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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01

Increased work in the state tax COM
mission. and necessitated by the new
system of bookkeeping, and increase in
the corporation business in the secre
tary of states Office are cited to ex-
plain the enlarged outlay.
The Judgeship Campaign.
On Tuesday, April ). occurs the
judgeship election. 1t has been an
amusing campaign, in that both fac
tons have endeavored to label the op-
ponent as corporations own" Both
are good men-in fact lawyers whom
their contemporaries are pretty well
agreed upon are usually competent
men for the bench. Of course, we
Dane county people, as rule. incline
to Luse for we know him. He is a
big, generous, brainy man, who Will
honor to the bench if elected. Mr.
Kerwin was born III Menasha. May
4, 1850 He was reared on q farm
He graduated in the year 1875 from
the law school of the University Of
Wisconsin. He has practiced in
Neenah ever since. He is one of Gov
ernOr LaFollette's university regents.
Professors in the law school agree
that, as rule, the young men who
graduate from the university make the
best lawyers; but Mr.. Kerwin is an
instance of one who went direct from
the high school to the law school.
Ward Option in Growing Favor.
The plan of allowing voters by
wards to decide whether or not they
want saloons near their homes is il
growing favor at this time the state
of Ohio is convulsed over the issue.
Minneapolis has the nearest approach
to local ward option of any of the
large cities of this country. By 4
charter law of the city they have 4
patrol limit which comprises about
one-twelfth of the area of the city.
In this territory saloons may exist: =
the other elev"~ ~ y 4. : moi
slowed 70 e...s. s, reqNIes about
s.ght times as many policemen, how
ever. to look after the small area of
saloon territory as is necessary for the
other eleven-twelfths of the city.
Minneapolis, with a popula ton now OF
about 100000, has mot quite half as
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
The Price of Experience.

What did you buy with that money
your uncle left your
Il bought experience" was the rue
full reply.
sSpend it all for that?''
my dear sir, l never was much on
bargain day affairs, and the ordinary
price of experience IS all that you've
got. "UChicago Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
His Effort.

Strutter-What did you think of my
impersonation Of Hamlet? Foyer-As
genuine a piece of realism as ever
saw. Strutter-You fatter me- You
surely cannot be in earnest? Foyer
Never more earnest in all my life. The
fact that you were trying to act shone
forth in. your every. word and every
movement-Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
Her Modest Wish.

Sometimes" said the poet. Il al
most get to thinking l would rather
have been born rich than genius"
''Oh, dear" his wife replied. Il don't
go to such extravagant extremes. II
you'd only been born with longing
to go out and get job somewhere I'd
be satisfied. Chicago Record Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
A Secret.

Mr.. Thompson-Jones told me a secret
today. Mrs. Thompson (anxiously) -
What was it? Mr.. Thompson-The one
I told you last week. Mrs Thompson
Oh, dear me; that Mrs. Jones is such
tattler! I'll never tell her anything
again-Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
The Same Girl.

Young Husband-W used to
kiss you, you slapped me. Young
Wife-Well, you won't get slapped now
unless you forget to kiss me.-Illus-
trate0 RitS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01

Now is the time to take a spring
tonic to purify the blood, cleanse the
liver and kidneys of all impurities Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will do the
business. IS cents. Tea or tablets. H.
J. Stangl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
This Is 81 Fancy sketch

Mrs. Wiggles-Can you let me have
81 to do little shopping with?
Mr. Wiggles- Certainly. my dear, but
[ am afraid that So will not be enough.
Here is twenty dollar bill"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
HOT POLITICAL FIGHT
The Factions Mostly Using Litera.
ture and Runners" in
the Battle.
JUDGEsHIP CONTEST Is WARM
Each Trying to Put the Other OH a
Corporation Basis-Restricting
Saloons to an Area.

