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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-17
NOTICE.!
Bennington County Savings Rank

BENNINGTON County Snvings Hnnk
The annual meeting of the corpora
tors of the Bennington County Savings
Bank will be held at the oftice of said
bank in it's bank building In Benning-
ton, VT on the first Wednesday. 18th
day of January, A. D., 1920 at 2 O'Clock
p. m. for the purpose of electing a
Board of trustees for the year ensuing
and the transaction of any other bust
ness found necessary when met espec-
tally to fill vacancies in the number of
corporators and to alter and revise the
bylaws.
CHARLES II. DEWEY, Secretary.
Dated at Bennington VT,
Nov. 20. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-17
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stoclShold-
ers of the First National Bank. Of
North Bennington, Vt, viii be held at
their banking house on Tuesday. the
sixth day of January 1920, at ten
o'clock \. NJ, for the purpose of elect
ing a Board of Directors for the ensu-
Ing year and for any other proper and
necessary business
Ralph A. Jones, Cashier
North bennington, VT.
Dec. 3rd, 1919
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-17
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stockhol-
ders CT The First National Bank of
Bennington, Vernon. VIII be held at
their banking house on Tuesday the
18th day of January, 1920, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, for the elect
ion of directors for the ensuing year,
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly come before the
meeting,
L. A GRAVES, Cashier.
December Sth, 1919
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-17
Uninsured means unsecured.

Do you wish your family to carry the
risk? We advise you to place the
risk with this Company. organized for
just this purpose. National Life Ins.
Co. (Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley. Cen
eral Agent, Mead Building Rutland,
Vt. Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-16

library of this city. The World
Outlook, and the Missionary Friend
and it was voted that these maya
zines be donated this year also.
The meeting closed with a nice
little talk and prayer by Grandpa
Roberts, who was present at the
meeting. There were several visit.
tors and members present, and the
hostess served a Cafeteria supper.
On April 25tb the Missionary so.
ciety met at the home of Mrs.
Reeves for their regular social meet
ing. Mrs. Lowthian led the devo.
tional service, song The jubilee
Hymn scripture lesson Luke 4:
1921. Mrs. Lowthian our district
Sec. received several letters from
workers in Foreign field, and she
also gave a splendid talk on Miss
Black and the splendid work she is
doing in Japan. Mrs. Partridge
spoke on India's need of leaders,
from chapter VI of the study course
a verse of chapter vi was given in
which all members took part, which
was very interesting. The Mystery
box was conducted by Mrs. Kyrk.
At the close Of the social hour the
hostess served a cafeteria lunch.
Reporter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-16
Missionary Society Notes

The Womans Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church met
at the home of Mrs. Albert Pat
ridge April 18th. The devotional
service was led by Mrs. Calfee.
song Jesus Shall Reign" scripture
lesson Eph. 4:l1-16. Roll call was
responded to by each member Civ
ing the name of q woman found in
the Bible. The president presided
at the meeting. After the adjourn
ment Of the business session the
program for the afternoon was TAX
en- up by leader, Mrs. Kyrk. Sub
ject for the meeting "Beginnings''
First decade 1869 1872"
Topics. The call for Leaders chap.
VI Of the study course. Mrs. Pert
read "Womens Part in the Chinese
Revolution. Mrs. Fuller read
Nv omens Clubs in India. Mrs.
Calfee gave an interesting talk on
1.-The Woman of the Interior city Of
Sinaufu." Mrs. Kyrk read Cor
ganized Work of japanese
Woman Mrs. Pay read the clos
ing of chapter, christian Missions
and Woman working together
Mrs. Pay also read interesting letters
from our Missionaries, Miss Blu
thorst in China and Miss White in
India Mrs. Lowthian read a letter
from Mrs. Fish, supt. Of special
work. It has been customary for
this society to donate to the public
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-16
An Editor who was not Afraid

