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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of
Laura A. Wright
late of Middlebury

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Ad-
Olson, Commissioners, to receive examine and
ad just the claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Laura A. Wright, late of
Middebury, in said District, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said. at the Town Clerks Office in Middlebury,
in the Village of Middlebury. in said District. on
the 18th day of August, and Goth day of January,
next from 10 o'clock a. M. until IL o'clock, M.
on each of said days and that six months from
the 26th day Of July A. d. 1918, is the time linn
tied by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and allowance
Dated at Middlebury. VT. this goth day of July,
A. d. 1918
s SESsDh b NJ Ha Burke commissioners.
Edwin A. Hasseltine. Executor. Bristol. VT 81
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
.LYNOID ROOFING

Roofs covered with LyNoID
over ID years ago are all in
good condition.
Ifyou' re buying roofing, buy
the best, it's cheapest,
A Low PRICED ROOFING
means a Low GRADE ROOFING
which will prove many times
more costly in the end,
Buy roofing that has an es-
tablished reputation, having
proven by years of test that it
is a good material,
Weigh well what the roofing
man tellsyou, Remember he S
out to sell goods, and his ell
thusiasm is apt to lead him
into careless statements,
.Nake him Moay GotnmeRb IL
.bro0e A0w IoRg he yoofHg he is oE
TyiNg has Teen en- tie mar%eL
| STRONG HARDWARE co.
BURLINGTON, VT.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
THE NEW ROAD.
New Section Of AmaSa Road Has Been
Permanently Located.

The new section OF the Amasa road
lying between the St. Paul railroad
crossing and the Paint River bridge
has been permanently located and
surveyed out The road runs almost
in direct line between the two
points.
II was thought at first that II would
be necessary to abandon the attempt
to run the new section in straight
line because OF the mud lake that Law
in the way, hut ridge was found
running almost directly through the
center of the lake so that with
short bridge there Is plenty OF hlgn
ground TO accommodate the road.
The survey was but recently com
pletcd under the direction OF Coun-
Enfineer Larson The construction
# tlis piece will be carried on next
year and will constitute about the
only piece OF new work TO be attempt
cd IN this county during the coming
eason
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
WRESTLING WITH QUEs'AIREs.

The week which will end tonight.
has been quite lively one at the city
hall where the several clerks and at
torneys have been wrestling witt
questionnaires all week The big
gest day so far was last Monda;'
when 100 were taken care OF by Mr..
Moriarty who was on duty that day
Leigh Caswell claims to have handled
the greatest average number per day
of any OF the attorneys.
The clerks on duty the past week
were: Prof Ticgs. Joe Bonnin. Jake
Oswald, Mary Gaffney, Sarah Munns,
John Hoikka. Ethel Lynch. Winnifre l
Perry. Edna Biork and Charles Clark
A total of $50 had been filled out
last night, which means that mex;
week will clean up the work The
county clerk finished issuing last
Wednesday. and. according to the
regulations every questionable should
he returned to him not later than
next Tuesday
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
REVENUE MAN HERE.

Deputy Revenue Collector Eneas
McCauley Is here pursuant TO notices
previously published. for the pur-
pose OF meeting with the taxpayers
and giving them the advice and aid
necessary in making their income
tax returns Ills Offices for this
purpose are al the court house from
9 TO ~ a. M 1880 TO 5 p. m, to Jan.
18th. whore he will be pleased a.
moet the taxpayers Of this communl-
~ and render them every possible
service IN making ana forwarding
their returns. Every person IN this
community subject TO make an income
tax return should call on him at his
Office without delay.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.

The Federal fuel administration, In
an effort to save el and light have
decided upon closing plan for the
stores. All merchandise stores are
requested to close NJ o'clock. All
pool rooms. bowling alleys. candy
stores and other places of amuse-
ment al 1880 o'clock D. m.
have notified the merchants or
Crystal Falls that the closing order
will 20 into effect next Monday Jan.
= On that date all stores will close
at 900 o'clock and net reopen until
the next day. All candy stores wiz
close at 1890 o'clock. storckeepers
viii leave only sufficient lights burn
ing IN their stores for safety.
THOs CONLIN.
Co Fuel Administrator.
ea o..
Subscribe for The Diamond Drill.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
SAM MUNRO NOT SHOT.
Item Going Rounds OF L. T.. Press
IL FalsehOOd.

