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Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
BobOlink Restored to Favor.

BY reason of its depredations on
the rice fields, the bobolink was form
erlE rated the most destructive feath-
cred creature on this continent. But
the rice has moved away from the path
Of its migration, and on this account
ii has become almost harmless. Hence
forward we may admire the protean
boboiink without qualification, and,
protected against it's only important
enemy. mnn, it will doubtless become
much mare numerous species.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
SCOUT GUARDS ARE PRAISED.

Almost everyone In this country has
heard Of the coast watching work Of
English scouts. They have often re-
ceived official recognition.
Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby, on
handing over his appointment as adj
miral commanding coastguard and re-
serves, to Vice Admiral Sir Dudley de
Chair, acknowledged the valuable as
sistance rendered by sea scouts en-
ployed On constructing, and is i'm
pressed by their smartness, intelli-
gence, and keenness in carrying out
their important duties"
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
sIIo-FiIIing Crew Gathering Corn
Sled Type Cutter Is In Use and Corn
la Carried Directly to Wagon.

tached to the corn harvester and de-
posits the bundles of corn as they are
cut on the wagons which may be driv-
en- opposite the machine. IL it Is de-
sired to start the binder several hours
ahead of the ensilage cutter, this at
tachment is not used, as then the corn
may be dumped on the ground and
from there loaded by hand.
In view of the current high prices
of grain, the specialists of the United
States department of agriculture sug-
gest that, in many instances, the ears
may be proftably snapped or husked
and only the fodder converted into
silage. By the practice of this sys-
tenn the silo will still provide a wealth
of cheap, succulent roughage,
-. Sealing Is Neglected.
Sealing of the silo after the struc-
ture is filed is too often neglected.
There are a number of practical meth
DDS of topping off the silo so as to
minimize waste and spoilage. A COM
mon practice is to level the silage and
then to tramp over the top thoroughly
for 20 or 80 minutes every day for a
week, in order to eliminate air pock-
cts near the top of the silo and to
thoroughly compact the mass of feed.
Then oats may be sown after the top
of the ensiIage has been thoroughly
soaked with water.
Make Use of Boys.
The specialists of the department
recommend the use of boys in the silo
for tramping and packing the ensilage
during the filing process as conserva-
tive of man labor as well as silo space.
Under this arrangement one man to
handle the distributor pipe with three
or four boys in an average IA to 16-
foot diameter silo will not only pack
away the feed so that it will all be
saved, but they also will render avail
able the maximum tonnage capacity
= the silo. ,.....4.tss. .,,.a.a =.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
SCOUTS RESCUE cANoEISTs.

The members of Troop No. 81 Of
Manhattan rescued two canoeists from
drowning in the Hudson river. The
scouts were in a motorboat. The scout
master, Father Coogan, who is also a
police chaplain, was in charge of the
boat Sixteen first and second class
scouts were aboard.
A mile away, one of the scouts dis
covered a distress signal. A canoe
paddle was waved at intervals by
some one in the water. The scouts soon
effected a rescue.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
District of Canaan, S., Probate

District of Canaan, S., Probate
Court, October %, 1918.
Estate of Richard J. Cunningham,
late of Canaan, in said district, de-
ceased. e#
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Canaan hath limited and air
lowed six months from the datg
hereof for the creditors of said esq
tate to exhibit their claims for settle
ment Those who neglect to pres
ent their claims properly attested
within said time will be debarred
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to
Teresa N. Cunningham,
Administrators,
Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21

Most boys and girls know him, and
those who don't will love him, when
they see him in the
Sunday New York Herald
Boys and Girls of the Public
Schools here is your big chancel
The New York Herald will give a
Gold Watch for each suggestion for
an adventure by Foxy, acceptable to
The Herald and suitable for Npic-
ture.
Write out your ideas and SEND
them to
FOXY GRANDPA
Tho New York Herald Office
Herald Square, New York city.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
District of Sharon, IS. Probate Court,
November 18th, 1913.

District OF Sharon, IS. Probate Court,
November 14th, 1918.
Estate of Watson E. Emmons,
late of Sharon, in said District, de-
ceased.
The executor represented the es-
tate insolvent after the expiration on
the time limited for creditors to
present their claims against said es-
tate, and said Court of Probate has
this day appointed Malcolm Rudd of
Lakeville, Conn. and Edward p.
Hazard of Sharon, Conn, commits
sioners upon said estate.
Notice is given that the said COM
missioners will meet at the Probate
Office, in said Sharon, on December
7th, 1918, at 2 p. M. for the purpose
of attending to the duties of their
appointment.
William Emmons, Executor,
Estate of Watson e. Emmons, decd.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
The Peoples Might.

