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Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
A Long Train.

A wag standing near the depot
one day this week when a long
freight train was passing, after
watching for several minutes,
remarked that the engine was on
time, and taking out his watch
continued, "but the caboose is
ten minutes late. Walnut Ridge
Courier.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
To Improve The Breed.

Tuesday mornings local put
a hog out Of business just above
the depot. Tis said that the best
way to improve the breed and
enhance the value Of the razor
backs is to cross them with q
railroad train. Calico Rock Pro-
gress.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Lee Davis, editor of the Noun
tain Home Citizen, died last week
at the age Of forty years. Mr..
Davis had been engaged in the
newspaper business in North
Arkansas for many years and
had many friends. He leaves a
wife and three daughters.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Chapline, the first Of the al
legged 5oodIers to be convicted,
remarked after his conviction,
"Well, somebody had to be the
victim" and refused to discuss
the matter further. Chapline
may have been a victim of JUS
tice; he didn't say.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

The Imboden Gazette and the
Marked Tree Gazette are owned
by the same man-H. M. Phel ps,
The Imboden paper supports
Senator Berry while the Marked
Tree publication supports Gov.
Davis.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

New Orleans received its first
bale of new cotton last Friday
which sold at auction, for the
benefit of charity, at 20 cents a
pound. The custom of selling
the first bale received for the
benefit Of charity is an old one in
New Orleans.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Tom Cox and NJ. d. l.. Cook
will not be such important per-
sonages around the next session
of the Arkansas legislature.
They have lost their 'lIuence.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
A Shrewd Game.

Net long ago a stranger called
at Missouri hotel and told the
landlord he was penniless and
hungry. The landlord ordered
a good meal for the man. When
the diner arose from the table a
$40 bill dropped from his hand
kerchief. A waiter picked it up
and gave it to the landlord who
was mad and took Is cents out
of the bill to pay for the meal,
returning the S19,25 to the st"ang.
er. Later the landlord learned
the bill was counterfeit.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

"A New York judge has sem
tenced man to six months i'm
prisonment for flirting, and tells
the women to report al the
Washers to him and he will put a
stop to such monkeydoodlo basi-
ness.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
A Missouri paper tells Of a ne :

A Missouri paper tells Of a ne =
gro preacher who shouted:
Come up and join de army Of
the Lohd." Else done jined," !"
replied one Of the congregation.
"Whar'd you jine?" asked the
exhorter, "In de Baptist chuc'h,"
"Why, chile" said the exhorter,
"you amt in de army: yo'er in
de navy"
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
When Governor Davis wa

When Governor Davis was
campaigning against Senator
Senator James K. Jones, he said
something, in effect, like this /:
That Senator Berry is a grand
old man; that no suspicion sur
rounds any act Of his official ca
reer; that he hoped he would live
a thousand years and remain in
the United States senate. How
times have changed!
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
THECOURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
rict-First Monday in January
and July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
tober. No County Court in the
Northern District.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

At Conway last week a razor
back SOW somehow got an inkling
Of the Rooseveltian idea and
gave birth to Il young recruits
for the packing trust.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Ida T rbell, magazine writer
of muoh prominence, charges
that Iot q d. RockefelIer's father
was a .orse thief. And that's
chargin' s9me.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

One q Sam Jones' twisters is
that SO .3rohibitionist who takes
a drink nee in a while is like an
honest nan who steals a little
occasionally"
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

A man with no legs was caught
blind -tigering at Ozark last week.
The legless tiger is a new species
of the animal.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

The Pulaski grand jury began
its grind again last Monday and
it is claiased may spring some
more sensations.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
/ Directory.
RELIGIOUS

Preaching at the Methodist
church second and third Sundays
in each month by Rev. W. S.
Southworth, pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock. O. c..
Shaver, superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Who viii be governor when the
new state capitol is completed?
is a question propounded by the
Arkansas Democrat,
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

If jery can be found that
will belifve Cox and Cook on
oath, their own statements will
give thea, a berth in the states
prison.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

