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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
The Folly of Change.

A California judge told the following
story: Montana Jack, highwayman
| prosecuted and convicted while was
district attorney, was great humor-
list. The day he received his sentence
the judge asked him whether he had
anything to say against sentence being
passed upon him. Jack admitted that
he bad no protest to make. but that he
would like to say few words to the
young men in the courtroom. Consent
was given, and Jack spoke as follows:
"'Boys, my advice to you is to stick
to whatever you are DOM Don't
change your occupation or you'll never
get along in the world. Look at me.
was a successful burglar for years,
never got caught and collared lots Of
dough. Then I turned highwayman
and got caught in my first holdup. And
here 1 am, all the result of changing
my occupation. Whatever you are,
boys, stick to it." - San Francisco
Chronicle
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
WOnly Me-

There may be world OF pathos and
even Of rebuke in very few words,
and SO the rather thoughtless wife OF
contributor Of ours discovered recent
lE. She has two sweet little children,
both girls, and, almost without know
ing it, she made a pet and favorite
Of the younger and prettier child.
Sweet" as she called her, had every
care ard attention lavished upon her,
and good natured neglect was more or
less the portion of the elder.
The mother was sitting In her bed
room quietly reading recently when the
soft patter of tiny feet sounded on the
stairs.
lis that you, Sweet?" she called.
mo, mamma" was the sad reply;
sit isn't Sweet-it's only me!'
That pathetic little "Only me!' haunt.
ed the wife of our contributor for long
er than she would have cared to admit
but change has since marked her
treatment Of her eldest born.-London
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
j GAINESVILLE

Capt Davidson, main stakeholder in
the local beet sugar factory, attended a
special nesting at Madison which was
held for the purpose of coming to some
definite understanding regarding the di-
vision of beet growing territory this sum-
mer and also to consider the price to be
paid the farmers.
After several weeks of patient suffer
ing, Stanley Smith, president of the
First National bank of this city, passed
to the great beyond Friday. In the
death of Mr. Smith the city of GAINESVILLE
has lost a prominent citizen and his fam
lily and near friends loving husband
and true friend. His demise leaves a
vacancy that will be hard to fill in the
business and social world in which he
moved. Stanley B Smith was born in
Philadelphia Jefferson county, N Y, Oc-
tober 4, 1S43. With his parents, MIR and
Mrs Jesse Smith, he came to Wisconsin
in 1916 and lived his early years in the
town of Union. When a young man he
came to GAINESVILLE and for many years
was interested in the Glow Reaper Man
ufacturing company, with his two broth
ers, being stakeholder and director in
the company. In 1876 he entered the
Rock County National bank as book
| keeper, remaining with this institution
until May of 1894, when he resigned and
soon afterwards became president of the
First National bank, which position he
held at the time of his death He was
married in 1889 to Miss Martha M Logan.
His widow survives him. For over a
third of century Mr. Smith has been
actively identified with the banking in
dustries of the city. Entering the Rock
County National bank as bookkeeper,
| he filed successfully the positions of
teller and cashier and later became pres
ident of the First National bank. He has
always been prominent in the growth OF
industrial GAINESVILLE and has taken an
active part in the development of new
industries. He was a careful business
man and under his able direction his
J can'S has prospered.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
BABE TRIES TO SAVE MOTHER
Six Year Old Child Hangs to Legs of
Maniac Murderer.


Sheboygan, Wis, Jan. 2O.-William
Ramaker, we'll known farmer of this
county, living at the village of Adell,
murdered his wife by beating out her
brains with a club. The murder was
committed at the Ramaker farm
house. shortly after supper, and four
little children were sole witnesses of
the bloody tragedy. One of the chill
dren, aged years, clung desperately
to the legs of the maniac while he was
beating the mothers head to pulp, and
the Oldest boy ran to the nearest neigh
bors for help.
When help came the woman was
dead with her head beaten to a jelly.
To make death certain the maniac
husband had also chOked her. Ram
aker, after completing his work, went
up stairs to bed and was asleep when
arrested by Officer Lamb. He is q
big, powerful man, but offered no re-
sistance to the officers. He was but
recently released from the state asy-
lum at Oshkosh, and during the drive
to this city, where he was landed in
Jail, expressed regret to his captors
that he had not been kept there longer
Ramaker was a prosperous farmer
and had never quarreled with his wife
His sudden outbrust of murderous pas
sion was unexpected, and the woman
was struck down without the slightest
chance to defend herself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
BRAVERY SAVES POWDER MILL
Lafiin-R Rand Plant in Kenosha Coun-
ty Endangered by Fire.

