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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
Burned to Death on the Highway.

Mike Lothe, in his own and our city's
early days one of Stoughton's best known
young men, met frightful death by
burning Thursday evening, he himself
being the unwilling cause of his undolng.
He was on his way from GAINESVILLE, drlv-
ing in lumber wagon with hay-rack on,
and must have been intoxicated SO that
in attempting to light lantern after
darkness had fallen, he presumably
spilled some of the kerosene and set fire
to his clothing. The team which he was
driving, as we'll as third horse tied at
the back Of the wagon, belonged to
Frank Moore, of the town of Dunn, for
whom Lothe had been working for about
four months The last three weeks he
has been blowing on the farm near
GAINESVILLE that Frank recently bought,
and having finished the work, he was
now on his way to Dunn.
James Burull, son of John Burull,
was on his way to town and was near the
east side of W. Z. Olson's farm, when, at
about fifteen minutes after seven o'clock,
he saw through the darkness team
standing across the highway, blocking
the road. Receiving no response to his
calls to the driver of the team, he turned
back and got Tony Thompson, young
farmer living near by, to go with him to
investigate. Upon their arrival at the
place where the team was standing,
Thompson discovered smoke rising from
the road side, and going over to it, found
the body of man whose clothes we're
smouldering. He dragged the body a
few feet away, thinking the fire was un-
derneath it. The man was not yet dead
and groaned without, however, being
able to speak. The young men hurried
to w. T. Olson's residence and telephon-
ed for Dr. Trulson, but when be arrived
at about quarter before eight o'clock
Lothe had expired. Upon examination
it was found that the mans clothing
was practically burned off, with the ex-
ception of the shoes and the upper part
of his shirt, and the body as high as the
chest was virtually charred. Among the
ashes of the clothes was found pint
bottle, cracked by the heat, which had
contained whiskey, and in the wagon
was also pint bottle full OF whiskey,
together with two packase s, one contain
ing some apples and the other pair OF
overalls and other articles of clothing. In
pocket of these overalls was letter
from Frank Moore, giving directions as
to some blowing to be done. A lantern
with smashed globe lay few feet from
the body, and in the wagon were found
the wick and bIrner.-Stoughton Hub.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
DiDhtueria Hits StOuphton,

During the past forty days there have
developed 10 Stoughton As cases of diph-
liberia and II cases of typhoid fever.
The result has been two deaths from
diphtheria and one from typhoid. This
is the report compiled at the office of DIR.
G. A. Harper, secretary of the state
board of health. 1t indicates how far
reaching the disease has become. Dur
ing the past week seven cases of diph-
liberia have developed and three cases of
typhoid. Thus far this month there
have been no deaths. La October, the
month the disease developed, 3S cases of
diphtheria were reported and IA cases of
typhoid.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
RELIC OF EARLY RAILROADING.
me Order to Take Out the First Engine
That Ran Into Edgerton.

AhO oTuof rake Out the E1rSG Engine
That Ran Into EdgertOn.
MALVERN, KANSAS, Nov. 7, 1906.
Editor Reporter: | am attaching to
this letter relic of the early days of
rallroading in Wisconsin. | recently met
IN this town gentleman whom found
had at one time worked for the G. M. &
ST. T. when it was known as "The Mil
waukee and Mississippi r. r. Co." 1t
transplred that he had been locomotive
engineer and had run the first train into
Edgerton, had also lived at Stoughton
for year when connected with the
grading of the road from there to Madi-
son He recalled the days when Geo.
Il. Peck and his brother, Chas. Peck,
were connected with the road, and seems
to be acquainted with many of the 'old
timers" He gave me the attached letter
Tor rather loaned it to mel, which you
will note was written by Mr.. x. Fl.
Broadhead and signed by him in 1858.
The engine referred to was the Geo.
Walker" and was one of the Menominee
type, which Mr.. Broadhead was anxious
that Mr.. Smith should take out and give
a trial. Mr.. Asher Smith has lived in
Kansas many years, and was for many
years master mechanic for the Santa Fe
Ry, located at Florence, Kansas. No
one would dare make bet as to his age.
for he does not look to be over So years
old. Kindly return the letter when it
has served your purpose. You will note
that it was written at time when en-
velopes were unknown, the paper being
folded and sealed with wafer.
Yours truly,
J. Ell. Snow.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
Town Safe Blown Open.

