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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Choral Union Decides to Give Concert
Play Well Presented by n. S.
Seniors-SaIe of West Stafford Land.

/ At the meeting of the Stafford
Choral union held in the Business
Mems rooms Tuesday evening it was
decided to give a concert some time in
the spring. After the business meet-
ing, there was a rehearsal Of some
familiar music. The next meeting will
be on Jan. 30th. The executive COM
mittee will select the music.
Honors at Whist.
At the social given by the knights
Of Columbus in Society hall Tuesday
evening first prize for whist was
awarded William LaBreehe and Miss
Mary Campo, and the consolation Of
ferings to Charles H. Roberts ana Mrs.
Michael Mullins.
Seniors Stage Play.
st. Edwards hall was crowded We'd
nesday evening when the Stafford High
school seniors presented the play The
Arrival of Kitty. The play was under
the direction of Miss Lillian Welsh,
teacher in the commercial department.
The characters were well selected and
the young people showed considerable
dramatic ability. The proceeds will be
added to the Washington fund which
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
Borough Briefs

is being raised to defray the expenses
of the class to the national capital in
the spring.
Borough Briefs.
Michael E. Sullivan of Willimantic
was in town on business Wednesday.
Richard H. Valentine attended the
Burr Williams wedding in Glastonbury
Tuesday.
Dr. e. p Flint of Rockville called on
friends in Stafford Springs Wednes-
day.
Skating on local ponds is in good
condition and the young people are
taking advantage of it afternoons and
evenings.
Lavergne Dimock has sold three
tracts Of land in West Stafford to Lusa
Brothers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
WESTERLY AND ITS SUBURBS
Death of Mrs B. F. Burton-Membe4s of Hope Council Visit
Pavvtucket-Harry Clark Committed to State Work
house-Meetine in Interests of Peace This Evening.

The death of Mrs H c. Bromley
Burton, widow of B. Franklin Burton,
occurred at the home Of her son, Will
lam w. Bromley, 80 Palmer street. on
Wednesday. Lydia Hannah Champl1n,
the daughter OF. William and Esther
Corey Champlin, was born in Exeter,
March Is. 1913. On May Z. 1853. she
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
or TRlBuTE 70 DEWEY
Formally Announcing Death of Famous
Naval Hero.

Washington, Jan. 17e-President Will
son today sent special message to
congress formally announcing the
death of Admiral Dewey and paying
tribute to the dead naval hero by
sayink that s'the people and the gov
ern7nent' of the United States will
always rejoice to perpetuate his name
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

South Manchester.-The retreat for
men which is being held this week in
members of the parish.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

the east side OF the town farm prop
erty on Brandy Hill has been sold by
the selectmen to George B. Goodwin,
representing the American Brass COM
pany, for 81, 200.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

cIinton-clinton W. G. q. u. eeie-
brated the 18th anniversary OF lts or
ganization Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

Every fresh attack on our sliDfne-
ness from the North helps to recall
how nobly the Canadians fought dur
ing the Civil War.-Washington Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

BURNING of Artist Peter careus' Sum-
ner Home Entails $1,000 Lose
Willow Point to Have New Picture
Theatre-ResuIt of Membership Con-
test i'm Methodist Sunday School.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

Mrs. Edgar P. Maxson of Dixon
street is visiting her brother, DR.. Hen
ry 2. Utter in Providence.
Miss Edith Ellsworth of P1ain1eld,
N. J. is the guest OF her aunt. Miss
Celia Hiscox of Granite street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Pitcher and
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Austin of this
town have returned from Boston,
where they attended the Billy Sunday
meetings.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18
They have reached it.
This goal they must gain

But they soon found that straight Turkish tobacco
lacked that something which made American tobacco
so popular Ii had favor, but lacked character.
On the other hand, straight American tobacco had
plenty of character but it lacked the flavor of the
Turkish leaf.
The Mecca blend solved the problem 1t combined
the flavor of Turkish tobacco with the character OF
the American
At last smokers had found real mans cigarette.
From the very the sales of Mecca cigarettes have
grown steadily. This blended" cigarette is today
selling by the billion.
The public has justified the name of Mecca. Every
day more are coming to Mecca their favOrite
smoke.
Make pilgrimage to Mecca today. See why
Mecca has earned its name and become the goal of
all cigarette smokers. In the handy slide box SC for
TO- in the oval foil package, 1Oc for 20.
~ 0uqEzUne0d by
IT. X A.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

