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Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09
FUNERALS.
Irene Lacas.

The funeral of Irene Lacas, aged 3 months, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Lacas, was held at Dayville. Tuesday, burial being in St Joseph's cemetery. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09
SeIectmen's Modest Compensation.

OSISSkITCHs WIVuesI OVHHFcHsdtIufs
 The annual town reports show that the cost for the services of the mem Ders of the board Of seIectmen has been very moderate during the last fis- cal years. c. E. Pierce received total of $280, Luther M.l Keith total of s266.50. Dr. Omer Larue total of s92
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09

Three hose companies and the Hook and Ladder company will represent
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09
Silvia Martin.

Another childs funeral on Tuesday was that Of Silvia Martin. four years, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Mar tin of Plainheld. burial being in the Sacred Heart cemetery at Wauregan Louis D. Kennedy was the funeral di- rector.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04
settlement And Increase In Land CuI-
ti,ation

New settlers are constantly coming
In and new land being broken out
estimation saying that 10000 acres
will be- cropped next year. as against
zoe. 000 acres this season.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

Last year Hall produced twenty
eight thousand bales OF cotton be-
ing a fraction less than three bales
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

ture crops. and the adapiability ~
this climate 10 hog raising. will soon
make OF Hall County one OF the
greatest pork producers IN the state
This climate Is especially favor
able for the breeding OF fine hpsi.
and mauv are turning their .'trr'inn
10 registered stock There is a fin
field open 20 the hog raiser lie docs
TOT have 10 contend against the un
certainty OF feed crops
kanr corn and maize never fail
gOrghum Is ever present. peanuts
peas and alfalfa are practically sure.
Ia addition 10 the above II can be-
said that the presen, great crops p
exceptionally bountltul for even Hat
County OF Milo Maize. Kafir corn. TO-
dian corn and other feed groWths. II
giving a new impetus 10 this profit
able Industry. many farmers shippini
'n hogs this fall both for futurl
breeding purposes and for actua
market pork production this wintc
and next spring
Hall County
Hall County Is situated IN th
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

settlement throughout the county.
schools
Memphis and Hall County have as
fine public school system as can
DE found In the state. the high school
az Memphis being affiliated with the
state university and pupils gradual
ing from here may enter our best
colleges ana universities without OK.
animation.
Beef Feeding Industry
The establishment of the great cot
ton oil mills al Memphis has deyel-
opcd a most important industry In
the fattenng of thousands OF beeves
here each year.
Great quantities OF alfalfa. millet,
sorghum and other forage. together
with the meal and hulls. renders the
faitcnIng OF beef very profitable, be-
sides furnishing the farmer splen-
hid market for his surplus cotton seed
and forage
Besides the feeding done at the
OIL mill many farmers haul out the
meal and hulls and feed on the farms,
md In few years this county will
rival Kansas and Missouri as stock
farming and feeding county The
mild climate giving quite an adyan-
tage over these states, and the Pana-
ma Canal when opened will put Tex
as 10 the front in the export business.
/ A word to the wise is sufficient.
business buildings and Residences
Memphis has brick business build
lngs running in cost from $4,000 to
s35. 600; a $4,000 courthouse. and
many residences costing from $4,000
up to as high as $4,000 while three
new brick business buildings are Stat
ed for early erection.
proycments-i.atca and Future
The ten thousand dollar Carnegie
public labrary will be completed by
pthe first OF next month and stands
in the midst OF city park which
Is being handsomely improved de-
Selopment work being also now In
progress on n larger park OF substan.
Sial location.
| Commercial Club plans for mex,
Years naturalization include a fit,
thousand hotel and efforts toward
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