The feudal system, like other stupen-
dous fabrics of past ages, is known
only by the rubbish it has left behind
1t. Crowned heads have been compelled
to submit to the restraints of law, and
the people, with that intelligence
which makes the voice resistless, have
been able to say to the prerogative:
"Thus far shalt thou come and no
arther"-Daniel Webster.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
Nets for SmuQqlers.

A curious method of preventing
smuggling instituted by the Italian
government is the fixing of a metallic
net along the length of the Swiss from
tier. The net is of five-mesh steel
wire about nine feet high, and there
are gateways at different points.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
Wanted Information.

While I was upstairs, our little Eliz-
abeth called that the cat wanted to
get outdoors because she had been
teasing him. 1 replied: 81 will be
down In q minute and let him out, but
don't tickle him in the meantime.
When 1 got down she had been look
ing him all over, and said: Daddy,
where is his meantime ?"-Chicago Ex-
aminer.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
TREES TO LEAVE IN '
FARM-TiMBER TRACT
Aim to Improve Wood Lot in Cut
ting for Fuel Supply.
Wood Should Be Attended to 40 Soon
"a Possible So There VIII BE PEN
ty OF Time for Material 20
Properly Season.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
In cutting firewood for this winters
emergency fuel supply the operation
should be undertaken with the double
purpose of furnishing heat and Inn
proving the farm wood lot at the same
time. 49, =,
The trees should be marked for cut
ting while the leaves are on them,
even If other farm work prevents the
actual Telling until later, because 1t ID
easier to tell the different kinds by the
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
The Kangaroo Industry.

In Australia kangaroo farming is an
important industry. The hides are val
liable and the tendons extremely fine
indeed, they are the best known to sur
geons for sewing up wounds, and es-
pecially for holding broken bones to
gether, being much finer and tougher
than catgut, which is used extensively.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
UnpaIatabIe Snip "Bread."

in grandfather's day ship took on
her supply of bread for voyage in
casks before leaving home. This supply
had to last until the end of the voyage,
though that might be a year or two.
The bread was in the form of hard
biscuit. 1t kept fairly well when dry,
but often it got damp and moldy, or
9ormy.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21

Leguminous Crop Needed.
A leguminous crop is necessary in
rotation to keep up the nitrogen SUD-
paY I'm the son.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21
North Canaan Honor Roll.

bunker. Edward Jr.
Hildreth, Frank ].
Enhoff, John Jr.
Kane, James A.
Kane, James ].
Kane, William A.
Killawee, James
Killawee, John
Killawee, Joseph
LaRargue, Edwin Roy
Laffargue, George
Laitenen, Edwin r.
Leffingwell, Burton
Mather, Stanley
Mathis, Nicholas
Michaels, Lyman
Miller, Clinton J.
Miller, Henry c.
Minacci, Isador
Minacci, Peter
Nielsen, Adolph
Nielsen, John
O'Connell, Charles j.
Ostrout, William R.
Parsons, Nelson L.
Paviol, Ange John
Pera, Battesta
Perdrizet George A.
Piani, Emilio
Rix, Howard A.
Sanford, Frederick
Segalli, Achille
Smith, Albert E.
Strayer, Harvey w.
Smith, Leroy
Stevens, Frank
Stevens, Wallace r.
Taylor Emanuel
Taylor, Robert
Taylor, John
Tierney, Thomas V.
Togno, Domenico
VaIentj. Giovanni
ViscontI, Giovanni
Waite, Irving j.
Waller, Harry j.
Wallace, William I.
Wilson, Edward Joseph
Wilson, George M.
Zucco, Antonio
ZoffoH, Engelo
rice.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21

