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Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
EAST THOMPSON

Mrs. Emily Johnson is cntcrainins her brother. Charles F. Hoyle of Bos- ton.
 Master Donald B Clark ef Eastfatd is a rnest of his grandparents at the parsonage
 Mir. and Mrs. F. (. Ross entertained Charles Hilton and family of Hartford over Sunday.
 Miss Lucy Jacobs is spending her vacation at her home here with her father and brother
 George Bixby started oa his annual western business trip Thursday. He expects Co be away 10 days
 Mrs. Blanche Rhodes has been iu Bridrton for the past two weeks with reiatives who have been " bu, are im- proving
 Rev and Mrs. Miller were iu East- ford Friday. Mr. Miller called oH Mrs. sarah Bradway whose to4tb birthday occurred on Sunday April 80.
 Mrs. Marcia Sheldon has been en- #teft8ining her brother. David Tourtel= lotte of VoluntoWn the past week. also a nephew. Wallace Harbeek of Nor wich.
 Remember the play, Aaron Slick of Punkin Criek, at the King s Daughters hall Saturday evening, May 6. at s o'clock, given by the Com munitv Club of East Woodstock. Cake and ice cream will be on sale follow ing the entertainment
 Mrs. Mary Smith attended the flu neral of her nephew. Adrian, the l6- vears-old son of Mir. and Mrs. James Reynolds of Moosup, Wednesday at l o'clock. who was drowned Sunday when the canoe he. with another iveune- man. was rowing was capsIzed. His companion was also drowned
 The supper served at the King 5 Daughters hall Saturday evening was a success. X short program, in charge of Mrs. Miller. included violin and piano selections, Mir. Miller and Mrs Blanche Rhodes; piano duet. Miriam Young and Mrs Berniee Strout; duet Mildred Sheldon and Wallace liar. beck; recitations, Fern Strout, Doro thy and Esther Mayhew; reading Miss Lottie Jacobs; song, Indies quar- tet
 Miss Viola Pratt of Thompson ans Robert Allard of Putnam were mar 2 ried at 6.3O Sunday night in th, Methodist church. Rev. J, R. Millei ofiiciated. The couple was attended by q brother of the groom and Mis- Lena Smith of Thompson as brides maid. The bride was given away D! | her brother. Walter Pratt, and hi ] wife played the wedding march. Th' , single ring service was used Atto g congratulations and amid shower Q E confetti the bridal party went |
 Keach's Pond. where q dinner VI served bv few of Mr Allard E friends. The bride is well know E here. where at one time she was a l sistant postmaster
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
ABINGT0N

Joseph Elliott has recently bought a new Buick SiX
 Work has been begun on the cellar of Fred Thorutou's new house.
 Misses Sarah Averill and Emma Allen were weekend visitors in town
 The Ladies Aid held their annual business meeting on Thursday after noon.
 Mothers Day will be observed soon. Some of the ladies are selling carls for the occasion.
 All pledges for the Womau's Mis- sionary Society should be handed to Mrs. Seymour Peal by the coming Sunday
 Rehcarsals are being held for the play, "Dowu East" to be given for Che benefit of the Community House in the near future
 Five new members were given the first aad second degrees at the regular meeting of Wolf Den Grange last Wednesday. The third and fourth wiH be given at the aeNt meeting
 The subject of thf sermon the eom- ne Sunday will b. @uusearchabIe Riches" 1 the evening meeting Mir. Elliott will continue his talks on some eff Che popular literature of the day Passion for Life" uli be the novel dt that time
 On Friday evening of this week a meeting of ali interested in the Com muuity House will be held in the church at o'clock This meeting is for the purpose of obtaining public sentiment concerning the location. plans, etc. of the building.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
WEST THOMPSON

Emil Laraieuesse has moved his family to Thompson.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Allen spent Sun day with relatives at nanielson.
 Mrs. Walter klink spent several days this week with relatives at Aor= eester
 Mr and Mrs John Hopkinson and Virginia spent Sunday at GreenFi'le. K. l.
 Mrs. MacNally and son of Putnam spent Tuesday with Frank Johnson and family.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guile and Rodney spent Sunday with Ar. and Mrs. Henry Maynard at Putnam
 Mrs. Daniel Brayton and Eleanor went to West Brookfeld. Mass, on Wednesday to attend the funeral ot their cousin.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
EATS"

