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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27
EMPIRE

Lena Rixers.'. the five part film adaptation of Mary Jane Holmes widely read novel, will be the feature attraction at Keeney's Empire thea Ire, to-day
 The story of this photodrama. play and novel is well known as the stage version was most popular.
 The story in brief is as follows: Harry Rivers Graham, returning from college stops off at small New Eng land town and decides to look around for a while. He meets pretty lit tie girl who is in the town learning g millinery. They soon become fast friends and he masquerades> under the name of Harry Rivers. He asks her to become his wife and they are married secretly. Harry writes to his parents telling them of his mar riage and in reply receives letter telling hom to come home at once or his father will disinhertt him. liar ry leaves promising to return. Time passes and Lena longs for her hus- band but he cannot go to her due to his stern father. How the couple are reunited after undergoing through the trials and hardships ot life are charmingly yet powerfully told in this extraordinary feature.
 Other select and entertaining pho- toplay features will also be shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

that you wouldn't put yonr Bertnlon Dn 2 piece of WAX
 Biount 1eaped forward with 1.-the swiftness astonishing in one of his bulk.
 D. your he said very softly, but with an intensity more vehement than and look mighty close. My name is John Blount- I'm your father There's your mother. m from Laramie. Wyo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

t1. K Fly co uPany.
 don't know who you are, and I don't care either.
 Walter strove again to placate the man whom he had so seriously of tended.
 ssAWs. was just Kidding, 2 he pro- tested weakly His attempt at pro pitiatory smile was tremulous.
 Of sudden a new curiosity stirred in Walter.
 ssAnd the girl that skirt-rny sister, you knowl What is she? he demand ed. Is she one of us2''
 She's only been with us g week, : Mrs BIount explained. Game from across the pond, so how can we tell 5''
 Said Blount
 eve don't know darned thing about the girl except that she's our daugh- ter. That's all we're supposed to know, and it's all we need to know, at that A sudden memory moved in the husbands brain, and he continued with increased sternness, And another thing don't you dare again to act like you did today at lunch There we were a-d1ning at the Waldorf with fine people, and me a-bragging about our big ranches and our beautiful home out west And then caught you try ing to cop a spoon, SC that I had to kick you under the table. z An old in st1nct revived from the association of ideas, and he added petulantly. .tAnd it was plated one, at that!
 whats the odds 9' she demanded very spiritedly. Lots of yJeEfectly re spectabIe people take things like that at hotels just for souv enirs- Why, know lady that hasn't got two tow els alike in her whole house. And she's real rich too.',
 Walter reverted to the subject of prime interest to him.
 @And the gfrlr' he insisted. He gazed at Blount eagerly. .sDo you think Andrew has anything on the girl like he has on us F
 In an instant Blount had leaped close, his face furious with passion.
 ssAndrew hasn't anything on usF' he hissed
 A Hash of anger gave neeting cour. age to Walter
 .sHuhr, he exclaimed scarpyully Don't try and slip anything like thai overg'
 Andrew came in. from the next room and stood directly between the two men Then he addressed them with contempfuous coldness:
 If through Jealousy and pickering you fail to act your parts so that in consequence my plans mfscarry, it will count against you far more than would mere disobedfence. What was the cause Of this row?
 BIount pointed to Walter.
 'sAsk the whe1pl.
 was just Kidding that's alll"
 'sTake care, sir, = Andrew said harsh. Iy One of these days my patience will be exhausted 7 He waited a mo ment, surveying the youth with q lash ing stare Then, abruptly. he doffed his dominant manner and in its stead assumed the pose of the respected ser vitor He bowed humbly to Walter the nominal head of the household Why not show your father through the house, sir P he suggested.
 At once, without any trace of embar rassment, he took the part assigned to him
 t.SureH' he exclaimed. boyish1y aglow with pride in the new possession o1 this city home. He beamed on the kewildered Blount ttCome on, dad!' he 1 ed boisterous1y. tsyou'n sure f1n6 this place all to the good'' ! II
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK. & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27
CHAPTER VI.
LuIoene.


