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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

All efforts have failed to find a
better remedy for coughs, colds and
lung troubles than Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t stops the cough, heals
the lungs and prevents serious re-
suits from cold. J. n. Patterson
Nashua. Iowa, writes. Last win
ter | had a bad cold on my lungs
and tried at least bali a dozen adj
vertised cough medicines and had
treatment from two physicians with
out getting any benefit. A friend
recommended Foley's Honey and
Tar and two thirds of bottle
cured me. I consider it the great
est cough and lung medicine in the
world" @. W. Frost.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

While the Department of Agri-
culture is doing this work on be-
half of the farmer. there is an
other body of people who are
doing an equally good work en-
behalf of the farmers dumb
products at the other end of the
avenue. The Humane society is
making a vigorous fight against
extending the time that cattle
by rail without food or water.
This matter is regulated by law.
Twenty eight hours is the limit
and it is entirely too long. But
the law was not enforced at all
till about two years ago. Since
then the stock shippers have
begun to feel the pinch of it, and
they have petitioned for an ex-
tention of time to ?6 hours.
Their argument is that the cattle
will suffer less by this long fast
and furnishing, than they would
by being stopped and rehandled
in order to feed and water them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

searching examination and has
to come up to sample before it
is accepted. But concealed in
the last seej appropriation bill
there was a venomous little pro-
vision that b departing emit
should buy seeds in the open
market during the year and
publish the names of the firms
who adulterated their out ut
Here was publicity with VEN
gance. L b department was
not very anxious to make this in
formation more public than was
necessary. But it issued a
couple of bulletins, very small
and unobtrusive. showing a de-
cidedly bad state of affairs in the
seed market. Then this week
t h e Congressional committee
having the matter in hand, called
for more information and the
department hurriedly furnished
them with some more results
that might have been published
sometime but had not been here
tofore. The showing was lament
able. The report covered Ken
lucky blue grass, orchard grass,
alfalfa and red clover, four of the
principal forage plants of the
United States. Il h samples
ran all the way from a few per
cent of adulteration up to SO per
cent. Some of the adulterants
that had been used in large
quantities had been previously
killed so that they would not
come up after they were planted.
In other cases the mixture was
sold as pute seed. Out of 2O5
samples of orchard grass exam
ined, 1873 were adulterated and
Al out of PSI samples of Kentucky
blue grass showed the same
thing. The other seeds were in
like proportion. The report
mentioned the firms by name
and address that had been guilty
of this practice, but as there
were hundreds of them, those
interested will have to write to
the department of agriculture
to get the list. 1t is too long to
publish in this letter, but every
farmer who sews an acreof grass
seed ought to have the list which
will be sent free.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

THE members of the council
very properly appreciated the
necessity of making a showing
on the day of the Farmer s
meeting. and to provide means
for entertaining the visitors.
They ordered that 500 be paid
over to the Commercial Club for
the purpose of assisting that
organization in defraying the ex-
pense of the big meeting. We
are after the farmers and the
money contributed by the coun-
Gil will help to advertise this
community as live and up to-
date city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

BAYFIELD, COUNTY, Wisconsin
it's past, present and future" is
the name of a fifty one page book
issued from the Office of the
News and Itemizer. It is well
gotten up, and gives pictures of
a large number of men who have
been instrumental in the de-
rvelopment Of Bayfield, County.
Short biographies are also given
of great many whose pictures
do not appear.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

PAUL Lawrence Dunbar the ne.
gro poet is dead, and the sweet
est singer of his race is no more.
Dunbar was one of the great
men, whose lyrics of the heart
side, and whose songs of field
and cabin, have stirred thous-
ands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

Good looks brings happiness.
Friends care more for US when we
meet them with a clean, smiling
face, bright eyes sparkling with
health, which comes by taking Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 80
cents. Fox Bros. Pharmacy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

JUDGE PARISH has formally
announced that he will not be a
candidate for the position OF
Justice of the Supreme Court at
the spring election. He says 81
would not be justified in becom-
ing candidate with so many
excellent men as are already in
the field, any one of whom
would make an able justice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

