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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
Thanksaivinq at Aunty,s.

It was Thanksgiving day and. we were all going to aunty's for dinner. Outside it was showing and father was getting the horse ready.
 The carriage was soon- ready and being eager to go everybody tried to get in at once. ~----,---
 When we were all bundled in the distance from our home 1t took us cutie a while to get there.
 We soon reached our destination and after many joyous welcomes and greetings we took our coats off and gathered around the fireplace where each one related his or her experiences during the past year.
 After we were all warmed aunty led us to the dining room and told use to each take a chair and sit down at the table, which vas enough to make one's mouth water. In the center of the table was large tur- wey, dressing, gravy, mashed pota- toes, turnips, onions, celery, cider cranberry sauce, mince and pumpkin pies and plum pudding.
 When everybody had disposed of as much as they could the dishes were cleared off.
 Then, came rosy checked apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, dates. figs, and many different kinds of nuts. When everybody was filled to the briTn the leftoyers were put away and the table cleared. The women then washed and dried the dishes while the men talked and smoked their pipes.
 The children played games and then the corn popper was brought out from its usual place in the pantry shelf and the children enjoyed themselves pop ping corr until they were tired.
 Cake. bon bons and fruit were then
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
4 Halloween Party.

One night my sister and were in vited to a Halloween party by one of our friends. Before dark it looked as though it would rain, but about z o'clock the moon rose and it turned out to be a lovely evening.
 When we arrived there were about fifteen there. Out in the yard there was a large pumpkin moonshine light ing the way to the door
 In the room where we sat, having a social chat, there were witches ghosts, cats, pumpkins, apples and other frightful things reminding us of Hal Iowe'en.
 After all had got there, about twen- ty-five, we began to play games. We bobbed for apples, caught apples on a string, pinned the tail on a donkey and lots of other games.
 About half past g. lunch was served We then played other games and had our fortunes told. We had to go into
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06

went in and found it all decorated with pumpkin moonshines, witches and bats. In the sitting room there were many strings hanging from the cell ing with apples on them.
 We played the ten-cent game. There were ten bottles with different liquids iri them. We smelt of the liquids and then told what they were. I guessed eight of them We also put little pun pkins into the eyes, nose and mouth of a large pumpkin. !, We had cookies. ice cream and can Gy.
 I went home tired but happy.
 CHRISTINE BURD1Ck, Age 10.
 Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
sathinq at Moheqan Park.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer I took my bathing suit and started for Mo began Park. It was hot and sultry day and 1ocusts buzzed until I grew sick of my surroundings so a swim was welcomed with good cheer.
 I soon reached the park and the first thing I did was to run to the spring for a cold drink. I then ran up to the bathing house and went in swim ming. It was great fun to splash about in the water. But after had been in it for about half hour a large bloodsucker fastened his tenacles tail to get him out.
 soon got tired jumping up and down in the water so I came out and began to hunt frogs. I went to the frogs. Suddenly large frog leaped into the water with a loud splash and immediately bobbed up in the center of the swamp.
 A small young tree had been cut down a few days before and lay di- stepped into mud and sank up to my knees. I had my stick raised when suddenly something else averted my attention A large qbrown moccasin snake lay stretched out before my eyes. He had not noticed me yet, but was endeavoring to get the frog. I brought my club down with a hard whack right on his head. He started 10 come toward me- put | mt nm again square on the head. It took four blows to knock him senseless.
 seized him around the neck with my thumb and foref1nger. I then brought him up on the road and stretched him out. He was more than a yard long and was about an inch thick in the thiclkest part.
 I brought it home and skinned it. but our cats pulled it off the stick that I had put it on and tore it to pieces.
 I like to go up in the park. and I hope other Wide-Awakes do, too.
 ALFRED LEvITSKY, Age 1>. !.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
PolIy's Thanksoivinq.


