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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
ChrictmaC StorieC by Pupil
of Israel Putnam School
The children's Visit to Santa Claus

MARGu EBITE o iBRIEN, GRADE
Tommy and Tess were sitting near
the fireplace enc December evening
thinking and telling what they want
ed Santa to bring them. II was snow
ing hard out of doors and just the kind
of night Santa comes peeking around,
when all of sudden Mama called and
told the children 1t was time for them
TO go TO bed,
Within few minutes both children
were sound asleep and of course dream
ing of Christmas. Tommy dreamt he
heard a pattering on the roof and
knowing of course ii must be Santa he
stole softly into Tessie's room. In an
other moment both children were in
the sitting room hiding under the
couch.
Down the chimney came Santa with
bump. He was covered with ashes.
He took off his cap and gave ii shake
and then began To look around. Poor
Tessie and Tommy were too frightened
TO breathe and Tess was about to cry
and call for Mama when old Santa,
spying the children hiding, gave big
laugh and stopped down TO talk to
them. Tessie ran TO get Santa some
cake and Tommy told her she had bet
ter bring some jam too.
When Santa was ready TO start he
told the children that they might go
with him. They dressed and in an
other moment were covered warmly in
Santa fur robes and, my how fast they
went right over the roofs of the houses
and before long were in the land Of ice
and snow. When they reached Santa's
palace his old wife met them nj the
door and brought them in where she
had nice supper for them. After sup
per Santa brought them to his work,
shop and showed them his brownies at
work. One brownie was making Il
sled, another was building n house.
Tommy said he wished he was "A
brownie.
Then they passed into another great
room which was full of animals. Mon
keys, teddy bears, and great stuffed
eats playing around on all sides. Some
were spinning tops and some were Civ
ing each other pig-hack rides. Then
they went in where the dolls lived
Some were going shopping with their
babies. Others We're house cleaning,
while still others were sitting in their
hammocks reading. Next they went
in where the soldiers and sailors were.
There was great battle going on in
one side OF the room. Tessie did not
like to watch this SO they went where
the rocking horses were, Tommy
picked out one he wanted for Christ
mas then they started back TO find
Mrs. Santa Claus. She had box of
good things for each OF the children,
Then they bid her goodbye and told
her they would come again next year.
They scrambled into the big sleigh
with Santa and were soon back at their
own home.
When Tommy awoke next morning
he seemed much pleased with his visit
but was very disappointed when he
failed to find his box Of goodies.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
Bradley Theater

Theatregoers will welcome the an.
nouncement that George NJ. Conan s
dramatiZation of George Randolph
Chester's "Get Rich Quick Walling.
fordn will be the attraction at the
Bradley theatre, Monday night, De-
cember 30. 1t is doubtful if any pure
ly American play of recent years has
won the unanimous approval that has
everywhere been accorded this laugh
ter provoking comedy peopled with
the cleverly drawn characters that Mr..
Gohan sees in real life, remembers, and
then puts into his plays. The success
OF "Get Rich Quick Wallingfordn has
proven the wisdom OF presenting star
less plays composed of parts that can
be made the most of instead of being
subordinated TO one central figure. 1t
is a case of the character making the
actor instead Of the reverse. The plot
of the play is too well known to re-
quire extended mention. From the
many crooked schemes that make up
George Randolph Chesteris Walling-
ford adventures, MI. Cohan selected
the lowered carpet tack" and the
Midland Valley Traction Lines around
which TO build his comedy. Love in
terest is added by the introduction of
young stenographer who has quite
as much to do with the reformatio of
young Vallingtord as has the unex-
pected success of the covered carpet
tack and the sale of the traction line.
A company of thirty well known play
ers will appear in the comedy. adv
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27

Never can tell when you'll mash
finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or
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When baby suffers with eczema or
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The number OF telephones installed
rs Nmas gifts increases yearly. Have
you considered this in your Christmas
buying? adv
Telephone service is Mt your conn.,
mand any hour OF the day or night.
adv
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
Interesting Locals
ADVERTISEMENT

