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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-19

Some of us in this town are falling down on our job. We say it is too much like drudgery.
 So we try to do as little as possible or to get out of it altogether.
 A lot of men waste more time talking 4bout how hard they are worked than they devote to working. Some of them ought to get busy on the business of getting homes we need right now.
 When you hear a man say he is an over worked drudge, you may have your doubts about his being overworked but you can be sure he is a drudge.
 It doesn't matter whether he is chauf- feur for @ wheelbarrow or the president of bank.
 It is ones attitude that makes work drudgery or a vocation that is in- teresting.
 All work is drudgery unless it is inspired by ideas.
 The man who says his work makes drudge of him. or that he is too busy to take up the drudgery of doing something that is absolutely necessary for Bridgeport, like the building of homes, is doped with dullness.
 He might as well shout to the housetops that he hasn't an idea in his system.
 There is going to be hard and exacting work in making our prosperity permanent. But it isn't going to be drudgery for those of US who have any common sense or ambi- tion. We are going to keep stocked up with ideas.
 We are going to develop all we can of OUT own and make work all the oood ones we can find. A-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-19

After all. the offensive play has it o1 the defense every time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-19

Farmer Want Ads One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-19

The Tigers didn't score more run than any other team last year on bat ting alone. They scored part o them through demoralizing the de fense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-19

Some very pretty dresses for as little as SIS. and up $44.50 for stunning and exclusive mode
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
SAC CRY cLUs ACTIVE.
Commercial Organization Has Gooe
Record Of Achievements For 1916.

Commercial Organization Has Gooe
Record Of Achievements For 1916.
Special to. Times Republican.
Sac City, Nov. 13.-One hundred sew
enteen business men were present at
the annual banquet of the Sac City
Commercial Club at the Sac City opera
house, Friday night. Ralph H. Faxon,
general secretary of the Des Moines
chamber of commerce, was the princi-
pal speaker. Other speeches were
made by Edwin H. McSheehy and 8. H
Brown, OF Lake View, and A. w. Yale,
Of Lytton. 49,
A review Of the achievements Of the
club during the past year, as PEE
sented BY Secretary r. r. Cobb in his
annual report showed that the club
has been unusually active. 1t has CO.
operated in securing free mail delivery
for Sac City and twenty six blocks Of
additional paving. It contributed ma
terially to the support Of the Sac City
Commercial Club band and was instru-
menta! in bringing number of con-
ventions to the city. The club has in
terested itself particularly in good
roads, and has graveled a number Of
the roads leading into the city, has
painted the poles OF the Hawkeye
Highway cutoff across Sac county.
and has set up more than fifty road
signs.
The following officers were unani-
mously e-elected: President, DR.. J.
H. STAFFORD; vice president DR.. w. J.
Ffndley; secretary, r. r. Cobb; treas
urer. John H. Fox. The following
were re- elected members of the execu-
tive committee: L. r. Wayt, F. w.
Loring, C. U.Price, L. E. Irwin, NJ. W.
Jones, B. G. wallace, G. w. Stroh-
meier, C.. B. Pitcher and George b.
Perkins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
COURT AT DENisoN ENTERS DE.
clsIoN IN ESTATE SUIT RE-
suLTlNo FROM TWO DEATHS.
HOLDS MRS. MEYER
DIED BEFORE HUSBAND
Sister and Brother of Woman to Share
in Dover Interest-Mr. and Mrs.
Meyer, Of Lake View, Victims Of
Railroad Wreck in Nebraska-Ques :;
ton Hinged on Which Died First.

