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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Tobacco Notes
E. Haskins of GAINESVILLE was a calle

E. Haskins of GAINESVILLE was a caller
in this market Monday.
Ed Simonson returned Monday from a
weeks business visit to Louisville, XIV,
and Cincinnati, Ohio. While there Ed
bought four carloads OF southern tobac-
CO for shipment to this city.-Stoughton
Hub.
It is matter of local interest to note
that ground has beer broken for the
building of the splendid new tobacco
warehouse of Fred Eckhart in this city
on lots east of John Spellum's residence.
This fine building will not only be an
ornament to the city, but it calls the at
tention of outsiders to the confidence
that far sighted, sagacious business men
have in the future prospects of Viroqua
and vicinity In fact, there is much to
encourage every owner of real estate in
Viroqua and Vernon county. The out
look for the tobacco industry was never
brighter, and the wonderful strides that
the dairying industry of the county has
made within the past year Or two are
surprising Republican,
Wanted to Buy.-Tobacco plants for
seven acres. Inquire at this Office.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

IT rs disclosed in a Madison dispatc h
that since the Houser affair started the
capitol to leaking its secrets and scan
dals, it is frequently asserted as coming
from the inner circles Of reform" that
in the last campaign $4,000 was raised
and expended to procure the nomination
and election of the performers" on the
Republican state ticket. Of this vast
sum $4,000 is credited to the pre-con-
vention campaign and $4,000 to the
campaign carried on after the ticket was
nominated. There have been many ugly
rumOrS of the means employed by the
reform" candidates and campaign man
ayers in raising funds to carry on the
fight of "the people against the corpora
tiOns. Insurance Commissioner Hosts
testimony that he was urged to shape
his opinions with a view of obtaining
campaign funds and that it was sug-
gested to him that the insurance com
panles could be solicited for contribu-
tiOns, is suggestive of the many rumors
that have been afioat as to the expe-
dents resorted to in procuring money
for the use of reform" candidates and
1.-The cause" of good government as ex-
EN- plified by the better than thou re-
gimes With grand jury, bent upon
doing its duty without fear or favor or
political effect, the atmosphere at Madi-
son could be cleared. If there ever ex-
listed warrant for calling a grand jury,
such warrant is found at Madison. Fail
ure to call one and to prosecute an in
quiry into the affairs at the capitol dill
gently will be discredita BILE to the officials
whose duty it is to act, and an affront to
the people of the state, who have no ras-
cality to shield nor political axes to
grind Milwaukee News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

A RECENT article in an eastern insur-
ance Journal gives some interesting life
insurance figures Wisconsin received in
1905, S., 482, 1913 in death claims and ma
tured endowments. Milwaukee stands
nineteenth in the list of cities of the
country at large. La Crosse is second in
the list of Wisconsin cities, receiving
$264,508. Oshkosh ranks third, receiv-
ing $105, 748. Milwaukee is the twentieth
in tho list of cities for the amount Of in
surance in force. La Crosse is seventy
fifth in the list of the amount Of insur-
ance in force. One point is brought out
that is worthy of general attention. In
1905, owing to the life insurance scan
dals, S15,000,OO0 of life insurance was
cancelled, generally among the smaller
policy holders. This was mistake. De-
spite the scandals the big companies are
all solvent, and the man who throws up
his life insurance makes a loss that is
foolish.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

WITH Mr.. Host as manager for the
Davidson boom; MIR. Houser part OF
the Lenroot boom; Senator Frear of the
investigating CO nmittee candidate for
Houser's place; Senator Roehr, former
ly an attorney for the complainant
against the Equitable in the case before
Mr. Host as insurance commit sioner, and
James L. O'COnnOr acting as Mr.. Hosts
private counsel as we'll as the attorney
for the insurance investigating commit
tee, there seems to have been some ex-
cuse for Houser'5 sardonic question
when the committee had him on the
stand: Isn't this part of the cam
paign?" Milwaukee Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

Will be in Edgerton Saturday evening,
June 9. They are coming under the
auspices of the high school and it is
hoped that the people of Edgerton will
literally patronize them. 1t is the pres
ent intention to make it possible to Sc
cure free matinee for all school chill
dren Saturday afternoon. Rooney's
Boys are we'll and favoraply known
throughout the country. They furnish
a high class entertainment. Further
announcement will be made next week.
e. L. ROETHE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

