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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES

The committees of the state senate
and house of representatives have been
given out, the solons from this district
not getting any Of the chairmanships,
due a good deal, no doubt, to the fact
that they lined up on the losing side
in the reorganization Of the legisla-
ture. Bouck leads in the number Of
committees, being on eleven, Brown is
on six and Swanson Of Crow Wing is
on four Senator Gardner will serve
on five committees.
The committees are as follows:
Bouck-Banks and banking, board
Of control, dairy products and live
stock, education, general legislation,
logs and lumber, military affairs, state
affairs, state prison and reformatory,
reapportionment, roads and bridges.
Brown-Commerce and retail trade,
forestry, manufactures, public health
and pure food, soldiers home, trans
portation.
Observation-Disclosures, judiciary, Ia
Dor and labor legislation, workmen g
compensation.
Gardner-Corporations, other than
public service corporations, insurance,
Judiciary, labor, grain and warehouse.
M. B. A. INsTALLs OFFICERS
At a meeting of the M. B. A. lodge
recently the following officers were
installed:
President-Mary Lakin.
Vice president-Elvina Larson.
Secretary-Mary J. Trebby.
Treasurer-S. c. Vasaly.
Chaplain-Emma Elk.
{, nductor-Rupert Lak;u-
Sentry-Theo. Bredfeld.
Wat"h-Martha Wallace.
Musician-L!oyd Anderson.
Trustees-Theo. Bredfeld, Selma
Raglan.
Physicians-J. G.. Millspaugh, G. NJ.
A. Fortier, o. c. Trace.
GERMAN AMERICAN NATIONAL
BANK ELECTS
At meeting Of the directors held
Tuesday morning, the following Off
GERS were elected by the German
American National bank:
President-John Wetzel.
Vice presidents-J. w. Berg, r. D
Musser.
Cashier-E. J. Richie.
! Assistant Cashier--- N. J. Peterson.
Directors-J. w. Berg, R. D. Musser,
E. j. Richie, A. Simonet, G. A.
, Weyerbaeuser, John Wetzel, and c. Z
McNair ClOOuet
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

! The weather took an abrupt turn on
Wednesday morning and the mercury
dropped rapidly until early yesterday
morning, when it reached 25 below.
It warmed up considerable again yes
terday and in the afternoon the Their.
mometer registered around zero.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

Wolf bounties were collected Is the
court house Friday by William Branscn
and John Sitzman of Buchanan and
Hubert Olson of Morrill,. The erst
named two got one each ana the last
named got two.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

J. D. Clarkson, general manager for
the Jefferson Hi ghway association, in
letter to r. B. Willard of this city,
congratulates Morrison county on the
big number of orders placed from here
for the Declaration, the official maya
zine of the association. Mr.. Willard
secured 10 3-year subscriptions in this
county. He added that he was glad
to know that things are being kept
warm up here. The steel signs which
were ordered some time ago, to be used
to mark the highway, were not up to
contract, and the order must be made
over again. s.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

Judge Of Probate Shaw performed
twenty eight marriages last ye&r. This
is the largest number of marriages per
formed during a year at the local Of
fee since the law permitting probate
Judges to marry couples went inEo
effect in 1905.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

John Wilson Dodge, who put on the
operetta for the Musical Art club here
in October, has written to the enter.
tainment committee of the Elks lodge
that he will be here the first of next
week to start practice for the Elks
musical comedy, which will be put on
during the first week in February.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12
$o166.97

Total disbursements. .... $1,000 10
Cash Bal, Dec. 81. 1916. 80. 1862
Policy Exhibit
Policies in force Dec. 81, 1915, 1872,
amount $679,065.
Policies issued during 1916, 1877; $685.
All.
Total, $50; 1897 $3.50.
Policies expired and ceased to be in
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12
RANDALL CREAMERY REPORT
COOPERATIVE PLANT DID OVER
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL .
LARS BUSINESS LAST YEAR

