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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Loose Horses Created Exeitnent.

A pair of dark brown horses sun- posed to have come from up Fftchville way created some excitement on the streets sunday night when they came prancing down Broadway at a fair rate of speed without even a halter at tached. After manoeuvring about the main streets. the steeds headed up Washington street and were later cap tured on Broadway near c. L.. Hub bard's residence. Captain D. J. Twomey had the animals placed in Railey's stable for the remainder of the night.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Y. M. H. A. Get. Aeolieati.n..

There was a very good attendance at the regular meeting of the Young Mems Hebrew association held Sunday evening tn their rooms on Broadway President Benjamin Weinstein was fr1 the chair. and besides the transaction of the regular business several appii- cations for membership were read.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
ELECT DELEGATE TO
 NATIONAL CONVENTION
Abraham Sehani<er Will Represent Local Order Brith Abraham.

Independent Norwich lodge, No. so9, I. o. B. A.. held a regular business meeting in For esters hall on Sunday with President Samuel Weiner in the chair. Abraham Schanker was elected delegate to the national convention of the Independent Order Brith Abraham which Is to be held at Atlantic City some time in June. The only other business transacted was of a routine nature.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Has Reeeived seed..

Postmaster John P. Murphy has re- ceived a number of packages of seeds from Congressman Richard F. Free man and Senator Frank B. Brandesee
 and he will distribute them to any one
 who desires seed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Robert Braun en Maine Committee.
 Robert Braun, formerly of this city, now of the firm of POrteous, Mitchell & Braun. of Portland. Me-, has been appointed representative of Cumber- land county of the Maine state public safety committee, according to an an-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Meeting Pestponed.

The Mems club of the Park Congre- gational church postponed their meet ing which was to be held Friday night until Monday night when Rev. Chas H. Ricketts. pastor of the Greeneville Congregational church. will speak on his impressions of Billy Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

The principle of the spring shape roller has been employed in a device that almost automatically keeps mems
 idle neckties clean and smooth.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Mrs. Owen E. MeVeiah.

Shortly after o'clock Saturday morning. Mary A.. beloved wife of Owen F. McVeigh. of No. @ Fountain street, passed away after being in poor health for over a year and for the past four weeks she had been confined to her bed Death was due to heart trouble.
 Mrs. McVeigh was the daughter oe the late Jane and Patrick Gahagan and was born in New York city. She was united in marriage with Owen F. Me Weigh on August %. 1890. in the Im- r1aculate Conception church in Hart ford. She has resided in Norwich since her marriage.
 Mrs. McVeiSh is survived by her husband, two daughters. Jennie E.. and Bessie C.. sister. Mrs. E. Kelley and a brother. John -Gahagan. all of thes city.
 James Norman.
 James Norman died Friday night at Old Mystic. where he had been engag- ed for many years in farming, He was a native of Somersetshire, Eng land, born June 27. 1850. He leaves a son Henry of Norwich. two daughters. Mrs. Jennie Collins of Poquonoc and Miss Harriet Norman of Old Mystic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Spoke at Christ Church Sunday School Rev. Mir. Miller who is a missionary in China spoke at the session of the Christ Church Sunday school on China's Inland Missions on Sunday noon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Mrs. George c. Ripley left Satur- day to pass several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Howard E. Atterbury. in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Mir. and Mrs. William IT, Rothwell of Boston have announced the en- gagement of their daughter. Elise to Horace D. Brush, son of Mir. and Mrs Charles s. Brush of BroolSline, ATasb, formerly of Norwich. Mir. Brush was graduated from Yale university in 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

MT. and Mrs. Charles Amos John
 son are visiting Mir. and Mrs. Charles s. Johnson of Washington street aud will make their home in Norwich,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Norwich.

Willis Phipps Austin and his broth CT Malcolm Austin invited tWenty-tyo friends to their home on Washington street Saturday evening 10 enjoy a sleight -hand performance by Prof Montague. During the evening TO- were served.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Frank Stuart Wilson on the New Work

Frank Stuart Wilson, son af Jessie and the late Andrew Wilson, of Nor vich, entered the United States navy at the age of IT and after being sta- toned four months at New York train ing school was assigned to the T.. 3. S. New York (one of tEe largest battle ships in the southern waters and con-
 .;~4'i, talking highest in craftsmanship.
 1t present Stuart is studying wire less. Before joining the navy he was c.erk in Enylers. His grandfather, the late Frank Stuart joined tire United States navy at the age of IT during the Mexican war. Tn the many games on board ship. where there are 300 other boys. Stuart was fortuna te enough to win in his division first 4s reaching New York which. unless war is formally declared. will be April 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
incidents ia Society


The Trefoil met Saturday afternoon for Red Cross work with Irs. Walter Nj. Buckingham.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

