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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
SUFFRAGETTES
 CAPTURE TAFT
Special from United Press.)

Washington Feb. 24.-The suffra- gettes corral'ed President Taft today. The President consented to make a speech opening the annual convention Of the Natioral American Woman's Suffrage Asso -iation. a1though he took great pains to stipu'ate that his ap- pearance on that occasion should in no way be construed as an endorse ment of the votes-fo -for-women move- ment.
 The convention will be held in Wash ington, April IA to 19
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
FOX NABs THIEVES.

Sergeant Fox arrested Stefan Ma roosh today for burg1arizing the store If Soprel Iandes, 357 Spruce street. Sunday nieht. He admitted his guilt. The same officer arrested Joe Murtha for theft. He is wanted by the Derby authorities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
ONLY ONE NEW CASE
 OF SCARLET FEVER

Only one new case of scarlet fever was reported to the board of Health today The work of fumigation of the schools progressed as usual, to- day's list including Lincoln, Hunting ton, North Main and Black Rock schools.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
WESTON AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
 HIS LONG WALK

Especial from United Press.l
 Albuuurque, Feb. 24.-Edward Pay son Weston, the pedestrian, is between Holbrook and Albuqurque today He has regained all the time he lost in walking up the Grand Canyon, and is expected to be ahead of his schedule when he reaches here Saturday,. Wes- ton says he is doing five miles a day better than his schedule.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
ONE MAN DEAD, TWO INJURED, IN
 DYNAMITE BLOW
Especial from United Press.

Trenton, N. J., Feb. 24.-One man is dead and two others badly injured es the result of Q. dynamite explosion today at the Rocky Hill plant of tho Delawara River Quarry & Construc ton Comapny Peter Phillips, 3a sears of age, had his arms blown of 2 bove the wrists, his head battered and his left leg torn and fractured He died about hours after the ac- c.dent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
MERLE COWLES BREAKS ANKLE

Merle Cowles, superintendent of Lakeview home, fell from a stepla,l- der at that institution at 3:30 this morning while attempting to regulate steam pipe. He sustained a frac- ture of the left ankle that will in- Capacitate him for weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
GARAGE EXPLOSION CAUSES DAMAGE
 OF $1OO,00O
fSneeial from United Press.l

Paterson, N. J.. Feb. 4.-An explo sion of gasoline in the garage of Tynan 6 Reynolds today started 8 fire which caused $1OO GOO damage. The garage, valuable machines, and the residences on each side were destroy cG
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
lOWLAND'S Entrances on Main street. Fairfield aveuie anG Cannon street.

Bridgeport, Conn.,.
 Thursday, February 2f. 1910. The Weather-Eair tonight; cloudy probably snow tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24

A mar. iage license was issued in the office of the town clerk today t0 Edward McGray, steantitter, and Miss Mary Werts. of Naugatuck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-24
Sewing-machine club list IS yet open.

of the How land sewing machines IS to be bought on the easy D a y m e Il t plan just so
 long as the
 club list is
 open. Clos
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