The Randall Cooperative creamery
enjoyed remarkable, growth last year,
the increase in business over 1915
amounting to $24,537.50. The total re-
ceipts for 1916 were $1lO,S24.s7. The
balance on hand at the end Of 1916
was $3,343.03, as impaired with ST.
920.23 for 1915.
The production of butter was $780,,
1O4 pounds, an increase of 52,7S2
pounds over 1915 and the average price
paid for butterfat was 80 % cents last
year, as compared with 80 ITO cents
the previous year. A total Of $780,
3G6.4S was paiu patrons for butterfat.
At the annual meeting recently the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, G. o. Dahl
quist; vice president, E. H. Rebischke;
secretary, Andrew Herum; treasurer,
Herman Lemnitz; directors, J. II. Hus
mann, Matt Karhula, H. A. Pantzke.
Following is the ltemized report of
meeting:
No. lbs. cream received. 49,. .94s,11s
Lbs. butterfat from same. . .269, 169.67
Lbs. butter shipped ,s14
Lbs. butter in prints. ...... 9,400
Lbs. butter in transit ... 1890
Total lbs. butter made. .329,104
Overrun in pounds. ... 59,934.33
Per cent or overrun . %
Av. price paid, butterfat... 1896
Az. price, butter shipped. 1866
Az. test of cream .2S37
Av. cost Of manufacturing .019l
Cash Receipts
Bal. on hand since last an
nual meeting .....$ 1,920.23
Rec ID. for butter shipped. 1o6,e69. %
Rec ID. local cash sales w 1892. go
Rec ID. for buttermilk $500. 900
:: Rec ID for three shares sold. $500
Total receipts for year. $40, S24.S7
Disbursements
Paid patrons for butterfat S 9O,366.4S
Freight and commission, but
ter shipped 9,927.1s
Buttermaker salary ... 1,44869
Two buttermaker helpers. S31.27
Creamery supplies ........ 2,l73.1O
One new agitator ......... 10000
Wood ........ ...... 395.45
Draylng ........ 81 20
. Creamery board salary 49,. $500
! Local freight ............ CLIO
Secretary's salary ........ 544.52
! Treasurer salary ....... 10000
| Interest on SO shares .... 5000
J Dividends to stockholders. 249.S7
! Putting up ice .......... 1890
| Two shares returned ... 5000
Taxes ....... ...... 1926
Creamery picnic ......... 250.31
All other purposes ....... 1850
Bal. on hand, Jan. s, 1917. 3,343.03
Total. $40, S24S7
Flour and Feed
| Pounds -four, first patent. .253 900
! Pounds middlings ........... 254. O0O
! Pounds bran ...........1 100000
Pounds cracked corn ... 10000
! Pounds Red Dog ............. 1900
: Pounds oil meal ........ $1,000
Pounds all other ...... 5000
| 1oCsI1. . .ocf,.OO
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12
SICK ANIMAL

A BIG BOOK on diseases os Eorses,
Cattle, Sheep, Dog. and Poultry, mailed
free. Humphreys Veterinary Medicines,
156 William Street, New York.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12
MUTUAL ms. CO. PROSPEROUS
LITTLE FALLS FARMERS MUTUAL
d, WROTE 46 NEW POLICIES
LAST YEAR

An increase in the number of policy
holders of As and $S3,230 additional
in insurance is the record Of the Farm
ers Mutual Fire Insurance company of
Little Falls for the year ending De-
eember 81, 1916, according to the re-
port Of J. H. Schneider, secretary.
The total receipts Of the company
were $2,l66.97 and the disbursements
$2,050O5, leaving cash balance on
hand of 1862. All the members had
not yet paid their assessment at the
end of the year and it was not closed.
When all the assessments are in the
cash balance will be about $500. Only
one assessment of l mill was levied
last year, making the premium $1.O0
per thousand. In 1915 an assessment
of mills was levied.
Following is the secretary's item
lied reDOrt:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

Income
Cash Bal, Dec. 81, 1915. 1913 59l. So
First payment on policies. -. 1920. 20
Assessment 555. 10
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-Used 5-passenger Ford
INQUIRE Herald. a6-t{
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-12

MONEY TO LOAN-On 1arrn land o.
low rate Of interest. John Vertinr
4C-1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
POWER TO CONTROL
SUPPLY OF FOOD
Chairman Lever Introduces a Bill Civ
ing President Almost Unlimited
Authority.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Chairman
Lever Of the house agriculture com
mittce yesterday introduced a new adj
ministration food bill perhaps the
most drastic measure proposed in a re-
cent congress, giving the President al
solutc power to coatrol foodstuffs and
other necessarics or life, including
fuel and clothing
The bin IS more stringent in its
provisions than the original Lever
bill. Ia it, power that would make
the President the world S food control
Ter is even more centralized In a
statement explaining if, Mr. Lever
said:
1.-The bill deals with nccessarics Of
life, including foods, feeds, shoes,
clothing, fuel and articles required for
their production, and is strictly a war
emergency measure. 1t provides for
government control during the war of
neccssarics and declares every busincs,
dealing with them to be affected with
a public interest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
PASSENGER SERVICE
TO BE CURTAILED
Removal of Boston g. Maine Trains as
War Measure Will Be Felt in Brat
tleboro as Elsewhere.

