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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-02
an Walking Boots

A special this week in Tan Russia lace boots ~
ches high, with English foxing and Cuban heels A
satisfactory boot for winter street wear.
$685. very special
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Fancy Baskets

Art Section
word to the wise. Now is the time to select
your Christmas Baskets. Fortunately we have been
able to secure good supply but the future is uncer
tain in the basket market
Sweet Grass Baskets, open or covered, in great
variety of shapes and sizes.
Envelope Baskets, lined, or unlined
Fancy Japanese Baskets, round and very strongly
woven The covers painted in vivid reds blue and
orange.
Chinese Splint Baskets plain or trimmed.
Arise floor.
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Water
Bottles

Bottles
We are better prepared
than ever to take care Of
your wants in bottles and
they have not advanced ma
terially in price,
Guaranteed Bottles
1 quart size. .65c up
2 quart size. .75c up
sYRINGEs
A large assortment in all
2 quart Springs. ;. .85c up
LADIES' sYRINGEs
Ladies Red Syringe. .$1.25
/" Premium Syringe $500
+" Marvel Syringe .$2.95
Bulb Syringes, Ear and
Ulcer Syringes, Face Bot
ties, Invalid Rings, etc.
ALLINC RUBBER co.
1126 Main ST.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-02
Leather Goods for Travellers

Manicure Rolls of dark leather suede, contain
ing all the little necessities for the hands, five to
articles .+.t $10O to $500
Collar Pouches in leather 81. 90 to $500
Combination Case, handkerchief collar and ties.
Men like these $500 to $500
Military Brushes in case, ivory ebony
$500 to $500
lain
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Vogue Hats

Great originality
in designs marks
these hats and the
materials are of the
best. Simplicity is
usually the key
note, but some dis
tinctive ornament
or novel twist of
silk, a queer eco
carde'' or pompom,
marks the hat as
unusual.
One model has a
pulled crown Of
black silky plush
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-02
Curtains Of Marquisette
and Art Scrim

IF the Curtains are right the room is partly fur
curtain of coarse meshed Art scrim or Marquisette
with durable threads never goes out of style.
These new Ones in fine quality, are in deep
and white, some plain and edged with simple lace,
others Of block design drawnwork.
Marquisettes with wide insertion of filet lace in
block designs also with square medaons, very efec-
tive.
Plain Scrims with heavy insertion and edge Of
durable tOrchon.
$780, $500 and $500
An inspection is invited.
andM 1hird focr
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-29
BRIEF STATE NEWS

