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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
EXPLOSION DAMAGES
BURLINGTON TRACKS


- = ~ 1f'NV1 'HFEW 7 TFNNT
'iii' AGO. Aug 21.Thc tracks of
ia" burlington railroad near SpaniSi.
Lake. Mo-. were slightly damaged last
night by what j. believed lo have been q
dynamite explosion. according ,o reports
received this morning ~ the general IT,
fices of the company here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
NO TRACE FOUND
OF CONVICTS WHO
ESCAPED OFFICER

HOUSTON. Texas. Aug. -. NJ trace
had been found early today Of the -four
con:icts wLn escaped "Wednesday after
they TAD ovcrpcwrrcd the Eastman farm
guard near the Trinity river AMI made
their escape ia mail truck. Prison
guards and all peace Officers In east
Texas are engaged ia man hunt. hut
now ciew had been discovered a. to the
Whereabouts Of the fugiiives
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
WILL FIX RATES.

BY The Associated PreSsl
FORT WORTH. Tex. Aug 25. Win
ter convention rates on Texas railroads.
as well as winter tourist rates. will
be fixed at a meeting Of general pass
enger agents IN Fort Worth on Scptcm-
Der IL. is was announced Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25

HASKELL. Okla. Aug -. An *
plosion in drug store here early today
caused the loss nf at least one life and
tie injury of number of prrSor>. The
property damage resulting from the fire
whirh followed the explosion is cstimat
- AZ $50 OoO. The explosion occurret
when clerk lighted cigarette in a
room AT the rear of the huiling in which
escaping gas i supposed 7" have arcn-
muiared. The clerk was instantly killed
ly the explosion. Several guests in IN,
hotel adjoining were slightly injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
IRISH LEADER ONCE
MORE TAKING PART
In REBEL ACTIVITY
tGv The Associated Prrs.l

LONDON. Aug. -. Eamon ~ Va
irra. the Irish leader. has emerged from
sccIuSIon since the death of Michael
Collins and j. reported a. be active with
a large force of rebels. the Belfast cor-
respondent for the Evening News today
reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25

BELFAST. Aug. - National army
troops to-day captured the towns Of
kinsdale and Dunnan Way. the last two
ositi"nS held ~ the Irish irrrGIilarS ~
The county of Cork. according 10 the lat
rst adyiycs received here
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
HASKELL, OKLA.
SUFFERS HEAVY
LOSSES BY fire
Three Dead and Over Score
Injured. Half Of Business
District in Flames This
Morning
,By Tn. Associated Press,

MUSKuGEE, Okla. Aug. J.-Threc
persons are reported dead. score in
jurrd and more than half the business
district of Haskell. Okla, was burned
this morning The fire is believed TO
have been caused hy the ignition OF
gas fumes by a cigarette. and after il
rot good Roadway il spread with great
rapidty.
IN appeal for aid was sent 10 the
surrounding towns and the surrounding
towns and the fire department from
MuskoCce. % miles southwest OF liask-
ell was scEt 70 assist in the effort "a
subdue the flames.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
SPOT COTTON MARKET

August IS. 1922.
Dallas. u 20; Houston. II 50: Gal
weston. II 90
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25

the pleasures Of the day will assist ma
terialy in making the event "a successful
one.
Tuesday will also be- the last day If
the dairy school in Brownsville. and ar
rangemcnts have been made So that there
will be no conflict Of programs. Far
mcrs who desire to attend the dairy
school and also to avail themselves of
the biz Trades Day bargains and Other
events. can do 80. as the program of the
dairy school has been arranged to permit
those attending 10 take full advantage
of the Trades Day Hundreds of far
mcrs from all parts of tho county are
expected Ia avail themselves of this op-
portunity to attend the dairy school scs-
sinnS and also secure some of fnr man,
bargains Brownsville merchants offer.
Big Free Auction
Another feature of the Trades Day
VIII he the big free auction to bc hrk.
in the nam part Of the city. with W. H.
R1zell ~ In I'aloma a. aurtionre- and
Ike kihbe. clerk Farmers and others
are invited 10 bring in anything they de-
sire ~ sell. list il with the clerk aud
place II in Tho hands of the auctioncer
for sale There will he III. crowd M
the sale and articles should bring good
prices.
Low Rates for Three Days
The Gulf Coast Lines announced this
week that n fare Of one and one-ihird
has been arranged for August IS. 20 ana
80. for See the Valley" excursion.
and while this arrangement was not
made for the benefit Of the brownsville
Trades Day. there are many people in
the Valley who will take advantage 81
the low rates offered for those three
days to visit brownsville nn the .gt.i
They can "sec the Valley hy coming t.
Brownsville. o trip they viii enjoy. ani
nj the same time prove a profitable one
bv reason Of the many vnlues they will
be able 10 secure nj the I,rownsviII-
stores. Come 10 brownsville and -scr
the Valley" on August Doth
Following are the train schedules which
will he In eject these three DAYS:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-25
The Beacon OF Advertising

