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Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
LIGHTS WENT OUT AT ST MARY'S RECTORY AND
 CHURCH
Nearby Homes Also Affected

Probably owing to the over taxation on the lighting system Monday night all of the lights in St. Mary's rectory, the church, and nearby homes, went out just before the parade reached this point. This was disappoint- ment, for illuminations and decora- tions had been arranged.
 Especially so was this true at the fine St. Mary's property, where from the church steeple had been draped an American flag and the largest ser vice flag in Putnam with the inserip- ton, "198 Boys in the Service" Fr. Bedard had caused the decoration to be arranged with lights to set it off, and was personally disappointed, as he is justly proud of the fine showing the parish has made in the number of young men who have been fighting for democracy in the great world war.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
THIRTEENTH TIME OVER TOP UNLUCKY
Private Ernest Durand of Putnam Carrying One of Ftzs Souvenirs In Left Thigh.-Ceaned Out Machine Gun
 Nest and Captured Hill 240.

Private Ernest Durand. son of Mir and Mrs Clifford Durand. Wood stock avenue. writes home and tells his parents how he got his 'blighty." Here is the story as he tells it:
 T have at last found time to write you a line and will give you all the news possible I couldn't write be- fore for all we have been doing is driving Fritz towards Berlin. l was in one drive from the 18th to the 17th of September Then we left that front and came way up on the Cham pagne front and the drive there last ed nine days I was wounded by a machine gun October 9th and I am writing this letter in a base hospital Now don't worry about me or my wound It is only one of Fritz steel souvenirs in the left thigh. It is not serious wound at all
 I will try and give you an idea of how l was feeling the morning I got my bhghty We had been fighting for eight days then and the Huns were resisting pretty hard in front of us Three days before we had cap tured hill which the French thought 1t was impossible to take. When we stormed the hill the Germans had so many machine guns that you couldn't hear yourself think from the noise of their popping After one of the pret- tiest little scraps that was ever pulled off we took the hill and stayed there for three days and on the eve of the third day l was wounded. 1 got or ders from the commanding officer that we were going over the top at 8 o'clock the next morning 1 was chief runner for the battalion com mander and had sixteen runners un- der me. Now, I always had conf dence in myself until that morning, when l felt myself slipping We'll, the barrage opened up at 757 and at o'clock it started rolling and we started forward Talk about your machine guns-all you could hear was t-tat-tat-tat-tat, and the old
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
MISS ELSIE ROUSE MARRIED

Miss Elsie Rouse, daughter of Mir and Mrs Arthur w Rouse, School street, whose engagement was an nounced some months ago, was mar ried at the home of her parents Sat urday afternoon to Lieutenant Vol ney Durfee of Vermont Lieutenant Durfee has been stationed at Camp Sevier, S C. Miss Rouse has been bookkeeper for J. B. Tatem X Son.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
HAS EIGHT YOUNG PATRIOTESS
 ES

Patrick Cray, known as Red, con ductor on the yard switeher, has a family of eight. Not one of the ieght wears a coat, trousers or vest they are all girls and range in ages from 2 to 16 years. All but the youngest goes to school and when the War Work drive started all wanted to help. Pat says if he gives to each child so that she may in turn give at school. he will have to work overtime. But Pat is proud of his family, is pa triotie, and will get by to the satis- faction of his children and himself, leave it to Red.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
STOLE s37o AND DISAPPEARED

An officer of Goodyear telephoned Captain Ryan Tuesday morning to ar rest John Cobence, 26, whom he wanted on charge of stealing s370.
 According to the Goodyear official John got up at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning and disappaerad With him disappeared S70 of Mrs. Cobence's n sney and $500 belonging to board CT. The man is described as , feet, 9 inches tall, dressed in light suit and gray overcoat with belt.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

The wedding ceremony was per- formed in the presence of relatives by Rev. George C. s. Mackay of the Baptist church Following the cere- mony Lieutenant and Mrs. Durfss left for short wedding journey, re- turning to Putnam. The bridegroon left for camp Wednesday. Mrs. Dur fee will remain at home until her hss- band is mustered out of service.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
MEETING IN INTERESTS OF ED
 UCATIoN AT THOMPSON

There will be a public meeting in the interests of education at Thomp- son Hill next Monday evening at $ o'clock with the following program:
 Demonstration lesson, 4th grade history story, Miss Bebeau; demon stration lesson, 7th grade history reading, Miss Brown; music; address, Consolidation J. L. Meader; ad- dress, Standard Schools L. T Gar rison.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
ALL DRAFTS
 CANCELLED
No Ouestionnaires to Be Sent to
 Men Between 37 and 45
Local Board Has Done Fine Work Will Probably Soon Be Thing
 of the Past

