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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-09-14

we'll for Mr.. Toussaint and has moved
to Mr.. Watts on the Milaca road.
Mrs. Prince and son, of Hull, Iowa,
visited with the Peter Pluimer family
last week. Mr.. Prince is Mr.. Pluimer's
brother-in-law.
Mr.. John Hanerburg had the mis-
fortune to lose one Of his iron gray
horses last Saturday night. The
horse got cut in wire fence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-09-14
GERMANY.

VIM. Horstman went to the cities
and other points. last week.
August Gebert called at H. Heit-
mans on Saturday evening.
A, Striker cut corn for R. and Gust
Manke the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sieman and son, of
Louisville, stopped at the Gems home
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-04-26

prairies of Nebraska. The in,
habitant Of we'll wooded land, accus
toned to see all the trees he wants
from the moment he can see anything.
is apt to regard Arbor day with pc
lite Indifference, not realizing what q
remarkable influence the planting OF
trees has had on the fire swept plains
of the middle west.
In the year 1854 J. Sterling Morton.
, who was afterward secretary of agri
culture, started out with his wife from
Detroit to make his fortune farther
west He went to Nebraska and
bought a quarter section. or 100 acres
near what Is now Nebraska City
There he built his log cabin. and as his
first years crop was good one he was
able before q second winter came to
put up frame house, the first Of it's
sort built in that part of the country
AS Morton continued to prosper he
bought more land and planted more
trees and built better houses until he
made his estate, Arbor Lodge. shin
ing example of what could be done in
the cultivation Of the prairies. From
the very first he sent east for trees to
plant, at first chiefly fruit trees, and
before he died be had successfully
grown on his estate 1l6 varieties of
tree life. His greatest triumph was
making pine trees grow.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-04-26
Farm Club Movement In Arkansas.

Farm Club Movement In Arkansas.
Arkansas has taken up the farm club
movement in serious earnest, says the
Farm Progress. This is one of the
greatest movements in America today
and deserves to succeed. We have
heard it said that the farmer is being
dubbed to DEATH" Don't you believe
it. 1t is fact that the vast majority
of American farmers have been nei-
Their hurt nor helped by the club move
ment, for the very good reason that
the clubs have never touched them or
their work. They have stayed out
when they might have come in.
Arkansas advocates of the club idea
are hoping that $1,000 boys and girls
will have joined the clubs in that state
by the end Of next year. There are
clubs in plenty. 1t is easy to organize
"corn club" if you are interested in
corn, or a pig or peanut club if
those meet your liking better. There
are cotton clubs" too, in great num-
bers. and for the farm girls there are
tomato clubs'' and "bread clubs"
sewing clubs and poultry clubs"
Give the boys an acre of corn ground
and pig and the girls two sittings
of good eggs and tenth of an acre
for tomatoes. Get into touch with the
people at the head of the club work in
your state, no matter in what state
you live In.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-04-26

1t was after he had seen the value
of practice that Morton began to
preach. EARLY in the seventies Nor
ton introduced into the state legis-
lature a bill setting aside one day in
the year for tree planting. 1t was
passed, and April 10, 1872, was the
first Arbor day The state further en-
couraged the idea by offering a prize
Of 500 to the person who should plant
the most trees on that day AS a re-
suit over million trees We're planted
In Nebraska in the ensuing year
The success of the idea was tremen-
dous The 350,0OO,O0O trees which II
is estimated have been planted since
then in Nebraska alone have demon
strated their usefulness, particularly
against the scorching winds and
droughts Of summer The benefits OF
q special day OF the year for tree
planting were 50 self apparent that
practically every state in the Union
has since appointed its Arbor day
New York got into line In 1894. For
eigr countries have in some cases In
PRODUCED the custom. Japan celebrates
it's Arbor day on Nov 8
The Arbor Day Memorial associa
ton was formed shortly after the
death of Mr. Morton in 1902. and one
effect of its work has been the erec-
ton Of q suitable monument to his
memory The monument stands at
Nebraska City Neb. and is greatly ad-
mired Cor it's beauty
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-04-26
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!. BIG WOODS. +

