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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05

to two prizes to be given to the puri.s of the High school who should com pose and Tecite the two best English OratiCns.
 The city also owes u his generosity the site of the Barnum school. which most people consider the sightlicst school structure in the citv
 The Barnum Institute is notable building. situated at the southeast corner of Main and Gilbert streets. h 1888 Mir. Barnum announced his dona- tion to the Fairfield Historical Society and the Bridgeport Scientific Society of the land. He also promised to erect home for them which would be an ornament to the city and a monument to himself. This he did. Tn 1892 the administrators of his estate made the building over to the societies named, including the Bridgeport Medical SO- ciety The collections of the societies. which have always been open to the public are now much crowded, since the building, being without endowment. proved more than these financially weak organizati could carry. Hence a large portion of the structure has been rented to the Bridgeport Hydrau- lie Company, which maintains it's off, fees there
 Mountain Grove cemetery is not without it's traces of Barnum's gener- osity. The gateway to the grounds arranged by him. in 1852. The staf of the concert was Catherine Hayes, 4 noted singer, who was his guest, in 1852.
 The city owes it's largest theatre to him. Tn 1883 he built Recreation Hall, to meet the demand for roller skating. this amusement being then at itd height Recreation Hall subsequent< ly became the Auditorium. and that finally became Jackson's Theatre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
Round Fifteen Witnessed
 Finish of Jeffries

When the men faced each other it was plain to all that Jeffries was in distress. Johnson simply waited for the big white man to come in. and chopped his face to pieces. They came into a clinch after a feeble at tempt by Jeffries to land a left-hand blow on the body, and as they broke away Johnson shot his left and right to the jaw in flash. Jeffries stag gered back against the ropes. His defensive power seemed to desert him in an instant. Johnson dashed at him like tiger. A rain of lefts and rights, delivered at close quarters, sent Jeffries reeling blindly.
 Another series of short, snappy punches and the big white giant went down for the first time in his ring career.
 Resting on his launches and right elbow, Jeffries looked around in a dazed way and got up at the count of nine. While he was down John son stood almost over him until Rick ard waved him back. He stood ready to strike. and when Jeffries rose from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
JEFFRIES FOUGHT HIS FIGHT
 PRACTICALLY IN BLINDNESS
TOLD HIS HANDLERS AFTER THAT PUNCH IN THE EYE, IN THE EARLY STAGES, HE
 COULD SEE TWO JOHNSONS
Only Shell of the Once Mighty Bear Man. Who Never
 Before Knew What It Was to Be Knocked Off His
 Pins-He Was Beaten Decisively After the Seventh
 Round.

spects. and while the black man show ed many of the elements of a true sport. 1t Is doubtful if & less popular chaimpion ever held the title.
 There are several causes contribut- ing to them, but probably no one fac tor was more potent than sight of the beautiful and apparently educated and refined white woman whom Johnson calls his wife. standing up in the arena and throwing kisses and waving sa- lutes to the black man.
 But popular or otherwise Johnson is every inch the champion and in the whole galaxy of ring stars on hand in probably the greatest assemblage of was no one fit to shy his castor into the ring. There was no one of the 22,000 who witnessed the contest and sought for glimpse of the streak was able to discern 1t. In the very first round of the battle Jeffries was cool meet the man who was to fight against him Johnson promised to give the spec tatOrS a surprise. Surprise scarcely expresses 1t. He had intimated that he would not convert the battle into a race. but that he would stand up toe to toe with the mighty Jefries, which was more than even his friends had expected.
 The talk of possible gun play in the event of the negros success taken in connection with the fact that prac- ticaly every cent of Nevada money was on Jeffries. was not idle twaddle. In the arena no one person in 20 was an admirer or packer of the negro. But the champion never worried and rever laid aside his good natured grin.
 But if Johnson showed to advantage in action he made his biggest hit in his moment of triumph. when with his friends crushing about him to press their congratulations, he brushed them aside and, striding across the ring, took the limp hand of his defeated adversary, shook it warmly, apologized for having had to beat him up so bad ly, assured him of his appreciation of his gameness and expressed the hope that there would be no hard feelings. There was a simplicity and obvious about the negro's actions that showed the better part of his nature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
s knees he dashed in again.

