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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

"Who is it?" she asked, her an- noyance muffled by the steaming towels on her face.
 "Modom's sister,"
 Whatever could Hester want now? She loved Hester dearly, of course, but there were times when Hester really was bore. Calling her up in a beauty parlor. We'll, really! "Tell her I'll call back" 1" she said, and gave herself once moro to the blueness.
 When she reached home there was a committee of the most frightful looking foreign women who all looked as if their feet hurt them, though why in heavens name they should. Mrs White chapel would never know from the size of their shoes. After two gruelling hours she selected a buxom Scandinavian. She had never had Swedish woman be- fore, and they did say that there were some most extraordinary Swedish dishes. But it was a trial breaking in a new servant.
 It was six o'clock when Mrs Whitechapel thought of Hester again, but no one answered her call. and it was like Hester not to tell her what hospital she was go- ing to. Hester was too annoying. Mrs Whitechapel had often told her she should have someone Why, my dear, you could get a school girl for six dollars a week" ito answer her telephone while she was out And the Telephone Company did have the most amaz- ing services these days. They would even take. your calls for small charge. But Hester was always pinching every penny to send Ed gar through college when the time came. As if he would ever be in- teIligent enough to go to college anyway.
 Dinner With Gregory
 Was a Bore.
 Dinner with Gregory was bore. for he .old her over and over again what had happened in the ofice. Dear Gregory, always wanting to impress her with his cleverness. If he kew how' hn was taking her strength with those long, Winded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
"A BUSY WOMAN

, Mrs whitechapers frown deep ened. Really. Hester" she said, 'T can't make 1t this morning. I've got So many things .. You tele- phone me and tell me how he is and how much it's going to cost" The TeIep: one Clicked
 Hester Had Hung Up
 The telephone clicked in her ear Hester had hung up.
 A few moments later Mrs Whitechapel had Miss Russell on the telephone: Miss Russell ? That Is Mrs Whitechapel. You are the young woman who attend ed my tea for the Express yester- day. aren't you? I've just read your little piece in the paper. It was so nice of you But my name, Miss Russell, is spelled w-h-i-t-e-c-h-a-p-e-l don't see how you could have made such an error, you've written it so many times before"
 One could not let thinks like that pass without correcting them. It was really kindness to speak to the girl about it, else she might
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Who could be calling her at this time of day? Reluctantly she picked up the phone.
 go right on making the same kind of mistake over and over again,
 When her breakfast arrived the egg was not only hard but cold, positively cold! And that meant having the cook up and telling her that, really, she would have to make change, this sort of thing had happened too often. And that meant tiresome round of tele- phone calls to employment agen- cies. By o'clock, when it was time for her appointment with Charles, the hairdresser, and Irma, the masseuse, she was a wreck. Positively a wreck! Look at my face. Irma." she walled. When a woman leads as busy a life as mine ,..well, really, sometimes I don't know how keep up."
 Thank God, Irma was sympa- thetic. Just relax Modom," she soothed. "Try to make yourself a color. Try to think blue., There, now, everything is blue, the world is blue. You're floating in blue cloud"
 It was amazing what thinking "blue" could do for you. But then a white-frocked attendant stepped into the booth.
 "A telephone call for Modom, she said softly.
 Immediately Mrs Whitechapeps nerves tangled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
IA Daily Story
 Real Life

