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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-23
Beauty of Texture
Distinguish the New
Fall Coatings

Marvella, Flora. ArabcIla,
and Suede Velours seem to
evolve themselves III youc
minds eye into luxurious fall
wraps in which you can stroll
down the street with the utmost
comfort of mind and body.
The new fall tones arc
brought out softly in the happy
weaves. while warmth is given
without unnecessary weight.
Bolivias, $495 a yard.
Velour SUICIDES, $4.95 yard.
Floras, $6.95 a yard.
Arabellas, $3.50 yard.
All are 81 inches wide.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17
LIBERTY HILL

A valentine social held at the church rooms Tuesday evening was planned by the committee of the c. E. society which consists of the following: Mrs. John Clarke, Mrs Horace Foote Mrs. Elmer E. Caples and Mrs. Henry V. Oehlers The verSps on the valentines were com posed by local people and were very apt and spicy, causing endless fun and mer- riment at a time when everyone is sup posed to be in the right frame of mind to hand and take a joke.
 The c. E. society will have charge of the Sunday morning service at the church in the absence of the minister There may be letters from candidate ministers presented at the meeting and it is announced that as many as possi- ble should attend and express their wish es. Two weeks ago there were letters read from three candidates.
 MT. and Mrs. Gerald J. Rosenberg oi New York are visitors at the home of MT. and Mrs. Learner who own what was formerly the NN,han Bass farm
 Rev. w. C. Norris of Wilimantic preached here last Sunday, All the peo- pie enjoy his fine sermons. Each ser. mon is prefaced by a very interesting story to the children Last Sunday the story was fine word picture of Abraham Lincoln. In giving the notices MT. Nor ris said: All come to the valentine socia and have good time and all come tc prayer meeting Wednesday night an6 have a good time.
 The community flag was displayed
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17
TIE POSSIBILITIES OF NEW LONDON COUNTY
 FARM LAND.
FARM LAND.

don county could produce its own oranges and lemons and tea and coffee and nutmegs. But how about It's own potatoes and corn and wheat and rye and oats and barley and beans and peas and spinach and asparagus and beef and pork and milk and eggs and such things? Of the foods which nature will allow 1t to grow could It raise enough to supply it's own breakfast and dinner and supper tables? And a lunch bas- ket now and then, for the occasional picnic7
 It isn't doing anything of this sort, now. That we all know. But could it, If man and nature should work togeth- CT in loyal and intelligent cooperation with each other? Could the soil of New London county, if worked to the best advantage produce enough food to fiji up the countys stomach?
 New London county has about 421,- oo0 acres of land Some of it Is pretty poor stuff. There are swamps and there are ledges and there are worn-out hillsdes and there Is a good deal of forest.
 But
 The soil survey shows that 1t con- talns 1o5,44o acres of what the expert call the Gloucester fine sandy loam.' This is the highly productive type found in Lebanon. Colchester and many other piaces, Tn addition, the county con tairs 16s,704 acres of what the same experts call H"Gloucester fine stony land" This isn't so easy to work as the other but, my correspondent writes me :: T have grown eighteen tons of ensilage corn 10 the acre on that type of land. That means quite a lot of milk to the acre." You'll agree with him. I'm sure.
 Thus it will be seen that there are very close to 275,000 acres of arable land available in the county Some of the remainder undoubtedly serves as pasture. But we'll pay no attention to that. Keep the figure of 275,0O0 arable acres in your mind.
 How many people will an acre feed if so handled as to stimulate 1t to its best work?
 We'll, Prof. Esten of 'Independent Fertility Field" fame says, as the result of six years work on that field, that he is confident single acre, if managed along Fertility Field lines. would feed eight persons the year round. This, as- suming that half the field is regularly alternated with legumes to breed in the 1 requisite supply of nitrogen gathering | tashadapting bacteria.
 Let us allow something for the pro fessor's enthusiasm, and for the sake of the "doubting Fhomases" who are alas! too numerous on New England 1 farms. Let's cut his fingers right ir half, Let's take it that an acre vii feed four persons. This. not hecaus, | you and l Goubt his figures. but for tn i sake of giving those "doubting Thom ases'' a fair run for their money.
 According to my arithmetic, if on acre will feed four persons. then 27500
 acres would feed 100000 persons.
 The census doesn't show that man
 in the county. In fact, at that rate o
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17
WAUREGAN

