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, 1915-04-08
LIVE STOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle Market Slows Improve
InGnt All Along The Line.
HOGS MOSTLY S CEaTS Lower

Liberal Receipts Of Lambs and Mar
ket Steady to strons-Aged Sheep
Fairly Active-BuIk Of Mutton oner-
ings Consist of Ewes.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
April Seattle rece pts yesterday
amounted to about 400 head. Prices
showed considerable Improvement all
along the line. Beef steers that could
be classed as at all desirable general
ly commanded prices that were 10c
higher than last week. Taking into
account that the change to warm
weather caused cattle to take on a
better I'LL than usual some sell rs
were quoting the market even better
than that. Less desirable kinds of
cattle were at least steady to strong.
Cows and heifers Of good quality were
also better sellers, being around lOc
higher. Less desirable kinds did not
show much improvement. Bulls con-
tinue very slow and weak. Good
stockers and feeders were being
sought after at prices that were a lit
tie stronger even thar last week. Com
mon kinds were about steady.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
cornfed beeves, ST.4O97s5: fair to
good cornfed beeves. $7.1o97.4O; com.
mon to fair cornfed beeves, IS 500
ITO; good to choice heifsrs, $3.50
100; good to choice cows, S5.75Q6.50;
fair to good cows, s5.OO45.75; COM
mon to fair cows, s3.75@5.o0; good to
choice stockers and feeders. $7.2OQ
7.60; fair to good stockers and feeders,
s6.75@72o; common to fair stockers
and feeders. s5.7596.75; stock heIfers,
t5.75@s.5o; stock cows, S5.oog6.26;
stock calves. s6.00675O; veal calves,
e7.0O0e.75; bulls, stays. ETC.. f476@
600.
About 1000 hogs arrived yesterday.
The general market was about SC low.
or. Bulk of all the sales landed at
t6.62A@670. with a few shippers as
high as s6.75 and a top of SOL 81 Most
OF the packers sold at So 62h96.6b,
with the longest string at the latter
figure.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs yester-
day totaled 13, 900 head. The bulk OF
the lambs moved on a steady to strong
| DdSlb, tuIto CaIb vi SOiOi aNO
making n new top for the season at
s1o.1S. A range OF sseO@1O.1o caught
most of the sales. Aged sheep
formed q larger proportion Of the re-
ceipts than for several days back.
Trade In this division was fairly 40
tive and prices were not materially
different from last weeks close. The
bulk Of the mutton offerings consisted
OF ewes.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs. light. ss7511o 20: lambs
heavy. $e.5O@s75; lambs, shearing
SS75@e.20; MexIcans, S940@s75;
lambs, fed westerns, sS.9089.65;
lambs, shearing. sS.1o1s6o; year
lings, light. IS $4,000; yearlings
heavy, IS sO@S75; wethers. good tc
choice. s7s56S1o; wethers, fair te
good. s7.6O@7s5; ewes. good &c
choice. s7.5O979O; ewes fair to good
S7.25@75O.
, 1915-04-08

the average size of those taken on
the fly is from 4 to 8 pounds.
When hooked, the steelhead rises
out of the water with a mighty
lunge that brings excited exclama-
tions from the angler +; then fol-
lows a period of thrills that is not
to be excelled, and only to the
real skillful is there much chance
of success. The Chinook salmon
weighing as high as 40 pounds
are also taken on the spoon, and a
battle with one of these would af-
ford excellent training for. either
a prize fighter of a wrestler. In
the months of November and De-
cember there is a run of silverside
salmon, a most beautiful and
gamey fish, weighing from IL to
20 pounds.
Closing with best wishes to you
and all my friends of my child
hood home, l remain,
Yours truly,
Archie Parker.
, 1915-04-08
Letter From Archie Parker.
Central Point, Oregon.
March go, 1915.
To the Editor of the Sun !:
Dear Friend =

