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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06


big league clubs to start training.
Twenty-Five regulars and rockies will
leave Pittsburgh on Saturday for
Dawson Ky.,fsto get in condition for
the coming season
From the reports received from the
Giants at Marlin Springs they had
better start a water polo team Texas
rains are fine for the crops, but Man
ager McGraw is no agricu1turist. A
long rainy spell will undo the work
accomplished in the first week of
training.
College ball players will soon put
aside; their well known Calculus and
begin polishing their favorite bats for
outdoor practice The work in the
cages is all right fora little while, 5but
the work on the diamond is what the
squads at the colleges look forward
to. Like the regular leagues, the
southern trip will soon start for the
college boys.
Boston fans are not laughing over
the recent coup Of McGraw in SCI
curing the services of Poll Perrttt
They figure the Giants as the club
the BRAVES will have to beat out for
the pennant and any move that
Strengthens the Polo Grounders is not
greeted with loud cheers in the Hub.
The Giants are not the only, team
to suffer from the rain; the Dodgers
training is being hampered by wet
grounds although batting practice Isl
being held.
Griffith. who once had a tryout with
the Boston Braves, is making a big
impression at the Reds training
camp at Alexandria, La, and is pretty
sure of landing job in the Cincin-
natl outfield. The recruit has won
the heart of Charley Herzog by his
long distance slams. He hits them
from either side of the plate.
There is chance that Manager
Moran of the PhilIies may play
Whitfield, the former Brave, in the in
field Whitfield was said to be hir-t
ing with the Feds and is reported to
have received a substantial boost in
salary over what he was paid last
season in Boston.
Chicago fans have been gsaddened
INV the sET3j Ed 1sI,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06

Chicago fans have been gsaddened
by the report that big Ed Walsh
may come back and pitch in his old
time form Manager Clarence Row
land is more than confident that the
famous spitball hurler will take his
regular turn in the box again this
year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06
Easy.
Huh

Your correspondence may be bright
But bear in mind old sport,
The letters. that you do not write
Are never reee in court
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06
TRAINING CAMP
BASEBALL NOTES

The Pirates will be the last of the
big league clubs to start training.
Twenty-Five regulars and rockies will
leave Pittsburgh on Saturday for
Dawson Ky.,5sto get in condition for
the coming season
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06

N Easter Custom wooaens s
JEW LYFORD BROTHERS SEE
w East Side and West End e
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06
W0M!

An old polecat YEARLY blfnked
At his mate whotn a hunter had plfnlSed.
Said he, with n groan,
They won't let us alone,
And our family will soon be exstinked
Easy.
ST wish knew some way to strength
en- my memory" sighed the old fogy.
''That's easy replied the crouch.
"Just try to forget and you will have
no trouble remembering
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-06
FORMER EASTERN PLAYERS
MAKING GOOD IN BIC LEAGUE
Gene Mccain Leaves For South to Inspect
Recruits in Major Camps.

gagged in other sports that spring
work would be a farce.
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Hero Square.
Riverview Terrace.
Sekansett Park
IIilgcr's Lake.
Speedway Court
Paradise Grove