Sunday night the safe owned by the
town Of Fulton and kept in the town
clerks Office in O. P. Murwin's store, was
blown open and the door wrecked. The
robbers unquestiona thought the safe
was used by Murwin for the safe keep
ing of his cash and valuables else they
would not have gone to the trouble to
wrench off the knob, insert the explo-
sives and blow off the door. They need
not have gone that far for the safe was
not even locked but in fooling with the
combination they locked it. Nothing,
however, was kept in the safe except the
town papers, records of mortgages, etc.
Failing to find money the robbers
helped themselves to few cigars and
departed, wiser but not any richer. This
is the second time within few weeks
that the Murwin store has been broken
into. Nearly month ago burglars come
in and secured a few dollars worth of
merchandise and clothing but secured
no money at that time. The matter was
kept quiet at the time, thinking that the
job had been done by local talent and
possibly some clew might develop that
would lead to the identity of the thieves.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
Congregational Church Notes.

Public worship at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning at 1920.
All visitors and friends will be heartily
welcomed. The pastor will begin a series
of four sermons on Great American In
situations" Subject, 1.-The Home"
In the evening peoples service will
be held. Continuing the series of Bible
Characters, the sermon will deal with,
ssThe Folly of the Worlds Wisest Man.
A solo will be sung entitled The Gift"
Everyone cordially invited.
Tonight at the mid-w meeting there
will be an open discussion of the subject
What Would jesus Do?" Miss Towne
will give a review Of c. M. Sheldon's
book In His Steps"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16
Card of Thanks.

We wish through the columns OF The
Reporter to extend our sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the friends and
neighbors who so kindly and lovingly as
sisted US in the care and burial of our
baby son; also for the floral tributes.
Mr. AND Mrs. FERD KEEP AND FAMILY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-16

= Mr.. Taft has a way of presenting
ideas that makes them clear and intel
ligible to everyone, whether he is stu
dent of art or not-Duluth Telegram.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
GEORGIA s AN77- BUCKET SHOP LAW FULL TEXT O. BILL JUST PASSED BY GEORGIA LECIS-
 LATURE

The following Is copy of the anti bucket shop law just enacted by the Georgia Legislature:
 A bill to be entitled an act to pro- hibit contracts and agreements for the sale and future delivery of cotton, ties, stocks. bonds. and other securities upon margin, commonly known as deal- Ing in futures; to declare such trans actions unlawful and to constitute misdemeanor on the part of any person. association or persons or c6rporatiou participating therein, whether directly or indirectly: to prohibit any person from establishing. maintaining or op- erating an office or place of business. where such transactions are carried on:' to define what shau constitute prima. facie evidence of guilt; to compei all petions to testifg eoneernns their con nection therewith; to provide that no discovery made by any. witness which would tend to subject him to conviction used against such witness in any penal or criminal ppoceedings, and that he show be altogether .pardoned therefor; to provide that regular commercial ex- ganizations may post quotations of market prices; and for other purposes.
 Section + Be 1t enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Georgia, and 1t is hereby enacted by authority passage of this act 1t shall be unlawful for any person, association or persons or corporation, either as principal or agent. to establish, maintain or oper- ate an office or other place Of business in this State for the purpose of carry ing on or engaging in the business for bidden by this act. commonly called dealing in futures on markin; and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misde- meanor..,
 Sec a. Be it further enacted Ina. every contract or agreement. whether or not corporation shall agree to buy or sell and deliver. or sell with an agree nent to deliver, any wheat, cotton, corn other security to any other person or sSoS aR n nssndaa a sst g ii E aSs that an actual delivery of the article or thing shall be made, Is hereby de- clared to be unlawful, whether made or State. or partly within and partly with. out this State; 1t being the intent of this act to prohibit any and all con- tracts and agreements for the pur- chase or sale and delivery of any com modity or other thing of value on mar gin, commonly called dealing in futures, when the intention or understanding of the parties Is to receive or pay the dif- ference between the agreed price and the market price at the time of settle ment: provided that nothing herein con- tained shah be construed to apply to transactions by mail or wire between persons in this State and persons out side this State, where the person out side this State is not represented in this State by any broker, agent or attorney in said transaction.
 Sec 3. Be 1t further enacted That every person who shall become a party by this act made unlawful, and every person who shall, as agent, directly or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17