The lumber for the pontoon bridge
at Williston has been shipped and the
hardware ordered. Part of the lumber
was shipped on the 18th and the bridge
company hopes to have work started
by the first Of July at the latest.
Officers raided shell game outfit
with a circus at Mandan last week,
One old gentleman was worked as a
sucker to the tune of about $40. The
manipulators skipped and could not be
located.
Pete Mcdonald had rather serious
mishap last week while helping the
carpenters remodeling his home in
Park River. A inter box containing a
saw fell from the roof as he was pass
ing underneath and the saw struck him
on the forehead, cutting a deep cash
A physician was called and several
stitches taken in the wound.
Inkster won the big baseball tour
nament staged as a feature of the
Grand Forks County Farmers picnic
attended by over 5000 residents of the
county, and which was one Of the big
gest features of the kind ever attempt
ed IN Cne SCaCe. 1nkSCef won IN the
final game with Northwood, to 3, aft
er having reached the finals by de-
feating Aneta, 8 to 6. Northwood
reached the finals by defeating Lari-
more, 6 to 2.
Albertina Hermanson of Wilton, ag-
ed twenty, who, until recently, had
been employed in the Dakota hotel,
died by her own hand Tuesday morn
ing, taking carbolic acid. She lived
but few minutes after taking the poi
son, although medical aid was sum.
moned almost Immediately after it
was discovered thta she had swallowed
the fatal acid. The unfortunate girl
was a native of Norway, where her
parents still reside, and had been in
this country only two years.
The contract for Fessenden's pro-
posed auditorium was awarded Mon
day night to T. T. Stuverud Of Elbow
Lake, Mimi, at even $11, 900. Work is
to begin on the new building the first
of next week and it is to be completed
by October 10, according to the con-
tract. A bond in the full amount of
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Over 200 young lady attendants of
the University of North Dakota were
asked as to choice of husbands and
amount of salary their prospective
slaves should have. When the answers
were tabulated it was found that ply
sicians were the first choice of the
girls, farmers second and business men
third. The desired income was 81 GAP
year. Two lone females selected
newspaper men as their choice. An
examination of these two by a speci-
alist developed the fact that while
they were not exactly crazy, their
brains were out of plumb.
John Hartman of near New Market,
DEL, had an exciting time when he
was awakened by a noise in his barn
Hurriedly donning his clothes he rush
ed down to investigate and was greet
ed with new colt. He had hardly fin
ished looking it over when lowing
in the stables began and, going there,
ne was astonished to find that a pretty
little calf had arrived. At the wood
shed he found a whole nest of little
bird pups and, upon returning to his
room, was astonished to find that his
wife had presented him with a boy
during his absence.
Vivian Wall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andy Wall of Westby, was run
over by an automobile. She and two
other little girls had been playing in
the street and it seems that Hr. Haas
ted, who was driving the machine, was
turning around, having just started his
machine, when Vivian, not seeing the
car, ran in front of it. Before the ma
chine could be stopped the child was
knocked down and one Of the back
wheels passed over her shoulder and
across her chest. 1t was remarkable
that no bones were broken or that her
life was not crushed out.
One of the saddest and most deplor-
able accidents occurred at Arena when
Thomas Collins, one of the most like
able and highly respected young men
of Sibley township, received in
juries in runaway accident from
which he died a few minutes later. Mr.
Collins had only been in Arena little
over a week when the accident happen
ed and was employed on a dray line
The team he was driving became
frightened and making an abrupt turn
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the contract price will be furnished by
the contractor and the price includes
everything except the heating plant,
as to the building. When completed
fessenden will have one of the most
up-to-date auditoriums in this part of
the state.
In broncho busting at Dickinson
last Saturday, the second prize was
awarded to Billy Cooper, a former Mi
not boy and popular rancher south of
Stanley. There were some fifty con-
testants for the honors, among whom
were a number Of topnotchers, and we
congratulate Mr.. Cooper on his success
in pulling down second money.
More than 1000 persons attended
the formal dedication of the new
bridge at Marmath last week. The
dedication ceremonies were opened in
the morning by little Miss Wander
WORT, who broke a bottle of artesian
water over the steel work. A barbecue
took place in the evening, afterward
the crowd danced on the bridge.
Last Sunday was an unlucky lay for
autos in the Garrison vicinity. John
Mehlhoff was driving with a new
Jackson, accompanied by his father
and brother, when his car turned over,
breaking his brothers shoulder and
cutting his foot. The others were I'M
hurt. Another car driven by strangers
also turned over on one of the roads
northwest of town but the occupants
were uninjured "Safety first" ought
to apply to all drivers and especially
Saturday, Vernon, the two-year-old
son of w. A. Dierdorff, living across
the county line near Brantford, rece-
ived burns from which he died a few
hours later The child was in his night
clothes alone in a bedroom. He got
a match and in some way set fire to
his clothing. His mother heard his
screams and rushed to his aid but he
was badly burned. The accident oc-
Cured at 8 o'clock in the morning and
although a doctor was at the home
within as minutes, the child died soon
after dinner. The boy celebrated his
second birthday the day before. The
Dierdorff's moved onto the Burns farm
near Brantford last winter, coming
from the Devils Lake region.
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threw him out Of the dray and one Of
the heavy wheels passed over his body,
badly fracturing the skull.
Four thousand persons gathered in
Central Park recently to honor Grand
Forks Company M, N. d. N. G., and
the machine gun company. Local wo-
men served dinner to the guardsmen.
Addresses were made by Tracy r.
Bangs, j. F. r. O'Connor, DR.. <. P.
Robertson and the following veterans {:
A. F. Pierce of the Union Army, j. R.
Parsons of the Confederate army and
John Sherman McCune of st. Paul, a
member of the Thirteenth Minnesota,
which went to the Philippines. Colonel
John H. Frame, commander of the
State regiment, was given big ova-
ton. East Grand Forks business
houses closed in the afternoon, and
headed by a band, business men and
school children paraded to the park.
Eight members of Company F, N. D.
N. G., live at distance Of four to sew
en- miles on farms around Judson, a
small Morton county town. When Cor
poral Joe Harris received wire from
Captain Solum to round up his men
Monday night, he saddled his horse
and in three hours he travelled nearly
thirty miles, and rounded up his squad.
Two hours later his little detachment
arrived in Mandan, marched to the
armory, and the new Paul Revere la
conically reported "We're all here"
Eight athletes Of the University of
North Dakota teams will be lost by
graduation. In spite of this the insti-
tuition will present a formidable front
in athletics next year. Scotty Lynch
captain of the football team last sea-
son, and one of the best football men
the university has ever turned out, is
the biggest loss. McCutcheon and
McClintock are the principal players
lost to the baseball team, while the
track team loses James Flint and
Lowe. The latter also was a basket
ball star and captain Of the team last
year. James won his track spurs by
establishing the college record for the
broad jump.
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can use some good land ten to fif.
ten miles north or northeast of Min0t
w. S. Shaw, Minot. 4-27-tf
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Free lunch at noon.
HORSES

