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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-11

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Joseph McKenna, VIM. R. Day, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States Circuit Judges-Na-
than Con and Jeter G. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-Al.
ston G. Dayton and Benjamin F. KEEL.
Ter.
United States District courts-The
Northern District
Judge-Alston G. Dayton.
Clerk-Jasper Y. Moore.
District Attorney-Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. N.
Showalter.
q. g. Marshal-Charles d. Elliott.
Tho Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
Clerk-Edwin M. Keatley.
District Attorney-Elliott North.
colt.
o. 8. Marshal-John K. Thompson.
United States Senators.
Stephen B. Elkins and Nathan B
Scott.
Representatives In Congress.
First district-Blackburn B. Dove
ner.
Second District.
Third district-Joseph n. Gaines.
Fourth district-Harry c. Wood.
yard.
Fifth district-James A. Hughes.
State Government.
Governor-Wm. M. o. Dawson.
Secretary of State-Charles. W.
Swisher.
Superintendent of schools-Thomas
G. Miller.
Auditor-Arnold G. Scherr.
Decentralization Ogdin.
Attorney General-Clark W. May
Adjutant Generals. B. Baker.
Commissioner of Banking-M. A.
Kendall.
Commissioner of Labor. v. Bar.
ton.
Chief Mine Inspector. W. Paul.
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
George Pofrenbarger. president;
Henry G. McWhorter, Henry Brannon,
Frank Cox, Joseph M. Sanders.
Clerk-William B. Mathews.
County Government.
Judge Of Circuit Court, Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit-John W. Mason.
Judge of the intermediate Court
q. 8. Kendall.
Prosecuting Attorney = Scott G.
Lowe.
Sherifr-Howard R. Furbee.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-R. B.
Parrish.
Clerk OF the County Court-Geo. NJ.
Jacobs.
County Surveyor. H. Wilcox.
County Superintendent of Free
Schools-Carter L. Faust.
Assessors-Gilbert Holman, Eastern
district; A. J. Mcdaniel, Western
district.
Legislators.
State Senator-Joseph H. McDer.
mott.
Members of the House of Dele.
gates-Thomas W. Fleming, James
B. Fox and Lamar c. Powell.
County Court.
w. e. Cordray, president; 8. E.
Fleming, c. P. Moore.
FaIrmont District.
Justices Of the Peace-L. g. Ben.
nington. q. 8. Amos.
Constables-Clark W. Walker. J.
Lee Parker.
Board Of Observation-Disclosures Inde.
pendent District.
E. M. Showalter, president; M. J.
Lantz, W. 3. Arnett, T. W. Boydston
secretary.
City Government.
Mayor-George W. Kinsey.
City Clerk. Engle.
City Collector-Charles L. Barnes.
City Treasurer. 3. Powell.
City Engineer. NJ. Prickett.
City Assessor-W. A. Crowl.
City Solicitor-A. o. Stanley.
Chief OF Fire Department-T. Franz
Reed.
Water Commissioners. Howard
Swisher.
Street Commissioner Geo. a. Rich
ardson.
Health omcsr Harry Robinson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-11

The spectacular features Of 4The
DEVILS Auction tonight will be the
most elaborate ever seen In this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-11
THE WEST YIRGINIANS
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt. Of New York.
Vice President Charles W. Fair.
banks. Of Indiana.
Secretary OF state-Elihr Root, Of
New York.
Secretary OF the rreasury-Leslie
M. Shaw. of Iowa.
Secretary OF war-wm. n. TAFT, Of
Ohio.
Attorney eeneral-w. Il. Moody, Of
Massachusetts.
Postmaster General George B.
Cortelyou. of New York.
Secretary Of the Navy-chas. ].
Bonaparte, of Maryland.
Secretary Of the Interior-Ethan
Allen Hitchcock. Of Missouri.
Secretary Of Agriculture-James
Wilson, Of Iowa.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Victor II. Metcalf, of California.
President OF the Senate pro tenn
pore-William P. Frye, Of Maine.
Speaker Of the House Of Represen.
tatives-Joseph g. Cannon, of Illinois.
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Chief Justice--.-1lvilie W. Fuller.
Associate Justices-John M. Harlan.
David ]. Brewer, Henry B. Brown, Ed.
ward D. White, Rufus W. Peckham.
Joseph McKenna, VIM. R. Day, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States Circuit Judges-Na-
than Con and Jeter G. Pritchard.
United States District Judges--Al.
ston G. Dayton and BENJAMIN F. KEEL
Ter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-11

