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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31
Children Cry
 FOR FLETCHER'S c A s o RIA STAMFORD

Tomorrow evening there will be an em mbarrassment of intellectual riches for those who care for such food The musical at the library promises to be a society affair, and full dress will be in vogue. The list of artists has been published in all the papers, also the program, which contains some excellent numbers. As the pro- ceeds are for the benefit of the lib- rary it is anticipated that the room will be full. The same evening El- 1iott w. Peck will give an interesting account of his recent tour in Europe and Asia, before the Ladies' Sewing Society of the Methodist church. MT Peck has spoken a number of times in town, and has proved to be both interesting and instructive.
 The contract for finishing the troll ley on Barnnm avenue, does not call for the completion of the work before Dem member l, but so vigorously has the construction been pushed by En- ginner Fuller that the announcement is now made that cars may be run contractor. Bryan Mahan, is pushing the macadam pavement as fast as the crushed rock can be secured.
 If there is anything the people of Bradbury doughnut, although some of the delicious fruit made in An sonia can be had at Hanson's on a Friday. It was therefore painful to learn that on Friday evening a loco mobile testing machine ran into one of the Bradbury delivery wagons, and
  accident happened at Liberty Park, and the horse made tracks as far as Washington Bridge, thinking the loco was after him.
 There was singing last evening at the Red Mems memorial services, and an appropriate address by Rev. F. V. Atkinson who came over from Bridge port.
 Four children in the Smith family on Stratford avenue are suffering from an attack of dphtheria. $ Another narrow escape from a serious accident at Hard's Corner, is reported. A trolley has run into a wagon owned by J. E. Beardsley, the mason. It is not understood that the trolley left the track, so the pre- sumption is MT. Beardsley ran into the trolley. It appears that some ladders sticking out behind the wag- on were hit by the trolley. Surely the Connecticut Company cannot be held to blame.
 Mrs. Wade Cooke, Farwick avenue, is entertaining the Bridgeport club this afternoon.
 Meigs D. Russell has addressed 8 letter to Judge Peck, in which he ex- presses his entire confidence in that gentleman as judge of probate.
 George Lines made but a brief stay in Baltimore. No sooner was he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31
T. l.. WATSON 6 co.
nEOPLE'S SAVINGS N B A N h
 Marble Building
 924-S26 MAIN STREET

nEpoSTTs .s5.421, CHAOS ETRPTTTE 16S, ,OOO.OO
 Pays FOUR per cent. interest.
 Interest begins first of month fol- lowing deposit. , Dividends-January and July. DeDOsits of $1 to $1 1,OOO received In Dne year.
 EDWARD w. MARSH, Treasurer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31
N NOTICE

FS1r fOrty-four years we Eavo been conducting business at the same old location, corner of Main and John Streets. BridgepOr.. Conn.,, and our Private Bank has been este bk1she0 there continuously. We have received and paid out on demand without mo- Gice millions of dollars of money de. Hposited with us and we continue to receIve money subject to depositor's check at sight. on which we allow Ghrce per cent. per annum eA @ TO each nccouTlt monthly. We solicit Rhe accounts of individuals. business men. firms and corporations. and all who want a bank account where they can deDosiE money. checks or drafts and leave 1t for ono day. one ek,o1So month OF one year, md draw interest ,ny, ft for any 1fr11o ft js left with uA. EVe give fo the business our careful pers0nal attention as the oldest nrm Of urivate bankers in this gSafe-
 :; T. l.. WATSON 6 co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31
GIT BEATS ALL"

This is quoted from a letter of M Stockwel., Hannibal, Mo. T recently used Foiey's Honey and Tar for the first time. To say I am pleased does not half express my feelings. It bea ts all the rem medies I ever used. I con tracted a bad cold and was threaten ed with pneumonia. The first doses gave great relief and one bottle com pletely cured me" Contains no opiates. 2. B. Brill and Curtis Phar- macy. 8 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31
Four Reasons Why First { Mortgage Real Estate ' Loans Are the Safest and Pac+ T11ueStrnaT1f

l. Because they are not affected by panics.
 money market.
 9 Not affected by manipulation. 4 If well selected they never de- yreciate in value
 Now is the Time to Invest.
 We offer, subject to sale. the fol- lowing list of Bridgeport Mortgages Annovnf AnDraisal, Rate. Insurance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
UNIFORM RULES
FOR STATE MILITIA