 1T RS. BLOUNT possessed the MI feminine trait of curiosity.
 She made dawdling round of the room. scrutinizfng ev- cry detail of it's arrangement. At the very last she came to the little table, toward which Andrew had glanced to note the sfaimmer of blue light. By in- stinct her eyes went straight to the ring on the instant of her approach As she beheId the lusters of the jewel her handsome face suddenly famed with greed, and she uttered an ejaculation of delight For long seconds she con tenplated the glittering bauble with rapture, bending her face ever closer and closer as under spell Then, in a sudden realization of her avaricious thought, she started guiltily, and peer ed about the room with furtive gIances, to make sure that none spied upon her. Again, she studied the stone with a sensuous ecstasy in it's prismed brilliance; again, she tore her eyes from its charm, and now she moved from it in resolute effort to escape temptation. But the old habit of life dragged her back to the table, and she put forth a covetous hand, seized the ring. carried it to her bosom, smiling.
 (To Be Continued.1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

a7hey respect us out there Under stand7 That goes as it lays. They re Z going to run me for mayor next spring, and my wife here is president of the hzofhers club. You can look up our record there right through for the last four years We've lived straight, and we're going 10 remain straight Now 0 let me tell you something else If you want to look any further back than that you're looking for trouble-and 8 chance to get croakedr
 There was deadly ferocity in the tones
 w, you needn't get so sore about it Waiter urged quay
 BIount spoke again.
 .s4t looks to me as if we were likely Go be together for some time to come As far as know, you're just Walter BIount Outside Of Walter Rlount I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

The Bank of England bought 913,- 900 pounds bar gold, and earmarked 125.o pounds for miscellaneous pur- poses
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tContinuedl

kContinuedsl
 Walter went forward q step toward the older man. with his jaw thrust out little farther than usual, and shrug- ged his shoulders contemptuously i've got you doped out III right he Aafe7
 BIount sat erect much surprised at the other attitude of dispIeasure as well as by the atterance Itself.
 Doped out! he exclaimed. Walter chuekled naIeyoI yoIent1ys
 havensf got you placed exactl v he admitted, but I've got your class all right Do you get me B2ount bounced. heavily to his feet His expression was suddenly grown sinister
 II class 2'' he repeated blusterlngly Walter maintafned his evil Eatisfac- ton
 seIsd be willing to bet you a h1ndred
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Am out of door fete is to be given on the evening of June 5. in the beautiful gardens of MT. and Mrs Oaks.'' in Brooklawn. The Alliance Francaise, of which MT. Godfrey is president. is to give the affair and Miss Louise Gould is directoress of it. A aried program which will include tableaux representing famous French paintings also several interpretive numbers will be presented.
 K Miss Marion Hopkins, who is to marry WilliaTn Nelson Mackenzie on June; at the Peoples Presbyterian church. has chosen Miss Helene Lib by for her maid of honor and the Misses Ethel. Logan, Eula Toucey, Mabel Ravens and Maude Beers of Nfidd1etown as her bridesmaids. Clyde Yeats will be- MT. MacKenzie's best man. while Roderick Cleeland, Ray mond Vail, Charles Ayres and Bruce Chambers. who were his c1assmatessi in Sheffield Scientific school, 1914, and members of the Book and Bond fra ternity, are to be the ushers.
 The graduating exercises of the Bridgeport Hospital Training school will be held in the First Presbyterian church this evening and IT young women will be presented with diplo- mas as a reward for two years of sue cessful service. pr. E. M. Wilson will deliver the address, of the evening and Miss Elizabetk O1iver. superinten- dent of the n1rses, will present the hospital pins to the graduates. The Ensemble club will play a. number of selectiors at the exercises, The graduates are Miss Mary Heffernan, Miss Carolyn J. Scott, Miss Julia G. Anderson, Miss Elizabeth Carr. Miss Anne Burns, and Miss Ruth Widen hof of this city, Miss Mary Loretta Ahern of Meriden. Miss Emily James of Norwich. Miss Grace c. Mooney and Miss Mary Mooney of New FIa- ven, Miss Mabel H. Martin of Meri- den. Miss Maude Smith of Warwick, N. Y, Miss Sophie Reich of Frederick, Md; Miss Marie McManus of Bethel, Miss Clara Linquist of Los Angeles, Miss Anges Mackie of Aberdeenshire, Scotland and Miss Clara O'Rourke of Cavan, Ireland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

Gro Be Continued.l )
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27

After being flatly refused increas- ed wages by traction officials. Chi 5cago street railway. officials called a special meeting of the Union for to- night to take a strike vote.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15
ORDINANCE No. 1411.
LAN oRpINANcE LEvYINa A Pr

