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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
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PRICES OF PRODUCE
IN MARKET TODAY
FURNISHED by Bridgeport Vegetable
GrocerS' ASSociation.)

FURNISHED by the Bridgeport Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Association.)
Asparagus, $3.50. 80 dozen.
RhucaTfo, 2-2 1-2c poun'dL
Bunch onions, 2o-25c dozen.
Spinach, SOC bushel.
Spinach, SIPS barrel.
Bunch radishes, 81 Per 100.
Bunch radishes, 15c dozen.
Lettuce, 30-50c dozen.
Parsley 40-50c dozen.
Beet greens, SOC bushel.
Bunch turnips, Soc dozen.
Bunch carrots, 40c dozen.
Bunch beets, 60 dozen.
Cabbage, $225-$3 barrel.
Ronaine, 81 barrel
Kohl Rabi, 40c dozen.
Peas, $1.5G-s2 bushe.
Strawberries, $a5O-$4.50 crate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

A telegram from the Nassau County
Suffrage Association to President Will
son regrets the unpatriotic demon
stration of the Congressional Union at
Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Three men were shot dead by a re-
newal of the race riots in East st.
Louis, Ill. Two were negroes. Two
companies of militiamen were called
out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

Judge Manton in the United States
District Court in New York appointed
State Senator J. A. Foley temporary
receiver of the. firm of Morris &. Pope.
stock brokers. Is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

Emperor Charles-of -AustFia-Hun-
gary and Empress Zita arrived at Mum
ich and were received by the King and
Queen Of Bavaria.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
NOTICE
Bridgeport Hydraulic CT

III IOl5NPOAV ~ otH "
NO. 800 MAIN STREET .-.
Water rates for the quarter ending
July End, 1917, are NOW DUE and
payable at the office of the Company
No. $40 Main Street All bills must
be paid on or before July 18th, 1917.
Business hours ON Saturdays from
g. m. to L. m.
For the accommodation of the pub
lie the office will be kept open from,
a. m. to p. m. Mondays, July 2nd
and 9th, 1917.
ALBERT E. LAVERY,
P2 ~ Secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

FLUFF RUGS-Made from old car.
Dsts. Call us Barnum 1855.
49, So ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

AN ORDAINED Spiritualist Minister.
Marie Davidson, Phi. D. Scientific
and Spiritual readings daily except
Thursdays and Sunday. 404 State
Street. D IL a4ls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

.sEaz@er Want Ads. One Cent wonn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

CARPETS CLEANED by the old re-
liable Bridgeport Steam Carpet
Cleaning Co.. Tel. Barnum 1855.
8 . ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

BEETHOVEN TRIO Concert recital
and wedding receptions. o R. Gar
risen, 46 Cannon St
Z ali.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
SPIRITUALIST MEDIUM

MRS. HEATON BARNES, spiritualis,
medium, readings daily Meeting
Thursday evening 1880 p. m. for the
unfolding of spiritual gifts. 314
- French st. near Main st. D % al
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires OF
9. l. Watson & Co.. Bankers and
Brokers. Corner Main and John SITS.
Bridgeport. Conn. Members of New
York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-03

WANTED to buy old false teeth. any
condition. Goldberg. lag Fairfield
Ave-. over Royal Lunch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
TRIED TO CROSS TRACK
TRAIN HITS MAN HARD
John Bratsburg, Travelling Sales
man, Struck BY Omaha
Last Evening
From THURSDAYS Daily.

John Bratsburg, travelling salesman
for a wholesale grocery house, re-
siding at Ellsworth, Mimi, was struck
and stunned by passenger train No.
Z of the Omaha line at Lake Crystal
last evening at S:44 o'clock. 1t is
said that Bratsburg, carrying two
grips, attempted to cross in front of
the engine, the train going at about
four miles per hour. Bratsburg was
struck by the engine and hurled to
one side, where he lay unconscious.
The injured man was quickly pick
ed up and placed on special train
on which he was hurried to Man
kato. 1t is reported that on the train
reaching Manks to, he was able to
walk out of the Car, but he was still
dazed. He was taken to st. Joseph s
hospital, where ne was today only
partly conscious.
The attending physician found that
no bones had been broken, and it
did not seem that the man had been
seriously hurt, but it was too soon
to tell whether there had been any
internal injuries.
Bratsburg has wife and two mar
ried daughters.
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DEATH OF C. |. PARKER
Passing Away Occurred Yesterday
Afternoon; Long In III-HeaIth.

