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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their comings and Goings
Here for Vacation, or Away
for Restfnl'0uting.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

aud other friends, in MERGERS
burg.
Mrs. Lizzle BALDWIN, of Harris
burg, Is visiting in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Comerer,
this place.
Miss Nellie Runyan, of Ship.
pensburg, spent few days in the
home of her uncle John B. Run
yam in this place.
Mrs. Mertie Harr, who has
been spending the summer at
McKees Rocks, Pa, returned to
her home in tins place few days
ago.
Miss Helen Fore returned from
visit to Bedford on Monday
evening, and Tuesday went over
to Cham bersburg TO see the tourr.
ament.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Comerer,
of Thompson township, spent
several days last week the guests
of Mrs. Comerer's mother Mrs
Sarah Plttman, this place.
Mrs. Hattie Kendall, and
daughter, Helen, were guests of
Mrs. Kendall's daughter, MISS
Hattie Kendall, of the G. ". S. N.
S. Shippensburg, over Sunday.
Miss Donna Albert, of Selins
Grove, is spending few weeks
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Rev
j. q. Fassold, at the Lutheran
parsonage, South Second street.
Miss Louie Brown, of Clear
Ridge brought her mother Mrs.
r. E. Brown to town Monday
morning and the latter took the
the noon stage for a trip to Way
nesboro. s4te1
j. w. Fraker, OF Fort Llttleton,
was among the business visitors
IN town Monday. Mr.. Fraker
was so unfortunate a few weeks
ago as to have three of bis ribs
fractured ny fall.
DIR. and Mrs. ii. S. Wishart left
this morning for Johnstown, Pa,
where they expect to spend sew
eral weeks In the home of their
son-in law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. George Fockler.
N. 1. Fipitf and wife went over
to Cham bersburg yesterday.
Mr. Flniff has sold his farm and
will soon have sale of his personal
property after which he thinks
of locating IN Franklin county.
Mr.. Howard Sinner ard son
Clare, of McKees Rocks, Pa, is
visiting the former s mother and
other friends IN this place, and
incidentally, Howard is doing
little cunning for pastime.
M. d. Matthias, and daughter
Virginia; Jere Laidlg and wife,
and VIM. Miller and wite-all nf
Taylor township, PASSED through
this place Monday on their way
10 Gettysburg, and the Hagers-
town Fair.
Mrs. Hattie Kendall, and
daughter, Miss Helen, who had
been called to Ohio, three weeks
ago by the dangerous illness of
Mrs. Kendall's sister Mrs. Mary
Worthen, returned to their home
in this place Monday.
Prof. and Mrs. o. S. Johnston,
of Pittsburg, Kan, arrived here
Tuesday and will be the guests
of relatives and frienis for some
time. Mrs. Johnston, who was
detained at Newport News, Va,
several weeks on account Of an
attack of typhoid fever. is con-
valescing nicely, and stood her
trip TO McConnellsbnrg without
much discomfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Welch and
son o. H. Welsh, and r. O. john
SON all Of Mount Union, passed
through this place last Friday on
their return home from trip TO
the Gettysburg battlefield. They
were travelling Ia a blg auto with
the elder WEIGH manipulating the
steering wheel and throttle wlth
all the ease and skill Of Barney
oldfeld. The Wolches ire the
editors and proprietoro Of The
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

The second local Institute in
Thompson was held last Friday
evening. The meeting was called
to order by the teacher Miss
Marden Stouteagle, and Harvey
Sharpe presided, The Subject;
"How to teach Geography, "
"Abuse Of Supplies" " "Aim Of
Country School, q we're discussed
by the nine teachers present.
Adjourned 10 meet at Oak Dale.
October, 25th. Jessie Mellolt
Secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

A young banker arrived at the
home OF MIR. and Mrs. M. w.
Mace last week. Both mother
and son are doing nicely.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

Misses Nell Runyan and Cora
Peck are visiting friends at Need.
more this week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Recognizing Office Force.

