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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
PETITION BOARD FOR
 IRRIGATION DISTRICT

Petitions addressed to the Board of Supervisors, signed by over go per cent of the resident farmers of the san Pedro Valley. were presented this afternoon, asking for the crea- ,ioY of an irrigation district embrac- ing some 2sO0O acres under the pro- posed Charleston Dam project.
 This marked the first definite step in the preliminary work toward the securing of the Charleston Dam. and is part of the procedure designated by the state water code. under which the farmers must proceed before they can secure the Charleston Dam.
 A delegation of representative far mers of St. David. Curtis and Pom creme accompanied the petition pre- sented to the board this afternoon, and furnished desired information with reference to the proposed irri. gation district. Reports of Govern ment surveys were also presented to the board. and following the reading of the petition and submission Of data. the board set the date of hear ing on the petition as June the Sth, when the matter will come up for de. finite settlement. following due no tice given and the board will un- doubtedly grant the petition and call the special election for the purpose Of submitting the question of the creation of the proposed district to the farmers within the district.
 The supervisors also expressed heir desire to have competent legal opin ion as to the rights available unde: the proposed project with reference to appropriation of waters from the San Pedro river and asked for in formation from the state water com missioner, the attorney general and the county attorney. which will be on hand when the board meets tc consider the matter on June sth
 The committee of farmers this aft ernoon expressed themselves as sa; isfied that the matter is now vel under way and that no obstacles vii arise to hamper the progress of tn. work that will result in the Charles ton Dam. The supervisors gave as surance that they will do everythini in their power to lend their assis tance to the project
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
4 PROCLAMATION

To the Citizens of Tombstone:
 IL being apparent that the small pox epidemic and other health con- Gitions throughout the county are not the best and the danger of spread is enhanced by uncleanliness and unhealthy conditions. it behooyes ev- cry good citizen of Tombstone to join with the county and city heal.h authorities in an effort 10 prevent the spread Of epidemics to our city.
 As first step toward the preye1- ton of disease. we must have clean Illness in our city, as well as in the home. so theerfore let us all join during the balance of the present week and work toward the desiref end, so that We may not be made to suffer through our own indifference Let every house and property owner begin at once and clean up his prem ises. disposing of the refuse in proper manner and see who can have The cleanest yard and premises by Sunday.
 GUY C. WEIGH, Mayor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
UPON REFUSAL
 TO RUN MINE IS TRIED
 BY RUSSIAN eoLsHEvIk!

When James Colquhoun, pioneer mining man Of Arizona and manager for many years of the Arizona Coppe: company. vas ordered by the Russian bolsheviki to operate the plant of the Caucasus Copper company in Russia he told them he would not do it.
 They tried him before the defense of the realm committee and then de cided to let him 60. He was success ful lated in making bis way back to England.
 The exciting experience of MT. Col qahoun was related by him to ola friends who met him at "a Psso yes tsrday, while he was on his way to Clifton for . visit st his forme. hone.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
GALES TO MOVE SOUTH

JUAREZ. May 1s.-with 35OO troops. Gen. P. Elias Gales of Son. ora, revolutionary provisional minis. ter of war. will leave here wednes- day for Mexico City. General Gales announced tonight.
 His forces were to consist of 1501 troops of cavalry under Gen. Manuel Pima and 1000 infantrymen led by Col Jesus Aguirre. the Sonora com mander said.
 Three hundred troops arrived here yesterday under General Plank: 10O0 came in today. another thousand Is expected tomorrow, and 800 more Wednesday. according to Cen. Gales.
 According to reports received by the minister of war, President Car. ransa fled on horseback from Tetelo. Puebla, toward the plains of Vera Cruz. Cen. Arnulfo Gomez has been sent to intercept and capture the fu- gitive, 1t was said.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
SEEK TO SAVE FLEEING CHIEF

MEXICO CITY. May To-. via Fl Paso Junction, May lS-The follow ing bulletin was given out this aft ernoOn at the headquarters of Pablo Gonzales, former candidate for the presidency of Mexico:
 The presidential trains escaped from Apizaco. Tlaxcala, but were surrounded again by Gen. Ricardo Reyes MarqueZ, who has received o. ders 10 capture them, giving every guarantee to Carranza and his com panions should they be taken"
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
LIVESTOCK AND RANGES