Passenger train service on the Fitch
burg and Connecticut & Passumpsic di-
visions of the Boston K Maine railroad
is To be greatly curtailcd on and after
june - with the idea of relieving the
freight congestion now prevailing. This
announcement was made in Greenfield,
Mass, Yesterday to officers of the board
Of trade Of that town by q. Frank Mil
dram Of the passenger department of the
railroad The action follows a specific
request from the special committee on
national defense of the American Rail
road association
\ whole flock of trains is to be taken
off of both divisions. So far as Brattlc-
boro is concerned the action that most Sc
riou.ly will affect residents here or others
seeking to reach Brattleboro from Bo.-
ton and other points on the Boston &
Maine will be the removal OF the pa~9cu-
ger train leaving Boston every afternoon
at / o'clock. This train connects at
AIillers Fails. Mass. with the Central
Vermont train reaching Brattlcboro at
S.IJ III the evening, and at Greenfield
Mass. with the Boston & Maine train
reaching here at $50 O'Clock This train
is the best one to take from Boston to
Brattcboro.
Another train on the Fitchburg divi-
sion that is to be taken oil is the east
bound leaving Greenfield at S25 a. m
This is the train giving Boston connec-
tions with the o'clock train leaving here
every weekday morning and connections
with the $40 a IN. train south every
Sunday morning.
Several local trains between Greenfield
and Springfield will be taken OIL, as will
the Sunday morning train which goc-
through here south bound at $40 o'clock
Orders to this effect have not been re
.ceiyed in Brattleboro, but the nforma
tion is considered here to bc authentic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
WANTS MORE REMUNERATION.
Hearing on Petition Of Former Last
Block Co. Employe.

\ hearing was held this morning IL
the municipal court room by Robert
W. Simonds, commissioner Of indus
tries, on the petition Of Edward Va
rance, a former cmploye Of the Yer
mont Last Block Co.. for an extension
Of remuneration for injuries received
while an employc Of the company. The
industrial accident commission award
ed him Sol week for 10 aud five
siXths weeks and rccompense for his
surgical, medical and hospital bills for
the II iays following the accident
The accident happened April ., 1915.
The petition for an extension Of the
payments was filed Nov. -, 1916, but
no hearing was held until today. The
matter was held over until this after
noon III order to hear some furthes
testimony.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
Sunday morning
FIGHT IN HOUSE
OVER CENSORSHIP
Democrats in Favor Of the Amendment,
But Republicans Stand by
Caucus Decision.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-President
Wilson S renewed plea for inclusion Of
the newspaper censorship section in
the espionage bin developed marked
difference of attitude between the
house Democrats and Republicans to-
day Democratic leaders started q
i2ht Tor the censorship amendment and
Republicans seemed determined to
stand by their caucus decision vcster-
day to oppose it. Senate continent is
strongly against the provision.
President Wilson today renewed his
efforts to put an enforced newspaper
censorship section into the espionage
bin. The senate couferces ON the hill
were called TO the White House early
today and urged by the President to
agree to a censorship section which
the senate once has rejected. Presi-
dent Wilson said to the senate confer
ces. as he did yesterday in his letter
to Chairman Webb of the house Judi
ciary committee, that he deems au-
thoritv to invoke censorship Of some
sort absolutely essential.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
Won HINDENBURG
SAW GERMANS LICKED
Witness of Attack i'll Which 1000 Pris-
oners Were Taken by French
Monday Evening.

on FRONT IN FRANCE, May -,
from stair correspondent of the Ae,ociat-
ed PrceS-Non Iindenbgrg himself is
understood To have been Il spectator Of
the defeat which the French inflicted on
the Germans Monday evening on the
Moronvilicr- range, which resulted in
the capture OF several lines of German
trcnchc. and a number OF important OBJ
,eryation points. The German com
mandcr is. known to have been Just to
the uorthward of this section of the
French ON Sunday. Iii, presence is sup
posed to have been connected with an at
tack on the French line, which the Ger
mans intended TO deliver ON Tuesday
morning The French forestallcd them
and after dcmoi,hing German machine
gun nests and other defen~c~ with artiI-
lcry launched an assault which was So
brilliantly successful that more than
1000 Germans were captured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
Wood and Mrs. Van Cor Go
by Auto to North Adams
and Board Train
THOUGHT TO BE IN
NEW YORK STATE
Accompanied to North Adams by Two
Sisters of Mrs. Van Cor Former
Day Policeman Had Said Better Po-
sition Was Open to Him.