Dear Friend =
Mother received the receipt and
wished me to answer, l will do 80
with pleasure. First let me say
that we are all well here and
Charles family is well or was
we'll the last we heard from them.
1t has been seven years since
we left the Platte Valley and
anne to the famous Rogue River
valley (of which l will say more
about a little later on in my
letter., but memory will not per-
nit me to think it has been that
long, it seems as though L have
lust left the home of my child
hood days and in my memory l
can recall all the old places and
faces that 1 have left behind in
my westward journey. Home sick
ness steal over me at times as l
give my thoughts their full sway
in fond recollections. We may dc
as the bird when it spreads it's
wings and leaves its featherd home
never to return again, but we
never can in all the days of ouI
life forget the home our birth and
, 1915-04-08
Frank Hughes. All Right

j.. A. ii. Bush returned from
Denver Tuesday where he has
been with Frank Hughes, the IL
year old boy who was taken from
this city to Denver for an opera
ton to remove a 20 bullet from
where it had lodged in the brain,
at the time of his getting shot a
year ago in February.
, 1915-04-08

Carl Karnes had a small birthday
party Monday. A fine afternoon was
spent by the children, and Mrs
Karnes assisted by Miss Doggett and
Miss Mary Huntington, served re-
freshments which were heartily par
taken Of before the little people dis
perced to their several homes.
, 1915-04-08
Washington Letter.


busy month here since adjourn
ment. now expects to be able to
return to Wyoming early in April,
for the summer. He has remained
in Washington to close up many
departmental matters of import
apce to the state, and to push for
ward various pending matters in
which his constituents are interes-
ted. Comforting with department
heads daily, and in touch with in
terested parties in Wyoming, with
no session to take up his time, the
Wyoming member has been able
to make good progress.
Early commencement of actual
construction work on the Fort
Laramie unit of the North Platte
project has been one of the mat.
tiers engaging MI. Mondell's at
teution. He is now greatly in
hopes that the many details, in
cident to getting ready for actual
work, have been about closed up,
SO that the work may commence.
Damage claims involving injury
to lands and crops on the Sho-
shone river by reaso of the recla-
4 nation work-known as the Irma
Flat and Kane cases-having ben
expedited through Mr.. Mondell's
efforts. Early action has been
promised in the former case, and
and the latter claimants will be
4 paid as soon as the local officials
can file the necessary agreements
and contracts. He has been urg-
ing the settlement of the Corbett
tunnel cases, by %prorating the
$4,000 available, and expects this
will be done.
Complete development of the
irrigation system for the dimin-
ished Wind River reservation, as
we'll as the irrigation of the lands
between the two rivers, has been
urged by MI. Mondell, and his
suggestions are to be thoroughly
gone over by the Indian Office
during the coming summer. The
Wyoming representative has also
been discussing with both the
Indian Office and the Reclamation
Service, the possible participation
by the government in the recla-
nation of coded lands of this res
ervation, While anxious to assist
the present state authorities in
every way in the efforts to attract
private capital to this project, Mr..
Mondell wants the two branches
of the government having to do
with the such matters to be thor
oughly Informed as to the situa-
ton, in case it becomes necessary
later to ask congress for aid in the
construction of this project. The
two departments have promised to
give the matter such attention as
will inform them as to the matter
during the coming summer.
Extension of Wyoming star routes
aud better mail facilities general
ly have been the subject of many
conferences between the Wyoming
representative and officials of the
Post Office Department since ad-
Iournment. While Mr.. Mondell
has been successful in getting
needed service established in most
important cases, these are still
some he has been anxious to
get authorized, and has been max
ing personal efforts to secure these,
Resurveyes asked for by people
In various sections of the state,
aud which the Surveyor General
OF Wyoming does not appear will
lug to approve, have come in for
numerous conferences between
Mr.. Mondell and the officials of
the Gea9Eal Land Office, with a
view of expediting them.
, 1915-04-08

