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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27
Horse Drops Through Ground.

A horse from the Scott livery sta
bic driven by Roy Shippee, fell into a
15-foot hole in the ground Monday
morning near the Turnbull creamery
and had to be shot Circumstances
surrounding the case are peculiar and
it is supposed the underground cav
ern was caused by the undermining
influence of water during the process
of drilling an artesian well early in
the spring. The surface of the ground
gave no evidence of the under ground
hole and at the first the horses hind
feet only went through the ground,
but in the effort to extricate the ami
NAL and after being embarrassed
from the wagon the horse plunged
into the hole which was Is feet deep.
After many efforts to get the animal
out it was found leg was broken
and the horse was shot.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27

Miss Ruth Richmond spent the
weekend at Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Kipp spent
Sunday in Newport
F. M. Hunt and family have gone
to Springfield, Mass.
E. E. Doe was in Enosburg Falls
on business Saturday.
Mrs. H. I. Smith of Pike, N. H., is
visiting friends here.
Mrs, Lydia Wiley is eating new
potatoes out Of her garden.
Mrs. Collins of Maple street is suf-
fering with sprained ankle.
Mrs. Kipp visited her son, Clayton
Kipp, in st. Johnsbury Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Parker have
gone to Newport for few days.
Mr.. Gibbs and Frank Norris are
spending the week at Willoughby.
The Orleans and Barton directory
has arrived and is being distributed.
Mrs. Herbert Muzzey of Boston is
visiting her brother, Wallace Sawyer.
Miss Johanna Donaldson of West
Burke was a visitor III town Monday.
A daughter, Norma Lois, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Fletcher, Sun
day
Miss Gladys Huntington of Iras-
burg is the guest of Mrs. A. III. Bull
lard
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Lanphear and
son, Leonard, have gone to st. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Jones of Ayres
Cliff have been visiting at Leon Gil
mans.
Gerald French drove his stutz
roadster from Greenfield, Mass,
Monday.
Sergeant Alton Doe of the Field
Artillery at Plattsburg spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. VIII Clarkson is slowly recov-
ering from surgical operation on
her foot.
Mrs. Abbie Whipple is in Glover
helping care for her sisters husband,
N. A. Smith.
Miss Beatrice Badger spent the
weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Bowley,
in West Derby.
The picture show viii not begin
until 8.45 Friday night on account Of
the band concert.
Miss Elsie Skinner is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. John Nor
ley, in Worcester.
Mr. and Mrs Ray Leach are the
parents Of a daughter, Thelma Ar
nell, born June Is.
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27

have meant to England and France If
5000 Chautauquas had been in full
blast in the summer of 1914 when the
governments of these countries and
later the people found they were real
" at war 1t took these countries
months to bestir themselves. They
had no means of going direct to the
people, and the facts had TO sift
through gradually and slowly.
eve are going to make Chautau-
qua a great rallying place of patriot
ism in every community. That viii
be the Chautauqua's bit We want,
and we must have, the unstinted CO.
operation of every influence that is
going to be effective in bringing the
people to the Chautauquas.
Gas to the program, it is a strong
er program than we have ever at
tempted. I know, because / planned
it myself, and / know what it cost.
'SThe big feature viii be the patri-
otto program on the first night. We
are bringing as the principal speaker
for this program DR.. Lincoln Writ,
publicist, war correspondent and no
ted lecturer. He has returned from
an eight months trip into the war
zone, visited many of the armies,
talked to officers and statesmen from
all of the countries at war excepting
three He will speak on the subject,
The Challenged the World to Amer
ica,' in the evening program.
eff everyone viii get behind and
boost for a great patriotic Chautau-
qua it will be one of the really big
events in the community that you
will look back to in years to come.
"The season tickets bring the cost
down to a few cents number. They
may be procured from the business
men backing the Chautauqua.
might add that one-half the single
admissions for the first day will be
given to the local Red Cross.
''The Orleans dates are July 1890"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27