recitals. of course, he wouldn launch into them. But she listened, or pretended to listen, patiently.
 She had to dress hurriedly after dinner for the theatre. Mrs Pren- dereast had said, you must come, dear Nella, to the theatre with us Friday night. It's that darling new Noel Coward play, and of course it's moh the Milk Fund Benefit"
 It was an amusing play, not seri- ous or i'm portant. perhaps. Indeed, Mrs Prendergast, who always could put things so cleverly, thought 1t 'just a bit papier-mache, by dear, bright bubble of conversation tossed back and forth," but Mrs Whitechapel was tired when she returned home to find Gregory sit- ting up for her.
 "Why, Gregory, what's wrong?" His face looked grave.
 Hester called" he said, accus- ingly.
 "She's been calling all day." Mrs whitechapel said. Did you tell her I tried to get herr"
 No" Gregory said. "I didn't think I'd bother her with that now. She said that she just didn't want 10 worry any lOuSSi, USSuuSS they're not going to have to ann putate after all. E dgar may limp all his life, but they're not going to have to amputate."
 "I told her not to get excitel. Poor Hester, always getting in a bother over that child"
 A moment later Mrs White chapel had Hester on the tele- phone. You're not to worry, dear" she said. Edgar and will take care of all the bills."
 She thought she heard sob over the wire. Hester was so emo- tional. She supposed that she would have to have Hester over for tea one day while the boy was in the hospital. She turned again to Gregory.
 Really, Gregory she began, "I'm worn out. If you only knew what I go through every day. If you knew how people impose upon the time of a woman like me. And they must know how busy am.'
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
CAMBICUE CHOSEN
 BY FRENCH CLUB
G. 0. P. Unit Oppose Mem. bership Cut on Town
 Committee

Plans now under consideration whereby the membership on the g. o. p. town committee would be cut from 40 to 20 were strongly opposed last night at meeting of the French Republican club in Franco-American hall. George Fregon led the discussion. It was voted to inform the party leaders of the clubs stand.
 Officers for the coming year were chosen at the meeting. They are: President, William L. Cambigue; ce-president, Peter x, H. Dunais; secretary and treasurer, Leo E.. Pepin; financial secretary, L. Dan- iel La Bopne; board of directors. William l.. Cambigue, chairman. the officers and Alfred E. Pepin, George Fregon, Ernest Cadotte. John B. La Vallee. Theophile Mas sicotte. Alma MassIcotte, Marie Louis Pepin. Atty. Edward J. Bal thazar, Dr Louis J. Thibault. George Guilbert and Eva Trepan- fer.
 Leo Pepin was named recording secretary, succeeding Madeline Drey who is now in Washington, D. c. Peter H. Dunais was chosen chairman of the first ward to suc- ceed Miss Dreyer. The nominating committee included Alfred E.. Pepin, F. H. Dunais, Ernest Ca- dotte, George Fregon and Alma Massicotte. It was voted to have the French republicans sign pri- mary applications so as to have one of their number in the fall primaries.
 A mouse a foot long is reported to have been found in Glasgow, Scotland,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

chartreuse tea-gown!-it had cost $175. And, of course, it was in- ecusable that her name should be misspelled. Really, that Miss Russell should be spoken to about that. It seemed that there was always something like this to upset one, to take up ones valuable time. Mrs Whitechapel reached for the telephone, but it rang before her hand touched it. Who could be calling her at this time of day. Reluctantly she picked it up:
 Hello"
 "Oh, Nellie, is that you?" There was something tight in the voice on the wire, as if the woman whose voice it was, had received a shock.
 "Of course, Hester? Who would 1t be?' One could always depend upon one's sister to break in upon one at these ungodly hours. Any one else would have more. consid- eration. ~
 Nellie, I'm so glad you're home. It's Edgar. He was struck by a car on his way to school this morn. ing. They just telephoned me from the hospital. Nellie, I'm frantic! Can you meet me there in ten min- utes? I'm afraid if go alone I'll go to pieces and do something aw- ful. Oh., Nellie, do you suppose he's going to die? Nellie, could never stand it if anything hap pened to Edgar-he's all I've got"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
s25 CONTRIBUTED TO
 THE MASS MEETING

The Waterbury branch of the National Jewish Alliance met at the Waterbury Hebrew Institute last night to take action on Ger man refugees from Germany to Palestine. Of,the 30 in attendance half were women, each of whom pledged to stand the expense of transporting one Jewish child from Germany to Palestine.
 Morris Siller presided. Mrs H. Goldberg was appointed chairman of the women's group and Mrs H. Ross was appointed secretary. The branch contributed $25 to the mass meeting to be held Monday evening in the Hebrew Institute at which a campaign will be launched to raise funds for Jewish refugees from Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
Mispractices Cause
 Drivers Heavy Loss
Short Measurement and Substitution in Sale of Motor
 Oils Most Glaring Asserts AAA

