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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
NOTICE.
Assessment for Sewer in Beechmont Avenue, From Harmony Street
 to Birmingham Street,

In accordance with the votes taken ay the Common Council at a meeting held Aug. 5, 1918, the following report of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted and the assessment confirmed relative to the construction of a sewer and receiving basins connected herewith, in Beech mont avenue, from Harmony street to Birmingham street, costing $3, ,499. .09
 of which the amount assessed against the property owners is $1.19 per foot; this being less than 3-4 the cost of the sewer.
 We assess to the following persons the several sums set opposite their re- spective names, as the aTount of benefits by them received respective ly, from the construction of said sewer, the aggregate amount of said assessments being three-fourths of the cost of said sewer, to wit:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

Hartford R. c. Diocean Cor
 poration ss5 % Mary A. Roland 105 % Agnes Garry, L. U. and Mary A.
 Roland, remainderman 99 % John and Jane Casey 33 % Patrick McNamara A % Margaret Dewitt and Nellie
 Reilly 3S 75 Thos. Dewitt q 75 Catherine Gleason o~ co Edw. and John Casey 567 % Della J. Foster 632 % Daniel, Jennie and Millie
 Boyle 479 % Dora Wise 499 % Jacob Levy 375 % Geo. Malone 3S5 % Mabel Jennings 300 % Sanford and Hannah J.
 stoddard 15O 60 Mary Cohen 39 80 Barney Sakowitz 35, % Maria D. Scanzillo 50 % Giambatista Del Vecchio and
 Francesca Del vecchio s6O % Marion Kelly 50 % Thos. Dewitt 98 % Margaret Dewitt and Nellie
 Reilly 1O2 % Mary R. Reilly 130 25 Thos Reilly 33 60 Ellen Hardy 70 % Giovannia Caltabiano 75 % Patrick Henry, Est, 52 %
 And estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of benefits by them re- ceived respectively by said Persons over and above any damages by them respectively sustained therefrom, to wit:
 No persons.
 And we also estimate, ascertain and determine that the following per- sons will receive an eqeuaI amount of damages and benefits in the prem ises, namely:
 John J. Ryburn, Maria D. Scan zillo (No. 235, AShos. H. Dewitt, Thos. Dewitt, ErwiPgNd. Jennings.
 Adopted, Aug. 5, 1918. Approved, Aug. 8, 1918. Attest:
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

And recommended the adoption of the following resolution:
 Resolved, That Howard F. Smith be, and is hereby duly appointed Collec- tor of benefits assessed for the con- struction of said sewer.
 Adopted, Aug. 5, 1918.
 Approved, Aug. 8, 1918.
 Attest, J. ALEX H. ROBINSON. City Clerk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

Geo. and Clara L. Raymond, 50
 it. $59 50 Wm. H. Davidson, 74.S9 it. S9 12 Peter F. Rappeline, 1929 it. 94 36 Ewd. G. Beardsley, 51.79 it. 61 63 Mary F. Glines, 5O.38 it. 59 95
 Helen G. Garter, 50.3S 1t. 59 95 Carl c. Beck, 343.69 ft. 4OS 99 Jacob Schietinger, 80 it. 95 20 Chas. B. Betts, 40 it. 47 60 Elizabeth Roth, 40 it. AT 60 Angelo Cesoro, 40 ft. 47 50 James Crosse, 40 it. 166 60 Gertrude s. Terry, 712.47 it. 847 S4 Benedict Hayes, AS 1t. 57. 12 Richard and Marie Newport, AT
 it. 55 93
 And recommended the adoption of the following resolution:
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
SUCCUMB TO ARCTIC TENSION
Few Explorers in High Latitudes Sue
cessfuIIy Resist Peculiar Psyche
logical Effects