o'clock. Come.
Sunday services. At 1870 a. M,
sermon by the pastor on "True Patri-
otism." Attending the service will
be one way to show and also help to
promote patriotism Bible school at
II m. This will be the first lesson
from Isaiah, one of the greatest Old
Testament prophets.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock. The
text of the sermon will be, "Where Is
He?"
The Kings HeraIds entertained
their guests at the church vestry Fri
day night with music and games. Re
freshments of sandwiches, cake and
lemonade were served.
The children's day service, "Roses
Everywhere" given by the children
and young people of the Bible school,
under the direction of Mrs. Ray
Morse, Mrs. Kinsley and Mrs. Sylves-
ter, was beautiful in its setting as
well as in its presentation. The pro-
gram follows: Chorus, Lord of
Earth and Sky;" responsive scrip
ture reading, prayer, duet, "Roses
Are Everywhere" Mrs. Ray Morse,
Marion Bartlett; recitation, "a Word
of Welcome" Katherine Card; recita-
ton, Althea Norris; chorus, Crosses
of the Summers" recitation, "Chil-
dren's Day." Leta Yates; song, "Chip-
pity Chirp," Dorothy Cotton, Esther
Kinney, Alma Bickford, Lena Baird;
exercise, "The Sunbeam's Welcome"
Volga Provenchia, Ola Campbell, Jen-
ness Arey; recitation, days of Sum-
mer," Maurice Cotton; exercise,
Looking and Listening" Alma Bick-
ford, Dorothy Cotton, Esther Kinney,
Lena Baird, Bessie Leach; chorus,
E'True as the Ivy" solo, "God Sends
the Summer" Evelyn Kinney; reci-
tation, Florence Kelley; chorus,
cover the Fields;" recitation, ssSum-
mer Time" Elizabeth Dickens; duet,
s'On the Sabbath Day." Fannie Dean,
Myrtle Allen; recitation, GA Happy
Chorus" Alma Card; recitation,
'EYour Part" Roderick Dickens; re
marks by the pastor; solo, ''The Land
Where the Roses Never Fade" Mari
on Bartlett; chorus, 'No Thorns on
the Roses" benediction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27
Orleans News Page
News and Views from this
1ustling Village
School Meeting Saturday Evening

The annual meeting of the Orleans
Graded School district is called at the
band room in the opera house for
Saturday evening at 7.3O o'clock.
Outside the regular business of hear
ing the reports of the officers and
eleeting officers there is one article
of special interest which reals as fol-
lows:
Art. 7. To hear the report of the
committee appointed to investigate
the ACCESSIBILITY Of additional school
buildings and to see what action the
district will take in relation to ap-
propriating money for the erection of
such building or buildings.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27
CHAUTAUoUA WILL DO ITS
BIT
Patriotic Day with Special Music.
Issue Discussed.

Glow can we do our bit?0 is the
question millions of Americans are
asking each other In these wartimes.
The Chautauqua committee has
been wondering how the ChautauQua
could do its bit in this great national
emergency, and from ChautauQua
headquarters in New York City there
comes the interesting information
that the Chautauqua will do quite a
big bit in taking advantage of its
wonderful opportunity IN getting right
down to plain facts with the people
on some of the big problems that we
are going to find ourselves staring In
the face before the end of another
year.
It was about ten years ago that
Theodore Roosevelt came out with the
statement when he was in the White
House that the Chautauqua was the
'smost American thing IN America"
The statement was flashed across the
country, and those who knew of the
work Of the Chautauqua knew what
he meant. Some didn't know. Some
are still guessing.
What he meant was that, this be-
ing a country given to intimate and
close study of all great issues on the
part of the people, they had the best
opportunity in the world to look
squarely at big issues in the Chau-
tauqua. Therefore the Chautauqua
afforded them the best possible
chance to be simon pure Americans.
Announcement comes from New
York that this will be patriotic year
in the Chautauqua. The spirit of pa
triotism will ring in the music on
each of the five days, and it will be
sounded time and again in the lee
lures to be given, and Americanism
will be the keynote of the week. Why
not? It's the ''most American thing
In America"
Says Loring J. Whiteside, general
manager of the Community Chautau-
quas, Inc, in New York:
"Our Chautauquas will come in di-
rect touch with several hundred thou
sand people this summer. We are at
war. We don't know how long we
will be at war. The plain facts are
that the country is not awake to the
seriousness of conditions they may be
facing.
"The Chautauqua's duty is to bring
the issues home to people as nothing
else can do. Think what it would
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27
Raises Large Red Cross Budget.

The village of Orleans oversub-
scribed its Red Gloss fund without
gusto. The amount to date is $780,
80, and will probably reach higher
mark before the close of the cam
paign.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-27
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

Mrs. w. N. Fuller, who has been i'll
again.
H. B. Moulton of Lisbon, N. H., is
in town.
Al Dodge has purchased a light
Buick-six.
Fred Bennett returned to North
field yesterday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
CANADA TO FLOAT $1OO, 900. 600
LOAN IN THE UNITED STATES.

