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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
ETHAN ALLEN A HERO

His Daughter Hospital Nun.
Ethan Allen the famous leader OF
the Green Mountain Boys and
Brigadier- General in the Revolution
airy War was born in Connecticut
but was educated in Vermont. He
was noted for his early and active
efforts in behalf of liberty. He cap.
tured Ticonderoga and Crown
Point. In the same year on an at
tempt to capture Montreal he was
taken prisoner and sent in iron
chains to England. After q long
captivity he returned home. Cen
erous and frank. strong and Wig
orous writer. loyal to his country
and true to his friends, he did much
for Vermont and to no other is the
state indebted for its independence.
One of his daughters was converted
to the Catholic faith and became
one of the hospital nuns. She died
a sanity death. The edifying spec.
tacle of her last moments caused
the conversion of the nOn-Catholic
physician who attended her. Fanny
Allen was the first American born
lady to become Nun.-Gladys
Boyce. Age II, st. Mary's School.
Richmond, Ind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17

WHICH WAS paced IN one corner OIL
the drawing room.
Everybody had a splendid time
and said Mrs. Doliington was a per-
feet hostess and her husband a per-
feet host.
But what could you expect" said
one guest; they are the real Doll
ingtons of Virginia and that old
cook they have has been in the
family for generations. / am told"
The next morning Mrs boiling
ton took her breakfast in he'd and
Aunt Dinah brought her coffee and
mullins on a tray.
"Yo' jest go right off t sleep agin,
Honey" she said; Use GOWN t hus-
tie all this work out the way in a
iiffy."
So Mrs. Dollington took her
coffee and tasted the mullins and
then turned her back to the door of
her room and went TO sleep, just
like real lady.
1t didn't take long to put the
house in order. and then Aunt
Dinah dressed the children, Roy and
Mar5ory and put on a clean white
apron, and by that time the little
girl who lived in the big house
came in and took them and went
downstairs, where big machine
was waiting and Aunt Dinah and
her babies took ride
OF course, Aunt Dinah talked no
more until that night, and then size
was heard to tell her mistress that
cher Miss Margie and Mas Roy had
all the fine folks a-starin' at 'em
wherever that auto-bill stopped
Next Weeks story-"The Doll
ington FamiIy."-Part ~.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
WANTED! SOME HELP

Please can some one help Louise
Emmett remember how she was
going to end this story? 1t sounds
as if it were going to be real inter
esting. and l for one would like to
hear the ending.
The Boy and the Woodpeeieer.
Once there was a little boy. And
one sunny afternoon the little boy
was out playing when he heard a
noise. And he looked around and
he saw woodpecker on big oak
tree But the woodpecker did not
know it and SO he kept on pecking
away. forgot to tell you that the
boys name WAS john. But Il for
get what became of them-Louise
Emmett, Alb grade, Whitewater
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
The Sandman Story
FOR TONIGHT

herself; II knew he didn't know
how to buttle one little bit"
There was a roast of beef, as well
as the chicken and salad and ice
cream, and Dinah's famous currant
cake, and when the guests had fin
ished, although they all declared
they had eaten every bit they poss.
IDLY could, not a thing looked as
though 1t had been touched. and
Aunt Dinah put the food and dishes
all in the little closet and pantry
ready for the next dinner.
After dinner some of the guests
played cards with the tiniest little
cards, real ones. too. that you ever
saw. and others danced to the
music Of real paper orchestra,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
PET DOG WENT MAD

Once We had pet dog, Her
name was Collie. She could do all
kinds of tricks. When l would get
up in the morning she would lick
my feet. ......-.
One day my brother and took
her to the creek to wash her. She
took a fit and went mad. She bit
my brother. / ran to the neigbors
near by and told her about it. She
came to my brother, Then my ia
ther came and killed the dog and
they cut her head and sent 1t away
My brother had to go to Indian
apolis and take treatments.-Earl
Hawkins, Richmond. Ind, Warner
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
The Large Potato Feeling