 One day Polly was in MT. Burnham's store after some brown meal. The Ht- tie store was crowded, as it was the day before Thanksgiving. She heard all the people ordering turkeys, chick ems, nuts, pumpkins, and all sorts Of good things. She was very poor and she knew she wouldn't have a nice dinner
 Her parents worked all day and when they came home at night, tired with the days work, they would only find a sad little girl in two or three dark. stuffy rooms in a crowded tene- ment.
 That night after her parents had gone to bed she sat thinking and think ing what she could do to make it seem she heard a faint rap on the doc- and then a great deal of scuming 'nnd running. When she opened the apor there was no one there, but ther. was a large basket full of good things: also note from her scheoimates saying they. had remembered her, so they got together and bought a. Thanksgiv ing dinner. .f-
 The next morning Polly was up bright and early, busy with the happy preparations of a very good dinner She had not told her parents. but was going to surprise them.
 When they came home to dinner, in stead of coming to few cold, gloomy rooms, they found three very cozy and bright rooms. Poliy's eyes were spark ling with joy.
 After it was over, Polly said: "I have never been so happy in my life"
 DOROTHY BLAKE, Age 12.
 Storrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
A Pleasant Day in September.

I gazed dreamily into the distance. It was toward the close of day, and what a day it had been. It was a golden, sunshiny day that had succeed ed dull, foggy September one. Before me stretched a miniature copse. with a gurgling stream crossing at the base, so clear that it seemed to invite me to refresh my thirst. The leaves were just beginning to be tinted with bright crimson. At my right a few =strag- gling farmhouses and several orcharSs greeted my eye. Above the tranquil scene was the caln blue sky, ,-slovfx- changing to scarlet, that indicated an- other glorious day that made ones blood respond and be glad of health and life. .s --.. SARAH LYMAN, Age IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
He Goes to School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I go to school and we have an organ with a stool and a Victor and a new chair for the teach CT, and new seats for the children, and library books to read.
 Sometimes I go down to the store and buy some candy and give it to my mother: and sometimes I go out and hitch the horse and my brother rides for my sister and carries her tc the mill and takes her home from the mill.
 We've got flags and bells.
 We learn reading and spelling and arithmetic and we have a big clock and pictures and flowers and a new ticor and pictures of Chinese and h. dians. and Arabs. and we have new reading and spelling. We have pie lures of spiders and flies and a globe
 MORRIS R1BEN, Age 8.
 Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
What Did One nax.

On Thanksgiving day as I was walk ing through the forest saw a squirrel He must have been very clever, be- cause he jumped from tree to tree and picked up some acorns and sat up straight to eat them.
 I tried to catch him, hut he was too quick for me, and ran far away from me, and I climbed up tree. I did't mind him, but when I came back caught him and briught him home.
 Mother wanted me to let him go. She said it was very cruel to catch a poor little squirrel, and never caught any more after that, and told my playmate not to catch any poor Ht- tie squirrel.
 MILFORD DISCO, Age F.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
My Kitten.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you about my cat It is a little cat and has gray fur
 One day my brother went out in the woods to get some nuts and found the cat. He looked around but could not see the mother around so he thought he would take it home and feed it on milk, after he got some nuts, he started for home.
 When he got home my mother asked him what heshad in his arms and he told her it was a cat he found in the woods. He asked her if he, could keep it and she told him he could.
 I like my cat very much and I will feed it good. I named it Tiger be- cause it looks like one.
 THOMAS SHEA, Age 8.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
ThanI<.aivina: at Grandma,s..

It was a. snowy Thanksgiving and we were going to spend .thez5tfay yat grandzna,s. We started early as grandma's farm was many miles from town. How merrilly the sleigh bells rang as we. sped along the white roads. It started to snow again. while we were on the way and when we arrived at grandma's,,t you might have irnag
 ined we had just come from. the North Pole. :, sNs,; z--si .'s.:.ss.
 We were joyouslys welcomed. v We took off our wraps and made our selves comfortable. Everything was soon sitting before the < Ares.-visiting with each other. Allsnay -uncles, annts and. cousins were there. There was a. great deal of noise and chatter as
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
How | Came to Find a Doq.

One day I thought that I would ask my friend to go out welkfng with me.
 She said she, would, so we got a lunch and went. As we were walk ing down the path we heard a noise, and we looked around and found a poor, helpless dog. which was tied up to tree. --t -.5
 A note was left on him which said: Anyone who finds this dog may have it." It was a very sad sight
 brought the dog horne, but could not keep it because we had two beau tiful cats, and mother said that was enough. He has a good master and, is still living.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
POETRY.
The Wild~ood Christmas Trees.