Beneath the window was big muslin
streamer. Riddles Day."
President Ben Milburn, who had
scarcely known an emotion since he held
his first dollar bill in his hand, grasped
his fence for support and so far forgot
himself as to climb on the bottom rail,
while he looked after that speeding
yellow apparition.
Two blocks above Mburn's house was
a temporary pass switch Here the car
waited, and presently another one just
like it came whizzng along from the OPP
posite direction making the belt in re-
verse: Hero Square, Paradise Grove,
Speedway Court, Hilger's Lake, Sekan-
sett Park, Riverview Terrace
Ben Milburn hailed that second car as
it came by his house. 1t ran up to the
corner and stopped Milburn, in his
garden slippers and without his hat ran
up after it, while the conductor clutched
an impatient hand Oh the bell rope.
Where did this car come FROM he
demanded as they started with jerk.
Gar barn at Hilger's Lake" said the
little fat conductor with a grin. He
knew Milburn. He had once been con-
ductor on a horse car. Fare, please,
Both his eyes and his lips were glistening.
who owns these cars?"
Don't know Fare please.
You'll be arrested for this!" declared
Milburn This car has no right on
these tracks! Every one connected with
running these cars is breaking the lawl"
THAT'S none of my business, exulted
the little fat conductor Fare, pleased
President Milburn, Tuning with wrath,
damned his hand in his pocket. In his
early Sunday morning clothes there was
not even penny
1--WE no change, he was compelled to
admit
Then you'll have to get off," shouted
the little fat conductor, his ears turning
red with joy and, grabbing the bell rope,
he gave the motorman the quick stop,
slammed open the doors and put Presi-
dent Ben Milburn off in the mudl
This was at $50. By 7 o'clock the half
dozen new electric cars were thronged
with passengers-ea faced passengers
passengers alive with the ecstasy Of a
new experience Out Maple avenue they
whizzed. past the cemetery and along the
speedway Why, by George, sam Ar
nolds boulevard began to look like some
thing after ALL
Here was a stretch Of nearly a mile
already asphalted, its broad surface
smooth and shining, but wisely BLOCKED
off from all possible traffic by boards anC
barrels and a quarter mile of mud. Her,
were the boulevard lamps going up
handsome things on their graceful
cement pedestals and with their fiv,
huge pearllike globes.
Riverview Terrace Sayl When tn
grass and the shrubbery grew owe
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a victory the first time ! twenty years
and Tim meant to make the victory
continuous.
$50 that's why you're putting in con-
struction machines" laughed Sam well
| wouldn't worry about city work. Tim.
There'l ha plenty Of t: and the faster
you get through with this the more
there'll be"
"Do you say that now" And old Tim
showed aside his glass and laid down his
cigar to look Sam squarely in the eye,
Have you more up your sleeve"
"Plenty | don't intend to stop until
Winburg's the snappiest city without
an oceanfront in the United States
Then I'll drive them dagocs like the
devil after fiddler" announced Tim.
whose belief in Sam Arnold amounted
to fanatcism but | don't like these
construction machines, Sammy. They're
not human. 1t costs a mint to run them
and no voters get the money
They'd make a tremendous saving
for the city" urged Sam. Those enor-
nous digging and dwelling and surfac-
ing machines will do more work than all
the men you can pile on the job"
But you've to build track for them, "
persisted Tim; "and no flimsy track,
mind you And then machines cost
money"
"You can rent them" Sam stuffed his
pipe thoughtfully and studied old Tim
Let me go into the figures with you
know these machines pretty well
can tell you how many tons of dirt they Il
dig and handle
Pm so fun Of them figures that fee
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Arnolds had come out ON the little back
porch.
NO. Have you thought of any
thing?-
"No"
More solemn silence The dusk be-
gan TO fail 4 lavender haze anne Up
from the river and spread its soften
ing veil over slothful Winburg. The
lights on the old gray stone bridge
fiared up one by one and cast yellow
streaks beneath the arches on the
water.
30 they include your speedway
too?" asked Ruth, coming out of brown
study
The franchises? They cover every
thing in the city Milburn doesn't have
to drive spike for three years and he
won't. The street car system is tied
up as tight as a drum
And there's no way to break the
drum"
Sam laughed and knocked the ashes
out of his pipe.
THE only symbol my mind has con-
ceived is hammer" he acknowledged
IF old Tim Cassidy had been in town
those unconditional franchises never
would have passed
THAT was mean trick" Indignantly
declared Ruth. pulling out her longest
and strongest red hair. then slapping
her fingers.
Suppose we think again suggested
Sam, slipping his arm about Ruth's
shoulders; and together they sat in
solemn silence while the dusk deepened
into darkness
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JUSTlCE-By George Randolph Chester