will guide you the best bargains in the city Tie
tute buyer watches the daily advertisements in The
Herald carefully. He profits thereby.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs Everett Williams entertained her sister. Mrs Ralph Nutting. on Sunday.
 Everett Williams recently sold to Frank Foskett q pig. the dressed weight being 413 pounds.
 Franklin Walker Is having his house reshlnRled. Elmer Davis and John Perrin are doing the work
 Mir. and Mrs. William Smith. son Albert and Mrs Alberta of East Brimfeld, were Sunday guests at kenelm
 On Saturday evening of thls week our school will give an entertainment at Lyceum hall Refreshments will be served and the children will sell candy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Morse and son Francis motored here from Hart ford. to spend the weekend at Dea. con Harris making the trip with Francis new Marmon car Mir and Mrs. Phillip Morse of Plainville were also weekend guests there.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

The C. E. meeting was led Sunday evening by Miss Nellie Burieson.
 Mrs. r. V shippey, who has been on the sick list, is slowly recovering.
 Mrs. Henry r. Wells spent a week recently with her brothers family in Attleboro.
 Miss Berniee Sanger and her broth CT Hobart. both of Worcester. spent the weekend with their parents.
 West Woodstock carpenters are building an up-to-date garage for John Collin of South Woodstoek.
 Mr. and Mrs A. B. Rurieson, Mr. and Mrs. William and three daughters of Willimantie. were in town on Sun day.
 Rev. IT. A. Calhoun gave an excellent sermon Sunday founded on the parable of the "Wise and Foolish Virgins"
 Mrs. Belle Young has returned to her home here. after several weeks absence, caring for the family of Mrs.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
EAsTFoRD CLUB OFFICERS
The Name. and Committees of Com
 munity Organization Announced

Officers and committees of the Eastford Community Club. to serve during 1923. are announced as fol lows
 President. F. K. Abbott vice presi- dent. ". F. Cram; treasurer. C. D. Ia tenn; secretary. Mrs ( W Clark, finance committee. (. D. Tatem, 4. N. Keith. Henry Buell.
 Committee chairmen Social, Mrs. c. D Tatem. program. J. C. Tatem music Mrs Eleanor Lewis; refresh ment. Mrs Areha Walker: dramatic, Mrs. r. K Abbott. sports. F. K. Ab- bolt.
 Fire and public safety. II. L. Tatem, Oliver Latham. George French
 Agriculture, William s. Warren, l.. Grant Trowbridge. George Bowen.
 Public improvements. 4. s. Walker. C W. Clark, Mrs. Oliver Latham.
 Membership. C s. Deane, Mrs, x. W. Kennedy. Mias Mabel Jones
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
WOODSTOCK

Charles Hyde was recent visitor Ia town.
 Miss Susie Plmpton spent the week end at Shadeield
 < whist and dance Was held iu Grange nall Saturday evening
 Mrs V Lindeman is visiting her cousin, Miss Jones. in Worcester.
 Rev. F. E. Harrison was in Amherst Friday and Saturday of last week
 Miss Mary White of Springfield Ras at her home for the weekend
 Hobart and Miss Bernice Sanger of Worcester. spent the weekend at home
 Miss Anna and Herbert Nelson of Hartford. spent the weekend at home
 The Misses Ruth and Helen Bjorn- berg were in Woodstock over the weekend.
 John Masters spent the weekend with his family at Dr Joseph Spalding's.
 Judge Clarence H Child was in Hartford on Wednesday attending the Probate Assembly.
 Rev. Mir Beach is to speak at the Thank-offering meeting to be held in the chapel next Sunday evening.
 Henry Lamothe went to Oyster Bay. l.. L. on Thursday to spend a few weeks with his son and family
 The next union meeting of the Woodstock churches will be held at West Woodstock Sunday evening, Dec.
 Several from the Hill church at- tend the conference held in the Sec ond Congregational church in Putnam on Wednesday
 Master Paul Spalding entertained his little friends at his home on Wed nesday afternoon. the occasion being his third birthday
 Mrs. r | Johnstone and Mrs. F. B Harrison attended the convention of the League of Women Voters held in Bridgeport last week.
 The children in the primary depart ment of the Sunday School were giver a peanut party on Saturday afternoon. under the direction of their superin- tendent Miss Rilla Child, and assist ed by Miss Helen Perley, Miss Leslie Sumner and Miss Blanche shippey.
 Sunday evening Miss Caroline Sands of Boston University told of her york for the Sunday school extension work last summer. Miss Sands was stationed in q district of Colorado While in Woodstock Miss Sands was entertained at the parsonage
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
EAST WOODSTOCK