Up to Tuesday morning the local tiee. The last order received was to orders since the signing of the armis- tice The last order reeeivde was to speed up" Although the board took a holiday Monday the chief clerk and his assistants were on hand early Tuesday morning and began sending out questionnaires to about 1900 reg istrants of Is years and between 37 and 45. In the morning 190 such questionnaires were put in the local postoffice and shortly afterward the order was received to cancel the re- quirements of filling out of question naires in the latter class. Most of the questionnaires were obtained from the postoffice If any registrant in this class receives one he may re- turn it without filling it out.
 All calls for men to be inducted in to service have also been cancelled, anu ~ IleH NiiO NGit u titJi eRiii I II day morning for Garden City, L. l., We maj ad notices on Tuesday that the need not report here. Registrants still are liable. under the new orders, fo. calls for service in the navy or marine corps, however, and it is pos sible that some men from this district may yet be called for service in these branches.
 The local board, composed of Dr. ]. E. Kent and Charles L. Torrey, Putnam, and Edward A. Sullivan, Danielson. has apparently completed it's work and will soon be a thing of the past. but the excellent work done will long be remembered. Every member of the board has worked con- scientiously and faithfully in hard position. and those who have had dealings with them must have realiz- cd that each member was trying to do his duty without fear or favor There have been cases which to outsiders seemed, perhaps, unjust in comparl- son with other cases. The board has endeavored to treat everyone fairly and each one alike, and the cases which seem to oppose each other could easily be accounted for and the critic satisfied regarding them if he took the trouble to make inquiries. The board has had a great task and a delicate one, and has handled it to the satisfaction of the thinking public.
 The board will catch up on the work to date and will await closing orders. The local board has made a good showing and has been among the leaders of the state
 The detailed work, and there was a great amount of it, has been handled by the chief clerk, Irving Miron. MT. Miron has had assistance from time to time and in rush periods there have been willing volunteers, notably from the faculty and pupils at the high school Very few requests for assistance have been refused. The plan worked out at Washington was new in every way and countrywide Was handled satisfactorily. Connee- 5eat was a leading state in carrying out the draft regulations, and Put nam was a leading city of the state to which credit is due to the efficient exemption board of the 16th district.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
LUNDSTROM WHISTLES TO A
 TIE

Al Lundstrom of North Grosvenor- dale wrestled Pinkie Gardner of Bos- ton to tie at the Grand Opera House Boston. last Thursday night.
 Al was in the office Friday. He said that he would like to get a match to finish with the Boston boy. The bout last Thursday went but half an hour Boston sporting writ CTS said it was the best exhibition seen in some time.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

up in the morning at four O clock, DO my housework, then go toafactory and work ali day. come home and get supper and feel good. I don't know how many of my friends I have told what Lydia F. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. Mrs. ANNA METERLANo, 36 West 10th St, Peru, Ind.
 Women who suffer from any such ail- ments should not fail to try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound. sxSzsxnAe
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

et < As
 badly that at times 1 could not be on my feet and it did not seem as though I could stand it. l tried diff ere n t medicines without any benefit a nd several d o c tors told me nothing but an operation would do me any good. My drug gist told m e of Lydia F. Pin k- hams Vegetable
 Compound. l took
 1t with the result
 that I am now well
 and strong. l get
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
STOLEN BICYCLE RECOVERED
 IN FALL RIVER

During the Victory Day parade, Leslie Hayward left bis bicycle stand ing in front of the high school. When he returned for it it had disappeared He notified Captain Ryan.
 Captain Ryan notified the police of number of cities of the theft. Thursday he received word from the chief of police at Fall River than one Henry Nizalouski was apprehended in that city as runaway from the Lyman school for boys at Westboro, Mass. The young man said that he stole a bicycle in Putnam during the parade. The wheel will be returned to its owner.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
vs. COAL How The Former OutpoInts
 The Latter in Every Department

In setting forth and emphasizing past arguments in support of our contention extracts from recent article in favor of The Use of Electricity the Home we quote in Golfers:
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15
WOMAN WORKS
 15 HOURS A DAY
Marvellous Story of Woman's Change from Weakness to Strength by Taking
 Druggists Advice.

