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The Little River news., 1919-10-25
co8nTRsFJySES MAKE APPROPRIATION FOR THE
 TlGK ERADsgATlGM WORK
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1. He said that we were about through He stated that there had been an iron clad rule that all must dip through the summer every IA days, which was the reason that they had not been able to show leniancy. The appropriation for next year was to get the last tick in three clippings in the spring. He said that if we went into next year under the quarantine we would not be able to ship single head of cattle outside the county and would have 10 keep both the cattle and the fjcKs It was also stated that the only places in the county where there were now any ticks was in the west end and in the east end near the junction of the Bed and Little Rivers. In brief We are now in position to be de- clarea out of quarantine after little final last tick work which is said to be a small matter.
 Quarantine Lid Ordered On.
 In conversation Thursday with Lee Furlow, who is government inspector for Little River county he stated to the News that he had received verbal orders from Mr Denman. written or ders to arrive later. to not issue any certificates to shippers of any kind of cattle going out of Little River county
 Fi II 10 n- ty would again be placed under a quarantine. This was explained to mean that because of the failure of the appropriation all vats freed will be thrown back to regular dipping to the end of this season. and that there will be three regular clippings beginning next April over the county, and after that dipping will continue in watts where ticks are found until cleaned un and the quarantine finally lifted. Until that time, which will end up into next year. no cattle will be shipped out. or certified out of Little River county.
 As to just what the final outcome of tae whole matter will be, or whether the iron clad order will be changed, the News is just a bit hay. We mere ly report the situation from the facts as presented to us.
 Fer Farm bemon>tTati0n.
 Fam demonstration and canning club work in the county We're given a big endorsement and an increased ap- pr5priatian The salary of the county agent va raised rom S12oa and $3oQ expense appropriation 10 I $500 sal ary and d S"oG expense appropriation. The canning club agent was raised from a $10oo salary and S3Qo expense account 10 $}5ou and s3oa, the same as the county agent The county agent appropriation Was opposed by J, W. s3trawn ana J. T Virgin oa Ganey and T. ]. Webb of Liltie River. They eX- alained tHaJ t.y We're fotins on in structions from their constituency. The club agent was only opposed by r J Webb of Little River for the same reason
The Little River news., 1919-10-25
Who Is Responsible For the High Cost of Living?

In great way the people are. say the great trouble is the Cost of High liv- ing. To illustrate this, we have seen grocer sell foodstuff at 20 per cent h4gh- er than his competitor, and yet the plo- pie bought the high priced article All during the war we sold P. s. ". Quinine for $l.5O an ounce when it was worth g an ounce wholesale, and our competitors were selling it at $2.50 and 5, and yet they sold lots oi quinine. Who is tv blame in these cases? The public, of course. We will admit that there has been great deal of profiteer- ing, but if your merchant puts am un- reasonable price on an article, and you know 1t and then buy 1t, who is to blame? Who is the sucker? In this ease do we need legislation? No, we need a little Common sense. Today the Model Drug Co is selling Qnnine at s2 an while the others getting B Power and Weight man, the best qnnine mrde $2 Not only cunne but great many other articles we sell at far less than competitors. Yet the people go kicking atou the high cost of living ard buying the high prices when they could buy stuff for third less Yours fer Prices,
 MODEL DRUG co.
The Little River news., 1919-10-25
Other Appropriations.

committees appointed. and all reports
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
5-Year Railroad Control
By Federal Government
Strongly Urged by McAdoo
Director General Tells Senate Committee of Bettement
of Service and Economies Effected by Unfication of
Lines Thinks System Has Not Yet Had
Fair Chance

Washington, JAM. 3.-Accomplish
ments of railroads under federal
control in the last IL months and
arguments for fve-year contin-
uance of government operation to
provide fair test of unified direc-
ton were recited today by Director
McAdoo. testifying before the SEN
ate interstate commerce committee,
which took up consideration of his
recommendation for extension OF
control until 1924.
After citing reforms effected un-
der unified control, the director
general said: g..
II believe that under the handi-
caps Of war conditions a sufficient
showing has been made to indicate
that all the reforms I haye men,
toned are desirable as permanent
peace measures. Yet it is clear that
the general public has not had an
opportunity to weigh the real value
of what has been accomplished. The
public is entitled to have. before the
present federal control shall be
terminated, a reasonably fair test
under peace conditions OF the ad-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
NO PLANS MADE
FOR UNIVERSAL
ARMY SERVICE
Secretary Baker Says Subject
Awaits Peace; Hopes Army
Need Not Stay in France
Two Years..