on forever. Some day [ shall re.
turn to my old home and feed my
hungry heart on the scenes of my
former self.
Now for a word or two about
the place l now call home, "the
famous Rogue River Valley, as
fair as the garden of the Lord
1t lies in Southwestern Oregon,
near the California boundry, be-
tween the verdure-clsd, gold.
scanned Siskiyous and the timbered
slopes and snowy sentinels of the
Cascades. Through it flows the
wild turbulent Rogue, most beau
tiful of the many beautiful rivers
of Oregon. Wasting more power
than Niagara, in it's tumbling
course to the sea. Around it, I'M
til lost in the purple haze of the
distance, stretch range upon range
of multi-colored, forest-clad hills.
Across it's broad acres extend mile
upon mile of choice commercial
orchards. In the adjacent noun
tains, in the burned-out bowl of a
gigantic volcano, in mystic beauty
lies the blue waters of Crater
Lake, earth's greatest natural won
der. Surrounding it is a natural
park containing a wilderness of
scenic marvels.
Upon this picturesque and
sunshine-showered valley of the
Rogue, with its amaranthine tints
and italian skies, nature has
spilled her bounties with a wanton
hand; exhilerating air packed with
the sweetest of earth, a climate
rare and salubrious, a soil of sur
passing fertility, mammoth trees
in forests primeval. Mountains,
store-house of coal, copper and
gold, tortuous streams in whose
crystal waters dart the trout, tan
gled wild-woods in whose depths
Turk in profusion large and small
game, and last but not least, a pro-
gressive and ambitions people.
W. who live in this pleasant
valley, where gaily slants the sun
shine. where hills beckon in garb
of green and gold. where the
streams murmer with laughter,
where the meadows are redolent
with the perfume Of waving grass
es, and myriads of fruit trees ex-
hale their fragrance, know of no
place SO attractive aud SO alluring,
none with such natural charms,
none with such possibilities for
the future.
Ar abundance of wild game in
the Rogue River Valley has pre-
vented the game hog from depict
ing the supply in this region
This is truer, perhaps, of the Rogue
River Valley thar any other sec
tions, with the exception of the
Yellowstone Park. The rugged
character of the country contigu-
GUS to the valley and the heavy
cover, together with the mildness
of the climate, have been strong
factors in saving the game.
Bear, deer, cougars and wildcats
are numerous in the mountains,
and an average hunter may take
in one day the two deer allowed
by law.
In addition to this the valley
abounds in small game, princi-
pally among which are wild geese.
duck, grouse, Chinese pheasants
mountain quail, valley quail, snipe
squirrel and rabbits.
All the streams of the valley are
abupdently stocked with nativ'
mountain trout, cut throat ano
rainbow trout, and these fish ma,
be taken every month of the veal
on a fly. For the connoisseurs o
high class out door sport, however
the Rogue River Steelhead (rain
bow trout is the gameiest of then
all. No stream in the world sports
a fish more game than the Rogue
river Steel-head.
Those who have known thu
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
USOUEPAUGH
Sunday School Has Christmas Tree
Personal Items.

Among those who visited Providence
Monday were Mrs. Nellie Ferguson,
DIR. and Mrs. Kenyon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Peck and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. c. Webster. Jr., of
North Easton, Mass. are visiting Mrs.
Webster's parents, DR.. and Mrs. Ken
yon.
The Sunday school had a Christmas
tree for the little ones Friday. at
p. m. A treat of candy and oranges,
besides presents, on the tree were en-
joyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Boss OF Ex-
eter were callers here Sunday eve
ming.
]. c. Cahoone of Wakefield was a
visitor here Sunday.
Miss Reba Collins of New York is
spending her Christmas vacation with
her sister. Mrs. c. II. Palmer.
Fred Smith of Wyoming was a Wis
itor here Monday night.
Miss Perkins of Providence. who
has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. c.
c. Kenyon, has returned home
T. T. Loche is visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Benjamin Bray, of Lafayette,
for a few days.
Mrs. Eva Webster. who teaches at
Point Judith, is spending the Christ
mas vacation with her mother, Mrs
Sarah Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
ABINGDON