Washington, Jan. Unsatisfactory
conformity with the Dick militia law,
so as to enable all states and territor-
les to share in the amounts appropri-
ated by congress for the maintenance
Of the militia, is predicted by Lieuten-
ant Colonel Weaver, chief of the di-
visit of militia affairs, in his annual
report to the secretary of war. This
law requires that the organization OF
state militia by January II must be
the same as that Of the regular army,
if it is to participate in the federal
funds. Only the states Of Pennsyi-
vania and Delaware were reported as
not conforming. He believes these
states will meet the conditions by
January 81
The strength Of the organized mi
litia is 1926. 1t is estimated that
there are in the United States 14724,-
448 males available for military duty.
Hereafter there will be two militia
inspections annually, in the spring
and during the encampment period
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
THREE DEAD IN WRECK
FORTY-FIvE INJURED

crash came. Immediately he tore al
axe out of the toolbox and cut down
the doors, then went through the
coach breaking windows and urging
the people to be calm and take their
TIM about getting out. He assured
himself that all his passengers es-
capped
F. D. Adair Of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, escaped from the chair car
and rescued two women, after kick
ing out several windows.
David S. Clemmens, conductor OF
the train, started into the baggage car
just as the wreck occurred. The en-
tire side Of the car was torn out and
CIemmons shot through the opening
He is seriously injured but will sur
viVe.
Mrs. Anna SchaIlenberger, of Mich
OILS, Iowa, was slightly injured, yet,
despite her 70 years, she insisted that
she was not injured seriously enough
to require much attention.
Attend to the folks that need
help" she said to a rescuer who Of
fered to assist her.
An unidentified dead woman about
Is years old, has brown hair and
wore a blue dress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
ROBBERS FOILED,
TWO SHOT DEAD
PLANNED TO LOOT THREE
BANKS AND PosToFFlcE-
POSSE AWAITS.

Oklahoma City, Jan. Five mel
who intended to rob three banks and
a postOffice at Harrah, Oklahoma,
early yesterday ran into a posse head
ed by United States Marshal Jack
Alternately. AS a result, two of the
bandits are dead, one jailed at Gutn-
RE, wounded, and two suspects are
jailed here
Frank Quigg was shot dead by the
posse, Frank Carpenter, another rob-
ber was wounded during the fight
and died in jail. J. c. DiIbeck, the
third bandit, was slightly hurt.
Carpenter made the mistake of tell
ing a number of people of the robbery
plot. The postofice inspectors no.
titled Alternately and when the rob-
bers reached the bank he was await
ing them. The posse caught the men
in the act Of breaking into the rear
door of the Harrah State bank. The
robbers ran and the deputies fired,
wounding Carpenter and Dilbeck In
the first yolley. Quigg snapped his
revolver but before he could return
the fire he was killed by rifle bail.
Carpenter admitted that they
planned to rob banks and postoffices.
He said Red" Rogers and Pearl Vii
son escaped, He and his associates,
he said, robbed the Golden. Colo,
pOstOfffce of $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
FOND DU LAC LOSES
LEADING CITIZEN

Fond du Lac, Wis. Jan. 3.-John c.
Nhtttelsey, pioneer drygoods mer-
chant, for many years head of the
Nhittelsey Drygoods company, Is
dead, aged rs years. Mr.. and Mrs.
WhitteIsey entertained a few friends
at new years dinner, and during the
evening Mr., Whittelsey seemed IN
Usually cheerful.
Mr.. WhitteIsey was born in New
York City and came here forty-eight
years ago, establishing himself in the
Grygo0ds business, retiring three
years ago, and since then he has tray
eled much. He was i'll at Naples at
the time of the Messina earthquake.
M. Whittelsey was active in church
work and took a great interest IN
young men. He is survived by his
widow and one sister, Mrs. Walter
Lawton, Brookline, Mass.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
ESTRADA. CONTROLS
ENTIRE SITUATION

