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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

As a matter of fact, we stand to the world as debtors rather than as cred itors. Plenty of us, of course, can wave a package of receipted bills and declare that we owe no man anything. So far, so good. It is decent and law full to square accounts with the butch CT, the baker, and the candlestick maker. In civilized society, that much is taken for granted. But there are ether accounts than those the village tradesmen render each month.
 If one were to be brought face to face with his real obligations to the world in which he lives, the sum of them would stagger him. Ninety-nine hundredths of all that you E1ave, my brother, you owe to society. You are the Their of all the ages.'' Liberties and 1egacies from the past were be- You were born into a thousand men, tai, moral and material possessions you did nothing to earn.
 Tn any hour of self -exa1tation, pause to make up 9. swift and partial catalog of your dependencies The list should the centuries and contemplate the struggles and the sacrifices out of which came your liberties, your cit izenship, your education Your physical health, and your mental outlook. Learn how true it is that no man 'hveth unto himself"
 For all these gifts one is under bonds to render some return. The extreme individualist should be rated as a so- cia1 parasite, ghoulish plunderer He represents an element in modern soci- ety as dangerous as those that we call defective or criminal.
 It is not fair to this world to treat it only as an object of loot, as vandals descend on some fair city only to sack it. That Is no square deal to genera tions that have gone, nor to those yet to come The honorable citizen will strive to use the world as not abusing it. HewilI try to pass on his inheri- tancc enlarged and enriched to ages yet unborn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Speaking without prejudice to mos quitoes in general there seems to be a size and voracity displayed by this years brood in the Naugatuek valley that indicates they are second cousins to the famed Jersey disseminators of malaria. One stab from their enven- omed beak is guaranteed to raise a lump like an egg on the cuticle of even a hardened sinner.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

This stage was a ponderous, house. like wagon, drawn by six horses, which made six or eight trips per year to Chemung, German Flats, and other distant points, carrying passen- gers, letters and freight.
 It's arrival in Franklin and Norwich was hailed with enthusiasm, the his torian of Norwich tells us, since it was sure to bring intelligence from distant friends
 The letters sent home were, natural ly, filled with absorbing narrations of hardships endured, dangers encoun- tered, as well as Of jolly parties and rural paStimes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

News was brought home at one time that a cabin of some of the early emi- grants was buried by the snow of mid-winter and that it was fully three days before the family was extricated
 A boy kidnapped by the Indians had grown almost to manhood before he was released.
 As was to be expected, the toma- hawk and scalping knife, savage beasts and deadly serpents, figured largely in the tales written home in letters brought by the quaint parcels post route of the Norwich Western Reserve Line
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

The lawyer who quotes poetry to a jury, and the minister who presents conundrums to his congregation, do not know how to do effective work. Simple facts sink deepest in what ever cause they are presented. The average mind calls for the naked truth, and declines to hike over flow cry meadows to find it. The way to impress the mind of the masses Is to present thoughts in form to fit 1t. When Billy Sunday says: "The Lord commanded us to feed his lambs not to pass up fodder for the giraffes," the common mind does not miss tI1e point. Every worker knows what a spade is, but if it is spoken of as an agrtcul- tural implement used to disintegrate the soil he might not be able to recog- nize it. Fine language fits fine folks; and common language fits common folks. Both classes must be addressed in accord with their receptive capaci
 ty and their perceptive ability.
 Do you enjoy reading? If you do not, why don't you? You haven't the reading habit. You would have if You would read what you desire to read instead of something a solicitious per- son recommends. The man who talks began with Jack Shepard" and Six teen String Jack', and the wild and woody literature of bygone days which was regarded as poison to the juvenile mind. They did not poison him. They opened the way to ali the fields of lit- erature. He first read along lines which interested him and then ven tured to explore new fields. He reads books now that are recommended to him; but he never could have found joy and entertainment if he had tried to start with books recommended flor his good" We must select our own good in this world just as bees select their own honey. What does he read now? He reads novels, travels, scien-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