Nelson Plat is home from New
Haven, where he is attending college.
School closed Friday for week va
cation. There was a Christmas tree
and closing exercises, which were we'll
attended by parents and friends of
the children.
Miss Emma Allen is spending her
vacation at her fathers.
Christmas Tree Festival.
There was large attendance at the
Christmas tree and concert at the
Congregational church Friday eve
ming.
At the annual meeting of Wolf Den
grange held Wednesday evening the
following officers We're elected: Wor-
thy master, Frank r. Haines; over
seer, Walter e. Brown; lecturer, Mrs
Walter Brown chaplain, Rev. Frank
A. Fuller; secretary, Mrs. Frank K.
Haines; treasurer, Willis Cayell; stew
ard, Raymond Whitehouse; assistant
stewardfi Howard White; lady assist
ant steward, Virginia Sharpe; Ceres,
Blanche Russ; Pomona, Dorothea
Wetherbee; Flora, Margaret White;
gatekeeper, Ellsworth Cavel. Rev. Mr..
Fuller was in charge of the lecturers
hour. There was music by the grange
quartette and readings by Mrs. Haines
and other members, appropriate to
the season.
Mrs. James Macintosh has been
i'll for several days.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
EAST WOODSTOCK
John c. circuit, of Boston, Addresses
Community Club-SociaI Dance.


Mrs. j. c. Ames is a patient at the
been in failing health for several
months
Mrs. A. B. Bemis is in West Hart
ford with her son, Earl Bemis.
Grip colds have been prevalent the
past week.
Miss Bernice Turner of Boston is
spending the holidays at her home
here
Harry May and William Richardson
are home from Yale
Miss Ethel Upham of Woburn, Mass
and Miss Mabel Richardson, of New
Britain normal school, are at their re-
spective homes for the holidays.
Address by John c. circuit.
The Community club was addressed
Wednesday evening by John c. Or
cult, secretary of the Boston chamber
of commerce, who gave an illustrated
lecture regarding dairying and milk
production, which was of interest to
the farmers. Mr.. Cutler of Putnam
also spoke at length regarding the
milk situation. The committee in
charge was w. S: Kennedy, A G.
Morse and Mrs. e. r. Rollins. A ris-
ing vote of thanks was given the
speakers of the; evening.
Dance Tuesday Evening.
A social dance was conducted. by
Mrs. La Foote of Arlington, Tuesday
evening, in the hall. In attendance
ed by A H. Hibbard, violin; Mrs E.
E. May, piano. The dancing class was
Eomitted this week. -,-- ..-
A Christmas tree with a short ex-
ercfse was at the Congregational
church Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
COLUMBIA
Choral Society Holds Second Meeting
Mrs. w. J. Bartlett Addresses
Grange-Band Concert Postponed.

