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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
ANNA c. SMITH.

Many sorrowing relatives and
friends attended the funeral of Mrs
Anna C. Smith, held from the bereav-
ed residence, 270 Union avenue, this
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. A high mass
OF requiem was sung by Rev. Ter
renee B. Smith, pastor of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament at st.
Maryrs r. G.. church at 9 o'clock.
The singing of the mass was by the
church choir. There was a wealth
of floral tributes. The pail bearers
were Daniel Burns, Fred O'Keefe,
John Welsh,i Charles Freeman, Dan
ie1 Dillon and Fred La Croix Burial
was in the family plot, st. Michaeps
cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
WALTER HUBBARD ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The public is cordially invited to
attend a lecture on Christian Science
to be given at the Christian Science
Church, ST. Lafayette Street, on Sat
urday night, Dec. LIST, at quarter af-
ter eight.
Christian Science lectures, which
are always free to the public, are Civ
en- for the purpose of explaining all
the truth of the subject. The lee
turers are men of education and ex>
perience and have special training
for their work.
The lecturer on this occasion will be
DR.. Walton Hubbard, member of the
Board of Lectureship of the Mother
Church, The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
ALRERr J. DIMOND.

Attended by many sorrowing rela-
tiyes and friends funeral services for
Albert J. Ddmond were held this af-
ternoon at o'clock at the family
residence, 413 William street, Rev.
Ernest c. Carpenter, pastor of the
Stratfield Methodist church, officiated-
Delegations from the Oronoque lodge
Of Odd Fellows and Loyal Order of
Moose, of which the deceased was a
member, were present at the obse-
quies. The pail bearers we're mem
bers of the Aronoque lodge of Odd
Fellows. Burial was in Park ceme-
terry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
ASKS PAYMENT OF
AUTO REPAIR BILL

Suit to collect the balance of $3.50
on a bill OF s45s for an automobile
and various repairs and supplies has
been entered in the Common Pleas
court, by John NJ. Sinsabaugh of
Shelton. against Thomas Godkin of
the same place, the account having
been unpaid since October 1 last
Damages of $500 are claimed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
PARK CITY COUNCIL.

There will be a smoker and enter
tainment at the K. of C. club, 46o
Washington avenue tonight. The com
nittee has provided a novelty lunch
and wish to invite the boys from Camp
Devens to be their guests. There are
Sc members Of Park City Council in
the service and the members hope to
meet as many of them as possible on
this occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
APPOINTED AGENT
OF BUREAU OF MINES

South Norwalk, Nov. % - Fire
Chief George W. Bogardus has beer
appointed agent of the bureau Of
mines in Washington for NorwalF
and vicinity. He will have charge O.
the issuing of permits to the use c
explosives
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
HUBERT VS.. KAPPE.

John C. T. Hubert of this city, has
filed suit in the Common Pleas court
against Karl Kappe. also of Bridge
port, to collect a balance Of $3.50 due
for supplies furnished. Damages of
$3.50 are asked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
LOCAL MAN is
MADE SERGEANT

Ray F Whitney, formerly connected
with the Bridgeport Trust Co, and
more recently regimental and statis-
teal clerk for the 304th Infantry at
Camp Devens Mass, has been pro
NOTED to be sergeant He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs Albert Whitney of 80
Putnam street, and went to Camp
Devens with the first five per cent
of the men selected for the National
Army
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
Labor and the Matinee,

"Any man who goes to matinees lays
himself open to the suspicion of not.
being a hard worker" Nonsense"
replied Mr.. Twobble. '9The hardest
work ever did in my life was escort
ing my wife to an Ibsen matinee
Birmingham Age-Hera1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
CARRIE E. WALTERS.