In paper dealing with the Univer-
sity Of Oxford expedition to Siberia, OF
which he was member, H. U. Hall of
| the University Of Pennsylvania refer.
red to the striking psychological eff
fects Of long daylight and long dark
ness In high ATTITUDES, the Scientific
American states.
AS to the former, apart from the
tendency to shorten sleeping hours in
order to make the greatest possible
use of the long day, there seems to be
kind of stimulation of the nervous
system, urging people to a feverish
and purpOseless activity. This is
especially noticed in newcomers, but
the natives are not exempt from it.
On the other hand, the coming Of the
long winter night is followed by kind
Of reaction, though no general depres-
sion Of vitality is apparent.
With the cessation of work the
period of soclability begins, and the
circumstances favor a lapse of self
control. This is the time when "Arctic
hysteria" is likely to show itself. Such.
for instance, is a form of hysterical
seizure for which the fungus have a
special name, in which the patient
sings improvisations Of his own WHICH
are likely to contain absurd exagger-
atoms or laughable Qualifications Of
himself.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
Proverbs of Little Merit.

"a bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush" does injustice to the song
that comes only from the bird I'M
caught-distorts the value of distance
and the virtues Of anticipation and
pursuit, and serves as an excuse for
inexcusable acquisition. Similarly, ut
Is never too late to mend" lures many
feet too far along the path of folly
and sin-for there can be no mending
when delay has allowed the tattered
garments to fall apart. Beware of the
habit Of mind that leads you to put re-
lance in half-truth proverbs. The age
of proverb, or the frequency of its
usage, is no guarantee that it Is sound
at the core
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
THANKSGIVING 10 SUN-GOD
Pueblo Indians Have Form of CeIe-
bratlon Which in a Measure Cor
responds to Ours.

Each year the Pueblo Indians who
fnhabit the twO-terraced, clay COM
munity houses which rise tier on tier
to the height of five stories at Taos
n. NJ, celebrate the festival of San
Geronimo day.
In the morning, races and dances
are held; and in the afternoon, Indian
clowns climb thick pole at the top
OF which hangs a dead sheep, vege-
tables and other food. The one for
tunate enough to reach the top lowers
the provisions to his companions. To
climb this pole at all requires true In
dian agility.
The autumn festival is not so much
a tribute to San Geronimo as a thanks
giving to the bountiful sun-gOd for the
harvest that has been plentifully sup
piled.
A great many tourists visit Taos and
attend the picturesque ceremonies,
which are held on the last day of Sep
TENDER, says Popular Science Monthly
There is not sufficient room to shelter
them in the primitive little town, so
they have to travel to the adjacent
town of San Fernandez de Taos, two
and half miles distant Here the
canny Mexican population stages a
celebration all it's own, to extract from
the travellers what loose coins thew
have.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
Cherokee Once Powerful.

The CherOkeeS are an important
tribe of North American Indians The
name means upland field the tribe be-
ing peculiarly upland. They may have
so designated themselves to their first
European visitors. They are probably
the people known additionally to the
Delawares as Talligewi, powerful
body which once occupied the val
legs of the Ohio and Allegheny rivers,
and afterward was driven south by.
the Delawares and IroquOis. When
first known to Europeans their center
was in the southern Alleghenies, and
they occupied the mountains of south
ern Virginia. North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama and Tennes-
see. Their chief settlements were on
the head waters of the Savannah and
Tennessee rivers, and were reSpec-
lively called Elati Tsalaki. or Lower
Cherokee, and Atali Tsalaki. or Up
per Cherokee, speaking two different
dialects. AS the white settlers pressed
upon them they retreated westward
until by the treaty of 1885, they sold
all their remaining country, and the
main body removed to a tract assigned
to them west of the Mississippi. A
considerable number remained be-
hind, and gradually concentrating in
western North Carolina, are now
known as the eastern band of Chero-
KEGS, numbering about 1000.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
Brute Traits in the Human.

