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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
And You Will Witness the Best County
Fair Ever Held in Wisconsin.

Beginning Tuesday, September 5thjust from today
and continuing the famous Marathon county fair will
the people this surrounding counties live stock grain and
table produce and display and program that has been
equaed agricultural society in the 1t will surpas
quality held in this county which
good deal o excellence of known all the length
breadth of the
Secretary K Wright has beenmakng extra
interesting farmers making displays with the result that
much encouraged with prospects better and extensive exhibits
of all lines The fair has
sed all the within radius of 100 miles of Wauau
expected that there will be much larger attendance from
towns than last when record this established
outsiders Mr. Wright
tpa secured other fair association this the
The elaborate exhibit of live Stock which in the has
fair famous being better and larger than fair Wisconsin
the state fair equang that to quality greatly
improved this addition to the displays made by outside
there will
taking interest improving their animals the
object lesson to them The day for giving
scrubs has passed. and it is well that it has. ~ "
Marathon this blessed with
and there why the display should
of the best shown the state.
which will those who attend will poultry
exhibit Extra efforts have been put orn inducing poultry
display their broods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
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For sale by VIM. Schoeneberg, Wausau,
Wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

Textor at the home of Mrs JAS. Nutter
Friday evening.
Aug. Kreuger, the Third street
grocer, moved into his new home on
Adams street last evening.
ID. A. Goodyear, of Portage, died on
Saturday He was 80 years of age and
well known to many in the valley.
A widow named Moore living near
Mosinee with her children recently lost
her house and all its contents, by fire.
One of the local base ball players was
arrested last night for being intoxicated
and was assessed $500 and costs this
morning.
Karl Martin ,~aged 20 years, son of
Judge j. E. Martin, of Amigo was
drowned at Summit lake yesterday
while sailing small boat.
Aug. Rheinhard, living west of the
city, lost his barn and other out build
ings Sunday night by fire. The fire
originated from bolt of lightning.
j. S. Taylor, who for several years
has been conducting real estate bust
ness in this city, has been missing for
the past three weeks and it is said that
his financial dealings have been such as
to base the belief that he will not return.
There will be an ice cream social and
musical program given on Friday after
noon and evening on the lawn of Mrs.
Geo. Seaver, 105 Stewart avenue, under
the auspices of the st. AIMS Altar
society of st. James Catholic church.
Everybody cordially invited.
The past week the three-inch pipe,
which was first put in to carry off the
water from the Scott street drinking
fountain, was taken up and replaced by
a sixinch sewer pipe The old one
was found to be filled with the same
deposit that has been filling up the
water mains and service pipes.
Mrs. Frances Bressette, living in the
town of Flieth, and one of the pioneers
of the county, is sick, and little hope is
entertained for her recovery, though
she is somewhat improved at present
writing. She is 81 years of age. Her
husband died some years ago when
past the age of 100 The Bressettes
came to the county from Canada in
1910 and after some time settled on the
farm which is now Mrs. Bressette's
home.
Sam Johns, former manager of the
Wausau Excelsior Co.'s plant, has
turned up missing and nothing is
known of his movements since last
Saturday evening. Since leaving the
employ of the excelsior company year
ago he has been working for John
Fackler, but the latter part of last week
did not go to work as usual, and made
no explanation of his action to Mr..
Fackler. Without saying anything to
his wife about leaving he departed from
the city Saturday night.
At last Bertha M. Clay's celebrated
novel, Dora Thorne" has been dram
atized and the attraction will be the
offering at the Grand opera house
Tuesday matinee and night Aug 90
Messrs. Rowland and Clifford have left
nothing untouched to make this pro-
duction one of the best on the road.
The company supporting Miss Cuba
Neblo who plays Dora is a complete
one. The costumes and scenery are
beautiful, in fact the play is said to
have been giver a gorgeous pro-
duction. Prices for matinee l0-25c.
Night price 25-35 soc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Wausau p. o. for the week end
ing Aug. 21, 1905. In calling for same
please say advertised
Abbott, VIM. Hanson, Mr..
Brueggeman, Miss nj. Hammond, RF
Boutwell,, Mrs w. ID. .Kaatz, Miss Annie
Butterfiela, w. j. Lund, Miss Alice
Chemical Mucilage Mfg. Co.
Clemence, Mrs Leoch, Miss Sophia
Dick, w. IL. Malone Miss Rhoda
Gehm, Aug. Norton, Mrs. Rose
Goetsch, Henry Single, Willie
Goosefnan, Leo Scott, Mrs K =
Gohsay Theodore Scott, l.. t., ass5,.
Haupt, Carl st. Clair, Mrs. Hester
Hermanson. Axel Warn, Milton g.
Wellman, Miss Gertrude f2)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

