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Died for Fer Child.

Special DISPATCH to The star.
wILKESBARRE Pa, December -
Mrs John Lotus Of Tunkhannock, near
here, was drowned last night in gallant
attempt to save the life of her eisht-year-
old daughter. The child, while coasting
down a hill near the house after dark.
and just as her mother sent for her. lost
control of the sled. and it plunged into
the Tunkhannock creek. The water was
high and the current swift, but the
mother never thought Of her own safety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
LORD CHANCELLOR WEBS.
First Marriage Ever Performed il
the Houses Of Parliament.

LONDON, December Am the little
Gothic crypt of the chapel beneath West
minister Hall yesterday, Sir Robert
Threshe Reid. Baron Loreburn. the lord
chancellor, and Miss Violet Hicks Beach,
niece of Lord st. Aldwyn. were married.
The ceremony. watch was quiet. was
especially interesting from the fact that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
Warner Sentenced to States Prison.

NEW YORK. December frank II.
Warner formerly a merchant, who shot
and killed Esther C. Norling, whom he
had previously employed as a stenogra-
pher. and who then killed John c. Wilson,
was sentenced TO state prison for a term
of not less than twenty years by Judge
Foster In the court of general sessions to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04

and sprang in after the child. Both were
carried away by the current.
Benjamin Dixon, young man who saw
the accident. dashed in after them and
got the child safely to shore. but when he
reached the mother she was dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04

6a93-The jumper neglige shown in the
sketch is the latest development of the
popular overblouse idea. 1t may be worn
either with or without guimpe or under
blouse. and is suitable for home wear
upon any informal occasion. as we'll as
for a lounging gown French challie was
used for making shown, with inser-
lions of filet lace for trimming: but the
mode is capable of various styles of de-
velopment, any soft-draping fabric being
appropriate for modelling. The neglige is
cut In Mandarin style and is made loose,
being slipped on over the head and ad-
justed about the waist with ribbon tie
strings 1t may be made either with or
without the flowing kimono sleeve
though this is a very pretty and becoming
addition. The tucked flounce Is q straight
gathered one, the material being cut
away from beneath it. To make the me-
dunn size 9a4 yards of 27-inch material
will be needed The guimpe is not in
cluded In the pattern.
6993-Six sizes, 81 to ~ inches bust.
The price Of this pattern is 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04

QeHlD1CleS IOE lHc Iuoutu VI august was
only a small percentage OF what they
have been accustomed to pay in the past.
and this Is one of the greatest advan-
tages and benefits Of the new law. 1t
will be possible for the street car COM
panies to abolish their claim departments.
dismiss their detectives. lawyers. sur
geons, clerks and others who have been
employed Under 1t.
Organized Blackmail.
There has been regular organization
In New York city to collect blackmail
and indemnity from the railway COM
panies. Scouts were located at all the
hospitals. police stations and other places
to telephone the news Of every accident
to headquarters so that one Of the at
torneys might visit the injured person
and obtain authority to commence suit
before the agents Of the railway COM
pany got to him with propositions for
settlement The organization had close
relations with the officials of the courts
in which such cases are generally tried,
and were usually successful In getting
representations upon all the panels, 50
as to secure a disagreement II they could
not get a verdict from the jury.
PEELED to maintain similar organization,
working on similar lines. and both nave
furnished employment for large num-
Der of persons.
l understand there is similar organi-
cation in Chicago. which has recently
been exposed. and which not only levies
blackmail upon the railway companies by
fake personal injury cases. but has also
collected large sums of money in dam
ages from the city government Phiia-
delphia and Boston are infested with
similar takers who prosecute the munich
pality and the railroad companies with
great profit and have such a perfect or
ganization Of lawyers, witnesses and jury
men that they are usually successful In
getting verdicts.
The operations of the New York public
services commission in this respect will
therefore, he watched with great interest
in other cities. for II 1t succeeds In pro-
tecting the railways of New York against
such blackmail. a similar law will natu-
rally be demanded in other states.
Section Al provides that Each COM
mission shall Investigate the cause Of all
accidents which result in loss OF life or
Injury to persons or property
Every common carrier Is required to give
Immediate notice Of every accident. but
such notice shall not be admitted as evil
dence or use for any purpose many &C
ton for damages. Complaints
may be made to the commission by any
person agreed and the commission must
Immediately forward the copy thereof to
the corporation complained Of. If
tarily the commission shall take no
further action, but il the charges and
complaints be not thus satisfied, and 1t
shall appear to the commission that there
are reasonable grounds therefor, 1t shall
investigate in such manner and by such
means as 1t shall deem proper and take
such action as the facts shall justify"
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the company to buy him a new one.
Many children are injured in the tenement
house district where they swarm in the
streets, and the company .s made rtspon'
sible for the carelessness of its employees
Investigation Of Claims.
Under the new law the public services
commission is required to investigate all
these claims. which is a great relief to
the railway companies and will save
them enormous sums Of money. Its in
spectors make a thorough inquiry i'm
and report the facts. II the accident is
serious a public inquiry is ordered. and
subpoenas are issued for those who have
suffered injury. The railway company is
not required to submit any evidence or
to appear by attorney unless it desires to
DO SO, and 1t can appeal from the COM
mission and go into court. The claimant
has the same privilege, but the public
services commission secures the evidence
and first tries the case, and awards the
Judgment, without expense to the rail-
road company. which is no longer obliged
to hunt up evidence. pay witnesses for
attendance and send 'ts lawvec, into
court: and if either the claimant or the
company goes into court the reports and
judgment of the commission must be
overruled and set aside.
Over 5000 Claims.
The new law went into effect in this
respect on the LIST of August, and $500
claims for damages were filed with the
commission against 'he railway COM
panies during that month. as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04

