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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
BURR X KNAPP sss MAIN ST. Bridgeport Conn.
STATE OF, CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT.

October 17th, 1912. Estate .of Charles I. HaHley, late of the town of Bridgeport in said District decea sed.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within sesd time, will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Es- tss4e are requested to make inlrI-e Giate payment to
 HENRY F. BISHOP.
 Efxecutcr
 274 Fairfield Ave. G IS s~p Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
STRAWBERRIES IN oCToBI
EASTON

Mrs: standish of wethersfield is spending a few days as guest of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Sflliman.
 A midweek meeting of the Baptist church will be held at the church on Wednesday evening 4
 Mrs. VIC. Brown and son, Charles, have returned to their home in Can ada, having visited for a few days at Mrs. Amanda Wheelers
 summer in town, accompanied her niece to Canada, where she will spend the winter as is her custom, with her sister. Mrs. Mary Plumb. at Prescott, Canada.
 The Union Cemetery Association will hold a meeting on Wednesday of this week, for the purpose of clearing and cutting the bushes and also nakin g a driveway al the cemetery. The men are to come prepared for work at 3 in the morning, and the ladies are requested to come as early in the morning as possible so as to assist with the dinner, which will be served at 12 in the Baptist hall. All friends and those wlio are interested, also lot owners are invited to be present Each lady is requested to contrib ute something toward the dinner If Wednesday, proves stormy, it will be held the first suitable day for work
 Rev. F. $. Clark is spending a few days as guest of Mir and Mrs John H. Wheeler. at "Si1ver Hill Farm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
NEWTOWN

The exhibit of fruit. vegetables, etc. and address by Prof. c. D. Davis of the State Agricultural college at the High School Saturday afternoon
 was not so well attended as It snouIo
 have been. The weather was not so
 bad and greater interest should have
 been shown. The main room where
 the exhibits were artistically arranged
 presented very pretty picture with
 it's decorations of. autumn leaves
 against the white walls, and huge
 bouquets of cosmos and dahlias ar
 ranged about the room, showing
 much planning and work. Prof Jar wis gave, plain, practical instruction
 on the care of apple trees Tn partI-
 cular At the start he said the ex-
 hibit was especially fine, naming
 certain kind of corn, all being cred it to any school A few good points and vegetables for market, raising the standard and consequently the price, 'tUniformity being the selling
 he dem nonstrated the planting of an apple orchard with permanent and short lived varieties 1ntermixed with peach trees, recommending the Bald sub-soil plough was recommended for certain conditions in preference to the pays in transpianting Estimates were given on the proper feeding of young trees. For cheap way of fertilizins, under cover crop was recommendeo as good for every other season, too
 much cultivation being as injurious as too little. The growing of peach trees was recommended to those only who had a thorough knowledge on the subject, which if well done brought more rapid returns than most ;anything on farm if soil conditions were favorable. The afternoon was a pleasant and profitable one for all who were present. An exhibition of
 milk testing by pupils of the school was given later.
 Rev. T. F. Mulcahey of Bridgeport will lecture Sunday evening at St. Roses church under the auspices of the Holy Name society. Rev. Father Mulcahey has recently been, appoint ed director of the Holy Name society of Fairfield county by Bishop Milan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTITTAs.

cordial invitation has been re - eeIved by P. T. BarnUm Lodge. No. 53 of this city and through them fn from Appollo Lodge, No. B. Of Wid- dletown, Conn.,, to pay them frater- nal visit on the evening of Nov. 14th. which date commentaries the fortisflI anniversary of the institution Of that lodge. 1t is proposed that a picked team from the various lodges of thfs city eXemplify the third rank assisted by the drill team of Joseph DOWdaff Lodge, No. 40, under the command Of Wn. A. Reuthe. The invitation win doubtless be accepted and a iarra delegation of Pythiaus from thfa efr- journey to hiddIetown on the dafr m entioned to assist their brot7ar Knights in celebrating the Hupperr7ts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
Notice
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For fort5-sfx years we have been t1ng business ai she same o1t IocaGssn. corner Of Main and JOfsn streets. Bridgeport, Conn., and our A.ritate Bank has been esta bHsibets fhere continuously. We have received and paisl out on demand without mo- lice ntiltiOn- of dollars of money de poS1ted with and we continue to TecefTc money subject to depOSitOr'S g check al sight which we allow three per cen<. pes .IlHuEn. credited 70 each account monthly. We solicit tho accounts of individuals, business men. 6rnlr and corporations. sud all who want a bank account where. they s.an deposit money. checks or drafts. and leave it for one day,onc week. one month or one year. and draw interest p nit for any time it is left with us., He give to the business our careful personal attention as the oldest firm of private bankers in this state.
 T. l.. WATSON & GO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22

