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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
COMMISSION WILL
 CLOSE CONTRACT
Declines to Make Explana- tion of It's Reasons for Granting Job to Bidder Nearly $8,OOO Higher.

The contract for the construction of the proposed Congress street bridge across the Pequonnock river will prob ably be signed on Monday by the bridge commission, the city attorney, and the representatives, of Snare, Trieste & Co.,, who have been awarded the contract President Manwaring, took up the matter of preparing the contract, with City Attorney Cullin- an, this morning. Although there is much comment in the city about the contract not being let to the lowest bidder the members of the commission do not feel disposed to make any kind of a statement relative to the matter and one member says the commission knew what it was doing, and 'The commission has got to take the res possibility if the bridge is not up to expectations"
 Several prominent men have asked questions about the bridge contract, one a prominent insurance man asked yesterday why was not the bridge contract let to the lowest bidder" He and several others claim they would have accepted the O'Brien contract if they saw chance to save $8,200, and they are more than positive they would have accepted the lowest bid if it was a matter of their own private business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
John E. Judson Enters
 Firm of Watson 6 Alpers

The firm of Watson and Alpers will be changed January 2, 1909 to Watson, Alpers & Co.,, by the addition of John B. Judson, who has been officially con- nected with the Amalgamated Copper Co. since it's organization, together with it's affiliated companies. and has been identified with the copper busi- ness for twenty-one years.
 He is familiar with the banking and brokerage business and will be an &C., tive and valuable addition to the firm. which was established in this city over thirty years ago, and for the greater portion of that time has occupied it's present offices at 55 Broadway, N. Y.
 The other members of the firm, Thomas l.. Watson and William J. AL pers, continue as members of the new firm.
 MT. Judson is very well known in this city. He is a native of Stratford. For several years he was connected with the Bridgeport Copper Co.,, in this city. Soon after the local company was bought out by the trust MT Jud- son became connected with 'tAmalga- mated''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02

merits, and surrounded with holly was a large banner on which was inscrib- ca. Best Wishes for a Smooth and Happy Voyage over the Seas of 1909. ' Comm. odore Frank Elliott and a guard of 50 members made their visit to the other clubs. The Miamogue and the Park City Yacht Clubs entertained from three in the afternoon until the early hours of this morning.
 The Bridgeport Minstrel and the Roof Tree Clubs and the St. Joseph $ T. L. & B. Society held open houses at which refreshments were served and music rendered. At the latter organi- zation the good ship Lithia, a gift from Walter Stapleton, was displayed sur rounded by an ocean of pure spring water. Without the real hot stuff the members and their guests enjoyed an elegant time.
 The Y. M c. A. cordially welcomed the beginning of 1909 both during the afternoon and evening. Principal Henry Simonds of the High school and president of the association, and Mrs Frederick Hollister Stevens president Of the auxiliary greeted the young men and their guests. All were men as the association was obliged to aeny the rooms to women this year because of the large attendance expected and which Was realized. Light refresh ments were served under the direction of Mrs, F. H. Macfarlane.
 The celebration of the New Year birth was carried out by the Lotus Club in their usual manner by a dance Eighteen numbers were danced to the music If Speidel's orchestra at the Slo- cum 2ymnasiuEi. The committee ir charge of the dance was Eddie Reilly Victor H. Berg. William Hawkins and Joseph Neisner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
OBITUARY.

Helen E., seven months old, daagh 7 ter of MT. and Mrs. John l.. Kennelly died yesterday afternoon at the resi- dence of it's parents, 54 Jane street. The funeral will be held tomorrow morn- ing and the body will be taken toI Middletown, Conn.,, for burial
 The funeral of Patrick O'Riley the| G. A. R. Veteran was held this morn-' ing from his late residence 457 Harral-. avenue at S:30 o'clock and from St. Augustines Church at g where Rev. Father O,Meara sang solemn high mass of requiem. The pall-bearers were James Flinter, James Lyons, Geo. Rutherford, Denis Murphy, Edward Brennan and Michael Fitzgerald. The G. A. R. services were conducted over the body of the deceased. in St. Mich aeps Cemetery by Elias Howe, Jr., Post No. 3. $s, ef
 The remains of the late Warren H. Lamson were laid at rets 5this aftsr- noon at D. m. from the undertaking parlors of H. Bishop on State s.reet1 Rev. John DePeu read the services overj the body at the .gravessin MountaizI Grova cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
The Weather-Fair and warmer to night and Sunday.
1Oc to soc on $1.