Washington Jan. 3.-No decision
has been reached by the War de-
partment on the question of uni
versal military service, Secretary
Baker told the house military COM
mittee today, and he indicated that
no definite project for a permanent
military establishment would be
presented to congress until the peace
conference had concluded Its work.
When asked whether it would
be necessary to keep a large force
in Europe for at least two years, the
secretary said:
I'VE hope that is not true; w
are not planning for it."
He said 100000 men had been dis.
charged from the army since the
armistice was signed and that an
other million men would be dis
charged within the next FIVE weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04

vantages to be derived from these
reforms.
Time Too Short.
1T will be impossible to review
the results of even one year of fed
eral control under peace conditions
until the spring of 1920, and it will
then be too late for congress to leg
islate before the end of the q
months period after the declaration
of peace. provided for in the
present law for governmental con-
troll. Operation under peace condi-
tons with tenure so short as the
q months cannot possibly consti-
tute fair test.
Indeed, the difficulties with oper-
alton during the q months period
will be so serious that l do not see
how the government can be fairly
asked to encounter them" ~
Another reason for a longer test
period, said the director general, is
the advisability of having adequate
information on valuation of railroad
property, now being gathered by the
interstate commerce commission to
guide congress in legislation.
Referring to the increase in freight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04

and passenger rates, six months ago,
Mr.. McAdoo said that similar &C
ton would have been necessary even
under private management to pre-
vent serious losses, and said it should
be possible to lower rates mater al
ly this year.
Equitable distribution of the rate
burden over all railroads regard
less of the fact that some are un-
usually prosperous and others pow
erty-stricken, is possible only under
unified control, Mr.. McAdoo urged,
as another argument for the FIVE
year continuance plan.
Great improvement and extensions
should be made in terminal facili-
ties, said the director. This, he said,
provides the greatest opportunity
for reducing railroad costs and. pro-
noting public convenience in the fu-
ture.
Mr.. McAdoo estimated the gov
ernment's loss in operating rail-
ioauS tiiiS yCdi a. 3iOO,OoO,ooO. llS
represents the difference between the
amount guaranteed to the roads as
rental and the sums credited to the
government i'll railroad income. If
the higher rates had been in effect
the entire year, he estimated the
government would have made a sur
plus of $l00000,000.
Wage advances to railroad en-
ployes last year added between $780,
100000 and S700,000,000 to the pay
rolls, Mr.. McAdoo testified. In add.
ton, the coal bill was $l40,000,000
higher for the 10 months of 1918 end
ing November | than the same pc
Rod Of 1917.
Many economies brought about
under unified management, such as
routing, heavier loading and elm
nation Of useless competition, Mr..
McAdoo explained, will not be re-
Elected until this year.
Many of the changes in railroad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
City Council Orders Gas
Rate Lowered in Beatrice

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Special.)
The old fight over the gas rates
in this city has been resumed be-
tween the city commissioners and
local gas company. Some time ago
the commissioners met with repre-
sentatives of the company and grant
ed it flat rate of $l.80 per thousand
cubic feet of gas. Acting on the re-
port of Clarke Mickey. an expert
from Lincoln, submitted this week
to the commissioners, they have or
dered the rate cut to $l.6O per thou
sand cubic feet, snd have also Of
dered the company not to charge
the $3.50 rate for December, under
threat of a fine and loss of its fran
chise. The company says it will
stand pat and enforce the payment
of the December bills or close its
plant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Press Association
Will Hold Meeting in
Lincoln, Feb. 20 to y

