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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
LOSS OVERESTIMATED.
Tobacco Growers Have Not Suf-
fered Damage to Crops Ex-
ceeding IL Per Cent

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. |
The amount of damage done to the
growing tobacco crop by the hail last
evening and on Thursday last seems to
be greatly exaggerated. Later reports
show that the territory covered by the
storms is not nearly so large as was at
first reported. There was no hail last
evening north of Edgerton and the first
sign of hail between there and Milton
junction is about mile and Il half west
of Milton Junction.
From there on towards the east, and
extending quite a distance toward the
north, the crop is badly damaged, al
though the damage done to the tobacco
crop. nearly ready for the harvest, dur
ing the last few days has been immense
Still it is considerably overestimated and
Il large percentage will be harvested in
fair condition if there is no more hail.
Probably - per cent. of the crop in Rock
and Dane counties has been more or less
cut, but the total loss will not reach over
II per cent. The leaf, only slightly cut.
can be sold for filters at from 3 to 4 cents
per pound. In some places the fields are
fairly riddled and in others only slightly
touched.
Sanford Soverhill, one of the best
posted and most experienced tobacco
ering hail-damage reports. He says the
two storms this week did not. hurt over
% per cent. of the crop and that the
total loss will not amount to over II per
cent. He figures the aggregate loss ut
nearly 100000.
Kenosha, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. /
The large stock barn of John Hydecker.
west of this city, was struck by lightning
during the heavy electric storm at 3
o'clock this morning. The barn. together
with its contents and the small buildings
in the vicinity. was completely de-
stroyed. Several head of cattle were
also burned. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with partial insurance.
Monticello, Wis. Aug. Do Special
The barn of Conrad Stauffacher. three
miles northwest of here. was struck by
lightning at 2:30 o'clock this morning
and burned TO the ground. The barn
was one of the largest in the county and
contained over sixty tons of hay, some
farm machinery, etc. Loss, $500; in
Surance 5000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
ROHMR|CH HEADS TICKET.
Nominated for Governor by the
Democrats.
HIS BY RECLAMATION
Editor A. f. Warden of Waukesha
Selected as State i
Chairman. Nr

For Governor-LOUIS G. BOHMRICH,
KenoSha.
For Lieutenant Governor-THOMAS PAT
TERSON, Waushara.
For Secretary of State-JOSEPH WOOD
NORTH, Milwaukee.
For Treasurer-AUGUST BARTZ, Fail
Greek.
For Attorney General - GEORGE c.
COOPER, West Superior.
For State Superintendent. b. HUB
BELL, Beaver Dam.
For Insurance BERT
A. THOMPSON, La Crosse.
For Railroad Observation-Disclosures w.
HILL, Amigo.
Chairman State Central Committee-A. F..
WARDEN. Waukesha.
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 23.-The Dem
ocrats of Wisconsin followed the exam
pie set by the Republicans this year and
nominated candidate for governor by
reclamation. Louis G. Bohmrich is the
nominee and he was at the head of the
state ticket q minute after j. l.. Ma
honey of GAINESVILLE had finished the
nominating speech. In concluding his
presentation of Bohmrich's name to the
convention Mahoney cried, Give us
Bryan, Bohmrich or blood" This
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

