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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
Review of the Week
- Local Items of Interest About
sN Our Readers and Their Frfends


Rev. James Evans wishes US to an
nounce that he expects to preach Sun
day at Linton-morning and evening.
In these days of "the high cost OF
living" the COW should prove a big
friend to the poor man down on the
farm-or anywhere else.
To-.aaesew,-th the 9th, will be Arbor
Day in this state. A good time, indeed,
to plant some ornamental trees and
shrubbery around your place.
Dip your cattle as soon as possible
after March tst and thus kill the first
crop of ticks before they get chance
to grow to maturity and deposit millions
of eggs in the woods and old fields OF
Bossier Parish.
March 10Th and 30th a big rally for
the pupils of the white schools of Bos-
sier Parish will be held in Bossier City.
AS was the case last year, both intellec-
tual and physical events will prove fea-
lures OF the two days. A program for
the occasion has been furnished the
Banner for publication and will appear
in an early issue.
A friend who spent Sunday at Ivan
reports that there are many signs OF
prosperity on the public road leading
from Benton to that place. A number
of new families have moved in and more
land is being put in cultivation. And
there are other indications of progress
in this direction, he added. When cotton
brings 20 cents per pound it is big
stimulus to residents of cotton bel,
such as the whole of Bossier is in.
The Richardson Oil Company is nov
moving its rig from the site OF the big
gas we'll drilled in some days ago to .
point about a quarter of a mile north.
east, and also on the property of Mrs. j
F. Edwards. Prospecting for oil will a
once be resumed and gas from the hrs
we'll will be used as fuel in drilling TIT
new we'll. Mr.. Albert Kirch, who is thu
resident plantation manager at Swami
haven, was in the Banner Office Tuesda!
and stated that the drillers had givel
the capacity of the big gas we'll at be-
tween three and four million feet pc
day, instead of one million feet, as a
first reported.
After an absence of about six months
spent in South America, Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Richardson have returned t
Benton and are now stopping at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Thomas
Mrs. Richardson's parents. Mr.. Rich
ardson is an oil field operator and ha
been working with crew who wer
engaged in exploiting new territory !
Columbia, S. A. He found it rathe
warm down in South America durin
I the day, but not so uncomfortably SO
one sought out shade. He put aside n
summer clothing at New Orleans, as
cold snap reached that city about tt
same day of last week he did. He hs
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
Plain Dealing.

Plain Dealing.
Wednesday, Jan. IA great deal of
new land has been clearee and fenced in
the surrounding country and a large
crop will be planted.
Mrs. Bessie Kelly and her little girl
of Sarepta were visitors here Sunday
and Monday.
Messrs. N. w. Sentell and O. c.. Cason
left Sunday for New Orleans as dele
gates to the Grand Lodge Of Masons.
Miss Matte Kelly has returned home
from lengthy visit in Shreveport and
with her brother, Mr.. j. G. Kelly, of
Mira.
The gratifying news was received here
this morning that the gas we'll at Cedar
Bluff, near old Dixie, has begun flow
ing oil.
Mr.. Alex Bumgardner, jr., Of Linton
came in Monday evening and is assist
ing in doing the terracing now under
way ACol Jul uOWus
After protracted cold and dry spell
of weather, rain began falling at an
early hour this morning. The soil has
been dry nearly all winter.
| Misses Itonia Baird and Edith Zeigler
teachers of the Rocky Mount School
attended the entertainment of the ".
ceum course at Dexter's Hall last night
Mr.. E. S. Burt, Farm Demonstration
Agent for Bossier Parish, and Mr.. Wool
man, civil engineer, came in yesterda!
morning on the motor car and later il
the day went out to Mr.. S. ]. CALDWELL
farm to run off and construct terraces
This is something on which Bessie
Parish is a long ways behind. There i
a constant drain on our soil every tim
there is a rain. To one who has seel
the good effects of terracing, thus saw
ing the soil, the lack of such work ap
pears little short of ruinous, and it
hoped these object lessons here vii
prompt the farmers to do more of it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
EN- ma.

