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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-22
PULLMAN PEOPLE Welded

Frank Joseph Mcnamara and Miss
Eva Kimberling, both of this city,
were married last Friday The bride
has been in charge of the millinery
department of the Emerson store for
some time and is well and favorably
known in this city. Mr. Mcnamara
is employed at the Pullman Cafe.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-22
LOSES TOE IN ACCIDENT

Frank Maston, of the Whitman
Implement company. had one of his
great toes removed Monday as a re-
suit Of an accident that morning
when a pillow fell on his foot, crush
ing the toe.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-22

Harry Goldsworthy of Rosaliai a
successful farmer and one OF the
directors OF the Washington Wheat
Growers association, explained the
marketing plan of the organization
to a we'll attended meeting of farm
ers in the chamber OF commerce
rooms Monday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
EIGHT WORKMEN ON
ROAD GO ON STRIKE
Want Pay Raised from $3.50 to S4, but
Demand Is Refused-Nine Re
main on Main Street Job.

Demanding $t a day and being re
fused, eight men who have been dig
ging the trench for the Main street
drainage system went on strike this
morning, leaving Road commissioner
G. J. DUDE With a force Of nine men,
The men began work as usual al :
O'Clock and worked m hour, and ap.
parently while they were deep down
IN the trench, which is over II isct
below the surface, they Matched >Dp
the plan 10 demand more wages.
At s.o'eloek eight of the men came
UP the ladders, and as they did not see
the road commissioner they marched
in platoon formation to the selcetmen j
Office expecting to find the commiss,or
or thepe Mr.. Dubv was on the size
walk however, and saw them e., 20
he followed them TO the Office, wht re-
they modc thair demand which va,
for so crnts day more than they were
receiving.
On being told that there was moth.
ing doing they departed. and none
have been taken back although one 81
two have made application to retarr
10 work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
TIE BELL WAITED.
It Was Thirty Years Before a Belfry
Was Provided.

How a schoolhouse, after the children
who gave entertainments and collected
money for a big, fine toned bell for their
building, has waited, after the purchase
of the bell, for more than a quarter of q
century until belfry could be built, is
bit of history of Williamantie, Me-.
which matches the rest of the towns
story in quaintness. But the tale is a
true one. 1t is nearly thirty years ago
that the little town, named after Will
limantie, Conn, and which had risen like
the mushroom cities of the gold mining
districts into a thriving populace almost
in a week, began to plan for all sorts of
improvements. ~
The children of the schoolhouse away
up the road a road lined now with de.
serted houses, caught the spirit of pro
2ressior. They gave entertainments and
had sales and at last money enough 10
purchase the bell was collected and the
bell was purchased and arrived. But
this little town in the woods of Maine a
mile or so from beautiful Sebec Lake had
had its day; and when tile white birch
gave out and the spool-lnill industry was
moved away, the town began to die
shell of line of pretentious dark red
houses, with date places and gables, with
fine outlook and surroundings, which
were built at the time of the boom.
And the little schoolhouse, though II
has bravelv survived, though it is finely
built and well kept up, did not get it,
belfry. And the days went into week,
and into months and into wears. But :
year ago, Miss Hattie Crockett, comm:
home from Pennington to teach, becam,
deeply interested in the little school
houses history. And now. through con
tributions from the children. the bel
bought thirty years ago, will soon hay,
a belfry. The children who worked 70
hat bell have grown to manhood an
wemanhood. Some of them have child
rem interested i'll that belfry as thei
mothers and fathers were in the hell and
rescued from Oblivion i'll a pile OF shay
ings where II had been stored. the be
has been cleaned and bronzed By Scot
Cook, the well known guide And 500
the bell will ring out for school and com
munity needs. And once more Will
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
DEATH OF CHARLES coNANT
Father Was William Conant, Widely
Known Violin Maker.

