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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
BOSTON CLUBS CALL OFF BOUTS

Boston, Mass, Jan. Tine death of Young Terry McGovern as the re- suit of the blow on his head as he fell under the knockout of Frankie CYoung) Britt at the Central Athletic Club last night, has cast a decided gloom over the boxing situation here. The future is viewed with misgivings.
 The first visible effect was the an- nouncement of cancellation by the Commercial Athletic Club of the bill scheduled for New Years Day after noon At the same time the match maker announced the cancellation of the clubs regular Friday night exhi- bitions as well. Statement was de- clined on whether the club will re- sume it's entertainments next week.
 It is doubtful whether the Central Athletic club, where last nights af- fair occurred, will hold its bouts on next Monday night. and announce ment is anxiously awaited from this club and from the Armory Athletic Association.
 Britt was arrested early today at his home in New Bedford and was brought to this city for arraignment.
 Britt was taken to the Back Bay Police Station, where he was form ally charged with manslaughter. Bail was fixed at s2,O00. The police an- nounced that he would be arraigned | on Thursday.
 pr. Timothy Leary, the medical ex- aminer, after an examination of Mo Governs body, said that death was due to Q hemorrhage of the head and | that there were no indications of a fractured skull and no bruises on the head.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
YANKEES DROP
 MACON AS SPRING E TRAINING CAMP

The Yankees will not train at Ma con next spring. Harry Sparrow, the business manager of the club, an nounced yesterday that Miller Hug glns had finally decided to quit. the Eeorgia town and that the Yankees would get into condition somewhere where the weather was more suita- bie
 In view of the fact that Huggins likes Florida as a training camp, it is quite likely that the team will go there for the preliminary training for the 1919 season. Huggins Is par ticularly anxious to bring his team North in the best physical condition, as he figures he has an excellent Finance to win the American League pennant.
 Sparrow will leave for Florida next week and his first stop will be at Orlando. Orlando is located on the eastern coast of Florida, and 1t Is said that the weather in March and April is ideal for baseball training. There Is no baseball park there, but one could easily be erected for train ing purposes if other conditions were satisfactory to Huggins.
 RalThe Yankees trained for three sea sons at Macon The team made its first trip in 1916 with Wild BrT' Donovan at Its head. Huggins made the journey last March but was not pleased with the climate and 1t was a foregone conclusion that he would seek another training camp this year.
 The Yankees will leave for the South on March 25.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
DEFY FATHER TIME
Passing Years Need Not Bring
 UseIeSsness.
California Writer Arises in Wrath to Deny That SeVenty-Two Should
 Be Considered Ripe

A newspaper item, few days ago. and-So died "at the ripe old age of seventy-two."
 Commenting on this the Los Angeles Times says that seventy-two is not ripe old age and adds:
 A ripe old age is an age when the person who has attained 1t Is ready for old Father Time to come along and pluck him from the tree of life. If you will take q birds view of the ac- tiyities of the world at the present hour, or even If you will look about you in your own community, you will see that men and women of seventy two are among the foremost hustlers everywhere.
 Active heads of great nations, big business men in the biggest businesses, leaders and go-getters of all descrip- tiOns In every direction you look have passed the seventy-two mark and arc still going strong.
 Why, q man should be about at his best at the age of seventy-two. And 1t is at that age that woman should really begin to enjoy life in high heeled shoes, short skirts and a hat with roses all over 1t.
 Cato did not begin the study of Greek until he was eighty years of age, and it Was at the same age that Plu- tarch began the study of Latin. Hobbes, the English philosopher, pub lished his best book when he was eigh- ty-seven and ChevTeul, forever immor- tai in scientific research, was busy as bee ar his work In his one hundred and second year.
 One Of the most active lawyers of the Los Angeles county bar Is past his ninetieth year, and we know of anoth. CT Los Angeles man who has just been age of seventy-four.
 In short, the cold fact is that seven ty-two Is very far indeed from being "a ripe old age"
 On the other hand, of course, a man can let himself be old at most any
 