Attorney General Frank l.. Gilbert
recognized his office force under chap
ter 500 Of the laws of 1907, recently
passed by the Legislature, which gives
him an additional assistant and in
creases the salaries of most of the old
positions in his department Attorney
General Gilbert reappointed Albert c.
Titus, of Superior, as first assistant
attorney general at an increase of sal
airy from $4,000 to $4,000; Frank T.
Tucker, of Neillsville, as second assist
ant attorney general at an increase of
salary from $500 to $4,000; joseph
f. Messerschmidt, Of Madison, as third
assistant attorney general at an in
crease of salary from 81 500 to $4,000
and to Misses Fanny G. Clemens and
Evelyn Schuckhardt, both of Madison
as stenographers at a salary of 5000
each. The position Of clerk with a sal
airy Of $1,000 has not Yet been filled
Frank Fawcett, Of Platteyille who has
been temporarily filling it, has been
elected clerk of the state civil service
commission at $1,000 a year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
LOBBYISTS Tell of Money Spent.

A score Of attorneys and others VINO
acted as legislative counsel or agents
for individuals, firms and corporations
during the recent session OF the leg
islaturc filed statements of the
amounts Of money they received and
what they paid out in connection with
their work during the session At
torney Frank W. Hall, of Madison,
received 5000 from the Wisconsin Val
ley Improvement company, $500 from
George F. Porter, c. l.. Wacker and
Charles L. Hutchinson, OF Chicago,
representing residents of Lake Geneva
who were opposed to allowing a rail,
road company to build spur line
through their land, and $3.50 from the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
for work done on the employe bill,
C. W. WILDER, of Madison, chairman
of the legislative board of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, de,
clares that his board spent 81 1886
of which $65342 went to him for eX
penses. Amounts spent by other legis
lative representatives ranged from
nothing to s31,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
DEATH ENDS USEFUL LIFE
Former Senator E. E. Stevens, OF Osh-
kosh, Is CaIIed-For Many Years
Prominent in Northern Part
Of the State.

Oshkosh.--Former State Senator +.
e. Stevens, Of this city, Is dead He
passed away after months Of suffering,
his life hanging by thread for many
weeks He was taken III with pneu
monia last fall He recovered and got
out, only to suffer an acute attack OF
Bright's disease, from which he raj
lied several times, though never to
leave his house Mr.. Stevens was a
native of Maine and was 56 years Of
age. His family came TO Oshkosh
in 1852 He served as mayor of the
city In 1889-lS90, and was elected to
the state senate to serve out the unex
PRED term of Christian Sarau, who
was killed by street car as he was
leading a knights OF Pythias process
sion in 1904 Mr.. Stevens followed the
profession OF architect and contractor,
numerous public buildings In Oshkosh
and the NORTHERN part of the state
being built by him. He had been
prominent in Masonic circles The
two city parks We're purchased during
his incumbency as mayor and largely
because of his personal initiative,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Madison.

Madison. Official announcement OF
the resignation of Chairman John
Barnes, of the state railroad rate com
mission, was made by Gov. Davidson.
The resignation is believed to result
from the passage of the two-cent fare
law by the legislature, overriding acts
of the commission. r. NJ. Bashford, OF
Madison, is said to be slated as
Barnes successor. 1t is known that
Mr.. Barnes considers the passage Oh
the twocent passenger fare law as
discrediting the ability and authority
Of the railroad commission. MI
Barnes has served on the commission
since it was formed. He is wealthy
man, and has a fine home at Rhine
lander. The salary $4,000 a year,
means little to him, in the face OF the
private business which he has been
forced to neglect.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Broken Wire Causes DAMAGE.