Lincoln, Jan. 3-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-The executive committee of
the Nebraska State Press associa-
ton has called the annual meeting
for February 20, 81 and p in Lin
coin.
The committee, together with sew
eral members of the association, met
in the Lincoln hotel this afternoon,
authorizing the president to call off
the meeting, if, as the time ap-
preached, it was deemed best be-
cause of the influenza not to hold
the meeting.
F. E. Helvey, H. NJ. Davis, Clark
Perkins, Ross Hammond and Edgar
Howard were appointed a legisla-
tive committee and Vice President
Will Isreal, E. c. Percell and Clark
Perkins committee to prepare a
program for the annual meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
TW0-YEAR-0LD
Grand ISLAND
CHILD KILLED
Son Of Roy Stutzman Burned
to Death When Bed
Catches Fire; Father
Died Week Ago.

Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Spe-
cial. )-Leaving her 2-year-old neph-
ew alone in the house for few min
utes, Miss Anna Stutzman, aged II,
hurried to the home of relative a
block away.
Five minutes later, when she re-
turned. she found the bed on fire
and the baby surrounded by flames.
The child died a short time later.
The fire department quickly extin-
guished the blaze.
Matches were found lying on the
floor, but it is not known if the baby
had been playing with them,
The child's mother died when it
was few weeks of age. The faith
er, Roy Stutzman, left here a few
weeks ago for the coast. AT Chey-
enne, where he stopped, he was
taken i'll with influenza and died
about a week ago. Roy Stutzman's
mother died on the same day OF the
same disease.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04

the same period of the year before"
Whatever inconvenience may
have resulted to civilian travellers"
he asserted, "are due entirely to war
conditions and are i'll no way re-
lated to the fact that the railroads
were under government control"
The director general went at
length into ne necessity for pool
ing terminal facilities in scores of
cities. This program cannot be car
ried out, however, he said, except
under some form of unified control
extending over a number of years.
He emphasized that waterways
should be used more extensively in
coordination with railroads, but eX-
pressed doubt whether this would
be done if the roads went back to
competitive private management
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Fremont Boy Writes Of
Flu Conditions in Guam

Fremont, Neb., Jan, l.-(Special.)
Influenza has hit the island of
Guam hard blow, according to 1t.
Andrew Sinamark, who writes his
mother that it is estimated that 900
deaths have occurred since the cpl
demic broke out. The naval hos
pital where Lieutenant Sinamark is
stationed has overlooked with pa
tients and the school houses and
tents have been converted into hos
pitfalls, In the town where the hos
pital is located there was an average
of Is deaths a day. The cemetery
was filled and another laid out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Former Table Rock Woman
Dies in Powell, WYOMING

Table Rock, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Spe-
cial. Mrs. Bessie Irwin, wife of
Earl Irwin, who had been sick with
pneumonia, died last night. She is
survived by her husband, a son and
a daughter. Mr.. Irwin is very i'll
with pneumonia and unable to leave
his bed.
News has reached here of the
death in Powell. Wyo., of Mrs.
Grace Perrin, wife of w. S. Perrin,
who formerly was in the Dubois
bank. Mrs. Perrin was formerly
Grace Jordan, daughter of Eben
Jordan, a member of the house in
the state legislature of 1877.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Break in Kearney Light
Plant Puts Civ in Dark

Kearney. Neb., Jan. 3.-(Special.)
-Kearney has been "in the dark"
for two days, due to a break at the
Central power plant, where a giant
turbine generator. burned out Tues
day night. The break was caused by
ice forming and coming in contact
with the armature. Because of drift
ice in the river and canal it was i'm
possible to turn to water power for
relief, until a channel had been cut
at the Elm creek canal intake. This
service only partly relieves the sit
uation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Fremont Canteen Service
Served 5000 Men Last Month

Fremont, Neb.. Jan. Especially
The Fremont canteen service
served over 5000 soldiers who pass
ed through Fremont during the
month Of December. A booth has
been established in Union station.
Miss Maud May and her assistants
meet all the trains from 8 a. m. to
9 D. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Former Beatrice Woman
Dies in Lincoln Thursday

Beatrice, Neb,,. Jan. 3.-(Speeial.)
Announcement was received here
yesterday of the death of Mrs. Roxie
Lynch Menzendorf of Lincoln, for
merry OF this city, aged As years.
She is survived by her husband and
two daughters. The funeral will be
held Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Wymore Man Fined $500 for
VIOLATING LIQUOR Laws

! Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Special,)
Mike Moore, who was brought
back to Wymore yesterday from
McCook, was fined $500 and costs
by Judge Woolsey for violating the
state liquor laws. Bond was fixed
at 500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Hooper Man Runs Into Ditch.