 old at thirty, but it is q state of mind with them and not a physical condi- ton, even though they may not be in good health
 As to women, we very well know that it was the fashion for them to be old and fear ruffied caps at forty. But that isn't the case now, by any means. Think of Lillian Russell. Sara Bern. hardt and Schumann-Heink, merely to mention some of the more prominent women of our time.
 We would go so far as to say that age Is question of what way we look at it. That "a man Is as old as he feels and woman as old as she looks" Is, indeed, very good saying. man is fool not to feel all right, and a woman may be trusted never to "look'' old if she Is the woman she ought to be.
 It is great idea for man when he Is anywhere between fifty and seventy to mentally start all over again as though he had set out, like boy, upon the great adventure of life.
 Instead of spending his time then in vain regrets, let him resolve to attain all that he has missed. Let him, above all things else, renew his enthusiasm Let him go to the circus again and buy peanuts for the elephant; let him go stark, into an old swimming hole whenever he hears band let him fol low It till he has lost the way home.
 It shall be just as we think about 1t. We are to remember that We shall live only once on this earth. and that we will be long time dead
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
A NeM Dndne

To q Natal Kaffir belongs the credit of inventing a labor-saving device for chimney cleaning. One of the col ony journals says: "A native in Weenen had been asked to sweep chimney, which he undertook to do. Later he was seen mounting the lad der he used for the purpose with a couple of fowls under his arm. These he allowed to flutter down the fiue, and the job was done.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Mount Ararat Now a Republic.

The announcement of the formation of "the Independent Republic of Ara rat" will brush away the fallacy which regards Ararat as just a mountain in- stead of a country, albeit the very mountain on which the ark rested when the waters of the Deluge began to abate. Genesis is explicit enough to have prevented the mistake, it might be thought; 1t says quite dis .tinctly: "The ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat." In its day, Ara. rat was great power, holding sway far to the east and to the west. But to western Europe Ararnt has long been known as the place where the dove first plucked the olive branch and returned with her message of hope to the Ark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Quality of Couraae.

Cowardice in any form prevails only in instances where the individual is unaccompanied by a being possessing stronger forces. In the company of one or more courageous fellow beings the most fearful man not only becomes fearless but will exhibit courage.-Ex- change.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
TONEY IN BAD

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. Fred Toney, former pitcher of the Cincfn- natl Reds, was sentenced to four months in jail here yesterday after pleading guilty in Federal court here to violation of the Mann act.
 Toney will be tried today on charges of attempting to evade the draft law, the first hearing having resulted in a mistrial several months ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Foq Maunifies,

If you see person in a fog he seems to be much bigger than usual. The same thing happens when you see men or cattle on the top of hill against the horizon in twilight In both cases you judge them to be farther away than they really are, and consequently they appear uncommonly large.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
French "mmortaIsD

The French "inmortals" are the members of the French Academy, which is part of the Institute of France. The institute was founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1885 and reor ganized in 1916. The membership of the academy is limited to forty, and new members are elected by the old membership.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
SPORT CHATTER

