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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
Order 10 Examin. Acco,,,+.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF BROWN. S.
f0rofokn =

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF BROWN. S.
In Probate Court.
Special Term Dec. 18th Il
In the matter of the estate of Eis
johnson deceased.
On reading and fling the petis
Edward johnson as Adn11nistrf
the estate of Elizabeth johnson dec
representing among other things.
has fully administered said estat,
praying that a time and place he a.
examining and allowing the final
OF his administration, and for the
ment of the residue Of said estate
parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account
amined and petition heard. by the
of this Court. on the oath day of +.
ID. 1907, alto O'Clock a. NJ, at the r.
Office in the Court House, in the
New Ulnl, in said County.
And it is further ordered. that
thereof be given to all persons int,
by publishing copy of this ordeTe
each week for three suscessiye
prior to said day of heari 40 in tn
Ulm Review, weekly ne. gsDaDeru
and published at the City of New
said county.
Dated New Uln1, Mimi. Decembe
A. d. 1906.
BY the Court:
(Seal) s. "A. GEORGE
So 30 Judge of p
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02

''They like the taste as we'll as maple
sugar" is what one mother wrote of
!k.ennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup.
This modern cough syrup is absolute
~ free from any opiate or narcoti.
OBTAINS Honey Tar. Conforms to the
n NATIONAL Pure Food and Drug Law.
Sold by Eugene "A. Pfcfferle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02

When the cold winds dry and
the skin a box of salve can save
discomfort. In buying salve 10
the name on the box to avoid an
tations, and be sure you get the
nal sDeWitt's Witch Hazel .
Sold by Eugene A. Pfefferle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02
Holiday Excursion Rates.

;, On December 20, q, %, %, q, %, 30.
81 81. and January lst, the Minneapolis a
81; Louis will sell round trip excursio
slckets at rate OF one and one-ta.,
fare, limited for return to ard ;SleI -
ing January Z, 1907. For particular,
ana folders call on agents.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02
BRENTf0RD.
W atertown-

New Town-on the Watertown
Missouri River extension of the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis r. r. il
South Dakota. In the heart of thu
famous jim River valley. Countr,
around Brentford is we'll settled ane
1t will be one Of the best of the new
towns on the line.
Offers excellent business opportua;;.
mes. Place has received won
1 + impetus from pSominent S
dakota business men in vicinity
have invested and have e-rgani
commercial club to boost the pc
latlon to 1000 in six months. 1t
market for a million bushels of gE
Has an exclusive territory cover
an average radius of 20 miles. +
are laid into the town. Already,
2 brick banks, 3 brick stores, 2e
torres, $50 residence lots sol
residence Will cost $4,000
ticulars go to Brentford
Commercial Club, Bre
or Thos A. Way, Tow
NJ. &sSt. i. r. r., Aber-
! Wallpaper at Sc per Dc s,es
J. LIT h
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02
Poor Woman Asks for an Au+o

Manitowoc, Wis, Dec 31.-Mrs.
James Tool, q city charge, has. APP
Piled to the poor office for an auto
mobile. She says she could do
enough washing for people in the
county to support herself if she had
an auto to cover distances quickly.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02
An Only Daughter
Cured Of CONSUMPTION

When death was hourly expected, all
remedies having failed, and DR.. Fl.
James was experimenting with the
NANNY herbs of Calcutta, he accident
ally made preparation which cured
his only child of consumption. His
child is now in this country, and en-
joying ths best Of health. He has
proved to the world that Consumption
Gan be positively and permanently
eared. The Doctor now gives this
recipe free, for two 2-cent stamps to
ray expenses. This herb also cures
Might Sweats, Nausea at the Stomach
and will break up a fresh cold in
twenty-four hours. Address GRAD
DOCK & CO., 1892, Race ST., Phila-
sselphia, naming this paper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02

No charge for sewing and laying I,
our carpets. J. FL. FORSTER. lift
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-02

Wallpaper at Sc per De
lift J. Fl. SoRs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
Faults Enough as Il Is.

