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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
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es of the family and entered the poljti-
cal field. 1t resulted in his election to
Congress despite the fact that the dis
trict was democratic. He was re-elect-
ed in 1900, and during both terms his
appointments, owing to his loyalty to
the governor. were practically con-
trolled by Mr.. La Toilette.
Early in the present year rumors
began to reach my brother in Washing
ton that he was being betrayed by
Governor La Toilette and his support
ers. For some time he payed no atten-
tlon to these reports until evidence of
deal. having in view Hermanss
defeat, began to multiply. The proof
became so strong that my brother
could not overlook them. In March
last he telegraphed to Governor La
Toilette asking for an interview. The
telegram was never answered. the only
reply heard Was by the governors
private secretary, Murphy, who mere
ly said "He forgot to answer it"
Prior to this Governor La Toilette not
only urged members of our family to
induce Herman to stay in the congress-
ional fight. but by appointment my
brother met in Chicago. County Judge
Zimmerman and j. G. Harper, of Madi-
son, who requested on behalf of Gov
ernor La Toilette the appointment Of
Rodney A. Edward, as my hrother's
private secretary. Although person
ally opposed to the appointment my
brother yielded to the wishes of Cover
nor La Toilette, On the information
that Edward was not only a loyal sup
porter of Governor La Toilette, but of
my brother. Soon after he again
came home and found tha: deal had
been made Whereby the Columbia
county delegation was to be carried
for Mr.. La Toilette for governor and in
return the La Toilette supporters were
to give Mr.. w. C. Leitsch of that
county the Dane county delegation for
congress. Having been urged repeat
edly by the governor personally to
stand for denomination, my brother
confronted Governor La Toilette with
these reports, told him what he had
heard. and the governor said: "Do
you want to take the Columbia county
delegates away from me?' and fur
ther, 'You must keep out of Columbia
county"
After this interview with the COVER
nor, together with unmistakable
evidence OF treachery on the part of
his private secretary, Edward, whom
he summarily discharged, self-respect
alone compelled him to announce his
candidacy for congress for third term.
He is uow being opposed by the ent ire
La Toilette machine and its influences.
/ believe that you will agree that he
could not do otherwise. | am sure
| that he feels that in the coming cam
paign the republicans of the state,
and especially his conntrymen, must
pass judgment upon him and the gov
ernor. He cannot but feel that the
Norwegians of his district and of the
state will resent the treachery of Gov
ernor La Toilette to one of their
countrymen. Yours truly,
HENRY L. DAZZLE.
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than the average Of individuals, who,
as to the great mass Of personal prop
erty, assess themselves"
Question-W this matter arranged
when La Toilette visited Chicago?
Bills introduced in Assembly:
Stevens Primary Election Bill, 90 A.
Frost Mortgage Bill, 284 A.
Railroad Tax Bills, 164 and 165 A.
A public hearing was held ON bills ef-
fecting an increase in railroad taxes.
The railroad lobbyists used the tables
and words in the governors mes
sage to defeat the passage OF the bills.
when La Toilette visited Chicago?
April 23d-Bill 1876 A increasing taxes
of railroads defeated in the Assembly,
many ardent La Toilette supporters
voting against it.