Adams, John Austin
Adam, Malcolm G.
Able, Whittlesey
Adam Kenneth A.
Adam, Forbes
Adam, John G.
Armstrong, John R. FL.
Babb, Clifford c.
Bartlett, Hiram Loring
Bannahan, William
Bailey, John H.
Bennett, John f..
Blass, William S.
Brewster, Howard L.
Broggi, Angelo
Broggi, Rico
*Caldwell, Alfred c.
Cam, Ivan D. 49,:
Caravati, Paul
Caravati, Angelo
Carter, Grant G.
Casey, John M.
Casey, James H.
Casterlin, George R.
Condor, Henry
Condor, George D.
Cont, Louis
Cudney, Henry
Daloni, Azzo
Dalone, Natalie
Drumm, Crawford F.
Dean, Harvey j.
Deloy, Edward Frank
Dieter, Fred J.
Drumm, Russell
Eddy, Allerton -
Fatturini, Angelo
Fitch, George L.
Fitzgerald, Vincent j.
Freeman, Talbot o.
Fuller, John Ransom
Clarity, John Vincent
Garvin, John A.
*Garvin, James S.
Gaylord, Irving
Graves, John HI.
Greene, Francis Raymond
Hanlon, Arthur j.
Hart, Edwin
Hatmaker, Howard E.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21

= Died in Service.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
UNITED STATES Is SPENDING
FIFTY MILLIONS A DAY

Washington, ID. c., July l.-War ac-
tivities now drain about $50, 900, 900 a
day from the nations public treasury
and in June the running expenses were
greater than ever before, though loans
to allies dropped to less than in any
month since April, 1917, when the Unit.
ed States became belligerent. Includ-
ing estimates for the last two days of the
month not yet recorded expenditures for
June were about $500, 900, 600 or ap-
proximately the same as the record fig
ure for May. Ordinary war expenses
for the month amount to about 81, ,25S,-
900, 900, new high record, and pay
ments to the allies were approximately
1926, ,000, 900, less than half the $780,
600, 900 which the treasury usually has
figured as necessary to finance the allied
purchases in the United States every
month. The use of ships to transport
troops to France, instead of for war ma
terials, is considered responsible pri-
marily for the reduction of the allied
loans.
Ordinary expenses for various Gov
ernment departments, $7,567, ,OO0, 900 ;
payments to Allies, $4,70S, 900, 600 in
terest on Liberty Bonds and other pub.
lie debt items, $l75,000,OOO; Federal
Farm loans Ito be repaidD, $50, ,OOO, 900 /;
Panama Canal, $l9,OOO,OOO In addi-
ton, $6,747.00O, 900 certificates issued
earlier in the year were redeemed !;
$27 ,362, 900 one-year treasury notes were
paid and $2l ,536, 900 national bank and
federal reserve bank notes were re-
tired.
Receipts for the year without records
of the last few days, were reported as
follows:
Liberty Loan, s7,563, 900, 600 income
and excess profits taxes, $2,ll5 ,OOO, 900
with probably $500, ZOO, 900 or more yet
to come in) miscellaneous internal rev.
enue sources, 1868. 600, 900; War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps, $296, 600 900 +;
customs (tariff revenue), Sl7s, 900, 600
miscellaneous revenue, $2S7, ,OOO, 900
Panama Canal tolls, $5,s46,oOO The
Government also took in So, 4S6 ,OOO, 900
from sales of certificates ofindebtedness,
redeemed later in the year; 81, ,O2O, ,OOO
from postal saving bonds; $l9,l5O, ,0Oo
deposited for purchase of one year treas.
ury notes under the federal reserve act,
and SIC, ,240, 600 deposited for retirement
of national bank and federal reserve
bank notes.
The big proportion of Government
financing this year is shown sharply by
comparison with records of the preced-
ing year, itself record. Then, ordin-
ary expenses were $l,l47, 100000, loans
to allies, 1876, ,OOO, QUO or total of less
than $1,000, ,000, 600. Ordinary revenue
receipts we're $l,llS,O 200 and pay.
ments on the first Liberty Loan amount,
| ed TO 81, ,466, ,000,00
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
CONVERSION OF LIBERTY BONDS