Peru, Ind. 70 suffered from a dis ,lacement with backache and dragging
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

electrical devices: washers require : less than pounds of coal a month; vacuum cleaners 8 pounds; , percolators 10 pounds. And there is another angle to this talk on the use of electricity } in the home labor-saving You all have seen the slogan displayed in your local newspaper Men for Women for !. Work"
 Women are taking men's places wherever possible. And vet the labor of the household must be done.
 Many households nowadays are finding 1t impossible to get ser wants, many others in the general movement for economy are releas- ing servants so that they may go into various war industries where women are employed or to take the place of men in shops. on street cars, in factories.
 And think of the value of the labor-saving electrical devices in these households. Electricity be- comes their Automatic Servant. ''
 Modern civilization IS tending more and more to centralization of supply The household is sup piled from eenters where produc- tion is carried on in a large way. where production Is standardized, and where manufacturing costs are lowest because of these req sons. It is impossible to imagine the average American family mak- ing all its own clothes, as well as weaving the cotton and wool from which the clothes are made. It is equally impossible to imagine this same family constructing it's own furniture or, unless the family is a farmers family, supplying its own food No. the clothes, the i furniture, the food, and innumera- ] ble other articles come from cen tral source of supply And when we, all of us, get our heat, light, and power from a central supply, it will mean that real fuel conser- vation has been attained. ht Batteries Has Arrived TRICALCO. ss-Bradford Go.
 PUTNAM, CONN.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

Advertise in The Patriot.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

LEST YOU FORGET Job Printing at The Patriot Office
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-15

It is late October and the fuel problem is upon us. The justif- cation of every pound of coal used comes under searching scrutiny. And as Dr. Garfield pointed out in these pages of Golfers six weeks ago, although coal production has attained mark which it has never reached before, we are still short some 35 million tons. Fuel must be conserved in every possible way
 The use of electricity is the wasteless way of using fuel Take an electric range in comparison with the old-fashioned kitchen range. When the coal Is burned in a range it is estimated that only about 2ce of the heat units goes actually in the food the other 98fe per cent is wasted in smoke and gases which go up the fue or heat the surrounding atmosphere. Electrical heat, on the contrary, Is much more efficient because 1t Is concentrated The heat is where you want it when you want it; it is localized; and it can be turned off or or when required, and not wasted when it is not required.
 The average coal range uses from 1000 to 1000 pounds per month; the average electric range uses current produced from 575 pounds.
 Now let us consider the humble . sadiron. It ceases to be humble | when you take 1t in the aggregate. ] For five million electric irons alone have been sold in this country of which more than a million have been sold during the past year. The average electric iron uses only 2 pounds of coal each month Com pare this with the coal the old fashioned range requires on iron ing day" Each scuttle of coal contains 20 to 30 pounds and near CT 30 than 20 How many scuttles do you have to feed the range when you have to keep it red-hot practically all day?
 It is the same way with other
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

4 petition Is being circulated requesting ". Y. Tompkins and J. II. Crow to become candidates for school director of the Pres colt district. This Is not done against either Mr. Scott or Mr. Dan Pittman, the two retiring directors, for neither of them wants the place, in fact no one wants to be school director; but under the peculiar financial con- dition of this district these two IF en have been suggested, not only because they would make good school directors, but be- cause they would be of great service to the district otherwise. They are good book-keepers and either would make a good secre- tary of the board. In fact one man should be secretary and he should have an assistant. This district handles about SIS, ,000 0o annually and the books of a trust fund like that should be well kept.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16
GRADUATION GIFT BY
 WILSON'S JeWeLRY STORE

An interesting feature of com mencement week is the exciting contest now on at Nelson's Jew elry Store.
 Mir. Nelson has chosen a very unique way of expressing his in terest in the Prescott schools. Upon the face of large clock he has placed the names of the twelve Senior girls who will graduate on Thursday night, May IT, 1918. The name of the lucky girl upon which the hand stops is to be given a beautiful string of pearls.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16
SPEAKERS FOR RED CROSS DRIVE

The Speakers Committee for the
 Second Red Cross $100, GOO,
 000.00 Drive announce the fol-
 lowing program;
 Alabama Tp., Hon. J. Q. 4. Bush at Falcon, Sunday il a. m.
 Taylor Tp., D. L. McRre, R. D martin at Delta, Monday S:30 D. m.
 Jackson Tp.. H. B. Mckenzie at Hopewell church, Monday 8;30 D. m.
 Caney Tp., Gov. c. H. Brough at Rosston, Tuesday 8;30 D. m.
 Parker Tp., Gov. C. II. Trough at Bodcaw. Tuesday 2 D. m.
 Emmet Tp.. H. E, Rouse at Emmet, Monday 8:30 D. m.
 Albany Tp., R. L. Blakely at Sutton. Monday 8:30 D. m., Hon. T. C, McRae at Laneburg. Non- day 8;30 D. m.
 Georgia Tp., C. NJ Hirst at Se- repta Shed, Monday 8:30 D. m.
 Unlon Tp., Hon. c. k Haynie al Bluff City. Monday 8::30 D. m. Boughton Tp., Hon. (. C. Hamby @at Boughton. Monday 8:30 D. m.
 Missouri Tp., Mass Meeting at Prescott. Saturday May 18th. ? o'clock D. m. Prominent speak CTS have been promised Us. Names will be announced later.
 Speakers Committee D. L. McRae, Dave Martin and Dan Pittman.
 The Pastors of all Churches in the County will speak for the Red Cross either at the morning or night servlces Sunday May 19.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

