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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Joe Choxnski Gets a Post.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Joe Choynski, the
well-known pugilist, has received his
appointment as boxing instructor for
the New Illinois Athletic club. More
than a year ago ChoynsM and several
other veterans Of the prize ring made
application for this position.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Oldest "Newsboy" Badly Hurt.

st. Louis, Dec. 29.-Joseph E. Dust,
q newspaper vender aged 81 years,
slipped and fell on the street while
selling papers and was taken to the
hospital for treatment. He claims TO
he the oldest 'newsboy" in the world.
Last fall he walked 2S5 miles to Kan
sas City to sell papers, and after a
time walked back. He declares he is
a grand nephew of Robert Burns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
statesmen Arrive in Panama.

Colon, Dec. 20.-The steamer Allan
ca, having on board Senator Frank P.
Flint, of California, and q party OF
ten members of congress which is go
ing to study the canal problem has ar
rived here from New York. The party
went by special train to Panama.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29

San Francisco, Dec. %. - Articles
were signed by William Delaney, rep
resenting James J. Jeffries, and B. F.
Taylor, representing the Rhyolite A. c.,
for a fight for the heavyweight cham
pionship Of the world and a $4,000
purse at Rhyolite, New, next April be-
tween Jeffries and William Equires, of
Australia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
PRESIDENT Has Bad Luck.

Charlottesville, Va. Dec. 29.-Presi-
dent RooseveIt's hunt across Hard
ware river. a dozen miles from the
Roosevelt lodge, was fruitless Of re-
suits as far as wild turkeys were con-
cerned, the only trophies being a few
birds which were encountered on the
return trip.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
James j. Hill to Retire.

Chicago, Dec. ga special to The
Record Herald from Minneapolis says:
James ]. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad, it is announced, will
retire from active business on July
next. The announcement comes from
Mr.. Hill himself. His successor will
be his eldest son, Louis J. Hill, first
vice president Of the Great Northern"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Door Of Opportunity Shut.

Washington, Dec. %. = The civil
service commission has been in COM
munication with Wilbert T. George, a
negro who is the only man eligible for
a clerkship in the postoffice at Hatties-
burg, Miss, and who has been advised
by certain white persons in that place
to remain away from the postofice.
otherwise he would be mobbed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29

St Paul, Dec 29.-Judge Orr, of the
district court. at the instance of Attor-
ncy General Young, has signed an or
der directing the Great Northern COM
pAny to show cause why a temporary
injunction should not be granted pend
ing the final adjudication Of the pro-
ceeding to restrain the proposed issue
Of S60OO0,OO0 Of Great Northern stock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Death Again Strikes at a Man in
High Place and His Aim
Is True.
STROKE IS INSTANTLY FATAn
Heart the Weak Point of the Eminent
Railway Man
Arose in Good Spirits3 Dead at p. n.
Health Bad for a Year
Friends and Public
AsDundcd.

Philadelphia, Dec 90. = Alexander
Johnston Cassatt, president of the
pennsylvania Railroad company and
one of the foremost railroad men and
fnanci2rs in the country, died sudden
" at his residence in this city.
CMsstt, who was a little more than
CY years Of age. was stricken with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Those bulgarian saraees.

Athens, Dec. 90. = A dispatch re-
ceived here from Sores. European Tur-
key. forty-five miles northeast Of Sa-
lonika. says that last Tuesday a Bull
garian band invaded the village OF
Clepousna and murdered two Greek
notables. their wives and children and
afterwards burned the bodies and de-
stroyed the homes Of their victims.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
Story Was Much Exaggerated.

