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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
FARMING in Alaska.

In the 1Nnana valley. the chief
farming district Of Alaska. the aver
age annual rainfall is only about -
inches, which would ordinarily make
dry-farming methods appropriate, but
the first few crops rnised after n
tract has been cleared in this region
get plenty Of moisture from the melt.
ing Of subterranean ice. In the course
OF few years however, the ice re-
cpdes To n depth OF six or seven or
more feet, and no longer supplies
moisture to The crops. II is then
necessary TO use machinery which will
not only pack the soil few inches
below the surface and thus hiuder
evaporation, but also maintain sur
face mulch of loose soil, which fur
Their checks evaporation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Read0ra

The Wonan's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet this evening at 7:45 with Mrs.
Willard II. Lghthali.
The Mission Workers OF the Sec.
ond Congregational church will meet
Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the home
OF Miss Isabel Grant on South street.
Judge Edward l.. Bates, who has
been II OF quinsy at his home on Sill
yer street during the last two weeks
was out of doors for the first time to
day
$. r Niles, Field Secretary Of the
National Retail Hardware assoc alton
arrived In town yesterday to direct
stock re arrangement at the Winslow
store.
Obsessed with the idea of getting
even with the world, he married a girl
he had never met before. Don't miss
seeing how 1t turned out when Eu
gene O'Brien plays Worlds Apart,
at the Harte Theatre today. Adv
a fox hunt scene, taken at one OF
soeietys most fashionable clubs in
Virginia, lis only one of the lavish sets
IN Eugene OBriens new SelznicB
Picture, "Wcrlds Opart." and episode
s of Phantom Foe" at Harte Theatre
today. Adv
]. b. Harte, manager OF Harte thea
tire and Bennington opera house Is In
Montpelier where the Vermont thea
tire managers are gathered today fol
the purpose OF opposing the moving
picture censorship bill now before tbs
Legislature.
Mrs. William J. Randles, who was
seriously burned two weeks ago By
the oyerturntng OF a coffee percola
tor Is reported to DO making GOOD
progress toward recovery although
still confined to the bed at her home
on South street.
Prayer and conference meetings Of
the Methodist church VIII Do helt
Tuesday evening at the followinf
home: Mrs John Jepson OF Old Ben
Il ngton, Mrs. Willard II. IAghthall OF
Washington street, Mrs Bowen or
South Branch street. The class meet
Ing VII be held ut the church.
a regular meeting of Bennlngto1
Grange will be held Wednesday even
-ng at which the third and fourth de
grees viii be conferred. 4 program
has been arranged for the lecture
hour, and refreshments OF sandwiches
cake and coffee will be served. Tn,
ladies are requested to bring sand
witches or cake.
/ Vernon w. Field, Ystim OF the Eas
Arlington tarring and feathering
passed Sunday in the county Jail, hav
ing ia led to secure bail in the civil
act on brought against him by Harold
Blair. His attorneys. Lawrence Jone.
Of Rutland, was in town today and /
was reported that bail would be Sc
cured tomorrow. v
! William r, Sheldon. one ot the old
est members OF the Vermont bar,
practitioner here Ter many years ant
prominently identfied : with spnbli,
fairs OF the community, is seriousl,
III at his home on Main street Mr.
Sheldon was stricken early Sunda.
forenoon and has since remained N
semi-unconscious condition. Member
I of the family report that there Is n,
apparent evidence of physical paraly
sds but in view OF the patients ag'
and previous heath his family an,
friends are exceedingly anxious con
corning his cond ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
rAe TWILIGHT HOUR.


when the brightness OF the day has
worn IN somber threads SLOW
through ftI i'..ir "d
Let us llnger in the twilight hour
And talk OF Joys the sun shone on and
plan our rest when work is done
Willie the weary heart renews It's faith
and power
It's the time when recollection and an
ticipaton meet.
FOR the past and future mingie. and the
drausht Is very sweet
Oh, We cannot then feel lonely. there's
glamour over all
II a friend sits where The shadows fall
When the glow OF lie has dimmed away.
before the dark creeps on,
Let ms linger in the twilight years
And talk OF Joys the sun shone on and
plan our rest when work is done
Without the ehlll OF doubt or hint Of
tears
It's the time when recollection and an
tcipatlon meet.
For the past and future mingle, and the
draught Is very sweet
On. we cannot then feel lonely, though
alone we must embark
For we know we have a Friend beyond
tie Dark
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
MIcrnsennic Infants.

