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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06
birds and Their Toes.

Birds cannot open the foot when
the leg is bent; that L. the reason
they do not fall OF their perches when
asleep. II you watch a hen walking
you viii notice that 1t closes Its toes
q It raises the foot, and opens them
Yhsn Il torches the ground t-BitA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06

The Grand Trunk Railway was sup
posed to change time last week, but sne
most 1t did Was to change the numbers
of the trains. The morning train east
which arrives In this station at $50 a.
n. IL known ~ Number IA; the morning
train from Portland arriving st $3.50 A.
n. 10 Number II; and the train from
Island Pond crossing 1t here 70 Number
| 10: the afternoon train from Portland
arriving at $50 p. n. 10 Number IL; the
train from Montreal arriving here q
ASP. n. remains Number 10; while
the night express from Portland arriving
| ~ Q 90 p. r.. b known - Number 10.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06
(ABsTRACT OF PLAINTIFFS WRIT

For that the said defendant at said Bethel, or
the second day Of November, 1885, by his prom
issory note, OF that date, by him signed, FOL
value received, promised the plaintiff to pay
him or his order, the sum of one hundred anc
seventy .seven dollars and sixty.two cents, on
demand, after date, with interest.
Also for that the said defendant at said Bethel
on the first day of March. 1885, by his propis
sorry note of that date. by him signed, for value
received, promised the plaintiff to pay him OF
his order, the sum oftwo hundred and nine dol
lars and fifty cents, on demand, after date, witt
interest. :.
Also for that the said defendant, at said
Bethel, on the fifteenth day Of May, 1883. by hii
promissory note of that date, by him signed, Tor
value received, promised the plant 4 to pay
him, or his order, the sum Of one hundred
thirty.fve dollars. on demand, after date, Will
interest.
The wri' is dated October I, 1919. and an at
tachment made on Defendants real estate II
said Oxford County, October 7, 1919.
Ad damnum $1,000. This action was entered
at February Term, 1920.
A true copy Of order Of Court, with abstrac
of the Plaintiffs writ.
DONALD B. PARTRIDGE, Clerk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06

Announcement has been made oy tne
post office department 1t Washington
that the post Office at Shiloh at the Holy
Ghost and Us settlement, over WHOM
Frank w. Sanford, self-styled Eiijan'
held sway for many years. has been 70.
ducsd to such small number that IL We.
deemed sdvisabls 10 discontinus the OF
dee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The subscriber hereby gives notice that he hs 9
been duly appointed executor of the last will
and testament Of
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said decreased
are desired 70 present the Same for settlement,
and al indebted thereto are requested TO
make payment Immediately.
WILBUR H. JUDKlN6,
June 10, 1890. Lewiston, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06
Fee
blue

Some mental disorders, periods Of
depression, etc., are definite reac-
tions from imperfect or sluggish
action Of the digestive organs. In
these cases, 1 or 2 doses Of elf"
Atwood's Medicine will dispel the
gloom and reatore an active, hope.
full mental condition, by removing
the cause. Headache powders and
unreliable tonics may give tempo
rary relief, but the safe, natural pro-
cesses that this well-known remedy
set in action can have no harmful
effect.
It is well to keep q generous sup.
ply on hand, and to take smalldoseereg.
ularly. This will im-
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prove your general n
condition, enable you "
to work better, and
give fuller enjoyment u
Of life. There is no
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ance. Buy q large bottle
today, 60 teaspoonful u
doses for 80 CENTS; &
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06
Born

In Canton. June 25, to the wife of Tilson G.
York, a sen.
In Bethel, june "a. TO the wife Of Z. A.
Wheeler Of Paris, q son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06
SOUTH PARIS.
THE FOURTH,

THE FOURTH.
"Gee whizzl
What s day IL Is.
The Star.spangled banner
IA out on spree,
The Eagle Is screaming
In ecstasy
The great Declaration
IA loose In the land
AMI Liberty's shouting
To beat the band"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-06

Woman loves clear. rosy complexion. Bur-
blood, clearing the skip, restoring sound diges.
ton. AL druggists sell Il. Price, 9l.26.
Eczema spreads rapidly; itching almost drives
you mad. For quick relief. Doan's Ointment Is
well recommended. 600 at al stores.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24
Democratic Mass
County Convention

