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The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
For Men and Women

This mark identifies the highest type of mems and women's shoes sold at $3.50. And though leather and labor are now more costly, we maintain the high standard which has made Zenith Shoes famous and which our label guarantees.
 Zenith Shoes for men and women ire made of the finest quality mater ials by expert shoe makers, and have n1ore hand-work in them than any other $3.50 shoes. They come in the latest styles, in all feathers, aud in sizes which insure "a fit for every foot.'
 Zenith Special Shoes are $4-a special high grade.
 We control Zenith Shoes exclu- sively and sell them in our new and enlarged shoe section :n our base ment salesroom.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
Plattsville.

RECORD OF THE THERMOMETER
 FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
 AS KEPT BY c. L. BOOTH.
 At a. m.: l, 26 above; 2, 2O;3, 22; 4, 22; 5, 20; ;6, 6; ', IT; 8, 32; g, 26; 10, l2; Il. Il; 12, 42; IS, 36; 14. IS; 15, 22; l6, 32; r, Il; 1926 1922; 20, IA; 21, 32; P, 38; 23, 24; "A, IS; 25, 8; t26, 12; P, 38; 28, 14, IA; 29, 30; 30, 0; 3l, 2 below. Average, 21.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

The best remedy known to-day for all stomach troubles i, Kodol. which is guaranteed to give prompt relief. It IS natural digestant; it digests what you eat, it is7pleasant to take. Sold by Henry Rupf, Newtown, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

One of the most disastrous fires that has visited this locality in several years broke out at the home of Frank E. Per ry at an early hour, Monday morning, and before the family could rescue any thing of value.their handsome residence with nearly all its contents was burned to the ground. The exact origin of the fire may never be known but it is thought that a defective or overloaded pipe leading from the furnace may have been the cause of the confagration. About 430 o'clock while all the inmates of the household were in their beds flames suddenly burst out through the walls of an up stairs bed room and in a few seconds the interior of the house was all ablaze. Horror stricken, the family rushed from their bed rooms, and the heat and smoke which had by this time become suffocating. compelled them to flee for their lives from the burning dwelling. Clad only in their night clothes, MT and Mrs Perry with their two,children ran to the home of Benjamin x. Pease close by where they took refuge from the freezing atmos- phere of the coldest night of the year. Here from the windows of her father s house Mrs Perry was able to witness the complete destruction of her hand some home, sight which must un- nerved them all. The Perry home which was only recently completed, was one of the most attractive resi-. dences in that locality. MT Perry, who is well-known building contract, or, has spent vast amount of time in designing and building the structure. The loss will be about $6, 900 with only small insurance on the house and con- tents. Much sympathy is expressed on all sides for the stricken family. The loss of their comfortable home, particularly at this season of the year is nothing short of a calamity in which almost every one in the neighborhood feels personal share.
 PERSONAL AND OTHER NOTES.
 Mrs Henry L. Burr is under the doc tors care.
 Mrs R. F. Durham, who has been with her sister, Miss Elva Banks, for few days, has returned to her home in Bridgeport.
 David c. Smith attended the horse show in Madison Square Garden, last week.
 E. P. Mills of Aspetuck is hustling in crop of ice, this week. The frozen product is also being cut at Verna Farm for J. K. Robinson and at Capt Bradley's pond for Theodore Sturges and Edv ard Sanford.
 Mrs B. w. Burr spent Monday in Easton is the guest of her mother, Mrs C. F. Parrack.
 Everett Lobdell is the owner of fine
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

Kodol is a scientific preparation of vegetable acids with natural diges. tants and contains the same juices found in healthy stomach. Each dose will digest more than 5000 grains of good food. Sold by Henry Rupf, Newtown. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
Tashua.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Clark Mallett and Miss Grace Mallett are taking dancing lessons of Miss Sloane every Friday at her home in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Harry Maurer and children of Trumbull are guests, this week, of Mrs Maurer's mother, Mrs s. A. Gregory.
 Melvin Wakeley is critically i'll at his home on Chestnut Hill.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

Bert Barber of Elton, Wis, says: "I have only taken four doses of your Kid ney and Bladder Pills and they have done for me more than any other medi- cine has ever done." Mir Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are sold by Henry Rupf. New town, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

For guns, rifles and sporting goods call on Dan D. Smith, A Fairfield av. enue. Bridgeport, opposite Polls theater.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
Greenfield Hill.

SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE AT GREENFIELD HILL-FRANK E. PERRY'S HANDSOME HOME TO- TALLY DESTROYED AT AN EAR LY HOUR, MONDAY MORNING.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
Stepney.
THE RECORD FOR EGG PRODUC
 TION.

Lemuel Osborne takes the chicken banner for winter egg production this year; AS eggs in one day from 60 pull lets. They are a cross betweena pure blood white Leghorn and pure bred Plymouth Rock, finely shaped and sized fowls and of about one in 30 chicks ev- cry one was pure white not colored feather in even one chick.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

The Alpha Whist club met with MI and Mrs Goeorge F. Baker last Fri. day night. at the home of MT and Mrs c. B. Hawley. Miss c. B. Hawley and s. B. Terrill received the first prizes and Mir and Mrs w. B. Roe, the consolation.
 Mrs Charles P. Clark of Bridgeport is the guest of her mother, Mrs B. w.. Griffin.
 Owing to the parties for whom Will Hawley has been buying and handling milk, selling out to other parties, who will get their milk nearer home, the parties supplying this milk will sell to James Lee, delivering their milk to the creamery at Hawleyville.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

 Michael Flood, the blacksmith, is more than busy. He has three or four pairs of oxen to shoe nearly every day besides horses. Annie Wilson is feeding flock of chickadees. They are so tame they eat out of her hand. James Treadwell with his oxen is working on the steam saw mill near Jump Hill. Aaron Read it is reported will pur- chase his old place in hometown.
 Harry Ruph is running the creamery store for the present.
 George G. Banks is filling his ice house with fine 12-inch ice. Most of the ice houses are filled.
 Martin Burr is building a large horse barn and carriage house for Capt Day west of the Center.
 Mark Twain's villa is nearly finished. He has gone to Burmuda he says to get warmed up.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
New Fairfield
CHRISTIAN MERTIN FOUND
 DEAD.

CHRISTIAN MERTIN FOUND
 DEAD.
 Christian Mertin was found dead in bed on Monday morning at the home of his son, Carl Martin. He was 90 years old and had been in failing health for a year. Funeral services at the house at 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon were held. He is survived by one son, Carl Mertin, and six grandchildren.
 HARVESTING THE ICE CROP.
 James Lee brought a gang of men and filled his creamery ice house on Thursday and Friday.
 About 25 couples from this and ad- joining towns on Friday night attend ed the second of the dances at the Town hall which were gotten up by Charles Gorham and Will Wixon. They expect to have another on the 28th of this month.
 Charles Wooster has bought two teams and is carting ties for Tomlin- son, the timber man.
 John Myers of Westchester, N. Y., who has been in town the past week, returned to his home on Monday.
 Henry Dayton is able to be about the house but not to get out.
 D. H. Disbrow, Morris Hatch and others have filled their ice houses.
 The grip is still very prevalent in town.
 The patrons on Route 19 are much pleased to have Frank Bailey bring their mail again. Mrs Lucy Terrel is seriously i'll at her brothers, Brady Durgy.
 Mrs Huldah Taylor is recovering from a prolonged illness.
 Mrs Valiria Taylor is sick with the grip.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
LITcHFIELD COUNTY.
Bethlehem.

WARM TIME AT BOARD OF RE-
 LIEF MEETING.
 On the afternoon of February 1, the Board of Relief held it's first meeting and two appeals only were made, but there was much looseness of tongue and the following meetings will doubtless witness larger crowd of of people and still more wagging of tongues.
 Miss Christine Thomson on Monday left town for the remaining half of the year at the Phelps school in Walling. ford, Conn.
 We are handicapped with ice; wagons and sleighs run equally we'll, but only those who are obliged to go do so.
 On Saturday rain fell on depth of snow of six or nine inches and our travelling was soon transformed to slush and later ice.
 The patrons of the mill are being accommodated in the washing line much to the satisfaction of the farm. ers' wives.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
Brookfield.
PAID COSTLY FOR JAGS.