Funeral services for Carrie E., Wild
ow of the late Edward Walters, were
held this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
at the family residence, $50 Clinton
avenue. Rev. Henry E. Kelley. rector
of st. Georges Episcopal church, Of
ficiated. Burial was In Mountain
Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
OBITUARY
HARRIET e. BANKS,

The funeral of Harriet E., widow
of the late Edgar g. Banks. was held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home of her daughter. Mrs, William
H. Wall, Sport Hill. Rev. Mr.. Vets. of
Easton, conducted the services Bur
ial was in Aspetuck cemetery, Eas-
ton
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
MILITANTS HELD !
IN JAIL RELEASED

Washington, Nov 28-All nnilitants
of the woman party who remained IN
Jail after yesterdays release of the
hunger striking %, were released to-
day. This entirely cleared the jail
and workhouse of the women Inn
prisoned for picketing the White
House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
Courage.

Courage is not simply the absence
of fear. To be brave is not merely not
to be afraid. Courage is that compact
ness and clear conference of all a mans
faculties and powers which makes his
manhood an operative unit in the
world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
CARRIE o. WHEELER.

Carrie o, Wheeler, widow of the
late Sylvester Wheeler. died this
morning at the family residence, 800
Colorado avenue, at the age of "a
years. Mrs. Wheeler was well known
in the West End. One son. Chester
Wheeler. of this city and one sister,
Mrs Levitt of Long Hill. survives
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.

On Thanksgiving Day at Trinity
church there will be special services.
At Z a. m. there will he Mathis and
Holy Communion and at $3.50 Choral
Eucharist and sermon by the priest
in-charge, Rev. V. D. Ruggles.
The Thanksgiving Day service at
ST. Georges church, will be held at
1913 Ga. m. The rector will preach
on why America is Thankful This
Year"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
A Theory.

Fogg says that the reason the fash
ions change so frequently is that they
are trying to elude some of the people
who are following them.-Boston
Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
Influence of Art.

Life is hard enough for poor NOR
tails without having it indefinitely en-
FILTERED for them by bad art-Robert
Louis Stevenson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
Trees. When They Grow.

The verfe essence and as it were,
springe-head of origine of all music is
the very pleasante sounde which the
trees make when they grow.-Old Eng
lish Tale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

CAMP POETRY

The following poem recently received by The
Farmer from Private A. Lacobele of Co. F. 9th Infantry
u S. A. at present located at Chckamauga Park in Geor
gia Private acobee prior to his enlistment lived at 282
Fairfield Ave-, this CITY,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
Cracks in Ceiling.

Whiting, mixed with glue water or
calcined plaster and water, makes
GOOD putty for filing cracks in plas-
cred ceilings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
~ u.s. NAN 81 DILLON 49, vs.. 4 g. ct
Hartford Paris
Wholesale and Retail Leading Milliners

EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN DAYS.
Wantable Millinery, Reliable Fur
Scarfs, Muffs, Children's Fur Sets, Shirt
Waists, Petticoats, Silk Fibre Sweaters,
10Th Coats, Raincoats, Veilings, Mara
bout Feather Capes, Ostrich Neck Boas,
all at the lowest prices ever quoted for de-
sirable merchandise. Watch for Friday
morning Telegram.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

Representative w. J. Cary demand
ed a Federal inquiry into the death
of the II persons in a Milwaukee po-
zee station.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

All enemy aliens on the New York
waterfront will be- given until Thurs
day to leave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28
HOURS
AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Public Library will be closed
on Thursday, Nov. 20, with the ex-
ception Of the reading room, which
will be open from 2 to 9 p M
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

The American Congressman who
visited the British front, arrived
safely at an Atlantic port
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

Electric Current Warning.
A tiny electric lamp and mounting
have been designed to be attached to
almost any electrical device to give
warning that the current is turned on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

1t is reported in Washington that
Major-G General Crozier will be relieved
of his duties and will be sent to
France to take charge Of the ord
rance department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-28

