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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17
OTHER VIEW POINTS

While waiting at a dock in New York the other day for his son Kermit to leave a ship from the Canal Zone, Colonel Roosevelt placed his hand fering pain. Later he stated he was i'll with a severe cold. But the pain in his heart could not have been any more severe than the pang caused in the same organ of that once sta1wart animal known as the Moose. And the cold must have been caused by the frost he received when he declined to accept the progressive nomination. l- New Britain Herald.
 It is as well for the democracy that Bryan did what he did when he did. Had he remained longer as secretary of state he might have involved the than he did during his incumbency of the office. Had he continued to pose as loyal to his chief he might now be in the position to stab him in the back with a different weapon, MT. Bryan may continue to startle and amuse Chautauqua circles for some time, but it is now evident that. as a politician, he has played his part and might as well take off the makeup. The curtain has been rung down Ansonia Sentinel.
 A that Charles Evans Hughes speak now, and in no uncertain terms, against the hyphen, are advised to read over at least once more the com prehensive statement which on Sat-
 urday afternoon he sent Chairman Harding and the convention. He has spoken, and this is what he said: T stand for an American that knows no
 uIterior purpose; for a patriotism that is single and complete. Whether na- tive or naturaiized, of whatever race or creed, we have but one country, and
 we do not for an instant tolerate any
 division of allegiance.g That must be fairly clear to those who can appre- ciate the meaning of language. Let q diagram, if 1t must, be provided for lothers.-New Haven Register.
  If. as the kaiser IS quoted as sayine the supremacy of England on the sea | is broken, the German people, who are asked to believe that assertion. will expect that the German fleet will gc out into the English channel. not tc mention any other propitious locality and sail up and down with bFooms al the mast heads of the ships as the re-
 doubtable Dutch Admiral Van TromT did fin 1852. Indeed. they may be ex. pected to hitch Into the British ls-
 lands to tow. them up into the North sea. where the Germans can get then handflyi We can imagine the disap- lpointment of the credulous German people. who are living on short ra- success, lf something of this sort is noi
 done socn.-Bridgeport Standard.
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

Berlin sayn a sublnax1no sank the Admiral Jellfcoe says 1t was mine. Berlin declared that the Warspite had been sunk: London maintains that it is safe In lts har- bor. All of which sl70ws that none- body is wrong.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17
SETTLERS FROM OLD NORWICH

Cgvrltksn Specially for The Bullstins)
 Referenee has already been made Co early emigration from fhia county to Nova Scotan. A fair proportion of these settlers went from Norwich; but unfortuuately no list or names of fam flies was kept so only occasional rec- orftG of 9ueh emigration axe available.
 Several of ths first prcprietors of the townships of Canaan and Lebanon in New Hampshire were from Norwich and vicinity. Lebanon was surveved in l761 by a party Of seven or eight men who spent the winter uaere fn a temporary hut. reared h tho wilder ness, laying out farms and clearing the way for regular habitafionss
 Land fn this northern province were at first purchased by speculation. An- drew Perkins, among others Miss CaullSins tells us obtained the title 10 large tracts in Canaan, Hanover and Cardigan.
 These carly propristcrs sold out in smaller sections or farms to actual settlers.
 Chapman. Harris, Hyde, Lathrop. Post Tracy and other names indigen- ous to the Nine-milee- square of the original Norwich were transplanted to parts of New Hampshire and Vermont, at various periods between I160 and | MGpaM-aanamM 3
 Norwich in Vermont ewes it's name to fond memory of his Connecticut home on the part of one of these erli- grantg Capt. Jedidiah Hyde gave his name to Hyde Park, in Vermont. About 1790, Elisha Tracy was large Iy interested in the purchase and sale of lands in the neighborhood of zChel- sea, Vt. Several families from Nor wich moved there, giving the place the name of their old home. Chelsea or The Landing. tG1e city of Norwich proper, recalled even now in the name West Chelsea to designate the West Side. Norwich in Massachusetts, settled a few years before the Revolution, also testifies by it's name to the original home of some of its most conspicuous founders. Its first Congregational min ister was Rev. Samuel Tracy, a native of our own Norwich. John Kirkland, q useful and influential member of the I Massachusetts settlement, went from l Newent society, a part of Lisbon.
 The Wyoming Valley. as noted in a l previous paper, collected it's share of early inhabitants from Norwich.
 This fine tract, twenty miles ir
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Colonel Bryan apparently reached the conclusion that it was necessary for someone to make a start lf 6hea monotony of the convention was eo-l ing to be broken and he is always ready when there is talAan9 to hel
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If anyone thinks that the Brftish colonies are not lending their support to the war; all they have to do is to recall that hundreds of volunteers have given their lives and Australia is spending five milton a week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