stantly killed by Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern railroad train.
Fred Nelson, 35 years old, died at the
city hospital from injuries received Au
gust 20 by falling from window
While repairing the roof of house
Frank Dahlemann, carpenter, was Sc
verely injured by falling to the ground,
a distance of fifteen feet.
While bathing in the lake near the
Chicago Beach hotel George Necrosby.
IL years old, was carried out by the
strong undertoW and was drowned.
While on her way to attend dinner
party at the residence of j. G.. Healey,
Rogers Park Miss Annie Nolan was
struck down by Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul train and killed She was -
years of age.
-Adolph Sinks, aged 6S years, until re-
Gently principal of Sinks institute, died
at the home of his son, Bernard III.
Sinks, in Hartford, Conn. For many
years he was one of Chicago'S best
known educators.
A strike of all the woodworkers in
Chicago will be called September / I'M
less the mill owners consent to sign the
agreement granting the eighthour day.
This was decided upon at the meeting OF
the WoOdworkers council. The strike
will involve $500 men.
DR.. George Morgan was injured in
a runaway. The doctor was going to
Austin and while in West Madison street
his horse was frightened. The carriage
struck an obstruction in the street and
DR.. Morgan was thrown to the pavement.
He was cut in several places about the
head and face.
The inventory of the estate left by
Rev. d. NJ. j. Bowling, former vicar
general of the Roman Catholic archdio-
cese of Chicago, who died June ~, was
fled and approved in the probate court.
1t is shown that Father Bowling pos
sessed $4,000 worth of personal prop
erty, consisting almost entirely of mu
nicipal bonds of Chicago. The real es-
tate, of which the valuation is not given,
consists of a number of unimproved and
unincumbered lots. The whole estate is
said to he worth ST.. 600
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Chicago Happenings.

-Rosso Pfrfpo, Il years old. was
struck and killed by a Chicago & North
Western passenger train.
Peter Pacini, an Italian peddler, suf-
fered bite from a tarantula secreted in
q bunch of bananas. No serious results
are feared.
Acting Mayor Walker has notified
the street railway companies that they
must have yestibule cars on the tracks
and in operation by November 1.
Charles Finney, q years old, was
Thomas Seaman, 10 years old, lost his
life in a pool formed by recent rains.
James Ryan, aged 3S years, a Mil
waukee road hagman at the Lincoln and
Wood streets crossing, was run over and
killed by westbound passenger train.
The board of business agents of the
Building Trades council has decided to
order out on a general strike all the men
who have secured work with the con-
tractors.
The body of Miss Daisy Fisher of
Chicago, who walked off the deck of the
steamer Graham and was drowned, was
recovered several miles from the scene of
the drowning.
Justice SABBATH has found John J.
Hayes not guilty of the murder of Simon
j. PERTH. a Jewish peddler, on May &.
Hayes was adjudged to have acted in
self-defense.
Three buffaloes, the last of the ia
nous Cheyenne river herd. have been re-
ceived at the Union Stock yards They
probably will be sold in the open market
for butcher stuff.
Louis c. Loritzen, driver of CITY
garbage wagon, came to his death in a
peculiar and horrible way. At the DUNN
his wagon was overturned and he was
suffocated under the filthy mass of
refuse.
Detectives in the employ of the water
bureau of the department of public
works have secured evidence which will
incriminate representatives of large cor
porations on the charge of attempting
to corrupt the meter takers in the em-
ploy of the water bureau.
While crossing the street car tracks
Blanche Corbell. 4 years old was run
over and instantly killed. The accident
was witnessed by several hundred people
and great excitement ensued. Several
women tainted and had to be carried
into drug store, where they soon re-
yived.
A window screen served as para
chute Monday night to save the life of
the little 2-year-old son of Frank Blaney.
While playing the little one made a
lunge toward a second story window.
striking the screen and carrying it out
of the frame with him. The screen
served as a balloon and landed it's occu-
pant upon the front lawn unhurt.
Harry Martin, 10 years old, was in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
STARVES FOR A YEAR.
Barney Harvey of La Crosse Came
Home to Die but is Cured
and Can Eat.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 25.-[S Special. J.
Barney Harvey of this city has just
passed through a novel, but not pleasant
sensation, of almost starving to death for
a year. During that period he has been
treated by Escanaba, Mich, physicians
for various diseases and had come to this
city to bid his friends farewell prepara-
tory to returning home to die. He was
examined by local physician, who
found that the outlet to the stomach was
c."pped up by huge growth on the py-
=, &C sphincter. He had worn down near
" to the bone from lack of food. He
has been operated upon successfully at
one of the hospitals and now eats like a
horse and is rapidly gaining flesh.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
SETTLEMENT IS REACHED.
West Superior and Douglas County
Arrange Tax Matters.