One Bay Gelding, age years, weight 1922 ibs'
One Bay Gelding, age years, wei ght 1899 ibs
One Black Mare, age Is years. weight l4o0 u.s.;
One Buckskin Mare, age 9years, weight !o2O ips'
One Buckskin Mare, age years. weight dl 81 IDS
One Bay Gelding age years, weight lZOO IDS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
LOCAL MONEY MARKET EASIER.
FEW MARGIN CALLS BEING ISSIrt4
Bankers Closely Scrutinize Collateral - Cambria 4.
tions Likely to Be Exercised-Britain Nav
Borrow on Not Sell, Securities Here

An easier tone was reported In the local
money market today. II was learned that
loans running for six months had been
made as low as three per cent, and that
call funds also had been obtained at this
figure, although the so-called ''onlcial" rate
remains at 3i5 per cent. Brokers, how
ever, say that the bankers are scrutiniz.
ing collateral closely and demanding heavy
margins on the stocks which have been
subjected to imitation AS high as 80
per cent. is being required i'm some In.
stances, but this in one way has had a
beneficial effect. One important uptown
house today stated that owing to the large
margins required they had not found 1t
necessary to Issue n single call for ad.
ditional collateral In the recent decline in
security values. James ]. Hill's prediction
that money rates should remain easy
even after the war has raised considerable
argument pro and con in banking circles.
The declaration of the extra dividend
on Cambria Steel and the restoration OF
the United states Steel dividend, together,
with various other increased or initial
dividend payments, has started all sorts
of predictions of additional disbursements
by other companies The recent rapid
recovery in railroad earnings has reused
the hopes of some spectators that this
section of the list may also be benefited,
but the action of the Pennsylvania man
agement in merely maintaining the nor
NAL rate rather put a damper on these
theories. The roads are facing labor
troubles in the spring and the constant
irritation over freight rates with the Gov
ernment should tend to render the man
agemcnts very conservative at this time.
According to New York dispatches. II
will be some time before the details OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31

the Cambria YOUNGSTOWN t.aor.
steel deal viii be worked out n ~ Htn
is consummated, 1t ia oXpectad s.u s.u o't
and banking circles that Eubn sfa
Co. will underwrite the pIan Loeh &
of this banking firm recently harlhasfl
fcrrcd with the Droxel Interests y, 90
nection with tho matter, ~ con-.
Although nothing was giver -.
garding the Cambria steel situa,S0. =
was stated IN weil-informod circio. I,
the feploSIe options would he evos.i 'Hal l
IL was also aVerred that the Lacksws.sssa
steel shareholders had boen oSysesNaona'
shares of the proposed new co,,uea Wlerea NJ
10 of theirs the new merger sbaro.hy iei
par $50 Cambria Steel ouoted - oesns
dend, ruled about steady for ~ ,eA'o5t
slipped back later Storage Rate oni
Reading were off a point each aas ala
general tone was heavy. 1'u lue
Pressure developed aroma -.
against the various traction issno. in,naay
Transit and Union Traction tnrr.s to. sNspid
while American Railways lost Ju ,oi.. soii,
the Lehigh Valley Transit gro,,S pO'lt and
as much. Electric storage Batt..nne nearll
tended It's decline to two points TX.
states Steel was the weakest foa,elted United
the aroitragc group and the prart,a .!
the Governments motion to advancae a. y
case against the Lehgh Valsy ce We
that issue to slip Off sharplv Vaused
Reports from London that jro,t ~.
had no intention OF selling the A,l,n n.lssn
securities being shipped to this v,,eah cn,,.is
but that they were sent here for tbs tb'...y Wy
pose of borrowing on them, attr,O,lp pu''
great deal of attention in Tie enss, e,su a
district. Should this prove ia bs,al ba IVA
one of the chief factors for danr,ss,ve s.ue
hanging the market would ba ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
COTTON LOWER BECAUSE
OF DISAPPOINTING CABLES
Business Active, but Operations Were
Mixed