AN ORDINANCE LEvYING A PROP
erty Tax for General and Municipal
Purposes n the City Of Olympia FOR
Whereas. The City Council Of the City
of Olympia did on the LIST day OF Sep
TENDER. 1915. duly make estimates of
the amount required to meet the public
expenses of said city for the ensuing
year 20 be raised by taxation in such
Whereas, The city Clerk did give due
notice thereof By publication in the ofi-
ctal Newspaper OF said city on Septem-
Der the 10th. 18th and 24th, 1915. and
no taxpayer has appeared to be heard
In flavor OF, or against such proposed
tax levfes. said hearing being con-
cluded. and the City Council having
made. determined and decided the
amount Of taxes to be levied upon the
current assessment rolls: now, there
fore,
The City Council OF the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That there Is hereby levied
an annual property tax for special, gem
eral and municipal purposes for the
year 1915, on each one dollars valua-
ton OF all the property liable to assess
ment In the City OF Olympia as follows:
Current Expense Fund, twelve and
00-100 CID mills.
indebtedness. six and OO-1O0 CO.. mills.
Bond Interest, two and 50-100 (2.50)
Total, twenty and 5O-1O0 (205O mills.
Passed October 4, 1915.
Approved October 8, 1915.
GEO. A. hoffman. Mayor.
w. A. HoAGE, city Clerk
Published October and Is, 1915.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15
ORDINANCE NO. 1413.

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING ORDI-
nance No. 1851, Entitled: An Ordi-
nance Granting to Millard Lemon and
Wilbur b. Foshay. Their Heirs and
Assigns Permission, Authority and
the Right. Privilege and Franchise to
Construct, Maintain and Operate
Electric Lines for Transmitting Elec-
trical Energy for Heat and Power, for
Public Use. Together With and Includ-
ing Poles, Wires. Conduits and Other
Appurtenances. Upon. over. Under,
Through. Along and Across Gross p the
lie Ways of the City of Olympia;
Fixing Restrictions Thereon; Pre-
scribing the Duties and Powers Of
the Grantees; Fixing the Term and
Grant; Providing for Forfeiture, and
and Exercising the Same" Forfeited.
Whereas, Several Of Of the e %nI,nd o. ms
No. 1851, entitled; AN ordinance
granting to Willard Lemon and Wilbur
3. Foshay. their heirs and assigns, per-
authority and the right. privi-
lege and franchise to construct, main
tain and operate electric lines for trans,
hitting electrical energy for heat and
power for public use. together with ana
including poles. wires, conduits and
along and across the roads:
streets. alleys and other public ways of
the City OF Olympia fixing restrictions
prescribing tHe UutIcS duu
powers of the -rantees. fixing the term
and the terms and conditions OF the
grant. providing for. forfeiture. and
the method OF declaring and
the 4th day Of June. 1918, have never
been complied with: ands
Whereas. In compliance with section
six of said ordinance RESOLUTION NO:
May. 1915. and a copy. thereof served
upon the assignee of the grantees
named in said ordinance: and.
Whereas. More than thirty 600 days
have passed since the passage OF said
resolution and the service Of the same
upon the said grantees. Now, there
The city Council Of the City OF Olympia
8 Section l. That Ordinance No. 1851,
entitled: IAN ordinance granting to
Willard Lemon and Wilbur b. Fosnay'
sr heirs and ,Se a rxst pryeas smd
franchise to construct. maintain and
operate electric lines for transmitting
energy for. heat and power
cH o Poles .e wires. conduits and other
along and across the roads:
streets. alleys and other public ways OF
thereon. prescribing the duties and
powers of the grantees. fixing the term
and the terms and conditions Of the
grant, providing for forfeiture ana pre-.
scribing the method Of declaring and
the same" passed on the
4th day OF June. 1918. and granting to
Willard Lemon and Wilbur B. Foshay a
franchise to construct, maintain and
operate electric lines for transmitting
operate electric lien sfor transmitting
energy along and across the
streets of the City Of Olympia be, and
the same is hereby declared to be for
feited.
Passed October 6, 1915.
Approved October Z. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
Attest:
W. a. HOAGE, City Clerk.
Published October s and Is, 1915
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15
REsOLUTION Mka