will be made on merit alone.
Speaking of our fair, the Live S
in a recent issue said
Many big fair might we'll afford to
follow the example of little Marathon
county in Northern Wisconsin. A cir
cular regarding the forthcoming fair of
that county draws attention to the
fact that live stock is made the chief
attraction, no side shows or alien at
fractions of any kind apart from a few
trotting races are allowed and under
the great white pine trees for which the
fair ground at Wausau is famous, peo-
Pile from surrounding country will en-
JOY useful, pleasant outing without
having their children exposed to demon
alizing influences such as are found at
so many large fairs. throughout the
country. And this has been so at this
far since its inception and the people
gather there in great numbers and
have made the event such a success
each year that the fair has made money
and the association been able to erect
permanent buildings that would grace
many larger, fair ground. 1t was at
this fair in Wisconsin that judges of
live stock were first made to state public
ly the reasons for the awards they made
in the various contests This educa-
tional feature is still maintained and
has been a valuable one in educating
the pioneer farmers, of new farming
country lately hewn out of the virgin
forest, the desirability and profit of
breeding high class animals. The re-
suit of the work has been to place
Marathon county we'll to the front in
live stock while the enterprise of the
county and especially of the hustling
secretary of the agricultural association
has been demonstrated year after year
by the county exhibit winning first
prize in the contest for counties at the
state fair
Many people will contend that il is
absolutely necessary to provide some
sensational features to bring farmers
in paying numbers to state or county
fair. They tell us also that the side
shows are better patronized than the
stock shows and for this reason think
that they cannot e dispensed with.
But they give no good reason why side
shows should be of an immoral and
often disgusting character at fairs
where they are allowed to exhibit.
Marathon county commenced right
until it has won out and attracted the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

gathering of the ladies of the Episcopal
churches adjacent to Wausau. Last
year the ladies of Merrill entertained
the ladies Of st. Johns church of this
city in a similar manner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

attention Of the entire country. Other
counties have started wrong, following
the lead OF the state fairs, and now
think it impossible to put their fairs
upon decent basis, but we think this
is not altogether correct At first there
would be less profit from the running
of clean fair but in time it would be
appreciated and in the long run prove
OF the greatest profit to the community.
The education of the farming masses
is proceeding rapidly and it will soon
be possible to do away with side shows
which at one time were necessary to
attract farming people in sufficient
numbePsst make the fair profitable.
Farmers are coming more and more to
see the necessity and desirabi of
studying their business. in. all of it's
branches and that the state and county
fairs offer fine Opportunities for such
Study y, SUCH people will support fair
that ~ has no side shows or at least
demand that the, side9shows allowed to !
exhibit should be a. harmless, decenti
character. We have. never approved 6
OF the sensational attractions offered at
some fairs. T0havef two old engines
collide with a eiasllio offer balloon
ascensions as attractions may help to
bring oGt crowd but the effect upon
the people is undesirable and often
actually harmful We have seen
women faint when accidents happened
to the aeronauts and the effect upon
the nerves of all beholders who crane
their necks to watch such exhibits must
be anything but beneficial, seeing that
the attrsictivenesss of the exhibit is
wholly dependent upon the danger
involved and the possibility of an ac-
cident. 1t is devoutly to be hoped that
the managers of Forthcoming fairs will
issue permits only to attractions that
are known to be instructive, harm
lessly entertaining and at least decent,
and that when the fairs are running
the management will see to it that the
side shows are living up to their
promises. Many owners of such at
fractions have given satisfactory
promises of good behavior in. order to
obtain permit, and have then removed
the lid and openly pandered 10 the
lowest tastes of the morbid minded and
TO the disgust of the decently inclined
1t is time to change such conditions
wherever found.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
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The best egg producer made, scientific
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Schoeneberg.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Killed. His Ann.