The political machine that dominates
New York city is strong because large
powers are delegated to it. and the ex-
penditure of $1O0.OO0.OO0 is given alb
solutely into its keeping. We have
faults enough without municipal own
ership in most Of the cities of this
country, and the ordinary business
man fails to see the wisdom of making
the situation more complex and dubi-
Gus than it is by adding the problem
of municipal ownership with all that 1t
mplies.-Binghamto Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
A DAY or RECKONING.
You Cannot Fool All of the People All
of the Time.

You Cannot Fool All of the People All
of the Time.
The recent condemnation as unfit for
further service of a number of gas and
electric light plants and the closing
down of some of them at a dead loss
to the taxpayers should serve as a
warning to other cities, for this is the
fate that is likely to overtake all such
plants In the long run. For the first
year or two, when no expensive re-
pairs are needed and the plant is thor
Oughly up TO date, it ought not to be
difficult TO make a good showing. For
q few years longer the bad boOkkeep-
ing and inadequate reports, that are
unfortunately the rule rather than the
exception, may blind the citizens to
the deterioration of the plant and to
its increasing losses. But the day Of
reckoning inevitably comes when
breakdown, bad service or demand for
new equipment that cannot masquer-
ade as extensions" causes an investi-
CATION, and then it becomes evident
that the plant has been losing prop
Osition almost from the start. No plant
should be accepted as evidence of sue
ceSsful municipal management until II
has been operated for several years
and then examined by expert engineers
and accountants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Millions Sunk In Unsuccessful Munich
pal Lighting Plants.


During the past few years at least
sixty cities and towns in the United
States have sold, leased or abandoned
their lighting plants. In few cases
they still retain their distributing sys-
tenn. buying the current from some
company, but in most instances they
have gone out of the business entirely.
A number of other places have made
unsuccessful efforts to dispose of their
plants.
AS with few exceptions municipal
lighting plants have been in operation
but a short time, this is a remarkable
showing Of failure and one, it need
hardly be said, that is sedulouSly avoid
ed by those who for ends of their own
are urging other cities to make similar
experiments
AS it usually takes some years for
a city to realize how great burden
it is carrying in its lighting plant, 1t
is probable that the number of admit
ted failures will increase rapidly from
now on, for, as an eminent electrical
engineer recently said, There are al
ready indications that considerable
number of these municipalities which
have engaged in improper undertak-
ings are entering upon a period OF
financial difficulty"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
careIessness, Not Graft.

At a local government board inquiry
held at West Ham, London, TO sanction
the borrowing by the corporation Of
f62. 300 for electricity extensions it was
stated that the electrical undertaking
up to the present had resulted in loss
Of f7.2O6, which had been charged TO
the rates. The inspector pointed out
that loans OF some thousands of pounds
had been sanctioned by the board for
purchasing various machines. and he
found the council again asking for
money to buy machinery for which
they had already received the cash.
Morning Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
THE GREAT TRANSITION.
Public Property Wasted Because alt
Costs Nothing, You Know"

Public Property Wasted Because alt
Costs Nothing, You Know"
"Hellor' said 1. whats thatY And
l stopped to pick it up.
"ThatY' replied the boy who happen
ed to be passing through the school
ward with me. THAT is nothing but a
lead pencil
But it is a whole one said l, "and
with rubber on the end"
Il know it." said the boy.
What! DO you mean 10 tell me that
you have seen this here befOreE
Eyes, everybOdy's seen it"
"AH the children in your school have
seen this lying here day after day and
not one boy has picked it upI"
"Of course. What should we pick
1t UP for? There's plenty in the school
house. The town buys Tenn"
And / had been given a text for a
long meditation. Not pick up whole
new lead pencil? And a pencil with a
rubber on Ii!
When ] was a boy we priced even
slate pencils. A boy who hooked any
body's slate pencil was baited until he
gave IT up, but lead pencil-we fought
for lead pencils as the Greeks and
Trojans fought for Helen. We secured
the countryside for old hOrseshOeS to
sell to the blacksmith for money enough
to buy a lead pencil, and, having 1t.
we cut our private mark on it. guarded
&c, kept it as our last resource in trade.
MANY a time precious two inch lead
pencil has turned an important jack
knife trade one way or the other.
never had but one lead pencil at time
and very often hardly that until l was
fifteen years old. And these ten-year-
Olds scorn to pick up whole one with
a rubber! Think of it! The best
eraser l had was a piece of rubber
boot heel.-Henry L. Bailey in Journal
of Education.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
Material for Capitol.