The supreme court to the anti
trust bill; You're all right.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Come to the Record office for
legal blanks.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21
EVENING SHADE, ARKANSAS,

l0REEMENTS OF LEASE, ACKNOWLEDGE
u monts, atidavis to accounts, Dispositions and
I. r4nowal Of mortgages taken. Abstracts OF
tue Wrnshed. Bills OF sale, bonds for title,
Ieeus Of trust-personalty and rcalty-,cetls,
|Qtt-cinim, husbands, unmarried persons, wife.
4nis warranty, with REIMBURSEMENT OF dover;
|Abor cOhtracts mOrtgagcs-real estate, chattl
~ er0p-and powers of attorney, written aud
|eknoledged on reasonable terms.
Apyltcatlons for h0mesteads and pre- -cmptions
.nQ QQnntions prepared and pa,ents procured
3ppllo9tions for redemption of lands from
NE and petitions to refund taxes erroneously
aid. " ~ ''''>>' ''"@''''! :!
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

More than a dozen, Fine Oualitv
Ladies Dress Skirts that will sell at greatly re-
duced prices to close out at once, These are actual
bargains and mean to close them out
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

Justices Battle and Wood were
not a bit afraid to dissent.
Sharp County record., 1905-07-21

All Lawns and all Summer Dress Goods will
be sold Tor the next few days at reduced prices.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29

John MCGEE of Bruce was in the
city this week.
J. Armour of Prentice did business
in the city Saturday.
John S. Hunter Of Cumberland was
in the city Saturday.
Curtis Crodean was in Ladysmith
! from Atlanta Saturday.
Ed Simmons of Tony was N the city
few hours Saturday.
A. T. Faber of Rice Lake did bust
ness in the city Tuesday.
Chas. E. Smith of Ingram was among
Ladysmith people Monday.
J. H. Chambers Of Iugran, did bust
ness in the city Monday
w. S. Sergeant was in the city We'd
nesday from his home at Fern.
J. M. Dererew came over to the
county seat from Atlanta Saturday.
E. J. Stone of Duluth, of the firm of
Rudolph & Stone, railway contractors,
was in the city Monday.
Ira Carman has bought the Prue resi-
dence on the south side and removed
his family thereto Wednesday.
Glen H. Williams was up from Bruce
this week, in attendance at the meeting
of the county board of supervisors.
J. G. Williams went to Milwaukee
the latter part Of the week and
brought back his brother who IS SICK.
H. L. Williams, brother of J. G.
Williams, is visiting with the latter.
Mr.. Williams is suffering with lung
trouble.
F. D. Goodrich, formerly of this city,
but for the last year at Baraboo, is In
town again for an indefinite solourn.
Mr.. Goodrich owns residence property
on Worden avenue.
The hotels are very crowded of late
none of them having any spare room,
and even at that many have been turn
ed away during the past week.
H. o. Bye, chairman of the town OF
Lawrence, was in the city this week
attending the meeting of the county
board of supervisors.
F. T. Lineburg, successor to j. c..
Stubbs as chairman OF the town of
Stubs, attended the meeting Of the
county board of supervisors this week.
A. J. Chubb of Cumberland was in
the city the first Of the week on bust
ness of the of the Knoblaugh Land
company. It is reported that MIR.
Chubb anticipates opening an office in
Ladysmith.
Miss Bessie Manley departed Thurs
day for Viola where she is to act as
bridesmaid for her old friend, Miss
Hattie Wells, in her marriage to Jack
Loveless of the same place. Miss Wells
made many friends while in the city
last summer.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29
THE CITY And VICINITY

If YOU have an item of news tell is to
No. 90.
The city council meets next Tuesday
evening"
Frank Weldon was in the city from
Glen Flora Sunday.
Peter Lessard of Ingram did business
in town Monaay. a
August Peterson was in the city from
Turtle Lake Sunday.
Edith Denmsn of Glen Flora was a
visitor in the city Sunday.
Chas Efefnecke of Tony was in the city
Wednesday on business trip.
R. L., Chef and Glen Tyler were in
town frona Glen Flora Saturday.
J. w. Stone, the game warden from
Barron, was in the city Tuesday
J. M. Stilson and wife of Weyer-
haeuser were in the city Tuesday.
M. Cliff of Ingram was a caller upon
business men in the city Tuesday.
George Shattuck Of Hawkins was a
business visitor in the city Monday.
R. A. MeFarlane was in the city
from Ingram on a business trip Tues
day.
F. J. Emlaw was over to the county
seat from Atlanta few hours Satur-
day.
Miss Hilda Anderson aud Nellie Griffin
of Weverhaeuser were in the city Sun
day.
F. x. Grandmaitre of Flambeau was
in the city on business trip Wednes-
day.
J. II. Reed of Thornapple was in the
city to attend the county meeting this
week.
H. L. Young of Barron arrived in
the city Wednesday with a carload of
potatoes from Canton.
Nicholas Borland moves his family to
Merrill this week where they will make
their home.
Nicohlas Borland has sold lot s.,
block 2, Sabin's revised addition, to
J. P. Madison of Wausau.
Ben C. Lee returned from Rochester
Wednesday night where he had taken
his son TO Mayo's hospital.
A. N. Andersen returned Monday
night from Almena and Cumberland
where he had transacted legal business.
Rev. H. F. Barstow went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday on business in connec-
ton with the state organization of the
Christian Church, of which organic
alton he is secretary.
Don't forget Ben C. Lee & Co.'S. big
sale of ladies' white muslin underwear.
Sale begins today.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29
TO HAVE PUBLIC EXAMINER.
Legislature Taking Action Creating
Such Office.