Charles Sanford Conant, s., OF Brat
tieboro, died Saturday from general
breaking down. He was one of eight
children of William A. and Harriet
tSalisbury) Corant ard was born in
this town March 81, 1886 His father
was the maker of the widely known
Conant violins After leaving school
Charles Conant learned the harness
makers trade. following that occupa
tion several years For number Of
years be had charge Of the trimming
department in a baby carriage factory
in New York city, later returning to
Brattleboro and doing carriage trim
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05

ming for Rockwell & Sherwin. For
snveral years he lived in South Lon
donderry until he came TO Brattleboro
IN 1914, when his health broke down.
About 1859 he married Miss Char
lote Davis of Connecticut, who died
IN January. 1889. In 1895 he married
Mrs Miranda Harrington Of South Lon
donderry, who survives. Mr.. Conant
also leaves one sister. Mrs. f. NJ. Arey,
a member Of the family at the Home
for the Aged.
The funeral viii be held at Bond &
Son s undertaking pa1lors at 3 o o'clock
teuorrow afternoon, Rev r. A. Num-
officiating, and the burial viii take
place in the Conant lot in Prospect
Hill cemetery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
ROADS AND MOTOR FUEL.
Good Highways Would Save Millions in
Gasoline and Tires.

The increased fuel consumption calledf
for when trucks are operated over poor
roads or under conditions where traction
resistance is SO high as to call for use of
speed reduction gearing or large throttle
openings was clearly shown in a recent
test made by prominent tire manufac.
turer in Ohio over good, medium and
bad roads
Five new army standard model trucks
were operated over seven different types
Of road surface. A gain OF six miles per
gallon of fuel between the best and
worst types of roads was obtained. All
of the trucks were empty during the
test. The trucks loaded showed that the
poor roads took seven times as much
gasoline per mile as the good one. The
test results disclosed an average of ) 78
miles per gallon over dirt road in good
condition, 7l9 over fair gravel, $50 over
good gravel, about the same over fair
bituminous macadam and good brick
roads, ii A over extra smooth brick and
: Ills over good concrete. The tests re.
vealed that the saving to the motoring
public, in gasoline alone if good roads
were universally found would amount to
millions Of dollars annually. Perhaps
equal TO this would be the saving in tire
cost, which is considered more impor-
tant item of car upkeep. than is gasoline
Calculating the saving in wear and tear
on the mechanism Of cars and trucks and
also the item of time lost by poor roads,
adequate highways are undoubtedly a
valuable and essential investment in con
aervation of our national prosperity
Scientific American
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
Blankets and ComfOrters

We have more than FIVE hundred pairs
Blankets to sell which we bought at the old
prices Every customer will benefit in this
sale.
$3.50 Double Blankets, white or gray, for
$3.50
$685. Double Blankets, white or gray, for
S2.75
$500 Australian Blankets in gray, 1895
5000 Woolnap Double Blankets, white or
gray, for 100
$500 Wool Double Blankets, white, $3.50
$1,000 Wool Blankets, Double" white, for
$3.50
S3.75 Bed Comforters, light and dark col
ors ................ S2.75 and 1925
$500 Bed Cornforters in big size; great
value Observation-Disclosures. $3.9S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
DOnestiCs

The whole Domestic Department is placed
at your service in this sale. Just few items.
at prices that cannot be duplicated
1000 Yards of Striped Gray Outing Flan-
mel OF best quality; the 3ec grade, for
2oc yard
SOC Fine, White Outing Flannel, for 25cI
8lx90 Extra Good Sheets, limited quantity ;,
S1.35
42x36 Pillow Cases. soc value, for -. sec
36-incil Fine Long Cloth, 35c grade, for
Csc yard
30c Part Linen Crash, white or unbleached
22c yard
CSC Startex Crash, heavy; great value. for
29c yard
35c Big, Nice Bath Towels, for =. 25c
CSC Highland Huck Towels, big size, zoe
4o-inch Fine Unbleashed Sheeting, for SIC
56-inch Square Table Cloths, nice pattern,
I2-yard Pattern Table Cloths, hemmed ready
TOT use .-..-.#...-..... Sl.SO
I2-yard Pattern Table Cloths, imported
Mercerized Napkins, all hemmed, at
$3.50 and 81 .95
75c Bureau Scarfs. trimmed with lace for
soc
36-inch Challies, FIVE different designs, at
! .25c yard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
MARRIAGES,

In Brattleboro, Jan. 3, by Rev. D. E.
Trout, Roscoe Everett Jaquith and Miss
Dorthy May Harrington, both of Brat
tleboro.
In Brattleboro, Jan. ,, by Rev. w. c.
Bernard Walter Herbert Fairbanks and
Miss Angela Cecilia Johnson, both of
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
Hosiery and Knit
Underwear