his knees he dashed in again. Jeffries reeled about and tried to clinch. but Johnson eluded him and as the old champion swung around to the south side of the ring he jolted hlm twice on the jaw. Jeffries sank to his knees, weak and tired. but got up again at the count of nine. It was then that Jeffries' friends began to call to Rickard to stop the fight.
 "Stop it! Stop it." they shouted from all sides. Don't let him be knocked outi'
 Rickard gave no heed to these ap- meals. Jeffries was helpless now, and as he staggered to a standing position, the negro was waiting for him. A left, 2. right and another left; short, snappy, powerful blows. found their mark on Jeffries' chin. and he went down for the third time. Again he sprawled over the lower rope, hanging half out side the ring.
 The timekeeper raised and lowered his arm. tolling off the seconds He had reached the count of seven. when some of Jeffries' seconds put foot in side the ropes. and Rickard walked be- tween the fallen man and the negro champion Placino his hand on John sons shoulder. he declared him the winner. While Jeffries was not count ed out, this was merely technical evasion It was evident that he could never have arisen inside of ten sec onds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
SPARKLETS SALE
 STOPPED; CHIEF MOONEY TELLS WHY
Chief Engineer of Fire De- partment Replies to AL
 derman H. H. Jackson

Editor of the Farmer:
 Sir-In communications to the even- ing papers, July 2, H. H. Jackson stat ed that he had had trouble getting me and that as yet he had not seen me.
 I was at his store in conversation with him, at 10:30 A. M.. July g.
 I have had as much trouble locating MT. Jackson as he claims to have had finding me. While making the round of the engine houses Saturday morn ing ! was informed that MT. Jackson completed the round of the fire houses and entered his store while he was having a heated telephone conver- sation concerning me. I had called at his store several times before but could not meet him there. If he had left his name or teleohone number at Chemical House No. 1, I would have been told that he wished to see me-
 regret that merchants will be at loss on account of the order pro- hibiting the sale of "Sparklets", bdt it will probably be small compared with the damage to property and the cost to the city of sending out apparatus to extinguish the fires caused by the "Sparklets" if their sale continued.
 MT. Jackson contends that Spark lets" are harmless I also considered them so until the last few days but we nave ndQ seven fires Within tWelVo days caused by the heated wire ends of burnt out "Sparklets'', and I feared the results during the next few days if their sale continued.
 One of our residents recently told me that "Sparklets' burned a Christ mas tree at his home
 It was a. demonstration of Spark lets' that caused the fire in Cleveland in which many lives were lost and thousands of dollars worth of proper ty destroyed.
 They can no longer be considered harmelss. and I therefore deem it my duty to prohibit their sale
 MT. Jackson is quoted as saving that he is "a law-abiding citizen and will obey the order" hut will give the tSparklets' away
 A law-abiding citizen conforms to the spirit of the law and does not seek a. means of evading it.
 If you will kindly give space to the above in your paper it may serve to clear several incorrect impressions which Saturdays article would tend to give your readers.
 Yours Very Truly
 EDWARD MOONEY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
ROUND

Jeff comes out in his crouching attitude and Jack missed left to head. They clinch. They broke and spared. They are both very wary and Jef- fries bad eye seemed to bother him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
ROUND II.