Three persons who were more or less intoxicated caused much annoy ance at the station at the Junction, last Friday. They refused to leave or even behave themselves, were finally arrested and brought before Chief Jus tice A. H. Taylor on Saturday morn ing. All plead guilty. They were fined s5 and costs. As only one was able to pay, the others were sent to Bridge port jail.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
Monroe.
EAST VILLAGE.

Miss Jennie Beers was Sunday guest with Miss Jamie Ritchie in Mill Plain.
 J. w. Waterbury succeeded in filling his ice house, last week, with fine clear ice about nine or 10 inches thick.
 Ezra Meeker, while suffering with the grip for the past two or three weeks, has made his home with w. S. Clark.
 Mrs Amanda Sherwood is still in Naugatuck, though she paid us fly ing visit over night, last week. She reports her daughter, Mrs Smith, as about the same.
 Mrs o. S. Blakeman spent several days, last week, in Bridgeport. j
 A. J. Beers has sold his oxen and replaced them with several fine milch COWS.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
HARMONY GRANGE REGISTERING.

Harmony Grange, No. 92, meets on Friday evening, February IA. The or der is in very prosperous condition with membership of 70, the largest number since its organization, January "A, 1889.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07

Rev George Griswold of GuilforG preached at St Peter's, last Sunday, and will continue to do so during the next three Sundays of this month.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
The Newtown Bee.

~N.25 Year, 75 Dents for Six Months. 50 Dents for Four Months Four Dents Copy.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
HARVESTING THE ICE CROP.

James Lee brought a gang of men and filled his creamery ice house on Thursday and Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1908-02-07
Reddine.
THE THERMOMETERS HAVE BUSY ~ DAYS.

The mercury ran 5 to 10 below zero, one day last week, and Tuesday morn- ing zero and some parts of the town 4 and 5 below.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

fat rate bill introduced by Mr.
Price, of Iaukton, a bill that would
have done away with this controyer-
sey. Was Mr.. Kittredge the cause
OF the state having to pay thousands
of dollars to railroads for transport
tation of state officers? Other states
last winter passed laws providing
for the railroads to pass state officers
free, thereby saving thousands of
dollars to taxpayers and is consid-
cred just and right.
Mr.. Crawford with his flowing
eloquence, of pleading for effect,
tries to hide his identity in regard
to the repudiated promises of pass
enger and freight rate reduction by
laying the blame on the very few
stalwart members present and then
lodging behind the big United
States Senator from Sioux Falls and
bellows out "this is the coon who
stole the melon"
Yours,
f. G. Palmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

republican office seeker, disap-
pointed democratic office seeker, or
populist. The man who has
been a rank and file republican is
still a rank and file republican, a
stalwart if you please. We fixed
these same pop reformers few
years ago and it is about time to
give a similar dose to these insur-
gent reformers. 1t is nothing but
office that either wanted.
The Emery Enterprise asks this
pertinent question: Does not the
state treasurer know that the inter-
est on state funds belongs to the
people?" Substantially the same
query has been propounded many a
time during the present campaign,
but as yet no one belonging to the
Crawford reign has undertaken to
answer it.
Pierre is the seat of government
and place where the pass evil is
supposed to have done it's deadly
work in times past. Mr.. Kittredge
never gave out pass here, but Mr.
Crawford has. Yet Mr.. Crawford
tells what bad man the other fell
low is. The voter should not fail to
consider that a man who has been
doing all these things for years and
only denounces them when he starts
for office can not be said to have
changed except for revenue only"
Mr. Crawford is anything for office,
and those who have served him in
politics know it.-Pierre Capital
Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
NEWSY STATE NOTES.
f. G. Palmer.

