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The Delta independent., 1916-07-14

POOR FUND
II. X. Gibbs. cash advanced. 20 20
John f. Hillman. supplies ... 67
w. II. Jones. labor .................... 80 so
John Kurz. supplies .....-...--..-.. 75
Patterson q CO.. supplies - so
G. l.. Jones, vet. services. 10 90
Harding Raber Drug Co.. sup. 45
w. L. Dewoody. supplies .... 30 90
w. f. Mckee. labor ...-....... 36 90
T. II. Dunbar. supplies .......-.... IS 40
NJ. v. Mathews. Supt. OF poor.
salary ................................. so 90
Gibson Lumber 4 Mere. Co,
supplies ...-.....,...........-.......--... 80 16
Fred Lucas. board OF nam. SO 90
F. J. Stewart. supplies s5
Frank J. Stewart, supplies. 20 90
The Delta independent., 1916-07-14

Number Stockholders
Number Shares Running tock Issued 1850
Number Shares Padup stock Issued 49,
Amount Of Dues slb60
Amount Of Dues $1,000
JOHN Il. HIII4MAN President
ED g. STONE. Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1916-07-14
LEGAL NOTICES

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GEORGE HIDER.
The Delta independent., 1916-07-14

W. A Nix. blacksmithfhg .--. 3s rs
A. l.. Reynolds. supplies .... 9 23
John Weeks. labor -......-.......-... I3 90
F. A Pace. labor -..............--.-.... 4 90
Hotchkiss Mere. Co. labor as'd AZ so
First National Bank. Delta
labor assigned .......-............. 210 SO
State Bank of Austin. labor
labor assd. -.--.....-......-.......-..... IL 25
State Bank OF Austin, Road
Overseers salary. asd..... 1876 90
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
IN HARD-SERVTCE SHOES

Factory workers, mechanics, team4 Aters, motoexnen-all workers who are, on their feet a great deal will Mei-| come this new working shoe It's leather in its construction, except in the insole.
 The soles Of Knu-Shus are made of a. secret process composition which has rubber as it's main Ingredient. The rubber in the compound gives re- nnarkable hexibility to, the sole. and gives the cIinging quality which makes the wearer sure-footed on slippery surfacess The whole composftion pro- duces a sole of astounding wearing qualities, The manufacturers state that. based on the experience of work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
NINE HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF
 WOMEN EMPL LOYED IN GERMANY
Many of Them Dependent Themselves as Result of
 War-Hardy Occupation Into Which They Have Not De1ved-Work Guards at Underground Rail
 way Stations

Berlin April 5.-Nearly 9OO,000 wo- men are now at one kind of work or another! in Berlin. They have swarm ed into almost every field of activity no matter how difficult; they are earn ing more money than they ever had before; many have lost their own bread. winners and are for all time dependent upon their own efforts. The probable unwillingness of the women to go back to their homes after the war is being more and more ant1c1- pated by the labor leaders who say the women must go in favor of the men when the time comes.
 By far the largest proportion of the women now employed in Berlin are unskilled workers-perhaps 500, 900 of the 90O.O0O. Of the remaining So0,- DOC skilled workers, only small part are customarily so employed. They have done wonderfully well, even in such diff1cult and strenuous occupa- tions as metal workers, but they are not, because of physical handicaps, the equal Of their male predecessors.
 Just how large will be the number of widows ,or of women left with crippled husbands, after the war, the labor leaders do not attempt as yet to estimate. These, on the one hand, constitute, however, but part of. the problem. Fully puzz1ing is the question of what to do with those women who; though they later will have other means of support, are ex- pected deliberately to balk at retiring to a non-productive life again.
 The e1n nployer who is able to hire women more cheaply than men, will be IoatIa to change to the old method, and for a time is not going to be able to afford it. A not inconsiderable degree of diplomacy combined with a judicial use of compulsion is going to he Ia e. fore the problem can be adjusted.
 There is hardly an occupation into which women have not crowded du- ring the past year. The employment of women as street-car conductors is already an old and familiar condition, and women smotormen' fhave become more or less familiar sights even in the busy downtown streets of Berlin.
 The first woman taxicab chauffeur was noticed last summer, and. she has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape)