In 17e5, the tract was sold to land company organized for this business, and under their management the whole three millions of acres, then an almost unbroken wilderness, was sur- veyed and distributed into townships and farms, and offered to settlers on easy terms.
 This territory now forms a tier of counties in the northern part of Ohio. Its settlement began in 1796.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

The Western Reserve, called also longing to the state of Connecticut, which lay on Lake Erie, west of Pennsylvania. It contained three mil lion acres. The Fire-Lands, compris- ing the western portion of 10000 acres, had been granted by the state to those towns in Connecticut which had suffered from the torch of the enemy in the Revolutionary War.
 During 1786, the general assembly passed an act to survey and dispose of the remainder of the territory. Hon. Benjamin Huntington, of Norwich, was one of the three commissioners appointed for this business.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

Norwich, Saturday, July I, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

combat between four men and a bear, which took place on June 9th, 1797, at another namesal1e of Norwich, Norwich which was the sixteenth township on the Unadilla river. The four men were Dr. Dan Foote, Enoch Marvin, the latter's son, and a hired man. Three of them were badly wounded; but the animal was finally conquered, and weighed when dressed 260 pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

Why then the worlds mine oyster Which I with sword will open
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

The towns of Norwich-another namesake of this town-Huntingt Kinaman and Kirtland, in this range of territory, indicate the origin of some of their first settlers.
 Col Simon Perkins, of Lisbon, Revolutionary officer. moved with his family to Warren, Ohio.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01

CWritten Specially for The Bulletin.)
 Everybody hereabouts is familiar with the name of the Norwich Line to New York, the Chelsea Line, the Shore Line. various stage lines and other popular means of transportation; but nobody is now alive who remembers the Norwich Western Reserve Line, which was inaugurated before 1900.
 The pleasure and convenience of keeping up intercourse between the emigrants who had gone forth from the home town to open up new set dement's in the then almost unknown region called vaguely 'aThe Vest now the most populous and prosperous portions of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio and parts of New York state led the friends left behind to start what was known as Hartshorn's Stagevwagon route.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
Origin of Thanksgiving.

In colonial days it was customary
to appoint days OF fasting or feast
ing, of prayer or thanksgiving,
when public events seemed 10
warrant this recognition. In 1880
Washington ordered a day Of
thanksgiving f. the adoption of
the Federal constitution. Sub
sequently various days in Novem-
ber were recommended by presi-
dents and governors until, in 1863,
the regular observance OF a nation
al Thank sgiving day was instituted
through proclamation of Pres-
dent Lincoln. The presidents
proclamation does not make it a
national holiday. 1t applies legal
ly only to the District OF Columbia
and the territories. 1t is the
governors proclamations that
affect the states. The day is OBJ
served in all states, but in some il
is not statutory holiday. Thurs
day was originally selected by tho
Puritans probably because, being
near the middle of tho week, it
gave opportunity for the scattered
members OF the family TO come to-
gether and to return without
desecrating the Sabbath by travel.
November was selected as the
month when the fall harvcsts were
all gathered. Othcr countries have
Thanksgiving days for special
occasions, such as success in
battle or the deiverancc of tho
people from a national calamity,
but the fixed annual Thanksgiving
day is custom belonging TO
America alone.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
PRESIDENT won 80 STATES
Some Features of the Recent
National Election.