Cost Not Considered in This Department
During The Competition Sale.
Wonen's 2sc Good, Heavy Hose, black
and white lSc
Wornen's soc Fine, Heavy Hose, in black.
at .'...... 5SC
Women's soc Fine Isle Hose, mercerized
and light weight; black, gray and brown,
29c
Worens soc Fine. Heavy Fleeced Ribbed
Hose ................... 39c
Women's Sl25 Silk Hose, no more after
TINS lot ...... .................. S5c
Women's S1.75 Black Silk Hose, small lot
$1.39
Women's $500 Mahogany Black Silk Hose,
$1.75
One Lot Children's Hose in black, for 25e
One Lot Children's Hose, black. Wholesale
at Observation-Disclosures. Soc
Infants SOC Cashmerette Hose, for 35c
One Lot Womens SIPS Union Suits,
fleeced, at 75c
Wornens $175 Fleeced Union Suits, for
$1.39
One Lot Women's $500 Fleeced Union
Suits OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
Women's SIPS Vests and Pants, bargain
at Observation-Disclosures. 75c and soc
Women's $3.50 Munsing Union Suits. for
$1.95
Women's $500 Munsing Union Suits. ex-
! It'd TOT ...s.. ......... $1,000. SG.GO
Silk and Wool Munsing Union Suits, for
1895
Children's Vests and Pants, all sizes, 75c
Children's S15o Munsing Union Suits. for
! $1.25
Children's $500 Munsing Union Suits, for
$1.45
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
mantle seams to rouse to energy as a

mantle seems to rouse to energy as a
community.
There is only one other detail which
gives to the town the aspect of life and
that is the presence of a justice of the
peace. There is no lawyer, no physician,
no undertaken, no church, no cemetery
but the little schoolhouse is the center
of social as well as intellectual activity
and the fact that it is to have bell may
be the prelude of other activities which
may lead to the towns awakening to
life again-Bangor Commercial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
"An.d Lans Syne.r

Perhaps you think that Robert
Farms wrote that famous song,
should Aud Acquaintance Be. For
cot?" Moss people do, yet tie noted
Scotch poet is not the author. He him
self sai,,. ~ took il down from an old
mans singing. "-Bcston Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
(-OrSetS

One Lot of Corsets with models to suit ALL
In this lot are nearly all sizes and they
range in price from S1.5o to S225 pair
Your choice in our Competition Sale at
$1.25
$500 Kabo Corsets from regular stock.
$3.50
$3.50 C-B Corsets from regular stock,
1925
$500 Rubber-top Corsets from regular
stock. at ................ $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
Notions

One of the busiest sections in our Great
Basement Store. Many items will be sold
quickly at the price marked in this sale,
Hot Water Bottles at half price, 49c each
csc Fountain Syringes, for .. 75cI
SIPS Fountain Syringes for ... CSC
S1.65 Fountain Syringes for ....... S1.25
SOC Hair Brushes, small lot, at w 35c
75c White Hair Brushes. small lot, soc
Sloo Lily of the Valley Toilet Water, 75c
Csc Butterfly Talcum Powder, for :. !. 1Sc
Soc Kolynos Dental Cream, for 49,. 1Sc
Best Darning Cotton 49, 3 balls for 1Oc
loo Pearl Buttons, all sizes, for Sc card
Lot Fine Pearl Buttons $3.50 Half Price
soc Jewelry, Pins, Clasps, Brooches.
Your Choice 25c
Coats Best Thread. ~ 6 spools for Csc
SOAP DEPARTMENT
&c Borax 20-Mule-Team Soap, for sac
Ivory, Rabbits, Star, P. c. White Naptha,
Your Choice Tx
iSe Toilet Soap, large cakes, 2 cakes ESQ
SC Toilet Soap. small cakes, 2 for So
No Mail Orders Filled from Soap Dept
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Jan. 3, Laurin Al.
Wakefield, g.
In Brattleboro, Jan. 3, Charles San.
ford Conant, S.
In Saxtons River, Jan. ). Henry A.
Reynolds, ~, formerly of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
BIRTHS.

