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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
SHARON.

An important real estate transaction
Just completed was the the sale of the
Sharon town farm to Mr.. Dodge of South
Royalton. whose farm adjons his new
purchase. and who is comparatively re-
cent settler In South Royalton. The Sha-
ron town farm contained 150 acres Of land
and commodious barn. The house on
the farm was burned near two years ago
and not rebuilt. The farm is located in
the Joseph Smith monument district and
Mr.. Dodge adds the new purchase to his
own estate.-Among guests at the Sharon
House Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Underhill of Chelsea and en- route to
their home from the Mary Hitchcock hos
pital in which she had been a patient
Homer A. Preston and George Fleming
were at their respective homes for the
weekend from New London. N. H., where
Mr.. Preston Is operating portable steam
saw mill.-A special meeting Of Sharon
lodge, F. q A NJ, was held Saturday
evening. when was conferred the entered
apprentice degree. Succeeding the formal
proceeding a banquet was served.-Miss
Alice Cook. a stenographer in the Office
OF Smith & Son, White River Junction.
came to the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cook. Saturday, for q few
days stay.-Frank Cook has returned
ITOH1 d WISH 10 the nome Oh ITleNOS III
Worcester, Mass.-Services in the Congre-
gational Church will be resumed next
Sunday morning at 1O:45 with sermon by
the Rev. Paul A. Meyer and Sunday
school at noon.-The annual meeting Of
the Congregational Church and society
will be held in the Steele Chapel at 1880
o'clock Saturday afternoon, February 2.
Everybody is invited and urged to at.
tend.-The annual meeting of the board
Of civil authority was held in the office
of Town Clerk Parkhurst January 16. with
NJ. c. Noyes. chairman of the board of
selectmen, presiding. All matters pertain
ing to the town fiscal year were con-
sidered and acted upon.-The annual
meeting of the town board of auditors
is called for Monday the 18th In the town
clerks office.-Iver Rogers is new as
sistant In the blacksmith and carriage
shop of II. A. Aldrich.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

and Mrs. John Beaulac, Glendale farm
Visitors in town the weekend included
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Rogers of Merident
N. H., he the present master of tit
grange.-Edwin e. Smith. present man.
ager OF the Smith e Son interests is on
visit to Barre. where he was recent
teacher In the Spauldng high school,
Among the many stalled In town Friday
afternoon by delayed trains was Governor
Graham who was en- route for Brattle-
boro, and the Knights of Columbus con-
vention In that town. The many friends
OF Governor Graham here were prompt in
the endeavor to make things pleasant for
him and he visited various stores and
business places.-Guests at the Junction
House Saturday included Carlisle Smith
Of Athol, Va.
Lieut.. Stewart Cheney of the local
recruiting office was an over-Sunday
visitor in Observation-Disclosures Peck,
Eldon Ball and william Blanchard, all
three of the senior class, Spalding high
school, Barre, and all three recently
enlisted recruits at the white River
Junction station were in town Monday
and Tuesday, leaving Tuesday evening
Tor Albany. N. Y. for assignment.
While in town the three were guests
" N'S'i ioiHeT tedCner IN the SpaId.
Ing school. Edwin r. Smith.-Robert
w. carr. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.
carr in the army signal service Of the
Dist telegraph battalion, has been sent
on special service to the government,
telegraph station at Presidio, Texas
The fuel commission is fast disposinr
OF the 100 cords of dry hardwood re.
Gently brought into town-Miss Ida
May Beaulac Of Hardwick is the guest
or Mr.. and Mrs. John Beaulac of Glen.
dale farm.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cum.
mings and sons, Eustace and Edward
were in town Tuesday from the fam.
| lily summer home, Thetford Center
| where they had been for nid-winter
weeks stay and enroute for their win
ter home, Boston.-The funeral Of
Matthew Godsill, who died at his home
Sunday morning. without warning. was
held at St. Anthony's Church Tuesday
morning at nine o'clock with a high
mass Of requiem by the Rev. c. c. De-
lany, the rector. The interment was in
Mt. Olivet cemetery. Mr.. Godsil was
81 years Of age, and at the time Of his
death was the night Waterman in tho
commercial section of the village. He
Is survived by two sons, Frank SOL
der in France, and William. at home;
and daughter. Mrs. Edward Dodge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

rnrE PRESS WANT ADS. DAY REST
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
CORN HUSKERS ARE
FL0CNNC TO FIELDS
Clay County, South Dakota,
Farmers Reported to Be
Getting Plenty of Help.