Kenosha, Wis, JAN 2O.-The hero.
ism of Manager Charles Steinbach and
the men employed in the Latin Rand
powder mills in the town of Pleasant
Prairie, west of this city, prevented an
explosion which might have resulted
in the wrecking of the plant and the
loss of lives.
Fire had broken out in the gear room
Of the glazing department of the plant
and near the scene of the fire was a
large amount Of glaze which was
mingled with dry powder. Manager
SteinDach and his men went into the
burning building and with meager fire
apparatus fought the flames and man
aged to keep them out of the fire. The
loss from the fire was large one and
the plant was forced to shut down on
account of it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Notice OF Hearing.
.TATE OF WISCONSIN

State OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special
term of the County Court to be held in
and for said County at the Court House. in the
City of GAINESVILLE. in said County, on the third
Tuesday, being the Goth day of February, 1906,
at 9 o'clock a.. M, the following matter will
be heard and considered:
The application of VIM. Barrett to admit to
probate the last will and testament of Michael
McCarroll late of the City of Edgerton in
said County, deceased
Dated Jan. 10th, 1906.
BY the Court,
J. W. SALE. County Judge.
L. E. GETTLE. Attorney for Petitioner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Only One Stole the Horse.

Milwaukee, Jan. 22.-The jury in the
circuit court in the case of eX-Super-
visor Peter J. Mead and William Stof-
field has rendered a verdict of not
guilty of stealing horse from the
county morgue in February, 1901. FIX
Supervisor Chas, Boltenburg was pro-
nounced guilty. The three men were
indicted by the last grand jury. An ap-
peal will be taken by Bolteburg
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Hospital and Sanitarium
STOUGHTON, WIS.

Excellent location. SO miles piano.
rama view. Modern equipment, X-rny
Electricity: Baths, Massage, Medicines,
Operations. Women's diseases, Rheu-
matism, Cancer with X.ray, Salves or
Operations. Cataracts, for Is years our
grand speciality, extracted or resolved.
The ear. the nose. Trained Nurses
and staff of Doctors. Write for informa-
ton. Rates very moderate. Resident
Surgeon and Physician.
M. IVERSON, M. ID.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Cambridge

Clarence Birkrem delivered his acre
crop of tobacco to J Vetterlein & Go in
this village last Tuesday and received a
check for $685. Tobacco is good pay
ing crop this year as will be seen by
these figures.
The new Cambridge high school build
ing is practically completed, 80 far, at
least, that on next Monday morning
school will be opened up in the various
rooms. The approximate cost OF the
building and fixtures as figured out by
the clerk is as follows: Chippewa Falls
Con Co, S19.57302; Cambridge Lumber
Co, S1O486; Plans and Specifications,
S495.47; Furnaces, $1,000; Superinten-
dent $500; Incidentals, S22.26; Total,
S22, 1851.
The angel of death has robbed anoth::
or home in this village of wife and
mother. On Saturday forenoon, Jan 9th,
Bertha, wife of Benjamin A Serns, was
called to her eternal rest after sickness
of about six months with that dread di-
sease, consumption. Mrs Serns, whose
maiden name was Miss Bertha Pope, was
born in Germany on the Goth day of
February, 1870, and when only three
years of age, with her parents came to
this country and settled in GAINESVILLE,
Wis, where she was reared and educated
and where her life was passed until a
year or two previous to her marriage to
Mr. Serns, which was spent in Chicago.
Seven years ago this coming summer she
was united in marriage to Benjamin A
Serns and came to this village where she
has since resided.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Pure Milk.

''Is this pure milk! - said the inquisi-
tive lady customer
YES replied the milkman eve sell
the cream ly."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Choice of a Vocation.