Ambassador Griscom at Rome who will deliver it to the Italian Red Cross.
 Catania, Jan. 2.-The Archbishop of Messina has been rescued from ssthf ruins of his cathedral. The Archbishop was in the chapel when the first shock came. The cathedral crumbled down on him but he was not touched by any of the flying debris .>
 Finding. all exits blocked the Arch bishop knelt in front of the cruciffx, expecting death at any moment He remained constantly in prayer during the five days of his imprisonment and was still kueeling before the crucihx when the rescuers reached him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02

The police department asks Cor ID new natrolmen at $2.75 day and s3 300 for an automobile patrol wagon which was recommended by the auditor last wear. A big expense that was not looked for is the sum of S3,oc0 vh ch is asked to pay the members or the buiiding code committee which haS held over 100 meetings for the purpose of perfecting a building code for the city Each member will receive either S5 or S6 a meeting and there is nothing to prevent the committee from holding a meeting every day for year or two more.
 It is understood that the committee is much indebted to Building Commits sioner Rowland for good part of it's material as that official perfected a bui!Ging code single handed three years ago, but none of the members of the Common Council felt like going through the document with the idea If passing upon it and making it part of the ordinances. They thought some one should be paid for the work. but now that the special tax committee is to have a code it is doubtful whether all of the aldermen will want to ac- cept it in bloc. If not acceptable to the counciH the money spent for. the committee Twill be lost. Many people are of tho opininn that tha hi,ilains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
DIED

ELL-In Easton. Conn.,, Dec. b8. Eli Lewis Goodsell, aged 66 months, days. tiends are invited to attend the ai at his late residence, Easton, Bunday, January 3, 1909, at 2 Eek D. m.
 Burial at Union cemetery, Eas- .-Danbury papers please copy.
 A i b D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
OBITUARY.

The funeral of Rufus B. Jennings was held from his late residence in Greenfield Hill this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Edgar H. Olmstead read ing the committal services. Relatives from New York, Philadelphia and Bos- ton were present at the funeral of the deceased who was held in high esteem by his friends and neighbors with whom he had resided the greater part of bis life. Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery, Fairfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
BILLY, SMITH,
 HE NO MORE, IS
 MIR. PRESIDENT

liam E. Smith, the local news
 man, president of the National E Polo League has sent in his re- ton to Secretary Perrin. This was taken by MT. Smith because transfer of the two Connecticut keams to Massachusetts. Now here are no teams in this state
 neither the time nor the desire
 the position. MT. Smith was kesident for the first two years {league and was appointed to the
 position at the beginning of Jason. Owing to the substantial
 paid the president there is sure
 lively bunch of seekers for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02

commissioners should have been in- trusted with the work of preparing the code. Besides the National Board of Fire Underwriters stands ready to fur nish the city with building cole. pre- pared by it's own engineers. free of charge. Besides the fees of the mem bers of the committee $500 is asked for the clerk of the commission.
 The building commission is Repub- lican creation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
Property Loss in the Earthquake Zone Is
 NEARLY $1, ,000, 900, ,0O0
fContinued From First Page.)

the various state branches and of money sent by individuals to head quarters. A large part of the money came from New York which contri- bcted SIP, ,000. The California branch has remitted $1.000 and Connecticut s1.500 The balance was made up of contributions by J.. D. Rockefeller and the Anheuser Busch Brewing Company. Secretary Root will cable the money to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
A 23 Mill Tax Rate Required to Meet
 Demands on Taxpayers

tContinued From First Page.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02
FIRE IN WEST
 END HOME

Shortly after enc o'clock to-day the auto chemical was called to State street extension to extinguish a fire in the home of stephen Orszag. The fire was confined to bed and was put out n a few minutes The damage was tr1fling. The owner. Orszag, was un- able to give an account of how the blaze started.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-02

Funeral services over the remains of James w. Mccormack were held this morning from his late residence at S:30 o'clock and from St Charles Church at where Rev. Father Calla- han sang a high mass of requiem. The pallbearers were John T. Dunn, Pat rick Murphy, John Gall and William Hennessey. Interment was in St, MichaePS cemetery.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-01
Snowflake -l-arts.