Roe Chase, of the Anoka Herald,
had the courage to do just what a
lot Of country editors ought to do.
This country editor refused to pub
lish a laudatory obituary Of a man
who worked the old gag Of taking
his paper for years and then refused
to pay up. Below appears the obit-
uary as he published it:
Possibly no one in Anoka will
recall William j. Whittery. May
be some will recall that he lived in
Anoka county sixteen years ago.
We we'll remember the first time
that we met him. We had just
undertaken the task of editing this
paper. The old fellow came into
the sanctum and subscribed for the
paper-said he wanted to encourage
US. We put his name on the list
and waited patiently for the dollar
which he agreed to send in the next
day.
That fall he moved to Minneapo-
lis. We sent the paper there and it
followed him later to Iowa and then
to North Dakota.
Occasionally we sent him a bill.
He paid no attention to it. Finally
after sending the sheet to him for
seven years we quit.
We wrote him and asked him to
pay up. Some weeks later there
came a letter in which he claimed
that he had never subscribed for it,
didn't want it and wouldn't pay a
cent for it.
The bill was too small to bother
about suing the old crook. so we
charged it up to profit and loss
He had swindled us for seven
years.
Now comes a letter from some OF
his sorrowing relatives asking that
we give space to his obituary and
tell of the good points.
So the old chap is dead!
And the paper which he swindled
during his lifetime is asked to say
the last nice thing about him.
Funny situation. isn't it?
What can we say?
He wasn't a murderer, for he did
not succeed in starving US to death.
He wasn't guilty of grand larceny
for the sun which he beat US out of
was too dinky to come under that
head.
But the worthy William j. was a |
dead beat and a crook and that is
all he will ever get in the way of
an obituary from us.
If the old skinfint had any good
points he successfully concealed
them from US.
There are fifteen or twenty other
old reprobates that have swindled
us in much the same manner as this
fellow.
We are quietly waiting until
they, too, depart. The obituaries
which we are planning for these
will probably make them long re-
membered in this community.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-16
russy Passen.
Could Ascen.
Moving, or Not

In the midst of Nebraska snowdrifts
a train got stalled so that the wheels
would not move forward or back.
There it stood for six hours while the
conductor walked four miles to the
nearest station and got a section crew
to dig the train out.
Aboard that train fidgeted a hungry
farmer with Populist brown whiskers.
He collected the individual opinions of
everybody In the coach as to when
the train vas going to 20 IN and
still he fidgeted.
At last the conductor returned.
"See here" %signalled the farmer as
the conductor hurried through the
aisle. Are we going?"
Are we going?" clustered the con-
ductOr. "You raise the window and
put your head out. If the Zephyrs fan
your whiskers we're going; If not, the
wheels Of this train are probably
frozen to the track"
The car roared with laughter as the
d~isgruntled Whiskers retreated into
the adjoining coach.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-16
Jewelry Repair
Shop
!. H. DeCluru

Repairs Watches, Clocks,
Photographs, Eye Glass
es, and other articles of
similar character. Call
and see what | can do for
you. 2 doors south of
GRANDSON & Johnson's
store
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

How on earth do you make that
out. Mrs. Foster7"
"She couldn't love Wilbur, could
sShef" Mrs. Foster demanded, with no
lchallengers. "Well. 1t will all go to
her children, and she'll ruin emf
The prophecies proved TO be mis-
taken In a single detail merely: except
for that her foresight was accurate.
-The wedding was OF Ambersonian
smagnifcence, even to the floating oy-
ssters: and the Majors colossal pres
penf was n set OF architects designs
for a house almost as elaborate and
Impressive as the Mansion, the house
10 be built In Anderson addition by
the Major.
At midnight the bride was sim be-
Ding toasted In champagne. though she
had departed upon her wedding jour
mey at ten. -Four days later the pair
had returned 10 town. which prompt
mess seemed fairly to demonstrate
that Wilbur had indeed taken Isabel
upon the carefulest little trip he could
manage. According TO every report
she was from the start "a good wife
no him." but here I'm final detail the
prophecy proved inaccurate. Wilbur
iand Isabel did not have children; they
had only one.
"Only one Mrs. Henry Franklin
lFoster admitted. But I'd like TO
know II ne isn't spoiled enough for
jan whole carloadI'
Again she found none to challenge
her.
At the age OF nine George Amber
zon Minafer. the Majors one grand
.child, was a princeIy terror dreaded
not only In Anderson addition but in
many other quarters through which
he galloped on his white pony. by
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