+ 4 ! I. i. !. 1. i. i. i. 4. 4. 4. + !. 4.
For the third time since the flood
the wind has brought back the water
that had gone down so that fields
were beginning to appear in black
stripes Hope for wheat sowing is
at a low ebb between the rivers, yet
when the time comes for real drying
and growing weather, we have al
ways noticed that vegetation comes
with a rush and seems to make up
for lost time. Sun and dried up roads
brought out automobiles and sight
seers by the cores. Several snap
shots were taken Of the crowd and
flood. Residents adjacent and in the
flood will need no snap shots as
souveners. Memory will take care
of them as quite permanent realities
R. Tell has the contract of drag
ging for the ten mile stretch of road
to Argyle.
The heavy winds are drying the
fields; seeding will begin this week
on the most favored locations.
Carl Johnson rugged up motor
boat for his mode of travel and Her.
man Fellman a gasolene, both being
success.
The Lindberg girls visited Carr
Carlson Friday by boat and Mrs.
Emil Anderson is visiting Mrs. Carl
Carlson by water route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amundgard spent
Sunday with Robt. Tells.
Mrs. Burseth, from Sooperstown,
N. D., is spending few days. visit
ing Mrs. Robert Tell.
Thomas Storey, one of our old
settlers, sold his farm for $50 per
acre and bought near Forest River,
N. D. He sold just before the flood
and the owner, Polander, would be
puzzled to find his terra frma at
present.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-04-26
j. STERLING MORTON MONUMENT At NEBRASKA
-

40 appreciate the full significance
of Arbor day one must go to.
the country of it's origin. the
nro mi of Nc,hracl,a in
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
City Mems

Dr. Carl $. Hart is at the New Brit ain General Hospital suffering with grip.
 The sewer department payroll was $91.55 and the street department $733.96 for the past week.
 An important meeting of the Ma chinists' union will be held tomorrow morning at II o'clock at 34 Church street. A full attendance of the mem- bers is requested.
 The Catholic Choral union will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in T. A. B. hall.
 A complete report of the committee on rubbish, garbage and ashes will be made at the meeting of the civic bu- reau of the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening.
 It is reported that the fathers in this city are soon to present demands asking for an increase in wages at the rate of 27 cents 8 bundle.
 The committee on uniform hours Will submit a report at the meeting of the mercantile bureau of the Cham Der of Commerce Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12

One of the most interesting but little known phrases of the worlds war abroad is the novel method en- ployed by the women of northern France to obtain clothing for their little ones. The accompanying photo graph shows how the women have converted American meal sacks into shirts. The sack shirts were received in New York by the commission for relief in Belgium recently. About 1,200 coarse meal sacks were turned very ingeniously into shirts by French women by clipping off the two bottom corners for arm holes and cutting a semicircle for the neck, and 1,200 Riddles were supplied with shirts )nly temporarily, however. The wo- men and children of Belgium and northern France are in dire need of clothing these Wintry days and the commission at Il Broadway, New York, is appealing earnestly for aid
 the good people of America.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
BENNETT PROMOTED
 AT STANLEY WORKS
to Second Vice President at Directors Meeting Yesterday
 Louis w, Young Auditor.

At the annual meeting of the di- rectors of the Stanley Works late yesterday afternoon, following the stockholders meeting, officers were chosen as follows: Chairman of board of directors, William H. Hart i; president, George P. Hart; first vice president, E. Allen Moore; second vice president, Clarence F. Bennett: treasurer, l.. Hoyt Pease; secretary. Harris B. Humason; assistant secre- tary, Walter H. Hart.
 MT. Bennett is named second vice president to fill a vacancy caused a year ago when William H. Hart re- tired from tthe presidency to become chairman of the board of directors and was succeeded by his son. George r. Hart. MT. Moore became first vice president, moving up from second vice president, and that position be- came vacant and so remained until yesterday when MT. Bennett was elected. Louis w. Young, a son-in- law of President Hart, was chosen auditor. He recently came here from New York. In connection with this changef it was announced that a new system of audits is to be kept which will keep accounts up to the minute
 The stockholders meeting, which preceded the meeting of the directors was well attended, 77,471 of the 100000 shares being represented William H. Hart, chairman of the board of directors and president of the firm for many years, was greeted with applause on his arrival. MT. Hart is over eighty years old and the great success Of the concern is large ly attributed to his long and untiring devotion to it's interests
 The annual statement was read bv Treasurer L. HOyt Pease and showed earnings of $422, 2,49691 Or about IS per cent on the capital after charging off for depreciation and other causes. The earnings the previous year tottal- cd $255,023. The company has cash on hand totaling $215,97756, but ewes notes on $147,OOO. The only action at the stockholders meeting as told in yesterdays Herald, was the election of directors and the adoption of charter amendments allowing to the company to increase it's capital stock and to buy a limited amount of stock for it's employees and aiding them to finance it's purchase
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
1000 MINERS ON STRIKE.

