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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-12-06
Aint We Got Fun
Fate Is Not So Cruel After All

The Kelliher Journal, by far the
best newspaper in Kelliher, also tcii.;
us: william Johnson in some man
ner spilled Kerosene on his legs 50
that they were badly blistered ind
raw and he has since been in much
pain. He is living alone south Of
town."
He will get less sympathy from the
majority of married men than from
any one else. They feel that his luck
was not all hard luck, Judging from
the last sentence in the news item.
Alone in His Misery
z.. Out of His Realm ..
Far "A Canadian man has been sent to
jail for four months for embracing
neighbor lady in the theatcr. Which
goes to show that it doesn't ALWAYS
pay to be neighborly when you are
away from your own neighborhood
Not Always
5e All. Not Well ,
With the exception Of the South of
ireland and the North of ireland.
there appears to be little in the way
OF settlement of the Irish peace ne
gotiations. ss IL <a --s -.
sS Except England
sts Useless Instructions
l When a girl reaches the age Of so
she should be cautious about telling
who she went to school with. .-.
When woman and girl approach,
you, you are supposed to look up or
down to tell which is the daughter.
When dining out, if you do not
Ike the tea,' never make remarks.
You may find out later it was bouil-
Ion. .... ~ :, !,&l9, ~: -,
q, Attending church is a good thing
Tor girl but following the styles
IS the surest way to reform.
u. They Must If Thew Follou
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
WEBSTER MAN BUYS
REAL ESTATE HERE
Michael Lila Acquires Bridge
ST. Property From ii. }.
SteinberR For $4,000
Tran setien Was Largest Realty Deal
Here Ia Monlhs


Tae sale Of Gre property 81 Bridge
street. that Is now occupied hy Pc
hles Garage. IS one 81 the most iH-
a.uant real estate transactions ia
Pulnam in months TIE purchaser IS
Michael Lila Of Webster, who in
formed Patriot reporter thai he Sc
cured the land aud two buildings from
Henry J. Steinbers. also Of Webster.
paying, he saiw. So. 600 In the deal
whereby Mr. Lila acquired the Put
nam real estate. another piece Of prop
ertY changed hands. and this was a
business block on Pleasant street,
Webster. which Mr. Lila states he
sold 10 Mr. Steinberr.
The Putnam property that has
changed hands consists of the land
and buildings on Bridge street that
are rented by Delisle's Garage There
are two long one story wooden strac-
lures. that contain 30 automobile
stalls" the garage and Office Of the
/ Dclisle Garage, and the office and
storeroom Of the c. r. Adams Com.
pany, George W IL. Farley. manager
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
FORMER HEAD OF
EAGLES is COMING

Members Of Putnam Aerie, No
1891. Fraternal Order Of Eagles, are
locking forward with much pleasant
anticipation to the open meeting To
be held in Unian hall on Sunday, Nov.
6. at 3 D. M. when the guest Of honor
and principal speaker viii be Franz
f. Herring Of South Bend, Ind, past
grand worthy president Of the order.
Mr.. Herring is one Of the big men"
Of the Eagles, and his coming TO Put
nam is considered an honor to the
Aerie and a fine opportunity for Put
nam people to hear a gifted speaker.
Being an open meeting, the public
is cordially invited 10 be present and
not only enjoy the address by Mr.. Her
ing. but also the musical and literary
program that will be presented.
Worthy President George Lewis, to
gether with ] J Notary, Eugene
Tetreault and Joseph Paradis, are
making arrangements for the affair.
The Aerie is also planning to hold
a smoker" at the rooms on Nov.
and a special program Of interest Is
being arranged for this occasion.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
MRS. PIERCE PASSES AWAY
Wa oldest Member OF Baptist
ehursA.-Fsasssl..ssndAy

Mrs giarissa A Hiaaee. ai#os 81
Joseph ". Piercc. died N Thompson
yesterday. Oct. 2e Had she livcl
until Dee. 8 she would have reached
the age Of 90 years She was born
in Sterling. but had iigd in Putnam
nearly aIl he long life. She was the
oldest member Of the First Baptist
church and an active member until
her health failed He husband died
Is years ato. David +. Clark. who
died in June, was her brother The
surviving relatives are a sister. Mrs
Julia Place. Fremont street; two sons.
c. Clark Pierce Of Thompson with
whom she livedl Clarence Z. Pierce
tat whose home she had spent part Of
her timel. four grandsons, Earl Carl,
Ralph and Raymond Pierce.
Thc funerul service will be held in
Thompson al the home of c. Clark
Pierce Sunday afternoon al ! o'clock,
Rev. j. c. Stoddafd, pastor Of the
Baptist church. officiating
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
PLANNING BANQUET
FOR ARMISTICE DAY
Father and Son" Affair VIII
Be Held At Baptist
Church
Y NJ. {. a. Committee Anticipates
At5eadsnse or At Least 100

