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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-07-26
PLEA FOR A SMOKE
PREVENTS BATTLE
Ludicrous Incident Hats Mob on Way
to Lynch Italians at Hahn
vile, La.

HAHNVILLE. La, July 20. - A
dozen militiamen faced a mob of 100
would-be lynchers here early today and
without firing a shot sent them peace
ably back to New Orleans.
Control over the mob was gained by
a remark drawled in soft southern &C.
cent by a militianan, who asked: 49,,
ANY of you fellows got clgarette!
A laugh breezed over the crowd, and
with this break in the tension, an ugly
situation cleared up.
The posse had arrived at Hahnville on
a freight train. Rumors that mob was
coming had occasioned the placing of eX-
ira sentries by the militia.
Soldiers Surprise Posse.
The posse jumped from the freight
train at the railroad station which is
over a mile from the Jail, covered two
telegraph operators there with revolvers
in order to prevent an alarm, and then
started for the Jail.
A short distance from the railroad
station the lynchers suddenly were con-
fronted by Maj. Wheat and bare hand
full of his men. With the militiamen's
guns levelled at their waists, the mem
bers of the mob halted, revOlvers and
clubs held in menacing positions. Scarce
ly a man moved and not a word was
SpOkGu 1OE AedIly d LuluuLc anu lASLl tAC
militiaman with the happy inspiration
recalled the comradeship of both sides
by his homely request for smoke. I'm
mediately a leader in the mob spoke up:
I'VE want just a word with the cap
tain"
Lynchers Start Back.
Maj Wheat replied that there would
be no talking; that unless the mob
marched off Immediately for the railroad
station, he would give the order to fire.
This appeared to be what the mob had
come to find out, for some of them ex
claimed: "Come on boys we are going
back" and all started for the railroad.
They had reached the track and were
proceeding to the station, when the spe-
cial train bearing the reinforcements
came in at speed which forced several
men who were crowded on a low trestle
to jump into a creek. No one was hurt
and the emptied special was reloaded
with the mob members and sent to New
Orleans
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of the letter of my resignation sent 20
the governor, until he has read it. l will
say, however, that | have no reasons
nor made any explanation for resigning.
Mr.. Barnes resignation will take effect
on August 1. He will probably remain
in Madison for time and take a much
needed rest. He has no plans for the
future but may go back to Rhinelander
and resume his law practice there.
Who Will Get the Place?
The vacancy caused by the resignation
will be filed by appointment by Gov.
Davidson. The names of +. w Hall
been suggested. 1t has been stated the
law requires that one member of the
board shall be a Democrat and there
fore a man of that party must be chosen
to fill the place of Mr.. Barnes who is
Democrat. But there is no provision
of that sort in the law. In fact, Nels
P. Haugen, Republican, was appointed
for the position by La Toilette two years
ago, but the appointment was not con-
frmed by the senate and Mr.. Barnes
was named instead.
For a Six Year Term.
The term of office expires on the first
Monday in February, 1913, and the ap-
pointment will be made for that unex-
pired term. The term of B. H. Meyer
expires on the first Monday of February
1909, and that of Halford Erickson on
the first Monday of February, 1911.
Resented 2-Cent Fare Law.
The resignation is the result of the
passage of the 2-cent fare bill aAd the
criticism and annoyance encountered by
Mr., Barnes at the hands of State Chair
man and Lieut. Gov. w. d. Conner. Mr.
Barnes accepted the place two years ago
under protest, giving up a lucrative
practice in Rhinelander to do so. Under
his lead the commission has been abso-
lutely independent and free from all
political influences and has won the con-
fidence Of both railroads and the people
The great responsibilities placed on the
commission by the original law of two
wears ago have been increased many fold
by the public utility law of 1907.
Other Two Will Stick.
Mr.. Meyer and Mr.. Erickson will
probably not resign. Mr.. Barnes felt
that the attack made upon the commits
sion had been caused by antagonism to
him alone and it was his desire that
the other two members of the commission
remain on duty and they will probably
do SO. Mr.. Meyer will, however, prob
ably decline a reappointment at the ex-
piration of his term in 1909 according
to the plans he had made when he &C.
cepted the office. Mr.. Erickson is very
much interested in trying out certain for
mulas and rules for establishing railroad
rates which have been worked out ac-
cording to his own ideas and which re-
Gently have been accepted by the rail-
roads themselves as authoritative.
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old when he came to Oshkosh. He re
ceived his education in the Oshkosh pub
lie schools and took up special work
along mechanical lines. He became
contractor and builder and in 1873
studied architecture in the office of d.
NJ. Harteau at Green Bay, and attended
night school in his effort to become pro
ficient as an architect. He built nu-
merous buildings in this city and i'll
the northern part of the state. From
1882 to 1887 Mr.. Stevens was an alder
man in the Oshkosh common council and
in 1889 he was elected mayor on the
Republican ticket at a time when the
city was Democratic by from SOB to 700
In 1904 he was elected state senator. to
fill out the unexpired term of Christian
Sarau, who was killed, being hit by
street car while he was leading a parade
of the knights of Pythias in this city.
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SENATOR STEVENS DIES.
Former Legislator and Ex-Mayor of Osh-
kosh Passes Away After Long
Illness.