The usual contest over what material
shall be used in the construction OF
the new capitol is expected to come
up in the legislature. Senator Wright
of Merrill and Assemblyman Leroy
Of Marinette each has bill limiting
it to Wisconsin stone. 1t is said the
capitol commission would rather not
be restricted in its choice and that
outside interests will make some at
tractive propositions, but Senator
Wright says:
Il believe we can get a better build
ing if we have it constructed of gran
ite and marble quarried in Wisconsin.
Such material would be representa-
tive of the state and / believe it is fit-
ting and proper to use such material
so long as it is good and desirable
Besides it will furnish labor to Wis
consin men and keep the money with
in the state" A. u. BARTON. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
All Right In Theory, but Breaks Down
IN Practice.


Theoretically there is 50 much in
municipal ownership of public utilities
that the practical carrying out OF its
attractive features appears simple and
Of no serious moment and for a mu-
nicipality 10 take over and run water,
lights, sewerage and even tranSporta-
ton appeals to taxpayers. and the
trade is made without the first assur-
ance that the conduct of these proper
ties viii be along practical and bust
ness lines.
1t is the failure to assure the prac-
teal that works the evil, for municipal
ownership Is a general ownership, and
a general ownership results too easily
In its being no special business OF any
citizen or taxpayer TO look into or In
ouire after the conduct of the proper
ties under control This leaves the
MANAGEMENT to a few, who soon find
that they have only themselves to ac-
count to. that people are too busy to
demand accountings and taxpayers
accept any kind of report, just
so there is the appearance of all being
right and light. water, sewerage, etc.
are given.
II is this Indifference and neglect on
the part OF taxpayers to take note or
municipal affairs which make munic-
ipal ownership of public utilities a
hazardous and expensive matter. The
theory Of municipal ownership, with
its great saving 10 each taxpayer, the
extra service given and the great prof
its resulting, can all be placed in hg-
ures beforehand, but If is a failure IN
less the taxpayers shall give earnest
and serious heed to the conduct OF
these public utilities, for unless this is
done they will wake up some day with
broken down properties and big bond
issue to make goOd.-Newbern Week
" Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
The Trouble at the Stove.

DIR. G. A. Lamson, Of New London,
while at school at Andover, n. H.,
with several other boys, attended a
camp fire of the @. A. r. at Wi:mot.
1t was several degrees below zero, and
the stove was red hot when a veteran
named Chase came in. He was q
large man, and very bow legged. As
he stood by the fire Doc" as he was
always called stepped up and slapped
him on the back, saying. please ex-
cuse me, but fear you are standing
too near the stove"
The veteran looked at the stove,
then at his clothes, and said, Did vou
think, young fellow, that my clothes
are burning?"
''No. sir: but cow hat vo7r legs
were warping," was the reply.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
Surprise to the Office Boy.

Tn certain large and busy office
down town there are five telephone
booths and it takes a good deal of the
time of one office boy to answer the
many calls. During rush hours, III
deed, these calls are almost incessant,
and when the duty or attending to
them was assigned to q new boy the
other day he got into trouble right
away. Before answering a call he
learned that the party at the other end
was the wife of one Of the members
of the firm. He called this member
out of his office and told him his wife
wanted to speak to him on the phone.
The member, approaching the booths,
asked: (Which one?'' I'm sure l
don't know, SIR replied the boy. Il
didn't know you had more than one"
Philadelphia Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
HOW TO SHOW A PROFIT.
Tricky Bookkeeping Puts Losses on
the Profit Side.

