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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09
Cent-a-Word Advertisements
Minimum Charge Is Cents
MISCELLANEOUS

black and ten hound
April ID. William VanDeusen,
clayton, Mass.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09
PILGRIM CHURCH.
Congregational

Congregational
Rev. Ralph M. Timberlake, pastor.
Sunday, May 12th.
MOTHERS DAY..
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09

FOR SALE-Seed potatoes, ~. New
Yorker, Green Mountain and Lin.
coins. First two varieties we'll
known, consider the Lincoln's
superior. 80 per bushel. H. r.
Beebe, Canaan.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09

FOR SALE-Bronze turkey eggs.
G. B. Bartholomew, Sheffield, Mass.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09

FOR SALE-A bed couch and ma.
hogany divan. Mrs Joseph Franks,
Canaan.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09

FOR SALE-Top buggy with extra
spindle seat. two seated blackboard.
light single harness, Is foot Ladder,
chicken wire, coops, etc. 6. W.
Parsons, Executor, Canaan.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09

poisons-as arsenic in some one of its
many forms. This is the what" OF
spraying to kill the Colorado beetle.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09

FOR SALE-Garden and flower plants.
Get your orders in early, Asters,
Salvias, PansIes, Dahlia bulbs,
mixed colors, tomatoes, caulifiowers,
peppers, cabbage, eggplant, celery.
strawberry and nursery stock in
season. E. b. Stone and W. N. Beebe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
CHRISTMAS.

Santa is coming, Hi o. Hi o!
Hear his reindeer prance DER the
snow.
A little pack is on his back
Dolls, games and toys are in his
sack.
He flies to the housetops quick as
wink
Then springs from his sleigh. and
what do you think?
Down the chimney he goes
To fill the children's stockings, ]
spose.
He leaves many toys for the good
girls and boys;
This work dear old Santa Claus al
ways enjoys.
1t makes Santa sad when children
are bad
For to these he can't leave the toys
that he had
Then laying his finger aside of his
nose
Back up the chimney old Santa
Claus goes.
With crack of his whip and cry
"clear the way"
Old Santa is gone till the next
Christmas day.
ladelyn Johnson C. years. Montfort
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
FINDS OWN SON IN
DELAYED CASUALTY LIST.

Washington, Dec 12-Delays in
casualty reports, about which the
public has long been complaining,
came home forcibly yesterday to Adj
jutant General p. c. Harris, through
whose office these lists are handled.
In the list was the name of Captain
Chas. B. Harris, engineer, wounded
and made prisoner on Oct. 20. Capt
Harris is the generals own son, and
he has long worried about him.
An article in the December issue
of the Wisconsin Magazine of His
tory calls attention to the fact that
Notwithstanding the Ordinance Of
1857 negro slaves were held in Wis
consin throughout the territory per-
iod. The lead mine region was large
ly settled by southerners who came
up the Mississippi from Kentucky,
Missouri and other states. Common
ly they brought with them ideas fav-
orable to slavery, and on occasion
they brought along the slaves them
selves. Thus George w. Jones, not
ed political leader both in Wiscon-
sin and in Iowa held negroes at his
Grant county home. A case which
aroused much discussion in the ter
ritory was that of Methodist min
lister named Mitchell, whose wife had
received as a wedding present from
her father, Virginia STAKEHOLDER,
two slave girls. The holding of these
slaves seems not to have aroused any
objection on the part of Mitchell's
parishioners, but the New England
element in Wisconsin criticized him
bitterly, and according to one local
church historian he was finally ex-
PEELED from the conference.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
How lie Took Out
lie Christmas Mail
Sewen Ford

steam radiator, his face white and
drawn out of shape by twinges' of
rheumatism. He had dragged himself
down to the office, but that was all
he could do. Now, although he should
have been sent back to bed, he was
sorting the mail for his route.
"The Christmas mail, tool" groaned
Dan. He had a conscience, Dan had,
and his heart was in his work.
1t was sight of the great pile of
packages which made Danny groan
deepest. They were more to him than
simply SO much fourth-class matter,
these struggled boxes and bundles.
They were invested with something
besides the statute-guarded sanctity
of the United States mail, for which
Dan Sweeney had no light respect. He
knew that each one of them carried
not only merchandise but a subtle
freightage of the goOdly holiday spirit,
the joyful sentiment of Christmastide
And to think, just because of this
plaguey rheumatism of his, many Of
them might not be delivered until the
holiday was over with, when they
would come tagging along, as stale as
firecrackers on the 9Th of July! So
Danny groaned
''There!" said Danny at last, to the
office clerk who was to attempt the
task, ''you stow the packages in just
that order and do your best to find
where they go. Old Deacon'll take
you over the route all right if you give
him his head. He knows it like a
book"
So the Christmas mail was finally
started out over Route No. 2, Deacon
turned an inquiring eye on the new
man, as much as if to ask what was
the matter with Danny.
No sooner had they reached Joel's
road, where the route began, than
Deacon realized the inexperience of
the new man. Why, he was actually
going to drive right past the Powers
place, and the Powers almost always
had mail of some kind, even if it
s.'ssssS:4 more than poultry magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
FINE DECEMBER WEATHER.