Madison, Wis, March 2S.-IAe
spring elections occur April Is, as Il
rule, and, Of course, fractional politics
finds expression in these contests. The
Republican caucuSes cannot be far
away, yet no one is in a position to
state definitely whether LaFOllette or
the opposition will win out The
sides are fairly well divided ON the
judgeship; the state administration is
undertaking to elect Mr.. KerWin
There is no talk to any extent, as to
whom the Democrats will nominate for
governor. The fact is. it does not
idential year and the national ticket
will pull the state ticket through. AS
to the delegates TO the national con-
ventiOn, the winning faction may
name them all; a compromise would
be regarded as an absurdity, unless
Roosevelt should indicate some pref
erences by way of selections from the
two hostile camps. Judge Baensch is
making calls in counties in the south
ern part of the state. He is a per
sl1aSive man, antagOniZes no one. He
has quiet humor which recalls that
he was in demand as judge at the
mock trials i'll college days. The eff
fort to induce the railroad companies
to tell who enjoy free passes is being
blocked. President Earling, of the St
Paul road, takes the ground that the
railroad commissioner has no author
ity to ask the question One would
be surprised how many people enjoy
free passes. 1t makes friends for the
companies, of course; and ten or
twelve friends, influential men and
families, in "a small community, can de-
termine the local sentiment AS for
political sentiment, at this time re
suits of the caucuses can only make
clear. The stalwart headquarters has
worked more quietly than the
eleventh story" contingent two years
ago. The honest rural voter has not
been outraged by blatant display Of
money and power. The Madison head
quarters is certainly manned by gentle
men, and their efforts to reach voters
have been almost wholly by literature
and appeals to reason
The States Postage Bill.
It is expensive business operating
state. The postage bill is alone
$1,000 a month for the capitol build
ing departments. The following is a
comparative statement for a series OF
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01

Now is the time to clean house
clean your system first, drive out the
microbes of winter with Hollister' Rocky
Mountain Tea. 1t will keep you we'll all
summer. IS cents. Tea or tablets. FL.
j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
First publication March 18, 1904. !
Notice to Creditors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN.
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House. in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said County on the first Tuesday
of October A. D., 1904. being October 4th 1904 at
o'clock, a. M, the following matters will be
heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against Thomas III. Whittet, late
OF the city of Edgerton in said county de-
ceased.
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the Court House, in the city
of GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the
18th day of September, A. D.. 1904 or be barred.
Dated March Is, 1904
By the Court
j. P. TOWNE. j. W. SALE. County Judge.
Attorney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01

Original and Sudden
Camera Fiend-Shall | take you, Miss
Passee?
Miss Passee-Oh, you original man!
How sudden.-Houston TEX Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
Matter of Finance.

''Time is money, they say" remarked
the chronic loafer as he bit off a fresh
chew of tobacco.
"Well, maybe it u.s." rejoined the vii
lage grocer, 'but if it's all the same to
you I wish you would spend a little
more money here and a little less
time" -Cincinnat Enquirer
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
Robbed The Grave

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver Of Philadelphia, as follows:
II was in an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up. Then I was advised to use Electric
Bitters; to my great JOY, the first bottle
made decided improvement. [ contin.
ued their use for three weeks, and am
now we'll man. I know they robbed
the grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only 80 cents
guaranteed, at Wilson Bros. drug store
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01

The bill for the last three mon tbs
December January and FebrI airy
was $3.663.11. a trife under th It for
the preceding three months. two of
them in legislative year Compare
tive figures follow:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-01
Exit the Sawmills.

Captain George Winans, a former
Chippewa lumberman. now resident
of Waukesha and engaged in the raft
ing of logs on the Mississippi, is of
the opinion that the days of rafting
logs on the Mississippi are about at an
end, and another two years will not
see single sawmill in operation on
the lower Mississippi Less than fif-
teen years ago over 10000 men and
100 steamboats, were engaged in this
traffic. Mr. Winans' boats will handle
some of the passenger traffic between
ST. Paul and st. Louis this summer.
ORLANDO BURNETT.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
ROYAl. FAMILY
FILLED WITH JOY
AN HEIR TO THE RUSSIAN
THRONE rs BORN.
CHILD TO BE NAMED ALEXIS
Important Event Occurs at Alexandra
Villa, and Is Attended with
All Traditional Cere-
monials.

