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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-08
TOWN MEETING
IN NORTHFIELD
Articles Relative to Alexander Proper
ty Passed Over-Dr. Wood Wins
on Independent Nomination.
Especial to The Reformer.)

NORTHFIELD, Mass, Feb S.
There was warm discussion in the annual
town meeting yesterday, principally over
the articles relating to the sale of the A
VI. d. Alexander property on Main street
and choosing three permanent trustees to
take charge of the property. Both articles
were passed over, leaving matters just as
before. The article to see il the town
would rescind the vote of the special town
meeting in August TO take over the prop
erty of the Mortified Water Co also was
passed over One of the interesting results
of the meeting was the reelection Of DR.
n. p. Wood as one of the library trustees
He was not renominated by the caucus,
which was lightly attended, but he filed in
dependent nomination papers and was re-
elected by the largest vote of all.
Charles L. Robbins was moderator, and
the largest number of votes cast was 234
These officers were elected: Town clerk
and treasurer, W. j. Wright: tax collec-
tor, l. O. Clapp; selectmen, E c. Field,
F. w Doane and F. E. Aldrich; library
trustees, DIR. y p Wood and Z. F. How
ard for three years, Mrs. G. H. Webster
for one year; school committeeman for
three years, Prof. F. L. Duley; tree war
den, f. A Bigelow; constables, Fred W
Doane, Fred H. Watson and A. @. How
ara, county commissioner, y. Il. 11OlIOn,
assessor for three years, NJ I. Moore. The
vote on the license question was: Yes, As;
no, 144 Last years vote was: Yes, d
no, 13J.
These appropriations were made: Ii
brary, $500; highways and bridges, So,
600; town debt, S3,400; Memorial day
SO; school Fairgrounds, 500; tree war
den, $500; schools in general. 81 800
poor, and contingent, 1900; street lights
81 ,369.T5. 1t was voted to continue tn
investigations relative to street lights, til
contract with the Greenfield company fur
nishing lights running out this year.
These special appropriations were made
For resurfacing Main street from Mi
brook bridge to Woods pharmacy, 500
: for painting Schell bridge and Bennett
: meadow bridge, $1,000; for building
= bridge over Niller's brook to replace til
one washed away 5000; for replankin
4 Schell bridge. 81 400: for painting til
1 school houses, $3.50. An appropriation
e $1,000 was made for improving the higl
5 way between Northfeld and AIilers Fal
! and of $500 for graveling the West Mort
X field road
e The vote for selectmen was as follow
J. the three securing the largest number WI
ii ming f. w Doane, 146; F. Q. fiel
:, 1872; Frank Aldrich. 12J: J. L Dunno
Il 120: Lester Polhemus 92
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-08
KITCHENER TO BE IN
COMMAND IN EGYPT
Weekly World Predicts That War Will
Withdrew from Ministry to AS
sun, More Active Duties.

LONDON, Feb. S. - The Weekly
World SAYS it hears that Field Marshal
Lord Kitchener is likely to take over
the command Of the British forces in
Egypt and that the Earl of Derby, the
director Of recruiting, will be the new
secretary of state for war with a seat
i'm the cabinet.
The World gives no authority for the
report. but says it is gossip in line
with the recent igtimations that Earl
Kitchener might withdraw from the
war ministry to assume more active du-
ties.
Lord Derby has just returned to
London from visit to the British
forces operating in Flanders.
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SOME GOOD ADVICE.
Fahey Recommends Less Partisanshir
and More Constructive Thinking.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s. Warning
to American business men to place less
dependence on the 'proverbial Ameri
can guess" and to do constructive
thinking. to become less partisan in
dealing with great economic questions
and to Systematically discourage the
prevalent disparagement of the efforts
of men in public life was voiced by
John Fl. Fahey, president of the
chamber of commerce of the United
States, at the opening of its fourth an
nual convention today.
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In Odd Fellows Hall

Tuesday evening, Feb. s, at 7.3O
O 'cloek-Regular meeting of Dennis
Rebekah lodge. There will be a short
drill Immediately after the meeting.
The members of Wantastiquet lodge
are requested to meet in Odd Fellows ,
hall Thursday, Feb. 10, at l.30 p. m, to
attend the funeral Of our late brother,
A. d. Akeley. Bring badges and white
gloves. Per order of the noble grand
4. ]. Currier. secretary.
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WILL SHOW LANTERN SLIDES.
E. L. ingalls, to Talk in High School
Room Thursday Night.

