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The Newtown bee., 1904-05-27
A POVERTY MAsOuERADE,

oUdLlcy lcIA1A 10 III SA1A 6S oA oAN oe"A penter work.
 POVERTY MASQUERADE.
 The members of the Pit club gave Poverty Masquerade sociable at the home of Mai Charles T. Greene, Fri day evening, May 13, which was a grand success. After the game refresh ments were served. Those being awarded the prizes for the most ridic- ulouS costumes were: Miss Florence Vroman, the ladies' prize and Clarence Vroman the gentleman's prize. Mrs Dunn and daughter of New York City were among the guests.
 Mrs Thomas Pettit, who has been in Southington for few weeks caring for her sister, Mrs Arthur DOolittle, who has undergone successful opera tiOn, has returned to her home in Ob- tuse. Her sister, Mrs William Beeman of New Milford, cared for her home in her absence.
 c. s. Williams has sold his steers to Mir MetcaIf of Fairfield. MT and Mrs William Hawley were recent guests of MT and Mrs Wilbur O'Donnell.
 Vernon Wetmore left, last week, for the St Louis exposition, where he will spend several weeks. MT Wetmore is about the first one from this town to visit the exposition. Mrs Lorin and sister, Emma, from Brooklyn, N. Y., have been spending several days at john Wetmore's. Frank Wheeler has been laid up with broken rib. John Martin is the proud owner of l a new wheel.
 MT and Mrs Culhane of Bethel were guests, Sunday, at the Brookfeld Inn:
 Miss Olga N. Montrose has been ill and under Dr Smiths care. 1 D. D. Joyce and Elmer NOrthrOp, ap' praisers on the Joseph T. Beers estate, made their appraisal, last week Thurs day.
 a robins egg.
 Louis Cowell and family have moved into the house with MT Cowell's fath' CT, J. Cowell.
 Mrs Richard Wilson of Hotchkiss vile has been spending a few days here the guest of her sister, Mrs Grace Hub bard.
 The Brookfield Drum corps hav' been adding several new members ant are now hard at work practicing fO the coming season. The people 0 this town are always glad to welcom them on their streets and wish then success.
 The Lenox Shear Co.shave the plan already drawn and will soon begin o1 an addition to their factory on tn north side, which will be about 25 3 feet.
 In the game of baseball between , the Brooktield and Danbury hines, las ? week, the home team was successful,
 Watson Stevens is in Dakota visit
 ing friends for month. , MT and Mrs Charles Calkins, Jr
 have gone housekeeping in one 0 Charles Beach's tenement houses.
 Three new bridges have just bee , built on the road leading from tn :, junction to D. D. Joyce's. Leach Shears had the contract for the work
The Newtown bee., 1904-05-27
Wall Papers!
 Wall Papers

Wall Papers will be sold during the next days at very low prices. Call look at our large stock and get prices before you buy. Our dis counts will astonlsh you. They must go to make place for new goods.
 w. w. WALKER & SON,
 500 Main St., Bridgeport, Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1904-05-27
Ten Pages.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
BROOKFIELD.

F. H. BEERS MAKES IMPROVEMENTS.
 Fred H. Beers of Obtuse has had his large stock and hay barn, which stood on the east side of the road opposite his house, moved across the road and several rods west of his house, and Is to have large addition, 30 36 feet, built on to it to take the place Of the soon as his new barn is completed. Wallace A. White of Danbury has the contract for moving the barn and Stanley Terrill is in charge of the car penter work.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
The Lonely Library.

