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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
JACK DILLON is
ANXIOUS TO TAKE
ON BIG FIGHTERS

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan 2S-Jack
Dillon, light heavyweight champion
Of the world. is looking for new fields
to conquer He is the Won linden
berg OF the fighting game today. the
one fighter who knows not the mean
ing ofsthe word fear; the one fighter
who has never been accustomed to
stating in the ring, and he stands in
e class by himself among the cha1-
1an8eeS for the fistic toga which
MAnmng the brow of Champion Jess
kHExEHmrdz Dillon bars no man, regard
ssH what the weight may be, and he
l1g. always ready to dicker with promo
k5ara on the most reasonable terms.
EM Dillon is dissatisfied. He has
s3Ine4 and defeated every middle light
Raz6aNy and heavyweight of conse-
sHanmBe who has consented to meet
z1nRne and he has given away tons of
suls&R9x& The sporting fraternity today
EEacnguzze him as the marvel of the
ANA, E1ae hearyweig ht championship
81 Rzhe world is the only honor that
Dd1nmAag for him to acquire. He wants
4z1a cwGwn which is gracing the brow
"a Iems willard, and he hopes to pos
aamp IS before another year rolls
aHOund.
An the Hoosier lad asks is a chance.
He never squabbles over the weights
iMmd he doesn't care what cut he gets
kOR the gate. He viii be satisfied to
W&AL
fawen though he is little man in stat
kEzra. he - the nnighfiest of the glad
Aakor1 OF the padded naftt. Dillon real@
tazaa that he must meet at least two or
sz1ar@e big men before he can hope
ITO @esD into the ring with the cow
Fboy caaamD1on- These men are Moran.
kCofGey and Fulton
+ Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant,
was recently offered $4,000 by J. }.
Re4e1er, q Kew York promoter to
meet Dillon before his club. But Full
ton turned the offer down. Both Jim
CoG6av and trial horse Frank Moran
have been offered battles with Dillon
Iby at Least three big Gotham promo
tiers, and both have sidestepped. But
fDE1lon isn't discouraged. He feels sure
she viii get DO these men sooner or1aAer
\ and he is hiding his time
DHlonas deficit in height Doesn't
nonn4 He has proven this time and
again by cutting the big fellows down
ito his size with terrific body punches
that no fighter has been able to with
Estand. He has taken his share of pun
E4shnenf. but, little black lion that he
k4s. he has never failed to shake off the
Ewa1Eops of opponents and come back
for more. Promoters and fans alike
admire Dillon. They see in him the
ideal fighter IT is only among mem
bers OF his own profession that he
fails to receive praise, principally be-
cause his game is too tough for them.
DfIIen is in demand among pro-
motors in the east. west and south
alike. He generally keeps pretty
busy and the result of every battle he
has had within the past three or four
years has been practically the same
a, victory for the Hoosier lad. So
Jack wants Moran, Coffey and Fulton,
and he says that he can cut them all
down to his size. Some day Dillon will
get his chance at the heavvweieht
er0wn and when Iae does there Will be
= new champion according to Dillon
and his manager, SIN Murbaarger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
Mathewson Explains
Why He Declines To
Play Ball on Sunday
Sporting News. }


Chrfsty Adathewson was explaining
why he refuses to pitch on Sunday. 1t
is not a case Of Religious scrup1es, he
said, but he wants to get entirely
away from the game one day in the
week He said:
Twice have been tempted to break
my rule Once was in the close race
of 1908, when the Giants finally lost
the championship after the Cubs de-
feated us in an extra game. Toward
very short of pitchers. and we all
pennant. His twirlers were injured.
me to work on Sunday then.
In 1911 the Giants won by a driving
finish on the road on the last swing
the. club made through the west The
Cubs were pressing us when we reach
ed Chicago, and for time it looked
as if we might break and lose. There
was an important Sunday game. The
whole race seemed to hinge on that
battle.
std like to pitch you today, Natty,''
said McGraw. 1t was Sunday morn
ing at our hotel.
ttIf it means the pennant, I'll take
a chance I replied
NO he answered promptly .''Y GU
do enough hard work through the
week, and you've been going to the
box too often lately anyway. I'll work
someone else"
He worked Rube MarquaEd and the
Rube had one of his invincible
days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
Hum1neI FOR Springfield.