Washington. b. Widespread mispractices in connection with the sale of motor oils, including short measurement and substitu- ton, impose heavy annual losses on the motorists of the United States, according to tests recently made by the contest board of the American Automobile association and made public here today.
 The survey was based on an analysis by the board of purchases
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
The Cast of Characters in
 "A Busy Woman"
MRS WHITECHAPEL. whose
 social activities and charity
 work are very trying. GREGORY, her husband. HESTER, her sister.

per before her. She frowned as her eyes leaped from caption to cap ton without encountering the item which she sought. She was about to fling the paper down in disgust when she saw 1t. a small, two-inch squib at the bottom of the page under the heading. Society Wo- man Enterstains," 1t read:
 Mrs Gregory WhitcchapIe was hostess yesterday afternoon at
 charity" bridge tea fin behalf Of
 the UndcrnOurished Children Of BlOunt Park. Forty members Of the Thursday afternO>n Bridge Club attended. The. collection amounted to $1O7.8O."
 Not a word about her speech And she had worked over 1t for a week. Not word about her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
Stray notes. Dominic Greece a0os the recapae,

Stray notes. =. Dominic Greece the recipient of congratulations Sunday the occasion being his S4th birthdau Tue Req Francs O'Brien aVho gives the Lentem sermons at St. Margarets church is brother of Mrs George Largay. Elks Club members are avodering sohere they 0 get somebody to take Frank Mellon's place om their entertainment committee: Framks just been givem appointment by the Conmec ticut Light and PoaOer company thdt takes hinm to Thompsonville . Coach Tom Kibler of Washington College Chestertown, Maryland and his assistant, Fred Dunschott, Waterbury mative, are going to do some scouting at the Yale basketball tourney th's aUeek. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Remember when kids playing migges at this time of year would old kid glove from their Ma and the fingers out prevent the backs of their hands cracking from contact with the cold mud you first coach dog trong sedatey just behind the horses heels under carriage first learned that the little white house at the of Grove and Cooke streets built back in 1741 you played your first game of baseball down at the Golf os What field for exploration they 25 years ago. Nallys, Geasons and Holmes drug store the popular rendezvous for the hundreds of school kids going to and coming from Crosby St. Marys, and Croft schools. it Dublin street, not Hamilton avenue; tandem bike they held Sunday band concerts down the Green you vaued your first hitching post playing stump-theeader the furore the dabolo sets created when they appeared Just like the yoyo tops of years your first sight of maple sap dripping into tin pails you sissy if you used anything but pig sticker sled ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Break date make date, but don't miss the se- cond annual Intercollegiate Club charity ball to be held April at the beautiful Hamilton Park ballroom In addi-
 on to having good time yourself you will be aiding people less fortunate than you the receipts of the event will be turned over local welfare agencies to bring sunshine in to the homes of many ilfortuned domices With the Milk Fund funconng more the Diocesan Bureau will be cpent of the proceeds This group of young college sheep skin recipients and undergraduates is most deserving ot praise for sponsoring such worthy Prominent people of the city recognized their action and will be patrons and patronesses at this coorfu affair Joe Robin son. chairman of the dance which proved successful last year. has been deservedy reelected chairman by his different colleges throughout the country looking for ward to April they will be home for the Easter vaca
 on and intend be among the many expected at the out standing social function of the Easter holiday season
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Our suburban correspondents report that. .. Thomas Moore, superintendent of the Merry building in Nauqatuck, s receivng vistors at St. Marys hos- pital .Willians J. Day of Plymouth is patient ct the Waterbury hospital and s gaining strength steadily after undergoing major operation. Waliom Brer- na,s o s city is the mes0 mamager o the grocery d. vision of the meO Fulton Market store im Thomas tom .. Mrs Eva Ata0ood of Thomastom has been dis charged from the Waterbury hospital. Billy Mo- escing at St. Mary's hospital. Rev Henry S. Bru- stat, pastor of St. Pas Evamgelicol Lutheran church i the Rubber To0n $ doing nicely at the Waterbury hospital after undergoing emergency operation for acute appendicitis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
LIMRICKING
Good Evening.