Z. L. Ingalls,, superintendent of the
Boys ald Girls club work in Vermont,
win speak to pupils Of the high school,
their parents and al others interested,
Thursday evening ct 7.30 o'clock in
the main room Of the high school build
ing. Mr.. ingalls,, who has spoken re
Gently in Brattleboro on this work, viii
show lantern slides of matters pertain
ing to the club work all over the coun-
try and tell generally of the kind of
work being done by these clubs.
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FIRE IN wAsHBURN, ME.
Veneer and Bobbin Plant Burned With
a Loss of $4,000.

WASHBURN, Me-, Feb. s. - The
plant of the Northern Veneer company
manufacturers of veneer and bobbins
was burned today. The loss was esti-
mated at $45, 700. Volunteer freight
ers were successful in protecting the
surrounding property.
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TO PAY DEATH PENALTY.
Retkovitz to Die in the Electric Chair
the Week of March 12

TAUNTON. Mass, Feb. 5. Anton
Retkovitz. convicted Of the murder Of
Domka Peremebida in Fall River, was
sentenced today by Judge Dubuque in
the superior court TO die in the electric
chair at the Charlestown state prison
during the week beginning March II,
1916.
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MISS H. w. FUTILE DEAD.
Was First Principal of Northfeld Sem
inary

Miss Harriette w Tuttle, 50, first
principal of Northfeld seminary and
assistant to ex-President Alice Free
man of Wellesley college, died of car
cinoma at her home, 8 Richards street,
Worcester, Mass, yesterday afternoon.
She was born in Harrisville, n. H. She
leaves a brother, DR.. Edwin G. Tuttle
of New York.
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Total of S17,2S8 KilOwatt
Hours Feb. 2 by n. E.
Power Companies
JANUARY EARNINGS
WILL SET HIGH MARK
Will Exceed by About $4,000 Mark
Made Last December, Which Was
S152, ,126 Gross - Great Increase in
Business in Two Years.

The New England Power companies
(of which the Vernon plant OF he
Connecticut River Power Co. is an
integral and important part) reached
the record high output for the day on
Feb. 2, with al output of s17,2SS Kill
owatt hours. In comparison with this
total, it is interesting to note the re-
ports for corresponding days IN Feb
ruary for the past three years, which
are as follows:
Feb. >, 1914. 454,515 kilowatt hours
Feb. ,, 1915, 49I,O55
Feb. ,, 1916, S17,2SS
The Power companies greatest
earnings for any one month were for
| December last, with gross earnings of
4 Sl52. 1855 for the month. The operat-
/ ing expenses and taxes were S4s ,403.
4 IS, leaving net earnings of S103, ,722.-
\ A. After taking out the bond interest,
$37243.S4, other interest, SS,Ss1.s3,
preferred stock dividends, 81 1853,
and second preferred stock dividends,
4 S9.066.6S, there was a net surplus Of
$50. .5S2.75.
/ The gross earnings for January
probably viii exceed b. approximately
$4,000 the gross receipts for Decem-
ber. This is given only in the form of
an estimate based on the output. The
figures cannot be exactly determined
until the power accounts are rendered
but it is probably very nearly correct.
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THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight Wednesday Increasing
Cloudiness and Warmer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The wealth
er forecast: Fair tonight. Wednesday
increasing cloudiness and warmer. Mod
crate west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-08

Although there are 900 miles of
railway lines in Uruguay, there is only
one tunnel in the country.
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Respectfully,
Feb. S, 1916. d. 7. PERRY.

The amount of permanent work
done in Brattleboro was 2,100 feet, in
the west village. 1t was one of the
most expensive pieces of road in the
county, costing about So, 200. A sec
tion 400 feet long was made of cement
and the remaining LOO feet was Of
asphalt
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Coming to Brinkley Satur'
 day, Feb. 5th.

The Farm Demonstration and Lecture train of the Cotton Belt By. is coming to Krinkley next Saturday, Feb. 5th, to spend the entire day here.
 In addition to Agricultural Commissioner w R. Beattie and his assistants, Messrs Cole and Saupe there will be two State University and two Agricultural men who will conduct the school on the train all of that day.
 Every farmer and land owner in the Brinkley territory should be here on that day and attend the train.
 A note from H. R. Simpson asking that mention be made of this, says "Brinkley was not on the schedule of this but the writer took the matter up and arranged for the Brinkley meet ing and to combine it with the
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From Zent
Zent, Ark, Jan. 2Oth, 1915.