"The DEVILS Auction" Grand Opera
House tonight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-11

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For sleeping car reservations and
Information concerning tickets and
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T. B. HENDERSON,
Ticket Agent
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
MILEAGE is GIVEN UP.
State Civil Service Commission Mem.
bers Must Pay Fare.

State Civil Service Commission Mem.
bers Must Pay Fare.
The three members of the state civil
service commission have given up
their newspaper and magazine mile
age. This is the result of an opinion
by the attorney general, in which that
officer holds that it is contrary to law
for any person holding public office
to use railroad transportation re-
ceived in exchange for advertising in
any newspaper or periodical.
The members of the commission
held long conference with the attor.
ney general on the matter and he told
them it would be best for them not to
use newspaper Or magazine transpor-
tation until the courts had ruled upon
the question. Prof. s. E. Sparkling,
chairman Of the commission, receives
railroad transportation In exchange
for advertising inserted in Municipal
ity, the monthly magazine of the Wis
consin Municipal league, he being edi-
tor of the publication; Commissioner
Cunningham is editor of the Chippewa
Falls Independent, and Commissioner
Gaffron is editor Of the Plymouth Re
view
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
Northwest News.
"BEN HUR."
The Most Impressive Play of the Cen
turv

The Most Impressive Play of the Cen
fury.
The Klaw & Erlanger company
have. in their time, made many nota-
able productions in St. Paul and Min
neapolis and thereby earned for them
selves an enviable reputation. Inc
most ambitious effort of their career
in this vicinity will occur in ST. Paul
the week of Aug. %, at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House, and in Minneapolis
the week of Sept. 4, at the Metro
politan, wher they will present on
a colossal scale General Lew Wal
lace's stirring dramatic romance ben
Hur," with the same scents equip
ment used in the staging OF the
play in London at the Drury Lane
theater four years ago. These effects
were imported for the engagements
at the Worlds Fair, st. Louis, last
year. and created a sensation. They
are admitted to be the most brilliant
and elaborate ever used in connection
with this world-famous drama.
In order to accommodate out OF
town patrons Mr.. l.. N. Scott will give
his personal attention to all orders for
seats through the mails for ST. Paul
and Minneapolis, when accompanied
by remittance and self-addressed
stamped envelope for reply.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
MAKES REPORT ON THE CROP.
Secretary j. M. True of State Board