Passengers injured alightins from cars . 1883
Passengers injured boarding cars. ....... S4l
Passengers injured in collisions with cars. 145
Persons injured in collisions with vehicles 465
Persons struck by cars Observation-Disclosures. 4O5
Damages to vehicles Observation-Disclosures. 1881
Employees injured. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 641
Persons injured stairways Of elevated
Persons injured in car barns, etc.......... 50
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $500
The investigations OF the inspectors of
the public services commission showed
that only 1s9 Of these $500 accidents
were serious. Their reports were as fol-
lows:
Persons killed. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ
Skulls fractured Observation-Disclosures. 10
Limbs broken NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
internal injuries Observation-Disclosures. 10
Other serious injuries. .................... %
Total. ............... 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
A Great
Collection of
All That's New
I'm Toys and Dolls.

Don't fail to visit the third floor Fairyland-
our greatest showing of Toys and Dolls. Bring
the children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
AUCTION BULLETIN.
ADMINISTRATIONS SALE.

The undersigned, administrator OF
the Christian Bryhan estate, will sell
on the premises, three miles south of
Lancaster, beginning at 10 o'clock a.
m, on
SATURDAY, DECEM BIER %, '07,
the following described property:
Z Head of Horses:- Consisting of one
bay horse years old, weight about
1900; one bay mare years old, weight
about 1850; one gray mare 1oyears old,
weight about 1900; one gray mare IL
years old, weight about 1900, bred to
Albert Cardy horse; one bay mare, 3
years old, weight about 400, bred to
Lancaster Company's horse; one gray
horse coming 3 years old, weight about
1900; one black mare colt, year old.
% Head Of Cattle:-All high grade
shorthorns, as follows: COWS,
being fresh and 3 coming in in the
spring: heifers 3 years old, coming
in in the spring; yearling steers; IL
yearling heifers; 3 spring calves.
81 Hogs:-S brood sows, l stock hog,
% shoatS.
About 200 chickens.
Machinery Il Deering binder, one
il. Case riding stubble pillow; one
stubble pillow; one 3-section harrow,
one Case disc harrow; one Superior
seeder; one Hayes corn planter; two
corn plows; one Mccormick mower;
one hay rake, one Deere hay loader;
one Belz lumber wagon, nearly new;one
truck wagon;one 2-seated top carriage;
one pair bob sleighs; two setS double
harness, and other articles too numer-
Gus to mention.
Hay and Grain:-S00 bushels oats;
600 bushels corn; loo bu. good barley;
30 tons of hay; 30 bushels of potatoes;
and two straw piles.
Lunch at noon.
Terms:-All sums Of SO and under,
cash; over that amount, one years
time on bankable notes at per cent
interest. CARL Roth,
Special Administrator.
P. A. Bishop, Auct.
Geo. Moore, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18

