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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-11-26

Of her taste for cooking and partly be-
cause of her distastc for boarding
house life that she gladly awaited her
self Of suite Ia the first one-tenant
apartment house erected in her city.
Her living room with It's tiny fireplace
was flanked on one end by bathroom
and a bed closet, and on the other
BY complete and compact Kitchen
cite.
On THANKSGIVING day Lydia fitted
from room to room singing gay
anatches of song. Her trim little fig
urc was lost in the loogeness of long
sleeved white apron with which her for
mer landlady had endowed her when
she set opt on this housekeeping ven
ture. Her auburn hair was soft about
her flushed face and her blue eyes We're
bright with enthusiagm as she concoct-
ed tempting dishes for her Thanksgiv-
Ing dinner.
The plump chicken browning In the
tiny oven was small, and the quivering
mold OF cranberry jelly just turned
out was small. yet there was much
more OF each than Lydia alone could
eat. healthy and hungry as she was.
This thought came to her as she was
arranging pieces of toast for aspara-
gus and with the thought came hos
pitable longing to share her good din
ner with some one else who was
healthy and hungry. The girls who
were her co-worlzers In the public
library either had homes in the city
or had gone to their homes outside
the CITY for Thanksgiving holiday, and
besides them she had made few ac-
quaintnnces in the city. so she could
think Of no one to invite.
She reflected that there must be
many lonely people in that city who
would gladly share with her the dainty
meal that was now almost ready to
serve. Then she thought of the young
man who lived alone In the suite across
the hall from hers and OF whom she
had caught occasional glimpscs
through hla open door as he bent spec.
tncled eyes low over drawing board,
She found herself wondering, as she
hnd several times before. whether her
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-11-26
Giving Thanks
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T'S A ahame not to share this
good dinner with some one"
said Lydia, who had loved to
\ cook from the days when
! she baked mud pies in the
B sun until the nights when
she made fudge in a chatting
dish II was partly baeause
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
cases. women seeuring eight. of the de.

cases, women securing eight of the de crees and the men seven..,-
 Although Connecticut has quite an arary of causes which may be grounds of divorce. the majority of decrees are granted on the ground of assertion, it being much easier and cleaner thing to prove wiifuf desertion than most othe rallegations upon which divorce cases are based. With prohibition in force divorce actions on the ground of habituaI intemperance will doubtless be rather rare and they are no nu- nterous even wodadays as it is not an eSsy matter to prove the respondent habitually intemperate fo rthe year last past, However it is doubtless true that the drink evil has been a basic cause of a great number of the divorce cases tried out on grounds of deser- tion or intolerable cruelty.
 Connecticut laws provide a liberal amount of grounds for divorce but do not recognize incompa tibility as suf- ficient. The grounds for divorce in this state are named inr the statute as:
 Adultery: fraudulent marriage con- tract; wilful desertion for three years with total neglect of duty: seven years absence, during all which period the absent party has not been heard from; habitual intemperance; intolerable cruelty; sentence to Imprisonment for life: or any infamous crime involving violation of conjugal duty and pun ishable by imprisonment in the state pTISOH. D*NOECe iiidN dISc De SIdHlCu in cases in which both the husband and wife are residents of this state if either has become incura bly, insane and has been legally confined in a hos pital or asylum at lease five years next preceding the date of the bringing of the complaint.
 Much of the social discussion as to whether a divorced woman should be known as Miss or Mrs. would be done away with if people would more gen. erally acquaint themselves with the closing sentences of Section. -52S1 of the general statutes which reads:
 "On proof of the allegations said court may grant a divorce and declare the complainant 10 be single and un- married; and the parties divorced may then marry again"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
PERSONALS