Vermilion, s. D., Oct. 16.--Corn nus
kers from all surrounding sections are
flocking into this territory by the nun
dreds in order to take advantage OF the
excellent corn crop and the high wages
offered for husking. Clay county has
the best corn crop II has had for years
and men who have travelled all over
the corn belt state that the corn In this
section Is the very best.
Recent action taken by the councils
OF defense in n~eighboring states and
counties Is causing men to leave those
sections or account of the higher wages
offered in this section of Sout Dakota
1t Is stated that the State Council OF
Defense OF Illinois has recommended
q price of 8 and 7 cents and those OF
lowe and Nebraska 2 and s cents. Re-
Gently the council OF defense Of Lin
coin and Minnehaha counties Of South
Dakota took action setting the maxi
mum price at Z and s cents. The far
mers OF Clay county, through the labor
committee OF their farm bureau, took
action on the corn husking price early
in September and showed a liberal
spirit Of offering 8 cents when ar ele-
yator was furnished and ] cent more
for scooping. At that time II was
thought such a price would be fair to
both the farmer and the husker and
1t Is producing the desired results.
Members OF the Clay county council
OF defense state that they have no in
tention OF interfering with the price as
agreed upon by the farmers.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
CITATIONS FOR BRAVERY
IN ExPEDiTiONARY ARMY

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 16.-The fol-
lowing citations for bravery have been
made by the commander OF the ex-
pedltionary forces:
Private Joseph r. Rousch. 1O3rd
Ambulance Company. c Company,
101st Sanitary Train-For e%xtraordin-
airy heroism in action north Of Chateau
Thierry. France, July Is, 1918. While
assisting a wounded infantry soldier
under heavy shell fire. Private Rousch
was severely wounded in the face. AL
though his injury was more serious
h that Of the man whom he was
attending, he carried the latter to an
aid station, after which he voluntarily
returned n assisted in first aid work,
inspiring his comrades by his example.
Home address: Manis Rousch (father)
Draper, S. ID.
Second Lieut.. Scott NJ. Johnson. u.
s. M. For extraordinary heroism
in action near Vicrzy. France. July. 10,
1913. With a small detachment, Lieu
tenant Johnson charged a machine
gun nest and captured a German gun
which was inflicting severe losses on
the American lines. Although SER
fously wounded, he stayed with his
men until ordered to a dressing sta
ton by his company commander. Mrs.
Jennie j. Johnson lmother) 1857 Cap
1tal avenue, st. Padl, MIMI
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
SENATE DISCUSSION
ON PEACE BEGINS

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 15.--Accept-
ance by Germany Of the demands of
the allies for reparation, restitution
and guarantees, in addition to the ID
principles Of President Wilson, before
any agreement is entered into for dis
cussion Of armistice Is demanded in a
resolution introduced today in the
Senate by Senator Thomas, Colorado.
Washington, d. c.. Oct. 15.-Discus-
sion Of Germany's peace reply in the
Senate was opened today by Senator
clared nothing short OF unconditional
surrender Of the Germany will meet
the demands OF the American people.
In the third of President Wilson'S
IA principles which Germany has ac-
cepted, Senator New said he saw a
plan to write into the peace treaty a
free trade agreement.
II do not believe" he said. that the
American people will willingly or com :
placently submit 10 seeing themselves
placed at a permanent and irremedi-
sble commercial disadvantage through
the forms Of the peace agreement,
whenever or wherever they may be
submitted"
Many resolutions and kilograms re-
ceived by senators from their home
states opposing any temporizing with
Germany. and urging unconditional
surrender alone as the basis for peace
were read into the record. Among the
senators presenting them were Minor
ity Leader Lodge and Senators Towns
end, Of Michigan. and Brandegee. of
Connecticut.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
TWO BELLE FoURcHE
SOLDIERS ARE DEAD

Belle Fourche. S.. D.. Oct. 14.-Carl
Peck, a young man living at the out
skirts OF this. city. died at Camp Grant,
Ill. Saturday, and his body reached
home yesterday. The casket was es-
corted from the depot by the home
guards OF this city, who stood watch
over the remains last night and buried
the young soldier with military honors
today In Pine Ridge cemetery near this
city.
This is the second soldier to die of
the Spanish influenza from this To-
calty, Frank Ross having died at Des
Moines. Camp Dodge, two weeks ago,
ana was buried with military honors
Frank Ross lives at Nisland. Is miles
east OF here, but was formerly a resi-
dent Of this city.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
ICAPTuREp GERMAN
MAJOR SINGLE HANDED

