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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-21

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FOR SALE AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE--OHe and one-halt ton Re
public truck, in lgst,Claas condition
at a bargain.
LEVhRICUS GARAGE.
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house Electric & Manufacturing Co
wireless telephone set complete. Call
at Ottawa Electric Co.
FOR SALE Some good variety of
( spring wheat for seed. Chaa. Knoll
{ L. +. d. No 4, Mar5eilles Phone g02G-2
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old one breech loading Gouble.bar.
relied shotgun; one small forge. CAL
at COS East Joliet St,
BABY CHICKs-Pre-war prices.
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ottawa; large lot; hardwood floors,
fireplace bathroom, furnace, laundry
IN of7t class condition. Also
water heat, hardwood floors, laundry,
garage
These places, If sold Immediately,
can be bought for $1,000 less than a
year ago. MISE GERTRUDE HARRIS.
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mace: $4,000. ono.haIf cash
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taS&, West ottawa; bathroom, fur
mace, hardwood hoora. very large
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-21
FOR SALE AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE--OHe and onehalt ton Re-
public truck, in lrst.class condition,
at bargain.
LEVERTCUS GARAGE.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-21
SOUT4BOuNO,

5Outhbound cara leave Ottawa ss@
ton for Grand Ridge, Mckinley Para
and Streator In a. m, 5:55, 7.6s.
ll:55, In p. M, 1855, 1855, 5:55, 10.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-21
CHICAGO, OTTAWA.
& PEORIA RAILWAY
N
NsasIlSg 9 l;zslg
OTTAWA, ILL.,,
Effective Oct. 9th, 1921.
EASTSOUhD

Effective Oct. 9Th, 1921.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
NEWPORT LOCALS

Miss Alma Astbury was given
a most tangible expression of the
good wishes of her friends on
Thursday evening when she was
presented with a valuable electric
toaster and grill by members of
the traffic department in the local
telephone exchange. The affair
was a complete surprise to Miss
Astbury and was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Watson, in honor of her approach
ing marriage to William Bernard
before the end of the month. She
was lured to Mrs. Watson's home
after a visit to movies by Miss
Ruby Squires on some pretence
end suddenly found herself sur
rounded by about thirty friends.
The evening was most pleasantly
spent with music, cards and sew
ing and delicious lunch of sand
witches, cake and coffee was served,
Mrs. Watson being assisted by her
sister, Miss May Squires.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
Older Boys Confer
ence at Newport

Continued from PAGE One
have his expenses to the confer
ence paid The judges will be
Rev. A. w. Hewitt of Plainfield,
Major Arthur w Peach of North
field, and Prof. W. +. Aiken of the
University of Vermont
Among the speakers will be the
following men who are we'll quail
flied to speak to boys and discuss
with them their problems: Albert
+. Roberts, international Secre-
tary of the County Department of
the Y. NJ. c. A.; Ray E. Coombs,
Hi-Y Secretary of Massachusetts,;
+. n. Berry, Boy Scout Executive
of New England; Rev. G. f. Rob
bins, Secretary of the State Sun
day School Association.
The people of Newport have
kindly opened. their homes for the
free entertainment of all delegates
whose registrations are received
there by January 9.
The conference is open to any
boy who is at least - years of
age or over, and VINO goes as a
representative of some church
Sunday school, Y. NJ. C. A., day
school, club, Boy Scouts, or other
organization working with boys.
Full information about the CON
ference, including printed matter
and registration card blanks, may
be obtained from ministers and
leaders of above organizations, or
from Byron N. Clark, Burlington.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
100

Basketball statistics just com
piled by the Caledonian-Record
credit Raymond Lucky Fisk
with being the leading field goal
thrower thus far this season. Sew
en- games have been played.
Lucky" has swished the meshes
with goals from the floor no less
than % times and has tailed sew
en- points on free throws after be
ing fouled by an opposing basket
eer. Fisk has played in five COM
plete games having twice retired
in favor of a substitute with vic
tory in full view. He plays right
forward and is One of the most de-
pendable players that ever wore
the St. Johnsbury colors. Fisk's
total of points is SO.
Closely contesting Fisk's claim
for scoring honors is Albert Cos
liant, the big Company d right
guard. Goslant has flung q bas-
kets into the meta remarkable
record for backfield man. "Fitz"
Marshall, the school boy who play
ed such marvellous ball for the
American Legion-Company d
quintet last year, ranks third in
the tabulations. Marshall has sunk
p baskets into the net-just as
Goslant-but he lacks one free
throw of equalling the formers
mark Of as points
In order after Marshall, comes
Coach "Curley" Burns and then
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
Lewis F. King Not
Guilty of Manslaughter