Geo. n. Wood offers for sale 20
Of his residence lots in Glenwood
addition on East side at S25 each,
| One dollar down, balance soc per
week No taxes or interest. These
lots are level, IS 1T. TO good soft
water, dry cellars, II good homes
IN the neighborhood. VIII build
homes on monthly payments. tf-d-w.
Harry Powell who will be remember
ed as member Of the Grand Rapids
base ball team a couple of years ago
and who has been here for the past
few days renewing old acquaintance
left Tuesday morning for Lansing,
Mich. Harry stated, while here that
he signed with the Lansing Club of
the Southern Michigan League for the
| coming season.
The Mystic Workers Lodge have
changed their meeting place from the
Z. A. R. Hall to the Eagles Hall in
the Spafford building. They held
their first meeting in their new
place Friday evening. A large attend
ance was present and the members
were treated to a big spread. after
which dancing was INDUCED in until
a late hour.
Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs. F. MacKinnon, who are at
the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago.
that their daughter, Ellen, was oper-
ated on Wednesday for appendicitis
by DR.. Miller assisted by DR.. Brown
and the operation was successful and
"a rapid recovery is expected. This
VIII be pleasing news to their many
friends and relatives in this city.
Ed. Dahlke has been laid I'D at
his home all week on account of a
badly injured foot. While splitting
wood recently, the axe slipped cut
ting deep cash into the foot and
sphnterlng the bone. His family
physician dressed the injury and ex-
Tacted several pieces of bone from
the cut. Ed. will probably be laid
up for a long time as the cut is a
very bad one.
Love is not easily provoked"
What panacea for every irrita-
ton of home life. How it wards off
those hasty impulses and prevents
the escape of harsh rebuke. How it
bends low the heart until the storm
passes, and then how much brighter
is the suns glow when the mist has
cleared away. Let this love iIlumin-
ate your home and you will behold
in it the counterpart of heaven.
Stevens Point Gazette-L. J. Ole
and daughter, Myrtle of Grand Rap
ids, spent Thursday in the city, the
former coming up to attend the Whit
ing Oil Co. meeting. He departed
for home that evening, returning
next afternoon accompanied by his
wife and father, Peter Ule, to spend
the New Year at the home of Mrs.
Ule's sister, Mrs. L. A Krembs, on
Normal avenue.
Geo. N. Wood is the owner of. a
one hundred acre farm; SO acres cul-
tivated, so acres of merchandise tim
Der, and IA acres creek bottom, new
small house, spring creek, good soft
water, good roads, daily mail, best
of neighborhood. Labor in demand
in nearby factories. One mile south
of city limits on east side. Also a
SO foot front on First street adjoin-
ing Bodette's shop. These properties
are great bargains. They must be
sold soon. tf-d-W.
The Wood County Repo. 'er Print
ing Office Job Rooms, were never any
better equipped for doing first-class
job work than they are at present.
When in need of any work in our
line, give us an opportunity to bid
on your work. IT,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
for visit with their parents.


A horse driven by Phil Griffin be-
came unmanageable and proceeded
to run away Tuesday afternoon on
First street. Mr. Griffin succeeded
in regaining control of the animal
before it had gone very far and thus
averted what might have resulted in
a serious accident
A happy home is within the reach
Of every family if they only choose
in making it so. Interesting pictures
should adorn the walls of every home
they are loop holes of escape to the
soul, leading to other scenes; they
are. books, histories and sermons
that may be read without turning
leaves.
Harry Peterson, who is employed
in the Badger Box & Lbr. Co.'S plant
on the west side, had the misfor
tune to lose two of the fingers of his
right hand on Friday evening just
before quitting time Mr.. Peterson
was cutting some kindling wood on
the trimming saw when the acct
dent occurred.
The fire department was called out
about $50 Thursday evening to as
sls+ in putting out a small blaze at
hnn Of IL hn
West Side. A couple of bricks had
fallen into the chimney choking it
up and causing the room to become
full of smoke. The damage was
slight.
There is no profession in the uni
verse which is SO trying upon the
nerves as journalism. The daily
grind becomes in time a serious
strain upon the nerves of the con-
slant worker, and irritability is as
logical a sequence as mud after
rain. And to keep sweet amid the
whack and ruin of physical fibre re-
We are under obligations to Mark
w. Martin for copies OF the Canal
Record, published at Ancon, Canal
Zone. 1t is a small size, three col
umn newspaper of eight pages but
1t is full of interesting matters con-
nected with the construction of the
canal We appreciate the remem-
brance.
qulres more than ordinary strong
will. But to smile and smile, though
feeling a william still, is our sacred
duty, if not ourselves, at least to
our neighbor. Some one with a wise
noodle says that sugar will catch
more flies than vinegar, and it is
true. Then let US use sugar and
keep sweet.
Of all persons we meet, we like
the rustler the best, andw can
readily forgive the few errors in his
politics Or religion, for he rustles.
He encourages and enthuses and hur-
rles along the slow-going trail and
mental development is his. He goes
from strength to strength. He is
the salt of the earth.
Del White arrived in the city Thurs
day from Stevens Point to take part
in the band concert here on Friday
evening. Mr. White is now a re-
gular member of the local band and
his playing will materially increase
it's high standard of excellence as
he is recognized as one of the best |
tuba players in the state.
M. j. Feavel, who operates a five |
and ten cent store next door to |
Raglan & Shaver's Furniture store, |
has rented the Pomainville building |
recently occupied by the Grand Rap |
ids Tailoring Co., which is now being !
painted and decorated |
to moving his stock of |
goods therein. He expects to move
goods therein.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