Tricky Bookkeeping RUS Losses on
the Profit Side.
The printed report Of municipal
electric light plant in Indiana has just
been received. 1t shows profit There
is no question about it. 1t shows
large profit. The figures are there in
black and white. and they show a
profit equivalent to 30 per cent of the
gross income and IS per cent on the
a profitable business.
How was this plant able to make so
good a showing? In way SO simple
that any municipal plant could adopt
it with success if its superintendent
were good at figures. And the best Of
it is that it makes competition by pri-
vate plants impossible because-well,
stockholders are too inquisitive.
In the first place the fixed charges
for interest on the capital invested and
for depreciation were entirely ignored.
Then no allowance was made for taxes
lost by having municipal instead OF
private ownership. Next while full
charge was made against the water de-
partment and the city offices for lights
and supplies. the superintendent con-
veniently forgot to charge the lighting
plant with the water used in it's boil
ers and condensers or with its share OF
the salaries in the city accounting de-
partment. Insurance was also over
looked. Finally, to make assurance OF
profit doubly sure, number OF items
properly pertaining to maintenance
were charged to new construction"
At the same time the charge for street
and public building lights was quite as
high as in surrounding cities served
by private companies, which had some
how or other to provide for all these
omitted items.
1t is perhaps needless TO add that ex-
cept for the judicious way in which the
superintendent prepared his report
considerable deficit would have appear
ed instead of the gratifying profits or
course the taxpayers will have to pro-
vide the money to make good these pa
per profits. but they may not for some
years see the connection between their
profitable plant and the higher tax
rate. anu IQeduNu lle are hdppN III lhS
contemplation of its profits and Will
doubtless testify enthusiastically to the
benefits of municipal ownership.
From the above we may deduce the
! following rule for showing profit:
First, omit all items of expense that
can without too much danger of de-
! lection be saddled upon the general
tax list or other departments; second,
charge In as vague a way as possible
to new construction as many items OF
maintenance as may be necessary to
show large profit. On. B.-The profit
must be large to provide for the con-
tingency of some carping critic discov.
ering one or more of the concealed
items Of expense and ruthlessly draw
ing them forth from their hiding
places)
If the above rule is scrupulously fol-
lowed there seems to be no reason
why every municipal plant should not
show a proft-"ConcerniEg Municipal
Ownership
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
If-,

Municipal ownership" remarks the
Winnipeg Free Press, should not be
discredited because of its tendency to
increase municipal debt, provided the
new enterprises are made to be fully
self sustaining" Neither is dynamite
dangerous if carefully handled. It IS
just about as safe to intrust the man
agement of a municipalized service to
the average municipal council as It
would be to engage a seven-year-old
boy to handle dynamite.-Montreal Ga
Zette
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
GET AN AID IN
TIL E HE R AID
A Good House for Sale.

The homestead of the late Louis
S. Reynolds on South Adams street
Lancaster.
A very convenient and desira BILE
place. A ten room full two story
house in good condition; one large
addition and porches.
Large shade trees in yard. City
water and cIstern. Lots 143 feet
fronting street, and opposite High
school grounds and level walk to
churches and business part of the
city. Possession given IN 80 days.
For terms enquire of
HARLEY l.. SPRAGUE, BeetOwn, or
HERMAN BUCHNER,
28tf Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16

hands Of the legislature. Several bills
are in, encouraging forest reserves,
and one providing for the establish
ment of state park at Devils Lake.
Wisconsin was once one of the proud
states in numbering, but has been the
victim Of the saddest and most shame
ful vandalism. Good progress is be
ing made to remedy in part the in
jury, and the state forester outlines
the following suggestions to the legis-
lature:
"Already "a. 80 acres Of land in Bur
nette, Douglas and Marinette counties,
which after examination were found
to be either suitable for agriculture
or too scattered, have been offered for
sale, and it is expected that within a
short time there will be a considerable
fund with which to purchase desirable
lands to add to the forest reserve.
"In Oneida, Villas, Iron and Price
counties, including $4,000 acres of
state lands within the Lac du Flam-
beau Indian reservation, the state
owns over 10000 acres, most of it
being in a fairly compact body. With
In this area is one of the most won
derful lake regions in the world, and,
as they constitute a great reservoir
system on the headwaters of the Wis
consin river, they and the surround
ing forests should be carefully pro-
tected
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
Notice.

DIR. g. G. NARROW has purchased
the interest of his partner, DIR. F.
W. RAFFERTY,, in the dental office
here and we wish to announce that
all accounts due the firm must be
settled at once. G.. G. MARROW,
4W3 f. W. HALFERTY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
who wou,6 Fine the City?

An exchange notes the fact that =
city council recently fined a water
company $1,000 for supplying impure
and unwholesome water. That is right.
Cut T. the waterw0r,ss had bcen owned
by the city
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
Settle Up.