: Sum of the fel1os was setting on my frunt steps this afternoon. wun- dering wat to do, and 1 had a 1deer and I sed, How about getting up a play, III be stage manager for think ing of it.
 All rite, III be the vil1in, sed Skin ny Martin.
 Thare aint going 10 be eny villin, this is a funny play and we all half to be comediut1s, I sed. And I told them all who they was supposed to be- Puds Sirnlins being the cort jester, Skinny Martin being the prince, Sam Crawss being the royal messenger, Sid Hunt being the queen and me being anuther cort jester and Ed Wernick being the king.
 Well wat are we supposed to do, sed Sid Hunt Me not noing wat to tell them to do, so I sed, Jest do what ever you feel like as 1awng as it's fun ny, and that will make it seem more natural, that's the way they do in reel plays.
 All rite, III come on the stage ferst, seds Puds Simkins. And he started to jump erround the pavement making noises like a cort jester, and the uther cort jester, being me, got up and started to jump erround with him, being pritty funny, and then Ed Wer- nick started to wawk up and down saying. The king has come, upon my sole, look at the cOrt testers, upon my sole, ha ha, ha Ina ha ha-
 And the cort jester started to jump all erround the king. and then the queen came in, being Sid Hunt, saying Hee hee laffed the queen. And the king and queen started to jump err round the cort testers vile the cort testers was Jumping erround the king and queen, and jest then Skinny Mar tin jumped and hit the king ;l fearse crack in the middle of the back, say ing, Ha ha, yee gods, have merdered my father, the king.
 I'm a Ided king, upon my so1es sed and I yelled. Hay dident I say this was supposed to be a funny play.
 How can it be funny play wen thares a merder in it, sed Sid Hunt, merder, merder, my husband is ded, he is nuthipg but a corps.
 Kill the vi1Iin, yelled Sam Crawss. And he Jumped off the steps rite on Skinny Martins back, and the queen yelled, Save my son, hes ignorant and dident no eny better. And he started to pull Sam off of Skinnys back, and then the rest of us all jumped in yell ing. and pritty soon we was all down getting our heds hooked atgent all pavement t,and the play broke up with all the actors setting on my frunt steps agen pulling tF1are stocking | own to see if thare neez was skinned and diffrent things.
 Proving that as lawng as anybody wunts to be a villin, it's hard for the rest to be comediuns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

multiplied somewhat since then. The construction company building the new tube under the Friedrich Strasse connecting the northern and south .ern sections of the city has for months employed feminine Hhuskies," young and old, in shove11ing out the sandy underpinning of the streets.
 Two years ago the streets of the capital were cleaned by men of rnili- tary age. Their places were taken by boys, and now women are being in troduced fast as the youths grow up to military age and enter the army. It is common sight on any street to see coal being carried into residences from teams by women instead of men,
 The underground railway compa- nies of Berlin months ago installed women as ticket choppers, and then introduced them as guards. When it was found that their dresses freouent-. ly got caught, in doors, the companies did not go back to male help but or dered the women to don bIoomers and to-day there are more of them to be seen than men.
 Even Germans, accustomed to see ing women performing heavy duties gasped a little when they heard that the steam railroads, in addition to in ,stalling women at the stations for mi nor duties, had put them in as track walkers, switch tenders and track law CTS. Her the Pruss1an erailways to- day have a large number of women now in their employ
 It is almost universally admitted that the women do not adequately substitute for the men. Women con ductors, for instance, are said to be about 50 per cent. as efficient as their male predecessors, and only about half of those who go to work as conductors are able to stand the strain. There has been a notable increase in cer- tain women's diseases resulting direct fly from this work.
 Few of the trades are harder or more strenuous than metal work which just now, of course, is boom ing because of the need of ammuni- ton. Yet there are thousands of women thus employed to-day, who do not seem to mind the heavy work, and who are earning, relatively, a great deal of money
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
Milwaukee, Wis. Lydia E. Pinkhan1
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which had been so bad that would have to lie down. I also used the Sanative Wash and it has done me great deal of good, and am not troubled with weak ness any more. "- Mrs. P. L. BRILL, 1299 Booth Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
 The most successful remedy for wo- mans ills is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. It has stood the test for forty years, which would be inpos- sible if it did not have genuine merit.
 For special advice, free, write to Lydia E. Pin1zham Medicine Go. (cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Rass. Your letter will be opened read and answered by a Womans and held in strict confidence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
STEPNEY.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church was entertained at the home of Mrs. Arthur J. Hill, Thursday afternoon. Officers were elected Slipper was served at the usual hour.
 Miss Dorothy Williams of Brooklyn who has been spending a. month with her cousin. Mrs, Carleton Joyce. has returned home.
 Milon B. Haw1ey has purchased a touring car.
 schools reopened Monday after a 10 days vacation.
 Mrs William Craft, who has spent a few weeks in Long Hill, has return ed to her home here.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Bevans and Charles French attended a social dance at the home of Charles Burr in Easton, Thursday evening.
 MT and Mrs. Oscar B. Plumb and Miss Beatrice Plumb were guests Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Stephen B. Hayes.
 Mrs Emily D. Leavenworth and Mrs Isaac Drew, who have been spending the winter out of town, have returned to their homes here.
 Edwin Toucey has been i'll with the chicken Dox.
 Boughton Noble is erecting new bungalow.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry c. Morgan re- turned Sunday after a week spent in Boston.
 John Crowley of Norwalk. has spent a few days at the home of. L. V. Slade.
 Mrs. Elmore Hawley of Bridgepo ort has visited at the home of Mrs. Milon Hawley.
 Mrs. George Hayes has been i'll for a few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
NOT TO GIVE @ UP HIS TRUE LOVE