ent in most of his bouts. Eight of the fourteen eneded in the first per iod. Battling Levinsky, hitherto i'm mune as far as. knockouts were con- cerned, was stopped dead in his tracks by Dempsey in three rounds. Carl Morris, once a real heavyweight contender, fell before his blows in less than twenty seconds of fighting as the star rre5qnf66g 5q nf66g 2ga1 s2Ig9ne stood forth
 Perhaps the greatest fistic sensa- tion was the defeat of Jimmy Wilde on points in a three-round boy by Pal Moore, the American boxer, during the Allied tournament in London re- gently. The defeat of Wilde was a distinct shock to his admirers, so much so that return bout over a
 lcnger distance is bound to be a great international affair.
 Death stalked with an unrelenting hand in the ranks of boxing. Great est of all ring heroes to go was John L. Sullivan, for years the idol of ring followers, and the nan generally credited with putting the punch back of Americans. Sullivan died at a time when his kindly logic and advice to young America was of real worth.
 Little Terry McGovern went away too. Charley Mitchell, Mike Dono- van, Billy Madden, greatest of all the managers, perhaps; Eddie Santry, Ed kearney, Dick Burge, Eddie Lenny, George La Blanche, immortal because of the pivot" blow; George Monroe, Al Thomas, Clarence Forbes, Matty Baldwin, Eddie Morgan, Terry Martin, Fighting Joe Hyland and Bat ting Jim Johnson have all "gone west"
 The men who remain kings of their classes are Willard heavyweight; Mike O'Dowd, middleweight; Ted Lewis, welterwoight; Benny Leonard, | lightweight; Johnny Kilbane, feath- erweight; Pete Herman, bantam weight, and Jimmy Wilde, flyweight. "Shufflin' PhiT' Douglas, the Cubs i big right handler, is just one of the | multitude of players who are eager l to resume their baseball activities l where they left off last summer to
 take hand in one way or another 1 i'll the job of beating the Kaiser. i Douglas, who has been working in
 2 munitions plant in Birmingham, 1 Ala. has written to Vice President i Bill Veeck of the Chicago club to as-
 sure him that he will be one of the
 first to board the train for the Cubs ! camp in Pasadena in the spring.
 1 "I missed the training trip last i spring because I had not recovered i from the attack of appendicitis I had | in the winter, but you can bet
 vent miss this one,'' he added.
 Since Douglas abandoned the ec- l centricities for which he became fa-
 mcus a few years ago, he has devel- | oped into one of the most valuable pitchers in the league and should , again be a big factor in the Cubs | remnant fight next season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Short but Not Merry.

An ethnologlst says the natives of New Guinea are the shortest-lived peo- pie in the world because they eat beetles and drink seawater. Not every short llfe's merry one.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
The Old Order chanaeth.

The old-fashioned lover who used to plunk a guitar under his sweetheart's window now has a son who phones to his girl to meet him at the drug store. Dallas News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Uncle Eben.

"Too much of de gift of prophecy" said Uncle Eben, "is dangerous. De man dat knows In advance whut hand he's gwineter git in q poker game ain no fit associate"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Can't Do 1t Aione.

If man ever becomes truly great it is usually the help of devoted wife that is responsible for it.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Bert of Rewards.

/, The best reward for any faithful
 work is the privilege of going on and proving our faithfulness with more difficult tasks.-Lucy Larcom.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Fish and Pioeons Akin.

Naturalists declare that fish make love to the partners of their choice practically in the same way that pig cons coo and bow to their mates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
New Mater Heater

',@ A fireplace grate made of tubing through which water can be circulated to distribute heat about q room has been patented by m inventor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
To Clear BluInd.

<. Tie several thicknesses of cotton over the mouth of q bluing bottle if you would have the bluing flow smooth ly md without dark particles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
EnaneIed Ware.

The best way to clean enameled ware is to use little ordinary salt and no soda; this will keep 1t in new con- dition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
NEW YORK PAPERS. GIVE TURNER FIGHT

The following is the New Yorl Worlds version of the Williams Turner fight:
 Clay Turner defeated Larry Williams in a fast eight-round bout at the Armory A. A., in Jersey City Heights, last night.
 Turner dropped Williams with a right to the jaw in the sixth round for the count of nine and again In the seventh, but lacked the finishing punch, so the Bridgeport boxer was able to last the route.
 The New York Sun:
 Although Clay Turner, the h. dian light heavyweight, complete ly outclassed Larry Williams of Bridgeport in their eight round bout at the Armory A. A. Of Jer- Eey City last night, the redskin failed to stop his paleface oppon- ent. Williams was severely punished during the course of the bout and when he left the ring his face was sight.
 Williams had narrow escape from taking the full count in the sixth round when Turner found his jaw with a straight right that sent him down for a count. Williams got Up staggering and Turner did his best to put on the finishing touches, but the bell came to the rescue, just in time.
 By clinching continually during the seventh and eighth rounds, Williams managed to stay on his feet. He was weakening fast towards the end, and, the final bell was music to his ears. There were three knockouts in the pre- liminaries. Jack Rodgers stop ped Ted Morgan in the third, Bobby Michaels ended the aspira- tions of Young Cumming; in the first and Mickey Brown of New York sent Frankie .Sheean to sleep in the fourth round.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01

No matter what you want try The Times Want Column
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
NORTH DAKOTA TAX UNDER
LEAGUE RULE ESTIMATED AT
81 MILLIONS YEARLY.