Secretary McAdoo has issued the
following statement:
Sir Thomas White. minister of
finance of the Dominion of Canada.
called on me recently to ascertain If
there would be any objection on the
part of our government to Canada's
seeking short-time credit of $780,
100000 in the American market.
stated TO Sir Thomas that. in view of
the fact that the balance of trade be-
tween the United States and Canada
was running strongly in favor of the
United States. | realized that 1t was
desirable for Canada to establish
credits in our market to meet these
adverse balances. Therefore there
would be no objection on the part of
this government to the proposed Of
fering, but that we should, of course.
have to keep control over our own
by determining each for
eign offering on its own merits and
with reference to the financial condi-
tions prevailing at the time
at is important that our CONNER
cial and financial relations with Can
ada shall be conserved in every rea-
sonable way The proposed transac-
tion is intended for that purpose.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
Local and Personal

Curt Dittemore of Denver is visit
ing here this week.
w. L. Bergman stopped off be-
tween trains here Monday.
Mrs. Ella Evans is visiting Miss
Lillian Melburne for a week.
Mr.. r. NJ. Jones visited his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy Brown Sunday.
Miss Amy Foot of Greeley arrived
sunday on a visit to her mother.
Fondis base ball team will play
the Elbert's here next Sundas.
Hart Severine went to Greeley last
week where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gresham and
family spent Sunday in Denver.
Gopher Holden was transacting
business in Ebert Monday.
Mrs. j. e. Mayer went to Denver
Monday to have dental work done.
Miss Lucy Gailor, who is working
at Kiowa, visited home folks Sunday
Miss Elsie Josepiet went to Denver
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Fred Dittemore and children
are visiting in Ebert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharold Adams and
parents autoed to Denver Tuesday
Miss Stella Stringham returned
home after several weeks visit In
Denver.
Mrs A schaver came out from
Denver to visit at the Geo. Allison
home
Ralph Baldwin has gone to Pueblo
where he Joined the Colorado Nation
al Guard.
The Russell Gates Mercantile Com
pany are laying in the foundation for
new lumber shed.
Mr. Geo. MeKimmie and family
went to Denver Sunday. Geo. return
ing Tuesday The family viii remain
there for a week.
Al a meeting OF the bank directors
recently, w. d. Reilly was elected
president OF the Kiowa State bank
and j. f. Mayer president and Mrs
e. j. Mayer cashier of the Elberi
Couty bank. Mr.. Ringold of the U
s. National was elected vice -presl.
dent OF the Elizabeth, Kiowa and
Elbsrt banks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
WORLD CROP CONDITIONS.

A cablegram from the Internal
ional Institute of Agriculture, Rome,
Italy, to the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, United States Department of
Agriculture, reports the following:
Crop conditions on July 1 were
good in Spain; average in Ireland,
Italy, and Switzerland; and mediocre
in Denmark, Great Britain and Swed-
en- Rye was good in Spain and Ire
land; average in Italy and Switzer-
land; and mediocre in Denmark and
Sweden. Barley condition was good
in Spain, Scotland, and Ireland; aver
age in England. Wales, Italy, and
Switzerland; and mediocre in Den
mark and Sweden Oats condition
was god in Spain; average in Scot
land, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland +;
mediocre in Denmark, England. Wa
les, and Sweden; maize condition
was good in Spain, Italy, and Japan.
The 1917 crops in Spain were fore
cast as follows: Wheat, as 141,-
00S,000 bushels. or 92.G per cent OF
the 1916 wheat crop; rye, 27,77S.0OO
bushels, or 96.5 per cent of 1916;
barley, 76,496,000 bushels or ss.1
per cent of 1916 crop. The cotton
crop of India is estimated as 4,273,
600 bales of 400 pounds, or 114.3 per
cent of last year.
ltNfO ,1loA-. ..r& L
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Barnes were
called to Denver Sunday by the SER
ious illness of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Clark and Miss
Nina Purden autoed to Colorado
Springs Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dittemore au-
toed to Colorado Springs Monday to
have dental work done.
Mrs. Ernest Coldren went to Inde-
pendence, Colorado to visit her moth
er.
Mrs. Day Futile came out. from
Denver Monday for visit with her
sons. Jay and Frank.
Woodmen don't forget the ice
cream social Tuesday evening, Aug
ust 7th.
Roy Wheeler, Walter Black and
Dewey Oaks spent Sunday in Peyton.
Wonder where?
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore Jewell au-
.oed to Parker to spend the day with
Mrs. Rowley.
Mrs. Nellie Clark was visiting
friends and relatives in Elbert Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland, who
have been visiting at the CorDforth
home returned to Denver Friday.
w. C. whiting was transacting
business in Denver the fore part of
the week.
B. NJ. Maroon and Stma Oloff au-
toed to Denver Monday. The Dion
ranch has been sold to Ed Musick.
Quite a crowd of people went from
here to Elizabeth to attend the sur
prise given Fosters.
Ernest Brown had his finger bad
ly crushed by the wheel of wagon
he was pushing into the garage.
Milt Detwller received word thai
his father was failing and left Mon.
day for Adair, Iowa.
Leo Sajata returned from Wiacon-
sin Saturday morning and Is now
working for Lewis Brazelton.
DR.. and Mrs. Denney entertained
Geo. Wroekloff and family for dinner
Sunday.
Dance--An all night dance viii bt
given In the Oaks Hall Saturday eve
ming. August A music by Gilbert
Ball and Newlin of Denver. Tickets
'slo0. Supper extra. Everybody
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03