President Wilson was reelected 10y
plurality Of more than 400, 900
popular votes over Hughes aud has a
majority of 81 in the electoral college.
He carried 30 states-the solid south
and, with the exception of Oregon,
the entire west. Hughes carried Is
states. Approximately 5000, 600
votes were cast for Wilson and $780,.
900 for Hughes. Allen Benson, the
socialist candidate, according to the
New York Call, received over 1000,
600. Frank j. Hanly, prohibition
candidate, received about $50, 900
This shows a total of more than 49,
O0O. 900 votes were cast in the United
States at the recent election. The
president polled more than two and a
onarter million votes more than he
received four years ago.
There are three outstanding
features of the result, on which com
ment has been freely made. a
nresjdent was elected without the aid
of the big manufacturing states In
which the great money centers are
supposed to have political control
Much significance is also attached tc
the fact that the president carried all
the states on the Mexican border
going to prove, it is asserted, thai
only minority disapproyed of th'
president's pacific policy aud tha
preel ction agitation against him, 81
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
Sugar Beet Seed.

Thomas II Cutler, manager OF the
Utah Idaho Sugar Company, return
ing from visit TO Colorado, where he
went 10 consult with the other
officials Of the United States Beet
Seed company, reports that as Il
general thing, the beet experiments
In Idaho were more satisfactory than
those conducted 10 any other section
aud believes that 10 time the United
States will be exporter instead of IN
importer of beet seed.
The three companies 10 Utah and
Idaho have paid for approximately go
per cent d: their entire crop, all de-
liveries up to October 3Ist being
settled for November Is by the officers
in Salt Lake, Ogden aud Layton.
The Utlh-Idabo will pay the beet
farme ) close 10 $2,000,000, the
Amalgamated Sugar 1850, 900. the
Layton Sugar company approximately
$500 900 a total of about So, 500 600,
which reaches the pockets Of the beet
farmers at the period of the year
when its arrival is the most welcome.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24

secood lieutenanls in the regular
army. following competitive eXamina-
lions. This was made possible by
the army reorganization act.
State Director Of Farm Markets w.
q. Scholtz is In receipt of an invita-.
ton from the Massachusetts state
board Of agriculture, to 90 to Massa.
chusetts this winter to address a
statewide conference of farmers on
the subject of marketing. With the
invitation comes an offer to pay Mr..
Scholtz' railroad fare and all other
expenses of the trip.
Bolse'S chance to secure one of the
finest live specimens of bull moose 10
the state is forever lost. Just as the
city council, to which the animal had
been offered, had decided to send for
the specimen, came the sad news that
it passed from this earth the morning
after election. Whether the election
returns and the fate of its namesake
had anything to do with the demise,
could not be learned. Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
POST FALLS


The school board has ordered 20
tons OF coal.
Rev Hall has traded his twenty
acres at east Greenacres for l60 acres
in Montana.
Miss Allie Nogle lost her purse
containing $26 on the train between
Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene. 1t
was found by The train porter and
returned to her
Rev. Lavender called on several
families In The Hauser Lake neigh
horhood Tuesday OF last week. He
was accompanied by Rev. Mitchell Of
Spokane, the new field secretary Of
the Spokane and Occur d'Alene pres
bYteries They are planning a series
OF meetings.
The Advance Company OF Post
Falls again offers S. in gold for the
best recitation at a competitive trial
to be held in Post Falls on February
0. Pupils f:am Hauser Lake, Pleas
ant View, East Greenacres, Cedar
Greek, Spokane Bridge, McGuires.
and Swafrord schools will be
permitted to compete. The second
prize will be $3 and the third s.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
The Vote On
County Division
Over 500 Outside of Proposed New
County Favor Project.

The official returns Of the vote on
the county division question are
reported 10 the Spirit Lake Herald
The vote thruout Kootenai stood
1893 for division and 4253 against
division.
Iu that part Of the county which is
proposed TO be organized into the new
county to be called Lake the vote was
93S for division and 247 against. a
majority of SOL In favor in the area
constituting the proposed new county.
The figures show that 555 voters
outside the proposed new county
voted for division. AS the question
was not submitted in Bonner county,
the people in the Bonner county
precincts included in the area of the
proposed new county had no oppor-
tunitY to vote on the proposition.
Following is the vote of the Koot
enai county precincts in the territory
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
Teachers Are
To Meet Here
Plan to Have Sessions at High School
December 9.