Legislature Taking Action Creating
Such Office.
Madison, Wis, April 26. After
long argument on the floor of the as
sembly this morning, in which Speaker
Lenroot took a leading part, the bill
creating the office of public examiner
was ordered to engrossment by vote
of AZ to IS. The bill was introduced
into the assembly jointly by Assembly,
men Winch and George B. Scott and
provides for the creation of the office
of public examiner at salary of s., 600
year. By the adoption of an amend
ment offered by Assemblyman Winch
the salaries to be paid his assistants
were reduced from those provided in
the original bill, so that the deputy
public examiner will receive $4,000 in
stead of So, 500, the the assistant exam
iners 81, 800 each and stenographer
81, 900 instead of 81, 200.
The bill defines the powers of the ex-
aminer to include an examination OF the
accounts of each officer of the state
who receives or pays out state moneys;
for report of the fines which should
be paid by county treasurers to the
state; to make Investigations as to the
correctness of the inventories of the
property of deceased persons, so that
the inheritance tax shall be fully collect
ed, and for an investigation Of the sys-
tenn of accounting in the treasury de-
partment of each of the counties. 1t
further provides that in the appoint
ments of such commissioner by the
governor, by and withssthe consent of
the senate, the appointee shall be
man well versed in the law and an ex-
pert accountant.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29

If you want to place an advertise
ment or want notice where it will
leach the people, cali up No. SO.
Ladies' white muslin underwear is
half price while they last at Lees Big
Department store.
Remember that the Ladysmith News
Office is equipped to do anything in the
line of commercial printing and to do
it right. Get our figures on anything
from calling cards to posters.
The News will accept wood on SUBJ
scription account This will help the
farmers in getting good paper that
prints ALL THE NEWS and lodges
nothing.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29
COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE
Apollonia.

Apollonia, Wis, April ~. &C. NJ.
Kellogg came home from Logansport,
Ind, Monday.
The F. J. Otis Company's store burn
ed to the ground Sunday about p. m.
Everyone enjoyed the dance given by
the Rebekahs Wednesday eveinng.
Roy Hill returned to his work in Mich
igan Sunday night.
Miss MeIlguhan has resigned her pos
ition in the school here and returned to
Chippewa Falls Wednesday morning.
CT. Kellogg returned from Mime
apolis Tuesday.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29
Mud Brook.

Mud Brook, Wis, April 25.-Wild
fires are raging in this vicinity and
many farmers have had to back fire to
save buildings.
The infant child of P Adams who
has been dangerously i'll is now recover
ing.
Mrs. Bell and son Elmer of Eagleton
visited Mrs. Bells daughters, Mrs, A.
Fink and Mrs. Ben Plummer last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Smalley of Big
Bend visited their parents on Mud Brook
last week.
Mr.. Crank lost a fine yearling the
other day it broke it's leg and had to be
killed.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Powers,
April Il, a son.
Mrs. Frank Gum visited her parents,
M. Taylor's Sunday.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29