For these tarts make delicate paste
of equal quantities of sifted flour and
fresh butter, one tablespoonful of
white sugar, anG well-beaten whites of
two eggs. Roll as thin as possible, cut
into three-inch squares, bake slowly
without browning. Have ready a clear,
smooth conserve of lemons. Place
four of the flakes together with a thin
layer of conserve between. To make
the conserve, slice six lemons very
thin, taking out only the seeds, cover
with cold water and let stand "a hours.
Then boil until tender. Weigh the
boiled fruit and add an equal quantity
of white sugar. Boil the whole to-
gether until it is smooth, clear mar
malade.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-01
Real American Aristocracy.

1t was through the Declaration of
Independence that we Americans ac-
knowledged the eternal inequality of
man. For, by it we abolished cut-and-
dried aristocracy. We had seen little
men artificially held up in high places,
and great men artificially held down
in low places, and our own justice-lov-
ing hearts abhorred this violence to
human nature. Let the best man win"
That is Americas word. That is true
democracy. And tru democracy and
true aristocracy are one and the same
thing.-Owen Wister in 1.-THE Vir-
ginian."
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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-05-01
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Hair Dressing ParlOr.

Shampoo, cutting and curling
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masquerades.
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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20

Prof. Fonville renews for the
Message.
DR.. w. L. Reed has our thanks
for n renewal favor.
John II. Ridgeway, near Cen
tralia. adds his name to our list.
j. Il. Gass. the carpenter and
builder, moves his subscription
date up one year.
Dan Quinlan of Benton City
good fellow that he is, enrolls
with the Message for a year.
+. +. Jones, who is looking
after his farm out toward Cant,
has our thanks for a renewal
favor.
Mrs. Oscar Byrd, of overbrook,
Kansas, subscribes for the Mes
sage. Mrs. Byrd is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Parks.
of Fish Branch. this county, and
of course is interested in getting
the news regularly from home.
Peter Schneider of Rush Hi.
called the other day and gets
ahead for another year on his
Message subscription. Mr.
Schneider feels very grateful 10
his good neighbors of Rush Hill
for the assistance and courtcsieS
they have extended him lately
account of his wife getting hurt
Some weeks ago Mrs. Schneider
was thrown to the ground by the
barn door being blown shut
against her and her right arm was
broken and her side at the hip,
badly strained and bruised Sh,
is able to get around some OF
crutches.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Can't Audrain Beat I'D

Below is the record of Lincoln
County's champion poultry
women, according to the Els
berry Democrat:
Mrs. j. II. Schaper and daugh-
ter, south of Troy, have marketed
$23s.63 worth of eggs during the
past four months, besides using
~ dozen at home.
In January they sold 65 dozen
for $19.67; in February 139 doz.
for $4l.91; in March 435 dozen
for $76.35, and in April 451 doz.
for Sl0O.70. Total number of
eggs, 1877 dozen.
Haven't we some Audrain
woman who san show those Lin.
colnites a thing or two? Let 5
hear from you.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Good for Centralia.

The "Prairie Queen. will sup.
port Mexico for the location Of
the Pythian Home, as indicated
by the following quoted from the
Guard.
The Guard is for Mexico in
securing the Pythian Home and
we believe all the Knights in this
section should get together and
start the ball rolling for Mexico.
OF course we would like to see
the home here but that is out OF
the question as this building will
be erected in some city that has
water works and sewerage and
an all night electric light current,
and the next best thing for MS
would be to see that our neigh
boring city of Mexico gets a
chance at the home. She can
handle the proposition all right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Will Join O Circus,