One day nay little cousin went
out to feed the pigs, aud he fell in
the pen. The pigs came up to him
and smelled him ali over This
frightened him very much. and he
called for his mother She came
as fast as she could to see what
was the matter This is what he
said, I fell IN the pen and the pigs
thought was big tator peeiin -
Yours truly, Dorothy Snider, "a
grade, Garfield school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
WHITTIER'S POEM
ON ST. PATRICK

In the midst OF the war Cor the
Onion. On New Years Day. ia 1868.
Observation-Disclosures Lincoia issued
iisfamous Proclamation OF Esmanci-
patton, giving freedom to nearly
four saitiion slaves 'Thts w.ls done
as a war .sneasvTe. out i; resulted
an the abolition OF siayecy in fae
AI.e<Scaa }:eDat.atc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
THE STOLEN BOY

Once upon a time there was a
boy. He lived in Canada near the
ocean. His father had gone to sea
but had not returned
One day he was playing by the
ocean. A man grabbed him The
man had a great big horse pistol by
his side. He took the boy and put
him in a boat He rowed this. boat
out to pirate ship. This man was
a pirate. ..
The pirate put the boy in a dark
place. There was only one man in
the dark place. This mans name
was John Stevenson, ST.. and the
boys name was John Stevenson,
Jr. ,-.s. e. -..... -
The man said he was trying to
escape and the boy said he would
help him. The man said. ut is,
hard to dc. for we are closely
guarded" A week passed and the
pirates were going to land and burn
city. The boy said, This is OUT
chance" SO when all were off the
ship they jumped overheard and
swan to shore. They went home
and found an excited mother. So
they put on dry clothes and ate 4
lunch and II the three are still ;liy-'
ing they are still happy.-By Keith
3. Sharpe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17
A TWISTED POEM

Hatw tetema hwo ethe eitnt
.hadeveb:
HatW tetema hwo eth oneth~d,nw
Vedro?
Ou!b ghih. Owib owl. otn lai sti
WOnS e..
Lylouc hcenug rou ehcatb-irfe's
dyurd Wols. .. =.
by Frances HeaIton, ECONOMY.
Indiana, 9th Grade. ..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17

In Holland the daily bread allow
ance allotted to each person over
one year of age is to be four-fifths
lbs. Persons doing heavy manual
labor will receive supplementary
rati0as.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-17


in the Dollington home for the next
few days. Aunt Dinah was as
busy as a "buzzy old fly" Peter
said
Sure I have no legs at all left
for doing the old woman's bidding"
said Peter, land it's no more work
I'll be doing for the likes O. her"
So Peter went around the corner
OF the house and lay himself under
a tree, but he had hardly done SO
before Aunt Dinah came bustling
to kitchen window and poked out
her head.
"Wrer you all goin'. you lazy good
TO- nothin' Peter?" she said Else
JUS gotter have some currants fo'
nah cake and l gotter have 'em
quick too"
Peter did not move. There was
just one more thing he wanted to
hear before he obeyed Aunt Dianah.
peter. yo' lazy good fo' nothin'."
went on Aunt Dinah, "yo' jes' stir
yo'self an git along to that stor'.
Peter did not move and Aunt
Dinah poked out her head farther
from the window and saw Peter
stretcher on the gras.
"Tll jes' git my broom an then
recon yo' all will move" she said,
"an' if yo' all hurry right smart lse
gwine t. make yo' cake TO- yo'-
self"
Up jumped the lazy Peter as
though a bee had stung him and off
to the store he ran, and so the cake
was made and all the other things
that go to make dinner perfect.
The night Of the dinner party ar
rived. Mr.. John was dressed In his
best clothes and he had nice suit
of evening clothes that probably no
other Gentleman Doll possessed, but
his wife was the belle of the party.
Mrs. Doliington wore "A pink silk
dress trimmed with tiny frills of
pink tulle with little pink rosebuds
caught on the frills here and there
Around her neck she wore q
string OF tiny pearls and on it was
hung little pink guaze fan. She
wore pink satin slippers, too.
The table was prepared for ten
guests, which is great many for
Doll Land, and while some of the
guests were paper dolls, Mrs. Doll
inston managed to have two gen
tlemen dolls besides her husband
which made her dinner party the
grgeatest success of the season, for
few dinners were given in Doll
Land that could boast Of having
gentlement present.
All the guests were seated at
table, and such a pretty sight as it
was-the Doll ladies and gentlemen
in their best clothes and the little
electric lights shining on them all
Peter was dressed as a butler for
the dinner and stood very stiff and
prim in his place, but Aunt Dinah
it was who brought in the chicken,
all brown and crispy looking, on a
little platter ~. 49,
''Peter can wait on them folks,
but he amt goin' t bring In my
chicken: Ise GOWN t be sartin it
am on the table in front O. NASSAU
myself"
Everything went along we'll until
Peter began to take away the plates
and somehow something happened
and Peter fell right across the
table. and there he lay, with all the
guests starirg at him. too brighten
ed to meve hand or foot.
Poor Mrs. Dollington nearly faint
ed from shame. but the guests were
very polite. and not one of them
spoke or mentioned it afterward,
either
Aunt Dinah came busting into
the dining room, and. taking Peter
ty the collar, she hustled him out
and finished waiting on the table
herself.
Gle is jes' no count" she said to
Rock Island Argus., 1917-06-06