S. J. D. writes: s-I am man of 20. I pay ferventr respect to a very nice girl of IT. Mother objects to our go- ing together, as we are not of same religion. am a Catholic. She Protestant. Her parents do not dis approve. Why should mine? love her. Cannot stop going with her She loves me, am sure. Cousin is em- pIoyed beside her. She goes home, tells my mother, what she gives out, She said I dislike this. She is a. very nice girl. Please advise re what to do.''
 Do not heed mere reports, having no proof of truth. True worth and time will aid you in the right decision. Con- vince your parents it Is best to judge rightly, that the future may be happy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

 TODAY'S POEM

SONG IN MARCH.

sing the first green leaf upon the
 bough. ~ The tiny kindling flame of emerald
 fire, The stir amid the roots of reeds, and
 how
 The sap will flush the briar: I sing the sweeping bery1 on the
 slopes, Ephemerae that come before the
 bees, a The ferns. renascent, and the virgin
 hopes Of pale anemones. I sing the dreams unfolding, and I
 sing The chrysalis broken by the ice / freed shore, The clear air winnowed by the blue
 l,ird's wing, And April at the door!
 Clinton ScolIard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

Clam Chowder and Baked Beans.
 For clam chowder, use one-half- peck of clans in shell, three potatoes, one half pound of bacon, one tablespoon full chopped onion, one quart hot milk, six rolled crackers, one tablespoonful chopped parsley and salt. and pepper to taste. Steam clans till they open, then take from the shells and cut up in fine pieces, preserving all the liquor; cut up potatoes same way; cut bacon in small pieces and fry, then boil on- ion, bacon and potatoes till slightly soft. Reheat clans in their liquor; add boiling water, seasoning, bacon, pota- toes and onions and lastly the rolled era cker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
MISS LIBBEY'S REPLIES
 TO YOUR LETTERS

Miss Libbey's answers to your letters. Correct name and ad- dress must be given to in- sure attention. Initials printed. Write short letters on one side Of paper only. Use ink. Per- sOnaI letters cannot lie answer ed. Address Miss Laura Jean Libbey, No. 91G President St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
OVERLOOK HIS FAILING.

A. F. J. writes: q am a girl Of IT.. Was suited with young man I kept company with for months. First he answered my letters promptly. Often came to SC me and take me to thea tre. Ceased writing a month ago, yet has plenty of leisure time. Do you think he cares for me? Will appre- ciate your kind advice, please
 Young men are often too busy to re- ply as they would like to letters. Pos sib1y it is best to overlook his careless ness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
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HoneY CookerY.