Orley Crouch returned from Kans
as Monday morning. Elbert suits
him first rate.
George Wrockloff and family have
gone to Denver to visit friends and
relatives.
Little Dorothy Harper came home
on Sunday evenings train all by her
self. She says she does not like Den
yer at all.
Mrs. Paul Jones entertained at
dinner Sunday. Carnahans. Clarks,
Beckmans, Dietrichs and Mrs. Nina
Purden.
Misses Mary Weidner and Nena
Blumer were soliciting funds for the
chautauqua to be held there August
Sth
Mrs. Alex Brazelton returned from
Elizabeth Saturday where she had
been visiting her brother, Mart
Chairman.
Roy Brown shipped car OF cattle
Monday afternoon. This is the first
car shipped from here since the
strike.
Johnathan Williams. we'll driller
and old-time prospector from Central
City, was shaking hands in town Fri
day.
| Mrs. Olive A. KILN has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Kiowa by
President Wilson. Kiowa postofflce
| rs third class office.
Mrs. VIM. Morgan was taken 80
very i'll Monday night that doctor
had to be summoned. She is now
gradually recovering.
| Miss Elizabeth A'Hara and Mics
Mary Harrington, who had been vis-
iting at the Gatewood and MoNamara
homes, returned to Denver Tuesday
accompanied by Mrs. McNamara.
The ball game played here last
Sunday between Elbert and Cherry
was won by our boys. the score being
10 to Z. The game was Interesting
all the way through.
An ice cream social will be given
at the Woodmen Hall to Woodmen
and their families Tuesday evening.
August 7th. All come and have a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cox. who have
been visiting their son and family
here, returned to Wray Monday ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Cox. Mr.. Jacob Cox is in very poor
health.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
NEWSPAPERS GIVE FALSE
REPORT; COMMISSION DE-
NIGH GIVING INFORMATION

Secretary OF War Baker has issued
the following statement:
I'm one of the morning newspapers
members of the party of officers just
returned from France are credited
with an expression of opinion to the
effect that the German line on the
western front in Europe is impreg-
nable. I have succeeded in reaching
all the members of this military mis-
sion and am assured that no one Of
them has expressed such an opinion
either to newspaper man or to any
body else, including his own associ-
ates on the mission. The alleged ex-
preston therefore is wholly without
foundation.
THE members of the military mis-
sion were sent abroad to study tech
nical questions. They were accorded
the fullest opportunity by both the
British and the French governments
to complete their study, and were
given opportunity to observe actual
conditions at the front. The mission
is unanimous in its praise of the
splendid morale of the allied forces
on the wertern front, and while it
shares the general realization of the
gravity of this war, 1t returned with
out any pessimistle opinion whatever
as to the final outcome.
(Signed) NEWTON d. BAKER.
Secretary of War"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
DIED.

At his home near Fondis last
Thursday at p. m, after an illness
of twelve hours, j. A. Mcfarland
The coroners jury brought in the
verdict of an overdose of morphine
taken for chronic appendicitis. Fun
eral was held at Ebert Friday at 2
p. m. Interment was in the Elbert
Cemetery. Mr.. Mcfarland was clerk
of the w. o. w. Lodge at Fondis and
was well known. He leaves wife
and several children to mourn his
loss.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03

We wish to announce that we have
placed an order for a new Bidwell
bean thresher of so bushels per hour
capacity. Your patronage will be
appreciated.
]. W. Good. Folds. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
MONEY TO LOAN.