The Watertown Leader suggests that
it would be we'll for every republican in
the state to refrain from signing petit
tons asking men to become candidates
for state offices. Before the holding OF
the primary election in September con-
ditions may change and those who sign
the petitions may feel that the selection
of some other candidate might be for the
best interest of the state and taxpayers
These are times when the voters should
exercise caution, and not be influenced
by any political soft soap to tie them
selves up. To use the old saying: Saw
wood and say nothing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
FRIDAY. JUNE /, 1906.

THEY say if man once gets taste OF
Office holding he is as bad as COW when
she gets taste of green corn about the
time the fall winds have dried the pas
lures All farmers know how difficult it
is to keep a cow in the pasture after she
has once tasted green corn. The third
termers are much like the tempted COW
They have tasted the green corn of office
and now can't be kept out of it by sew
enteen barbed wire fence.-Stoughton
Courier
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Dated May q, 1906.
Irrigated Lands.

For sale, choice irrigated lands, all
planted with alfalfa, S33 an acre, on in
stallments, Kern county, California, the
finest agricultural county in the state.
For particulars write California Buyers
Union, Inc, 9l6 Broadway, Oakland, Cal
Your gain and our loss on ladies'
fawn suits, $1.89; percale and Bingham
suits, $1.S9. Ladies high grade sample
suits in gray mixtures and panamas,
81 50.-T. P. Burns GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Good girl wanted for general house
work. Apply to A. E. Skinner.
Headquarters for ladies' tailor mad
suits.-Archie Reid e Co., GAINESVILLE.
26w2
The ordinance prohibiting riding BIZ
cycles on the sidewalks will be strictly
enforced by Marshal WEIGH. 25w4
Special silk sale-e5, rs and 85c silks
at 4715c.-Archie Reid & Co., GAINESVILLE
26w2
F. f. Burgy does all classes of plumb
ing.
"A thoroughly competent girl for gen.
eral hOusework is wanted by Mrs. An
drew Mcintosh.
White dress skirts in linen and
white shrunk cotton "a big sample line
just in; prices from 75c to $500. With
every skirt an embroidered belt Free
Archie Reid q Co., GAINESVILLE. 26w2
Large sales and small profits. Fig
ured lawns, the kind that wear we'll ano
wash we'll, &c. Organizes in original and
natural flower designs, &C. Fine, soft
figured organdies bought at chance
price, LOOT. P. Burns, GAINESVILLE, Wis
Call at Burgy's shop and see hi:
elegant line of plumbing goods.
Tested seed corn for sale by Chas
Scofeld, Indian Ford. lift
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

We have just received sample line
of children's cotton dresses in light and
dark colors and white. Prices range
from 75c to $3.50, one third less than
regular values. See them.-Archie Reid
& Co., Janesville 26w2
"A second hand Mosley folding bath
tub, with gasoline heater, in good order
TO be sold cheap. Call and examine it
at T. Burgy's.
For Rewritten acres of good pas
ture land, inside city limits. Inquire OF
A. P. Nicholson or j.. Ell. Towne. "a
WANTED Gentleman or lady with
good reference, to travel by rail or with
a rig, for firm of S25O,0O0 capital. Sal
airy 81, 072 per year and expenses; salary
paid weekly and expenses advanced
Address, with stamp, Jos. A. Alexander
Edgerton, Wis. 2ltf
All kinds of repairing at Watson's
machine shop. 24tf
House and lot for sale Inquire Of
Will Bardeen.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
office

Beginning May 18th the barber shops
of Edgerton have agreed to close their
doors on Monday, Tuesday and Thurs
day promptly at 8 o'clock p. N. and on
Wednesday at 9 o. No. except when there
are holidays, picnics, etc.. shops will be
open later the night before.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Announcement.

I hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the office of sheriff of Rock
county on the republican ticket for the
primaries to be held September 4th.
ALFRED MAxFIELD,
GAINESVILLE. Wis
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
UnClalm ed Letters

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
2. o. at Edgerton. for the week ending
June l. 1906:
Mr. Frank Zastrow Mrs. Ole Amundson
Miss Nina AmundsOn Adolph Christensen
Mrs. M. j. DickerSOn r. c.. DammeltOn
Geo. J. Knott Alfred j. Ostenberg
Mr.. G. N. Straw Mr.. VIM. ShOschein
Mrs. D. D. Williams MI. John Zimmerman
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say "advertised."
Ell. MCINNEs, p. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Announcement,

[ hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination to the office
of sheriff of Rock county at the primary
to be held on September 4, 1906.
e. Ell. RANSOM,
Town of Bradford
Dated Nav q, 1906.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
Court Adjourned Till Saturday

Court in this county adjourned Sat
urday evening to reconvene ON next
Saturday when argument court will
be held The Sees homicide case was
the last of the Commonwealth cases
and the civil list, now cut down to
some two or three cases, was continu-
ed. During the present week Judge
Evans will hold court in Columbia
county.
On Saturday Jonathan Mowrer,
Nathan Sheep and James Il. Ellis
were appointed viewers ON a county
bridge in Limestone township.
William Curry, Samuel Schnure and
George W. West, were appointed view
ers on petition of the Inhabitants of
West Hemlock township for county
bridge over the North branch of NAH
oning creek at the place where the
public road leading from Danville to
Jerseytown crosses said creek in West
Hemlock township.
Notwithstanding that no court was
held on Wednesday, Memorial day, an
immense amount of business was dis
posed of during last week.
The term just closed will also go on
record as unique nos only in that two
homicide cases were tried but also that
the two juries in those cases were out
occupying adjoining rooms at the
same time.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
TYPHOID FEVER
STAMPED OUT

The salubrious weather of May and
June can be relied upon to improve
the general health conditions and re-
duce the death rate below what custo-
marily prevails during the more rigor-
Gus months of March and April.
According to the local registrar $ re-
port during May there were only IS
deaths as against "a in April and 23 in
March,
Typhoid fever, which we have had
with us during year or more past is
entirely stamped out. This much dread
cd disease, which during last February
and previously seemed to be slightly
above the normal and caused some ap-
prehension, has been gradually ON the
decline for some months. There was
only one case of typhoid fever in April
and during May there was not one
case of typhoid reported.
Mumps, which broke out during
April, were epidemic during May.
Chickenpox was also epidemic There
were a few cases of measles, but this
disease could hardly be said to be epi-
demic. Diphtheria is also dying out.
In April there were five cases of diph-
theria; in May only one was reported.
While the death rate decreases the
number of births increases, 27 being re-
ported in May rs against 23 in April.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
HOW TO SAVE
THE BABIES

Dr. Dixon has issued bulletin, with
which every mother should be made
acquainted. He says it is possible to
greatly reduce the summer death rate
among babies, by observing the simp-
lest precautions in respect to their diet
and by caring for them in sanitary
way.
DIR. Dixon says: One-fourth of all
children in the civilized world die be-
fore they are five years of age. One
half of deaths are due to diarrhoeal
diseases. These maladies prevail in
hot summer months and are confined
mostly to children fed on cows milk.
A mother who fails to nurse child first
year places it in shadow of death.
First few drops of cows milk should
be rejected. 1t is heavily germ laden.
Milk used in summer time should be
sterilized Pasteurized milk has saw
ed many lives. Every sanitary precau-
tion should be used in taking care of
the nursing bottle. Ii diarrhoeal SYM
dDJSdI, ua6 VI ilillh SilOulu DS
stopped Immediately and physician
summoned.
1t is not pleasant thought, perhaps,
but nevertheless fact, that the maj
ority of diarrhoeal ailments and deaths
among babies are due to the careless
ness of mothers in not taking simple
precautions and sanitary measures in
the care and preparation of milk and
the vessels in which it is contained
and in the nursing bottle.
While the farmer is largely RESPONSE
BILE for the condition, kind and quality
of milk sent to the consumer, yet he
can not be held responsible for un-
cleanly or unscalded tins or glass
receptacles for holding milk in the
household, of it's being uncovered, or
placed near drains or left where dust,
flies or unclean may readily get into
the lacteal fluid, of unscalded or un-
clean, germ laden nipples. AS DR..
Dixon says, by caring for the babies
in a sanitary way, thousands of lives
will be saved.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
time as he may deem convenient.