 Foods baked with honey maintain their freshness longer than the ordin- ary kind. Even though exposed to the air, a cake will be soft and 1us- cious for months and improve in da- vor according to Farmers Bulletin No. 653 (United States Department of Az riculture). The presencel of the hon ey keeps it moist With fruit cakes especially, which are often kept for a length of time, this feature is a va1u~ able one. Icing made with honey has the same characteristic - it does not dry up and crack off, even when ex- posed toethe air.
 Most cooking with honey should be done with a moderate oven. Heating honey alone to the boiling point gives it a burnt flavor. Too hot an oven is liable to injure cake, or cookies ba- ked with honey as part of the recipe. The cook should remember that ex- tracted (1iquid) honey is the only form used in cooking; the comb is ex- clusively. for table use.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
Pork and Beans.

One quart of white beans; one pound of salt pork. Prepare beans and pork for cooking above, but in the morning boil the beans, putting them on to boil in cold water; when soft drain off the water, put the beans in a deep earthenware dish, the rork in the middle add a very little warm water, a tablespoonful of nIolasses, black pepper to tastes and bake 8 nice brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

A lovely shade of cool springtime green linen is used for this model, the coat being trimmed with square collars and revers. One of the col lars is removable and is perforated at the front for a square outline if that Is preferred to the shawl effect The sleeves are of regulation coat design, cut in two pieces and finished with turn-back cuffs In medium size the coat requires 25z yards 54-inch or S7s yards 36-inch material. As most of the smart linens rarely exceed 40 inches in width. it will be necessary Z to cut the frock and the sleeve on an open width of material. If serge or cloth is used for the coat, fold the material as shown in the cutting guide.
 The very important thing is to ar range the various parts of the pat tern as indicated. placing each piece over lengthwise thread where this Is required and on the fold when necessary.
 The belt is laid on a crosswise fold of material, if a stripe is used. for this is a favorite idea with French dressmakers. The coat hangs quite full below the waist. The re- movable collar frequently is made of heavy white linen. Sheer organdy. however. is quite as smart looking and probably will be preferred on very warm days.
 Many smart, serviceable coats are developed in checked worsted, while others are made of white gabardine. The latter are plainly tailored and trimmed with large pearl buttons.
 The new silks of the season offer an&re opportunity for that elegant simplicity so earnestly sought and when understandingly handled are effective beyond description.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
CORRESPONDING
 EVERY DAY

s. E. C.. writes: T ann a girl of 20. A young man a year and a half my junior and corresponded. We live a distance apart. Do not see one an- other often. He claims to be in love with me but cannot be engaged until of age. Wants me to write daily to him, saying he is busy during day and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
LAURA JEAN LIBBYs DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS S5oDv14e4,tea Nevvspaper
Copyrighted, 1s1s,=nEccaure Nevvspaper synHcat

! too tired evenings and holidays to write oftener than twice week think this sufficient. Ought to write daily or only answer his 1etters?'
 If you wrote daily, you would lind it a great task instead of a, pleasure. 1t will be nice and more satisfactory to reply brightly and interestedly to his letters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
Fudge Cake.

One cup sugar and piece of butter creamed, cne-half CID milk, one and three-Quarter cups flour, with one tea spoon soda; do not be afraid to put in one level teaspoon of soda, as that is what it calls for. Cook the following dntiI thick; one-half cup, milk, one and ree-quarters squares of unsweetened chocolate5 one egg yolk. Add while hot to the flour, milk, sugar and bake in a square tin in a moderate oven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
WOMAN A
 PHYSICAL WRECK
Tells in Following Letter How She Was Restored to Health by Lydia E.. Pinkhar7's
 Vegetable Compound.
Before taking
 U~4.LJ

pound l was a phy- sical wreck. I had been going to 8 doe tor for several years but he did me no
 good. A friend told me about Lydia D.
 Pinkham's Vegeta-
 ble Compound, so I decided to give it a fair trial, and it gave me relief from bear ing down pains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
Bridgeport Pastor Called Away Through
 Death of Brother

Rev. William Wallace Rose. pastor of the Church of the Redeemer has been called to his home in Philadel- phia by the sudden death of his broth CT, Frank s. Rose. MT. Rose will re- turn to conduct the church services next Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

CTS all over the country who are wear ing knu-Shus, these soles give double the. wear of leather so1es
 KnutShus are sold for far less than low grade leather shoes. They are solid, sturdy good-looking shoes made on the comfortable United States arrnv last.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
Banana Fluff.