Novth Dakota's tax bill for the two
year period the Nonpartisan league
administration will be in complete
control will be at least $70,000,000,
or 35 million for each year. The tax
will be $50 per capita in 1919, COM
pared with a per capita OF $50 in
1918.
In addition the League administra-
ton will pile up a debt Of $4,000
600, represented by three bending
bills. This means a per capita debt
of about SIS on the basis of 100000
population. Direct increase OF APP
proximately 33h per cent in taxes
paid for local purposes 10 the pres
ent prospect.
North Dakota collected about s1S,-
600, 900 in direct taxes in 1918. Rail-
roads and public utilities paid about
$1,000 600, leaving S16.000,00
which was paid directly by the peo-
pie. Under bills that have been in
troduced, such as the railroad bill
which takes all taxes collected from
railroads and gives it to the state.
about / per cent Of the taxable
property Of the local taxing units is
removed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Sherman. s. D.. Feb. 81. 1919

Sherman, s. D., Feb. 81, 1919.
N~onpartisan League of So. Oak.
Gentlemen: Glad to know that
my membership to the league has
expired. Now kindly have my name
taken from the membership list, also
have all publications of the league
discontinued to my address and
oblige.
l.. w. Ellefson.
p. S. There will be no more SIC
from me. l.. w. T..
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

Onaka, S. d., Feb. II, 1919.
Nonpartisan League,
Sioux Falls, S. d..
Dear Gentlemen:
/ received your letter. / saw that
you want me send you money. l
don't want your newspaper any more.
1t is no use for you to send to me-.
Just let me know what the news
paper costs as long as l had 1t. I
don't care for that membership.
Yours very truly,
Box 23 Mr.. LorenZ Del.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Will j. Johns.
Rosholt. S. d.. Feb. %. 10

Rosholt, S. d., Feb. %, 1919.
Nonpartisan League, S. Oak.
Dear Sirs:
l am writing this letter to tell you
that you should not send the Nom
partisan League paper. | am not no
member to the Nonpartisan League
do as you are told we don't want it
at all. You might as well scratch
my name out.
Yours truy,
Ole Field.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Parker, S. D., Feb. 20, 1919.

Parker, S. d., Feb. 20, 1919.
Nonpartisan League.
Dear Sir: rec. the application
for membership Of the league. l
don't want nothing to do with that
any more, and be sure and not send
the paper any longer. Be sure and
do as you are told we don't want it
any longer.
Will j. Johns.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
NO WONDER.

The legislature OF North Dakota
refused to fellow the example OF
many OF her sister states by failing
to pass a bill making 1T q misde-
me:lnor to display the red flag within
the borders of the stateA The North
Dakota legislature is under the direct
control OF Townley, the president OF
the nonpartisan league. Is 1t any
wonder that the members Of the
league In both North and South pa-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Tyndall. s. D.. Feb. IL. 1919

TyndaII, 5. d., Feb. II, 1919.
Dear Sir:
/ am letting you know L don't
want you to send me the National
Nonpartisan League. You wrote that
they expired Dec. /, 1918. So please
don't rend them to me any more. i
don't want them any more.
Yours truly,
Route 4 Vencel Merkwan.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Yours, VIM. Remialy.


Montrose, s. D., Feb. 20, 1919.
Nonpartisan League of S. Oak.
Dear Sirs: In answer to your let
ter of Feb. /, will say that my mem
bership fees are paid until Dec. 6,
1919, and / also have the receipt for
same, but for all of that let me out
Of the League, and oblige.
John j. Wiklund,
Montrose, S. Oak.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Astoria, S. D.. Feb. 13. 10

Astoria, S. D., Feb. IS, 1919.
Nonpartisan League,
Sioux Falls, S. ID.
Dear Sir:
/ do not wish to continue member
ship in the Nonpartisan League.
Yours truly,
Jens Longerson.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
WHAT FARMERS SAY:
I Won't Join It Again.