pFr capita 10 every man. woman and
otlld in the county This cotton ay-
eTagcd at the gins inclusive Of seed
dil values fifty cash dollars per
4alc. or total of one million four
Hundred thousand dollarE. or again
ter capita figures OF one hundred
snd forty dollars for 400 OF tlo eoun-
fy's men. women aud children
More Money This Year
This year. with o present estimated
production Of twenty five thousand
balos Hall county farmer money viii
reach owing to this seasons high
or prices SiT5o.0oo. as against
$500 000 Of last year
The Time Saving and Money Making
Boiler
Hall County has now fifteen Cotto
gins many OF which are oluIppo
with thc boiler attachment which oN.
tracts the line from unopened 90
partially opened hollis The boiler
Is aside from i's actual ginning
work OF other great farming values
as the gathering of the hollis them
selves for ginning purposes hasiens
cotton picking with an alike saving
% time and picking expense and al
so enables the early fan blowing oi
the seasons cotton cropped ult IL
IL moreover confidently predicted
that pre,e- progressing cNprduen.
Cal improvements ia the cotton boil.
~ viii soon result In sop1 ituI ol
the lint from the hollis ia the cotton
field itself
The to.nty's Hog Industry
Following is an excerpt from q
tate Hall County pamphlet issued b,
the Memphis Commercial Club
Many people are not aware thai
many places in Hall county will grow
alfalfa 20 perfection and that almost
any part OF the county will grow Il
successfully Tor grazing purposes
This fact has solved the problem o.
green pasture for hogs. with IA,
result that our more progressive far
mers are putting In hog pastures
and hog raising is fast becoming I
very profitable industry. The bOun
tiful crops o' kafir corn and mile
maize. the ease with which the farm
RS can grow sorghum aud other pas
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04
MAIL COUNTY PROGRESSIVE AND PROSPEROUS
MEMPHIS BUSY
i AND EXPANDING
Activity 10 Trade and Build.
ing Channels is
Notable

By psib Ae~s Staff Correspondent,
Memphis. Texas. Dec. "a larry
ing Of but a day or two in Memphis.
the busy seat OF Hall County. Ia am
pie time TO fully realize that this
county Is a striking illustration OF
the alike diversity OF harvest and
abundance Of yield which has made
The. Panhandle and Plains regions OF
Northern Texas agriculturally and
stock growing famous the world over
Rich and Hare Crop Combination
Hall County grows with at once
prolific and certain returns cotton.
milo maize. kaflr corn. sorghum, mil
let. indian corn, alfalfa. peanuts.
field peas and beans, melons. tree.
bush and vine frtnts and vegetable
varieties OF the Northern. Central
and Southern zones.
Hammer Cotton
In the comparison OF relative acre
age. certainty OF crop. aud average
annual field per acre. Hall has foi
years past highest borne the cotton
banner amid all OF the two hundred
and forty-nlnc counties Of the grea
cotton growing state Of Texas.
Last Year
Last year Hall produced twenty
eight thousand bales OF cotton-be
ing a fraction less than three bale
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

southeastern part Of the great Pan
hlull. of Texas. and has an area Of
Sos square miles. The general soil
nu,s from rich sandy loan 20 dark
chocolate. The country is we'll wat.
cred hy creeks supplied by springs
which are newer affected by drought
bur flow continuously There Is an
almost unlimited supply OF under
rrorui water 90 au AVERAGE depth OF
90 feet
rainfall
The cool air current coming as i
does from the plains country. which
is some 1000 20 1900 feet higher
than the country just below the eat
rock. meets tho warm moisture laden
air coming from the gulf. and cause
10 90 coudcnse. producing rainfall
near Che point OF change m the alu
mde The average annual rainfall
lu Hal County is about thirty inch
u.s. and the greater part OF This fall.
from April 20 October the record.
showing the greatest precipitation
during the months of June, July ant
August. making the necessary mois
.ture condition for crops
Land Prices
The very best raw lands can b.
bought now at from SIS to s25 pei
acre from ten TO twenty miles from
Memphis. aud improved farms can be
bought AZ s25 to Si5 per acre. de
pending upon location and improve
mcnts while nearer town the bes
improved places are valued at si5 Il
$50 per acre. These lands are prac
iically all level and reasonably wei
improved.
settlement And Increase In Land Cul
ti,ation
New settlers are constantly COMING
In and new land being broken out
estimation saying that 10000 acre
will be- cropped next year. as agains
I10o.0 acres this season,
Memphis
Memphis. the county seat and 10
Gated on the Fort Worth and Denye
railroad has 350O people comprisin
one OF the busiest. most progressive
prosperous. socially and morally ad
iyanced and educationally enllghtene
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

No, il is not just as good; there
is none just as good as Ameco
Chick Feed.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

erection Of a new telephone exchange
building and a new FIT Worth and
Denver passenger depot
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

Daily News Want Ads get results.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

civic populations 10 this. or any oihef
state
Her public utilities include an
expensive and efficient city water
system with high pressure fire pro
lection. an excellent electric and
ice plant. and cement sidewalks aud
graded streets. while among It's in
dusiries are cotton seed oil mills,
four cotton gins. steam laundry q
brick plant. sheet metal works and
Two newspaper and Job printing Of
/ ices
Churches
The Methodist. Baptist and Presby'
lierians have churches each costing
about $50. 900 The Christian church
has a meeting house. taken togethe'
with the grounds Is worth 10000
giving a total OF 100000 these foul
denominations have invested 10
church property. each OF these build
.ings are modern In construction AM
appointments and will compare favor
Iably with cities many times larger
There are also good comfortably
church buildings at every village an
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-04