The Bankers Loan and Mortgage
Company will make you a FIVE year
dividend paying loan. Write for
booklet.
The Bankers Investment Company.
326 Thatcher Bldg. Pueblo, Colo
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03

Pretty nobby little summer Hats
for boys, pretty little ready made
dresses for girls, comfortable light
weight Underwear for everyone,
nifty Caps for men and boys, pret-
ty and stylish Dress Shirts for men
and boys, the latest things in
Neckwear.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
Summer Sale

Goods for the heated prices that will make you
glad stock Of exceptionally choice merchandise Just the
hings you want await you store.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03
Why Wait to SupplyYour Summer Needs When
You Can Get Big Price Concessions
NOW?

An inspection of OF line will convince you
The few articles listed below small Of the many little
things have that will interest you:
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-08-03

Our samples for fall salts made
by the celebrated Royal Tailors of
Chicago have arrived. Prettier
Styles and patterns we are sure
there never were. Come in and
look them over we are sure we can
interest you.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-03
WILL Rush WORK FOR FORT

The contract for the construction
of the temporary buildings and tres
selwork on the fortitications which
are to be erected in Cedar Creek
Hundred, near Cedar Beach, has been
awarded to C. R. Simpson Company
of New York City. According to the
contract work on these buildings
must start within sixty days of the
signing of the contract. Harry Still,
formerly of Milford, is foreman of the
construction gang which will do this
work. and he has already arrived on
the job 1t is said that the fortifica-
tions to be erected will be among the
strongest in the country, and that
when completed a large number of
men will be kept there at all times.
Mr.. Still has been employing a num-
ber of laborers during the past few
days for work on the buildings for
which his company has received the
contract.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-03
GUN CLUB WILL HOLD SHOOT

The Milford Gun Club will hold its
first registered shoot al its grounds
on the estate of Dr. Frank L. Grier.
at the western entrance Of Milford.
next Friday, August 10th. beginning
at 10 o'clock in the morning Those
in charge of the affair are making ex-
tensive arrangements to insure the
success of the shoot. A second trap
is being installed to take care of the
extra number of shooters who are ex-
peeted to participate in the contests.
1t is expected that prominent shots
from all parts of the country will be
present. l.. S. German. the profess
sional star. will be present and will
give an exhibition shoot sometime
during the day. Lloyd r. Lewis. of
the dupont Powder Company viii
manage the shoot.
The Milford Gun Club is now in its
first year and this is the first tourna-
ment. Persons in a position to know
state that the Milford Club has the
finest background for shooting of any
in the east, and this in itself should
be an inducement to raOse who are
lovers of trap shooting
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-03
POST DRAFT CALL IN WILMINGTON

The list of men registered for mil
itary service in Wilmington was post
ed in the old Court House Monday
From this list the first men for SER
vice under the draft will be drawn
In addition to the posted list, every
man will be notified by letter to ap-
pear for physical examination the
week of August 9th The failure of
man to receive such letter will not
be accepted as an excuse. The phys
ical examination will be conducted as
speedily as possibly, and not until a
man has taken a physical eXamina-
tion will the board consider any rea-
son he NAV have for wishing to avoid
Every mans case will be
passed on separately, and the judg-
ment of the exemption board will in
most cases be final.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-03
STORAGE OF EARLY POTATOES

A great many people have gardens
this year who have never owned or
worked on a home garden Most of
these amateur gardeners have grown
| potatoes. expecting that they will
| have enough to supply the table for
some time. Most of the potatoes
planted were of the early varieties
and are now ready to dig. A word
or 80 about the storage of these may
not come amiss.
The early varieties of potatoes do
not. as a rule. keep as well in storage
as the late varieties. The principle
reasons for the better keeping of the
late varieties are, first. that they
have fully ripened before digging;
second the tubers of the late variety
usually contain less moisture. and
thirdly the weather at harvesting time
is cooler and more favorable toward
keeping root crops.
II one expects to store early pOta-
toes for some time, we suggest the
following precautions:
l. Have the tubers fully ripened
before digging.
.. Have the tubers thoroughly dry
before storing.
3. Have the tubers as clean as pos
sible before storing.
4. Do not store large quantities in
the same bin or pile.
5. Keep the tubers as cool as pos
sible during hot weather. and have
a free circulation of air, that is plen-
ty of ventilation, in the storage room.
A ripe potato has a slightly rough
ened skin, covered with a fine net
work of slightly raised lines. The
skin does not slip when pressed with
the thumb.
For the ordinary home the early
potato crop should be stored in bar
rels or boxes and kept in a cool, dry,
we'll ventilated cellar.
c. A. McCUE.
Horticulturist