Feb. "a, 1919.
Dear Sir:
l want to let you know that l will
not join the membership any more
You said you want SIG again for it.
/ think l got stung that time with
my SIG last yea I think that /
won't join it again SO quick.
Fred Schaeffer,
r. No. 8, Box 81. Memo, s.. d.
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Mellette, s. d., Feb. IA, 1919.
Nonpartisan League.
Dear Sir: / wish that you would
take my name off Of your list OF
members and stop sending me your
paper, this is the second time that
| have made this request and / wish
that you would oblige me by paying
some attention to this one.
Respectfully,
John Cleveland.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Parker, S. D., Feb. 10, 1919.
Dear Sir

Dear Sir:
Received your letter this morning
asking for Sic more for that Non
partisan League. If my membership
is run out cut me off the list. /
don't want to keep it up, so If my
time is run out stop sending 1t.
Yours truly,
James Miller.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
WHAT FARMERS ARE SAYING
TO TOWNLEY BOSSES
Following Are Just a Few of the Hundreds of Letters Received Daily
at the Townley League Headquarters.
Former Non-Parhsan League Members Are Not Again Willing to
Contribute ~$4O0,OOOOO to Townley's Campaign Fund.

The Townley League is having hard Shedding in securing an
other $40 from former League members. Many are writing to the
effect that they Joined when told that North Dakota under TOwney
rule was more progressive than South Dakota and that they now
find this not to be a fact. Others say that they helped furnish
Townley ~$4O0y0O000 which he took out of South Dakota and spent
in Minnesota and the Twin Cities and that they are through furnish
ing money to unknown League organizers.
The following letters show the sentiment now prevailing:
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Route 4
Pierpont. s. D., Feb. IA. 1919.

Received your letter in which /
notice that my membership has ex-
pired. Now / do not want to renew
my membership, neither do / want
you to send me any Of your news
papers, so please let this have your
attention and be sure and have my
name taken off your membership
books. Keep this in mind.
Kolben j. Mark.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

Grenville, S. d., Feb. 1919.
Nonpartisan League of S. u.
Sioux Falls, S. ID.
Dear Sir:
AS you state in your letter that
my membership has expired, so
would ask your kindness to discon-
tinue my membership altogether.
Yours truly,
Nick Gruba.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Turton, S. d., Feb. %, 1919

Turton, S. d., Feb. %, 1919.
To Nonpartisan League, S. ID.
Sirs: In reply to your letter ask
ing me for SIG for the dues for said
Nonpartisan League, / will tell you
one thing, / wish my name to be
erased out of 1t. No more for me
and / don't want your papers and
magazines to write to me in the
future as / don't belong to 1t any
more.
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Albee, S. D., Feb. "a, 1919.
Dear Sill

Dear Sir:
/ understand that my membership
has expired by the statement you
send me. If SO please take my name
OFF the list. Your truly,
Lawrence Heller, Albee, s. Oak.
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Turton, S. d., Feb. 20, 1919.
Nonpartisan League of S. Oak.
Please stop sending your paper to
me as l do not care to read it any
more, and oblige.
Harry Dunn.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

Valley Springs, s. D., Feb. II, 1919.
Nonpartisan League:
Please stop my subscription, also
drop me from the league without de-
lay. Yours truly,
Jas. Larsen.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

Watertown, S. d., Feb. 81, 1919.
Nonpartisan League.
No more league for me. You car
return the SIG that you stole last
year. Not another dollar.
p. A. Jorgensen.
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Farmer, s. d., Feb. II, 1919.

Dear Sir.
Received your letter to day that
my Nonpartisan League is expired.
Do not send 1t any more.
Yours truly,
John Roster.