West Superior, Wis, Aug. 23.rTSpe-
cial. The city and county have at last
arrived at an amcable settlement of the
tax matters which have been botherins
them for years. According to the terms
of the settlement. the city is to be cred
tied with about $4,000, and there is a
list of accounts involving delinquent
taxes and certificates which run up to
over 100000 still in the hands of. the
county. According to the. agreement
the city comptroller and county treasur-
er are to have an accounting every
month, something never done regularly
hprct OfOrp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
TAXES ON DULUTH BRIDGE.
Company Offers to Settle with West
Superior.

West Superior. Wis. Aug. 2J.-[Spe-
ciall-The Duluth-Superior Bridge com
pany has made proposition to the city
for settlement of the back personal
taxes charged up against the bridge. The
company offers to pay the three-years'
taxes on the basis of the gross earnings
tax. In the three years the earnings
have been $4,000. This would give this
city about $500, whereas it has the COM
pany charged up with over $4,000 on
the assessment plan. 1t offers to pay
$4,000 in settlement and hereafter pay the
taxes to the city on the 4 per cent. of the
gross earnings basis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
WINS QUICK PROMOTIONS.
Badger Railroad Mans Rapid Adj
vancement in the West.

Kaukauna, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. !
}. @. Matthews, formerly of this city.
who went West about two years ago and
commenced as train dispatcher in south
ern Colorado, has just received his third
promotion. About year after arriving
there he was made chief train Dispatch
err, six months ago he was promoted to
the position of roadmaster and he is
now superintendent Of the Wyoming di-
vision of the Colorado 4 Southern rail
road, with headquarters at Cheyenne.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
FOR THE NEW ROAD.
Capitalists Buying Property Along
't Right-of-Way to Merrill.

Merrill, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. /
Capitalists ". II. Bradley and w. G..
d Collinssof Tomahawk were ne.the city
on Friday and made their headquarters
at the Lincoln hotel. During the day
they conferred with owners of various
properties along the projected right of
way of the new railroad and purchased
much land. Mr. Bradley firmly assert
Z ed that no connection would be built to
Merrill, but movement has already
been inaugurated to build a line to CON
meet with the Bradley road at
RlOOmyille
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
POLICEMAN ARRESTED.
Buffalo Bill will Prosecute the
Officer Who Shot His
ShOWnen.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Aug. %
Thomas Vavra, the policeman who shot
two of Buffalo Bills showmen last Mon
day. was arrested here yesterday. The
warrant was issued by l.. e. Dickey,
agent for the show. He proposes to Wig
orously prosecute Navra. on charge of
attempt to commit murder. Vavra was
given hearing and allowed ball. but
the trial is postponed to August 30.
Marshal Lindner. who was seriously in
jured during the riot, is slowly recovering
and is out of danger
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
HAD FORMED A POOL.
Racine Contractors Said to Have Com
bined Against the City.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special i
Members of the board of public works
are having considerable difficulty in Sc
curing proper bids for contracts for pub
lie improvements, claiming that pool
has been formed among the contractors
to force up the prices. Yesterday bids
weresreceived for $4,000 worth of pub
lie improvements, but the city engineer
put in blind bids, and, as soon as the
contractors discovered this, they with
drew their bids and changed them. Moth
ing will be done in regard to the matter
until next Monday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Gold Medal Awarded Walter Baker

Paris. Aug. 2O-The judges at the
Paris Exposition have just awarded
gold medal to Walter Baker & Co., Ltd.
Dorchester, Mass, U. $. A, for their
preparations of cocoa and chocolate. This
famous company now the largest manu-
facturers of cocoa and chocolate in the
world, have received the highest awards
from the great international and other
expositions in Europe and America. This
is the third award from Paris exposi-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
CAUSES BOYS DEATH.
One of the Would-be Fire Eaters
at Oshkosh Passes
Away.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. % Special. /
Fred Levisse. one of the lads who tried
the fire-eating act and was badly burned
yesterday, died last evening. Doctors
say death was caused by the shock. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs George Lee
yisse The funeral will take place to-
morrow with interment at Oconto.
Orlando QUAINT the other would-be
fre-eater, is in a very critical condition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
NEW TEACHER ENGAGED.
Miss Alma Blount of Utica will Join
Lawrence's Faculty.