City Of Mexico, Dec 29.-According
to the official report of the uprising Of
Yaqui Indians received by the govern
ment here the total number Of deaths
was four, two men and two women,
all Mexicans. Besides these casualties
four Mexicans were badly wounded.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29
No One
Man
Controls
Railroad
Systems
Bly,.
EDWARD H.
HARTMAN,
Northumberland
Railroad
Masnate

PERHAPS much anybody represent what the public is
believed be antagonstic this corporate inter
ests, at least RAILROAD corporations. [ have been
introduced several being
many thousands of miles of railroad, but do control
ONE NILE Of railroad
DO NOT BELIEVE IN ANY COMBINATION
CONTROLLING IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION LINES
OF THIS COUNTRY OR ANY GREAT PORTION OF THEM.
The organizations of which made fourteen
fifteen thousand who control and these There
individual, NO COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUALS that
could possibly control them rdoesco them.
The stockholders and the boards of directors manage those or
cations While stand their representative appear
dictator, such simply CARRY OUT what has been
carefully considered and turned by many minds.
do not defend the railroads the officers of the railroads.
believe that the managment of railroads has been largely
due the ANTAGONISTC FEELING that prevailed against
them But hope them and
among the intelligent minds Of the STABLE CITIZENS
country
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-29

heart disease shortly before l p. m.
and died before assistance could be
given him. He was Il victim of an
acute heart attack known profession
ally as 1.-The Stokes Adams symdrome"
Though Cassatt's death was entirely
he had been in ill-health
for nearly n year.
Celebrated His Last Anniversary.
He was i'll, off and on, during Sep
tember October and November, part
Of the time being able TO attend to his
business. He was 81 years old Dec.
Is, and after celebrating the event with
his family he never returned to his du-
ties at the railroad office. Again it
was reported that he was in serious
health, but this was denied, and it was
stated that he was suffering from a
slight cold and was giving attention
TO only such important business mat
tiers as were brought to his attention.
Cassatt spent much Of his time driv-
ing. and he was out as late as last
Monday. Subsequently he was known
to have been confined to bed at his
residence at 202 Westinghouse square,
but even then his condition was not
regarded as alarming.
Death Was Instantaneous.
While rot feeling entirely we'll Cas-
satt arose from his bed yesterday, but
remained in his room. He seemed to
be in good spirits. and his family was
not alarmed about his condition and
had no thought of his death Shortly
before l p. M, while sitting in chair
In his apartments, he suffered an acute
heart attack and became unconscious.
His wife and his daughter, Mrs. w.
Plunkett Stewart, were with him, and
his private physician. DR.. J. H. Mus
ser. was summoned, but he was dead
when the physician arrived. DR. Mus,
ser said that death had been almost
instantaneous
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
COLLEGE BOYS
THROWN IN LAKE
Glass Rush al WIsc0n in University
Ia Marked by Bitterness and
Broken Heads.

Madison. wis, Oct. Give hun
Ired freshmen and sophomores were
thrown into Lake Mendoza during the
afternoon in the class rush, the fiercest
that has ever been seen at Wisconsin.
To get even for the defeat the sophie
mores attacked 100 freshmen on State
and Miftlin streets at night and broke
mp a nightshirt parade. the celebration
of the freshmen. A fierce free for all
fight enSued. in which many Of the
participants were badly battered.
The sophomOres pulled the night
shirts from the freshmen, tore them
into shreds and passed the strips
qround as souvenirs. Afterward they
marched to the lower campus, gather
ing up boxes, hitching posts and
wooden sidewalks as they went, and
built huge bonfire.
Here an unsuccessful attempt was
made by the freshmen to stop the
sophs' celebration, but any freshman
who was seen on the campus was
promptly rushed to the lake. The
freshmen swear revenge, and the haz-
ing season, which usually stops with
the class rush. will be prolonged In
definitely. The feeling between the
classes is the bitterest that has ever
been known at Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
POISON IVY.