Chippewa Falls Wednesday morning.
| CT. Kellogg returned from Mime
apolis Tuesday.
| Fern, Wis, April 24-Dry weather
| and the air thick with the smoke from
forest fire.
| A crew of men have just finished
cutting out the new road from Tom
McCann's to the main road south of A.
W.Lees'.
| Miss Annie Urness and Miss Kopan
accompanied Miss Althea Boyer home
on Friday and spent Sunday with her
in her pleasant home on the Gates road.
! C. e. Carrnan is the first to make
garden in the settlement.
Clyde Shultz and wife and Mrs. Kyser
made trip to Holcombe Saturday.
Russell Chute has been quite i'll the
past week; he thinks he will be all right
when he gets acclin1ated however.
The R. r. boarding house on the
right-of-way west of Little Jump was
completed and the cook and crew took
formal possession few days since.
w. S. Sergeant made a business trip
to the county seat the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Hickman from Roy call
ed at w. S. Sergeant's Friday.
Marshall Sergeant went to Ladysrnith
Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
county board.
Ladies' muslin underwear at Lee IS
haf-price-full quality.
Horseman
Horseman, Wis, April 25.-N. NJ.
Shoemaker visited his parents at Spoon
er Saturday and Sunday.
| z. Wilkinson went to Strickland on
business the first of the week.
Miss Ruth Matchett was called to
! Chetek last week on account of the
serious illness of her sister.
| VIM. Malto spent few hours at
Chetek one day last week,
Johnnie Bull spent short time here
one day last week.
Those who transacted business at Rice
Lake Saturday were J. F. BEETLES, T.
Wilkinson, N. M. Shoemaker and C. F.
Alderman.
Several fishing parties have been
trying their luck here.
The forest fires are running through
the woods here.
Ladies muslin underwear at Lees
half -price-full quality.
Ingram.
Ingram, Wis, April 26-Mr. and
Mrs. Kuhlman spent Sunday in Wausau.
E. G. johnson transacted business
and called on friends here last Saturday.
Mrs. Proctor and son of Glenwood
were in town Friday.
R. J. Renclette left Wednesday for
his home in Ohio where he will spend
the summer.
A. J. Zoerb was Glen Flora visitor
last Friday.
The home of J. Mcdonald and T.
Richards was destroyed by fire Sunday
morning.
Ladies' white mnslin underwear is
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29

FOR RENT-Farm with 40 acres of
meadow that has been moved for 10
years, 1000 posts and 200 cords of maple
wood to be cut. Clearing to do.
G.. B. GOOCHER.
, 1905-06-14

~ OROTHG DESMOND would
never have accepted the atten-
~ tionS of Frank Carroll # she
had not known he was most
heartily disliked by DR.. Bruce Ronald.
And she never would have quarreled
with the doctor but for Danny.
Dorothy had been the head of the
house since, a mere slip of a girl, she
had stood beside her dying mother and,
scarce compromising her responsible
ity, had promised that she would be a
mother to Danny. She had done more
as years rolled around, becoming Dan
ny's abiect slave.
1t was because DIR. Ronald had left
Danny's cut finger to hurry to Mrs.
Carson, who was reported to be in a
fit, that Dorothy had quarreled with
him. She could not understand why
Mrs. Carson's fit should be more i'm
portant than her darling's hurt, and
had told Ronald that she could not
marry a man who would leave a poor
of a hypochondriac.
Inere was no time FOR argument.
DR.. Ronald had sprung into his bug
gy, and the next day she had returned
his ring. That same night Carroll had
taken the doctors place on the Des-
mond porch to the openly expressed
disapproval Of Danny, who found Car
rolls cheap humor but a poor exchange
for the absorbing tales Ronald was
wont to tell.
Dorothy herself found little pleas
ure in Carroll's society. His slang and
silly stories grated upon her finer sen
sibilities, but she would not let Ron
aid see that she missed him. and Car
roll had been the first to appear after
the quarrel.
Carroll was far from Il fool. how
ever, and he sought to win Danny's
favor with presents. That youth re
, 1905-06-14

fused to accept a music box and a
jackknife, but the approach of the
Fourth of July found him graciously
disposed to accept a gigantic pistol
generously supplied with caps of an
extra large size and of exceptional
noise producing qualities. He was
still welded to his idol, Ronald, but
the donor of such fascinating toys was
not to be regarded lightly, and for
fully ten minutes he sat upon Car
rolls lap before he slipped down to
try the new toy.
Encouraged by the success of this
experiment, Carroll was moved to
make further offering on the morning
of the Fourth of a case of fireworks
and a fresh supply Of caps in spite of
Dorothy's fears of IN accident. More
than that, he stayed to help shoot
them off, and all the afternoon he and
Danny made the Desmond front yard
as noisy as a Japanese battlefield.
He did not receive the invitation to
supper. for which he had been ma
, 1905-06-14
DEATH OF AN OLD
TIME MUSIC TEACHER
From the Elmer Times.