Local officials are satisfied that G. H.
Wood, eN-day police officer, who skipped
town Monday afternoon, i in New York
state They arc satisfied that lie will
land in one Of three small towns and will
be located soon.
Wood, when he left his tenement on
Birgc street ostensibly to see his wife,
who is IN the Memorial hospital, went up
1stcy street and avoided the hospital by
continuing out over Clark road and out
Canal street, where he was picked up
near Guilford by an automobile lie had
hired for the occasion and which con
tanned the chauffeur, Mrs. J. H. Van Cor
and her two sisters, the Misses Holland.
They went over the Mohawk trail and
to the railroad station in North Adams
Mass, where Wood and Mrs. Van Cor
left the machine and boarded the 1.5S
train west They had five suit eases
with them. The others Of the party re-
turned to Brattleboro.
! A few days ago Wood learned that
some men interested in park on the line
of the Johnstown, Gloversville & Fonda
railroad III New York state were here,
and he obtained their address lie said
at the time that he had once worked in
that section and was anxious 10 get back
there.
4 few days before lie left town he told
a man with whom he was talking that
he did not care whether he remained on
the local force or not as much better
position ss an officer was open to him
1t is thought possible that he has gone
to make good that statement, as the
park will open in a few weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
Ex-KING IN RED CROSS WORK.
Manuel of Portugal Has Charge of
of Special Department.

LIVERPOOL, May -. Manuel,
former kiag of Portugal, has just been
appointed by the British Red Cross so
cietv as head OF its section of ortho-
pedics, relating to the treatment of
deformitics in wouaded soldiers. The
former king has for several years been
interested in work of this character.
He is new engaged III tour o. in
spection. with Col. Robert Jones, in
spcctor general Of orthopedics in the
British a.my, of all the institutions in
Great Britain where wounded soldiers
are receiving treatment Of this char
actcr.
One of the largest Of these insti
tutions is in Liverpool, and Manuel
spent three days there devoting one
day to the surgical wards and opcr
ating rooms aad acting as an assist
ant at an operation in a hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
PIG DISTRIBUTION
FINISHES MONDAY
Over so Boys and Girls Receive Little
Porkers as Members of Vermont
National Bank Club.

County Agent A. w Sweeton will
finish Monday the distribution of the
pigs to boys and girls in the county
who have applied for them under the
plan Of the Vermont National bank to
accept the unsecured notes Of the chill
drcn to pay for the animals, the notes
to be paid December /. \ few over
so pigs will have been distributed all
that could be obtained There are some
disappointed applicants, but not many,
and most of them are children in fam
lies in which one pig is placed. The
interest iii the club is very satisfactory
both to Mr.. Swccton and the bank
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
ADSHADS HELD FOR ROBBERY.
William and Joseph Arraigncd in Court
i'll Greenfield

William and Joseph Adshad, brothers,
Of Hinsdale, n. H., formerly Of Brattlc
boro, were arraigned III district court
in Greenfield, Mass, yesterday on con
tinued charges of robbery. Probable
cause was found against each man and
each was held in bonds of s. 600 for the
grand jury. The brothers are accused
of holding up and robbing James Dono-
van of Turner's Falls Of 500 and a
watch on the morning of May ! In
court yesterday Donovan identified the
two brothers as the men who assailed
him on Washington street soon after
midnight on the morning of the first
day of the month. He told of being
with the two men earlier in the night in
q Greenfield saloon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
WILD GEESE LEAVE
AFTER DOING DAMAGE
Large Flock Settled on Sadawga Lake
County Warden Planned to Go
There Today to Scare Them.