Monday, Feb. 5.-The farmers are
being delayed in their farm work on &C
count of the cold weather and frozen
ground.
Mrs. Ada Giles and family spent yes
terday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Logan.
Mr.. ]. L. Mechanism, from Webster,
was businessvisitor in this section the
first Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Farmer and family
spent the latter part of last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Leggett and
family and Mrs. Emma Thomas spent
yesterday in Webster Parish with rela.
tives. GOOD EYE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08

ENTERED as second-class matter at the post
~ office at Benton, La, under act Of Congress
Of March 3, 1879.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08

Mr.. H. G. Deputy;;a subscriber for
some time residing several miles south
Of Bellevue, has ordered his Banner
mailed to Hortman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
Benton High School Notes.

The boy and the girl in each grade
making the highest general average at
the midterm examinations, held re-
Gently, are as follows: Fourth grade
boy, Dan Logan; girl, Clarisse Peddy
and Matte Lou Greer (tied). Fifth
grade-boy, Will Brooke Wilbourn;
girl, Inez Heifner and Matte Belle Burt
(tied). Sixth grade-boy, Bobbie Byrd;
girl, Inez Gayle. Seventh grade boy,
Calvin Vance; girl, Ruth Smith. Eighth
grade-boy, Francis Abney; girl, Eva
Hoffpauir. Ninth grade-boy, Ike
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
CORRESPONDENCE
Linton.

Monday, Feb. 5.-How is this for
cold morningp
Mr.. ]. E. Bundy had as weekend
guests at his home his daughter, Mrs.
w. H. Jordan, and her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Bundy spent the
past week near Rocky Mount at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. E. B.
Jockey.
The patrons of the Linton School met
Saturday afternoon, January 9th, and
agreed to add another month to the
school term.
The young people had quite an enjoy
able time at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Jones Friday night. The occa-
sion was rock party.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Merritt entertained
crowd at turkey dinner yesterday.
The guests did justice to the bountiful
supply of good things.
Mr.. F. c. Norman of Homer came
over last Monday, accompanied by his
father, for few days fox hunting in his
boyhood community. They, with a
crowd of Linton hunters, went to the
Many old place Tuesday night and
camped. There they were met by the
Ivan boys and their dogs. Grandpa
Norman remained at the camp and heard
more Of the race than any one else. As
the wind was blowing hard, the dogs
made clean getaway. The dogs thai
Messrs. A. M. Merritt and ]. E. Bundy
ordered from Missouri proved good.
Pleasant Hill.
Monday, Feb. 5.-Don't these cold
sunshiny mornings give you a goo'
appetite for sausage and spare-ribs (!
Il Little Katherine Demoss has been il
several days with tonsilitis.
Il Mr.. Emmett Demoss has been confine,
to his room a day or two with a sever
cold.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
R. L. Harris has been quite ill the pas
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. F. Boyd, ST., wer
pleasant visitors yesterday with Mr.. an
Mrs. Marvin Demoss.
Miss Matte Ruth Demoss was pleas
ant caller Saturday afternoon at tn
home of her cousin, Mrs. E m m t
Demoss.
n Mr.. Robert Harris raised the quaran
} tine Saturday afternoon against whoop
, ing cough and called his mother, Mr.
!, M. M. Gleason, to see his sick baby.
Miss Lessie Demoss and her cousin
Mrs. Margaret Nattin, both of Plat
Dealing, visited the formers aunt, Mis-
!, Matte Demoss, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Carl Andrews was called to Plai
Dealing yesterday to conduct the funer
services of the little son of Mr.. Bi
King, who died Saturday of pnel
monia. x.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
Country Produce
For Sale

Selected Rockdale Seed Corn. Wor
first and second prizes at the Bossiel
Parish Fair and first and third at the
Louisiana State Fair. Price, $3.50 pei
bushel, TO. b. Benton. Address, Ben.
ton, La, Route 3.
A.. J. A. BUMGARDNER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08
Corn for Sale

All the corn you want at 81 per bushel
as long as the supply lasts. Farm al
Gilmer Ferry, on Red River. Address,
Plain Dealing, La, Route 3.
"a J. d. FENET.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08

Mr.. w. L. Scott, of Plain Dealing,
who was one of the callers at the Banner
office yesterday, stated that since he has
been in that place he has burned and
disposed of eight kilns of brick, or
upwards of half million. Als", his
brick did not supply the demand, and he
had shipped in fully q half million
more. Not all of these brick were used
in Plain Dealing, but the greater part
we're. It reflects the substantial growth
of our sister town and the general pros
perity Of her merchants and other resi-
dents. Plain Dealing is good town.
and for come time past we have wished
that the two towns were linked by a
rock-surface road so all of US could
swap visits moro freely, etc.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08