At the English universities the libra
ries are so little used that they have
become famous as places of unbroken
solitude. One yarn told to illustrate
this is to the effect that an elderly fell
low Of Caius college, Cambridge, got
tired Of life and determined to put him
self quietly and unostentatiously out Of
the way, SO that the world in general
and Caius college in particular should
know him no more. Being a man with
a great love for his university and a
greater love still for his college. he
made up his mind that no scandal
should be caused by his sudden depar-
ture, SO he debated in his mind the
ways and means. His decision was an
inspiration. He bought decent length
Of rope and hanged himself in the col
lege library. But his hopes were DOOM
ed to disappointment. He was discov-
cred a year and a half later.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
The decision of the Supreme court il

The decision of the Supreme court in
the republican factional case which has
been waited for with so much interest
was handed down Wednesday. The
court declines to enter into the merits OF
the controversy as to the regularity OF
the two conventions holding it has no
jurisdiction. 1t also says the statutes
have provided for settling contests OF
this character through Sec. 80, and that
the state central committee is the sole
arbiter of the case. This leaves the Sec
rotary of state free to place the LaFoll-
cite ticket under the republican column,
which is practically victory for the adj
minietration. But the question which
has divided the republican party
whether the Cook Or LaFollette ticket
was legally nominated-is not touched
upon by the court and hence the decis-
ion must be disappointing to a great
many voters who have looked to the Su-
preme court as guide in determining
their action.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

THE United States weather bureau
station, which it was recently decided to
establish at the University of Wisconsin,
is now ready to begin work, and within
II few days several hundred weather
maps, forecast cards, and warnings will
he sent to all points in this portion of
the state, thus furnishing this informa-
ton in regard to weather conditions to
FARMERS, shippers, and others interest
ed, more promptly than heretofore. This
new station provides an observation
point in the central portion of the state,
midway between the present stations at
Milwaukee and La Crosse, and daily
forecasts will be made by Observer
James L. Bartlett. The forecast and
weather maps, which are prepared each
morning, will be mailed on trains leav-
ing shortly after, and in this way these
maps and cards can be posted for the in
formation of farmers, shippers and 9th
ers within few hours after the forecasts
are made. In addition Mr.. Bartlett will
offer University courses, in weather con.
ditions and methods OF forecasting
which will be of practical value to stu.
dents OF agriculture and commerce, in
whose future occupations knowledge
of meteorological conditions will be Of
Importance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07


INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS ZENo M.
Host of Wisconsin believes that the peo-
pie of the state are paving altogether too
high rates for fire insurance. He is of
the opinion that fully one-third of the
fires which occur are of incendiary or
igin. He suggests that the state author
tiles, through the Legislature, should
enact effective laws, such as the fire
marshal law, for the discovery aud pun
ishment of incendiarism. Mr.. Host says
that many fires are kindled by over
insured parties as a method of stealing
from the insurance companies and in
making rates the companies must take
this fact into consideration, Special in
vestigation by an officer. he thinks,
would greatly reduce the incendiary
fires. To show that the people in Wis
sconsin are paying too high rates, Mr..
Host quotes the average rate of prem
ium collected by insurance companies in
five states last year as follows: Massa-
~chusetts, 1.02; Minnesota, 1,40; Iowa, 154
Wisconsin, 1.6S, and Connecticut, .99.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

SENATOR SPooNER's letter to the pub
lie in answer to the Steffens magazine
article is pretty thorough implement
of the Hon. Isaac Stephenson, the saw
log politician, whose confession is quoted
SO fully from. 1t is up to Uncle Ike now
to tell just what he did mean by his in
situations or stand branded as a dis
gruntled trouble breeder, simply trying
to get even on an old score that still
rankles. The letter is manly, vigorous
denial of the imputations cast upon Sen
ator Spooner by the Mcclure article,
that will carry weight and conviction to
those who believe in fair play in politics.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Rich Mines in Platteyille District.