MT. and Mrs. Charles C. EIwell, Jr., of New Haven were weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. Albert II. Chase.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

States Attorney Charles E. Searls celebrated his birthday st his home in Thompson recently and had as guests Judge and Mrs. Gardiner Greene of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Spurious twenty-five cent pieces have made their appearance in sew era1 Connecticut cities and the public is being warned to look out for the commercials. The coins are smooth and shiny and a trifle thicker than fha s-ea1lfpA cuartara
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Al a memorial service TOT Rev. LIT. Samuel Hart. dean of Berkeley Divin- ity School, held in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford. Sunday af- ternoon one of the leading speakers was Rev. Dr. Storrs O. Seymour oi Litchfield, of the standing committed of the diocese, formerly of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

On Easter Monday Miss Roxanna Wentworth Bowen, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Winthrop Bowen of New York and Woodstock, and William Stephen Van Rensselaer,. sec retary of the American embassy in Rome, are 10 be married in St. Thom- as' church New York
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

The estate of Rev. William M. Gros- venor, dean of the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York. formerly praised at SS7, ,22e. He divided his property between his sisters, Misses Gertrude N. and Marie U. Grosvenor
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Today .Cafonday) the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is to be celebrated in St. Pat rick's church with masses at and 8 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

The State Hatchery boat C. F. c. has been put in commission at Mo- anka and will be enrolled as one of the Coast patrol boats. Frank Banning acting as captain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

buttons, make all rules for their con-
duct, attend to all purchases, hear all
applications for pardons and make
recommendation to the Governor.
The bill provides that articles used
by the State and political subdivisions
shall, as far as possible, be manufac-
tured in the prison. Permission is
given the board to lease prisoners to
the State Highway Board for use in
building State roads, but the leasing
of conviets for any other purpose is
prohibited Eight hours is fixed as a
days work for convicts, who are to
receive 5 per cent Of their earnings
to be held in a fund until their re-
lease, and a provision is also made
for the use of a portion of the con-
victs' earnings for needy and depend
ent families of the convicts.
The State Prison Board is to con-
sist of five members, to be appointed
by the Governor, not more than three
of whom shall be of one political par
ty; they are to serve six years each,
except the first appointees, whose
terms are to be so arranged that the
term of one member shall expire each
two years, and his successor named
for six years. The president of the
board will receive a salary of $4,000
year and each of the other members
$4,000 a year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Leonard T. Francis and
Lucinda Francis, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust dated the 29th
day of October, 1910, and recorded in
the Office of the Recorder of Deeds Of
st. Francois county, Missouri, in Deed
Book 109, at page 583, did convey to
the undersigned Trustee the following
described real estate, situate, lying
and being in the county of st. Fran
co.'s and State of Missouri, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of the south
east quarter containing 40 acres, and
the west half of the southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter containing
20 acres, both in Section seven az;
also two (2) acres off of the west side
of the northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of Section eight (8) al
in Township thirty-fve 1851 north,
Range five (5) east, containing in the
aggregate sixty-two 1922 acres.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment of GER
tain promissory notes in said deed of
trust described.
And whereas default has been made
IN the payment OF said promiSsory
notes and said notes have become due
and remain unpaid, now, therefore, at
the request of the legal holder of said
notes and by virtue of the authority
in me vested by said deed of trust, |,
the undersigned trustee, will on
Saturday, February 18th, 1917,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, at the south
front door of the Court House in the
city of Pennington, st. Francois
county, Missouri, proceed to sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue to the highest bidder, for cash,
for the purpose of satisfying said in
debtedness and the cost of executing
this trust.
]. P. CAYCE, Trustee.
Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 8, and 16.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
PROPOSE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ADMINISTRATIONS
ARBITRATION PLAN

Washington, Jan. 19.--W G, Lee,
head of the Trainmen's Brotherhood,
today presented to the House Com
merce Committee a substitute plan for
President Wilson's railway labor leg
islation. A board of eight, equally d.
vided between railway workers and
operating officials, appointed by the
President, would solve all the present
difficulties over working conditions,
he said, and would command unquali-
fed support of the four brotherhoods.
Lee appeared primarily to oppose the
Adamson bill to compel 80 days no.
tice of strike or lockout.
"Let the President create, so as to
take it out of politics." said Lee, "a
board of eight members for handling
this work, four practical railroad
workers, such as conductors, brake
men, trainmen or engineers, and four
practical operating officers.
"There would be few deadlOcks on
such board, despite the fact that it
was evenly divided. Men who know
their subject as these men should
would seldom be without majority.
Under such a plan both sides would
get justice and there would be no ne
cessity for the Adamson bill now be-
fore you or any other legislation
relating to hours or wages"
The trainmen contend that tie Adj
ministration's arbitration plan, which
would hold off strikes pending arbi-
tration, would work a disadvantage to
railroad employees making demands
by tying their hands and giving en-
ployers time to get ready for and
meet any strike that might result
from failure to adjust the disagree
ment and bring employers and en-
ployes into agreement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
MIDVALE STEEL ENABLES
WORKERS TO BUY STOCK

