis Fine, the Brown university
athlete and marathon runner.
The defense was an abb. but Thomp-
son was shown by Mrs Fines neighbors
to have been at her store in Ambrose
street buying four cents worth of kerr
osene on the afternoon of the trag-
edy.
Thompson in his confession stated he
robbed Mrs. Fine after killing her, of
about $40 and burned .s35 of the money
in bills within an hour Of the crime,
because Of fright and superstition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
GREAT is THEUNITED STATES.
Snow in the Yellowstone, Frost in wyo-
ming; Very Hot in Middle West

Washington, May 2o-Snow was fall
ing yesterday morning in Yellowstone
park and it was freezing in Wyoming
and Nevada, while the middle West and
eastern states were sweltering in the
hottest weather of the season. A gem
eral break in the hot wave was pre-
dcted by the weather experts yester-
day within the next thirty-six or for
ty.eight hours, bringing relief to the
populous section of the country where
in the large cities the heat has caused
many prostrations. Warm weather will
continue tonight in the eastern states.
Considerably cooler weather prevails
generally over the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains and plateau region,
caused by disturbance moving east
ward from the north Pacific coast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
TO MAKE JACK FLAT
OFFER OF $4,000
Jimmy Britt in Hopes of Landing John
son for an English
Fight.

New York May 20 Jimmy" Britt,
once the lightweight champion of the
world, is going to make try for the
title again. But first Of ALL" he
added, Il want match with another
former champion-.Bat' Nelson
Britt stepped ashore yesterday with a
commission from Hugh Mcintosh, the
Australian promoter, to offer Jack
johnson fat S25,e90 for fight next
September with the winner Of the
McYey -Langford bout
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
TO AID DEMOCRATS.
Brandeis Will Push Probe into Postal
Affairs for the House Committee.

Washington, May 20.--Louis d. Bran
deis of Boston, who defeated the efforts
of the railroads to get authority from
the interstate commerce commission to
increase their rates by urging scientific
management. probably will be employed
by the House committee on postal ex-
penditures to investigate the post office
department. The inquiry win go into
the alleged methods of defrauding the
government in weighing the mails.
Members of the committee conferred
with Champ Clark, and it is UNDER
stood that the general agreement was to
make the investigation as thorough as
possible. Friends of Postmaster General
Hitchcock say he is ready for his in
vestigators and will come out with fly
ing colors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
GAYNoR's DAUGHTER ELopEs
Married o William Seward Webb, IT,,
at Wilmington, Del.

Wilmington, Del, May 20 Gertrude
Gaynor, aged % years, daughter Of
Mayor Gaynor of New York, and viii.
liam L. Webb, jr, son of the New
York millionaire, eloped here yester-
day and were married in the First
Presbyterian church
They were accompanied by Harry
x Vingue and his wife, Edith Gaynor
Vingue, both of New York, who eloped
here on June 22nd of last year and
were married.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
EAST BARRE.

Lost: Automobile lamp on East
Barre road. Finder return to the Jones
& Nye livery stable, Barre
After this date the meeting Of local
42S, of the l. u s. + win be held
on the second and fourth Mondays Of
the month at Miles hall at o'clock
p m All members please attend.
Per order president.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRS. WrSsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY WARS by MILLION9 Of
TEETHINC, with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t
sooTHES the CHILD, SoFTENS the GUMS.
ALLAYS all PAIN CURES WIND collie. and
IS The best remedy for DfARRHdiA. II Is alb
solutely harmless Be sure and ASH for MRS
Winslows Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
GRANITEvILLE.

There viii be a dance at Miles hall
Saturday evening. May 20. Dancing
from to r. Music, Gauthier's orehes-
ira. Admission 50 cents.
Social dance in Miles hall Saturday
evening, May la Good music furnished.
Admission soc Per couple. ladies free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
william Denny left his home

Glover last week Thursday, saying he
was going to hang himself The threat
was diseredited but when he failed to
return that night search was made for
him Friday. In the afternoon he was
found near Frank Taylor's sugar house
In a sitting posture with his hands
crossed and rope around his neck at
tached TO a little maple about two
inches through, with all evidence Of
suicide. He was an old man and had
been in poor health for some time. He
leaves . wife and SIX children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-20
wEBsTERvILLE.

After this date the meeting of local
423. of the |. L. s. E win be held
on the second and fourth Mondays of
the month at Miles hall at o'clock
p. m All members please attend.
Per order president.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
LOVELOCK HOTEL MAN
FOUND GUILTY BY JURY

The case of the state VS.. Breck-
enridge was tried in the Justice
court at Lovelock Friday and Sat
urday before jury, resulting in a
conviction on the charge of conduct
ing the Big Meadow hotel in a dis
orderly manner. Breckenridge is
the owner of the hotel and was ar
rested several weeks ago. The case
was hard fought, District Attorney
Callahan representing the state and
P. A. McCarran and H. ]. Murrish
the defendant. Over 100 jurymen
were examined before the necessary
number to try the case could be
secured. Breckenridge was SEN
fenced to 80 days in Jail and to
pay fine of 5000. However, the
case is not to end with the convic-
ton in the justice court, as it is
said an appeal is to be taken to
the district court.-Humboldt Star.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
BEST ANTHONY
DEPOSITS ARE
NEAR Austin

