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The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

Mrs. J. N. Roach returned Satur- day from Havana and other Yell eennty points, where she had been visiting relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

Mrs. Lou Bode and son, Evan, ar rived Monday from Lakenan, Mo, after having been away from Mena since last winter
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

Jack Alger received word Tues day from his brother, F, Alger that another brother, James Alger, had been killed in Willows, Cai., but no particulars were given as to the kill ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

Mrs. W. E. Holt left Sunday for Caddo, Ok, in response to word that her stepfather. W. D.. Harrison, was. i'll, and not expected to live A second message toiMr. Holt on Sunday announced the death of MT. Harrison, this before, Mrs. Holt reached his bedside. '
Cheyenne record., 1917-01-18
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at
Hugo. Colo. december g. 1916
n office is hereby giysn tha, Arthur Brown of
~ Arena Colo. who on September II. 1914
made Homestead entry serial Nc, oISs54 for lots
-o-4'o-6-t and CT north half Of section (2A)
township Is range 47w. 9th principal meridian.
has filed notice Of intention to make ual three year
homestead proof to establish claim to the land above
described. before the Clerk Of the District Court OF
Cheyenne county Colorado at Cheyenne Wells,
Claimant names as Witnesses,
Bsn Brown. Lloyd Van Duzer. Charles Hubbard.
Charles Long. all four Of Arena, Colorado.
dec q jan IS St JR Beavers. Resister.
Cheyenne record., 1917-01-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. U S Land Off.e at
Lamar. Colorado. December 4. 1915.
N Office is hereby given that Harry Messick OF
~ Arapahoe. Colo who on February o. 1910.
who made homestead entry No. o7le3 for Lots
Nos. 3-4-5 and section township les range 42w
and on September 2e. 1918 made additional home
stead entry No. ol55es for lots a-7-ll and - Of
section township les range 42w 9Th principal
meridian has filed notice of intention to make final
three and 1'e year proof. to establish claim TO the
land above described hebefore the Clerk Ct the,dis
iriet Court at Cheyenne Wells. Colorado on the 22nd
day Of January 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Fen Piatt Charles T Pfost. Samuel " Adams A
H Sherman al! Ct Ara pahoe. Colorado.
dec IL jan / 8 Ct AL Beavers, Register
Cheyenne record., 1917-01-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interio', U. S. Land Office a,
Hugo. Colo. December 90. 1916.
office is hereby given that Allen Haekett of
~ Arapahoe. eoio VINO on No'emher lItn 9l3
made homestead entry S :riil No. OIL $3.50 for Lots
s-e-li and | section l2 township II range ~ W
ana on January -. 1914 made additional homestead
entry serial oi3eso at the Lamar. Colorado Land
Office for Lots 81 aad Section 4 township I6 S
range ~ west sixth principal meridian. has flee
notice Of intention to make final three year proof t.
establish claim to the land above described before
the Clerk Of the District Court and ior Cheyenne
county. Colorado at Cheyenne Wells. Colorado on
the 10Th day Of February 1917
Claimant names witnesses:
Henry Burns. Fred Snder. Clyde Snider, Flarance
Snder. all Of Arapahoe. Colorado
jan feb 8 81 r Beavers, Register
Cheyenne record., 1917-01-18
WARRANT CALL.
Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
January Is, 1917

The Following county warrants are
due and will cease 10 bear interest 30
days from above date.
Cheyenne record., 1917-01-18

The best mill made. should see or
write me at Cheyenne Wells, Colo
JAS. McELROY, Agent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