\ Biblical drama Ruth the Low ing" is being rehearsed for the next social
 Mr and Mrs L. W. Lindeman and daughter Eleanor spent Saturday in Worcester
 Several from here attended the Missionary Institute at Putnam on Wednesday.
 Mrs. F. 4 Jordan entertained reIa. tiyes from Stoughton. Mass. over the weekend.
 Dr. F. R Pike entertained the doc tors of the surrounding towns at his home on Tuesday.
 Dr C. (. Gildersleevc and family of Norwich called on Mrs. 4 M Gil- dersleeve on Sunday.
 Relatives and friends attended the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Cyrus Potter at English Neighborhood on Tuesday.
 Mrs. George Bosworth Is visiting her sisters in Shelton. Last week she attended the League of Women Not- CTS convention at Bridgeport
 A large and appreciative audience filled the Community house last Satnr- day night, the entertainment being given by the talent from East Thomp- son Three short plays interspersed with music, both vocal and instru- fs.utaI formed fha urograua and Is ar more took part Dancing followed. The proceeds amounted to over $40.
 Mir. and Mrs. Everett May and Wallace Aldrich of Putnam spent Sunday in South Manchester with Ed win C. Bunce and family. Mrs Ina (. Bunce, who had been the guest of Mfr and Mrs. May for week, accom- panied them to her home. En route they called on Mrs. Emma Palmer of WHlimantic, who is recovering from a serious illness.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
DAYVLLE

Mr and Mira Samuel Gillette spent Sunday tn Norwich Town.
 Miss Alice smith spent the week end a, her home in Providence.
 Miss May Brooks of Worcester spent the week end at her home here.
 Ralph Elliott of WhitinsviIle. Mass. spent Sunday at his home here.
 <. J. Cavanaugh returned home af- ter two weeks vacation spent in New York.
 Mrs. J. J. O'Neill has returned to her home here after weeks yaca- ton in Worcester.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Janes and Mrs. Frank E. James spent Sun day in Paseoag, k. l.
 Miss Alice C. Dunn has returned to her duties after an absence of three weeks on account of illness.
 Alex Fortier. who is ill at the Day Kimball Hospital with blood poisoning. remains in a serious condition.
 ars. Patrick Mullen was operated on at St vincent's Hospital. Worces- ter. for appendicitis She ls reported aa doing nicely,
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

4 fine record was made Tn a fire drill Tuesday morning. There have been but few drills this year. and the students seem Co do better with each one. although short time ago there was some criticism in newspapers re- garding the way in which fire drills were run off iu the schools Tues days drill found all of the students out of the building in 4l seconds.
 Preparations are being made for Parents Night, which will be given this year about the middle of Decem- Der
 The first meeting of the year for the Camera Club was held at the school Wednesday evening The meeting was business one purely, called to organize the club for the year. Next Wednesday the Chess and Checker Club will be organized. This club is for those who wish an evening every week or every two weeks to come together and play these two games.
 In the Camera Club 1t is probable that picture contests will be arranged, as last year And in the Chess and Checker Club. there will probably be tournaments among the local pupils. and possibly a match with another school. as last year, when Putnam played Woodstock Academy.
 The name of Ruth Davis was mad vertentely omitted from the Senior class second honor list in last week g paper
 For the football game at Danielson, between Putnam and Kiliingly High schools, on Thanksgiving Day, large bus IS 10 be hired, and a number Of students, probably as many as 90 or 35. arr planning to accompany the team for this final game, especially as half Of the receipts come to Putnam Danielson presents a very strong team, ss demonstrated by the game which they played against Bartlett High of Webster, twice conquerors of the locals, and which ended as B 7-7 tie The other meeting of Putnam and killingiy this season was in Put nam's first game, when the score was 6-6
 Mosi of the boys on the football team were tu naHielson last Friday afternoon for the Webster kiIlingly High football Rama
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
JAIL COSTS COUNTY
 NET SUM OF SS132
Different Than Years Ago When Institution Was Self
 Supporting
Children's Home. Commissioners Re.
 port, Goes Ahead of lts Expenses