THE persons selected to act as
election inspectors, clerks and
ballot clerks at the spring cleo
ton will also be required to act
upon the board of registration.
The registration board will meet
at the places designed as the
place for holding the election,
which will be on March 9th.
The inspectors. acting as a
board of registration shall meet
also on the Tuesday next pre-
ceeding the election. at which
time the registration lists shall
be corrected and revised. The
inspectors appointed by the
council will also have to act at
the general election next fall,
and also at theprimary elections
and registration meeting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

STATE Senator Frear, of Hud
son, has announced his candi-
dacy for the Office of Secretary
of state. at the September
primaries. 1t is understood
that w, L. Houser, the present
incumbent, will not again be a
candidate. Senator Frear is one
of the big men in the senate and
will undoubtedly receive splen-
did support,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15
Notes From Washington
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent.
1t looks as though before the
year were over there might be a
reduction, perhaps not Of mill
ion a year in the government
printing bill, but Of enough to
show that the investigation Of
the Keep commission and the
general probing of the printing
question we're beginning to bear
fruit. There is a general trem-
bling now in the Government
Printing office over the prospec-
| tive reduction of force. This is
not the result so much Of finding
that the affairs of the office were
run at loose ends as Of the cut
ting off of useless and semi
private printing by the govern
ment. There has been a general
hakeup in the so called editorial
Offices of the various depart
ments. Nearly all of the depart
ments have a so called 'editor
and he usually knows as much
about the printing business as a
child about integral calculus.
Heretofore he has been under
the domination of his secretary
and of every bureau chief in the
department and he has been
forced into sending to the print
ing Office thousands of pages Of
matter ann ually that ought never
to have been printed in the first
place, and that if they were
printed, ought to have been put
in proper shape, which they
seldom were. Since the wave Of
reform has been going through
the departments, the editor has
found that to hold his job he had
to make at least a show of know
ing something about his business
It has mboldened him to appeal
to his secretary and get some of
the tons of useless printing cut
off. The result is that now edi-
tions of the various government
pu blications are cut down to
reasonable size, or abolished al
together with consequent saw
ing in work at the government
printing office all along the line
but especially in the bindery and
folding rooms. The first people
to go will be some of the women,
and there will be many others
who will get the yellow envelope
before the year is out. This
will mean some saving in labor
but the saving in material will be
equally as large. Acting Public
Printer Ricketts, said during his
tenure of Office that the govern
ment printing bill could be cut
down ia million year" So
perhaps it could be if the office
were run on the lines Of a pri-
vate establishment, but that it
will never be. The boast of the
acting printer was made chiefly
in hope that he might get the
place permanently and be given
"a chance to make good his
promise. The chances are that
the present public printer will
do no better under actual con-
ditions than Ricketts, would have
zone, out Unere is gong to be a
big saving none the less, and the
result will be that some Of the
people in the departments with
the itch to see their names in
print will have to work so much
harder over their manuscripts
than they did before, that the
yearning for printed notoriety
will be largely taken from them.
And money will be saved to the
government.
The Department of Agriculture
has begun d campaign that will
stir up seed men, honest and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15
A Puzzle worth Haylna

DR.. G. G. Green, of Woodbury.,
New Jersey, whose advertisement
appears IN our paper regularly, will
mail to any one sending two cent
stamp to pay postage, one of his
new German Syrup and August
Flower Puzzles, made Of wood and
glass. It amuses and perplexes
young and old. Although very diff
cult, it can be mastered. Mention
this paper
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

CANDIDATES are beginning to
announce themselves for the
different ward offices. Nomina-
ton papers will soon be in Cir
culatlon. There are % officers
to be elected in the city and all
must have nomination papers,
sc that all the voters will have a
chance to sign one or more pa
pers. 3. Bryan has decided to
be a candidate for the office OF
Supervisor of the 1st ward. No
definite announcement has been
made for Mayor. A number
have been mentioned but none
have made formal announce
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

Do your shopping with a Home
Telephone. It's the most convenient
way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15
Morgan & Axe1berg,
Fire, Plate Glass; Tornado
and oS1 G1one insurance.