The noting of several serious cases Of
ivy poisoning this year suggests that
some little account of the plant might
be in. place for the benefit of those who
may not be well acquainted with it.
While poison ivy is quite often found
in the woods, it seems to prefer road
sides, fence corners and scrub brush
pasture lots. 1t differs from the Nir-
ginia creeper, with which it is often
confused, in having three leaves, while
that has five. The poison ivy leaf is
also broader, of a smoother surface and
possesses a more regular edge. A fact
that increases the danger from it is
that its leaves turn to a beautiful va
riety of orange and red colors in the
fall, equaling those Of any other shrub
or tree, and it is often picked by the in
experienced, who delight in gathering
the highly cOlOred autumn leaves. As
is true with the sting of bees and bites
of other insects, many people do not
seem susceptible to poisoning from con-
tact with the ivy leaves. With others it
is a most virulent poison, they being
so sensitive that the presence of the
vine in lots adjoining the one in which
they live will cause an outbreak on their
face and hands, although there is abb
solute evidence that they have not
come in physical contact with the plant
itself. One who has suffered much
from this method of contracting the
poisoning tells us that he has found
nothing that gave so much relief as
bathing the affected parts in warm
sweet milk. The remedy is inexpen-
sive, cannot possibly be harmful and
would seem to be worth trying The
children in the home should have the
ivy pointed out to them and be given
instructions to let the three leayed
sprawling vine alone, no matter how
brilliantly colored or attractive its
leaves may be.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
WISCONSIN MAYOR
HAILED TO COURT
Kenosha's Chief Sued by State for
Giving Too Small a Valua-
ton on Property.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. "a stir was
caused in political circles when suit
was fled in the circuit court in which
the state is the plaintiff and Mayor
James German the defendant. The
suit is brought to recover a penalty Of
$3.50. In the complaint it is alleged,
that Mayor German. acting as a mem
Der Of the board of review in June,
1905. fixed the assessment of the prop
erty owned by the estate of Michael
German at a value too small.
Mayor German was interested in the
property of the German estate, as he
was one of the two heirs. The suit
has brought about bitter feeling be-
tween German and Superintendent Of
Assessments Harrison, who is alleged
to be back of the suit. 1t is said that
Harrison is backed by leading taxpay-
ers of the city, who are demanding
that the suit he carried to the supreme
court if necessary.
This is the first suit Of its nature
brought under the Wisconsin laws. An
effort will be made to have it brought
to trial at this term of circuit court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
LOVE IN CHOIR
MAY END IN PEN
Outraged Husband Secures Divorce
and Then PrOsecutes Wreck
eP of Home.

Kenosha. Wis. Oct. 4.-Edward b.
Conklin, on Sundays leading bassO in
the Baptist church choir at Woodstock,
Ill, and on other days coachman at
one of the summer residents at Twin
Lakes. Wis, is under arrest here,
charged with having wrecked the
home of Perry w. Murphey, wealthy
farmer of Woodstock. Saturday Muir
phey secured a divorce from his wife,
Clara. also church choir singer, and
the next day COnklin was arrested at
Twin Lakes. Wednesday he acknOwl-
edged in court in KenOsha that he had
deserted his own wife and child in
Woodstock in order to work at Twin
Lakes. where Mrs Murphey could
meet him secretly. He was held for
trial in the criminal court, the charge
against him being a penitentidry Of
Tense in Wisconsin.
The friendship between the coach
man and Mrs. Murphey began while
they were singing in the church choir.
Conlllin is married and has a grown
daughter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
Newark On. J.) Man Gees to
Brooklyn to Wed One Girl,
but MarrieS Another.
BADLY SURPRISED BRIDEGROOM
FianCee Learns of His Perfidy Toward
Young Jersey Woman and Forces
Him to Give His Name
TO Her.

