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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

In a London church tower there is
a clock which strikes the hours and
quarters but has no dials nor other
visible evidences of the time.
Revolution indicators for aeroplane
motors have been invented by an Eng
ishman to enable an aviator to esti-
mate roughly his speed and distance
travelled.
A Frenchman has invented a smoke
consumer for kitchen ranges that adj
mits air, superheats 1t and, combining
it with the coal gas and dust, causes
them to burn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

eau Cincinnati He graduate
Mechanics institute Cincinnati
reaching height II miles,
to place ne aviation
patented he working the
problem keeping the aviator alive at that height
warmth
obtained by solution of pound of lime and eight
will hydrogen
the aviator
principle the
he claims that he stay in the
q indefinitely.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

"There's a Yank
up on the ridge
in a cabin thar,
and a hundred of
'em yonder on the
tother side"
"Y on fellahS
make q ride for it
at sundown," said
the captain, "and
grab that Yank.
They are the fell
labs that hung
Jed Speed. Well
have a little hang
in party our
selves"
What could Bob
do to warn his ia
Their? Run for it
himself? Il h a t
wv q g honoIocC
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

Frank A. Vanderlip, president OF
ire National City bank, in New York
city. is a machinist by trade.
British sportsmen are out now to
provide a fleet of 100 ambulances at a
cost of 100000 ($200,O0O).
During the kaiser's visit to Mjtau
two Russian airmen flew over the
town and dropped number OF bombs
Beer has been raised in price In Rio
de Janeiro. Foreign beers cannot COM
oete
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

paid let that
the
in Fifteenth
streets
father the policeman had
his
caught
Baee
bidder the worlds
although
record a frstclass burglar chaser
a
efficient
of good
to
o
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Club Has Unusual Rules.

Unusual rules fave been adopted by
the Thimble Bee club Of 20 members,
of Florence, Pa. ANY member who is
a musician and does not bring her ia
yorite instrument or song to the meet
Ing Is to be fined. All must have their
fancy work, the membership of the Or
ganization being limited to young
women.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

w dS Oll W L1lS
cabin on q run,
shutting the sta
BILE door behind
h i m. When he
returned he went
to work with ban
dages. He may
not have been
much of a sur
geon or q bone
setter, but what
he lacked in skill
he made up in
good intentions.
Meanwhile his en-
thusiasm regard
ing the Thanks
giving feast rath-
er OOzed away
from him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

guns easily d1ScOVeraDle Dy aerOpIaneS
in the European war.
He explains that compressed air
is used to discharge the prOjectiles,
which will have a greater range and
penetrating power than any present
powder-driven shell. Twenty to thirty
miles is the estimated range. Dis
charge will be caused by the combined
use of liquid air and timers. The
shell will be constructed in s, 10, II
and IA inch sizes and they will be
somewhat similar tO shells now in use
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Early Thanksgiving Festivals.

The Continental congress recon-
mended days of thanksgiving annual
" during the Revolution, and in 1884
for the return of peace. And Wash
ington appointed Thanksgiving fes-
tival in 1850 after the adoption of
the Constitution.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Give Honor to Connecticut.

Close students of American history,
on account of the regularity observed,
give the palm 10 Connecticut as being.
through civil authority, responsible for
the present annual Thanksgiving cele.
bration by the nation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

IN ShOrt tIme MaJOr FuIIIIaH
will draw up the list of policemen in
his department whose record entities
them to promotion, and Barbee has
put some finishing touches on his own
record which will make it difficult to
overlook him.
Regulations are regulations, ac-
cording to Barbee, and when he found
that Peter r. Pullman, father of the
local police head, had parked his au-
tomobile in a tabooed location, Bar
bee calmly took Father Pullman'S
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

ner, captain" and Bob found he had
walked into a hornets nest. They took
the two to a cabin a little back from
the pike and asked the boy a few ques-
lions, without gaining any information
Nor did he loose his hold on Yank,
though the bird struggled to be free. A
black-brOwed giant entered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