Denison, Nov. 13.-Judge Albert, OF
the district court Of Crawford county
has just handed down vacation de-
| cree in the interesting case involving
| question OF priority of death of August
Meyer. of Lake View, Iowa, and his
| wife, Henrietta Meyer both of whom
We're killed in the wreck Of Union
Pacific passenger train at Gothenburg
Neb, on March, 1913.
Judge Albert decided that the wife
outlived the husband by several min
utes, and by this decision two of their
children, Mrs. Minnie Heller and A. Il
Meyer win their fight for their dis.
tributive share of their mothers dover
third Of an estate of 100000 or more.
Meyer and his wife We're on their
way home from California, where they
had spent the winter, and at Gothen-
burg, during the blizzard that ragged
about March Is, the rear section of the
train plowed into the Pullman Of the
front section, causing the death of -four
people, among whom were Mr.. anu
Mrs. Meyer.
Contestants Left Out in Will.
10y q WILL ~ tiAC AuoDethu tAS ="
children mentioned, who received but
a small portion of the estate. will re-
ceive thei: equitable proportion Of the
dover interest of the wife, their
mother, and this amounts to an I'M
divided -fifteenths of about 600
acres of land in Crawford and Sac
counties.
The court holds that inasmuch as the
wife was still alive when picked up, al
tho she died before he-could be got
ten into the station at GothenburS, and
the husband was dead when taken ou'
from under the wheels of the engine
which crashed into the Pullman, ami
considering the fact that his injuries
appeared to be greater, it was reason
able to determine that the wife lived
probably thirty minutes longer. 1t was
thirty minutes after the wreck before
she was removed from the car and she
lived a very short time after. altho
death came while she was being car
ried into the depot.
In the view of the facts brought out,
Mrs. Heller and A. F. Meyer brought
an action in the district court to set
aside the will and make distribution
They were opposed by other heirs,
Franz A: Meyer, William H. Meyer,
Bertha F'redericka Doerfler, sometimes
called Edith Doerfler, who commended
that the mother was first to expire,
which made the fathers will valid in
the distribution.
The case has been bitterly contested
and in view of the peculiar character
Of the question involved, has been fol-
lowed with interest more than ordi-
nary.
Judge Albert orders the widows
dover third interest distributed amone
the FIVE named defendants on a oasis
Lof one-fifteenth interest in the entire
estate. and they viii also receive their
distributive shares Of the remaining
wo-thirds of the husbands estate pro-
portionately as directed by the terms
of the will. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
NEGRO RooTLEeeER JAILED.
Plea For Leniency Nearly Results in
imposition of Heavier Sentence.
- pan,,h1icaA

Special to Times-Republ1caM
Nevada. Nov. 13-"Can't you make 1t
little easier, jedge?" pleaded COL
ored man up, before Judge Cummings
on a plea of guilty to bootlegging, Sat
urday morning, after he had been SEN
fenced to serve four months IN jail
"ru make it five months If you say
another word" answered the court
"E>nrthermore I will instruct the sher-
if to keep you busy cleaning up around
the court house, shoveling snow anu
at other work to keep your tiousn MS
off Of the Imprisonment"
The mans name was Frank Wells
and he said he was barberlnS TOT lhs
colored population OF Ames ana iau
accepted a few pints OF booze from
natron who owed him for work. anu
was inst accommodating some frlenus
with . portion of it when caught,
Dick Collins, alias Sammy boyo'
charged with the larceny of a large
amount of clothing from Milwaukee,
merchandise car, pleaded guilty anu
WAS sentenced to FIVE years in the re-
form.tory The court and county at
torney will recommend an early parolE
=, .ha heard The fellow did not ap-
was but % years of age. He VIII De
taten down by the sheriff this week
Ha claimed Canton, O., as his home.
Marie Leftwich, the colored "oh.a"
nnder indictment for robbing a Grin
nell man of his roll, in a huggins
enisode over at Ames, will be tried on
Nov. %. She has been in jail for sew
eral months. 49,,
p. T. Rounds, on whose place the
barrel of brandy was found that got
cort Evans into trouble, Will also De
IN for trial the same day
The November term Of district court
which has been necessarily postponed
because of the illness of Judge Mccall,
Will be resumed on Nov. %, when
Judge Cummings, Of Marshalltown VIII
return after having completed his work
in Tama county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13

that will prove beautiful and hardy IN
the Iowa climate. The list includes
peonies. crocuses, danodils. NORWOOD,
blue flag, ETC. Care has been taken to
secure the English varieties that were
most familiar to Shakespeare.
The garden Is largely the idea OF Dr.
Eleanor Lonn, of the history depart
ment. The plan Of the garden met
with instant favor, and the horticul-
tural class. headed by Professor Con-
rad of the botany department, began
work last spring, which is now getting
we'll under way. The women's literary
societies further aided in the work, and
set aside day last spring to dedicate
the garden and make further plans for
it's development.
In one corner of the garden are
placed the medicinal herbs, the oppo-
site corner is devoted to flowers OF
yellow color, and blue and purple flow
ers fill the other two corners. A row
of roses will be planted along the edge
of the garden. those on one side being
red, on the other white.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13