McRae, 1.50; } chickens, Mrs. Lola May, Mrs. J. B. Morgan, Mrs. Matte Haynes, Mrs. w. E. Mattison, bought by c. F. Pitt man, $5; s dog. eggs, Mesdames w. L. Wimberly, D. W. Bailey, Bob May. Oscar Cassady. Joe White. bought by Dan Pittman, $3; ham, Mrs. Lncile Boswell, Joe Boswell 'S8; ham, Mrs. J. D. Parker, D. l.. McRae, $7 50; gal. syrup. Adele Herring. C. C. Cal houn, $50; ham, Henry White, Dan Pittman. $7.50; shoulder meat, Mrs. Geo, Bean. F. E. Murrah, $3 50; shoulder meat, Mrs. Cameron. The9. Elgin, $3. 25; l dog. cans tomatoes, W. H. Mum, Dan Putnam, $2;; dried peaches. Mrs, Patra Bos- well. T. C. McRae, $1.25; gal. syrup, Arnold Cameron, Mrs. Jordan, $1; gal. syrup, Marion May, T. C. McRae, Sl; 1-2 bu. peas, J. B. Morgan. s. E. Mum, S1.50; ham, Arthur Caudle, F. E. Murrah, ST. 30; peaches. Mrs. Bob May, Mrs. Bemis, $1.5o jar chow chow, Miss Emma Parker, Mrs. M. NJ. Smyth, $1; 3 jars peaches, Mrs. Early Guttry, Dan Pittman, $1.50;3 jars peaches, Mrs. Jim Mum. Dan Pittman. Sl
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

The candidacy of Joe Fergu- son for State Treasurer is most heartily endorsed by his home people. They say that they are ready and willing to get behind him with the $500, 000.00 Bond required of your State Treas urer.'' Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

Rexall Rubbing Oil will help allay pain, inflammation and swelling. or we will refund your money. 25c and 50c at Guthrie's s.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

+ you want honest, faithful, efficient service. vote for Joe Ferguson for State Treasurer and you will have what you want" Adv.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16
REVIVAL MEETING

Rev. Jarre,te Aycoct, will con- .uct a series of meetings at the church of tais city, be -innirg Ma 9. Everybody in- Fited.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16
B0DCAW CONTRIBUTES
 ID RED CROSS FUND
Red Cross Auxiliary of Bodcaw Springs Surprise Sales of Produce, Etc, Amounted to S125-Cash Donations Also