Passing Away Occurred Yesterday
Afternoon; Long In III-HeaIth.
Clarence Lindon Parker, son OF
Mrs. Emma Parker of Parsons street
whose sudden and untImeiy death
shortly after the noon hour yesterday
caused a sorrowful shock to his rel
atives and many friends in this city
was born at Howard Lake, Mimi
May "a, 1890, and moved to Mankato
with his mother when about thirteen
years of age. He attended the Man
kato public schools, and the Mankato
high school, and after attaining man
hood he engaged in the plumbers
trade. Bud" as he was Familiarity
KNOWN by everyone, was a good pal
to his friends, and deservedly popu-
lar. He was a member of the Or
pheus club, and also of the Grand
quartet, and appeared as a public
singer on many occasions.
For over a year past he had not
been strong and had given up his
work as plumber. About ten days
ago he became quite ill and was TAX
en- to a local hospital, where he ap-
peared cheerful and hopeful of re-
coVery when visited by relatives OF
friends. He grew gradually worse
his malady being congestion of the
kidneys, and finally the end came to
relieve his suffering.
The surviving relatives are the
mother, three sisters, Miss Caroline
who teaches in Indianapolis and IL
expected home tonight; Miss Minnie
who teaches in the Franklin school /;
Mrs. w. F. Eldridge Of this city; and
one brother, Carl Parker, in Mon.
tana.
Funeral services will be held al
the home at 2 p. m. tomorrow, Rev
c. j. Shut and Rev. II. Ross Pader
| officiating. The musical service is
in charge of Miss Cornelia Mansfield
lnterment will be made in GlenwooC
cemetery.
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LIVED TO AN OLD AGE
Mrs. Anna FIeischmann Died in Thi
City Last Night.

Mrs.. Anna FIeischmann Died in This
City Last Night.
Mrs. Anna Fleischmann, wife of
Frank Fleischmann, 924 North Second
street, passed away at her home last
night about 1880, after a nine days i'll
ness, from the effects of ailments at
tendant upon advancing years She
was born in Germany, and would have
been seventy-siX years of age had she
lived until June "a. Shortly after
their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Fleisch-
mann came to America, and have
made their home here for about thirty
years. Mrs. FleiSchmann was a mem
Der of st. Elizabeth society of ST.
Peter and Pauls Catholic church, and
was a well known old residnet of the
city. The surviving relatives are the
widower, and three sons, John and
Frank, Of this city, and Vincent, of ST.
Paul. Funeral services will be held
Saturday morning from the home, and
at nine o'clock at st. Peter and Paul's
Catholic church.
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BIG MANKA7O CONCERN
HELP ALONG BOND SALE

or in case one leaves our employ We
will refund the money paid without
interest. In this way you are getting
3k per cent interest on the bond from
the time you make the first payment
as the interest all goes to you.
1--WE should show our appreciation
of the best government on earth by
taking some of these bonds if it is at
all possible to do SO, remembering
that in this way we are showing our
loyalty to the government and wish to
have part in the great work in
which it is engaged.
This offer is limited to not more
than $3.50 to any one individual In case
YOU accept advise Mr.. Harmer at once
the amount you wish to take as the
subscription must go in within a few
days.-Hubbard Milling company"
Today $1,000 was signed up among
the employees for the bonds.
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The following letter was issued to-
day to the employees of the Hubbard
Milling company:
"To Our Employees: You are aware
that the government is offering at this
time two thousand million dollars of
Liberty loan bonds. We have sub
scribed for quite large lot for our
selves and in order to help our en-
ployees who feel that they would like
to do something to aid the govern
ment, we make the following offer:
1--WE will buy the bonds ourselves
and carry them for our employees on
a payment of 81 in cash and 81 per
week for forty nine weeks on $50
bond This will make the bond cost ex-
actly $50. At the end of forty-nine
weeks we will turn over the bond with
the interest coupons attached without
any charge for the time we have
carried the bond. In case of sickness
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YOU GO TO HELL AND TAKE PRESIDENT
WILSON With YOU,' REMARK ATTRIBUTED
TO ST. PAUL GERMAN METHODIST MINISTER
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

