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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
DRAMATIC STOCK COMPANIES.
The Varying Conditions that Prevail In
Different Cities.

SieiSS.
There are SO repertory stock com
panies of the better class in this
country. New York has two, Brooklyn
four, Chicago four, Philadelphia three
Nashville, New Orleans, Boston, San
Francisco and Newark two apiece, and
Toledo Louisville, Memphis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Washington, Pittsburg
Kansas City and Milwaukee one, be.
sides Keith,s in Providence, which
alternates with vaudeville The price
range from 81 to 16 cents, although
some stock houses SO as low as 80 to
10 cents. Miss Kauser, who acts as an
agent between dramatic authors and
theatrical managers, declares that the
first Of the new repertory stock com
panies was in Pittsburg, and the sec
ond at the Castle Square in Boston,
Then, almost simultaneously, came
those at the Pike in Cincinnati and the
Dearborn in Chicago. Now the larger
cities have two or more, of which,
usually. one appeals to the more re-
fined taste and the other, or others, to
the love of sensational melodrama or
amusing farces.
However, there are only few stock
companies that can be called first class
that is, companies where careful CON
plays and actors. to stage management
as well as business management. and
where dignitied appeal is made Says
Miss Kauser: I'm this class | would
put the Grand in Pittsburg, the Pike in
Cincinnati, the Dearborn in Chicago.
the Castle Square in Boston, and the
Bellows in Washington, the Percy Has
well in Baltimore, the Thanhouser in
| Milwaukee and the Woodward & Burg.
ess in Kansas City. All Of these houses
charge first-class stock prices, Among
the cheaper and very prosperocs hous-
es. Mrs. John A. Forepaugh's in Phil.
adelphia is longest established in
America. Corse Payton in Brooklyn
also must be rated as particularly
able manager and comedian of tai
ent. These stock companies have a
large and solid clientele"
The plays most In demand by the
best stock houses are dramas that
have been successfully produced in
Broadway, New York. The prime
requisite is that they shall be free from
immortality, and preferably that they
be American in scene and subject AS
these theaters appeal to women. large.
ly because of numerous matinees, the
plays must be clean and wholesome
the actors OF good behavior. and the
arrangement unsensational. The pla,
is the thing with the stocks. lust tho
same as II is with the first.clsss com
panies and stars
San Francisco and Chicago seem /,
be the cities where questionable farces
are most successful In some cities
they are absolutely refused. Wher
The Sporting Duchess" was acted al
the Boston Castle Square. the scandal
Gus midnight scene in a hotel room,
was all but omitted, and The idl 20
had to have passage taken out befe-e
Its use by Kansas City COMPANY.
Even "damns" had to be removed from
the dialog. An audience In Pittsburp
also left the theatre before Lady
/ Wndemeres Fan was more than half
over-San Francisco Argonaut
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Strictly Business.

What have you ever done for your
country"
Sir" said Senator Sorghum, 81 am
devoting earnest study to that great
and weighty subject, reciprocity"
Il don't see what that has to dc
with my inquiry?"
My observations on reciprocity W
to the present time lead me TO decid,
that before INDUCING in anxiety abouf
what may do for my country II T.
my privilege to ascertain what m,
country is going to do for me.
Washington Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Judging by Experience.

Think of it," she exclaimed. look
ing up from her paper. 1T says here
that one Of the rich New York men
allows his wife $4,000 year just for
household expenses"
And at that" he replied, I'm bet
she claims she Is unable to get things
that she really needs"
why do you think so?"
Because she is a woman"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
voice" Identification.

The supreme court of Kansas has
held, in the case OF State vs. Herbert.
Sc Pacific Reporter, 1886. that where an
offense is committed. In the dark n
witness who could not distinguish the
features but did hear the voice of the
one who committed the offense may
testif. that the defendant was the Of.
fender and that he recognized him by
his voice
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Just a Gentle "Touch."