According to word received here
from local honor man at Camp Gus
ter, Samuel Munro. 20 years OF age
formerly Of Iron River. was shot az
Camp Custer few days ago for de-
sertion. II Is said that Munro desert.
ed the training camp three times.
"It will be remembered that Munro
and Miss Martha Dun, rs years old,
of Iron River. eloped on September
10, 1916, and were detained In this
city al the Empire hotel by John An
drews, Sr, then chief Of police, upon
word being received from Sheriff
Sensiba Of Iron county to hold them
THE young couple were placed un-
der guard at the hotel and officer
Santi Noti, and Martin Russell took
turns in keeping them under survell-
ance. However, by ruse and thru
the aid Of others. Munroe and Miss
Dun eluded the guard and were hustl-
ed to Norway in an automobile where
they were married"
The above item taken from an
Iron Mountain paper, has been qulce
freely circulated, but no authentic
confirmation can be obtained OF it.
There have been all kinds of rumors
here, the most persistent one being
that he was sent TO Ft. Leayenworth
for Is years
LATER-In the Iron Mountaia
Press of Thursday there appears an
item which controverts the above and
one that will bring relief TO many
Crystal Falls people who know Mon
roe and his family The report OF
Sans desertion has been circulated
so persistently here and at Iron Rivec
that everyone will be gald TO learn
the facts in the case. The Press ar
tlcle Is as follows:
"A local paper, in recent issue.
contained story to the effect that
Samuel Munro, OF Iron River, known
in Iron Mountain, had been shot for
desertion at Camp Dodge The Press
has received a letter from his broth
er. Private M w Munro Co A, 42nd
Infantry, Michigan state tropps, Iron
River who declares. among other
things, that Samuel is not dead; that
he was not shot; that he was never
In Camp Dodge; that lie was never
deserted from the army once nor
three times, and, finally Sam never
was in the army According to the
brother, Samuel enlisted In the navy
and trained at the Great Lakes sta
ton near Chicago lie Is now a mem
ber Of the crew OF the battleship Tex
as and New York is his home port
The Iron River brother threatens 10
make II interesting for someone for
the libelous publicatio but In this
instance he is peddling his grievance
at the wrong house"
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
DAN O'HARA IS
PROS. ATTORNEY
WAS APPOINTED BY JUDGE FLAN-
NIGAN TO FILL VACANCY
CAPT. MCDONOUGH RESIGNED
Dan Held the Position of Deputy
For the Past Six Months and
Gave Satisfaction

Dan OrHara OF Iron River, is the
prosecuting attorney OF Iron county.
He took hold OF his position last
Wednesday morning under an APP
pointment by Judge Flanagan, and
will hold the Office until the end OF
the year. The new prosecutor Is no
stranger 10 the job having had charge
OF the Office since Capt McDonough
left for the training camp last sum
mer.
The new prosecutor came TO Iron
county short time ago to take pos
ition In the Office of Mr. McDonough
He Is graduate Of the Washington
ID. c. law school and was born
and brought up at Marinette, Wis.
His brother, John O'Hara Is a promi-
nent attorney OF Menominee.
When McDonough took office one
year ago special arrangement was
made with the board of supervisors
whereby the work OF looking after
considerable OF the county's business
was left to the attention OF Mr.. OHara
and when McDonough, later on, went
20 the training camp the entire busi-
ness OF the county was turned over
10 OHara to be attended to for Mr..
McDonough.
MIR. OHara acquitted himself very
creditably in the work for the past
six months. In fact he did so well
that il was generally conceded among
members OF the Iron county bar that
he should succeed to the office for
the balance OF McDonough's term
should the latter resign.
when Captain McDonough was Civ
zen his commission, he decided that a
Resignation OF the Office OF prosecutor
was the only thing for him and he
forwarded his resignation to Judge
Flanagan to take effect on Dec. 81.
Judge Flanagan had investigated
The work OF Mr.. O'FIara and also con
suited with the members Of the Iron
county bar as to whom he should ap-
point TO the Office Of prosecutor, and
Mr.. 0Hara received the unanimous
endorsement. He, will hold the Office
until January /, 1919.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