PHOENIX, May 2O.-According to reports collected by the Weather Bur eau ranges and stock maintain the generally favorable condition prevail ing since the beginning of heavy rain last year. Light showers occurred Thursday in the northern part of ths district restoring, 10 some extent the freshness that characterised pastures previous to the recent high winds. In the vicinity of Pinedale new feed is reported as plentiful and stock i'm proving. The calf crop in that sec tlGr is said to be eighty per cent, a resui; expected to follow the favor able conditions prevailing during the summer and fall. Shipments of feed CTS from northern ranges continued during the week and additions Of importance were made to ranges in southern counties, presumably from Mexico. Sheep shearing is in prog. ress in western Coconino and Ysva- pal counties.
 Crop Progress in Arizona.
 While cotton has not entirely re- covered from early setbacks, warm, sunny days have made the past week the most favorable of the season. Cul> tivatiol has been actively carried on and fields present an attractive ap- pearance; plants appear to have prog ressed equally as much as in any two or three weeks previously. Far mers are giving their fields the first irrigation since planting asS filling in missing hills with seed; generally speaking, however, replanting is ov- Ter for the season. In northern cJun~ ties farmers are working hard to compensate for loss of time result ing from a late spring. Mighty frJstS continue but owing to the backward crops little damage has been done- Barley harvest is in progress in the vicinity of Nogales.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE

Inasmuch as health conditions throughout the county and state are not at best and a number of cases. of smallpox are prevalent through ou. the county. both county and city health authorities have joined hands for the prevention of spread and possible serioss epidemic.
 In Tombstone. cleanup measures and sanitation are to receive espec- ial attention from the city authori- ties, supported by county officers and today Mayor Guy c. Welch is sued proclamation asking the citi- zens of the city to assist the author ities in carrying out the cleanup cafpaign.
 Last year Tombstone received many concentrations on it's clesnly appearances, and as a result there were no epidemics prevalent, while rubbish heaps and refuse disappear ed. leaving vacant lots and back yards cleaner than they had been for years. The city officers ask that the same cooperation that was ex- tended by property owners last year, be given tAis year, and as result an epidemic. particularly smallpox, will be fJrestalled.
 Mayor We!ch's proclamation fo.. lows.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
BELIEVE cARRANZA
 hEAOTO FOR COAST
 TO BOARD STEAMER

MEXICO CITY, May 19.-"We are lost. Goodbye, gentlemen"
 These were Carranza's final worG., before his flight from the beseised trains in the early afternoon of May 14 while pausing momentarily beiors a crowd of terrified civilian refugees a few miles east of San Marcos. ac- companied by a few intimates and guarded by what the special dispatch es term "a very small cavalry force"
 The fugitive president crossed the narrow valley, stopped for a few mo- ments to watch the liberal reyolu- tionary forces occupy the stalled trains then disappeared among the mountains.
 1t is believed certain that Carran- 20 is heading northeast toward the coast by way of Cofre de Perote, with the intention of boarding a steamer at some small port and escaping from the country Judging from the lis: of captured officials and generals ra- ceived Sunday at the headquarters in Mexico of the liberal revolutionary government. few are accompanying Carranza.
 An inventory of national funds aboard one train shows great qual- tity of gold and silver bars. but com paratively little minted coin. Pastor Ruaix. secretary of agriculture, was in charge or this train. Manuel Aguirre Berlanga. secretary of the interior and head of the cabinet, is believed to be in hiding as he was overheard to say that he could not stand the hardship of a horseback fight.
 A mc.or truck load of gold coin, which the CarrSnza party attempted to carry off, broke uU~n and the soldiers appropriated most of it. With more than 2500 prisoners al ready counted, it is believed that tne strong force which Carranza took from the capital has been completely scattered. as hundreds of the soldiecs fled into the mountains when the president abandoned the trains. Ref. 1 ugees tell pitiful stories of hardship and terrors which began with the flight from the capital on May :, and which ended in the afternoon of May 14. Hunger, thirst and bullets added to the uncertainty of their fate as the train headed into the fast closing ranks of the revolutionary troops sweeping in from Vera Cruz and the Puebla mountains on both sides of the railway.
 They express bitterness at Carran- gas failure to accept the safe con- duct offered him by both General Gonzalez and General Obregon. It is believed possible. however, that Carrarza Aid mt kuou fhaY Vera Cruz had been captured, nor the vir- tualIy the entire republic had turned against his administration and per sisted in the attempt to reach Vera Cruz. and there set up his admin listration in a temporary capital.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23