4 Tiny baby was born at Ilford eng
land) recently, AT birth It weighed
two and one-halt pounds and gained
three ounces in little more than
three weeks Perfectly formed, the
baby gives promise OF growing into
healthy child. This is not a rec
ord. however. In 1924 Sir Eyerard
Home described baby which weighed
just one pound at birth and lived to
he nine years old when 1t measured
- inches In height. In 1896 bnhy
was born in a Philadelphia hospital
which weighed one and three-quur,er
pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Good COMPANY.

Fancy stepping into a room aud end
Ing 1t full Of Shakespeare's principal
characters What Il babel of tongues !
What lostIing OF wits How eager
ly ones eye would go in search Of
Hamlet and Sir John Falstaff.
We should have no difficulty IN recog.
nizug Beatrice In the central figure
OF that lively group of laughing
couwlers; whilst did we seek juliet, il
would Of course, be by appointment
on the balcony. 70 fancy yourself
IN such company is pleasant matter
for midsummer nights dream
"Obter Dlcta," A, Blrrel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
CITY LANDING FOR AIRPLANE
Stage on Housetop Is Plan Devised by
Hartford Man, and II Seems
Feasible.

Obviously some means must be pro-
vided whereby fylns machines win be
enabled to make start or landing
IN thickly populated places. The hui
man bird requires city perches
a Hartford man, John A. CNulkins,
proposes TO solve the problem by erect.
ing on top Of high buildings, or
groups of buildings, Sanding stages"
Of inexpensive construction, light in
weight and so elastE as TO meet COM
fortably the shock OF arriving planes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Queer Coincidence.

Peculiar condolences we're revealed
at a Tonbridge tEngland) inquest on
boy sixteen years old who was killed
from n stray shot from a rife range
at a local fair Thirteen years ago n
lad of sixteen was killed on the same
spot IN exactly the same manner, and
he doctor who was called to him was
The medical witness in the present
Inquiry. He produced in court the
bullet whieh he took from the other
dead tad Is years ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Nlc,in,a lnnumsrahle

Foreign NlsiIor--What was the total
loss Of life caused by your revolution
airy war?
Naive American-Nobody knows.
We kept adding to it every Fourth Of
July since, until recently. / reckoa
the grand total would make the later
war look like a mere skirmiSh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
WARNING

The legal voters CT the Village OF
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at High School hall
in the Village Of Bennington on FRI
day, February 18th, 1921. at eight
o'clock in the evening to transact the
following bus ness; @
Art Gle TO consider House Bill
81 and Senate Bill rs new pending be.
fore the Vermont Legislature and
take such action as may thereon Do
deemed proper and as they may legally
do
Article ITO transact any other
business that may be found necessary
and proper when met.
w. p Hogan.
Village Clerk
bennington Vermont,
February eth. 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
EVERYDAY MYSTERIES.

This much do not understand"
said lIezekiah Bings.
4 don't know why friendly band
Cuto another clings
With such a sense OF confidence
When things are going wrong.
And makes the universe immense
realm OF smiles and song.
J don't know why the roses bloom,
Nor why the snowflakes fall;
Nor why the stars dlspel the gloom
And yet love them all,
And life. though wlsdom's way is grand.
Seems sweetest for the things
cannot hope 10 understand
said Hezekiah Bings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
MAKING THE MOST OF IT

~ humorist died the other day"
Did he leave an estaleT
"Only one joke, which he bequeath.
cd 10 his sou"
Not much Of an inheritance
But be explained In his will that II
the joke were expanded into a musical
rOmedy. made the theme OF a Chan
iauQua lecture and worked over from
tine to time and sold 10 the maya
zines, 1t would provide his heir with II
comfortable income" birmingham
Age Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
New Kind Of Tombstone.