St. Petersburg, Aug. ia son and
heir to the Russian throne has been born.
The empress and the child are doing
we'll. The birth occurred at 1890 p. m.
The child will be christened Alexis.
The birth so greatly wished for, that Of
an heir to the Russian crown, occurred,
not In the great palace at Peterhoff,
but in the Alexandra villa, one of a group
of four small palaces in secluded corner
Of the magnificent Peterhof park. In
one Of these buildings the empress had
been living for weeks. The other three
are occupied by members of the imperial
family gathered there in expectation Of
Fridays event.
Birth Attended with Ceremony.
The birth of the heir to the throne
was attended with all the ceremonial
ordained by imperial tradition. In ac-
cordance with the Russian law there
we're present. besides the emperor,
Baron Fredericks, the master of the cere-
monies, and Prince Dolgorouky, the
grand marshal of the court DR.. Rott,
the emperor's family physician, was the
accoucheur, and DR.. Hiruch was the sur
geon in attendance. DR.. Rott personally
announced the birth of the heir to the
awaiting imperial family. A formal an
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
BOUNDARY CHANGES.
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
SEA COAST DISAPPEARING.
Contention Between the Two Southern
States Brings Out Some sensa-
tional Facts Regarding TopoS-
raphy Of the Country.

The testimony taken for the United
States supreme court in the case Of
the Louisiana-Mississippi boundary
has proved as sensational as it was
expected to be in the matter Of the
marvellous changes that have taken
place in the topography OF the coun-
try in recent years
The question at issue ia the coast
line of Louisiana in 1872, because this
fixes the water boundary of the state
and determines whether the oyster
reefs on the coast, valued at 100000
600, belong to Louisiana or Mississippi.
The old maps declare In favor Of
Louisiana. The contention of Missis-
stppi is that these maps are incor-
rect, and that the country in dispute
has always been the mixture Of marsh,
mud and water it is to-day. AS the
country was uninhabited and deemed
valueless, the photographers did not
think it worth while to make a survey
OF the marsh and give petty details
in which no one was interested.
Therefore they made the entire section
In dispute dry land in their maps.
Muchl testimony was heard from
fishermen, yachtsmen, and others who
had visited the country at different
times in rs years. They told Of mar
Vicious changes. some In single night.
OF islands that had appeared and
disappeared, and land that was q point
one day and bayou the following day.
One witness. leading merchant, Of
New Orleans, who cruised through this
section in 1897. visited 1t again this
year. Although there had been no
storm during this period. he had found
the face Of the country 80 changed
as to be scarcely recognizable. Round
island, which he visited on his frat
trip, had disappeared, although still
shown on all maps. There is light
house still shown, but this has moi
been in existence for years, the island
washing away piece by piece.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
Japanese Losses.
BAT AND BALL.
Runs, Hits and Errors Made by Pre-
tessional Teams In Fri
days Contests.

National league games on Friday: At
New York 1.-TWO games) New York, 3,
4, 1; Cincinnati. l, s. 2; Cincinnati,
8, ~, z; New York, 2, 3. !. At Phils-
delphia-C Chicago, 2, s, 3: Philadelphia.
!, 4, 2. At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, 2, 6,
o; st. Louis, 0. 8. 2.
American league: At Chicago-New
York. 2, s. o: Chicago, /, 4, i. At De-
troit-Detroit, 8, s. A; Washington. 3.
s. /. At Observation-Disclosures, 5.
:, i; Cleveland, 0, 8. 8. At st. Louis
Boston. 2, 8. 0; st. Louis, 0, 8. o.
American association: At Indianap.
oils (two games)-Indianapolis, 6, 10,
s; Kansas City, 4, IA, 8; indianapolis,
2, 10, 6; Kansas City, /, 6. 2 III In
nings). At Columbus 1.-TWO games)-
Milwaukee, 1, 2. o; Columbus, o. 8, 2;
Milwaukee. 3, s. /; Columbus, 2, s. 2
(ten innings). At Louisville-Louis.
vile, II. IL. 8; Minneapolis, 10, Is, 2.
AT Toledo 1.-TWO games)-St. Paul, 4, z.
s; Toledo, 0. 8, /: St Paul, 2, 8, B.:
Toledo, 0. 8. o.
Western league: At Sioux City
omaAa, 2, z, 1; Sioux City, 0, s, /. At
st. Joseph-St. Joseph, /, 2. /; Dea
Moines, 0, 2, /. At Denver-C Colorado
Springs, 8, 8, o; Denver, /, z. o.
Three l league: At Dubuque
Bloomington, 6, z. o: Dubuque, s. II.
13. At Cedar Rapids-Ceda Rapids,
4, 8, 2; Decatur, 8, 6, s. At Rockford
Rockford, 2, 9, i; Rock Island. /, 8,
4. At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4, 10, j.;
Springfield, i. 4. ..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
DEcoRATEs HIS OWN GRAVE
Will Philips Disappears from Kokomo,
Ind, and Returns to Find Him
self Buried with Tears.