-Messrs. Wilbur Frost and Henry
Pagepkopf are at Prairie du Chen
ia liking baths at the sanitarium.
The Christmas number of the
Ripon semi weekly Press sreached
our exchange table, illuminated
with a handsome, colored cover.
The Bloomington Record got
out a special Christmas number,
last week, inclosed in g. pretty,
colOred cover. The paper was we'll
filed with holiday advertising and
neatly gOttter up.
FOR RENT: 100 acre farm 2 mi.
east of Glen Haven, 90 acres in
pasture and meadow ard the re-
mainder in good farming condition.
Write or call at 1915 Confer, Ave.
Dubuque, Iowa. Nj. E. RIPPER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-18
City and Vicinity

Geo. Wleland had business at
Madison yesterday.
Geo. Jerrett had business in
Chicago yesterday.
John Boyle was in Milwaukee
the first of the week.
Mrs. E. Carter was Liviugs-
ton visitor this week.
Superintendent Brockert went
to Mt. Ida yesterday.
State Treas. Agt. Pollock is
home for vacation.
Geo. Moore aud wife visited in
Livingston this week.
Harry Brown was in Fenni-
more on business Monday.
Mrs. Willard and daughter were
Livingston visitors this week.
Lon" Wayne arrived home
from Wauzeka Saturday noon.
Mrs. W. B. Daily and children
are visiting relatives at Delevan.
Jacob Drew went to Blue River,
the first of the week on business.
VIM. Mcmahon and Geo Nc
Carthy are in Muscoda on business.
Miss Anna Becke went to her
home in Highland to spent the holi-
days.
Otto Wisko who is employed in
Platteville, came home for visit
yesterday.
Mrs. L. Muffiey of Boscobel is a
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. H. J.
johnson.
Mrs. And. Anderson and chill
dren went to Livingston yesterday
for a visit.
Lacrosse merchants handling
bananas will sell them by the pound
hereaster.
DIR. J. A. Gault is now located
IN his new offices above Ivey &
Webb's store.
Jacob Baumgartner left Tues
day for a short visit among Fenni-
more relatives.
Henry Koch returned 10 his
duties in Baraboo as telegrapher,
Monday morning.
-Thos. Tormey, the veteran Fen
nimore stock raiser, was in Lancas-
ter Saturday on business
Mrs. Frank Horton went to
FennimOre Saturday morning for a
two days visit with relatives.
Harry Nathan, who is now
travelling for a commission house, is
home for visit with his family.
Word has been received from
Mike Jordan, who is in Chicago
hospital, that he is rapidly ImprOv-
ing.
-Chas. Kuenster, Orlo Tate and
Otto Geiger were prominent Cass-
vile citizens visiting Lancaster last
Friday.
Erwin Oakliet Of Elmdale was
ia Lancaster Yesterday. He has re-
Gently returned from trip through
the DakOtas.
Guy Horsfall, who is working
in Mt. Hope returned to that place
Monday from a short stay at his
home in this city.
John HenkeI, who is working
II q lumber yard in Fennimore,
spent a portion of this week at his
home in Lancaster.
Mrs. Clay Chapman of Platte
vile, visited this week at the home
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Brooker in this city.
The Lancaster Lumber Co. re-
quests q prompt settlement of all
accounts due, owing TO the death of
one of the members of the firm.
Sixteen tuberculosis patients
are already housed at the new
sanitarium recently built, especially
for these unTOrUunaLeS, aG w dl0S,
Wis.
on account of the death of one of
the members of the firm, the Ian
caster Lumber Co. requests a settle
ment at once with all persons in
debted to the company.
Neil Phinney, formerly one OF
Lancaster's industrious young men,
visited with friends in this city
between trains Saturday. Neil is
we'll pleased with his Galena home.
The Lancaster Lumber Co. re-
guests all persons indebted 10 the
company TO settle their accounts be-
fore the first of the year, because of
the death Of one of the members of
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
Hank DeWberry on Fire

Hank Dewberry met with a peculiar
episode one day last week. Hank was
IN Hen weathersby's store at the time
He had been smoking his pipe when
Lafe Andrews asked Hank to step outen
the store a minute being as he wanted
to speak TO him on a private matter,
so Hank he got up and went out and
put his pipe into his pocket without
knocking the fire outen it. AS Hank
and Lafe talked together Lafe says:
What's that I smell burnin'7' Hank
said he didn't smell nothing being as he
had q bad cold Presently Hank hap
pened TO glance down and seen smoke
coming out Of HIS pocket. MY gosh
I'm on fire" hollered Hank, jumping up
and down with excitement With great
presence Of mind Lafe grabbed Hank
and drug him to the town pump and
pumped q dipperful Of water and poured
It into Hanks pocket eXtinguishing the
fire, but not until the whole pocket
lining had been burnt out and Hank s
pipe chsrred to a crisp as you might
say.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
Abe SOOpsTStiShiOuS