The little Wildwood people
 Are planning Christmas joys. They're just about as happy
 As children with their toys. Their Christmas trees stand reaoy; They haven't got to be Brea gi7t home from out the woodland And then dressed up. you see Kind Mother Nature trims them
 With jewels bright and rare. The little woodland people ,- Have not thought or care. They just race round the forest And have the greatest fun; They have a lot of Christmas trees while yo1I have only one.
 Helen NJ Richardson
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
Yantic
The Little Six.

Dear Uncle Jed: Some years ago there was terrible flood in Ohio. The Ohio river overfowed it's banks for thousands of miles. People went around in boats and handed the un- fortunate people food.
 Six children in Pennsylvania heard of this flood and decided to help them in some way. so they gave an enter tainment and got together fifty-one dollars and twenty-five cents. They gave it to Miss Clara Barton. who went out there. She found family living in a corn crib. She gave the money to the mother and the woman said, My boys and I can make a nice home oa, the hill."-e
 ', Miss Clara Barton asked her what she would name it. She said ''I will natne it "The Little Six.' This is only one of the great and many things Miss Barton, the founder of the Red Cross Society, did. ,.-
 HARRY DUER, Age fl. s Yantic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
Storrs
An Accident,

One day in December as I was walk ing along the streets of New York l saw a small boy slip on banana peel and fall on the hard pavement, right in the. midst of a rushing crowd of wagons, automobiles, trucks trolley cars and all sorts of vehicles.
 Before I could go to the rescue a large policeman jumped in between the vehicles and picked up the fainting boy and pub up his hand as sign that the traffic should stop. --.-.=.
 The boy soon recovered and told the policeman where he lived, which was not far away.
 The policeman took the boy home and was thanked by his parents. who were among the richest people in the city. The boys parents gave the po- Hceman a large reward, which he de- served.
 MARTIN DELMSKY. .
 Razrahxyi11e
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
Good Hunting.

l.. Good Hunting. .... Once a trapper from the backwoods of Kentucky vas riding in a railroad car for the first time.
 Right in front of him sat a bald headed man reading a newspaper He was pretty thin on top" but there was a good fringe of hair around the base of his head.
 The man was scratching these lower regions vigorously from time to time and it appeared as if he would never get done scratching.
 The trapper much interested in the operation, leaned forward and said in a confidential way:
 That's right, neighbor: that's right. Chase lem up inter tn clearin' an then yer kin ketch 'em easier"
 LENA o'BRIEN, Age 10. TaftyiiIe
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
SO low it. could not run:

so low it; could not run:
 Our journey through the Ozark. mountains was interesting. We left Appleton, a small village in the foot. hills, and followed the ridge road. Af- ter traveling 37 miles we met a man hauling stave bolts. He informed us we had travelled 37 miles. yet Apple ton was only seven miles south. On June 4th we reached our destination. ALBERT PHILLIPS, Age 12.
 Versailles. e
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
Feeds the Hens,

Dear Uncle Jed: I live on a farm and have many things to tell you about. We have about two hundred hens which my brother and I feed; five turkeys, seven geese, eight horses and one colt. which is very cunning. It has a white spot on it's forehead, and it always goes by it's mothers side. Every night we put it in the shed where it is very warm.
 ELLEN POWERS, Age 10.
 Oakdale
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
The First Thanksgiving Day.

T
 When James I was king of England he was very harsh with 6 class of peo- pie called Separatists, who fled to Holland, where they stayed for about twelve years.
 But the Pilgrims, as they now call ed themselves, thought that if they should stay in Holland their children would forget En dish customs, so they made arrangements with the Virginia Company to carry them across the ocean.
 The reopIe were fitted out with two ships. the Speedwell and Mayhower But tf,e Speedwen sprang a leak and the. peoTle were forced to pile into the Mayffower.
 The Pilgrims were on the ocean fol about two months before they saw land. Put one day :l storm came UT and forced them to land at Cape Cod inst cad of going south.
 While the Mayflower' lay in the har- Dor an agreement called the May
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
UNCLE JEDsS TALK WITH THE
 WfDE.AVAkES