All persons knowing themselves
in debt to me are requested to call
and settle their account at once.
u. 3. MCREYNOLDs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16

The movement for municipal owner
ship in this country Is hunt by the
Ceroa~og1te for new issue TO catch
vOtes.-AIelYin o. Adams.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16

PEACH BLOSSOM -four speaks for
Itself; e4ye IL q Crial and be convinced
that it has no equal. Iowa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16

WE'LL WELLl WELL! 1t beats
49,. Via leafs ALI Why the Iso>.
Trunk cigar Aft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
Destruction Is Tremendous.

1.-THE destruction of the forests of
northern Wisconsin has been on a ire
mendOus scale, particularly on the
headwateiS of the Wisconsin, ard
therefore. small forest reserve would
fall far short of remedying existing
evils. The state should gradually ac-
quire In this region forest reserve
large enough to adequately protect the
watershed of this. our greatest river
as such considerable part of the
prosperity of the state is dependent
upon its constant even flow The ire
mendous influence which the forest
has in preserving and regulating
stream flow is the most important fac
tor in the forestry work Of Wiscon-
sin. A large enough forest reserve
will be able in time to supply many of
the important industries which are de-
pendent upon the forests for their raw
material. New York state already has
forest reserve of 100000 acres in
the Adirondack lake region. which pro
tectS the headwaters of the Hudson
river and is steadily buying more
timber land"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16
TO Buy Old Capitol.

In connection with building Of the
new capitol it is interesting TO note
that bill is expected to come in pro-
viding for the purchase of the old ter
ritorial capitol at Belmont the first
meeting-place of Wisconsin lcgisla-
ture. BY strange caprice of fate
this first capitol, although built OF
wood. has survived two Of its prouder
successors of stone and bids fair to
live well into the lifetime of its third
This building, in which the first ter
ritorial' legislature met in 1887, IS a
two-stOry affair, much resembling a
store in a country town. 1t was built
Of strong oak timbers, as were most
buildings in that early day, and was
a proud affair then, but long since fell
from it's high estate and for many
years has been doing ignoble duty as
a barn. Some time ago an attempt
was made to obtain possession of it,
but the owner said he wished to re-
tain it until his death. He died re-
Gently and the property now bids fair
to soon pass into the hands of the
state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-16

The subject of forestry is going Il
raceive serious consideration at th'
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-07-25
Serauseerebet.

8ettIerin: nSitte. Serr, nm
cine milbe @obe fir eine ungliidlide
Mittpe!"
Serr Gbr Elm 9lmOien sebenb):
n2affen sic mid NAL ben armeH
Durm Ieben. Das III bas2 Cine
bertriippelte puppel S9Gmen Sic
ii9 : fpeld5' semsiner 8etrus!"
8ettlerin: r@ntiduIoieeu g,
snG' !6err, es mar beute friib 10 talt,
unb bd bub' i'd bds ri9tige 8inb Su-
9dus gelaHen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-07-25

= @epiffenbuft. 5rember
(5u einem &uufmann. Der an ieinem
seidloiiensn 2aOen itsbt, an b,fen
Sbiir nit sroben 2ettern: nSn parIe
francais" anseidrisben iit): rPurGes
OOus fruncuis9" (8oufmann fdpeigD-
Srember: r9lber -es iteht bod bier,
buB sic fran3Oiiih ipreden!" &aufz
mann; DAB fhon = uber beut' lit
Sonntassrub!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-07-25

Sariruns. ReDatteur: pDie
tommt ss, buB sic fir bieies @ebidt
Q Mart so pfennis perlansen9 6riis
Der begniigten Sic iid bod nit 2
Wiart!" 0idtsr: nSn bieIes 9ebi4t
bdb' i'd meins sonae Seele bineinSez
Ie1tl"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-07-25
gerfebIte g8irfuns.

SoIbot: ~. Radeu sic mir
ulfo Elm redt fhOnes @ebi9t uuf msis
ne Suite gu ibrem @eburtstus!. 80.
5ier 1T ibre pbotoerupbie!"
SeIesenheitsbidter (bieFe
Iange betrddtenb): nRa, bGtten Sic
mir bas Bib nidt seseist = tpGr'
has @ebidt beHer eeporben!-