Judge n A. Larson 5u county ror4~-
today confirmed the assessment r0r
Tor paving ot Forty-drsr street F~0~
Railroad avenue To- Eighth aveuua ana
Railroad avenue from Fcrt5atb n
Forty tErs- street He also entered -
anal order eft confirmation for the
paving of F0rty-Iourth street sr07l
Railroad Avenue TO Seventh avenue
ana On Railroad avenue from F9rrv-
third 70 Eurty-ifth street. Cost 04
the latter was S13152
Rock Island Argus., 1917-06-06

IN Davenport.

Davenp0rt's registration for the Sc
Iactive draft exceeded ali expectations
4 total OF 1885 were registered il the
city. There was no disorder or a
single refusal to register.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-06-06
What Is the BondE

fit Is the governments promise TO
pay. Itts the government check pay
able to the bearer and signed by Uncle
sam. and paving 51a PEI. cent interest
and free from all taxes.
Here is your opportunity TO show
your loyalty and at the same time have
an absolutely safe investment
There are some people who would
Eloat over the failure 0f this loan ia
Rock Island Argus., 1917-06-06
Illinois Draft E1igibles

Conscripton
Each Qf
Rock Island Argus., 1917-06-06
Tomorrow Program.

TnvocatI0n-Rev William oEteFse
Iuslc-Ars Mae Elchards-Cas
Report Of appoint committees On
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27

Here is a story with a moral that
turns double somersault. In it the
villain is rewarded, becomes we'll to
do, but is somewhat discontented
with life, because he is a fugitive
from the United States in Mexico,
and can only look yearnfully through
the mescal plants across the border
at the land of his reputation.
When the trumpet sounded and
the guardsmen went away to patrol
the Mexican boundary, young man
named O'Brien enlisted in one of the
Kalispell militia companies. with
this company he went to the interna-
tional boundary.
He Invades Mexico.
Border soldering did not appeal to
O'Brien. He had enlisted to fight.
and dull routine on the pacific side
of the Rio Grande was about as live
ly as herding sheep. He could look
across the border and almost see the
black and tan warriors of various
factions engaged in lustful bloodlet-
ting. He stood it as long as he
could and then, one dark night he
declared himself a citizen of the land
of nowhere. waded the Rio Grande
and invaded Mexico on his own hook.
To him it was lark, but to Uncle
Samuel he was deserter.
Finds a Gold Mine.
He Joined a band of bandits and
became a land pirate. AS the BAN
dts who had been there before him
had taken practically everything that
was not nailed down he found that
while the life furnished plenty of x
citement, it did not provide him with
much plunder. He had mined in
Montana, SO he turned prospector.
He was lucky enough to find lit
tie gold lead, but still luckier when
he sold it to a couple of protected
Germans, who paid him $4,000 for
it. Now he has a nice little stake,
and cannot come back to the United
States, because Uncle Samuel does
not approve of young men who for
get their army oaths SO easily
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27