Pursuant to resolution adopted by the
Executive Committee of the Minnesota
Democratic State Central Committee, a
Democratic Delegate State Convention
is called to meet in Minneapolis on
April 9Th, 1920, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention to be held in San
Francisco on June 2Sth. It was also
recommended that County Conven-
ton be held in each Of the counties Of
the State on April 3rd, 1920, for the
purpose OF electing delegates from the
respective counties to such state con-
vention.
Therefore, pursuant to said resolu-
ton. d Mass Convention of Marshall
County Will be held at the City Hall 10
the City OF Warren on Saturday after
noon, April 3rd. 1920, at 2 O'Clock. S,
1t is to be hoped that representatives
from every voting precinct of the coun-
ty attend this convention. Marshall
county Is entitled to ten (10) delegates
to the state convention.
Women are now voters and are eligi-
BILE to participate in the election OF
delegates, and it is earnestly hoped
. that the women voters who favor
democracy as exemphfied by the splen-
did leadership Of President Wilson, at
tend this convention.
4. P. MCINTYRE.
Chairman
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24
Eighth Annual Short
Course For Children
Begins March 10Th

The Northwest School Of Agriculture
at Crookston will hold it's Eighth An
nuaf Junior Short Course the week be-
ginning March % Boys and girls Of
II to is years Of age may attend. The
Young people stay at the school under
the supervision OF the faculty. They
are met at the train and are we'll cared
for during the week.
rFhe course will consist Of stock iudg-
ing, potato work, courses in grain, poul-
try. pigs and gardening. besides can
ming, cooking, and sewing. Boys and
girls Planning to do club work the com
ing year viii receive special attention
during the week. National and state
club leaders will be present to help
make the week profitable for those who
attend. @>~
Part Of each day will be spent in
games, field meets, excursions, and en-
tertainment The total expense at the
school will be only $500, which includes
beard and room for the week Each
student should bring necessary bed
clothes. All other equipment is fur
nished.
Ehere are large number Of young
folks in this Vicinity who are planning
to attend. Parents should make this
trip possible for their children, and give
chem the advantages that the opportun-
tiles OF such week afford. 1t will in
crease the interest of the young people
in the work on the farm and help make
them to see the many advantages there
are In a rural community.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24

auguratesl plan whereby 800 Treas
ury Savings Certificate may be pur-
chased for as low as 81 q month.
Purchasers are reminded that these
Treasury Savings Certificates have the
advantage OF having the interest com
pounded automatically. IL an investor
buys bonds, it is necessary to cash the
coupons semi-annually and therefore
they must re-invest In order to COM
pound the interest. On amounts OF
moderate size the interest will not be
large enough to invest readily in a
loan In the Savings Certificates it is
invested for the purchaser for tie per
iod OF five years. The Savings Certiti-
Gates are registered and thus II the Sc
curifies are lost the owner is protected.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24

.. Because the motor vehicle owner
who wiz pay increased fees viii get
their money back threefold through
saving In the cost of operating the cars.
6. Because It will be the first time
that Minnesota will be given IN oppor-
tunity to treat it's road building pro-
blems in businesslike way.
Z. Because It will make accessible
to tourists the beauty spots Of the
state, turning idle capital into active
investments, and thus bring millions Of
dollars into the state.
8. Because it will add hundreds Of
millions OF dollars to the wealth Of the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24

state hy reducing marketing COST and
developfng the agricultural resoufses OF
the state.
.. Because it VIII carry the benefits
OF good roads to all parts Of the state
simultaneously without waiting for the
slow and wearisome process Of road
building. State maintenance begins at
once.
10. Because It will give Minnesota
the most wonderful road system pos
sessed By any state In the Union with
out increasing general taxes q single
penny.
Be sure to vote Eyes. on amendment
No. November End.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24