time as he may deem convenient.
John G. Waite was elected Demo-
cratic county chairman by acclama-
tion.
Thomas f. Kerswell was chosen as
State delegate
when Democracy has such bright pro-
spects of winning.
Mr.. McHenry was followed with
Hon. L. W. Welliver and w. L. Sid
Ter, each of whom made short ad-
dress.
The following were elected as mem
| bers of the Democratic standing COM
| mittee
Anthony township-P. f. Brannen
and J. N. Ellis.
Cooper township-Benjamin Buck
and Alfred Blecher.
Danville, First ward-Thomas Train
or and s. M. Dietz; second ward, AL
bert Kemmer and w. II. N. Walker
third ward, Elias Maier and M. j.
Ryan; fourth ward, George Bachinger
| and William Meyer.
Derry ownship-Samuel Lobach and
q. B. Cotner.
Liberty township-William Curry
and William Robbins
Limestone ownship-Edward II.
Ballet and S. f. Welliver
Mahoning township-Alfred Mellin
! and Thomas Madden.
from infancy Democratic principles
have been instilled into him. In his
administration on the bench, he declar-
| ed, he will have nothing to do with
politics. He has before him, he affirm
ed. an ideal in the memory of Judge
Elwell and, if elected, he promised
an administration SO clean and disint-
| crested that the people of Montour
county will have reason to be proud
| of him.
John G.. McHenry followed Mr.
| Herring with an address and made n
most excellent impression. He ap-
| preciated the honor, he said, conferred
upon him and Fpromised clean but
aggressive campaign. He pleaded for
harmony and urged that all accept the
verdict of the convention, abiding by
the will of the majority. If there was
| ever time when Democratic harmony
should prevail it was at the present,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
BODY WAS
IDENTIFIED

The body found in the river Tues
day near Trovorton was doubtless that
of Henry Dershon, of Lewisburg. He
went to Sunbury on Friday to attend
the circus and did not return home
and has not been seen since He was
aged about 5S years and had on Il black
suit of clothing and two fingers of his
right hand were gone. He leaves u
wife and family i'll Lewisburg He
went to Sunbury on an early morning
train on Friday morning and was seen
there on the street in the afternoon by
a number of people from Lewisburg.
How he got into the river is II mys-
terry. A telephone message was sent
to Lewisburg Tuesday afternoon and
people in that place from the descrip-
tion state that it is without doubt the
body of Dershon.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
THE Dietrich
HOMICIDE Case
Continued from First Page. |

who was joined by Voris started to in
vestigate .f"st as the Chief of Police
was in the act of starting up stairs he
met Dietrich coming down. The lat
ter said; No use coming up. Chief; 1
am coming down. Dietrich then gave
himself over to the officer, saying: 81
am no murderer; | shot in elf-de-
ense. - The officers searched him and
finding no weapon, requested him to
produce the revolver with which he
did the shooting. Dietrich then direct
ed his sister to produce the revolver,
which was up stairs. In few min
a cigar box. 1t was not self cooking
weapon. 1t contained five chambers,
in two of which the cartridges were
empty. At later hour, after Diet
rich was in Jail, the odor of powder
could still be detected on the pistol.
The revolver was offered in evidence.
Officer Mincemoyer testified that he
saw another revolver lying in the
room. On the way to the Jail Diet
rich repeated that he was no murderer
but that he did the shooting in self
defense.
Officer J. G. Voris and night watch
man Lewis Byerly, were also called as
witnesses. Their testimony corrobor-
ated that of Chief Mincemoyer. All
three officers agreed that Dietrich was
very much excited.
John Doster was also witness He
heard Dietrich assert that he was no
murderer, but that he had shot Jones
in self defense. Mr.. Doster was much
impressed with the fact that Dietrich
was greatly excited and wrought to a
high pitch of nervousness. His talk
was rambling.
Dr. Paules, who was called to the
hotel after the shooting, was sworn.
He described the bullet wound, which
he said was sufficient to produce in
stant death. At 10 o'clock the day fol-
lowing the shooting Dr. Paules, assist
ed by DR.. Patton, DR.. Stock taking
notes, made post mortem examina-
tion. The ball, the doctor said, had
entered an inch below the left eye. 1t
had entered the brain and ploughed
through the base of the brain and lodg-
ed in the posterior skull. The section
of the skull containing the ball was
offered in testimony.
DR.. Paules said he heard the defend
ant say: II am no murderer, shot in
self defense. - About 2 O'Clock that
night he went to the Jail to administ-
er to Dietrich, who was very much ex-
cited. Dietrich asked "How did l
shoot him?" and then without wait
ing for reply he added: ooh, yes, |
KNOW" demonstrating how he held
the pistol, by placing one arm oser the
other. 81 shot him just where aim
ed at-an inch below the eye
At 3 p. III. the Commonwealth rest
ed. Mr.. Ikeler announced that the de-
fense had decided to offer no evidence.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
Fir. and Mrs. Pannebaker Enter.
tain.