Somehow people can't get used to
the $3.50 gold piece" remarked the af
fluent youth. "The IS gold piece is
all right, but the $3.50 seems to worry
them; they're afraid of it. You ought
to take one and try to spend it."
Ought II" was the thoughtful re-
Spouse.
Sure! It's lots of fun
'I believe you're right. II there's
anything / enjoy it's little harmless
sport. Just let me take one for a few
days, will your"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Straiqht Tip.

hear your enga cement wifi
young Gotrox has been broken off,
said the first fair daughter of Eve.
Well. you are entitled to another
nearing" reioned fair daughter No.
as she held up a graceful hand a.
which a solitaire sparkled. you car
see for yourself that am still In thl
ring"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Minor Exceptions

The Sweet Young Thing-Then you
would not advise two brunettes TO
marry?'
The Willy Fortune Teller--"No; IN
less the lady is much taller or shorter
than the gentleman. or vice versa
In that case 1t does not seem 10
matter in the least. "-BroC Ign Eagle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13

Mrs. Wederly-'T am going to write
to mamma today. Have you any n, -
sage for herr"
Wederly-"Well, you may send b
my regards, but perhaps II would be
just as well not to mention how re-
gard her"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Local Patriotism Aroused.

So forcible an argument as that
could only be met by an appeal to 10
cal patriotism. The promoters of the
cooperative movement exposed the
purpose that underlay the offer of free
phones, and made the citizens see that
after the expiration of the first con
tracts they would again be at the
mercy of the outside corporation and
could do nothing to assure themselves
of reasonable rates or improved ser
ivce for the future, while If they stood
by the home company they would keep
both rates and service in their own
hands. Local patriotism carried the
day; the free phones were ordered
out, and the entire local telephone ser.
vice has for the past four years been
controlled by the home cooperative
company. Not only has the business
been more than quadrupled in density
but the service has been improved un.
til it is now believed to be as good as
offered anywhere in the United
States. There are no "party-wires" in
the system; each phone has an indi-
vidual metallic circuit All these adj
vantages are offered to subscribers.
as above stated. at rate which appear
almost ludicrouly low when compared
with the charges of the old company
for limited and inferior service. The
rapital stock of the corporation has
been increased from time to time. I'M
der the provisions of the charter, as
new installations were demanded 1t
is now $4,000. and will soon be in
creased once again to meet the new
darnapdc
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13

In Chicago Joseph Greenberg was
convicted OF manslaughter for killing
William Craig.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13

man of the jury told his wife after
wards that he thought the kiss wa
worth $3.50. and the pounds S25 apiece
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Success Of the Movement.

Such is the brief story of the Grand
Rapids telephone experiment. II
proves. if it proves anything. that the
citizenship of the average American
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-13
Rates Based on Cost.

The estimates of expenses made by
the promoters of the new. exchange
were verified by experience; for at the
monthly rates etablished-s2.25 for
stores and Offices and 81 for residences
the company was not only able to
give good service, but increased It's
dividends from the / per cent. ?
month required by its charter to IL
per cent. so that in time the members
had to pay only $3.50 month for bus
mess service latter deducting the divi-
dend). while for residence service the
extremely low rate of rs cents month
was paid. ct will remembered that
for the same services the monopoly
had demanded 81 and SO. respectively.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
WANT A DAM.
boat Lines Combine on a Plan
for Their Benefit

Mississippi river cities, especially
Keokuk, Dubuque and Rock Island, the
lumber interests of the northwest and
steamboat lines on the Mississippi riv-
er have determined on combined and
strong effort to induce the trans
Mississippi commercial congress,
which meets soon at St. Louis, to favor
actively the building of a great dam
entirely across the river at Keokuk
at the foot of the Des Moines rapids.
The effect of such dam would be to
render unnecessary the use of the gov
eminent canal and incidentally to de-
velop 10000 electrical horse power for
commercial uses. A survey and report
to the war department, ordered by the
last national congress, is now being
made. The next congress will be asked
to order the dam built
The first movement in the concerted
plan was made by the appointment by
Mayor Craig, of Keokul1, of the follow
ing delegates to the commercial con-
gress: Lyman E. Cooley, hydraulic
engineer, Chicago; James C. Davis,
lawyer; Edmund Jaeger, banker and
capitalist; E. A. tombstone, capitalist
and banker. Other river cities will ap-
point strong delega tons
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
TURKEY CROP SHORT.
Indications Are That Many Persons
Will Have to Do without the Cob
bIers Thanksgiving Day.
Especial Correspondence.1