OSHKOSH, Wis, July 22.-[Spe-
cial. Former State Senator E. E.
Stevens died Saturday night after long
illness. He was taken i'll with pneu-
monia last fall He recovered and got
out, only to suffer an acute attack of
Bright's disease, from which he rallied
several times, though never to leave his
house.
Ephraim e. Stevens, ex-state senator
and ex-mayor of the city of Oshkosh,
was born January 81, 1851, in the town
of Knox, Waldo county, Me-, and was
therefore So years of age. The family
moved west. Mr.. Stevens was a year
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ENCOURAGING Him.

"Miss Bub-bub-Bright," began
Stutterton, twill you bub-bub-be M
m-my-er, that is, 1 lul-lul-love-''
Really" interrupted Miss Bright,
''you must give me time to consider,
Mr.. Stutterton. In the meantime per-
haps you will be able to say it."-Phil-
odelnhia Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-07-26
BADGER FOUND DYING.
Harry Linsey of Wonewoc, Picked Up On
Cincinnati Street with Hand
full of Money

CINCINNATI, O., July 2O.-[Spe-
cial. Harry Linsey, a stone mason of
Wonewoc, Wis. was found on Broad
way, near Fifth, last night unconscious
and in a dying condition. Clasped in
his right hand were $780, Linsey is be-
Iieved to be suffering from morphine poi
soningv Hospital physicians say he will
die.
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Cutters.

Citiman-Aren't any of you suburb
antics preparing to grow anything in
your gardens this year?
Subbubs-Weli, there's one thing
most of US have grown already.
Citiman-Indeed? What's that?
Subbubs-Tired-Ph RTess.
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Would Profit by 1t.

vicar-I am so glad you. dear
daughter is better l was greatly
pleased to see her in church this morn
ing, and shortened the services on pur-
pose for her.
Mother Of Dear Daughter-Thank
you, Vicar, l shall hope to bring her
every Sunday now Punch
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-13
DEATHS IN THE STATE.

At Racine, Mrs. Helena Geisken,
aged 81 years, mother of Mrs. Philip
Heck of Milwaukee.
Mrs. William A. Clark died suddenly
just as she left an Appleton street car
while returning from a supper at the
Riverview Country club.
At Kaukauna, Mrs. Catharine A.
Lave, one of the Oldest women in the
Fox river valley, died. She was the
widow of George w. Lave, father OF
Kaukauna" She was born at Phila-
delphia in 1916.
At La Crosse, Former Aid. H. H.
Harrison, a wealthy sugar and coffee
broker, died aged SIS. The deceased
was descendant of President William
Henry Harrison.
At Plymouth, Clark R. Mead, died,
He was the father of NJ. c. Mead, re-
gent of the university, besides whom
he is survived by his wife, and two
daughters, one the wife of C. D. East
man, president of the Plymouth Elk
change bank, the other the wife of DR.
R. w. Robertson. Mr.. Mead was born
in Putnam county, N. Y, in 1885.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-13
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