80 desirable lots Neil Pratt addition $40 to$75 each
100 Lots in Neill Wings Addition from s. $40 each
Some of these very desirable
50 Lots in Vaughn Austra's addition from $50 SIS
100 Lots in Townsite from S25 to C$1OO eacn-some
choice lots in this selection
100 acres of land in 21-494. 80 1894 at $40
both within two half miles from good
roads, splendid location
Many other desirable tracts of farm land
All of these will be sold to suit purchaser
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

Entered at the poSt-Office at WaShburL
Wisconsin. as second-class mail matter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-15

The Department of Agriculture
has begun d campaign that will
stir up seed men, honest and
dishonest, all over the country
and that will save the farmers
tens of thousands of dollars an.
nually. The department proba-
bly, never would have dared do
the thing on it's own responsible
lily. but the course was made
mandatory by act of Congress
and now the boom has exploded.
It is nothing less than to publish
in the bulletins of the depart
ment the names of the firms who
adulterate seeds sold to the pub.
lie. Now it may be said to the
credit of the agricultural depart
nent that it does not distribute
much adulterated seed itself.
The seed which it buys and dis
tributes free, in accordance with
the free seed law, is pretty high
grade. 1t is submitted to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

Then got up and dressed and came out for a walk
kept on, thinking that it would get better; but it
didn't, and policeman sent me here
There pause of several minutes.
Feel any better?" inquired the dentist.
No, | think you'd better take it out.
lust you say.
The offending tooth was drawn, the stranger paid
him, with sigh of relief, and after a minute or so
started out At the door he turned back.
What time is it now please?" he asked.
Seventeen minutes past two, replied the dentist
Thanks" said the stranger. I'll just have time
to catch car back home
Good night" said the dentist.
Good night"
Skulking along through the dense gloom, imp pal
pably part of the murky mist which pressed down
between tall board fences each side, moved the
figure of man. Occasionally he shot glance be-
hind him, but the general direction of his gaze
to his left, where a fence cut off the small back
yards of an imposing row of brownstone residences
At last he stopped and tried gate 1t opened noise
lessly, and he disappeared inside. A pause. A man
out of the gate, closed it carefully, and walked
through the alley toward light, which
spread a generous glare at the intersection of
street.
De Forrest, young man of some social prominence,
was found murdered in the sitting room of his suite
in the big Avon apartment house. He had been
dead for several hours. He sat at his desk, and
death left him sprawed upon it face downward The
weapon of several curious daggers which had
been used ornamentally the walls of his apart
1nents. The blade missed the heart only quarter
of inch so; death must have come at once.
Detective Mallory went to the apartments, ac-
companied by the medical examiner. Together
they lifted the dead man. Beneath his body, on
the desk lay sheet of paper which were scrawled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

qranh office and ndisputab BILE records there showed
that message had been telephoned for Thomas
at precisely six minutes of two. Detective Mallory
satisfied.
Within an hour Franklin Chase was under arrest
Detective Mallory found him sound asleep in his
room in boarding house less than block away
from the Avon. He seemed somewhat astonished
when informed of his arrest for murder, but was
quite calm.
Its mistake" he protested.
4 don't make Mistakes. said the detective.
He had short memory.
against the prisoner. For instance, minute blood
stains were found on his hands and drop or SO
on the clothing he had worn the night before; and
it was established by three fellow lodg ers-young
men who had come in late and stopped at his room
that he not in his boarding house at two O'Clock
the night before.
That afternoon Chase was arraigned for pre-
and his statement corroborated by necessary
witnesses First he established the authenticity OF
the dying mans writing. Then he proved that
Chase had been with De Forrest at half past eleven
o'clock; that there had been quarrel, argument
in De Forests room just before two o'clock; and
finally, with a dramatic flourish, he Swore to the
blood stains on the prisoners hands and clothing.
The august court stared at the prisoner and took
tip his pen to sign the necessary commitment
May say something before we go any further"
asked Chase.
The court mumbled some warning about anything
the prisoner might Say being used against him.
Il understand" said the accused, and he nodded
a serious mistake l admit that the writing was Mr..
De Forests; that l with him at half-past
eleven O'clock and that the stains on my hands
and clothing blood stains
The court stared.
Il had known Mr. De Forrest for several years;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