Appleton, Wis, Aug. 25-[Special +
Miss Alma Blount of Utica, n. Y, has
been secured for the chair of English
literature at Lawrence university. Miss
Blount graduated from Wheaton college
in 90 and since then has taken six
years postgraduate course in Harvard
ceived the degree of Phi. ID. She is the
author of book which is soon to be pub
lished and which will be compilation
of medieval romances new to the Eng
fish language.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
ROASTED HIS APPLES.
Sun and Window GIyss All that Kau-
kama Merchant Needed.

Kaukauna, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. ]
Julius Marten, the Second street gro
Ger, has, during the past week of hot
weather, demonstrated a new and, az it
proved, successful method of roasting
apples. He filled one of his large plate
glass windows with about fifteen BUSH
els of fine. rosy checked apples, piled up
high against the glass. One days ex-
posture was enough to completely roast
those lying next the glass, turning them
as brown a color as though cooked in a
stove oven.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Body of an Unknown Man.

Green Bay. Wis, Aug. 25.-[ Special
-Trainmen found the body of man
crushed i'll load Of car wheels which
were shipped from Escanaba Mich. The
man is thought to have boarded the train
there. He was about 35 years old, brown
165. He is thought to have been sailor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
SUE FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Two Women Start Action Against
Village Marshal and Constable

West Superior, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Spe-
cial. THE constable and village mar
shall of the town of Lake Nebagamon.
A. Berg and A. J. Towne, respectively.
have been sued by Nellie Baker and Lo-
la Etheridge for alleged false impris-
onment. They claim that they were ar
rested some time ago by the officers who
had no warrant and who had no good
cause for making the arrests. Plaintiffs
ask $1,000 each.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
ALLEGED ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Men Charged with Burglarizing Store
at La Crosse A re Arrested.

La Crosse. Wis. Aug. Special. I
George l.. Mulloy and Frank McClusky
were arrested at Pepin and brought to
La Crosse to be tried on charge of
burglarizing Reik's grocery Monday
night. They were. here on Tuesday,
morning, but after a hot chase took to
the woods and got away from the police.
Descriptions Of them were sent out and
the marshal at Pepn found them selling
iewelry
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
FIRE AT APPLETON.
Toy Furniture Plant is Damaged SIO,-
600 by Flames. sft.F-l

Appleton, Wis, Aug. 23.-[Special. J.
Fire last night did $4,000 damage to the
paint shop, warehouse and manufactured
stock of the Appleton Toy and Furniture
company. The plant was insured for
$4,000.
A small farmhouse and two barns near
Appleton were destroyed by fire last
night, with loss of 5000, covered by in
surance. There is strong evidence of in
cendiariSm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Prevents Sunstroke

In Florida sunstroke is entirely I'M
known, although the temperature often
reaches 10 degrees Fahrenheit This
is attributed TO the extreme moisture OF
the atmosphere.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
ALLEGED POISONER HELD.
Woman Charged With Trying to Muir
der Her Husband. ~

Appleton, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. i
Mrs Augusta Pahlow of New London.
charged with poisoning her husband, was
taken to that city for her examination
and was bound over to the circuit court,
her bond being fixed at $500, which was
furnished.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
FIRED AT BURGLAR.
Thief Attempts to Break Into a
Menasha Residence.

Menasha, Wis, Aug. 23.-[Special. I
A thief last night attempted to break
into the residence of r. e. Knorr Mr..
Knorr heard the man and going to the
door fired at him four times. The man
ran away, but Mr.. Knorr thinks he
wounded him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Warden State Chairman.