Blue1elds, Dec. 25.-via New Or
leans.-Jan. IAN account of the hor,
rible condition of the roads west OF
Rama no danger from the new gov
eminent army seems likely, and also
it is improbable that Estrada's move
ment on Managua will be started for
some time, If ever. Estrada now con
trolls absolutely the territory wherein
originates 70 per cent. of the country's
revenue. 1t is held here that Estrada
needs but to wait until the west coast
realizes that he is unbeatable, when
he will be invited to take the presi-
dency.
Eighty-two serious operations were
performed in a hospital without
single death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
MERGER or
TRUST COMPANIES

New York, Jan Al. Pierpont Nor
gan, Thomas f. Ryan and Levi r.
Morton, linked hands yesterday in
trust company merger which united
resources of $15OO0O,OO0. The triple
combination brings the Guaranty
Trust company, the Morton Trust
company and the Fifth Avenue Trust
title Of Guaranty Trust company
The directors Of all three compan-
les approved the terms of the merger.
This merger follows the recent alb
sorption Of the Guaranty Trust com
pany by the Morgan interests. The
terms Of the merger were not dis
closed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
ESTRADA PREPARING
FOR FINAL COUP

Washington, Jan. 1.-The forward
movement Of the Nicaraguan revoIu-
tionary army is said by one of the
Central American Diplomats to be
partly a feint. He added: 1--WE have
every reason to believe that a strong
force was sent to Greytown to wipe
out the besieged government forces
there. When Greytown is taken, San
Juan river will be opened to Lake
Nicaragua and the two branches of
Estradas army will then join forces
and proceed to MaGagua"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
CARY CALLS FOR
SCHOOL RtFORM
STATE SUPERINTENDENT AID
DRESSES FoRcEFUL LETTER
TO EDUCATORS.
WOULD DO AWAY WITH DOM
NATION AND STAND
ARDIZATION.
Madison, Jad. 3.

Madison, Jad. 3.
Back to nature, back to tbo great
heart of the world, back to the homes
Of the people, back to the first prin,
ciples, is the plea that State Superin-
tendent c. P. Cary makes Tor the com
mon and high schools Of the state in
a letter which he is to address to edu-
Gators of the state soon. And to this
end superintendent Cary calls for re
form in the school system of the state
and demands first of all freedom from
domination and freedom from stand
ardHatiOn. These accomplished, and
a condition established whereunder
the higher state institutions shall I'M
hesitatingIy accept the graduates Of
modernized courses of study, then
Superintendent Cary believes the com
mon schools will be competent to meet
the needs of the state in respect to
education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
THINK THEY HAVE
CLUE OF ALMA KELLNER

Louisville, Jan II believe we
are in communication with the alb
ductors Of Alma Kellner," declared
Frank Fehr, millionaire brewer and
cousin of the missing girl, yesterday.
81 believe the child is being held for
ransom. We offer a reasonable ran
som for Alma's return and promise
that no effort will be made to arrest
or prosecute the abductors."
Fehr returned yesterday from Chi
cago where he insisted he had gone on
a pleasure trip.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
TWO ROBBERS FATALLY
WOUNDED BY BULLETS

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Two masked
armed robbers were shot and probably
fatally wounded by Policeman Henry
Decker and Edward Durek, a civilian.
last night. The wounded men are Ed
ward Haywood and Arthur Attreson.
Both were shot in the head.
Haywood died at midnight.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
SCORE INJURED
IN GAS EXPLOSION

Montreal, Jan. More than a
score Of people we're injured in an
explosion at Place Viger station on
the Canadian Pacific railway, shortly
before midnight. Many victims were
frightfully mangled and are not ex-
.pected to recover.
The station platform was crowded
as the Quebec train was leaving, when
suddenly a terrific explosion of a gas
plant aboard the train ripped up the
platform from end to end and buried
more than score of people in the de-
bris. One Of the victims taken out
was a woman, and one of whose legs
were torn off Half a dozen others
were in a serious condition. Nobody
aboard the train was hurt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
MORSE QUITS FIGHT
TO WARD OFF PRISON

New York, Jan. Charles W
Morse, the convicted banker, will
probably be taken to the federal prls-
on at Atlanta, Ga, today.
No writ of error against the refusal
to permit a new trial has been ap-
piled for. The time for such action
expired yesterday afternoon. 1t was
understood that his counsel told
Morse it would be futile to stave on
the inevitable.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
Steel INDUSTRY FULL
OF PROMISE FOR 1910