Clifton, Ariz., Feb. 12.-With up- wards of 1000 men on strike in the Clifton -Morenci district, following the discharge of two union miners, who were charged by two non-union men with having threatened them with violence unless they quit work or se- cured union cards, grave apprehension was felt today over the probable ef- feet of the latest strike upon the 4,000 other men employed in this copper district. It is less than two weeks since the general strike which was contin- ued from September IA was declared off and five thousand men returned to work. Although the strikers in re- turning failed to gain recognition of the Western Federation of Miners, they secured promise of increased wages based on the current price of copper
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
NEW METHODIST MEMBERS.

New members have recently been dded to the Trinity M. E. church as blows: Elmer Linton, No. 237 laple street: Mrs. George Cryne, No. IA Hart street; MT. and Mrs. George i. Collins No. 329 South Main street; IT. and Mrs. A. J. Gould, and Miss ussie Gould, No. 59 Walnut street; frs. Bessie c. Denney, No. 127 Gris'- wold street; Mrs. Catherine G. Kent, No. Al Locust street; Miss Evelyn Krom, No. 95 Griswo1d street; Miss Edith Loomis, No. 91 South Burritt street; Miss katherine Krom. Woos-
 ->..L,, JaItes Skinner. No. 27l lcstnut street; Raymond Smith. No. JO Black Rock avenue, Robert Pitts ger, No. Parkmore street.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
TO RESUME TRIAL
 OF LIEUT.. JONES
Charged With CuIpable Negligence and Inefficiency in Performance
 of Duty.
e Negligence

San Francisco, Feb. 12-The trial of Lieut.. Herbert A. Jones, on charges of "culpable negligence and ineft1c1en- cy in performance of duty in con nection with the loss last August or copy of the battle signal book or the United States Navy from the de- stroyer Hull, was to be resumed today before the court-martial that opened yesterday on board the battleship Ore gOn.
 Ensign Robert D. Kirkpatrick, who was directly in charge of the book when it was lost, pleaded guilty yes- terdav before the court-martial.
 The Japanese mess steward, A. Moto, who served the officers in the ward room, was not called upon Q testify yesterday and Capt. Arthur H. Crist, marine corps, the judge advo- cate stated that he would not be called today.
 "Moto does not know anything about the signal book said Capt. Crist. q do not think the Japanese figures in this matter at all" said Capt. Joseph M. Reeves, U. s. N, who is presiding officer of the court martial.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
EX-CONVICT INJURED

Waterbury, Feb. 12.-Joseph Gen. esky, 31, who was pardoned from the state prison at Wethersfield a few months ago after serving II years of life sentence for murder, was fright fully injured at the factory of the Scovill Mfg. Co.,, here today. The ex- convict was at work on a huge drop forge used in the manufacture of shrapnel when in some unknown way his head was caught in the machine and the drop came down, managing hrs throat terribly. He is in St. Mary's hospital and is not expected to live
 Cenesky had been doing remarkably well since his release from prison.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
POLITICAL BEE BUZZING

The political bee is buzzing in the fourth ward, which is one of the re- publican strongholds. Councilman Charles Rowland is to retire at the end of his present term and Council man D. $. Ohman announces a simi- lar determination as does also Alder man F. A. Parker The result of these announcements has been to stir up political activity and speculation is rife concerning candidates who will seek to succeed them Council man Stadler has announced that he will contest for aldermanship and at a conference at his home on Chestnut street last night it was decided to hold q gathering of the Fourth Ward Re- publican club February 24.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
FALLS INTO CONN. RIVER.
ThompsonvilIc Fireman Rescued B1
 Fellow Members of Department.