A special from Anderson to The
State says l. j. jordan q negro who
lives on South FAnt street, killed his
son Westeley 10. dun, o youth about | 8
years old with q broom stick The
boy had been unruly and the father
started to chastise him using a broom
stick for that purpose He struck the
boy q sharp blow / C oss the feai and
the boy sank Into achair and soon be.
came unconscious and died in a few
minutes J rdan sent for a physician
and was working over his cons body,
trying to rev,v him when the physi.
clan arrived. The physician says that
death results d from a hemmorrhazs OF
the brain which vas caused by the
blow. Jordan remained at his home
until the deIu y sheriff arrived and
arrested him and carried HIN to jail.
1t Is generally believed that Jordan's
story OF the killing Is correct.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Where Arc The Books.

There was o hearing in Columbia
on Friday which is regarded as sig.
nitlcant before the legislative com.
mittee appointed to check up certain
State officials. The object Is to dis
cover the four missing cash books
from Secretary Of State Gantt's oflce
covering tranactiona amounting 10
many thousands OF dollars. These
are the books about which there was
such q heated controversy at the last
session OF the Legislature. The com.
mittee has information that these
books were not burned as was init.
mated. Clerk McJown testified Fri.
day that he was absent In Florence
when the books got lost, and Clerk
McLaurin did not know how the
books got away. secretary CAN'T is
sick and his examination along with
that Ut OF Clerk Means, Of the sink
Ina fund com mission, Is deferred I'm.
til they can be examined together.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
pnteutp by CanntnaIa.

Among the passengers who
arrived at San Francisco from Aus.
tr&lia on the liner Sonoma were Cap
tain Watts and Chief Omcer Alex
Stinson, Of the American ship Suaque.
hanna, which founded shortly after
she left Nebone, New Caledonia,
August % last, with a cargo OF
chrome iron for Delaware breakwater.
The crew left the ship In three boats
which were headed for the Solomon
Islands. Only boat landed there.
The other two were picked up at sea
by a trading schooner. There the
men were kindly treated for a time
but finally had to fly for their lives
from q set Of cannibals who threaten.
ed their existence. They were sub.
scquently picked up 10y a trading yes.
sci and joined the rest or the crew oil
Sydney.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Tragedy in OIty OF MeXtoo.

A dispatch from the City of Mex.
leo gives further details of the acct,
dent In which James Russell Parsons,
1ited States consul general, lost his
life Wednesday night. The open Ger
riage in which be was driving with
Mrs. Parsons and their son was
struck b} an electric car. Mrs.
Parsons was slightly injured. The
boy escaped without a scratch. The
accident happened while Mr.. Par.
sons and his family we're going to the
central station to bid farewell to
friends. The coachman tried to cross
the street car track in front Of a
rapidly moving car which struck uhe
carriage with terrific force, crushing
1t against q trolley post. Mr.. Par.
son 8 mead struck the post, the whole
top OF his head being taken or
The mot, rman and driver OF the
tOach disappeared after the accident
md have not yet been arrested.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
An OufrHp,

A. w. Ksnnerley, an india strit us
colored farmer Of the Fork, lost two
mules under very peculiar clrcnm
stances some short time ago. He
says no went with q two mule team
to haul something from the woods.
He hitcbed his two mules on the edge
Of the Elisto swamp for some purpose
ard went down In the swamp. While
he was away some person or persons
slipped up to the wagon and set fire
all around Bis mules, burning one of
them to death on the spot ard injur
Ing the other 40 bad that it will die.
Kennerly does not know who did the
meanness nor why they did it.. 1t
Is nothing but an outrage and II the
parties who did 1t could be caught
they should be severely punished. -
The Times and Democrat.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
New York Mysteries.