Experienced dealers. in poultry pre-
dict great scarcity of turkeys for
this years demand. The moisture is
held responsible for the small turkey
crop. w. 0. Sears, contracting agent,
who has visited most of the state get
ting lines on the probable turkey sup
ply, says that he believes that the crop
will not be rs per cent. of that of last
year. He says further:
1.-THE wet weather is responsible Tur-
keys are not wholly domesticated. They
roost In trees and visit the barnyard usu-
ally at meal time. They steal their nests
and the grower does not often know where
the nest is till the turkey brings in the
brood The constant rains and cold weather
ruined 90 per cent. of the eggs before they
were Matched Hence the falling off in the
supply. The demand has been whetted by
the low prices of last year. am confident
that the same condition prevails In other
western states that prevails In Iowa.
expect the season to open with live turkeys
selling at from 16 to IS cents. The chances
are that dressed turkeys will sell from 50
to 40 cents. Last year they went below
chickens. Probably many people who have
always had turkey for Thanksgiving will
go without this year"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
NO BRANCHES ALLOWED.
The Attorney General Says That
Banks Cannot Maintain Side Busi-
ness in the State Of Iowa.

Attorney General Mullan has rem
dered an opinion to the auditor of
state in which he deals with the fol
lowing questions:
First. Whether state and savings banks.
organized under the laws of Iowa, may es-
tablish and maintain branch banks, or
branch departments in the same, or in diff
ferent cities from that in which the COR
poraton is authorized to transact business.
Second. Can loan and trust companies,
organized under the laws OF the state, and
doing a banking business, so far as per-
mitted under section 1883 of the code, estab-
lish and maintain branches in the same or
different cities from that in which the COR
poration is located?
Mr.. Muilan says that in July, 1892,
his predecessor, John Y. Stone, held
the law then did not permit the estab-
ishment or maintenance of branches
of state or savings banks in the cities
or towns where such banks were To-
Gated or elsewhere. Mr.. Mullan says
there has been no change in the law
since Mr.. Stones time. In regard to
loan and trust companies, he cites sec
ton 1889 of the code, which author
ICES loan and trust companies to trans
act banking business to a certain ex-
tent. On this he says:
This provision of the statute authorizes
loan anG, trust companies to transact a
banking business to a limited extent. and
at the same time places them under the
control and regulation of the auditor Of
state, as are savings banks, and makes
them subject to the same examination by
him.
THE effect of this provision of the statute
is to put loan and trust companies, so far
as their right to establish branches is con-
cerned, upon the same footing as state and
savings banks.
1T was clearly not the intention of the
legislature to permit loan and trust COM
panies to establish branches and transact
their business at any other place, or places,
than that fixed by their articles Of incor-
pora alton"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
TO cHRIsTEN CRUISER.
Gov. Cummins Selects Miss Elsie Ma
comber, of Des Moines, to Break
Bottle at Quincy. Mass.

Gov. Cummins has announced the Sc
lection of Miss Elsie Macomber, of Des
Moines, to christen the cruiser Des
Moines, and Miss Macomber has ac-
cepted the honor. She was selected by
the governor after a conference with
Mayor Brenton.
The cruiser will be christened Sep
TENDER 20 in the yards of the Fore
River Ship and Engine company at
Quincy, Mass. The ceremonies will be
carried out in the presence of Gov.
Cummins and staff and delegation of
prominent Des Moines citizens, includ-
ing probably Mayor Brenton. Miss
Macomber is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. Macomber and is one of the
most talented, beautiful and brilliant
OF the young ladies of the capital city.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
SUE FOR DAMAGES.
Iowa Farmers Will Ask the NIilwau-
l1ee Road to Pay for Losses Re-
sulting from Floods.