rented their Waterloo residence for one
year and will leave this week for Carl
fornia. They will spend the winter at
Long Beach. Their two daughters will
Join them In few weeks.
Mrs. r. NJ. Worley sold her Hum
boldt county farm last week. The place
was purchased nearly twenty Ave
years ago at only few dollars per
acre and sold last week for $3.50 per
acre.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bean. former res
idents of Traer, now Of Tomah. Wis,
are the parents of a new son.
There have been so many requests
that the Traer library be opened on
Sunday afternoons that the women's
Clubs have taken UP the matter and
will have responsible person in
charge from to 5 p. m. every Sunday.
This action is taken to accommodate
people who do not have opportunity
thru the week to use the library. No
books will be loaned on Sundays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
Traer News Items.

Srecial to Times RepuDlCan-
Traer, Nov. 13.-The sixth car OF po-
.a.aes was received by Traer dealers
Inst week. At least one more car WI!
he sh;pped in. There are SO bushels 10
inc car and these are retailing at 81
ner bushel and are not choice potatoes
at that.
Miss I,etta Warner, teacher IN the
fifth grade of our public schools, mas
resigned to accept position IN
school nearer her home. Miss Map'e
Reid will finish the year.
r. T.. Parker is spending two weeks
at Lofield, Alb Canada, visiting his
parents and looking after business IN
terests.
William Burlshart suffered a stroke
of apoplexy Saturday evening ph'
seems to be slowly improving
Frank Drinosky. Jr., and family. who
maved to Howard county two year.
ago will come back to Tama count
in the spring, having rented the Geh
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Nichols hay,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
RADICAL CHANGES
IN SCHOOLS URGED

Continued From Page Three)
released in the natural science build
ing.
toj The rcmodeiing of the old sci
ence building, or the Construction of Il
simple fire-proof building to house the
remaining department Gin case only
one is accommodated in the natural
science building)."
Recommendation az.
THE establishment Of $1,000 as the
minimum average salary for u collegi-
ate department"
Recommendation 43.
The reduction of the number of one
and two hour courses, especially in ele-
mentary work"
Recommendation As.
"A more even distribution of teach
Ing loads, to reduce the number of
large classes (thirty or more) at all
three Institutions"
Recommendation 46.
1.-THE REIMBURSEMENT Of the official re-
lationships between the office OF state
superintendent Of public instruction
and the state board Of education"
Recommends alton 40.
The inclusion Of the presidents OF
the state higher institutions, ex-officio.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
SMITH MEMORIAL SERVICES;
Students, instructors and Townspeopi
Unite in Tribute to Dead.

SSOu6USO1 bU0STNSSVIS avn sS""SfVSHsS
Unite in Tribute to Dead. ~,
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Nov 13.-Services in
memory Of Prof. Arthur G. Smith. long
head Of the department Of mathemat-
les and astronomy at Iowa university,
were held Sunday afternoon in the new
science hall auditorium at s. U. l.. in
the presence Of large throng Of pro-
fessors, students and townspeople, by
whom the loved educator had been
universally admired.
Prof. c. c. Nutting presided and
Rev. Dr. David c. Garrett was chap
lain. Professor Nutting was with
Professor Smith on a Hudson Bay ex-
petition nearly quarter of century
ago, following the latters graduation
in 1894.
Other speakers who paid glowing eu-
logies to the lamented scholar were
Prof. q. L. Houser. Prof. Charles B.
Wilson, Prof Percy Bordwell, Prof. r.
P. Baker. and numerous athletic team
leaders, under Professor Smiths guild
ance, in other days, when he was one
Of the chiefs Of the board Of control OF
athletics. \ The late, educator was a
football star in his undergraduate days
and has been splendid official in the
Big Nine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
News d aGrundy Center.

