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New Britain herald., 1915-09-18
Notice.

The Board of Selectmen an| Clerk of the town of Plainvij hold a session to examine the cations of electors, and admi3 electors oath those who eh found qualified on Saturday. Der 18th, 1915, from o'clocA forenoon until ' o'clock in th| noon, at the office of the row in the Town hall. Plainville, d
 W. J. JOHNSON,
 FRED. s. SPENCER.l
 Sell
 ROBERT c. uSHER| IKnL.-.--,--.- Town
New Britain herald., 1915-09-18
Be Systematic


 The Man who does all his business through his Bank, is instantly recognized as a sys- tematic business man and one whose chances for success are excellent.
 The man who does not use a bank is not making the most of his opportunities.
 4 per cent. is allowed on de- posits in our Savings depart ment. Open Saturday eve- nings from 7 to 9 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-18
Worth Your Attention

in lite Com O. a to iii selling s1.9S
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-27

Mainly because Charley White is
III, Lightweight Champion Freddie
Welsh is feeling very clipper today.
He had an enjoyable time with VII
lie Beecher for ten rounds in New
York, hitting the Brooklyn man at
will. Beecher rushed In the early
rounds and wore himself out, and in
the ninth and tenth he received heavy
punishment, managing to last be-
cause Of his ability to assfmilate pun
ishment.
Welsh wanted to fight at long
range, but his plans failed to mate
riaIize as long as Beecher was strong.
The latter tore IN with wild swings
and connected in the fourth with a
left that rocked Welsh to his heels.
The champion stalled and recovered
That was Beecher's last effort and, he
began to go down hill from then to
the finish. In the ninth he was so
fatigued he could barely lift his hands
and Welsh drove in a VoIey Of right
and left jabs.
White is leaving New York today
for home, being much improved. Nate
Lewis will arrange another mill with
the champion for his protege as soon
as Charley is strong. White win feel
no permanent i'll effects from his i'll
ness.
Gen. Villas army is trying TO fight
Jack Johnson into Mexico 30 Jess
Willard can fight him out again. Car
rama troops control the gateway by
which Johnson itnends to enter and
Villa must open the door. Mexican
battles are not notably bloody, but it
is a good bet that the present fight is
more. worth the price Of admission
than the one which is to follow.
Willard, We>are informed, is doing
roadwork as a preliminary training.
This information has caused no one
to froth at the mouth with enthu-
Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-27

- sFg 6Nft6 ~
among the members of the para
graphers' union. George Phatr in the
last few hours has been seen to weepr
bitter and copious tears. i
For Ping Bodie has been sold to
the San Francisco club of the Pacific
Coast league and no longer viii he
be the point of laughter and cheers
for South Side fans.
Bodie goes to Frisco in a straight
sale, no other players being involved.
He is satisfied, as the coast city is
his home and there he made his
reputation as a damager of fences.
Bodie came up to the big show in
1911 touted as one Of the hardest
natural hitters Of the game.
And there was no doubt of his driV-
ing power when he connected square
" with the ball. He could hit them
as far as the next man, but fences
in the big league are set farther back
than in the minors, and Pings aV-
'erage suffered. At that, he drove out
a number Of waIlops of considerable
length, Philadelphia being a faVorite
place for him for putting the ball into
the bleachers.
As fielder Bodie measured up to
the big league standard. He is an ex-
ceIlent Judge of fly balls and can
move around the gardens with COM
mendable speed. He possesses a
powerful and accurate arm, but now
and then was undecided where to
throw the ball when he had cap
tured it.
Inability to run bases was his out
standing fault. He clogged the paths
woefuIIy. Bodie fixed himself in the
memory of fans one afternoon by
knocking the bah clear to the center
field scoreboard on the South Side
grounds. Between first base and sec
ond he ripped and fell three times,
merely reaching the midway on a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Daylight -four and Champion feed.
Cannon Bros. Mill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
What Does the County Engineer Do?
Many taxpayers do not understan,