The Ladonia Herald contained
the following item last week:
The "R. C. c." (Red Cloud
Club) composed of boys of the
Christian Sunday School, had a
meeting Friday night at w. L.
Coils barn. Deverest Ferguson
was the candidate initiated.
The initiation took place in the
loft of the large barn. All went
well until the hood-wink was
placed over the candidates eyes.
In making the circuit the candi.
date fell through the hole where
the ladder leads up from the
ground-a distance of II feet
Everette Alexander, Tommie De.
Lapofte, Lucius Faires and How
ard Coil followed him Tha;
some of them were not killed is a
miracle. Everette Alexander and
Deverest Ferguson were the
worst injured. They were moi
able to be out Saturday. Devcr,
est's eyes and face were badly
bruised.
The boys won't say much
about it, as it is a secret organ,
iZatiOn. They claim they wer,
not frightened when taking exit
The members of the club hav,
made application to the Barnum
& Bailey circus to do the "higi
dive" act, and if Friday night ;,
performance is sample of what
they can do they certainly will
be drawing cards.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
A Red Letter Day.

Last Sunday, May 16, was n
red letter day in the history of
Littleby Sunday school. They
never do things by halves down
there and the exercises last Sun
day was no exception.
Instead of regular Children s
Day exercises, they made it a
rally day, and after the regular
lessons rendered a special pre-
pared musical programme, filing
the morning preaching hour, after
which a few remarks were made
by the pastor and a collection
taken, amounting TO $1,000.
Then came that for which Lit
tleby is noted-goOd things 20
eat, reaching from roast beef and
chicken to angel food and all IN.
termediate points, "And they
gathered up of the fragments
that were left, twelve baskets. .
After dinner the pastor preached
to the children and young people
from Songs of Solomon, Gals
about catching little foxes, which
he said were little sins and bad
habits.
After a final exchange of greet
ings all turned their faces home
ward, feeling better for the day
and what it had brought them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
A Bright Girl.

Laddonia, Mo-, May 16.-MisS
Darline Victoria Bellamy, u
years old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Ii. Bellamy, of this place,
holds the enviable position of
not having been absent or tardy
in seven years she has attended
school. The little Miss is bright
in her studies. and her grades are
above the average pupil.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Circuit Court Gases.


Fred Roberts VS.. c. & A. r. II.
Co. Appeal, j. p.
j. A. Chiffon VS.. C.B. Ellis, on
contract.
Albert o. Schneider w. Maggie
d. Schneider. Divorce.
Duncan & Myers vs.. G. +.
Smith. Appeal, j. p.
Georgiana Jones ct al VS.. Ber-
tina Bowers ct al. Partition.
Chicago Brick Mfg. VS.. Mex
leo B. & +. Clay CO., on account
Mexico Savings Bank VS.. James
Creed. On note.
L. C.. Gray & Bros. VS.. Hy.
Schwabachcr ct al. Attachment.
Ida NJ. Hunter VS.. b. r. Mid
dleton. On account.
Anna Adams VS.. n. Y. Life ms.
Co. On policy.
Anna Adams VS.. Mutual Benefit
Life lns. Co. ct al. On policy.
NJ. +. Harrison VS.. Geo. Strait.
ner. Attachment.
Geo. w. Adams & Son VS.. 4.
\. Powell. On note.
Leila Yocum ct al VS.. Thos. II.
Jones ct al. Partition.
Ray Bass VS.. Mexico Brick g.
Fire Clay Co. Damages.
j. w. Mason VS.. c. b. e. Q. II.
r. Co. Damages.
j. Baum, Sc, vs.. Chris Kent
eel. Appeal. j. p.
w. j. McLoney VS.. V. Z. Och.
Ter. Concel deed of trust.
d. j. DeTienne VS.. Matte De.
Tienhe, divorce.
NJ. L. Jones VS.. Robert r. Buck
ner, accounting.
T. W. Lambert VS.. T. S. Beas-
ley. Appeal. j. p.
Continental Securities Co. ct al
VS.. Wabash r. r. Co., ct al, in
junction.
Alonzo Grimes VS.. Eliza Grimes
divorce.
Effie G.. Yelton VS.. j. NJ. Yelton
divorce.
b. r. Middleton VS.. C. G. A. II
r., damages.
c. F. Thompson VS.. VIM. Ball
Appeal. j. P.
Edward G. Gamble VS.. William
w. johnson, on account.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Was on Wrecked Train.