Local investors in lead and zinc min
ing ventures will be pleased to learn of
the richness of some of the mines already
in operation, as described by late dis
patch from Platteville:
The zinc and lead mining industry in
southern Wisconsin, of which Platteville
is the center, is assuming large proper
tions, and about all of the prospect work
thus far done in this district has been
through local capital only. The whole
world went wild over the zinc discoveries
at Joplin, Mo-, yet, lead and zinc pro-
ducts here in Platteville will fully equal.
if not surpass any of the largest produc-
ers discovered in Missouri. Take the
Empire mine, which has had its large
concentrating mill in operation but six
weeks This mill cost the company in
the neighborhood of $4,000 and with
the first months run it has more than
paid for the mill, in other words some
thing like $4,000 worth of ore has been
sold.
The par value of this company'e stock
is $45 per share. The mine is paying on
each share dividend to its stockholders
of nearly 81 day share. Or TO give a
further example OF the WOnderfui pro-
duction of this mine, few days since. In
ten hours run, this mill put out pro-
duct ready for the market AZ tons OF
zinc and 10000 pounds of lead. With
zinc at $50 ton and Lead at S40, this
gives a gross earning for one day of
S1,74O, while the cost of operating day
does not exceed $3.50. OF course this
was particularly heavy run, and while
the mine does not produce this daily,
yet the average output is about % tons
of zinc and from 800 to LOO pounds OF
lead.
The Enterprise. the old reliable, locat-
ed within one-quarter of mile from the
lannon's Empire, has been for three years
turning out an average of 13 tons of zinc
and 5000 to 5000 pounds of lead each
ten hours, while the st. Rose, Klondike,
New Deal, Wicklow, and other proper
ties are heavy producers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

W. A. JONES, of Mineral Point, who
has rendered particularly valuable ser
vice as Indian commissioner, gives ex-
preston to his views as to how the
Indian should be treated, as follows
Give the Indian white mans chance
Educate him in the rudiments of our
language. Teach him to work. Send
him to his home and tell him he must
practice what be has been taught, OF
starve. It will extermipate the Indian
but develop the man" Mr.. Jones has
shown himself real friend of the In
dian ia more instances than one, and his
plea that the red man should be given a
white mans chance is at once sound and
'+1p,o1U
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
The fifty-ffth year of the Universit,

The fifty-ffth year of the University
Of Wisconsin opened last week with the
largest enrolment of students in the his
tory of the institution. The total regis
tration was 2,207 which is 218 more than
the number enrolled at the correspond
ing time last year, or again, OF about 10
per cent. This indicates that the total
enrolment before the end of the college
year will be $500. The freshmen class
this year numbers 765. OF the total
number of students 1858 have attended
the University before and 954 have en-
tered for the first time. One of the most
marked increasrs is in the four year
course in agriculture in which 80 etu-
dents are enrolled this year as against so
last year, gain Of so per cent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Obituary.
SAMUEL HALLETT.

Samuel Hallett, who died at his rooms
at the U. S. hotel, Sept. 2Sth, after a
brief illness, was born in New York state
Feb. %, 1927, and consequently in the
18th year. He was united in marriage
to Margaret Green in 1915, who died in
1890. Came to Wisconsin in 1851 and
resided until few months ago at In
dian Ford. Three sons survive, Edwin
Charles I'll. and Wallace, besides broth.
or who resides in Minnesota. Funeral
services took place from the M. d.
church Saturday afternoon, conducted
by Rev F. G. Richardson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
The Toad.

The wonderful insect killing capacity
Of the toad is known in general way
to the enlightened few, says Country
Life In America. An imported colony
Of toads may be the salvation Of a
flower garden. Many gardeners give
their children a cent apiece for every
cutworm destroyed. From May l to
Aug. toad may destroy 2,160 cut
worms, which it would cost $21.60 to-
destroy by hand. English gardeners
are said to pay as much as $50 hun
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

STATE Dairy and Food Commissioners
J. Q. Emery is sending out to dealers in
food products and proprietors of cream
cries and cheese factories 10000 copies
of his semi annual bulletin on the work
of his department during the last six
months. The bulletin contains an ab-
stract of the dairy and food laws of the
state, the rulings of the commissioner
and a notice to dealers that the Wiscon-
sin laws impose upon them the entire re-
sponsibility for the purity and lawful
hess Of what they SELL
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railway reports successful experiments
in operating trains by telephone instead
Of telegraph. These experiments have
extended over three years on certain
parts of the system. The telephone has
been used in limited way on other
lines, principally on branches OF minor
Importance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

The demise Of Postmaster General
Payne, which occurred at Wash ington
Tuesday evening, is cause of profound
regret throughout the state and nation.
Few Wisconsin men have attained great
or prominence in national affairs, and his
taking away just in the prime of life is a
deplorable loss to his state and to his
party. The name of Henry Payne de-
serves place among Wisconsin's hon.
Ored daad
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