Many taxpayers do not understand
the duties Of, or for what purpose
the Office of county engineer was
created. They deem that office mere
ly useless expense to the county,
which could be done away with. Now
let us investigate and see if that is
true.
In the first place, the primary OBJ
ject of the engineering system in the
counties of Iowa, was to gain uni
formity or roads and bridges. The
work as done under the new law
must be of uniform character, and
must be exactly what the county
pays for; it is the duty of the coun-
ty engineer to see that this is done.
By his engineering skill he deter
mines the sizes of the new bridges
and culverts, estimates the probable
cost of the work to the county,
makes surveys on the highways, and
determines the yardage and csti-
be intelligently let.
In the second place the engineer
ing Office is required by law to make
a complete report each year on road,
bridge and culvert work, both new
apd repair, to the board of supcrvis-
ors, and the state commission. In
this report they must give itemized
statements of the cost of any new
or repair work built in the county
This is merely following out rec
ognized system that has been en-
ployed by our railroads for years, or
for th:t matter any successful bust
ness firm. They are very careful to
keep accurate accounts to a penny
on all expenditures, both labor and
material. Their foremen and sec
ton men are held responsible for
every nail in their possession and
must give account for them. Their
reports are made out weekly, filed
and checked so that the financial
status of the business can be deter
mined at any time. Now, if there is
no need for itemized accounts and
expenditures, why do the business
firms and railroads continue in that
course? Why don't they purchase
ma terial;, ~hire labor, and pay bills in
a hit-or-miss fashion that would be
so easy to do. They have just so
much money to spend, and how easy
a method it would be to spend that
money, what would they have to
show for it; about as much as
worthless son of rich father, whose
allowance is spent before it is CIV
en-. Heretofore the county expendi-
lures on roads, bridges and culverts
has been more or less hit-or-miss
plan, but our legislature of the thir-
ty-ffth general assembly saw the
waste of such methods, and enacted
law whereby all bills must be item
lied and also reports filed, so that
the exact amount of all work done
can be got at, and at any time any
taxpayer upon inquiry could find out
whore the county spends the money
he has paid This duty OF keeping
the itemized cost Of work, lays with
the county engineer, End it is his
function to see that the taxpayers
get 100 cents on every dollar spent
by the county on roads, bridges and
culverts.- Logan Democrat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
Decatur City.

| Elder Teeters will occupy the pull
pit at the Christian church Sunday
at 3 o'clock p. m.
| Mrs. Emma Noble of near Keller
! ton spent few days here last week
as the guest of her daughter, Mrs
Will Mossbarger.
e. H. Peck and family have moved
to their new home, the place known
as the Fred Millsap property. Mr.
Peck bought is some time ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccain ofDes Moines
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Bluford
Wilson.
Mrs. AL Woodland was a guest OF
Mrs. Roy Ravens Wednesday.
Our new school building is nearing
proud of.
Lilah Cresswell was a guest OF
Howard Britain Sunday.
Ham Tullis and wife of Leon were
guests of relatives here Sunday.
EpwOrth League topic for Sunday
evening is "Epworth League Anniver-
sary." Leader, Miss Rcssie Creal
Miss Ruby Allen spent Sunday the
guest of her cousin, Miss Hettie Eur
lit, south of town.
Dr. Paul and wife OF OSCeOla spent
Sunday with her parents, E. w.
Townsend and wife.
C. B. Townsend and wife were Leon
visitors Monday.
DR.. Morley will fill his regular ap-
pointment at the M. E. church Sun
day morning at l 1 and in the even
ing at 8.
Goldie Campbell and Edith Sears
were guests of Fern Reuss Sunday.
George Creal and sisters, Ida and
Ressie and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Deck spent Sunday at the Freestone
home north Of town.
The following Epworth League Of
ficers were elected Saturday evening
for the ensuing year:
President-Oliver NJ. Freestonc. y
LIST V. President-Alice Jones.
End v. President-Herman Deck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
Weekly Bulletin.

For week ending May 10, 1915.
Des Moines, Iowa.
With the exception of the last day,
the week was cool, the average daily
deficienc. Of temperature being about
6 degrees. Light to heavy frost oc-
Cured on the morning of the 7th and
heavy to killing frost on the 9th.
considerable damage was done to
truck, and in some localities fruit
was injured, especially on low
ground. Ice formed in many local
tiles on the morning of the 9th. Show
ers occurred on five days, but the
rainfall was much below the normal
except in the northeastern counties,
where the amounts exceeded two inch
ess Corn planting was retarded by
the cool, ,showery weather, but every
thing is in readiness for planting and
that work will be rushed during the
coming week. The wet, cool wealth
er was, however, beneficial to grass
and small grain, which are in excel
lent condition. ).
GEO. M. CHAPEL,
Director.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
Rev. Chas. w. Reeder Having Great
Revival at Lynnville.