While Colonel Roosevelt declares that he knows nothing whatever about music he has an excellent opportunity nt present to put in some timely study on harmony.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

It looks as if another nota would have to be sent to Germany before we find out how the commander of the submarine who attacked the Sussex was punished.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

President Wilson took a three-mile walk in the rain while Colonel Bryan was speaking. but he is not the only one made nervous by his utterances.
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If June continues this way much longer there will not be adjectives enough to express the disgust of a large number of former admirers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

Many people who seem cold and dis tant to us would be surprised if they knew we thought they were stuck up" We should be amazed if we knew they regarded us as the limit for in difference and nnsociaability. If people do not speak to us, or our neighbors do not greet us with a smile. it may be mere our fault than theirs. There is no law to prevent any one from speaking first or beaming with good nature whether the other party does or not. It is as natural for some folks to be difndent as it is for others to gur- gle with heartshine and good will. Why should we permit ourselves to be disturbed by the silence or the stare of any one else? Why should little things beyond our control be disturb ing to us. All persons are not design eCeS ispolite who do not measure up to our code of politeness. The people we know who do not speak to us as we pass do not intend to snl1b us-they may often be so deep in thought they are not aware of our presence. If one really does think he is the better, why not leave him alone to enjoy his con- ceit?
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

Russia claims to have taken 15o 900 prisoners in the last two weeks. It Is to be hoped that 1t has enough provisions to take care or such an increase in population.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

Now Vienna declares that e. guc- cessful airship raid was made up- on Venice, but a new idea of what success means is indicated by the Rome report that one woman and four civilians were killed.
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It was not disclosed that the x-ray examination of Colonel Roosevelt showed that the broken tendons were the result of the jolt he received from the action of the Chicago convention.
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Unless there is a change pretty soon the inhabitants of tl4ia part of the country will forget what sunshine looks like.
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And yet in spite of all that is being said about it, June has an excellent record when 1t comes to preventing forest fires.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17
-EnITnRIAI MorEa-

The man on the corner says: Most of us have no ear for noise except when we make it ourselves.
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The philosophy of good cheer is plain enough when simply presented. It is not necessary to join a good cheer club to have sunshine in your heart. There is no reason why you or should be taxed with forebodings. Ophelfa says, When yer in ther supe remember yer in the fllst ,coarsei" !" and also, '-waen things look glnnay to yer just take off yer specs and wipe umi" It is easier to be prepared for career of good cheer than it is to be prepared for war. When you sort your thoughts let the burr-y and netting ones get crowded out of your mind by the pleasing things that have added life and light to your memory. What may happen is of no account-what is happening now is the real thing. If you are annoyed by disturbing incl dents suppress them quickly, and if you seem. to be fated just remember nothing is so bad 1t might not have been worse.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

Wculdn4 it be good idea to have the reasons why we love our country made as prominent as Lincoln's Gettysburg address or the Apostles creed or any ether creed? Would it he injurious for American pupils to know why they should feel proud of their country. IL is the land of sovereign citizenship and free speech and free religious worship and free press and free schools and a refuge for the op- pressed of all nations. It is the land of large opportunitie ties--a land in which a ratl-sp1itter may become it's presi- dent. It is a land in which labor is honored as in no other country and in which there are more free Institutions of learning than is to be found else- where. It is land in whicT1 the whole people are better paid, better clothed, better fed and better housed than in any country on earth. Although urg- ing preparedness for defence it Stands for peace, the arbitration Of interna- tional disputes and every just and humane principle worth espousing. It is worthy of defense because it is a de- fense for all that is good and true.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