"You pull down your vest, you ole
billygoat. you!" he shouted. distinctly.
Pull down your vest, wipe on your
Gilman 20 TO h-wS
Such precocIty is less unusual, even
In children OF the Rich, than most
grown people imagine. However. IL
was a new experience for the Rev.
Malloch Smith, and left him In state
OF excitement. He Mt once wrote n
note TO Georges mother. describing
the crime according TO his nephew's
testimony. and the note reached Mrs.
Minafer before George did. When he
got home she read II to him sorrow
fully.
Dear Madam: Your son has caused .
painful distress In my household. He
made an unprovoked attack upon a little
nephew OF mine who In visiting In my
household. insulted him by calling him
vicious names and faisehoods. stating that
ladies OF his family were In jail. He then
tried TO make his pony kick him. and
when the child. who In only eleven years
old, while your SON IL much older and
stronger. endcavored 20 avoid his indigni-
ties and withdraw quietly. he pursued
him into tho Enclosure OF my property and
brufaliy assaulted him. when appeared
upon this scene he deliberately called In
sulting words TO me. concluding with pro-
family, such ms Ego TO h." which wns
heard not only by myself but by my wife
and the lady who lives next door trust
such state OF undisclplined behavior
may be remedlcd for the sake OF tho rep
utation for propriety. n nothing higher. OF
the family 20 which this unruly child be-
longs.
George had muttered various inter
ruptlons. and as she concluded the
reading he said:
"Tle's an ole liarl"
"Georgie, you mustn't say liar
Isn't this letter the TRUTH
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02
MUST HAVE LICENSE.

A new law becomes effective on
August IL whereby all temperance
ance saloons outside OF incorporated
cities and villages must get a license
to do business from the. township OF
the township in which they are locat-
ed.
When the law becomes effective Il
is quite probable that all townships
having any such saloons will take
immediate steps to collect the license
fee.
The measure provides that annual
permits 20 operate such establish
ments may be issued by the township
boards and gives them the express
right TO revoke the permit or refuse
the annual resistance whenever In
their Judgment such place is operat-
ed in a manner inimical to public poll
cy. Operation Of such places without
a permit is made misdemeanor by
the law. punishable by fine OF not
more than 800 and Imprisonment for
not more than three months.
Fraternal and religious organize
tons which operate establishments OF
the nature covered by the law are ex-
pressly exempted by the Macdonald
law.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

