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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03
FINANCIAL,
THE First Bridgeport National Bank
CORNER MAIN AND BANK STREETS
Notice

For forfy-seven years we have oeen ron6ur4inrS T1T1sineSs at the same olO location, corner of Main ana Oonn Streets. ridgeport. Conn., anG Ou @1,rv--. S@r,,45-111nuaIw- TUe have received and T3aid out on demand without 1O eice millions of dollars or money ue s pos1fed with us anG we continue Sy receive money subject to oepOS1GOrS check aG sight. on which we aaoW three per cent. per ann1ma. creSIaa,S 1'%S@ Ro each account monthly. We soncIe Ehe accounts of individuals. DuslneSSSS men, IrT1S and corporations. ana au who want Q bank account VneFS ISS can SIeDosft money. checks OF dr9HCsV and leave it for one day,One Week. O1Ao month OF one year. and draw intereso on it for any time 1t Is Iefc VVlCn %SS We give to the business our careruA personal attention as the oldest HrLA of private bankers fin this state.
 T. L. WATSON & co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03

Assistant Fire Chief Jacob Hork- heiner was the guest of honor at a banquet given last night on the 25th anniversary of his entrance into the department. about 50 of his friends gathering at his home and present ing him with a handsome engraved solid gold watch as a. remembrance of the occasion. Gordon F7aggsrty of the local post office department made the speech of preseutation and ABsis- tant Chief Horkheimer responded in a few appropriate remarks. There was an entertainment of a musical char scter as well as card games and fine supper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03

purchase of a floral horseshoe to pre- sent to. Ray Heating on Heating Day. met with the opposition of Alderman Cederholm who said that he apDrs- ciated Keating's ability as a ball play CT and the fact that he was a Bridgeporter, but he thought the money could be put to better use. me. resolution was referred to the mis- ceIlaneous comnhittee.
 An invitation from the BrateFual Order of Eagles to the mayor and the members of the council fnvtug them to take part in the field day exercises Of the order on Tuesday, July 22 was ac- cepted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03
sTRATFoRD's DEFEAT VISITOR

The old stratford team played cham pionship baseball at Avon Park Sun day when the Garden City team was defeated to the tune of 14 to 13. The batting of the local players was the feature of the game, phenomenal hits being made in every inning. The Stratfords will play the Park City team from Bridgeport at the park next Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03
SYNDICATE OF BANKERS
 PURCHASE MEXICAN NOTES

New York, June s-A syndicate of New York, London and Berlin bank CTS purchased Monday, from the Ma tionaI Railways of Mexico, an issue of -S26,73O,O0O six per cent. two year se- cured notes. This was part of an au- thorized issue of s29, 100000 and pro- vides funds for the payment of $10," 100000 of the company's notes due today. These notes, it was announced, will soon be offered in New York and London, probably at 97.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03

At o'clock Thursday afternoon there will be a hearing in the town hall for the purpose of hearing oP- iections of the people of the town to the Connecticut company removing it's poles on Barnum avenue and re- locating them from King street east.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-03
MERCHANT'SLINE