l. is astonishing how lightly We take the serious things of life. We eat three meals q day regularly. and any num- Der of nondeseript meals between, and t never occurs Go us to stop to con slider their influence not only upon our daily life but upon the fate of human ity. And yet, what We are is the resuls of the way We have eaten. just as sure lv as what we shall be depends on the way we eat now.
 The art of cooking humanized the brute. Civilization began in the kit chen. Nothing less than the desire Tor food in new varieties would haye lpred arboreal man from his tree. He may have been a primitive saurlan. or 2 pfimjtive ape. when he first climbed m jt. but climbing down aeain made q priritive man of him. if he showed his first glimmer of intelligence by hunting below the tree for variety. he was prompt beyond belief in learning to vary still further what he found. You can take Brillat- savaria s wofa for it. though he Was not an ethnoio- gist.=only genius.-that man dndi- ed his first fire to dry and Co roast and that. without fire. he would never have got anywhere at all To possess him self of a permanent oven he built house 10 live i'm and next. ta protee house and oven. he gathered together with his fellow men in villages
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
The MAY Victor Records are here

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Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
IF LYING HAD NEVER BEEN
 INVENTED

4Oh. my dear, do let me look al ronr new dress. Well. if it isn't the worst-looking thing I ever saw m my life 70
 "so sorry. but we won't be able to come to dinner on Thursday ou have such perfectly terrible food.
 "How charming of you to remember my birthdayi But why in Heavens name didn't you give me something decent?"
 And this is your little boy that He been hearing SO much about Stupid little fellow, isn't he2'
 Eve thought of you so often. aad I've been meaning to run in and see yon for don't know how long But fortunately. l have always been able to find something more attractive % de-
 .I was simply thrilled to heas your husband has just bought car He can't possibly afford it, you know
 .Now do come out and see us some time soon. We might just as well have you and get 1t over with
 .Yes. do let's sit out this dance. is better than dancing with you.
 Ut was so good of you to give me your milliner's name and address. wanted to make sure of it. so that would never go near the place.
 .I'm awfully anxious to see the house since you have redeeorated l. Good Lord. what frightful taste you have, haven't you?'
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
FooT.LoNG EGG LAID BY
 THIS HEN EVERY TWO DAYS
Eleven of Them Have Two Yolks Each
 and the Last One Has Three

Andrew l.. Dobbins of Andoyer, \. j.. exhibited an egg twelve inches long and eight inches in circumference. lad by one of his hens.
 The hen has laid a round dozen of ths tubular eggs, he says. Each of the oJael eleven had two yokes in it. but tae one he brought to town to-day had three Generally the hen lays every second day
 The efficient hen is part white leg horn and part Rhode Island Red. and her name is Last Minstrel.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
FINALE

He never wrote . letter to the aews- papers.
 He had no solution for Che motor vehicle problem.
 He was early to bed and early t0 rise, on time at the theatre and punctual at church.
 When his time came. they buried him with high honors.
 Which was altogether fitting and proper
 He was the Unknown Civilian.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
TWAS EVER THUS

can not cook The heat affects my head. Nor sweep a room Mg heart was never strong l can not nurse the sick; My doctor said With my neuritis Sewing would be wrong But ] cau walk ten Miles upon the links And Wltn man Play golf the whole day lone.-Ann PleasaHts.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05

Ben Taylor of Imboden, Ark, q mer- chant, has in his possession an over coat which he says he has worn every winter for go years. It looks good to- day and MT Taylor says that he eX- poets Co wear it several years longer.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05

About once d month patrol wagon drives down Chestnut street, Philadel- phia. and stops in front of typewri- fer store. 4 group always collects an arrest. But, instead, policeman carries a typewriter into Che store to be repaired.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05

Mrs. Siimson: Now, Willie. while ] am away. if you do anything naughty you must promise 10 tell me.
 Willie ! will if you will
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
NOVELIST PEDDLEs OWN BOOKS

A young novelist stood on a promi- nent street corner in London recently, peddling her own books She sold .hirty copies in an hour.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05

England has warned Ireland that internal fighting must cease. And Irishmen fondly fancied that they were freei
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-05
NO FLOWERS IN ANTARCTIC