What he calls a new and improved
tombstone" has been invented by an
Oklahoma man A life.sized figure OF
the dead person is made OF salyan-
lied iron, The lower part filed with
cement TO make heavy base. The
body is hollow and In 1t is placed
an urn containing the ashes of the
deceased. II will be noticed that this
tombstone" can only be used in the
ease Of dead persons who have been
cremaled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

After being dumb for 80 years a
woman living In Christina Maeford.
England, coughed back her speech.
The woman who Is sixty.one years
old has been bed.rIdden for 80 years.
Three weeks ago. during recovery
from II serious attack Of bronchitis
her voice was restored while coughing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Something Else AGAIN.

"What'S n bosun2" asked the young
woman who was getting her first
glimpse OF salt water
why replied the young man who
was having The same experience hut
wished 10 appear well versed in nau-
deal matters its one OF those fun
nel.shared things on ships 10 get fresh
air thluu-h 80
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Landing Stage for AirpIanes,

Such landing stage would be sup
ported hy lattlced columns. Its hort.
zontal framework would be of orders
and cables, overlaid by a flooring Of
metal lath and surface sheet Of
leavy wire net. This elastic floor has
;he incidental advantage of not gath.
prlng snow or Ee, At the same time
It is sufficiently firm and substantial
for the purpose contemplated and per.
rectly good to walk on. Mr. Caulk-
ms plan would. he says, afford ample
landing facilities for airplanes Of the
present type,--phIadelphia ledger.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
TOWER MADE OF TREE TRUNK
European Visitors Will Marvel at
Adjournment Set Up on Grounds OF
the National Capital.

Part Of the trunk Of a California
redwood tree, 80 feet in diameter at
HE base, has been shipped TO Wash
Ington and converted into tower on
the grounds Of the Department OF Ag-
rlculture. 1t Is provided with door
and an interior stairway and is Sur.
mounted by circular roof with dor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
AMUSING Mixed Mstaphors.

Rather a curious case of mixed
metaphors appeared in Middle West
ern newspaper recently: In closing.
she asked that the hinges Of their
friendship never grow rusty. but al
ways be links In the golden chain
OF fellowship"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
ReoonciIino Them.

Tommy said Mr.. Figg siernly, 81
hung motto in your room to the
effect that little boys should be seen
and not heard"
"Yes, Sit"
What did you do with it?'
IL took it down TO the deaf and
dumb orphan asylum. '--Pearson's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Pine Trees Peculiar Growth

A reader sends description OF two
pine trees growing into each other on
n farm Al Poland. ontario. They are
two distinct trees at the ground; at n
height OF ten feet they are separated
by q hands breadth and thence TO the
TOP they are one tree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

TRYING 1T ON THE BULLDOG
Her Husband; For heavens sake!
What have you been doing to the
dogs faee7
Mrs. Pialnsmlth: It's new wrinkle
eradioator. thought I'd try Il on
Hector and II II did him any gooe
I'd use Il myself,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Tests for Aeroplarss.

Before on aerohlane Is considered
perfect, 1t has 10 pass through 200
tests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
New here -- old in Dixie
Land Of the long leaf pine gives the world
famous vapor rub for all cold troubles

The famous healing doors of the
iong-,eaf pine are to be had even il
You can't go South For people sui,
iect TO cclds, a North Carolina drug
gtst some years ago worked out a
vaporiptng salve containing the very
essence Of pine sap together with
other healing penetrating yapors.
This wonderful preparation-Vic ks
Vapo Rub-has been the standby for
years In Southern homes. In 1913,
as II was being introduced IN the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

mer windows looking 10 four direc.
lions, The trunk Is so heavy that
1t had to be cut into several sections
for shipping
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
FOR Colds. Grin or InGusnsn

end, as a Preventive take GROVES
laxative BROAO QUiN1NE Tablets.
The gonnine bears the signature Of ~
W. Grows. tBe sure you get BRONCO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Ny Luck.