Nearly Christmas and the Weather
during the past week has been what
the old-timer considers record
breaker. On Saturday last Grant
Ross exhibited in this office a branch
from lilac bush with buds grown al
most to bursting point, sight Meth
err he nor the Democrat man was ey-
er treated to on December 14th be-
fore. And on the previous day the
unusual sight of men blowing was
reported to us. And this after we
had had week of sleighing and the
skating was good for several days
Richland Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

or a seed catalogue. After one or
two such mistakes Deacon took charge
of things himself. From house to
house he went, stopping wherever he
had been in the habit of calling, wait
ing until the new carrier found who
lived there and had looked through let
ters and parcels to see if he had any
thing for them.
All the forenoon and all the after
noon this went on, but when the red
sun went down in the frosty west there
still remained half hundred letters
and more than peck of packages to
be delivered. The new man was hun
CRY and tired, but he was no gutter.
SO he begged some hay and oats for
Deacon, borrowed a lantern, and to-
gether they started to finish the route.
AS for Deacon, his old knees were
sitter than ever, his shoulder muscles
ached, his TANKS heaved like pair of
Dlacksmith's bellows, but he plunged
on, never skipping a single house,
never hesitating at roundabout half
mile, doing his whole duty quite as
thoroughly as if there had been some
one behind to urge him on instead of
cold-numbed clerk, who had no
longer even touched the reins. At last
only one letter was left, thick, bulky
one in blue waterproof envelope,
bearing foreign postmark. "Josiah
Braisted, Esq.," was the address.
BREASTED, eh?" muttered the clerk.
Wonder if the old horse knows where
he lives?"
Evidently Deacon did, for he was
blowing through big drift, heading
straight out on the Boston road into
the darkness. Far ahead, on the top
of long hill, the clerk could see the
lights of big house. There were no
other lights between. Miles behind he
could make out the glow of the city.
The clerk wished he could be back
there, where one could be warm again
and get something hot to eat. With
numb fingers he pulled out his watch.
Half-past nine! Why, it would take
them good two hours to drive back
now! Braisted be hanged! He could
get his letter after Christmas.
So he grabbed the reins and indi-
Gated to Deacon a desire to turn
around. But Deacon would not turn.
Pull on the rein as he might, Deacon
would only swing his head about,
keeping his legs moving straight
ahead. BY much shouting and saving
on the reins Deacon was stopped.
Then the new driver waded out to his
head, took him by the bits and tried to
point the horse the other way. Dea-
con refused to bulge. Those lights on
the top of the long hill marked the end
of the route, and Deacon knew it. And
to those lights they went. Josiah
Braisted?" asked the driver CURLY of
the young woman who answered his
ring.
ooh, it's come, it's comet" she
shouted to someone within, as she held
out her hand eagerly for the letter.
Never before had he seen so much
excitement caused by the delivery of
a letter. In moment there were three
or four persons in the front hall. all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

taxing at once.
do you think it will save him, doc
tori" asked the anxious-faced old
lady who had followed the girl to the
door.
1T will if anything will, I guess"
answered stout, bearded man. And
he mounted the stairs to see the pa
tent in the upper room.
Then they insisted that the half
frozen clerk come inside and have
something to eat. Deacon? Oh, they
would take care of Deacon. They did
all this and more. 1t seemed that this
letter had been long expected, and was
sadly needed, for it came from prod
igal son to very sick father. 1t had
its effect, too.
OF course tie clerk told them Of
Deacon's heroic stubbornness, of how
the old horse had insisted on going
to the very end of the route when
he had tried to turn him back. Josiah
Braisted, Esq, heard the story during
his convalescence.
Il must tell my son about that when
he comes home," he would repeat as
they told him of the part Deacon
played in the story. "We ought to do
something for that old horse" he said.
They did, too. The Office clerk, who
will first show you a handsome gold
watch, tells the story best, always end
ing with, "And old Deacon, why, ne
lives out there on the BREASTED place
like a thoroughbred. He's in clover,
he is"
'Well," Dan Sweeney will add, 'it's
no more'n he deserves. Old Deacon
was mighty good horse in his day,
and mighty KNOWN. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
NOTICE OF TELEPHONE MEETING.