New York. Oct. 2i-Frederiek H. ]. Hawley, a reporter for the Evening Sun, and Charles Pitt, who acted as press agent for Lieut.. Becker and fur nished information regarding raids to the newspapers, were witnesses for the defense at the trial of the police of fcer for the murder of Herman Ro- seminal. Hawley testified that he was with Becker constantly on the morn ing of the murder. but under cross ex- aIninat ton admitted that Becker was out of his sight for long intervals. STRAWBERRIES IN OCTOBER
 Burnside, Oct 22-Frank J. Hartz is exhibiting to friends some straw berries that he picked on his farm a t Burnside the other day. He sent, a fine specimen of the fruit to---The Courant last evening, accompanied by the following letter.
 To the Editor of The Courant:-
 Dear Sir:-The enclosed strawberry I picked on my farm in Burnside, along with fifteen others. on October 18th. which is think, a record for this time of the year in this part of the country. The vines were profHses with blossoms and green fruit, and had the frost held off a week longer, T. could have picked any number of ripe Der ries before November 1st had passed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
JUMPS OFF STEAMER.

The New York authorities believe that w B. GlaesseI, who was found missing from the steamer Richard Peck when it docSed at Pier, 2s. East mitted spicide by jumping from inc vessel through his stateroom window Glaessel left suit case, cap and swea ter and a quantity of papers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
GOLD IN DUCKS GIzzARD.

Pittsfield, Mass. Oct. 22-A Pitts field marIzetman 4s trying to trace fhr. birthplace of a duck he sold on Sac urday to Miss Jennie Robinson. prhc, found a lump of gold in it's Rizzars The marketman thinks the duck sir41e- gold al the bottom of the pond --h.-Z it was raised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22
FEDERAL EMPRESS ROUTE
 BY POUGHIxEEPSIE5 BRIDGE
Boston Washington Trains Adopt
 Temporary Routes.

The new routes of the Colonial and Federal expresses running between Boston and Washington, have been es- tablished by the New York. New fIa- ven & Hartford Isailroad and will be
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
. UnjuStifiable Attack

We understand that the twu news
papers published in Ordway were
''landcd on very urgently last Sunday
at one Of the churches. We desire
to say that We are running newspapers
aud not moral agencies. If the
churches and those interested in them
wish any thing published at any time
they know that the columns Of the
local papers are at all times open to
them without ci.argc-whiclI Is NOT
the case with the Colorado Business
Mems league, winch has paid a nigh
price for every inch III matter that has
appeared IN the Colorado newspapers.
/ As far as these papers are concern.
ed the churches have no valid reason
tor such attacks. They have always
been very liberal with them, publish.
ing free all their notices except In
cases Of supperS and other moueymak-
ing affairs. Each week we devote
about third of IL column to the pub!i-
cation of church notices for which We
make no charge and almost every
week there is other matter in addition
to these which Is inserted free.
We understand that one superheat-
ed individual made the statement
last Sunday that 1--WE all ought to quit
taking these [Ordwayl papers The
proprictnrs of the Ordway papers
never have individually solicited
single subscription to their papers
and anyone who feels that lie ought
not to take them has only to come to
the Office and tell the manager So per-
sonally and he will take your name Off
the list and Chcerfully refund the un-
expired amount of subscription.
We desire it distinctly understood
that the editors and proprietors Of the
Ordway newspapers are running them
and no one else, and they refuse to
submit to dictatinn from any source
whatsoever. And that's the "word
with the bark on it."
TIE ORDwAY New ERA.
TIE ORDwAY CALL.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Defeat this Measure