At a meeting Of the Putnam Y Nj.
c. A. committee last evening plans
were developed for the observance of
Father ami Son" week in Putnam,
with a rous.ug banquet on the eve
ning Of Nov II The event viii be
held IN the Putnam Baptist church,
starting at GAO o'clock. and it is con
fidently expected that at least 100 IA
thcya and Sons will be in attendance.
Rev. John stoddard, pastor Of the
entertaining church, will be toast
master Of the occasion, and among
those who will be urged 10 be present
will be boys Of the various Sunday
schools Of the city, members Of the
local Y NJ G. A. groups. Boy Scouts
and their fathers.
The committees at work on the plans
are the following; Music. Leroy
Ames, William Penney; banquet, Rev.
John Stoddard tickets and publicity
Rev. :. ] A. Rock and Warren s.
Ames; program. F.. c. Morse. Others
with important duties in connection
with the coming affair are Chandler
Morse, Wilbur Rock and Secretary
Corbett.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
tai X OF CREATING
ICE SKATING RINK
Parent Teacher Association
Proposes One On Putnam
High School Playground
Appointment OF Thomas DeeouIres
A. Presiden, is Confirmed

II present plans mature, the putnam
Parent Teacher Association Will ere
ate a public ice skating rink on the
playground at Putnam High school
II is proposed that section Of the
land. and a good sized one at that, b.
flooded when real cold weather sets
in and in this manner provide a safe
convenient and central place for chill.
lren and adults to pursue a healthful
vigorous and pleasant outdoor sport
The association feels that making this
proposed rink a reality, should com
prise rs chief public benefit for tbs
winter season. and there is every rea.
son to believe that the members viii
carry out their intentions.
The association executive commit
tee met Friday evening at the lsrae
Putnam school and transacted eonsid
cradle business. The appointment Of
Thomas II. DeCoudres as president Of
the association, 70 succeed Superin
tendent Of Schools William L. Mac
Donald tas announced in last week
PATRIOT was confirmed by the eHeeu
tive committee.
Besides taking up the question OF
providing public skating rink, the
committee also considered a propose
to build a swimming pool at the high
school playground. But there was {
feeling that this would entail muef
expense and would not be as desira
bic as the skating rink.
Arrangements for the next meet
ing Of the association are IN tbs
hands Of the following committee
Chairman, Mrs. Andrew Frost, Mrs
William Penney. Mrs Edward Snow
Mrs. William Rafferty,, Mrs. d. b. Gil
bert. Mrs. G. II. Gilpatrie. Mrs. l.. 7
Wilson and Miss Minnie Cannon.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28

When The Patriot two weeks ago
announced the formation Of COM
mittee to direct the work Of rais
ing Ten Thousand Dollars for the
Day Kimball Hospital Fund, il was
also announced that publication Of
the names Of donors to the fund
would not begin until after the
first of November The response
to the appeal for the Hospital has
been so generous. however. that It
has been decided to publish the
first list of donors this week as
they are listed below.
It is not to be denied that this
list contains mostly the names Of
the donors of larger sums. Small
er sums are being given daily to
the fund. and no sum is too small
not to be help towards the goal of
$4,000 by January LIST, which the
committee has set for itself.
Checks for the fund are being re-
eeived by The Putnam Patriot.
They should be made out to The
Day Kimball Hospital" and will
be forwarded TO the treasurer Of
the hospital on receipt.
The list OF donors IS printe | be
low:
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
SHH-H-H! Also Hist I!
HaIlOUeen Is Coming !

