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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
GERMANY TO CONSERVE
 BUTTER AND FATS.

Berlin, Dec. 1Q-The federal council authorized municipalities to issue but ter and fats cards similar to the bread cards which have been used for sev- eral months, to regulate the consump- tion of this food. The ordinance mak- ing this provision, which becomes eff fectNe Jan. 1, also contains regula- fiot1s under which it will be possible to reserve the cheaper batter and fats for the poor.
 The commission organized by the council to equalize distribution of the butter supply is authorized to require, large producers to sell part of their output, up to 15 per cent. of the total, for resale to municipalities where shortages exist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
CHAPTER Vii,
he Card In the Pocket.

The Card In the Pocket. TX HOVER entered the courtroom
 with an air of assurance that
 might almost be called jaunty. E He did not glance at the pris- oner as he walked quickly across the courtroom, and Strickland did not change the attitude of dejection which had marked him for many hours
 O1sly rarely did Strickland raise his head to listen to any of the testimony. Since the outburst in which he had protested against the proposed calling to the stand of his little daughter Dor is he had seemed indifferent to his fate. The spectators who had known him as a happy, active business man, albeit one upon whom the sun of prosperity had not shone of late, noted and com mented upon the change which acute mental and physical suffering had wrought in him.
 Glover took the stand, and the clerk put to him the usual formal question:
 ''Do you solemnly swear that the tes- tinony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?''
 Glover nodded, and the clerk asked: What is your name?"
 Stanley Glover
 Then the district attorney began his examination. The first question was, ''Mr. Glover, you were Mt Trask's prl vate secretary?''
 'EYes, sir.''
 ''On the night of June .24, after you left the library with Mrs. Trask's books, what did you do?'
 SI went upstairs to my room."
 Describe what occurred then.'
 ''I began going over the books. About half an hour later heard shot; then I heard Mrs. Trask scream and anoth- CT shot fired. picked up a heavy cane had in my room and rushed down stairs to the library. MT. Trask's body was on the floor, and Strickland was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
ORDER OF NOTICE

Annie Faranz Bokreda,
 vs.
 Andrew Bokreda STATE OF CONNECTICUT COUNTY, ss SUPERIOR COURT,
 Bridgeport, Dec. 3, A. D. 1915
 Upon the Complaint of the said An nie Faranz Bokreda, praying for req sons therein set forth, for a divorce, now pending before this Court, having been returned thereto on the first Tuesday of June, 1915.
 It appearing to and being found by this Court that Andrew BOkreda. the said defendant is absent from this State and gone to parts unknown and that notice of the pendNncy of the complaint was given required by order of nctice heretofore issued, and now the Plaintiff asks for further order of notice in the premises.
 Therefore OrdeEed, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be giv- en by publishing this order in the Bridgeport Evening Farmer. a news paper printed in Bridgeport two (29 times successively, commencing on or before the 10th day of December, AID. 1915.
 By the Court,
 VIM. T. HAVILAND, Clerk of the Superior Court for Fair
 field County. T 10 b%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
The COURTLAND SCHOOL

MISS MARY J. MINER, Prfncanai
 Twenty-fifth year begins Thursday. Sept 80. Booklets at the stationery shops. Office hours: 10 Q. m. to 19 xn. Mondays and Saturdays except- cd. Others hours by, appointment. L. sG te
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
CCons1nued.l


 The voice of Trask breaks thesIlence
 Hellol Yes, this is Trask- Is thar you, May?
 The words ga1yan1ze Strickland into action He rises from the croucfs.1eg 2 position he has assumed, aims his re volver at Trask and fires The shot rouses Joan, and she screams. The two sounds are almost merged, and they startle Trask, so that he drops the re ceiver and turns in time to see whence his fate has descended upon him. His last earthly utterancs 1s-
 ssStricklandFs
 And with that Robert Strickland fires again It Is the end of eary1 for Ger aid TrasE, for the bullet lodges in his heart
 From the, rear of the room rus1,<=s in Stanley Glover, bearing in his hand heavy stick He dashes at Strickland and the stick falls heavily on the sEaS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10

The American tank steamer Cum munipaw, reported sunk by a sub marine in the Mediterranean, arrived at Alexandria, Egypt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10