Tn the Arctic regions there are 762 different species of flowers, but within the Antarctic Circle there has never been found Towering plant.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
NEW confession"
ADDS To MYSTERY.
Of TAYLOR MURDER
MAN SAYS SELF
AND JlLTED WIFE ENGINEERED
SLAYING OF MOTION PICTURE
DIRECTOR FOR REVENGE.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 6.-Furthec
checking up on the latest confession
to the murder Of William Desmond
Taylor, film Director ten-page dOcu
ment mailed from a small Connecticut
city-was planned for today by Off
GERS assigned TO the case.
According to the confession as
described by the police, the con
teasor' was a husband with whose
wife Taylor had had an affair only to
"scorn' her later Then the husband
and wife planned and executed the
murder, the document stated. The
name of a Hollywood man connected
with the motion picture industry was
signed to the confession" but the
police stated they were certain that
the man had no guilty knowledge of
the crime. They said, however, that
despite the fact that a name they be.
lieved was net the writer's was signeC.
they felt inclined to believe the con-
fe8sor" had some definite connection
with the murder
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
PAULINE W!MTERL ING

Mrs, Paulna Winterlings ST. died
at her home, III Christie street, Sat
urday night, following a lingering i'll
ness Of complication of diseases,
mfrmities of old age also caused her
death.
Mrs. Winterling has been resi-,
dent Of this city for forty-five years,
having come to this city in 1877.
Mrs. WnterIing leaves surviving
four daughters, Mrs, NJ. Eicholkraut
and Mrs. Martha Fonforrick Of Chi
cago. Mrs. Sophia Sampson Of Chi
cago and Mrs. Mary Eichelkraut Of
this city, besides nine grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2;30 from the
family home. Rev. Vonckx will of
fciate. Burial will be made at the
Ottawa avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
MISS WALDECKER WEEDS
CHAMPAIGN YOUNG MAN

Miss Clara WaldeCker, a deputy in
the probate clerks office, and the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wal
decker, of Catherine street, and Rol-
lin /. Swindler, Of Champaign. were
quietly married Saturday evening at
S o'clock at the rectCry Of Grace Epis-
copal church in Chicago. Mrs Swim
dler OF Champaign, the mother Of
the groom, and the brides father
were the only guests who were in at
tendance at the wedding
The marriage came as great sur.
prise to the friends of the bride, who
were not expecting the ceremony to
take place at this time. Mrs. Swim.
der left Ottawa on Saturday after.
noon on the 3:09 Rock Island train
without informing any of her friends
or fellow employees that the nuptial
was to occur She had made arrange
meuts a few days before TO take a
week S vacation from the office.
Miss Waldecker has resided in OF
tawa all her life and is one of the
best known young women in the city
She is a graduate Of the ottawa town
ship high school and for more than
three years has been employed in the
office of the probate clerk in the court
house
The groom is a resident of Cham.
paign, although for several years he
has been farming near Magnolia. He
was a captain in the A. r. f, and is
A graduate of the University of Hi.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
NERIDEN ESTATE
DISNISSES $4,000
SUIT AGAINST o"
COURT PROCEEDINGS GROWING
OUT OF PLUGGED DRAIN TILE
BROUGHT TO CLOSE BY EXECU-
TOR OF FRED MEiNKE'S WILL.

The 100000 damage case and the
election suit brought in 1919 by the
late Fred lIeinke. of Meriden town
ship. against the c., B. & O. railroad,
was dismissed by the plaintiff today
The action grew out of trouble over
a tile which the plaintiff claimed the
railroad company shut off. causing his
land tC be flooded.
A motion was made that the eXecu-
tor of the plaintiffs estate, G, W
Mundie, be made the plaintiff, which
was allowed, after which the action
was dropped.
Continue RoIph Trial.
The divorce action brought by Mrs.
Ellen Rolph of Streator against Fred
L. Rolph, which was scheduled to go
on trial in the circuit court this morn
ing, was continued until Monday,
March 13, at , o'clock, as the attor-
ney for the defendant is engaged in
the Livingston county circuit court.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolph are prominent
residents of SueatOr and the case
promises to be of great interest owing
to the sensational charges the com.
plainant has made
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
BODY OF MRS. RYAN
ARRIVES IN LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, March 6-F'uneral
services will be held here today fer
Mrs. Thomas Stewart Ryan. a violin
ist known professionally as Audrey
Creighton, who died in Paris from
poison taken at what was said to
have been planned as final meet
ing with her husband. an American
newspaperman, from whom she was
estranged.
The body arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday in the care of Mrs Ryan's
mother, Mrs. William st. Clair Creigh-
ton.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
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JOLIET M. D. AND WOMAN
GUEST HURT IN IVY
WAY ACCIDENT
WIFE IS I'm H URT 7