A good sized delegation from Hope
council, No. 6, Jr., o. u. A. M, OF
Westerly attended the institution of
evening. The new council started with
a membership Of twenty-seven.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

From the farthest corners of the far East they have
comet s- "t~ $500 af@t
Drawing famine, heat robbery even murder these
good pilgrims have made this pilgrimage.
Only now, the Shrine of Mecca, the goal of their
DESIRES do they know that Paradise is theirs
Down through ali ages to this very day, Mecca has
remained the goal of three hundred million Eastern
peoples .
From this historic pilgrimage, the and mean
ing of Mecca has spread throughout all the inhabited
world. In every language men speak Of the Mecca
the goal of their desires
The on1y name that fitted
become the Mecca goal all cigarette smokers
Mecca cigarettes made because real men
wanted real mans smoke. When Turkish tobacco
was brought this country sixteen years ago, men
thought for time they had found the smoke they'd
been looking for.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

The members of the Retail Clerks
Murphy's hall tonight Thursday.
The local union, which was recently
formed, now has a membership of over
100. Robert K. Marshall of the
Clerks International union will be
present to address the members.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

Sergeant Walter Manhant, u. s. A.,
of Providence, at the the regular drill
of the Fifth company held at the
armory on Dixon street gave instruc-
tons for rated positions for which ex-
aminations will be held in the Provid-
ence arnory early in February. Ar
tillery drill was held and demonstra-
tons were given by the sergeants and
mechanics of various devices used in
range finding. On January 81 the
annual inspection by the governor will
Be held in Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

Henry Clark, alias "Sport," who has
had more or less experience in the
Third District court. was arraigned be-
fore Judge Oliver William Wednes-
day afternoon and was found guilty
Of being a common drunkard. He was
sentenced to serve one year in the state
workhouse at Cranston. Clark was
arrested Tuesday afternoon by Of1cer
Michael Curtin on Pleasant street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

John Atkins of Bradford gave first
aid demonstration to the pupils of the
Bradford school. Wednesday afternoon.
He showed the draw bandage. the fig
.ure eight bandage and various other
methods of bandaging wounds. Young
Atkins Is to leave for England on
Thursday with his parents, where his
father, Robert Atkins is to join the
army.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

A mass meeting is to be held in The
town hall tonight (Thursday) under
the direction of the Rhode Island
branch of the League to Enforce
Peace. President William Faunce of
Brown university, Providence and Elk
Governor David I. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts are to be the speakers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

The Rhode Island state senate has
confirmed the appointment of Malford
W. Rhewils by the governor, as med
ical examiner of the town Of Nara
gansett. His term expirts January 81,
1923. Senator Albert H. Langworthy
presented an act amending section II
chapter 364, of the general laws, en-
titled "Of Fees and Costs in Certain
Cases" It was deferred to the Judi
ciarY committee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
Food Prices and Storage Warehouses.

Food prices and Storage Warehouses.
The idea of reducing prices by
means of cold storage warehouses To-
Gated all over food producing sections
has long been advocated. A ware
house located, at some center for 8
group of rural communities should
seemingly be able to take in farm
produce and sell it to retailers at
prices to beat the wholesalers who
now handle them.
From the middleman's point Of
view, the jobber can take the pro-
duet off the farmers hands and sell
| it cheaper than a local warehouse
can dispose of it He will say that
the expense of putting the product
through the hands of the several
middlemen would be less than the
costs of local warehouse would in
cur in making sales.
cooperative effort. The majority OF
them would probably not be satisfied
unless their product was handled in
dividually. Yet to get the best re-
suits of classification any given pro-
duct should be handled as whole.
However, cooperative schemes for
marketing products are making good
progress. If farmers can drop this
suspicious attitude and accept the
impartial grading of warehouse
superintendent, great difficulty can
be overcome.
To get a warehouse system going
would take faith and patience. 1t
would perhaps not pay anything for
to make it's product known, money
would have to be spent on advertis-
ing and personal solicitation. But
once it's product became known, it
surely could. undersell the middle
men.
The public is likely to be forced
into some such scheme for gathering
and storing the products of given
locality and shipping them out as
needed. 1t could be undertaken
either by leagues of farmers, associ-
ations of consumers, or municipal or
other public organizations. The
American people are getting tired of
seeing middlemen and spectators
pile up their pyramids of profits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
RED HEADS FORM CLUB.
"DO Not Use Peroxide" Is Motto OF
the Order.