Miss Frances Losee of New Britain is spending several days with friends on Laurel Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. Theodore W. Hyde of Stonington, have been spending a few days in Norwich.
 John Slattery of Bridgeport has re- turned after spending few days with the Misses Brown of Fifth street.
 Miss Helena I. Falvey of 113 Will jams street has returned after spend ing the summer on Fishers Island.
 Misses Nora and Beatrice O'Brier and Miss Mae Donahue of Waterbury were in Norwich Monday to attend the funeral of James S. Norris.
 Mrs. James L. Austin and Mrs Carlton $. Bowers of No. 19 Oak street are visiting in Worcester. They are guests of Mrs Henry Clinton, formerly of Norwich.
 Mrs. R. c. Carpenter. Mrs. A. E. Doane and Miss M. T. ConneH, who have been. occupying a cottage at Fish CTS Island this summer, have returned to their homes in this city.
 Dr. Louis NJ. Alofsin. a lieutenant in the Medical Corps, who has been in France and Germany since a year ago, returned on the steamship Amer ica last week and mOtored to Norwich from New York Sunday night to visit his father, Herman Alofsin of West Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
PROSECUTE OPERATORS
 WHO FALSIFY STATEMENTS

It is the intention of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stoeckel to have auto mobile operators who falsely swear to the accuracy of the statements in their applications for licenses prosecuted for perjury. He is satisfied that some per- sons in their eagerness to secure oper- ators licenses make statements and swear to their accuracy which are at variance with facts.
 The plan of the commissioner is to act in cooperation with the state po- lice. The names of those who have sworn to incorrect statements in their applica tions for licenses will be given to the state police for investiga tion.
 One of the most serious causes of trouble in the regulation of automobile traffic is the tendency of boys and per sons who are under age to add to the number of their years for the purpose of obtaining a license. The commits sioner is determined to take particular pains ot put stop to that practice
 The minimum age is IS years. The comm issioner points out that it is per jury to swear to the accuracy of state : ments on the back of an application for license when they are known to be false.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
Judge Reed Dismisses Geary Petition

Holmes and Haney which would then be demanded from them and l)ur- chased by the other stockholders. and would eliminate the petitioners as render their complaint of mismanage- 1nefe ih7s}id
 At the opening of the hearing At torney c. L. Avery asked that the mo- ton flor the appraisal be granted un der Sections 344ss and 5
 Attorney Mcclure offered a plea in abatement. and argued that it was a question, of Jurisdiction. He main tained that this action should have been brought before Judge Hinman and not before Judge Reed in that it was an action ancilliary to the main complaint. which complaint was not returnable until the first Tuesday in October, and should not be deter mined until after the facts were as certained in the principal action.
 Judge Reed said that the matter of Jurisdiction was one to be first deter mined
 After the arguments Judge Reed said that he would dismiss the application, as he felt that it should have been brought either before Judge Hinma n or that, it should have been brought before the October term of court
 He said that it was not for him to decide before whom it should have been brought. but the only question of appointing appraisers at this time and he felt that this was the time to do it.
 Attorney Avery asked Judge Reed if the application was dismissed with out prejudice and Judge Reed told him it was dismissed entirely without pre- judice.
 Mir Avery asked if he could renew the application at a later date and was informed that he might do so.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
CONTINUED WET WEATHER
 CAUSES POTATO BLIGHT

The humble potato threatens to add it's full quota to the woes of the high cost of living next winter. and largely because of the unusual weather condi tions prevailing in Connecticut during August and early September The acreage was large mad the yield prom ises to be seneraly good. but the con tinued wet weather has brought on late blight to extent not fully deter mined but known to be serious.
 Rot in storage is the element to be feared. according to Nj. F. Abell of the department of agronomy at Connecti- cut Agricultural college at Storrs. On the theory that it is better to allow biight-struck potatoes to rot in the field than in the cellar. where each diseased potato infects healthy ones, potatoes until ten days or two weeks after the vines have died.
 If potatoes are dug at once. says MT. Abell. the blight spores that have been washed down from the leaves and stems through the thin soil covering 2 will attack the potatoes. If dug at this time potatoes that seem to be healthy may be put in storage but will develop blight when stored. By leaving in the ground ten days or two weeks these potatoes rot in the field and those not routed or showing signs of rot are probably free from blight"
 Mir. Abell advises thorough drying in open air of the potatoes before putting in storage. but care should be taken to prevent sun scalding. The potatoes should be spread thinly in the cellar and not piled or sacked. Culling Of all potatoes showing any sign of blight should be attended to before storing
 There seems to be a tendency on the part Of some growers. including even home gardeners, to sell their potatoes at once. Mfr. Abell points out that such practice would cause a heavy drop in the market and would inevita : blY increase the price greatly next winter. after the crop had entirely left the hands of the growers In other words, the growers would be losing at both ends and the city consumer would be forced to pay more next winter
 The most sensible program 1t seems is for Connecticut growers to retain as large a part Of their own crop they can save by preca utions in digging -.culIine drXiug and storing
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss Oliva T. Johnson has left Nor wich to make her home in Princeton N. J.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles D. White are at Breton Woods in the White Mountains for a fortnight
 Miss Margaretta .. Johnson has entered upon her third year of study in art at Columbia university.
 Mrs. Witter K. Tingley and chil- dren have returned after passing the season at their cottage at Crescent Beach
 Mrs. Louis Whiton and Miss Bell have returned to New York ater visit ing their sister, Mrs William B. Birge.
 Mrs. George c. Ripley has left town to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Howard F.. Atterbury in New York
 MT. and Mrs. John E. Hawkins and Mrs. Henry E. Haskell of Broadway are at their cottage at Eastern Point for several weeks.
 Mrs. Arthur Patterson and children who have been visiting Mrs. Platter sons parents. Mfr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Hough have returned to New Ro- chelIe, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
Carried a Tube of
 Tooth Paste 3 Years