GAINESVILLE i'y the breaking OF the
extension arm Of the toll line Of the
Wisconsin Telephone company at
MGkw0nago, In Waukesha county, so
miles from GAINESVILLE. blaze was
started in the GAINESVILLE office OF the
company which called out the fire de-.
parmcnt and did serious damage be.
fore extimgushcd The broken arm
at Mukwonagu fell onto the wires OF
the electric railway and immediate.
a the Offices at Watertown, Whitcwa.
ter janrayille. Lake Geneva aud Della.
yam We're affected laucsyillc sustain.
rd the MOST serious loss 10y the fires
which were started
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27

Professor A. Martens of Magdeburg
has reviewed all the early literature
and documents relating to the famous
wild OK of Europe, the aurochs, or
urus. and shows that 1t was not iden-
~, $4,000 won't pay for the build
animal also lived in Europe IN the
time of the aurochs. It Is on record
that a herd OF thirty aurochses wera
living In Poland in 1864, In 1927
a few halfdomesticated aurochses
were still In existence, but the race
has since become extinct. The typ
zeal color of the aurochs was black,
but there was a gray variety In Po-
land and a red one in Germany.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
JOINS HANDS WITH FARMERS.
Federation of Labor Affjliates with
Society Of Equity.

Racine.-A resolution was drafted
and indorsed by the Wisconsin State
Federation Of Labor afiliating that
body with the Wisconsin state Soci-
city Of Equity and urging the immedt
ate establishment of central distribut.
Ing stations at every locality in the
state. At a monster mass meeting
the benefits and purposes of the al
fliation between the two organiza
lions were explained and discussed by
n G, Crawley, OF Baraboo, f. r.
Melms, of Milwaukee, and others
nearly all of the 100 delegates to the
encampment eX' ressng themselves
highly in favor of the move
The resolution urges the ImmedI
ate establishment Of depOts Of dis
tributlon, to be under the joint control
Of the producers and the consumers
OF each vicinity, each of the members
agreeing 10 purchase, where possible
only produce from the farms of mem
bers Of the society ny this means
the expense OF rehandling. also the
buyers jObbers and commission men S
profits, -ll be almost entirely elimIn-
ated, and the amount saved to both
consumer and producer
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
AaricuIturists Visit University

P.of David Houston, of the Royal
College Of Science at Dublin. Ireland,
Is making the University of Wisconsin
college of agriculture his objective
point in a tour of the American agri-
cultural institutions, with view to
obtaining ideas for use in the erection
and equipment of the new building for
which the Irish government has re-
Gently voted an appropriation Prof.
]. F Duggar, director of the Alabama
experiment station, has also come to
Madison on similar or. nd Another
noted visitor was S NJ Coffee. d.
rector of the North Coast Cooperative
Butter company New South Wales.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
ASYLUM TRUSTEE is FREED.
Sensational Case Ends in Verdict for
Defendant.

Fond du Lac. A. Bartlett, for.
mer county asylum trustee, was ac-
Quilted of the charge OF embezzle-
ment at WautOma He was indicted
By the grand jury which found that
there was no record Of the payment
to the county of about s., 900 received
by Bartlett from private parties for
care OF patients The case has been
on trial for ten days before Judge
Webb on a change Of venue. Bart
lett refused to plead to the indict-
mcnt, and the only defense was that
there was no intent to defraud the
county The defendant also claimed
that by agreement with the county
board he kept out Of his official re-
ports the amounts paid by individuals
for care Of patients 50 as to deceive
the state board and get more money
from the state. but members OF the
county board deny this The defend.
ant admitted that he kept no books
aud claimed that he had always been
ready 10 settle with the county II
I'D could be shown that he was in
dcbtcd One juror said after the YER
dict that the failure Of the state TO
prove intent to dcfgaud was re8pon.
sible for the verdict Of acquttal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27

When the old lady put her head ou'
OF the window and inquired OF the
young railway porter what the train
was stopping for the young man
thought ne would have little fun al
the old lady's expense.
Engine was out late last night
ma'an,' he remarked with a smile
80 she's got thirst on her this
morning; they're giving 'er a drop o
wine"
"Ah, it's water said the old lady
III youll wait a minute, ma'am,
he grinned, T'll Inquire whether
they're givin' her port vine"
Never mind came the answer
don't you trouble, young man
thought perhaps by the way we've
been getting along she was run on
sloe gin!-London Tit-Bits.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Slow to Pay State Tax.