1uInKnR1 1OF SR)f1nSne1Qs
John Hummel- who was a popular
idol around the old Connecticut league
circuit when he played with HoIyoke
is mentioned as manager of the
Springfield team Pat O'Connor, who
holds the franchise, has a two year
contract with the Pittsburgh Feds and
he may be sold to some other club.
Humme1 is living in Springfield and
his selection as manager would meet
with favor
President O'Rourke of the Eastern
association declares there is no truth
in the report that John H. Farrell will
alone decide the disadvantages
squabb1e. O'Rourke says Barrow,
Murnane and Farrell of the committee
will each write a decision and the find
dngs of the other two will be sent to
Farrell He will then send out the
decision to the interested parties.
O'Rourke expects the decision by the
middle of next week
It is said that the New York 1egisla-
fure will pass a bill putting wrestling
under the supervision of the State
Boxing commission The tournament,
which ends tomorrow night in New
York, drew big crowds because Of the
Masked Marve1s popularity but there
has been SO much crooked work in the
game that the fans began to get sus-
picious after the tournament was pro-
1onged week after week. The arrival
of Joe Stecher in New Y ork will help
wrestling The Nebraska. boy has never
been accused of dishonesty. In all his
bouts he has thrown his opponent as
quickly as possible. After his easy
victory over the. Marvel last night it
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
SPORT TALK
HANDEDsO
BY WAGNER

looks as if stecher will become a big
favorfte in New York
Tommy Leach, the veteran big
Lacquer, says ne has landed a job as
manager of an International league
Newrk
Bill Kopf, a New Britain boy who
had tryout with New Haven several
years ago, has been sent to Ba1tim ore
by the Athletics Kopf played short
stop for the Athletics last season but
did not hit much.
The Giants will play Yale in New
Haven on the afternoon of April IL
The contest was scheduled for the
Polo grounds but was changed.
Bill Hol1enback, the Pennsylvania
graduate who has been engaged to
coach Syracuse in football, is enthus-
iastic over the prospects. He says
Syracuse has tough schedule for.
OF the games. Dartmouth, Michigan,
Colgate and Pittsburgh are four of
the teams Syracuse will meet
Owner Gwinner of the Pittsburgh
F'edera1s has sold Pitcher Burke to
Minneapolis Of the American associa-
ton for $500. The Indianapolis
club, from which Burke jumped to the
Feds, will go to court to prevent the
sale of Burke.
Charley Brick1ey. the former Har-
ward football star, has taken a job as
a life insurance agent in Boston. He'll
find selling insurance is not so easy
as kicking field goals
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
REDS TWlRLER
AGREES TO WIN
Is VICTORIES

Cincinnati. Jan 28-Fed Toney.star
pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds who is
holding out for $4,000 salary, or ST.
900 more than offered by, the club,
guaranteed today to win rs or 80
games for the Reds next season.
He made this guarantee providing
the club guarantees to score at least
four runs in each game he pitches.
Toney's proposition came in a letter
to Cincinnati newspapers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
CRIES OF LYNCH HIM.

The boys will get out of the
trenches when they hear this one.
which was sent on postcard to The
Farmer sporting. sanctum: ~
do you know if Benny Kauf is aDz
relation to whooping cough? Benny
certainly does wnoop things up when
he gets going
A 1916 FAN.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
ST. CHARLES AHEAD IN
HOLY NAME BASKETBALL

The St. Mary's beat the Sacred
Hearts by % to 10 in hot game in
the Holy Name basketball league last
night. CasserIy exce1led for the
In the second game the St Charles
five won from the st. Johns by Is to
IL. Garland starred for the John s
while Chr1sty and J. Mccarthy did
well for the Charles. The scores:
st. Nfary's. Sacred Hearts
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
JAPAN-ENG1AND TREATY.