facts or figures that people do not
come there for, and they generally
find what they want. Newspaper
files dating back so or IS years can be
produced in a minute or two, and the
history of those periods can be studied
with grccter detail than is afforded in
any other conceivable kind of literary
production.
Mr.. Slade says that he has 26
miles of bound newspapers on file.
NevSnanerS subscribed to at the pres
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30


into the library
which the
the work of this Only those taken which thought Will
public
which notably
constantly used by
students investigators is not
Fashion periodicals
the feverh
published
them being the Chattanooga
Daily
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Some New Inventions for Uncle Sans Fighters

inventor of Cincinnati has come to
powderless projecte
the defamation and smoke which make
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

heard q racket Off
there to the east
of the trail
"Whir-r-r-r-'
Some great liv-
ing thing swept
across the ridge
like a cloud. BOb's
gun was up to his
shoulder in an in
slant, although he
shook with as bad
a case of buck fe-
yer as a boy ever
had. ''Bang!" he
blaZed away at
the flying cloud.
1t did not stop.
He must have
missed. But as
the report died
oUyou ho hoar6
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Postmaster Chance Helps Two Lady Motorists

welnown and eminent postmaster of Washing
l
automobile and there in the road
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
THANKSGIVING.

The cider sparkles bright and clear,
The corn is husked, Thanksgiving near
The doughnut hour of life draws nigh
And golden CLOVIS the pumpkin pie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Washington Cop Twice Arrests Chiefs Father

COD BARBBE policeman the First precinct has made
Major Pullman his Chief within weeks
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Files In Library of Congress Well Patronized

periodical division of the Library of
Of institution
according Sade chief of the division There
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

He looked at the wounded wing, then
his head moment, and then
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30


ed to the turkeys than to the corn;
and, along in the very early spring
of 1861, Bobs father decided to
try newer country to the South
and West. Late March found them
breaking clearing for new
farm in East Tennessee. They got
their corn in, although a little late;
they bred few hogs and a small flock
of sheep; but, when they wanted tur-
key, they didn't go to the barnyard for
it, but up into the hills; for fathers
trusty rifle and trusty eye were COM
binatiOn no wild turkey could hope to
escape.
There were plenty of rumors of war
while the Yankee from Vermont was
carving out home there in the South.
When war came, that Yankee made his
way overland and enlisted in the coin
pany from his old valley in Vermont,
leaving Bob to take the responsibility
of the Tennessee farm on his young
shoulders. Bob did very well; and,
when November came in due course, he
got the rifle down from it's pegs above
the fireplace and went up the hills in
search of a bird. He had been up there
before with his father, but this was
his first turkey hunt alone.
There was a trail that led from the
hog-lot up to the ridge, and along the
ridge, among the granddaddy pOplars
and cherries and through the sweet
gum brush. Bob followed it until three
that afternoon without so much as a
sign of turkey; and, as he had no in
tention of spending a night in the hills,
it began to look as though he must re-
turn empty-handed. Then suddenly he
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
MY THANKSGIVING

iW lHAlN IIN\
For all the good my days afford.
For all the blessings en- me poured. i
For every kindly act and word,
thank Thee. Lord.
thank Thee, Lord. for thoughts that roam
Beyond the narrow walls of home
To gather good from days to come.
And from the past. ~
thank Thee. Lord. for length Of days.
For guidance through LIES devious ways.
And in the darkness for the rays
Of ligh. and love.
thank Thee cen for hours Of gloom.
For crushing grief. and darkened room;
For in the shadow Thou didst come
To heal and bless.
thank Thee that the weight Of things
No longer binds my souls free wings.
Than she can soar. and soaring sings
Thy praise. O Lordl
That sea and mountain. flower and tree.
Their message bring to me of Thee.
And FIJI my soul with ecstasy.
thank Thee. Lord.
And so not only on this day.
When many hearts thanksgiving say.
But now forever and Away.
thank Thee, Lordl
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30
Optimistic Thought.