OF operating on the paved road. But
yo1 say MI the roads win not not be paved.
Agreed. let us say you win drive half
OF the time over paved roads and half
over unpaved This means your saving
will be one cent a mile on your seasons
mileage. q, !. rp.es;r, ,4.---.-~,,s...5ss i.
Now let rs see what is the net cost
to you In your license fees. The aver
age assessed valuat ton OF all cars listed
Tor taxation on May /, 1913, according
to the records Of the Minnesota tax
commission was. $40 q car. The aver
age tax levy is approximately 40 mills
:(3S.22 mills to be exact. This means
the average taxes paid on motor cars
in the state is $500 Your license fee
now is $16R, or total for taxes and
license Of SIPS. Under the Babcock
plan, You are to pay $18, which viii In
elude Your personal property tax. This
is net Increase OF $1O.74.
Now, remembering your saving Of I
cent a mile as shown before, IL you
drive your car 1,O74 miles year. you
will break even; it you drive 5000 miles
a year, you will get back, In saving on
the cost OF operating your car, $50 for
the $40. ~ which the plan has cost
Can yen find any objections to such
q plan? Just. think Of it? Twenty -one
thousand eight hundred and fifty miles
of secondary roads to be built from ex-
listing funds and without increasing
taxation one dollar! In addition to
this. 1000 miles of the most important
and most expensive highways in the
state to be built by the state of Mime
sofa with a fund which is entirely adj
.ditional to any funds now being raised
but which, in reality, brings great
benefit to the motor vehicle owners
who pay it. ~.
The following are ten reasons why
you should vote for constitutional
amendment No. l.
l. Because it will give Minnesota 4
7,0O0-mile trunk highway system to
care for inter-county and statewide
traffic.
2. Because it will remove from the
counties and townships the burden Of
building and maintaining these eSpen-
.sive highways. .ss.z
5. Because it will release 1enough
local funds to enable the counties and
townships. to build 21,s50 miles Of
graveled roads at $1,000 mile in ten
years, if these funds are concentrated
son this work ss-.-.
4. Becanse this magnificent high
way system Of 2S,S50 miles Of improved
roads Will be constructed without In
screasing general taxes in Minnesota a
single penny. ~. : -. - 1. -. :,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24
Easy Pay Savings
Certificate Time
- Limit Extended

BY a special ruling of the United
States, Treasury Department just an
nouneed banks are authorized to ac-
cept partial payments on 1920 Treasury
Savings Certifeates up to and intending
October 81 Of next year
This means that the public may IN
definitely avail itself of the recently in
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-03-24
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a, 1926

mean q saving OF 2 cents mile In costs
OF operating on the paved road. But
yo1 say MI the roads win not be paved
Agreed. Let us say you viii drive half
OF the time over paved roads and half
over unpaved. This means your saving
will be one cent mile on your seasons
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

cier Bee Line Highway association
is having a huge sign constructed and
will have it erected on this highway
a short distance south of this city
where tourists both going to ana
from the park on the Yellowstone
Trail may see it.
Helena-Montana's balance in the
general fund of the state treasury at
the close of business June 80 was
81, 752,152.46. On May 80, 1920,
the balance was $1,673,372.84 and
the disbursements in June were
$6~21,719.87 and receipts amounted
to $70O,499.49.
Butte-Organization of a Chinese
police force for the purpose of stamp
ing out the traffic in narcotics, be-
lieved to be the first organization of
its history in the United States, was
perfected when a mass meeting Of
more than so of the tong leaders and
Influential Chinese residents was
held in Butte.
Butte-Eighteen Williamsons, all
from Salt Lake City or Grand Island,
and all related, are touring Montana
in an automobile caravan. They have
d COmpl6Io CdmpluS OuLIlL, Carried Ill
two trucks. A touring car has been
remodeled to take IL passengers and
the remainder ride on the trucks.
There r three big tents and several
smaller ones.
BainvilIe-Wrily Adams has been
laid up the past week as the result
of burns he received when prepar-
ing to quit work for the day. He
was washing his hands with gasoline
when in some manner the liquid took
fire from a blow torch that was
standing nearby and in less time than
it takes to tell it he was a mass Of
flames from head to foot.
Lewistown-O. W. Freeman re-
ports that the total rainfall here for
June as shown by the government in
struments, was 5.11 inches, while
the total for the year up to July l
1857 inches. This is about Is
per cent above the average for the
first half of the year, and exceeds the
rainfall for the whole of last
year by a wide margin.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15
LARGE INCREASE IN SURVEYED
LAND IN BILLINGS DISTRICT

An increase of 53,O4O.54 acres Of
surveyed land over the total this time
last year is shown in the Billings dis
trict in the annual report of the local
land office. The data was obtained
from the township plats, and in max
ing the estimates, the total unsurvey-
ed area was subtracted from any por-
ton which is within a national forest,
Indian, military or other reservation
Lands withdrawn for survey are
reported as u%nsurveyed, but the area
of entries within withdrawn town
ships are treated as appropriated.
The character of all the land is
listed as mountainous and grazing.
The totals in the Billings district
including the six counties are: sur
veyed, 145,178.31; unsurveyed, co.
174.48; total, ~235,352.79.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15
STATE TEACHERS
FAVOR PHYSICAL
MORE PROGRESS HAS BEEN
MADE IN PAST FEW MONTHS
THAN IN ANY PERIOD
Many States Are Enacting Laws Pro-
yiding for the Teaching of This
Important Subject; National Law
Proposed; to Care for Health of
Young America.