To-.aaesew, the 9th, will be Arbor
Day in this state. A good time, indeed,
to plant some ornamental trees and
shrubbery around your place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08

Rev. James Evans wishes US to an.
nounce that he expects to preach Sun
day at Linton-morning and evening.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-02-08

Dip your cattle as soon as possible
after March list and thus kill the first
crop of ticks before they get chance
to grow to maturity and deposit millions
of eggs in the woods and old fields OF
Bossier Parish.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
GAS RATE HEARING BE-
FORE RAILWAY COMMISSION

The hearing on the petition of the
Wisconsin Gas and Electric company,
which supplies Watertown with gas
for domestic purposes, for an advance
Of 20 cents a thousand feet, was be-
gun in the city hall here this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The hearing was
held before Railway Rate Commits
sioner Henry r. Trumbower, and the
company's legal representative was
Attorney Ralph NJ Hoyt of Milwau-
kee. The city was represented by
City Attorney Edward F. Wieman and
Mayor Charles Mulberger.
The city set up the claim that in
several places in Wisconsin of smaller
population than Watertown there was
no demand made for increased rates
citing the city of Portage specifically
The city also pointed out that the
company was getting higher prices for
the byproducts, such as coke and the
like
The company contended that an in
creased rate was justified owing to
the high prices for gas coal and other
expenses which raises the price of
production
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
CONCERT ORGANISE
MAY GIVE CONCERT HERE

Tentative arrangements have been
made to secure Clarence Eddy, ia
nous organist, to give concert here
He is known throughout the musical
world as one of the greatest concert
August Haupt, the master organist
of Germany, declared that ''in organ
playing the performances of Mr.. Eddy
are worthy to be designated as emin-
ent and he is undoubtedly a peer of
the greatest living organists."
Those in charge Of the arrange
ments will be under heavy expense
in bringing this noted man here and
before it Is definitely decided upon
they want to be sure and make ex-
penses. The work OF bringing him here
is not with an idea of remuneration
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
DR.. W. F. WHITE JOINS
MEDICAL OFFICERS CORPS

Dr. William F. Whyte, aged sc years,
for many years a resident of Water
town, and now a resident of Madison
and for more than 20 years president
of the state board of health, has re-
ceived a commission as first lieuten-
ant in the Medical Officers Reserve
Corps, and is now on duty at Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis.
This appointment adds further dis
tinction to the Whyte family, a son,
Malcolm K Whyte, also holding rank
Of first lieutenan with the Three
Hundred Tenth Engineers at Camp
Custer. Lieut.. Whyte, ST., has been
assigned to this cantoument for SER
vice. He was accepted despite the
fact he is three years older than the
age limit.
The appointment of Lieut.. Whyte
adds one more to the volunteers from
the state board of health. DR.. Otto
Fielder, Sheboygan, is a major in the
medical corps at Fort Benjamin Har-
rison, and DR.. c. A. Richards, Rhine
lander, is a first lieutenant at Fort
Riley. Both are members of the state
board. DR.. W. c. Bennett, Rhineland-
er, a former deputy state health Of
ficer, holds a lieutenancy at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
Lieut.. Whyte was born in Scotland
in 1851, and came to America at 4. He
was graduated from the Northwestern
Medical school, Chicago, in 1873. For
most of his life he lived at Watertown,
where he practiced medicine for forty
years. In 1914 he took up his residence
in Madison. DR.. Whyte was married in
1884 to Florence A. Kohn. Surviving
children are John Whyte, assistant
professor at New York university
Malcolm K, at Camp Custer, and Mrs.
Homer Watt, East Orange, N. j.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
DIVORCE GRANTED
IN COUNTY COURT
AT NOVEMBER Term

The November term of the county
court for the trial of cases was opened
in the city hall here today by Sheriff
E. T. Hayhurst. Judge R. B. Kirk
land presided
A divorce was granted to Ruth
Rinehart of Watertown from her hus-
band, William Rinehart, on the
grounds Of desertion. Alimony Of SIS
a month was allowed the plaintiff,
and under the state law she cannot
mary within one year.
The divorce case of Anna Lutovsky
VS.. Frank Lutovsky Of Watertown,
was set for trial December 7.
The case Of Sarah Bredow VS.. Carl
Bredow, divorce, was set for trial next
Friday, November %, at 10 a. m.
The jury case of NJ ]. Gosa VS., Ell
mer Thayer Is for trial
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
VIM. ENGELHARDT
KILLED BY TRAIN
ON c. & n. ". TRACK