April 25th-Hagemeister Bill, substi-
tute for the Stevens Primary Election
Bill, passes the Assembly; all the gov
ernOr's supporters against it.
May 2nd-Bill 1854 A, changing method of
Assembly, many ardent La Toilette
DuppOl bolS SOG1llS dS dll1oG IL,
May 2nd-GOv. La Toilette vetOes Dog
Tax Bill and in his veto message dis
cusses the question Of increasing rail-
road taxes.
NOte.-This is the first time since La
Toilette was nominated that he pub
licly advocated an increase in railroad
taxes. This is nine days after 1855 A,
the bill increasing railroad taxes, was
killed in the Assembly by the aid of
La Toilette supporters.
QuestiOn-Wa this arranged when La
Toilette made his visit to Chicago?
May frost Mortgage Bill, 284 A,
passed legislature.
May 10-La Toilette returns Hagemeis-
ter Bill to Senate with his insulting
message attached.
May Ex-Governor returns Frost Mort
gage Bill, 284 A. to Assembly with his
veto.
Note.-Frost, the author 284 A, voted
for the Hagemeister Bill against the
wishes of La Toilette.
AS the governor advocated the passage
of a similar bill was not his veto an
act Of vindictiveneSS to punish Frost
June, 1901, to July, 1902.
Milwaukee Free Press established; devO-
ted to the denomination Of La FOllOtte
as governor; to the defeat of John c..
SpOOner; to the election Of Isaac Ste
venson as United States Senator; to
the passage of the Stevens Primary
Election Bill.
The policy of the Free Press followed by
the La Crosse Chronicle and Marinette
Star. All three of these papers aided
by persons interested in the upbuilding
of the La Toilette Machine, and all
reported to have the financial support
of Stevenson, the millionaire candi-
date for United States Senator.
The Wisconsin Republican League or.
ganized, stands for the reelection OF
John C. SpOOner. The enactment OF
laws to secure equal taxation of all
classes Of property; the defeat of any
measure so radical as the Stevens Bill
Nils P. Haugun, La FOllett'es appOintee
makes a bitter attack on John c.
Spooner at West Superior.
La Toilette opens campaign at Oconomo-
woe; favOrs Stevens Bill and demands
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the election of a legislature with like
yleWs. Advocates an increase in rail-
road taxes but does not explain why
he failed to help pass Bill 165 A when
it was before the legislature.
The Payne-Kress-La Toilette letters Civ
en- to the public; La Toilette loses
thousands OF supporters by his double
dealing.
Congressman HI. B. Dahle and his friends
ast0unded to learn of the treachery of
La Toilette; Scandinavians and Nor
Weglans desert the La Toilette ranks
in large numbers.
Congressional conventions held: each
district overrun with La Toilette game
wardens, oil inspectors, factory in
spectors, employees from offices of la
Dor bureau, bank examiner, adjutant-
general, Superintendent of public
property. This vast army aided by the
state veterinarian, a majority of the
State Board of Control, all receiving
money from the public treasury work
ed early and late for La Toilette. In
most cases they were defeated and the
Republicans won out.
The State Central Committee becomes a
part OF the La Toilette machine and
does the governors bidding In SER
vile way and violates long-estat lish-
ed rule in changing the place Of the
convention.
John M. Whitehead endorsed as a candi-
date by large vote in the First Con-
gressiOnal District.
st. Croix County under the leadership of
j. Frear, one Of La FOttette's appOin-
tees, refused to endorse Senator Spoon
er.
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Letter from Henry L. Daflle.
Mt. HoREB, Wis, June 6, 49,