The second meeting of the Choral
society was held Thursday evening of
last week at Yeoman's hall. There was
a good attendance and the young peo-
pie seem to be much interested in the
work.
Mrs Ralph Buell. entertained the w.
S. S. E. Ladies' club at her home on
Thursday afternoon of last week.
Road Work Suspended;
1t is understood there will be no
further work on the section of state
read east of Columbia Green until next
spring, when it will be finished.
Miss Harriet K. Porter of Wellesley
college is spending her holiday vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
w. Porter on Columbia Green.
Addressed Changers.
The grange held it's meeting We'd
resday evening. Mrs. w. J. Bartlett
of Putnam was present and gave an
address in the interest of woman SUI
frage.
Cecil L. Gates and family, who have
been spending several weeks in this
place, left early in the week for New
York, where they will spend the win
ter, and where Mr.. Gates will engage
in Y. NJ. c. a. work. He has house
in process of construction near the
lake which he expects to have com
pleted next spring.
Fractured Hip.
Word has been received by friends
in town that Mrs. Simon Hunt, who
for some time past has been an in
mate of the Hartford retreat, fell re-
Gently and fractured her hip. Mrs.
Hunt is in feeble condition and quite
aged.
| Mrs. Mary Lyman Smith, employed
at Mrs. Bows school for girls at Briar
| Cliff Manor, n. Y. is spending the
| holiday vacation with her parents. Mr.
| and Mrs. w. a. Lyman, near the lake.
| The snow in this vicinity vanished
| rapidly under the fog, rain and rising
| temperature last Saturday, and by
evening but very little remained. The
rainfall was the heaviest for many
| weeks.
Band Concert Postponed.
| The first anniversary concert by the
| Foster band, which was to have beer
given last Saturday evening, was post
poned on account of the unfavorablt
weather.
The Choral society met Thursday
evening and rehearsed Christmas mu.
| sic to be given at the morning church
service next Sunday.
Early in the week the mails begaI
| to show that Christmas was close a
| hand. Both the outgoing and incom,
| ins sacks were laden with parcel pos
| packages and Christmas cards galore
The holiday season is anything but
holiday for the rural mail carrier.
| Mrs. Abbott Little was a Hartford
visitor Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
SOUTH KILLINGLY

Alfred Burns was a visitor in Prov
idence Wednesday,
The Willing Workers served a bean
supper in Grange hall Saturday eve
ming. Rain and bad travelling prevent
ed many from attending. Mrs. A. E.
Phillips was matron.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hall. Mrs. R.
c. Kies, Miss DOane and Miss Inez
Doane motored to Providence Friday.
Felix Lefieur caught his hand in a
gear of a cutting machine which he
was helping move, injuring it badly.
DR.. Todd dressed the wound, which
is healing favorably.
Vale Bernier was in Providence
Monday.
Herbert Tracy of Canterbury is the
new surveyor at A E. Halls sawmill.
Friends of Mrs. Charles Woodman-
cy are concentrating her on her sue
cess in winning the tea set offered by
store in Danielson in a prize con-
test.
Mr. McBain cut his hand badly when
an axe which he was using glanced
and struck him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
ELLINGTON
Over SIS Cleared From Book Bazaar
Mother Goose at Grange.

Mrs. Nellie Rice has returned home
after a visit with friends in New
London.
Miss Carrie Noble is at home from
Wheaton college. Norton. Mass. for
the holidays. Other college students
at home for the holidays are the
Misses Mcknight, Mabel Thompson.
May Haywood and Abbott Thompson.
Book Bazaar.
The book bazaar held by the WO-
mans club in Library hall was a fl
nanciaI success, netting the ladies over
SIS, which will he used to defray the
expenses of DR.. Eastman's recent lee
ture.
Mrs. ]. B. Talcott has left town to
spend the Writer with her daughter
Mrs. A H. Aston, of East Hartford
Miss Fife Manly has returned to
Northampton Mass. after visiting her
aunt. Mrs. Charles Price.
Harrison Hamilton was a winner OF
several prizes in the recent fair Of
the N z. Corn Growers association.
Grange Holds Christmas Exercises.
There was a large attendance at the
Christmas exercises held at the grange
Wednesday evening. After an inter-
CSti7C programme. Mother Goose in
tableaux by the children, the inter-
change Of gifts among the older mem
hers caused much merriment. Each
child was presented an orange and a
box of candy.
c. 3. Skies. Jr., r. A Skies. ]. T.
Mcknight, and Frank Phelps attended
the corn exhibit held in Hartford last
| Wednesday.
Mrs. s. Thompson Kimball left last
week for Lima, Ohio. where she will
| ne guest at house party over the
holiday,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25
SPRING HILL
Christmas Eve Exercises. with Tree
and Supper-Holiday Gatherings.