Optimistic Thought.
The pulpit is notsa place for contro-
rsy, BUT for Instruction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle. thorough laxative should always
be the first treatment given.
t If your little one is out sorts. half
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally-look. mother! See if tongue
is coated. This is a sure sign that its
little stomach, liver and bowels are
clogged with waste. When cross, irri-
table, feverish, stomach sour. breath
bad. or has stomach ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat, full of cold. give tea
spoonful Of California Syrup Of Figs.
and in a few hours all the constipated
poison. undigested food and sour bile
gently move out Of its little bowels
without gripping, and you have well,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative, because
II never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach. and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for groWn-ups
nrinted on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. ASK
YOUR druggist for bottle Of California
syrup of Figs; then see that 1t is made
by the California Fig Syrup Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

corps, engineers, stevedore colored
regiment, First, Second and Third Iowa
infantry Second Iowa ambulance
corps, Fourth and Fifth Nebraska In
fantry. "gas and flame" regiment.
The army recruiting station here has
sent twelve more men to the training
camps, which makes total OF forty
six men recruited here this month,
which is the largest in one month. The
men were sent to Fort Logan last Sun
day night. Six Of them came here from
Forest City, where they attended the
Waldorf College, and four came here
from Swaledale to Join. Those from
the Waldorf College who enlisted are
Elmer D. Hagen, Pine Creek. Mimi,
cavalry; Theodore Cody. Cylinder, cav
airy; Thomas A. Cody. Cylinder cav
airy; Miles Endeyson, Forest City, cav
airy; Ray M. Paulson, Mt. Horeb. Wis,
cavalry; Ralph e. Uvass, larsen, Wis,
cavalry.
Those from Swaledale are Bedford
r. Keeling. coast artillery; Clarence Z.
Shumaker medical department: Perry l..
Hoskins, coast artillery; Guy w. Risse,
coast artillery. Two other men VINO
left with these are Leonard r. Mar
ron, Springfield. Mimi, artillery; Faye
O'Mackentyre, Keyway, Ill.,, coast ar
Hillary
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
WOMEN IN ROUkDHOUSE.
Santa Fe Employees colorsd Women at
Fort Madison.

Santa Fe Employees Coiored woman AZ
Fort Madison.
Fort Madison, Oct. 31.-Four ne.
crosses constituting the first group OF
the colored women to take up their
duties In the Santa Fe round house
here, arrived on train No. Sunday
and visited their future place Of en-
ployment.
The women are coming from Kan
gas City for the most part while 1t IS
also expected some will come from st.
Louis.
It is declared that the four women
who were here yesterday were in
formed that they must wear overalls.
One or two den.urred, but realizing
that they would be given freedom OF
movement in their work and that tho
possibility OF accidents would be min
imized they, it is said agreed to adop'
the garb
All of the women will arrive here
within the next three or four day!
and win start to work in the round
house on the first Of the month. Men
that are doing the work of wiping and
other light tasks will be given other
and better positions
a sleeping car has been placed FOR
the newcomers and 1t is expected thai
a dining and mess car will also be
placed on siding at the shops WITHIN
n iay or two.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

Davenport.
Three more robberies bringing the
total number Of places entered in DAY.
export during the past week up to ten,
were reported to the Davenport police
Monday.
Grinneil.
One thousand acres Of land in one
tract is quite a buy z. o. Young, who
resides between Grinnell and Kellogg.
recently purchased tract Of that mag
nitude situated over near Abba, Iowa.
The entire acreage is in timber and
pasture and lies in one solid body.
Davenport.
Leo F-untina, 500 Hartford avenue,
was arraigned in police court on
charge Of stealing coal from car. II
couldn't help it, Judge" he said, my
wife IS sick and we didn't have Bit
I Of coal in the house. / tried to get coal
from dealers but I couldn't do it, so l
| just had to steal the coal 10 keep
| warm" He was released.
| Griswold.
| A pack of dogs attacked the sheep
OF w. NJ. Forsyth, living southeast Of
town and before they were discovered
killed fifteen head Of the eheep and in
jured twenty-five or thirty more to
such an extent that many Of them will
a:s. :: -oTsy ia mas Z. !.s.s, IS:
Of sheep on his place and the damage
from dogs Is heavy.
Iowa City.
Work has begun on Iowa's new chill
dren's hospital at the state university
to be erected on the hill across the
river from the historic OLD capito
building. 1t will be the first uniyersit,
building on the west side OF the lowe
4 river. When finished this hospital viii
he the peer OF any teaching hnenifa
in America. say authorities in this field
1t was provided for in an appropriation
OF s150sO00 by the last legislature
Clinton.
With sf.+5s.000 counted Saturda,
J, evening and, reports showing 5000,
: more to come in, Clinton countys sub.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
WEBSTER TO HOLD TWO JOBS.
Fuel Director Will Continue As Such
After Taking up New Duties.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 31.-Mayor T. A.
Potter. of Mason City, president of the
Iowa League of Municipalities has
named a mayor in each congressional
district of the state a member of the
defense and public welfare committee
OF the league. These municipal officials
will meet at the state house Thursday
to confer with State Fuel Administra-
tor Webster on,the coal situation.
Administrator Webster has sent out
twenty kilograms to big jobbers and
operators to forward coal at once to
various points in Iowa which are suf-
fering for coal.
Word has been received that the
schools st Baxter had to be closed for
lack of fuel.
Administrator Webster, who has ac-
cepted the position of state railroad
commissioner and will assume his
duties soon, will continue as state fuel
administrator for the present inasmuci
as he has the work well in hand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
Get the Habit Of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
ssy0 we cant look or feel right
With the system full
Of poisons.