According to the annual report of the County Commissioners, just an- nounced. # cost $s.132.01 over and above receipts to maintain Brooklyn jail the past fiscal year. while the Windham County Temporary Home ran ahead of expenses to the sum of .SI.240.6I. The county treasurer re ports total expenses for all purposes during the year of S56.035.59, and that at the close of the fiscal year there was a cash balance on hand of S474.70. The total assets of the county, he reports, amount to si34.- 3Is99
 Toward the maintenance of Brook lyn jail. the state contributed s. I3s.96. Other receipts included the following: Earnings of prisoners. s I.446.45; sale of butter milk, cream, Ss7O50; sale of beef. pork, veal. etc, Sl.04s.21; total receipts, S7.435.s9. On the expense side of the ledger are the following items :: For provisions. S3.364.5l outside labor S2.099.55. clothing, S970lsf hay. grain and straw. Sl.sl3.8s; sal ary If assistant jailer, $l,259.o0f housework. S5iGs0; maintehanee of auto truck. Sl,20147; repairs, sl.- 07g55. total expenditures, Sl5,- 567 s6. deficit. Ss,l82.0L
 In the case of the Childyen's Home, the state allowed S25,524 for the board of children which sum. with those received from 8 number of oth- er sources. brought the total of re- ~efots for the maintenance of the Home aB to S25.70i72 The heavier eqnenses incurred during the year in- elgds the following Provisions. ss,- 66a s3. clothing. s4,fss.29; salary of natron and assistant, Si,325; fuel s76s .85. grain and hay. sl,llo.sz , housework. S6l0; repair Ss8#.e , saan. SS42.s4. medicine and attend ancs ss55.Ol; plants. seeds, eie.i ssg0 70. transportation, s455 4t' to- ,al expenditures. S2+.&6lll; balance tr favor 1f home. kl.240-5l-
 John \. Dady of Putnam. r h. cortts of Thompson. and '. l.a- pranes os Central Village are the ,.-.ss ssrs sf tke Board of County Csaa5ssl1usrs.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Misses Dorothy Bundy and Beatrice Healey were in town for the weekend.
 Mrs Flora Merrick of Holyoke is spending the week with relatives here.
 Miss Florence Potter and friend from Mansfield Depot spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Mrs. Henry Burt, Edward Burt and wife. and Miss Mary Johnson of Put nam were guests of William Barrett and family 9n Sunday.
 Miss Dayton has been transferred from the Chandler District school 10 the Paine District, and Miss Julia swenson has taken her place.
 An account Of the golden wedding anniversary celebration by Mir. and Mrs. Cyrus Potter will be found else where in this issue of The Patriot.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
ALL AROUND THE WOODSTOCKS

On Sunday. Mrs. Skinner's cousins. Nr and Mrs Adin Chapman of Put aam. and Mr skinner's cousin. Mrs. Burgess of Providence. called on them.
 The Ladies' Aid Society had sup per and social at the home Of Mrs. Wendell Wijter last Friday Ii was called a Dixie social and the supper and program were an reminders of the Sunny South Mrs Eddy of Web ster gave several recitations which met with hearty applause. and th, plantation melodies were enjoyed by all
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Mrs. Eva Hammond and ten of her pupils visited the Wolf Den in Pom. fret on Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Wood and son. Mrs. George Payne, from South bridge. Mass. Mir and Mrs. r. Q. Sumner and son Homer. also Mrs. F R. Jackson, were at A. x. Hammond's on Sunday.
 Funeral services were held at the home of W. s. Kenyon on Wednesday at II o'clock for Mrs. Winfield Ken yon. Burial in South Manchester on " edneaday afternoon. Mrs. Kenyon had made many friends in this com munity. and will be missed
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
CREAM FOR CATARRH
 OPENS UP N0STRilS Tells How To Get Quick Relief from Head-C Colds It's SpIendidl