Aunt Rosa = Well, Juanito, what
would you like to be when you are
grown up? Juanito (whose parents are
very strict)-I'd like to be an orphan
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Evansville

r D Acbeson, an old resident of Foot
Is, aged IS years. He leaves one daught-
err, Mrs Fred Snyder.
While wiping the stair steps in her
residence Friday last, Mrs DR. Ware
slipped from the top to the bottom, and
besides receiving several bruises, frac-
tured both bones of the left leg just
above the ankle. The accident is very
painful and to one of Mrs Wares build
it's a wonder nothing more serious hap
pened to her.
Friday last, G Baker, superintendent
of the Evansville water works, was in
Baraboo, closing deal with an official
of the Northwestern road relative to fur
nishing the motive power for the rail
roads pumping station here. The deal
was consummated and it will not be long
now before the Evansville water works
will do all the pumping for the railroad
company.
TX P Porter was taken with faint
ing spell few evenings ago while alone
in his room at the old homestead in
Cooksville. In his fall he struck his
head on some furniture, causing blood
to flow from the mouth and nose The
noise alarmed his son and family who
also live in the same house, and fearing
from his condition and age that serious
results would follow, Immediately sum
moned the two daughters from this city
However, no great danger has exper.
fenced from the incident, and he now
appears as vigorous as ever. During his
entire life he has been a hale. hearty and
robust man, unknown to any affection oil
body, and promises to yet round out
many more good years of life
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26

You will not find beauty in rouge
pot or complexion whitewash. True
beauty comes to them only that take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. It is a
,r.p '.,r'nl 'o-io ~ 'ea ,1tifier. 80 cents.
It "a or Tablets. II. j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26

Three little babes were nestled in bed,
"Ill name William, Willie and Bill
mother said;
Wide was her smile, for triplets they be,
She lays her good luck to Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Great baby medicine.) FL.
j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26

-Itinvigorates, strengthens and builds
up. 1t keeps you in condition physical
ly, mentally and morally. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will do.
35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Ell. j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
JanevilIe Banker Dead.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 22.--Stanley
B. Smith. who has been actively in
terested in banking in GAINESVILLE for
a third Of a century, died in the morn
ing after lingering illness of several
weeks. Mr.. Smith was born in Phil
adelphia, New York state, Oct. 4, 1913.
He came to Wisconsin with his parents
in 1876 and lived until % years of age
in the town of Union, this county. Mr..
Smith was for twenty years associated
with the Rock County National bank
and in 1894 resigned to become presi-
dent Of the First National bank Mr.
Smith was prominent in politics, but
always refused any office.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Flood Damage in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Jan. 23.-Considerab
flood damage is reported from about
Wisconsin, mostly in the nature of
bridges washed away, causing some
delay of trains. There have been sew
eral narrow escapes from death by
the giving way of bridges. but only
one death, that being at Darlington,
where a small boy named Burr, was
carried away by slipping into a stream
by which he was playing. At Wau-
wautosa, suburb, the railroad bridge
of the Milwaukee road was carried
out, forcing the sending Of trains over
another route. The water is reported
as receding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
POPULARITY OF BOWLING.
Probably $4,000 Alleys in the coun-
try Devoted to the Sport.

Tba+ boxvI,n. is becoming the national In
aoor winter sport IS unquestioned, and, al
though the game is comparatively stfll in
rs infancy. It's growth throughout the
country is something marvellous. If the
people will only stop to think that there
are more than 5000 buildings in this coun-
try alone occupied as bowling alleys. when
average three alleys to the place. or total
of 1880 bowling alleys, they VIII apprecl-
ate the progress made
II is astonishing TO watch the wonderful
growth Of the tenpin game all over the
continent Wherever one goes, no matter
how large or small the city, he Will ma
one or more enterprising bowling alleys.
This is due principally to the agency OF
the American bowling congress
Rowling was first introduced in America
some time early in the eighteenth century,
al which time the game was an outdoor
snort whence came the name OF bowling
green as the place on which the game
was played. Old maps Of New York. as
early as 1925 or whereabouts, refer to places
called bowling green's and at this time
there is a locality at the foot OF Broadway
known as Bowling Green"
Although the game has changed consid-
erably the same principle still remains
and ii is a sport that has never died out in
this country all through these many years.
However. not until 1879 was anything &C
complished that pointed toward national
orpa MIA ton at which time the National
Rowling Association was formed in New
York. This association did not accomplish
much, and died in the course of few
years.
The American Amateur Bowling Union
was the next to form, and it, too in few
wears passed out of existence. 1t was not
until the year 1895 that meeting OF prom
inent bowling men met in Beethovens Hall
in New York and formed the nucleus OF
what is today the American bowling con-
gress The membership of the A. B. c. to-
day comprises almost 900 clubs, divided
into city associations, and it is safe to say
that the aggregate individual membership
reaches in the neighborhood of 1900 or
ganized bowiers. OF course. there are thou
sands of unattached bowlers.
New York and Chicago lead all other
cities in the United States for bowling, but
Cincinnati St Louis, Philadelphia and
other large cities are not far behind in pro-
portion to population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
MAYOR ROLLS
THE FIRST BALL
Tournament of the American
Bowling Congress at Louis
vile Opened With Cheers.