They walk slowly out of the corn CTS and Johnson sends flight right to ear and Jim laughs. They clinch and break without an exchange. Jeff took a hard left to the jaw. Jim sent light left to the face. Johnson in 8 rally sent hard right to head and Jim took several hard ones to the stomach. Jim smiled. Johnson sent Jim's head back twice with right uppercuts. He prOds twice to the face. Jim is bleed- ing badly at the nose and mouth.
 At the break Jack hooked to head with left. Jim again hooked left reaching chin. Jeff sent left to face and they both sent lefts to head without damage. Jeff sent hard left to jaw and they engaged in fierce rally at the bell. Shade for Johnson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
ROUND 10

They come together in the center of the ring and Jeff forced Johnson 10 back away. Jack prodded Jeff's nose with left and repeated twice. Jim sent left to short ribs and ducked un- der vicious right cross. They clinched again and Johnson tried with left to head but it lacked steam.
 They boxed and Jeff sent left to stomach. They clinched and both missed lefts. Johnson tried for the head with left. They break and John son sent light left to stomach and tried for head. They clinch and Jack took two jolts to the jaw. Jack blocked heavy left to stomach and avoided a right by cIinching. Jack turned and loked at the crowd. Jeff prOds stomach with left at the bell. JeffrieS' round,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
ACTIVITIES OF BARNUM
 IN CITY OF HIS HOME
 WERE MANY AND USEFUL
Continued from page s.)

Barnum's name is also perpetuated in the Barnum prize fund. which is constituted of s100o. given by him, the interest of which is devoted annually
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05

FoIey's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney and bladder trou- ble not beyond the reach of medi- cine. No medicine can do more. FEB. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
By Tip Wripht)

Reno, New. July 5-I doubt very much if Jeff in his prime could have beaten Johnson yesterday. The black was indeed his superior Today the fight is a tragedy of sportdom. While yesterdays battle certainly cleared up Johnson's record in a number of re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
ROUND 13.

They come together and Jack hooks left to ear. Johnson spoke to a man in the crowd saying, Hello Tom" He hooked left to Jim's swOl- len mouth but missed left uppercut.
 He uppercut with right in the clincI. They broke and Jack sent two straight lefts to the mouth. They clinclled and Jim sent three light lefts to stomach. They come togeth- CT in a furious rally and Johnson sent three left jabs to the face re- beating a moment later.
 He then sent left uppercut to the jaw and hOOke q the ear with a right. Jeff is wobbly and his face is covered with blood. He can hardly see. Jack sends left to right eye and repeats with a cross to the head They were fiddling at the bell. It was Jacks round by large mar gin. Jeff appeared defected when he took his seat and shook his head in a dOubting manner.
 ROUND IA
 Jim comes up rather weakly and receives a light left to the face. They spar and Jack prods nose with left and the blood flowed afresh. They clinched and broke without exchange Johnson sent a light Night to the head They clinched and Johnson kidded the white man at the finish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
ROUND 12

Jim tucked under left hook. John- son clinched and laughed. He talked to Jeff and Jeff tried left to head but missed. Jeff's right eye is almost closed. Johnson in a clinch sent three hard rights to the head. He upper cut mouth with right and hooked eye with left. He repeated left to tho jaw without return. They break and Johnson stopped Jeff'sa lead for the stomach anr uppercut to mouth and head. Johnson sent hard right 10 the left eye and theyclinched. They broke and Johnson sent straight left to mouth. Jeff is bleeding badly and taking considerable punishment. They were fiddling at the bell. It was JOsnSOn's round.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
Paving Job Completed.

The Mcdonnell Contracting company
finished up work on the local job dur
ing the week and have packed up the
machinery preparatory to tying mp for
the winter.
The last load OF mix on the main job
was dumped at 10 80 Tuesday and by
II :00 o. clock all was finished.
During the afternoon there was come
patching work dcne, made necessary
by the mix being burned in the heater,
Mr.. Mcdonnell. who was present at
the time. stated to Diamond Drill
reporter that it is lquite PROBABLE that
some soft spots will show up in the
paving In the spring but that as soon
az they are all determined. il any oc-
ours, he will come here with gang of
men and fix everything up. He says
that such weather as he has met with
during the last two weeks is conducive
OF burned spots as il is difficult TO
work under such a handicap. The
material must be mixed just right in
the heater or IL is brittle when spread
and can be kicked out OF place with
the toe OF the boot.
Mr.. Mcdonnell wishes the people to
know that he will potect the job in
every way and il Is unnecessary. be-
cause bad spot shows mp, to condemn
has the reputation Of backing up his
talk wherever he has been with good
work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
Furnishing the Returns