On the eve of his wedding day, when
he expected to marry young woman
of Brooklyn, William Frank Thober Of
Newark, N j., was forced to ed a
girl whom he had deserted months be-
fore in his home city. His intended
wife acted as bridesmaid, and the cere-
mony was performed in her home, to
which the man all unsuspecting had
come.
The many friends of Miss Mary Mac
Donald Of 249 Fifty-ninth street. Brook
lyn, were notified some time ago that
on Sunday evening, Sept. Is, she would
marry William Thober, who is in the
die making business. They were sur
prised when messages announced later
that they were to be on hand a day
earlier. Thober at the same time was
summoned from Trenton.
There were flowers, many guests and
the Rev. II. A. c.. Meyer of st. Jacobs
Lutheran church in the Macdonald
home when Thober arrived. The latter
appeared happy and chatted with Miss
Macdonald enthusiastically.
Not long after his arrival a pale
faced girl. accompanied by a yelled
woman in black, was admitted to the
house and ushered into a rear room.
Out in the parlOT Thober was laugh
ing and joking with a group of men
when suddenly Miss MacDonald's
brother-in-law, B. ]. Griffin, stepped
up to him and whispered something.
Thobe9 turned pale and moved to-
ward the door. The brother-in-law
smiled.
There is no chance of escape" he
said, taking Thocer by the arm. Face
the music Miss Macdonald is to be a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
BRIDGE FALLS;
SCORES INJURED
One Student Instantly Killed and
Many Hurt in Accident Near
OcontO, Wis.

Oconto, Wis. Oct. S.-The collapse
of an old wooden bridge over the river
at Oconto Falls caused twenty-five
high school students from this city to
fall thirty feet to the rocky bed OF
the stream, with the result that one
was killed, fourteen were seriously in
1ured and all the rest suffered painful
bruises.
John Bestenleher. the pupil who lost
his life, struck on the edge of an inn
menSe bOwlder, and death was in
Simultaneous. Mary Fencil sustained
internal injuries and is not expected
to live through the night. Sadie In
gram struck a bowlder an her back
was so seriously injured that while
she may live, it is probable that she
will be a cripple. Aside from these
the most severely injured were Pro
lessor Newcomb. who had charge Of
the party: Miss Post, n teacher;
Ieuora Cecil and Eva Pocquette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
Fatally Shot at Charivari.

Marinette, Wis, Oct. 5.-Henry
Conover. of Crivitz. young physician,
was fatally shot. The shot was fired
from 4 gun in the hands of Richard
Hamilton. a saloon keeper, at a
charivari Hamilton claims the gun
was discharged accidentally, but he
has been arrested pending the results
Of the corOner's inquest. The tragic
affair occurred at the home of a new
" welded couple. DR.. Conover heard
the noise and went over to the house
to quiet the crowd. He was entering
the door when the shot was fired.
He was carried into the house and died
i'm short time in the arms of the
man who shot him before physicians
could reach him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
Snake Charms a Baby.

A strange incident i'm which two
year-old child was charmed by a big
snake came to light when Mrs. William
Davis of Noblesville. Ind found her
little daughter in. the coils Of a sever
foot reptila Th&"child was caressing
the snake, which was coiled around its
face and neck, laughing AMI cooling
over it. oblivious to al around The
Mortified mother snatched her darling
from the coils of the reptile and tram
pied the intruder to death. It was Of
the ordinary black snake species and
measured more than seven feet. The
child cried when deprived of her new
found playmate as size saw its body
dragged from the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

MARRY HER! SHE NEEDS YOUR NAME"
bridesmaid, not bride, tonight. The
bride will be Miss Viola Glover Of
Newark, the girl you deserted
Then Miss Glover appeared, and a
member Of the party turned to ThOber
and said:
Marry her! She doesn't want you,
but she needs your name"
Bewildered at first, Thober hesitated.
Then Miss Macdonald told him she
never would marry him and that he
must marry Miss Glover. The Rev.
Mr.. Meyer stepped forward and with
out asking any questions began to read
the marriage service. Mr.. Griffin pro
vided a ring and acted as best man,
while Miss Macdonald was brides
maid. Meekly and without a word of
protest Thober repeated the words that
made Miss Glover his wife.
When the ceremony was finished
MIS-. Macdonald told ThOber to leave
the house at once. Handing his hat to
him, she showed him the door and told
him never to enter the house again.
Thober left without saying a word.
With Mrs. Thober presiding at the ia
BILE wedding supper was served with
out a bridegroom. Th0Oer has not
been seen since.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