time of his arrival in Butte it was a
mining camp of few thousand peo-
pie. He acquired mining property
that has since sold for more than
$50,00O,000, established the State
Savings bank, which became one OF
the great banking institutions of the
state, and which after his death came
under the cantrol of F. Aug. Heinze
and which failed when the Heinze
fortunes flickered out, and was inter
ested in many undertakings.
The Butte Explosion.
Among other institutions Largey
controlled the Butte Hardware COM
pany. This company handled more
giant powder than any other concern
in Butte. Contrary to the city ordin-
ances it stored it's explosives inside
the city limits. One fateful night it's
powder magazine blew up. There
were two explosions. The first one
set fire to the buildings. The entire
fire department was called ont, and
hundreds of people were attracted to
the scene of the conflagration. Then
came the second explosion in which
practically every member of the fire
department was killed, as we'll as a
large number of spectators.
Largey was president of the hard
ware company, was held responsible
for the catastrophe. Many law suits
followed. Largey made number of
settlements out of court. He paid
Riley, one of the victims, a certain
sum. Riley felt that the money he
had received did not compensate him
for the loss of his leg. He frequently
importuned Largey for a better set
tlement. Finally he decided to take
the law in his own hands and kill
Largey. So one day he hobbled into
the bank and shot the millionaire
dead.
AS the result of the trial he was
sent to prison for life.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27

After serving 19 years in prison
for the murder of Patrick A. Largey
who, at the time of his death was one
of the most prominent bankers and
mining men in the state, Thomas j.
Riley seeks a pardon, and has ap-
pealed to the Butte ministerial asso-
citation. In his letter to the minis
ters, Riley admits that he did wrong,
tells what led him to commit the
crime and says that during his incar-
ceration he has studied law, mineral
ogy and shorthand, and is of the
opinion that if he should be paroled
or pardoned he would be able to be-
come a useful citizen.
The appeal of Riley, after almost
two decades of silence, recalls one
of the great tragedies of the Butte
mining camp, the greatest catastro-
phe, in fact in the city's history-the
Butte explosion, by which SO people
lost their lives, and over 300 We're
injured. One of the injured was Ri
ley. He suffered the loss of leg,
and this led to the murder Of Largey.
Largey Was a Pioneer.
Largey was one of the pioneers of
the state. He arrived at Virginia
City in the heyday of that camps
golden glory. He was young man
of much energy and capacity, took
advantage of the opportunities OF the
very prosperous community, and In
the course of few years became a
rich man.
Then he moved to Butte. At the
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
SWAT THE GOPHER

1t is estimated that gophers cost
the state of Montana as much as
$4,000,000 per year on the basis of
1916 wheat production for the state.
The farmers of the state should
combine to lower this tax by putting
as many gophers out of business as
possible, and the time to do it is
NOW.
Let the week Of April 80 to May
5 be gopher week, and make it a
point to get busy with gopher poison
and get all you can. The country
needs the grain and the farmer needs
the money, so why spend large
share of your profits in supporting
these pests on your farms?
Hit the ball next week.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27