The attention OF voters is partic-
ularly called to the Molfat tunnel bill.
which will be found the last thing
upon the official ballot to be used
next Tuesday. This is vicious
measure and should be defeated. The
bill as framed pledges the credit Of
the state for SIooo.ooo Tor the con-
struction of tunnel under James
peak, on the Denver, Northwestern &
Pacific railroad. better known as the
Moffat road, the sole beneficiary OF
which would be Denver. as it would
open the territory covered by that
road to Denver trade. Ii Denver is
50 anxious to secure that trade it
should build the tunnel itself and not
ask the state to do 50. Vote against
the tunnel bill.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
The Issue Joined

The presidential and state election
occurs next Tuesday. Probably the
final result has been settled for wccSs
past. Voters nowadays make up
their minds lon~ time in advance
how they intend to vote, and the
number who change this decision is
infnitcsimal. Once upon 4 time CAM
paigns were decided by noise and
money. 1t was thought necessary to
bolster up the faithful by means
of great rallies. torchlight process
sions, barbccucs and other appeals to
the spectacular sense. On election
day money was much in evidence.
The Australian ballot has eliminated
the latter evil and the press has put
the kibosh on the former. Campaigns
are now matter OF education and
the silent appeal OF the press brings
to the voter the incentive to vote as
he believes best. More and more As
the years pass by the voter is cast
ing his ballot for the man he believes
best fitted ior the Office. regardless
OF party affiliations. The man who
boasts that he has always voted a
straight party ticket is becoming
almost curiosity. We believe this
is as it should be and makes for a
better and broader citizenship. Vir-
tue is inherent in no one party. nor
is vice. graft and cheap dcmagogism
absent from any of them.
Whatever may be the outcome next
Tuesday, whoever may be the choice
OF the people for chief magistrate,
the nation will go on about its bus-
mess in much the same way as here
tuforc and we will still continue to
be the greatest and best. irecst and
most trust-riddcn country in the
world. That the chU ice oi the pco-
pie is already made and has been for
weeks is settled fact, and no fran
tic appeals to the voters at the
eleventh hour will have any appre-
ciablc effect upon the result.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Vote Right on the Prohibition Amendment

Last week it was economy. the
whiskey trust was pleading through
our local papers. Estate wide prohi-
bition will rob the state OF the
1894, 900 license We pay annually"
and you poor Taxpayers will have
to go down into your pockets for
this much additional tax. Worse
than Muuchausen, foi he told barn.
less lies. We used to collect 81 600
license in Ordway, but since its re.
peal our taxes have not been higher
except as We have increased our im-
provements. Now let Us look at of!i-
cial figures for Colorado. The state
collects Ss3s. .+74 from liquor license.
The same year We pay out for the sup
port of our criminals and paupers-
due to liguot-oyer $4,000, 600. 1t
seems like the thin: ought to ba self
supporting. 1t takes a whole police
force to round up the ''drunks, the
city paws the board, bed and room un-
til they are tried, then We have u
prosecuting attorney and jury to
try them, or judge, and by the tint
we getethrough with the policeman,
the jailer, the judge and the jury, the
i've OF ten dollar fine is used up Rhd
i've or ten more Of our taxes besfdes.
Ifh. ercatsr the c':fifn -tlie ihiper- ss :
expense. We know to our sorrow the
expense of several drunken murder
cases in Otero county when we were Il
part of it. But there is little value
in arguing this point-a self evident
fact is only weakened by arguments.
The county and state reports are pub
lished and free to everyone desiring to
read them.
For Il moment let us just suppose
that we could support our public util-
tiles and Improvements by the license
fee. Are we ready to impose this bur-
den on this unfortunate class of citi-
zens? think we all will admit that
the great bulk Of liquor drank is by
our iaboring class. Now, if it is n
good thing, why tax it? This poor
mans luxury should be free. Why
should this laborer be made to pay for
our street improvements that are used
principally by the wealthy? Why
should that little mother, trying to
save penny for her children's clothes
or bread. he compelled to pay for
our clty's government? Shall we
build our city hall with the pennies
of license tax? How would you
feel, walking on a fine cement street
to have your companion tell you, Oh
this don't cost our people ,anything;
these drinking dagoes and foreigners
pay for all these improvements from
their license taxi
We never can have we'll governed,
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
It Is to Laugh