Continued from Page One
left for his home in Passumpsic,
Vt. Mr.. King was acquitted by a
jury late Friday. He is reported
to have driven the Franklin car at
the time of the accident that re-
suited in the Shevlin fatality.
Homer c ingalls,, who was riding
in the Franklin at the time, was
also freed of manslaughter by a
jury.
The counsel for the prosecution
endeavored to show that MI. King
Was.in a state of intoxication while
driving the car. The defense coun-
sci, on the other hand, admitted
that their client was driving the
car, but held that no proof had
been made to show that he was
intoxicated They held that the ac-
cident was due to an error of judg-
ment, a miscalculation Of distance.
Retiring at 11.15 Friday night,
the jury returned at 11.30 with a
verdict of not guilty, and Kings
Court adjourned until tday. The
counsel for the prosecution includ-
ed Messrs. Nm. Tracey, X. c.,
and L., Forest, X. c., while S. A.
Richardson of St. Johnsbury, Vt,
and Messrs. N. K. Lafamme, K.
c., E. RiouX, X. c., and X. Wilson
acted for the defense.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18

main until after the holidays and
Mr.. Adams will be here for pant
of that time.
Mrs. H. Fregeau is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. W. Moulton.
Mrs. Nettie Smith and MI. and
Mrs. Henry Squires of Derby were
recent guests at the home of Nh.
and Mrs. Gerald Buzzell.
Mrs. Robert Farnum of Charles
ton has been visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bowley.
Earle W. Davis has been sum-
moned to his home in Lyndonville
by the serious illness of his father,
I. W. Davis.
Mrs. Walter Akin and mother,
Mrs. Anderson of Beebe, were
visitors in town yesterday.
Alfred Moulton is able to re-
sumo bis work in the Office Of Grey
lawn Farms Co., after several days
illness.
Examinations in the city schools
begin on Monday and continue
throughout the week, the schools
closing on Friday for the Christ
mas vacation.
Arthur Buckland has been con
fined to the house for three weeks
by illness.
Cecil Pickel was in Farnham on
Friday.
Among the sixty men pledged
last week to the various fraternit-
les at Middlebury are William
Grow, Delta Kappa Rho, and Mar
shall Hardy to Alpha Sigma Phi.
Both are 1922 graduates of New
port High School.
The Memphremagog Candy Co.,
have been working night and day
since October 1st to keep abreast
of the order for Christmas candies
for the holiday season. They have
already sent out over ten tons of
this popular confection averaging
four hundred pounds a day. The
output is distributed in Vermont,
New Hampshire and Northern New
York.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
POSTING NOTICE

My wife, having left my bed
and board without just cause and
provocation. | hereby give notice
that | will pay no more of her bills
after this date.
LEON MARTIN.
Dated Danville, Vt, Dec. IS, 1929
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
Lucky Fisk Leads
Company d Quintet
In Basket Throwing
GAMES
Total points Company D 232. Opponents 1O8.

"Whitey" Dumas. Though "Puss
Conner has played in but one com
plete game he has been able to
fling no less than a dozen two
pointers into the iron rim. Conner
was the star Of the last game with
White River.
OF course, these figures furnish
food for interesting thought for
the fans, but they do not indicate
the team work of Coach Burns
five. The fans must remember
that for every basket hurled into
the enemy's basket, there must be
an, assist Someone must pass to
the player who scores. 1t is only
seldom that player can evade the
entire opposing defense, rush all
the way down the court and then
score. Fans should take into ac-
count the player who digs up
the ball out of scrimmage. That Is
what counts heavily in winning a
game.
Basketball authorities have de
bated whether to adopt a scoring
system which would give the pass
er an "assist" just as in baseball.
Under this system many players,
apparently unnoticed in the aver
ages, would come into prominence.
Coach Burns, just as did Coach
Burch last year, unselfishly pass
es many ball to a forward or a
running guard for shot at the
hoop.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18

Naturally women are making
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18

Everett, Mass, C. w. Lanctot of
Enosburg and Archie Lanctot of
st. Johnsbury
Rev. Mason Sharpe who some
time ago resigned the pastorate of
the Methodist church in one of
Boston's suburbs, because of i'll
ness and with Mrs. Sharpe is at
the home of his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Z. NJ. Sharpe, is showing
marked improvement. Mr.. Sharpe
preached in the Methodist church
in Orleans Sunday.
Meeting of Olive Branch Re-
bekah Lodge Tuesday evening, OPP
ening at 100 o'clock. President of
Rebekah assembly and district de-
putty president will be here. Elec-
ton of officers. All members re-
quested to be present.-Advertise-
ment.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
1AHYS COLDS
y are soon ''nipped in the bud"
y without dosing" by use Of
VS.! q {: : :
Oper ~ i.filLion lars Used Yec,ii
NEWPORT LOCALS