The raising of the voice in anger
Is manifestly akin to the roar of the
angry carnivora. Darwin has pointed
out the connection between the human
sheer and the snarl Of the angry dog,
and have myself seen refined wOm-
an In transport of spite lift her up
per lip and show her teeth in a man.
ner absurdly. like an |enraged beast.
But nothing shows more clearly the
essential identity of the fighting in
stinct in man and the lower animal
than the way in which Il child soon
after it can toddle, will rush at the
object of its passion and proceed to
bite and scratch-that is, to use teeth
and claws, as any of the carnivc~a
might.-EXchange
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

suggestion of his friends and become a
candidate. There is no question that
attempts which have been planned in
certain sources to arouse a cOncen-
trated opposition to the governor have
signally failed Another thing which
seems equally certain is that the gov
ernor is personally at this time far
stronger in the state than he has ever
been before
The result of the senatorial election
was political victory for Gov. Philip.
The coup of the governor in calling
an election at once and the election of
the man, who would have been his ap-
pointee, had he been given the ap-
pointive power by the legislature put
a quietus on the opposition. During
the last few weeks the governor has
further strengthened himself by the
addresses which he has been making
in those sections OF the state where
there was a strong Berger vote in the
recent election and the change in the
sentiment which is being shown in
these sections.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

White flour is getting to be a relic
of bygone days People have been do
ing without it so long that they have
become quite satisfied with the priva-
ton. 1t used to be that you could not
make bread without wheat -four, but
now the very best is made without it
And the best pies, too. And the best
griddle cakes, not excepting buck
wheat, are made out of corn flour And
gingerbread made of barley -four
there is nothing in the gingerbread
line half as good. So saving wheat for
war purposes is serving the household
with some real joys. If this wheatless
business is kept up we will soon get
so used to it that the wheat fields will
go out of fashion and the loving sub
stitutes will reign supreme in the
household. And this change in the
bread diet is not only going to help
win the war, but, by introducing a d.
versified bread, is going to increase
the health of the people.-Ohio State
Journal
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

made little comfortable. little happier little
stronger the struggle of life through its effort the Red
Cross content And while is not affiliated exclusively
with any religious body essentially Lay Brotherhood
Sscrhood of all denominations putting in practice the
teachings of all service and good deeds
The works of mercy which is banded together to
ph the result and evidence of its noble sincerity and
inspiring faith
douby enlisted In all it does to he to win it is help
ing and maintain those ideals of fathulness and
honor kindness and loyalty which it's existence rests
And every man, and child who realizes this
realizes the peril n-and who can help the Great
Cause in other way at least support the generous
efforts of the Red Cross 1t the best equipped agency in
the world bring in the day when only organized
and we'll directed help avail.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
The Woman's committee of the Wi

The Woman's committee of the Wis
consin State Council of Defense
through its speakers bureau is ready
to supply list of suggestive titles for
graduating essays and orations. The
list covers a wide field Of patriotic
subjects on live subjects. If local To-
braries can not furnish the necessary
material, the Information department
Of the Woman's committee will be
glad to assist in directing young peo-
pie desiring the use of any Of the
titles in the list to the right sources.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
Charm You Overlook.

It Is rather strange that the girl who
spends great deal of thought OF
dressing prettily and arranging her
hair attractively, will not make the eff
fort to acquire beautiful speech. The
girl whose language is slangy and uu-
grammatical, makes as serious a mis-
take as if she were careless about her
appearance. Pleasing speech Is a
charm many Of you overlook.-Girl's
Companion.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
9r4~AQa1
was q funny match"


well, Mary, whom Mills married,
had lived with society relatives in the
city and had been so much in whirl
Of fun and excitement that she lust
lOnged for a quiet life"
"And took to Democritus."
precisely. Janet had led a lonely
life with an old aunt in the country
and craved the animation of which
Mary had surfeit. Well, sir, Janet
toned down our jolly Burgess, and
Mary reused up our pessimistic Mills.
until all hands struck happy mean
of temperament. Result-entire har-
mony and happiness. Queer world,
eh?"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

The Milwaukee News in a recent
news item says there can be no ques-
ton but that great deal of pressure
is being exerted on Gov Philip to get
him to consent to be a candidate for a
third term gubernatorial nomination.
So far the governor has not announced
his plans, but general feeling pre-
walls that he will finally yield to the
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
The Great Neighb0r
Bv JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Secretary OF the Navy.