be provided for all; then away for whole
glorious day in Sekansett Park! Grown
ups we're welcome too, but they should
arrive as best they might. A wonderful
philanthropy it was; and every kiddie
in town wore shining eyes about it for
two weeks in Advance.
Would il rain on that Sunday? It did
not rainl On Saturday night the sky was
full of stars. On Sunday morning. Just
before daybreak. the stars were still
there. glittering gems of promise. when
more than one little mite battered out
of bed to look at tho sky in place of ask
ing for "a drink. st sunup there was
not a cloud! There were no children
asleep at sunur, and the breakfast fires
were burning in every home.
Put what was that strange whiz7ing
sound, audible at about o'clock to all
houses near Maple avenue' Surely
Tim Cassidy was not doing speedway
construction work on the Sabbath
Tad Wilkes was the first voungster in
Winburg to learn the impossible truth!
He lived in the house furthest out on
Maple avenue. and he was the exact
height of the gatepost
He came streaking back to the kitchen
as fast as his short fat legs would carry
him He burst through the door like a
football player and srrawled o; er chair,
nut he did not know that he had ~ rawled
Street carl Street carl Street carr
he shrilled; and that was the only thing
he said for half an hour after. screaming
Historically to all who would listen. his
face red and the tears in his ewes.
Mrs. Wilkes came running to the door,
napiack turner in hard. then she dashed
hack into the house and went to the foot
OF the stairs.
street carl" she shrilled "I.ook out
OF the window, Johll Quick! lice!
Gertie! Get up! ouickl Street carl"
She rushed to the telephone and called
her sister, Mrs Pcrger. up on the hill.
"Magl" she shrilled while the pandemon-
ium broke los Sc upstairs. There's a
new street car line on Maple avenue!
Electric cars!"
She tried to call her de7rest friend,
Mrs. Potter, but she got the busy wire.
Some one else was telling Mrs. Potter
about the new car line and the switch
board girls mp at the exchange were
working both arms like punching Bug
eX"or,s
President Ben Milburn of the Winburg
Street Railway Company, who lived IN
the big graystone house with the castel-
lated tower at the other end OF Maple
avenue. was out contemplating when his
ear caught the strange whizzing sounc
which had so excited little Tad Wilkes
He turned his heavy eyes down.the street
and then his jaw dropped and his eye
distended as they had not done for MAN.
years.
He even ran out on the sidewalk t.
look as there approached him over tn
temporary construction tracks hug
shiningyellow trolley cara double ender
) with hobble skirt side entrance and
deck on top! A motorman in brigh
blue. unifor III was in the trent and cnth
doors was the legend, Have Exact Far
Ready" Along the top was Maple Ave
: nue. and Speedway" In the front win
dow above y motorman was:
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# was nearly an hour before sam
Jumped up with laugh.
1--WE found the hammer" he exulted,
and started for the telephone. "Iwonder
if Tim Cassidy is back
Tim Cassidy was. In the shortest pos
s:h!c time be stamped m ON the porch,
rang the bell with a vigorous thumb.
hung his hat on the rack and bowed over
Ruth's hand with extravagant gallantry
you're BONNER every time see you
he complimented her in his rich brogue
Lord Lord, what thing il is to he young
and beautiful You're lucky boy, Sam
Arnold and he accepted Ruth's thanks
and Sans banter with equal twinkles
in his keen old eyes
"How's your speedway construction
coming on, Tim?" asked Sam when they
had made themselves comfortable in
the little den just of the sitting room
ooh. slow enough, Sammy" returned
old Tim. complacently. Them dagoes
is steady workers, but they don't pile
mp much by whistle time
IF you we're doing the contracting
yourself. in place of managing it for
the city, you'd get more work ont Of
them. wouldn't you?"
There was a wheeze in Tins throat,
and he leaned closer.
Il would" he admitted. But 1t amt
the custom to drive men hard on city
Jobs. The longer you make it last and
the more money you spend the more
satisfactory the votin' is; and his face
beamed.
Sam Arnold. with his speedway, had
made il possible for Tins party to win
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like was breakin' out with EN- now and
then" interrupted Tim. vi know they'll
save money and get the work done in
half the time; even counting the labor
of tearing up the track and resurfacing
the side roadway"
Then iet's have them, urged Sam.
I'm very anxious to see them in use"
"Oh. ho!" and Tim slowly poured him
self another drink. rs there some friends
of yours mebby that rents these ma
chimes"
mo" grinned Sam.
well, you've some reason; and if
you don't want to tell me il none of
my business. But there's one thing.
I'll have them machines here as quick
as freight can bring them; and will that
satisfy you?"
Poor old Winburg! Its placid content
was gone forever. Out along the river
road huge. complicated engines dug
and scraped and lifted and set down
and shrieked Economically in their mad
energy.
A track had been pushed alongside
the speedway as the construction pro-
crossed, and on this noisy little dump
