The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15

a yield of 100000 bushels, they were
exceedingly unfavorable for sweet
corn in New York and Maine, two
states which under the best conditions
could supply over 100000 cases.
Wisconsin cuts bigger figure, in
canned corn than in tomatoes-132,-
900 cases (of two dozen tins EACH
against less than half that of tomatoes.
Illinois is the leader with nearly one
fourth the entire pack.
Dairymen Meet at PIatteville.
The Dairymen's association will
meet at Platteville Feb. 1912 Mr..
Emery, the dairy and food commits
sioner, is president of the association
and G. w. Burchard, an associate of
Ex-Gov. Hoard, is secretary. The as
ISOLATION was started in 1872 by seven
men, among them Ex-Gov. Hoard. Fl.
e. Dousman and the, Favills. During
this interval the value of the annual
dairy products Of Wisconsin has in
creased from 81 100000 to- $40, 0O0,O 600.
The sum of 5000 will be hung up"
for the best butter and cheese. and
the list of speeches includes many of
the authorities of the state.
Scale of points for judging butter:
Flavor, 10; grain, %; color, 10: salt
ing, 10; packing, 5. Total 100.
Scale of points for judging cheese:
Flavor, 10; texture and stock 80; color,
IS; finish, 10. Total, 100. Cheese
scoring highest will become property
of association.
The sessions will be held in Platte
ville's $4,000 city hall. There are
fourteen creameries and three cheese
factories within ten miles Of the city.
The city claims a population at the
present time of nearly 5000 permanent
residents.
How Many Years in Congress?
Mr.. Blaine served twenty years in
congress, and Mr. Benton served thirty
years, but we have no such records in
Wisconsin annals. Lucian b. Caswell
and Charles A. Eldridge, the latter a
Democrat, are the only two cases in
the history of the state of members Of
congress being elected for seventh
time Mr.. Babcock and Mr.. Cooper
have each served six terms az years.
and are candidates for continuance.
John +. Potter was jn congress three
terms. Philetus Sawyer was in the
house of representatives five terms.
Mr.. Guenther was. elected four times.
He sought and secured election in two
districts.
Gave His Life to Tmposture.
The prison record of Charles F.
Moore, forger, check raiser and conf
dence man, was closed recently by his
death He was known in Wisconsin
through his securing $500 from the
GAINESVILLE School of Telegraphy.
Moore was one of the three most dan
gerous forgers in the criminal annals
of this country. For years he was
pursued by Pinkertons in the employ
of the American Bankers association.
Moore was born in 1862 in a rural
home not far from New York city.
His parents were comfortably estab-
lished in life and his work in penman-
ship was exhibited when he was but
New York city to seek his fortune.
This was in 1888. There he fell in
with evil companions, and on DecOra
ton Day of that year, when the
Brooklyn bridge was opened and great
crowds We're drawn to the city by the
event. he yielded to the temptation to
increase his wealth by petty thievery
in the hotels and other public places.
While in the penitentiary Moore be-
came acquainted with convict whose
name he has never revealed, who in
the prison walls and under the very
eyes of the officials, taught him every
trick of forgery and the use of forger's
tools. Resuming his character of q
high-salaried travelling man at Cleve-
, land. he became acquainted with an
attractive young lady, and after a
brief courtship married her. She be-
lieved for years he was travelling
man, and he kept her well supplied
with money.
In 1892 and following a large num-
Der of banks building and loan asso-
Citations and other financial institutions
in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana were victimiZed by we'll
dressed. we'll hammered man with a
soft and persuasive voice He became
the terror of banks in interior cities
and was known as 'the man with the
silver tongue" He confined himself
to forged drafts and raised checks,
and it is calculated that he realized
an average of $500 a day for months
at time. One of his valices con-
tanned n complete forgery and raising
outfit, comprising a check perforator,
self-inking pads, erasing liquids. rub
Der dating stamp, a magnifying glass,
colored crayons. black and red inks,
acids, erasers, etc., and a large pack
age Of drafts and checks forged or al
tered all ready to be passed.
This man in his career of crime has
. wrecked financial institutions, driven
men to suicide and broken a loving
woman's heart. Whether his parents
are living Or not he has always refused