Indirectly, participate in making or furthering or effectuating the same, and every agent or officer of any cor poration who shall in any way know ingiy aid in making or furthering any such contract or agreement, shall bo deemed guilty of a misdeneanor.
 Sec. 1. Be 1t further enacted, That no person shall be excused on any prosecution under this act from testi- flying touching anything done by him- self and others. contrary to the pro- visions of this act. but any discovery made by a witness upon such examina- tion. shah not be used against him In any penal or criminal prosecution, and he shall be altogether pardoned of the offense so done or participated in by
 Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted. That in all prosecutions under this act proof that a defendant was party to a con- sell and deliver any article, thing or property, specified or named in this act. or that he was the agent, directly or indirectly. of any party in making, that he was the agent or officer of any corporation or association of persons in making, furthering or effectuating the same. and that the article. thing or Hvered was not actually delivered. and that settlement was made or agreed to be made upon a difference In value of the said article, thing or property prima facie evidence of guilt of the of this act.
 Sec. $. Be it further enacted. That proof that anything of value agreed to be sold and delivered was not actually delivered and that one of the parties to such agreement deposited or secured or agreed to deposit or secure, what are commonly called margins" shall con- stitute prina facie evidence of q con- tract declared unlawful by the terms " sec !. Be it further enacted. That any person. association of persons or corporation. either as principal or agent. has established an office or place where are posted or published from in- formation received the fuctuating osss psess or or eitSer dft9n of hs sh ute prima facie evidence of guilt of the offenses prohibited in Section l of
 Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That this act shall not be so construed as to prevent or to render unlawful the post. Ing or publishing of market quotations or prices or commodities, stocks, bonds ized @ comrnerciaf exchanse. or other bona fide trade organization, where no purchase or sale for future delivery on margin is permitted. and further that ef 0g aets pe thgs shah M be allowed in defense thereof to plead the payment of any license or tax to the State or to any county or mus ntcipality there2f: nor shall tne pay wise operate tq relasve such offender from the penalties imposed by this ac.. The provisions Of this act shall go into effect on and after January i. 1907:
 Sec 8. Be 1t further enacted. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be, and the same are hereby. repealed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
DRIFTWo0D
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG
Broken Refieetions.