Mt. HOREB, Wis, June 6, 1902.
DEAR SIR:
| have received so many letters
and inquiries from the Norwegian
citizens of Dane county and elsewhere
as to whether it is fact that Cover
nor La Toilette had betrayed my broth
er, Congressman Herman B. Dahle, /
find myself compelled to answer these
inquiries by means of this circular
letter.
1t is not necessary for me to say that
my brother has always given Mr.. La
Toilette loyal support in ali his under
takings since both attended the state
university. 1t was at the personal
solicitation of Governor La Toilette
that my brother became candidate
for congress in this district. This
solicitation of the governor became so
strong that Herman overrode the wish
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
RObf. n. La Toilette.
MADISON.
Born June IA, 1864 Years Old June
IA, 1902.
Has been Candidate for office 10 times since
1880. Now Governor of Wisconsin. Read
His Peculiar Record on the Question
of Increasing Railroad Taxes.

r. M. La Toilette, MadisOn-GaiDed no
tOriety by attacking Senator Sawyer;
advocating the passage OF Primary
Election Law; denOuncing pOlltlcal
corporation machines; demanding
equal taxation of property; attacking
Gov ScO6eld and bolting the Republl-
/. can state ticket.
Henry C. Payne, Acknowledgements
head of political corporation machine;
member of National Committee; often
denounced by La Toilette and his
friends as being paid lobbyist for
railroads and other corporate interests.
1900.
r. M. La Toilette, candidate for office
eight times in eighteen years, seeks
nomination for governor.
Henry C. Payne, candidate for re-elec-
tiOn as member of National Commit
tee and political honors in general.
May, June, July.
Deal entered into between La Toilette
and Payne, whereby one was to be
nominated governor and the other
elected member Of National Commit
tee. (See Kress-Payne-La Toilette let
terS.)
La Toilette visits Chicago and meets
officials of the large railroad corpora
tiOns.
Was there deal made between La Fol
Iette and the railroad corporations at
that time? Watch results.
Henry c, Payne, political corporation
machine leader, elected member OF
National Committee without Opposi-
tion of La Toilette or his friends.
R. M. La Toilette through the active
support of railroad corporations nom
mated governor.
August, September, October, November.
La Toilette a guest of Isaac Stevenson,
millionaire; viOlatOr of Corrupt Prac-
tices Act; once a cog in the Payne PO-
sitical Machine, now candidate for
United States Senator to succeed Spoon
er.
La Toilette and Stevenson spend several
days on Lake Michigan in the million
aires steam yacht.
La Toilette makes tour of the state in a
special train; $50 per day; about one
fourth of regular rate; anti-pass law
violated.
La Toilette, actively supported by cOrpO-
ration interests, is elected governor by
a large majority.
January to June.
La Toilette, governOr-Sends message tC
legislature; recommends passage Prl-
mary Election Law and law taxing
mortgages; does not recommend an in
! crease in railroad taxes; does not use
tables and statistics Of State Tax
Commission; does use tables Of his
own and says, "It is but just to note
in this connection that, as appears
from the above table (his OWN, the
railroad cnmnanieS have been faireI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21
Farm For Sale.

Two Hundred and Forty acres of good
first class upright land. Good buildings,
in the town of Hampden, Columbia
County, State of Wisconsin. Address by
letter or apply personally to,
SCHULTZ Bros,
Columbus, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21

We do money Ioanlng, insurance and
real estate business. Prompt attention
given to probating estates, collecting
accounts. SKINNER & THAUER,
Lawyers and NOtaries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank build
ing.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

company-which appears TO have been
the first corporation TO traffic in the
wly-discovered fuel-is a singular
eXempliticatiou of the wonderful
growth and the small beginning of
what is now the basis of the chief in
dustries of our country. 1t was orig
mated in 1873, on very small scale,
and began its career by purchasing
tract of land fvom one Jacob Weiss,
on Summit hin, nine miles beyond
hauch Chunk, where the company
made a large opening. The difficulty and
expense of transportation, however,
disheartened the stockholders, and
the property was permitted to lie idle
for some years What are now known
as the first and second coal regions
were then undiscove ed. Coal had
only been found on the Summit hill
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
THE GOOD DIRT ROAD.
1t Cannot Exist Where Surface am
Subsurface Drainage Are Not
Complete.

The first and most imp Sr.ant es-
sential for a good dirt road is thor
ough drainage. Drainage to be thor
ough must not only take off the sur
face water but also the sub-surface
moisture.
To have dry and solid surface on
dirt road there must be beneath
the surface a subsoil that is not sat
urated with water. No matter how
well the roadbed be graded up, un-
less ample provision is made for
thoroughly and speedily draining out
the subsurface moisture the road
will become muddy" after every
heavy rain-if the rains continue
such roads become impossible.
While open bitches at the sides of
the road will carry off the surface
water, they will not drain the road
bed speedily enough to prevent mud
and preclude sponginess, the condi-
ton so wearying to draft animals
and detrimental to heavy hauling.
TO afford quick and effective drain
age line of six-inch tile should be
laid in the center of the road below
the reach of frost
In the level land where the soil is
loose and porous such a tile so laid
in n graded roadbed would drain a
track 20 feet wide. AS open side
bitches, constructed so as to give
continuous and unobstructed flow Of
water, will not only carry off the sur
face water but also aid in draining
off subsurface moisture, the addition
of the six-inch tile as here suggested
will speedily and thoroughly drain
the roadbed.
The distance which such a tile
drain can be run without outlet will
depend upon the lay and character
of the land, varying from 80 to GO
rods. In very fiat land, where not
convenient to obtain frequent out
let's, two six-inch tiles may be laid
side and side of each other, which
will permit longer distance be-
tween outlets; but the outlets should
be sufficiently numerous to rapidly
drain out all subsurface water.
A roadbed cannot be thoroughly
drained when the side bitches are so
small that the water stands in pools
or sink holes and only escapes by
absorption or evaporation.
Where surface and subsurface
drainage are complete, good dirt
roads may be had. Where they are
not good it is impossible to have
good dirt roads.-Farmers' Voice.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