Fremont, Neb., Jan. ESPECIAL
Jelegram. )-Loufs Silver of Hooper
escaped with light bruises and a
SHAKING up when his automobile
wen. into the ditch north OF FIRE.
mont. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Former Fremont Woman
Passes AWav in 0reu0n

Fremont, Neb., Jan. ESPECIALLY
Mrs. Harold E. Smith, formerly
Miss Angelina Young of Fremont,
is dead at Bend, Ore. Mrs. Smith
was 26 years of age and is survived
by her husband and small daughter.
She was born and grew up near
Hooper.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Telephone installation Case y.
E is to Be Heard January II

Lincoln, Jan, 3.--Hearing on the
suit recently filed by the Nebraska
Railway commission for writ of in
junction to prevent the enforcement
OF telephone installation rates or
dered by the postmaster general
will be held in federal court here
January II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
American Cemetery,

Washington, Jan. 3.-The city
corporation of Belfast, ireland, has
given to the American nation, free
of charge for all time" the. section
OF the cemetery wherein are buried
81 American soldiers who died OF
influenza.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04

operation inaugurated during last
year, the director general testified,
should prove OF permanent value
and should continue, regardless of
what form of control is decided
upon. Such reforms include:
Maintenance of the permit sys-
tenn so as to control the traffic at
its source; maintenance of heavy
loading for cars; pooling of repair
shops; elimination of circuitous
routes; ratification of terminals;
maintenance of the sailing day
plan;' consolidation of ticket Offices;
utilization of universal mileage
tickets; standardization of equip
ment; maintenance of the uniform
freight classification; maintenance
of common time tables between i'm
portant points; maintenance of high
demurrage rates and uniform rules !;
establishment of through waybilling
freight from point of origin to des-
tination; elimination of the old
practice of paying in mileage or per
uleIl IcHtdl lot tHe use Vi cars Vi
one carrier by another. .
Competition and self interest of
individual roads would prevent the
carrying out of many of these re-
forms under the old system of pri-
vate management, declared Mr.. Nc
Adoo.
Reviews Experiences.
The retiring director general told
the senators how the government.
taking over the railroads the first Of
last year at time when they were
threatened with physical and finan-
cial breakdown, had righted cordi-
tons gradually, moved 6,496000
troops, hauled great quantities of
food at a critical time in February,
when the very success of the war
depended on the food situation, and
had hauled 37,083000 more tons Iof
bituminous coal during the ten
months ending October 81, than in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Dies Of Pneumonia After
Discharge from the Army

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 3.--(Special)
Oliver Roscoe, who was recently
discharged from the army service at
Camp Funston, died yesterday in his
home at Clatonia of pneumonia. He
was p years of age and a son of
William Roscoe, manager of the
grain elevator at Clatonia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Omaha Man Takes Position
i, With Golden Rod Cremery

Fremont, Neh., Jan. Especially
Charles E. Edelman of Omaha has
come to Fremont to take the super
intendency of the Golden Rod
creamery, owned and operated by
, F. E, Pratt. .ts#
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Temperature Goes to Is
Below Zero in Beatrice

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 3-(Special
Telegram 1.-The coolest weather of
the winter prevails here The tenn
perature this morning dropped IS
below and for four days has fallen
below the zero mark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-04
Public Schools of Table
Rock Reopen: Ban Is Lifted