 To the average man life means noth- ing but three square meals a day and feather bed
 < % x One doesn't have to be a juggler to keep his courage uP' Girls Ike to go to church because iaus in new clothes.
 When girl gets her waist all muss- ed up she can certainly tell you without blink .how 1t didn't happen. Women can certainly give icy stares - se@M Men are never effeminate unless they are caught at 1t
 You ean keep silent and people will think you are wise, but you can't keep your money from talking and expect the cold. hard world to t think you have any. Every dog has his day, but dog days are sometimes disastrous for the dog.
 ss ss se
 Harvest Moon. The harvest noon-the mellow harvest Her silyery flood of light athwart the Where late the burning sun's rays haze Where fate discordant.' rang the now How peacefuliy-how quietly the earth Is sleeping meath fair Luna's light ca While she looks down with the old ten- Her broad cool sheet. it's form to quick ehgirth. Oh. gentle guardian--thou art heav- ems boon Sent to us with thy cool sweet mys- The tired earth turns It's parcned cheek Harvest moon-oh mellow harvest mooni
 No CROwdtng. DO you think lawyers can enter Possibly single, file"
 Put Her Foot Tn 1t. ''She is never lost for a word.' And she seldom gains anything when she speaks"
 ssPapa Butted Tn." Did you propose to her and get turn No-proposed to her and got turned out!
 Would Youa I'd love to be an ice-man And handle chunks of ice. Because this scorching weather 'Twould be so cool and nico Or too, I'd like to be a Soda-Water boy And fool with cooling liquids 'Twould really give me joy. Also I'd like to journey With Wellman to the pole. In his mighty air-shlp Where the arctic pillows roll. But one thing sure I wouldn't Not for any price Be naughty maiden With a heart of ice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
UTILIZING CoxyrCr r.Anoa.

With an over use or capitals and short paragraphs The Philadelphia Item argues the Federal inference is or will be required to protect free la Dor against the cheaper prices result ing from convict labor. It cites a number of instances where prison made chairs, shoes. clothing and other articles are sold at prices so low that manufacturers employing free la Dor cannot compete with them. and this Is going on in number of North ern States. The conclusion of the whole matter, as The Item sees 1t. is that the government should in some way interfere to prevent this compe- tition.
 The matter of which The Item com plains Is one of the most intricate and worrisome problems in our whole system of criminal punishment. What to do with the convicts so that they will not be a burden and an expense. and at the same time not conflict with free labor. Few States are able. and none are willing to feed and elothe the convicts and get no rettsns from them. Working them on the public roads would be a permanent benefit to the State and the people. but the expense of feeding. clothing and guarding them would oe immense and the State would get no money benefit
 Hiring out the convicts is merely good business proposition for any State. There are several propositions which may be set down in the form of axioms 1. Men will commit crime; 3. Criminals must be punished; 3. If the crime does not call for capital punishment some form of iniprison- ment must be adopted. and. 4. if the State keeps criminals imprison- ed 1t must feed, cfothe and guard them ahd provide medicine and medi- cal attention.
 These being admitted facts. the next thing Is to decide on the best solution of the problem. Where there Ire mines in the State. as there are in ours. perhaps the best solution is to hire the onvicts to work in the mines. It is true that even in the minesi the convicts to some extent come in con- flict with free labor, but to less ex- tent than in almost any other calling. If they are put on the farms in any considerable numbers their labor will have a tendency to put the State in competition with the independent far mers. All that. however, Is small matter compared to what would re- suit if the State should set up an immense manufacturing establishment and go to manufacturing wood and metal articles of common use. It could put its products on the market at prices with which free labor could not compete.
 All things considered. in the mines is the best place to use convict la bor. we suppose. At the same time we see no cause for Federal interfer- ence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
FRIDAY, AUGUST F, 1906.
rnE nucKrr sHoP EvIr..

We call attention to the Georgia s.bucket shop" law printed in another place in this issue. and give it as our opinion that Alabama should have some legislation on the subject as ear ly as possible. The evil that is done by these bucket shops needs little ar gument to show how great and how wide spread 1t is. It is kind of gambling that is resorted to by many who would not think of betting on an ordinary game of chance. Yet 1t is gambling and nothing else. for those who invest money in that way do so with full knowledge that they are really betting. They know when they put up their money that they have a chance to lose all they risk on it, but on the other hand they know that they may win much more than they bet. The man who bets at the faro or roulette table is actuated by the same hopes and takes like chances.
 Just how many million dollars of Alabama money have gone into the ynwning vortex of bucket shop gamb- 1lnK cannot DS tOAug Dub NhS 0iAOAAs would be surprise if 1t could be set out in figures. It is an alluring and instdious method of gambling, and is doubtless more hurtful than ordinary gaming tables are, because it has a show of responsibility about it that other gambling has not. Good business men take chances in 1t and suffer by it. Ruined regulations. wrecked banks and other business institutions, suicides and prisons are in many cases traceable to this form of gambling. It ought to be prohibited by such laws as would drive it out of Alabama al- together If 1t can be done in one State it can be done in another and we hope to see the time when it will be impossible for one of these danger ous invitations to gambling to be found in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
WHAT STATE PAPERS
 ARE SAYING