A Russian torpedo boat destroyer
and the forts waged fierce battle in
Vladivostok harbor.
Fifteen persons were killed, many
of them by being buried alive, in a
Bokhara earthquake.
Harden. the Berlin editor, was ac-
quilted of the charge of libelling
Count Kuno Won Moltke in accusing
him of scaudalous practices and the
costs were put on Won Moltke.
The pope has communicated the
authors of the reply to his recent en-
cyclical on Modernism and has in
structed the various bishops to forbid
the reading OF this reply in their do
ceses.
The independence Of the republic OF
Panama was celebrated with enthusi-
assn throughout the country, as we'll as
in the canal zone Acting President
Obaldia inaugurated new school of
arts and trades.
! Secretary Taft left Manila on Nov,
in order to reach Berlin at the date
originally decided on. The change
was made necessary by change in
the plans of Emperor William, whom
Secretary Taft is to meet
The question of army reform was
submitted to plebiscite of the Swiss
people, and by vote of 100000 to 250,-
600 law providing for Improvement
in the army was adopted. This was
carried in spite of the opposition of
socialists aud passivists.
Barbara Laponkhin, daughter of ex-
Gov. Laponkhin of Reval, Russia, who
mysterously disappeared in London,
Oct ~ returned to her friends volun-
tarilv and as mysteriously as she dis
appeared. Her father, who reached
London. went at once to the house
where his daughter had been staying
and the whole family Immediately
Went away without leaving any ad-
dress
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THE LABOR WORLD.

The Union Pacific railroad company
because OF financial conditions, dis
charged several thousand workmen.
A general strike of all railroad en-
ployes in England. Scotland and Ire
land was called to decide the question
OF union recognition.
The Butte miners union accepted
the reduction of wages from 81 to
$3.50, as announced by the Amalga-
mated Copper company.
At Lawrence, Mass, 1900 operatives
struck at the Arlington mills because
OF the discharge of workman by
Oyerseer w. John Bolton.
At Peoria, the distillers' strike, In
solving 700 men, has been settled.
The employers signed the schedule &C,
ceding to all demands except recogni'
ton of the union.
The Copper Range Consolidated
Mining company announced cut in
wages of 8 PEI cent. About 5000 men
are affected. Their wages were vol
unfairly increased the first of this
year.
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FINANCIAL.

The monetary outlook over the en-
tire country is rapidly improving.
1t develops that all that is left of fl
nancial furry is distinct currency
famine
International Harvester company de-
cided to pay employees half their wages
in checks.
Large commercial cities of the coun-
try paid New York premiums Of 81 to
s. per $1,000 for currency
Employees Of Henry G. Dawson 1917
North Halsted street. Chicago, offered
him $4,000 in currency to meet pay
rolls
The United States is rolling in
wealth. and yet there is a shortage
Of millions of currency needed for the
actual business done.
The acting governor Of Oklahoma is
sued a proclamation ordering a six-day
holiday throughout the territory, thus
tying up all banking and other bust.
ness.
President Roosevelt is deluged with
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try districts dry. Orders may not be
solicited or received in dry territory.
Least prohibition sentiment of any
of southern states.
Maine-Prohibition law enforced in
nine-tenths of the state. Maine was
in 1855, the year n went dry, one of
the most drunken and poorest OF
states. In 1900 it had more banks
and $22,OO0,000 more money deposited
in them than the wide open state OF
Ohio with six times as many people.
Massachusetts-Loc option by
cities and towns, $50 being dry and
100 wet. Laws strict and well en-.
forced.
Michigan-County option with : few
dry counties. No chance to vote by
smaller units. If county votes wet,
it reverses dry vote in smaller unit.
Minnesota-License with village 10
cal option, 123 dry municipalities.
Sunday closing in entire state.
County option, defeated in last legis.
lature, dominant issue for pending
campaign.
MissisSippi-Seventy out of seventy
FIVE counties dry State prohibition
campaign actively under way. Gov
Noel nominated at recent democratic
primaries on state prohibition plank.
Fewer Arrests
Missouri-Forty-seven out of lis
counties now dry as against three dry
counties in 1905. Sunday arrests
have decreased SIS per cent in St
Louis and rs per cent in Kansas City
since enforcement t Sunday closing
law throughout state by Gov Folk.
Montana-License.
Notwithstanding and city option
Four hundred wet and 600 dry towns
Neyada-License with little restric
ton.
New Hampshire-Sixty-two per cent
of population in dry territory. State
prohibition defeated in 1902.
New Jersey-Local option law. Ii
quor question seething. Republicans
wish to extend law still further; dem
ocrats lodging
New Yorktown and township op-
ton. Three hundred dry towns.
North Carolina-Few saloons. Cam
paign for prohibition with Gov. Glenn
leading fight.
North Decentralization since
1899.
Ohio-One thousand one hundred
and forty out of 1876 townships dry.
Sixty per cent of municipalities dry
and $4,000 people living in dry resi-
dence districts in wet cities.
Oklahoma-State constitution rati-
fed September. 1907, makes state pro-
hibition obligatory for twenty-one
years. and thereafter until contrary
statute is passed.
Oregon-Twelve dry counties and
10 dry municipalities in other coun
ties. Recent local elections show In.
crease in prohibition sentiment equal
to Californias
Pennsylvania-Licen with priv.
lege of remonstrance.
Rhode Island-Sixteen dry mum. 81
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-13
TOBACCO RICHEST
WISCONSIN CROP
SUGAR BETS ALSO BRING
GOOD REVENUE.
FINAL REPORT OF SEASON