Or II. r. Sethney. prominent Me
nominee physician. who has been nj
the training camp at Camp Sheridan.
Montgomery. Ala. for the past two
months. was commissioned captain
In the medical reserve corps. on De-.
5th
Capt. Sethney left Menominee ear
lyin the fall. going TO Fort Benja-
min Harrison In India where he
took training and upon completion OF
his work, was commissioned first
lieutenant He was then transferred
to the camp at Alabama His work
at this cmap was so good that he was
commissioned n caption.
Capt. Sethney was well known ir
the upper peninsula. and was a mem
ber Of the Menominee exemption
board. previous 70 his leaving for
camp. re practiced his profession
in Menominec for the past ten years
Menominee Herald-Leader
n
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Chas Il. Robinson kept a record of
the weather during the month OF Dc
comber. His notes were entered up
on the register at the Lockwood and
they make such interesting reading
that we are printing them herewith.
IL will be noted that December was
an unusually cold month. eleven days
showing a temperature below zero.
and all OF the month being with the
zone of freezing.
The observations were taken be-
tween seven and eight o'clock from
the thermometer hanging on the
Lockwood porch Doubtless there are
thermometers which show colder
Weather than does Mr. Robinson's.
but his machine Is plenty cold enough.
Dec. lis above north wind
Dec. 2--lS above very windy
Dec 3-2S above. south wind
Dec. 4--i6 above. clear
Dec. B. above clear
Dec g. above. cloudy
Dec. 7-l4 above cloudy and windy
Dec. Sill below clear and windy
Dec. 3 below windy
Dec. 10 10 above. wpdy
Dec. IL above. clear
Dec. 10 below clear
Dec. l3-~ below clear
0pec. H. below clear
Wbec. i5- below clear
Dec. 6-~i0 above cloudy
Dec. l7--1e above cloudy
Dec. 80 above. cloudy
Dec. l9---2 % above. cloudy
Dec. 20 20 above .foggy
Dec. 2i.-14 above clear
Dec. 22-i0 above. clear
Dec. 2s-25 above sw wind. clear
ncc. 24-1S above NV. wind. clear
net. 25 luhelow NV. wind. clear
Det 2e 2below sw, wind. clear
DeA p rs above showing
<iyfc 2S 20 below clear. west wind
ne 20 --15 below clear
Dec. 30 10 below clear
Dec. al Zero. clear
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
WEARING OF CONSERVATION.
Report That Some Women Say They
Are Tiring Of Food Saving.

The United States authorities "a
charge OF food conservation in the
upper peninsula say that remarks
have frequently been made of late BY
Crystal Falls women something to
this effect;
20, we women are tiring Of this
food conservation We want some
thing new. This constant experiment
ing and scrimping is wearying. Lets
hear something new
This sentiment is not confined to
Crystal Falls by any means, but is
heard In many places. Fortunately,
there are few such women, compared
with the large number of housewives.
Any woman who in this hour Of peril
decries the effort TO save food is not
only unpatriotic but Is traitor to
the great cause which humanity Is
lighting, starving. dying for. The
kaiser wants such women on his list.
They are his able lieutenants They
stab the soldier boys in the back and
help to weaken our armies. Men have
been courtmartialed and shot for acts
less unpatriotic than that
These women haven't awakened to
the real seriousness OF the food situ-
alton, or II they have they are the
patriots that let the other fellow do
the fighting. Ii may seem far-fetehed
for housewife in Crystal Falls 10
try TO save a few pounds OF flour, su
gar or meat year. There are a
whole lot of ways to help ones coun-
try besides nursing in a base hospital
or driving an ambulance in the war
zone. The patient housewife who
plods along at her daily routine, doing
her best to save few ounces Of SUI
gar here. few pounds OF meat there
and sack of -four or so each year H.
on par with a man in the trenches
who does his damdest," but who IS
never mentioned in press dispatches.
II isn't the woman who parades her
work that sticks; it's the quiet, un
assuming woman who does her bit-be-
cause she feels Il her duty to do II,
not from excitement or novelty
Tie women of Crystal Falls have
entered upon a very important war
work. Those who lag should be ap-
pretended and courtmartialed by hav-
ing the designation Of "slackers"
burned in upon them by the scorn OF
their sisters in the work
Those who find tile food conserva-
tion program source OF ennui should
be over in France where saving Is
IA necessity, where women and child
rem have been living for two years
upon what some of our excitement
loving women would consider as
scraps from their tables. If this
war lasts and there isn't any rea-
son to think II will not last--our wo-
men and children may find themselves
IN the same condition that the Frencl
women are in Women OF Crystal
Falls, stick Don't be slackers. DO
your bit-save the waste and help the
boys at the front to win the war.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
FLAG TO LUCE
OR SCHOOLCRAFT
THESE TWO COUNTIES HAVE TURN
Ed IN ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
IRONS MEMBERSHIP $500
All Returns Have Not Been Tabu-
lated But The Result Isn't Any
Longer in Doubt