Mrs. Harold WignaH spent the week end with relatives in New Bedford, Mass. Master Kenneth Wignall, who has been spending some weeks past In that city, returned with her.
 Amede Poudrette. a carpenter in the mill here, cut three fingers on his left hand with a circular saw last Saturday morning. While he was attempting to saw a piece of lumber. a part of the board caught in some manner. causing his hand to slip, and 1t was caught by the revolving saw. The saw quickly cut through the flesh and into the bone. Dr. Gardner of Central Village was called and dressed the wound. MT. Poudrette, although the accident Is serious. consid- CTS himself fortunate in not losing one or more fingers.
 Grip colds are numerous throughout the village.
 The supper given in the church chapel l Friday evening by the Reds of the Red and Blue contest recently neded proved a success. The entertainment following g was enjoyed by all. The program was made up of piano duets, cornet duets,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17

! eWxstten Specially For The Bulletin.)
 Dda yon happen to knew that 1t costs the average Tank of New England t3 a week. more for his rations than 1t costs tke average westerner or southerner for exactly the same rations2
 lpyemiRations carried on since 1s1o gheE that his food has cost the New EnSiand wage-earner from 25 to 47 per cent. more during those years than the very same kind and amount of toed has cost southern and western wage-eaxners.
 &Ryf
 Simply because the New England workman buys three-quarters of all his feed rom the west and south-pays as much for 1t. there, as the local workman then pays extortionate freight charges to the railroads for hauling il 10 hrn-and also pays further high charges, often amounting to profteer. ing. to local distributors.
 O. every dollar which this average Tank spends for food seventy-hve cents 70 to the west and south and only twen- ty-Ave cents stay at home in New Eng land. The amount thus spent outside Tankeedom is computed to total about $500 900 900 . year.
 And things are growing worse right a,ezF. instead of better. While the pop nlation of New England has incres sed from i.ooe.e to 100000 in the last forty years, the acreage of farm lands under cultivation ln the six states has decreased from 13.oo0.0oo to 5000 900. The number of mouths to be fed has all most doubled, while the number of Heres devoted to feeding them has been cut doFr by more than half.
 h.. Ena fN he7 You tell. please.
 Kindly disposed and big-brained correspondent Of mine In Norwich has for yearE- held the belief that this liy- ing of the other side of the continent is not only unnecessary but foolish. He declares his assured conviction that ev- cry city in New England could and should be ratloned by its adjacent farm lands.
 Every City Fed From Its Own Back yard. so 10 speak.
 Tn support of this thesis he has ac- eufnulated a great store of facts ana opinions which he has transferred to me. The more I've looked them over Ind :he more I've studied the situation The more I'm inclined to think he's got the right idea by the tail. When ] Tpeak of studying the situation, I mean not merely the situation as it actually Is. but the situation as it might be ana would bs If natural conditions and nat urAi opportunities were made the mos md the best Of
 Let's talk about It a little.
 Fs won't take all New England. a the stsrt-on. We'll just take New Lon don county, Conn. The question is Could New London county farms pro dnee all the food necessary for the con sumers of New London county? O eourFt 1t Is always understood that thi means within climatic and seasonal con ditions. No one pretends that New Lon
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17
ROCKVILLE

Wednesday evening of last week mem bers of the Y. P. S. c. E. society divided into two teams. One team headed by Rev. Paul S. Burdick and the other by Mrs. Annie B. Kenyon visited the shut ins in this village and sang hymns and had scripture reading and prayer. Eight families were called on and seemed to appreciate the service very much. as some of them have not been able to at tend church in a long time. Two were over go years old.
 John Jordan is critically I'll
 Palmer Hopkins, who has been iH with pneumonia, is reported to be improving.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer E. Kenyon Eers recent visitors in Westerly.
 Miss Florence I. Barber was the guest of friends at Woody Hill Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17

violin solos, readings and vocal selec- tions. The evening proved most enjoy able.
 J. W. Atwood has recently had a wire less apparatus installed in his residence. by the use of which he Is enabled to enjoy the concerts which are taking place in various cities where stations for the purpose of broadcasting musical pro- grams are located
 The Social club held a dance lazt Thursday evening In the hall The even ing was spent in dancing and refresh ments were served. IL was the best of all such affairs held this winter An other real" time is being planned for Washington's birthday.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17