John Nj. True, secretary of the
state board of agriculture, yesterday
announced his final farm crop report
for Wisconsin for the present sea
son. The report estimates the yiel |
per acre. quality and price of tho
principal farm products Of the state.
I The best paying crop Of the state,
in point of gross income, is tobacco.
{ While no sales are reported in this
months returns, the average price is
nearly 13 cents a pound The aver
age yield per acre is LOO pounds,
making the gross income about $143
per acre. Much higher prices ana
higher yields are had where the rails
ing of tobacco is a speciality witk he
farmer.
Sugar beets also form lucrative
crop, the average yield per acre be-
! ing IL tons and the average price
$475 per ton, making an income OF
about $50 per acre. These crops
are more remuneratiye than other
crops, but require a larger invest
ment in the way of preparation OF
ground, labor and facilities. The re-
port of Secretary True follows:
THE final report for the season OF
1907 aims to cover the average yield
per acre of the principal farm crops
of the state that nae not already
been reported, the quality of the
same, on the basis of 100 represent
ing a number one product-and the
prices prevailing in the local markets
! in the several counties.
The recent financial disturbance
has temporarily unsettled prices OF
products offered upon the market,
but we have aimed to gather con-
sentative estimates of prices, which
may be considered as representative
of the normal market. The prices
of some products, such as potatoes,
vary widely in price in different To-
calities, according to the local supply
and demand, but a consideration of
prices being paid in those counties
| furnishing for sale the largest amount
of products being considered, large
ly determines the market price"
| Yield per eere of crops not yet re-
ported were estimated as follows:
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Predictions are Freely made that If
the prohibition Of the liquor traffic
does not become a national political
issue within few short years it will
be because the issue itself will have
been eliminated by state legislation
rendering the manufacture and sale
of liquor impossible.
The temperance movement is
sweeping the country in an irresisti-
Bile wave, and soon, it is asserted, no
whisky will be sold in the United
States except in the larger cities, int6
which the criminal elements of the
country will flock. The trend is to-
ward enforced abstinence. and the
makers of liquor are plainly alarmed.
The prohibition party does not poll
a large vote-but 33,600,000 Ameri-
cans live in prohibition territory.
The prohibition party has only
twenty members of the legislature in
all the states of the union put to
gether-5ut five of these states, In
Guiding Oklahoma, have passed total
abstinence laws and thirty-fcur have
local option statutes.
Evidently the prohibition sentiment
of the country cannot be measured by
the prohibition party.
That this sentiment is on the in.
crease there is no question. Consider
the followning table:
Formulation In DRY Territory
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whole university. With the addition
Iof the students in the agricultural and
dairy courses and those in the summer
session, the total enrolment for the
year viii be about 400.
At Dodgaxille occurred the marriage
of William P. Esch and Miss Frances
Starry. Mr. Esch lis president of the
Dairy Package company, and is also a
director of the Dodgeville City band.
Miss StarrF is a graduate of the Dodge
willie high school, and has been a
teacher in the public schools Of Iowa.
A plea of nolle contendere was en-
tered by Attorney Lyman G. Wheeler
| in behalf of former Supervisor Max
Reinnold, accused of accepting bride
of $50 for his vote in favor of award
ing a contract for temperature regu-
lator for the Milwaukee county hospi-
tai to the Johnson Service company.
and he was fined $500.
william j. Carney, manager OF the
Milwaukee team in the Lake Shore
league, and assistant to G. G. Wait of
the international Harvester company,
was accidentally shot and killed while
hunting ducks at Point Sable, near
Green Bay. Carney was accompanied
on the hunting expedition by Earl
Brighton, cashier of the international
Harvester company. and w. f. Quinn.
Superintendent of the Standard Cream
Separator company.
Through the discovery made that
Joseph J. Traunmiller, a former
wealthy st. Louis brewer, had been an
inmate at the Milwaukee county hospi-
tai for the insane since February,
ome legal questions have arisen which