Preliminary arrangements have
been made for a teachers meeting
to be held at Rathdrum on Satur-
day, Dec. 9th, according to notice
from County Sup't. r. c. Egbers.
A definite program will be printed
and sent to teachers on later date.
Sup't. ID. Davis of the Rath-
drum schools is taking a very
active interest toward making
this meeting success, says Mr..
Egbers He stated that a free
luncheon will be served in the
Domestic Science room OF the
high school building to all visiting
teachers.
Sup't. Davis also gives assurance
that free automobile iransporta-
ton will be furnished from Cmur-
dAlenc, Post Falls, uavdcn Lake,
Athol, SPIRIT Lake, and intcrvcn-
ing points and return.
Teachers who will attend this
meeting should report 10 Sup't. (.
ID. Davis, Rathdrum, Idaho, or 10
the County Sup't. at Cnut dAlcnc.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24

friS. The order gives Mrs. Scott, the
widow, title to the entire estate con-
s'sting of considerable realty in this
city, mortgages and thousands or
shares in q different corporations.
Arthur Carnan, brought from
Montana to stand trial for embezzle
meut under indictment by the grand
Jury pleaded not guilty. He stated
III ! had been here when the grand
Jury was In session they would not
have Indicted me. could have ex
planned each OF the transactions upon
which the indictments are founded
satisfactorily to any reasonable man. "
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24

far as the Mexican situation was con-
cerned, was the work of an element
desiring Intervention for selfish
reasons. The returns further show
that, despite Mr.. Hughes open advo-
cacY of woman suffrage, President
Wilson carried ten Of the twelve
states ia which women vote. He lost
Illinois and Oregon but carried Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas,
Nevada and California.
1t might be added that thousands
of republicans are reported to have
voted for the president because of
disappointment with Mr.. Hughes
speeches and disapproval Of his severe
criticism OF the presidents pacific
policy-a criticism that gave rise to
an impression that change Of ad
ministration would mean war of
intervention to protect certain COM
mercial and church property interests
10 Mexico, a war in which, it would
appear, the great mass of the people
of the United States would not be In
sympathy. 1t is also claimed that
the speeches of Col. Roosevelt had an
effect the opposite of that intended.
The electoral college stands a.
follows:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
SPIRIT LAKE

The Panhandle Lumber company
Is moving Il log loader to the head of
The lake for ;i!ecking logs during the
winter mnnths
The Slw mill has closed dawn for
the winter, owing to the freeze up Of
the pond
The skaters Of the village got keen
enjoyment out of the sport last week
The cold snap had frozen the lake
over aad tie ice was as smooth as
glass.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24

Operating revenues Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway com.
pany for the fiscal year ended June 81,
1916, were SlO5, 5,646. 4S3. or an iu-
crease Of about Sl3 900, 00U over tho
previous year and yet the ucL amount
left TO pay Interest aud dividends was
hardly sufficient To pay per ccut on
the capital invested, according to IL.
b. Earliug, vice president OF the con-
panY, The road represents Il total
money Investment of $50i ,G23, 33S, 1t
is claimed by the company.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
Il the proposed new county:
Idaho State News Items.