Montana educators are very much
interested in the physical education
movement, in which more progress
has been made during the last few
months than in any period of our his
tory. Kentucky, Mississippi and Vir-
GINA recently enacted laws along
these lines, and Alabama appointed a
director of physical and health edu-
cation this spring. The republican
national convention has just adopted
a platform which includes a physical
education plank. A bill initiating
physical education on a nationwide
scale, which was introduced in both
branches of congress in the session
just concluded, was supported by
many national organizations as we'll
as individuals of prominence.
With three southern states added
to the list of those which have passed
laws, there are now nineteen states
in this group. Alabama is included
in the nineteen, this state having ac-
cepted an educational code with ply
steal education provisions in 1918,
and also Kentucky, Mississippi and
Virginia, there are now nineteen
states which have legislation of this
Between 1914 and 1918,
the following states passed laws:
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15
THE STATE.

KaIispell-More than 1000 peopl'
attended the farmers picnic givel
at The Narrows, on Flathead lax,
ear Poison.
Livingston-The skeleton of a mar
and a bear clasped together recently
we're found a few inches under the
ground on Chicken creek, neal here
DilIon-On the brink of her 85tt
year, Mrs. Harriet l.. Boatman, pio-
neer of Montana and Beaverhead
county, after several months of i'll
health, is dead.
HarlOWton - A car of valuable
freight vas burned on the Milwau-
kee switch just out of Martinsdale,
recently. The a was struck by
lightning.
Bainville-Dan Noble of Whitehall
has been appointed by the State Ag-
ri%cultural college to take the place
of County Agent Chase of Roosevelt
county, who resigned.
Livingston-It is now unlawful
for visitors in Yellowstone national
park or others, to catch more than
10 fish in streams, and lakes within
wv LILIES VI IA0 pain Liz
Harlem-William F. Washington,
proprietor of the Harlem Meat Mar
ket, has sold his place of business
to A. o. Ronning and Sigfried Carl
son.
Havre-The next big gathering at
the experimental station at Fort As
sinniboine will be the annual meet
ing of the county farm bureau, on
July 90.
Lewistown-At a meeting of the
city school board, a committee re-
ported that a satisfactory bid for the
purchase of the district bond issue
of $150,000 would be made shortly.
Great Falls-Henry Hedrech, who
was arrested recently on a charge of
assaulting Mrs. Lillian Hedrech,
was fined 800 by Police Judge RAJ
ban.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS beet sugar
acreage is so per cent of normal this
year, an increase of 40 per cent over
last year, according to J. e. Logan,
Billings sugar refiner.
Observation-Disclosures of the Black
foot branch of the Milwaukee rail
way to Ovando, instead of to Clear
water, is being planned by that sys-
tenn, according to unofficial reports
current here.
Livingston-Dr. William Stryker,
president of the local Rotary club,
was seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured in an automobile accident at
Old Faithful, Upper Geyser Basin, in
the Yellowstone park.
Butte-The annual drill contest
of the Woodmen of the World drill
teams of the Pacific jurisdiction will
be held in Butte next year, since the
Butte team captured the honors of
the meeting in San Francisco.
HarIem-The grading of the Har-
lem unit of the Roosevelt Highway
is being pushed. rapidly. The Chin
ook Engineering and Contracting
company is making excellent pro-
gress with the work.
Bozeman-C. N. Arnett, manager
of the American Ranch company at
Mont, has taken up the work
head of the animal husbandry de-
partment of Montana state college, a
position he held before going to
Wallis. \,
Helena - Elizabeth Brown and
John Mathieson entered pleas of not .
guilty to charges of smuggling opium !
into the United States when arraign-
ed before Federal Judge Bourquin ,
here. They will be tried in Great
Falls in September. {
Livingston-The Yellowstone-Gla- l
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

FOR SALE-1S5 head high grade Hereford
cows. All young and in finest condi-
ton. About 40 calves with these cows.
Calves sired by A. B. Cook bulls. In
quire. II. NJ. Hamilton, clio Commercial
National Bank, Great Falls.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