My G6d. he's killed GeraId!1 against the continuance of the legal proceedings, which might send him to the electric chair, asking only that his little giri-his Doris be spared the or deal of the witness cIdair2
 Throughout the appearance of Joall Trask on the witness stand her test mony had been followed with tae clos est attention by judge and jury, b counsel for both sides and by th throng in the courtroom. It made f. deepest of impressions. Especial when the money was mentioned, S1 900 in cash, large sum to the gre majority of the audience, it was | tfceable that Mrs. TEask;s audieu leaned forward in their chairs.
 Here, it seemed te their minds. the district attorney had asserted his opening adGrcss to fhe jury. nlig
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10

Hs Aims His Re~clvek at Trass< and
 Fires
 er's up1ifted right arm With groal Strickland drops to the floor, the re voIver falling from his hand.
 And then Jean Trask, widowed ba the staot staggers to her feet and screams>
 My God he's Killed Gera1dr'
 It Is Clover who takes command of the sttuat1on. Standing guard oyer the fallen Strickland, he urges the moan ing woman to telephone to a doctor.
 So ran the story of the widow of the slain man It was net tod eemaected ly, but had to be elzefbed ty the aues- tioning. at times tnsistent but at al times eens4derate and gentle, Of the district attorney. It was his duty to bring out the facts, to invoke justice upon the man who had Invaded his friends home at night and had shot him down. The fact of the shooting by Strickland was established by the testimony of Mrs TEask Trask lay in his grave. and Strickland had done the shooting. It was not denied Had he not been willing to plead guilty: Had he not in open court protested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10

Many col1feries in Pennsylvania have been compelled to shut down be- cause of the shortage of railroad cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
ROYAL HANCOCK IS
 LOST AT WESTPORT

The police are looking for Royal Hancock, aged 64, a missing inmate of the Westport sanitorium. Hancock has gray hair and beard, and wore derby hat and a light weight over coat of black wool. He is six feet tall and weighs about 18O pounds.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
R1DGEWAY.

Ada Griffith was a Cresco visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. L. A. Heimark accompanied her
father, Rev. A. Knudson, on Tuesday
morning to visit her mother and other
relatives in Minneapolis,
Marie Larson and Anna Flatland
were at Cresco Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. H. Butt and daughter Myrtle
were at Cresco on Saturday.
Miss Dagmar Jordahl came up from
Calmar, where she is teaching, to spend
Sunday.
Albert Benson and John Melaas went
to Minneapolis Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Thomas stopped over
Sunday here with her sister, Mrs. 4.
Armstrong, enroute to Florida from
Hettinger, S. D.
Orlando Qualley and Harold Jordehl
spent Sunday at home from their
school duties at Luther College.
Edna Gullickson left for Hope, N. D.
Sunday morning to care for Hazel, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ernst.
Mrs. Griswold was at Cresco Friday
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Harry Pollitt.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24

Negotiations carried on during the
past week have resulted in Manager
Burgess securing for the patrons OF
the Cresco opera house the world ia
nous Kilties Band for a matinee and
evening performance Saturday, Oct. 2.
The Kilties recently concluded
two year tour of the world during
which time they travelled over $500
miles and gave concerts in 20 diff
ferent countries.
The cost of this attraction for a
single day is practically prohibitive
in a city of our size and credit for
booking it is due largely to Banker
Thomson, who was able through his
personal acquaintance with Manager
Brown, to convince him that Cresco
could handle anything and wasn't
afraid of 80 bare-legg Scotchmen.
even though they had been all over
the world. Following their Cresco
appearance the Kilties play an en-
gagement at Kansas City on their way
to the Expo.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
SARATOGA