Daily Except Sunday
 Leaves New York. Pier 1e, East River, D. m- Due at Bridgeport, 5:30 D. m- Leave Bridgeport, Joy Line Dock. a. m. Arrive New York a. m- For further information and E2ses apply to J. B. fshepard. Agent.
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Napoleon
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Dwight Baker is reported to
be ill.
Mrs Wolf is enjoying visit from
her friend Miss Montgomery.
DR.. George Spaulding of Avoca
Iowa, is here visiting at the home of
c. H. Spaulding.
Herman Soluble bought eighty
acres of land from Orville Corville
at SIS an acre. BY this purchase
Mr.. Soluble became the owner of
$40 acres of Blue Earth county land
DR.. and Mrs. William Will of
Bertha are here for visit and to
give DR.. Will chance to regain his
health. He has just come from a
hospital where he underwent an OPP
Grafton upon his face, sH
Miss Greiner left on Tuesday for
months vacation. She was accom-
panied as far as st. Paul by Audrey
and Phyllis Beise, daughters of Mrs.
Louis Borchert, who are visiting at
the Mclaughlin home there.
AT a special meeting of the village
council Wednesday evening license
for a shooting gallery was granted at
So a week. Also a resolution was
adopted fixing August IS, as the time
for ascertaining the benefits in the
paving, the first date fixed upon was
found to come on Sunday.
An old man working on the street
paving was overcome by the heat on
Wednesday, and his mind was de-
ranged The cement draws the heat
and it is surprising that the men are
able to work as steadily as they do
during the hot weather. Two blocks
of paving are almost completed.
Many of the housewives received
telephone messages Thursday after
noon telling them that band of gyp-
sizes were in town. Part of the gyp-
sizes remained on Main street and the
rest scattered through the residence
parts of town. Following the rob-
berry of a cripple, the bunch were
ordered to move on.
Mrs. William Strbel and Mrs. u
G. Argetsinger entertained in. honor
of Mrs. Robert Davies on Thursday
and Friday at the home of Mrs. Stree
bel. Guessing games and contests,
and sketches of the faces of one of
the guests afforded the amusement of
the afternoon, land a delicious two
course luncheon was served.
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doubtedly be concrete instead of
steel as first proposed. They will
cost much less, and will be just as
strong, and can be made right here
in Mankato. 1t is estimated that
they may be made for Sc or So
each, while the steel ones will cost
over $40 Councilman A. G. Lack,
told Mr.. Callahan, that although the
white way" was an important meas
ure, what concerned the people
more probably was the rates for pri-
vate lighting, and he urged that this
matter be given great attention.
Fire Department Equipment.
John Lullsdorf former chief of the
fire department, was called in by
Councilman Robert Lamm to answer
questions about the fire engine, and
he said that the city would make no
mistake in purchasing either the
combination double tank chemical
engine and hose truck, for which
bids have already been received, or
the combination chemical engine,
pumping engine and hose truck,
such as Rochester has. The coun-
cilmen were all much impressed by
the demonstration of this engine CIV
en- on their visit to the city of Roch-
ester, but Mr.. Lullsdorf however,
said that the chief objection to it
is that if the chemical tank is be-
ing used, the pumping engine may
~ - hn OF he 10
er favored purchasing either chemi-
cal engine as before proposed or
| a pumping engine in separate pieces
of machinery, and then any kind of
fire could be handled. The fire
engine at Rochester has only one
chemical tank and the one which
was thought of by the council before
carries two. However other charge
| may be carried out to refill the tank.
The discussion was closed by the
decision to advertise for bids for
the engine like the one in Ro-
| chester, the bids to be opened Au.
gust IL. 1t is estimated that this ap.
paratus will cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000 and the one already con.
sidered will cost about $500.
Curb and Gutter Work.
The maintenance bonds of John.
son brothers and E. d. Wilmot, for
curb and gutter work were approved
This was the date for the hearing on
the proposed curbing and guttering
| on West Front street from Hubbel
avenue to Sibley street and on West
Fourth street from Hubbel avenue
to Woodland avenue No objections
were offered, and the hearing OF
confirmation was set for August
4. hearing was also given on the
proposed sanitary sewer on Record
street, and the confirmation of the
hearing was also set for August 4
| Councilman j. G. Gerlich asked for
another car of Oil for the streets
and his request was granted. Ow.
ing to the condition of the city's
! finances some street work will prob
ably have to be cut down.
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From Mondays Oailv
Dr. Arson Cordian Smith of Eagle
Lake died at the home of his son,
Vincent Smith, yesterday and the
funeral services will be held at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Eagle
Lake Methodist church by Rev.
Davidson.
DIR. Smith was born in Dayton,
Ohio, October Is, 1888. He gradu
ated from the Starry Medical uni
versity of Columbus, Ohio, and prac-
ticed medicine until about four years
ago when his eyesight failed him.
He enlisted in Company e. Eleventh
Minnesota regiment on August 6,
1864, and acted as first sergeant of
that company until he was mustered
out for disability June 26, 1865.
After graduating from medical school
he located in Cleveland, Mimi, and
practiced medicine there for several
years. He then went to Eagle Lake
with his family about forty years ago
and his good deeds were many. He
practiced his profession continuous
ly until his age made it impossible
to him to keep up his work. He was
highly respected by the entire COM
munity.
DR.. Smith is survived by one son,
Vincent, of Eagle Lake, and one
daughter, Mrs. M. Moore of Austin.
Two sons, Robert and Arthur, died
several years ago. His wife died at
Eagle Lake twenty-seven years ago..
He will be buried beside her in the
Eagle Lake cemetery.
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Two Soil Digging
Scientists Find Relics
From Mondays Daily.