SENATOR JOHN c. SPooNER will open
the campaign in Rock county at James
vile Saturday evening. GAINESVILLE has
no hall large enough to accommodate
the people who want to hear both
national and state issues discussed by
Wisconsin's senior senator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Proposal for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
until the 18th day of October, 1904, at O'Clock
p M, will receive sealed bids for sewer to be
constructed on Main and Canal streets, con-
sisting Of 54l feet 30inch brick sewer-one
catch basin with iron top, same as on Front
street
Material: Edgerton hard brick. Milwaukee
cement mortar TO consist of three parts sand
and one part cement
Grade lines can be gotten Of Street Commits
siOner
Committee reserves the right to reject any
and II bids. c. FL. BABCOCK,
G.. w. BIRKENMEYER.
THEO. A. CLARKE.
Sewer Committee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

Rooms TO rent. Inquire of Mrs. M.
Maiden.
New line of dress goods at the Vik-
ing Store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

Notice
All school text books will be sold fol-
cash F. E. ASH.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Wood Saving,

Wood Saving.
We are now ready to cut cord wood,
pole wood, etc., on short notice. Leave
orders at Marsden & Watson's.
Al HELLER Bros.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
NEW ALDER STREET MAIN.

In response to petition prepared by
the Commercial Club and signed by
many business men, the council last
night decided to lay a new pipe line
from the reservoir on East Alder street
to the business district. It has been
known for some time that the old pipe
laid twelve years ago is in a precarious
condition and that it's collapse would
leave a large portion of the town with
out adequate fire protection. 1t is es-
timated that kalamin pipe for the new
line will cost about $15,500 and as an
emergency is believed to exist, it will
probably be purchased without COM
petitive bids. In fact the dangerous
condition Of this pipe line has been
known for at least six months, and
Councilman Smith has some ground for
his contention that the emergency plea
is being overworked.
BY the way, what is the matter with
wooden pipe? 1t is used largely in
Seattle and in other cities and it is
said to be much cheaper than kalamin
pipe and just as servicea,ble. Exper-
fence has proven that wood immersed
in water will last for many years and
this rule applies to wooden pipe filled
with running water. In the neighbor-
ing town Of Dayton wooden pipe is
used in the city mains to large ex-
tent and it is giving good satisfaction.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18

they have not interests them far more
than what they have. The new play
thing has day, and a brief day. At
ter awhile it will be in demand again.
So the interest of the republicans of
Wisconsin in Governor La Toilette
seems to be waning. They have pos
sessed him for six years, and for sew
eral years before that they had paid
some attention to him. $ All this is
said with due respect to Governor La
Toilette. He is simply the victim OF
common fate, Of the weakness OF
human nature. His victory this time
will, it seems, be far from substantial
Nevertheless, it is better than defeat
Only man of great strength could
have hoped to win a third time against
such a combination of foes as the gov
ernor has had against him from
the start.
Governor La. Follette's career is an
interesting demonstration Of the fact
that there are forces in American pol
itics which are able to triumph over
all the ordinary factors Of political
strength, such as money, organization
trained leaders, prestige and en-
trenched position.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
MUST WE HAVE HIM.


The Roosevelt administration has
acquired the distinction Of being the
most expensive in our history.
The second administration of Madi-
son, including the war of 1872, cost
$130,542,794
The administration Of Polk, includ-
ing the Mexican war, cost $179,299. 266.
The administration of Lincoln, in
GLIDING the civil war, cost 1894, 802,-
900 in paper money, equivalent to from
s1,5OO.OOO.oo0 to s2,oOo.O 100000 in gold.
The first administration of McKin-
ley, including the Spanish and Philip
pine wars, cost $1,000, 1861.
The administration Of Roosevelt, in
unbroken peace, has cost $2,449,229,-
545 in gold. That is nearly four times
as much as was spent under the scan
dalous first administration of Grant
and three times the cost of the first
administration Of Cleveland.
President Roosevelt certainly comes
high. Must we really have HMM
Y. World.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
A LAW UNTO THEMSELVES.