Special to Times-Republican
Grundy Center, Nov. 13.-The John
Frerichs elevator at Holland has been
sold to the Merchants Elevator Com
pany Of Davenport and possession was
given on Nov. /. Mr.. Frerichs has been
in business in Holland for a great
many years and deserves the rest he
intends to take. He expects to start
soon by auto for California to spend
the winter.
John kaufman is trying to secure
the necessary material with which to
build a new building at the present To-
cation Of his coal sheds. If he can Sc
cure the material he is looking for he
will build the building yet this fall.
The Christian Reform college people
have organized a Christian Reform
congregation at this place. with G..
Masslink and Judgen Alberts as elders.
The new church will be known as the
College church and will hold services
in the new college.
A. ]. tHonn, living northeast Of town,
met with very painful accident when
his glove caught in a corn shelter and
drew his hand into the shelter. He
tried to pry an ear Of corn loose and
got his glove caught in the machinery.
His hand caught so tight in the shelter
that several nuts had to be loosened
before mis- hand could be removed. He
was hurried to Waterloo by auto and
then to Iowa City. where every effort
is being made to save the hand.
Word has been received that j. Ed
win Jones, a Dunkard preacher in
Kansas, had just died. Mr.. Jones was
reared in this community and has a
sister living here, besides many old
time friends.
Harry, Springer has purchased q
farm in Indiana and will leave for that
state in the spring. Harry has been
farming in this vicinity for many
years but thinks he has found some
thing more to his liking in Indiana.
Harry Burke took his mother to
Iowa City for an examination and re-
ports from there are to the effect that
she will have to have an operation for
gall stones.
DR.. w. Q. Mcdowell has resigned as
city health physician and Dr. Gaffey
has been appointed in his stead.
Frank Moffett, Of Washington, D, c.,
was here this week looking after his
property interests here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
Scranton News Notes.

Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Scranton, Nov. ia man from Me-
braska had carload of good potatoes
on track here yesterday that he was
selling out for $1.75 per bushel.
News reached here yesterday morn
ing that Mr.. and Mrs Fred iMoyle, of
Frankvill, Wis, were rejoicing over the
arrival OF ten-pound boy at their
home. Mrs Moyle was formerly Miss
vir Dyer, of this place and was for
a long time deputy postmaster here.
Clarence Colbert received word from
Frank Thorpe, Of Cooper, that his
youngest son had died and Mr.. Col
bert left to attend the funeral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
NEW I. O., o. r. HALL OPENED.
Sheffield Odd Fellows Occupy Lodge
+ Homo Costing $4,000.

Homo Costing @If,VOV.
Special to Times Republican.
| Sheffield, Nov 13.-The Odd Fellows
of this place have been wishing for
years that they might have new
building and hall. as the old building
had outlived it's usefulness. This wish
came to a practical reality, when on
Thursday, Nov. 9, their new $1,000
building was dedicated. the ceremonies
being in charge of Grand Master w.
S. Right and few of the grand lodge
officers, assisted by some of the local
members.
A banquet was given at $50 in the
evening at which over 200 Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs were present. After the
banquet l.. S.,Sullivan, n. G., acted as
POSTMASTER, and the following persons
responded with appropriate and inter-
esting talks: Mrs. Effie Graham pres
ident Of the Rebekah assembly; Mrs.
Alta Striker, matron of the orphans
home at Mason City; George Adair. Of
Shell Rock member of'the board of
trustees of the home; ]. NJ. Hazlett,
grand warden: w. S. Right, grand
master, and others.
The building is the most imposing in
our little city, being two stories, and
full basement, A X 80 feet The two
lower rooms and basement are occu-
pied by clothing store in the west
room and variety stock in the east
room. The main lodge room is AZ X SO
feet, occupying the south part of the
second floor, and is finished in oak
with dull oak and Spanish leather
chairs and settees to match. The en-
tire building is heated by steam. The
northwest room will be appropriately
furnished and used. las club and read
ing room. The northeast room is the
dining room proper, with a completely
furnished modern kitchen to the south
Of it. which includes an electric cook
stove.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
Her HONE No
Longer CHILDLESS
Operationnot Necessaryafter
Taking the Great Medicine
for Women.
Miller's Falls, Mass. doctors said
I had displacement very badly and I

"Oulu nave 10 nave
an operation. I had
q soreness in both
sides and q pulling
8 ems alton in my
right side. I could
not do much work
the pain was 80 bad.
I was also troubled
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
9th er weaknesses.
Ny blood was poor.
We had been mar
ried four years and
bod M 0hs1Jpo~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
sHAkEsPEAREAN GARDEN.
Only Plants and Herbs Mentioned BY
Bard Are Given Place.