few words; q pencil was Clutched tightly
in his right hand. The detective glanced,
then stared at the paper; it startled him. In
the scrawly, trembling, incoherent handwrit-
ing of the dying man were these isjointed
sentences and words:
Murdered Franklin Chase
quarrel stabbed me
am dying =. Sod help
good by"
The detectives jaws snapped as he read
Here was crime, motive, and time. After
sharp scrutiny of the apartments, he
went down the single flight of stairs to the
Office floor to make some inquiries An
elevator man, Moran, was the first person
questioned. He had been on duty the night
before. Did he know Franklin Chase? Yes.
Had Franklin Chase called to see De Forrest
the night before? Yes.
" What time was he here?"
About half-past eleven, | should say. He
and Mr.. De Forrest came in together from
the theater.''
When did Mr. Chase go away"
g | don't know, sir. | didn't see him."
e. 1t might have been somewhere near two
oclock?
g l don't know, sir, replied Moran again.
"I'1-I'll tell you all l know about it. was
on duty all night. Just before two o'clock
telegram was phoned for Mr.. Thomas on
the third floor l took it and wrote on it
the time that | received it. 1t was then just
six minute before two o'clock. walked up
from this floor to the third-two fights-to
give the message to Mr.. Thomas. As passed
Mr. De Forrest door, heard loud voices,
two people evidently quarreling. l paid
no attention then, but went on. | was at
Mr.. Thomas's door possibly five or six min
utes. When l came down l heard nothing
further, and thought no more of it,
You fix the time of passing Mr. De
min OF
two?" asked the detective.
Within minute of that time, yes, sir"
And again about two or minute or SO
after?"
Yes
All" exclaimed the detective. "Tha-.
fits in exactly with the other and establishes
beyond question the moment of the murder
He was thinking of the words =" clock strik-
ing 2 " written by the dying man. Did you
recognize the voices?"
NO sir, couldn't. They were not clear.
That was the substance of Moran's story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

~ KULKING along through the dense
. gloom, impalpably a part of the
murky mist which pressed down
~ between the tall board fences on
each side. moved the figure of a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-22

Charlie Clark, of Kansas CITY
Missouri, arrived here on visit to
his cousins, William, Robert and
Lulu Clark.
Several of our young gentlemen
visited the Juel store last week and
had their measurements taken for
nobby up-to-date suits.
Mr.. George Picking was called to
Detroit, Michigan, last Saturday on
account of the serious illness of his
mother who resides there.
There will be Thanksgiving SER
vices at the church at two O'Clock on
that day and in consequence there
will be no preaching next Sunday.
Rev. Jensen preached here Sunday
after which he went to Atlantic and
preached there in the evening, re.
turning here on the Monday morning
train and drove his team to his home
in Extra.
Some of the Rock Island officials
were here Saturday taking measure
ments of the depot with view it is
reported of charging the part used
for freight office something which
has been badly needed for some time.
1t is further rumored the work will
be done vet this year.
Full FLOODED.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-22
THROAT CUT, HueelNe WIFE.
Moorehead Woman Asks Embrace
Then Uses Razor

Council Bluffs.-Mrs. Jos. Lempse,
residing near Moorhead, before the
family had arisen asked her husband
to hug her and as he complied and
embraced her Mrs. Lempse drew a
razor from under her pillow and slash.
ed him across the throat, almost sew.
ering the windpipe A second at.
tempt was made by Che woman to
WELD the razor, but without effect.
Mrs. Lempse until few days ago
was for time an inmate of the Mer-
cy hospital of this city. Her mind
has been affected it is said Mr..
Lempse may not recover. The wo,
man was taken in charge by other
inmates of the household and later
taken to the home of her parents
near Dunlap. There are two children
in the family, one of them but 8
months old. Mrs. Lempse had been
AT the hospital but a week and was
thought to have recovered from her
temporary mental trouble.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-22
TO INVESTIGATE IOWA RATES
kinseIla Grain House of Omaha En-
tiers Protest.