Table Rock. Neb., Jan. 3,-(Spe-
cial.)-The Pawnee' City public
schools opened again this week, after
being closed for several weeks on
account of the prevailing epidemic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20

throughout the country and probably
several thousand in Vermont have laid
away tidy little sum Of money during
the past year which they under other
conditions would not have done. They
started, perhaps, by buying few thrift
stamps and as the accumulation began
to pile up they became encouraged TO
greater effort and even went into the
war stamp buying until they had book
well filled with green stamps, each one
of which will be redeemed by the United
States government in 1923 for S. They
have something when they would have
had nothing at the close of the calendar
year 1918. Others who were always
more or less thrifty got into habits Of
systematic saving by buying certain
number of the stamps at stated intervals
and they, too, have felt the beneficial eff
feets of the government plan. A large
number of them will continue to buy the
government stamps during the present
year and fairly good percentage of
them will frequent the banks with their
deposits regularly. Indeed, Vermont
banks ought in due time to feel a great
impetus from the new spirit inculcated
by the government plan. So it may be
concluded that although the government
did not reach the arbitrary sum set as
the prospective amount Of stamps pur-
chased in the nation, which was $1,000
100000, it nevertheless developed thrift
among the American people besides get
ting large sum from the sale Of the
stamps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20
10 rowN CLERKS IN 1so YEARS.
Brattleboro Has a Notable Record Il
Long Service.

Long Service.
The Office of town clerk in the state of
Vermont is one which people all over the
state have been in the past 10th to
change. From the organization Of the
town of Bratteboro 1870 years ago up TO
the present time but 10 men have served
the town in the capacity of town clerk
The Office is one requiring intimate
knowledge with the various records that
are kept, and this knowledge is acquired
only by years of experience.
The first man to serve in this capacity
was DR.. Henry Wells, who was elected ia
the position in 1868. DIR. Wells was born
in Essex county, N. j., June a. l742, and
for about 20 years made his home in New
York state When but ii years of age
he began his college course at Nassau
hall in Princeton and took his first de-
gree at the age of Is. He took course
in medicine and a short course in divin.
ity. At the age of 20 he and his young
wife with two children, started for new
home in the wilds of what is now civil.
lied Vermont, They were two of the
patentees of the town of Brattleboro and
came to their new home, by way of the
Connecticut river. They were granted
about 1000 acres some two miles wester-
ly of the present village, where house
was erected on what is now known as
Orchard street and which remained
standing until 1877.
Following DR.. Wells, Samuel Knight
who was the first justice in Windham
county, was elected clerk, holding the
office during the year 1878, Elisha Pierce
was elected in i774 and l775 and was
followed in l776 by Stephen Greenleaf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20

who is supposed to have been Vermont's
first merchant He served the town for
seven consecutive years. In 1883 Samuel
Knight again became town clerk and
was reelected in "a, 's5 and SO, and
then Simpson Elias succeeded him for IL
years, being followed by Stephen Green
leaf, jr,, who served continuously in that
capacity for As years, He resigned in
March, 1874, and Lafayette Clark be-
came clerk, serving continuously until
1893 His successor was Hiram A. Will
son, who was elected in 1862 and held
the Office but one year.
William s. Newton, who was perhaps
the best known, most highly respected
and probably the most capable clerk that
Brattleboro has eve had, was elected to
the position in 1868, which position he
filed for As consecutive years or until
March 7, 1911, when he resigned because
of the infrmities Of age Mr.. Newton
was born on farm in Marlboro, June
90, 1922, and died in Brattleboro Jan. IA,
1914 His parents were Capt. William
and Betsey (Harris Newton, whose an
cestors came from England in the 10th
century. For over Is years he conducted
the business in the store which is now
occupied by Harry Haus in the Frost
block and in which room he kept the
records of the town. He afterward sold
the business and devoted his time exclu-
sively to the work Of town clerk. Prob
ably no man in Windham county, pos
sibly in the state If Vermont, has heard
and decided SO many cases as Mr. New
ton because for many years practically
every case in the town of Brattleboro
that came before trial justice was
brought before him. Because of the
number Of cases brought before him he
was familiarity known as Judge" New
ton. The records he made during his AZ
years of service stand as a memento of
work faithfully done and his penmanship
was such a model of neatness, plainness
and exactness as to be the admiration of
all who have occasion to peruse the pages
which his hand transcribed
The present town clerk, Carl S. Hop
kins, was intimately associated with
Judge Newton, as assistsut clerk for
two years prior to the latter's retire,