Berlin. Jam 2S-The Overseas News
Agency says: according to the
Frankfurter Zietung, reports from the
far eastern press that special agree
ments have been reached between
Japan and England, eonceding pre-
pond erance to Japan in the Far Ileast
are correct"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Fifty English women, who have
been employed in Germany, were or
dered to leave the country not later
than Feb. 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

After having brought down eight
enemy aeropIanes, and receiving the
order Pour LIE Merite. Lieutenant
BoeIke of the German air service, was
killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Summary: Field goals. J. MCCARTHY
2, Christy 2, Morrissey 1, Garland 4,
Liptak 1. Foul goals, Creevy 1, Lip
tax 1, J. Mccarthy 1, E. MCCARTHY 2.
Standing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
AND
OVERCOATS
ALL TAILORED TO MEASURE

Far superior to any Readymades;
equal to other reliable tailor's work at
double the price. Even at these low
prices tailoring and fitting are absolutely
perfect Your Garments must be cut to
Individual measurements if you want to
be we'll dressed. We cut and fit quickly,
giving two try-ons to assure complete
satisfaction. Every tailoring perfection
here at the cost of imperfect Readymade
Suits and OvercOatS
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Summary: Field goals-Wha1en 2,
Casser1y 8, Snyder 2, Lyddy 2, Conner
2, Hutton 8, Clarity 8, Rainv1l1e 2.
Foul GoaIs-Snyder L. Hutton g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

Farmer want Ads. one cent a WORD
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Trustees Sale

Whereas, defaulthas been made
in the payment of a certain prom.
issory note, secured by a deed of
trust executed on the 9TH day of
May,A.D 1913, by John l.. Woods
and Eliza Woods, his wife, and
recorded in book 81, at page 397,
in the Office of the recorder of
deeds within and for Wright
County, in the State of Missouri,
notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned trustee, will, at the
request Of. the legal holder and
owner of said promissory note,
sell at public yendue to the high.
est bidder, for cash, on Friday,
the 30th day of June, 1915, be-
tween the hours of g. O'Clock in
the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the
afternoon, at the front door Of
the court house in the City of
Hartyille, in the County of Wright
aud State of Missouri; to.wit, the
northwest quarter of the south
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County.-ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner. Of the
firm of F. j. Cheney s Co., doing
business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE, FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 9th
day of December, A. D., 1885,.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Send for testimon-
ials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O,
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
tonstipaticn.-Ady.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
City Council Meeting

The city council met last week
at the Office Of the Mayor, F. H.
Riley, at which time various
matters were discussed. A ball
and chain were ordered to be
worn by the first convicted
drunk who does not pay his fine,
the drunk while thus initiating
the ball and chain to work on
the streets making little rocks.
ont of big ones. Stays Of execu-
ton in the matter of fines are to
be a thing of the past. It was
also ordered that hereafter trash,
if burned on the street, was to
be burned in the middle of the
road and not in the bitches next
to the sidewalk. A walk was
ordered built from the Rev. G.
Chad well residence to the D. A.
Taylor property, occupied by
Tarah Tarbutton. Bids are to
be received for the construction
of a crossing near the Rev. G..
Caldwell property. The weeds
on the streets along the Ozark
trails road were ordered cut be.
fore the arrival of the Trails
delegates enroute to Springfield.
The telephone to which the city
is entitled was ordered installed
in City Marshal E. E. Strong's
home.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29

Hartville, County of Wright, and
State of Missouri, at which time
and place you may appear and
show cause, if any you have, why
such Roote Avenue as above des.
cribed,i in Jesse Roote's First Ad-
dition to the City of Mansfield
should not be vacated as prayed
for in said petition in pursuance
to section '9505 Of the revised
statutes of the State of Missouri
of the revision Of 1909.
ALMA E. BLACK, Owner
By L.. O. Nieder, her Attorney.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Wayside Gleanings

Sunday school at the Macomb
Methodist church every Sunday.
Everybody welcome.
1t rained Tuesday and Friday
of last week.
Corn is growing nicely and
meadows are fine.
New potatoes, beans and peas
are plentiful for the housewives
to cook now.
Raspberries and new apples
are in season.
Miss Edith Schafer came home
Saturday night and returned to
Mansfield Sunday.
Mrs. Dave Woody and three
sons, Alfred, Ramey4 and Ever.
EFT, have the measles.
Ed Williams little children
have the whooping cough.
Misses Cozella and Lolella
Christy have the whooping
cough.
Little Lois Babb has been very
sick, but is getting better.
John Wooiy's little son, Ellis,
has been very sick with the
measles, but is getting better.
SOMEBODY ELSE,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
The Boosters Were Here.