How many times do you suppose you wink in ninute?t You would never imagine that you did so 15o times in q minute. or 5000. times in an hour.
 Well. perhaps. you do not, but some people do; and those who wink but seldom are the people who stare.
 Scientists have tried to find out why
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06

a dark room where a witch sat-. Some of the girls screamed after they got in there, and some wouldn't go in at all.
 We sang g. number !aof :. songs and some danced. We then. went outdoors and played shadow and cross tag till we were tired It was quite late when we left for home, having spent very
 ETHEL N. BROWN, Age IS.
 Vantif
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
Ruiss fer Yeuns Wrissrs-

1 Write plainly on one side Of the paper only, and number the cages. 1 Use pen and ink, not pencil 2. Short and pointed articles Viil ee given preference. Do not use over 2se words. Original stories or letters only VIII be used
 6s Write your ihame. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom, or the story. Address ali cornnaunications tt Uncle Jed Bulletin .DHzce-
 'Twhatever you a-s-Be .hat!
 Whatsoever you xay-Be truet
 straightforwardly set,
 Be honesf-in fact.
 Ba uehedy else buS you"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
He Didn't Think.

- He pida't Think.
 Dear Uncle. Jed;. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon and a little boy, James Steele, was just going out skat- ing. He had been working on his old skates for about two hours, fixing the straps and putting on new buckles. They had been too small for him for more than a year; but when his new skates were unpacked he decided to give his old pair to Jerry Murphy, who was a poor boy. and had never owned a pair of his own.
 "Oh!"= said-a. hoy--to whom I was telling this story, "I have two old pairs of skates which I would have given him if I had only thought" but he didn't think"
 ETHEL BROWN, Age 13.
 YaQtic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
TOM NY TIDD.

cupboard: Witch hazel, a pair of scis- sors, absorbent cotton, spool of linen thread, cheesecloth, peroxide and white vaseline. The bottles should be la beled and nothing like poison should be kept in the cupboard.
 MIRIAM, SHERSHEVShY, Age 9.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06

passed around.
 About six o'clock we started for home all assuring aunty that it was the best Thanksgiving day we ever had
 GLADYS WILLIAMSON, Age 13
 Norwich.
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Yantic.
A Trip to Hartford.

Dear Uncle Jed: Thought perhaps the Wide -Awakes would be interested to hear about my trip. to Hartford during my vacation. When we passed East Hartford and we're going over the Connecticut river. the train moved very slowly. In the distance you could see the dome of the capitol It is 8 beautiful sight when lighted at night.
 When I was there I went to Eliza hefh Park, while the roses were in bloom.
 l expect 70 go again when we have cur Christmas vacation
 JAMES l.. MULLINS. Age S.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-06
A Haliowe'en Party.

Dear Uncle Jed: Wednesday night went home after school and got my knitting. Then went down to a churn's house. We knitted a while then we played hide and go seek. We were having such a good time we for got how late it was getting. When we looked at the clock we found it was half past four.
 My sister and I had to hurry home and get ready to go to a Halloween party. We got dressed up in our masks, hats and sheets. Then we took our pumpkins and went down to my chum's. She wasa ready with her brother and sister. There were also a boy and girl going to the party. We all took our pumpkins and went down the street to the girls house where the party was to be. When we got there we found that a lot. of the chil- dren were already there. There were thirty of us. We all lit our candles and paraded around the streets.
 When we got back to the house we
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-02

Introducing Willie Richie, erst-
while lightweight champion, in a
new role. During his successful ca
reer as a boxer, Richie has been an
actor, soldier, aviator and college
student at di:erent times. Now he is
a manager.
Richie is pictured with George
Thompson Of San Diego, Cal, ban
tamweight. Thompson arrived in
San Francisco without a manager.
Richie, who has trained with him,
Immediately nominated himself to
pilot him into the bantam champion
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-02
-O-O-
TYPHOID IN HOSPITAL