There was no service at the church
here last Sunday evening as the MEM
bers of the local Y. p. c. E. were in
vited to attend the union meeting at
Storrs
This mid-week's prayer meeting was
held at the parsonage.
Christmas Eve Excre:ses.
The public school closed Thursday
afternoon for the holiday vacation.
Thursday evening the pupils (who
are also members of the Sunday
schooD held, Jointly, exercises appro-
pirate to Christmas eve; with tree
supper and entertainment at the
church
E. w. Jones, who comes from
house at Hanks Hill recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Muir.
d. c. Flaherty has moved the house
hold goods of ]. r. Beebe from Chat
feevile to the new house at Storrs.
Mr.. and Mrs, E. F. Storrs spent
at North Coventry. This morninS
Saturday Mrs. Storrs goes to Cotuit,
Mass, for a weeks visit.
3. NJ. Sears spends Christmas with
his daughter and family in Staten
Island. n. Y.
The GARDENERS entertain the annual
Christmas family gathering this year
Miss Marjorie Harris goes to her
home in Melrose, Mass, for the hol-
iday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson White. of Win
sted, and Mr.. and Mrs. Byron H3w-
kins and daughter of MiddIetown viii
spend Christmas at d. c. F1aherty's
A family Christmas tree will be ar
attraction.
Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Van Duzer Of
| Staten Island, n. Y, are at the homo
Of the Days for Christmas.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-25

verify the old saying: A little armo
would serve if e man knew where tt
place it
Captain Mason also narrowly es.
capped death. AS he entered a wig
wan for fire to burn the PequOt for
an Indian drew his bow to his head
but instantly one OF MasOn's ser
geants cut the bOwstring with his cut
las and prevented the fatal shot
Norwich may well be proud OF the
fact that this famous commander with
but "a men and his allies the faith
full Mohegans saved Connecticut from
the horrors Of the PeQuOt war sleeps
his last sleep in the shadow Of heI
hills.
In 1898 it was planned to build Con-
neCtiCut colleges instead Of sending
their young men TO Massachusetts &c
be educated, therefore in 1101 James
Fitch Esq. Of Norwich a member a
the Council offered to give coo acres
OF land in KilliHgly. with glass and
nails for u College House and Hall, &c
found q religious college; but for some
/ reason his offer was not accepted and
Yale college was founded in New Ha-
ven.
Again we learn more Of him from a
| grave stone in Canterbury Here
/ Ives the body OF Mr.. James Fitch Esq;
/ Son Of We Reverend Fitch Pastor
/ first OF SaybroOk, then OF Norwich
He was born at SaybrOok 1917; he
| also in his magisJraCy 70 which he
/ was chosen: served successfully to We
! crate aCCeptatiDn and advantage of
! mis- country. being gentleman OF
/ good parts and very forward TO pro-
mote We civil and religious interests
of it. Died Nov 10 1927. aged SO yrs.
| This James Fitch or Major Fitch
was twice married. His first wife be-
ing a daughter OF Capt Mason, a sis
ter of his stcpmOtler- he built the
first house ard dug the first cellar
mole in Canterbury. and for many
years was one OF the best known
men of Canterbury. Although very
active in church affairs, he retained
his standing in the Norwich church
In Hampton there is a cross road
which leads from Canterbury TO
Clarl's Corners. which is yet called
the Fitch road or Fisk road. In the
memory Of Ebcnezer Jewett, Hamp-
| toms oldest resident. two families oy
that name once lived in this town,
John FITCH being one of the first dea-
cons Of the church. Their homes have
long since fallen into decay and tim
Der now covers their farms, but the
| old stone walls they laid remain %
} tell of the labOrs of their hands
One might wonder why the Fitch
: family chose that high uneven road
| on which TO blaze the trail through the
! wilderness Of Hampton, leaving the
marsh land at the foot OF the hills
but we find that many early settlers
built their homes close to the marsh
es where they could obtain their hay
g., which poor though il was was the
. only fodder obtainable aside from
their corn.