February was Il short month, but il
was long enough to set up new
American record in American ship
building circles. Fifteen new ship
building corporations with capital
stock Of thirty and a half millions were
created during the month, The month
nearest that record was March of 1916
when stock worth twelve millions was
issued In the thirty-one months Of
war, the amount of money invested il
shipbuildiug enterprises in the United
states has reached the grand total of
$4,000, 900 Surely some Of this
great revived industry will rcman
even with the return Of peace The
.hipbuildmg industry is a great nation
al asset and deserves fair treatment at
the hands OF the government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

away and finish early.
"One night, not long ago, Peter Cob
lin went a-calling. From house to
house he went, and in every house he
went to the bedsides of the little Boys
and Girls and invited them to go on
the greatest coasting party of the
year.
"~Nill you conner asked Peter Cob
lin of every little Boy and Girl, and
every single one of them answered,
Yes
''Then in their dreams Peter Goblin
took them to the coasting party of
the COLLINS. There were COLLINS OF
all kinds and sizes, though for the
most part they looked very much alike.
"We're going to coast said Peter,
down the hill of Dreams
Where is that?' asked the little
Boys and Girls.
Come and you shall see,' said
Peter. They all put their sleds to-
gether and down the hill of Dreams
they went until they reached the val
ley below.
Is there any name to the valley,
Peter" asked the little Boys and Girls.
Yes, said Peter, it is called the
Valley where all Dreams come true.
You see when you come to the valley,
the wonderful long coast is over just
as sometimes you wake up after gor-
geous, long dream. But dreams come
true, quite, quite often
1T is in this valley that it all hap
pens said Peter Goblin. Look about
your
Everyone looked and saw countless
little COLLINS doing up tiny packages
as fast as ever they could.
"What are they doing?' asked the
Boys and Girls.
They are doing up the packages
which they must send from Dreamland
to the Real Land of Children. You
see, it is this way. and before we have
another coast, let's watch these Cob
/ Inns and hear what they are doing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

Judge Alton y. Parker, who once had
u sample Of the value Of Bryan sup
port, is inclined to lay the blame for
the President 5 present predicament
ON the CommOncr. In a telegram adj
dressed to that amiablc gentleman at
Miami, Judge Parker says: elf you
and your friends, Senator La Toilette
and your joint followers and svmpa-
thizcrs had gone to heaven three years
ago. Germany would not have attempt
al 10 drive the United States from the
seas or to conspire with other nations
TO make war upon her, for we should
by now have been well prepared to
defend ourselves, nor would you have
had occasion to sneak out of Washing
ton upon the discovery of the German
plot. While you can never undo the
mischief you have planned, yet if YOU
act quickly, you may be able to per
suadc those now ambitious to become
the Benedict Arnolds of the congress
10 end the shameful scene now being
enacted. Good for Judge Parker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
GREEN RIVER.

Miss Bertha Knight is at work for
Mrs. Walter Church.
Miner Thompson was a guest at Gal
lup's Hill Top farm Tuesday and
Wednesday.
NJ. A. Thompson bought recently a
very handsome pair of horses in Shell
burne Falls.
Leslie and Forrest Gallup came home
from the high school in Deerfeld for
the weekend.
A very small delegation from this
part of the town attended the annual
meeting Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Thompson and
son visited relatives in Greenfield and
Leyden last week.
The winter term of school closes Fri
day, March Q. 1t seems to the writer
poor policy to prolong the winter term
in our climate. with the deep snow and
storms of Vermont February and
March,
Mrs. H. +. White has returned from
a 10-days stay in Halifax, where she
was called by the critical illness of hel
niece, Mrs. \. II. Jones. Another
niece, Clara Crosier, was i'll with
measles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

''Al the Boys and Girls drew their
Sleds around in the great, big circle,
and in the center sat Peter.
SIN the winter time said Peter.
we have snow for our cOasting paI7;
ties. and in the summer we use our
express carts on the good, kind
ground. You've surely heard of the
COLLINS Express? Well, no matter
you've heard about it now. AS | told
YOU before, the hill is called the hill
of Dreams, and perhaps you wonder
why we have TO come coaSting down
it so often?'
"'WhyT asked the Boys and Girls,
looking puzzled.
Because. said Peter Goblin, we
have to keep il smooth. There must
he no bad places in this hill of dreams.
1t must be smooth and nice, eh?' And
Peter Goblin smiled, a wide smile that
the Children loved.
"'And down in this valley all the
dreams come. Then our Goblin Dream
Workers must tie them up into little
packages, for every nice dream must
be saved. 1t must be made to come
true some day or some time-that is,
if it's all for the very best that il
should come true. For the Goblins
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

their bedrooms at night as they sleep.
But said the Boys and Girls.
we've never seen packages like these
No, said Peter Gnome. In one of
these packages q good many dreams
will come true-and so the contents of
the package is dropped-some parts
in the corners, some around the cell
ing. And one by one they come out
into the room later on when they're
COMING TRUE!
So on our way back tonight said
Peter, a lot of US will lead you to your
little rooms and We'll drop the con-
tents Of the packages of dreams which
will some time come true. But now
we must be off for more coasting, hur-
rah, hurrah'"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
MARLBORO.