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 14.-Clyde
Smith, a South Dakota boy, winner OF
the French croix de guerre for captur-
ing a German major single handed, Is
so modest that he carries the much
coveted decoration In an inside pocket.
Roy Daniels, another South Dakota sol
der, In a letter to home folks, tells
about 1t. He writes:
clyde Smith dropped in OF me the
other day and old me a few Of his ex-
periences. IT seems that he had been
transferred TO an infantry regiment
and was in a good share of the Chateau
Thierry fracas. He received a bullet
wound above the knee and was also
gassed. After going through he hos
pital he was sent here for classi1ca-
ton, 1. e., determination whether he
was AT for the infantry still and, IL not,
into what branch he could 60. He
talked to Captain Phelps, now com
manding officer of the i16th supply
train, who promptly had him trans
ferred to the supply train.
During the course Of our converse
ton he informed me that in their first
stay in the front line he was made
FIRST class private n in the second
he was made corporal and in the next
he won the croix de guerre.
I'm utter amazement n surprise l
asked him swhy in HI he wasn't
wearing 1t.
he Iepl1eQ tDdI III IHdue him Leci
foolish, SO he carried II in his pocket
book, where he showed IL to me. When
pressed him with a number OF ques-
lions as to how he won II he told me
that one night he was feeling rather
restless and as though he hadn't done
q whole lot for his country, SO he took
his 'gat' only and started crawling
across No Mans Land. -.
He very successfully negotiated that
feat and reached the German front
Unes. Seeing but an occasional sentry,
he worked into the trench, and, under
tower of the friendly darkness, which
seemed to work for democracy as hard
as he did. TO quote Clyde. he stepped
into a communicating trench and bold
y walked to the second lines.
There he found a German office
who, as Clyde said, had no business
TO be walking around that way, any
way.
80 he stuck his 'gat' into his map
and very quietly persuaded him that
absolutely his only chance to secure a
choice seat in the sum would be to go
very quietly where the gun pointed him
to go, otherwise there would be one
more widow In Deutschland.
THE officer compiled, and the great
est wonder OF all was that they sue
ceeded in reaching the American lines
In safety.
Much to his surprise he discovered
that he had captured a German major
single handed"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
FEDERAL OFFICIAL
GIVEN CALL DOWN
Is Said to Have Exceeded
Authority In Attacks on
Nonpartisan League.

Belle Fourche, Oct. II. About two
weeks ago, when here ~ che capacity
OF special examiner in citizenship mat
tiers, w. IF. Greeley was reported by a
local paper as having asked each can
didate for citizenship If he were a
member Of the Sonpartisan league. 1t
further u ed him as being asked
why he did 50. ana was quoted as say
ing that ''Tb" Nonpartisan league is
publicly <ons:fe.ed a disloyal party"
This was aiken up by the league
and ;3me individuals on the ticket,
and now the report is hat the special
'ns ,,ector has been called on the carpet
80 1t were, and given to understand
hat a wholesale attack on a party as
being %disloyal, composed as II is of al
most one out Of every three voters of
this state, in not to be slandered by
charges. t
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
SUB CHASER TORN
by An EXPLOSION
Mystery Envelopes Cause of
Disaster to Vessel In Foreign
Waters While TAX
ing Fuel.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. l5.-Ar
American submarine chaser, designated
as the 21S. sank In foreign waters
October 3, after an explosion. with the
death Of one enlisted man and the in
Jury of one officer and eight men. One
man also is reported missing.
The navy department In announcing
the loss of the 219 said the explosion,
the cause Of which has not been deter
mined, occurred while the chaser was
alongside a supply ship taking on fuel
A hole was blown in the port side and
the forward part Of the vessel SET
afire. Although the fire was extin-
guished, the chaser sank within ar
hour.
Quartermaster Rice Bassett, Of For
est Hills, N. Y, is reported as dead,
and presumably was killed by the ex-
plosion. Engineman Jerome Gillian
Of Wyoming, ILL.,, is reported as miss
ing. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
MURDER CHARGE is
FINALLY DISMISSED