The Mansfield Concert Band
and q large number of our citi-
zens greeted the booster special
of the Springfield Jobbers and
Manufacturers Association upon
its arrival here Thursday morn.
ing. The boosters were accom-
panied by Hoover's Band of
Springfield, and both bands
played iii the city park during
the Commute stop here. Each
visitor was decorated by Mayor
F. h. Riley with pansies from
the park flower beds. The Wis
itors expressed themselves as
highly pleased and gratified with
their trip and with Mansfield,
and took advantage of the oppor.
tunity to become better &C.
quainted with our people. We
were glad they came and hope
they will come again.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Excursion Season Opens on
the Great Lakes

AL indications point to a ban.
ner year for pleasure and tourist
travel on the Great Lakes. Even
now the travel is unprecedented
and the G. & B. Line has taken
quick action to care for this in
creased patronage by placing
the Great Ship
on the route between Cleveland
and Buffalo much earlier than in
previous years.
The great ship "Seeanbee" is
the largest and most costly pas.
senger steamer on inland waters
Of the world, and with her sister
ships. the City of Erie and
City Of Buffalo," provides daily
service that is high classed in all
features. Steamers leave either
city every evening at 500 and
arrive at destination at 7:30 the
next morning, all Eastern time.
Railroad tickets reading be
tween Cleveland and Buffalo are
accepted for transportation on
all G. & B. Line steamers, thus
giving the traveller opportunity
to break the monotony of his rail
journey by a refreshing nights
trip across Lake Erie on a veri-
table floating hotel.
The fares tor this lake trip are
considerably less than by rail
ADV. +
@. F. Harris left last week for
Greenahnr0 70. KaSs
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Notice

State of Missouri, County of
Wright, IS:
In the County Court, August
Term, 1916.
In the matter of vacating all
that part Of Roote Avenue, in
Jesse Roote's First Addition to
Mansfield extending from the al
ley in Block No. 2 to High Street
and lying between the property
of Alma E. Black on the west
side Of said Roote Avenue and
Augusta v. Anderson on the east
side Of said Avenue:
To all to whom it may concern:
You will hereby take notice
that on the first Monday in Au-
gust, 1916, it being then and
there the first day of the regular
August term of the county court,
within and for the County of
Wright and State Of Missouri, I
will present a, petition to the
county court, the object and gen.
eral nature of which said petition
is to vacate all that part Of Roote
Avenue, lying between the alley
in Block two (2) and on the West
side of said Block and High
Street, said Avenue being in
Jesse Roote's First Addition to
the City of Mansfield; that said
county court will meet and be in
session at its regular August
term, 1916, commencing on the
first Monday in August, 1916, in
the cnurt house, in the City of
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Spoke Here Saturday.

Rev. I. P. Langley, of Noun.
tain Grove, Republican candidate
for congress in the 18th district,
spoke to a large audience in the
city park Saturday afternoon on
the issues of the day. He was
introduced by C. A. Stephens,
and made an able talk. He is
well known to our people and
has many friends here who
would be pleased to have Wright
county represented in congress
in the person of Rev. Langley as
a member of that body from the
10Th district.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29

A bilious. half, sick feeling, loss
of energy, and constipated bowels
can be relieved with surprising
promptness by using HERBINE.
The first dose puts the system
in fine, vigorous condition. Price
Soc. Sold by all dealers.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Left-Overs

j. R. Deckard's of Hartville
spent Sunday and Sunday night
with his parents, VIM. P. Deck.
ard and wife.
Frank Borders returned home
from Seymour Sunday.
Jim Newton and wife visited
Mrs. Pickle of near New Grove
Sunday.
G SHORT
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29