The best antimony deposits in
the west are a few miles south of
Austin, in the Toiyabe range. j.
NJ. Pine of Denver has been doing
some new exploratory work on the
property he acquired here four years
ago. He finds he has a large vein
of the purest ere of this kind min
ed anywhere in the world.
Mr.. Pine is a close student of the
world conditions relating to the pro-
duction and marketing of some of
the rarer metals. He believes the
time is near at hand when the mar
ket conditions and anthony sup
ply in this country will result in
an enormous increase of production
In line with this idea, he predicts
that the owners of the property
to the south from Austin will put
in a plant for the reduction OF
their ore and open up the mine or
a large scale.-Reyeille.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
DAMAGE TO THE
PROPERTY DEPENDS
ON HEAT in SHAFT

ELY, Ney., Aug. 29.-There is
much speculation as to how much
damage might be caused by the fire
in the Giroux shaft. What is CON
sidered the greatest danger of max
ing the loss large is that the heat
generated may be so great as to
change the character of the lime
and cause it to slack off The
sible damage to the timbers alone
might be great many thousands
of dollars and the heat might also
cause parts of the ground to become
so soft that runs would occur, max
ing secondary damage very large.
OF course there is very little
knowledge of the extent of the fire
and few facts on which to base an
estimate of the loss incurred, but
it is believed it will reach at least
100000 and may run even much
higher.
They are still pouring live steam
into both the GirouX and Alpha
shafts and water also in the Gil
rouX. Reports to the effect that
the management believes the pumps
will not be drowned out by tomor-
row night and will open the shaft
and seek to start the pumps on
the 1900 are not correct.
The shafts are not to be unsealed
except on orders from the main Of
fee of the company at Duluth
and it is not expected they will be
received for several days.
Aside from the work of fighting
the fire, there is practically nothing
being done at the GirouX, though
the miners have been divided into
shifts and put to doing some surface
work, more to keep them busy than
for the necessity of having the
work done just at this time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
ESTIMATED POTATO CROP.

Everything points to fine crop
of spuds in the valley this year,
and the acreage is considerably
greater than ever before. Some
people believe that there are fully
4 thousand acres of potatoes in
this year, but more conservative
ones think 700 acres will cover the
crop. AS near as the scribe can
learn there will be close to 500
acres harvested. The average will
be about nine tons to the acre, or
in all 1000 tons. The shortage of
the spud crop in the western states
and in California and Oregon WILL
undoubtedly, give the Nevada article
ready sale at good prices. The price
will probably not be below $40 per
ton, and it may run as high as $50.
This would make the valley crop
worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
Who says this is not a great valley
for spuds?-Yerington Times.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29

Indians have celebrated at Millett.
Mr., Rogers has had posters print
ed announcing the event and has
had them distributed in all the
southern camps. Among the events
to be pulled off will be Indian war
dances, ball games, foot races.
squaw races, drilling contest, wrest,
ling matches, boxing matches, bron-
chic busting, Indian polo, etc. An
effort will be made to pull off a ball
game between one of the Manhattan
teams and an Indian team.
1t is understood that the fan
dango will be largely attended this
year and large number of visitors
from all the southern camps will be
present. The auto lines and livery
stables will make special rates to
the springs during fandango week
Post.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
MCCORMICK SLATED FOR
LUCRATIVE POSITION

E. o. Mccormick, vice president
of the Southern Pacific, in charge
of traffic, has been offered the DO
sition of traffic director of the Har-
riman lines to succeed J. c. Stubs,
who will retire at the end of the
year. There is one obstacle to
Mccormick acceptance. The posi-
ton would require his removal to
Chicago. 1t is his desire to live
in San Francisco, and for this rea-
son he may decline the offer.
Mccormick would have as pre-,
cedent for such a course the re-
fusal of William F. Herrin to ac-
cept a position of first Importance
in New York with the Hartman
lines at the time of the recent or
ganization under President Lovett.
Herrin forfeited the higher honor
that he might remain in San Fran
cisco.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
CHEAP LAND TO BE
HAD IN MASON VALLEY

The Laws ranch in the northern
end Of Mason valley was sold last
week by Mrs. Annie Laws to Fred
Dill and Charles Merger, of Yolo
county, California. The ranch con-
tains $50 acres and the price paid
was $4,000, or about $17 an acre.
The ranch is practically all good
land, susceptible of the highest cul-
tiyation, and considerable of the
land has been under cultivation.
Messrs. Dill and Merger are prac-
tical farmers and will undoubtedly
make a fine estate of the property
They expect to go into the genera,
farming business and possibly make
a speciality of dairying. Their mair
object will be to get all the lane
in shape, and when this is done il
is possible that the area will be
cut into 40 and S0-acre tracts anc
sold to homeseekers. The Durchas
ers have certainly secured a bar.
gain, as they will treble their money
on the investment in the next three
or four years
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
HIGHAGRADE
SILVER FOUND
in BIG CREEK