Secretary j. NJ. True of State Board
of Agriculture Tells of Condition.
Secretary ]. M. True of the state
board of agriculture issued the follow
ing report on the condition of farm
crops in Wisconsin,:
Practically all of the small grain
in the southern division of the state
has been harvested, and much of it
is already in stack A large part Of
the oats now in shock will be threshed
without stacking. In the central and
northern divisions probably 20 per
cent of the oat crop is not yet harvest
ed, on account, largely, of continuous
rains. Some threshing has already
been done, and both yield per acre
and quality of grain are generally sat
isfactory. This is especially true of
the oat crop, which promises large
yield of heavy grain. The hot weather
of the last month has brought the
corn crop forward remarkably, and the
promise of full crop in the southern
division of the state is now excellent.
In the Genital and northern portions
the crop was slow in starting and in
many localities has not reached the
normal stage of growth for this time
in the season, while western counties
in these divisions report satisfactory
divisions. The matured crop as a
whole depends much upon the weather
we may have in September, but Aug
ust indications are better than for
several years past. Wisconsin's po-
tato crop is not equal to that Of 1904,
but this in itself is not a matter Of
discOuragement to the farmer, for last
years crop exceeded the demand and
much of it was sold at loss. Condi-
lions have not been generally favor
able for the potato crop this year.
The stand is thin, the growth unsatiS-
factory and many locations now report
blight, liable to be followed by rot.
Tobacco has grown nicely during the
last month and harvesting of early
fields have already begun. Much of
the crop, however, is late and will
need some weeks time for maturing.
Sugar beets are making a good growth
and promise a heavy yield. Pastures
continue to be excellent, and the Sec
Ond growth Of grass upon meadows
is unusually rank, Apples have fallen
badly, and not over one-half of full
crop will be harvested.
We estimate the present condition
Of growing crops in the state as a
whole as follows Corn 81; potatoes,
IS; pastures, 101; tobacco, 49, sugar
beets, 95.
Correspondents submit the follow
ing reports: Southern division-Corn,
981a; potatoes, 81; pastures, 100; to-
bacco, 95; sugar beets, SO; apples, so.
Central division-Corn, 81; potatoes,
SO; pastures, 101; tobacco, 90; sugar
beets, 95; apples, 80.
Northern division-Corn, 80; pota-
toes, 80; pastures, 103; tobacco, 100;
sugar beets, 100; apples, so.
On account of the state fair work,
no report will be issued by Mr.. True
for September. In the October report
it is hoped to give a close estimate of
the yield per acreof the several grain
crops of the state.-W.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
WIDOW CHARGES MURDER.
Suit for Life Insurance of Appleton
Man May Disclose Crime.

Suit for Life Insurance of Appleton
Man May Disclose Crime.
Mrs. Hulda Rohloff, widow of Will
lam Rohloff, late street commissioner
of Appleton whose dead body was
found in the basement OF the city hall
seven months ago, has instituted suit
against the Lutheran Aid society for
the payment of $4,000 life insurance
policy, which the organization has de-
clined to pay, alleging the decedent
came to his death by his own hand.
The plaintiff in the action started al
leges it was physically impossible for
RohlOff to kill himself in the manner
indicated by the course of the bullets
that entered his body. Shortly after
the death of ROhloff there were rumors
that his accounts with the Lutheran
church and with the Lutheran Aid So
ciety were irregular. Attorneys for
the plaintiff declare they are positive
they can disprove the suicide theory
and that they may be able to attach
the charge of murder to a man said
TO have been an associate of the for
mer street commissioner.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
FITTING SHEEP FOR MARKET.
How the Business About Ladysmith
Is Being Built Up.

How the Business About Ladysmith
Is Being Built Up.
The success of the ranch established
at Ladysmith this year by the Tubbs,
Foy & Stericker Brothers concern of
Chicago for preparing western sheep
for the market, has awakened the in
terest of ether large stockmen. This
concern recently brought 10000 sheep
from the western ranges and has al
ready forwarded to the Chicago mar
kets over 1000.
Next year this concern will double
the number Of sheep for pasturage at
Ladysmith.
Darlington Brothers, Chicago ope-
ratOrs, are opening a 4,000-acre ranch
near Ladysmith which will be devoted
to preparing western cattle for the
market. They are fencing the whole
tract and erecting commodious build
ings.
Thomas Tribbey of Plymouth, Ind,
is at Ladysmith securing lands for a
large sheep ranch. In addition to
bringing sheep from the west, he pur-
poses raising them here.
Some Iowa men are looking for a
large tract for the pasturage and prop
agation of goats as we'll as sheep and
cattle. Several western ranchers are
considering changing their location
from the west to Rusk county.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
DouqIas After Settlers,

In the efforts to settle the northern
part of the state the county board of
Douglas may join with the county
boards of other counties and appro-
pirate sum of money to assist in
maintaining the car Grassland on a
tour advertising this district. Here
tofore it has not been legal for county
boards to appropriate money for this
purpose, but under new law it is
made legal and the Commercial club
has already taken the matter up and
a committee recommends that the
county hoard assist in the cause
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
DAVIDSON is STILL I'M DARK.
Lieutenant Governor Would Rent His
House If Governor Would Speak.


