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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-12

Homer S. Derr, state engineer, left
yesterday for Custer, on business
matters.
K. Jacobsen left TODAY for Lyman
county on business for the State land
department.
Fred Villas arrived home this morn
ing from Huron, where he attended a
Rexall convention.
Mrs. Carlos Corrick and little son
arrived last week from Canada and
will made their home here.
The County Board of Commission
ers concluded their labors on We'd
nesday, when an adjournment was
had.
Dan Stoyer arrived home today
from Illinois, where he was called
last week by the illness and death of
his wife's mother.
Arthur Ballard of Aberdeen, is visit
ing with Pierre friends for a few days
while on his way to Florida, where he
will spend a month.
The Indiana farmer who has
contrived a way to send hot roasted
chicken to his customers by parcel
post will be numbered among the
b%enefactors of mankind.
Miss Ellen %Jorgensen Of Yankton,
and Helger Scheel of Hopewell, Stan
ley county, were married at Yankton
yesterday and will make their home
on the grooms farm near Hopewell.
G. NJ. Livingstone has accepted the
special agency for the Prairie Life In
surance company of Omaha, and has
entered upon the discharge of duties in
that capacity. Mr.. Livingstone is a
reliable fellow, and being a good bust
ness man, his company is certain to
hear good reports from his labors.
By order of the state board of
charities and corrections, Frank
Smith, who vas sent up from this
county in 1906 to serve alife sentence
for murder. has been transferred
from the state p%enitentiary to the
state hospital for the insane at Yank-
ton. Smith has been violently insane
for the past three weeks and was
kept in a solitary cell to prevent in
jury to other prisoners. John I.
WEIGH, who was sent up from III am
lin county in 1910 for robbery, was
also transferred to the asylum.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

son had three mill teams in the field last year. Attawaugan had one of the fastest in the lot and the Grosvenor- daIes got out nine when they had an opportunity to secure an opposing team.
 A league of these mill teams would make some interesting Saturday after noon sport for the fans along the Quin- ebaug river and might embrace the following towns: Grosvenordales, Me- chanicsyile, Putnam, Dayville, Alta waugan, Danielson, Wauregan, and possibly some of the other villages in Plainfield. A six or eight team league could easily be formed from among these towns and villages and 8 sched- ule arranged that would assure game on each fair Saturday. The players would be all home men and if they did not come to an agreement to fplay for the sport of playing possibly CO., operative plan of sharing profits could be arranged. It is pretty certain that more will be heard of the plan to have a mill league in eastern Connecticut as the base ball season draws near.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

Four offenders appeared in the city court Monday morning. Michael Danahey, who wns before the court on June 24lh, was sentenced to 30 days and costs for intoxication. William Read, also an old offender, was given a like sentence. Frank Penery was fined 8 and John Reilly s5 after pleading guilty to drunkenness.
 Three cases were disposed of in the city court Tuesday morning Napo. leon Derosier, charged with intoxica. ton, had his case continued for six months. Charles fatweuh, an Ar. menian, who asked to be arrested Monday afternoon was charged with vagrancy to which he plead guilty. He had hard luck story about being un- able to find work and said she was in need of an operation. When he told the court he had brother in Woon socket Judge Mann gave him 50 cents to get out Of town with. Henry Pacia, charged with breach of the peace was sentenced to 50 days in jail and costs. He threatened to do up another Pole and drew knife but did not follow up his threat.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Christmas at St. Mary's Church

The preparations for Christmas ser vices at St. Mary's R. c. church have been on larger scale than usual this year There will be four masses Tn all. At6 o'clock there will be a high mass with three priests and the members oi the Sacred Heart and Holy Name so- cietv will receive holy communion in a body. At o'clock there VIII De A mass for the children. At Slo lheie will be high mass with three priests and A special program of singing oy inc Q o'clock choir with orchestral &C., oon,naniment. At 10.I5 there will be another high mass. The collections a' all masses will be for the pastor, Rev rha,les F. Bedard. By special dis- nensation of the Pope all catholics are = abstain from eating meat Thursday nac 24tb. and Thursday, Dec. Sist' and may then eat meat on Christmas and New Years days which iaii on r,idav. IL was announced oy the pas that the aisles of the church are 10 be carpeted.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
CHRISTMAS TREE Set Up On Lawn of Congregational
 Church Carols. Pictures and Santa Claus his
 Evening

