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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
CLOTHES WASHER

NEW IDEAS in dance instruction. Waltz. Fox Trot. One-Step. Private lessons Miss Jewel Smith. 23S Smith St.. near Newfield Park. Phone Barnum 4611.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
POULTRY

FOR sAI4E-Cottage. near new: rooms. $a.3oe. Easy terma L. Hayne. 2l4 Warner Building. All kin6s real estate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
AUCr1oNEER
AWNINGS AND SAIL MAKER

SAILS. AWNINGS, COAL BAGs
 Spray Hoods. Canvas Covers, Rope Splicing. Geo. l.. Harrington. 175 East Main St. Tel ss4s. .R1s ds'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04

HOUSE FOR SALE-DeautifEl home at Sound Beach, (Greenwich) Conn. Exceptionally well planned and built by owner for permanent residence. Six sleeping rooms. All modern eonyenineces. Home lot 90 x1S0 ft@, more land if wanted. Near Stamford, trolley, shore. school and golf club. An honest bargain. x. r. Z.. Farmer office.
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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-10-05

1As next Memea& win eulmnna
Ing scream IKE the shTiek Of an -
lost souls Of crsatioo heard above De
furious decorating roar Of ths thunder,
tiss wind added tn quota 10 the dem
anstration Of natural force. and now
die rain fairly dropped upon them in
apparently solid sheets. OF course
clouds do not burst Such q thing In
scientifically and meteoroloeieally i'm
possible. but anyone who has ever a.
pefienced the suddenness and fury and
weight Of q western deluge In q nor
mally dry land win understand the
term. Ths wind swept over the pla-
TEAM. where II had free course like .
hurricane: the rain came down in
masses apparently. Until their eyes
became accustomed to II, the falling
water blotted out the landscape.
The woman was hurled against the
side Of the house BY the sudden and
violent assault Of the hurricane. Ths
two men half dragged. halt carried her
around to the lee side Of the cabin.
The roof Of the hut had given way
here and there. and within 1t was soon
flooded Where they stood. however.
BY chance happened to be the solidest
part Of the overhang Of the roof. and
they were In some degree protected,
that Is, from the direct violence Of the
downpour. They were, Of course,
drenched in q few minutes In spite Of
their raincoats. With one man on e..
Their side Of her to give her n much
protection as possible, the woman
leaned against the stone wall and
stared through the rain down the val
ley, seeking to see the dam, perhap,
q mile and half away. OF course the
maximum Of the downpour could not
last any more than the maximum of the
gale, but the deluge was succeeded by
q heavy, driving rain still swept on by
strong wind.
Below the mesa the lake was
whipped into foam by the beat Of the
rain and rolled into waves by the a.
sault Of the wind. All three of them
knew what this deluge portended. The
downpour would raise the level of the
lake SO that it would overflow the
dam, which would be swept away, the
valley would be inundated by food,
like a tidal wave, the incompleted via.
duct would be ruined, the town would
be overwhelmed. the loss of life and
property would be appalling.
"The spillway ought to take IT,
shouted Winters, knowing what wai
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-10-05
CHATTER XIX.
The Battle From Allows.

The Battle From Above.
The rain had stopped by morning.
to the great relief Of Colonel Hing
worth, Severance and Curtss, and the
satisfaction of Helen. There was little
sun to dry the big. red sandstone mesa.
Its sides scanned into fantastic shapes,
which rose grandly between the val
ley Of the Picket Wire and the ravine
Of the Kicking Horse. and which the
young woman intended to cross In her
walk toward the dam with Rodney and
Winters. The siding near the steel
arch bridge was close to the rock wall
of the ravine. which here had been 80
secured out Of the rocky side Of the
mesa by torrents Of other days that
1t could fairly be called gorge. Con-
seQuently the bank Of clouds above the
horizon to the northwest was hid be-
hind the big butte from the occupants
Of the two private cars. Although the
day did not promise to be fair, they
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-10-05