The Union says that the commission
ers did not make the new road law and
IF it is a poor one it is not their fault"
II has not been many weeks since the
chairman Of the board was boasting
OF the part he took as a member Of the
state convention of county commission
ers in Seattle in drafting the new road
law, which he is now so ready to re-
pudiate. But the fault is not so much
with the law as with the reckless dis
regard of its provisions by the COM
missioners. The law plainly says that
except in cases of emergency, a road
supervisor shall not undertake any i'm
provement in the roads, involving an
expenditure Of more than $3.50. All
work involving a heavier expenditure
than that sum shall be let by contract
to the lowest bidder Machinery, il
bought at all by the commissioners
cannot be legally purchased except
under competitive bids. Both these
provisions Of the law have been flag
rantly violated by the board of county
commissioners. All the road work thai
has been done or that is now being
done has been given into the charge
of the three supervisors, who have
been authorized to hire men and pur-
chase supplies at their own sweet will
Nearly $4,000 worth of machinery
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18

tools, hay and provisions have been
purchased by the commissioners. with
out a pretense of advertising for COM
petitive bids. Such abuses as these are
no fault of the new road law. They
are made in defiance Of the provisions
Of the law.
If any taxpayer should choose to go
to the expense Of testing the illegal
acts of the commissioners in the courts
the members would be liable on their
bonds for the unauthorized expendi-
ture Of the public funds for road ma
chinery and for other disbursements
of the public funds in utter disregard
Of the plain mandates of the law.
No Office in the county is of greater
Importance than that Of county COM
missioner and the greatest mistake
made by the voters Of Walla Walla
county in recent years has been in the
election to the board of members of
only one political party chosen by the
boss of the achine to serve selfish
ends rather than the interests of the
people.
The Union complains because" the
Statesman has begun it's campaign for
a change on the board of commission
ers so early. It is we'll that the people
should have their attention called to
the shortcomings Of the commissioners
before the heat Of the campaign that
they may deal with the question in a
calm and unbiased manner. However,
the republicans should not have
brought their candidates into the field
six months before the election if they
did not expect them to be brought un-
der the limelight of public criticism.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
LA TOILETTE AGAIN.

It looks as If La Toilette would
again be the republican candidate for
governor OF Wisconsin. If he wins
again it will be the third time that he
has triumphed over the ''stalwarts.'
The closeness Of the contest, however
indicates that what may be called the
La Toilette wave in Wisconsin poll
tics is subsiding.
In politics, as in all things else
there is demand for something novel
Whatever Is old and familiar grows
tiresome; it is put away and the new
thing takes its place. Men in poll
tics are as children at play. What
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
LUCK STATES FOR WINTER WHEAT.
Washington, Oregon and Idaho Lead
the Nation.


Washington, Oregon and Idaho fare
best of all the states in the govern
ment report on the condition of win
ter wheat May 1, 1904.
Washington is credited with IS pei
cent, Idaho 96 per cent and Oregon
with SO per cent under the head Of
present acreage compared with acre
age sown last fall" The average fol
the entire country is placed at 84.6.
The average condition Of winter
wheat in Washington and Oregon Il
placed at SO per cent; in Idaho. IS pei
cent. Not another state rates over 81
per cent, and the average for the whole
country is only 1855.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18

The city council did a wise thing
last night in extending the fire limits
on East Alder and East Main streets
to Palouse. This decision will put a
stop to the erection of unsightly shacks
on those streets, besides giving pro-
lection from fire to the better buildings
1t Is a question Of only a short time
when the business district will be built
up solidly on East Main to the w. & c.
r.. r. depot and on East Alder to the
Carnegie library, and now assurance
Is given that henceforth only substan-
tial brick or stone buildings will be
erected, in this district.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
The supporters OF William Randolph

The supporters OF William Randolph
Hearst snatched victory from defeat in
the closing hour of the California
democratic state convention yesterday
by carrying a resolution instructing
the delegation to the national conven-
tion to vote as a unit for Hearst The
resolution was adopted by vote of
lost in Montana, the convention refus-
ing to instruct