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-In view of dis
appointing Liverpool cables and consid-
cradle bearish sentiment around the room
before the opening. the tone of the cotton
market this morning was considered COM
paratively steady. March was down IA
points with other options to 10 points
lower.
The best showing was made by the late
positions. Business was active, but opera
tions were mixed, many traders buying at
one price and selling at another on the
call. Profit taking by shorts was the
main factor and there also were some
old buying orders on the scale down. These
continued after the call
A rally OF points followed the opening
break but shorts seemed TO be getting
their cotton very easily and offerings in
creased on a more bearish view of the
spot situation. Prices broke sharply in
consequence, with the active months SELL
ing about 10 to IS points under last
nights closing figures. Weakness in the
stock market added to the nervousness
of sentiment and while a good demand
was encountered around II cents for May
contracts, it appeared to be readily sup
piled by fresh selling or renewed liquida-
tion. There were rumors that spot
houses in Memphis market were becom-
ing uneasy, which combined with reports
of increased offerings in Alabama and
New Bedford advices indicating that
southern shippers were meeting the de-
cline in futures. probably accounted for
part of the selling.
The heavy month-end exports, amount
ing to 70,2t9 bales for the day, led to local
short covering and rally of several points
in midafternoon. Sentiment, however,
underwent no change, and appeared to be
as bearish in most quarters as at any
time during the last fortnight The in
creased strength of the technical position
resulting from the extension of the specu-
lative short interest led some of the more
conservative traders to even up accounts
for the time being The exports of cotton
for the day aggregated 7O,2l9 bales, com
pared with l32,30O bales year ago.
Rainfall was general in the cotton belt
this morning. Temperatures were about
normal
The receipts of cotton at the ports for
the day were estimated at 10000 bales,
compared with $3.50 bales last week,
Bb,249 bales last year and 3i,l7O bales in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT-Receipts. 1S3. T6s bush. Export de-
mand was fair. but foreign limits were gen
orally below workable basis and prices
further declined &c. under lower outside ad-
Vices. Quotations: Car lots. IN cNport, Sle-
vator.-No . red spot and Fchruary Sl.5hh
1.3T; No . southern red Sl;@Wl.j2; .1aim S1teaimGer
No red. 81 wa LA; No. 3 red, 81 ;32n ~:
rejected a. Sl.23iaG1.3l'5: rejected B Sl.@Nm
'CtSGRN.-Rcceipts, 22G2 bush. Trade was
quiet but prices were steadily maintained. quo
tations: Car lots for local trade, as to location
Western No. . yellow, SiMS5c.; western
steamer yellow. S2i5dS3tac; Western 80; 3
yellow. SOdS2c.; Southern yellow, SOhS2c.;
cob per 20 lbs, S0ISlc.
OATS.-Receipts, 5000 bush. Offerings were
light and the market ruled steady with a
moderate demand. Quotations: No. white;
59dG Coo: standard white, 5Sd1Siac.; No. .
white. 66958Ac.; No. 4 white, 55d56c, sample
oats, 51iA53c.: purified oats graded, 56n5Il.c.
FLOUR.-Recepts. ~ bbls. and 1.1"l.,
205 lbs. in sacks, Trade was slow and
business was chiefly in secondhand stocks,
which were available at relatively cheap
prices Quotations. per t0G lbs in wood
Winter, clear. S5,G5gG; do. straight. SGnG23;
do. patent. SG35dG.I5: Kansas, ci"Ar. lute
sacks, S5JOd6: do, straight, tute sG@;s: SGn
923 9SEiI d. patent S. sacks S strSS5 i2aHS S @
625; do, patent. S6.25I7: do, favorite brands,
$I.25d7.5O; city mills, choice and fancy patent,
$1.25T7 80: city mills. regular Erades.wnLor,
clear, S56Sd6 do. straight S6aG25; do,
RYE FLOUR.-The market ruled firm under
light offerings. but trade was quiet. We quote
S5JO40 per bbl., TO quality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
GOLDFIELD STOCKS.
New IncorpOrations