Beresford, s.. D., Oct. IL. - Aldrich
Larson, farmer of the Beresford- Cen
terville territory, who was taken into
custody on suspicion that he Nigh.
know something concerning the tragic
death Of Albert johnson, q young man
living on q farm In the same territory,
q been released from custody and
the case against him dismissed, the
evidence offered at the preliminary
hearing showing that he was innocent
Of the charge of having been impli-
Gated In the death OF the young man.
Young Johnson was found dead in
a stall In the barn OF his mothers
farm, the body being found by Mrs.
Johnson and another son on their re-
turn from a visit to Sioux Falls. The
coroner's jury which investigated the
case returned a verdict to the effect
that the boy came to his death as the
result of a blow with a neckyoke, in
ficted by unknown persons.
At his preliminary hearing, Aldrich
Larson was able to furnish a complete
alibi. 1t was established that he and
his wife and sisterinlaw, were doing
the evening chores on the Larson farm
between the hours. Of 2 and s o'clock
In The evening of the same day the boy
was killed, his death having occurred
between those hours.
1t was c%ontended by the defense that
the boys death resulted from a kick Of
a horse, and that the neckyoke shows
a fresh mark made on it which could
easily have been made by a horses
hoof. 1t also was shown that Larson
was on better terms with the boy who
was killed than with other members Of
the johnson family. Bloodhounds which
were taken to the scene of the tragedy
Immediately after the body Of the boy
was found are alleged to have trailed
to the home of Larson. With the dis
missal of the case against Larson, the
theory that the boy was kicked to
death by a horse now is generally ac-
cepfed
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
WOUNDED TWICE, BUT
CONTINUES IN BATTLE

Milbank, 8. d., Oct. 12.-Clarence
Taylor, a former South Dakota boy,
who is serving at the battle front in
France, writes a letter to the home
wounded twice, but never wen
under" and is well satisfied because
they sure made the Germans rum"
He writes in part:
IL got hit in the left side of the face,
just below the ear, and in the left hand.
T never went under, SO you know that
Is not bad, 30 don't worry. ! am eat
ing three times a day n happy.
1--WE went over the top the 30th,
and at 10 minutes to s o'clock the 31st
we went over again, and, believe me,
we sure made the Germans run. We
had run them for about two miles
when we anne up to a bunch Of them.
II captured two and sent them back,
and was just going after some more
them, and I had the boys give me first
aid. and then went with them. The
division took 500 prisoners that day
.
HUROM--Mrs. I. A. Merica, Of Huron.
was killed when an auto In which she
and her husband were riding tipped over
IL miles north OF this city. Owing to a
defect I'm the car It left the road AMI
when At turned over the woman. was
pinned beneath It. Her skull was crushed.
Mr.. Merica suffered a badly bruised hip.
PIERRE-Two children OF Jerry Krsm-
bert. a renter on the Charles Mix county
farm. were burned to death. The father
was away from home and the mother was
milking. leaving the children in the house.
In some way a fire was started and before
the mother knew II the FIRE was so far
along that she could not get into the
building and both children were burned
with the building.
BRITTON-Eire of unknown origin de-
stroye ed the barns and other property on
the farm Of Ralph Carver. some miles
from town. Two horses were burned to
death. Ten tons of hay, farm machinery.
harnesses and q great quantity of feed
was among this property destroyed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17

One Of the Maxim guns. says Sir Hi
ram, was designed to fire a shell weigh
ING about a pound. These shells were,
OF course, expensive, costing about ST.
90 each. On a demonstration Of the
gun before Ii Hung Chang, 1t fired 400
Of the shells. costing about $3.50, In one
minute. The old Chinese statesman,
on being told the cost Of the shells,
said: This gun fires altogether too
fast for China" The king Of Dem
marks comment was: That gun would
bankrupt my little kingdom in about
two hours"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17

The first attempt of government by
the people begun in America was In
1919. when Sir George Yeardley was
SEN from England as governor Of the
jamestown colony. His charter pro-
vided that he should call a few chosen
men, two from each Of the II %boroughs
that constituted the colony. The meet
ing, which was known as the assembly,
was held at the church, with the gov
ernor and his council presiding. Those
who came from the boroughs were
called burgesses, and the assembly,
which met every year. was styled the
house OF b%urgesses. At this period this
wa the only English colony IN Amer
fca.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
SOUTH DAKOTA CROP
BEST IN HISTORY
Field Agent of U. s. Department
Of Agriculture Reports
His Findings.