Mrs David Addison is spending
few days in Boston, returning
DR.. and Mrs. G.. H. Newland ar
'.ved Thursday morning after
hree weeks visit at the home of
heir daughter, Mrs. Russell Adj
inns in Newark, N. J. Mrs. Adams
: to come home next week to re-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
Edward L. Ling Sue
cumbs to Long Illness
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Page One
two daughters were born to them,
Agnes, wife of Floyd Holmes, and
Miss Margaret Ling of the George
H. Cross company.
Besides his widow and daugh-
tiers, Mr.. Ling leaves two brothers
and a sister, Rev. d. c. Ling, per
manent rector Of St. Johns church
Concord, n. H., John Ling of
Beecher Falls, and Miss Annie
Ling of Concord, N. H. There are
two granddaughters, Esther and
Ruth Holmes, and three nephews,
Clement Nelson Ling of East Rye
gate, William j. Ling of St. Johns
bury and Joseph P. Ling of Mon
treal
1t is expected that Father Ling
and Miss Annie Ling will arrive
today Mr. Ling's brother, John is
i'll in the Victoria hospital, Mon
treal, where he recently underwent
a second operation on his lip.
Funeral arrangements are
awaiting the arrival of Father
Ling. The funeral will be held at
st. Aloysius church of which Mr..
Ling was one of the first members
and with which he and his family
have always been actively connect
ed. Mr.. Ling was for many years
a skilled machinist in the L. and
T. Fairbanks and company's
shops. Failing health later neces-
STATED less strenuous occupation
and five years ago he was COMPEL
ed by the inroads of the disease to
retire from active work. The past
years have been spent quietly at
his home where he has had every
care and attention from a devoted
family.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

The funeral Of MIS-. Louis A.
Depatie of Enosburg Falls, daugh-
ter of tn late Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lanctot of St. Johnsbury, was held
Friday from the Catholic church
in Enosburg. Her four brothers
acted as bearers, +. X. Lanctot of
Mass, f. J. Lanctot of
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
CARD OF THANKS

In this way we wish to thank the
kind neighbors and friends, for
flowers, food and words of kindness
in our time of trouble
Mrs. Nelson Amell,
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Amell, Jr.
Joseph Fenotf and family,
Mrs. S. H. Jewell,
Mrs. c. A. Elliott,
Mrs. Lilly Tilton.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
Our Drive for
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

The spolls system IS SAID to
cause a loss of $7OO,O0O,C0O in
government work, but it takes
care of large number Of lame
ducks.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18

The students are holding pep
meetings, but none of them is re-
ported to have been called for the
purpose of popping up their stud
les
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18

The families that give their kids
a tin drum for Christmas do not
claim they are doing anything to
promote the peace movement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-18

good as executives, as they have
had many years experience boss
ing their husbands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-23
CHAPTER x.

The voice was strange to Gramont
vet he had a vague recollection of
having at some time heard it before.
1T was a 1aunty and impudent voice,
very seIf-assured-yet it bore a
startled and uneasy note as though
the speaker had just come unaware
anon the man whom he addressed.
"Howdy, sheriff." it said. Didn't
see you in there-what you doin' so
far away from Houma, eh?"
''Why, I've been looking over the
place around here" responded an
other voice, which was dry and grim.
81 know you, Ben Chacherre, and 1
think I'll take you along with me. Just
come from New Orleans did your"
'Me? Take me?" The voice of
Chacherre shrilled up suddenly in
alarm. "LooK here, sheriff, it wasn't
une done it! 1t was aramont-"
There came silence. Not a sound
broke the stiffness Of the late after
noon.
Gramont, listening, lay bewildered
and breathlesS. Ben Chacherre come
here? Gramont knew nothing of any
tie between joachim Fell and Cha
<oherre; he could only lie in the grass
and wonder at the mans presence.
What place" was it that the sheriff
of HOuma had been looking over?- And
what was it that he, Gramont, was
supposed to have done?
Confused and wondering, Gramont
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-23

