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The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27
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PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-"As war measure, to help us win the war let us do all in our power to have the League of Nations established now" said Herbert s. Houston of New York, speaking at the Twin the War for Permanent Peace" conVen- ton under the auspices of the League to Enforce Peace. Let us reach out at once for one of the great fruits ol yirtoy, a league of nations. At thls very moment the final and supreme mower in such q league, armed force, is under a single control, that Of the incomparable Foch on that tate1ul battle line in France. If that can be accomplished. and it has been, why not % forward at once with the other work, far less difficult, of completing tbe formation of the league?
 Mr. Houston is a member of the committee of the Chamber Of Com merce of the United States on the economic results of the war, and the retiring president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World.
 Estimating the economic power the league of nations would posses, MT Houston said it would control three quarters of the worlds coal produc- tion; of steel and copper, over tWO- thirds: of cotton and petroleum, four fifths of the worlds supply; of the essential food products, a preponder ance over the Central Powers much greater than the preponderance II population.
 "The total imports and exports o Great Britain France, Italy and the United States, the four greatest ma tions in the entente" he said, "were approximately O00,000,000 in 1913 while the total imports and exports of Germany and Austria-Hungar! were only half as large, or abou $6,OOO, 100000. This summary is con elusive in showing how overwhelming the economic power of the presen league of nations, fighting for civiliza ton, would be.
 That economic force, resting on
 preponderance of the worlds basic ma terials for war, could be applie through all the agencies of the moo
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-27

Quality talks. Smoke an Fl Roi Tan mild. If
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
Charles E. Hardy.

Charles E. Hardy died in Danville
Thursday after an illness of about
two weeks. He had made his home
in Orleans with his son, Frank Hardy
the greater part Of the time for the
past six years, but had been living
with his son, J. L. Hardy, in Dan
Vile, since September. He was born
in Potion, P. O., in August, 1S43, and
lived nearly all his life in Troy where
he had long been a member of the
Congregational church and served as
deacon for many years.
He enlisted in Co. G., 9Th VT. Vols
and served for three years and was
a member of Bailey Post No. 81, G.
A. R.
He married Mary M. Heyer, of ST.
Johnsbury, who died in September
1903.
The funeral was held in the Con-
gregational church at North Troy on
Saturday. He is survived by three
sons and three daughters, only one
Of whom was unable to be with him
at the last, Mrs. Otto S. Hahn, of
Fortress Monroe, Va.
Mrs. Anna Witt of Mortified,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Randall
and Miss Randall of Tilton, n: H., e;
L. Hardy and daughter, Halle, of
Cambridge, Mass, and j. L. Hardy
and daughter, Lorinda, of Danville,
attended the funeral of their father
and spent some time at the home OF
Frank Hardy Saturday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
VIII Raise $4,000 War Fund.

At the meeting of the finance COM
1nittee Of the local Y. M. G. A. and
Red Cross on Thursday an organiza-
ton was formed and the following
officers were elected: President, M
NJ. Taplin; secretary, R. A. Bean;
treasurer, c. D. French; executive
committee, F. C. Brown, F. J. Kin
ney, C. Wiley, r. A. Dutton, R. A.
Hamilton. It was voted to raise a
fund of $4,000 for war relief within
the town Of Bloomington and the
voting precinct of Orleans, said fund
to be drawn on when the calls come
for different purposes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
Congregationalists' Annual Meeting.