Morris, March (Special)- DR..
Henry +, Hicks and Mrs. Albert
Tram, both of Joliet, were seriously
injured yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock, when the formers new tour.
ing car tipped over and slipped down
the embankment six miles east of
Morris on the Ivy Way leading to OF,
taWa.
Both are patients in the hospital
in this city
The accident occurred as DR.. aun
Mrs. Hicks, their daughter and Mrs.
Tram were taking a Sunday a!te"-
nocl spin towards ottawa The cor
was travelling near the edge of the
cement, to allow traffic from th"
other way to pass, when it shidded
off the roadway and slid from the
dirt shoulder into the ditch, turning
on its side as it fell.
Dr. Hicks was thrown through the
windshield, receiving a severe scalp
wound and a fractured right wrist
Mrs. Tram sustained a dislocated rib
when she wassstruck in the side. TIE
other members of the party We're
uninjured, except fer a bad sha6iuE
up and bruises
The injured were taken in the
autos of passersby and rushed to the
Morris hospital where their fractures
were reduced.
Motorcycle in Crash.
Peter Schmidt. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Schmidt of Dayton township,
was Knocked unconscious yesterday
when his motorcycle and an auto be-
longing to Mr.. States of Marselles fig
ured in an accident at the corner If
Main street and the Ivy Way in Sen.
eca. Young Schmidt was knocked on
the head and received a severe bumH
which rendered him unconscious f)r
several minutes.
The accident occurred at o'clock
in the afternoon, when Schmidt and q
companion, Louis Gerding were re,
turning to Ottawa from Seneca. As
they turned off Main street onto tie
hard road they collided with the auto
which was travelling east.
Schmidt was driving the mOtO"'
GSCtt- his lLedu WIS hlUChtu against
the side OF the car and he was daZCd
for a time Gerding escaped uninjur.
ed.
Schmidt was taken into the Amos
Coleman residence, on the corner
where the smash-up occurred, and DR..
Coulter of Seneca was called to attend
him. After receiving first aid treat.
ment he was brought to his home
north of ottawa in the States car,
which was uninjured. His motorcycle
was taken to a Seneca garage for re-
pairs, the front of the machine being
badly damaged.
This morning the injured man was
able to be up and around and showed
little of the effects of the accident,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
POLICEMAN SHOT AT
ENTRANCE TO HOME

Chicago March 6.-Patrolman vii
Liam Henry was in a critical cOndl-
tion in a hospital here today, suffer
ing from gunshot wounds inflicted by
bandits late last night as Henry was
about to enter his home Two weeks
ago Henry was attacked by four men
in the same neighborhC0d. He drew
his pistol and beat off his assailant
but as they were taking a hasty de-
parture one shouted that they would
get him.
Police believe the bandits carried
out their threat and lay in wait for
Henry.
At the hospital today Henry said
that one of the men cried as he
sprang at the patrolman. There he
is now" and the shots followed.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
WIRE ECKERS CLEAR
WAY FOR MAIN ST.
GARAGE E-STATION
INDEPENDENT OIL COMPANY TO
ERECT $4,000 SUPPLY PLANT
AT MAIN AND MILL STREETS
CoNDE PLANS $4,000 sTRUC-
TURE oUcHING THREE
STREETS.

Work was started today wrecking
the old buildings at the corner of Main
and Columbus streets for the erection
Of new filling station for the lnde-
pendent Oil company and for the new
Conde garage. A deal was closed last
week whereby l.. G. Shrigley, mana
ger Of the Independent Oil company.
takes over the corner lot, now occu.
pied by a two-story brick building,
having a forty.foot frontage on Main
street and depth of sixty-five feet on
Mill street.
The oil company intends erecting on
the site a station to cost approx
mately $4,000 and Of elaborate archi.
tectural design When completed the
structure will, it is said, be a model
Of beauty and an appreciable addition
to the Main street sector now in pro-
cess Of reclamation by investors see
ing possibilities for making money on
property left, by neglect more than
anything else, to run down.
$4,000 Garage Planned.
II Ward Conde, who a few years
back purchased the entire parcel fro |
its former owners, has final plans
drawn for construction of a 100000
garage to be or shaped and givinl
housing room for a hundred or more
cars with ease. The garage will have
a twenty-five foot frontage on Main
street, eiehty-five feet on Columbus
street and siXty-tive feet on Mut
street.
Mr.. Conde announced this morning
that his new building viii surround"
the Independent filing station and is
to be erected entirely Of tireproOf ma
terial
In his plans given out today he sail
he would eXcayate this spring ana
summer In the fall he intends laying
his foundations and a year hence wi
start construction Of the super-struc-
ture. The purpose of setting the foun.
dation in the fall, he said, was to per
nit it a winters settling before he
started work on the building proper
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
OTTAWA REFLEMEM
IN CHICAGO CONTEST