THE ARMORY, LOUISVILLE tS~
March Fin the presence Of 1900 persons
acting Mayor Owen Tyler tonight sent ,hs
hrst ball in the annual Tournament "a, ~ d..
american bowling congress spinning dow,
'he aieS' and roar of cheers xreeted bis
eHort when he finished the perforp,a ,,,.,
with neat spare" The crowd tocraas.s
as the evening wore on until all ,ha a,.a,,
able space In the huge JefYerso,, '', a.
armory was filed. The hoyas 80 sI.S
WIN visitors and with leaders In sorta )
".lu BUSINESS circles OF Louisville
ne exercises preceding the onept,a . .
pay were brief and informal Acring 49,
iyier on behalf of the city and So. -
vi state H. V. McChesney for fha 60.
welcoming the visitors. Responses was a.
oy >. n Haager, president of the congras
ne hrst pals rolled in actual plav wera
s s.., uoMh the aReys simultaneously and
nss were made on two OF the alleys Inv
members or the Osceola and the Has.,as,
no. teams. both of Louisyille
o"lng 10 action by the Civic I.eas,,a a,,
the JeHerson county fiscal court there JriIi
De no liquors sold at the armory ana -
sunday bowling. The only event on r.
program Tor tomorrow, aside from soctaI
diversion for the visitors will he tho he "a
auet given In honor OF the officers of fhe
congress by President Hanger.
Inc Philadelphia delegation spent n hus,.
day working for AL. Baltz for nrestdaDt r.
the congress. and tonight said they had
enough votes pledged to eject him g.
Louis delegates were equally sanguine as To
the prospect for securing the next meeting
or the congress for their city. The arst
business session Of the congress Will he
held Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
REMEDY OF CADDY
PROBLEM SUGGESTED

AS the goling season approaches the
caddy question which has ever been. veN-
ing one, must be solved by those cubs who
have not settled on some fixed and definite
plan for handling these precocious young
sters, who, strange as it may seem, can all
but make and mar round of the links.
good caddy is almost worth his weight IN
gold. while poor caddy is constant irri-
tating source of annoyance. Much depends
on the handling of the boys. and to this
end a caddy master is the essential thing
In talking of this subject recently a we'll
known golfer said
ut seems to me that the best and surest
way to insure good service on the links,
which is quite important as good serV-
Ice at the table If not more so, II one has
any conscientious scruples about 'cussing,
is for the clubs to get competent caady
master, whose duty 1t shall be to give the
boys a certain amount of instruction eG~A
day, as long as II IS necessary, III Inc
matter of what to do or, better yet what
not to do when carrying. Some youngsters
are apt pupils, while others are slow TO
learn and 1t IS these which need partlcuiai
instructions. The players should then GO
their part by reporting the delinquent ones
and advising the caddy master of thelr
faiiings. that proper punishment couid
be meted out or more instruction given as
the case might be. A good caddy master,
invested with the proper author ", couiu
do much to improve conditions and prevent
the strikes which occasionally cause trou-
bic and confusion.
The players themselves are oftumes TO
blame for poor service on the links. Some
are impatient and hard to please. whlie
others encourage the boys in infractlons OF
the rules for their own selfish reasons
Nothing perhaps, is vextng as to lose
ones ball when the winning OF a match
may depend on 1t.
The caddy may have good reasons In his
own mind for not finding it. He can come
back later and get It, knowing that some
other player viii pay him 10 or 20 cents Tor
it. Most clubs have now passed haru
and fast rule against this practice, but, Tor
all that there are some who persist IN en-
couraging the boys not only to petty thleF-
cry, but to a looseness IN one of their I'M
portant duties while caddying. A ponce
magistrate in England recently made some
pertinent remarks on the subject when
caddy was brought before him for stealing
golf balls when he said that the persons
who bought the balls should stand by L..
prisoner in the dock. Every Conscientious
golfer knows that his words were not too
strong. and that the boys are sometimes as
much sinned against as SHINING. Every
PLAYER must suffer In the long run If the
practice is persisted in. and the rules or
club cannot be too exacting on the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
BOWLING NOTES.