guy by the name of Sam Tooner Knocked em cold as a popular crooner; He made easy money
 But wished-this is funny, He'd discovered his talent much sooner. There was young lady named Sally We'll known up the Naugatuck valley; She had good line
 Talked simply fine, And was quite in demand for rally. There once was gal from Sandusky Stepped out with one Harold McClusky, Who was short on the "fgger" But long on the trigger So the gal picked lad much more husky.
 Elm Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
B. H. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
 HOLDS BANQUET

Members of the Bunker Hill Sundayxschool enjoyed their annual banquet last night in the church aditorium. The speaker of the evening was John M. Nichols. a student at Yale Divinity school. The women of the parish served supper at 6:30 o'clock. A social followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07
By DALE EuNSON

MRS GREGORY WHTTECHAPEL awakened with vague WI realization that something pleasant about to hap She opened her to bahed in amber glow Her phychoanayst Dr Whitney had told her, had all but m sisted that of her exquey poised emotions must be shocked in the early morning by streak of blind r.,. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Editor, TaU Tower Topics: Seated in of the comfortable cushioned pe0s of tue Colosseumke Con- gregatiomal Church at the Forum Sunday night en- joyed tue interesting lecture. The slides and lucid ration delightful treat At depicting tue gram deur of the Canadian Rockies Mr Dan McGoWan has mo equGl. Alter the talk tue gracious Req Mr Moses LoueH (spomsor of the eekly Forun) announced that succeeding Sunday nights be aOould present speakers of matiomvide Im perusing the audience ob served that the attendance good but could h0ve been better. Noting this think that a0ord of appeal a0oud be m order So heads up felloo toa0nsmen, and support grand idea propagated by grand clergy- man. |. :. Little, the Advocare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Between us. .... Mary Casey of Wnsted is spending the winter with her cousin Mrs Mary Morton of Roseland Jack Wallace and Ding Leary caught Isham Jones and his orchestra at the Bridgeport Ritz ballroom Sunday Attorney Herman Weisman and Joe St. Louis Monday Bob Mitchell has been elected vcepresdent of the Rambler club of the Central and Tom Drsco treas urer With these two erstwhie officers the Rambers should enjoy prosperous 1884 year. Ethel Magoon, Wilby
 high teacher has been discharged from the Waterbury hos pita Jane Dillon and Lillian Mitchell in charge of for the first annual dance to be given by the Sigma Alpha Tau Sorority at Waverly Inn next month.
 Mary Louise Martin director of the Wby class play will take her troupe of and white thespans to Bristol this week the Bell City students present their annual senior play. Doris and Rita Shea contemplating catching the sorority dance to be given by the girls of Post Business College Friday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

The MALAY ARCHIPELAGO is the worlds largest group of islands. CARBON was used for the first electric lamp ilaments. Pb is the chemical symbol for LEAD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

Africa's gold rush is growing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-07

A mouse a foot long is reported to have been found in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-11-09

Colonel Thompsons father, William Thompson, aOas one oil
the best knoaOn of the Montana pioneers and uas once mayor of
Butte. The life of the elder Thompson aOs filled aUith the romance|
of the pioneer days of Montana. His parents a0ere among the|
first settlers of Yamktom, Dakoto territory, and they arrived from
that point IN Virginia City in K August, 1868, hoving come by the
tools into Virginia City and at once engaged IN the manufacture of
yimdos0 sash, heeOing the material from pine poles and charging
SO cents per light for each sash. He, aUith q partner, burned the
first kiln of lime produced IN Alder Gulch. He also engaged IN
building during the aOimter of 1863-64. The meet spring he Oemt
doaOn to the Yellowstone river avlth a small party, and IN that aui1d-
3nGaU boats to transport miners and others aUh0 aDished to return
to the states. In those days, it mast be remembered, steamboat
traffic on the Missouri raver had not reached the great proportions
of a fen gears later. In 1868, for instance, there a0ere only tao
steamers that attempted to ascend the Missouri, and neither of
these reached Fort Benton. In 1864 only tao boats reached Fort
Benton, a0hie one other got as far as Cow island and a fourth
reached the mouth of the MarIas river. Persons going doa0m the
rSver, therefore, had to use small boats of the naackamaU type, for
the most part.
1t aas the plan to take the boats doa0m the river together in
a fleet, in order to haze sufficient strength to stand off the hostile
Siour along the r1ver. On October 10, a0ith all IN readiness, the
expedition. They reached the mouth of the Yellowstone auithout
being molested. At Painted Woods a band of Santee Siou1 attacked
the party after Thompson had refused to land, but there aDere no
casualties. They visted Fort Umoin, Fort Butord, Fort Rice and
other river points, and on the aOk0Le had a most interesting and
enjoyable trip. They reached Siou1 City on the 18th of November
Michigan and Canada, and IN the spring returned to
Fort Benton By river on the Yellowstone, the first boat up that
gear. He aUemt on to Helena mad Virginia City and at the latter
place resumed building avIh has partner, one Griffith. In 1866
he avent to Helena and engaged IN building, but later returned to
Virginia City, where he engaged IN the lumber and saa0mill busi
saaUmiUs IN operation. Thompson aas a prominent member of the
Vigilantes, and built the store building in aOhich foe road agents
avere hanged at the same time. aOhach stN stands as an object of
interest to the tourists who pass through Virginia City,
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any night on the trip, for we had GER
tainly had a scare.