Liberty Bonds of the first and second
issues and those obtained by converting
bonds of the first issue into per cent
bonds can be converted into Al per cent.
Liberty Bonds during the six months
period beginning May 9th and ending
November 9th, 1918. The new bonds
will be dated May 9th, 1918.
After November 9th, 1918, no further
rights of conversion will attach to the 4
per cent. bonds, either the original bonds
of the second loan or those obtained by
conversion of bonds of the first loan.
All of the At per cent. bonds are non.
convertible.
Bonds for conversion may be surren.
dered at any Federal Reserve bank or at
the Treasury Department. Registered
bonds must be assigned to the Secretary
of the Treasury for conversion, but such
assignment need not be witnessed.
On conversion of registered bonds reg
istered bonds only will bs delivered,
neither change Of ownership nor change
into coupon bonds being permitted.
Coupon bonds, however, may be con.
verted into registered bonds upon re-
quest. Coupon bonds must have the
May 10Th or June 18th, 1918, coupons
detached and all subsequent coupons
attached. Coupon bonds issued from
conversion will have only four interest
coupons attached, and later must be ex-
changed for new bonds with the full
number Of coupons attached.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
ARRIVE AT FUNSTON
Custer County Contingent Treated Fine
Enroute to Camp Funston and
Are Feeling Fine.

18th Co., l64 d. B,
CAMP FUNSTON, Kan, June 80, 1918.
Local BOARD,
DEAR SIRs Arrived here last night
about ll:30 and everyone feeling fine.
Am sending you the reservation blanks
back as we were not fortunate enough to
need them. Nevertheless we are here
and have already taken our physical ex
animation, and received our uniforms
and are now full fledged soldiers. We
were well fed on the road and the BOYS
behaved nicely. Sorry | haven't more
time, but will find time in day or so
to write more. Hoping you receive the
papers promptly, am
Yours very truly,
f. G. GRAY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
MUST DISPLAY THEIR NUMBER

Owners Of autos who drive them
through the city streets and on the roads
and highways of South Dakota must
hereafter display their license numbers
on the machines, or else suffer the con-
sequences. The Secretary of State now
has on hand $1,000 license numbers,
and those who have not been provided
with one may secure one by writing the
secretary's office. 1t will be good plan
for the owners of cars and other motor
driven vehicles to comply with the law
in this respect, for the license number
must be displayed on every car in use
and on every truck and motorcycle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06

A very pretty wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. N. Fitch at
Edgemont, S. D., last Wednesday even
ing at eight o'clock when their daugh-
ter, Gladys Mary, was united in holy
wedlock to Henry Sager of Custer. The
ceremony was performed by E. j Rees
pastor of the NJ. E. Church of Edgemont
Both bride and groom were born in Gus.
ter and have lived here all their lives.
The Chronicle and their host of friends
extend congratulations and good wishes
to the happy pair
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
JULY DRAFT 1000
Quota for July Announced by Adjutant
General Morris-Custer County to
Furnish Thirty-Three

Custer county will be required to fur
nish thirty-three men in the regular
July draft of South Dakota's 1000. OFF,
cial call has been received by the Local
Board, saying in part;
During the five day period, begin
ming July 22nd, each Local Board will
complete the entrainment of its quota
for Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. A
schedule showing the date of entrain.
ment and route will be furnished you as
soon as same is received from the Rail.
road Officials, who will prepare and fur
nish this Office such schedule.
"Only white men physically qualified
for general service are to be inducted
under this Call. The number of men
called for under this Call must be actu-
ally entrained, neither more nor less
will be allowed. In selecting these men
you will be governed as TO their physical
qualifications by the new regulations,
and your attention is directed to Para
graph 2, of Circular No. rs, new series.
You will take special pains and have
your examination reports examined by
the physician, member of your board,
| and see that no one is entrained who
will not comply with the new physical
regulations, and if necessary examine
registrants SO there will be no question
as to physical qualifications.
| "If practical, registrants actively COM
ply and assiduously engaged in planting
and cultivating crops will not be taken
under this Call, but if Local Boards are
unable to fill allotment from its regis
trants within Glass |, by deferring the
entrainment of these engaged in farm
ing, the Board will proceed to select
such farmers as in their judgment can
best be spared, and to fill the Call, you
should carefully go over the registrants
in Class deferred Classificatons and as
certain whether or not some such regis.
trants should not be re-classified and
placed in Class /. You will have ample
time to attend to this if it is given atten-
ton at once.
Except as above specified, men shall
be inducted from Class /, in sequence of
order number, disregarding divisions of
Class l."
The quotas of Black Hills counties for
the July call are as follows.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
MON EY INSTEAD MERCHANDISE
SHOULD BE SENT SOLDIERS