A large Christmas tree was set up on the lawn of the Congregational church Monday and during the afternoon il WAS wired for electric lights by Whit. man Danielson of Putnam Heights as sisted by John A, C. Warner.
 Monday evening the tree was light. ed The colored incandescent bulbs made a pretty effect and children stop. ped to gaze at the sight in joyful anti eipation. The tree has been lighted every day this week and will be so lighted until after Christmas,
 This Christmas eve the people will gather at the tree aud sing Christmas carols led by the choir of the church. Pictures Of the Nativity will Dc thrown upon screen on the side of the chapel, The people will thea go inside the church where the choir will sing some of the old English carols. Miss Essie Macdonald will read story to the children and there will be soles by Mrs. Gladys Marfey Wright of New Haven. santa will appear and gifts will be distributed. At II o'clock the choir will start over the same route as last yenr singing carols wherever can dies are seen burning in the window.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
PUTNAM CONN., FRIDAY DECEMBER 25 1914
GRANGE NOTES
Ouinnatisset Grange

Dr. Jones remarked, "Many and many night would have preached so an empty house had 1t not been for Miss Larned who was always present, rain or shine, and who was loyal and true to her religious convictions even in her declining years This can hardly be said of many Changers who are painfully sensitive 10 the evening dew and prefer the quiet home to an evening of genuine and delightful en- tertainment Saturday evening, the l9th, twenty people, representing the test families of Woodstock, some mar. ried, and some going to be, gave the irama in three acts, "Between two lives, ia Ghandlef's hall. It was one of the best ever put upon an amateur stage. Alter several months prepara lion, and coached by Mrs. Dr. Shepard of New York, herself san actress of ability, the acting, stage setting, and scenery was fine, and lett an impres. sion long to be remembered If SeneX. ct will come again We will insure them full house. They gave Us more than they advertised. A most inter esting feature of. the evening was the delightful music Of Prof. Sturtevant, the flute player of the Boston Sympho. ny orchestra, with his daughter, Miss Helen Stufte,ant, a distinguished pi. anisl of that city.
 The officers elected for the ensuing year make strong tenn and success in grange circles Is assured from this corner of the State:
 Master, Emery C. Nunyan.
 Overseer, George w. Dexter.
 Lecturer, Mrs. Fred Hulehins.
 Steward, Carl Johnson.
 Assistant Steward, Joseph Potter.
 Chaplain, Mrs. Richard Barton.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Seneyet Grange

A we'll rendered program, full Of en- thusiasm and inspiration, closed the years meetings last Wednesday even ing, Dec. 16. It was as follows: Piano solo Blanche Wilcox Summary of the years events
 Miss Foye Readings from Records of the National Grange Mrs. Davis and Nj L.Whyte Chronicles of Senexet, 1914
 Anna Nelson Song by the grange
 A prophecy for 1915 Gladys sheldon Roll call of members present 1.-The creed Of the countryD Lecturer The committee appointed to conduct the caterpillar egg collecting contest announces the following prizes and the rules governing them:
 First, a prize of E will be given to the school in Woodstock which col leets the largest number of egg-mnsses in proportion 10 the number of its pu- pils.
 Second, the sum of Sl0 will be divid- ed into equal shares and given to all pupils who collect al least 1000 egg masses each, according 10 the number of thousand collected.
 Third, in addition first prize of E and second prize of T will be award ed to the ones who secure the largest and next largest collection.
 The contest will close al midnight Saturday, May l, 1915.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Bright Telephone Girl

Kate Nurveli, telephone operator at Mounds. seven miles south of Sa. pulpa. okl., was at the switehooafd recently when the annunciator or No 4Is dropped. Miss Nurvell plugged II and called "Number, please. Ineie was no answer. She started to replace the drop when she heard woman 5 voice say, "Don't Hi tell you where it is.n Alarmed, Miss Nurvell called the police who went 10 the house oi Fred Allen, hardware deaiefi a"o found B negro choking Mrs. Allen oe- cause she would not tell bim where she kept her money. In her slfaegie with the negro she pulled the reee'Nei down which gave u signal to the ter enhone office. The robber was cap fured.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
House to House Canvass Next Sunday
Not Foreign Missionary Movement but
 the of Local Benefit