II money grew on trees,
would not lie well-heeleG
For some would own a patch OF woods.
And / y barren field.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

North, influenza broke out Vicks
was Immediately In such demand as
preventive that for two years the
factory couldn't make enough to fill
the food of orders,
Today, vicks is the favcr.te treat
ment for all cold troubles for Group,
catarrh, neuralgia pains, skin hurts
and itching skin troubles. Druggists
are stocked now, Get good supply
al once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
COUPLE MARRIED
LAST EVENING
LEAVE ON OyELAND TRIP FOR
SOUTH, THEN RETURN HERE
TO MAKE THEIR HOME.

Miss Goldie Sheets and Mr.. Fred
Edrwins were united in marriage at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
John Butterton, last evening az
o'clock. The officiating minister
was Rev. c. l.. Fuller, pastor of the
Evangelical church.
The bride wore dress of white
lseorgette, and carried bouquet Of
pink and white roses. The groom
wore a suit of blue serge. There
were no attendants and the GER
emory was performed in the pres
ence of only the immediate rela-
tives of the contracting parties.
The bride is the daughter of w.
c. Sheets, of this city, but has made
her home since childhood with Mr..
and Mrs. John Butterton. She is a
graduate of the A. II. s., and since
her school work, has been clerking
and teaching music. she is a SPLEEN
did musician and is prominent in
SuulCu "Oih- IL was Ohiy oAbSi III
health forced her to quit that she
gave up her musical work. The
past year she spent several months
in Colorado and returned home very
much improved in health. She is
one of Audubon's splendid young
women who has surrounded herself
with a large circle of close personal
friends.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Erdwins, of Harrisonville,
Mo-, and a brother Of Mrs. S. H.
Ripley, of this city. The past year
or more he has been employed in
the Ripley plumbing establishment
and has made many friends during
| his residence here. He is young
man of sterling worth and character
and in every way worthy of the
splendid young woman whose heart
and hand he has won.
The newly-weds left this morn
! ing for an overland trip to visit rel
atives in different parts of Missouri
after which they will return to Au-
dubon to make this their permanent
home.
The Republican joins with host
OF friends in wishing them abund-
ance of happiness throughout the
years of their married life.
Those present at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Erdwins, OF
Harrisonyille, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Dryer, of Armstrong. Mo-.
sister OF the groom; S. III. Ripley
and family. w. c. Sheets, and Con-
ner and Matt Butterton and family.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
TO VOTE ON BOND ISSUE
Election to be Held in Viola Town
ship on Consolidated School
Building, Tomorrow.

A special election of all of the
voters in Viola township is to be held
tomorrow at which time the PROPOSE
ton Of issuing bonds in the sum of
$4,000 Is to be submitted to the
people. The object of issuing the
bonds is for the purpose of building
proposed new consolidated school
building for the township.
On the front page of today's Re-
publican will be found che archi-
tect's drawing of the proposed new
building. There is one thing to be
considered in the election and that
is the fact that although the propo-
sition carries at tomorrow's election,
the school board is not required to
spend the full amount In fact it
is quite likely that the building will
be built for considerably less money,
from the fact that building material,
labor and other items entering into
the erection of such a building has
been materially reduced since the
estimate of the proposed building
was furnished.
There are some interesting facts
that have been compiled for the BEN
eft of the voters, which are as fol-
lows:
Amount of proposed bond issue
Co.. h,,;idiro onJ anu;n,,ont q, eo0
900. Amount of interest on the
$50, 900 at SO for first five years,
until interest rates get cheaper,
amounts to $4,000.
The number of acres in the con-
solidated district amounts to 49,
201 acres. The annual tax per acre
would be between 1Sc and 22c. Di-
viding the annual interest OF $500
by che number of acres, 22,201,
would equal approximately t2h
cents, but part of the tax would
be raised on the value of the tele-
phone lines and on moneys and cred
its.
Assessed valuation OF real estate,
S1,739,196; assessed valuation of
personal property, s254,S76; assess
ed valuation of telephone lines, $3,-
1872; moneys and credits, s99,160;
taxable valuation, not included in
moneys and crelits, $496,251. The
tax rate on the last figure would be
about 91s mills to pay annual inter-
est on bonds for five years.
There is much interest among the
peoplefof the district. Like all 9TH
err problems, however, there is d.
vision of opinion, but from present
indications it is quite likely that the
proposition will carry. for Viola
township leads all others in the
county in their desire to furnish bet
ter school facilities for their chill
dren.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
AUDUBON COUNTY ORGANIZED
Club Formed Comprising a Large
Membership at Meeting Held
Tuesday Evening.