COngregatiOnalists' Annual Meeting
Report of the annual meeting of
the Orleans and Bloomington Con
gregational church, held at Orleans,
Jan. 9, 1918;
Officers: Trustees, F. C. Brown, A,
20. Austin, Jerre Marston, Victor
Swanson; deacons, w. G. Dutton to
succeed himself and E. A. Gross to
fill out the unexpired term of the late
Charles Johnson; clerk, H. B. Smith
treasurer, W. J. Joslyn; assistant
treasurer, Mrs. George Going; super
intendent of Sunday school at Or
leans, A. O. Austin; at BLOOMINGTON.
R: A. Dutton; church organist, Sadie
ushers, W. J. Joslyn, Charles Hardy,
Vern Richardson, Jasper Lee, Oney
Allard.
The treasurer's report which was
printed this year for the first time,
showed that there was a balance in
the treasury of more than 5000, that
the church this year paid $500 to
church missions. This does not in
clude more than 5000 paid to unde-
nominational benevolences and con-
siderable sums paid by different or
CARNATIONS of the church toward the
Red Cross and Y. M. C.. A. funds.
Excellent reports were made by the
Ladies' Aid societies, the Missionary
societies and the Sunday schools The
minister's report showed that in the
revision of the roll As names were
dropped, that the church lost during
the year seven by death and two by
letter, making a total loss for the
year of 3D. Twenty three new men,
bers joined the church during the
year, seven by letter and 16 on con-
fession of faith Eight adults were
baptized and 20 children during the
year. The church has a present
membership of 223.
The church voted to add a fourth
trustee to the board of three and
elected Mr.. Marsten to that place.
The treasurer was instructed to
place copy of the financial report
in the hands of every family contri-
buting to the finances of the church.
A constructive program was adopted
for the year ahead including the COM
pletion of the revision of the church
roll, the revision of the church man.
ual throughout, new ritual for the
reception of new members and a new
order of worship, the adoption of the
duplex envelope, one special Sunday
evening service a month in place of
the regular Sunday evening service
as now held, that is, for the winter
months, and the midweek meeting for
the first six months Of 1913 will be
discontinued and the following plan
adopted: For the first week of the
month the weekday stress of the
church work will be placed on the
meeting of the missionary society;
for the second week on the monthly
social and supper of the Ladies' Aid
society; for the third week on the
monthly meeting of the teachers and
officers of the Sunday school, and for
the fourth week on the monthly meet
ing of the standing committee of the
church which includes the governing
boards of the church. 1t is hoped by
this plan to coordinate the work of
the church, to strengthen the organ
ization, and to carry on all the time.
The promise Of the year ahead is
good.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
w. S. Smithers, Pastor.

Prayer service tonight at 7.3C
is to be held with Mr.. and Mrs. F. J
Kinney, South street
Sunday services: Sermon by the
pastor at 1890 a. M, and 1880 p. m
Bible school at IL m. Junior League
at 3 o'clock.
The evening services at 7.30 will
commence with familiar hymns and
the pastor will speak on a practical
theme. Everybody welcome.
Keep in mind the fourth quarterly
conference to be held Wednesday
evening, Jan. 23d. 1t is desired that
every member of the conference be
there if possible, and that all reports
be ready.
A social is to be held in the vestry
of the church Thursday at 7.30 o'clock
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid society. Those who have receiv-
ed special envelopes are requested to
bring or send them. All members
and attendants of the church, young
and old, are included in the invita-
ton. There will be short program
andlight refreshments. Come and
enjoy the evening together.
The social given by the ladies of
the w. F. M. society and Kings Her
aids Thursday evening was a pleas
ant affair and well attended consid-
ering the stormy weather. The fol-
lowing program was given, arranged
by Mrs. Maud Hunt; Singing, Hymn
26; Scripture reading, Mrs. Bartlett;
prayer of intercession, Miss Twom-
bly,; prayer, the President; duet,
Myrtle Allen and Gertrude Wheeler.
The usual order of business was then
taken up, followed by instrumental
music by Evelyn Kinney and Fanny
Dean; summary of 1917 was given
by several members; reading, "The
solo, Doris Dickens; ''The General
Executive of 1917" Mrs. Dickens;
reading, GLOW the Pine Tree Helped
to Fill the Mite Box" Gertrude
Wheeler; reading, "Why Persis Green
Could Bring an Offering" Mrs. Ray
Morse; singing, Kings Heralds. In
the social hour which followed games
were played and refreshments Of tea
and waters were served by the COM
mittee, Mrs. Cole, Miss Eva Bassett
and Mrs. Sylvester.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

John Collins went to Lyndonville
Saturday.
Orland Page is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. D. E. Hutchinson is spending
some time in town.
Miss Wis Campbell was a weekend
visitor at Stanstead.
Miss Mildred Peck was a weekend
visitor at F. M Deans.
Little Mary Gotta, who has been
very i'll, is improving.
Scott Darling of Lyndonville spent
Friday at M. M. Iaplin's.
Harold Searles went to st. Johns
bury on business Monday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