SHOULD BE SENT SOLDIERS.
The original order that the approval oi
regimental or higher commander was
necessary before packages might be sent
TO members of the expeditionary forces
has been modified so officers with the
rank of major and higher may approve
shipments. The approval of a company
commander is not sufficient.
The question of the shipment of par
cells to France first came to the attention
of the War Department when the com
manding general of the expeditionary
forces cabled that congestion of such ar
ticles had reached such point that
French railroads were unable to handle
the load. A board appointed by the
Secretary of War and the Postmaster
General examined 5000 sacks of parcel
post mail, and found that the articles
being sent not only, in the main, were
absolutely unnecessary, but undesirable.
The investigation showed that the
amount of such mail had reached total
OF SOC, 1000 pounds week, and was stead
lily increasing.
Relatives and friends, according to a
recent statement by the War Depart
ment, will find they often can do a
greater service to soldiers by sending
them money for the purchase of articles
in France than by forwarding the arti-
cles. Tobacco is now being supplied as
part OF the Army rations, and merchan-
disc of nearly all kinds may now be pur-
chased in France through the hugh gen.
eral store established by the Quarter
master Corps at lower prices than
charged by retailers here
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
TEAOHER's EXAMINATION.

The regular examination for Second,
Third and Primary Grade Certificates
will be held at the Court House in Gus.
ter, July 1918.
ETHEL MONTGOMERY,
County Supt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-07-06
Total.

The exact time for entrainment during
the FIVE day period beginning July 22nd /,
will be announced later.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-23
MURiO IN MILITAR DE ORlGEN
MENICANO.

Hoy a las dicz de Ia manana >ecd
'epultado en- Ell pa1teon de San Fer
aando. el cadaver de, Sr. Enrique
rardenas, quicn, s;endo soldado del
EjGrc;to de los Estados Unido;, ia
'eci6 antes de anoche, a las siete
' media, en- 81 Hospital Gel Fuerte
Sam Houston, q donde fue traslada-
10 del Campo Travis en- caanto Sc
inti6 enfermo.
{! ST.. Cardenas sera Se~pultado con
.odos los honores militf-eS que !e CO.
cresponden, p~artiendo q c~ortejo FIJI
rebrc de Ia casa numero 100 de Ia ca
lie Belvin. dondc el caGayer fue We
lado.
Como el ST. C&rdenas era de ORR
ger mexicano : tenia muchos amigos
&c es.a nacionalidad. es dc p~resumir-
g que 81 scpelio SO vera muv concu-
rrido por y mayor parte de los me-
IicanoS que fueron suS amigos. a
demas de los miitares que hacien-
dole los honorcs respect!vos as!stiran
al entierro.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-23
IN OFFICIAL DE POLICIA FUE
ATROPELLAD0.

El Official d pclicia Porrow, Guam
90 Sc d:rigia antes de anoche q las
oficinas ~centrales, fue atrope!lado pof
el autom6vil qIc gu!aba 81 so,dado
L. E. Armstrong, p~erteneciente al eS-
cuadr6n aereo $40. del Kelly Field.
Como c~onsecuencia del acc:dente
el Official Ferrow rezulto con varlos
golpes que ameritaron 81 pase a hos
pical, de donde fue renitido dsSpueS
q su domicilio. donde c~ontinuaT@ Gu
randose.
e cahalro de Perrow. que en- el
momento del accideHte em2rencio u
NJ veloz carrcca. fua d5,enido va
rias GALES mas adelaRte Y devaeito a!
propietario.
E! soldaGo Armstrong y otro dc
nombre Hick. p~ertcneciente tamblen
a. mismo Cuerpo y que ocupaba ig1al
menta e! automoyil, fueron ~arresta-
dos Y consignados a Ia po!lcla mill
tar.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-23
LAS CORTES NC SERAN


De5pues de una conferenc!a que
aver ce,ebraron la mayor parte de
los jueces de Ia ciudad. Sc acordo que
los trabajo; Ell Ia corte del Conda-
DO Y de IA ciudad, no serian Suspend
dos, como en- IN principle Sc decia
que sucederia con motive del des-
Grrollo que ha venido tomando Ia
Influenza espahoia.
Los juecss que diScutieron el a
unto tomaron en- ~cuenta, ademas de.
gran periodic de vaeaciones de que
nan disfrutado ultimamente en- aque-
las ofic!nas. que las condolences de
la epidemic no son tan alarmantes
para adoptar esta medida, a la cual
lnicamente Sc recurrira en- I'm ca
so necesario.