A Kokomo, Ind, man has had the
unusual experience Of decorating hia
own grave. Twenty years ago Will
Philips. part owner of the Kokomd
Tribune. disappeared, and was never
heard from. Four years ago man
named Philips was killed by the cars
in the west and the body brought here
and buried. The corpse was badly
mangled, rendering Identification DIM
cut, but relatives came hundreds Of
miles to attend the funeral, among
them A. F. Philips, editor of a Salt
Lake paper, and Mary Philips, a gov
eminent clerk at Washington, D. c.,
brother and sister Of the Kokomo Phil
fps. who. they supposed, was being
buried.
The temperance Of the supposed
dead man with good and suficient
slibi is as pleasing as 1t astounding to
his family and friends. Who the
strange man is reposing peacefully in
the Kokomo mans grave and receiving
fearful attention all these years is q
mystery. There never has been a
claimant for the body.
Mr.. Philips was in California at the
time the funeral service was being con-
Quoted for him here and knew nothing
of the proceedings, nor did he know
until his return home that he was sup
posed to be dead.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
Cool Weather In Iowa.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 9.-Iowa
was within six degrees of a cropdisas-
the last night when the mercury fell
to 80 degrees beneath clear skies.
From one end of the state to the
other the thousands of people who
were awakened from their slnmbers
by the frigid atmosphere trembled for
the welfare Of the corn crop. Frost in
August would be a disastrous marvel
but the,low descent of the temperature
last night was enough to startle the
most hopeful.
The coolest point In the state was
at Maquoketa where the temperature
cooled to the SO degree point. The
warmest place in the state was Des
Moines where the temerature was so.
Minimum temperature in the various
cities of the state for "a hours ending
this morning are shown by the gov
eminent report as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
MAY DESERT THE STRIKERS
Union Packing House Teamsters Dis
satisfied with Conduct Of Fight
Trouble in New York.

Chicago, Aug. ia break in the
strike ranks is threatened. There is dis
satisfaction among the packing house
teamsters over the manner in which the
strike is being conducted. A report is
being circulated that the teamsters are
discouraged and are ready to go back to
work. Through a prominent member Of
the teamsters' organization 1t was
learned that the men consider they have
the worst end Of the deal and have accom-
plished nothing.
New York, Aug. 13.-Demonstrations
against the nonunion men who are TAX
ting the places In the packing plants Of
Schwarschild & sulzberger and the Unit
cd Dressed Beef company were renewed
Friday by the striking beef butchers and
their sympathizers. A meat truck driven
by nonunion man and guarded by two
policemen was attacked by mob at the
corner of Fifty-second street and Sec
ond avenue. A Aone hurled by one Of
the strikers crashed through the helmet
Of the policeman on the drivers seat
and cut an ugly cash in his head. With
drawn revolvers the officers dispersed
the crowd and the team proceeded with
the wounded policeman, who, with the
blood streaming down the side Of his
face, held his place at the drivers side.
No shots were fred.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
UNDERGROUND LAKE FOUND.
In Drilling Well at Santa Fe, N. M,
Great Body Of Running
Water Is Struck.