Put enough bananas through a ricer to fill one cup add two tablespoons of sugar, juice of half small lemon and one-half cup of cream whipped stiff. Beat all together and serve very cold with sponge cake, or as layer cake filling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

A free lecture will be held fr1 Tenn perance hall, 50 Beach street, We'd nesday evening The subject will be Why Does God Let This War Con- tinue 7''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

March production of the Miami Copper Co amounted to 4192,0oO tons of copper:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
Cranberrv Tarts,

Cover the outside of small patty pans with puff paste, and bake in a moderately quick oven until light; lift them from the patty pans, and you will have cup or a patty pan shell; ;; stand them away until wanted. Put one quart of cranberries with a pound of sugar in a baking dish, and bake until clear At serving time fill the cranberries into the patty shells, dust with powdered sugar, and make sufh- cientIy long to make them hot and to glaze the, top.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

A cure for exanthernatic typhus, the disease which ravaged Serbia, has been discovered by Prof. Roux, the French Academy of Medicine an nounced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
METHODIST CONFERENCE NEEETs

gates to the general conference which meets next month at Saratoga, N r., and decision on the, proposed ceding to the New York conference of a part of it's territory were important matters of business to come before the New York East Conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church in it's eighth annual convention here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

| The British Aeronautica1 Institute has asked the government for perrnis- sion to salvag and rebuild, at its own expense, the Zeppelin I15, now lying in shallow water off the mouth of the Thames.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05

Conservation of resources is a pop ular cry, but \the young men indig- nantly deny that they turn up their trousers to prevent them from wear ing out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
New Coat Model with Removable Collar.

coat has double collars, one. being of white linen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-05
TRUMBULL.

MT. and Mrs. Edwin B. Landon of Bridgeport were week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beard sley.
 MT. and Mrs John L. Beach of Watertown, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary J. Beach.
 Ralph Sherwood of White Plains Is ill with a cold.
 MT and Mrs Harold Holmes of Stratford spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Plumb B. Nichols
 Ira B. Evans of Bridgeport, spent Sunday with his uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs, Albert Lin1ey.
 Mrs. Lillian Brinsmade is spending a few days atsthe home of Mrs. Lorin- tha Beach of Boston avenue, Bridge port.
 Mrs. Howard S. Beach entertained guests at five tables of whist Friday afternoon.
 Carl soule of Lawrence, Mass. spent Sunday with his wife, who is the guest of her sister.
 Edward Thornton returned home Saturday from a business trip to AL bany. N. Y. METHODIST CONFER FENCFC RTVNETurG
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
Common Council Proceedings.
EDGERToN, WIS, April II, 1915

EDGERToN, Wis, April II, 1916.
Regular meeting of the common
council, Mayor Conway presiding. Al
dermen present: Arthur, Dickerson,
Jensen, Dallman, Stark.
MayOr Conway announced standing
committees for the ensuing year as fol-
lows:
Street and Bridge Arthur, Dicker-
son and Dallman.
Waterworks and Public Buildings
Jensen, Stark and Dickinson
i Sewerage - Dallman, Dickerson and
Arthur
Fire Department Dickerson,- Jensen
and Stark.
Street Assessment Conway, Arthur
and Jensen.
Finance-Dickinson, Stark and Jen-
son.
Chief of Fire Department Geo. L.,
Ogden.
Appointments were confirmed by the
council.
Election of officers was next order of
business.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for James Reynolds for
superintendent and engineer of water
works.
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for A. Rusch for street COM
missioner.
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for Frank Schmeling for as
sistant engineer at waterworks.
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for G.. w. Blanchard for
coty attorney.
Ballot so cast.
On motion mayor was instructed to
cast ballot for H. B. Knapp for city
clerk
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for B. J. Springer for chief
of police.
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for Fred Campbell for as
sistant and night police.
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for Or. B. L. Cleary for
health officer.
Ballot so cast.
On motion clerk was instructed to
cast ballot for j. O. Arthur for presi-
dent of council.
Ballot so cast.
Ballot for official city paper resulted
as follows:
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter.
Edgerton Eagle.
On motion Woodman hall was desig-