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Putnam patriot., 1921-01-14
D. A. r. HOLDS OPEN MEETING
yiee-President General, of Worcester,
Leeturer.--Musie By Orchestra

The annual open meeting of the
Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, D.
A. R., was held in the chapte. rooms
last Monday afternoon. Each member
was entitled to bring one guest, and
nearly all awaited themselves of this
privilege. The business part of the
meeting was practically omitted.
The musical part of the program
consisted of two piano solos, almira-
bly, played by Mrs. Nelson Lown, an
several selections played by Mrs. Tor
cey and Miss Gertrude Warner, &c.
eompanied by Mrs. Lown.
A most interesting address was Civ
en- by Mrs. Frank B. Hall of Worce )
,er, her subject being 1.-The Preserva-
ton of Ideas and Ideals" Before be
thinning her main address, she remind
ed the Daughters of the memorial
fountain which they are to erect o.
land probably in front of the court
house in Plymouth in memory of thei
Pilgrim mothers. This monument will
cost about SIS, 900 and ID. A. r. men,
|
contribute toward this fund.
In her address, she told how these
Pilgrim ancestors came from England
TO establish home for themselves and
for their children where they could en-
| Joy their religious ideals with perse-
cution, and to found country where
their civil rights would be equal. This
last principle. equal civil rights for
all, was destined to be their gift t
American governments principle
upon which constitutional government
Of today is based.
The Pilgrims were impelled by an
undaunted courage and an iron con-
viction that in new country they
could perpetuate church which they
believed would be a model of the
primitive church. Perpetuating the
idea of keeping the Lords Day holy
has remained an Heal with us in
America for nearly 800 years. She
said that it was not enough to tell tn
younger generation that our great
country was bought with blood and
tears, but that it is the persistent and
continual reiterating of the deeds of
our forebears, and the teaching CT
these first principles Of reverence for
| things of memorial nature which vii
liadelibly fix that love in the he arts of
Young America. II is the material
preservation CT such existing relics
and monuments as Plymouth Rock
which will leave its infuence-upon the
present community and those who are
TO follow. The purpose Of perpetust-
| ing the deeds of the men and women
who founded this country and who
aided in the cause of independence is
the foundation of all patriotic socie-
ties.
In closing, she stated that the spirit
of the men who organized that Oldest
of New England states, who signed
that compact aboard the Mayfower,
coyenanting to live in peace with
equal rights for all, still lives In the
hearts Of their descendants. She then
quoted the following poem:
"The Pilgrim spirit has not fled:
1t walks in Moons broad light;
And it watches the bed Of the giori-
GUS dead,
With the holy stars, by night.
II watches the bed Of the brave who
have bled,
And still guards this ice-bound
shore,
Till the waves Of the bay, where the
l. Mayflower lay,
Shall foam and freeze no more"
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served by the hostesses.
Putnam patriot., 1921-01-14
EASTFORD

Mrs. Darwin Lewis was in Putnam
Monday.
Miss Hazel Davis of Putnam spent
Sunday with Mrs. Darwin Lewis.
Mrs. Mary Marcy returned Satur.
lay frow the Memorial Hospital, Wor-
eester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kennedy Ct
Norwich called on N. W. Kennedy and
family at the Inn Sunday.
A business meeting of the executive
committee Of the Community Club
was held Monday evening at ]. Carl.
Ton Tatem's. ARRANGEMENTS are being
made for an entertainment to be held
in the near future.
|. Rev. +. T. Meacham left Monday
for Obe-lin, Ohio, where he will be
married this weel Thursday, Jan. Is
Miss Doris Van der Pyl of tina
place. They will return some time
next week.
Putnam patriot., 1921-01-14
BIG DEMAND FOR SPACE


More than score of agricultural
associations and state departments
will occupy 10000 square feet OF
space on the floor of the state armory
in Hartford during the third annual
Connecticut Agricultural and Indus
trial Exposition which will be held
from Jan. 1926, inclusive. Never II
the history of the state has there been
such a demand for exposition space
as this year, according to Secretary
Leonard H. Healey OF the Stste
Board Of Agriculture, who Is chairman
Of the exposition executive commit
tee.
The large drill shed Of the local ar.
mory contains $4,000 square feet Of
door space. This space has been d.
vided into three parts, third Of the
floor space has been assigned TO agri-
culture, q third to industry and .
third to concessions. The space for
agricultural displays has all been al
lotted and the exposition committee Is
now busy allotting the space for the
industrial exhibits.
Every phase Of agriculture which Is
Of vital importance to the farmers as
producers and to the city dwellers rs
the ultimate consumers, will be on
display. The steady growth Of the
industry in the state will be depicted
in the fod products that will be in
view and the Importance Of agricul-
ture as a basic industry Of the state
will be tellingly and truthfully
brought home to the citizens Of the
state.
Putnam patriot., 1921-01-14