Home money to loan at 7% on
improved farms in Wright and
counties, on seven years
time. Can get your. money as
soon as title is perfected. No de-
Come and see, or write
AVERY & STEPHENS,
Adv. Mansfield, Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29

west quarter of section eighteen
(19), in township twenty.eight
(2s), range thirteen (13). except
thirty feet off the south side of
said tract, for the purpose of the
payment of said promissory note
and the interest thereon, and sat-
isfying the terms of said deed of
trust.
M. A, FREEMAN, Trustee.
First insertion June 8, 1916.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Money to Loan

N. j. CRAIG HAS SOME
N THAT HE DESIRES
TO LOAN ON GOOD, I'M
PROVED FARMS IN ETH.
Err WRIGHT OR G
COUNTIES. N. ]. CRAIG
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Order of Publication


Order of Publication
In the Circuit Court, Wright
County, Missouri, in vacation, to
the September term thereof, 1915.
Walter G. Coday, Plaintiff.
VS..
Wess Hight, Sarah Turley,
Guss Hight, John Henry Hight,
Birdie Holland, Doshie Farrier,
Mandie Lloyd, Harry L. Davis,
Gladys G. Davis, Howard Davis,
Defendants.
The State of Missouri, to all of
the above named defendants,
greeting:
You are hereby notified that
the above named plaintiff has this
day filed with the undersigned
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Wright County, Missouri, in va
cation, his petition wherein said
plaintiff alleges that defendants
Wess Hight, Sarah Turley, Guss
Hight, Birdie Holland, Mandie
Lloyd, are non-residents of the
State of Missouri, and that the
ordinary process of law cannot
be served upon them in this
state.
1t is therefore ordered by the
undersigned clerk aforesaid in va.
cation that said defendants be
notified that an action has been
commenced against them in the
Circuit Court of Wright County,
in the State of Missouri, that
partition of the following des-
crlbed land be made, to-wit:
Lots /, 2 and 3. Block ten (10),
also eight feet in width of North.
east side of Lot thirteen 13),Net-
tleton's second addition, in the
City of Mansfield, Missouri, and
which said action is returnable
to and triable on the first day of
the regular term of this Court to
be holden at the court house in
the City of Hartville, 10 the Coun-
ty of Wright, and in the State of
Missouri, on the 4th day of Sep
TENDER, 1916, at which time and
place said defendants are re-
quired and commanded to be and
appear, and to plead, answer, or
demnr to plaintiffs said petition;
otherwise, the allegations con-
tanned liz said petition will be ia
ken and considered as confessed
and Judgment rendered accord
ing to the prayer thereof, and
that said lands will be partitioned
in accordance with the respective
rights and interests of the par
ties hereto.
The Mansfield Mirror, pub
lished in Mansfield, Wright Coun-
ty, State of Missouri, having been
designated by the plaintiff and his
attorney of record as the news
paper most likely to give notice
to the defendants of the penden-
cy of this action, it is further or
dered that a copy of this be pub
lished in said Mansfield Mirror
once a week for and during four
weeks successfully, the last in
sertion of said order in said
newspaper to be at least fifteen
days before the first day Of the
regular term of court.
JOHN N. PRYOR, JR.,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
State of Missouri, County of
Wright, S.:
l, John N. Pryor, Jr., Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the County
aforesaid, hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the
original order of publication as
same appears of record in my.
office, this 9th day of June, 1915.
JOHN N. PRYOR, JR.,
(SeaD Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29

F. j. Davis of the Ava Record
was here Thursday en- route. to
Rolla to attend the meeting of
the Ozark Press Association.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
Farm for Sale

800 acres, well Improved, Ire.
go County, Kansas, wheat farm,
S35 per acre. Lee Monroe, To-
peka, Kansas.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29
To Exchange

Clear unimproved Kansas City
lots for Kansas land. Lee Mon.
roe, Topeka, Ksnsas.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-29

E. G. Neighbors of Mountain
Grove was here Thursday,