I'm going % - 20 esafaanaa - e
euss ma
wen 80 q - = vsEains = ths
dam tomorrs.W.s
~Yos VIZ say an nisAk ~. Win
tsssT
Your father invited me b taks q
bunk In his car. and. to b perfectly
frank with you. I'd sissp OF IN the
open rain rather than mis- Q chance
Of being In on the end oe game hike
this"
The girl bowed and LEFT them.
sDick," said RofssS siowly at last,
~ the two sat smoking together In the
silence Of complete understanding and
good comradeship. which requires NO
expression in talk. you're not the only
man who thinks that girl would be- q
good wife to q man.
.Ah," said Winters. ssits the wind
In that quarter. Rodr
"Yes." answered the other. nut I'm
fighting this thing through for Meade"
swell. BY George" said the big
ranchman, you're n good q man as
Meade any day. fine fellow a. he In.
wish ] had some chance to get in
this game and make myself worthy of
the two Of you. let alone the lady,
II was q rare confidence that Rodney
had vouchsafed to his friend, and like
every other Angio-Saxon, having said
his say. he did not wish to discuss It
further.
do you know" he began, changing
the subject abruptly, II think things
have turned out pretty well In spite
Of our foolishness q while ago. be-
lieve II there's spark Of human graft
tude In Shurtlif's heart, the girl'S In
terposition when you and were threat
ening him, and her refusal to allow
him to be questioned later. will fan It
into fame. And have an idea that
when he thinks It over he'll be about
ready to tell"
"Are you sure he has anything to
tellf'
Certain"
swell. guess you're right Il sort
of consoles me for having drawn my
gun, without using II, too. And II he
tells in the morning and we nnd Meade.
everything will be lovely"
"For everybody but me-" said Rod
ney.
"rll tell you what, old man. when
this things over, you're coming out to
spend the rest Of the winter with me
on the ranch. It's the greatest place
on earth for man to buck mp. There's
no woman within fifty miles"
Rodney laughed q little grimly.
aTIl Ro v0n % ha aaid
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u0ys
in the minds of the other two by what
was in his own.
TITS not finished" roared Rodney,
Winters threw up his hands.
"Will the dam hold it," cried tht
woman, understanding.
Until the water rises above It, Jusi
as soon as it begins to wash over, II
will go, and the quicker for these
waves" answered Rodney at the tor
Of his voice.
"And the bridge and the town."
screamed the woman.
"They, too"
"And father?"
Hell be all right: they've had warn
ing. The engineers on the dam must
know the danger now. They're work
ing like mad"
He had brought a small six-power
fleldglass with him and he was strain
ing his eyes through It. The violence
Of rain and wind had sensibly abated,
although 1t was still coming down In
torrents. With his knowledge of what
would probably be attempted, Rodney
was able to see through his glass some
thing of what was being done, even al
TINT distance.
They're building palisades on top
OF the dam, and backing 1t with an
earth mound. See, they are dropping
sandbags over" he stated. handing the
glass to the other man.
by heaven" shouted Winters,
they're making a magnificent fight
In his excitement he left the shelter
of the hut and stalked through the
rain toward the edge of the mesa.
where he could have better and near.
er view. In spite of Rodney's remon.
strances, even though backed by his
outstretched arm, the woman followed
Presently all three, Indifferent to the
beat Of the rain and the assault Of the
wind, stood watching the battle on the
dam. It was abat!:x still more. fortu.
nately. or else they could scarcely have
sustained the attack of that wind and
rain. nor could they have seen at all
even with that glass.
Staring down at the dam after a mo.
Eent. Helen nllngworth took the glass
from Rodney. She focused :. rapidly
and looked steadily through It. She
knew what she was seeking as she
stood steadying herself with splendid
nerve and resolution and swept The
length Of the dam back and forth,
GO I'M ColrIDgUUnl
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-10-05
CHAPTER XVIII.
erute Fefss 81 Flnesse.