Zent, Ark, Jan. 2Oth, 1915. Dear ARGUS:
 It has been a long time since I read any items from our country. 1 don't think it is because we are all asleep, indeed I've never seen our citizens so wide awake be- fore. While the grippe and cold weather are keeping many of us indoors we have our minds busy with plans for the coming season.
 Everyone is rice crazy since the bumper crop of last season and the good prices received but 1 hope they won't lose sight of the fact that the first thing to do is to raise plenty food products for home consumption. l can see much progress along that line during the past year.
 We are expecting Messrs Legg,
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Why it Pays to Read Ads

Get a piece of paper and a pencil and make. list of the business men of this town. Now cross off the names of the ones who do not advertise. The names remaining on the list are the names of the men who are not only doing most of the business in the city, but they are the names of the men who have their shoulder back of every enterprise that goes to make up a better and more modern town. Yous have found, too that the quality of the goods, the prices and the service you get while you are buying are away ahead of what the non-advertiser gives you. The advertising merchant shares with his customer the erofits he makes on the volume
 business his advertisements
 this paper bring into his
 re. -Ex.
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Barson and vicini,J

Several young people ' Saturday evening at Barson
 We are very glad to "a John Mackey as being betls this writing.
 Wedding bells have been < ing merrily in the viciritI Hilleman lately.
 F. B. Harris, of Bemis, is1 pairing to move to Cotton in the near future. \
 Mrs. Frank May, of Pend spent last week at the bed of her brother. John Maess|
 Albert Tennis is a mesi at Penross now, Mir. | having located at Cash. 1T
 Mir. Elam, of Hillemsr from a porch last week s badly hurt. A physiciaa called to attend him.
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fARMER'S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
 FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

arrange for early spring garden ing, plant English peas, radishes, beets, Irish potatoes. Plant tomatoes and fthe tender vege- tables in boxes indoors for early transplanting. Cabbage can be planted outdoors.
 THIRD WEEK
 If the weather is dry enough. get in the Irish potatoes and early spring vegetables.
 FOURTH WEEK
 Work in the blacksmith's shop, getting all tools in readiness, arranging the compost pens or scattering the manuer, broad casting the field. Bed out sweet potatoes.
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DURING HALF THE TIME HE HAS RESIDED IN ARkANSAS-RE- cEIvED APPROXIMATELY $30,ooo FROM THE TAX PAYERS.
WAS NOT A VOTER
 IN l9O4-5-6-7-8
Paid Tax Only When He Began Run-
 ming for Governor.
To the People of Arkansas:

To the People of Arkansas:
 The professor is strong for wanting to make other people pay their taxes, but he is weak on paying taxes him. self. For the first six years the pro- lessor was in Arkansas Bleaching po- litical economy in the university, he drew approximately $12,000 from the taxpayers of the state. and only paid one little measly dollar in taxes back to the state. The poll tax goes into the common school fund. to help sup port the common schools, and to edu- cate the little children of Arkansas. The following table, taken from the records of Washington county. shows that he did not pay one cent of taxes for the years 1904, 1905. 1906, 1907 and 1908, although he was being fed and clothed by the tax payers of Ar kansas during that time.
 What the Records Show.
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FOR LOST IRON GREY PONY

This little iron grey horse, 4 years old, was driven to Brink ley one day in October by Elton Hornsby, who turned it out the next morning and it hasn't been seen since.
 The undersigned raised the animal which was about 13la or IA hands high, slim built, very gentle and sluggish. had never strayed off and didn't take up with other horses.
 Foretop and collar slip on mane, cut away when last seen.
 Will cheerfully pay $10 reward for any information leading to
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pears 10 be tax lodging.
 0roat Teachar tQlA