Abs McCracken called on Seth Dew
berry. our lion-hearted constable 70
shoot his female black cat for hiR Ons
day last week. Seth asked Abe why he
didn't shoot her hisself Abe told Seth
he had shot her and killed her dead
four different times. but being as she
still continued 10 hang around the houss
be was beginning 10 get sooperstishious
about IL and was afeard TO Kill her any
more Constable Dewberry then went
along with Abe and investigated. Surs
enough there was the cat as healthy
as you please. Seth hunted around
while and found four more black cats
on the premises that loked exactly Ike
her. Il IS Seth's opinion that al these
black cats looks Ike their mother and
that Abe will haft to Kill of about five
or six more before he gets shet of
all OF them
Abe thought for a spell he was getting
delirium trimmins and he ain't a drink
ing man either
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
ODE HankinS
Too Smart
for Hen
The Former Becoming d millionaire
In the Egg business

Hen Weat'nersby informs Us that ODE
Hankins. who has always been regarded
as one Of OUT most honest and respeckted
citizens, has been playing him purity
sharp Tricks Il late. For the last courie
OF weeks Hen has been selling eggs at
20 cts per doz. IN order to meet egg COM
petishion at Hardscrabble. where eggs is
also being retailed al 20 cts per doz.
Well, one day last week ODE he went into
Hens store and bought seven doz. Of
eggs Offer Hen. which was all he had, at
20 cts. dozen and paid Hen cash for
same. This was a good cal OF a surprise
20 Hen. Hen wanted TO know OF ODE
what the thunderashion he was a going
to do with so many eggs. ODE he Jest
LATED and said that his family at home
was powerful big egg eaters. ODE told
Hen that he would take all the eggs he
could get at 20 cts. per doz So Hen he
spread word amongst his customers TO
bring In their eggs. and in a few days
more ODE he got Is more dozens Of eggs
from Hen, paying him cash for same.
This made Hen curious. so he begin to
investigate, and to his Constsrnashion he
found that ODE had been buying eggs
ofren him at 20 cts per dog. and selling
them at the Co. seat for 30 cts per doz
This made Hen powerful mad, and next
time he seen ODE he told him hereafter
he would haft TO pay 90 cts per doz for
eggs. but as for his other customers they
would only haNS TO pay % cts ODE said
alright and went away
But Hen continued 20 find a market for
hts eggs. He noticed that there was
more Of demand for eggs among his
customers than he had ever knOwed, but
ne didn't think nothing strange undI
Lank Peterson come TO Hen and informed
him privately that ODE had been employ
Ing Hens customers to buy eggs offen
him at 20 cts. per dOZ. who then turned
them over to ODE at q cts per doz and
that ODE had stlll been carting Hens eggs
to the Co, seat, where ne was still getting
80 cts. per doz. for same and was become
rich at II.
Hen asked Bank how he knowed about
this and Lank said he knowed because he
had been employed by ODE to buy eggs
hisself. but because there was two eggs
| in q dozen he bought from Hen that
wasn't good ODE said he would haft to
deduct for them which he had done and
this made Lank mad and so ne went
and told Hen all about It.
When Hen found this out he was mad
der than ever and put up a notice IN bis
store reading as follers, No Eggs Wanted
| BY Me-
But ODE wasn't discouraged He Is
now buying his eggs at Hardscrabble
where they are selling for 20 cts. per
| doz and hauling them from there to the
Co. seat where he still continues TO gel
| 30 cts. per doz. Che says IT'S farther to
, take them from Hardscrabbie than 1t is
from Bingville but in spite Of that he
| is making money In the egg business
| hand over fist
AS for Hen he Is considering the ad-
visibility OF getting out injunckshiou
to restrain ODE from handling eggs. but
Ame HIllyer. our loryer & legal light
also Seth Dewberry, our town constable
both says that in their opinion ODE Is
acting within hts rights and that Her
can't prevent him from dealing IN eggs II
| ne so desires.
ODE Hankins is a cute one.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
Country Correspondence
HAPPY VALLEY.