Iron county ran up total OF 1900
members in the Red Cross drive whicn
ended last Monday night at midnight.
This is about GA per cent of the popu
lation of the county in 1910. The
quota assigned to Iron county was
5000 members, so that We went over
the top by at least 500 per cent. Iron
county's membership last year was
800 which means an increase in this
county OF about 5000 members as the
result OF this last drive.
Flag Race Neck and Neck.
There isn't any hope of Iron coun-
ty getting the flag which Mrs. Sleeper
offered to the county getting the high
est percentage of membership A re-
port received from Detroit yesterday
said that Luce county and School
craft counties are running neck and
neck with close to 100 per cent each.
Luce Is a very small county. and II
had an advantage in that respect that
other counties have not.
However, that Is no reason why the
work OF the Red Cross people in that
county should be discounted, for there
is the livliest bunch of workers there
that exists in any county in Michi-
gan and when thes go in for any
thing they go in all together.
Schoolcraft's good showing Is un-
doubtedly the result Of the policy
adopted in that county a couple OF
months ago of adopting the Kenosha
plan for war activities contributions
which was attempted in this county.
but which was turned down at
meeting held several weeks ago. In
Schoolcraft county the work is sys-
tematiZed, a committee of 200 can
yassed the county and each man, wo-
man and child was listed and a cou-
tribution made from everyone Of the
proceeds OF one hours work each
week TO be put into a general funi
and administered by a general COM
mittee When they want to contrib
ute to any activity over In School
craft county now the committee
meets and order check drawn
Had Iron county adopted this meas
ure we might have gone near to a
100 per cent.
Showing Is Good Anyway.
However. Iron county's sh )wing
is wonderful even If we don't get the
flag. II is higher by over 1000 mem
bers than anyone of those engaged IN
the canvass expected. Mr. Mason
who took the brunt OF the work upon
his shoulders, set his pins al 5000 and
some of the time he was skeptical
alb reaching that mark.
Iron county ought to be amonog the
first ten in membership proportions
There will be many counties up over
so per cent, but few Of them will go
above so per cent from present indi-
cations.
Marquette county made a very fine
showing. In fact every county in the
upper peninsula did exceedingly we'll
and il we are not very badly on In
our guessing, Cloverland will he the
banner Red Cross section OF Michi-
gan
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

Michigan potato growers have mar
keted but 100000 bushels of a S0,-
100000 crop and a petition was sent
10 the government by the growers in
convention al Ludington last week
asking that means be taken TO pre-
serve the supply by drying potatoes
sent to the soldiers in France
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

Housewives. attention. II you want
bulletins on "meat substitutes, war
breads, care and use of milk, eggs,
beef. vegetables, rules for meal plan
ming, food value call on Miss Ben
nett county agent in the probate
judges Office at the court house.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

The North Western switch engine
has been taken of and the crew has
taken other employment for the win
ter The yard work is now done by
the Iron River Amasa train crew.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

A survey was made of selected sec
tions in every state OF the nation un-
der the direction of the food depart
ment last Monoday. The canvass was
under the direction of the food bu-
reau of markets. Every store in the
territory selected was visited and the
owners made to fiji out blanks show
ing the food on hand and other items
of information necessary to the fix
ing of a basis of figuring by the bu-
reau. The figures obtained will be
used in figuring out reports from
other sections. Territory was select
ed SO that fair idea could be gath
cred OF conditions in all sections.
The city of Cleveland was included
and In other states purely agricultu-
raj counties were selected. In Mich
igan the county of Allegan was takeE
as a basis.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

The Canadian government has been
fostering the bison on its northwest
ern plains and has 2O,6OO on a range
containing 10000 acres. The meat
Of the animal is very like beef, and
the wool Is woven into stockings and
garments that wear like iron. The
herd is rapidly increasing in num-
bers.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

John Sullivan who was in charge
OF the Milwaukee ore traffic all sea
son, has gone to his home az Green
Bay for a rest.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

greater return 70 them The ques-
now ia per cent enough OF an in
ducement to induce the people to paw
cash and carry homer" Time will
tell.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

Miss Hanson OF Menomlnee. has
taken a. position as stcnographer AZ
the Milwaukee station.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
FOOD CONSERVATION NOTES.
What the American People Are
Doing to Save Waste.