pitaD, Dec. %, 1919, a son, Leonard Web
ster, to Ernest r. and Mary A. Eddy,
Greatgrandson OF Mr.. and Mrs. Webster
L. Rawson of Jacksonville.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
Dress Goods

36-inch French Serge, $l.7s value, $1.25
4o-inch Fancy Plaids $1.5O and $1.95
5o-inch Wool Tricotine; $500 value, $3.50
36-inch All Wool Navy Blue Serge, $3.50
4o-inch All Wool French Serge; $3.50 val
ue Observation-Disclosures. $2.75
s1.75 Silk Poplin, nearly all colors to select.
$1.25
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05

A grain of strychnine will embitter
100000 grains OF water.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05

Optimistic Thought.
Those who travel lead more shan
Hc l:fc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-05
Luggage

1925 Black Suit Cases, for ........ $3.50
$500 Black Suit Cases, for .... $500
$3.50 Tan Suit Cases, for .... S7.95
$1,000 Black Travelling Bags; only IS in this
lot Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
$3.50 Tan Travelling Bags -. $500
$13.75 Steamer Trunks, for -. $1,000
$3.50 Box Trunks, for .......... S14.oO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
OLD RANCHER
DIES SUDDENLY

Medicine Lake Wave: We are in
formed that Ky Mathews, one of the
old ranchers in this part of Montana
and in the Dagmar country, died very
suddenly Tuesday afternoon.
He with some other men were at
the Sweetman ranch about fifteen
miles southeast of here Tuesday, and
after dinner went to tine corral to
rope a colt. Ky proposed to do the
job, saying that his horse was trained
to that kind Of work and would cause
less excitement among tie rest of the
horses. He succeeded in roping and
throwing the colt and minute or
so afterward asked sonn of the men
TO open the gate Of the corral, that
"he wanted to ride out Of there"
While this was being done he leaned
over in the saddle, and loosened the
spur from his foot took his foot out
Of the stirrup and tumbled off the
horse to the ground. Albert Paulson,
who resides hear here, but was out at
the SWeetHian ranch after horses,
rushed over to him and felt his pulse
which beat lightly for a few seconds
and stopped. His son Charley was
present at the time of his death but
we have not heard Of any other rela-
tives.
Ky Mathews was over seventy years
old, widely known throughout Mon
tana and this section and during his
younger days was among the genuine
ranchers and horsemen of Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
Whitmarsh's Ad Left
Out By Mistake

Last week, Whitmarsh's ad, for the
Fair Store was left on by mistake.
We are calling attention to this be-
cause of the fact that since the Pro-
ducers News was statred, o. E. Whit
marsh has had an ad in every issue,
and it was our own fault that his ad
was left out last week.. breaking Mr..
Whitmarsh's 100 per cent advertis-
ing record. During the past two
years and half the Fair Store has
built up tremendous business, start
ing from a very small beginning.
The fact that Mr.. Whitmarsh has
been q persistent advertiser in the
Producers News is a tribute to the
business getting values of the adver-
Using columns of tn farmers paper.
and the hustle and foresight of Mr..
Whitmarsh.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
FARMERS 81 EEPNG /
= ON TOP OF VOLCANO


Continued From Page One)
that are here and also deposit eggs in
uncomfortable billions for the destruc-
ton Of next years crops. No farming
or pasturing operations can be con-
Quoted after this pest is thoroughly
established. The territory where they
sre now operating covers space ~;
miles wide north of Outlook and ex-'
tending, south to within three mil
west Of Plentywood, thence -
southwesterlY direction "a IL. e o.
ming Brothers Farm, fifteen miles
South 8. itedstone and then north to
the Canadian line embracing the Nav.
aj;c, Redstone, Archer, Mildly and
Outlook territories. Another terri
tory where they are operating now is
north Of Comertown and northwest
of Westby, however, some materials
were obtained and the situation is
much better there at this time.
To all you residents of Sheridan
County who read this, will realize
that simply because there are no
grasshoppers in your territory that
you can afford to attend to your own
business affairs while they are operat-
ing in other parts Of tn ecounty. You
will simply have to get out and help
or in the course of two or three
months you will have to close your
doors and 60 to some territory where
this menace is not existing. The Coun-
ty Commissioners appointed L. S.
Olson of Plentywood to look after
. s.,is work and he has been on the 70
for four days organizing and getting
materials to this stricken district.
The farmers in all directions for
many miles are coming to the central
mixing station for each district and
lending their aid. The people Of
Sheridan County must be prepared by
the 5th of this month to get out and
help. If the writer could make the
situation palmer to you, he would be
glad to do so. Your homes will be
empty in very few months unless
the grasshopper pest can be stopped.
(Signed) L. S. OLSON.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02