The artesian well now being sunk
on the grounds Of the government
Indian school at Santa Fe, N. M, has
encountered great underground
stream at depth of ITO feet The
drill is now at the 20O-foot mark and
is still in the water, showing, accord
ing to the drillers, that there is q
great body of running water under the
surface at that point. The bottom Of
the lake has not yet been reached. Il
is a matter of speculation how far it
will extend. The water, while not an
artesian flow. rises several feet in the
pipe.
Recently the drill brought I'D a live
frog Of purplish color and Of good size.
The animal died soon after being
brought to the surface. It's eyes were,
only partially developed. The drillers
are of the opinion that they have en-
countered an unlimited body Of water,
which will supply the school and sur.
rounding country With water Tor Ill
burpsIeD,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
IMMIGRATION FALLS OFF.
Past Fiscal Year Ended Shows Decline
from 1908 Record, Says Com
missioner Sargent.

immigration to the United States In
the fiscal year ended June 80 fell OF
slightly from the mountaineering total
Of 1903 Commissioner Sargent says
that about $4,000 immigrants arrived
here in the year ending June 80 last. -
against 857,046 in 1903.
ut looked for time," said Commits
sioner Sargent, "as though 1904 would
eclipse the great record of 1903, but
there was change in the tide of i'm.
migration few months ago that put
q different aspect on the situation. Our
official returns are complete for all
ports only up to June 1. We have also
reports from many Of the cities for
June also. but until they are all re-
ceived we can only estimate what the
grand total will be.
"For the IL months, however, the
immigration aggregated 1915. For
che corresponding II months Of 1908
the immigration amounted to 75S,22s,
falling of for the current year Of
about 10000. Despite the cut rate war
between steamships struggling for con-
troll Of the cheap traffic to the United
States, there was decline In the NUM-
Der OF aliens coming In June a. COM
pared with the arrivals in June year
ago. From the estimates 1t appears
that considerably less than 100000
foreigners were landed last month.
which will run the grand total for the
year up in the neighborhood Of 100000
or 735,000."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
BRYAN LOSES.
Decision Adverse to Claim for $50, 900
from Estate Of Late r. 8.
Bennett.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. ia de-
cision adverse to William j. Bryan in
his contest over the will Of the late p. 8.
Bennett, Of New York and this city, was
handed down late Friday afternoon by
the supreme court Of errors after an ALL
day session. The decision virtually de-
MES that Mr.. Bryan is entitled to the
$4,000 mentioned in the sealed letter
written by Mr.. Bennett and addressed
20 his widow to be read by her after his
death. BY this letter the widow was
asked to give $1,000 to Mr.. Bryan and
his family. The decision sustains the
opinion given by the superior court in
the case last spring. and also the decision
Of the probate court before which the
matter was first brought I'D.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-16
WILL Be SILENT
IN THE CAMPA|G
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL
MAKE NO SPEECHES.
ooRTELYoU so ANNOUNCES
Course Adopted by Mckinley in His
Second Campaign Is to Be Fol-
lowed-Cortelyou in Abso-
Lutte Control.

New York. Aug 13.-Chairman Cor
telyou said on Friday that President
Roosevelt would not make any political
speeches this year, setting at rest
many rumors to that effect which have
been In circulation. Beyond the
speech to the notification committee
and the letter Of acceptance, which is
yet to be published, the president will
not take any public part in the cam.
paign. This is in line with the course
pursued by President Mckinley in
1900. He made speech to the notiflca-
ton committee and wrote his letter Of
acceptance, but did not deliver any
speeches. He caused the announce
ment to be made that as president Of
the whole country he did not believe
It proper to receive delegations and
speak to them as he did in 1896. when
Canton was the Mecca Of republican
organizations from every part of the
country. President Roosevelt has
placed the political campaign in the
hands 81 Mr.. Cortelyou, and while
there may be consultations between
them, II 10 we'll understood that the
national chairman is in absolute con.
troll and that in all political matters
he takes the full responsibility.