ST. Paul, Mimi, May 31.-Rev.
c. L. Lehnert, local German Meth
odist minister, was arrested to-
day by United States government
agents on charges of standing in
the way of the governments
CONSUMPTION work. 1t is further
charged that when Rev. Lehnert
received a solicitation from the
committee in charge of the task
of floating the Minneapolis quota
of the Liberty loan bonds and
was asked to make an investment
in the bonds, his reply was: "You
go to hell and take President
Wilson with YOU"
1t is reported that the Ramsey
county socialist committee is
getting ready to take steps to
prevent socialists from register
ing on June 5, and it is announc-
ed as The determination of the
Ramsey County Young Peoples
Socialist league TO do all in its
power to stop registration and
CONSUMPTION.
]. F. Arbor, an officer of the
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league, today came right out with
public statement that this was
the case, and that the league
would follow the example of the
socialists of Minneapolis. 1--WE
claim that the CONSUMPTION law
is unconstitutional" he declared,
"and We shall keep our young
mel, as far as possible, from
registering. If any of us are ar
rested, we shall fight the law
through every court through which
the fight can be carried"
Another dispatch received via
The Associated Press says:
REV. Charles L. Lehnert, pas
tor of the Central German Meth
odist Episcopal church, Mime
apolis, was arrested by depart
ment of Justice agents on a war
rant charging him with making
seditious statements. The ar
rest followed the sending of an
anonymous letter in which the
writer said: I hope Wilson will
be shot before this war is over
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From Thursdays Daily.


w. G. Hoerr went to the twin CT
ties this morning on business.
Miss Eleanor Bauch spent Memorial
day with friends at New Ulm.
John r. Bowen went to ST. Paul to-
day to attend to business matters.
Carl Lang of Lake Crystal was the
guest of friends in the city yesterday.
Superintendent Martin Boyle Of
the Northwestern road was in Man
kato last night.
R. Alderman of Wells and l.. Cornell
of Mapleton were in the city on bust
ness last evening.
Mrs. Robert Berndt of Huron, S. D.,
arrived yesterday for a visit with
relatives in the city.
John Lloyd, William C. Harris and
Hugh R. Hughes of Cambria were
business callers in the city today.
Train Dispatcher Hickey of the
Omaha road, headquarters in st.
James, was in Mankato last night.
Mrs. Annie Mcdonald has gone to
Cleveland, Mimi, to attend the flu
neral of the late Mrs. Joseph Traxler.
Miss Mae Virgins returned last
night from visit at Cleveland, Mimi,
and will leave Saturday for her home
in Walnut Grove.
Mrs. Oscar Miller and sister, Miss
Gertrude Wittrock, went to st. Paul
yesterday, where they will spend sew
eral days visiting with friends.
Mrs. o. j. Arthur and daughter,
Miss Elaine, left today for Clarified,
Mimi, the old home town of the
fHnxr xxri1l vtcit
tives and friends.
Mrs. George Sugden, who has been
sojourning in Arizona and California
since the holidays, and who is now at
San Diego, California, is expected to
arrive home Saturday.
O. w. Walker and sons Terrence and
Mark, and Messrs, Jacobs and Bern
stein motored to Lake Francis yester-
day, and spent the day fishing, secur-
ing a string of sixty fine fish.
J. E. Reynolds went to Winnebago
last night, returning to Mankato this
morning. Mr.. Reynolds states that
considerable rain has fallen in that
section and in some places the fields
are covered with water.
President G. H. Cooper of the nor
NAL school has gone to Hanska to de-
liver the commencement address to
the school graduates this evening, and
will deliver the commencement ad-'
dress at Marshall tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Fawcett and
Mr. and Mrs. l.. r. Johnson of Eas-
ton, Mimi, spent Memorial day
in Mankato.- They drove up by car,
but were obliged to return by train
en- account of the rain. Mr., Fawcett
is a banker.
Cecil Girvin is home from the uni
versity where he completed the dental
course. He also successfully passed
the examination given by the state
board of dental examiners last week,
and took the physical examination
preparatory to entering the dental re-
serve corps Next week he returns to
Minneapolis to take special course
in army dental surgery.
Rev. and Mrs. p. A. Strom left on
the noon train for Triumph, where
the pastor will officiate at the mar.
riage of Olga Beatrice Carlson to
Oscar Honnette of Dunnell and Es-
Their Marie Carlson to Mr.. Ralph
Honnette, also of Dunnell. The doub-
lie wedding will take place at Z p. IN.
Rev. and Mrs. Strom expect to re-
turn Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
GUST OLSON IS CHILLED
ROUKDLY BY THE COURT