AND TRACTOR
SCHOOL TO BE
AT GLASGOW

The Farm Bureaus Of Phillips,
Roosevelt and Valley counties are CO.
operating with the Valley County
Brotherhood of Threshermen in put
ting on a freshman and Tractor
School at Glasgow lasting four days,
July 1870.
Lectures by factory men, field men.
agents and practica thresl,emen and
farmers and slides and moving pic
lures on the different subjects will
take up the first two days of the
school. The last two days of the
school will be given over to field de-
monstration with the new machines in
action.
The best of instructors have been
secured. We will have an engineer
from Washington, D. c., Mr.. N. B.
Murdoch, and the State Agriculture
Engineer will be with us again and
each company has agreed to send its
best expert to assist in the instruc-
ton work. Several local expert me-
chanics from all these counties will
also take part in the program. All in
all no man owning, or expecting to
own, q tractor or thresher can afford
to miss this school. 1t would be. worth
while for every grain farmer to at
tend the school and learn how to make
the blanket test and thus determine
accurately if he was getting a good
job of threading done 0 rnot. Grain
saving devices and methods is one Of
the main issues of the school and an
invitation is extended to all to attend
the school. One interesting feature
Of the school will be the demonstra-
ton Of an alfalfa huller and silage
cutter.
The instruction will be made prac-
teal by the use Of real machines
and parts. Old threshermen and ira
tor owners will be called upon to give
their experiences in solving certain
problems.
II Ia the aims Of the officers and
directors Of the Valley county broth
erhood Of Threshermen to make the
school practical and Of real value to
everyone who attends.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
new FLOWING RE-
CORD ESTABLISHED

Poplar Standard: Plugging away
from 3 o'clock in the morning until
nine o'clock at night new world $
blowing record was established last
Friday by the Fort Peck Units Of the
Montana Farming Corporation when
go acres of land were broken. Be-
sides breaking this huge amount of
land the entire acreage was seeded
to flax. Up until Friday thu. previous
record f0E one days glowing with
the use Of tractors was 332 acres a
record made two years ago by the
Crow Agency Units of the Corpora
ton. Eighteen engines were entered
in the contest and all but one finished
with a perfect score and this with
drawal was not the fault of the en-
CINE, the plow having failed shortly
exception of stopping occasionally to
take off and put on a pillow lathe the
engines kept up a steady run from
the dawn until sun down, MT even
hating to take water, fuel, OF oil and
the crews were given their "Chuck"
for this day on the "Go." The men
set their own hours and manager
Frank Thackery was proudest Of all
at the close of the contest that not a
man failed to make good.
ut was a wonderful showing said
Mr.. Thackery and the men deserve all
the credit. They set their own hours
and they kept doggedly at it despite
the fact that it rained for the greater
part of the day and the going was
hard some of the time.''
=. 1t was not the best kind Of a day
for contest of any sort. It started
to rail-: early in the morning and
while there was no heavy pour, it
misted and rained the greater part of
the day while blowing.
All the engines got off to a good
start a little after day break and
with the exception Of one withdrawal
the score will show that an average
distance of miles was covered by all
the engines. The average ranged be-
tween 80 and Al miles. As The de-
tailed score will show engine No. il
made only % and one-fourth miles but
here again it was not the fault Of
the engine the pillow causing the
Tractor No. ~, only covered
Sc miles but that was, due to not
bearing. There were three rrizes Of
fered by the company for the best
showing made by the tractors pulling
the plows and the tractors pulling the
drills.
All day long there was a crowd on
hand to see the tractors at work. Pop
lar people drove out in cars in the
and afternoon and farmers
from the reservation We're spectators
at different times during the day. The
WOman'S club of PODlar combined
pleasure with sight seeing l'y holding
one of their regular pcrics ut the
scene of the Aoniest.
The best record for plowing III one
day with the use Of tractors was pre-
units Of the CORPORATION. This secsrd
years ago.