0Ght. bursting Into
= Of anger. reaching for rocks. IT.
tering walled threats Of murder and
attempting to fuIdll them. Fights
often led to intimacies, and he ac~
quired the art OF saying things more
exciting than "Don't haf tot" and
Doctor says Il amt healthyw Thus
on summer afternoon a strange boy,
sitting bored upon the gafepost OF the
Rev Malloch Smith. beheld George
Anderson Minafer rapidly approach
ing on his white pony and was im-
PEELED by bitterness to shout: "Shoot
the ole jackass Look az the girly
curls Say, hub. where'd you steal
your mothers ole sash r.
"Your sister stole IL for me !" George
instantly replied. checking the pony.
"She stole II on our clo'esline an gave
II 10 me-"
"You go get your hair cutr' said
the stranger holly. "Yahl / haven't
got any sister,"
II know you haven't at home"
George responded. Il mean the one
that's In jail"
II dare you to get down OF that
ponyw
George jumped TO the ground, and
the other boy descended from the Rev.
Mr.. Smiths gatepost-but he descend
ed inside the gate. II dare you out
side that gate.r said George.
"Yahi / dare you half way here.
I dare you"
But these were luckiess challenges,
for George Immediately vaulted the
fence--and four minutes later Mrs.
Malloch Smith. hearing strange noises,
looked forth from window then
screamed, and dashed for the pastors
study. Mr.. Malloch Smith. that grim
bearded preacher, came TO the front
yard and found his visiting nephew
being rapidly prepared by Master Min
afer to serve as principal figure In
pageant OF massacre. II was with
great physical difficulty that Mr..
Smith managed to give his nephew a
chance to escape into the house. for
George was hard and quick, and In
such matters remarkably intense; but
the minister. after grotesque tussle.
got him separated from his opponent
and shook him.
"You stop that. you r. George cried
fiercely. and wrenched himself away.
II guess you don't know who am I"
eyes, / do know r' the angered Mr..
Smith retorted. IL know who you are,
and you're a disgrace to your mother !
Your mother ought to be ashamed OF
herself to allow"
"Shut up about my mother bein'
ashamed OF herselfi"
Mr.. Smith, exasperated, was unable
10 close the dialogue with dignity.
"She ought 10 be ashamed" he repeat
ed "A woman that let's n bad boy
like you"
But George had reached his pony
and mounted. Before setting or at his
accustomed gallop he paused 10 inter-
rupt the Rev. Malloch Smith again.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02
you Think You Own This Townl"

4. w httt0N wv 0Wt
golly. guess you think you own this
town. an embittered Iaborer com
planned one day, as George rode the
pony straight through pile OF sand
,tthe man was sIevlng. II will when
4 grow up" the undlsturbed child re-
piled. II guess my grandpa owns II
now, you beti" And the baflied work
man. having no means to controvert
what seemed mere exaggeration OF
the facts, could only mutter. "Oh, pull
down your yestl"
Don't haf to! Doctor says II ain't
healthy the boy returned promptly.
''But tell you what I'll do: I'll pull
down my vest n you'll wipe or your
chInl"
This was stock and stencil: the &C.
customed argot OF street badinage OF
the period; and In such matters Geor-
gle was an expert. He had no vest
20 pull down; the incongruous fact
was that a fringed sash girdled the
juncture OF his velvet blouse and
;breeches, for the Fauntleroy period
had set In. and Georges mother had
go poor an eye for appropriate things,
where George was concerned. that
she dressed him according to the doc
trine OF that school In boy decoration.
Not only did he wear a silk sash. and
silk stockings and n broad lace collar
with his little black velvet suit: ne
had long brown curis. and often came
home with burrs In them.
Except upon the surface (Which was
not his own work but his mother's)
George bore no vivid resemblance 10
the fabulous little Cedric. The sto-
cried boys famous Lean on me- grand
father" wodld have been difficult 20
Imagine upon the lips OF George. A
month after his ninth birthday ami
versary. when the Major gave him his
pony, he had already become acquaint-
"a with the toughest boys In various
k..sEnnt parts OF the town. and had
convinced them that the toughncss OF
n rich little boy with long curls might
be considered In many respects SUI
perlor 10 their own. He sht them,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02
Walter PrIcketirs Town.

sidnaw Is the home OF Walter Prick
EFT where his big Roycroft farm is
the principal object OF interest. Mr.
PrIckett's lands are yielding fine crops
this year
II one attempts 10 make this trip In
one day we would suggest that dinner
be taken AZ sidnaw where there Is
pretty fair hotel accommodations The
run to sidnaw ought 70 be made IN
iiye hours with esae.
From Sidnaw TO Kenton we follow
ed the old road over the plains and
the frat ave miles Of the way In not
very good going although not AZ al
rough. The soil IL sandy and the
country harron until one comes e
Kitchie. which was once a small saw
mill town, but now only a name. AT
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