The report that Gov. La Toilette in
tends to resign as chief executive OF
the state early in October and assume
his duties as United States senator to
succeed Judge J. V. Quarles is gradu-
ally gaining credence at Madison.
Real estate agents and other per-
sons are daily besieging Lieut.. Gov.
Davidson for an opportunity to rent
his fine lake shore residence on East
Gorham street, but the owner says
that he can not rent the property I'M
til he knows definitely what Gov. La
Follette's intentions are with refer
ence to the United States senatorshlp.
The lieutenant governor stated posi-
lively that he did not know what Gov,
La Follette's intentions were regard
ing the senatorship and the vacation
of the executive residence.
Ten days ago Gov. La Toilette is
said to have told a close relative that
the governor would vacate the execu-
tive residence early in October, and
move to Washington. This relative,
not realizing the significance of the
information, it is said, told a friend
who repeated it and finally it reached
the newspapers. Most people in Mad
ison believe the report is true.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
MINNESOTA tlAs 1,97s,so4.
Official Figures for State Announced
hv Sunerinfenden+ of Census.

Official Figures for State Announced
by Superintendent Of Census.
st. Paul, Aug. .-Minnesota's pop
ulation is 1879 1904, according to the Of
fetal census figures announced yester-
day for the first time by George +.
Wright, supervisor of the census. This
is a gain of 228,41O since 1900, an in
crease of 1857 per cent. Had Mime
sofa 20,196 more people the population
would have reached the 2,OOO,O0O
mark The total is larger than the
census officials had looked for and con
siderably more than the various estl-
mates that have been made from time
to time. Every congressional district
gained in population except the First
and the Second. The First lost 2,S69
and the Second 318. The Third shows
an increase of 1873; the Fourth, 81
945; the Fifth, 64,466; the Sixth, 49,
666; the Seventh, 1865; the Eighth,
6O,611, and the Ninth, 36,103. The In
dian population, 1925, is included IN
the total returns. The tabuiation OF
the returns is the result of many
weeks work on the part Of Mr.. Wright
and his assistants, and the work has
teen done thoroughly.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
OTHER ROADS CUT RATES, TOO.
Northern Pacific and 500 Follow Great
Northern.

st. Paul, Aug. %. = The announce
ment by the Great Northern railroad
of a sweeping reduction in grain rates
has resulted in a similar reduction by
the Northern Pacific and the 500. The
three roads yesterday filed with the
railroad and warehouse commission
official notice of the reduction. The
rates are reduced on the three rail-
roads from practically every station
in Minnesota to the Twin Cities and
Duluth. The reduction on each OF the
roads is from IL to 2 cents per hun
dred The new tariffs take effect on
Sept. 1. 1t is expected that the other
railroads that enter part of the Great
Northern territory will follow with
similar reductions in that territory.
Officials of the state railroad and
warehouse commission estimate that
Minnesota farmers will save several
millions annually through the action
of the Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific and the 500 railroads in reduc-
ing grain rates.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
LA CROSSE POLICE ACCUSED.
Anonymous Writer Says Department
Is Shielding Lawbreakers.

Is Shielding Lawbreakers.
A sensational yelled attack was
made on Chief of Police H. II. Byrne
and the police department in an I'M
signed letter sent to hundreds of per
sons throughout the city. The letter
charges corruption and alleges that
criminals operate under police protec-
ton.
The letters state that the burglars
who entered the home Of John Pam
perrin, the cigar manufacturer, live
within two blocks of the police head
Quarters. and that the police are &C
quainted with the robbers and are
shielding them. The letter further
charges that several mysterious
deaths which have occurred in five
years were outright murders and
were never investigated.
An effort is being made by the po-
lice to discover the identity Of the
writer. 1t is supposed that the letter
was prompted by the talk Of a grand
jury investigation Of city and county
Officials.-W.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
TO PROBE IA CROSSE.
Alleged Corruption in Public Office to
Be Looked Into,