The Red Cross recognizes neither party. nor
race, nor creed 1t is world wide in scope
and humane in purpose 1t has no political
nor e, o,,nlnic ends to serve. 1t only asks
where II can he helpful to men and women
in dl>trcsS-afflicted by disease. overtaken
by some sudden disaster or caught in the
ordeal OF war. There it finds it's place and
opportunity. There it springs to serve man
kind
The Red Cross is the Great Neighbor
it treats every man as brother. and asks
no return If the world of toiling people is
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1918.
The News leads, others follow.

The paving between the street car
tracks on Main street bridge is not
satisfactory 1t was heaved during the
winter months and relaid short
while ago but again is in poor con-
ditiOn.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

Billy Sunday claims to have col
lected fifty thousand dollars and
made fifty thousand converts during
his ten weeks campaign in Chicago
He ought to now try his powers on the
kaiser
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

The Milwaukee Journal of recent
date carried the following: oscar
Roessler, Jefferson, formerly member
of the state fair board and formerly
assemblyman, was asked regarding a
report that he would be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor Mr. Roessler said that he
had been asked to run, but that as yet
he had come to no decision"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

Coal Week is the period between
June and s. Get your coal order out
of the way of the government Order
early and be sure of supply. 1t won't
spoil with your order placed with the
dealer now. You will be assured of a
supply for next winter.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
J. C. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. SILL

We Take Care of Everything in the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds OF
Electric Apparatus-Old and New
House Wiring-Prompt Service Ever.
Office-116 N. THIRD ST-WatertOWn
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.

Published every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday by the Watertown News
Publishing Co., at 10S Second street,
Watertown, Wis. Subscription rates
In city by carrier Csc month,
or $2.75 per year if paid in advance.
Outside of city by mail $500
Delivered by carrier to any part OF the
city. Phone 80.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN.
Chicago assenger------ 1880 p. m.
South.
Chicago ger-------- 500 a. m.
Chicago passenger-------- a. m.
GAINESVILLE passenger-- 7:15 p. m.
500 a. N. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
Junction.
Both 11:07 a. m. and 7:15 p. m.
trains make close connections at JEFF
ierson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
Green Bay passenger-------7:6 5 a. m.
Green Bay, Sundays only----8:10 a. m.
Green Bay nger-------2:42 p. m.
Northern Michigan--------8:30 p. m.
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at 9:40 a. m. and goes no
farther
The 1856 a. N. train makes connec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east.
The 1870 train south makes connec-
tons at Jefferson Junction for points
east.
A train goes west from Clyman
Junction at 4:45 p. m.
+Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

Junction only.
Train No. 80 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at g.:
a. m. except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1923 p. m
daily except Sunday.
Train No. 423 arrives from Chicago
and eparts for Madison at 700 p. m
except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 7:5O p. N. daily
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison
at 9:15 a. M. except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 10:G2 a. m. and goes
through to Madison, returning at 500
p. m.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation
OF any person, firm or corporation
which may appear in the columns OF
the News will be gladly corrected If
brought to attention Of the editor.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

Entered as second-class matter In the
pOstoffice at Watertown, Wis.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL
East.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
JUDGE BECKER NOW
STANDS UPON TRIAL.