With the finishing Of the apple pick
ing in the writer's orchard last week
we are able to give a summary Of
spraying operations which have been
conducted during the past season. The
work was carried on under the super
vision of the state experiment station.
and such directions as they gave were
carried out as carefully as was posi-
BILE. In order to compare results on
sprayed and unsprayed trees two
blocks containing fifteen trees each
were left unsprayed, these being select
ed in that portion of the orchard which
this year was expected to be in bear
ing. The early spraying which was
recommended by the department was
not given, because the apparatus lid
not arrive in time. The first spraying
was given just before the blossoms
opened a second just after the peta.s
fell. third about twenty days later
and the fourth and last abort Aug. l.
In the first three sprayings the $3.50
formula of bordeaux mixture was used,
10 which q pound Of paris green was
added for every $50 gallons of water.
For the last spraying half strength bor-
deaux mixture was used, while home
made solution of arsenate of lead was
used in place of the paris green. The
fruit from both unsprayed blocks was
carefully picked and measured. This
included the total product of the trees,
wlndfalls and ALL 1t was found that
the fifteen trees in block No. l prOduc-
ed five and three-quarter bushels, while
the sprayed block of trees adjoining,
which were Of the same size and varie-
ty, bore twenty-siX and quarter BUSH
els. Block No. 2, unsprayed, yielded
three and three-quarter bushels, while
a similar number Of sprayed trees to
the north bore twenty-siX and quar-
ter bushels, and a like block of sprayed
trees to the south bore twenty-nine
bushels. A view Of the trees before the
fruit was picked was even more con-
vincing as to the value of spraying
than are the figures quoted above. An
inspection of the trees showed that
some of the fruit that did mature on
the unsprayed sections was undOubt-
edly due to the fact that in one or more
Of the treatments some of the spray
must have been carried to them by the
wind while the men were at work on
the trees adjoining. This, however,
would tend to strengthen rather than
weaken the force of the above figures.
In addition to increasing the total
product of the tree the percentage of
perfect fruit on the sprayed was very
much larger than that on the unspray-
ed trees. A conservative estimate
would put the amount of marketable
fruit on the whole orchard at five or
six times what 1t would have been had
no spraying been done. Next season
the earlier spraying will be given be-
fore the buds break, more care will be
exercised in the spraying, so as to
more thoroughly cover the lower
branches, while better results are look
ed for from a power sprayer which we
expect to use than from the hand
power sprayer which was used this
year. While the spraying did not &C
complish all that might be accomplish
ed, it demonstrated not only the neces-
sity, but the value, of systematic spray
ing for all commercial orchards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
Death at a Stone Ouarv.

Racine, Wis. Oct. S.-Maig Franche,
aged 80, was killed: Sam Fagute, aged
80. fatally injured, and two men were
hurt in an accident ut the John
O'Laughlin company's stone quarry,
one and One-half miles north of this
city. A car loaded with stone was be-
ing pulled up long incline when the
hook broke and the car ran down at a
terrific speed. striking the men who
Were working below.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
THE sICNBoARD NUISANCE.

The farmers of northern Indiana and
southern Michigan are to be commend
ed for taking the initiative in much
needed reform, while their action will
result in an increase of business for
the newspaper in the territory in which
tstaNsreside. They have declared war
oHteIne signboard method Of advertis-
Ing which is so generally in vogue over
the country and have formed an organ
iZation the duty of whose members IS
to see that every signboarl is removed
from their premises ar7 to prosecute
merchants who IN the f-ture nay tres
pass on their property. The farmers
claim that tie si@2s no ONLY mar the
looks of their places. but that much
damage is done TO trees and fences
while, the signs are being posted p. \
resolution adopted by the organization
commended tie newspaper rs the
proper and leg.tir2atn ,0eanS of COM
municatins advertising Information to
the people