Whereas, The contract heretofore ex-
listing between the Olympia Light and
Power Company and the City Of Olym-
pia for the furnishing of street lights
has expired: and.
Whereas. A proposition has been
made by the said Olympia Light and
Power Company which Is satisfactory
to the City of Olympia as a basis for a
five-year contract for the furnishing Of
light from October the 18th, 1915: and,
Whereas. 1t is desired to accept said
proposition, and enter into said con-
tract. Now. therefore,
Be it Resolved by the City Council Of
the City Of Olympia:
!. That the Mayor and the City
Clerk be-. and they hereby are author
ICED and instructed to enter into a five-
year contract with the Olympia Light
and Power Company for the furnishing
OF street lights by said company APP
proximately as follows
36 250-c. p. Mazda lamps, and 2O4
60-c p. Mazda lamps
said contract to be entered into in the
form attached hereto and previously
agreed to. for consideration Of $4,000
per year.
Passed October 4, 1915.
Approved October 5, 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor
Attest:
w. A. HOAGE, city Clerk.
Published October s and Is, 1915.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15

there. The weather here this sum
mer has been about the same as ~,
Puget Sound. except for little mora
rain.
THE fore part of this month I at.
tended the Ohio State Fair, at Colum-
bus, and must say it impressed me as
being more of an exposition than an
ordinary state fair. The attendance
some days exceeded 10000.
"A few weeks ago l was in 81
Louis. Mo-, and while there 1 visited
the old worlds fair grounds. 7
hardly knew the place, as part of tho
grounds were flooded with water
caused by the heavy rains this sum.
mer, and the only buildings of the
fair that are left are the Administra.
ton building, the Jefferson Memorial
building and the Art building, that
stood directly behind the Festival
hall, and one statue-that of ST
Louis. The rest of the fair buildings
are all gone.
Washington lumber and shingles
in the retail market here, are selling
as follows: Red cedar, 81 per 1000:
fir shiplap, from $2s to $40 per 1000:
No. flooring, $3S to 40; siding, $50
to $40; lath, Sc per 1000.
"a few days ago visited the Over
land auto factory at Toledo and,
through the kindness of the officials
of the company, l was shown
through the entire plant and saw the
manufacture of the Overland car
from beginning to end. During the
three months ending June 80, 1915,
the company sold and shipped 2O,791
cars and the average shipments now
are about 500 cars per day. The
total floor space of the factory is over
1872 acres and the employees at the
present time number 1926. / also
visited the Ford auto factory at De-
troit, the output of which at the pres
ent time is 1900 cars per day, and
more than 19,400 persons are en-
ployed, their average wages being
more than IS per day of eight hours.
During my stay here in Ohio I
have met quite a number of people
who at one time were residents of the
Pacific coast but have returned here,
Yours truly,
T. F. SEYFANG.
Toledo, Ohio.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15
County
Legal Notices

in THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State Of Washington. in and for the
County Of Thurstou.
Emil Zech Plaintiff. ". John II. Klink-
enberg and ciuda u. kHDkenberg
husband and wife, w. J. H. Best and
5. Luthi and Anna X. Luthi. huSbau.
and wife. and George ASutter, "a
single man. Defendants.
summons for Publication.
The state OF Washington to the said
W. J. II. Best and Jane Doe Best. hus-
band and wife. and f: $. Luthi and
Anna b. Luthi, husband and wife, de-
PENDANTS:
You and each of you are hereby sum
moned to appear within sixty days
after the first publication OF this sum
mons. towit: sixty days after the 3rd
day Of September, 1915, and defend the
above entitled action in the court
aforesaid. and file your answer upon
the undersigned attorneys for LlLin
tin al their office below stated: and in
case of your failure so to do Judgment
will he rendered against you according
to the demand OF the said plaintiff
This is an action brought against you
for the foreclosure of a mortgage on
the following described premises, sit
uate. lying and being in Thurston
county. Washington, towit: The south
east quarter of the northwest quarter
of the northeast quarter. of section l.,
township II north, range ! west. w. NJ.
being part of the William Maynard
donation claim No. AZ, containing 10
acres, in which premises you appear TO
have some interest. but whatever is
subject and junior to said mortgage.
TROY & STURDEVANT.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
p o. Address. Olympia. Thurston Coun-
ty. Office Address: Suite 4, Byrne
Bldg. 91-7
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15