Three Ottawa riiemcn participated
in the shoot that took place in the
Coliseum at Chicago from March %
to March (. The ottawa team con
sisted of G. NJ CorEin. Fred John
son and Clvde Allan. Each of the
trio made splendid scores, but Allen
was high gun, making 49S out of a
POSSIBLE 500. which gave him second
place in the event.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06
COL. LAMBERT, JOLIET
MILLIONAIRE, DEAD

Pasadena Cal March 6.--Colonol
John Lambert, -, president of the
American steel and Wire company.
millionaire and prominent in Ininoi-
Republican politics, died at his winter
home here today, following ten days
of illness which developed into pneu-
monia. Mr.. Lambert resided in Joliet
His widow and daughter survive.
For many years the deceased main
tained homcs-ono in Joliet and the
other here-but for the past few sea-
sons spent most Of his time in Cali.
fOrnia.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-06

few moments time to examine the
motion and affidavit filed request.
ing the continuance.
Waukegan. H., March G.--Impanel.
ling of the Lake county grand jury
and clearing of the docket of several
murder cases were the only items
for the attention OF the court here to.
day prior to the opening Of the trial
of Governor Len Small on a charge Of
conspiracy to defraud the state
through embezZlement Of interest on
public funds.
Judge Edwards announced state and
defense woud each have ten preemp.
tory challenges.
The first yeuire melted away rapid
" when the court began accepting
excuses. Nearly a dozen Lake Coun.
ty dairymen presented pleas that
their blooded COWS needed them more
than the state and they went home.
OF the original fifty only twenty-four
were left in the yenire for question
ing this afternoon
At y o'clock neither the governor
nor his attorneys had appeared and re-
cess was ordered unit 1.30 p. m. AS
court adjourned word came that the
governors party had Just arrived and
would not come To the court house un-
til after lunch
Gov. Small finally reached the court
house at f:15 accompanied by his son
Leslie, Vernon Curtis. a fellow de.
fendant, who is to be tried later. and
their attorneys States Attorney
\ ne
is conducting the prosecution, arrived
a few moments later.
In Conference Sunday
Conferences We're in progress all
day by botn the prosecution and the
defense Attorney General Brundage
met with States Attorney G.. r.
Mortimer of Sangamon county aQd
special assistant attorney General
James H. Wilkenson in Highland
Park 1t was after this meeting that
he made his announcements indicat.
ing that the state is ready for the
start.
Governor Small and his two lead,
ing counsel. c. G. lie F0rgee Of De.
catur, and Alexander + Bclubon, Of
Waukogau, met in the Congress nc
tel here
IL Is jhe ifSl time IN ioe history
of Illinois that its governor viii go
on trlll during ms term OF Once. Gov
Small is the t"enty'elgIlth cNlel eNecu.
tive of the state.
i can say tol the state only thaJ
we are ready for trial and mat we VIII
resist any iUrtntr Attempts AT deiay.
said Attorney General 3rondage
Judge Edwards sald ne rs feadE
ana ut Tor the ir"N tie went several
weeks ago to New Orleans ana from
there to iiet Springs, where for ten
'vF past ne mas ben engaging the
we'll known swat king, Babe Ruth, at
golr,
\ panel Of tltty taiesmon has been
called Tor the beginning OF the S@
lection OF the JURY Which is expect
ed 10 consume not less JH&H threa
weeks. 1t viii be ditltcHt, say those
who know. to Obtain lurNmen VINO
are not acquainted fully with the case
and who may not have liked opin'
ions
The lmp3n ling oil the Lake couh-
ty grand jury ana the clearing OF
the docket OF several murder cases
delayed mater, for snort TIME TINS
morning
Due to the several m0rder eases
'ouh VIII demand attention, states
Attorney \ y. SMITH OF Lake coun'