lonotks and tllres ln brsadkh. wlua tsne uchla Susquehanna windiug throuzh fl. Nee fn ancient times the 4avorlte seat Of the Delaware tribe of Indians Con nscticut claimed it's Jurisdiction, as # lay within the borders Of her original charter; and the natives having be- come few and scattered. two companies were formed fof the purchases explora- ton and settlement of the country.
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 According to Mlnefe History of Wy oping. the Susquehanna company was organized at Windham in 175S, con- sisting of several hundred subscribers. This company made the Wyoming purchase from the Six Nations of In dians at a council held a4 Albany in 1754. The Delaware company pur- chased a tract east of this, extending othe Delaware river.
 The first settlements at Wyoming were broken up and a portion of the inhabitants slaughtered by the Pen- naznites. or settlers under the claim of Pennsylvania. It is not recorded that any of these first adventurers were from Norwich.
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 have noticed that persons who att tend strictly to their own business do not seem to be bothered mucn by the devil. A mind which is devoted % business cannot be readily lured away from it. In Adams time tfie devil ap- peared as a serpent, but he knows too much to appear to woman in that form now, so he makes up as a gen. tleman in the latest fashion not only as to the cut of his coat but the cut of his whiskers. The women of this day have no fancy for live snakes or mice. He often has to pretend to be a saint to getsin tlis work, and sad as it may seem we all know, that now and then he ropes in a clergyman. If this were not so there would not be eight or ten ministers doing time in the government prison at Atlanta. Ga He finds people who have plenty of leisure l and who are susceptible to compli- ments, easy victims, and he always carries plenty of bait for the av- aricious, and seldom loses a big fish if he ventures to bite.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

When read silly Sunday ssFsncnu [ wonder fl s01E words eRer aid turn away wrath He doesn't hesitate to damn the souIs of the hypocrike and the saloon=keeper with equal vehera- ence yor to call tho -pedalfng preachers anlutha,@ or b tell certain class of rich church mtfandamkN that the yl1aiFs estlnl1lne soulo. u1ez
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

On the monument erected In Wyo- ming as a memorial to those massa- cred through Indian and Tory cruelty in the final attack of July 8, TITS, are the names of Durl1ee, Ransom, Water man. Avery, Crocker, Hammond, Mar shall, Palmer, Reynolds and others, which indicate their origin in Nor which and are reminders of the an- cient townspeople.
 The original proprieters of War wick and Bedford in Pennsylvania were from Norwich also. The former of these towns was surveyed by Zachariah Lathrop. in 177S.
 The committee of the first and sec cnd Delaware purchases included Ebenezer Baldwin, Ja,bez Fitch, Jo- seph Griswold. Isaac Tracy. Elisk1a Tracy, Nehemiah Waterman and Dud- ley Woodbridge. all of Norwich.
 Azariah Lathrop was large pro- prietor of the township of Hunting ton, in the first Delaware purchase
 The Wyoming settlements were de- vastated and almost destroyed during the Revolutionary War, and re- ed and hazardous condition.
 Various companies and different races of men struggled for years witf one another, as well as with the wolves, partners and other wild beasts and win poisonous serpents, for the possession of this fertile valley, now covered with busy and prosperous towns, many of which perpetuate the names of their founders from our owr beloved Norwich.
 THE DTcTAGRAPH T q
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