eyes and tell me what they see.
don't want men who will be willing
to ride along with my men and stay
with the wagons-I have plenty OF
those
"The general resumed his seat and
for some time the chiefs sat silent
with bowed heads.
"Old Crow: You have said what
you had to say; don't be too fast. We
are studying within ourselves and
will talk after while.'
white Mouth The old man
(meaning General Gibbon) is only
talking. You have already be n
down below; our young men went
with you; and you turned back after
while without doing anything. We
are afraid you will do it again.
Blackfeet Tracks.
General Gibbon: General Brisben
went down suddenly, in the middle of
winter, for one things only-to bring
back those white men from Fort
Pease. There was no grass to feed
his animals. Now, there is grass. AS
long as there are any Sioux down
there to fight we will stay
"Blackfoot then requested that he
had to say be not interpreted, as they
were going to confer among them
selves. After the conference, he
gathered his robe about him, leaving
one arm exposed and free, and with
easy dignity and grace, spoke as fol-
lows:
1.-The white people want us to as
sist them. The land we tread be-
longs to us, and we want our chill
dren always to dwell in it. All other
Indian tribes do evil to the whites,
but and my people hold fast to them
with love- We want our reservation
to be large, and we want to go on eat
ing buffalo. Our young men are be-
fore you, but they will not listen to
what say. If you want them to 60
with you, would like them to CO.
"Mr. Clapp: Some time ago the
war-widows appeared before the
chiefs naked and bleeding from the
wounds they had given themselves in
their grief, and besought them for
revenge. Some of the young men
promised to revenge them that they
might paint themselves black, anG
cease to mourn. Now is the time fol
them to get that revenge
Would Mark Indians.
General Gibbon: i want to heal
now from some of the fighting men
such men as Crazy Head, Spotted
Horse-men who want to go to war.
Mountain Pocket: 4 have tough
the Sioux till I am tired. You wan
to fight now-Tll let you go alone.
"Old Grow: L have heard that yol
are going to fight the Sioux. My
heart is undecided, I must say that
If we go with you, you might kill
some of us If a fight should take
place, thinking we were Sioux
General Gibbon: I am going to
have all my Indian soldiers marked
with red band around the ARM
cold Grow: I am warrior. l LEI
| a party; l went to war; l found ;
camp; I told the young men tt
charge. I have done so many times
I always do what I set out to do. l
you go and fight the Sioux, some o
the young men might get killed. Tha
would be bad
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-04-27
WAR WITH THE SIOUX; wyHEM THE GROWS
FORMED Am ALLIANCE WITH UNCLE SAM

General Gibbon: There is always
danger in going to war. Men usual,
60 to war thinking they may be
killed. Men who want to sleep ir
their teepees every night don't want
to go to war. That kind of warriors
want to have their squaws in theil
tepees when they 60 to war. We
don't go that way; we don't want
anybody who goes to war that way.
Iron Bull: L want to know what
route you are going to take
Never Mind Route
General Gibbon: I am going aft.
er Indians-never mind which route.
Iron Bull: When this agency was
established there were in succession
several agents for the Crows. We
begged them all to take pity on us
and help us fight the Sioux. They
them alone, though there were not
many of us
"Old Grow: If the young Grows
go with you, and they find a camp
they will bark like dog. Will you
then jump on the camp and fight
right there?'
General Gibbon: That is what we
want
"Old Grow: That Is good. Be pa
tient; do not hurry us. You have
told us what you want; now let us
hold a council among ourselves and
see who will go with you and who
will not
General Gibbon: I am waiting;
I will be here two days.
"Old Grow: That will be enough
The Sioux are very strong people, a
very brave people. When we go to
war we generally sent out a scouting
party. If they find camp they
bark like wolf
Want Ammunition
"Adada-A-Hush 4 will go with
you if you go where the Sioux are.
will go to the Powder River country
General Gibbon: General Crook
is there now with plenty of soldiers
fighting the Sioux. That is where
we want to CO.
General Gibbon: We want more
Try to make up party. I don't want
anybody to go unwillingly. I don't
want the Crows to do my fighting;
I I'll do that myself
| "Adada-A-Hush: Their people are
poor; there is no game, no buffalo
When I get on my horse, will yol
give them some ammunition to Kill
game?' (Grunts of appreciation from
the Crows.)
General Gibbon: General Clap1
is the one to give them ammunition
1 have none but for my own use.
will give those who stay behind moth
ing. I will give all to those who &C
along
"Thereupon the Indians dispersed
and the council, after a session O.
about two hours, was at an end. The
only good object effected by the
council was to advertise our purpose
among the Crows, and toward even
ing quite number of the young mel
offered their services"
AS is related by the historians o
the Sioux campaign the Grow scouts
rendered valuable service and SOM
of them were killed at the Custer
battle.