ID. A. r.. whist December 3lst at res
idence of Mrs. q. w. Gilpatric. adv
NOTICE
The Public Library will be open for
the delivery of books, Monday, Dec.
%. The opening of the reading room
will be announced later.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
+. j. DANIELS, Secretary
Nutting's pictures, Lamson's nature
studies, calendars and booklets for
New Year gifts at Shaw's
The popular Hull separate handle
silk umbrellas still in good variety at
Shaw's. They are the best value to be
found and are almost loss and theft
proof.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
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AbSOlutekpure
The Woman Makes the Home

She makes it best who, looking after the
culinary department. turns her back resolute-
1y upon unhealthful, or even suspicious, food
accessories. She is economical; she knows
of inferior meat, -four, or baking powder. She
is an earnest advocate of home made, home
baked food and has proved the truth of the
statements of the experts that the best cook
ing in the world today is done with Royal
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27

EvELYN SINE, aRApE Z

The train bound for Chicago had run
into big snow-bank. 1t was the day
before Christmas and the people were
expecting to get To Chicago on Christ
mas'day.
'tJohn,n said the engineer TO the
fireman, 81 am afraid we can't get out
of here before the day after Christmas
unless help comes pretty quick. . TOO
bad, said Tom the fireman, "lots of
people will be disappointed.
In the train the children were run
ming around making everybody feel
aisefable. Everybody was cross.
Helen curtis, young girl, WIS
travelling in the train all alone. While
the Others were running around, her
thoughts were busy. 81 know what l
viii do. . she said TO herself. She went
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27

Especial Hartford Correspondence
Hartford.-Homer A Brunette, who
until recently lived on Windsor ave-
nue., this city, but who now lives in
Springfield, was before Judge Walter
H. Clark in the police court, charged
with selling oleomsrgarine, in viola
tion Of law, to Chester a. Leonard,
who is mail carrier at the Capitol
The arTaignment of Brunette was the
result OF complaint Mr.. Leonard
made to Dairy and Food Commission
er Hubert F. Potter. Terry J. Chaplin
appeared for Brunette, and he entered
a plea Of nolo eontendere. Prescott
ing Attorney Edwin c. Dickinson
made a statement of the sale to Judge
Clark, as told TO him by the Dairy
Commissioner and Mr.. Chaplin made
a statement in behalf of Brunette.
Judge Clark asked Mr. Chaplin if he
understood him to say that the wrap
per on the package was stamped ole
omargarine." Mr.. Chaplin said that 1t
was stamped "as plain as day" and
that Brunette did nothing to deceive.
or evade the law. He said that Leon
ard asked Brunette what he was SELL
ing, and Bruenelle answered, Eggs,
butter and oleomargarine." Leonard,
Mr. Chaplin said, put his finger on a
package in Brunelle's basket and
asked, How much is that pound?"
having his finger on package of oleo-
margarine. Brunette told him 1t was
30 cents a pound, and Leonard asked
for pounds, which were delivered
to him The prosecutor said that the
statement made by Mr.. Chaplin was
not a fair statement of the case. The
evidence he had showed that the ac-
cused did not mention oleomargarins
In his dealings with Leonard, and Mr..
Dickinson said that the 'oleomar-
garine" on the package was so faint
that II could not be deciphered. Judge
Clark fined Brunette 500, and costs OF
SO were added, and Brunette paid
total of 1913.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
Do Not, Have Sore Feet

An Aliens Foot Ease powder in the
loot bath gives instant relief TO chill
blains and all foot ao hes. Then for
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27

Advertised Letters, December 26
GENTLEMEN
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-12-27
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q q 8 TO Fri a
HAY

Horse hay, cut early, s2l.00 ton,
delivered. Telephone and post any
size to order or chestnut plank or TIM
bers. Large apple dairy farm TO ex-
change for a small farm cutting about
80 tons OF hay. Telephone 22l-S2 Put
division.
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04
ACTION IN EXTENSION SUIT
City CouciI Enjoined from Proceeding:
III Preparation for Adoption Of
Second Extension Resolution
Pending Appeal.