Ames, Ia, Jan. S.-All aboard
for Ruby town!
The red-headed students of Ames
have organized the Red-Headed club
of Iowa state college.
The organization has three dozen
charter members, and information
that there are fifteen or twenty otll-
ers on the campus who failed to at
tend the first meeting.
The slackers may be chastised
for their bashfulness by being bsz-
ed with a shampoo of India ink.
The club motto is: do not use
peroxide. The class color will be
the reddest red.
The slackers who join later will
have a stiff initiation to go through.
The officers elected were: Miss
Edith Curtiss, daughter of the dean
of agriculture; C. II. Beckman,
Rhoda Foster, Pauline Newcomer,
Harold Stranathan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To John f. Day, Mrs. John F. Day,
his wife, R. V. Day, Mrs. r. V.
Day, his wife, T. l. Clifford, Hat
tie Clifford, his wife. Julia A.
Beale, c. p. Beale, her
husband, Charles L. Knorr,
Bessie M. Knorr, Joseph
Jacobson, Mrs. Joseph Jacobson,
his wife. Albert Jacobson, Mrs.
Albert Jacobson, his wife, Wilbur
Lumber Co. Frudden Lumber Co.
and the unknown heirs and gran
tees of each OF the above named
defendants, and the unknown
claimants and owners of the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
wit:-Lot 3 and the north half Of
lots l and 2 in block 26, except
commencing at the north east cor
ner of said block, thence west 80
feet, south 81 feet, east 32 feet,
north so feet to beginning, also
lots l., and 8 of j. H. Easton's
subdivision OF south half of lots
l and 2 block 20, and lot Is, S. e.
quarter, S. L. quarter, section 10,
township SO, range all in Decor
ah Winneshiek county, Iowa, De-
PENDANTS.
You are each hereby notified that
on or before 9Th day of January,
1917, there will be on file in the Of
flee of the clerk of the district court
of Iowa. in and for Winneshiek
county, the petition in equity OF
George Mizener, as administrator Of
the estate of l.. ]. Anderson, deceas-
ed plaintiff, claiming that l.. j. An
derson deceased, at the time of his
death was the absolute owner in fee
simple of all of the above described
real estate; that said l.. J. Anderson,
deceased, and his grantors have been
in actual, open, notorious, exclusive,
continuous, visible, uninterrupted
and adverse possession of the above
described real estate for more than
ten years last past under claim Of
right and color of title claiming alb
solute title of said real estate as
against the whole world; that plain
tiff is credibly informed and believes
that the defendants make some claim
adverse to the estate of the estate of
l.. j. Anderson, deceased, in said
real estate; the plaintiff states the
interests which the various parties
defendant claim to have and the
manner in which the same is claim
ed to have been derived as follows,
to-wit
On February 8, 1886, defendants,
John f. Day and r. V. Day obtained
and caused to be recorded quit
claim deed to lot block 26, of De-
corah, Iowa, but no conveyance from
either of them is of record.
On May 20, 1898, defendant, T.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17

Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
PANICS In HOUSEHOLD SUP
PLIES.
The Shortage i'm Cereals and Eggs
Has Been Overestimated.