While drawing water from well,
Mrs Madeline Laso, wife of miner at
Terry. lost her balance aud pitched
head foremost into the water. Her
screams attracted neighbors, who tried
to aid her, but five minutes later the
woman's dead body was fished out She
had fallen tifty-seven feet and drowned
while an excited group of Italians were
trying to aid her. Only two weeks ago
the girl came from Italy, and her m ar.
riage on that day was the culminati on
of An old romance
Something of sensation twas caused
at Deadwood by the appearance before
United States Commissioner ,ENeil Nc
Donough of George d.: Harris, cash Ter
of the defunct Hot Springs, s. D.,
national bank that failed in the October
panic Horras was charged with the
embezzlement OF $4,000 He wa
arrested at Wall, where he is interested
in lands United States District. Attor-
ney Wagner ia prosecuting the, case
Horras waived hearing and was sent
to the Hot Springs Jail under k$5, 600
bail
With two young children, Que a boy
of two years of age and the:oth er a
baby one month old and with her body
crippled with inhamatory rheumati m
so that she was completely7lhelpless,
Mrs Christian Gagis arrived ins..Aber-
deem Saturday night on the l0i o'clock
Milwaukee, train from the east She
was taken to st. Luke's hospital swhere
she was attended by DR.. fMurdy, the
Milwaukee, railroad official n The
woman's plight was a pitable one. Some
months ago she and her husband and
one child left the old country for Bow
die, s. d., with number of other Rus
sian immigrants. When they reached
New York the woman gave birth sto
child and she has since been in hospi
tai at New York. About week ago
the hospital authorities shipped her to
Bowdle. Her husband could not afford
to wait for her in New York and went
on to Bowd!e with the other travellers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
CURRENT EVENTS.
Clipped from the Exchanges Which
Come to Our Table.

Clipped from the Exchanges Which
Come to Our Table.
The Argus Leader. has been
diligently asking Crawford for expla-
nations of various kinds but to no
result. They shonld remember that
Crawford never explains.
When did Reed Smoot become an
issue in South Dakota politics, asks
Gov. Crawford, and the answer is
given back: "When Mormon money
undertakes to dictate who shall be
our senator"
The Faulkton Record, calling
attention to the fact that the stall
warts made gains in every county
and lost in none, suggests that if
the insurgents can get any. satisfac-
ton out of that they are welcome
to it.
docs Gov. Crawford not know"
queries the Emery Enterprise "that
while he is Pierre he should hon.
estly pay his own hotel bills,ythough
by some technical point in law he
may be able to make the people pay
themY"
One of the former friends to Coe
|. Crawford who has decided tol vote
against him says, in his size-up OF
Mr.. Crawford's character: HE is
neither true to friend nor fair to a
foe" Mr.. Crawford was never bet :
ter measured in fewer words.
Brookings county cast 1852 votes
at the recent primary and the insur-
gents won by 127 majority. Not so
bad for Congressman Halls own
county where at least two hundred
voters may have been influenced by
local pride. The stalwart state ticket
ought TO win there in June.
Did you ever stop to think about,
or 70 notice the lineup Of insurgents !.
! In every case il is a disappointed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
Endless Apron Manu-

Spreads all kinds Of manure. Makes
the same amount of manure 60 three
times as far and produces better results
than hand spreading. Has a gradual
ing lever and can be regulated while In
motion to spread thick or thin.
Hood and End Gate keeps the manure
away from the beater while loading.
Prevents choking and throwing out
lunches when starting. Acts as wind
shield when spreading. The rake forms
a hopper. Holds all hard chunks In
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

contact with beater until more thor
oughly pulverized.
Endless Apron is one continuous
apron (not half apron). Therefore,
always ready to load. 1t has no re-
verse gears, springs, catches or con-
traptions to break or get out of order.
Spreads even from start to finish.
Light Draft because the load is nearly
equally balanced on 'front.' and rear
axles. The team Is as near the load as
Ii can be worked. Wheels track.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