p LocAL 1.SSfEc41I0NS :: =,
sscs6 - cssssitstiessi cos1ss3ese HAII;S
cATAR1H MEDICINE will ense eatasrh.
The Blood % ehe Mucous Surfaces Of the
6yssem- HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
. composed Of some Of the best tonics
Known: comblned With some q The eeet
Of the tngredients IN HALLS CATARRTl
MEDICINE 10 what produces such won.
Gerful results In catarrhal conditions
y. J. Cheney 4 Co. PEopG-, xelo6A .
Putnam patriot., 1921-01-14
UNION

Mr.. and Mn. George Baker and
daughter May have gone to Port Ches'
ter N. Y, to spend the winter witt
their son.
C. A. Proulx went to Hartford tt
the converting Of the State legislature
He has position - messenger Of tn
house for this session. One Of ouI
representatives, Andrew Rizner. b thu
Youngest member Of the house.
Putnam patriot., 1921-01-14

Averaging Ten Yeuns 70 . Litter.
Remember this, act - soon - you
see the frst rat Get pkg. Of RAT
SNAP. It's . sure rat and mice de-
stroyer. It's convenient, comes ir
cake form, no mixing. Mummifes raj
after killing-leaves no smell. Cats
or dogs won't touch 1t. Three sizes
35c, Csc, $I.25. Sold and guaranteed
BY Jas. r. Donahuo. Druggist
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18

Agricultural College Sews-Notes;-
During the past year or so. there
has b-en reported TO the Colorado
Agricultural College ! number of in
stances Of serious chicken losses which,
wh.u Investigated. proved TO be q
disease known as Intestinal coocdiois.
Since the conditions appear to be
more or less widespread among the
iocks Of the state, Z few remarks
which may enlighten the poultry rails
er and better enable him 10 recognize
the disease may be opportune.
The disease Is caused by a proto-
soan parasite which the bird picks up
with food and water. being deposited
there from the droppings of affected
fowls. The most outstanding symp-
toms Of the disease are weakness, n
droOpy appearance gradual loss Of
hcEh. often associated with q raven
Gus appetite. The comb may undergo
blush discoloration and there Is
usually 4 profuse Shiny diarrhea
which at times may be streAked with
blood.
A positive diagnosis from the above
symptoms should not be attempted,
however. since q microscopic cXamin-
alton Of the feces is necessary in order
T. determine the exact condition, says
Vim. II. Feldman Of the Pathology de-
partment.
From a practical standpoint, treat
mcnt is fruitless and the most salts
factory procedure Of combating this
disease is by measures which tend to
prevent its spread. Sick birds should
BE- killed and their carcas>cs burned.
The houses should be disinfectei with
spray Of FIVE per cent Of carbollc acid
solution and the droppings thoroly
with the same. Fresh. clean runways
should be provided and the old ones
plowed OF spaded up.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18

Agricultural College News Notes
Concrete bridges over our streams
IN northeastern Colorado have given
considerable trouble. In fact. the pub
lie has about concluded that this ex-
penSive form of bridge construction is
not warranted
'On one bridge across the Platte
river ] examined and selected samples
the analysis of which showed the pro-
portion Of cement TO aggregate in the
/ foundation Of one of the piers 10 be
! 10 IL" says r Il. House, Of the State
Agricultural College at Fort Collins.
Another bridge fell when the forms
were removed and seriously injured
several worscmen-
During the foods of last spring and
summer many concrete bridges were
washed out and collapsed
What is the trouble-
In the first case IL was due TO in
adequate and faulty inspection and
the contractor was allowed TO place
the concrete under conditions known
to be wrong by anyone who has suf-
ficient knowledge Of concrete TO ap-
preciate that il is something more
than sand, gravel, cement and water.
In the second place, the design of
the bridge was left with the contract
or. a practical man who knew nothing
about design, so he used the plans
for a concrete bridge of 24-foot span
which were designed by a competent
engineer, and applied them TO his
bridge, which had n 47-foot span IL
is true that he increased the size of
crease over those shown for the "a
foot bridge, but he did not guess
rightly and the bridge would not sus-
tain its own weight
Again, the county engineer serving
at that time was a competent engine
er and he could have designed and
inspected the bridge. He was, how
ever, ignored in the matter by the
county commissioners. There may
have been reason for this, which !
do not know. do know, however,
that the county engineer was of one
political faith and the commissioners
Were of another. But even this is no
reason why incompetency should be
substituted for competency when the
taxpayers money is being spent.
The floods of this summer taught
this lesson-"Do not economize in
te-bridge construction to the
point that you contract the water
channel of the river or creek, and to
save few yards of concrete and a
few dollars expense, get structure
without sufficient waterway to pass
the floods. Concrete is not inde-
structable or immovable, altho il is
heavy. Allow water and drift to
collect above the bridge sufficiently
and they will move anything.
Do not condemn the concrete as
building material, for il is building
material. the properties of which are
well known. Condemn the office hold
ers responsible for the faulty con-
struction.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
MEAT INSPECTION POPULAR
WITH BIG PACKERS
Over So Million Animals Inspecte ed
Last Year For Food and $4,000
Condemned Nearly $500 People
EMPLOYED in That Service