Formerly panics were thing OF
stock markets and commercial GEN.
tiers. They vastly upset the business
fabric, but affected only indirectly
household supplies.
This year new kind of panic
seems to have got started. The no
ton has been spread, whether by
design or not, that there was a
shortage in foods and other supplies.
The shortage in cereals and eggs
has been overestimated and dealers
have tumbled over each other to get
supplies, charging up the high pri-
ces to consumers.
The government is now busy in
the attempt to learn whether this is
the result of any conspiracy. Whe-
Their the law can get any grip of the
elusive Spectator is open to some
doubt. Possibly activity on the part
of the Department of Justice may
have effect even if few convictions
are secured.
Meanwhile it will be well for the
consumer to take reports of scarcity
with some reserve. In so far as he
can supply himself with substitutes
for household needs he will do well.
II the egg dealers claim the supply
is short, let the householder next
season lay down supply in jars in
his own basement as so many people
are doing now. If meat goes up sky
|rocketting, let people use more fish
and oysters. The excellent work
done nowadays in putting up canned
goods makes it possible to get along
without many of the staples, thus re.
ducing the grip of the food specula
tor to the minimum.
Many of the people who have suf.
fered through the Northern states
this year on account Of the reputeC
shortage and consequent high price
Of coal, could have made a further
use of wood and helped bring the
coal dealers to terms. 1t will be {
very healthful thing for dealers il
household necessities if they can fee
that the people are resourceful il
meeting fictitious scarcities, ans
will use substitutes rather than pa,
eXorbItant prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17

| l. Clifford, obtained and caused to
be recorded warranty deed to north
half of lots l and 2, block 26, De-
corah, Iowa, being 81 and one-nalf
feet frontage on Washington street
and 1853 on Broadway, but no con-
veyance to the full extent of said
description is of record.
On July IT, 1900. and November
10, 1896, one j. c. Anderson obtain
ed and caused to be recorded two
separate warranty deeds together
conveying to him the entire owner
Iship of lot one, of subdivision of
lots one and two of block &c, of De-
corah, Winneshiek county, Iowa,
but no conveyance from him convey
ing full title to said lot is of record.
Said j.. C.. Anderson is now deceased,
intestate, and defendants, Julia A.
Beale, Charles l.. Knorr, Bessie NJ.
Knorr, Joseph Jacobson, and Albert
Jacobson are his sole surviving heirs.
On January 20, 1889, defendant,
Wilbur Lumber Co. conveyed said
premises, and on October 27, 1896,
defendant, Frudden Lumber Com
pany conveyed said premises but in
conveying the same neither one of
said defendants made use OF any cor
Iporate seal.
On December 2, 1908, a judgment
was entered of record in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, against j. G.. Ander-
son which is now owned by defen-
ldant Julia Beale, but prior to that
time j. G.. Anderson had ceased to
Town any part of the premises herein
described and said judgment never
was a lien on any part thereof.
That If there are any other un-
known claimants or owners of said
real estate except as above set out
then the owners and claimants of the
same are unknown to plaintiff al
though he has sought diligently to
learn the names and residences OF
such unknown heirs and claimants;
that all of the right title and interest
which either of the defendants ever
had in and to any part of said prem
Uses has long since been barred by
the statute of limitations and lost by
adverse possession.
Upon the foregoing facts plaintiff
tasks that it be ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the title and estate of
the estate of l.. j. Anderson, deceas-
ed, in and to all of the real estate
heretofore described be established
as therein alleged against the ad-
verse claim of all the defendants to
this action and all persons claiming
by or through them or either of them
be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any title adverse
to plaintiff in and to any part of said
premises and that the title thereto
be quoted in the estate of L. j. An
!derson, deceased, and that any of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
BORROWS GUN TO END LIFE.
Spirit Lake Resident Chooses Spec
tacular Manner TO End
Existence.

Spirit Lake, Jan. Spirit Lake
was the scene of a spectacular sui
eide when stranger by the name
of Reason walked into the Hull
Spurbeck store and asked to look az
a gun.
Mr.. Spurbeck showed him several
and he finally took fancy one, ask
ing all kinds Of questions about it.
He took it to the back Of the store
and asked the opinion of several
men who happened to be in the store
at the time.
Mr.. Spurbeck was called to the
telephone about this time and the
stranger took the gun, stepped out
into the oil shed at the rear of the
building and blew his head off.
No reason is given for his rash
act. No one knew him and as yet
they have been unable to locate any
If his relatives.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
MORE FARMERS ELECTED.
They Lead in the House OF Repre-
sentatives of Iowa With A
Members, Lawyers Being
the Next With Nine
teen