cars ratified and banged, drawn 10y cleo
trio engines which piped their shrill
pneumatic whistles. 4 temporary track
was even laid across Maple avenue, con-
Meeting the north branch of the speed
way with the south; and it was no unusual
sight to see one of the gigantic construc-
ton machines showing through historic
old Maple avenue. dragging at the
branches of the trees and changing
telephone wires and making itself a
general blot on staid responsibility,
Yah approached Around the entire
circle of the speedway ground was
broken and the construction track had
Joined its two ends at llilger' Lake. The
Speedway Improvement Company had
kindly donated to the city temporary
wagon road through its possessions. and
on pleasant Sundays it was the custom
now for all who could To drive out as
far as Sekansett Park and view the
devastation en- route II was like looking
at wound to see where the hurt came
from.
At about this time a stranger came into
town and made bid for the steel rail'
of the track which was being used fol
the construction engines and the dunn
trains. He bought them in for something
more than the price Of scrap IRON
very good price, indeed, the city though
and paid for them in cash, under thu
obligation to remove them within STAT!
days after the speedway should he com
pleted.
Riddles Day! That was another new
tangled idea of Ruth Arnold's Civl
Art League. II was set tor one OF thos
wonderful Sundays in Indian summe
when there is warmth and sunshine WIT
the tang of fall; and there were astound
ing preparations for Riddles Day! Ever
merchant had been invited to contribute
In Sekansett Park there was to be
magnificent band concert from mornln
until night. Why, all the musicians
the city were to take part nearly
hundred of them. There We're TO he enc
less games with prizes, and free pol
corn and peanuts and lemonade and IL
cream without stint, and tremendol
free lunch. Nothing was to he brough
for on this day there were to he no tire
Riddles with bundles to lug and tai
care Of
There was to be early Sunday scho
in all the churches, and, that over Il
Riddles were to troop straight down
Hero SQUARE, where conveyances won
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into the country where there are no pas
sengers to carry.
Cant you see the passengers who
will be there when we give them trans
portation?"
Frazier shook his head and folded
his hands on his desk.
you'd better go away and rest while,
Sam" he advised. Until this speed
way is completed and our Improvement
Company has begun to turn over its
money you can't raise another dol
lar in this town"
His blue eyes growing steadily bluer,
his red hair growing steadily more
kinky and the three freckles on his
nose growing steadily more promi-
nent, Sam interviewed all the con-
sentative investors in Winburg. but
not one Of them could find a serious
thought in the organization of a million
dollar street car company to build lines
along an unpopulated highway!
The next day Frazier met NIilburn
at the amen table in the dismal old
Commercial Club. the corner where
sam Arnold went East last night"
he observed to Milburn as he nibbled
at a stale cracker. He's going to Sc
cure capital for a million dollar trac-
ton company"
Milburn lifted his heavy eyes.
Young Arnold's a damn fool" he
grrinted
Young Arnold may be a fool, but
he gets what he wants" returned Fra
zier thoughtfully II don't know where
he'll obtain money for his traction COM
pany, but he won't come back without
it. viii he, Belinger?
A pink faced old man with white
beard stopped at the table and took
one of the stale crackers. He put 1t
back
will who WHAT
Young Arnold and his wife went
East last night Sam told me he was
going TO get capital for new trac-
ton company.
He'll get it, confound him. de-
clared Bellinger, "Why doesn't San
Arnold prove the success Of one thing
before he starts another
Lankv Charlie Tinbury had stoppec
inst behind Bellinger He was pam
fully thin young man with a painfully
long nose.
~What's Sam doing now" he asked
aGone East to get capital for a new
traction company" explained Frazier.
aWhv did he do that" Charlie oh
iected, pulling at his fuzzy mustach
by way of encouragement, I'VE don
need strangers money in Winbure
Say, I'll make regular bet that Ii
comes back with the capital,
The president of the Winburg Stree
Railway Company raised his heav,
lidded eyes to Charlie Tinbury for
moment, then he excused himself an
numbered across to a side table wheT
n brisk, middle aged man with II
= creases of a dyspeptic in his brow 81
all alone The man was jim Linden
n member of the new City Council and
a stockholder in the street car company
a Three weeks later sam Arnold n
n turned with tall, distinguished lool
d ing stranger WIN wac ""N'' " -
?. vest in a new Winburg trolley con
pany The stranger went back
d the night train. The Winburg Sire
d Railway Company had just secured
blanket franchise covering every sire
d in the city Sans outside capital W
Y. of no avail!
J. Anything yet, Ginger" Tween
rs minutes had passed since the red head
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Continued on Fifteenth Page.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22
BASEBALL NOTES.