The only fight Of the day came at the
close Of the convention in the election
of chairman of the state central COM
mittee. The Milwaukee administration
was pitted against J. w. Murphy and
won, but not before Mayor Rose desert
ed his candidate. w. HI. Graebner, and
turned his forces over to A. f. Warden,
''the Chesterfield of Wisconsin Democ-
racy," as he was termed by a convention
orator. The fight was the central fea-
ture the te-convention proceedings.
Mr.. Murphy had a strong support, but
the feeling of the state Democrats was
that they better keep out of milwaukee,
FIGHT n:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
THE REVIVAL MEETINGS

At the First Methodist Church-Meet-
 ings to be Held Evenings.
 It was announced at the First M. F. church last evening that the afternoon meetings would have to be discontin- ued because of the fact that the Rev. Charles A. Sykes, who has been con- ducting the revival meeting, has been advised by his physician not to preach more than once day. The New Eng land climate has affeced his throat so much that he speaks with difficulty The text taken by MT. Sykes last even- ing was from Matthew viii, 1, 2. The subject was "Revivals." He said in part: Christ used many illustrations and studied his audiences. He used the world of nature and the things fa- miliar to the Jews A leper was a good type of sin, and familiar to the Jews Jesus was an open air preacher. Don't despse those who preach in the open air. The church is a good place for the unsaved soul to come into, but the open air preaching is the kind to reach the bashful sinner. Christ knew the town, the street and the number of the the case of the leper spoken of in the text he said Be thou clean and imme- diately his leprosy was cleansed"
 The meetings will continue during the balance os the week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
A YOUNG INCoRRIGIBLE.

Clara F. Marks, fifteen years of age, was arraigned in the city court before Judge Bishop yesterday morning. Po- liceman John Roche of the Grand ave- nue precinct arrested her Tuesday at the home of Harry Chapel, 196 Ferry street. Chapel says he found her on the street Monday night. She was wander ing aimlessly about the streets, with no place to go, and he says that through sympathy for her he took her to his home. Meanwhile the police had re- ceived word that the girl was missing from St Michaeps Home for Incorrigi- ble Girls at New Rochelle, N. Y.
 The police are not disposed to believe the story told by Chapel of his interest in the girl, and they think he had other motives. Upon this theory and partly because of information that was re- ceived from the mother of Chapel the police arrested the youth also. He sat opposite the girl in the dock in the city court yesterday morning and the con- duct of the couple while they were waiting for their cases to be called came under the observation of Judge Bishop, who ordered that the bond in the case of Chapel be increased to $1,- 900, double the amount originally fixed. This was done that the girl and Chapel may be kept in jail until her parents come from Providence and take her home, so that the girl may not fall un- der the influence of Chapel. The cases of both were continued until this morn ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
INTERCoLLDGIATE CHESS.

The intercollegiate chess team in the international chess tournament with Oxford and Cambridge will be com posed of six men. Harvard and Colunl- bia will be represented by two men. Yale by one, and the sixth will be chosen by competitive contest be- tween representatives of Princeton and Harvard.
 Several important changes will prob ably be made in the rules which nov govern the Intercollegiate Chess asso- ciation, composed of Princeton, Yale, Harvard and Columbia Hereafter players will be eligible for only four years instead of five as formerly. A committee has also been appointed to consider a proposed change in the length of the annual tournament from six days to three, and a change in the number of players representing each college from two to four men. A com mittee has also been appointed to make arrangements for the international chess match.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING.

A movement has been started by the Intercollegiate Rowing association, composed of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cornell, to make it's annual re- gatta at Poughkeepsie this year a much larger meeting and something on the order of the Henley races in Eng land. In order to accomplish this pur- pose, the following five universities have been invited to send represen- tative crew to the regatta: Wisconsin, Toronto, Brown, Syracuse and Bowdoin. If sufficient interest is manifested in this movement the stewards of the as- sociation intend to have not only races in which the eights, but also fours, doubles and diamond souls will com- pete, provided that entries are made be- fore May 15. It seems almost certain that the universities which have been invited will accept, as Wisconsin has already shown her willingness, and the others would be favorable to entering into a contest which would attract so much notice.