The Farmers Telephone Company
will hold their Annual Meeting at
Beetown, Wis, Wednesday, January
9Th, 1919 There will be important
business to transact and all stock
holders are requested to be present
43c3 Farmers Telephone Company
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

whinny. There was reason for Dea-
cons restlessnesS. More than an hour
ago he should have been on the move,
but here he was still waiting in the
post office shed, and never a sign or
word from his driver. Deacon, you
understand, pulled Uncle Sans mail
over Rural Free Delivery Route No. 2,
Havertown p. o. He had pulled it for
three years, and he was fairly well
versed in the business. At any rate,
he knew that 1t was past his starting
time. Long before had the sway
back sorrel on Route No. / taken the
road. The pert little bay mare on No.
3 had followed a few minutes later.
Yet here was Deacon, with the heavi-
est and longest route of them all, still
standing idly in the she'd
Inside, in the Havertown post office,
were a number of men whose frame of
mind was worse than Deacons. One
of them was the postmaster himself.
In the first place, the simultaneous ar
rival of a three-foot snowfall and the
bulk of the Christmas mail was bad
enough. Next came the disabling of
one of his best drivers, and the discov-
cry that two substitute carriers were
out of town. Well the postmaster
said things. Dan Sweeney, driver of
No. route, was disabled beyond
doubt. There he was sitting on a
pile of mail sacks. his back against a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
BELOIT COLLEGE CLOSES
BECAUSE OF INFLUENZA

Beloit, Wis, Dec. 17.-Beloit col
lege closed today until after the hol-
idays because of the increasing num-
Der of influenza cases. The students
army training corps will continue a
few days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

All the rockies" agree that a
fresh second lieutenant, who may
have been fifty dollar clerk before
he got his commission, is more par
ticular about being saluted than the
major general.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

OST things Deacon took as
they came, and with great
calmness of spirit, for he
was an even-tempered old
horse, whose disposition a
dozen years, filled with
the usual allotment of
equine adversely, had
thoroughly seasoned. Yet
now he was paving and
stamping as impatiently as
any four-year-old. At in
tervals he would stretch
his neck, thrust forward
his old white nose, and in
dulge in q complaining
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

F. F. F. LAUNDRY AGENCY Leave
bundles at Parkins' barber shop p2.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06
KEEP ON GOING


Every poa' Is taxing people out ol
anchorage. why lhefe are many
reasons Deiay IN getting the appro-
pfiatioh caused some to leave. FROM
Uses oil hlsher wages. reported alb
normally prosperous thes IN mat
music OUTSIDE. Inc war. But great
'H' u an '""H'H - one MOI eHuiieI'
ateu ABOVE Alaska miShtS'
my Dig project IlN' 'he polIHlhS
."i the government railway WAS bound
TO S'"" inns way d I"'Ee populAuoh'
many ~ me" from some "'h'r Ike
PROJECT al intent ON making what
money the! c"uIH OUT OF the lhllhedl-
ate means at hand ana then beat
ih% IL.
Such are the people VINO question
the merchant on ms prices VINO are
ever on the guard that the\ may not
leave an extra penny IN the country;
VINO are coh'ihualiE ana forever 'eH-
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06
LOYAL LADIES
RAISING FUNDS
WORTHY CAUSE

Save a life" This is the slogan in
the Armenian and Syrian relief drive
few facts will enable us to better
understand the conditions in those
countries and to give intelligently.
America does not realize the hun
ger that exists in parts of Turkey. y
boy was brought to the hospital His
condition was such that he could not
eat solid food, but he cried for bread
When told that he could not eat it HI
said he did not want to eat it. but
wanted to put it under his pillow, st
that he could feel that food was near
\ consul tells OF eating piece OF
melon and tossing aside the rind. \
man bounced upon it like a panther;
he chewed at it for a few moments,
then he tossed ii aside. when another
picked it up and devOured the rest
An American doctor coming down
the side of mountain noticed a
group OF children in one place. When
he reached them he discovered that a
camel had died by the roadside and
these iamished children were in des.
pcration picking the last shreds OF
flesh from the skeleton. 1t is com
mon sight in the streets to see chill
dren picking grains from the dung of
animals.
In Aleith no grapes are expected
because the children have eaten the
young shoots and leaves. Fifty-five
per cent Of the population of Lebanon
are reported dead from starvation,
malnutrition and resultant diseases.
In Beirut they are dying by the doz-
ems in the streets Each day the
government sends wagons to gather
the bodies, and these are buried in
the potter's field.
G. Cornell Tarler. first secretary of
the American embassy at CONSTANT
nope, Sdlu. mere is HO tutstioh 40
to the extreme need. The distress
among the stricken people is beyond
any power OF words to describe The
American public can, however, have
absolute confidence that every dollar
given is wisely and effectively used
for the saving OF life. The number
OF children who are in daily need
runs into the tens OF thousands. No
appeal comes with greater force or
where necessity is more urgent than
for the refugees Of Turkey"
The liberal response Of the public
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06
ANOTHER Big MAN ENLISTED