A grea, teacher to instill Into tAs rising youths of the land tho pE1noe' ples of good government. whom k ao. pears he himself was ahisking the Arst principles of citisenship! He tries to compare himself with Wood. row Wilson (what . shame!). He is due the president au apology. Ii hs did go to school to Wilson. W1lsea couldn't help it; however, tAs fAets are that he did not 60 to sGAool to President Wilson, but was in anotheg university where Wilson occasionally lectured. Woodrow Wilson was Dresl. dent of one of the greatest universities of America for many years. but D.. Brough has never been mentioned. nor even thought of, by any of the univss- sity boards as being qualified for the position or president of the University of Arkansas.
 am native of Arkansas and have been taxpayer ever since VI stwen- ty-one years of age; do not believe the good people of Arkansas will de- feat me for governor and nominate . man who is merely passing through this State. I have faith in the good people of Arkansas and l submit ny candidacy to them.
 Very respectfully.
 EARLE w. Hoo0ge
 Candidate for Governor Of Arieanaea.
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JANUARY FIRST WEEK

See that all contracts are prop erly signed and that you start in the year with clear nndertand- ing. Be sure that each man knows the exact land that he is to use and how much is to be planted in each crop that is to be grown during the season. Ditch ing, clearing and mending will be the principal jobs for Janu- ary.
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Murphy and Foster down tnis week and then things in their big rice farms will begin to hum. The Legg and Murphy people are expecting to do still bigger things on their rice farm near Zent.
 A. N. Gibbs is preparing to put in a we'll and to plant about 100 acres of rice on his place out here. He has accepted a position as Superintendent of ''Ihe Little Prairie Rice Farm !. near Moro but has left his son, Walter, in charge of the home farm. Walter is IS years old and rather young for such an undertaking, but he is one of those boys who thinks and is in- terested in his own future there fore we predict he will come out all right.
 There has been much moving. Mir. Curtis moved to the Kersey place, A. M. Junior has moved into one of P. R. Anderson s houses at Zent, Mir. Nelson is moving to the Hollingsmith place, Alec Simpson is moving to Glen Echo and the Theilbars are to move into Brinkley for a temporary stay while getting away to their farm at Purcell, Okla.
 People in general are much better off financially than they were a year ago and so much moreso than in some of these flooded districts.
 Robt. Welty, an old rice farm CT and wholesale merchant of Lake Charles, La, visited at Fair Haven farm this week. He expects to rent rice farm here this year. He says that the rice prospects here are far ahead of 1 louisiana.
 Our hearts have been made sad by the deaths of Mrs. c. F. Hollingsmith, a son of R. s. Nelson and two or three babies, also Mrs. Hogue, Mrs. Crocketts mother.
 1 Pm glad to say that the boot. logging out here seems on the wane and 1 know of severa people who have resolved t6 stand together and punish some who have been a nuisance out there for several years, along those lines.
 Here's hoping you will have much success. 1 felt real prouc away over on the western bor der of Arkansas to hear our edi tor and also his father, of Hope spoken of as men who always used their paper for the better ment of the country regardless of who it displeased.
 Respt.
 A READER. "
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The following is a working schedule for the farm for each week during the months of Jan uary and February as made by one of the most successful and practical money making farmers of thd south. Let every farmer cut it out and improve on it if he can.
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
 Take GrOve'S
 The Old Standard Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Cures Old Sores, Other (Rsn,sdies Won't Cure The worst cases, no matter ofhow long standing are cured by the wonderful. oh reliable Dr porter's Antiseptc Healing Oil. It relieves 'ain and Heals at the sametime. 25c. Soc. Sl of
 Tell 'em you saw it In the Argus
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State of Arkansas, County of Westinghouse.

1, Thad Berry, notary public with in and for the county and state afore- said, duly commissioned and acting, do hereby certify that, so far as have been able to ascertain, after having made a diligent search of the records, the foregoing is true and correct statement of perssnal and real estate assessments and tax receipt books of Washington county, Arkansas, so far as the same show any assessments made or taxes paid by Dr. c. H. Brough of Fayetteville, Ark.
 In witness whereof, have here unto set my hand ard seal of office at Fayetteville, Ark, this January 1S, 191e.
 rHAD BERRY,
 Notary Public.
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FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

The ARGUS is authorized to announce Hon. c. Otis Bogle as candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of this, the l7th Judicial District.
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SECOND WEEK

Each man should go on the land that he is to cultivate, clear up and clean up for his own crop, probably taking some fresh land to be used for sorghum, corn. or watermelons. The same to be free of rent.
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Dr. arouoh Paid No Poll Tax.