The family Of c. \. Perry, who have
had measles. are better.
Henry Warren. who has been serious
" i'll, is more comfortable.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l..
Worden are i'll with measles.
Simeon Adams, who has been con
fined to his home year, is not as
well.
The storm of Monday was very Sc
we're here and the schools were badly
broken.
Representative Dalrymple is i'll in
his home while nearly all his family
arc i'll with measles.
Town meeting was lightly attended
on account of the storm Monday and
the condition Of the roads.
Mrs. Jane Higley has closed her
house for few weeks and is with
friends in Wilmington.
J. Z. Thomas in his recent trip to
Massachusetts, played for dance in
Amherst and two in Greenfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
GREATEST FOREIGN TRADE.
Americas 1916 Exports Reached Total
of S5,4S1, 100000.

American exports for 1916 reached
the unprecedented total of $5,4sl 600,
00e. According to a statement issued
today by the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. Of the Department
of Commerce, this exceeds the total for
1915 by$l 26,000,000 and the total for
for 1912, the previous record year,
1913 by $2,997, O0O, 600. The exports
for December are announced as 1921,
100000, which exceeds the previous
high monthly total by 100000 The
December average for the five years
previous was $263,O0O,OO0
Imports in 1916 aggregated 1892
million dollars, also a record total. For
1915 the total was l.779 million. and
for 1912 the previous record year Isis
million. December imports were
valued at POS millions, indicating
. continuation of the recovery which
set in during September last following
the sharp decline from the large total
Of 2i6 million for June The Deem
Der, 1915, total was l12 million and
the December average from 1911 to
1918, inclusive l53 million dollars.
The year S export balance was 3,0S9
million dollars, as compared with 1,776
million for 1915 and 2,456 for the FIVE
year period from 1910 to 1914. in
elusive. The December favorable trade
balance was $40 million dollars, com
| pared with ISL million for December,
| 1915, and Isl millions for December,
! 1914
The net inward gold movement for
4 the year was $50 million dollars, also
new record. It compares with net
inward gold movement of 42l million
| in 1919 and net outward movement
Of l65 million in 1914.
| Gold imports in 1916 aggregated CSC
million dollars, against 452 million in
i 1918 and 81 million in 1914. The cor
responding gold exports were 165 mil
/ lion. 81 million, and 923 million respec,
lively. December gold imports were
the largest for any month of the year
being l5S million, as against 40 mil
lion in December, 1915, and four mil
lion in December, 1914. December gold
exports amounted to % million, the
! high point for the year but comparing
with u million for December, 1915
and 131 thousand dollars for December
! 1914.
OF the month 5 imports, Ill per cent
entered free of duty, thus maintaining
the proportion shown in the December
imports of the previous year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

The Reformcr has always been a
good friend Of ex-senator Matt L. hi
voll of Rockingham, but we do not be
iicvc that his candidacy for the office
Of state fish and game commissioner
will be seriously considered for the rea-
son that he has had no special training
for the kind of work which is called
for in the position he seeks. The OF
flee should be filed by a man who is
an expert fish culturist with executive
ability. If Mr.. Divoll succeeded in
landing the job it would be necessary
for nina to hire fish culturist, max
ing an extra expense that might be
avoided
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
Building a Trunk Line.
burlington News.