state Treasurer Dahl says he is hay-
ing trouble with the insurance com
panies that are required to contribute
onefourfh Of one per cent OF their
gross premium and assessment re-
ceipts for the maintenance Of the new
Wisconsin fire marshal department,
Notices have been sent to all com
panics asking them to remit their tax,
but out Of over 100 remittances less
than a dozen We're correct. One com
pany which should have RENTED $50
sent in only Is cents.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York Lies Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com
pany announces that its new paid
business during the half year just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
AS the new law allows no life com
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, it would APP
pear that this company is working
nearly up to the limit. The New
York Life gained such Roadway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
so little, comparatively, from the Arm.
strong investigation, that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath.
er han how to reach 1t. No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become pre-
fcrred company.
The company's payments TO policy
holders during the six months end
ing June 80 were s21,660,761. 1t is
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing by
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while death
claims were 81 ,1S0,626, the amount
paid for matured endowments, annu-
tiles, trust fund installments, for pur-
chased policies and for dividends was
sl0,4S0,l35. Modern life insurance, as
praCticed by the best companies. EN-
braces a wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as we'll as money provided
for the families of those who die pre-.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
MUST HAVE MORE testimony.
Decision Of Commissioner BIoodgood
In Land Conspiracy Cases.

Milwaukee United States Com.
missioner Bloodgood In the case Of
Guy - Con and six other prominent
Milwaukee men indicted by the fed
eral grand jury of Colorado in connec.
lion with the alleged Colorado coal
land conspiracy case, ruled that This
indictment Is not prima facIe eyi.
dcncc of renewed conspiracy" as
held By the government. but II can.
not be wholly rejected. because as
laid here il Is such evidence OF the
original conspiracy as may be fol
lowed with independent testimony
tending to show renewal OF this
original conspiracy Further hearing
Mas postponed until July % IN order
{" give the government an opportu-
nifty To- produce testimony.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Miss Ekern Gets State Job.

Secretary OF State FTear appointed
Miss Lena Ekern, of Madison, sister
of Speaker Ekern, of the assembly, as
general clerk and A. J. Nelson, of Mil
waukee as recording clerk in his de-
partment Mr. Nelson has been one of
the clerks of the Legislature during
the session which has just closed He
takes the position left vacant in the
secretary of states office by the res
ignation of George H. Short six
months ago, and Miss Ekern takes the
place made vacant the first of this
month by the resignation of Miss
Anna Kolb Miss Ekern and Mr.. Mel
son will each receive a salary Of $1,000
year
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Hurt In Second picnic Wreck.

Waukosha An east bound passcn
ger train aud a train Of street cars col
lidcd at the 81 Paul crossing here
Three persons We're seriously injured
ana dozen slightly bruised Three
hundred employees Of the Rice Fried
man company, OF Milwaukee were r.
turning from an outing At Waukcsha
Reach and as the last car of the street
ear train was crossing the 81 Paul
tracks passenger train struck & at
muW drmolshluR the ear.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
GIVE $4,000 AT Y. M. c. A. CAMP.
Wealthy Summer Residents at Geneva
Lake Respond to Appeal.

pelavan.-At the public service held
July 81 at the camp Of the Chicago Y.
VI. C. A. institute and training school
at Geneva lake, President G. Burt an
nounced that plans had been com
plcted for a new reception hall and
administration building at the camp to
cost $1,000 The building, he said
will be erected in the fall, If subscrip
tons amounting to $4,000 can be OBJ.
tanned this summer Subscriptions
were then solicited conditioned upon
the required amount being obtained
Nearly $4,000 was subscribed It is
thought that 81 500 more can be Sc
cured before September \ W liar.
ris and other wealthy summer resi-.
dents in The vicinity were present and
gave liberal amounts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
a Trouble Maker.