Mrs. Sophia Noel of Port Edwards
was the first person in that village
to buy Grand Rapids Street Car
ticket at the store of o. Boyer on
Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
Mrs. Z. Ernaman and Mrs. Otelia
ketz, both of Milwaukee. are here to
attend the funeral of their brother.
August Kabitsky, which will occur
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Fern Miller left Saturday for.
Stevens Point for a short visit with
her friend Miss Isabel Horn in that
city. Both are teachers in the Chip
pewa Falls public schools.
The Electric Light Co., IN this city
have laid off their crew of cleo
tricians and helpers indefinitely on
account Of the cold weather which
has prevailed in this section.
Mrs. J. S. Weinberg and little
daughter, Beatrice left Monday morn
ing for Appleton, where they. were
called ON account of the serious i'll
ness of Mrs. Weinberg's sister.
Fred Edgecomb Of this city lost a
valuable WOLF hound last week but
after persistent search he sue
ceeded in tracing the animal to
Pittsville where it was recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Rozelle return
ed Wednesday from Hancock where
they had been to attend the funeral
OF Mr.. Rozelle's mother i'm that viii
lage.
Wednesday night, Jan. 9Th was the
coolest weather we have had thus
far this winter. Some thermometers
registered as low as 25 degrees below
zero.
Clara Anderson was arrested Wed
nesday evening by officer Berg on
the charge of vagrancy. She was
given sentence of twenty days in
the county jail.
JOS Billmyre, travelling engineer for
the American Air Cleaning Co., left
for Milwaukee Thursday morning af-
ter pleasant visit with friends and
relatives in this city.
John Liebe of the town of Grand
Rapids, and Amelia Wolf of Seneca,
were sent to the Northern Hospital
for the insane at North Oshkosh on
Wednesday evening.
William Corcoran, the surveyor and
crew of three assistants were in Bi-
ron Wednesday where they were en-
ployed in laying out the corporate
limits of the village.
JOS. Weinbauer has sold his farm
about two miles out on the Kellner
road and has bought a house on
Chestnut street in this city where
he will reside in the future.
Miss Marjorie Griffin who has been
sick for several days and was thot
to be improving, it is now feared
that she has appendicitis and may
have to undergo an operation.
Mrs. Hutchinson and daughter Miss
Edith Hutchinson, and son, Kenneth,
departed Friday for their home in
Ladysmith after spending the past
week in this city visiting friends
Mrs Guy O. Babcock entertained
at midday luncheon, Friday, Jan.
7th, and an afternoon skating party
at the Amusement Hall. Twelve |
ladies were the participants of this
pleasant affair.
Jos. Bogoger had the misfortune
to hurt his hand quite badly Friday |
while working in the F. MacKinnon |
Mfg. Co.'S plant 1t is a very bad |
cut and will probably incapacitate
him from his work for a long time.
Frank Carey left Thursday for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