Agricultural College News Notes.
Apparently the federal meat inspec-
tion service has grown in popularity
with the meat packers. At meeting
of the Institute of American Meat
Packers recently. strong resolutions
favoring the inspection were adopted
Federal meat inspection is maintain
ed at one or more places in 365 cities
During the last fiscal year, 81, ,252 ,442
animals were inspected post-morten
for food and 1854 were condemned
while parts condemned as unfit for
food numbered 671 .504.
Only about one half of the meat
consumed in the United States is sub
jected to inspection, according to Geo
II. Glover of the Agricultural College
The government started the meat
inspection service in q small way sew
eral years ago as an experiment and
it met with considerable opposition
This opposition of course, was not or
the part of the consumer. The pack
ers who at first resented it. have ap-
parently found it good thing, and
those who are not operating under
federal inspection at present, are very
anxious to do SO.
The meat-inspection service en-
ploys nearly $500 trained inspectors
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
SALVATION ARMY WOODPILE
IN JUNCTION is SUCCESS

Grand Junc.ion:-A $500 invest
ment by Grand Junction business men
is proving one of the most effective
crime-suppressors and providing one
of the mosta successful solutions to
the local unemployment problems yet
produced. The $500 was used by the
Salvation Army to buy wood pile.
Now when "moocher" approaches q
Grand Junction citizen with an appeal
for money to buy food, he is told there
is a wood pile in town. The moocher
then finds that the Salvation Army
will give him a square meal and he
can pay for It by chopping wood.
The wood pile is more than. self-sus-
tanning. as the money for which it is
sold provides money over and above
the cost of the wood to enable the
Army to render aid to those incapable
of work. Thru this agency the
down and cutters" are taking care
of themselves.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18

Agricultural College Sews-Notes:--
So much complaint has come in that
kanrsd wheat was Of poor quality
and Of low milling value that the fol-
lowing statement from Alvin hczer.
agrOU0mist Of the Agricultural College
a. Fort Collins, wIll interest the Kan
red raisers.
kanred Is n selection from Turkey
Red. Il is therefore, pure strain Of
Turkey Red. No miller or dealer can
tell Kanred from Turkey Red in the
bin Neither can he tell i from
Turkey Rcd in the mill When condi-
tl0us Of Weather or soil are such as
20 produce a poor quality of Turkey
Red. Kanrei will be poor. When the
conditions Of soil and climate are such
~ TO produce a good quality Of Tur-
key Red, kanrcd will be Of good quail
!ty. That's all there Is 20 IL
an 1921 there have been neighbor-
hoods where q poor quality Of Turkey
was grown. Nillers and dealers have
attempted to discount this poor quail
- Of wheat by calling It kanred. This
is unjust to kaured. OF course, II
Of poor quality. no reasonable person
expects the dealer 20 pay No. / price
for Il, and much poor quality wheat
has been grown. This was not due to
the fact whether il WAS Turkey Red
or kanred, (tbecause no miller can
tell them apart.) but was due to soil
and climatic conditions
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
I'm Newspaper Union
HOME OF WASHINGTON
By 7. 7. AAXEY