On Sunday afternoon fcanvassers representing six local churches will go out two by two with with the inten- ton of visiting every one of their res peetive constituents before night. This will not be quite as hard as il may sound, for each pair will have rela- lively short list, thanks 10 the large number who are to be engaged, and the ground also is pretty well prepared for their visit. The United Mission arv Campaign aroused much interest in this work and the mems supper particularly convinced many of the practical value of this plan. Much has been said from the various pu.pits also, and the matter has been threshed out in many committee meeting. To cap the climax St. Philips church was nearly full Sunday afternoon, the canvassers from all churches coming together there to be coached in their work, to discuss details, and to antiei- pate objections. Meanwhile the pas tors have prepared letter signed by the six, which Is to go to all the con sliluents. With each will be enclosed q leatlet telling about the Simultane' ous Every. Member Canvass, and it's success in other places; and also a statement of the amount needed for the coming year by the particular church of which the recipient is an ad herent.
 There has been some criticism of this movement on the ground that it made too much of missions at a time when local needs and urgent calls for charity were so pressing. This, it is said by those well informed, is a mis- understanding of the purpose of the canvass. In the first place local church support is provided for at the same time and in the same way as missions, and experience has shown that this form of appeal helps the local church more than any other. In the next place such canvass interests large number of people to take their part of the burden formerly borne by few. And, best ot all, the effect of so many persons uniting to call upon all the membership in one afternoon, Is real uplift to the callers and to the per sons who receive them.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
AutOists Seeking for l9l5 Numbers

Owners of motor vehicles are send ing in to the automobile department of the secretary of states office for their markers for 1915. Already from 300 to 400 applications have been re- ceived.
 Many request that they be given the same number of registration for the coming season and are sending Tn early that they may secure the low numbers. To those whose applications were received on or before December h, so far as possible, the requests for low or the same numbers of registra- tion will be needed.
 The new markers are due to appear in operation on the streets on January I. The new markers will be distriout- ed to the owners to use them on the day fixed by the statute. From now on il will be busy time with the reg istry clerks.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
MILL LEAGUE
Base Ball Talk
wiuaham County Faas Thinking of Iels

Over here in the northeast corner oi ! the state there are lwhispeFings and
 mutteIingS that portend that base ball
 is 10 be revived hereaoouts next sea. ] son. There is talk heard ie Putnam
 and it is being echoed up and down
 the Quinebaug valley Base ball has been practically dead issue for the 1 past four or five years in this section. 1 The last time that it fiourished WAS in | the days of the Eastern Connecticut league. After dropping some good money the last season the league was | in existence no effort was made to
 make another attempt. The league
 went to the bad as many other sports 1 go, because better players were hired
 and larger salaries were demanded than the league could stand. While the players were to blame for eontinu-
 ally harassing the managers for more money the fans themselves are not
 without criticism for demanding bet 1 tet ahu oettci thatCitaf "itbodN NSf'
 respondingly increased support. How ever, that is past history, and, Us some
 of the far-sighted ones foresaw, a few
 years without base bail has had the ef
 feet of bringing the followers Of the game to their senses and they are now eiamoring for the national sport in ! my form.
 A Mill League is being talked of Putnam had a good team last season
 playing irregularly independent ball. 1 Games were booked when opportunity offered. The team was representative
 of the Hammond Knowlton silk mill
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Have Meeting and Dinner

The senators and representatives elect Of Windbam County held a meeting in Putnam Saturday and dis eussed the organization of Windham county for the opening of the General Assembly. The various members ex- pressed their desires in the way of committee appointments and sfter their meeting with dozen or more in- yited guests,enJoyed dinner at the Putnam Inn. There were present a number of candidates for messenger and doorkeeper, and Candidate kenea- Iy, who Is after the assistant cIerkship and there were also several who are looking to be selected as county com missionefs for Nindham county.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
BOUND OVER AdamO Sarti Furnishes $500 Bonds for
 Appearance Charged with Stealing Cloth and Yarn
 from Mill