In one minute your elogged nostrii~ will open. the air passage Of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snufiing, blowing. headache. dryness. No struggling for breath at night; your cold or eatarrh will be gone.
 Get A small bottle Of Fly's Cream Balm from your esruggist now. Apply a littls of this fragrant. anti.eptsr. healing cream in your nostfils. IL pen etrates through every air passage of ths head, soothes tho inaaIned or swolIsn mucous membrane and relief comes in- stsntly.
 It's just fine Don't stay stuffad-up with q cold or nasty catarrh-heiief comes 90 quickly.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24

Bixby in East Thompson while Mrs RiXhy was in the Day Kimball Hos piial.
 Miss Mary Weaver of Providence Is visiting her cousin. Mrs. R K. saiferd. Mrs. C. \ Lyon and others ln this vicinity.
 Mr, and Mrs. Elisha Perry have been enjoying n short vacation. Mr. Perry, with his daughter, Mrs Edgar BusHnrth and son Kenneth of Pom fret. visited relatives in New Jersey and Mrs Perry cared for Mrs. Ros- Wofth's home in her absence
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24

A pocket canister or gas mask in the form of a respirator has been in vented to alleviate the discomfort and danger Co engine crews when they come in contact with the sulphurous locomotive smoke in tunnels. They are cheap and effective and stand up under tests.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24

straight through five reels of the most hilarious excitement vea ever saw Including a Coast~to-Coast auto race that smashes all record, for thrills.
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
SINNERS WINNERS
 IN BOWLING MATCH

The Niehtingale-M Morse Company spinning department bowling team drew down the decision by a comfort able margin over their opponents. Deans Pm Factory, iu their match game Tuesday night on Dery's alleys Dupre of the losers was high with a single of l2l and d three string tally of 332
 Th. s-eras
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
cantalnsn rrn.nslxs.

T. ts computed that from g tenth 70 e quarter of the cost of foodsfufs in the Uulied states goes 70 pay for crates and other containers that are thrown atvny Instead of being used a second time.-Brooklyn Eagle
Putnam patriot., 1922-11-24
Queer wcra ssplsInea.

The real derivation of the word -esauire. is. as everyone xiil remem- Der. from ~escayer.~ old French for ~xhielahearer.- and so came 70 be np- piled so the chief refalners of knights. when the feudal days passed the word r~xnniuea
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-10
Fair Sentiment

Senator Bruce Dennis of La Grande has wired to the
Portland Telegram requesting that the newspaper send
representative to interview the people of Union county to
ascertain the sentiment of the people towards the fair which
he declares is contrary to the propaganda being conducted
by the Telegram to make it's readers think that everyone
wants the fair. Mr.. Dennis invitation reads
AS Of the faithful opposed the
property tax and the gasoline financing Portland 1925
Exposition,
sentiment both for the
respectfully Invite representative Mr. Henry Hanson writer
the exposition propaganda personally
interview the rank andfe question
farmers and other this
sentiment really exists published
be confined to selected community
known to be for the exposition but they
out o step with their communities on the question
Other members of the faithu
oregon Southern Oregon Willamette Valley will
doubt gladly extend the
Oregon family information on
the condition OF upstate people who
whatsoever
The Telegram find out what the upstate people think
OF an exposition financed by taxation without going as far
as eastern Oregon All that necessary is send repre-
sentative to Marion county and interview the farmers But
the truth doesn't suit the kilograms purpose fit in its
propaganda.
There is little opposition exposition financed private
y There is overwhelming opposition to an exposition
financed at the taxpayers expense Almost everybody
favors the fair If else pays for (which is a
reflection of the Portland attitude
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-10
New interpretations

The Ward Construction com
pany OF Portland, capitalized a
$4,000 has filed articles of in.
corporation with the state corpo
ration department here. The In.
corporators are T. F. Wad, r. j
Braun and w. w. Banks.
Other corporations filing arti.
eles are:
Bowen Candy company, Astoria,
100000; A. +, Bowen, A. e. Ben
nett and G, w. Robson.
Cottage Grove Chamber of Com
merce, Cottage Grove, $500;
Claude j. KEN, G. S. Laswell and
Edward NJ. Miller.
Asiatic~Amerioan Steamship Co.
Portland, 100000; Erskine
Wood, w. NJ, Matthiesen and P.
p. Dabney.
Resolutions of dissolution have
been filed by Augustine G Patter-
son, Portland,
The Orion club of Corvallis has
filed supplementary articles
changing the name of the organi-
zation to ANNA Sigma Kappa,