PHOENIX, May 1s.-The wave of price slashing in wearing apparel struck Phoenix today with the two largest department stores announc- ing substantial reductions. especial iy in silks. One local department store is advertising . zs per cent cut in all bulk silks while another offers men's silk shirts at one-third off.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
CANNOT REMOVE ANY
 LAND BOARD MEMBER
 ON PREJUDICE CHARGE

PHOENIX, May 20.-According to an announcement made in the course of the open hearing in the land board investigation Monday night an exc cutive meeting of the board was held yesterday for the purpose of considering several matters that had been brought before the board and had been the subject of time consum- ing and bitter controversy between Attorneys Ballard and Struckmeyer.
 Among tbese was the protest med by the former against the sitting ef Attorney Cessrsl Jones e . ns1bsS
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
PHOENIX TAKES
ITS CENSUS PILL

ITS CENSUS PILL PHOENIX, May 2o.-The census committee of Phoenix today adopted . resolution recommending that the original census figures obtained by the fedStsI court be accepted as they stood. The resolution stated that an effort now to change the count would involve the census bureau in expense ct . time when government economy was needed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23

WASHINGTON, AGay ls.-PsbIo 5onzaIex withdrawal from the co
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
HYDE PARK

The following from the Hardwick Ga.
cite OF last week will interest many here
abouts, as Wendell Campbell, mentioned
therein comes from the well-known Camp
bell and Whitcomb stock of this town:
The 192o-1921 edition of Spaulding S
Basketball Guide has picture and tri.
butte TO the championship Worcester
Tech FIVE, in which a Hardwick boy.
Wendell Campbell, son of Mr.. and Mrs
E. II. Campbell, comes in tor recognition.
In the article, championship honors were
awarded the Tech five and furthermore
on the All-Star New England team. tour
of that schools team were selected, in
Guiding "Cy" Campbell, forward. In the
last two years the New England College
basketball championship. Local fans re-
member young Campbell's playing here
on the academy team. At that time he
PLAYED guard. but since being in college
he has been shifted to the forward
position.
Miss Mildred Arnold was home from
Randolph a lew days recently.
Mrs. Eugene Reed of Manchester, N. H.,
is spending few weeks here with ner
son, Royden Reed.
John Miner was called to Mon peler
last Thursday as witness in a U. 5.
supreme court case.
The entertainment by the Rund Trio
last evening was one OF the best ever
given here. The young ladies are all
artists-Mlss Louise Rund as vioinist,
Miss Bertha Rund as futist and Miss
Weiffenback as pianist and reader.
Every number was heartily encored.
The Legion boys sure put up an extra
good number in their course. Next and
last entertainment, Jan. 20, Swanee
River Quartette.
Rev. Arthur Mercer announces that he
will be glad to receive and forward con-
tributions for relief OF the three and a
hall million starving children of Central
and Eastern Europe. responding to the
| appeal sent out by Mr.. Herbert Hoo yer
President-elect Harding and the Literary
Digest. For information as to the crying
| need, attention is called to the notice il
the post office entitled, The Slaughter
OF the Innocents."
Third annual Christmas Carnival al
L. G. A. Hall. You can't afford to miss
the play AT Skies and Sevens." Come
and enjoy the fund with the young folks
Thursday evening Dec. 16. at eight
o'clock. -adv't.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
McKinstry Hill

Mrs. Lettle Jones is visiting her son,
Glenn Jones, in Johnson.
Elery Jones, who has been very Ill, is
some better ar this writing.
Mrs. Ariel Wilson died Monday after
noon. No arrangement for the funeral
ate yet made.
All are pleased to learn that Mrs. Hugh
Owen returned from the Hospital Satur.
day much improved in health.
Miss Lizzie Jones, who is working il
Stowe, was a guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Jones, recently.
Mrs. Raymond Sweet and little daugh
ter, Natalie. of Waterbury were guests
lase week of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chip
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Clark and two
fellows from St. Johns bury, came Satur
day and are in camp with the Stewart
boys. They are alter that deer" Mrs
Clark is a guest OF her parents, MIR. ano
Mrs. Ben Rowen, during abe hunting
| season.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
GARFIELD