4 Close Second. Mobile Register. roading a close second in the life ex- tinguishing business this season
 A & S
 I'm Good Fix. Talladega Mountain Homo. The farmers of Talladega county have money. They are spending it every day. and they have surplus in cotton in the warehouses of the couH- ty
 Evidence By the Pound. Gadsden Times News.
 It Is reported that they have 200 dsrd Oil Company. The Standard will probably spend a barrel Of money in fighting the case against 1t.
 6 % N
 About Unanimous. Gen. Frederick Funston does not think 1t the proper thing to do to change the name of a San Francisco, The generals opinion is very largely indorsed.
 It Simply Talks. The Birmingham News still blazes away, though more mildly at corpora tion lawyers, and yet it utterly fails to trot out lists of either class or law, JHfS eAN NWo A @N@
 No Excuse for Yngraney. Collinsville Courier. worthless vagrants. We have soma here There is no excuse. whatever, for them to exist in Collinsville. Farm labor as well as most any kind of la Dor is scarce just now.
 E as S
 Ten Thousand. Birmingham News
 Ten, thousand teachers are now Il H. bama. That is quite an army. It is equal to two brigades of soldiers These men and women are an im- mense power for good. {, a,
 More Than One Issue. Northport Breeze.
 MT. Conner seems to think that Regulation of Railroad Rates" Is about the only reform needed in this state Dr Cunningham stands for this and other reforms. Cunningham is the man for Governor of Alabama
 Conner Followers Scarce. Geneva Reaper; -..-, Geneva has the biggest watermelons. the finest garden truck, the best wa ter in the world. more pretty summer mornings. more pretty summer girls, and fewer Conner men than any town of its size in the wiregrass.
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 The Money Evil. Selma Journal.
 This question of money spent in q primary Is another of those questions which must be settled by the people. If they will stand by candidates who make the right kind of campaigns. money will soon cut little figure in Alabama politics.
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 Can't Get Around. Selma Journal.
 Doubtless the many anxious nandi- dates in Alabama are wishing for the power to be in many different places at the same time. They are seeing the neglected places and the places where good work might have been done and where good work could be done if they could reach them.
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 stand Pat Campaign. Mobile Item.
 If is announced from Oyster Bay that the Republican campaign text hook will be a stand pat document. What has become of the Sage of Sagamore and his revision scheme? Has hls backbone wilted under the impressive influence of his distinguished son-in- law. who was one Of the political con ference held with MT. Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
FAIR AND OPEN FIGHT
 IS CLINNlNIGIlAM,S PLAN.

Never before has the personality. the magnetism of one man been so potent factor in the shaping of a campaign in this state as has Dr. Cum ningham's. By power which springs from the innate kindness of heart and love of humanity--a broad optimism sure has won more men to hi nland his cause than has the combined promises, appeals to prejudice and the threats of his opponent
 When the campaign closes, August 2T, and the result is aTfounced. those throughout the country who have watcher the Cunningham-Couter cam paign, and who admire clean politics, will acclaim Dr. Cunningham one of the most remarkable canpaigners Of this time.
 The Conner method is familiar to all; the expedientlst who makes every edge cut regardless of the principles me volved or the ethics which should gov- ern in all contests in which men en- gage.
 The methods of the two men are as different as their personalities and we do not believe that the great unpur- chaseabIe citizenship of Alabama is going to turn down the Ensley man. a real Alabamian. for Mir Conner: q by-product of greed and commercial. ism which has cEept in during recent years and taken root in spots. hko Johnson grass.