like che neNsrs that defy the eIe- ments and come qp out of the dirt of the garden every spring to greet us. They need no coddling. We run across them where the seeds fell last summer and fall The sunfiowers, the baoh- elor's buttons, the hoIiyhocks, the pop pies, thecoreopsis, the giiliardIas, the Johnny Jump ups. the petunlas, the fox gloves, the asters, the pansies and occasionally the dR1flias. The frost cannot destroy tE1eir seeds and you lind them gpringing up in every odd corner. You are siad to see them and take the frowe1 and carefully frans- plant them to the places where you want them to grow. end without care or trouble you find nature has provtd- ed you with scores o8 pretty flowers. You do not like the poison ivy beside the fence and walls. but when you come to know that sixty-five varieties Of birds eat the berries and spread the seeds, it IS not 90 surprising that this noxious plant is constantly grow ling up on home lots to poison the un- wary.
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Not long ago George Bushneli q
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Sleep is the final stage in tle pro- cess of nutrition.
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a 7
 A great many people think they have had a. change of heart when they have experienced nothing In the world but furry of excitement A sudden emotion and flood of tears may be a reliable sign of temporary contri- tion: but .it should not be depended upon to prove that the heart has been wonderfully affected for the better. Many man who thought he had a change of heart has kept at the same old tricks of trade or politics, and many a woman the same old vanity and habit or gossip which always marked her career A change of heart which does not mean a change of habits, which mean a complete change of character. Is either an illu- sion or a false pretence. It doesn't t pay to fool yourself. or to let any one deceive you along these lines. When there, is a real change of heart no man or woman Is what they were, but an improved edition, morocco bound, of the same person
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17
THE MAN WHO TALKS

Aaurn people indulge in malianant thought than are aware Of it. Ilae rraliRnant thought iEa't so unc0rnyncn that we should be unfamiliar with it. one malignant thought which aseou- iahed the world ana a1feeted the hon. or of great nation was that 0f the German chancellor when Aae pro- nounced a treaty to be nothing but q scrap of papeFa This showed how a single phrase could wound thou lds Of peupla and affect the standing of a nation The every day malignant thought Is different from this. A friend who has been greatly benehted and blessed In answer to prayer, or as the result of some unusual method comes to us full Of love and enthusf- asm and tells ua all about 1t so we may know how to escape a similar misfortune or afliiction: and when he has gone we say: tShesss dippy, or The IS light in the upper story. 2 Isn't this malignant judgement? In cur lack of experience We cast down real attainment, and in our ignorance queer the character Of those who seek to enlighfen us.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

This fine tract, twenty miles in
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Nar9lah, saturday, Juno r, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-17

Emerson called a mans task his life preserver Get work, get work. Be sure .tis better than what you work to get,9 says Mrs. Browning. On the score 6f health alone the wise physi- elan recommends his idle patient to become occupied with some regHIsx. usefuI task
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-21
NOTICE OF THE DETERMINE
TION OF THE DESCENT OF
REAL ESTATE OF HENRY
NEWMAN

Pursuant to an Order of the Dis
.rict Court of the Sixth Judicial Dis
trict in and for the county of La
Plata and state of Colorado, NOTICE
hereby given that in the Matter of
he Petition of Annie Newnham for
he Determination of interests in the
ands and tenements of Henry Newn-
nam, deceased, said Annie Newman,
claiming to be the widow and sole
and only heir at law of said Henry
Iewnham, deceased, has filed in said
Court her duly verified Petition ask
ing for a judicial determination of
he descent of the intestate lands,
tenements and hereditaments of Henry
Newnham, deceased, more especially
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
Lot 8, Block 35, City of Durango,
La Plata County, Colorado.
And setting forth that the names,
residences and relationship to de
cedent of all the heirs entitled to
any interest in such property, SO far
as, known to said petitioner to be.
Annie Newnham who is the vie of
said deceased, and petitioner, whose
residence is Durango, Colorado.
Accordingly, NOTICE is hereby
given that on the Both day of October
A. ID. 1916 or the day to which the
same may be continued, the Court
will proceed to receive proofs and
near same concerning the Determina-
zion of the descent Of said intestate
property and will upon the proofs
submitted enter Decree in said Mat
ter determining the descent of said
iands, tenements and hereditaments
of said deceased, at which hearing all
persons interested in said Matter may
appear and present their proofs.
Witness, Clement l.. Russell, Clerk
Of said District Court, with seal of
said Court thereunto affixed, at his
office, in the City of Durango, Coun-
" of La Plata and State of Colorado,
this 9th day of September A. d. 1916.
(SeaI CLEMENT L. RUSSELL,
Clerk District Court.
First Publication, Sept. Ia.
Last Publication, October b.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-21
CLAIM OWNERS POOL
PROPERTIES IN CAVE
BASIN MINING DISTRICT