The people of CRYSTAL Falls and vic
unity are under obligations to tho
Michigan telephone company tor tree
telephone service election night. The
returns were received here by The
Diamond Drill. which had phone
centrally located 80 that everyone who
wished TO get returns could do 30 and
many took advantage OF the occasion.
The service that evening was the best
we have witnessed oh such occasions.
The people of Crystal Fails had no
trouble In getting any information
they wanted that WAS available.
Much OF the credit for this efficient
service locally is due to tho operators
who were on duty, Misses Alice Leonard
Gertie Tender. Emma Cosaette and
Lille Pierce. The girls worked hard
and persistently and when any connec-
tion was asked for they got II quickly
by persistent work.
Taken as n whole the venture OF the
Telephone company was a success and
is highly appreciated by it's subscrib-
ers in this vicinity.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
Shoppers Abroad.

Crystal Falls has been the.scene.o .of
considerable shopping during.the past
week. Some one is visiting the homes
with intent either to steal or to scare
the residents and. from the number of
petty thefts that have been reported, we
should judge that it is the former.
In addition to the clothesline robber-
les reported last week there has been
considerable wood. hay and other stuff
stolen. o. M. Brown M. b. McGee
and others have reported losses.
Last Monday night Mrs Peltola saw
man trying to get into her place.
he was evidently scared away.
Next came the saloon robbery repor-
ted in another column. 1t would be
well for our people to load up their
shot guns and keep sharp LOOKOUT for
time and pepper the tirst fellow seen
prowling about. That would put an
end to this shopping.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
Iron River to Pave

A committee of Iron River aldermen
were due here last Monday to look over
the pavement which the Mcdonnell
reople laid on Superior avenue with a
view to paving the main street of Iron
River with the same material.
our west side friends can I stand the
idea of Crystal Falls having anything
better than they have and don't mean
to lag behind the procession II possible
IL is quite probable that the main
street will be paved.the coming year IL
the present administration has its way
over there.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
HANNA EXPLORATIONS
ARE PROMISING
FEE OWNERS OF THE LANDS UNDER
OPTION ARE MUCH ELATEO
LOEGYEAR & HODGE PEOPLE HERE
Their Diamond Drill wok in This
Vicinity i Reported to Be Very
Promising.

According TO an interview with
Julius Jacobson, one of the fee owners
In the lands under option to the M. A.
Hanna people. the latter concern has a
very good prospect for opening up
couple of mines in this locality.
The Hanna people took options on
the old Quincy and the Monongahela
about year ago and Immediately af
terward started to explore. While
they have been very retioent about
their findings it is current report that
they have met with encouragement on
both of the tracts of land. The fol-
lowing interview with Mr.. jacobson
would seem to leave no doubt Of that
fact.
The M. A. Hanna company. which
has had diamond trills in operation ON
a tract owned in fee by julius Jacob
son and Miss Lucy A. Merrill. OF Ne
gaunee. and -others. on Section 10,
town 43, range 32. and on Section 90,
town 43 and range 33. In Iron county.
Menominee range. has started to. sink
a shaft on what will be known as the
Revenna mine. Ore was encountered
by the drills over six years ago. Mr..
Jacobson informed The Mining Jour
nal that good-sized oody has been
proved up The ore will average from
SO to SO per cent in metallic iron.
THE fee owners and the interests
each hold in the property are Il. IL.
Brown, Cleveland, three twenty eighth;
estate of Henry Merry, Cleveland,
three twenty -eighths; Lucy Merrill.
Negaunee. one-seyenth; estate OF John
l.. Agnew. Pittsburg, one-seventh; es-
tate of Norman Mcleod. Minneapolis.
one seventh Fred Ives Carr enter. Chi
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
HANHOLD WINS
An Important Ruling From Supreme Court
on Liquor Law.