Millions OF persons battle internally
now instead of loading their system
with drugs. What's an inside BATH
YOU say. Well. it is guaranteed to per-
form miracles II you could believe
these hot watr enthusiasts.
There are vast numbers Of men and
women, who Immediately upon rising
IN the morning, drink glass OF real
hot water with a teaspoonful OF lime
stone phosphate in it This is very
excellent health measure. Il is in
tended to flush the stomach, liver. Kid
nys and the thirty feet Of !ntesttnes
OF the previous days waste sour bile
and indigestible material left over in
the body which If not eliminated every
day, become food for the millions of
bacteria which infest the bowels, the
quick result Is poisons and toxins
which are then absorbed into the blood
causing headache, bilious attacks, foul
breath. bad taste, colds, stomach trou-
BILE, kidney misery, sleeplessness, i'm
pure blood and all sorts of ailments.
People who feel good one day and
badly the next but VINO simply can
not get feeling right are urged to OBJ
tain a quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate at the drug store. This
Will cost very little but is sufficient
to make anyone a real crank on the
subject Of internal sanitation.
Just az soap and hot water act on
the skin. cleansing, sweetening and
1reshening, SO limestone phosphate and
hot water act on the stomach, liver kid
neys and bowels. 1t Is vastly more
important to battle on the inside than
on the outside, because the skin pores
do not absorb impurities into the blood
while the bowel pores do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
POLIO AT ORPHANS HOME.
Every Precaution Taken to Proven
Disease Sprea ding.

Davenport. Oct. .Sl.-Wallace Hoidt'
the l-year- old son Of Mrs. Hanna
Holdt. 1913 West Seventh street, died
at the orphans home in Davenport
from infantile paralysis, with which ne
had been afflicted only since last Sat
urday. Wallace was born in Daven-
port. oct. 19. 1916 At the home he
was confined to the nursery and i'm
mediateiy upon discovery Of the disease
was put in an Isolated room.
How he contracted the disease is not
known. The little fellow had not been
out OF the nursery. Every precaution
is being taken to prevent further
spread of the disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
Southern Io1ua Items