TWIN "oHodt 0ditys
Discoveries that may be written
into the pages of history have been
made by the scientists who are at
work in Cambria township, this
county, excavating on the site of an
old Indian village, under the aus
pieces of the Minnesota State His
torical society. The work was com.
menced two weeks ago, by Profes.
sor Winchell, assisted by Professor
w. B. Nickerson of Epworth, Iowa,
who makes a business of investigat.
ing ancient races. Professor Win.
chell has returned to st. Paul, but
Professor Nickerson is carrying on
the work, and so interesting have
his discoveries become that Satur.
day he sent for photographers to
take pictures of the strata that he
has uncovered
The scene of the excavations is
about eighteen miles west Of Man.
kato, and ten miles east of New
Ulm, near the Minnesota river, in
Cambria township, Blue Earth coun.
ty. On small fiat eminence, com.
manding magnificent view down
the river valley, and located in a
broken and wild piece of country
the indians had permanent abode
to Judge from what the use of the
spade has produced. That this place
was inhabited by a race of people
| from ten to twenty thousand years
ago is a possibility or strong prob
| ability that Professor Nickerson has
uncovered, and he is making a
| close study of the soil and the OBJ
lects that he is recovering from it
to verify this.
Excavations Five Feet Deep.
The excavations are about five
feet deep, and extend for some for
ty feet, but the surface has been
barely scratched yet, as compared
with the amount of work that it is
possible to do. The relics are found
In the top layer of black, or vege
table soil, and in the pockets that
the inhabitants dug down into the
gravel beneath, and again down un
der layer of natural clay This
clay holds the secret of the problem
that confronts the archaeologists OF
the state historical society. If it is
the work of the waters of the river
l5O feet above the present level OF
the water, then the people whose
relics are found underneath the
stratum lived there somewhere be
tween 10000 and 10000 years ago
for that is the length of time that
has elapsed since the waters swirled
and boiled in the great river at thai
height. Under this clay layer is 3
line sand, and in this sand are found
broken bones, and other things thai
point to the presence of man. The
Indian always broke the bones OIL
the animals that they cooked, fol
they were fond of the marrow. II
white mans camp had been un
covered, the ZONES that might be
found would not be broken. Yet
ancient white races also did this.
Out of the excavation, Professor
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From Mondays Daily.

TGOUn Vt0tt0ay . SdUy
Reports from the lis stations
along our line in Southern Mime
sofa indicate that the crop this year
will be fully as large as in 1912, and
that was a bumper" is the statement
made by H. J. Wagon, general agent
of the Minnesota division of the
Northwestern road. He has just re-
turned after personal tour of in
spection of crops in his district.
although some barley already has
been cut, the cutting of this, grain
will not become general. until the lat
ter part of the coming week." he con-
tinued Some velvet chat wheat and
some oats have also been cut in the
district but the cutting of blue stem
wheat will not begin for about ten
days.
1.-The corn crop, from all reports
which have reached my office from
the agents throughout the territory,
will be a bumper. There is no mis-
take about that. The returns have
been exceptionally heavy
"The rye crop, which is practically
all cut, is also particularly good
From every report that l have re-
ceived, there are no indications of
wheat rust and even if it did develop
the crop is too far advanced to do
material damage. There is nothing
to show that this years harvest will
not be as productive as those of a
year ago and that means tremen'
dous yield" t
Already the Northwestern, Mr.
Wagon said, is storing grain cars
along the sidings throughout the di
vision. A large force of men at Win
ona, Waseca and Tracy are busted
in preparing the cars fer the LONG
hauls when the harvest is completed
There will be no car shortage or diff
Guilty in moving the crops this fall
! he said
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Reinold Kunkel Thrown
From Motorcycle
From Mondays Daily.