Hall County is situated in the
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
DR. PEARSONS, PENN|LESS,
DIES AS He DESIRED
GAVE AWAY S7,O0O,OOO
Famous Philanthropist Endowed
Many Schools and Colleges
In United States
HOPED TO LIVE TO BE 100
Passes Away at go in Sanitarium
Which His Gifts Had
Established
HOPED TO LIVE TO BE 100

CHICAGO, April 27.-Dr. Daniel X
Pearsons, who gave away nearly 81,
100000 to schools and colleges of the
United States, died early today oi
pneumonia penniless. II was his wish
year ago that he live to be 100 and
die pauper. He was 92 when he
died, but since last September he had
possessed no money or property and
had live in a sanitarium which his
gifts had established.
The millions which DR.. Pearsons ac
cumulated came through investments
In timber lands A few weeks ago he
said he was glad to have given away
all his wealth In a way that every
dollar would do some good.
Il know what money means" he
said, "and | know how hard ii Is to
get. | know II Is a sin to waste II
when II can do SO much good, and
when II is not doing positive good II
is doing positive harm. There Is no
such thing as harmless idleness."
DR.. Pearsons was born in Bradford,
W. He paid for bis education at Dart.
mouth by outside work which nearly
wrecked him physically. A part OF
his life as a successful physician was
spent at Chicopee. Mass. and James.
Vile, Mass.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
SHIPS MUST CARRY
BETTER WIRELESS
men, SAYS SMITH
Stringent Laws Will Be Enacted,
Declares Michigan
Senator
SYSTEM OF EMPLOYING
OPERATORS is. FAULTY
Believes Horrible Death Toll In
Titanic Disaster Could Have
Been Greatly Cut Down

WASHINGTON, April 27.-New
laws requiring wireless operators on
ships to be on duty every minute.
day and night, fixing stringent quail
ifications to secure mature men with
judgment, and changing the system
OF their employment and supervision.
will be the first and Immediate re-
suits OF the senate Titanic inquiry.
Senator William Alden Smith said
today.
New regulations for wireless op-
orators are imperatively needed, 1t
has been shown conclusively by the
inquiry so far" Senator Smith de-
clared to the United Press. The
horrible death toll on The Titanic
might have been decreased and pos
sibly obviated entirely, II has been
shown. II better wireless communi-
cation had been had. One of my
first efforts will be to enact such new
legislation"
Senator Smith cited the testimony
OF Operator Evans OF the steamer Cal
ifornian. Evans was asleep, 20 miles
from the Titanic when the &c. @.
D." appeals were flashing. He also
cited the Keep out; you're fool. "
message sent to the Frankfort by
the Titanics operators when the
Frankfort asked for details of the
Titanic's trouble.
Today before the hearing convened
Smith promised a sensation later re-
garding the testimony OF Vice-Pres-
ident Franklin of the White Star
line.
II can't say what 1t will be, but
further testimony will have an inn
portant bearing upon Franklin's evil
dence regarding his receipt OF the
news Of the disaster" Smith said.
Persistent runnors in the commit
tee room are that documentary evil
dence Will be presented I'm an effort
TO refnte- Franklin's statement that
the White Star line did not censor
news and had no authentic informa-
ton regarding the Titanic's loss un-
till $3.50 p. m. Monday. April l5
? Today the committee resumed its
inquiry into the story of the ghost
ship" whose lights were seen by
many OF the crew and most of the
surviving. members of the officers OF
the Titanic as well as many OF the
passengers. Capt. n. j. Moore. Of
the Canadian Pacific steamer Mount
Temple. was expected TO arrive this
afternoon IL he reaches Washing.
ton I'm time he will be placed on the
witness stand even Ii night session
Is necessary. His vessel is believed
to have been only five miles from the
sinking Titanic.
Smith and his colleague stated to-
day the identity OF the ghost ship"
seen by the Titanic survivors is not
yet completely established despite
the strong presumption OF certain
witnesses that II was the Californian
They say the testimony OF Ernest
Gill, donkey of the Californian.
that he saw distress rockets of the
Titanic at q distance Of about ten
miles, is somewhat discredited by his
alleged sale OF the story 10 a news
paper for $500. They also apparent
ly gave great credit 10 Capt Lord )
testimony that his ship was 20 miles
from the Titanic, making it impossi-
BILE TO see her lights.
Tonight or Monday, most OF the
Titanic's officers and crew will be
released and allowed to return 10
New York to sail for England.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
FLINT ODDFELLOWS
DEDICATE TEMPLE