Thompsonvtlle, Feb. 12.--Willian Maddock, a member of the local fir department, unable to sleep took walk before sun-up today and whit doing so fell from the bridge whiei spans the Connecticut river here swan to the pier in the middle of thl river, attracted the attention of tn watchman in a nearby mill by hi cries, and clung neck deep in tn, water to the pier until rescued b. brother firemen, although he himsel lapsed into inconsistencies before hs was hauled up a ladder to the bridgs walk.
 In spite of the experience Maddocl this afternoon was in comfortable com dition and will probably feel no bad effects.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
NINE HOUR DAY.

New Haven, Feb. 12.-An increasa in working hours to a nine hour dayI was announced at the offices of the New Haven road today to apply to| machinists, blacksmiths, electrical workers, carmen and other trades tn1 the car shops in this city, and Read X vile, Mass, freight and passengern repair shops. The employees are saldA to have been aggrieved because theyA were kept on part time only, and or-A ficers of national bodies of the or-s ganized trades have been here to tryN and arrange, it is understood, confer ences with operating officials on re-
 quests for better hours and higherH wages.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
GENERAL STRIKE OF
 LABORERS CALLED
Men Employed on Government Rail- road in Alaska Demand In-
 crease in Wages.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 12.-A general strike of laborers employed on the construction of the government rail- road between Anchorage and the Ma lanuska coal fields in Alaska has been called, according to the latest ad- vices received here from Seward, the Alaskan headquarters of the Alaska engineering commission. The men demand an increase in the wages of common laborers to fifty cents an hour. The minimum provided in the wage schedule issued by the govern ment was thirty-five cents an hour and men on track laying gangs were receiving thirty-seven and one-half cents an hour.
 The strike was precipitated by sixty track layers in the camp at Peters Creek who quit last Sunday when their demand for increased pay was refused.
 BLieut. Frederick Mears, U. s. A., the only member of the Alaska en- gineering commission remaining in the north during the winter, has de- clined to discuss the strike but off, cials in the Seward offices of the commission were quoted as saying that the men employed by the government were receiving much higher pay with shorter hours than railroad construc- ton workmen employed by private in- terests in Alaska. They anticipated no trouble in filling the strikers places.
 Direct communication with Seward has been interrupted several days by break in the military cable con- meeting Seward and Valdez.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
MEET WITH SAFETY BOARD

Special subcommittee from tll| fire and police departments conferre| with the safety board last evening re garding the petitions for increases ii pay. Nothing was decided, althougl the clerk showed figures from th middle west and far west showing tha the local departments receive nor pay than they do out there. The I'd cal department members do not fce that this is a good comparison an prefer that figure from Massachuseti and Connecticut be used. The safe ty board made a short tour of inspec tion last evening.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
DENIES HE SAW
 GIRL TAKE POISON
Student Admits He Met Miss Lam-
 bert on Secret Tryst

Chicago, Feb. 12-Solemn denial was made today by Will II. Orpet, student at the University of Wiscor- Bin, that he saw Marion Lambert take the poison which ended her life in the woods near her home in Lake Forest where her half frozen body was found Thursday morning.
 Part of the mystery which sur rounded the death of Miss Lambert, an IS year old pupil of the Deerfield . Township High school was solved when it was discovered that she died of poison and that she was pure girl. Orpet after long questioning admitted he had met the girl in 9 lonely wood on a secret tryst, and that he had told her that he ,n- tended to marry another.
 Orpet and Miss Lambert were said by friends of the young woman to have been frequently in each others company for several years.
 Statement of Officers.
 According to the statement of off, cers, Orpet said he met Miss Lambert nesday morning by appointment. He said she pleaded with him for two hours to renew his
  clined. Then, according to the offices, Orpet said he left her and as he did so she swallowed the poison which caused her death. Orpet said he wrote the young woman a letter, mak- ing an appointm and telling her that he did not wish to continue their friendship. Later he wrote another letter to be delivered at her home in Lake Forest after the finding of the body.
 ~Orpet's confession came at the end of five hour cross examination at the hands of detectives and States At torney Dady of Lake County, Illinois Prior to that time he maintained stoutly that he had not left Madison
 Deaf Mute's Story.
 The Lake Forest authorities today made public the statement of David James, a deaf mute, who claims to have witnessed the girls death. James according to the police, said he saw a man walking in the woods with Miss Lambert, saw him press some thing that looked like bottle to her lips, and that shortly afterward she fell dead.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12