At meeting of alumni and former
students of Simpson college residing
in Audubon county, Simpson club
for Audubon county was organized
Tuesday night at the home of Coun-
ty Attorney and Mrs. L. Dee NAL
lonee.
The club will begin with NOM
bership OF twenty-five, but 1t is es-
timated that there are between 75
and 100 Simpson people in the coun-
ty. One of the purposes Of the club
will be TO locate an Simpsonites. The
organization Of the club is the only
method available for discovering the
whereabouts OF 10000 students who
have marticulated at Simpson col
lege, the records and card indexes
having been burned in fire which
destroyed the administration build
ing four years ago.
The following officers were elect
ed: L. Dee Mallonee, president; Har-
old Buthweg, secretary; Merle Luz
cas-, treasurer. vice-presidents were
elected for each of the towns in the
county, as follows: Don. Hartzell,
Extra; Claude Cook, Gray; John
Bailey, Audubon; Mrs. A. L. Brooks,
Audubon.
The club was organized under the
direction of Plying Squadron" of
Simpson people who have been tour
ing the Des Moines conference, or
ganizing a club for each county. The
Audubon club is the twenty-third to
be organized, fifteen having been
formed in July. and the remaining
clubs during the past eight days.
Following are the names OF the
club members: Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Artist, and Don Hartzell, Extra;
Miss Eloise Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. NAL
lonee, Miss Mabel McNutt, H. M.
Buthweg, Elinor Barger. M. NJ. Nc
Intire, ]. M. Renftle. John Bailey.
Miss Astrid Jensen, Miss Tilda
Schmidt, Miss Cecil Keith. Mrs. A.
L. Brooks Mrs. e. F. Bilhars and
Merle Lucas, Audubon: Miss Gum
dren Soc and Miss Hartsvigen. of
Kimballton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
NOTICES SERVED ON
COUNTY OFFICIALS
CORPORATIONS ATTEMPTING To
STOP COUNTY FROM RAILS
ING THEIR TAXES.

The deputy United States mar
shall was in Audubon recently, serv-
ing notices on County Auditor w. j.
Hamilton and Supervisors Maharg,
Miller and Sorensen. They have
been served with subpoenas to ap-
pear before Judge Wade in federal
court at Des Moines, August 20, to
answer to the bills of complaint fill
ed by the Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone Co. and the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad against the
increase in the assessment valua-
tions of their property. They also
were served with the temporary re-
straining order, issued by Judge
Wade, August 5th, enjoining them
from entering the certification of
the new values of the property Of
these two corporations in Audubon
county upon the minutes Of the
board and from using the new as
sessed values for taxation purposes.
The application of the companies
for temporary injunction is to be
heard in federal court, at Des
Moines, August Is. Restraining or
ders and subpoenas, like the ones
served in Audubon county have been
or will be served upon the county
auditors and boards of supervisors
of every county in the state.
The action of the federal court
means that the temporary injunc-
lions issued by the state executive
council, which were not served until
the certification had been made to
the county auditors, has been ex-
tended to the auditors and boards
of supervisors. they being included
with Governor Kendall, Secretary
of State Ramsay. Auditor Haynes.
Treasurer Burbank, and r. e. John
son, secretary of the executive coun-
ell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-25
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday school and Bible class on
Sunday morning at s:45.
Service in the Danish language at
IL o'clock.
Service in che English language at
8 o'clock p. m.
The theme for the Sunday even
ing service will be the words in
John /; 8: "If we say we have no
sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in u.s." A doctrine
contrary to these words has of
late been preached in Audubon and
we believe that all who are interest
ed should have the opportunity Of
hearing the other side. of the ques-
ton. Members Of any church, and
non-Rembers, are all invited to the
Lutheran church Sunday evening to
hear this question discussed.
The Young Peoples society will
meet Wednesday evening at the us
ual hour.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, with
Mrs. Knud Petersen.