From the Elmer Times.
Prof. Collister Morton died at the
home of his son in Florence, n. j.,
June I'd, and was buried in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery at Burlington on
Tuesday of this week. He gave lessons
on various musical Instruments and
taught singing school in this state for
over half a century and there is not a
section between Plainfield and Cape
May where he a not known. Col
lister Morton was born in North Hamp-
ton, Mass in 1923 His father was a
carriage builder and played the violin.
His grandfather was a singer of note
and his brother was a music composer
and sang well at the age of eirhty-five
years.
, 1905-06-14

ing part.
The world has been made better for
his passing through it and Heaven
made up with souls of his kind will be
a pleasant dwelling place.
The travelling music teacher in these
sections is a character of the past. He
formerly remained over night at the
home of some of his scholars and in
this way came in close touch with the
people generally. Prof. Morton was
entertained in thousands of South Jer-
sey homes at various times and this
little pen sketch of him will be read
with interest by many who knew him.
, 1905-06-14

4 LA II NOlIllSlEh MOkloN
Collister came to New Jersey when
he was % years of age after a course in
the Boston Academy of Music. and as
a travelling music teacher began at once
to cover the territory between Plaintield
and the extreme south end of the state.
When he was 80 years old he married
Annie Lopez who died in 1850. He
made his home in Bridgeton during
his married life and there three chill
dren were born, Newton, Thomas and
Clara.
He went to Europe in 1851 and saw
the Duke of Wellington and Queen
Victoria among other notables. Dur
ing the six months spent there he visi-
ted places of historic interest and slept
in the cottage where the poet Burns
was born. He found some fault with
the heavy duty demanded by the rev.
enue officers and when they asked 1925
before they would pass a half pound of
tobacco in his possession, he studied on
the matter a little, then gave them the
tobacco.
He at one time acknowledged to the
editor of the Elmer Times that he could
teach every kind of music except that
played on the Jews harp and the snare
drum. He drew the line on those two.
Prof. Morton was a gentleman, honor
able and upright but he eve got rich
in this worlds goods. He was liberal
with others, economical in his W
habits and with all a friend worth hav-
ing and pricing. He gave music les
sons in Salem and Cumberland coun-
ties until well past 20 years old. He
was not in love with modern teaching
methods and some of the gyrations of
a baton in the hands of an up-to-date
teacher excited his disabilities. He fa-
vored the old fashioned "Down, left,
right, up'' method of beating time. He
had a sweet voice which he used in a
touching manner, singing the old time
plaintive melodies. 1t was a delight
W uedI Hill olIS SoluJi IioiiiCi oNSSV
Home; Robin Adair, | cannot sing the
old songs, Twenty years ago, Gypsy
maiden and others of those so popular
in years agone. He loved music. Ev-
cry nerve and sensibility in his make
UP was in harmony with sweet vibra-
tions. In the words of Wordsworth !:
"His very foot hath music in it
AS he comes up the stairs"
He would hardly use words as harsh
as those of Shakespeare but he was
doubtless almost in accord with that
poet who said:
trhe man that hath no music in him
self,
Nor is not moved with concord of
sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, strategems land
spoils."
If the hope of Prophet and Seer is
realized and there is a great beyond,
where harp and sony will be heard,
where the sacbut and psaltry, the lutte
and the Tyre and all stringed instru-
ments will be attuned to peel forth
praises, our old friend Collister Nor
ton will be in the throng taking a lead
, 1905-06-14
Champion Tightwad.

as old Squeeze close fistedY'
us he? When he was in the real es-
tate business he wouldn't use any soap
lest he should wash part of his stock in
trade off his hands"
, 1905-06-14

On April 1 it is not necessary for a
man to have a license in order to be n
humorist.
, 1905-06-14

We presume these essays on How
to Be Happy Though Married. say
something about having a bank ae-
count.
, 1905-06-14

A man does not ask that his wages
shall take the elevator. He would be
satisfied to have them go up a flight of
stairs occasionally.
, 1905-06-14
Danny
DeSmOnd's
Fourth
.. By e..
GEORGE CARTWRIGHT
Convnoht 1904 bv K M Wb;..h..J

. OROTHY DESMOND would
never have accepted the atten-
~ tions of Frank Carroll II she
had not known he was most