Jim Snyder. while out hunting recently
killed a snake which he thinks was seven
feet long Jim wasn't hunting for snakes
however-what he was hunting for was
squirrels.
Miss Teenie Miller had a light burning
IN the psrlor until quite late last Satur-
day ev'g. Was Il Alfred. Teenie?
Dist School No. will hold a spelling
bee next Friday ev'g. Everybody come
and spell.
Mrs, jim Wheeler had her clothes line
to blow down with the wash on last Mon
day and had to wash the clothes all over
again. Accidents will happen in the best
regulated families.
Ben Gibbs has a bunion which has been
giving him considerable trouble Of late.
Ben can't hardly walk without a limp
and says he amt going to try.
Miss Mary Ann Green, the bell OF Happy
Valley, appeared in church last Sunday
with 8 new green hat on. EXCELSIOR.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
CALAMITY CORNERS.

Ezekiel Snodgrasse's hens laid him II
eggs one day last week. HoB's them for
eggs?
Gid Hawkins dog ''Tige" went and set
down on a sheet of fly paper which Gid
had purchased to ketch flies with and it
scairt the dog so when the paper stuck
TO him that he lit out and amt been seen
since. If you see a dog Of MS desCrip-
shion you win know who he belongs 10.
Bill Wilson IS trying to sell the patent
right for a new rat trap he has got up.
Bill offers to sell same for the sum OF Is
cts 1t ought 10 be worth that If it's
worth anything, which it probably amt
Lem Miller, who is working over TO
Snake Bend, spent last Sunday az home
r u. ON
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29

Personally we have been thinking con-
siderable Of running for the Legislature
at the next eleckshion. All We need is
a little gentle urging on the part of our
friends and we'll do it, by thunderl
Heretofore we have never asked for
any political office from the people. We
thought that perhaps If we waited long
enough some political Office would come
our way, but We have waited in vain.
While as editor & prop. of the Bingville
Bugle we have never asked for office,
We have nevertheless cherished political
ambishiOns IN secret During one or
two political campaigns when presiden-
tiai timber seemed to be scarcer than
hens teeth we have thought seriously
Of jumping into the breech and helping
our country out of the dilemma, but It
always happened that before we could
get our mind made up to make the Jump
a candidate had turned up and our SER
vices wasn't needed. But we have about
give up being President ard have made
up our mind that we would be satisfied
with being a Congressman from this dis
trict This job would net US more than
we can make out of the Bugle and
would give US chance to help mould
the laws of our glorious Common
wealth.
In the capacity Of editor & prop. of the
Bugle we have moulded pubiick opinion
in Bingville and surrounding country
for many years, and have chronicled the
births, deaths and marriages of our sub
scribers, and have set up column after
column of free notices for church fairs,
ct ceterry, and have printed folks names
in the Bugle when there wasn't any
Legitimate excuse for 80 doing, and have
otherwise endeared ourself to the popu-
lace
But as we have said up to this time
! we have never demanded any recogni-
ton in return for our efforts, thinking
that If we would be willing to wait a
little longer perhaps the office would be
thrust upon us. We have waited and
waited, however, until we have begin
to git old and stiff and bald in spots,
but the office has not sought us any.
Hope may burn eternal in the human
breast, but our time is too precious to
wait that long. We have had a theory
that the office seeks the man. but we
have changed our mind in this respect
as we now believe that the man has got
to seek the office and seek It hard.
If We could go to the Legislature for
la term or two we calkilate we could
keep the Bugle on her feet for a spell
longer by means of the emoluments
which we would get from the office. II
you think we are entitled to your suf-
ferage give it to us. We shall use the
columns Of the Bugle to boom our can
didacy and also to puncture the boom OF
our opponent.
Think this over in the sanctity of your
closet before you make up your mind
who you are going TO vote for.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
Biz Full Again

Bill Hepburn, our artistick blacksmith.
went 10 the CO. seat last Saturday and
got full as a goat as usual. Il was dark
when Bill approached BingviIle but ev-
erybody heard Bill coming. Bill was
singing Home, Sweet Home" When
his horse reached the bridge over Snake
Crick Bill like a blamed fool begin to
pull gee and IL 1t hadn't been for
Ranse Hillyer who happened TO be driy-
ing home from the P. o. and met Bill
and got out and turned Bills horse back
into the road Bill would Of druv often
the bridge abutments and been dashed
to his doom. When Bill got sober again
and realized how narrer had been his es-
cape from sudden death ne took a oath
that he would never drink another drop
as long as he lives. II Bill keeps his
oath it will be a surprise to everybody
in this neighborhood being as Bill has
swore OF many, many times in the past
without results