Monday night romantic maidens Of
Putnam and vicinity. who are not en-
gagged to be married, will descend the
dark cellar stairs backwards, holding
before their gaze hand mirror aid
knowing very well that the awesome
power Of the Halloween viii cause 70
be reflected therein not their own at
tractive faces but those Of their fu-
ture husbands.
OF course. the process in each in
dividual case viii be carried out 50
hurriedly that the young women, hay
ing had their wish, may seemingly
hurry up to the first floor. but II in
any case the color should have fled
from the cheek this should not be
taken as a sign that a re7&lsiv face
was reflected in the glass. Dat rather
that gnomes and goblins hiding In the
cellar betrayed their presence by elfin
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
Thirsty Men Steal Nearly
Entire Stock of BOOHegger

hibition; il was simply that he could
Mt help it. the stuff being extracted
from his as easily as one would take a
stick Of candy from child.
II seems that d man drove into Put
nam in a car bearing an out Of state
registration number, and left his ma
chine in a dark place on downtown
street. and before much time had
passed the spot where the auto stood
seemed To have become the rendez-
vous Of the well known and alleged to
be ..booteh hounds" Bright and shin
ing eyes shifted from the face Of the
man in charge of the car to two cases
that rested on the floor Of the ma
chine. And within those-eases reposed
two dozen bottles of moonshine whis-
KEY. freshly distilled and with ample
kick guaranteed powerful enough to
staye in the side Of the town hall.
The man announced his price and
there Immediately went up Wild howl
Of remonstrance; the charges voiced
against him ranged all the way from
A proiiteer to a skinfiint He held MS
ground however, refusing TO knock
off a penny the group Of men, thirst
Ter than ever now that the wet goods
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
DEED AUTHORIZES
SALE OF PROPERTY
Generosity OF Miss Barber
Clears Way To Towns
Acceptance OF Gift
But Gardner Estate Proceeds Must
Be ussd For Library

Mss Fannie BARBER # Wilmington
has eraeinusiy and generously con-
srutsi . the execution of "a quit claim
aezd. whereby the town ef Putnam Is
empoV erred to sell or otherwise dis
posi- Of the property On South Main
street that WAS given 70 the town BY
the late Mrs John II Gardner, with
the pfuviso that a public library be
always maintained there Il IS now
settlca that til the event that the town
votes te accept the gift and after
ward sells thu property. the money so
realized is to become permanent
Public Library Fund and the income
Is to be used for library purposes ex-
elusively By this arrangement the
intention of the late Mrs. Gardner Is
carried out, and at the same time the
strong objection on the part Of Put
nam people to creating library ut
the Gardner homestead. IS eliminated.
+ The property is eonservatively estt-
mated 70 be worth frem $4,000 to
SIS. GOO
When the question Of accepting or
rejecting the property generously do
mated To Putnam by Mrs Gardner. in
+ her will. came up for consideration ut
+ the recent annual town meeting. Il
was apparent that the sentiment was
strong against accepting II library
had to be- maintained IN the Gardner
homestead, people felt that the spot
was not the most desirable one and
f that il would cost far too much TO fit
f the building up so that Il would be
adaptable for the purpose for which Il
Was left to the town.
No action was taken on the ques-
ton. other than placing il in the hands
of a committee comprising John G..
johnson, W. s. Johnson and Byron ID.
Buebee. These three gentlemen CON
ferred with Miss Barber, who is the
sole surviving heir Of the late Mrs.
/ Gardner and who would receive the
property in the event that the town
refused TO accept il. Miss Barber.
however. was agreeable TO the ar
ranFement that is herewith outlined.
the deed executed reading IN one part
rs follows.
This deed Is given upon condition
that the said town Of Putnam shall
vote to- accept the premises described
herein. the same 20 be Used for public
library purposes. or in the event OF
the sale thereof by the town, that the
avalls thereof shall become a perma-
(Centinyed on Page Temb
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
HIKING COUNTRY
FOR $4,000 WAGER
Simon w. kittrell, World War
Veteran, Reaches Putnam
On Way To Canada
Outdoor Lie Improving His I'm.
paired Health

on Sept. Is, 1920. Simon W Xii
treil. veteran Of the Rainbow Dalz-
.on. left his home town Of SieaF Tails.
S D.. to walk 20 Toronto. Canada. bE
way Of New England. within Is
months, on a WAGER Of $4,000. To-Day
he was in Putnam. i days ahead Of
ehedule and headed for the Mohawk
Trail and his destination.
While serving in France. Eittfea,
Z member of Company A, Of the Two
Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry. was
bayonetted, twice gassed and badly
injured by a hand grenade Upon his
discharge he weighed 96 pounds and
the doctors said he had tuberculosis
and gave him 80 days TO live
Some friends told kittrell that out
door life and plenty of walking would
out him on MS feet, and they made an
arrangement whereby $4,000 was
Guaranteed for him if he would 90
over the road to Toronto within a
year and a half kittrell took them
up.
A condition OF the wager Was thai
kittrell sh>pld leave Sioux Falls with
out a penny in his clothes and that he
should not ask for any money or food
Or lodging OF even a ride along the
way II money or a meal or a nights
housing was offered voluntarily to him
he could accept kittrell says that he
mas observed this condition strictly.
In each important city that he goes
through he gets from the police an
affidavit of his visit there and often
the cops" chip in a few dimes for
nm of their own accord and restaur-
ant men and clearinghouse keepers
often give him food and lodgina for
nothing when they have heard his
story. But he asks for nothing, he
says.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
TWO CARS CRASH
ON MAIN STREET