New York, IAN. &.-The enw years
outlook in the iron and steel INDUS
try. which has been called the baron
eter Of business, is pronounced firm
and hopeful by Judge Gary, chairman
OF the United States steel corpora
ton. In a statement Judge Gary
says:
New orders received by the sub
sidiary companies in the last eight
months have been gratifying. The
combined December bookings OF these
companies has been about $4,000 tons
per day, their capacity 41,O00 tons
The only concern at the mills is 10
satisfy customers in regard to derv-
cries.
There are always possible dangers
ahead, such as unjust and unreasona-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
UNIVERSITY MAN
GETS SEVEN YEARS

Denver, Jan. 4.-Ernest L. Powers
a former Denver university student
who was convicted recently of de
fraudinng a Denver man out of $13,7OC
through a fake" foOtrace at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced yesterday
to two to seven years in the peniten,
tiary.
Judge Whitford scathingly rebuked
Powers for disgracing his fine family
his prominent and respected father
and his beautiful wife"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06

Die legislation or inconsiderate action
by public oIiciaIs, which tend to ere
ate distrust. Or what is more Dron-
able, there may be over-conH5enc=
over-eEtension, too rapid rising o+
prices, or other mistakes by those N
charge Of important affairs.
Lawmakers, administrators of ina
law, and active business 6Dapo-ai
members Of the community. al are
Interested in working together to i'm
prove the material as we'll as the
moral conditions Of he people.
We have al learned somethine DIV
experience. I think nobody is more
DESTROYS Of maintaining prosperity. as
lar as the same is consistent WIN,
good government, than the president
himself
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06

The banquet will be given within the
first two weeks of January. Next
week the alumni will meet to decide
on the date and place. 1t was intend
ed to entertain the victorious players
soon after the close of the football
season, but the contemplated trip to
Denver delayed the arrangements for
the occasion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
CONGRESSMAN HAUGEN
BOASTS 0NE-MAN RULE

Des Moines, Jan. 3.-Congressman
Haugen, in speech at the Norwegian
club last night asked: as the best
legislation possible under the present
system and rule, the autocratIc rule
Of one man." and added:
For no length of time will any au-
tocrat be tolerated. Freedom oil
thought and action Is best attained
not by one man power, but by the
people,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06

to take to the foes. He refused and
for more than two hours we faced
death in battling the six foot gorges.
After We had drifted mile, we
struck some six inch ice, which Short
started to plow through. Several
times the barges behind US drove the
tug half way out of the water onto
the ice. We all owe our lives to
Short"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
Zero Weather in chicano

Chicago, Jan. Aero weather, east
ward bound, Is predicted for this ter
titory today. Last night the tempera-
ture was four above zero and had
fallen more than 20 degrees within
20 hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
Wife Goes Free But Hired Man Is
Convicted

Mankato, Mimi, Jan. Mrs. H. ].
Ledbetter yesterday afternoon was
acquitted of the charge of numbering
her husband The jury was out an
hour. The womans husband disap,
peared and afterward was found
buried on a farm. Mrs. Ledbetter, her
sister and the latters husband and
Frank Smith, a hired man. were ar
rested. Smith was convicted of man
slaughter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
SPANISH MINISTER
WOUNDED IN DUEL

Havana, Jan. 4.-Spanish Minister
Soler is confined TO his home With
wounded hand, which, according to
general rumor, he received in a duel
with Cuban who is alleged to have
Cuban is reported to have been Killed.
Every effort is being made 10 sup
press publication of the details.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
BANQUET FOR VIcToRS.
Marquette Alumni TO Feast Football
Team,

Milwaukee, Jan. Arrangements
have been completed by the allied
alumni OF Marquette university for the
complimentary banquet to the foot
ball team which carried Marquette's
athletic colors to the front this year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
ROBBER is CAUGHT.