Last Sunday the Wausau team of
The wisconsin Valley organization
played at Grand Rapids and trim
ming was administered that aggrega-
ton.
Runs Hits Errors
G &s1s1f Rapids ) Il + 3
The batteries were, Wausau-Benz
and Ulrich: Grand Rapids-Foster
and Fahner. The game was fast and
interesting. Good crowds are being
drawn by all teams and these home
talent teams are fast becoming pop
ular.
AT Stevens Point last Sunday
Marshfield was the victor by the close
score of ? to 0.
The clubs in the league stand as
follows:
Wausau and Grand Rapids tied;
Stevens Point and Marshfield tied.
Sunday at Yawkey park the Most
nee team played the Wausau Lumber
jacks. A large number of Mosinee
boosters attended the game, besides
a good crowd of home enthusiasts.
Four or i've Mosinee cars came up
for the occasion. The score was
Mosinee 7, Wausau 2. The batteries
were Mosinee-Roberts and Knoedler:
Wausau-Gaedtke and SchQeider.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22
CAPT. ROBERT B. LANG.

One of the splendid men of our
state who attended the G. A. r. En-
campment in this city last week, was
Captain Robert B. Lang of Racine.
He met many of his old comrades in
Wausau and the days of the terrible
struggle of the sixties, were lived over
again in reminiscent story. 1t was
with such valiant and energetic men
that the Union was preserved. Long
may they live to enjoy the fruits of
their victory. Captain Lang has Wis
tied Wausau on number of occa-
sions and has become known to many
of our people, who feel that he can
not come here any too often to suit
them. In G. A. r. circles he is
widely known, and in Masonry, his
ability has placed him in the high
office of Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter, r. A. NJ, of WiscOn-
sin, and he is at present Grand Com
mander of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Tempar of this state. He
has attended about all of the state G..
A. r. Encampments and assures US
that at none were the old soldiers en-
tertained and given more hearty
reception than in WauSau.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22
MERCHANTS AND MANUFACT-
URERS.

On Friday evening, May 18th, at
1870 p. M, the members of the Wau-
sau Merchants and Manufacturers
association gathered at the City Hall
for the purpose of elevating thirteen
delegates to the state convention to
be held in Oshkosh the latter part of
August.
Thirteen men were suggested by a
committee composed of Frank See
feldt, Otto Muenchow and August
Lohr. The thirteen chosen to repre-
sent the local association at Oshkosh,
were as follows: H. G. Flieth, F. M.
Deutsch, G. H. Wegner, Grin Lille.
qvist, S. Winkleman, August Lohr,
j. S. CoeI, Chas. Porath, H.G. Wilke,
Fred Schaefer, Frank Seefeldt, e. A.
HOchtritt, Carl BlieSe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22
c. P. HASELTINE.

G. p. Haseltine of Ripon, was one
of the veterans who attended the G.
A. Il. Encampment in Wausau last
week and he Was great factor in Sc
curing tile Encampment next year
Mr. Masculine resided in Schofeld be-
fore the war, coming here in 1853.
After the war lie returned and con-
Quoted the large lumber and saw mill
interests at Schofield. He disposed
of all his holdings here in 1882, to
the Brooks & Ross Lumber Co. Just
to illustrate the feeling here in 1860,
as regards the lumber interests, par
ties were considering purchasing the
water power at Schoiield, when one
of them said: That would be a
poor investment, there is only timber
enough there to operate the mill for
one year" Mr. Haseltine said: 1--WE
had enough TO run the mill until
1882, and Mr.. Ross has kept the mill
going for thirty-three years and tells
me that he has enough TO operate it
for thirty years more"
Mr.. Haseltine was accompanied by
his son, William, and they returned
home Thursday, making the trip
both ways by automobile.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22
First publication June p, last July 6.
Notice Of Final Account and to Deter
mine Inheritance Tax-Prescribed
by Tax Commission.

County Court, Marathon County, Wisconsin
In Probate.
In the matter of the will of
George Sexton. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at regular
term of the county court TO be held in and for
said county, at the court house in the city Of
Wausau. in said county. on the first Tuesday.
(being the eth day. OF September. A. ID. 1915.
at the opening OF court on that day. the fol-
OF the will OF George Sexton. deceased. late OF
town Of Hull. in said county. for the examina-
ti0n and allowance of his final account and
for the assignment Of the residue of the estate
OF said deceased TO such persons as are By law
entitled thereto. and for the determination
and adjudication Of the inheritance tax. II
any. payable in said estate
Dated June 18TH A. ID. 1915.
By the court.
#. E BUMP. County Judge
JOHN p FORD. Attorney for Executor.