Claude Weatherford has some beau
tiful monuments on hand at Cresco.
Call and see them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kraft called at
the Carl Baethke home Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. Sigler, Wesley Moses, ST., and
VIM. Baethke were doing carpenter
work for Mr.. Barnes last week.
Henry Ponek called at the parental
home Friday.
A large crowd attended the picnic at
Frank Ruzicka's last Friday.
Mrs. Albert Locke was a Riceville
caller Friday.
Henry Fosse and family are enter
tanning company this week.
John Jones, VIM. Schaal and E. A..
Watson autoed to Cresco Saturday.
Miss Arnold held recital at the
Union church, Saturday evening.
John Erbe and family called at the
E. Erbe home Sunday.
Carl Baethke and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at VIM. Bohneman's.
Mr.. and Mrs Kessel, of Riceville,
made short call at the E. Erbe home
Sunday afternoon.
Adam Kempf and daughter Katie en-
tertained company from lie Porte, Sun
dao.
Fred Groth and wife and VIM. Groth
and family autoed to Carl Ball, Jr.,
near Alta Vista, Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Gladen from Staples, MINI.
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelsey.
Fred Suhrbier sold. his. farm to c. F.
Baethke for $1,000, Monday.
Thomas Kakac, Pete Nelson, FREQ
Groth and GEORGE Breitsprecher left
Tuesday for trip to Montana.
Mrs. E. Erbe came home from Alex.
and-ia. Mimi, Tuesday, after spend.
ING two weeks with her daughter, Mrs
ia Schahn. She says the crops are gooe
out there.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
PROTIVIN.

Have you seen those monuments at
Claude Weatherford's
E. r. Jones D. c., Doctor of Chiro-
practitioner Swenson's jewelry store:
John Bader, John Skoda and Albert
Milota attended the county fair at
New Hampton Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel Cisar, Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. Mikesh their two daugh-
tiers, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.. Zahasky and
children and Edward Benda attended
the Korbel-Tuma wedding in Conover
Tuesday.
Thomas Chyle and his crew of car
penters are erecting a new house and
barn on the A. J. Mikesh farm near
Schley.
VIM w. Chyle left Saturday for Ce-
dar Rapids to visit his brother, Chas.
j. and friends.
Charles Andera and wife autoed to
Cresco Monday.
Slavek Zikuda left for Chicago, H.,
Saturday and returned Monday, ac-
companied by his wife. They will make
their home in the w. j. Kalishek
building.
Mrs. Chas. H. Gender and little
daughter returned home Friday from a
visit in LIE Roy, Minnesota.
A large number Of relatives and
friends were entertained at the MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Kalishek home, Sun
day.
Pauline Huber and Charles Fencl
were in Cresco, Saturday.
Ferd Lukes was business caller in
Mason City and Marshalltown a few
| days lest week.
The Forthcoming marriage of Charles
| Fencl and Pauline Huber, and Joseph
Klimesh and Albina Kalishek were an.
nounced at the Holy Trinity church
Sunday.
Mr.. Fisher autoed from Alta Vista
Saturday evening and was visitor al
the Henen Lukes home till Monday.
Chas. H. Gender was caller in Ores
co Friday.
Zobeck's from Maple Leaf visited
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tuchek, Sunday.
A dance will be given in Beseds
Opera house, Tuesday evening, Sept
18th, 1915 Good music, good time a:
usual.
Bohumil Stradal of Chicago, H., is {
caller in this locality.
Thomas Chyle autoed to Jackson Jet
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. kovarik, Of
Dumas, Texas, ::are visiting Mr.. ane
Mrs. Chas. Kalishek.
Frank Jirak and wife spent Sunday
at the L. Jirak home in jackson Jet.
John Junko aaltoed from Lawler Sat
urday.
All are invited to attend the dance II
Beseda Opera house, Tuesday evening
Sept. 18th, 1916.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
NORTHWEST CRESCO.

Charley Milz and family called at the
Mrs. Upton home Sunday.
Charles Kapler and father left for
Montana last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Ferrie are the
proud parents of son born to them
last Thursday.
J.. Greteman and Geo. Kruse and
families autoed from st. Lucas Sunday
and spent the afternoon at the John
Lusson home.
Mrs. Jennie James and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer James visited at John Stein
mans Sunday.
Lizzie De Groote is staying with Mrs.
Charles Kapler during Mr.. Kapler's alb
Sence.
Ferdinand Drilling, from Spring Val
lev, called on his brother John Satur-
day.
Will Aspel and family took dinner at
Will Shea's Sunday.
Ernast Rutsch and John Lusson call
ed on Jos. Lusson Monday evening.
Harry Stevens and family spent Sun
day afternoon at the H. E. Reutlinger
home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
WEST VERNON.