Washington ID. C.-The interstate
commerce commission has received
petition from the kinsella Grain COM
pany, with headquarters at Omaha,
doing business principally in Iowa,
protesting against the Northwestern
railroad and the Fremont Elkhorn Il
Missouri Valley railroad, complaining
of certain alleged excessive rates
charged by these companies on ship
ments of grain, mixed in character,
from Colon. Neb. and also from Blairs-
town, Iowa, to Chicago. These are
supposedly cited as test cases. The
kinsella Grain company prays that
the railroads mentioned above be di-
rected to desist from maintaining and
enforcing their rule denying the priv
ilege of slipping oats in the same cars
with other grain. The railroads, it is
averred, were corn and oats are ship
pedin the same acr, treated the same
as two shipments and collected a
double charge for the transportation
of these cereals. The complainant is
corporation existing under the laws
of Nebraska, having its principal Of
fees at Omaha, and is engaged in buy
ing grain of all varieties at various
points in Nebraska and shipping Their
purchases in carload lots by railroad
to market points i'll other states.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-22
DEDICATION AT wckseuRe.
Imposing Ceremony on Battlefield in
Honor of Iowa Soldiers.

Honor of Iowa Soldiers.
Vicksburg, Miss.-Iowa's state me-
mortal monument in Vicksburg ma.
tional military park was dedicated on
the afternoon of the 18th by Governor
A. B. Cummins and party OF distin-
guished veterans and citizens from
that state. The absence of military
pageant was noticeable feature OF
the dedication program, only two COM
panies participating. One OF these
was the Volunteer Southrons, one OF
the Oldest military organizations in
the south. The Warren light artillery
of Vicksburg fired the governors sa-
lutte at the opening of the program.
The memorial, which is in the form
of magnificent Greclan peristyle cost
ing nearly $15O,0O0, is not yet com.
pleted, but was dedicated at this time,
while the Iowa commissioners and the
governor are in tn esouth dedicating
Iowa monuments on other battle
fields.
The unwilling of the monument was
done by Miss Grace Kendrick Rigby,
a niece of Colonel Rigby, and Miss
Elnora Stanton, daughter of Colonel
Stanton. formerly OF Centerville, but
now of Vicksburg.
Capt. j. r. Merry of Manchester,
chairman OF the Vicksburg commits
sion, presented the monument to the
governor and Governor Cummins in
turn presented it to the national gov
eminent in an eloquent speech. Gov
elnor ]. X. Vardaman of Mississippi
also spoke and among the other ora
tors of the day were Hon. j. w. Noble
of ST Louis, formerly secretary of the
interior; Col Charles A. Clark of the
Iowa G. A. r., General Grenville NJ.
Dodge and Col. Henry HI. Rood of Mt.
Vernon. Rev. Alvah L. Frisbie OF Des
Moines delivered the invocation. A
poem, "Vicksburg." was read by its
author, Major S. H. Nj. Myers OF Des
Moines. Music for the dedication was
furnished by the Fifty-fifth regiment
band of Centerville, Iowa, and the
school children of Vicksburg, who
sang "The Star Spangled Banner"
The school children rode on symbolic
floats in the parade to the monument.
AT the reception given by the city
of Vicksburg to the Iowa visitors,
fully 1000 people attended, making it
decided success.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-22
A Year of Blood

The year 1908 will long be remem-
bered in the home of f. n. Jacket, of
Alliance, KY, as a year of blood;
which flowed so copiously from Mr..
Jackets lungs that death seemed very
near. He writes: "Severe bleeding
from the lungs and frightful cough
had brought me at deaths door, when
began taking DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, with the
astonishing result that after taking
four bottles ! was completely restored
and as time has proven permanently
cured" Guaranteed for Sore Lungs,
Coughs and Colds, at Nick Doffing's
drug store. Price SOC and 81 90. Trial
bottle free.
The home of the Woman's club of
Denver has been exempted from any
taxation on the ground that the club
is charitable organization and en-
gagged in humanitarian work.