scriptions to the second loan total ID,
unofficially, s1,5Oo.o00. This tops the
minimum quota. or that which would
particip 4 e the $4,000, oo0, 900 loan but is
nearly 100000 short Of the maximum
subscriptions asked Of the county. The
farmers came across for their share OF
the money, and subscriptions taken at
Clinton banks and other financial insti-
ttitions in the county, show that where
there were personal explanations OF
the loan the subscriptions were FORTH
coming.
Cedar Rapids.
sergeants D. S. Rowland. OF Sioux
City; Verne Marshall and Howard w.
Files, OF Cedar Rapids. have been de-
tailed from the sanitary train, Thirty
fourth division, to the base hospital,
same division, for training as line offi-
GERS attached to the medical supply
department. Three commissioned oni-
GERS viii be assigned to that depart
ment when the division moves 70
France and the three aowans were
chosen az men fitted to be commits
stoned for :i.!: seryice, should they
meet the requirements at the base hos
pital where they Will Stuoy supply
work. their commissions will be forth
coming before the division moves.
S.vs.ss-o:. - ~ -, - -.
When Frank Lazaro and Charles
Bloom returned to Davenport from
Rock Island Saturday night they start
ed 10 search for a quiet place 70 baEe
nap. Half an hour later the engineer
OF a c. NJ. & st. p. freight train stopped
the train just in time to avoid rnnnins
over two men who were asleep on the
track near the government Dr1dge
Lazaro, according to the story TOTO y
, police court, awake and ATTEMPTED tf
pusf the train from the track Bloom
however did not awake and. WAS stii
| asleep when brought 70 the police sra ..i1
tlon. Both admitted thaf they NAG
been intoxicated. Laxaro was fned y
and costs while Bloom - cent sto 1aii
IYor I'VE days. ~ n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

Special 20 mes-Republlcan.
Scranton. Oct. 31.-Mrs. Charles
Lower and Mrs. Will Hall are visiting
relatives in Wichita, Kan.
The quota for the Liberty Loan OF
Scranton and Scranton township was
er-suDscribed. t-
Willard Shaffer and William Robson
have returned from Kansas City, where
each purchased a carload OF young
hogs to be fed on their home places
thus making a means of disDoslng of
Some of the soft corn.
Some Of our local sportsmen are
bagging some very nice strings Of wild
Mallard ducks but report that shoot
ing is not az good as in former years
on account of the scarcity Of water in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
News Of Radcliffe.

Special to Times Republican.
Radcliffe, Oct. S1.-Mrs. Elenor Sills
Jones, passed away at her home IN
Hubbard Saturday evening. The fu-
neral was held in the M. E. church al
Radcliffe Monday afternoon. Rev j
r. Wilson conducting the services. MIS-
Jones was 80 years tof age and had
lived in Radcliffe and vicinity FOR many
years. Her aged husband two sons
and two daughters by her first huSband
survive.
Mrs. Matilda varnum, wife OF w. y
yarnum, OF Ellis township, died at IN
dependence Sunday night The fu..
neral service was held at Ellis church
Tuesday afternoon, with interment II
Radcliffe cemetery. Her husband and
three children survive.
Miss Tilhe Weimer is taking treat
msnt at a hospital in Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
REOPEN GRUMPY CASE.
Further Investigation On Of Attempt
To Rrihe Board.

Cedar Rapids. Oct. 3l.-united states
Deputy Marshal Michael Healy LETT
Cedar Rapids for Grundy county where
he will reopen the probe Of charges oil
attempts to bribe the exemption board.
He will also investigate numerous re-
ports of reasonable utterances ana
acts and allure to register.
Altho the exemption board scandal
was prubed in September and the cir
cumstarces found lacking to cause
arrests. Deputy Healy has been in
struc.ed by Washington to investigate
farther. II was explained at the time
that a wealthy Grundy county farmer
of German descent had approached an
exemption board official with an offer
OF $1,000 or more II necessary, to OBJ
tain the exemption of his son from
military service. The farmer had only
meant, it was determined during the
inquiry. that he would be willing to
pay that amount to substitute as was
often done during the civil war. He
had not meant the offer as bride. he
told the federal agents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
War Boats Built In Iowa.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Oct. 31-Two submarine
chasers. to be used in patroliing the
Atlantic sea coasts, and built here by
the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works.
left the harbor Monday morning in tow
of the government steamer Kabekona.
A crew from a New York ship yard
were in charge and will remain witH
the craft until they reach their destina-
ton. New Orleans.
The boats were built and equipped
completely at the local plant and will
arrive within a few days at New Or
leans, where they will be turned over
to the federal government. An officer
and five men make up the crew from
New York which will have charge OF
the boats en- route.