GREAT BARGAINS in Irrigated and Dry
Lands; SMALL TRACTS or LARGE
RANCHES are offered at the Bondhold-
ers' Sale in the BITTER ROOT VALLEY
where crops are always sure. Tell us
what you want-we have it. ACT
QUICKLY. BITTER ROOT VALLEY
REALTY TRUST, MISSOULA, MONT.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

Lands
AT $40 TO $40 PER ACRE

AT $40 TO $40 PER ACRE
Terms of 10 per cent down, ball
snce 10 yearly payments, bear
ing 6 per cent interest. Logged
off lands of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company.
Dairying is a type of farming
best adapted to the ttmbered Sec
lions of western Montana. Most
of the Land can be converted into
pasture at very little expense and
dairy COWS will yield y splendid
profit from the land without the
necessity of removing the stumps,
although a sufficient acreage must
be put under the p1ow to supply
winter feed. In connection with
~dairytng, hogs and poultry should
take AT important part. All fruits,
berries and garden truck thrive;
field crops of grain, clover, TIM
othy, potatoes and stock roots do
well.
You r buying ut values fixed
by experienced appraisers, strip
ped of promotion charges, COM
missions, and other trimmings,
which are usually added before II
reaches the farmer. We Will aid
you In selecting a location that Ia
adapted to your needs.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

LOGGED OFF LAND in Stevens county,
Washington, at greatly reduced prices.
Best county in state for dairy and stock
raising. Hard surfaced and paved road
to Spokane. food schools and close to
railroad. Nearly all the land is sub-irri-
gated and in most places plenty of water
can be found at shallow depths. Write
ane, Wash.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

FOR SALE BY OWNER, CHEAP : $40 a.
estock ranch, 200 A. in meadow, balance
first class pasture, good water right, I'M
serve; good trout fishing and hunting.
If taken at once, hay crop included, easy
terms. Box 6, Flesher, Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15

FOR SALE BY OWNER-Improved 1,133
acre ranch in Washington county, S. D.,
has running stream through it and s
good springs; a bargain if sold soon.
Q. o. Beck. Sioux Falls. S. D.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15
SHEEP DIP

SHEEP DIP
KILL SHEEP TICKS and other parasites
with KRESO DIP NO. 1. M injury to
gists. Write for FREE booklet on sheep.
PARKH. DAVIS & CO, Detroit, Mich.
G61R1NTEED 1LFlLF1 SEED, S13.0
bu. Red Clover, $27.G0; Sweet Clover,
$3.50; Sudan, $11.00 cwt. Red Top $500
cwt. Sacks free. Satisfaction. or your
money back. Liberty bonds accepted at
par. We ship from several warehouses
and save you freight and time. MEIER
SEED co, RUSSELL, KANSAS.
PoULTRY AND POULTRY SUPPLIES
Everything in poultry supplies. Ship live
poultry and fresh eggs to Dorsh & Green
field Company, Butte.
zEALAND RED RABBITS
stock from winners at latest shows.
Prices low. j. r. Parker, state college,
Bozeman, Mont.
PURE ExTRAcTED HoNEY
TEN POUND Pail pure exfracTed sweet
clover honey by mail to Montana post
offices, 1925, cash with order. Clark
w. Allen. Big Timber, Montana.
COMPLETE LINE OF ROOT Bee Supplies.
Clark w. Allen, Big Timber. Montana.
A o SALE
WE SHIP HAY, the best we can get, any
where, to anybody; grade and weight
guaranteed; inspection allowed Robert
L. Rowell, Great Falls, Mont.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-15
E O SALE

1000 RAMBOUILLET Rams, 400 Rambouil-
let ewes and 400 Rambouillet eve lambs.
Fall delivery. RIGBY RANCH COM
PANY, CASTLE ROCK, UTAH.
RAMS AND EWES FOR SALE-For the
1920 season | offer rams of the following
breeds, all my own raising, registered
and unregistered, stud and range rams:
HAMPSHIRE, OXFORD, COTSW0LD,
LINCOLN, SHROPSHIRE, RAMB0UIL-
LETT l also breed Romneys, but have
none for sale this season. Also offer a
few registered Shropshire ewes, from
my famous Soda Springs flocks, estab-
lished quarter of a century. am a
breeder, not a dealer. Write for prices
and compile information. A. J.
KNOLLIN, Box AIS, P0CATELLO, IDA.