County Judge John NJ. Becker of
Green county, is now on trial before
a jury of his peers at Eau Claire.
Ralph w. Jackman of Madison, the
same attorney defending Yearous, de-
tends Becker. Nearly forty witnesses
will testify. Among other things
Judge Becker is alleged to have said:
.sThe idea of having administrators
OF fuel and food is ridiculous. There
is no shortage of food. The idea of
shortage of food is being preached by
agents employed by corporations for
their own gain and who are going
about the country on high paid salar-
les. This is a rich mans war. We
won't have peace as long as these high
salaried fellows have jobs to protect.
There is no labor shortage and no
seed shortage. Farmers beware of
taxes, war taxes which must be paid
in July"
He is also alleged to have said to
the mother of two soldiers: .'That is
nice thing, your boys going to war to
shoot their own relatives"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

It is said that the administration
will ask congress to lower the draft
age to 10 years but present plans do
not contemplate placing men upon
the fighting line until they are 81
years old. Under the plan they will
be vigorously trained in this coun-
try up to the time they attain major
ity. No opposition is expected to the
plan OF universal training.
When Germany's new war loan is
hoated the empires total indebted
ness will be $31, 900, 900 900, which
means that each Of her 5000, 900 in
habitants, men, women and children,
will be in debt S446. Here in Amer
lea with a population of 11O,O OO, 900,
our total Indebtedness is only one
eighth that of the German citizen. a
matter of $57 each. We can run our
Liberty loan f1otations up to $50, O0O,-
100000 before each of us owes as
much as each German across the
Rhine. In other words, we can run
this war at its present rate of expend-
iture for eight years before we are
as bad off as the Germans are today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07
ASHLAND MAYOR ASKS
CURB ON TAR PARTIES.

Clarence Dennis, mayor of Ashland,
has been seeking a curb on tar par
ties infesting that region. Official
Ashland was recently censured for
the violence evidenced against per-
sons suspected of pro-Germanism. In
reply to the governor the mayor fur
wrotes the knights of Liberty. 1t
says:
No law imposes upon you the duty
of prosecuting, trying judging, lei
fencing, and executing. When you
assume any of these powers you be-
come law-breakers and invite for
yourselves the punishment you in
fict upon others. If you are to be
permitted to do this, like privileges
must be granted to others, who believe
they are acting as patriots and Meth
er yourselves nor other citizens would
be safe from mob violence in the state
of anarchy that would follow. / can
not conceive that the collapse of re-
spect for law and order in the United
States will help effectively to support
the boys at the battlefront and to win
the war against Germany. To the
contrary, it must inevitably sap u
strength and weaken both our power
and our will to win"
Mayor Dennis was panied to note
no great outbursts of approval. He
places considerable hope in the cir
culation of President Wilson's APP
peal along the lines of tolerance and
trusts that the governor and defense
councils will see that it is widely cir
culated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-07

Semi-weekly boxing bouts take
place at Camp Grant. Last week col
Ored fighters from the depot brigade
entertained the boys and brought
them to their feet yelling. The best
lighters are given special training for
division tournaments.
The War Service Committee of the
American Library Assn. reports that
$4,000 books were shipped to Ameri-
can soldiers in France up to July /.
The books went in tonnage space
granted at the request of Gen. Perish
ing on the decks of transports, where
they were used by the men on the voy-
age n repacked for use in France;
in naval vessels for naval bases
abroad; and in Red Cross tonnage for
hospitals in France and England. A
total Of more than 100000 books have
been supplied by the American Ii
brary association to the camps and
stations in the United States and ov-
erseas. Approximately 100000 of
these books were purchased, the 9TH
ers having come as gifts from the Am
erican people.
The sawed-off repeating shotgun
with a charge of six cartridges is be-
ing used with deadly effect in the
trenches and on patrol work by our
soldiers. The gun weighs six pounds
with bayonet attached. It's barrel is
20 inches long and covered with a
perforated steel protector. 1t will
shoot fifty shots a minute and shower
lead over a 200-yard sector. The boys
use it a great deal in night work
where one rife shot would hit but
one man of a large party and perhaps
not hit at all. The buckshot hits ev-
erything in sight for some yards gem
orally killing or disabling. It is al
so used to rout the enemy from dug
outs. The Germans don't like the
American weapon but the French and
English think it simply great and
General Pershing has a steady supply
coming to France from a large arms
factory.