Miss Katharine Simon is caring for
Miss Ann Jones, who is i'll.
F. E. Brown and A. H. Giles spent
Sunday at the Valley House.
C. D. French went to Bingham,
Me-, on a business trip Friday.
The Odd Girls met with Mrs.
Blanche Harris Monday evening.
E. E. Doe went to Enosburg Falls
Monday on short business trip.
Mrs. C. D. French and son, Lindol,
are spending the week in Boston.
Miss Hazel Mcclellan of Barton Wis
tied Miss Dale Whipple last week.
Mrs. F. A. Witt visited Mrs. Elmer
Lyon at Ayers Cliff, P. O., Monday.
Miss Mildred Clark returned from
the hospital in ST. Johnsbury Mon
day.
Miss Hazel Harris visited Miss
Marion Newland in Newport last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Austin have
daughter, Frances Caroline, born
Jan. II.
Glenn Fuller finished work in the
Office of the J. G. Turnbull company
Saturday.
Miss Edith Vance of Danville came
Monday to visit her sister, Miss Ha-
Eel Vance.
Mr. and Mrs. William Russell move
this week from the Buchanan block
to Sheffield.
DR.. R. M. Wells was called to Ber-
lin, N. H., Tuesday as a witness in a
fracture case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Moore of
Evansville are visiting at the home of
G. w. Magoon.
The Thursday afternoon work
meeting of the Red Cross will be
postponed this week.
Mrs. L. E. Spafford was a business
visitor in Barnet and ST. Johnsbury
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Lyman House of Beebe, P. O.,
spent few days with her sister, Mrs.
C. D. French, last week.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
L. S. Alden.

Deacon Loren S. Alden died of
street, Orleans, Friday, aged IS
He was born in Bloomington April
Is, 1852, and married Miss Elma Ger
trude Foss of Canada at Newport in
1882. They made their home in
Irasburg on what is known as the
Goss farm and lived there "a years,
moving eleven years ago to their
present home. He is survived by his
wife, one brother, T. Jefferson Alden
of Jersey City, N. j., one sister, Mrs.
Eveline Huse of Barre.
The funeral was held at his late
home Sunday afternoon, Rev. R. A.
Hamilton officiating, and burial was
in Pleasant View cemetery.
He was a member Of Valley Lodge
F. & A. M, and a member Of the
Congregational church, serving as
deacon for many years and teaching
the mems class in Sunday school for
a long time.
Mr.. Alden was a man of sterling
qualities and will be greatly missed
by his acquaintance and friends.
The floral offerings were profuse.
The people from out of town to at
tend the funeral Of Deacon Alden
were Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Runnells of
Nashua, N. H., Rev. and Mrs. J. J.
Hutchinson of Lyndonville, DR.. and
Mrs. J. A. Pearson of Barton, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. J. Hannant and Miss Ida
Hannant of Irasburg.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
George 3. ROweIl Dead.

DR.. G. B. Rowell died at his home
on Prospect street at $50 this morn
ing. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
CORNS REMOVED.

DR.. Hight, Chiropodist, will be at
Valley House on Thursday and Fri
day of this week, the 18th and 18th.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
Orleans News Page
News and Views from This
Hustling Village

Defer School Opening to January %.
Orleans high and graded schools
will begin Monday, Jan. 28th, instead
of the 21st as announced last week,
on account of lack of fuel.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
NOTES OF TIE STATE FAR.

There has never been such 4 baby
show as will be held this year at
the Colorado State Fair. Pueblo,
September % to %.
Beside the prizes offered by THE
association, there are very beauti.
full medals offered by THE publish
ers of the WOman's Home Com.
paAiOn.
Every facility for fine display,
comfort for the babies and their
mothers, and good time for all
concerned, will be provided by the
officers of the fair, who have had
much experience along the line of
baby shows and therefore know just
what is required for perfect salts
faction.
Especially fine county displays
will be found at the Colorado State
Fair in Pueblo, September % to
%. Manager Beaman has visited
as many counties as he could, and
made arrangements for special
shOwings from many others. It is
wnow that still many others will
be on hand with big displays of
live stock and farm products Many
agricultural features are coming
from the government experimental
stations; these will be of. incalr
culable educational advantage to
farmers and AN interested in real
production.
Uncle Sans exhibit and display
OF agricultural products which are
sure to be at the Pueblo State
Fair, will be worth thousand mile
OF travel to see. 1t will be an op-
portunity of a lifetime. Government
representatives will be in charge
and everything from the battle
fields and evey device used in the
prosecution of the war will be in
cluded in the several carloads of
materials and appliances
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
asD oaoss uorEs