Brute fofso Or Flnssee.
.s'Wllat do you want me to say. Mr..
toinayy' asked ahurtliff, coming
through the door. having caught Rod
ney's use OF his NAME
'-Oh. Shurtlin-r begun Rodney,
somewhat embarrassed ut having been
overheard.
"what do you want me to speak
ai,outf' continued the old man sus-
1dciously. not giving The younger man
<ims to finish. "AnA what friend can
V0u then approach, sirr'
It'll tell you what I want" said
Rodney.
He quickly came to Q decision.
Standing up and facing the old man,
M staked everything ON one bold
throw. Grasplng the situation, Helen
nlingworth held her breath. Winters
showed to take his own part In the
game Mt the proper time.
"What ID It, sirf" asked the score
sary.
-Shut the door and come In" was
the answer.
Rodney spoke sharply. and 1t was
a sort Of indication. characteristic Of
.he difference in station between an
independent young man and subser-
Went old man.
Here am. sir" answered Shurtliff,
closing the door and standing before 1t.
He shot quick glance at the young
woman. de observed her tense posi-.
ion. ", saw the emotions that filed
lsr soul in her face and bearing. All
dis old suspicious rose like flood. For
p'omenr he no longer cared for her.
He almost hated her. He looked from
her to the dark-faced. determined Rod
ney. to big, powerful, quiet Winters.
Was this trap9 Were they going to
~ to force him to speakf He was q
jrave man, old Shurtliff, bat his heart
beat little faster as he faced them.
He was quite master Of himself,
though. cool, watchful. determined;
In their eyes rather admirable than
Otherwise.
THE time has come for you to tell
% the TRUTH" begun Rodney emphat-
tcally. "You know that the whole
blame and responsibility for the fall
ere Of the International bridge IL
loaded on the wrong man. You know
that you permitted. and even made
Fossibie, the sacrifice Of the reputation
o: the son for the sake Of the fame
Of thu father. You know that this
girl here is breaking her heart. that
Meade's life 10 ruined. and you're to
blame. Now she time has come for
you to speak We know AZ well AZ
you thu. young Meade 10 innocent.
Here's our evidence"
He drew handful Of papers from
his inside breast pocket and shook
tAsm b. the Aaee q the old man. who
bad trunk back against the side Of
=. ~ stes1 seArinx white-facsd.
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cssAsTea xvi,-e.assassA

sEEs wsaldnt - eo@nca worh-
0an. Wu1ld her aaked ths slrl. more
11aappolnted than shs could szpreas.
Certainly NOT He'd BE- keeping
ezaek Of material. - rsnning trsndt.
- acting - . gang foreman. Most Of
the wofkmsn are foreigners. although
the bridge erectors are Americans"
You'rs sure that he's not hersY
Absolutely"
There's the DAM" said Wlnters.
Wen ny that In the morning.
what good 10 It going to do m.
Oickr' asked Rodney . little irritably.
Even II we do md him. We can't
make him speak"
Il don't know" answered the woman
slowly. But II could just zee him
sncs again. Mr.. Rodney"-she spoke
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
We Can't Understand Why?

A lady resident of Adams county
who resides upon a farm which is
located equally distant between Grand
Rapids and Plainfeld. In visit with
her Friday in our office she said that
she did most of her trading in Plain
field because it was cheaper. She said
she could buy her flour in Plainfeld
a dollar cheaper on fifty pound sack
the same grade and make of flour
We would like to know from our mer-
chants why this is possible. She said
the same thing was true of sugar that
she could buy sugar cheaper down
there than in Grand Rapids and she
mentioned several other articles the
same way. We could not offer any
good reason for this difference We
don't understand now, why it should
be so, and we don't doubt the lady.
She had no particular reason why she
should tell us so for we were simply
in a general conversation about crops,
general conditions, etc. During the
same conversation she also stated that
from her relatives who reside in Pit
is vile that the same thing was true
there. Grand Rapids should not al
low any of the surrounding towns to
undersell her on the necessities of life.
If she does there is something wrong
with Grand Rapids. We shall try and
investigate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
grace, beauty and magnitude Is our
greatest wish.
Absent 80 Years

Frank A. Robillard of Van Bruil,
Canada, arrived in this city Friday
for a short visit in the city in which
he was born. The writer, had the
pleasure of meeting the gentleman
and from him he learned that he was
born here in 1856, and his parents lived
in little log house just below where
Lem Kroner used to reside upon the
site now occupied by the First Congre-
gational Church building. He says he
left this city 80 years ago and has been
in Canada ever since For many years
he was engineer on the Grand Trunk
railroad until recently, when he re-
signed and was placed on the pension
role. His sister was Mrs. Frank Rus
sci who is now deceased, but her hus-
band Frank Russell is still living at
Rudolph and is partially blind. He
left here Friday night on the st. Paul
passenger for Rudolph to enjoy short
visit with his brother-in-law. He in
formed US that the city had so changed
in the past SO years that he would
not have known the place. He said
even the river had changed in its
appearance due to the erection of the
Consolidated Mill and Dam and the
other mills below the city. He was
delighted to see the many favorable
improvements and found only few
of his former acquaintance. He has
now retired from active service and is
enjoying life by visiting old friends
and acquaintance that he knew II
his boyhood days at Merrill, Wausau
Grand Rapids and other places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin

Is the dearest place on earth to
many human beings. This is perfectly
natural as it is the home of many of
our citizens from the date of their
birth to the present time. Many go
away for time but they return. Some
go away with the idea of staying a
way, permanently, but they return
largely due to the fact that it is their
native place It is the dearest place
on earth to them, for in its limit is
where they were born. There is a GER
tain something, which fingers in every
soul round about the place of nativity.
There is preciousness about the old
home, the old garden, and the old yard
about which we played in childhood
that never can be erased from the
memory nor the fondness to which we
cling. A person can go away from
home, enjoy all the comforts and plea
sures of life, but after all their great
est desire is to come back home, to
the place where they were born, rails
ed and educated. The memories of
home are the dearest to the human
family. We enjoy the pleasure of
many things on this earth but the
greatest joy and satisfaction comes
to us when we return home to the
many little things that cling to our
memory. Even tho father and mother
brother and sister have passed away
there is something about the house,
the ground, the furniture, the pictures
on the wall, to which you cling. 1t is
Just as it should be. There is nothing
else in this world that the human be-
ing can enjoy, as he can the memories
and pleasures of relatives, home and
the city in which he was born, edu-
9UGC
J Gated and raised in. Who would de-
! sire ito have blotted from their mem
ory the recollections of these things.
Nobody. Grand Rapids is the home
and everything vel that g0es2with'is.>> The
w issea0ns ri2es and ali her 4i0h
oil 295e5G bo1irJ SgL .212SC 2I0TaS
are part w Of -t the home IS surr9Rp 3g
i Every dtree, yreelso shEuh, and nook is
o admired by nthe9nativea oBear T6rsnd
Rapids, may yea contihugHto grow in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
NOTICE ASKING BIDS FOR
BONDS

State of Wisconsin-Circuit Court for
Sheboygan County.
In the matter of the Sheboygan
Valley Drainage District.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
commissioners of the Sheboygan VAL
ley Drainage District desire to Dor
row money on bonds of said drainage
district, which bonds are based upon
and are lien upon the assessment for
construction authorized and confirmed
by said court by order Filed July IA.
1917 to do the drainage work in said
district.
Said bond issue will amount to
$115,134.27 Cess whatever sums may
be paid into court before contract is
made), bears interest at the rate Of
six (6) per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, is payable in install
ments as follows, s7,600.O0 on July l,
1922 and $7,60000 on the first day of
July each year thereafter until 1885
and the balance on the first day OF
July, 1886.
All proposals should be in writing
and addressed to H. H. Sherwood as
secretary of the commissioners at
Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County,
Wisconsin, or to B. M. Vaughan, At
torney for said district, at Grand Rap
ids, Wisconsin and should be received
by said H. H. Sherwood, secretary of
the commissioners, not later than Au-
gust II, 1917 at l p. m. or by said B.
M. Vaughan, not later than August
10, 1917 at IL m.
Said commissioners desire and invite
proposals to take said bonds at a pre-
MUM. Send or bring US your best
offer.
Said offers will be opened by the
commissioners August 18th, 1917 at
100 p. m. at their Office over the bank
in Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County,
Wisconsin.
Right to reject any and all offers
is reserved.
Certified check for 100000 must
accompany each offer as a guaranty
that the bonds will be taken and paid
for if the offer is accepted. Inquiries
should be addressed to B. M. Vaughan,
Attorney.
Dated July 10, 1917.
P. B. Leason,
H. H. Sherwood,
Townsend Hay,
Commissioners Of said district.
B. M. Vaughan,
Attorney for said District. P. o.
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
2tw. jul. 26 Au. 2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
contest work. This proved to be