Sunday in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
 The local teacher, Miss Ruth Rodgers spent the week end at her home in Long meadow, Mass
 Mrs. Everett c. Payson returned home Wednesday of last week from Williman- tic hospital and is regaining her strength steadily.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17

Litchheld.-Mrs. James P Woodruff and her daughter, Miss Isabel Woodruff and MT, and MrsA William II. Browning of Washington D. C.. sailed Tuesday on the George Washington for two months cruise in the Mediterranean. Miss Wood ruff wil return with her mother and spend the summer at Litchfeld.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17

Deep River.-Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Elgart of Deep River announce the en- gagement of their daughter Bertha to Samuel H. Resnek of Brooklyn. N. Y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
VOTE AT Wis. UNIVERSITY

Madison, Wis.-Modifcatio of the
Volstead prohibition act to permit
light wines and beer would appeal to
University of Wisconsin students, a
poll completed Wednesday by the
Commerce Magazine, student publi-
cation, indicates.
Of the men $40 per cent answering
the questionable sent them, express
ed themselves as in favor of moist
ening of the present law, while only
28.4 per cent of the women wanted a
change. The larger number of men
voting caused eos per cent of the to-
tai vote to register for modification.
Only 12.1 per cent of the men were
absolutely wet" and but two per cent
of the women, while 33 per cent of the
men and So per cent of the women
were absolutely dry"
Co-eds were unanimous in disap-
proving of dance partner who had
any tinge of a breath"
The girls also were almost unani-
nous in saying that they would give
information against a moonshiner or
bootlegger, while So per cent of the
men favored policy of silence.
Occasional drinking parties were
disapproved of by so per cent of the
men students.
The large majority of students who
voted that the prohibition was observ-
ed better in Madison than in their
home towns caused the editors to say
that "the university is not the wet
place that some outsiders have claim
ed it to be-"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
Stats
Diary
By ROSS FARQUHAR

Friday-Well Pug Stevens finely got
hissen today playing futball. Slim
and Red fell on hina-after he had ben
talked and there combined wait busted
his Collar bone in to. We TUX him to
the DIR. and he told the DIR. it felt as
if like sum thing was loose and doc
he LATED and sed Yes yure collarbone
is busted clean off. & now Pug is so
stuck up he wont hardly speak to US
fellows. Just like man who has had
a operation and the girls look at him
and ST to there self and call up and
ask how is he and Ect, and he gets
the games for nuthing and get candy
gave to him. Sum kids has got all
the luck.
SATURDAYS / was passing oy
Schottses bakery he cum to the dore
and asst me did like cookys and sed
Yes sir I'll say do. He turned round
and picked up a basket full Of the
same and / was shivering with agita-
ton and he sed Well / CESS I better
deliver these my own self then if that
the Case.
Sunday mist takeing bath last
mite and ma reminded me about it
erly this morning and then when
was done she balled me out for make
ing so much noise while / was bathe-
ing and up and told her that did
emit beleave in keeping it a secret
when you tux bath.
Monday-Lots of swell foxes is
nameing there house sum name a.
Mrs. Elder asst pa what was we going
to name are bran new house, and pa
sed he CESS he wood call it the House
that Jack bilt and she sed why so and
he replyed and sed Because it TUX
all the Jack he eud ern and borry and
stand off okes for and that was why
he was going to call it that.
Tuesday-Jake has got his RaddIo
in now and this evning he cum down
and sed he got in tuch with XJB and
WBX and ZIG and Ant Emmy looks
at him and sed Look here don't go
spelling names when you tawk yon
don't need to be afrade of me telling on
one.
Wednesday-Tonite vile studying
my gramer / asst pa what was figger
of speech and he looked to see if ma
was in the kitchen and then he sed
very lowly Yure ma is a fgger OF
speech. Ma was over to Gillems.
Thursday cum home very tired
and xhawsted and was wandering il
it wood make me sick to eat weerers
and ice cream and gngle fud cake. /
bet pa it woodent make me sick. Pa
win.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
335 MILES Of PAVING
In Wis. THIS YEAR