Adamo Ssrti, an Italian, was ar raigned before Justice Thomas Ryan of Thompson Saturday morning charged with stealing cloth and yarn from the French River Textile Com pany, Meehaniesville, to the amount of s25s. Lawyer J. F. Carpenter rep resented the state and Lawyers Breed of Boston and Torfey of Putnam repre-. sented the accused.
 Inspector McCauley of the Boston police force was the first witness and told of seeing Sarti and two other men enter pawn brokers place in South Boston. After they came out he went in and found that they had bargained to dispose of some cloth. When he came out he saw Sarti standing on a corner but followed the other two men. When he returned Sarti had gone but he returned later with suit case and bundle and he placed him under ar- rest. Sarti claimed the goods belong ed to hoarder who gave them to him 10 dispose of. A man received a let ter telling him to go to the South Sta. ton for a trunk. The trunk was re. covered later and Sarti had the key to it. There were thirty pieces of cloth in all recovered besides some yarn and bobbins. Sarti had bargained for an overcoat worth 5000 for which he gave eight pieces of cloth. Sarti told him where he could recover the goods. On cross examination he said that the information was given voluntarily and
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

that the goods had all been given up.
 John B. Handseomb, agent of the mill, said that the cloth was marked so that it could be identified. He saw the trunk with the goods in Boston. He had previously seen it in Sarti's boarding house and Sarti told him 1t belonged to a lodger who had left.
 Two witnesses were put on oy the defense who testified that the truak was taken from the house 5y a board CT. Their stories confiicted somewhat as one thought it was removed about three weeks ago while the othef thought it was taken out some months aOo
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Post Office Hours for Christmas

Office open from 6.30 to F m. and
 5 30 to ' p. m. Money order and post nj savings divisions closed. City car riers will make morning delivery and collections. Auxiliary and substitute carriers will begin to make ideliVeries of parcel post at a. m. and continue during the day until ali parcels are de livered. Rural carriers will serve their routes and will include for delivery all mail matter received at the post oFiiee .up to a. m. F. G. Letters, Postmaster
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
woman's Relief Corps Elect Officers

At regular meeting of A. G. W ar ner w. R. C.. No. 3S, beld December 22, the following officers were leiecteo for the ensuing year:
 President, Ella w. Wood. r Senior vice president, Lille l.. Le acn' Junior vice president, Melissa r. AT, mold.
 Treasurer, Mabel J. Carpenter. Chaplain, Mary 5. Kenyon.
 Conductor, Inez V. Hoyle.
 Guard, Nina Perry. Delegate to department conNeh'ioh' Elizabeth 5. Howell
 Alternate, Mabel J. Carpenter
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

Treasurer, Thomas Ryan. I
 Secretary, Mrs. Wm. N. Bates. Gatekeeper, Edwin Johnson.
 Ceres, Mss ris Soper.
 Pomona, Miss Mabel Chandler. Flora, Miss Ada Whitman.
 Lady Assistant, Miss Alice Reyes. On the evening of January 9th the incoming officers will be installed by Mrs. Volney V. Reed assisted by Vol. ney V. Reed of Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Found for Defendant

Judge Reed of the superior court has handed down a decision in favor of the defendant in the case of George M :. Sampson of Woodstock vs William F. Jordan of Willimantic. The case grew ont of an accident al East Woodstock in August, 1910, in which automobiles of the parties figured. Plaintiff sued To recover $50 damages for injuries to his machine claiming that defendant was negligent.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25
Methodist Episcopal Church

The Sunday school will have their annual Christmas tree with exercises for old and young at the church Fri day evening.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

--Dr. and Mrs J. E. Kent leave to- day for New York, where they will spend the holidays with their son, Dr. J. NJ. Kent and family.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

Arthur Mcintyre, Of New Jersey military academy, is the guest of his father, Major A. D. Mcintyre.
Putnam patriot., 1914-12-25

Miss Inez Mulroney of Rockville was the guest of Hiss Bernics G@aa-, Elm street, over sunday.
 Miss Louise Swest is honss Tor thex holidays.
The citizen., 1914-05-22
PREDIGESTED CORN
TAKEN FROM SILO
Moisture Essential to Continu-
ance of Fermentations That
Make Fodder PaIatable.