OF the fifty members who will con-
stitste the senate of the Thirty-sev-
enth general assembly, which will
convene Jan. 8, 1917, twelve operate
farms, but only three are exclusive
farmers.
| The lawyers in the senate num-
Der eighteen, In the senate of the
thirty-sixth general assembly theI e
were twenty-five attorneys.
According to the herd book" be-
ing prepared by w. S. Allen, secre-
tary of state, the average age of the
senators in the next general assem-
bly, is 40 IL years, while the average
age of the representatives is so a
years.
The occupations of the senators of
the next general assembly and the
number of each are:
Banker and farmer, six; mer-
chants, eight; attorneys, eighteen;
publishers, three; farmers, three; in
surance, one; bankers, three rail
road, one; farmer and real estate,
one; farmer and elevator, one; real
estate, two; farmer and telephone,
one; lecturer, one; farmer and loans,
one.
There are ten democrats and for
lty republicans in the senate.
Karl LeCompte of Corydon, pub
Usher, is the youngest senator. He
is 20. George W. Ball of Fairfield is
the oldest senator, being 6S. Thirty
of the senators were born in Iowa.
Two were born in foreign country.
OF the 10S men elected to the
house for the next session, forty
four are exclusive farmers, four are
retired farmers and six are bankers
as well as farmers. Exactly half OF
the house is directly interested in
farming.
The occupations of the house
|. members and the number of each
are:
Attorneys, nineteen; farmers, for
ty-four; teachers, two; publishers
five; bankers, six; retired merchant
one; retired farmers, four; newspap
er writer, one; real estate and insur
ance, four; travelling salesman, one,
farmer and banker, six; salesman
one; merchants, three, physicians
two hotel manager, one; linotype
operator, one; retired, two; minister
one; abstractor, one; college presi
dent, one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
Boy Notes 92 Kinds of Birds Dur
ing Year.

Charles City, Ia, Jan. S.-Harold
Fredrickson, age eleven, who is the
yice-president of the Toksali Nature
Club of this city, reports list OF
ninety-two species of birds identi,
Red during the past year.
Harold has been trained to keen
observation, and therefore his list is
of value in adding to the birds OF
Floyd County.
The list of tie entire Naturalist
Stubs of the city will probably reach
ITO species, or Whereabouts for the
past year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
Iowa Hogs Are Sent to Honolulu.

Washington, Ia, Jan. S.-As re-
suit of an ad seen in the Washing
ton County Press, Ernest Carlson
will ship four fall pigs from his fine
Duroc herd to Honolulu, Hawaii.
The transportation charges will
be near $50, but Mr.. Carlson says
that the red tape one must go thru
to ship them, is we'll worth the pro-
fit that he will realize on the sale.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
Bill Passed by Senate Stops Liquor
Ads i'm Mails.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 10
Transmission in the mails of liquor
advertisements, in circulars, news
papers, or otherwise, into states
which prohibit such advertising or
solicitation, is barred by a bill by
Senator Bankhead Of Alabama, pas
sed Thursday by the senate. 1t now
goes to the house.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17

defendants in any way contesting
plaintiffs rights as above alleged be
adjudged to pay the costs of this
proceeding Plaintiff also asks judg-
ment for such other andi further re-
lief as may be equitable in the
premises.
And unless you appear thereto
and defend on or before noon OF the
second day of the next February,
1917, term of said court, to be held
in DEBORAH, Iowa, in and for Winnie
shiek County, commencing on Mon
day, the 9Th day of February 1917,
default will be entered against you
and judgment and decree rendered
thereon in accordance with the pray
er of said petition.
l52-4w f. w. CUTTING,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17

What a pity the Yonkers lady who
has undergone ninety-eight opera
tons isn't a magazine writer.-New
York American.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
1t Does Happen.

Il don't think the truth of that
Iinderelia story ever came out"
"No?"
Il think she took off her slipper
because it hurt ler, I've seen ladies
do that in resta Irants many time"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17

Eating to much meat is said to be
dangerous. This is probably subtle
hint from our creditors.