Mrs. Will Coughlin and children re-
turned from St. Paul Saturday, after a
weeks visit with relatives.
Fred Fish and wife spent Sunday at
the Will Smith home.
Mrs. Henry Hansen called on her
sister Mrs. Sam Shaw, of Cresco Tues
day. r.
Little George Woods underwent a
operation at the Mercy hospital Satur-
day and is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Will Rheinhart entertained
company Sunday.
Elsie Peter visited with Lizzie De-
Groote Sunday,
Mr.. De VALE called on Adolph Peter
Saturday.
Joe Burnikel and family autoed to
Big Springs, Mimi, Sunday to visit at
the Chas. Ohmacht home.
Mrs. Peter Hansen, Mrs. Frank
Bouska, Mrs Elton Eldredge and daugh-
ter Madge and Mrs. Len Sebastian and
daughter Cora visited with Mrs. Leslie
Sebastian Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Hansen called on Helen
Bouska Wednesday,.
Fred Fish and family autoed to Ores"
co Wednesday evening.
Elton Eldredge and family spent Sum
dav with relatives and friends at Cres-
co.
Henry Hansen and wife visited at
the Frank White home Sunday.
Frank Bouska and family entertained
company Sunday.
Mrs. Anton Machovec and children
returned home Sunday, after a two
woes visit at the Frank Chihak home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.


of MIR. and Mrs. Mike Hruska few
days the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Amel Koch dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck north OF
Ridgeway the other Sunday.
Elwood, of Elma, autoed over here
last week one day to make call at the
M. H. Mealy home.
Some of Vatthauer's folks spent Sun
day with Jacob Hornberger and family.
Charley Kuntz had horse cut in the
barb wire fence last week.
]. G. Kirschman has been sojourning
in South Dakota the past week or so
among friends and acquaintance.
Thelma and Verna Sanderson spent a
few days the past week visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Fred C. Koch.
Alma Kuntz assisted Mrs. Win Kratz
to cook for threshers last week Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hruska were en-
pertaining company from Chicago last
week few days.
Kirschman's folks were entertaining
company from Jerico Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz, of Sum-
ner Twp, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Vopava, also of Sumner Twp. were en-
tertained at dinner by Amel Koch and
family Sunday.
Frank Kuntz autoed up from De-
corah last week Thursday to make a
call here among friends, relatives, etc.
M. H. Mealy made a trip by auto to
Minnesota last week one day to COM
bine pleasure and business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch dined I'M
der the parental roof of the latter, Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Sanderson's, last Sunday.
Anna Weidaman and mother, Of
Cresco, are visiting Harry Weidaman
and family these days.
joyce and Vernon Kirschman are at
tending High school at Ridgeway these
days.
Charley Kuntz had horse cut in the
wire last week one day.
Amel Koch and sons, Fred and Roy
assisted Robert Vopava, of Sumner
Twp. to single last week Thursday.
Henry Holverson and family enjoyed
a visit from his folks at Ridgeway the
other Sunday.
Frost the fore part Of the week did
considerable damage to tender plants.
Roy Sanderson had load out joy
riding Sunday evening in his new Over
land.
Lizzie Koch and Elsie Vopava, in
company with Joe Vopava, were pleas
ant callers at Protivin Sunday.
Messrs. Jim Wagner and James
Shevik called at the Amel Koch home
Monday morning.
Hattie Kratz assisted her friend, Mrs.
Mike Hruska, at cooking good things
for the threshers.
Earnest Peter called at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Koch last week one
evening.
Jim Wagner and James Shevik auto
ed up here to spend Sunday last with
formers parents.
The following parties: Ole Sander
son, Ben Sanderson, Gilbert Bakken,
Henry Weimark and families, MIR. and
Mrs. Fred C. Koch, Wemark Bros. all
autoed north of Harmony, Mimi, the
other Sunday to greet friends, rela-
tives, acquintances, etc., and also to
enjoy themselves at dinner picnic
given there. After spending the time
in a social manner they all returned to
their several homes, well pleased with
the days outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and fam
lily auto to Florenceville Sunday to
spend the day with friends, relatives
and acquaintance.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
The Two-Year Business Shorthand Course
At Valdez COLLEGE, DEBORAH, Iowa