tain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Pannebakel
delightfully."- entertained number OF
their friends at a dance at their home
near Oak Grove ON Friday.
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Curry, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hilkert, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Manner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Manner, Mrs.
Burns and Mrs. Ford. Misses Emily
Lewis, Minnie Roberts, Sara Acor,
Vida Pannebaker, Jennie and Min
ME Boyer, Maggie, Anna, and Katie
and Mary Manner, Edna and Della
Long, Blanch and Alvena Hine, Alice
Bower, Rebecca Quigg, Iona and Maud
Hendricks, Hattie Burns, Nellie Bill
meyer, Lizzie and Stella Beaver, Mar
garet Robbins, Margaret and Eloise
Curry, Mary Shade and Florence Hill
kert Messers. Spencer and Calvin
After, William Stahl, Samuel Shade,
Lawrence Billmeyer, Francis Bowers,
W. M. Simington, Freeman Robbins,
Maurice Haunty, Walter Reichard,
John Frint, Albert Billmeyer, Nelson
Hauseknecht, Edward Sinter, Stanleigh
Hilkert, Jesse Bond. Harry Hixon,
Arthur McWilliams, Willie HiIkert,
Herbert Hendricks, John Hendricks
and Francis and Edward Delsite.
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ments. There were no other marks
and the child was healthy and well de-
veloped. There were then no marks
OH the back of the head. She saw the
child on the third, the fifth and the
seventh day, when the child was still
healthy and doing we'll. On the tenth
day Mrs. Sees came over to Mrs. Gold
| er's house on an errand. The baby then
was not we'll. On Monday Mrs. Gold
er went to the Sees home and found
the baby very ill vomiting. with strings
of saliva hanging from it's mouth.
Mrs. Colder was present the next day,
when the child died, and she "laid it
out" 1t was during this process that
she discovered that the back of the
head was soft and discolored, while
he the part of the head was solid.
ately after death, blood was running
out of the child's mouth. At the fun
tral she called the attention of Mrs.
Sechler to the condition of the child s
head.
Mrs Colder swore that she heard
the defendant, John Sees, say in her
home that never living child should
| come to his house. Again, after Sees
wife had left him. he visited Colder s
and remarked that he didn't care what
became of his wife, but he hoped she
wouldn't t leak on him. " Rumor had
already associated his name with the
death of his child.
Other evidence of corroborative
nature was offered by Wesley Thomp-
son, Mrs. Mariah Madden and Mr..
and Mrs. James Schell.
DR.. Muffley of Turbotville, who at
| tended Mrs. Sees when the child was
born, was sworn as a witness. He OBJ
served no serious wound upon the
child. 1t did not suffer any from the
effects of the operation employed. The
child was healthy and well developed.
A child mortally injured at birth
would not live and thrive for any
time. 1t would not rally at all. Such
an injury as had been described as in
| flicted on the child, he regarded as
sufficient to cause death.
While at the Sees house on the oc-
casion of the birth Sees made the re-
mark with an oath that he would shoot
anything around there even the
''kid." This was just before the child
was born.
At the close of DR.. Muffley's testi-
mony the Commonwealth rested and
court adjourned until 8 O'Clock Sat
morning