1t is reported that certain Sugar
City boosters have been circulating
the report that in the event that
town is chosen as the permanent
county seat it will donate $4,000 for
the purpose OF erecting 4 court house
We think we can feel that lunch Of
money ring right now-ndt This
matter has to be submitted to the
voters in order that bonds may be
voted for that purpose, AID Sugar
City's bluff is therefore peri fsctly safe
one to make.
1t is also reported that fmissaries
OF the saccharine town hive been
spreading the report in the North
Fowler district that one must be a
property-owner to vote upon the
county seat proposition. This is a
lie pure and simple. The only quail
fication required by law is that the
voter must have resided in the state,
county and precinct the required
length OF time. Don't allow anyone
to deceive you in this matter. Vote
for Ordway. the only town that has
any real claim to the prize to be
awrdcd next Tuesday.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Attempted Ass a'llt

Sunday morning Mexican at Sugar
City. who gave his name as Blacio
Lachuga. -, d about IS or 80, at
tempted to commit an assault upon
the person OF a I2-ycar-old girl named
Van Octrc. 1t seems that the girl
had driven some COWS down to Lake
Meredith to water them when La
chuga seized her and the attempted
assault occurred. Persons in the vi
cinity witnessed the affair and drove
off the assailant, who came near to
being lynchcd by the infuriatcd pco-
ole. He was finally rescued by the
officers and brought to Ordway and
was later taken to Pueblo and lodged
i'll the county Jail pending his pre-.
liminary examination.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
President May Be
Elected by House
Peculiar Political Situation May
D Develop Owing to Third
Party Being on Ballot

y There has been much speculation
this campaign about what would hap
pen il the election OF president should
be thrown in to the house OF repre-
sentatives. 1t is necessary for the
successful presidential candidate to
secure majority OF all the members
OF the electoral college. and with the
Roosevelt candidacy such thing as
i failure to do so is very possible.
In. such contingency the election
OF president and vice president de-
wolves upon the United States house
OF representatives.
The twelfth amendment to the con-
stitution OF the United States pro-
vidcs. after prescribing tho familiar
canvassing of the electoral vote by
congress. that "the person having the
greatest number OF votes for pres.
ident shall be the president ii such
number be majority OF the whole
number of electors appointed: and il
no person have such majority, then
from the persons havin" the highest
number, not exceeding three. on the
list of those voted for as president,
the house OF representatives shall
choose Immediately, by ballot. the
president" In case OF failure to
choose president the person elected
as vice president shall. assume the
duties OF the presidential office. The
vice president is chosen III the same
uGnncr as me president, except thai
he is elected by the senate.
The Sixty-second congress is Dem
ocratic by numbers in the house OF
representatives and nominally Rcpub-
lican i'll the senate. But the states
in the house are equally divided po-
liticaly, and voting in the election
OF president is done by states, each
state having one vote only. There
are twenty-five states where the ma
jority of the delegation is Rcpubli-
can and twenty-five where the Dem
ocrats hold the edge. with four states
where the delegation is equally di-
vidcd and where no vote could be
cast. On the face of it this would
make election impos ssible by the house
of representatives, unless some com
bination now seemingly impossible
could be made. and this would throw
the election into the senate. While
this body is nominally Republican, in
reality it is badly split.
The present house of representa-
tivcs, which goes out OF existence c
March 4, 1913, would make the first
try. Then, after that date, when a
number of new senators are sworn
in changing the complexion OF the
senate considerably. there would be
an attempt made to elect vice pres
idcnt who would act as president.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Will They TrY It :?

Accurate returns from the Sugar
City district show that there are 2oI
Mexicans in and around that place.
A bunch of about forty Of them came
in from Pueblo on the 9th of Sep
tember. The ! question naturally
arises. will Sugar City attempt to
vote these non-residents, and if so,
how many? On the answer to this
question depends the reply as to just
how many people ovet there will
find accommodations down in Canon
City after the election.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
To Reduce Cost

Voters who are in favor OF the re-
tcnton OF the initiative and rcfcren-
DUN should vote for the bill fathered
by the Colorado Editorial associa-
ton which seeks to reduce the cost
OF publication of initiated and re-
fcrred bills. This measure provides
for the publication OF all such bills
once in newspaper in each county
instead of four times as at present.
1t will save the taxpayers large
amount of money at each election and
should be adopted.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01