A number of Iowa farmers are maxi
ing an effort to hold the Chicago, Mil
waul1ee &, ST. Paul railroad responsible
for damage resulting from the unu-
sually heavy rains of the past few
weeks, and the decisions in the test
cases to be brought will be of great
interest and Importance.
The contention of the farmers isthat
the railroad has not provided culverts
sufficiently large to carry off the
floods following up the heavy rains,
and as a result the embankments Of
the company have held back the wa
ter, flooded the fields and ruined the
crops. 1t will be extremely difficult
to fix standard size of openings for
culverts in various locations and cir
cumstances, and the claim agents OF
the Iowa roads await with much inter-
est the finding of the courts.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
NEW BLOCK SYSTEM.
Each Train on the Northwestern
Road, After New Wires Are Strung,
Will Do Its Own Signaling.

The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way is inaugurating new block sys-
TEN along its main line through Iowa
whereby the system in use at present
will be done away with. Now the tele-
graph operator at each station or
block telegraphs' to the block ahead
the departure of train, and to the
thus keeping an accurate knowledge
of the trains. Unless an operator fails
in his duty the chances for collision
are at a minimum. While the present
system is very thorough, it entails an
endless amount of work for the opera
tor, night and day.
With the new system all this will be
done away with. and each train will do
its own block signaling. All of the
telegraph wires on the road will be put
on the north side of the tracks and on
the south side new poles will be set,
along which will be strung new wires
to be used in the new system.
About every tx miles a signal will
be placed. This will be operated auto
matically. The car wheels. as they
reach certain place, make connec-
ton with the electricity running from
the wires to the tracks and the signal
will be lifted and will remain raised un-
til the train passes out of the block.
Thus it will be seen that the blocks can
be much closer than with the present
plan. 1t will be much safer for the
trains and will not be at the mercy of
thousands of operators.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
CROKER BRIGADE.
Eleventh Biennial Reunion Will BE
Held in Muscatine In the Month
of September.

The eleventh biennial reunion OF
Crocler's Iowa brigade will be held in
Muscatine on Wednesday and Thurs
day, September "a and 25.
All soldiers who have at any time
served in the "Iowa Brigade" com
posed of the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth Iowa infantry
volunteers, are by the constitution en-
titled to membership and are cordially
invited and urged to come.
The biennial address will be deliv-
cred by w. o. Mitchell, company C,
Thirteenth Iowa infantry volunteers.
Regimental meetings at 1880 p m. on
Wednesday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
To Aid In Competitions.

Manager George N. Bandy and E
ID. Martin, of the Mutual Telephone
company, of Des Moines, are said to
be back of a movement to organize
all of The independent telephone COM
panies of the north half of the stute
into central organization. with a
view to aiding in competition with
the Bell telephone people. They
hope to effect this sort of concen-
tration of forces within the ensuing
year. Already the construction of
toll line extensions is being made in
ntfthern Iowa with this end in view
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
FACTORY TO REOPEN.
VIII Resume Work After an
IdIcness of Over n Year.
Especial correspondence.l

The glucose factory at MARSHALL
than year, will open about Septem-
Der 1. This plant gave employment to
several hundred people. 1t is the prop
erty of the Glucose Refining company,
and the people of the state have I'M
derstood that the other plants of the
company were able to supply the de-
mand and that this was the reason for
its idleness. Another reason, however,
was the difficulty which the plant had
of disposing of its refuse. The Iowa
river was used until the people along
the stream further south began law
suits for damages arising from pollu-
ton of the water. Much trouble was
experienced by the company and the
city of Marshalltown on this account.
At the last session of the legislature
a bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Walters, of Tama county, provid-
ing that suits might be brought
against the company in any county in
which damage might occur, instead of
compelling the people Of that county.
to go to Marshalltown to bring the
suit. The bill failed, but it illustrates
the condition. Marshalltown has just
erected septic tank sewage disposal
plant which will be used by the com
pany instead of the river, so that it
can reopen, asst expects to do, without
mountaineering anyone. 1t was the
adoption by Marshalltown of thisfarm
absorption plan of disposing of sewage
which started the movement for pro-
hibiting sewage disposals by way of
the rivers in this state.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
News in Brief.