I. There is no such thing as a per
manent road. said former Governor
Charles w Gates, declares the Rut
land Herald. taking issue with The
News for supporting the proposition
TO issue bonds for the purpose of rails
ing $4,000, 900 for trunk lines.
Literally, the ex-governor is obvi-
ouslv right. There is no permanent
road. There are, however, road sur
faces which wear longer than the life
of mcdium-time bonds.
Other units Of government, else
where in the country, notably Balti-
more. New York and Boston, as well
as the states in which these cities are
located have adopted this theory of
road building and road financing with
marked success.
The construction work is contracted
for with persons or firms who are able
to secure bonds to protect the city or
state, usually for period of 10 years
Experience has shown that where as
phaltic contraction is all right at the
end of 10 years, il will almost invari
ably last for as many FEARS longer.
The News would propose that the
state contract for the construction of
one completed trunk line where it will
do the state as a whole the most good
The specifications could call for Z
three inch cement base with a one anC
one-half or two-inch asphaltic surfac
ing. This, if properly laid, woulc
Withstand all weather conditions, ant
should last, without having repair.
cost the state anything, for the life
time of a $2,000,000 or $2,j00,O 900 seri
al bond issue which would be retired
when the road surfacing became worn
out
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

With onls lG towns and cities voting
for license Vermont viii continue to be a
is concerned this coming year. The
change from 40 towns for license
when the local option law went into ef-
feet in 1903 is remarkable. At least
two or three of the towns returning
yes vote Tuesday will not grant Ii
eenscs. The saloon will be restricted
to the larger centers of population like
Burlington, Rutland, Barre, st. Adams
and Bennington, where the enforcement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
DO ME- TIC CIEN CE
Howard LRdnn
and sealing maX = Of cabbaSeS- 81 kings

Domestic science is the art of dress
ing up piece off the neck Of an aged
cow so that it will look fit to eat
For thousands of wears food was pre-
pared in thoughtless and extravaganza
manner, resulting in lopsided diges-
tons and bankrupt husbands. When
the Thirteen Colonies were still in their
infancy the rugged, willowy neck Of
the domestic COW was not considered
good for anything except to make side
saddles and hair trunks. Our ances
tors could not be induced to eat one
Of these neeks, as nobody knew how to
break its proud and stubborn spirit,
and as q result enough cow was wasted
every year to supply all the Ladies
Aid society suppers between the north
and south poles.
Domestic science, however, has solved
this problem to the satisfaction Of
every vegetarian. Young girls who
are about to get married are now given
course in domestic science and are
allowed to experiment in a wild, free
manner upon the appetites OF their
i husbands. As rule, the domestic sci
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

of strict prohibition law is difficult,
and to a few towns where the local con-
ditions are peculiar. What the friends
of prohibition ought to do in the flu
ture is to devote their energies TO ban
ishing the saloon in the u to IA towns
where it will be entrenched in 1917
We believe that with the right kind
of campaign Vermont can be made
absolutely prohibition by vote of the
people under local option law. Never
in its history was Vermont so much of
a temperance state as at the present
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
Member Of the Associated press.

The Beformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Bratteboro, Bratteboro News Co,
e. ". cleveland, d. K. Cutler & Co
frsteyville), Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand
West Brattleboro, j. l.. StockweH
East Dummerstor, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, Nj. G. Williams.
NeWfane, y. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, G. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. IL. Grout.
jamaica, r. j. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, +. b. Buffum
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w.
Hiusdae, ~. H.. w. II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VT. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

Edison White is confined to the house
again by illness.
School meeting occurs Saturday and
the annual town meeting on Tuesday.
Henry Richardson and family have
moved TO Ashuelot, where he will be
employed in the Robertson paper mill.
Samuel VIM has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mail from
here to keene for the next four years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rice have re-
turned from Keene, where they had
been spending the winter with their
daughter.
The worst snow storm of the winter
came Monday morning. Drifts are the
worst this season, mails are late and
teaming is at a standstill.
School meeting will he held March
10. Every citizen should feel it duty
I, to be there as there are several ques
tions that will come up that ought K
be talked over before vote is taken
DR.. Esther and family returned tC
their home Wednesday, after two week;
of pleasure and rest at their summer
residence here. All hope to see then
return early in April to remain unit
/ November.
Robert Davis and sister, Miss Berth;
Davis, Of Springfield, Mass, were a
home Sunday. Both report that TIL
other Chesterfield young folks working
in the city are all enjoying the bes
Of health.
The Larkin club met with Mrs Ches
ley Grips Of the Fisk homestead farm
Saturday evening. Several of tn
ladies not members attended, whicl
made up several sleigh loads. All re
ported a fine time.
Dinner will be served in the Meth
odist church town meeting day. al
the ladies are requested to provide
bountiful supply Of food and max
this the best dinner yet. The pre-
ceeds will 90 to the support Of tn
church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