Prc.iifr- That Payment for Said I'M
proven. -ut Er " e. ul Special A.
easements Upon Property in Said bis
tr.ct. Payable ly ~" Mode of "lume-
Tho civ council or the city Of Olympia
40 ordain as follows.
The west side thereof between Jackson
street and Garfield avenue, and on the
east side of sherman avenue between
Harrison nd jackson avenues. Harrison
avenue on the north de thereof from
Rogers avenue to tn" west city limits,
except where walks are now laid. he
improved by constructing sidewalks and
crossings, and doing such other work
as may be necessary in connection
herewith. according TO the plans and
specifications therefor prepared under
the direction of the city Engineer and
on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Sec. .. That the cost and expense of
said Improvement, including all neces-
sary and incidental expenses, shall be
borne by and assessed against the
property included in the assessment dis
trict hereinafter created in accordance
with law. The City of Olympia shall
not be liable in any manner for any
portion of the cost and expense of said
Improvement.
Sec. 3. That there is hereby estab-
lished local improvement district. to
he called Local Improvement District
No, EOS which said district Is described
as follows:
"All the property between the termini
of said Improvement. abutting upon, ad-
jacent. vicinal or proXimate to such
portion of said streets and avenues to
a distance back from the marginal lines
thereof as provided by law.
Sec. 4. That the cost and expense of
said Improvement shall be betrayed by
special assessments payable by the
mode of Immediate Payment" as de-
fined by law and the charter and ordi-
nances of the City of Olympia. War
rants bearing interest at the rate of
seven CD per cent per annum until paid
shall he issued to the contractor for
the redemption of as many of the war
rants issued on the local improvement
district fund on estimates of the City
Engineer as may not be redeemed in
cash.
Passed October 6, 1915.
Approved October I. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
w. A. HOAGE, City Clerk.
Published October s and Is, 1915.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15
S-4-5

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, OF THE
State Of Washington. in and for the
County of Thurston.
In re the Estate OF J. I. Lehnherr. de-
ceased. No. 1929.
Notice Of Settlement Of Final Account
ana Petition for Distribution.
Notice ID hereby given that Johanna
Lehnherr, the adminietratrix of the
estate Of J. I. Lehnherr. deceasa1. has
f3led herein her Anal account and petit
tion for distribution, and
Notice Is hereby given. That the
court has set Monday, the list day Of
November, 1915, at the hour of o'clock
.. M, and the court room of the court
house OF Thurston county: at Olympia.
washington, Department No. 1, as the
time and place for hearing the said
petition Tor distribution and settlement
OF the said ANAL account.
Notice Is further given. That all per.
sons interested in the said estate, and
having any objection thereto be and
they are required to present the same
1t the said place and on or before the
~ order OF the superior court.
Witness my hand and the seal OF the
SAIL court this 22d day OF September,
teesr /. N. HOLMES.
County Clerk and Clerk of the Superior
Court Of Thurston County, Washing-
TON Av-A0~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-15
l.. I. ID. No. 1874.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESS.
MENT ROLL.

IMPROVEMENT OF MAIN STREET BY
Paving. Local Improvement District
No. 1874. Ordinance No. 1866.
Notice is hereby given. That the as
sessment roll for Local Improvement
District No. 1874. under Ordinance No.
1865, for the improvement of Main
street by paving is now on file at the
office Of the City Clerk.
Said roll has been set down for hear
ing at the regular meeting of the City
Council, to be held in the Council
Chamber in the City Hall in the City
of Olympia, at 1880 o'clock p. M. on the
End day OF November 1915. and all
persons who may desire to object to
said assessment are notified to make
such objections in writing and to file
same with the City Clerk at or prior to
the date fixed and at such other times
as the hearing may be continued to.
The Council will sit as Board of
Equalization for the purpose of consid-
ering such roll, and at such hearing, or
hearings. will consider such objections
made thereto, or any part thereof, and
will correct, revise raise, lower, change
or modify such roll. or any part there
Of, or set aside such roll and order that
such assessment be made de novo, as to
such body shall appear Just and equit-
able, and then proceed to confirm the
same by ordinance.
W. A. HOAGE. City Clerk
Published october and 15, 1915.