Promises may get frienis but per.
formances keep them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-30

URKEY had been a
part, the principal part,
of the ScOtt's Thanks
giving bill of fare ever
since Bob could remem-
Der, real Vermont tur-
key that they raised
on their Vermont farm
and fed with corn from
the Vermont hills. But
the particular hill on
which the Scott acres
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
DON'T ISe u Crank ;
&c Il Sclt-StGrter,

Don't 5r the sort OF an employee
ano mus, have Instructions pounded
uto .u before they have any effect
Dont be the Kind that must be ad
dressed IA an angry tone If they are
TO be- impressed
1t should be sufficient for any EN-
rloyer on superior officer 10 pleasant
ly request certain services from you.
The man vino must be whacked and
pounded into action is no good in any
establishment and the sooner such
men get the fate the better for theiy
employers.
1t is too expensive to hire men 10
work and then have to hire others 10
watch them every minute in order
that proper se.yice may be secured
The willing worker, the man who
acts Immediately upon instructions
which are pleasantly given to him.
is the sort OF ,mployee who is worth
having.
Such a man gives honest service az
all times, and this is what counts in
the work-a-day world
Shirks are expensive at any price.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18

wharf, and to make a fight for free
speech The sheriff forbade them
to land. They fired on the sheriff
and their shots were returroG
Apparently the Verona, the vessel
which took this party out 20 make
war on local police authority. was
followed by another ship on which
were $50 reinforcements. After the
battle the two ships met and went
back to Seattle together Many OF
the rioters have been arrested and
viii pay the penalty or --tring on
society. Free speech" is just where
il was before the naval assault on
Sheriff Donald McRae of Everett, but
McRae may die of his wounds
The Industrial Workers OF the
World have never hesitated 10 avow
their belief in physical force as the
only effective remedy for the social
conditions which they regard as evils.
Nevertheless il is wholly possible
that q considerable pc rcentage of the
rank and file had deluded themselves
or had been deluded into tho belief
that they were going to fight for a
vital American principle Tint elu-
sion win not save them in he courts.
The infinite value OF social order
is what is not even apprchended by
the average I. W w. type OF mind.
Words as well as acts in themselves
rot forbidden by any law may incite
violence al certain times and in GER
tain places Police power stretched
to cover such words and acts, TO
guard against them and their sure
effects, may be academlcally CRITICS
ed, and yet may be display of tho
highest practical wisdom in dealing
with an emergency.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
AUTO REGISTRATION

Here are some interesting facts
contained in new government cir
cular entitled Automobile Registra-
ton, Licenses and Revenues In the
United States. 1915.
There is an average of slightly
more than one motor car for each
mile OF rural public road in the
United States.
The average registration fee col
lected in Vermont last year was
$3.50 per motor car. while Mime
sofa charged but $50 for a three
year period.
Texas charged SO cents for peren-
NAL registration. the cheapest rate
of all states except Wyoming. which
required no registration whatever.
Various scales were used in other
states. California charged 40 cents
per horsepower. Florida charged ac-
tration for two-passenger car was
SO. and passenger car $40.
,ording to seating capacity, Regis
West Virginia and Arkansas
charged flat rate of SO for all mo-
.or vehicles. Delaware. Wisconsin
ind Kansas IS. Nebraska. North Da-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18

Sl0l for it at the end of the two
months, or else YOU pay the 81 down
In advance and pay the 500 two
months later II. when the time for
payment comes YOU can not pay up
YOU then pay the banker an extra
price Tor the extra time you take
because YOU are using his money for
longer time than you agreed to.
Now, let US talk about buying
something else Some people do not
like TO borrow money of their bank
er even though he would be glad to
have them do so, They look upon a
bank loan as dangerous and likely To
give them trouble. and so when they
are short Of money with which TO pay
their bills as agreed, they let their
bills 90 unpaid and thus in reality
compel their creditors TO lend them
those amounts until such time as they
fnd il convenient TO pay them. II
fnanciering TO take such a course
for by their procedure they are Dor
rowing Cor BUYING their money al
the hardware store. or grocery store
instead OF the man who has money
to lend or sell, and are really max
ing q forced loan Of II, because they
compel their creditors 10 walt for his
payment and are much put out II h
objects 10 waiting or If he adds any
item of interest to the account. This
harms their credit and may cause
their merchant to charge an extra
price for his goods TO make up for the
trouble OF collecting The point We
are trying 10 make ;s that It is quito
az important to establish ones credit
with a bank and secure ones extra
money there, as II Is TO establish
credit with the merchant or printer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
STANDARD OIL COMPANy'S
WORK IN CALIFORNIA