any night on the trip, for we had GER
tainly had a scare.
Next morning we started early and
travelled all that day. We came across
another fresh grave with a board stuck
up, marked: KILLED by Indians" That
made us feel pretty lonesome with our
n revolver. The next day we made
a hard drive to get out of that coun-
try, and came to a small stream where
the Indians had killed two Mormons
the day before. The Mormons' wagon
and some of their traps were still there.
It looked a lonesome place to camp,
but it was already dark, our horses
were tired, and we just had to stop
We drove across the stream and un-
hitched the horses and made a campfire
from some of the scraps of the dead
mems wagon. The bodies had been tax
en- up to Soday Springs 20 miles farther
on. We hobbled u horses, q useless
precaution, for they were too tired to
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stray. We got U supper and lay down
TN u blankets and slept. When Ne
got up in the morning there were nc
horses In sight, and we concluded at
once that the Indians had taken them
We were about a mile from the rivec,
and between the river and us was what
looked like nice, level, open country.
The grass was waving in the morning
breeze, and 1t seemed impossible that +
could conceal any depression where
horses could be hidden from view. We
felt sure the horsese were not In the
country. Nevertheless, Belcher and I
went up on the hill, overlooking thu
road to take a look around, and look
ing back, we saw there was q deep q
vine a quarter of a mile from the wag-
on, where the horses were feeding.
Every once in a while they would raise
their heads to look around.
We sat down on the hillside when w
saw them, and Sullivan started toward
us from the wagon. When he was q
distance from the wagon Of the
horses, dark brown in color, raised his
head and Sullivan saw it. Like q fish
he dropped down on his belly in the
long grass and crawled all the way back
to the wagon. We had a good laugh
to ourselves, watching him crawling:
and when we came down we asked him
what wa the matter. He said these
were a hundred Indians over in the
grass. When we told him his indiana
were the horses he didn't speak to us
for an hour.
We got our breakfast, hitched un,
and made Soda Springs that day, where
there vas a settlement of Mormons and
a few soldiers. We camped there q few
days to rest our horses. After three
days rest we started out again and had
no more scares on the way. At Snake
river we made a pleasant acquaintance
with Beaver Dick and his squaw. We
crossed Snake river and hit the Salt
Lake road, and got into Virginia City
| four weeks and three days after We
! left Denver.
When we looked around us IN VIZ
ginfa City it did not seem al II w
could be in any part of the United
States. There were no laws, no gov
eminent funds, and every man SEEM
ed to be a law unto himself. OW
horses, while still strong, were leg
weary. We sent them out to a ranch
in what was then called Sinking Water
valley, and Is now called the Ruby. Thes
ranch was kept by a desperate named
Forbes, who was later shot by the Wig
ilantes. We sold u load of mining
tools at a fair price: SO for a pick, s
for a pick-handle, SIS for a shovel.
Those constituted the greater part Of
/ Jul load, and we disposed of our wagon
and harness for twice what we paid