Midvale Steel and Ordnance Com
pany's plan for stock subscription by
officials and employees of the company
and its subsidiaries enables them to
purchase the stock, par value $50, at
$50 a share.
Employees receiving annual wages
of $500 or less may subscribe for a
maximum number of two shares
5000 to 81 200, three shares; 1920 to
$1,000, four shares; $500 to $2,400,
five shares; $2,400 to $4,000, six
shares; and $4,000 to $4,000, seven
shares.
Employees receiving salaries in ex-
cess of $4,000 per annum are entitled
to subscribe for seven shares and in
addition one share for each 81 1000 of
the excess. Allotments are limited to
twenty shares to each subscriber.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
SPEAKER WATSON PROTESTS

Speaker Drake Watson of the Mis-
souri, House of Representatives left
his chair and took the floor last Mon
day to combat a resolution to add six
more clerks to the House pay roll. He
declared that the Democratic major
ity could not afford to pad the pay
roll and that the House had plenty of
clerks. Representative Prewitt, chair
man of the Clerical Force Committee,
rose to his assistance in opposing
the increase and even more emphat-
ically declared, "God knows that the
Democratic party must get rid of its
political parasites if it wants to sur
vive." Other Democrats supported
Speaker Watson, and the resolution
was referred to the Clerical Force
Committee, of which Mr.. Prewitt is
chairman, and will doubtless be al.
lowed to sleep there.
There is a general and growing
sentiment among the people that the
limit has been passed in this matter
of legislative clerks and hangers-on
and we have been wondering why
some representative of the people
hasn't before now taken the lead in
protesting against it and sounding a
wholesome warning. Speaker Wat
son deserves the thanks of the public
for taking the initiative on this ques-
ton in the House. Isn't there some
one in the Senate chamber, where the
practice seems to have run riot, with
like reform sentiment and respect
for public opinion?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
RECOMMENDS INCREASED
PRICE FOR PAPERS

The following resolution was intro
duced and unanimously adopted by
the members of the Missouri Press
Association in convention assembled
at the Planters Hotel, st. Louis, Mo-,
January 18th, 1917:
Whereas, the price of raw materials
entering into the manufacture of a
newspaper have increased from so to
200 per cent, and it is apparent that
many of the most useful papers in
this State will be forced to discontinue
publication unless something can be
done to relieve this condition, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Missouri Press
Association, in convention assembled,
hereby recommends to all publishers
in this State that they imediately in
crease the subscription price of their
papers, their advertising rates and
other sources of income, to the end
that they may so augment their in
come as to meet the prices now con-
fronting them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that Let
tiers of Administration on the Estate
of Lydie Hall, deceased, were granted
to, the undersigned, on the 18th day
of January, A. D. 1917, by the Pro-
bate Court of st. Francois county,
Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said estate, are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within six months after the date
of said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of said estate
and if such claims be not exhibited
within one year from the date of this
publication, they shall be forever
barred. 3s-a II -
This 18th day of January, A. d.
CHARLES H. HALL,
3-3 wks. administrator.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

President Wilson's startling adj
dress to the Senate last Monday pro-
posing a worldwide peace league or
concert among the nations to main
tain permanent peace, is one of the
most pronounced forward-looking ex-
pressions ever given out by Chief
Executive, and while it's broad charity
and golden-rule principles are con-
ceded by all, and there is a true
American ring in them, there is a
hesitancy on the part of many think
ing Americans to accept them as a
national policy of the United States.
The concert plan would be an ideal one
for Europe, but the basic principle set
out of consent of the governed would
never be accepted by the hereditary
rulers of the old world, and the people
of Europe are not sufficiently imbued
with the spirit of democracy and lib
erty to force such conclusion upon
their rulers. The utterance is one,
however, that will force its attention
upon the world and eventually bear
fruit. It is locking forward.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
ENACTMENT OF LOCAL LAW

Notice is here by given of applica-
ton to the Legislature of Missouri
for the enactment of local law to
pay F. M. Carter of Pennington, Mis-
souri,, the sum of Three Hundred Dol
lars for holding thirty days of the
November term of the Circuit Court
of st. Francois County, Missouri, for
1897, as Special Judge, commencing
November 18th, 1897, and ending
February 23rd, 1898, being Ten Dol
lars per day.
Signed by US, the following named
Ten Householders of st. Francois
County, Missouri, this 18th day of
January, 1917.
j. G. ALEXANDER.
II! M. O'BANN0N.
ED BYINGTON.
GEO. HALTER.
P. A. SHAW.
B. L. BYINGTON.
L. H. WILLIAMS.
G! H. ADAMS.
E. j. MCKINNEY.
A. J. HILTON.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
THAT ARMY OF CLERKS