Another phase of the litigation over
the extension of the city limits IS
now on. A writ of certiorri and a
temporary injunction order have hrell
Issued by the district court. the for
rler order directing the city officials
T. certify to the district court all pro-
ceedings taken by the council ii rhe
second attempt to prepare the way for
tn, adoption by the council of an en-
tension resolution. should the former
action he held invalid by the suDr.,.e
court on appeal, and the injunction
o:det restraining the city from taking
further action toward that end until
the determination of the question by
the supreme court
The effect of the suit stops all pro-
cecGinss for extending the city limits
until the matters are determined in
court. 1t will be remembered that the
district court held the preliminary
proceedings of the former resolution
vcid in certain essentials and an APP
peal was taken from this decision t .
tho supreme court. Pending that Up
peal, the city council proceeded to do
the preliminary work for another en-
tension resolution to be adopted in
the event that the former WAS
held void by the supreme court.
The new orders Of the district court.
Judge Kneeshaw sitting for Judge
Tenpleton. estop those proceedings
and bring the question directly to the
district SQUIRT.
The answer of the city denies the
power of the district court in the
premises and raises the question OF
jurisdiction.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04
FAIR DIRECTORS SAY
ENTHUSIASM
AB0UNDS
County is Ready to Support
Kind of Fairs Grand
Forks Gives.

A meeting Of the board of directors
of the Grand Forks fair was held last
night at which the work 50 far done
was thoroughly discussed and approx.
ed and plans We're matured for max.
ing the coming fair the greatest al
round exhibition ever held in the
state.
Five of the six county member:
were in attendance. a record breaker
in that particular. They were j.. w
Scott of Gilby. Thomas Mooney OF
Fergus. P. NJ. korsmo of Northwood
A. c.. Peterson of Reynolds and j
r. Eastgate of Larimore.
They reported that the farmers
throughout the county are enthusias.
tic for the fair INT are not only boost
ers hut supporters of the enterprise
The demand is for a good show and
if that is given the people are read,
to support ii.
The coming fair will have no sen.
sational first productions like aviation
for everything new under the SUI
has been given. but the general shows
have bee nstrengthened and enlarged
until they will be indispensable. Some
splendid new free musement will he
offered this year that will be head
liners.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04
ELECTRIC SESSIONS
WILL Be Of FIRST
IMPORTANCE
North Dakota to Have Rem
RESERVATION at Big
Gathering.

Electrical experts from North Da-
I are expected to attend the con-
vention of the National Electric
Light association in Seattle. next week.
Mandan. Wahpeton and Fargo will
nave representatives at the big gath
erlns. w. II. Brown. manager of the
Red River Power company i'm Grand
Forks. had planned to go to the con-
Nention, but will not be able to attend
on account of the illness of his wife 5
mother which summoned Mrs. Brown
to Pennsylvania.
Experts in all parts of the United
states regard the program prepared
tor the forthcoming convention in Sc
attic as ono of striking Importance,
and the Preparations for this gathering
are on a scale that V before has
peen attempted. The convention"
says an official bulletin of the associa-
ton. received yesterday. meets in q
cholce arena of development and deals
with all the expansion that awaits thai
future whereby our 'far-fiung' circuits
VIII embrace in n network vast reg
ions for effective and economical sup
ply"
The membership of the association
exceeds 1000. and in addition to a
number OF delegates who will travel
10 the Pacific coast for this convention
by regular trains. no less than six
specials. wonderfully equipped with
electrical devices for the comfort or
the delegates and their wives. will
cross h continent to Seattle. all of
then arriving on Sunday, June 9. so
that the Visitors may have time TO rest
before assembling for business on the
following day.
The convention is not a mere Junk
citing trip across the continent for
electrical experts. II will deal with
many new methods in electrical EN-
slneerinS. and the papers, printed in
advance. will not he read. except by
title, their contents having been studi-
cd by the delegates before the
ton. In this way time Will be saved
for the debates upon the various prop
"sitions advanced by the authors.
These debates constitute in many re-
spccts the most important work of the
convention of this association.
Ii is expected that Thomas \. Edi-
son. the greatest OF electrical experts.
not only will attend the convention,
but will contribute a paper or an add
dress TO the program. While the eX-
act number of delegates to the con-
vention can not be estimated AT this
time. it is known that il will exceed
1000. reservations for that umhe
already having been made at the lead
ing hotels in Seattle. In addition to
the men q large number of ladies will
take part in the overland excursions
and an elaborate program of enter
tainment for some is being prepared.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04
CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES

The annual class night exercises
Of the Grand Forks high school graf
uating class will be held in the base
ment auditorium of St. Michael's Cath
Ollie church tonight. The fea ture Of
the exercises will be the class farce.
The Albany Depot" one of William
Dean Howells' inimitable one-act
plays
The cast OF characters for the farce
is as follows:
Mr.. Roberts-Herman Wolff.
Mrs. Campbell-Myrtle White.
Mr.. Canlpbell-Hume Bacon.
Maggie-Grace Rorke.
Mr.. Mc1llhaney-Jay Batten.
Mrs. McIllhaney-Ruth Rex.
Porter-Iloyd Reilly.
The complete program for the ex-
ercises is as follows;
Music-"Dance of the Fairies"-
Chorus.
Glass History-Ada Bulge.
Glass Poem-Irene Pravitz.
Observation-Disclosures Boys.
Glass Prophecy-Martha Barnes.
t''ass Will-Clancy Black.
Music-(a) June Time"-Billeter;
CO. The Gap in the Hedge"-Bard-
ard. Girls Glee club.
Class F~arce-"rhe Albany Depot"
Class Sons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04

among the best but among the three
hest orchestras in the United States.
the other two being the Boston Sym
phony and the Theodore Thomas or
chestra Of Chicago.
More Room Necessary.
The first music festival set many
new records for Grand Forks. Stand
ing room was sold at the afternoon
concert. being the first time in the
history of the house hat standing
room was sold at a matinee perform
ance. Hundreds of people were turn
ed away from the evening perfor-
mances.
! Two things we're clearly demon
strated: first that the O~ratorio society
and the May festival had come to
stay and secon that a larger audito-
rum was necessary tn accommodate
the festival.
Conse quently the second May fes-
tival in 1908 was attempted in Jacks
roller rink. then the largest room in
the city available for hat
again 1T was demonstrated that an
auditorium Must he built to house
this enterprise which had grown SO
RAPIDLY. And the next year the So
ciety began to consider the building
of an auditorium or better still to
induce some other agency to build an
auditorium large enough to accom-
modate the festivals. This not being
done the society began ir 1909 the
erection of its present auditorium on
the corner of Dakota avenue and
Fifth street. AT first it was thought
best to build a frame building on the
W1gWam style to be used only during
warm weather. AS tho auditorium
idea grew and the Commercial club
and other civic organizations became
Interested it was realized that the au-
ditorium should be built not only to
furnish a home for the May festival
but to accommodate all the other
demands in the city. for Il large meet
ing place. Accordingly the project
grew from a contemplated frame
building costing $4,000 to $4,000 to
the present magnificent structure with
Its ample heating plant and ideal seat
ing arrangements, all of which cost
somewhat over $4,000.
sheer Enterprise.
The raising of 100000 for a project
like this and at a time when crop
failure was curtailing all business ac-
ttvities was no easy task but required
a tremendous amount of hard work.
To no person can more credit be
given in this work than to Alvin p.
Clifford. the treasurer of the society,
who by his untirinE efforts and genial
optimism was instrumental in raising
nearly every dollar of this large sum.
The task required considerable time
and the last round on the ladder was
just reached a few days ago.
Thus 1t was hat the. auditorium
was begun n the third May festival
was given in it while still in a very
incomplete stage. The fourth festi-
wal was also given while the build
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04
It. Was So With Auditorium
That Fills Long-Felt
Want.