up and apparently deserted. Nearer
at hand however, he saw other build
ings. and these drew his attention. He
heard the throbbing pound of motor
at work, and as there was no power
line along here the place evidently
had it's own electrical plant. He
scrutinized the scene before him ap-
praisingly.
There were two large buildings
here One seemed to be large barn,
closed, the other was a long, low
shed which was too large to be a
garage. The door of this was open,
ind before the opening Gramont saw
three men standing in talk; he recog-
nized none of them. Two of the talk
ers were clad in greasy overalls, and
the third figure showed the flash of a
collar. The sheriff, Ben Chacherre,
and some other man, thought Ora
mont. He would not have known Cha
cherre had he encountered him face
to face. To him, the man was name
only.
The mention Of his own name by
Chacherre impelled him to go forward
and demand some explanation Then
it occurred to him that perhaps he
had made a mistake; it would have
been very easy, for he was not certain
that Chacherre had referred to him.
There could be other Gramonts, or
other men whose name would have
much the same sound in a Creole
mouth.
''Td better attend to my own bust
ness" thought Gramont, and turned
away. He noticed that the motor had
ceased it's work. "Wonder what rich
chap can be down here at his summer
cottage this time of year? May be
only a caretaker, though. I'd better
give all my attention to this oil, and
let other things alone
He retraced his steps to the bayou
bank and turned back toward the
house. AS he did so, Hammond APP
peared coming toward him, knife in
hand
I'm going to cut me pole and land
couple O. fish for supper" an
nounced the chauffeur, grinning. SCOT
things cleaned UP fine, cap'n! You
won't know the old shack"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-23
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Otter
Rejected.

!, Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease. DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is on sale at all drug stores in bottles
of two sizes, medium and large
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisemen
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-23
CHICAGO MARKETS.

HoGs-Heayy weights. $S.1O@S.25;
medium weights, $8.1o@8.25; light
weights, $S.O5@8.15; light lights, $50
@815; heavy packing sows, $500
500; packing sows, rough, $z2507.50;
pigs, $8.10@8.25.
CATTLE Choice and prime, $11.75
0136O; medium and good, $715@
Its; common, S5.5O@7.15; good and
choice, $9.5o@12.75; common and me-
dunn, $5.25@95O; butcher cattle and
METERS, $450@10.5O; cows, $3.40@800;
bulls, S35O@6.50; Gamers and cutters,
$2.4O@3.40; Gamer steers, $3.00@3.75;
veal calves, $S.25@1O.0O; feeder steers,
s5.00@775; stocker steers, S4.25@775;
stocker cows and heifers. $3.00@5.25.
SHEEP = Lambs, $1,000 q 1880;
lambs, Gull and common, $9.25@1275;
yearling wethers, $9.75@13.25; ewes,
s5.5O@8.OO; Gull to common ewes,
s3.0005.75.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-23
By H. BEDFORD-JONES
Copyright BY Doubleday, Page & Co.

waited. And, as he waited, he caught
soft sound from the marshy
ground beside him-a faint "plop" as
though some object had fallen close
by on the wet grass. At the moment
he paid no heed to this sound, for
again the uncanny silence had fallen.
Listening, Gramont fancied that he
caught slow, stealthy footsteps amid
the underground, but derided the
fancy as sheer imagination His brain
was busy with this new problem.
Houma, he knew, was the seat of the
parish or county. This Ben Chacherre
appeared to have suddenly and unex-
pectedly encountered the sheriff, to
his obvious alarm, and the sheriff had
for some reason decided to arrest
him; so much was clear.
Chacherre had nothing to do with
the 'place"-did that mean the ada
cent property, or the Ledanois farm?
In his puzzled bewilderment over this
imbroglio Gramont for the moment
quite forgot the trickle of oil at his
feet.
But now the deep silence became
unnatural and sinister. What had
happened? Surely, Ben Chacherre
had not been arrested and taken away
in such silence! Why had the voices
so abruptly ceased? Vaguely uneasy,
startled by the prolongation of that
intense stiffness, Gramont rose to his
feet and peered among the trees.
The two speakers seemed to have
departed; he could descry nobody in
sight. A step to one side gave Ora
mont a view of the aand adjoining the
Ledanois place. This was cleared of
all brush, and under some immense
oaks to the far left he had a glimpse
of a large summer cottage, boarded
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-11-23
9o0e9o9el
ENDED HIS DREAM OF VEAL I'll

was astonished TO discover in it sons
thin scales of a yellowish metal which,
when tested, proved to be pure gold.
His discovery caused immense excite
ment, which terminated in legal In.
curry Of Seniors claims. 1t was
finally brought to light that an old and
devoted servant of Seniors had been
slipping small pieces of gold leaf into
the solution slyly, and with no idea
beyond gratifying his beloved master.
One of the great laughs of tl.e affair
was furnished by the discovery, dur
ing one of the tests, of sort Of brass
composition in the jar, instead Of
gold. It turned out that this had been
placed there by the servants wife,
who had been intrusted with the
money to purchase the gold leaf. She
had procured brass instead, spen0tng
the balance of the money Tor her IA
yorite beverage.