~ y THE peaceful and picturesque
" shore Of tie River Potomac. SONG
sixteen miles south of CUR national
capital. stands Mount yernon-the
home Of The Father of His Country.
II was So named In honor Of Ad-
miral Vernon OF the British navy and
IL is 10 the efforts Of the Mount Yer
non Ladies' association OF the Uniou
that the citizens Of America are In
debted for the preservation Of this
national shrine.
Occupying q site of great charm.
commanding q sweeping View Of broad
river and pleasing landscape. Is this
grand old mansion-to which the young
officer came 10 live shortly after his
marriage and 10 which he retired from
the presidency. 10 spend hi. days In
Q manner befifIing one of his rank.
means and time. anG where he died
In 1873.
The structure was built In l7&y
and contains many OF the original
furnishings and relics Of the family.
Clustered about IL are the barn. coach
house. spinning house. meat house. Ice
house. wash house. kitchen and other
outbuildings. Nearby Is a remarkable,
rld-fashloned garden. with quaint.
Oddly-designed spaces set on by box
hedges, said TO be $50 years old. In
this garden Is coffee tree said to
have been planted In 1924 by General
Lafayette and cuttings from willow
tree which II Is claimed were brought
from the grave OF the great Napoleon
at 81. Helena.
Enclosed In two marble sarcophagi,
In small and simple structure within
the grounds. rest the remains Of Gem
eral George Washington and his con-
sort Martha
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
is BAD WATER HURTING YOUH
KIDNEYS?

Is your back giving out? Are your
kidneys showing signs of weakness ?
Has it occurred to you that the water
you are drinking is telling on your
Kidneys? In sections where the water
is hard or alkaline, kidney troubles
are generally very common. The
hard mineral-la Laden water weakens the
over worked kidneys and one begins
to suffer backache, lameness, rheumatic
pains and other kidney and bladder ills
Many Ouray people have learned ia
use Doan's Kidney Pills to keep the
kidneys in good condition. No other
remedy is so well recommended
Read what Mr.. o. L. Howell, retired
farmer, AIT Fifth St., Ouray, Colo,
says: "When feel that my kidneys
are getting out Of order and my back
hurts me, / use Doan's Kidney Pills
and ! can surely praise them. / have
attacks when sharp pains shoot thru
my back and sides and / am
kept feeling pretty miserable. Dur
ing the spring the drinking water
seems to be bad for my Kidneys !
usually have a box Of Doan's kidney
Pills IL the house. We have all had
excellent results when we have used
Them
Price e0c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mr.. Howell had. Foster-MiIburn
Co., Bu6alo, N. Y.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
FARMER JOHN AND THE SIREN

M0utrOso Enterprise
OF all the industries which take UP
the thoughts Of American life, the
oldest, farming, Is still the most un-
c"rtaru from the standpoint Of as
-urIuCe Of return commensurate with
tho time and eHcrgy put forth and
IN" risk Tuu IN carrying on operations.
The history of farming has been
accompanied with the history Of vari-
Cd efforts 10 overcome the features
OF uncertainty. Particularly all OF
the other problems Of the farmer
have been solved except the problem
Of getting back the cost Of producing
crop and ia addition reasonable
profit
William Allen White. who jumped
into national fame twenty years ago
or more. By his editorial. What is the
Matter With Kansas ?" which was
basel on the unhappy conditions in
Kansas at that time which he at
tubuted 10 the aftermath Of Popul-
Ism which had operated In that state
for some time previous, In an article
in tho current number Of the Saturday
Evening Post. under the head.
Farmer John and the Siren" at
irmpts 10 give q review Of the ef-
forts Of tho farmers 10 get what they
are justly entitled to out Of the bust
ness.
Most Of these attempts. in the
mind of Mr. White. have been in the
nature Of the following of Siren songs.
In other words. all OF the attempts
thus far seem to have been futile as
far as accomplishing the end in view
is concerned.
Mr.. White reviews in turn the fail
urc of the farmers to solve this prob
lem by Legislation, as indicated by
the rise of populism in the ninetics
and the operation Of the Nonpartisan
League during the past few years.
Mr.. White looks for better results
from the Farm Bureau which is now
working out cooperating marketing as
sociation. He attributes past failures
to the difficult matter of getting the
farmers to stick to their various at
tcmpts at cooperation, and the ten
dency for them to follow the call
of various sorts of sirens into path
ways which leave them worse of
than they were before.
Mr.. White points out as one of these
sirens those attempts which are based
on n class consciousness which attempt
to solve the farmers problems by
tearing down the prosperity of other
classes.
There is certainly solution of this
vexing problem which confronts the
farmer in his endeavor to get what
he is justly entitled to from his work,
and it is to be hoped that he is on the
right track in the latest efforts as
represented by the cooperative mar
keting associations.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
DhIRYING IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN COLORADO