Standard Oil company CT Caliior-
MAS three refneries are being rush
ed day and night TO keep up with
the enormous demand for refined
products Its Richmond refinery,
located on San Francisco bay. ranks
with the biggest and best IN the
world The other two plants are at
BAKERSFIELD and FL Segundo, in the
southern section of the state
Reports from other companies N
California show a corresponding dc
gree OF prosperity.
Regarding the present extent Of
and the outlook for the industry, the
Standard Oil company of California
makes the following comment IN its
October bulletin:
Development of the oil industry
in California during the past twenty
years has been extraordinary. AS c
source Of new wealth TO the state and
nation CALIFORNIA; oil production has
rivaled CALIFORNIA; gold
while California is naturaI
gateway for the commerce of The
Orient its oil shipments TO China
and Australia. California figures not
only as a transportation base. b.
as 8 main source of supply. Petrol
cum case goods exports from San
Francisco have grown from $4,000
cases for the first ak months of 1913
to $4,000 cases for first six months
of 1916. This astonishing fact Is
partly accounted for by the closing
of European sources OF supply and
by n shortage Of tonnage for bulk
shipments.
But a real meaning of the in
crease is the awakening Of the Orienr
to the uses of oil and its products,
Cheap fuel oil, distillates. gasoline
and lubricants from California are a
powerful influence in the opening OF
the industries of China and other
oversee countries. Alaska illustrates
how these products stimulate the de
velopment OF new countries. In 1915
Alaska's exports were s60.000,000
forty per cent of these were the pro-
ducts of fishing industries. OF the
remainder about so per cent was gold
and copper. In all of them Califor-
MIA oil played its necessary part.
Fuel oil Is used in the operation OF
mines and canneries. kerosene fo-
lighting, heating and cooking: en-
CINE distillate and gasoline for small
craft and shore engir As an aid
TO distribution the Standard Oil com.
pany of California maintains in
Alaska a central base of supply and
numerous smaller distributing sta
tions"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18

ments, Detroit inventor has deve-
loped a steam power automobile
which seems TO obviate mosS OF the
objections usually presented by We
hicles OF its type. In a general way
IL embodies many Of the best fea-
lures of both gas and steam cars. BY
turning switch and opening the
throttle, che car Is started almost
instantly. There are no gears, levers
or clutch to operate, while unlimit-
ed fleNibility is afforded From a
snail's pace to a speed OF so miles an
hour, the car is said 10 run practi-
cally without engine vibration. There
is no noise and nothing TO watch but
the road. So far as appearance Is
concerned the machine would ardin-
arily be mistaken for gasoline car
Fourteen miles can be covered with
a gallon of kerosene. The steam is
condensed after being used and
SaNtO MS lldht SIT PpSSAplt W
travel from 1900 10 1000 miles
out replenishing the water supply
The fuel is vaporized. mixed with air
in a specially designed combustion
chamber. \ small electric blower
supplies the necessary volume Of air,
while the ignition is accomplished
electrically The latter is the stiik
ing feature of the system, for ii re
lieves the driver Of the necessity of
giving attention or labor TO the mat
tor of flrin gthe boiler. In case th"
car stands inactive for several days
about minute and holf is required
in starting IT, II. however II has
merely been idle over night, or dur
ing corresponding period, II starts
at once. The car is described IN the
November Popular Mechanics maEa-
zine
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18