''Time is Money" Why not takeSa course
that is complete preparation to begin life's
work in the markets Of the world, where
brains and the power to do are passports to
position, promotion, and financial indcpend-
ence?
If professional course is not desired, take
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upon life's business activity at least three
wears earlier than if regular four-year high
school course be completed. If a business
career is contemplated, high school gradu-
ate must take the complete business course
before his services are available in business
Office.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24

Mrs. r. G. Baker was Cresco shop
per Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Ellingson and Mrs.
Gordonier spent Sunday with the Bert
and Ed. Werhans.
L. A. Heimark was a Cresco visitor
Tuesday.
Agnes Henderson and Lolita Fjel-
stul went to Cresco Saturday noon.
The C. A. and o. A. Fosses of
Schley spent Sunday with home folks.
Edward Christensen went to Mime
apolis Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Magnus return
ed from Thief River Falls Saturday,
where they spent the past week visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. L. A. Heimark and babe re-
turned from Minneapolis Monday even
ing, where she spent the past week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Knudson.
For Sale.
One registered Mule Foot boar, IA
months old good one. See or phone
H. E. Reutlinger. 3tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-24
c COUNTY NEWS.
LIME SPRINGS.

I. e. r. Jones D. c., Doctor of Chiro-
practitioner Swenson's Jewelry Store
David Thomas, William Thomas,
Glen Jones and David Roberts autoed
to:Cresco Tuesday evening.
Frank Scovel who has been employ
ed by Charles Vanderbilt as truck
driver, has resigned his position and
will become Minnesota farmer.
The Lime Springs Hige School foot
ball team went up to Leroy Friday for
the first practice game of the season.
Although they were defeated "a to O.,
they played a good game. The score
does not show the real ability Of the
team. Brown and knight, both old
men. played practically the whole
game for LeRoy. They repeatedly
smashed Lime Springs 10O-yard line
for gains, Coach Fearing is using a
new defense this year that has not
been seen in this part Of the state be-
fore. Although he is working with
light and inexperienced men, he ex-
poets to make good team. The next
game will probably be with Preston on
October LIST.
Will Carman came up from Cresco
Wednesday to help his brother James
thresh.
Mrs. T. F. VanLeuven went to Usage
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. A. M. Buck visited relatives in
Chester, Wednesday.
Mrs. w. Jones was passenger to
Chester, Wednesday.
Mr.. Drake went to Chester, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Elliott, of Des Moines, after
visiting with Mabel Elwood, returned
home Monday,
Mrs. S. H. Hall has purchased the
residence formerly owned by Mrs. K.
v. Griffith.
Mesd. Westly johnson and Will Mil
Ter spent Sunday with Cresco friends.
Lester Moar, who has been employed
in the garage at Volga, Iowa, spent
Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. C. E. Blackorby and children of
Eansboro, N. D., and Ruth Converse,
Of Cresco, visited at the E. E. Griffith
home Monday.
1Word has been received here that
Rev. Leonard Jones has been appointed
pastor of the M. E. church at East Pc
ru, Ia.
Dave Thomas, of Minneapolis, came
Thursday for an extended visit with
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. r. D. Owen, of Bonair. visited
friends here Tuesday.
Cora Woods, Morgaret Jones, May
Glazier and Libbie Jones attended the
dance at Cresco Wednesday night.
Steve Jones, of Bristol, was called to
Groton, S. D., Saturday, by the serious
illness of his brother James.
John Thomas left Sunday night for
Chicago for an extended visit with his
son Robert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Edwards, Of
Chester, visited friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Johnson, of Bon
aio, visited friends here Saturday.
A. C. McCulloch was business call
er here for few days last week.
Mrs. Frank Kellogg, of McIntire,
visited relatives and friends here last
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Rowland were
guests at the C. A. Searles home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Callahan, of
Maple Leaf, visited friends in Lime
Springs, Sunday.
Antony Marshall, who has spent the
summer in Colorado and California,
went through here Wednesday night
enroute to his home at Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Luhman, after
spending few days with relatives
here, left Sunday night for their home
at Postvlle.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Jones left Thurs
day for Madison, Wis, where Mr.
Jones will resume his work as physical
director