Rev. Chas. w. Reeder, of Leon, is
conducting a great revival at Lynn
willie, Iowa, as will be seen from the
following notice of the revival IN
the Lynnville Leader of last week:
A few Of the faithful were expect.
ing a. revival. A large majority had
but little faith in the successful out
come. of a revival effort at this time
Of the year. None were looking fol
the Outpouring of divine blessing
that has been witnessed or expert
enced. So far as we know or have
heard, Lynnville has never had such
a religious awakening as at present
The high school has made STAN.
pede from the paths of sin, nearly
all Of them having embraced relig-
ion and many others have taken up
the cross to follow the meek and
lowIy Savior.
One good feature of the meeting
is that every convert is, worker
and every new one adds to the force
at work for the advancement OF
righteousness.
Two gospel teams have been or
ganized and on Sunday afternoon
these teams led the mems and wom-
ems meetings, one at each church.
Mr.. Reeder's sermons are not
long but plain, simple and forceful.
He does not bemean the church and
and call sinners hard names but
breaches a gospel of love and always
aims at mark, usually hits it and
the result is death unto life.
About $50 have been converted
and the good work goes on with in
,Greasing momentum.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Iowa may have an official flag in
another two years. An appropria-
tion has been made of $500 to b., ex-
pended by the flag commission, of
which the governor. adjutant gen.
eral and historical curator are nom
beers. The money will be used for
competitive awards for designs. The
c6mmission has not announced the
date on which competition will close.
IT'S Recommendations must be ready
for the next assembly or the appro-
priations will be cancelled automat-
icaiiy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Mrs. Laura B. Hale, of Sioux City
Estate organizer of the w. C. T. u,
spent couple of days in this city
last week, visiting with the local or
ganization and secured number OF
new members. While here she also
spoke before the public schools in
the interest of temperance. From
here Mrs. Hale went to Garden
Grove, where she remained over
Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
Marriage Licenses.

C. H. Harp, Leon -. ..... so. 5
Mrs. Dora Harp, Leon =. II
Dayid R. Stevenson, Lamont ..... n
Ollie v. Ross, Lamont. =. lis
Geo. F. Smith, Garden Grove ...24
Edna M. Gates, Leon -. .......1S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Warted-A reliable and active
man or woman in Leon to organize
neighborhood magazine clubs. Mem
bers receive their favorite magazines
at one-third less than the regular
price and pay monthly. New plan.
Work of organizing pleasant and
highly profitable and can be done in
spare time. Regular monthly in
come. In replying give qualifica-
lions and references. Magazine Co.,
box 155, Times Square Station, New
York City.~ 38-2t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Old soldiers, their wives and
widows will be admitted free to the
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Grounds every day of the fair this
year. A resolution was recently pass
ed by the board to this effect. Form
erly this privilege has only been
extended to them one day. Last year,
however, they were admitted with
out charge for two days. The bronze
button or discharge papers will be
sufficient to admit them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
3rd V. President-Ruby Allen.
4th V. President-Mrs. Herman

Secretary-Mrs. T. Williams.
Treasurer-Byron Robbins.
Pianist-Ressie Creal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Order cut flowers and Aeral DE-
signs from O. E. Hall, local agent Of
Lozier, Of Des Moines, at The Re-
porter Office, Orders sent by phone
or mail, but order as early % posi-
BILE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

REPORTER FOR HORSE BILLS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Some of these days some poor dew
il will invent a dandclion extermin-
ator and will make a million out of
it. And then all the rest Of us will
say: "How simple it is; why didn't
l think Of that mysclf?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Meals at the Park Hotel, 25 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

spectacles cheap at Buffers.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-18
BETTER AND BETTER

To the Editor of the Washington So
cialist:
Dear Comrade.
Your editorial Il presume it was
yours as it was not signed) as to the
stand of May Wood Simons, and the
sub committee Of the N. e. C. on the
disarmament was fine.
! wish to compliment you on your
clearness. You hit the nail right
square on the head
Your position is the only one that
a real Socialist can take. feel very
sorry and ashamed to read the rot
which some Of our Socialist CD edi.
tors get off their system and call So.
cialism.
They try to excuse our position to
the anti-Socialist and by pulling the
teeth it goes down more readily.
| | think more is gained by true
statement Of facts as to our position
than by few half truths, and a few
half lies no matter how we'll told.
If man or woman can not accept
our position, we are sorry for them
But we can not alter it to suit their
foolish judgment.
AS long as you keep as clear a view
as you showed in your last issue your
success is assured in Washington. In
fact the whole tone of the paper is
getting better and better; is it be.
cause you are out of debt? Or do you
feel on more solid ground?
Nothing succeeds like success
never was there more true saying.
No one likes to hold up a falling
circulation
Enclosed find letter which we are
sending the N. E. c.
I'm going to try to dig up few SIS
for you down here.
Yours for the revolution,
JAMES SUTTON,
2019 East 34th st.
Tacoma, Wash.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-18
EVERETT Y. P. S. L. NOTES