There was Incorporated in the past
week, and the papers filed in the Of
flee of the secretary of state, the
Copperplate Mining and Milling Co.,
with capital stock of 100000 says
the Bayfield, Blade. The directors
named are NJ. Drury, Sam Dowell,
Clyde Van Dusen and ]. M. Turner.
The head office will be at Bayfield,.
The owners of number of Cave
Basin mining claims have pooled their
properties and the value of the same
is represented by this stock. Since
filing the incorporation papers the
company has received nice cash Of
fer for the properties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-21
new TRAIL
WILL BENEFIT
0.F.D|STR|CT

When the ORC Fino trail is COM
pleted about three weeks hence, the
ORC fino district, one of the richest
in this portion of the state, will be
opened, and much activity in mining
is expected as a result. Since the
storms Of 1911 this territory has been
almost inaccessible and many valu-
able properties have lain idle.
supplies and machinery will be rush
ed to the camp as soon as the trail
is completed and probably consider
able work will be in progress this
winter. Five men, working under the
able direction of the local Forest of
ice, are pushing the trail to compile
zion and expect to have it open early
IN October. The new trail is built on
six per cent grade. It is four feet
wide and four and one-half miles
,ong, connecting on this end with the
government road. 1t is built to with
stand the rains of summer and the
SHOWS of winter, and the road bed is
constructed in a substantial way that
meets the approval of practical min
ing operators and packers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-21
NOTICE FOR BIDS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That THE LEWIS MOUNTAIN
MILLING & MINING COMPANY,
in the county of La Plata, state of
Colorado, will receive bids for driv-
ing tunnel X feet, 1000 feet
long, to be run along the line of a
vein, in Lewis mountain. Bidders
are to furnish all material and equip
ment necessary except powder, drills,
cars and rails. The company agrees
to purchase powder in car load lots
and sell the same to the contractor
at cost. Work is to begin October
lst and to be completed at time
stipulated in the contract. Payments
will be made on the basis of rs per
cent monthly. Twenty-Five per cent
is to be withheld until the contract
is completed. All bids must be in
the hands of j. Olson by 12 o'clock,
September 26, at which time bids
will be opened. The company re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. For further particulars write
or call upon.
]. OLSON, Manager.
La Plata City, Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-21
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PORTLAND REDUCTION
WORKS IN SAN JUAN

Mr.. and Mrs. James Heffernan
and son James, Jr., and Mrs. Heffer-
mans mother, Mrs. Grace Keegan,
who arrived by auto from Colorado
Springs Sunday, left today for Four
Corners Utah, to visit Mrs. Heffer-
mans brother Joe and family. On
their return they will spend several
days here looking after their real
estate interests and visiting friends,
before leaving for Colorado Springs
where Mr.. Heffernan is superintend-
ent of the Portland Reduction mill.
rhe family resided here for years
and were among our best known
pioneer people. Mr.. Heffernan was
a son Of the late General Heffernan,
a prominent early day man in these
parts. Mrs. Heffernan's father, the
late Mr.. Keegan, was the contractor
who built this portion of the d. &
R. G. road.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-09-21
Words of Appreciation.

Conductor Barney Gogarty, who
has a preferred passenger run be-
tween Telluride and Durango, has
been working for the Rio Grande
Southern a little over quarter of a
century. September 13, 1891, he
signed up as trackman on the South
ern, coming over here from Sapinero
on the Grande where he was working
n bunch of savages. He ran a track
gang on the first passenger train in
to Telluride. He has ridden the "two
streaks of rust" that conntects Tellu-
ride and Durango now for years and
has taken but few lay-offs during his
service, and those taken were request
ed by him and not by the company.
Barney has no brownies" and the
chances are never will have standing
against him, for he does his work in a
workmanlike manner, and always
looks out for the interest of his en-
ployers; and besides that he is al
ways pleasant and affable with pa
irons of the road. The Rio Grande
Southern without Barney would be
like congress without Joe Cannon
and his big, black cigar.-Telluride
Examiner.