Alleged Corruption in Public Office to
Be Looked Into,
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 24.-Authori-
tative announcement is made that
grand jury will be called before the
end of another week to investigate al
legged grating in city and county al
fairs. Recent charges made in the
council against City Clerk Joseph M.
Sieger and City Engineer Frank c.
Powell are responsible for other dis
closures which are said to have been
placed in the hands of District Attor-
ney Otto Bosshard. A number OF
city officials have been under sus-
picion and their doings have been the
subject of common gossip for several
months. District Attorney Bosshard
is reticent regarding his plans for the
call of the jury. but it is understood he
is prepared to push the Investigations
to the bottom of both city and county
affairs.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
ASKS FOR LOWER ASSESSMENT.
Illinois Central Says Lines in This
State Pay No Profit.

w. L. Tarbet of Chicago, tax COM
missioner of the Illinois Central rail
way company, appeared before the
state tax commission at Madison and
argued for a reduction in the assess
ment of the property of his company
in Wisconsin. He said that the COM
pany did not make any profit ON its
holdings in this state, and argued,
therefore, that the assessment should
be merely nominal. He thought that
the old license fee system under
which his company paid a fee of SIS
a mile was more nearly just and fair
than under the present ad valorem sys-
tenn. The commission assessed the
company's property last year at ST.
O75,O00. This year in it's preliminary
assessment it increased the assess
ment to $1,125,000. The commission
has taken the complaint of the COM
pany under consideration.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
Minstrels Are Injured.

Newburg, N. Y, Aug. "a. : While
the private car Bernice, en- route from
Paterson to Saratoga, was being
switched from the Erie to the West
Shore road here yesterday it collided
with six cars standing on the west
bound track. The Bernice, which was
occupied by the members of the West
minstrel troupe was badly damaged,
and ten members of the company were
injured. The most seriously injured
was g. l.. Wade, who was injured in
the hip and stomach.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
Police Seek for Ghost, .

The .Kenosha police were called out
at midnight to hunt up ghost which
was alleged to be moving about the
Kenosha City cemetery. The army OF
bluecoats advanced against the sup
posed spirit, but it failed to put in an
appearance. Several people testified
to seeing the spirit in the cemetery a.
Midnight It is alleged that it was
flesh and blood ghost, and that it had
taken this way of playing practical
joke on some women friends. Several
of the women who saw the alleged
spirit are suffering from Mysteries. !.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
WILLIAM JACOBSON is DEAD.
,anker and Leading Citizen of IL

3anker and Leading Citizen of L.
verne Succumbs to Operation.
Luverne, Mimi, Aug. "a. = William
acobson, president of the First Ma
.onal Bank of Luverne, died at the
layo hospital in Rochester, following
n operation for stomach trouble. He
as sixty years old and had resided
4 this city for thirty-two years, and
vas one of the best known business
nen in Southern Minnesota.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
CENTENNARIANs BRING SUIT.
Aged Rock County Couple Ask Pos
session of Farm.

Francis Davis and wife of Footville,
Rock county, colored, aged 108 and
105 years respectively, have COM
menced action against Frank and Jul
liza Wells to recover possession of the
farm on which they live, claiming that
they were persuaded to sign away the
property under the pretense that they
were afflxing their signatures to a
note or acknowledgment of a small
sum of money due the parties in ques-
ton. United States District Attorney
w. G. Wheeler, at whose fathers
home the aged former slaves worked
for a number of years after the war,
will conduct the prosecution.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
Fell From Launch and browne ed.

Houghton, Mich, Aug. %. : Harry
Weaton, assistant treasurer of the
Houghton County Electric Light and
Street Railway company, was drowned
in Lake superior while en- route to
Bet Girls in launch. He was seated
in the back of the boat and was seen
to fall backward.