Speculation as to the choice of a successor to Secretary of War Gar rison naturally ranged among many prominent men of Washington and elsewhere. Five of those mentioned were the men in the picture-upper row, left to right, Franklin K. Lane, Swager Sherley and Franklin D. Roosevelt; lower row, left, David F. Houston; right, Henry M. Pindell Mr. Lane is secretary of the interior ir the present cabinet and MT. Hous- ton is secretary of agriculture. MT. Roosevelt is assistant secretary of the navy, and MT. Sherley is the representative in congress of the Third Kentucky district. MT. Pindell is a prominent newspaper proprietor of Peoria, H., who declined the post of ambassador to Russia in 1913. All of these men are democrats and are known to be esteemed highly by President Wilson, being in accord with most of his ideas on national defense and other matters. MT Roosevelt IS distantly related to Theodore Roose- welt, but his wife is a niece of the former president.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
LARGER NAVAL VESSELS.
Assigned to Militia Organizations
 Several States by Daniels.

Washington, Feb. 12.--Larger naval vessels were assigned to naval militia organizations of several states todaa by Secretary Daniels. The battleshir Kentucky now in Mexican waters was assigned to New York, the battle4 ship Kearsarge to Massachusetts, and the historic battleship Oregon td California.
 These assignments are the first move in the navy departments plan to have reserve battleships manned principally to naval reserve men with the Atlantic fleet and Pacific fleet during the summer maneuvers.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
SHERLOCK STRIKE SETTLED.

Saybrook Fob. 12.-The strike of the engineers and firemen at Old Say brook, which has tied up the four tracking opera tiors was setteled today. The engineers and firemen received promise from Division Engineer F. H. Ellsworth that they will next week re- celVe the overtime Fay which they should have been given Friday. They were the only men on strike, but their striking shut down the big diggers and forced more than fifty teamsters and laborers to stop work.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12

Hartford, Feb. 12-There was large attendance of members at the 25th annual meeting of the Connecti- cut association of classical and high school teachers at the Hartford High school today. | Various reports were submitted and m address on 'Increas- ing the Influence of High school was delivered by Calvin N. Kendall. con- missioner of education in New Jersey. It was voted to send delegate to the meeting of the New England college entrance certificate board.
 The following officers were elected:
 President-Charles l.. Kirshner, New Haven
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
REFUSE TO WORK.
Graphophone EmpIoyes Demand EX-
 ira Pay On Iincoln'S Birthday.

Bridgeport Feb. 12.-The plant of the American Graphophone Company was practically idle today because the employees, about 2,000 in number, would not work on the holiday unless they received the time and a half which is set forth in a recent wage agreement. The company holds that Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthday are not holidays from their point of view and they would not concede the time and a half. The employees holding a contrary view re- fused to go in but they will resume work as usual on Monday.
 The company posted a notice of their interpretation of the list of hol- idavs and this led the employees to request extra wages for today.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-12
CONFESSES ROBBERY.
One of Three Men Arrested For Haul at St. Paul Internal Revenue Office.

at St. Paul Internal Revenue Office.
 Chicago, Feb. 12.-Confession of the robbery of the internal revenue office at St. Paul, January 6, when stamps valued at $65O,OOO and $3,OOO in cash were stolen, was obtained today from one of the three men arrested with their wives here last night. Those ar rested were Edward Leonard, Julia Leonard, John J. Zcck, Mrs. Zeck, Mi chael Flanigan and Mrs. Catherine Flanigan. The officers are said to have recovered most of the stamps Ac cOrding to the officers, Mrs. Flanigan planned the robbery.
 When Leonard and his wife were ar rested thousands of dollars worth of revenue stamps were found. With the Leonards was six year old Evelyn Zeck, who led detectives to the home of her father where John Zeck and his wife were arrested and where, it is said more stamps were found. Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Zeck are said by the police to be sisters. Flanigan and his wife were arrested at their home.