! WATERFOWL, S. d., Oct. 12.-What
South Dakota has accomplished this
year in the way Of crop production is
revealed in a report just made by HI.
c. Richardson, field agent in South
c. Herbrandson, field agent in South
ment OF agriculture, bureau OF crop
statistics. A of the report
follows:
Corn-South Dakota has produced
the largest crop In bushels and in the
highest In quality ever produced. In
the northeastern portion of the state,
in h areas Of high altitude, some
late fields were slightly damaged by
frost, but these fields are OF minor
Weather conditions have favored the
crop in drying both the grain and
forage unusually well. 1t will be pos
sible to crib the corn as soon as farm
ers can pick it or whenever help is
available.
Spring Wheat-This is the largest
crop of wheat South Dakota has ever
produced and In numerous of the older
more intensely farmed counties, fields
have yielded more per acre h ever
before. 1t Is because of these large
yields in all sections, together with the
excellent quality, which has made the
total production for the state. The
central portion Of the state has given
unusual returns.
Oats-This Is the largest production
or this crop on record for h state.
The south ern and eastern counties had
an Exceptionally large crop n Of good
quality.
Barley-The largest production by
this state on record. Rains the fore part
Of August caused slight discoloration,
but on the whole the quality is ex-
cellent. g4 4
Potatoes-Exceeded her usual pro-
duction Of this crop this season by
$500, 600 bushels. The quality is high;
harvesting the crop is well along in all
sections.
Flax-Conditions which have been
favorable in his state increased the
production of flax this year materially
over recent years The crop is all
harvested and is practically all
threshed.
Stock Range Conditions-South Da-
kota reports received indicate the
western range conditions to be above
the usual n the native grasses have
1t suitable for winter feed. Pastures are
rather closely fed, due to the lack of
moisture during the late summer and
early fall. All truck crops gave unusual
yields.
Prices-When the returns received
from agricultural products are COM
pared with the prices paid even a few
years ago 1t will be readily noticed that
the prices are, all of them, approxi-
mately 100 per cent greater than were
formerly received. A considerable in
crease will be notice in most products
since 1917.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17

Dynamite, oxy-acetylene torches. IRE
anu wrecking cranes were employed
successfully In razing five tall, thin
walled. reinforced concrete, cement
storage bins, built 10 years ago at South
Chicago, says the Engineering Record.
Heavy charges Of dynamite In the sup
porting columns prodGced no effect.
Oxy-acetylene torches were then m
ployed to cut the steel rails that rein
forced them. the weight being shifted to
wood shores. Even the effect of the
heat and flames OF burning kerosene
soaked supports, roaring VI through
the barrels Of the tanks, apparently hsA
NO disintegrating effect, as the struc-
ture was not wrecked when 1t dropped
on edge. Wrecking cranes finished the
work. starting at the top and pulling
the tanks apart in chunks.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
SOUTH DAKOTA FLYER
is UP AT THE FRONT

Ce~EterSiile, s. D., Oct. i4.--hrtb.Y
W. Frter, a South Dakota boy who is
serving in the aero squadron of he
American forces In France, being one
OF the few South Dakota boys who
are fighting on h battle front. in a
letter to the home folks expresses con-
fidence thata the planes manufactured
In America and sent to France will
play a big part in bringing the war
with Germany to a successful conclu-
sion. He also is one OF those Mt the
battle front who do not believe there
will be an early ending of the war.
"
ABERDEEN - Charles Wheelhan. -
farmer, living south Of Aberdeen, died
atNHamiltop, Ontario, While taking the
body Of his deceased father to the old
home in Canada for burial.
MILBANK-Dwight Ballet, a Mlbank
boy who is undergoing training at the
Great Lakes station. has been chosen as
one OF the representative mar.ssmcn Of the
station. He captured eighth place In the
marine corps cup match, making a score
OF l76. The winner made 1888 hits. Ballet
made 81 hits. two more than the winner.
on the 600-yard range.
WEBSTER-Four stacks Of oats and q
separator were destroyed b. fire on The
farm OF Frank Hawkinson, some niles
from here. The Are caught from sparks
from the engine and spread With snch
rapidly that lsitber the stacks nor the
separator gould Le saved.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17

How many people realize the sensa-
tionai development that the pneumatic
tire business has experienced? The first
company to undertake the manufacture
Of pneumatic tires was the Dunlap
Company, organized at Dublin, Ireland.
a. 1889, with a capital Of about S76, 900
20 make tires for bicycles, and 1t rapid
ly grew to be q great business. Then
came the automobile Is add it's de-
mands, and today, only ~ years later,
the pneumatic tire business Of the
Of $3.50, 600, 900.