The internal revenue collections in
Iowa the past fiscal year amounted to
$1,251,16
A severe frost is reported in the
northwestern portion of Iowa. Mes
sages received from Cloverdale state
that the section about Sibley was Wis
tied by heavy frost and that the dam
age to corn has been considerable.
The gross receipts of the post office
at Des Moines for the month of July
was $3o,24s, against $24,136 for the
same period of last year, being an in
crease of $6,112, or 25.3 per cent.
An electric railway line is proposed
to connect Mt. Ayr with the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad at Cres-
ton.
An infant child of John Linn was
fatally injured at Ida Grove by Dell
Austin. Austin was driving past the
Linn home and drove over the little
child.
Civil service examinations will be
held as follows for positions in the de-
partmental service in Washington:
Burlington, October 16; Cedar Rapids,
October 13; Des Moines, October 10,
II and 10; Dubuque, October ID; Mason
City, October 10; Sioux City, Octo-
bert.
Speaker Henderson has been en-
gagged to address the Veterans union
of Black Hawk county during their
reunion on September 10 and II at Wa
terloo.
Ernest Loveswar, convicted murder
er of George Puck, of Sioux City, and
George Ostrander, of Climbing Hill,
have been sentenced at Sturgis, N. D.,
to be hanged September 10.
N. A. Buoy, q rural route mail car
rier out of Alden, was arraigned in
Iowa Falls on the charge of uttering
forged paper to the extent of $4,000.
Frank Williamson, of Des Moines,
was killed while attempting to get Off
a Northwestern fast freight train in
Milwaukee. Williamson had been
stealing ride.
B. D. Chidester, who has been con-
fined in the county Jail at Bloomfield
since May II, charged with having
stolen from Mrs. George Z. Crafts,
milliner, sealskin coat, valued at
$3.50, died from an overdose of bro
media.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Died on wifc,. Grave.

While moving the family burial lot
Joachim Griebel, wealthy German
living in Malala township, dropped
dead. Heart failure is supposed to
have been the cause of DEATH Mr..
Griebel w~s 76 years of age and had
gone to the cemetery to NOW the grass
off the grave of his wife. Getting too
warm he sat down upon his wife's
grave and was found dead some time
after by passers-by. Deceased was a
highly respected resident of Jasper
county, where he had lived for many
years.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Albino Squirrel Found.

A "freall' squirrel was found sew
eral miles west of Lansing. The ami
NAL was snow white, with pink eyes,
and IS perhaps the only one in eN-
istence. Two boys from Dubuque
are camping at the Ryan & Miller
sawmill, and journeying to the
woods found the animal, which they
switched into insensibility and were
thus able to capture it. They have
refused large sum OF money for
the little fellow
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Threw His Money Away.

Edward j. Blume, a prominent resi-
dent of Luton, with his wife, were
stopping in Milwaukee on their way
to Rugby, Wis, and while walking
along the street Mr.. Blume suddenly
became violently insane. Before the
police arrived he had torn off most of
his clothes and also had thrown his
pocketbook, containing all the money
possessed by the couple, into an alley.
Some unknown man seized the pocket
book and disappeared.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Took His own Life.

Ray Bowers, an expert electrician,
who worked in the telephone and cleo
trio lighting plant in New Hampton,
committed suicide by shooting HIM
self. He was found by his mother near
the barn near his, home quite dead. He
was about 23 years old and was en-
gagged to be married. No cause is
known for the act, but, as his father
and an elder brother also took their
own lives, it is believed to be case of
hereditary insanity.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Killed Himself in jail,

Because a term in the penitentiary
apparently awaited him on the charge
of grand larceny, and because the girl
to whom he was engaged deserted him,
B. G. Chidester, aged 80, the son of re-
spected parents at Bushnell, ILL.,, COM
mitted suicide in Jail at Bloomfield by
taking poison.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Admits His Crime.

Bert Brannicll, arrested at New
Hartford on charge of rape com
mitted upon the person of Miss Edna
Peck, an old lady IS years of age, was
arraigned in justice court and pleaded
guilty to the charge and was held I'M
der bonds of $1,000, which he was I'M
able to give and was remanded to Jail
until the next term of court, which will
convene in October