Erdie Gregg is assisting Mrs. Harry
Baker with her work.
Mrs. Ella Prescott came home fron her
work at Mr. Caring toms, Saturday.
y, D. Davis of Plain6eld spent his
Thanksgiving vacation at his home on
Davis Hill.
We understand that Abraham Darling
is moving his family into the house with
Adds Darling.
F. b. Noble. wife and son, Murray,
spent Thanksgiving day with relatives
on Davis Hill.
Mrs. Ella Camp of Hyde Park was a
recent guest at the home of her daug liter,
Mrs. Adds Darling.
Raymond Munson, who was seriously
i'll again last week and under the DOCTOR
care, is much better.
Mrs. Erasmus Butter6eld is i'll with
the prevailidg distemper at the home oil
her daughter, Mrs Harry Baker.
Mrs, Arthur Prescott was called to
Montgomery last week by the illness 81
her sister. Mrs. Max WQodmansee,
Mrs. Arle Butter6eld was home from
her work in Morrisville. a part of last
week, called here by the illness of her sis
ter, Mrs Harry Bailey.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
Chris mas Clubs

The Christmas Club funds for 1920 will
be due for distribution on Friday of this
week. Throughout 9he country they have
reached the grand total of $110,0O0,OOO.
About 5000 banks have been engaged in
receiving the savings for these funds and
each banks average is estimated at about
a thousand members, which would make
the amount to be paid each person approx
imately $37.
The New York World, in speaking Of
this, says
To the proportions which they have as
sumed in 1920 the Christmas Clubs have
grown In twelve years. Their savings this
year are $40 100000 greater than last year.
In the summing up of their work they
present amazingly the cumulative results
of modest efforts in thrift. There is no
doubt that also, for many households of
mode1 n resources, these clubs solve happl-
iy the annual financial problem attending
the pleasu e of Christmas giving"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08

for Eden. Now the deer had better get
to the big timber. But won't the bows
have one grand play day. Ray Bessey is
20 look after the work on the Moves
arm, so no worry about home.
Mr.. Lomma did big days butcherine
Friday, showing all he needed was the
material to work on, four cattle and
three hogs fro..l 10 to S was a good days
work OF course the boys think they
ought to be counted in even If they lack
ed experience.
Mr.. Bartlett has his pulp wood nearly
all cut Mr.. Labelle and Mr.. Brow has
helped with the cutting and Will Boyes,
has hauled it all out where the trucks.
could get at it on the side of the road.
1t don't take the trucks long to handle
100 cords of pulp.
Joel Bessey and good wife have re-
turned from their vacation of a few
weeks with their daughter in St. Adams.
Mrs. Ray Bessey and her mother, Mrs.
Mitchell go Monday night to Enosburg
where Mrs. Ray goes to help her mother
prepare for visit in Springfield, Mass,
on a married daughter.
You pick up paper and everything
that is raised or grown on a farm has
gone down to nothing. Just you stop and
think, the best calf skins SOC, beef hides
sc a Id. and want a shoe look in the store
window and you will see the price and
another thing, they give a pension to
the teacher, the railroad man, the soldier
and sailor, the post office clerk, but for
the men that keeps the wheels turnings
not a plum held out to him. How long
could you hand out pensions if it were
not for the farmer? He is up long be-
fore the break of day milking, in fact all
the chores are done and he is ready for
a hard days work After the hour day
hired man is done, he does the night
chores, making him a good 16 hour a
day. Now why not make law that when
a farmer is 80 or 100 they would grant
him pension for the rest of his life, it
would be something for him to look for
ward too as he digs away. When they
called for more food a short time age,
not murmur, but a few more hours
day did the lob
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
.FELCHERVILLE.