William Engelhardt, son Of Charles
Engelhart, 722 Milford street, and
brother of Mrs James Spear of this
city, was killed by freight train on
the Chicago & North Western rail-
roadshortly before noon today near the
two mile railroad bridge, south Of Wa
tertown. He was walking along the
track and was~struck by the engine
but the locomotive did not pass over
was brought to Watertown and the
body taken to the morgue
His right arm was badly crushed
and he received injuries about the
head which resulted in death.
Mr.. Engelhardt was in the city this
morning. He was seen about 1890
o'clock near Milwaukee street bridge
and 1t is supposed he was on his way
to some farm south of the city when
killed. He had worked last year
for Lehman Bros, having charge of
the horses. He was not married.
Mr.. Engelhardt was "a years old
and was born here. He returned here
two years ago after an absence of
fourteen years. Besides his parents he
Is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
James Spear, WATERFOWL, Misses Mar
tina and Helen Engelhardt, Chicago,
and two brothers, Raymond, Water
town, Paul, Beaver Dam.
~ The body will be taken to the resi-
dence of aJmes Spear, 206 Sixth street
from where the funeral will be held,
but the time is not known at this
writing
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
POULTRY SHOOT SUNDAY,
Gun Club Will Stage Annual Eevent
November %.

The annual poultry shoot of the
Watertown Gun club will be held at
the Gun club grounds next Sunday,
and everything will be in readiness
for visitors at II o'clock Besides the
club house, large tent will be erect
ed and adjoining the club house which
will be heated if it is necessary and
which will accommodate a large
crowd of people Luncheon will be
served those desiring same.
The interurban car service will be
perfect. Visitors may take the car
leaving at 10, II, II, 1, and o'clock
a nd can return to the city as late as
they desire.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
Card of Thanks.

WE wish to thank the relatives and
friends for their kindness shown
during our bereavement, the death of
our beloved husband and father, also
for the many beautiful floral offerings,
the pallbearers, the Rev. F. w. Lemke
and the choir of the German Reformed
church.
Mrs. Clemens A. Stoll and Children.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
THE WEATHER

For Watertown and vicinity-Gen-
orally fair and warmer tonight and
Tuesday. Coolest during last night
%; warmest today AZ.
Special forecast for shipments with
in radius of 400 miles-Prepare g.
hour shipments for temperatures as
follows: All directions, near freezing
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
HONORABLY DISCHARGED.
Sergeant George Wendt Released
From Service At Camp Macarthur.

Sergeant George c. Wendt, 128th
United States Infantry, stationed at
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas, is ex-
pected home within few days, hay
ing received an honorable discharge
some time ago.
Mr.. Wendt is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton L. Wendt, route 4, and has been
in the service for three years. He en-
listed in Co. B, w. N. G., at Fort At
kinson and saw service on the border
but returned in January and was sent
to Texas with Co. B several months
ago.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19

Mr. and Mrs. R. Dix Of Lake Mills
were Sunday guests at the home of
Emil Tanck.
Mrs G. G. Stuebe of Evanston, Ill
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Flint, route 8.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
J. C. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. 493- w

We Take Care of Everything in the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds of
Electric Apparatus-Old and New
House Wiring-Prompt Service Ever.
Office-1O4 N. THIRD -Yatertown
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
PURCHASES HERTEL> PROPERTY.
A. H. Oerding Bids S2S15 For Prop
erty at Second and Market Streets.

The property at Second and Market
streets, owned by Mrs. G. Hertel,
brought the sum of s2S15 at public
auction Saturday. A H Oerding, To-
: cal egg dealer, was the purchaser.
The property is 40x90 feet and two
frame buildings occupy the lot
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19

but to give the music lovers of Wa
tertown rare treat. An admission
charge Of so cents will be made. AL
ready eighty have signlfed their in
tention to attend the concert If held
and those in charge want at least 200
persons to agree to purchase tickets
The concert will be held on December
5 if plans are completed.
Those wishing tickets are request
ed to communicate with Prof H. c.
Reichert or Rev. N. Carter Daniel
within the next two days, so that they
may know whether to make definite
arrangements.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
NAMES DRAFT BOARD.
Others In Counties To Act AS Advfs-
ers To Drafted Men.