1919.
 Dr. Brough Paid No Poll Tax.
 The Doctor is strong for the Uni versity (paying him), but apparently does not care to hell the common school fund himself.
 He talks about good roads. but for nve years, while resilient of Arkan- sas, he did not pay any road tax, the only road he cared for, apparently, being the road to the aate treasury. He loves Arkansas for what he can get out of the treasury, t seems. He came here to accept a wsll-paying po- sition, and the chances are that when defeated in this race he nay go West, where his fortune Is loca'ed. He has been paid approximately $30.000 by the taxpayers of this state, and un- derstand forwards his surplus money to the Utah National Bank. in Ogden. Utah, where he has wealth estimated at from thirty to fifty thousand dol lars-thus not paying any taxes on this money in Arkansas. and depriv- ing the banks of Arkansas sf this de- posit.
 Neproes to Be Assessors.
 He advocates the assessm,nt of the real estate in Arkansas by the jus tices of the peace in eanh township, which he says will make everybody assess their property. It is wei known that there are one hundred md fifty negro justices of the peace h South and East Arkansas. l know hat the people in those sections are not for that plan. and that the white voters of the other parts of Arkansas will not force 1t upon their neiChhors in that part of the State. I am not in ia vor of any new offices. but 1t might be well to employ some additional tollec- tors in Washington County to help collect the poll tax from Professor Brough. We should not be surIrlsed that the professor advocates neglo as- sesstrs, as it Is in line with his speech made in behalf of the negro race h Washington, D. C.. in which he said that the white man should not object to being the winning Iart- ner of the negro"
 Qualified Voter Only cix Years
 The records Of Washington County show that the professor has been qualified elector of Arkansas only sir years, although he has been drawing . high salary for twelve years; ana svsayaody knows that he has been an avowed candidate for governor ever nnce hs began paying his poll tax.
 If the professor voted in the va. rious city. school. congressional. gen sral and primary elections the i've years he failed to pay his poll tax, he committed each time an n s&dictable oa fense. If he did not vote he was dere lict in his duties as a citizen, and is not worthy Of the support of the tax. pers for any position, much less for governor of the great State of Arkan sas. He has been professor of poll tical economy in the university; hh main idea of political economy aA
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
OR CONGRESS

We are authorized to announce Hon. A. C. Cray, of Independence county, as a candidate for Congress from the End. Distrsst, subject to the action of the fpemocratic party.
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The ARGUS Is authorized to announce Hon. w. A. Oldfield, of independence county, as a candidate for reelection to Congress from the Second Congress sionals District, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
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Campbell in Raee {

Hon. T. w. Campbell, ' nent attorney of this city, | Tuesday morning and in'a us that he would, nezs ! formally announce his csad for congress. MT. Campo' received strong sohcinua make the race, not only friends in his home tovn| county. but from every the compass in the
 Watch this paper for fuFn' nouncements. --POcahOnas ] Herald.
 piIes Cursd . Sbhp
 v,,,r arurriss wiil sssssd s.s
 oiNrNENr fails to esfe ssy A. " ,,it 1ii.d. pissAing or Frctrses,s .s. ri r The Arst application s'vss
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meeting by the Goyenu men. The people of Bri. and surrounding territory i failed to appreciate the inl, taken in this locality by railroads and should tun,
 better to these meetings'
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For Lost Mule

One light bay mare mule, z years old, 15 hands high, brand ed on LEFT shoulder with 4 inch c. Strayed from Carter farm in Dark Corner.
 For cash reward phone, write or call on T. c. Garter, at
 A c. Carter & Co.'S. 12-9-15. Cotton Plant. Ark. Tell 'em you saw n In the ArnuA,
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,uluins 1hs. Does Not Affect The Head

se of it's tonic and laxative effect, LAxA- ' .z PROMO QUININE is better than ordinary sine and does not cause nervousness nor ug in head Remember the full name and <or the signature of E. ". GROVE. 2Se-
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THIRD WEEK

Clearing land, pruning fruit trees, and a general roundup of the woodgetting, mending and other necessary things for the farm. Pruning of fruit trees should be finished.
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FIRST WEEK

Indoor work is about all that can be accomplished as a general thing in February, except clear ing new ground, getting wood for the summer months, clearing and ditching.
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FOURTH WEEK

The indoor work should be &C., complished. such as preparing the surplus corn, hay for a mix ed feed for the stock. Orchard planting may continue through all of the winter months.
 FEBRUARY