FLINT, Mich, April 27.--More than
1900 Oddfellows participated yester-
day in the dedication OF the new TEN
pie OF the Flint lodges. The occasion
also marked the Ninty-third anniver.
sary OF the founding of the order.
The impressive dedication ceremon-
les were directed by A. r. Stocker,
commander OF the Patriarchs Militant
of the World, the highest branch OF
the uniform ranks. assisted by Frank
r. Hamburger, of Detroit. grand mas
ter of the grand lodge OF Michigan.
AT o'clock the visitors were ten
dered a dinner and In the evening
500 attended a ball. The feature OF
the ball was drill by Canton Col.
Fenton. OF this city.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
ROOSEVELT PLANS
TO ASSA|L TAFT
AGAIN TONIGHT !
Will Make Another Attack on
President in Speech
In Boston
DENOUNCES SUCCESSOR
IN WORCESTER ADDRESS
President Hurls Bitter Ridicule
at Predecessor In Talk
In Newark

BOSTON, Mass, April 27.-This
city became the vortex OF the Re-
publican campaign whirlpool today.
with Roosevelt scheduled TO make
another attack on Taft tonight and
the announcement that Taft Will
come back here Monday 10 reply.
The political headquarters were
filled with excited politicians and
the ante-primary campaign took on
the appearance OF the final days be-
fore presidential election. Roose-
velt men recounted today the fact
that the colonePs speech at Worces-
ter last night, attacking Taft, was
punctuated with cries from the audi
ence such as: Soak him over the
ropes!'
The Taft leaders replied that such
cries were from hired thugs" The
bitter personal warfare between the
two Republican leaders has passed
on to their followers and the op-
posing camps are in hattie array.
Col. Roosevelt hurled bitter denun-
citation at President Taft in speech
in Mechanics hall in Worcester. He
declared that Mr.. Taft had not given
the people or the country a Square
deal" but that owing TO a Quality
Iof feebleness' he had Welded to the
bosses and the great privileged In
terests."
Roosevelt asserted that one part
lof the presidents attack on him was
the ''crookedest kind OF a DEAL and
deliberate misrepresentation.n that
the president has mot merely In
thought. word aud deed been dis
loyal to our past friendship, but has
been disloyal to every canon OF or
dinary decency and fair dealing such
as should obtain even In dealing with
mans bitterest opponents;" that
the presidents statement regarding
the influence of federal officeholders
lin the campaign was not only All url-
truth but II Is an absurd untruth ~
that Mr.. Taft convicted himself of
tinsincerity when he signed the
I tPayne-Aldrich bill. and that In speak
ing OF his (Roosevelt'sl position ia
regard to the trust problem Presi-
dent Taft lis himself guilty Of fail
iure TO act''
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
LITTLE GIRL OF ELEVEN
BRUTALLY ATTACKED IN
ROOM BY MAN At 3 A. NJ,
Violet Stulz, Of No. 125 Adams
Ave. East, Is Victim of
Unidentified Prowler
GAGS CHILD WITH TOWEL
Fiend Escapes Before Means Of
Victim Summon Aid-Police
Get Good Description
GAGS CHILD WITH TOWEL

Violet Stulz, 11-year-old daughter OF
+. w. Stulz, No 125 Adams-aye. east,
was brutally attacked by an unidenti-
fed prowler who entered her bedroom,
shortly before o'clock, Saturday
morning. awakening the child by
thrusting towel into her mouth with
such brutality as to force out one OF
her teeth, and badly bruseNher face.
The child attempted to scream, and
did manage to cry out, once, as her
assailant turned out the light in her
room, but one OF the roomers, who
heard the cry, thought she was dream
ing, and paid no attention TO it.
The little girl was terribly abused
by the brute, and was almost uncon-
scious when he left. She attempted to
make her way TO her fathers room,
but got only as far as the bathroom
when she collapsed from weakness.
Her means finally aroused her par
ents. who Immediately sent for a
physician. and notified the police
Detectives Horrican and Baker were
assigned to the case. and obtained y
good description OF the man from the
little girl. She says he was about 25
years old. slender OF medium height,
and wore dirty suit of dark gray
clothes, and black peaked cap. She
said that she did not get a good look
at his face, and feared that she would
not be able to identify him.
The detectives learned that the
Stulz home was formerly used as a
rooming house with a questionable
reputation, and some of the roomers
stated that they were frequently both
cred by strange men who called at the
place.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
FINDS BABY ON STEPS
OF HOME; WILL KEEP 1T