Ore groupings at the surface at
the head of Big Creek, in the Toi-
yabe mountains, south of Austin,
was discovered by Charley Harris
and Gus Laurent last week that
runs $50 ounces in silver to the
ton.
Two groupings were found 80 feet
apart, each six inches in width. Only
surface samples were taken, but the
assay results of these were of such
high character that the locators
feel that they have gotten onto the
trail of an important new mineral
zone
the new strike is to the west
ward of the Moss property, and
from preliminary reports seems to
have no connection with the lead
silver zone.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
RICH STRIKE REPORTED
AT RAVENSWOOD

day with the story of a rich mineral
strike at Ravenswood, between this
place and Battle Mountain. The
men interested in the new find are
Russell, William Marshall and Jim
Leach. They have already refused
very fancy offer for the property.
Samples or the ore were sent to
Reno that returned 700 ounces in
silver, 1925 in gold and 80 per cent
in copper. Considerable work has
been done in the district. -Reveille.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
INDIAN FANDANGO
AT HOT SPRINGS

Thomas D. Rogers, lessee and
manager of the Darragh Hot
Springs, announces that he has
made arrangements with the In
dams to hold their annual fandango
at the springs, starting on Sep
TENDER 1 and continuing to Septem-
Der 5. For a numberof years the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
DODE CRISIS is SOLD.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20. - Dudley
"Dode' Criss, was Saturday sold
by Robert l.. Hedges, owner of
the st. Louis Americans, to Will
lam Grayson, owner of the Louis
vile team. The price was not made
public. Criss will join Louisville
this week.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-29
. . > . . . . . . . . . . . .
. COAST LEAGUE. .
. . . - % . 80 .
Standing of the Clubs.

CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY.
Carrying United States mail and
express makes daily trips from
Tonopah to Manhattan and Round
Mountain. Cars leave Tonopah
daily on arrival of mail and leave
Manhattan at 2:3O p. m.
W. C. HARDING. Agent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-29

was so simple that the regular resi-
dents OF this city who live by their
waits are still wondering how manu-
facturers OF clothing and placed large
orders to be shipped TO a certain big
southern house. In every case, how
ever, he was careful TO stipulate that
Shipment was not to be made for a
month, or until such time as the house
which he claimed to represent had
sent a check to cover the bill, thereby
protecting himself against a charge
OF attempted fraud. His orders were
large. and naturally at each place
where he gave them the sales chief
took him out for dinners, theatres,
trips to Coney Island. and the like.
gladly furnishing all the summer
Injuries. As a result the originator
OF the plan lived like a prince with
out n penny of expense. His decept-
ion was ultimately discovered but
since lost except the money he order
ed had been delivered and nothing
had been lost except the money vol
unfairly spent on his entertainment.
the most serious charge which could
be made against him was that of be-
ing a suspicious character" As
there are several q thousand
such people in New York the charge
is not troubling the Ingenious visitor.
This summer bids fair 20 go Gown
In history as the greatest producer
Of M%uncrausen like tales on record
Already with the summer only half
over returning vacationists have
strained tho crudulitv of the public TO
the breaking point with of
wierd happenings. Undoubtedly the
prize fish story comes from q nearby
angler who without either hook or
line has been making wonderful catch
es. HIS chief piscatorial aid consists
or n number Of mirrors together with
some worms and a net The mirrors
are placed on the bottom of a clear
lake or stream aud on their surface il
scattered the bait. while the angler
sits above in his boat. net in hand.
The hungry fish coming 10 grab an
easy meal sees his reflection IN the
mirror and Immediately attacks IL In
n fight for the bait. Generally his i'm
pact on the glass is so hard rs to
stun or kill him after witch il is an
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-29

easy matter for the looking-glass fish
erman to dip him up in the net. BBees
apparently are ve.ng with fish as pro-
ducers Of remarkable stories since
form Connecticut comes a wall be-
cause of a vice to which the bees
have become addicted. IL has been
discovered hat they have been gorg-
ing themselves or the nectar of tob-
bacco blossoms. When one OF the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-29
NJ cCurdy.SmIth.

Eloping TO st. Clairsville. VI. S. Nc
Curdy. OF this city. and Miss Mary NJ.
Smith. OF Bellaire. were united in
marriage Wednesday evening by Rev.
Eldridge. They will make their fu-
ture home in this city. The groom
Is well known in this city, where he
has been employed for several years.
n bride was a society girl OF
Bellaire.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-29

apiarists samuled the honey made by
a colony Of these bees he found that
the honey was dark. ill-tasting ana un-
Mt for sale. A conference OF apiarists
VIII be held within a few days 70 de.
eide whether II will be advisable TO
put the honey on a market as chewing
tobacco. Altogether summer fiction
this year is OF a particularly high
quality. LONGACRE'