It Puys to have good bottom in the
wagou-boX and il also pays to have
hired man who will not throw a chunk
Of rock salt or coal as large as a cook
stove from "a curiuto the wagon. break
Ing "a hole in the bottom large enough
To throw cat through. man who
will do this ought Go he made 10 fur
ni-h enough coal for one stove an win
ter. ! an of the opinion that some
Kind # prugs ou the holsters II the
wagon would save tho bottoms Of the
boxes and know that IL e. necessary
Go have good plate oa the side where
the front wheel cramps iu turning
NegIeetiuR thi. means q new box some
times Midland Farmer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
Growing Onions Under Glass.

The Farm and Fireside says that
there is chance for profitable work
in some sections growing the Prize
taker or other Spanish onions under
glass, and selling the young plants
by the hundred or by the thousand
to those who want them to set out
in the spring, and yet do not want
to bother with hotbed or have no
greenhouses. This method of start
ing onion plants under glass and
transplanting them seems to grow
more popular each year, as il gets
well-ripened onions into market
much earlier than when they are
grown from the seed, and the Span
ish onions seem TO be best adapted
to that plan where they can hardly
be grown out Of doors.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

brought nine wagon loads to PhiladeI-
phia where again it met with a host of
opposition.
"On two wagon loads Mr. Shoemak-
er got the carriage paid; the others he
gave away to persons who would at
tempt to use them. The result was
against the coal; those who tried them
pronounced them stone and not coal,
good for nothing, and Shoemaker an
impOstor.
AT length, after a multitude of dis
appointments, and when Shoemaker
was about to abandon the coal and re-
turn home, Mcssrs. Mellon and Bishop.
of Delaware county, made AN expert
mcut with some of the coal iu their
rolling mill, and found IL to succeed
beyond expectation, aud 10 be- "a hiph-
ly valuable and useful fuel. III. re-
suit of their experiments was pub-
lishcd at the time ia all the philadcl-
phia papers. Some experiments with
the coal were made iu the Aorkeuf ib,
falls of Schuy Hill, but without sue
cess. Mr. Neruwue, the manager of
III. phuruiN works, al French Creek.
also made trial of the rouI and
found SO cminently useful From thut
time forward Jhe uHn uf thr ruuI
spread rapidly, uuI 10 Hrramu most
important Vud valuable branch OF
uudr."
1be history Of the LeLigh Coal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
NOBODY WANTED 1T.
A Hundred Years Ago Anthracite
Coal Went Begging.
Man who First Brought 1t to Phil
Rdelphin Was Denounced as an
ImpOstor by the Nisest
Quakers.
Especial Washington letter.

HERE mas beeh great dtdl sdlu
and written about anthracite
coal, during the past year, but
nobody has told anything interesting
about where it comes from.
There lives in Philadelphia vet
eran newspaper correspondent, well
known to the writer. who is now about
55 years young; and he has been all
over the region lately, with his nose
for news and his accurate descriptive
methods. lie writes: Similar to the
electric telegraph, the type-setting
machine, the graphophone, telephone
and all other undiscovered facts
or laws of nature, coal had a hard time
winning its way with the people"
There is a local author named Wat
son, full name not given, from whose
writing, of 1857, is quoted the follow
ing: The Mount Carbon coal was
known to exist i'll the neighborhood
more than so years ago (about 1900,
and some search was made. But the
coal found being so very different
from any which was previously
Lnown, it was not thought to be of any
value, and the search was abandoned.
This means that more than 100 years
ago people were digging beneath the
soil for their fuel, but were not salts
fled with the product found. The
mountains were covered with bound
less forests, and so the average labor
er or business man, pointing to the
trees, inquired: why dig?"
1T is supposed to be 1O7 years."
says Watson, 'since a blacksmith of
the name of Milestone found coal
and used it in his sr1ithshop. AT a very
early period a Judge Cooper declared
his belief of the existence of coal in
the district, and Messrs. Potts eX-
plored various places along the old
Sunbury road, but success did not at
tend their operations. A Mr.. William
Morris afterwards became the pro-
prietor of most of the coal lands at
the head of the canal; he found coal
and took some quantity to Philadel-
phia about the year $500, but all his
efforts to bring it into use failed and
he abandoned the project and sold his
lands to their late proprietor, Mr..
Potts.
"It does not appear that much no.
tice was taken of the coal from the
time of MILESTONE, and the search
made by Messrs. Potts, until about
1929, when a person of the name of
Peter Bastrus, blue dyer, in build
ing the valley forge, found coal in the
tailrace. About the same time a Mr.
David Berlin, blacksmith in that
neighbOrhood, permanently com
menced and introduced the use of
stone in the smiths forge, and con-
tinued to use and instruct others in
its use many years afterwards. But
old habits again became victorious,
and appear to have held undisputed
sway until Mr.. George Shoemaker, an
innkeeper at Pottsville, and Nicholas
Allen discovered cosl on a piece of
land they had purchased, now called
Centreyille. Allen soon became dis
heartened and gave up the concern to
Shoemaker, who, receiving encourage
ment from some gentleman in Phila-
delphia, got out quantity of coal and
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
DESIRABLE FoRM on RooT ~.