Madison, Wis.-Concrete highway
construction is being shut down thru
out Wisconsin this week with 1886 miles
of new hard surfaced road the result
OF the seasons work, A. r. Hirst, state
highway engineer announced today.
The concrete construction is over
100 miles short of the program man.
ped out at the beginning of the season.
Mr.. Hirst said: Total proposed mile
age was 455, but the railroad strike.
coal strike and cement shortage cut
into construction operations and low
cred the final completed mileage to
1886. Over $4,000 was expended
on concrete roads in the state this
year.
The entire Wisconsin highway con-
struction program for 1922 will be
rounded out within the next month.
Over $30,000000 will have been ex-
pended by the state, counties, and fed
eral government on Wisconsin roads
during the year for construction and
maintenance
1T this program of construction is
to be repeated next year the legisla-
ture will have to tackle the highway
problem as soon as it convenes in Jam
uary, according to Mr.. Hirst. He said
thaC the highway commission would
have to know by June, 1923 whether
the state intended to meet federal aid
appropriations for the first year of
over 100000.
First on the list of proposed tax
measures to raise road funds will be
the gasoline tax which will go before
the legislators early in their session.
This measure is to call for two cent
sales tax on every gallon of gasoline
sold for use in automobiles. Through
its operation it. is estimated that
81 100000 would be raised during the
year for immediate use.
The second new tax proposal to be
brought before the legislature will be
the Hirst bill in modified form, calling
for two per cent tax on the valua-
ton of all cars. If enacted this tax
would go into effect in 1924.
The whole future of road building
in Wisconsin depends upon the 1928
Legislature, Mr.. Hirst says. Upon its
action viii depend whether or not the
state continues to extend the trunk
highway system on a large scale.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01

orately discussed and considered in
Boettger against Two Rivers, 157 Wis.
so.
In the case at bar the Council had
the authority to order the improve
ment, but the Legislature had provid-
ed that it should not do so till they
had established and recorded a grade.
They disregarded this provision but
provided grade for the pavement in
the plans and specifications. And the
question is:--Was the omission to first
establish a grade jurisdictional with
in the doctrine of Boettger against
Two Rivers. If so, then no re-assess-
ment can be ordered; neither can the
expense be charged against the city
at large, for. if the action of the Coun-
ell was without any authority what
ever, within the meaning of the rule,
no valid tax could be levied for the
purpose of paying for the work, and
any tax payer would have the right to
enjoin the levy of any tax for the
purpose, as there has been no action on
the part of the Council which would
apprize taxpayers that the cost of the
improvement was to be made a charge
against the city at large, so as to
charge them with laches in not taking
action during the progress of the
work. Neacy against Milwaukee,
1877 N. w, 21S. And the loss would
have to be born by the contractor.
But it is my judgment and opinion
that the paving being work which
the Council was authorized by law to
do, the failure on their part to estab-
fish a grade prior to ordering the
work does not bring the case within
the condemnation of the rule stated.
Counsel for the appellants also con-
tend that there was no such initial res
olution of the Council as would give
jurisdiction of the subject matter, and
for that reason no re-assessment can
be awarded. While the proceedings
lack very much the certainty to be de-
sired, the law is very charitable in
the acts of such minor de-
Lucrative bodies as the Common Coun-
ell of cities of this size. Hark against
Caldwell. AZ Wis. 172. Wisconsin
Central Railroad Company against
Ashland County, 81 Wis. l. Burgess
against Dane County, 14S Wis. 427.
And it is presumed that they acted
in good faith. State against Eau
Claire, 40 Wis. $50.
It is my conclusion that a re-assess-
ment should be awarded for the actual
cost of the improvements and in ac-
cordance with the established rule for
the making of. such an assessment;
and it viii be so ordered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF

/ hereby announce my candidacy as
an Independent candidate for the po-
sition of sheriff of Vernon county, sub
ject to the will of the voters at the
election November 7th. l was born
in the town of Jefferson 81 years 20,
am young and vigorous, have lived in
the county all my life, residing in the
town of Genoa for the past ten year S.
Politically l am Progressive Republi-
can Owing to the large number Of
candidates in the field at primary tin 2,
and the fact that the winner was be-
cause of this nominated by a minority
of the votes cast, / believe the people
of the county ought to have the oppor-
tunity of again expressing their choice
in the matter. / will greatly appre-
ciate your support.
R. ]. HELGESON, Genoa.
political advertising written and
authorized by the candidate, R. j. Hell
geson, Genoa, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
The REPUBLIC TICKET