Ladies were in the rooms for work
on the following dates:
July NJ Mesdames Rockwell.
WhiteOmb, Law, Kingery, Goodman
Julia Knuckey, REILLY. Thompson,
Citizens. A. johnson. Turney, Part
ridge A. Knuekey. Lsubach. Wad-
worth. Demaray.
July 81 Mesdamss Demaray
Kidder. Morich. Jennie Robinson,
Jewett. Plank. Coffin. Haberstroh,
Kirkhart. Wadsw0rth. Whitcomb.
July ~ Mesdames Partridge,
Kirkhart. Way. johnson, Kindall,
Horton. Bean FOrtney. Jones, Wads
worth. MOsier. Thomas, Emery,
Overfield, Hall. Citizens, Vivian
Lombard.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
AS QUIET As A czarrrERY

The town is 50 unusually quiet
this week and everybody is doing
such a good job tending to his
own business that news is dread
fully scarce, as the columns of the
Chieftain will testify. Never in the
present editors ownership has news
been SO scarce, the contrary being
usually true. But q calm COMES be-
fore a storm and we admonish our
readers to watch out. Well try
and work up a disturbance by next
week.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
TWO ON INA 9Th.

A couple of special calls by the
war department. were received by
the exemption board this. week.
One was for q cook and VIM Wal
ker will go on the 18th to Camp
Funston in answer to this call. The
other was for all Class l negro re-
gistrants to 60 on the 18th and this
takes the only draft registrants of
this class In Prowers county, a man
by the name of Given.-Lamar RI
gister.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
ANOTHER FINE SCHOOL HOUSE

The Roosevelt School District will
begin at once the erection of q
handsome new school building at
their school grounds about nine
miles east of Lamar. The bonds
have been sold and the contract
let and Mr.. P. s. Lynch engaged as
the supervising architect for the
protection of the district. The
splendid school houses going up
in all sections Of the country are q
striking evidenos of the growing
prosperity of the various communi-
ties Lamar Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
NEED NAVY 1scRu1rs

For sometime past the Navy Re
cruiting Station at Denver has been
permitted to enlist only twenty
men per week owing to the fact
that the allowed complement of
men for the NayysH full. How.
ever, Congress hat ntly passed an
act increasing tn anlistsd strength
of the Navy and thsy1 1are therefore,
at the present time prmitted to re-
sumei enlistmsnts Ina nlimited mum
,bers. s;,4.4---.
A the present time enlistments IN
the Navy are for the war period
only and any man who is between
the ages of eighteen and thirty-five
may be accepted provided he pass
es the physical examination salts
factorily. Men who are registered
may be enlisted In the Navy provi-
ded they secure q written statement
from their local board to the effect
that their order number is so low
that they are not required to NIL
the current quota Of the board.
This written statement, with proof
of American citizenship, should be
presented at the Recruiting Office
when applying for enlistment. Navy
Recruiting Stations in Colorado
and Wyoming are located in the fol-
lowing towns: Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, Trinidad, Grand
Junction and Cheyenne Wyoming.
Any man applying ut any of the
above stations will be enlisted i'm
mediately provided he is found full
ly qualified and transferred to q
Naval Training Station on the Pa
cific coast.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
PRESBYTERIAN cHuRcH

Our Special Subject for Sunday
August 4th. is NATURE SUNDAY
The smile of Gods goodness
which will be in charge of the A
X. X. Glass. The young ladies' art
preparing a good program.
Nothing heals so qAickly as ma
ture. 1t is said thatSregardlese OF
the shell torn grounh of France
nature heals. and inJa short time
the earth brings forth her in.
crease.
There will be , Union Service in
the church at 500 elock in the
evening. a
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
METHoDIsr oauRcH