The mail carrier is a jolly good fel
low and viii bring your Milwaukee
Daily News as regular as the days
go by and no missing papers.
Albert Schroeder, prominent farm
er of Seneca, and we'll known in this
city, is seriously i'll at his home with
! pneumonia.
Miss Schofield, who has been Wis
iting at the home of E. P. Arpin
/ in this city returned to her home
in Wausau.
Mr. Oftellie of the Oftellie & Ston-
dahl Land Co., of st. Paul, is in the
city on business connected with the
company.
Walter Mccarthy, left Monday for
Huron, S. d. where he is employed
as brakeman on the Chicago &
Northwestern Ry.
Miss Amelia Weigand of Chicago
is in the city for an extended visit
at the home of Ernest Oberbeck on
the west side
Mr.. Quinlan of Green Bay, manager
Of the Bell Long Distance Telephone
Co., in this district, was in the city
on business.
Miss Imogene Moss, assistant in
Menzels studio returned Monday from
her home in Seymour where she had
been to spend the holidays.
Miss Sue Hartman returned to her
home in Necedah, Sunday evening af
ter a weeks visit at the home of
Herman Abel on the east side.
O. G. Made of the experiment sta
ton at Cranmoor was in the city to at
tend the convention of the Cranberry
Growers Assoc ia ton.
]. R. Reagan is back from Fond du
Lac where he had been attending
committee of the Wisconsin Undertak
er's Association.
J. E. Young formerly of this city
and now of Milwaukee, visited Sunday
at the home of ]. E. DAILY, his former
business associate in this city.
]. NJ. Richards, travelling sales
man for the Hough Porch Shade Co.,
of GAINESVILLE is in the city for a few
days on business.
James Miller is confined to his
home on Eighth street north with a
severe illness and is reported to be
very low.
w. A. Brazeau of Merrill, arrived
in the city Tuesday noon to spend
couple of days in this city on bust
ness.
Allan Dernbach assistant manager
of the Amusement Hail left Tuesday
evening for a few days visit at his
home in Merrill
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Crotteau
entertained a few of their relatives
at an informal party at their home
in this city on Tuesday evening.
D. D. Conway lis back from Milwau
kee and Fond du Lac where he had
been on business for the past few
days.
Mr.. Kirchofer the water works eX-
pert of Madison is in the city on bust
ness pertaining to the local water
supply.
A son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Coleman in this city on Tuesday
lived only a short time after it's birth
Mrs. Amanda Wales arrived in the
city Friday from New Lisbon for
short visit with her son, Mr.. George
Wales.
Tony Arnold, Leon Youngchild, Ray
Younchild and Fred Douglas of Ne
koosa visited in this city on Thurs
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

What have you to trade for SW
NE Sec. 9, T. p, R. 6, adjoining Ton
Chrystal home. See Geo. n. Wood
3td. wifi.
Miss Janet Carhart returned home
from Oshkosh last week after
spending New Years in that city Will
I relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Van VIE arrived
home last week from Milwaukee
where they visited for a few days
with friends
Nick Reiland left Wednesday for
st. Paul where he will purchase a ca
load of fancy beef for the Reiland
Packing Co.
| A. c. Bennett who has been here t.
attend the Cranberry Growers con
vention returned to his home in Gran
moor Wednesday.
James Mccarthy arrived home Tue,
day from Prairie du CHEN where he
had been undergoing treatment in a
hospital in that city.
Mrs J. Beyer is seriously i'll at
her home on Second street and the
physicians i'm attendance do not hold
out any hope Of her ultimate recov-
cry.
Walt Beach of Wautoma and Frank
Springer of Bancroft, were Grand Ra-
pids business visitors on Monday
They left Tuesday morning for SteveI
Point.
G. L. Warren has purchased the Ho
tel Julien bus and announces that
he will carry passengers to and from
any part of the city, exclusive of the
hotel traffic
Mrs. Fred Warner who was formerly
Miss Hattie Sweeney of this city,
returned to her home in Sterling, H.,
after spending a couple of weeks will
relatives and friends.
Frank Dudley, Jr., was arrested
Friday on the charge Of misconduct
and fined $40 and costs, amounting
to $14.60, in Judge Fritzsinger's court
w. E. Smith, principal of the train
ing school in Wautoma, stopped off
between trains Saturday to join his
wife who has been visiting with
friends IN this city.
The Grand Rapids Brewing Co. have
an expert copper smith here from
Milwaukee who is overhauling all
the copper piping and blue kettles
in their plant on First street
There is a bunch of civil engin-
GERS at Friendship this week working
north on a survey of the route of
the proposed electric line from Kill
bourn to- Stevens Point
George Weeks who has been Wis
iting at the home of his son, r. A.
Weeks, in this city, for the past
two weeks returned to his home in
Wautoma Saturday.
Miss Blanche Giguere of Appleton,
arrived in this city the first of the
week and will make an extended Wis
it at the home of her Aunt, Mrs Alex
Perroden, 866 Eleventh street
Mrs. B. ]. Closuit departed Mon
day morning for Appleton to attend
the funeral of one of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Voecks little hree-year-old twin
who died of tonsilitis.
A large number of young people
from Pittsville, Babcock, Rudolph an6
Seneca were in the city Saturday
to patonrize the Amusement Hall
Roller Rink.
J. E. Farley and assistants have
just completed the installation of a
new set of toilet rooms and other
improvements in the G. B.
& w. depot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