Many a person has stopped brushing ' the teeth because of tooth pastes that harden. It is especially true of chil- dren.
 The experiments of Prof. James B. Stsobins IT. of New York, long ago proved that Albodon Dental Cream will not harden or dry out in any weather Three years ago Mr- Otto kupfer of 300 Hudson Street. Hobo ken, V. J. took two dozen tubes of lbodon to South America On his return war had broken out and he enlisted in our army and went to France He was recently discharged and in unpacking found a partly used tube Of AIbodon three years old, still in perfect condition.
 AIbodon is calcium carbonate. sapon- flied and mixed with the well-knoTn oils of cloves. cinnamon and eucaIyp- tus- IL is not only perfectly made and effective but so safe that children may use it It retails at 25c- and proves that the best tooth cream need not cost more.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
NEW LONDON COUNTY
 HAD S2 DlVORCES

Records of the county courts show there were 841 divorces granted in Connecticut in the court year ending in July. Women were in the ma jori- ty, as 552 of the decrees were grant ed to them and the injured husbands numb bered 289.
 Fairfield. county leads in the num- Der of divorces the past year, showing 272 decrees, 115 10 the wives and nine ty-seven to the men. Hartford coun. ty comes next with POP cases of mar tial infelicity settled by the courts. women being the complainants in 40 O fthe cases. though sixtyf7ve men had grounds enough oget decrees from their wives. There were six di- vorce ca ses dismissed in Hartford county the past year, and the other larger counties report several cases where the court was not satisfied a decree was warranted.
 New Haven county reports 193 di- vorces. 124 granted to the plaintiff wife and sixty-nine to the plaintiff husba nd. New London county had eighty-two divorces, the women get ting decrees in forty-nine of them, and the men in thirty three
 The other four counties in the state put together had only ten more di- vorces than New London county. Of the smaller counties Litchheld had twenty mine cases, twenty four of the decrees being to women and five to fen. Windham reports fifteen decrees for women and eleven for men, a total of twenty-six. MiddleseX had twenty two cases the men getting five of the decrees. Holland county furnished the evenest division of fault in it's fifteen
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
FUNERALS
Richard N. Hiscox.

The funeral of Richard Nelson His cox was held at 2.3o o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Church of the Good Shepherd. attended by many relatives and friends of whom number came from out of town. Rev. Charles A. Northrop conducted the services. The casket, placed in front of the pulpit was surrounded by a. wealth of beau tiful flowers. The bearers were George A. Risley, Harry J. Bjurstrom. Weston c. Pullen and Arthur G. Crowell. Bur ial was in the family lot in Yantic cemetery where Rev. MT. Northrop read a committal service.
 Mrs. Daniel N. cranston.
 On Tuesday afternoon at o'clock the funeral Of Harriet R. Wickwire widow of Daniel N Cranston of Pres ton, took place from the parlors Of Church & Allen with relatives and friends attending. Rev. Donald F1et cher of the Quaker Hill Baptist church of1iciated and friends of the deceased filled the places of bearers. Burial was in the cemetery at Rrewsters $ Neck where Rev. Mir. Fletcher read committal service
 Mrs. Ezekiel Abel.
 Mrs. Ezekiel Abel. aged 97 years, died at Middletown and was buried there Tuesday afternoon. She has re- sided at Lebanon many years. but re- gently went to Middletown to live with her daughter. Mrs. Abel was the aunt of Edwin Keeney of New London, who will be 90 years of age next July. She was the last of 14 children in her fam jIV
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS
 FOR COLLECTING TAX