"To hell with the United States
were words that got Gust Olson into
trouble last night. This morning he
pleaded guilty in the municipal
court to the charge of disorderly con-
duct and went to Jail for thirty days.
: Olson said he did not utter these
words, but he admitted that he had
been drinking and that he had war
argument with another man. Judge
Plymat asked Olson how long he had
been in this country and Olson said
twenty-eight years. The judge ask
ed Olson whether he had been ma
turalized and Olson said he had TAX
en- out only his first papers. The
judge said Olson was a disgrace to
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this country, not to have taken out
his second papers, though he had
enjoyed the benefits of this nations
institutions for twenty eight years
The Judge said he believed Olson had
said the very words that were at
tributed to him.
Louis Meinen, claiming to hail
from Kansas City, pleaded guilty to
the charge of having been drunk and
went to Jail for fifteen days.
William Jones, who has given
trouble before by reason of his fond
ness for alcoholic beverage, pleaded
guilty to the charge of having been
drunk and paid a fine of $25 and
costs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
SENATOR BLUSHED SOME
Frank Putnam Suggested For th'
Minnesota Governorship.
Eropo Thuredavs Daily


Minnesota Governorship.
From Thursdays Daily.
Fairmont Daily Sentinel: Senator
Frank Putnam, the Blue Earth states
man, was in town Thursday, collabor-
ating on legal matters with Attorney
Haycraft.
Senator Putnam's attention was
called to a recent article in The Du-
luth News Tribune strongly present.
ing his strong points as a republican
candidate for governor.
How bout it, Senator-guilty or
not guilty?"
TOO early"
els the bee buzzing?"
What do you think? | wouldn't
stand any show, would t?''
Never can tell. There's a strong de-
mand for full blooded American
with back bone and red blood"
And the senator blushed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
Land Board Is Named.

The State Land Improvement board,
created by the last legislature and pro-
vided with $4,000 year to prepare
tracts of state land for settlement,
will be made up of A. p. Siliiman.
Hibbing: Otto Bergh, Grand Rapids.
and L. B. Arnold, Duluth. The appoint
ments were announced yesterday by
Governor Burnquist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
FOREST FIRES RAGING
Damage Is Being Done Through Woods
About Fort William.
limited Press Dispatch. !

TVnlteu PreSS DISpatcH.I
Fort William, Ont, May 31.-Forest
fires are raging through the woods
about Fort William and Port Arthur
and are destroying millions of dollars
worth of pulp wood and timber. Little
care has been taken in the way of
proper precaution against such fires.
For example, in the cutting of govern
ment roads, large piles of slashings
have been left at the sides of the road
leaning right against the standing
timber
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
MEMS WAGES FOR WOMEN
That Is Demand of Ethel Smith of
Suffrage League.
UNITED Press DiSpat

IUnIteu FTtSS DISpaLCH.1
Washington, May 31.-That women
who take mems places in business es-
adjustments and do the work of men
during the war ought to be paid mems
wages was a declaration made here
today by Ethel M. Smith of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage league She
said care should be taken that hours
of labor are not heightened and that
the health and strength of the women
of the nation who do the work of men
should be properly conserved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
SERVING HIS COUNTRY
Earl Hughes of Mankato Has Enlisted
in the Navy


T. r. Hughes, passenger conductor
of the Northwestern, is in receipt Of
a notice from the recruiting station at
Portland, Ore, stating that his son,
Earl Baker Hughes, has enlisted in
the United States navy. The son is
twenty nine years old. About a year
ago his brother, A. c. Hughes, local
yardmaster of the Omaha road, re-
ceived letter from Earl, stating that
the latter was working in mines in
Nevada. The notice of the enlistment
came in the form of placard, which
has been placed in the window at the
residence where the father makes his
home, 1908 North Fourth street, and
bears the following words: Earl Bak-
er Hughes, man from this house, is
now serving his country at the front in
the United States navy" The notice is
properly signed by the recruiting Of
ficer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
OLDEST AMONG NAVAL MEN
Rear Admiral Upshur, Who Died at
Washington Last Night.
ASSOCIATED Press DiSpatC