Sunday August 4th. 1918.
Sunday school at 1000 o'clock,
11:OO a. m. morning service. Sermon
by pastor. 500 p. m. Union Ser.
vice in the Presbyterian church.
All welcome
The dedication service for our new
church will be held August 18th.
r. r. ADAMS, Pastor.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01
ANNUAL A1Ez1,so

The Annual Meeting of the
Board of Directors Of the Isbell
Holly Bean 4 Elevator Company
will be held at the Office OF the
corporation in Trinidad, Colorado
August the Sth 1t 2:30 p. m. to
elect board Of officers to serve for
the coming year q until successors
are elected" 6at
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01

The following excerpt from the
reference to PrOwers county, con-
taaaea-ia the Gnlogada Xears Book
recently issued, will be read with
interest by many Chieftain readers.
PRowERs COUNTY
Early History
PrOwers County is on the route
of most of the early visitors to Co
dorado. Pike and his little band
of soldiers followed the Arkansas
river through this country in 1906;
Longs party took the same course
in 1890; in 1S45 Fremont went this
way on his third expedition to the
Rocky mountains; Captain Gunni-
son with his expidition passed this
way in 1858; General Stephen w.
Kearney followed this route with
his little army bound for New Mexi-
co in 1916, taking this detour for
the sake of safety instead of the
old Santa Fe Trail across the south
eastern corner of Baca county:
General Russell and his little band
OF gold seekers took the same trail
In their journey to the Pixies Peak
region in 1858. The early settlers
in the county were principally
stockmen who began to come in
the Cos. In the early SO's the de
velopment of agriculture began and
has been rapid in this county ever
since. Prowers county was organic
ed in 1889 from part of Bent
county and was named in honor
of John w, Prowers, an early as,
sociate of William Bent and q re-
Preventative in the Colorado legis-
lature in 1sS1-lSS2
Surface and Soil
The Arkansas river crosses the
northern part of the county and
its broad valley contains practically
all af the irrigated farm land. South
Of this river the surface raises into
q broken table land containing
q broken tableland containing
territory. The soil In the valley is
chiefly underlaid with Benton and
Dakota sediments, and is principal
ly an alluvail or sandy loan with
restricted areas of adobe and other
harder soils. On the uplands the
soil is principally sandy loan, very
fertile and yielding readily to cul-
tivation. Tt Is very retentive of
moisture and in recent years has
proved to be OF excellent agicultur-
al character There Is detailed
soil survey OF this area available,
to be found in the annual report
OF the bureau OF soils, department
OF agriculture, for the year 1902.
Continued on last pass(
The Holly chieftain., 1918-08-01

nave Deen enforced IN an e40fC 10
restore order.
Eight steel ships with q dead
weight tonnage of $3.50 were de-
livered by the U. 6. Shipping Board
the past week.
The strike OF munitions workers
in England which appeared to be
serious last Saturday has been cal
led of, due to the firm attitude of
the government officials.
The threatened strike of sailors
on the Great Lakes has been called
off.
An increase in the price of sugar
Of cent per pound will very likely
be announced by the food admins
tratiOn officials within few days.
The junking of the Colorado Mid
land railroad is an interesting case
on the docket of the Colorado
courts Just no wthe Public Utilities
Commission of the state demands
the right to decide the controversy.
Diplomatic relations between Tur-
key and Russia are reported strain
ed. The Caucasus are said to be
the seat of the trouble.
An Interallied Food Board for
for the period of the war has been
agreed upon by the Allied nstions
This board will administer the food
problems OF the various nationa
The new draft treaty ratified by
the United States and Great
Britain on Wednesday win result
in the cali Of approximately $4,000
more men IN the dfsft. ~ the
provisions OF this treaty A,0oO
Americans in Great Britain viii be
subject to draft and 25OOoo from
Great Britain rs well as 60Ooo Can.
adams in this country win Hike.
wise be subject to the provision.
~ persons were killed and - in.
tured as the result of an explosion
OF munitions at Shimonozki, japan
last Saturday. The munitions were
being transported from the railway
station to barges in the harbor.