The Red Cross auxiliary at Bodcaw sprung a surprise on the Prescott chapter and citizens of Prescott last Wednesday the Sth
 when they suddenly appeared
 with select lot of hams, fruits,
 eggs, etc, and asked that 1t be sold for the Red Cross work of Nevada county. The committee from BodcaW reported to Mir. Tompkins, who got busy and soon had Mr. Orrin Ellsworth on the streets with his megaphone calling attention to the sale. A. Nj. Ellsworth, as only he can, began the sale at 5:15 D. m. and by 6 D, m. the collection was entirely disposed of, amounting to about S125. GO, which together with a cash donation from the citizens of BodcaW was turned over to the treasurer of the local chapter of the Red Cross work in this county. Below we give d list of the articles donated, by whom donated and by whom purchased as correctly as we were able to obtain it:
 Cash donations Rufus Finch
 CT S1, Horace Whitten S1, Will Pickard $1, Mrs. W. s. Wimber-
 Iy $1, Geo. Russell $l. Mrs. w.
 N. Mum $1. J. E. Ghormley soc II. Il. Mack s, Selma Herring $1 ]. E. Downs 50c, collection $3 90.
 The Sale Ribbon cane syrup,
 by Mrs. May Pickford, purchas- ed by Mrs. Ethel M. Bemis, S2 50; 10 lbs. lard, by Mrs. E. M,
 May, purchased by Dr. s. J.
 Hesterly, $3. 50; 10 lbs. lard, by T. B. Boswell, purchased by D. L. McRae; 1 ham. by Mrs. J. D.
 Parker, purchased by w. V. Tompkins. ST. 50; 1 gal. ribbon cane syrup, by Perry McCargo,
 purchased by L. P. Beidelman, s. 75; l gal. syrup. by Marion
 May, purchased by w. V. Tomp- kins, $2; gal. syrup, by Monroe Boswell, purchased by Dr. s. J.
 Hesterly. $2; l gal. syrup, by
 Mrs. Mat Caudle. purchased by .. r. Pittman. $2;; l jar jam. by Mrs. Albert Russell, purchased by Mrs. E. Bemis $2;; ? qts. pear preserves, by Miss Ruth McCar 20. purchased by Joe Boswell,
 s; } jars peaches, by Mrs Bob May. purchased by Mrs. ". V. Tompkins, $2;; l jar chow chow, by Monroe Boswell. purchased by 1 c. R. Haynie, $l; 1 jar huckle- berries, by Mrs. D. F. McGargo. purchased by Joe Boswell, $2; 2 jars blaokberries. by Mrs. Sid
 Lewis, Dan Putnam, $l; 2 jars apple jelly. Mrs. |. H. Mack. c.
 E. ' ttlaa,,.s...' a,s..' $2;; 2 ars pickles. Mrs. E Guttry, Joe Boswell, TT ar preserves. Mrs. P. :. der ,. Dan Pittman, S2; l jar peas, l jar blackberries,
 James Cameron. L. P. Beidel- man, $2;; jar huckleberries, Mrs. .. Russell. G. R Eayr,e. $2 30;
 jar pear preserves, NJ ;. W. K.
 Madison. C. c. Calhoun, Sl.75; ? jars beet pickles, Mrs. W. k Madison. F. E. Murrah. $2;; 6 cans peaches. Mrs. Bob May, s. E. Mum. s; setting of eggs,
 Mrs. Oscar Cassady, John Neal. $1; gal. syrup. C. L. Whitten, s.
 [. Mum, $l; jar pickle peaches,
 Mrs. Bertha Downs. C. F. Pitt man, S1. 50; jar peaches, Mrs.
 Joe White. T. c. McRae, $l, 50; jar chow chow, Mrs. E. J. Gut try, ". Y. Tompkins, $1.5 50; 2 jars peaches, Mrs. Jim Mum, G. F. Haynie, $l, bu. shelIed corn Mrs. Mat Caudle. s. E. Mum, $3 25; 3 los. butter, Mrs. P. H, fT...: Vr " po,,,ot,; CT E0
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

Sure Shot Timber Killer sold and guaranteed by Guthrie Drug Store, will kill any tree in from , to 5 days.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16
MASS MEETING

The Following prominent speakers will be here at the big Red Cross mass meeting Satur- day afternoon at 2 o'clock: Cap tain Hogg of the 312th Engineer Corps of Camp Pike and HoH. Smead Powell of Camden. Let everybody come eat to aear these two distinguished spralt- CTS.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

RUB-MY-TISM Antjsep5c, Relieves Raeumatism, Spraius. Neuralgia, etc.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16
Gov. c. H. Trough

Gov. c. H. Trough
 no will address the people eVada County in the interest De Red Cross at Bo oicaw, Eaay evening May 21, and at ''on at night of the same Us '"'.ar mace, the FAols, h Bachanan.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

The Speakers Committee for the Second Red Cross $100, GOO. 00000 Drive announce the fol lowing program:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-24
HAPPY HOLLOW
(Six Miles Northwest)

Rev. Deming filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Wide Awake church
Sunday. .,,. .rq
Every one Is invited to attend the
patriotic program to be given at the
Wide Awake church Sunday morn
ing following Sunday school.
Despite the cold weather there was
the largest attendance at Sunday
school Sunday that there had been
for several Sundays. Be sure and
come again for we need you.
Miss Jaunita Mayo was the weeks
guest Of Miss leila May.
o. C. Headrick Of Stevens county
was transacting business in Liberal
last week. s4
Walter and leila May spent Satur-
day evening and Sunday with Ray
mond and Jaunita Mayo Of Liberal.
We are sorry to report James E.
Hall is on the sick list at this writing.
Ben Freeman was q caller at the
Headrick home Sunday evening.
]. A. Hall and family have re-
turned from Oklahoma City and re-
port very pleasant visit.
Wide Awake Sunday school elected
new officers: Superintendent, Mrs.
Ralph Hays; Secretary, Ben Richard
SON; Pianoist, Miss Harriet Boles;
Chorist, Miss Mildred Headrick.
PECK'S BAD BOY.