An Important Ruling From Supreme cour
on Liquor Law.
The supreme court reversed the rul.
ings of Judge Flanagan last week IN
the Stambaugh liquor case of Hanold
VS.. the Common Council. Village of
Stampangh.
Hanold with others applied for a
license last April. At the time ap-
pointed by law the council passed on
all the licenses which are allowed
Stambaugh. refusing the application
of Hanhold.
Immediately after this action Han
hold filed his application for a license
in case those acted upon favorably did
not qualify Hanhold's application
was the first one so filed. Later s.
Stivonski filed such an application
also.
One Of the applicants passed upon
before the first of May did not take
out his license 80 vacancy existed
and the board met to fill it. They re-
fused OF consider Hanhold's applica-
tion because OF the character of the
place be had kept and allowed a license
to Stivonski.
Hanhold brought suit for mandamus
claiming that the council must grant
licenses in the order in which the ap-
plications were made after the time
fixed by law for the granting OF licen-
SOS for the year and that the only
ground upon which they could refuse
his application were those set up in
the law. vs a female. a person twice
convicted, an alien or an ex.convict
Hanhold fell under neither of the
classes.
The application for mandamus was
argued here in June. Judge Flanni-
gan held that the contention of Han
hold was good and that he was entitled
to license according to the law but,
should he allow the mandamus it
would give Stambaugh more saloons
than the law allowed and he didn {
feel that it was his duty 20 cause the
law to be violated
Hanhold went to the supreme court
which went a step further than Judge
Flanagan. 1t reversed his finding.
voided the license of Stivonski and re-
quires the village board of Stambaugh
TO grant Hanhold license.
A. f. Dixon, assisted by N. G.
Spencer represented HanhOld while the
village emo was looked after by August
j. Waffen. assisted by Cook & Pelham.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
News Snapshots
Of the Week
A SALOON ROBBERY
The Flat Iron Building Was Broken into
Last Tuesday Night.

A robbery was reported on Wednes-
day morning from the fiat iron saloon
building where Carlson & Lithen are
doing business.
The robber twisted off the lock to
the basement door and entered the
main building by trap door.
Mr.. Lithen was away hunting and
Chas Carslon LETT about $50 in the till
when be closed up that night. The
fellow who visited the place was we'll
acquainted with conditions and, no
doubt. knew that the money was in
the till.
Later information is to the effect
that the robber got $25 cash, watches
u revolver besides some liquor,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19

Mine Inspector Carlson and Coroner
Dawson wore called TO the Gibson
mine at Amasa last Saturday evening
TO investigate the accidental death OF a
miner.
The fellow along with companions,
was blasting a round of holes and TO
escape from the flying rock he went
in to an old stope While passing along
some rock fell and knocked the unfor-
tunate man down a winz TO the next
level.
The affair was purely an acciden
that was the iault of no one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19
Primary Money

County Clerk Wall received the sp-
portionment OF primary money for
Iron county during the week The
apportionment amounts TO ninety cents
for each child of school age in the state
and in Iron county is apportioned as
Follows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19

Mrs. Ira Odgers and her sister, Mrs
John Mason, entertained their friends
at the home Of Mrs. Odgers in this city
last Thursday afternoon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19

Paul Luck Of Portage was shot in
the woods in Northern Wisconsin
while hunting Mr. Luck is said TO
be brother Of Frank Luck "Heine
Busch who was barber in Wilson =
shop tor a number Of years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-19

Bags Wilson intended to go hunt.
ing today to remain several days but
his plans have been necessarily chang.
ed because John Schmid and Alex
Rogers ate up all the grub. Henry
Liberty is said to have assisted at the
job but IL the appetites Of the first two
are up to what they used to be we
cant see where the necessity for
Henry's help comes in. At any rate
"Bags" says that he paid ST. 90 as his
share Of the canned tongue. ETC.. and
wants to know where he is 10 get .it
back.