Shark meat is now on the markets
ndis pronounced to be good food.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

The government is planning to re-
tain enough sugar here to allow eaca
person pounds per month, which Is
nearly twice that allowed in Allied
countries. Is this such terrible
hardship? Are YOU going to eat
your own and someone else's, or will
YOU Stand by and do your little bit
Do sou want to help end the war; or
help drag il on? Never mind criti-
clzing the the food administration II
they were at fault in anyway why
should that let you out? II Is up to
us ielp feed our fighters abroad,
and bot TO the food administration.
When you stop to think that Germany
is pay.rs big to have just that sort
of feeling stirred up in this country
DO aslittie thinking for yourself
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

Tile Bolsheyiki government in Rus
STA has broken of negotiations with
Germany and Austria for peace. The
reasons ascribed are the conditions
imposed by Germany in regard 10
Poland and the insistance that Ger
man garrison remain al Riga and Lii
bau
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05
WAR NOTES.

The Italians are now taking the Of
fensive in the Alps and have won two
signal victories within the week.
The diamond drill., 1918-01-05

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-30

HORSE FOR SALD-Flne farm and
family horse. about 900 lbs, only
ts6, worth double. 1s1s 8. Florida
Ave. 1878
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-30

Ell Paso, Tex, July 3O.-"Uncle
Billy" Plaster is dead. "Uncle Billy"
was credited with being the original
of Alfred Henry Lewis famous char
acter of the Old Cattleman who tells
the stories Of Wolfville days and
nights In Mr.. Lewis books of south
western frontier days.
While Arizona cattlemen deny that
Uncle Billy" used the language that
was credited to him in these Wolf
vile stories, they admit that many of
the incidents told in the books were
true and they recognize the character
of doc" Poets, Dave Tut, Texas
Thompson and Tucson Jennie as
neighbors on the range in the border
state. Douglas, Arizona,-or the site
Of the present city of Douglass
generally supposed to have been
Wolfville, while Tombstone, the
county seat, was Red Dog, the much
hated rival community. Uncle
Billy" Plaster owned much of the
range in southern Arizona and made
frequent trips to Ell Paso, where he
was always the center of a crowd Of
interested listeners at he clubs and
the hotel Hobbies while he told Of
frontier days in Arizona territory.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-30
CAN FISH AT THE SHORE

Can sea food at the seashore," IS
the advice OF Franz P. Lund, special
list in canning and drying, OF the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Last year women took home with
them hundreds of cans Of sea food
which they had canned by means OF
the steam pressure method" said Mr..
I.und. "This year 1t is more neces-
sary than ever that while the women
are at the seashore they make vaca-
ton a time not wasted. Many hours
which might be idle can be devoted to
canning fish.
II am going down into Florida to
demonstrate that fish which were
thought worthless few years ago can
be utilized. With the cooperation OF
the bureau of fisheries we have
proved that fish that were supposed
to be worthless as food can be pre-
pared in a most palatable manner.
For instance, shark, tarpon, and
smaller varieties Of whales, such as
the porpoise, are good food when pre-
pared right.
"In Texas we have taught the use
Of the armadillo, which resembles the
meat Of the young pig. The gizzard
shad was thought worthless because
it has SO many bones. By steaming
until the bones are soft and then can
ming with spices it is converted into
delicious product"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-30
KAISER SOUGHT U. s. CASH

Chicago, July 30.-The story Of
25,O00,O0O worth of American securi,
ties which the German government
sought to have turned into money
after the outbreak of war with the
United States was told on the witness
stand today by CASTOR B. Means at
the $3,O0O,OOO King will contest hear
ing.
Means, who had previously testified
that he was for many years finan-
cial agent of the German government,
said that Rudolph Otto, German
agent in New York, sent the securi-
ties to him in Chicago by another
agent named Schwartz or Witte.
There was some question about
German interests before the United
States attorney general, and the mat
ter was held in allegiance and finally
allowed to drop" he added. Wash
ington Post.