When James A. Farrell, president
Of the United States Steel corporation.
was selected for the position OF direc-
tor of operations of the shipping board.
the steel industry felt man had been
chosen who Is preeminently fitted to
handle Job involving knowledge Of
shipping. Through his development of
the foreign trade of the Steel corpora
ton he has acquired Information and
experience which will be OF great bene-
f1t in increasing the governments CA
pacity for transporting men and sup
plies to the European war front.
Born at New Haven, on February
IS. 1868, Mr.. Farrell started his steel
career in a wire mill while he was yet
in his teens. While his work in the
shops was considered satisfactory he
gained an early reputation AS sales
man with the Pittsburgh Wire com
pany. Soon after this concern was
taken over by the American Steel and
Wire company. Mr. Farrell WAS made
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

On Sunday last n. J. Black invited
as his guests to Strawberry point Mrs
James MacCormac and sons, Donald
and Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Mellison, Chester Mellison, Jr, and
Eugene Mellison, and Mr.. Cox. the fish
commissioner.
The party left the dock at o'clock.
with the weather looking promising
After an hour or so storm seemed
certain. When about two-thirds OF
they way there the water became so
rough that further progress was i'm.
possible without great risks.
The party therefore turned home.
ward, but progress was low, and had
not Mr.. Black been a splendid captain
there might have been long, sad
tale to tell.
A quiet cove was found and there
the party stayed until 3 o'clock p. m.
A delicious picnic lunch was served in
the spacious cabin, and all voted II
much fun and Mr.. Black O splendid
host and boat captain. ,
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

to this appal was demonstrated yes
terday by the amount collected by the
loyal young ladies who are backing
up their faith in the cause by giving
themselves to the work Let US give
as unstintingly to this noble appeal
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

The recent 2la cents per pound ad-
vance in the price of copper has bene-
fitted the owners of the Copper King
mine, In the Whitehorse district, to
the extent of $4,000. For two months
previous to the advance they had a
lot OF ore in the bunkers at Skagway
for which they were unable to secure
transportation. and believed them
selves unfortunate. A few days ago
they managed to ship the ore and 1t
net them the additional handsome sum
on their smelter returns.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Mrs. Flannery and the Misses Elan
merry of New York, and Mrs G. +.
Fargo of Chicago came to Cordoya on
today's train, having made the trip
from the States to Skagway, White
horse, Dawson and Fairbanks.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Mrs Harding, mother of Mrs. An
drew Stevenson, wife of the president
OF the Bank of Alaska, spent yester
day in town as the guest of Mrs. W. X.
Hillery on her return from Anchorage
to Skagway.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

The Empress theater was crowded
last night. and people who wished to
see The German Curse in Russia"
were turned away This war picture
will be shown this evening at sharp
for the last time
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

have purchased J. l.. OBrien's stock
in the Cordova Mill and Lumber Com
pany, and Mr. Goodall is now the gen
eral manager of the plant
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Our former townsman, Walter De
Long, who resigned as general store
commission to accept similar posi-
ton with the American Smelling and
Refining Company, spent yesterday
with Cordova friends on his way to
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

The young ladies who sold buttons
yesterday for the Armenian orphan
fund realized nearly $3.50. Today the
W G. r. L. is conducting a sale of
potted plants at the Blum O'Neill
and netted quite good sum for this
same worthy cause
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06


continued in
United
Steele
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

The Copper River railroad will run
an excursion Sunday to Miles glacier
for the benefit of its employees. A
rate of 50 will be made for non-om-
ployes who wish to go.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

United States Commissioner +. +.
Medley and F. \. McConaghey, super.
intendent OF the Pioneer Packing Com.
pany, have returned from a cruise of
Prince William sound
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

W. H. James of the Kenai Packing
Company came over from Drier bay
in his launch to arrange for the ship
ment of pack of canned salmon to
the States.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Charles J. Goodall and associates
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Cash Cole. who has been to the
westward looking into some mining
property, spent yesterday with Cor
dova friends, on his return home to
Juneau
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

The new buildings at the Bonanza
mine, to replace those recently de-
stroyed by fire, are almost completed.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06
The Anchorage Sunday Times has
suspended publication.

A passenger steamship from the
States is due tomorrow morning.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., is due
In Cordova tomorrow on his first tour
of inspection of Alaska since he as
sumed the executive chair.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Chief Deputy Marshal J. II. d. BOnse
Of valdez is spending few days in
town on official business
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

Marshal r. X. Brenneman and wife
of Valdez spent last evening with
Cordova friends.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

A. Brigdale has arrived from An
chorage to accept a position as limo
type operator on the morning paper.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06

As the city council failed to draw a
quorum last night, no meeting was
held.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-06
HAPPENINGS Of LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST

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