Towne-The other day helped your
friend Dudley to select a beautiful
etching
Browne-Don't mention Dudley to
me, he's no friend Of mine.
Towne-Why. he told me he was go
ing TO send the etching as a present
TO you
Browne-So he did and my wife
made me rearrange all the other pic
lures in the parlor 10 make room for
It and I'm not done yet.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Not Comfortable.

I'm going of into the mountains
this summer and get close to the
heart 81 nature" said the dreamy girl
Il once went off into the mountains
TO get close to the heart Of nature
said the mattcrof-fact man. Il sought
the woods and lay down close TO her
throbhing bosom. But | found she was
fun OF red bugs and other penetrating
Insects So arose and gloomily
sought the artificial city"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Pioneer OF State Passes Away.

Fort Atkinson -Erastus Gilbert
Smell one Of the pioneer settlers Of
Jefferson county, is dead Mr. Smell
was born in the town OF Union Conn.
on December II, 1874 lie settled in
The town OF Oakland, near the shores
of Lakes Ripley and Cedar His
daughter. Mrs |. { blanchard was
The trst white child born In Oakland
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
jumped on Pitchfork. Dead.

Marinette.- Maurice r. Miller aged
IS years. of Beaver. died Of injuries re-
ceived from jumping on pitchfork
ho had stuck in haymow. Miller had
been pitching hay into the barn and
then threw the pitchfork down and
jumped, landing on the fork, which
penetrated his body through the abdo-
men and caused death after hours Of
tnrrihln ngnnA
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27

Appleton Despite the frequent
heavy rains during the last ten days
the water IN Lake Wtunchago con.
tinues 10 fall and within a week or
ten days. at the present rate, there
will 81 scarce enough water flowing
over the dams here ~ furnish ample
power for tho many manufacturing
plants
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Made Municipal JUDGE.

tas -Ternor appointed George
NADER udge OF the new municipal
eaaT. /" Tie village OF Winneconne,
".sae"#-. county The new Judge is
s. serve until his successor. who is
elected mex, April, qualities. The com.
.sasa.an consists of fees
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
insurance Companies Calm Down,

1t is now believed that the age
life insurance companies that bad ueen
threatening to withdraw FROM Wiscon.
sin because of the new insurance leg
islation, will remain in consequence of
an amendment made near the end Of
the session. The feature to which
they objected most strenuously was
the bill limiting the expense charge
permitted in premiums. The amend
ment was introduced at the instance
Of the Northwestern Mutual Life, and
the statement, The amount provided
for expenses and contingencies for
any policy year." added "as a measure
for fire and subsequent years shall
not exceed =" The companies
claim that without this amendment
the law was either confusing or open
to serious abuses. The new measures
limit premiums to the net premium
produced by the mortality table and
interest assumed by the company, plus
a loading equivalent in present value
to SO 1-3 per cent, of the net single
life premium by the American eXpe-
rience table at three per cent, which
may be distributed over different
policy years Expenses for new bust
ness are limited to the provisions
therefor in the first year premiums,
aside from medical examination. but
including part of the home office eX-
penses. For all business the expenses
are limited to the aggregate provision
for expenses, except as mortality saw
ings cover medical and other expenses.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-27
Pick immigrant Agent


The state board of immigration
elected Editor A. d. Campbell, of
Ladysmith, as state immigration com
missioner and Miss Ida Kissel, of Mil
waukee, stenographer to the commits
siOner. The salary of the commits
sioner is 81 500 and that Is the stenog-
rapher 1929 year. Commissioner
Campbell was instructed to prepare
an outline of work and submit it to
the board for approval The law Gre
ating the board was passed by the re-
cent legislators and was fathered by
Assemblyman Theodore Thomas, of
Ladysmith A large part of the credits
for the enactment of the new law Is
given to +. T. Whcelock, Of Milwau-
kee, secretary of the Wisconsin Immi-
grafton & Development association.
MIR. Campbell is understood to have
been Mr. Wheelock's choice for COM
missioner under the new law. The
board consists of Secretary of State
Frear State Labor Commissioner
Beck and Chief Clerk Castle, of the
state land office. The board has an
appropriation of $1,000 a year.