An automobile. owned by O. Z.
Bancroft and driven b. Harold Nor
rarty. and ear operated by August
Durand Of Providence street. eollided
about 8 o'clock Wednesday night on
Main street, al the corner Of Rich
mond street. Mr.. Morarty was enter
ing Main street from Richmond when
the crash occurred. Mr.. nurand's
sedan. was turned over and badly
smashed up; windows, top. mudguards
and other parts of the machine were
damaged Mr.. Baneroft's auto came
through the mishap with compare
lively slight damage. No one was
hurt.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
DEERING PLAYS FOR
DAY KIMBALL FUND
Donates Services Fer Brilliant
Concert Wednesday At
Thompson rewn Hall


TO al audience which eema.gta
faeH Thompson faaa ha8 Heaa
De eins taa yauae Americas H5aHsz
vino h4s beer Ha#a8 ID $50 prIy o. -
eit4iz during the past fortnight h,
9 benefit concert Wednesday even.u#
as his personal contribution to tie Dag
h.mhaH Deficiency Fund Practically
every town in Windham COUNTY vas
represented in the audience. whIch
heard every number with the most on
thusiastic appreciation. The old haH
had been transformed into a delight
full music room. beautifully decorated
with flowers and autumn leaves, and
a piano Of exceptionally beautiful
tone, obtained from Worcester
through the generosity Of Mrs. Nor
man b Ream. made every arrange
ment for the concert most satisfae=
tory.
Mr. Deerine played first a Chopin
group Of four numbers ending with
mastery performance Of the Scherzo.
No. 3. His second group began with
Schumahn's lovely Dedication" fol-
lowed by a charming Brahms waltz.
beautifully played. Three numbers
by more modern composers followed,
together with heartily demanded en-
core. For his closing group Mr. Deer
INC taxed his amazing technique IN
three typical concert numbers Of
List, ending with the famous "Taran-
tella,s played magniieently. In a
generous response To applause he
played The Swan" of Palmgren and
a Mozart "Larghetto
Assisting Mr.. Deering, John j.
Whitehead. Jr., sang Handel air
followed by a group of songs, Mrs.
Nelson Lown of Putnam playing the
accomplishments.
Mr. behring's generous contribu-
ton to the hospital fund is highly APP
preeiated by the committee in charge
Of the work Of clearing that institn-
ton Of its present burden Of debt.
Nearly four hundred dollars was rails
ed from the sale of tickets. and the
concert was the most notable musical
event that this section Of the state has
enjoyed in some years A great deal
Of credit for the concert IS due Mrs.
Marion Ream Stephens fer It's organ
ization and for the assistance given by
Miss Augusta Elliott and other
Thompson ladies who sold tickets and
decorated the hall
Mr.. Deering left Thursday morning
for St Louis, where he viii visit with
his parents before sailing for France
to take up his studies again late In
November. He has been the guest of
Mrs. Norman b. Ream at CAROLYN
Hall. Thompson.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
DAUGHTER OF FRANK RICH
Is INSTITUTION SPECIALIST

Miss Helen +. Rich % North eros.
venordale, who has for the past sum
mer been the head of the nutrition
work in the Bronx, New York City,
has now accepted the position Of nu-
triton specialist on the Baby Welfare
staff of Borden's MIX Company, New
York city She is to have charge Of
a piece Of experimental work in con
neetion with one Of the public schools
in Plainheld, n. J.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28

The cats cut Of the bag. Some
wag has spilled the beans, and now
the police have come into possession
Of the reason why there was such a
display Of wet goods on certain
street in Putnam not so many nights
ago. And now il turns out that those
who came into possession Of the IL
quor, didn't pay a cent for it, not that
the person originally having the liquid
birthstone was of an unusually gener-
Gus nature and had a passion for al
leviating the thirst of those who are
drier than ever in these days of pro-
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28

applause.
Everybody should be reminded that
odd happenings are due to occur Mon
day evening. The very spirits Of the
unseen world are TO be out in force.
Unseen powers will seek to transfer
fence sections TO unhcard of places,
and il wouldn't be surprising II they
succeeded.
The spirits Of Halloween are noted
for their success in using the youth of
the land 10 prom ste their mischievous
devices. Boys and girls acting oddly
Monday should not be thought queer
by their elders. for likely they are in
the first throes Of this diabolical in
fiuence. The crises in their cases will
be apparent tonig,.t when they per
form some trick which boy or girl
Continued on page tive
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28
MR.. ALPERT TO MANAGE
VICTORY ONE MORE WEEK