is too dry and warm. The pit was
2x4x8 foot The roots were thrown in
mixed just as happened, spaces be-
tween the roots being filed with the
sandy subsoil. The sand filling does
much to preserve firmness and quality.
The heap was covered with three
inches of straw, then layer of boards,
then more straw, and finally with six
to eight inches of soil.-G. b. Fiske, in
Farm and Home.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

During a marriage ceremony at Northeast
Harbor, week ago, the long veil Of the
bride in some unaccountable way became
loosened, and fell A superstitious bride
would have been horror-stricken at such
an occurrence-perhaps would have tainted
perhaps postponed the event Not so this
bride. She just stopped the proceedings
long enough to readjust the refractory
adornment, glanced smiingly at the groom.
and then, with a let-the- procession
look toward the minister, resumed her po-
sition at the altar The reverend gentleman
proceeded, and it was noticed that he gave
an extra tug at the nuptial knot.-Kennebgc
journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Merchant-"Yes, I've lost my entire for.
tune Our most trusted employe robbed
US of enough to force my company into
bankruptcy" Friend-"But you surely
saved something from the wreck" Mer-
chant-"No. We found the receiver as bad
as the thief. Philadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

A One-Sided Contract. Bills-"Yes; my
wife and | have agreed that whenever !
make mistake ! am to acknowledge the
fault at once" Jinks-"But when she is
in error, you will call her attention to the
fact" Bilks-"Well, hardly. That would
simply be another one for me to acknow.
ledge" e."-Detroit Free Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
EXCELLENT ROOT PIT.
Its Designer Considers IT IndIspen-
sable for the SuccessfuI Win
tering of Root Crops.

Last winter my beets, turnips and
carrots were for the first time pre-
served in pit; results were wholly sat
isfactory. The root did not shrink and
grow witty as they will in a cellar that
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Putting It Delicately.-"There are just as
good fish in the sea as ever were caught" ,"
asserted the maiden lady of uncertain age.
But you never cared much for fish, did
you" returned the pert young thing, with
delicate signitcance-Chicago Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
Southwest Colonist Excursfona.

Low one-way and round trip rates to Kan
sas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma and Texas,
on the lst and Sd Tuesdays of each month.
Write for particulars and literature. James
Barker, Genl Pass. Agent, NJ. X. & L. Ry.,
SOL Wainwright Bldg, st. Louis.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Many Of us might be happy if we did not
suffer from disorders of the liver. Then we
Drops, which cure the disorders and bring
the whole system to healthy condition.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Oar is two kin's o friends" said Uncle
Eben; dem dat wants to do you favors
and EN- dat expects you to do favors foh
dem. / kin tell you in one guess which kim
you has de mos OF. of.'-Washingto Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Ode man dat's allus tryin' to git sumpin'
foh muffin" said Uncle Eben, lis purity
li'ble to wind up by bein' one o de people
dat gitS muffin foh sumpin'."-Washington
Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

German Instructor Ito usually late stu
dent)-"I see you are early of late; you
used to be behind before, and now you are
first at last Harvard Lampoon.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an inalli-
bic medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, y. j., Feb. II, 1900
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25

Mrs. Odbrd (sweetly)-Mr Choosey,
will you pass the butter?
Mr.. Choosey (emphatically- on bet your
life-if it's no better than usual.-Judge.