ence wife does the buying for the
home, and the fendish ingenuity with
which She viii wiring four square meals
out of a soup bone is an awe-inspiring
spectacle. If every prospective bride
were required to pass a rigid exam
ination in domestic science before be
ing led up to the floral arch there
would be more husbands with money
in the bank and a shrinking sensation
around the waist line
Domestic science, when il is work
ing well, can take the humble front
lawn dandelion and convert it into q
six-course dinner Great quantities OF
polite and affectionate husbands are
being fed some form Of bran mash
every day, and in time become too
weak and emaciated to resist. 1t is
remarkable evidence of woman 5 in
nate superiority that 50 many domestic
science teachers are able to eat the de
natured high school dougAnut and get
fat on it.
Domestic science has one advantage
it discourages the pernicious habit
of overeating III a rauaous and en-
crossed tone Of voice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
CHESTERFIELD. N. H.
May Organize Board of Trade.

A meeting was called March l to see
If there could be organized board
of trade. Although there were 20 cards
sent out only nine citizens, all of
Chesterfield Center, had enough inter
est In the town to appear, and as it
takes at least Is to form quorum.
nothing could be done. This seems
to be a sad state of affairs, as the
writer has the names of 40 of the
citizens who signed petition in favor
of 1t and at the time were very en-
thusiastic over it, and it seems strange
that these signers, some who would be
the most benefited by board of trade,
failed to appear, as the weather was all
that could be desired and the sleighing
was of the best. Spofford, West Ches-
terfield, and Chesterfield would receive
a boom if put before the public, and
might enjoy the prosperity that they
once enjoyed, when all of the mills and
factories were running Another meet
ing will be called in the near future
and it is to be hoped that enough pub
lie spirited citizens will attend to form
an organization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

are wise little
Creatures = And
as the Children
watched the Cob
lin Dream Work
ers they certainly
d e c d e d t h ey
looked very bright
indeed.
6 They tie the
dreams into the
Ii IL e packages
and then the Cob
lin Visitors take
them back to the
land of Children,
and drop them in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

It is the aim Of the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery
~ the paper each night. and il soliclts
the cooperation Of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per-
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause OF the error TO be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
u Is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
THURSDAY, MARCH ), 1917.

Montpelier elected a live wire for
mayor in the person Of Frank W.
Mitchell. He is a successful dry goods
dealer. and if he shows the same in
itiative and push in municipal affairs
that he has done in private business
Montpelier will be livelier city the
next two years than ever before.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08
Made Good and Improves.
(Northfeld News.

The Brattleboro Reformer started last
week on its fifth year as daily paper.
1T has made good, and improves, if such
a thing were possible, with each issue.
Trained newspaper men looked the field
well over before they started in, knew
the pulse of the people, but of course
took chance. The young men have done
splendid service to the town, and are
increasing their business. You could not
find man in Brattleboro but who would
cry murder if it should stop. In mod
est way The Reformer calls attention
to its birthday, as was to be expected
from those who know them. The sig
nificant thing about this anniversary ed
itorial is contained in the z. S. We are
giving it in full.
ITO our good friend, who asked
cheerfully on the morning after the first
issue of The Daily Reformer appeared
/" do you expect to keep it going six
months we say that we are ready to
bet anything Of intrinsic value-like a
potato or onion-that we will keep her
going six years or l6 years, and then
some more -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-08

thAt.s Aih hItu SuNn
a good time.
Il suppose
you're pretty
sleepy this even
ing said Daddy.
Not so very,
said Nancy, try
ing to hide a
yawn.
Nick was rub
bling his eyes, try
ing to keep them
open.
Well" said
Daddy, well
waste no time
about the story
but begin right