Special to Times-RepubIican.
Grinnell, Nov. IA lShakespearean
garden is being laid out by the stu
dents Of Grinnell, in which the flowers
and herbs mentioned by Shakespeare
in his writings are being planted, as a
lasting memorial Of Grinnell's celebra-
ton OF the Shakespearean tercenten-
airy. The garden consists Of plot Of
land near the women,s quadrangle.
and includes a cross-shaped walk built
Of stepping stones, and sun dial in
the Center. s, '5s5 I, = 3 So
Forty different kinds of plants are
being used. only those being selected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
News of Sheffield.

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, Nov. 13-Mr. and Mrs C.
w. Schmidt are entertaining a new
baby daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carhart and son
went to Cedar Rapids Thursday and
spent Sunday with Mrs. Carhart's par
ents in Mount Vernon.
.Dumont and Sheffield high school
basketball teams played here Saturday
night. Score: D,lmont, %; Sheffield
81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13

entirely
health"
Pnus Marshalown
Third prescription Fuoia Is ut
oil
suffering to the SUI
indicate
Taxo that most effective rebuild and restore the
booklet special interest suffer stomach trouble DO
Monticello illinois,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
PECULIAR ELECTION RESULT.
Two Members Of County Board Eleotee
From Same Township.

From Same Township.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Nov. ia peculiar mix
up here Is the result Of the election
held last Tuesday. Two candidates for
the board Of supervisors. both resi-
dents of Julien township, were elected.
1t is now found that the law says two
members of the board may not be resi-
dents Of the same township. 1t is be-
lieved the candidate receiving the next
highest number of votes will be de-
clared legally elected and seated, tho
the one of the two in Julien township
receiving the lowest vote is expected
to put up fight for the office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
Found Way to Health
Without Using Knife
Doctor Recommended Opsr'
atioss for Gail SeoSsE
Trouble but Mot1asr
Objected.

In her work - m evanselist n the
mountain districts OF Wsot Virginia,
Mrs. Mary A. F'erree. who lives at 1854
Madison Ave. Huntington. W. " w.
frequently called on 70 relieve su0sging
among her charges and becauis 1AAalliar
with the practical value Of remedies
easily available. When her daN1Ates
became Ill and the doctor finally said
the trouble was sal. stones and that IN
operation was necessary. Mrs. Ferrce
would not consent. In a letter To the
Pinus laboratories she says, AFTER four
doctors had treated my daughter. and
we had tried various remedies without
avail. heard Of Fruitola and .Traxo
and tried 1t az last resort. Tho nfse
dose hrnnr hf 4 iImmediafe relief and Aft.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-13
Point in Controversy.

WIZ III SOUkIOv0TOys
The point in controversy. as stated
by Attorney General Cosson, Is as fol-
lows:
Reduced to its. last analysis, the
question under consideration is wheth-
er or not the state Of Iowa can fix
some standard. cp If you please, any
standard of the amount of butter fat
or cream the product must contain.
This Is true, because the argument
vi plaintiff in error does not proceed
upon the theory that the particular
standard fixed is SO arbitrary and I'M
reasonable as to be unconstitutional,
but rather does the argument proceed
upon the theory that the state has no
right to fix any standard whatever.
The act having been passed for the
purpose of preventing fraud in the sale
of food product, namely, ice cream,
it is clearly within the police power Of
the state and hence does not deprive
plaintiff Of his property without due
process of law or deny to him the equal
protection of the laws under the four
tenth amendment.
There s nothing better established
in the whole realm of jurisprudence
than that the state has plenary power
to protect its people from either fraud
or EMBELLISHMENTS in the sale OF food
products"
Iowa Is not alone in recognizing the
necessity Of fixing standard in the
sale Of ice cream in order to prevent
fraud. In Colorado. Georgia, Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky. Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nevada,
North Dakota, Oklahoma. South. Da-
.kota, Utah, wisconsin and Wyoming
the standard fixed for ice cream must
be not less than IA per cent Of butter
fat. California. Florida, Michigin. Min
nesota and Oregon have fixed the
standard at IL per cent butter fat the
same as Iowa