Why is it that when the corn plant
is cut up into small bits and packed
In silo, perhaps with the addition of
water, 1t comes out after while trans
formed into a feed stuff essentially
different from corn of the same kind
left outdoors, even though the latter
may also receive an abundant wetting
from the rain, questions Northwestern
Agriculturist. Why is silage succu-
lent, mildly sour, and tender, while the
plant outside becomes tough, dry and
tasteless?
The answer is that, as soon as the
corn plant is severed from the ground,
and its life processes stopped, a num-
Der of chemical changes begin, such as
the change of sugar into Tactic acid
the same that is produced in the sour
ing of milk. Air and light being ex-
cluded by the tight walls and covering
of the silo, and by the packing" of
the silage under trampling and its own
weight, the moisture essential to the
continuance of these chemical changes
or "fermentations" is retained, heat
is generated, and the fodder under
goes ripening process which, makes
it palatable and easy of digestion. In
fact, the shredded corn plant is, in a
measure, like the breakfast foods
which we enjoy SO much, "predigest-
ed" The outside plant, on the con-
trary, exposed to sun and air, quick
ly loses its moisture, so that the chem
ical changes cease, and it dries up
at last, almost to a point of worthless
ness.
The citizen., 1914-05-22
GRUB IN
THE SHEEP FLOCK
Veterinarian Can Relieve AMI
mails, but Prevention of In
lection Is Much Better.

The condition known as grub in
the head Is caused by the presence in
the cavities of the head between the
eyes of the larva worm stage) of the
sheep bot-fy. The trouble is con-
fined to sheep and occasionally goats.
The eggs are laid in the nostrils
of the sheep during the summer
by a yellowish gray fly somewhat
larger than the house-fly. The eggs
hatch and work their way up into
the cavities of the head between the
eyes, but not into the brain. They
attach themselves there and remain
about ten months, when they loosen
their hold and are sneezed out and
burrow into the ground. There they
pass through another stage, emerging
in a month or Six weeks an adult
fly and the life cycle is begun again.
A few grubs may not cause enough
there are many, thick, dirty white
or yellowish discharge is caused with
coughing and sneezing, tossing of
the head and weakened gait. Some
times death results.
A veterinary can relieve the sheep
by trephining, but prevention of in
lection is a better practise. In fly
time the noses of the sheep should
be tarred often. Some force their
sheep to take their salt through an
auger hole, and keep 1t smeared with
far during fly time. A dark shed
where the sheep may escape the flies
is great help.
The citizen., 1914-05-22
IMPROVEMENT OF
LOOSE SANDY SOIL
Lime Makes Them More Com
pact and Retentive of
Moisture.

Lime may improve loose sandy soils
by making them more compact and
more retentive OF moisture. For this
purpose some form of carbonate of
lime is usually recommended, and in
much smaller quantities than for clay
soils. Clay soils will stand more lime
than sandy soils. The improvement
of sandy soils will often be much
greater if the lime is applied to a
green crop turned under.
Lime hastens the conversion of the
vegetable matter into humus. and
this with the lime helps to fill the
open spaces between the sand grains.
1t is claimed by those who have given
much attention to light sandy soils
that there are no other types of soils
that will respond quite so readily to
lining, provided the necessary vege-
table matter is supplied in the form
Of a green cover crop turned under.
The citizen., 1914-05-22
PROTECTION FOR
SORE SHOULDERS
Collar From One Horse Used In
discriminatory on Others
Causes Much Trouble.

The shoulder is a tender spot. If a
collar does not fit we'll, it causes the
horse about as much discomfort as a
poorly fitting shoe. You know how
comfortable it is to wear shoe that
fits some one else. Taking the collar
from one animal and using the same
unfortunately on others causes
about the same trouble. When start
ing the horses at hard work, bath
ing the shoulders every night with
water is an excellent practise.
Always see that the collars are
cleaned up before you put them away.
After the team has been working a
few hours in the morning 1t is always
we'll to lift the collars and clean them
off. Many teamsters take off the
names during the noon hour in order
that the strain may be taken off the
horcns' necks.