Main Frame. Every stick Of timber
that goes into the main frame is OAK.
The main stills are oak. 2x6 inches. The
two center strips that carry the center
The four oak cross stills are 3x3h
inches, mortised into the side sills
Steel Truss Rods. In addition there
are two steel truss and brace rods, one
running dingonally from the left front
corner of the frame to the right rear
corner, and the other from the right
front corner TO the left rear corner.
They are provided with draw bolts so
the frame Is absolutely rigid.
The Side Boards are one inch thick
and are supported on the outside by six
upright oak stakes. SO there 10 no
spreading of the body.
You know that frame made OF oak
Is better and stronger than one made
OF pine. You know that q frame hav-
ing truss and brace rods Is better than
a frame without them. You know that
oak costs more than pine. When buy
ing take your knife and cut into the
main sills and find out what they are
made Of. whether pine or oak. and ind
out whether the frame Is supported with
truss and brace rods. Don't let deal
er or csnvasser make you think that
pine is as good as oak, for You know
Il Il not.
The Front Axle Is cold rolled steel
with an oak axle cap 3x6 inches running
the full length Of the axle. Bolted to
the oak axle is a big heavy 16-inch
nalleabie iron fifth wheel, braeed both
front and rear TO the lower part or the
wood axle cap and to the steel axle.
The nfth wheel Is oscillatsng so that
IL one wheel drops into a rut the body
Is carried level, and the machine Is not
twisted out OF shape.
Double Bolster. Above the fifth wheel
we place a double oak bolster, each 3x5
inches. They carry the front end Of the
ma chine. This strong construction al
lows us to set the front axle back un-
der the body OF the spreader so the load
IL nearly equally balanced on the front
and rear axles.
We Guarantee that we can carry 1000
pounds more over our front axle than
any machine with an arched axle will
stand. The front axle Is the same
length as the rear axle 30 the wheels
track. In this respect II fs Just like
your farm wagon. With this machine
you can top-dress corn and other crops
planted In rows.
You know that wide front axle with
q big heavy oak axle cap costs more to
make and II better than a narrow arched
front axle without any axle cap. You
know that q big heavy nslleable iron
NTH wheel and double bolster cost more
and are stronger than a little light cast
Iron nth wheel and single or no
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
HOW TTS MADE AND WHAT TT,S MADE OF

the GREAT WESTERN because he can
afford to sell IL for less. IL he can't,
there is something wrong, because you
know II doesn't cost as much to make
a machine that weighs 1900 or 1900
pounds as 1t does to make one that
weighs $3.50 pounds.
III a spreader that weighs 1 200 pounds
sells for $l15.00, that Is just a little
more than six cents per pound. The
40 Blu. GREAT WESTERN weighs $50
pounds more and at the same price per
pound should sell for $21.00 more.
But il takes more time and talk to
sell the light spreader and IL you pay
as much for II as you would for the
GREAT WESTERN you are buying
about $4,000 worth OF machine and
$15 or $50 worth of talk.
When you buy a GREAT WESTERN
spreader every dollar that you put In
to 1t Is spreader, not a dollar in talk
or hot air. You get value received. It
Is all there. You can see IL with your
own eyes.
When you go out to investigate
spreaders take your knife in one hand
and your rule in the other, and know
for yourself what you are buying. Cut
into the main frame pole, and every
part OF the machine and know whether
1t is pine. maple or oak. Measure the
the weight IL, and then buy where you
GREAT WESTERN is made for the
man who wants the best.
A GIANT IN STRENGTH.
Tho extra strength that we give costs
us many thousands Of dollars each year.
1t represents only a few dollars to you
In the purchase price. When putting
over $4,000 into a machine a few dol
lars extra Is small item IL for every
dollar extra that you pay you receive
$500 In value. The difference between
the price of the GREAT WESTERN and
the cheap machine will be more than
made up In short time in repairs
alone.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

Beaten shaft runs on ball and socket
bearings; therefore, no friction. Beaten
Is twenty three inches In diameter.
Seat turns over out Of the way when
loading. Machine turns In its own
length.
Simplicity. There are only two lev
ers on the machine. One raises the
hood, locks II, and throws the machine
into gear at the same time. The other
changes the feed to spread thick or
thin. Makes 1t so simple that a boy
who can drive q team can handle II.