Three OF New York's great high
ways, the river, the underground rail
way aud street and that dark section
known as Chinatown, each furnished
a police mystery last week. An un-
known man jumped in front of a train
as 1t swung into 18TH street and
Broadway station Of the subway.
His body vas literally ground to
pieces. The Chinatown mystery was
the death OF a white woman, Lottie
Lane, whose husband, a Chinaman,
died a short time ago. Lottie Lane
mad three callers Tuesday night OF
last week, a Chinaman and u white
man and a white woman. During
the night these callers summoned a
physician and notified the police that
Ghesr hostess had tainted. The ply
sician found her dead. The police
put the three callers under arrest.
William Hallinger, who said he came
down from YOnkers and after d,spOs
Ing OF his load Of produce started out
70 emily himself, vas dragged from
the East river with a fractured skull
Mabel Weber, a 20 year old girl was
found lying bound, gagged and sense
less In the hallway OF her house In
West Forty. Fifth street where she
resided with two girl compaL-
Ions.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Wireless Teie9raphy.

Reports received by the Bureau Of
Equipment Of tho Navy at Washing
ton from the c)mmandant OF the ma.
val station at Key West, Commander
Beehler state that the wireless tele.
graph operator there received and
read Without trouble a message OF
eight words sent by the station at Co.
ON, q distance Of more than LOCO
geographical miles. This new sta
ton at Colon was equipped for tho
government by the De Forest Compa
ny. Messages passing between Beau.
fort, S. O., and Havana, Cuba were
heard aud read by the station at New
port II. 1. at the same time. These
are extraordinary records, but Rear
Admiral M Anney, the chief Of the
lureau, has instituted a system OF
daily tests Of the diff ,rent stations
and 1t Is hope before he rctires from
the service to have this means oil
communication is sucn perfect order
that these occasional records shall
have become q regular matter,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Disponsary Must Pay.

The supreme court of the United
States last week he'd that the nation
al government may properly tax The
tate liquor dispensarics Of South Car
DINA. The action IN question was
instituted by the state Of South Oar.
olina to O 5000, 900 paid to the
wen officers Of the national gov
eminent on acc unt of the sale OF
liquors by the state and county dis.
pensers under the dispensary law o.
South Carolina. The state took the
position that as the dispensers sold
the liquor without profit they should
not be taxed by the government, hut
the tax has been collected since 1893
This Is said to have boon 6le nrsl
case IN which . state unites in on.
undertaking the exercise Of It's polio
power together with the pros cutio1
Of commercial business.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15

Horrible Accident.

Ga last Wednesday morning Mr.
John O. Punches, who lives near
Rowesville, met with a most horrible
accident. He was operating a sugar
cane mill, and by some means his coat
sleeve on the right arm was caught In
The cogs. Before Mr.. Funohes 1ould
pull the sleeve out his arm was drawn
In the cogs and crushed to the elbow.
The machinery was stopped as soon
as possible and MI. Punches was re.
leased from the mill. Later DR.. A.
S. Hydrick, Of this city, assisted by
DR.. I'D. s. Fairey, anputated the
arm Just above the elbow. We ok.
tend our sympathy to Mr.. Punches
and hoee that he will soon be up
again.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Fifteen Men Burned

Fifteen men were burned by all ex
plosion In the International Harvester
Company's plant at O1e Hundred and
twentieth street and Muskegon We
nue., Chicago one night last week. TIE
explosion wax caused by d workman
GhYuBting q cold bar Of steel into a
furnace Of molten metal. In the i'm.
mediate vicinity OF the furnace at the
time sixty men were working. The
more seriously injured were in the fur.
mace pit. Following the explosion
,haos relgned In the furnace room foy
,everal minutes. Molten metal was
hurled about the room and the smoke
md fire that shot from the furnace
lilleGa the room 80 the workmen were
pable for several minutes to find the
it's. With the groans Of their wound
fellows ringing Ia their ears, they
Jircnn"d about helplessly aud stumbled
those who had been prostrated
10y the blast. From the furnace chin
ne the flames shot high into the ali
md could be seer for miles.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
C.n'. Asaiat Koran.