The federal building at Boise is to
be improved at a cost of $32,874.
Plans for expenditures at the
University of Idaho at Moscow total
$2O3, 900.
A Payette farmer sold four big
loads of potatoes for $500 and made
$40 per acre from peas fed to hogs.
In Idaho the vote increased from
lO7, 900 10 1914 to 140, 900 in 1916.
The railroads of the country are
buying lumber for thousands Of box
cars TO relieve the car shortage which
is due to abnormal conditions caused
by the war and closing the Panama
canal.
Thomas Bros. from Kansas have
Invested $25 900 In grain elevators at
Ashton, Tetonia, Felt, Graugeville
and briggs.
c. S. Moody, represcntative-elect
from Bonner county, present adjutant
general of the state, has authorized
the announcement of his candidacy
f,r speaker of the house of representa-
tiyes 10 the next Idaho legislature.
The Capital News correspondent
with the Idaho troops on the Mexican
border says the members of the re9i-
ment are in good health, we'll clothed,
have good care and plenty of food
aud no worry need be wasted on them
After knocking along for nearly
three months without chaplain, th'
Second Idaho infantry regiment nov
has spiritual leader in the person 0
Frank NJ. Johnson, who succeeds tn
Rev. A. Stewart, resigned, Adjutan
General Moody announced Wednesda
of last week.
Last months mean temperatur
was the lowest experienced In Octobe
in Idaho since 1905, says the weathe
bureau monthly summary Onl
twice since statewide records haV
been kept has the mean for Octooe
been lower. The average precipita
tlon was slightly below normal.
The report of the auditor an
treasurer of Kootenai county for TT
month ended Oct. Z, gives the count
bonded debt at 500, 900 and outstan'
Ing warrants $120, 1874 6S, an indebted
ness of $2lO, ,194.68, which, less Il
ledger, balances applying on il
debtedness, left total county del
of $l7g, 620 so. The total cash
hand Oct. I, was $67, S04.1S.
LawreCce f. Stone OF Post Fal
and Joseph Lee Lancaster of Soldie
Ida, Friday were commission
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
FROM OVER The COUNTY
CGUR D'ALEN NE

The grand jury Of the federal court
was dismissed Tuesday. Indictments
were returned against four Indians
charged with Introducing liquor on
the reservation.
The following were admitted to
citizenship: John Running, Archie
Campbell, Joseph Godec, Joseph Ma i
honey, Albert II. Hewsoh, William
II. Athoules, Joseph 1--WE ner, Louis
Monaco, Otto r. Rafeld aud John
Carlson.
A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to Robert M. Nees, "a,
Athol, and May Atwood, rs. Spokane.
The mortgage against the Presby-
teridn church built at cost of
$40, 900 has been paid off.
The sixth annual Kootenai County
Poultry association exhibit opened
here Wednesday for four days.
The fall term of the federal court
convened Monday.
G. L, Acton, former assessor Of
Kootenai county, who pleaded guilty
10 charge OF embezzIemb bnt and is
serving a sentence of two TO ten years
in the penitentiary, is a skiing for a
full pardon. lie is said tp be in poor
i health.
The county commission ers offer for
sale Dec. l8, the logs cut on the
Fourth of July canyon road tight OF
way. The logs are skidded and
located in the canyon.
A meeting of parents o the Occur
d'Alene members of the National
guard stationed at Nogales was held
last Friday night to discuss means OF
getting the Idaho regiment hout
from the border.
The cold spell made gpod skating
on Fernan lake.
Sixteen standppes used by the cit,
for hlling wagons, roke and burst
during the recent cold 5 pell, causinl
loss Of about $500. Til Z water Wa,
not turned of
George Maynard aud Mary T.. May
nard, claiming to be husband an(
wife, We're placed in Jail ast week OF
charge Of issuing fraudulent checks
Judge John NJ. Flynn Of the distrjc
court Monday, pronounced sentence
on George aud Mary May ynard, charged
with forgery, on their plea OF guilty
giving each the choice oF $500 TN,
or the county jail With day for ever.
81 of the 6ne. They chpse the jail
An order of flDal distribution wa
filed with the county recorder In tn
matter of the estate OF Joseph L
Scott, by Kate NJ. Scott, adminisira
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24

HAR RISON

The mills are much inconyenienced
10y the car shortage.
The socialists poled an average Of
40 votes IN Harrison at the recent
election, less than formerly.
DIR. Didier's new hospital is being
completed at cost OF $4,000.
Skating on the meadows was good
after the recent freeze.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-24
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