In his jefferson City correspondence
Frank Armstrong says the begislas
ture is numerically lied about in re-
gard to having a super abundance of
idle clerks; that the statutory law
prescribes the number Of clerks, and
that the number is required both by
the law and the needs of the Eegis-
lature. Then he tells us that. the law
requires all proposed measures to be
written out in long hand; that they
must be read, re-read and proof-read
several times before they are given
to the printer; then they go through
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

several more readings, and again are
re-copied letter for letter, word for
word, point for point, and the spaces
between the words must be lined with
red ink before they are signed by the
Governor and filed in the archives.
What lot of useless work. Instead
of guarding against errors creeping
into bills, such mill-grinding as that
invites them. And the idea, in this
advanced day of efficiency and expert
typewriters, of writing out with pen
and ink in big round long hand all
bills, copying and recopying theml
The law demands it! Then repeal the
law with it's interminable network of
red tape. Why follow the path the
calf made till kingdom come? Adopt
some thorough business method. It's
efficiency, not numbers, that counts. A
corps of expert typists with a practi-
cal knowledge of good English and
correct punctuation of one-third the
number of clerks the Legislature ems
ploys, would do the work in half the
time and with less mistakes. If it is
constitutional provision, of course
the Legislature can't repeal it, which
only emphasizes the drawback our
present outgrown State Constitution
is to progressive methods, and the
necessity for a Constitutional Con,
vention to revise and recast it in more
Y1oodarn Enae
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
GARDNER PRISON REFORM
MEASURE INTRODUCED

The State Administration Prison
Reform bill was introduced in both
houses of the Legislature last Mon
day. The bill asks for an appropria-
ton of $750,000 to purchase a farm,
quarries, materials and machinery,
for the employment of convicts; a
State Prison Beard to have exclusive
control of the penitentiary, the reform
atory at Boonville, thes industrial
home for girls at Chillicothes and the
industrial home for negTb girls at
Upton. The board IS to fappoint all
officers and employees Of these insti-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

and about prisoners, are exactly the
objections made to the appointment
Of lyman as warden Of the Colorado
penitentiary, and Warden lyman
achieved worldwide reputation as
master manager of that institution:
Mr.. Painter is now in charge and
plans have been perfected whereby
the prisoners wages are greater and
the profits of the institution are great
ter than ever before.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
ESTRAY NOTICE

Strayed off the range, 2syearlings,
one black steer and one brindle heifer.
Both marked with split in left and
under-half crop in right ears; hog
ring in right ears. Liberal reward for
information leading to their recovery.
Geo. S. Matkin, Bismarck, Mo.
5()-et
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICE

Will the party who exchanged a
cotton umbrella for silk one with
silver handle bearing the initials T.
d. F., in the Times Office recently,
please return and make the exchange
the other way?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

Mrs. ]. w. Karsch very pleasantly
entertained at rock Monday evening,
in honor Of her sister, Miss Ora Me
Kamey, of Imboden, Ark, who is her
guest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

A bill to increase the State saloon
license to $500 passed the Missouri
House of Representatives last Mon
day. There is little doubt that it will
go through the Senate. This is one
IF Governor Gardeners suggested
Sources Of State revenue.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY BANK
FOR SALE

Fine Jersey bull, two years old; or
trade for horse, or cow,
FRANK MERTZGER,
Route 1, Bismarck, Mo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-11
POTATO MARKETING
STILL VERY LIGHT
state Committee Proposes Plan by
which Cutting of Market
VIII BE Avoided.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 1.-The mar
kets division of the state food COM
mittee for the public safety commits
sion gives out the following state
ment:
4 September government forecast
on potatoes in the United States
shows a falling Off OF 100000 bush
Aug. /. This reduction, while large
ii is considered that the total annual
production of the United States has
averaged 350,0e0,000 bushels since
1910. "a =
Marketings during the week have
been comparativel light owing to the
rush of other farm work and the at
fractions of the Minnesota State fair.
Paying prices in regular buying ter
ritory have been higher on the aver
age than last week. 1t Is doubtful,
however, whether large marketing
movements would have resulted even
IL high values had persisted under
increased supplies.
The immediate demand for potatoes
is not of large proportions and un-
less the outlet broadens there will be
a drop in the market. IL is advisable
to sell at points of shipment as this
will largely prevent gluts at central
market points. The week closed with
90 cents to 95 cents per bushel being
paid for bulk stock in twin city ter
ritory. .ss-
The markets division of the state
committee of food production and
conservation will formally open it's
central receiving produce warehouse
at the Minnesota transfer this week
to receive mixed carlots of potatoes
and perishable products.