Fond du Lac 10 resume his duties a:
salesman for the Reiland Packing Co
after being laid up for a few day;
| with sickness at his home in this cit,
The Reiland Packing Co. shipped
the first carload of beef to their new
| branch depot at Superior Wednesday
Matt Ernser has been assigned as
salesman for the company in thar
territory.
A. Perrodin Of the firm, Perrodin &
Reiland, has moved his family and
household effects into the house form
erly occupied by Pat Smith on Ninth
| street north, where he will reside
/ in the future
Mrs. VIII Miller of Ashland, who
has been visiting her brother, A. G.
Miller in this city for a few days, de-
parted Thursday for Marshfield where
she will visit with friends before re-
turning home.
DR.. Simon Bailey, formerly of this
city and now located in Bailey, North
Dakota, was married recently to a
Miss Sole of Tomah. DR.. Bailey will
be remembered here as a champion
bicycle racer a few years ago.
Ed Comfy, who has been employed
as line man for the Electric Light
Co., in this city, resigned his position
Thursday and departed for Dorsey.
Mont, where he will be employed by
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
Miss Jennie Eichner is confined to
her home on First street with a bad
foot. She underwent an operationlast
summer for the same trouble but it
appears to have been an unsuccessful
one as the foot is as bad as ever.
Mrs. Alex Perroden and two sons,
Chester and Emerson, arrived in
this city Saturday from Appleton and
will make their future home here,
as Mr.. Perroden has purchased an
interest in the Reiland Meat Mar
ket
The selection, ''Grandfather's
Clock which was very finely rem
dered by the local band Friday even
ing, is a composition by the gifted
bandmaster, Mr. Arthur Amsden of
Marlnette, and was loaned to Prof.
Bliss especially for this concert.
w. E. Fairbanks, agent for the
Metropolitan Life, Insurance Co., who
makes this city his headquarters and
rooms at F. L. Steib's residence,
has been distributing handsome calen
dars among his patrons and friends
this week.
D. B. Philleo, P. Mulroy, Frank
Stahl, Eugene Miller, and A. J. Has
brouck returned home Tuesday even
ing from Shiocton where they had
gone to attend a meeting of the
stockholders of the Oneida Oil Co.,
Of that place
Andy Carter has been forced to
rellnquish his work as rural mail
carrier on account of sickness. The
a1lment from which he is suffering
necessitated a slight operation. He
is recovering nicely and expects to
resume his duties in a few days.
The Reckless Recklaw family left
Thursday morning for Merrill where
they gave an exhibition on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday in the rink
in that city. While here they had
large audiences considering the ex-
IRENE cold weather that was rag
ing during the past week
Edward Morse, court reporter for
Judge Clementson of Lancaster, is
visiting in this city at the home of
his brother, Robert Morse He ex-
poets to stay until Thursday of this
week when his brother and wife will
accompany him back to Lancaster
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

Womens 25c heavy feeced vest and pants,
Womens SOC Mentor fine heavy feeced vest
duu )dHIS2 C0c
Womens' 100 wool vest and pants, sale. .79c
g 1.50 strictly all wool vest and
pants, sale. 1.29
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-05
first MOVE MADE
At ARBITRATION
GARMENT WORKERS. IN CHICAGO
SUBMIT THE QUESTION TO
COMMITTEE.

By Associated Press
Chicago. Nov. i.--Led by a thrOng
of women singing "Marseillaisc." sew
oral thousand striking garment work.
ers paraded through the north fac
tory district late today M1inmarians
visited each "open shop" In this sec-
ton of the city and shouted derisively
at the non-uniou workers and strike
breakers
nut for the chief stewards prccau-
tiCn in holding u large force of po-
licemcn In reserve at various stations,
probable serious rl0ting was averted,
Several attempts at disorder were
quickly quellcd by patrolmen who
made Al number of arrests
Mrs. Raymond Robins, president of
the Woman's Trade Union. asserted
tonlght that the striking women are
anxious to submit their grievances To-
a board Of arbitration and that she
believed the strike viii be settled IN
a few DAYS
The first definite movement toward
n settlement was made at the HUI
House tonight at a meeting OF the cit
liens committee. The issue at stake
was submitted to an nter.committec
which Immediately took up the ques-
tion Of finding the ground ON which the
employees and employer might rGus-
ouqbly be expected to reach an agree
ment