Mr.. Chattin sawed Mr.. Bliss wood pile
Napoleon Jones apparently is as we'll
as any little boy. All glad.
Paul Brehan has been working for
the man that owns the wood place.
Charles Lucas and Gardner have their
wood pile up, They are the luck ones.
Roger Styles, who worked for Wright
wiring, has gone to Burlington to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright started Sunday
morning for days visit in Stowe, but
Mr.. Lomma is helping the man on the
Ray Baker place to log and get up a
wood pile.
Sam Marley has been having tussle
with hard cold, but has got the best of
it and is better.
Ely Giroux, who has been in Burling-
ton, is home. They gave all the, new
help a vacation, to last forever.
Miss Beatrice Groux is making her
friend, Mrs. Iona a visit for couple
of days. That new rig, of course.
The little ones at Decell's are doing as
well as little folks can, where they are
entertaining whooping cough and mumps
Franklin Hooper of Johnson passed
Saturday with his fried, Theodore Whit
comb. OF course they had a great visit.
Did you notice how every other month
had been stormy the past year? 1t has
and this is the month for bad weather.
Miss Della Whitcomb resumes her
school work next Tuesday. She has had
to be out for three weeks, on account of
sickness.
Linwood Crowell was a guest last Sat
urday of friends in Riverside. He rather
likes this part of Vermont as well as
Hartford. No friends like the old, Lin
wood.
Manning, Grimes, Fletcher and Lucas,
| all butchered this week. 1t has been
good while since you can remember corn
cheaper than bran, it is at the present
/ time, 10c.
telephone message was waiting, wire
down in HYDE Park and he came back
to the village and home. He is a man
that the public CONTROLS night or day,
but he is always ready for call.
Miss Dot Tillotson went to the Fanny
Allen hospital for an operation. She was
accompanied by her aunt Ellen Noyes,
who stayed until she was comfortable
after the operation. She is doing nicely.
Rus Page sold to the man that lives
on the Dave Trudeau farm, Is tons of
hay off the Lucas farm for $3.50 ton.
He had better taken the stock out and
shot it, for butter won't be anything
next year
Lucius Noyes and Harry Foss started
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
Concealment of Banks Funds

Bank Commissioner George B. Carpen-
ter filed with County Clerk L. G. Moody
at Montpelier Friday. 3 bill of complaint,
setting forth the reasons why he closed the
Barre Savings Bank and Trust company
after that institution had been subjected
to run by depositors. The commission
or asserts that the books of the bank failed
to show the true condition OF the bank,
alleges fraudulent concealment of facts,
charges that the bank failed to keep a
proper reservoir cash, charges that Liber-
ty Bonds carried in the bank statement
were really the property Of individuals and
that the bank has loaned to many persons
in excess Of the amount permitted by law.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
LAMOILLE CO. COURT
The December 7 erm Now On

Lamoille County Court opened its De-
cember term at Hyde Park Tuesday with
Judge Moulton presi ling ]. S. Leach and
N. A. Waterman Assistant Judges; Geo.
Town Sheriff, S. B. Waite Clerk; Mrs. B.
L. Nichols Stenographer.
After prayer offered by Rev. Mr.. Good
life of Morrisville the Sheriff declared the
court opened and ready for business. The
docket was gone through and in about an
hour the work of the morning session was
over;
The civil jury cases, three of them, were
announced as not for trial, being continued
or, settled. However, the several cases to
be heard by the court, number of di-
vorce cases, and perhaps one important
state case for trial, may make the term
somewhat longer than usual.
The afternoon session was not very
strenuous one. Lawrence Cox, charged
with stealing Is skunk skins from Erwin
Foster of Hyde Park, appeared in court,
pied guilty and received sentence of not
less THAI, four nor more than six months in
the workhouse.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-08
Court Notes

Wednesday a number Of divorce cases
were heard.
A large number of witnesses have ap.
peared and more will follow.
E. c. Brown Of Boston, from the detec-
tive agency, is in attendance.
Atty. General Archibald is working
with the States Attorney on an import.
ant state case.
Joel Page, who looked in upon the court
Tuesday was this county's States Attor-
ney thirty years ago.
Judge Leach finishes his official career
this term. He has been on the bench
six years and retires with a good record
for efficient service.
Among the attorneys in attendance the
first day we're Warren Austin of St. Al.
bans, Guy Hill of St. Johnsbury, Joe
Page Of Burlington and Attorney Genera
Archibald of Manchester.