For Senator-Robert M. LaFollette,
For Governor-John ]. Blaine.
For Lieutenant Governor-Geo- +.
Comings.
For Secretary of State-Fred R.
Zimmerman.
For Attorney General-Herman L.
Ekern.
For Congressman-Joseph ID. Beck.
For Assemblyman-A. E. Smith.
For County Clerk-Berlie Moore.
For County Treastrer-Amund Bel
land.
For Sheriff-Alex Skolos.
For District Attorney. A. Moen.
For Register of Deeds-Paul T..
Paulsen.
For Coroner-Wm. B. Morris.
For Surveyor-Alex Ristow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
VOTERS TAKE NOTICE

1t has come to my attention that a
rumor is being circulated that / have
already made arrangements for my
Under-Sheriff in case of my election.
desire to correct such rumor and
state that l have made no appoint
ment or any promises to any person
whomsoever. In case | am elected |
will at the proper time make an ap-
pointment, and the man l select must
be a young man of robust physique
and the best of morals and habits.
Dated October 9, 1922.
ALEX SKOLOS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01
MONEY TOLOAN

On real estate, rates reasonable
All business confidential. Lewis Real
ty Company, State Bank Bldg, La
Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01

Just arrived carload Of 4 VIII
lys-Knight and Overland automobiles.
Get yours now. Jordan's Garage at
Readstown. 35-tf
Have you seen our Combination
storm and screen doors? Removable
panels make one dool serve both pur-
poses. Better get one this winter. NJ
yum Lumber Yard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01

Roland 0lded went to Rochester
for a visit.
Visitors for the week end from
Rochester, Mimi, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Crume, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Eckhart, Bernard Eckhart, and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas Colvin and daughter
Harriet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John Maha of La
Crosse spent the week end whit Mr..
and Mrs. Blair r. Sherrick.
ID. E. Slack, l.. L. Baptie and Vic
tor Dahl attended the Wisconsin Indi-
ana football game at Madison last Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. McLees re-
turned from visit with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. w. Burkhardt in North
Dakota. They also stopped at Bose
man, Montana, to visit a brother of
Mr.. McLees.
While passing through Viroqua
Thursday evening, Bob LaFollette and
his party took supper at the Eat Shop.
Don't you think that if that Eat Shop
is good enough for LaFollette it is
good enough for you. Try us and you
will like our service.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10

public seal ou tho pliEhtod troth Of
number Of engaged couples. u IS
cmiuently practical as well As roe
mantle, th1i diamond room, for Il
is equipped with measuring instru-
mcut8 for the ring finger and other
ius'rumcutg to gauge accurately the
rizc and weight Of a diamond ana TO
Eaze deep into its heart, OF the
thousands Of dollars worth OF dia-
mOnda. one OF the very newest Kind
Us pcat-shapo diamond set in u
ring.
The beautiful gems have a suitable
and attractive setting Hcilbron's In
its new Euise has fixtures Of solid
mahogany MOTTO dominant color
note of blue, cleaning ana Fpotlo4s
cases, bright light cleaning down
from crystal settings, spacious dis
play windows telling on two streets
the story OF the wares within. Tho
doors first swung open last Monday
but the formal opening is TO be Tues
dnWnight Of this week aud is 20 ho
a big affair indeed. Harry Hebron
ls one OF the beat established Of Tul-
sd business men, having been In the
icwelry business hero since 1918. His
last business homo was at Second
and Main ana the new business home
Is IN his own building. the Hcilhrou
bWldinE. Tho store Is complete in
every dIy--diamnnd room. jcwchV
manufacturing department, where
one can have jewelry pieces like no
one else IN tho world ma dc 10 order
and thus individuality In terms q!
settings ana mountinEs. the watch
department where tho ailments
which nfflict timekocpcrs are treat
cd scientfically a stockroom brim-
ful rTho Christmas trade. an up
to-date upti'ol NWlur I'm charge OF
Dr. ], Angstreich- 2N1
There are th.ngs for mon, of
course neat silver cignret cases ana
costly signct rings and shrine and
elk blems-but, mostly the gold
and the silver and tho gems are
meant for the adornmont of woman q
white hands and shapely shoulders,
I'm addition to tho array OF rings
there are gorgeous bracelets that
look az II they would just love ~
coil inviturly around mtlady's arm