contest work. This proved TO be q
very interesting session for the kids.
Teams were lined up names respect
lively Wausau and Marshfeld. Each
team chose sides and took part in the
following contests: The 100 yard dash
shot-put, the standing broad grin. The
Wausau team was captained by Merrill
Gates of Sherry and defeated the
Marshfeld team captained by Vernon
Croker, the score being % to 81 in
favor of Wausau. The highest indi-
vidual score was carried off by Law
renee Banderob, and the second prize
by Emil Holler. An exhibit of com
mon weeds was next taken up, the
question being to name different weeds
on display. The young people about
a dozen in number entered this con-
test with good deal Of interest, and
not only the young people but also the
older people spent great deal of time
going over the display and asking
questions as to the identity of some of
them
Lawrence Banderob was able to
name thirty out of thirty-three and
was given first place, and Emil Hath
away took second.
A new feature put on for the first
time at the annual doings was the
games and sports for the little tots.
So frequently these little people find
the days work uninteresting and come
restless. This year two competent
teachers took the little ones in charge
and went through a series of exercls-
es and games after the most approx
ed Kindergarten fashion. Katherine
Krause and Dorothy Wilmington had
this part of the program in charge and
spent an interesting hour with the lit
tie people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26

In his war address to CONGRESS
President Wilson said:
One of the things that have served
to convince us that the Prussian au-
tocracy can never be our friend is that
from the very outset of the present
war it has filled our unsuspecting COM
munities and even our offices of gov
eminent, with spies, and set criminal
intrigues everywhere afoot against
our national industries and our COM
merce. Indeed, it is now evident that
its spies were here even before the
war began.
There is no reason for believing that
in this assertion President Wilson was
wrong.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
FAIR

The Central Wisconsin State Fair
Association will hold it's 18th annual
fair in the city of Marshfeld on Au-
gust II, to "a inclusive. The secretary
r. r. Williams, writes this office that
they are preparing and hope to make
the fair of 1897, one Of the best ever
held. The fair in 1915 was a good one
but the officers are laying the founda-
ton for a still better one this year.
Bear the dates in mind and plan your
work so you can attend the fair this
year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
Notice of Petition for Administration
and Notice to Creditors.


State Of Wisconsin - In County
Court for Wood County-In Probate.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of John
Ruess, Deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given that at the
special term Of the above named court
to be held on the second Tuesday, be-
ing the 18th day, of August 1917, at
the court house in the city Of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, there
will be heard and considered the appli-
cation of John Ruess, Jr., and others,
for administration Of the estate Of
John Ruess, deceased, late of the town
Of Sigel, Wood County, Wisconsin, and
for appointment of an administrator
of said estate;
Notice Is Hereby Further Given,
that at the special term Of said court
to be held at said court house on the
first Tuesday, being the 9Th day of
November, A. D. 1917, there will be
heard, considered and adjusted, all
claims against said John Ruess, de-
ceased; and,
Notice Is Hereby Further Given,
that all such claims for examination
and allowance must be presented to
said County Court at the Court House
in the said City Of Grand Rapids in
said County and State on or before
four months from date hereof, to-wit,
October 26, A. D. 1917, or be barred.
Dated June 26, A. D. 1917.
By The Court;
w. ]. CONWAY, County Jundge.
John Roberts, Attorney. 3tw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26

Neutrality is not merely an empty
name in many nations, but is false
hood. Socalled neutrality is becoming
intolerable, because it works to the
disadvantage of free men and directly
benefits Germany, which is no longer
respecter of neutrality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26

A comparison of crop reports indi-
Gates that Nature is doing her best to
assist the United States in helping the
allies to win the war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26

Germany has been badly shaken.
That is the meaning of what has hap
pened within the past few days. Wheth
er or not she can pull herself together
remains to be seen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
NEKOOSA

Miss Elizabeth Nash who has been
employed at International Falls the
past few weeks is home for a visit
With her parents and sisters.
-s-ffrvSh >Simmet, John Pelot, Louis
,oSaSsbSN ESShampley families and
the Misses Mary and Stella Romans
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
FIELD DAY At
EXPERIMENT
station

In spite of the threatening weather
and busy time harvesting the hay crop
the Field Day held at the Experiment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER

Established Nov. %, 1857.
$3.50 Year, Strictly in Advance.
A. L. FONTAINE, Owner and Pub
Usher.
Prices for advertising and job work
made known on application at the Of
flee.