St I,ouis has guarantee fund of $4,000
fulIv subscribed for the next bowling con-
eress and will assure the convention that
IL needed it will raise SECOND and even
more Mount city delegates are working
with perfect harmony and all their FORCES
will be concentrated for one purpose onAy,
and that is the 1907 tournament.
chicago has astonisned the bowling world
with it's forty-one ffve-men teams entered
for the Louisville tournament. Cincinnati
comes close second with thirty-two tve-rnen
teams and Louisville is next
The wise ones in bowling politics are
speculating as to what is the game of the
east and whether or not 1T is their purpose
to oyerwhelm the convention with delegates
and not the alleys with BOWERS Chicaso
bowIer-s were almost to man for Phlladei-
mia for 1907 but the news has reached
them of the lack of interest shown by the
east in this years tournament and II Is safe
TO saw that the vote from the Windy city
will be well divided.
What is known as perfect score Is
when the bowler makes twelve successive
strikes or a score of 300 in ten frames or
one game Recently Clarence Brayshaw of
Peoria broke all previous records by max
ing two successive complete scores. for the
state championship outside of Chicago In
the Illinois Bowling League. Mr.. Brayshaw
made his first perfect score in the three
men team contest and the second in the In
dividuals.
Mr. W. ". Thompson of Chicago holds the
worlds championship for general averages.
and his team. known as Thompson,s Colts.
also holds the world record for fye-men
teams-avera9e 98i 90 In sixty-six games In
the Chicago Bowling League for 1923;
high game, I. a1e. Thompson's Colts played
forty-two games with q score over Loco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
MILLIONS DISTRIBUTED TO
HORSEMEM LAST SEASON

The remarkable prosperity of the turf in
America last year, even with the sport
barred in several of the western states IS
shown In the advance sheets of Goodwin
Official Turf Guide. The amount of money
distributed TO horsemen in the United
states and Canada. exclusive of the value
of cups and plates was SAT- 49, Had
there been racing at Chicago and ST Louis
on the old lines probably 81 900 600 would
have been added to this amount Accord
Ing to the figures compiled for the Guide
the Brighton Beach Racing Association. in
twentS-eight days of sport gave away
$500, 49o. which included So, 500 in second
and third moneys not guaranteed.
The Brooklyn Jockey Club in thirty days
racing, distributed S349 1e5 102 races being
run at Gravesend. The Coney Island
Jockey Club. also with thirty days, handed
out $3Il.@o0 10 successful owners, who took
part in $50 events, including one worth
s83.T two of $4,000 each. three of $50
600 each. one of S17 2s5. one of $4,000. one
OF s12,bl5, one of So s25. one of $1,000
two of 5000, thrty-six of 81. ECO sIxty-four
OF $1,000 and fifteen of $500 each.
The Westchester Racing Association.
which enjoyed thirty days at Belmont Park
distributed $4,000 in $50 races, the most
valuable one being for SIS, 426. In 122 races
at Aqueduct the Queens County Jockey
Slht peIt cut Al-oJ.ep, the richest event
being worth 1920. At Jamaica the Metro
politan Jockey Club gave Sl29. SEQ to owners
of winners and placed horses in 13s races
AT Saratoga s2S3 $40 went to successful
horsemen in 132 events, the most valuable
being $4,000 stake
The Washington Jockey Club cut up $11S.-
$50 among owners in 209 races, while Provi-
dence got rid of $40, 400 and Buffalo SIS, $50
1t is also shown that cut OF a total of
1853 races on the fiat more than $500 were
at distances of one mile and under. There
were 33I cross country events, which
showed an increase in this branch of the
turf's popularity. The magnitude of the
sport Ia New York alone is well illustrated
by those figures. Owners and breeders
would be In dire straits IL the enemies of
the sport should manage TO score tri-
umph at Albany.