Mr.. Eph Hughes of Mexico was
on the wrecked c. & A. passenger
train near Odessa last Saturday,
when a number of coaches left the
track and about 30 persons were
pinned under timbers until re-
leased. lie was not seriously
hurt, tho he is suffering wit, "A
number of bad bruises on his face
and over his body. II was n
narrow escape for all who were
on the train. Mr.. Hughes lost
his fine silver watch in the mis-.
hap.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20

The Message was glad to make
the acquaintance the other day Of
S. l.. Moody, a hustling farmer
out near Washington school
house. He knew the Lick Creek
country of this county in its early
settlement, where this editor was
brought up"
w. E. Newkirk, southeast Of
Mexiso, is caring for about COZ
head Of sheep. He has So mothers
with l0l lambs aud l29 mothers
with 1852 lambs. He is shcaring
his sheep this week and is getting
a good crop Of wool,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Planned to Burn the Jail.

Hubert Dixon, colored, confin-
ed in the county Jail, tried to
burn the old structure down one
night last week. He was taken
before Justice Allen Stallings on
the charge of setting fire to the
mattresses and blankets on top Of
the cage. The shouts of other
prisoners reused the keepers and
the fire was put out in due time.
Dixon was bound over to await
the action Of the Circuit Court
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
wild" Cars.

A freight train going west just
as it came into Mexico Monday
morning broke in two, and 10 or
IL cars began TO move back east
and smashed into another freight
train coming down the hill east
of Salt River. The brakeman
set the brakes on the wild train
aud jumped, the engineer on the
oncoming train saw his danger
and put on the air brakes ana
jumped also. The engine was
smashed as was also the car OF
brick and a cabOose.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Stock and Exchange.

Judge j. ; Lewis lost a flue
steer killed by lightning last
Thursday night.
The Paris Appeal says that
John Tinder, over in Audrain, has
300 hogs and a load of 700-lb.
black calves ON feed, and is plant
ing 200 acres Of corn.
The Clarkson Hotel was sold
last Friday at trustees sale. G..
F. Clark, S. p, Emmons and Judge
W. w. Bolts were bidders. Mr..
Clark got the property on a bid
of $1,000.
Robert Norman, near Florida,
Monroe county, is fattening 70
head of hogs for the July market.
He wants to make them average
225 pounds provided he can be
contented to feed them the high
price corn.
j, w. Trimble near Santa Fe
shipped a car Of sheep to st.
Louis last Thursday which he
bought from the following per.
sons; II. t. Painter, 20 head !;
Charles s. Sharp, 20; f. NJ. Set
ties, &c; w. w. Tulley, II; Shade
Davis, IL; George Ledford, %.
DIR. II. X. Hinde came over to
Mexico from Fulton last Satur-
day looking for a good buggy
horse. He bought the fine rhoan
mare belonging to w. w. Fry
for 1925. He got a bargain. The
mare was shipped this week to
Madison, ILL.,, where DIR. and Mrs.
Hinde at present are making
their home with their son, j. G.
Hinde.
According to the Vandalia
Leader Mrs. VIM. Bevan has
traded her farm, five miles south
of Laddonia, on which is situat-
ed a good paying coal mine, to
III. A. Smith for his residence in
Vandalia, and the store room on
the north side occupied by ]. O
Callaway's grocery store. The ex,
change becomes effective the first
of September. Mrs. Bevan will
move to Vandalia.
The Perry Enterprise says that
j. Newt Caldwell, Of near Hutchi
son, has a draft mare that is Il
years old that has foaled 6 mule
colts in seven years. He has sole
her colts to the following parties
to Robt. Ferris, $l75; Sam Flu
qua l, SIS; Sid Coons ] pair
$3.50; Westfall Bros. /, $l25; BrS
McMurray l, $125; making &
total amount of $3.50. This mare
foaled twin mare colts this spring
one of which died. She has onl,
foaled l horse colt. We believ,
that il we were him we woulC
stock up the farm with mares
With such luck it would not b.
many years until we would h
independently rich.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-20
Died in 81. Louis.

Miss Anna Darrah, who was
quite aged, who had been an in
mate of the Old Ladies' Home in
this city, died in a hospital in St.
Louis a few days ago. The re-
mains were brought TO Mexico
for burial, religious service at the
grave by Rev. c. M. Aker.