Through an arrangement made
with the owner of the Victory The
atre, Manager Alpert will conduct
the theatre for one more week. For
his final week in Putnam Mr.. Al
pert is showing an exceptional pro-
gram of the best pictures and feat
ures. His occupancy of the house
sill end with next Saturday eve
ning's performance, which he plans
to make "gala night" Announce
ment Of the program for the week
will be found on another page.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28

Mrs. Maria Farley has sold a
house on Harrison street TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lafamme.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28

No school today on account Of the
teachers conventions,
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-28

Continued on Page Ten)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-27
iIMPLE APPLICATION
THAT DiSS0iVES
BLACKHEADS

40 more squeezing ana plnching TO
20, rid Of those unsightly blcmishcs.
blachh heads. There is one simple,
safe am, sure way tn get them out
and that la 10 dissolve item. TO do
this lust get about two ounces OF
cnlouitc powder from your druggist
sprinkle a little on e hot. wet sponge
rub brISkly over the biUckhcads for
every biacEhcad viii he gone.
IinChinG ana squeezing out black
heads make large porca. ana you cam
not get all OF the black heads out thlB
way while this simple application OF
calonItc powder and water dissolves
every particle OF them and leaves
tho skin and pores in their natural
condition. Any druggist will soil you
the calonitc powder and about two
"unccs viii be all you viii ever need.
ADV
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-27

LLWRONC?
You Need VEENOLAK.
the Famous Stomach
COrrectOr.

"hch your nerves arc Il total wrcc,,
you're on the way to Il frigbtfuI
break down. perhaps the asylum
when your liver is out of whack. mn
whole world liz out or tune to YOU
whch your stomach Is all wrong, the
pleasures of life have vanished.
thousands have written us of lust
such conditions. ana asked us IL wee
noiak would really and truly helm
them. for they were too poor to cx-
pertinent any morc-having tried
many ordinary touics-livcr pills
dyspepsia tablets and goodness knows
what else.
TO all We emphasize strongly our
guarantee that If you do not derive n
benefit from the very first bottle OF
EccnoIak, 20 right back to where you
bought II and get your moncy--isn't
mat fair?-lsn't that just?-what
moro could you ask of us?
Nccnolak is more. much more, than
mere tonic--it is Il body, nerve and
blood builders, IL n body cleanser
md n wonderful stimulant
N""n"!ak contains Just that stimu-
hnt the poor cmacia,cd body must
IiNcVit also contains specially &C
iectcd. imported roots herbs and
seeds OF provcn medical value in
cleansing the body OF waste matter.
which IL does ,inildiy--yct thoroughly
thus II clcanscs, builds and cner-
Yates the entire body structure at ono
and the same time.
On your next trip down town call
at Tragic Drug store, SIT East Broad
St.-buy q bottle OF vccnolak with
tho understanding that your money
is to be refunded IL IL docs not benefit
yuu-,akc dose before each meal
and you viii at once commence to
pick up and life viii bc worth while
once moro. and you viii bless the day
you took our advicc.---Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-27

izens. They need to havo a chance,
ana the Rotary clubs over tho coun-
Try are wise in making this the chief
part of their work
Tho work already done and the
influence cNertcd show the wisdom OF
our cmbarkng upon this great enter
prise. The Boys Club now numbers
In membership ass. OF whom 3l2 arc
active AMI regular. Through the in
nuenc9 OF the club twcnty-thrce boys
have been taken from the Juvenile
Court ono from the Hastings Court,
one from the Employment Bureau.
one from the Scout headquarters, two
from the Destitute Home, and one has
been placed in the hospital for treat
incnt. two have been placed In the
CoNinSton Home. and positions have
been secured for twenty, of whom
seventeen are already making good.
Ii0ys Are Encouraged.
The boys are encouraged in thrift
They have Il sclf-Eovcrnincnt club.
Tho following activities are being
planned for them: Brass band. do
batting class. quartet. Cleo Club. all
branches athle les. orchestra. carpcn-
try AMI printing classes. drawing
class. Tho nine months report of
what this club has done with all its
handicaps is nothing short of mar
vclous.
Rotarinn L.. y. Caiisch, on behalf