The bad news, from his country
about the reported suicide of his
brother YeunR Wnan Min which was
conveyed to him Wednesday has
eff !cted the health Of Young, Tehau
Min, a Korean minister TO France and
he was not able to recaiva any one
today. Il Is expected that he will
call upon President Roosevelt and
Saoetary Of State ROOF, aud try to In.
fluenoe them In favor OF his country
which under the treaties With Japan
will lose most OF It's Independence.
In ofl5ial orioles the feeling ~ that
1t will not be possible for the govern
ment of tho Uaited States to inter-
yen9.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Co,ored woman Killed.

A dispatch from Spartanburg to
THE State says Nlcey Tinsley, color
ID, died Thursday morning from the
81 Cts ot pistol shot wound received
sunday at her home on Mr.. j. N.
uDudd'g farm, near Tuck's bridge, three
niles from the city. The woman llv
td with Ed. Tinsley, colored, his two
Young Sisters and two young brothers
IN inquest was held over her remains
snd the verdict OF the juty was that
she came to her death from a gunshot
Wound, INFLICTED either accidentally or
With suicidal intent. The weapon used
vas q ~32.calibre pistol. There was no
evidence adduced at the ir quest to
how that she was at difference With
INV OF the family.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Innmea Onll.

President Harvie Jordon Of the
Southern Cotton association Friday
Issued o call for a general convention
of farmers, bankers, merchants and
others throughout the South &! he
held at New Orleans, Jan. IL, 10 and
10, 1900. The obj ct of the conven.
tion will be to discuss the work Of the
association, With reference &c o.ssani.
cation, handling the crop Of 1906,
trade relations between producers and
spinners, extending the market for
Arorican cotton and holding the un-
sold balance os the present COTTON CROP
for 10 centsa pound. Many pron,i-
nent speakers from various parts of
the country have promised to be
present and n large attendance Ia
already predicted.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
AUDITORS TO MEET.
Meeting To Be Held in Columbia and
Will BE Important.
Assessment Of Property at True Mar
kot Value OF Vital Importace
to tho Entire State.
to tho Entire State.

to tho Entire State.
Comptroller General Jones 'meanl
business" in the step he has taken to
ward getting the tax assessment O.
property, real as we'll as personal, ii
this state on o market value b sis. In
stead OF on an uneven pretenae Of
90 per cent, basis. The circular let
ter of instructions, which he sent out
last week to county auditors, assess
ing boards and county "a l~al.zipg
boards directing that the law De strict.
ly observed with the beginning Of the
new year and that property be assess
ed at It's true market value, has been
followed by q call for a Oor vention OF
county auditors to meet with the
comptroller general for q conference
to decide upon q plan Of action to be
pursued evenly and similarity through,
out the state. The step which the
comptroller general has taksn has
caused much talk throughout the
state and has set property holders to
thinking. OF course, 1T Is a sort OF
revolutionary measure, and while the
Justice and the sense of 1t has appeal.
ed to many good business men and
big property holders regardless OF the
iacf much of this sort OF property will
be , fl :oted, ssill the thing has not
been generally understood, and there
10 O. tear also that the purpose OF the
comp roller general to equal z3 the
property throughout the state more
nearly will not be successful under
the departure he Is making on account
of the great proficiency and skill in.
divlduals and communities have &C.
luiTed by long practice and experier CO
u the matter Of tax lodging.
The erroneous idea appears to
have saken hold In various parts Of
the state Mr.. Jones said Wednesday
that this is q scheme to increse the
taxes. Such Is not the case. My OBJ.
]eot Is to get property eqlalized In
this state and stop this shameful tax
dodgings, There are some notoriCs ex,
oeptions, but generally speaking the
cotton mills and other big property
are being assessed on a genuine 60 per
cent. basis, and small property is be-.
Ing assessed at from 8 to 100 per cent.
Oaly 80 much money Is needed to run
the state and county government
and the higher the assessment the
greater the yield Of money OF a given
'evy, but the levy may be easily
changed. In other words, II the as.
sessment is doubled throughout the
state, the levies for state, county and
city purposes may be cut In half.
The inequality and In lstice Of the
taxation Of property In this state has
been a shame and a disgrace. for de.
Cades,