may have interesting connection with
the recent announcement that Mrs.
Traunmiller, a sister of DR.. o. c. Lade-
man of this city. was secretly divorced
at Rolla, Mo-, ON Sept. "a.
An incident to show that there is no
lack of confidence prevalent in Wis.
consin regarding the financial outlook,
lis the filing of articles of incorpora,
ton showing the establishment of a
new bank. The articles were APP
proved by Commissioner of Banking
NJ. G. Bergh. The new bank will be
called the Brownsville State bank, to
be located at Brownsville, Dodge
county. The capital stock is $4,000
and the incorporators are Henry Nc
Carthy, Herman Schultz, Bartlett
lonely and others.
Alexander B. Gordee, the man who
plotted with Miss Eta ii. Mclean to
steal information relating to the John
A. Walsh bank case from the Office Of
District Attorney E. w. Sims, in Chi
eago, has one hope that he will be re-
LEASED from the county Jail. He ex-
poets his wife, who, as he had been in
formed, would reach Chicago and be
able to furnish the $4,000 surety for
l. his release. Miss Mclean said: In
! the woman's department there are
many interesting persons. l have
read about them in the newspapers
and to talk with them is quite an ex-
perience. / have had long chat with
Mrs. Romadka. She is rather discour-
aged and says my case is much less
serious than hers. I expect Ill be
sent to prison for life,' she said"
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Old Kentucky is famous all over
the world as the state Of beautiful wo-
men, fast horses, and fine whisky.
According to the chronic joke of the
comic papers the entire adult white
male population of "old Kaintuck'
consists of whisky loving, water fear,
ing "Kun'els." But 100000 out of
the 2,23O,OoO people of Kentucky lave
chosen to live in dry territory; 81 out
of 119 counties are prohibition.
South Going Dry.
In the south especially the prohibi,
ton movement is spreading. Mississ
ippi almost certain will put state
anti-liquor law on is books at the
next session.
Alabama allows no saloons to re-
main open after p. m. Birmingham,
the states largest city, "the Pittsburg
of the south" only the other day voted
itself into dry town. AS a result of
the Birmingham election the state
legislature, which convenes in Nov
ember, is practically certain to pass
state prohibition law.
The movement is particularly strong
in the south because of the negro
question White southerners, who do
the voting, have about concluded that
they would rather go without whisky
themselves than have it and let the
negroes have it, too.
The condition of the prohibition
movement in the various states is sub
joined:
Alabama-Majority of counties dry.
Arkansas Two-thirds of population
live in dry territory. License major
ity of $4,000 in 1894 has changed to
an aggregate majority of 10000 for
prohibition in 1906.
California-Four dry counties and
much dry territory in other counties.
Prohibition sentiment increasing rap.
| idly, judging by recent local elections.
Colorado-Town local option; nine
ty-six no license toseventy-twol license
towns.
Delaware-Half a dozen dry towns
The three political divisions Of the
state vote separately on license or nc
license in November, 1907
F1orida-Thirty-sev dry counties
out Of forty-five. Gov. Broward out
! for state prohibition.
Georgia-Prohibition law passed
Aug 5, 1907, to take effect Jan. /
1908.
Idaho. License. Sunday law only
passed in 1905.
Enthusiastically 600 dry towns
Local option law recently passed
Ten dry counties.
| Indiana Half of population in DIR,
territory.
-Sixty-fve out of ninety
counties dry. Eleven other counties
have only one saloon town apiece.
Prohibition States Prosperous.
Observation-Disclosures since 1880. o.
the los counties in the state. only
twenty-one have any paupers; thirty
FIVE have their jails absolutely empty
thirty-seven have 90 criminal case:
on their dockets.
Observation-Disclosures out of II!
counties dry Only four countie:
wholly wet. Saloons closed on Sun
days.
-Seven-eights of the coun
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petitions demanding an extra session
Of congress to cope with the currency
stringency and settle the financial dis
turbance.
President Roosevelt will recommend
currency reform in his message to
congress. The problem is to supply
just enough money for the nations
legitimate demands.
Governor Cummins Of Iowa blames
corporation abuses for the financial
troubles and advocates constitutional
amendment putting control OF inter
state business in the hands of the
federal government.