Just what the changes will be in the
coming senate cannot, OF course. be
told until after the election, but there
are great possibilities OF mixup
there. too, and some possibility in
case neither Taft, Wilson nor Roosc-
welt get majority in the electoral
college. that Secretary OF State Knox
might act as president until a new
election could be ARRANGED under the
aw OF succession.
While this whole matter is highly
improbable, it is at he same time per-
iectly possible and therefore interest
inr
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01

happy. prosperous people until the
moral questions are paramount in our
voting. So long as we vote for
"party right or wroug'the same class
of public Iccches will govern us.
When We can take our ballot in hand
and scratch out those we know to be
demagogues and libert;nes there will
be hope for civil reform. Thank the
good Lord, some are doing it-more
than ever before, but so long AZ a
moral leper can hold it's office Of Sec
Ietary OF state for two consecutive
terms. as in Colorado. we have made
little progress in reform.
But, says one. 1--WE dent know
these men, they live in other parts of
our state" Well, we occasionally do
find out the character OF state nomi-
nees and there is no excuse for us in
county offices. Here il neighbor
whom | have known for years, never
heard any bad thing of him; kind
aud temperate-.but he is a Republi-
can, while am a Democrat. or vice
versa. Shall we hesitate?
Whenever man tells me ~ have
always voted the straight ticket l
set him down as a poor citizen. No
party is 80 pure that sleek tongued
demagogues will not occasionally sneak
riS,h It's nom;natinne, and nnr.on'y re-
dress is to vote for the best man.
Too many parties injurc elective
work. To cast vote simply on
principle is weakness. The Ptohibi-
tion party in many states is failing to
do good work by voting party lines.
If they would simply endorse the
temperance men in both of the par
ties something would be accomplished
and it would not be long until tenn
perance plank would be placed in
both of their platforms. Prohibition
never has been secured in any state
except through one or the other of
the two great parties, If the temper
ance people of any state would unite
their entire vote they could secure
from either patty whatever they ask
for that is reasonable.
In our election next Tuesday who
can vote intelligently? Probably
some lawyers or politicians who have
made our long ballot study, but
who of our laymen can fathom the
twenty or thirty amendments and re-
ferred and initiated laws to be voted
upon? When Pat shot at the redbord
he shut both eyes and blazed away,
but hit the bird. But it will not do
for us to shut our eyes in the booth,
for we would certainly get the tood.'
l know of no safe rule but to leave
everything We do not understand a
blank-that is, don't vote on it at all.
d. C ROBERTS.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Bed Blanket Ballot

The ballot to be used at the COM
ing election will be about IoHx3o
inches. Beside all the national. state,
county and township Offices, it will
carry the thirty-three initiated and
referred bills to be voted upon. Any
one who is short of cover these cool
nights might save a few of these
sheets and use them to good advant-
tge.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Pleasant Party

Claude Kane entertained a number
oi his young friends last Friday eve
ming in honor of his cousin. Earl
Mead. OF Springfield Mo. who is
spending his vacation here. There
were thirty-scvcn guests present.
Games of various sorts were INDUCED
in and refreshments of lemonade and
cake were served.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
Reynolds Magistrate

At a recent session of the Olncy
Springs board OF trustees Lee Flarity
was elected as marshal to succeed A.
l.. Butcher, resigned J. p. Rey-
nolds. formerly the reanut and pop
corn king Of Ordway. was elected as
police magistrate.
The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01
County Tax Levy
Reduced. 81 Mills
Total County Levy Now But
lOH Mills---County Is In
Good Financial Shape

Last year the county tax levy to-
tailed IL mills. This year it has been
reduced to about 1917 mills. which
will be pleasant reading for the tax
payers. Those who before county
division were worrying their heads
off because they feared the new
county could not meet its bills are
asked to look carefully over the sub
joined figures and then compare them
with the levy for the parent county.
Otcro, for the present year. Follow
ing is the levy in full Mills.
Ordinary fund ......... 6.7
Poor fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
GcncralContingcnt fund ........
Court house building fund ...... i
General school fund ...........
State fund ....... ..............
Total ..... ........'.... 10. )
Sugar City .......,.........
Olncy Springs ................. 5