Constipation upsets the entire sys-
tenn causing serious illnesses to the
human family. Don't worry-Hoilis-
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will drive
out constipation, regulate the bowels,
tone the stomach, purify. cleanse.
without fail give II Q thoro trial. Sc
cents Aug. 2-5t
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

farms are newer than those clossr r.
the railroad.
AT Paulding one meets with the old
Ontonagon River branch OF the North
Western railroad. II extends north
from Watersmeet and was originally
built as a timber road. The mills are
about all moved from along it's
stretch as the many millions OF pine
are all cut and gone
AZ PauldIng one also meets the
sand The clay disappears, although
from the appearance Of the soil In
the cuts along the way We should
Judge that much OF the sand Is under
laid with clay.
The distance between Paulding and
Boniface is seven miles, and II Is over
a new grade that Is rather hard to
negotiate at times However, the
county is at work upon Il, and in a
short time the driving will be pretty
good
At Bonifaee the irstysettlement In
Gogebic county IS met with. This Is
the headquarters for the extensive
logging operations OF the Bonface
Lumber Co is quite lively place al
times. The big lake is filled with logs
20 be loaded upon the ears and
shipped 20 the south.
Between Boniface and watersmeet.
Gogebic county 10 grading and the
going is not OF the best. AT Waters
meet one meets the cioverland Trail.
and his troubles, SO far as bad roads
are concerned. are over with.
Road Deteriorating Badly.
The eleven miles of gravel road
from Watersmeet 10 the Iron county
line are not as smooth as they used to
be The gravel is pretty well worn.
off leaving the big stones that makes
riding very rough. This road will
have to be resurfaced with smaller
gravel soon II IL is to maintain its
reputation with the touring public.
That section of the Iron county road
between Tamarack lake and Elmwood
is also deterlorating fast owing to
the road not having been dragged reg
ularly, and the autos all travelling In
one rut. The gravel is quite large,
and, unless there is more attention
given II the condition will be the
same as that In Gogebic county.
We understand that section men are
hard to get up in that country and
that for the past month they have all
been haying
The last half OF this trip. from sid
nav TO Crystal Falls can be made IN
four hours OF steady travel II Is, by
far, the most interesting part OF THE
trip and when the east-and-west
trunk line along the South shore is
built It will, undoubtedly. be a popu-
lar route for a days drive.
It IS interesting right now and
worth making Our only warning "a
not TO attempt ii after rain storm or
in wet weather for there is too much
clay road TO negotiate
Our speedometer showed the dis
tanccs as follows: Crystal Falls TO
Covington, SO miles; 10 Sidnaw. %
miles; to Kenton, 102 miles; TO Trout
Creek. 10 miles; to Bruce's Crossing,
i21 miles; to Watersmeet, 40 miles.
Total ,,ffoauo FQa IL.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

this place one picks up the new grade
and soon energies into the clay coun-
try over winding hilly road that has
quite few farms along It's way and
passes much fertile land.
Some OF the hills are high and just
before getting to Kenton there is a
very elevated place where the tour
Isl can look down upon the valley
OF the east branch OF the Ontonagon
and Kenton nestled among the green
fields looks like one OF the settlements
in the western valleys when viewed
from the mountain tops.
Ontonagon's Four Branches.
The tourist Is now entering the ter
ritory drained by the Ontonagon. This
river had four branches, the east
branch. the middle branch. the main
river and the west branch The soil
in these four valleys IS OF heavy
red clay very rich and. whenever II
Is titled II yields abundant crops.
Kenton was once an important lnm-
bering town. The Sparrow-Kroll
Lumber Co. maintained big mill on
the west branch and built the town
OF Kenton. The millions of feet OF
logs owned by the company were cut
into lumber At this mill and, when the
lumber supply was exhausted the com,
pany pulled stakes and the little VIII
lage that grew up there was left with
only farming to depend upon. Some
excellent farms surround the town,
but the number is not as great as at
Coyington or about the towns farther
west.