Reinold Kunkel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Kunkel of Rapidan may
not recover from injuries received
in an accident wnlcn occurred north
of Amboy late yesterday afternoon
His left leg is broken between the
hip and the knee, the left collar
bone fractured, the left arm bruised
and lacerated, and he has a bad
confusion on the head, besides other
minor cuts and bruises. 1t is also
thought that he is injured internally
When picked up he was partly con
scious, and his condition has not
improved very much today. He did
not recollect what had happened to
him last night but talked quite ra
tionally about other things. He asked
for his mother this morning, but did
not converse freely or readily. He
later lapsed into Inconsistencies. He
is twenty-three years old.
Mr.. Kunkel and Charles Nelson
agent for the Milwaukee road at
Rapidan, went to Blue Earth yester-
day on their motorcycles, and re
turned by way of Amboy about 4:3C
o'clock. They stopped in Amboy for
lunch, and Mr. Nelson started out
some distance ahead of Mr.. Kunkel
1t seems that young Kunkel must have
stopped for some reason just after
leaving the village, for Mr.. Nelson
was out of sight when the accident
occurred.
Hitting Rapid Pace.
Kunkel was hitting up rapid
pace in order to catch up, it is sup
posed, with Nelson, and just at the
approach of the Blue Earth river
bridge about a mile north of Amboy
Mr.. Kunkel saw an auto ahead OF
him. He tried to pass it before he
crossed the bridge, and turned to
the right. The occupants of the cal
heard him coming and also turned
to the right, thus still lessening the
distance between the machine and the
railing which extends for some dis
lance out from the bridge. The auto
kicked up a cloud of dust, and Mr.
Kunkel evidently did not see the
tree ahead of him, for as he passed
the car. the motorcycle collided with
the tree, throwing him directly in
front of the automobile. The ma
chine passed clear over his PROSTATE
body, and when he was picked up
the left leg was entwined about his
body.
The car was stopped at once, and
one of the men went to Ray Thomp
sons place near by and called fol
DR.. Merrill of Amboy. The car was
occupied by the Strusse brothers and
Samuel Sahli, of Welcome. DR.. Mer
riH was in the neighborhood on g
call and arrived on the scene in
about twenty minutes. Mr.. Kunkel
after a temporary examination by the
physician, was taken to Robert Knit
ter's residence in Amboy, and William
Just brought. the boys father to
Amboy in his automobile shortly af
ter the accident.
Those familiar with the circum
stances say that the driver of the
car is not to blame for the accident
for he turned to the correct side Of
the road to allow the motorcycle to
pass, and the position of this machine
in the road showed that Mr.. Kunke
turned to the same side. The motor
cycle, strange to say, was not ser
iously damaged One handle bar and
one pedal was broken, but it was
ridden to Amboy with no difficulty
One of the Strusse brothers was in
charge of the auto at the time of the
accident.
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From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Because of the Indebtedness of
the law relative to the closing of
some of the saloonkeepers in Duluth
kept their places of business closed
but many were open Saturday.
Those who did not open up OBJ
served the spirit and letter of the
proclamation of Mayor Prince based
on the Minnesota statutes as we'll as
the spirit and letter of the state
law.
Those who served liquor did so
in the face of the proclamation.
Whether the owners of these sa.
looms violated the state law is
question. 1t was because of this
very question that no attempt was
made to arrest any saloonkeeper,
bartender or hotel man who paid no
attention to the mayors proclama-
ton.
This is what the statutes, section
1882 says:
mo person licensed to sell intox.
icating liquors shall sell or otherwise
dispose of such liquors at any of
the following times: Ql On any
day between II o'clock p. m. and 8
o'clock a m. CD On any general,
special or primary election day. 60
At any hour on Sunday"
Several of Duluth's leading law
| yers were interviewed by The News
Tribune, and none would express an
opinion off-hand. The proposition is
to be put up to Attorney General
L. A. Smith for an opinion.
Mankato saloons were closed Sat
urday all day. Many of those who
have been in the habit of going to
bed with "souse on" retired sober
and as consequence did not have
that awful feeling the morning
after"
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Seventy-Two Ballots
Were Cast Per Minute
From Mondays Daily.