r. Internal Revenue Collector James J. Walsh has received from Commission CT Roper instructions regarding the collection of the income tax. Com missioner i.oper saAS that the drive has not been pushed hard enough in some districts and urges all collectors to proceed at once in a systematic or Sonization and vigorous enforce . ment of the provisions of the law.
 Collector Walsh says that his office is still working on the receipts of the third quarterly installment and that as soon as the work is strengthened out, the office will check up the returns and take the proper measures against delinqUents. The penalty for failure to comply with income tax regulations is a fine of per cent Delinquents are also required to pay the entire amount due immediately upon notice from the collector.
 Collector Walsh says that in the re- turns received for the third install ment of the income tax te same care lessness on the part of payees was mo- ticeable- The office received numer- ous checks in payment of taxes from they wished to pay nor in some cases even give their names. This causes the office a great deal of extra work and much inconvenience to the de- inquents. Collector Walsh says that such persons are listed as entirely de- linouent until they prove that they have paid the tax due.
 Collector George F. Shaughnessy, woh was recently appointed to take charge of the office which is to be started in Rhode Island, has sent six of his clerks to the Hartford office to begin the work of taking over the re- cords pertaining to Rhode Island. These. clerks are also helping out in the different departments of the of flee so that they will be able to or
 
 when the new office opens. Collector O'Shaug ghneSSy says that he will be- gin work on October 1, and that before that time he will have taken all the records belonging to Rhode Island from the Hartford office. Inspectors will come from Washington to super intend the separating of the records Of the two States.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
LABOR LEADERS DENOUNCE
 CUMMINS RAILROAD BILL

Washington, Sept. 23.-Three of the foremost leaders of organized labor. before the senate interstate commerce committee today, denounced in un- qualified terms sections of the Cum mins railroad reorganization bill which would prevent railroad workers from striking.
 Samuel Gompers. resident of the American Federation of Labor; War ren $. Stone, chief of the engineers brotherhood, and Glenn E. Plumb, au- thor of organized labor's solution of the railroad problem and general counsel for the railroad brotherhoods in turn presented varying arguments but all emphasizing the single point that in their view no power could con- stitutionally prevent men leaving work at their will
 T do, not wish to live a single day after that right has been taken away from working men," MT. Gompers said woth more than a touch of indigna- tion. He served notice on the com mittee that the anti-strike provision if enacted as law would not be oteyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

At a hearing in the superior court on Tuesday, Judge Joel H. Reed dis missed the petition of John c. Geary and others. majority stockholders Tn the Thames Dyeing and Bleaching company of East Lyme. for the ap pointment of appraisers to hs vaiua- tion of the stock held by the minority stockholders. Henry c. Holmes and Thomas G. Haney of New London, who allege mismana cement of the affairs or the company on the part of the treas urer. and have asked for the appoint ment of a receiver.
 This petition was brought under Section 3445 of the general statutes which provides that whenever minor itys stockholders are aggrieved at the conduct of the affairs of a corpora ton and shall petition for the ap pointment of receiver, any other stockholder or stockholders may ap- ply to said court by the petitioner by an appraiser to be appointed by the court" etc.
 The petitioners. Holmes and Haney have petitioned Judge George F. Hin man for the appointment of receiver which hearing was to have been held on September 13, but was continued to September 25.
 !, In connection with the application to Judge Hinman allegations were made in a complaint filed asking for a receivership and dissolution of the which complaint is returna ble to the superior court the first Tuesday in October.
 The motion heard Tuesday was brought subsequent to the petition for the receivership and was brought jority stockholders.
 This action was desired so that the majority stockholders would obtain an appraisal of the stock held by
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
CHILD STOLE MONEY
 FROM HIS FATHE