Washington, May 31.-American
naval officers today mourned the
death of Rear Admiral Upshur, who
until his death from heart disease
last night was the oldest living gradu-
ate of the naval academy. He was dean
of the flag officers. His career included
service with Commodore Perry in the
historic voyage to Japan in the Civil
war. He was aged ninety-four.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
Second Class Mail Rates.

Washington. May S1-Having dis
posed OF the principal features of the
$1,800,000,00 war revenue bill, the
senate finance committee has taken
up the proposed increase on second
class mail rates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
FARMER CLARK ASSAULTED
That Is the Complaint That He Has
Made to Authorities.

MADE TO Authorities.
Farmer Clark, located near Lake
Crystal has complained to the au-
thorities that he was assaulted on his
own farm yesterday during an alterca-
ton with two other men, Charles Gill
man and Knut Peterson. Clark de-
clared that he was struck in the head
with a shovel and was so badly cut
that a physician had to take several
stitches The quarrel appears to be
an old one over the matter of Gilman
running water from his own farm over
the Clark farm. Clark said Gilman
went over to the Clark farm to dig a
ditch there to let the water through
and that when Clark objected trouble
followed. The matter is being investi-
gated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
Great Grandson of Hancock EnIists.
TAssOciated Press DiSpa ten.

TASSOC1dItII
Louisville, KY, May 31.-Henry
Hancock, nineteen years old, OF Col
umbia, KY, great grandson of John
Hancock, first signer of the Declara-
ton of independence, has enlisted in
the regular army at the Louisville re-
cruiting station.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
GOVERNOR COULD not
PULL ANYTHING ON
SENTINEL AT CAPITOL
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
From Thursdays Daily.
ST. Paul, Mimi, May 81
Governor Burnquist, commander
in -chief of the Minnesota nation
al guard, tried in vain yesterday
to get into the state capitol,
without going to the main en-
trance. He was stopped by
sentinel. 81 am the governor"
said the chief executive. "You
can't pull any of that stuff or
me-" the sentinel replied. $50
right around to the main entrance
and keep off the grass as you
co. The governor did as he was
directed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
MADISON LAKE BOY KILLED
Private F. Johnston Was Fighting
With the Canadians

Winnipeg, May S1.-Names of two
Minnesotans appear in last nights Of
fetal Canadian casualty list, one of
whom is killed in action and the other
dead OF wounds. Private F. Johnston.
Madison Lake, recorded as killed in
action, and Private B. O. Clarke, Ash
by, as dead from wounds.
Mr.. Johnston was a nephew of
Louis Johnston Of Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
WILL GO on FIELD TRIP
Professor 6. r.. Trafton and Others
to MjnuIe With Birds

Professor G. H. Trafton, who re-
Gently concluded series of lectures
on bird life at the public library, will
meet with those who wish to take
the field trip on Saturday morning at
the Sibley park entrance, at seven
o'clock sharp. Those who take the
trip should have their breakfast be-
fore starting in order that all the
time may be devoted to study.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
Engineers On War Front.
limited Press Disnatcb

Paris, France, May 31.-The Ameri-
can engineering corps today held
conference with French officials and
will shortly leave for active service on
the war front.
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WELL.KN0WN PRIEST DEAD

Rev. Father Bernard venderiage Died
In Local Hospital Yesterday.
Rev. Father Bernard Venderlage,
who had charge of the Catholic parish
at Henry, Mimi, died at local hos
pital yesterday, aged sixty-three
years. Death was caused by compli-
cation of ailments with which he had
suffered for some time. Deceased was
born in Germany, but had lived in
this country for many years. Rev.
Father Cary of st. Thomas parish,
adjoining that in charge of Father
Venderlage, was in Mankato attend
ing to funeral arrangements, and the
remains were shipped last evening to
the parish of the deceased, where flu
neral services will be held.