After Chase Through Snow and a Re,
volver Fight.
Chicago, Jan. A thrilling chase
through the snow and revolver fight
with two men, who attempted to rob
the postof1ce of Norwood Park re-
suited yesterday in the capture OF
one robber and the supposed wound
ing of the other. The captured rob-
Der, who gave his name at Otto Olson,
is said to have confessed to number
Of safe blowings. Blood stains in the
snow led the police to believe that
the man who escaped was wounded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06

Onions from seed, and bush limas,
early peas and radishes must have
loose black soil, or very rich clay, il
one harvests a good crop, brt most
othcv vegetables will yield bnunti-
fully on slay. if given enough atten-
ton
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
BRIDGE GOES DOWN
WITH SIXTY-NINE
MISSISSIPPI JAM CRuSHES IN
COMPLETE M'KINLEY BRIDGE
Loss $25o,Ooo.
CAPTAIN SHORT IN jim BUDSOE
STUNT is HERO OF THE
HOUR.

st. Louis, Jan. 3.-Three hundred
feet of false structure OF the NC
KinIey bridge, under construction
across the Mississippi river, was
knocked out by an ice jam. Sixty
nine men were thrown into the river,
and some may have been drowned.
A hundred and fifty men were at
work on the structure when the jam
began to move Eighty-one heard the
warning snap of timbers in time to es-
cape to the steel work Sixty-ntnc
others went down in a twisted mass
OF timbers. Three hosting engines
and a traveller also went down, i'm
perilling the struggling men below.
Captain John Short, in charge of a
tug and two barges, frozen in, picked
up forty Of the men and got them
ashore after a two hours battle with
the ice, which is damned six feet
high in many places. Several times
the barges threatened to crush the
tug, and the vessel repeatedly nearly
turned turtle when forced upon the
ice by the pressure behind it.
The twenty-nine men unable to
reach the tug are believed to have
reached shore across the floating ice
foes, but the company officials say
they will not know whether any lives
were lost until tomorrow.
The property loss is estimated at
$250,00O Completion Of the bridge,
which is being built by the Illinois
Traction system, will be delayed sew
eral months.
Heroism of Short.
But for shorts heroism it is be-
lieVed many lives would have been
lost. His little tug was caught twice
between the barges and threatened
with destruction, but each time ne
fought back the men and prevented
them from risking their lives on the
foes. Twice his rudder jammed The
second time he could not release it,
and the boat drifted down stream.
Finally, rescue parties with ropes
reached him from the shore after a
two hour battle and the men were
landed. Eleven of the workmen clam
bered upon the pile driver barge,
which drifted three miles before they
were rescued.
William Frederick, one of the men
rescued, SAID:
Our first warning was a shout
from above. Immediately the piers
snapped like matches and We we're
thrown in every direction upon the
ice and into the water. The ice broke
rapidly Our only hope seemed to be
getting to the tug, which was frozen
in, goo feet from where we were
working. Most Of US reached it. I
guess, but three engines and travellers
above us tOttered and then fell. None
missed us by more than a hundred
feet. The tug was helpIessly caught.
We begged Captain Short to allow Us
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
GOTHAM BANKER
KILLED IN WRECK

New York, Jan. 3.-Spencer Trask,
one of the best known bankers in
New York, met death yesterday as
the result of a disastrous rear-end
collision on the New York Central
railroad. Three others passengers
are reported to have been killed. Sew
eral persons were injured, some, 1t Is
feared, fatally.
Mr.. Trask, who was coming into
the city from his home at Saratoga,
was dressing in his compartment
when the freight train plowed into
the heavy passenger train which is
know. as the Montreal Express. When
his torn body was removed from the
Wleckage, it was found that he had
only partly dressed himself.
Many Of the occupants of the five
sleepers had not fully dressed, as
they were precipitated, half clad, In
to snOwbanks with the temperature
far below the freezing point.
Wrecking and relief trains were dis
patched from the Harlem yards of
the New York Central, and officials
of the company hurried to the scene.
Mr.. TTask's body was removed to the
CrOton morgue, and the injured pas
sengeG and porter were cared for by
the local doctors. The passenger was
unable to tell his name
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-01-06
Brakeman is BIamsd.

Failure Of a brakeman to walk far
enough to the rear Of the stalled Mon
treal train to flag the freight in time
is said TO have caused the smasnup.
The news of the bankers death had
no effect on the stock exchange, where
prices were slightly above the cIossG
of Thursday night.
Spencer Trask, who was born here
in 1914, entered the banking business
Immediately on his. graduation from
Princeton. His financial acumen was
quickly recognized, and he soon be-
came a power in the banking world.