Frank Il. Baldwin, county agent Of
San Miguel county. writes in the Tell
uride Journal some thoughts concern
ing the dairy COW, which seem peril
mont to the Gunnison region.
Now Is the time 10 buy dairy stock.
The dairy states have a surplus of
both cows and heifcrs Of the dairy
breeds. They are advertising their
surplus at normal prices. IL is OBJ
yicus that San Miguel county hrs all
the natural advantages which are so
essential To the most intensified dairy
development.
Think Il over and see IL you can
not arrange 10 put your order in for
few heads Of dairy stock.
Like bcgets like, and when you
buy a dairy hcifer remember you
are buying just the same kind of an
animal as are the animals in her an
cestral tree. You cannot expect a
high producing heifor from poor pro
duciug ancestry.
"Do not think that because you
have not a fancy barn you cannot
dairy TO advantage. A straw shed
enclosed on three sides affords plcn-
did protection to dairy cattle. II YOU
are thinking along dairying lines,
now that we have excess hay to dis
pose Of put your money into good
dairy stock and build them shelter
from any cheap material which you
can obtain, then as your profits ac-
cumulate from your dairying, you
may see fit to build more expensive
barn. First meet the immediate sit
uation of disposing of your hay at n
profit. II can be done with the dairy
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
Abnormal Weather

Fields of alfalfa in the Montrose.
Delta region are still green, and the
writer noted one farmer feeding his
stock on pasture Of partially ripened
oats that still showed green. Excep,
where the roads are surfaced, dust
is ankle deep in the highways.
Water is still running thru the Gun
nison tunnel and its canals, in fact
all the farmers are using water il
they can get it to keep the ground
from getting so parched. Ordinarily
the tunnel is closed the latter part
of October, but this unusually dry
year demands softening the ground to
do winter plowing, the soil is SC
hard and dry. Some are irTgating
fall wheat and some are applying
water to their orchards. This winter
irrigation will continue till snow
comes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
DENVER LIVE STOCK.

With rCr'ipls ON the local cattle mar
Ert "' better r't" and showing - h.t-
t'r Gnatli5 '..'n has been tn. rul" for
Eond s"udpff The offering was we'll
assorted and desirable animals of both
the f""d"r and butcher class were at
thH diHU"sUl NJ buyers Demand for all
'inHs"s WIS good. and with a good del
~EatinT of outside buyers on hand a
t""d competition prevailed. Best feed
inE steers S1ld from S5T5 to Sc with
god 10 medium grades ranging from
= p to - -. Palmer types sold as
low rs So
Packers small killers and butchers
w"r" all represented In the field and
~ Tor IN" stock. they were placing bids
at about steady levels and most OF
those buyers succeeded In getting a
ihir shhr" OF the supply.
IioKa-
Although ynlues on the local hog
market continued To sag in conformity
with the eastern centor-. the trading
was the best seen for some time. De-
mand for stock has held up conslst-
entity here, and dealers have hardly
ever complained Of nny difficulty in
disposing OF their stock.
The run OF stock was remarkable
from the standpoints OF both size and
nearly all OF the supply was OF the bet
ter class Of hogs Some real choice
types wore offered,
Values We're called 10 to Is cents
lower. but this decline was felt by
Traders to be merely a reflection OF
eastern reports and not a result of To-
cal conditions. Three loads OF choice
hogs weighing about 2o2 pounds sold
for &I15, and load OF choice sugar
hogs brought the top OF the day at
f.25. Small killers took both of these
lots and made other purchases around
tho ~ mark. Packers bid high as $40.
4 few sold at Ss.25. and bulk for tho
day was called Sc to S7.i5.
sheep.
There was not enough stock arriving
TO meet the demand. nor has there been
for some time. and at the present feed
er buyers are watching the market
closely. thus assuring shippers of q
certain and ready outlet for their stock
Most OF the stock offered was In
small and scattered bunches All
CLASSES. fat lambs. feeders. wethers and
ewes were well represented In the
deals. Values were being called about
steady to strong. Two loads of pea
led lambs OF good quality shipped from
he San Luis valley sold for $3.50.
which was the early top In the. fat
lamb section. These lambs weighed Is
pounds. Feeder wethers werc selling
Tor . nickel . pound and nearly ali
sales showed steady to strong ten
dency.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
MONTROSE MAN PRODUCES
ENTERTAINING RASPBERRIES

Montrosc Press:-
Everbearing raspberries, producing
at the rate of $500 per acre per
year, are being raised on a 16-acre
tract by VIM Gordon, who is also city
mail carrier.