County Fish and Game Warden T.. II.
Mctcalf intended TO make q trip to
Nottingham today to carry out a novel
plan for frightening away q large flock
Of wild geese which were doing damage
there, but on his return from a trip to
another part Of the county he found
4 postal card telling him That the geese
had gone OF their own accord. The
flock once before disappeared, but re-
turned, 50 it is possible that it may
rc-appcar, in which case County Warden
Mctcalf will try ont q suggestion made
by State Commissioner Linus Leavcns.
More than two weeks ago a llock Of
- or more wild geese settled on Sa-
daWaga lake III Nottingham, and their
presence for a time created much in
tcrcst and curiosity. It was IN unusual
sight to sec 50 many Of the birds
swimming on the pond and travelling
over the adjacent territory after food
and the hope was expressed that moth
ing would happen to deprive the 10
cality of the pleasure Of the unusual
attraction.
Wild geese have an affinity for grass
and other things green, aud they began
to dcvour with avidity the vegetation
surrounding the pond, and soon the
| land took on tho brown tint Of autumn.
1t began to become apparent that in
time gardens and growing crops would
be included in the scope OF their dep
relations and public sentiment under
went 4 change. 1t was now hoped tliat
the guests would depart and various
means for inducing them to 90 were
discussed.
1t was realized that shooting them
was forbidden by both the state Law
aud the migratory bird law, and they
were so tame that they refused to be
shoocd away. Appeal therefore was
made to County Warden Mctcalf. Tho
proposition of wild geese refusing t
bulge when told was entirely new tC
him, so hc communicated with Commits
aioner Leavcns. That official also nevcl
had heard Of a similar situation anl
he suggested that Mr.. Mctcalf 90 Il
Nottingham armed with a weapon Il
fire blank cartridges and so fool Tho
birds into thinking they were being
attacked.
! Mr.. Metcalf made plans to 90 t,
Nottingham yesterday to carry out
the suggestion, but he was called in an
Iothcr direction on more pressing busi
ness, so he decided not to 90 until to
: day 1t is well that he did so, becaus
) the delay brought him news that til
flock had flown, saving him a fruitles
trip in the rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
MRS. JOHN NESBITT.
Wife Of Well Known Farmer Dies on
Bonnyvale Road.

Mrs. Elizabeth (Mellon) Nesbitt, 65,
wife Of Joha Ncsbitt # Bonnyvale
road, a well-Enown farmer, died in her
home this morning about 80 O'Clock
after an illness Of three weeks She
had been in failing health 4 year.
Mrs. Nc.bitt was born in iceland
and had lived in Brattlcboro over 4e
years She leaves. besides her nus
band, four sons and two daughters
They are John. Julius J.. Charles and
Solomon A. Nesbitt, Mrs. Emory Smith
and Mrs. Walter II. Leayitt, all OF
BrattleborO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
Weeks Drive for $50 More
BrattlebOro Members
Starts May rs
FIELD SECRETARY
HELMUS HERE TODAY
Headquarters in Room North of West
ern Union Office - Publicity is in
Charge of H. C. Rice - Part of Move
ment for $4,000 Vermont Members.

0. f. Benson, chairman of the local
Rod Cross committee and Herbert f.
c.;n.I.. ,lano+ar,. af +ho local hoard
|of trade were IN conference TINS iiio'l y.
ing with \. j. X. Heimus, division helo
secretary, for the purpose of complct
inc, details of tbn oroanizaiiop to ear
~ ,,...- ..1..,..t;,. ION,
%" ~ o9' '.'''> ~ r. '
Pa'@A III bfaI I'leooro IRON No"''"S ;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23

WASHINGTON, May 23-Thc French
mission sailed from New York. Tuesday,
May -. unknown except to few oili-
eials and many American newspaper,
which loyalty kept the secret, that the
distinguished guests Of the nation might
not be unnecessarily endangered by Ger
man submarines. The party slipped
away on the same steamer which
brought them over and was conveyed by
Il French warship. The departure was
attended by as much secrecy as the GOV
crument could throw around ii and the
arrangements were such a to make 1t
difficult for German spies 10 use amy
information, had they obtained it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23
MUCH INTEREST
IN PREPAREDNESS
In Brookline, Which Has 38 Registered
Voters, Audience of So Attended
Meeting Last Night.

The interest III the preparedness
meetings being held III different towns
III the county is Indicated by the fact
that last evening il the town Of
Brooklinc, which has IS registered
voters, there was an attendance Of ..
The speakers were President Horton
D. Walker OF the Brattebo.o board o
trade, County Agent A. W 5wecton,
Supt George B. Whitney of the public
schools Of tho Townsheud district and
Mrs Whitney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-23

LONDON ny mail From official
Belgian source The Associated Press has
been informed oi the following: The
Belgian depoItlcs are -Stf++-+7r1t IN Ger
many notwithstanding the promise OF
Emperor William. Only about oue-thrd
of total number of dcportce~ have been
rcpatriated These are the sick and
MANNED men. Those who have been kept
in Germany are now divided among small
labor 'kommaudo~' This explains why
the camps are now nearly evacuated and
that the public Is under the delu~iou that
these men have been sent back To- their
country. A. matter of fact their fate
has become if possible still worse"