The excitement following the discov-
cry of an abandoned baby girl on the
steps OF Mrs. John Randalls home.
No. 139 Sixteenth-st., at midnight.
Friday, aroused several Of the neigh
bors. and one of them promptly called
the police.
When the police auto whizzed up
10 the house, Mrs. Randall absolutely
refused to give up tho little girl, an
nouncing that she was going to keep
II.
II was a pretty baby girl, well
dressed. and carefully covered up In
a basket, and the minute II looked up
into Mrs. Randall's face, II had found
home.
Sometimes neighbors make mis-.
takes, and Mrs. Randall assured the
policemen that the neighbor who
called them to come and take that
precious baby, had made an awful mis-.
take. The baby was left with Mrs.
Randall.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
WATER COLD, CHANGES
MIND ABOUT SUICIDE

Arlie Kelley, aged 16, and residing
at No. 1l0 Baker-st., carefully remoy-
ed his coat and vest on the dock at
the foot OF Cass-st., Friday, assumed
a proper diving position and plunged
into the icy river.
Just one second after his head came
to the surface, young Mr.. Kelley start
ed to yell for help.
Wow! It's too cold to die in here,
he shouted.
George Leighton, a teamster, heard
the cries, and tossed life preserver,
on a rope, to young Kelley, who grab
bed 1t gratefully and was hauled
ashore
He wouldn't say word about why
he wanted to shuttle off, but stated
several times that the water was real
cold.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
NATIONS HOPE LIES IN
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
G.. 0. P. Is Torn BY Fight With
in It's Own Ranks, Says
Gov. Wilson

BOSTON, April 27.-woodrow vii
son delivered a political address in
fremont temple last evening, speak
ing in part as follows:
I'VE are facing a political situation
which ought to give every thoughtful
man the deepest concern and which
imposes the gravest responsibility up.
on those who undertake to lead par.
ties. There are questions both econo.
mic and political to be dealt with
which require the greatest sobriety
of judgment, the greatest firmness OF
purpose, and the greatest possible en-.
lightenment OF opinion. The country
is seeking, on all hands, some set OF
leaders, some organized and co-or-
6inated body OF men, through whom
It may act without passion, and yet
without timidity and hesitation. And
parties and candidates put themselves
forward to be chosen for this great
task.
'The Republican party is not in O
position to render It; 1t is torn asun.
der. Its progressive elements are not
in harmony with one another; they
Ifoliow no one netleader but a1As disturb
ed by animositses and saspfrions ol
the gravest kind. And arrayed, against
them, In hot antagonism, are the
standpat and reactionary elements oi
the party, the elements which for q
long generation have been in control
and have established a dangerous
mastery which they are jealous 70
maintain and will fight to the bitter
end to preserve intact, as against all
icomers, whether within tE>Sr party OF
without
1T would seem, therefore, as II the
Democratic party were the only party
prepared to render the great service
have indicated. service OF thought
full mediation between the contending
elements OF the nation, and working
out a policy of readjustment and OF
justice, such as will rectify the errors
of our times without breaking the con.
tinuity of the country's prosperity and
happiness.
I'VE are In a special sense bound as
patriots and statesmen to maintain
the unity and integrity of that party
1t is the country's only available in
strument of peace and progress. II
II be impaired In its efficiency, II il be
torn or twisted to selfish uses, those
who are responsible will have done
the country the greatest hurt that II
is possible to do at this time, and all
the tides OF reform may be expected
to run In other directions.
"A war between candidates within
the party at this juncture, therefore
Is criminal because fatal 10 the best
interests Of the country we love. The
whole spirit of the contest must be
lifted and purified"
The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
YOUNG ESSON TELLS
HIS STORY TO JURY

PORT HURON. Mich, April 27.-
George Esson, the Petrolia. Ontario.
youth, charged with the murder of
Thomas Major told his story 10 the
jury, Friday afternoon. and despite a
grilling cross-examination he made no
damaging admissions
His attorneys were we'll satisfied
with the impression he made while
on the stand. Esson related the same
story he told at the time of his ar
rest, and which has been Substantial
ed by five witnesses
He declared that he did not know
the man who assisted him in placing
Aaior on the church steps. and
thought when the stranger took
Majors valuables he was taking them
the care for them.
The case will go to the jury on Mon
day.