We had SOME entertainment last
Friday There were so many singers
that we lost track of them. Dougherty
also sang.
When Dougherty comes before the
world as the new Caruso he will in
all probability wear long pants
Lillian Crosby was going to sing
but she has bad cold so we missed
her melodious voice.
See how nice and clean our head
quarters are? Who's responsible?
Dewey actually kept quiet for ter
minutes. He was busy making eyes
at Rose Anderson. We wish she would
take him in hand and save us the
trouble.
John Lane took the job of organic
er. A lane is cool and it takes COO
Lane to handle that job.
We know some good jokes on the
girls but you fellows didn't handle
us right last week SO we guess we
won't spring them.
Play ball! Sure thing we're going
to have baseball team. If you want
to steal a base see Carl Ulonska.
We very seldom hand out compli
ments, but the Hilton girls are real
singers and are hard to beat.
Harry Tanner got his CIaret tanned
Keep it in your pocket, Harry.
Monday evening study club was
organized, under direction of com.
rade Mrs. Hodgins. With SO able
and resourceful teacher, the Y. P
S. l.. study class is assured a bril-
liant future.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-18
THE COMING EVENT

We refer to the speaking tour of
comrade George R. Kirkpatrick in
this state Probably no man in the
Socialist movement, not even Debs,
has greater ability on the platform,
or a more vital message than he. His
coming is always an event of more
than passing interest 1t marks the
stimulation of thought and ideas and
the rousing of fresh and fruitful moral
energy in any community.
1t is unfortunate that a greater
number of locals have not been able
to see their way to have his services.
He is at once wise educator and an
eloquent apostle. But those locals
that have secured him for a lecture
will certainly realize on their invest
ment especially if they organize and
carry on an efficient and vigorous fol-
low-up campaign after the event.
Comrade Kirkpatrick's celebrated
work, "War-What For?" is known
all over the civilized world, not only
as one of the strongest and most elo-
quent indictments of miilitarism, but
as one of the most Illuminating trea-
tises on the inhumanities of capital
ism that has ever been written.-Mon-
tana Socialist.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-18
HON. J. G. FALCONER
RETROGRESSIVE

Local Monroe mailed out some three
hundred copies of No. 1000 of the APP.
peal to Reason. One copy was re.
fused and returned to a member of
the local through the post office. The
person who refused an Appeal to Rea-
son was a great progressive leader
famous all over the vast domain (cf
Snohomish county, no less a person
age than the newly elected county
commissioner from the Third district
j. G. Falconer. The honesty and help
fulness of the progressive gentleman
is fully evidenced by his refusal to
accept an Appeal to Reason, thus say
ing the waste of the paper, since he
recognizes the absence of reason to
which an Appeal may be addressed.
The newspaper wrapped, marked
Refused" is in possession of the
local and deemed of sufficient import
ance to announce to readers of the
Washington Socialist that electors of
this county have chosen an individual
for office who claims to be progress
sive and is so much afraid of pro-
crossing or changing that he refuses
to take an Appeal to Reason from the
postoffice. Wake up, slaves, and
choose officials who are willing to
admit being less than wholly divine
and infallible but are willing to try
to learn. You must take the blame
of having such an individual in office
now, but Don't let it happen again"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-18
ORGANIZATION NEWS
NEIGHBORHoOD
COOPERATION

The Socialist bunch at the head q
Holmes Harbor, on WILDLY island.
have again shown their power of CO.
operation by building fine commun-
ity hall at Freeland The building is
4oxS0 feet, one story with a stage
at one end, and kitchen, etc, In base
ment 1t Is to be lighted by electricity
furnished by comrade PROTEIN. On next
Saturday night, February 20, the new
hall will be christened with an enter
tainment and dance, and huge, large
interesting. big, mammoth time is
promised everybody who attends
Take the Alverine from the City Dock
Everett, at $3.50. Round trip TIC.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-18
THEY FELL FOR 1T
BUT WITH RESERVATIONS

Tacoma, Wash, Jan ~, 1915.
To the National Executive Committee,
Socialist Party, and for publca'
ton in the Socialist press:
Whereas, We, Local No. Socialist
party OF Tacoma, Pierce county, Wash
ington, have received a circular letter
begging money to help defray the ex.
penses of helping to elect comrade
Myer London to the United States
congress, which letter was issued
from the national office OF the So
cialst party by the national executive
committee members and signed by
them, we wish to call attention to;
First: That we had to first finance
our own candidate for congress.
Second That we had to pay I'LL
ing fee of over $500 in this county
alone, and therefore could not place
full ticket in the field.
Third. That we have never been
able to understand why 1t costs so
muCn money 10 Try 10 eject u CoH'
gresham in Wisconsin, that there
was none left to help any other dis
trict
Fourth: That while we like to help
Local New York, we feel uncertain as
to the money reaching New York, or
being DETECTED Gas in the case of the
Women's Committee) to the uses OF
the NJ Il. c.
Fifth: We will take a chance to
the amount OF one dollar.
Sixth We do hope that the N. r
c. will remember that this is work
ingmen's party and has no money tc
spend for foolishness.
| By Local Tacoma No. f.
Number of members in good stand
ing, 81.
| c. w. DENEL, Corresp, Sec
This letter read and carried by {
unanimous vote of the local.