A community is measured by its
civic organizations and the vitality
displayed by them. According to this
standard Of measurement Grand
Forks is we'll at the top of the col
m of communities that furnish to
their inhabitants a full rounded pro-
gram of life and culture.
OF the many live organizations that
60 to make up the greater Grand
Forks the Oratorio society stands out
as n of the most prominent. Or
gained six years ago as a logical re-
suit of the establishment here of the
Wesley college-conservatory Of .mu-
sic the Oratorio society entered at
once upon a period of activity that
has meant much in fixing Grand
Forks as the musical center of North
Dakota.
First Festival.
The first festival was given in 1907
at the Metropolitan opera house. I'm
der the direction of Prof. George A.
Stout a chorus of about eighty voices
was organized and sang Messiah
The great obstacle in the giving of
Oratorio productions is always the
need of larger. we'll trained orchestras.
Not a little time and thought was
spent on this feature of the first fes-
tival. Negotiations were opened for
the engagement Of about twenty or
chetsra players from Minneapolis and
st. Paul.. the idea being to have. them
arrive a day or two in advance and
spend some time %rehearsing and get
ting ready for the festival.
The idea of transporting the entire
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra to
Grand Forks was too much. for even
the most enthusiastic director to en-
terrain.
The fact that Grand Forks was at
tempting big things in a musical line
soon spread abroad and other cities
fell in line. Duluth, Mimi. was the
first and the Duluth Oratorio society
Immediately began r%ehearsing the
same choral work h a was being used
here and also opened negotiations for
the use of the orchestra players when
they should have finished here.
This led that matchleSs musical or
ganizer, Emil Oberhoffer, to consider
a tour of the whole orchestra. some-
thing that had been done for. years
by h eastern orchestras but as yet
had not been attempted by any west
ern organization.
Thus at the instigation and sugges-
ton of the directors of the Grand
Forks Oratorio society the M%inneapo-
Oberhoffer it's conductor. made its
first annual spring our extending ov-
er n whole week and making the
two towns Of Duluth and Grand
Forks.
What a contrast when compared
with the present years tour which ex-
tends over a period of nine weeks and
covers a territory extending north as
far as Winnipeg. south as far as Bir-
mingham. Alabama, west as far as
Hutchinson. Kansas. and east as far
al Grand Rapids. Mich. This to say
nothing. of two eastern. tours made by
the orchestra this year, one extend
ing eto New York city. the musical
mecca Of America. There the or
chestra was received as anything
would be received that came from
the west of the Allegheny mountains,
but the moment the concer began
the critics realized hat here was a
body of musicians that had made a
place for themselves in the musical
world. The critics were forced to adj
init that Oberhoffer and his orches-
ira were entitled to a place not only
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-04
EXAMS FOR WEST POINT
Senator Gronna Has Appointments
For Young Men From This State
II They Want Them.

Senator A. j. Gronna in a telegram
from Washington an ex-
animation for admission to the Unit
ed States Military Academy at West
Point and asks that North Dakota
young men who desire to enter the
examination. communicate with him
at once.
The examination for the appoint
ment which will be a competitive
examination. will be held at Fort
Smelling, July l.. The successful can
didate who ranks highest in the men,
tai. oral and physical examinations
will he appointed to the academy
August l, receiving a salary OF $500
per year.
In writing to Senator Gronna the
applicant is requested to give his
full name with date and place Of
his birth. how long a resident Of the
state and a summary of his previous
education. The candidate must also
he Endorsed as to character by two
reputable citizens.