Unusual health situation wherein ply
sicians of county hospital die as victims
of typhoid fever epidemic at county hos
pital being investigated by Health Comm'r
Robertson. Carelessness in handling
typhoid at hospital believed cause. Other
hospitals may also be investigated.
Estate of Hugo Becker, former city
electrician, awarded $500 verdict for his
electrocution while in city. service,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-02

ship and now has him here fl
campaign.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Dec. 15.-Another
fairly liberal supply of cattle On Of
fer, but many trains were late and
buyers in all divisions were slow in
competition. The feeling was dull
and not only was the recent declines
In force, but sellers had to make
even a partial clearance. 1t has been
a case of too many fat cattle and with
beef trade reported bad at all c%enters
and advices all bearish the declires
for the week has been very Uneven,
break for the period on fat cattle be-
ing quoted right at a half a dollar, or
values are close to 75c a. 800 10 ger
than when the cold snap started.
Run was setimated at 1000, as
against 1922 a week ago. and 1853
the corresponding day q year ago.
The bear campaign continued in
the hog division and a fresh decline
OF .5 % Acc was quoted on the bulk
CT business. Best prices for weighty
hogs vas $3.50, while the bulk of
sales ranged from s16.50@1S 20.
Improvement figured in the
ket for lambs, advance over yester-
day being quoted at 25c, the best
here sold at s16.40.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
THREATS ARE DEF|EO
Russ Officials Quit Work Despite
Promise of Death.
Boisheviki Regime Threatened Death,
imprisonment and Discharge,
All to No Purpose.

Iiaparanda, Dec Is. ~ officials of
practically all ministries In Petrograd
are refusing to carry on their work,
despite Bolsheviki threats of death,
Imprisonment and discharge, accord
ing to advices received here.
Bank employees are likewise refus-
ing to cooperate with the Bolsheviki
regime.
The constituent assembly repre-
sents a maze of political parties.
Some of these include:
The Trudowski, or laborites, OF
which former Premier Kerensky is a
member and which are led by Pes
chechonoff.
The Nationalists, led by Postnik
off.
The Cadets Constitutional Demo.
cratsj led by Professor Paul ". Miliu.
koff.
The Socialists, led by P~lechanoff.
The Peoples Will party. led by
Nekrasoff.
The Ukrainian, Labor league,
League of Women Suffragists. Social
LIST rcvolutionists ~(including the left
and right wing).
The Mensheviki, the International
lists. the League of Peoples Develop
ment, the Radical-D Democrats. the Ma
tional Women's party, the I~ndepend
ent Peasants league and the Catholic
party r some of the others. TIE
Socialist evolutionists Of the lef
wing + by far the most numerou
i'm the assembly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
MANY AUSTRIANS ARE HELD
New Enemies Are Closely Watched
Despite Restrictions.

Washington. Dec. Is. - Attorney
General Gregory has given notice that
because Austro-H ungarians were to be
treated in friendly spirit and not sub
iected to rigid restrictions imposed
upon Germans. the public should not
get the idea that these subjects of an
enemy power would not be carefully
watched and promptly dealt with II
suspected OF hostile activities.
Many Austro-H ungarians In differ
ent sections Of the country have been
arrested since declaration Of a state
OF war. he said, and are now held
pending investigation of charges
against them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS or ADMINISTRATIONS.

State of South Dakota. County Of
Lake. IS. In County Court. In the mat
ter of the estate of Peter Holvig, de-
ceased. The state of South Dakota
sends greeting to Elias Holvick, J. p.
Holvick, Lizzie Hauge and j. A.. Hol-
wick. heirs at law and next of kin of
Peter Holvig, deceased, and to all to
whom these presents may come. Notice
Is hereby given that j. p. Holvick has
filed with the judge of this court a pc
tition praying for letters of administra-
tion of the estate of Peter Holvig. de-
ceased. and that Saturday. the 22nd day
of December. 1877. at 2 o'clock p. m, of
said day, being a day of a regular term
of this court, to-wit: of the December
term, 1917. at the office OF the county
judge. in the city of Madison, county of
Lake. has been set for hearing said Pc
tition. when and where any person inter-
ested nay appear n show cause why
the said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Madison, South Dakota, this
Sth day of December. A. D.. 1917.
A. w. SponholZ,
Judge OF the County Court.
Hans Urdahl,
Attorney for Petitioner.