kota and South Dakota SO, Montana
and the District OF Columbia 50
Vermont, which collected the most
money per head from automobile
owners. charged 81 per horsepower
for the first registration, 8 cents per
horsepower for the second, and so
cents per horsepower for all subse-
auent registrations.
In Alabama the probate Judge col
lccts the fees; in Idaho the state high
way commission takes It through the
county assessor. In Mississippi il is
the state auditor, in Texas the coun-
" clerk, but in most other states
either the secretary OF state or the
commissioner of motor vehicles takes
the registration fees.
In spite Of this varying scale the
registration of motor cars in the Uni
ted states has increased 5000 per
cent in the last ten years
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
AUTO THIEF ARRESTED
ON TRAIN AT FREMONT

Belle Fourcne bee: George John
son, alias George Janoski, was arrest
ed in Fremont Friday of last week
on the charge OF having sold a
stolen Ford car TO Clarence Harp
Of Belle FOurche. The car was stol-
en- from Grambihler Bros, who own
a farm near Plankington, S. d., on
October IA or Is. Johnson had
been working for over month at
the Grambihler place, but was paid
OF on october 2 and taken to town
by his employers They went on to
the state fair, but when they return.
ed home on the evening of the 18th
their car was missing and a suit case
belonging to Johnson had been emp
tied Of some letters and other papers
that the brothers were TO send to
johnson in st. Louis. This led them
to believe that their former hired
man had made way with the car.
Search was made for him, but no
trace was found until they were ad-
vised by a former acquaintance who
now lives in this part OF the country
that Johnson was in Belle Fourche
and had a Ford car answering the
description of the one stolen
Grambihler Bros, at once notified
Sheriff ] W Brimmer of Planking-
ton and he wired here to have the
man and car held until his arrival.
Search here developed the fact that
Johnson had sold the car for $3.50
and had left on Thursday evenings
train All officers at surrounding
towns were notified to be on the look
out for the man and the Rapid City
officers were asked TO search the
east bound Northwestern train for
him, but as this did l!oI Iocate the
man Messrs Harp ana harsnai hantz
went TO Deadwood ana Leau where
an all night search was conducted by
Mr. Hantz without result
The officers at Fremont. Neb. had
been asked to search train No.
when il arrived there Friday after
noon, and they found the man. NJ
w Atwood went 10 Fremont Satur-
day evening and returned with the
man on Monday. In the meantime
NJ. Atwood went to Fremont Satur
Brimnier had arrived from Plank
Ington and upon the return of the
accused man as good a settlement as
was possible was made with Mr..
Harp he receiving a refund of $17S
of the money he had paid for the car
and the owner of the car, Sheriff
Brimmer and Johnson left Monday
evening overland for Plankington,
where the prisoner will be tried On
charge of grand larceny.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
OIL ACTIVITIES IN THE
MOORCROFT DISTRICT

There is considerable activity In
the new oil field on the Burlington
railroad about ten miles southeast
of Moorcroft, says a dispatch, and
the indications are that other COM
panies will soon be in the field.
Messrs Kennedy and Warran, repres-
enting an oil company which has
been drilling near Baker, Montana,
were here this week and went over
the new field with c. NJ. Carroll. The
oil in the well brought in last spring
by the Wyoming Fuel oil company
now stands within sixty feet of the
surface, although the well has never
been shot. Oil men who have exam
ined it say thai it is the best oil
they have evcc seen, containing n
very high percentage Of gasoline.
After their trip ovel the held
Messrs Kennedy and WarIan were
very enthusiastic over the outlook
and at once took steps to secure some
leases for their company They stat.
ed that a rig would be put T. the field
by their company when the leases
were signed up.
Jesse NJ. Wheelcckan d d. A. Bar
ton, of Denver, and associates, have
arranged to put dow ma we'll on the
John Mullholland ranch and are now
erecting a substantial! frame build
ing for their men. Several loads Of
castings are already on the ground
and the rig used by the American
arranged TO put down well on the
moved down soon.
The Wyoming Fuel OIL company is
now down between 600 and 700 feet
on its second well and IS now drill
ing.