DOVER, Del. Jan. 31.-The d. d.
Benlon Manufacturing Company. to en-
gage in the manufacture and sale of
incubators, brooders, vacuum sweepers
and washing machines was Incorporated
here today with capital stock of $1,000
0OO Incorporators: d, d. Benlon, Pull
man, Mich r. A Erazen, p. f. Frazen,
Delavan, Wis.
The United States Theatres Corporation
10 engage in the manufacture and sale of
motion picture films and to conduct places
of amusement was incorporated with a
capital stock of $4,000 900. Incorporators:
Franklin Bien, Thomas Adam, New York
city: Franklin Bien, Jr, EnglewOod, N. ].
The American Boizine Company, Inc
to engage In the manufacture and sale OF
boizine was incorporated with a capital
stock OF Sl,OOO,OOO. Incorporators: S. A.
Anderson, Joseph F. Curtin, Samuel b.
Howard. New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
MINING STOCKS.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Jan. Sl.-The market for
foreign exchange was easier at the open
ing for sterling. francs, lire, Vienna ex-
change. guilders and rubles. Relchs-
marks were nominally unchanged Bus-
ness was small. Quotations. Demand
sterling. ATS; cables, 4.76&: 6O-day bills,
nominally. Az; 9O-day bills, 40; franc
cables. 5.s7% checks. 5.ss; reichsmarks,
74ls and 7iA; lire cables, SIS; checks,
6.75ia; Swiss cables, 5.l7I3; checks, Sis;
Vienna, 12.45 and 1850; Stockholm. $3.50
and 2755; pesetas, 1903 and 1906; guilders.
42si and 477s; rubles. 2965 and 1915.
Around midday the market was featured
mand sterling. 476 cables, 476% relchs-
marks. "A lis; franc cables, 5.S7ls; checks,
5.SSA; lire cables, 6.75; checks. 6,76; gull
ders 42X
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
OIL STOCKS WEAK
ON NEW YORK CURB
Irregular Recoveries Were Not
Convincing-Heavy Sales of
Erie Convertibles

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-As was generally
expected the accumulation of selling or
ders. due to the speeches of President
Wilson both here and in the West, re-
suited In n sharp break in the market
for outside securities today, and, while
some rallies followed on covering, this
was shown In only a few Instances. The
declines in the general market extended
from / to about points. although in
some of the oil stocks recession of from
10 to Is points, was shown.
Midvale Steel, after declining 29s, rallied
about 1 point; Submarine Boat fell 2lh,
recovering fractionally; Ajax Rubber ran
off over a point, alsa International Nickel.
Motor stocks, after early pronounced
weakness, rallied sharply in spots Chew
rolet declined points, recovering 4;
Chandler was down 2; White Motors
ruled steady
Standard Oil of Indiana was offered
down about Is points; Prairie Oil and Gas
declined 10 points; Pipe Line 2; Standard
Oil of California at one time showed
loss of II points, while New Jersey
reacted 4 points. Cosden Oil, after touch
Ing the previous high mark, eased off.
Copper stocks after a sharp break showed
good rallies Kennecott declined points,
but subsequently on heavy inside pur-
chase rose to near the highest Erie con-
vertible is continued under pressure on
extremely heavy offerings.
The Listing Committee of the New York
Curb Market Association has ruled that
February will be the day of delivery OF
temporary certificates In settlement of all
when. as and If issued con-
tracts in the common and preferred
shares of the Baltimore Tube Company,
Inc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31

NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.-As was stated
last week the oil merger in so far as the
Associated Oil Company is Concerned has
fallen through. II has been definitely de-
termined that unless the proposed pur-
chasers OF the property meet the terms
Of the bankers representing the Associated
Company, that that organization viii not
be included In the group. SO far as the
Mexican Petroleum and the TRANSPORT
Company are concerned, il is believed they
will be taken In by the new organization
al an early date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Shares on Which Mininums Renew.a
Dropped

LONDON, Jan, 81. -- \ fog restric,,a
business on tho Stock Exchange todsy
and the markets generally were dulI TSs
war news was not helpful. The stocts
on which the minimum quotations hsvs
just been renewed showed declines al IA
to 10 points, creating competitors for con.
soIs and the war loans, which dropped
Americans were heavy. Sales TO IN.
treasury were larger. Notwithstanding h.
lower buying prices. Canadians were h.
regul2r
Pending further dividends the homs
railway group was dun. Argentine rail,
We're good in spots. Following Paris, tbe
foreign section continued quiet Mines
and oils were neglected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Advance in Lead Expected

NEW YORK. Jan 31--The undertone
q the lead market Is 50 strong and the
demand so large that predictions are being
4resly made IN the trade Of an advance in
nrlea. An the authorities admit that there
= s tendency toward higher quotations,
Domestic CONSUMERS continue to be the
princlpal buyers M this market and are
taking "a as nsial thai can be secured