Mrs. Alice Ayres Smith and DR..
w. A. Beach were reelected to the
board of education to succeed them
selves at the school election Satur-
urday, and Alex Bashaw was elected
in the first precinct to succeed
John E. Regan without opposition. In
the second precinct Erick Engwald
son secured majority over DR.. c.
D. Snow. The retiring board mem
Der from this precinct is George w.
Scherer, who was not a candidate
for reelection.
The vote was large throughout the
city at the election, Mrs. Smith Sc.
curing SIT votes without opposition
In the first precinct seventy-eight
votes were cast and there was but
one candidate. In the third precinct
Mr.. Engwaldson poled vote OF
twenty-five and DR.. Snow polled
eighteen. Dr. Beach, who had no op
position, received seventy-three votes
In the fourth precinct the voting
was fast and furious. At one time
the ballots were dropped into the box
ut the rate of seventy-two per min.
ate.
Engwaldson Will Qualify.
Mr.. Engwaldson stated this morn
ing. that although he had said Sat
urday that he would not qualify fol
his office if elected, that he had de-
cided that it would be unjust to re
fuse the election and he will accept
his office. Mr.. Engwaldson's friends
forced the office upon him. He was
asked several days ago if he would
not be candidate and he refused
to consider it. On Saturday one OF
his friends said something about his
candidacy and that was the frs
news that he had of his name being
up. He Immediately told number
of his friends that he was not 9
candidate and would not qualify i
elected, but the majority decided
otherwise.
The board of education will NEE
tomorrow night at 1880 to canvass
the vote and to transact genera
business. s9g u
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Consumers Power
Company Proposition
from Mondays Daily.

Two subjects of more than ordi-
nary importance to Mankato were
brought up at the meeting of the
city fathers this morning. One was
! a discussion of the lighting PROPOSE
ton by the council, the Commercial
club committee and e. L. Callahan
of Chicago, representing the H. M.
Byllesby company, and decision to
advertise for bids for a triplicate
automobile fire engine, combining a
chemical tank, a pumping engine
and hose and truck wagon.
Mr. Callahan said that he had
been sent to Mankato from Chicago
from the council a:l the CONNER
cial club committee demanding bet
ter lighting rates, but he regretted
very much that he had no PROPOSE
ton to offer as yet He promised,
however, to. have an answer to the
communication ready by next Mon
day. He said that it took consider
able time to gather the necessary
Information and data in order to
make reduction, and also to quote
prices on the different styles of
white way" lighting mentioned in
the letter. In the discussion of the
white way proposition, Mr. Gala
han was not personally in favor of
the luminous arc system, such as
| Owatonna has, because he says it
will cost more to install it and to
keep it running. He thought that
the cluster system gave prettier
effect. After the meeting, adjourned,
! the committee from the Commercial
club, of which only ]. r. Brandrup,
Judge Lorin Cray and A. M. Stein
were present, and the council were
asked by R. E. Brown of the Con-
sumers Power company, to give a
little more detailed idea of how and
! where the white way" lights were
to be placed.
The White Way District.
| Accordingly, a plat of the city
was marked with a red pencil on
7, the corners bounding the white
way" district, and on the streets
where the lighting is to be improved.
Front street according to the plans
is to be lighted with luminous arcs
from Byron street to Vine street
four lights to a block, set diagonal.
ly across the street. 1t was first
planned to have five lights to a
block, but this gave one side of the
street three lights and the other
side only two, and only one light on
the corners. Judge Cray put up the
latter idea, and favored it because
it has the same number of lights on
each side of the streets and two
lights on the corners. His plan was
adopted. Second street is to have
the same lights, according to these
preliminary plans, from Byron street
to Spring street 1t was planned to
/ light Broad street it's entire length
with single straightforward Tungsten
lights set in concrete posts and
/, eight posts to a block
The cross-streets from Byron
street to Spring street will be
white way lighted between Front
I, and Second and light will be
placed at the alleys for the benefit
of the patrolmen. Main street will
be lighted farther up than Second
street, probably as far as Fifth
street. These plans were simply fol-
| use by the Consumers Power com
pany in making estimates, and they
may not be carried out in every de
i TAIL All the posts used viii un
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Death of Young Woman.
M Mondav'S Daily

Miss Alwena Jacobson, aged TWEEN
.ty years, died yesterday morning at
one of the local hospitals following
an illness with peritonitis. Her re-
mains were sent to her home in
Madelia yesterday and the funeral
will be held there tomorrow.
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Lecture on Talking Machine.
From MONDAYS DajIy.

Branson L. Decou, a representative
of the Victor Talking Machine COM
pany, was in Mankato today. He
gave talk before the normal teach
er's summer school this morning on
the talking machine and the extent
and good use to which they have
been put in schoos His lecture was
interesting. si3a