The governor has appointed to TIE
central state legal advisory board for
the draft, Judge Marshall, of the su-
preme court; w. A. Hayes of Milwau-
kee, general counsel for the 500 line;
John B. Sanborn of Madison, and At
torney General Walter c. Owen, elect
ed supreme court justice The govern
or is working on the personnel of the
boards of three each in each county
to advise registered men as to the re-
plies to the QUESTIONABLE.
Invest a little money in q News
Want AID. 1t will return a profit
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
DRIVE NEAR CLOSE
FOR Y. N. c. A. WORK
TOTAL NOW $3.50

The big drive for the Y. M. G. A.
war work fund is nearing the close In
Watertown. So far Wisconsin has con-
tributted half a million dollars to the
fund, and Watertown should be in line
with her sister cities Of the state. The
total reported today Is $3519.S5, but
contributions will be received for a
day or two more to allow people alb
sent from the city to subscribe. The
quota for Watertown has been placed
at $4,000 by the state and county Y. NJ
c. A. boards.
1t must be remembered, however,
that there Is also a drive on locally
for funds for the Knights of Column
bus, whose work is along the same
line as the Y NJ G. A. and many peo-
pie have contributed to both, while
some feel able only to subscribe to
one fund at present. The list of donors
not previously printed follows, up to
A1
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19
MEETINGS

Tonight.
Painters Union.
st. Johns Church Choir.
Waterworks Commission.
Lincoln Lodge No. 20, X. P.
Harmonic Society st. Mark 8
Church.
Tuesday.
Independent Band.
Council Meeting.
Mixed Choir st. Marks Church.
st. Henry's Mutual Benefit Society
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19

Miss Isabelle Vogel died at the fam
lily home, 1900 Main street, Sunday
afternoon att o'clock after an illness
of three years duration. Miss Vogel
was born in Watertown September
20, 1889 She was educated in the pub
lie schools of this city and is a gradu-
uate of the high schol. She studied
nursing at Oconomowoc and later
practiced here and in Milwaukee,
She is survived by her father, three
sisters and one brother, Mr. R. c. Nc
Allister, Chicago, Leona, Dolores and
Oscar, at home. The funeral will be
held Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock to st. Henry's church. Inter-
ment will be made in st. Henry's
cemetery.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-19

Mrs. Augusta Blank died at the farm
residence of her son, Herman, near
Ixonia Friday afternoon after an ILL
ness of nearly eight months, due to
liver trouble. She was born in Star
gott, Pommeriana, Germany, Febru-
airy %, 1916, and came to this country
when an infant with her parents, who
settled near Lebanon on a farm She
resided there until her marriage in
1864 to the late Mr.. William Blank
when with her husband she removed
to Ixonia where she has since resided.
Three sons survive, August, Emil and
Herman, all of Ixonia. Two sisters and
two brothers also survive: Mrs. Jo-
hanna Stiemke, Pennington, Mrs Will
helmina Habeck, Ixonia, Ferdinand
Kollath, Lebanon, Henry Kollath, Sus-
sex. Funeral services were held this
afternoon in the Kreuzgemeinde
church in Ixonia Interment was made
in the church cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-15
Greenburgh's Finances
To Be Sifted by Bullock
Accounts of States Wealthiest
Township Found Hope
lessly Tangled

DOBBS FERRY, n. Y, Dec. IA
William Bullock, director Of the Bu-
resu Of City Inquiry in New York, has
been retained By a wealthy resident Of
this section 20 investigate the financial
affairs OF the Town sf Greenburgh. the
wealthiest township in the state
Mayor-elect Hylan, OF New York, had
offered Bullock post a Commits
sioner of Accounts, but he had de-
clined il, he said.
Included in the Town Of Greenburgh
are this village, Tarrytown, lrvington,
Hastings Hudson. Ardsley and
Elmsford, and many Of the most lux
urious country homes in the state, in
GLIDING those Of Mr.. and Mrs. Finley j..
Shepard, Edwin Could, Adolph Levi
sohn, Colonel Jacob Rupert, Irving ].
Bush, c. c. Paulding, James Butler and
Mrs. Henry Willard. The assessed val
uation of its property is S46,000,000.
A report made by examiners of the
State Controller eighteen months ago
showed that money had been advanced
20 various town officials in advance
of budget estimates, tangling up &C
counts to such an extent that several
officials, on discovering. that duplicate
payments had been made. had TO re-
fund part Of the money they had re-
ceiVed