Hugh Shannon, Jr.. about s years old, son of Hugh shannon, of New London, was taken into custody Tues day afternoon by Sergeant Nelson Smith charged with the theft of S24 from his father The boy was turn ed over to Probation Officer Mans field.
 Young Shannon, it is alleged, went to his fathers room after the latter had departed for his employment at the baggage room of the union sta ton at New London Saturday and To- cated the money. Since then he has not been home. Tuesday afternoon Sergeant Smith located the boy at the hopae of a colored family on Chappeu street
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
FOUR NEW MEMBERS
 FOR MAYFLCWER SOCIETY

At a meeting of the board of assist ants of the Connecticut Society of Mayf1ower Descendants in Hartford four new members were elected Miss Katherine Cary Cook of Hartford Mrs. Andrew Lawrence Riker of Fairfield Miss Jane Merwin Haven of New Lon don and William John Johnson of East Berlin Oct. 2s was the date set for the annual meeting and announcem ent was made that Rowland Davis of New York, chairman of the committee of arrangements for the tercentenary eel ebration, would be the principal sneaker
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
REGISTRATION DAY
 AT CONN COLLEGE

Tuesday morning between the hours of a. m. to 12 m. over 125 students registered as members of the class of 1923 at Connecticut college. President Benjamin T. Marshall. Dr. Irene Nye, dean of the faculty, Dr. David Lieb, registrar. and the major advisors re- ceiived the students upon their arrival at New London hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
ATWOOD MACHINE co.
 HIRING NEW HEEL D

The Atwood Machine company of Stonington has begun to replace the men who went out on strike the other day by hiring new employees. Already several new hands have been added to the payroll since last Tuesday and more are being taken on daily All departments are working as usual and the ones that are temporarily short handed, owing to the walkout of a pa Tt of the force, are being added to daily.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
Her 18th Birthday.

Miss Ruth Marshall of Palmertown entertained several of her young friends on her 18th birthday anniver- sary recently. The evening was spent by games and dancing- Miss Marshall received many presents
 Those present were Stella Merriman, Anna Boscone, May Stepanik. Mabel Wilbur, Gladys Judge. Wilfred Rush ford Frank BrowA. Joseph Manville. John Donovan, Marion Marshall and Mrs. Daniel Snow.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR
 MOTHER AND CHILD

The double service for the burial of Mrs Etta Burdick Fish and her year old daughter Frances was held at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Burdick. in Elm street, Noank, Sunday afternoon at , o'clock. The service was conducted by Rev. c. A. Merrill pastor of the Baptist church.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
TROOPS CALLED WHEN
 PHONE GIRLS QUIT

Drumright, Okla. Sept. 23.-Six companies of state troops are on their way here tonight because of rumors of rioting which originated last night in neigh boring towns after telephone sA-v.cs failed because of a strike O: nineteen switchboard girls. There were no deaths. no hospital cases and nc property damage. %
 What happened was this: the girls demanding a minimum wage of s10 a
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
Moves to Normich.

Mrs. Ethel Wade. who recently took over the residence on Montauk avenue New London. formerly owned by Dr J. 1T. Black and now owned by Mrs. Mary Vendette of Grand street, New Lon don. has vacated the place and re- moved 10 Norwlch.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
Patients Leave Hos,ita,,

Patients dismissed from the Law renee and Memorial Association hospi- tai in New Londen include Mrs John Williams of New London. James Walk CT Of Moosup. Miss Florence Ficilian of Westerly. Earl Biven of Waterford and Mrs. Samuel Barlow of Mystic
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Civilian Employees Dismissed.
 All of the civilian help at the U. $. experimen ntal station at New London have been discharged, which means that the former employees there will have to seek new employment.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
NORWICH MARKET GUIDE.

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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Sweet corn is still fairly abundant at previous prices of 1sc to 1sc per dozen and tomatoes may yet be obtain ed, quality somewhat impaired by the continued wet weather, and price rang ing from 75c to $1.oo per 14-quart bas- ket.
 Consumers should expect te pay % allow retail dealers a fair margin for