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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
THE STATE DAY z.:a: By 30, DAY
BIG PLANS FOR SINGERS.
La Crosse People Prepare for saenger-
feet

La Crosse People Prepare for Saenger-
fest.
Two thousand singers on a single,
mammoth stage, with Miss Anna
Hickisch. a La Crosse girl whose
soprano voice is world famed, are two
of the features planned for the~North-
western saengerfest to be held in La
Crosse July %, "a, 25 and 26, 1908, by
the officers and executive committe OF
the saengerfest. So gigantic an un-
dertaking is the saengerfest that pre-
paration for more than two years is
necessary, and La Crosse will build
100000 auditorium to accommodate
the thousands of delegates and guests
that will be in La Crosse. The city
council will consider bonding the city
for $4,000 to aid the auditorium prof.
ect, and it is planned to donate city
park on Fourth and King streets as a
site.
President Theodore G Behrens of
Chicago and Secretary George III. G..
Kleck, Milwaukee, met the executive
committee in La Crosse and commit
tees have been arranged on finances,
refreshments, reception order, badges,
etc. Fifteen thousand dollars already
has been guaranteed by the business
men of the city to insure the financial
success of the undertaking.
Among the musical features will be
the singing of Miss Anna Hickisch.
She was born and raised in La Crosse
and was a chorus girl in an opera COM
pany. During the illness of Miss Alice
Nelson at Minneapolis, few years
ago, Miss Hickisch was called upon to
sing the leading role, and her success
was such that she at once became
star. She has since played in Europe,
Africa and Asia, and is now playing in
johannesburg, South Africa. Two con-
certs are planned for Friday and Sat
urday evenings Of the saengerfest
week. in which 1000 singers are ex-
pected to participate. Two matinees
will also be given on the afternoons OF
these days, in which a childrens
chorus of 1000 voices will participate.
Five hundred singers, including So
CIGLlGS 1IOu1 ShACdSO1 NA0AA0OA, 1890
Claire, Milwaukee, st. Paul and Mime
apolis already have engaged hotel &C.
commodations for the festival. Hun
dreds of German singing societies To-
Gated in Illinois, Minnesota, W1s1on-
sin, Iowa and the Dakotas Will take
part, sending delegations ranging from
10 to 200 singers.
Besides Miss Hickisch soloists will be
engaged from the East to sing leading
parts. A magazine published in the
interests of the saengerfest is to be es-
tablished in La Crosse in June, and
will be published for twelve months to
promote the attendance. The event
will be the biggest in the history CT
the saengerbund and the greatest mu-
steal meeting ever held in the North
WeSt.-W.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
STAMPS SOLD AT CUT PRICES.
Charge Made Against Manufacturing
Firms by Racine Postal Employees.

At a meeting of the Business Men S
association at Racine the local organl-
cation of the National Association OF
Postoff1ce Clerks and Letter Carriers
filed a protest against the action OF
several large manufacturing houses OF
the city in purchasing stamps aggre-
eating 100000 annually from Chicago,
in order to secure certain rebates OF
price. Transferring this business from
the local office has resulted in keeping
the postoffice several points below
where it rightfully belongs, and if the
purchasers of the stamps were in
duced to buy them at Racine the post
Office would be advanced in rank and
a considerably larger salary list would
be in order at Racine. The annual re-
ceipts of the last fiscal year lacked
less than $4,000 of placing the city in
the 100000 class, and with the added
business this rank would be easily at
tanned.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
EMPLOYERS TO PROTEST.
Manufacturers and Jobbers Will Fight
Number of Bills.

Manufacturers and Jobbers Will Fight
Number of Bills.
La Crosse manufacturers and job
bers will put their influence to the test
with regard to a number of bills now
pending before the state legislature.
Fifty bills were considered at a meet
ing of the Manufacturers and Jobbers'
union and another meeting has been
called, at which Senator Thomas Nor
ris and Assemblymen Miller and Keep
pei will be able to be present to par
ticipate in the discussion. The meet
ing went on record as opposed to four
bills dealing with employers liability,
contributory negligence and the pro
lection of employees using dangerous
machinery. They will try to secure
the defeat of these measures as detrl-
mental to factory interests. Bills con-
corning hours of labor, railway meas
ures and the others most important
will be taken up singly at meeting to
he attended by the La Crosse delega-
ton in Madison.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
THEIR FAVoRITE MUNICH.
Walters at the Capitol Know the Tastes
of Old Timers.

OF OIQ tttCISs
The short frocked cOlored walters IN
the house and senate restaurants have
good memories, for no sooner have the
members returned to their wonted
places in the restaurant than the suual
orders are anticipated. There is the
apple pie and milk for Congressman
Burleigh, ham and eggs for Judge
Smith, roast beef for Bob Cousins,
crackers and half and half for Con
gresham Mckinley, plain bread, but
ter and jam for Jim Watson and an
egg sandwich for Speaker Cannon.
On the senate side there is not so
much of the quick lunch spirit. They
may not consume any more food, but
they are more leisurely, and the state
" senatorial MUNICH" is already being
affected by ambitious members OF the
house, who take a daily constitutional
between the two houses to see how
that prospective seat looks that they
will some day occupy.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Brandreth's Pills are the great blood
purifier. They are laxative and blood
tonic, they act equally on the bow
els, kidneys and skin, thus cleansing
the system by the natural outlet Of
the body. They stimulate the blood
so to enable nature to throw off all
morbid humors and cure all troubles
arising from an impure state of the
blood. One or two taken every night
will prove an invaluable remedy.
Each pill contains one grain of solid
extract Of sarsaparilla, which, with
other valuable vegetable products.
make it a blood purifier unexcelled.
Brandreth's Pills have been in use
for over century, and are for sale
everywhere, plain or sugar-coated.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
RAILROAD BUYS STONE.
Chicago G. Northwestern Purchases
Tract of Land Near PEBBLES.

CHICAGO g. Northwestern Purchases
Tract of Land Near PEBBLES.
The Northwestern railroad has pur
chased a large tract Of land near zee
bles and is making arrangements TO
establish a large stone-crushing plant
there. The stone will be used Tor
grading purposes. A sidetrack has al
ready been laid for some distance and
active operations will probably begin
early in the spring.
It has been a serious problem tor
some time with the various railroads
to get good gravel. Crushed stone can
he tamped down solid and after Few
wears roadbed will practically be
made of solid stone.
"A short time ago the Northwestern
road opened a stone crushing plant
near Oakland AS far as can be ascer
tanned very little stone has been taken
from there so far, but next spring the
plant will be run on large scale, as
there is considerable grading to De
done.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
GETS BIG INTEREST IN STORE.
Eli OFT Has Been Awarded One-fourth
of the Stock of Ashland Stores

of the Stock of Ashland Stores
Eli OFT has been declared by the
Wisconsin supreme court to be the
owner of one-fourth of the big depart
ment store business of the estate OF
Franklin J. Pool at Ashland. The en-
tire value of the store is estimated to
be $4,000, which would make Otis
share $4,000. Pool started the store
twenty years ago. Before going to
Ashland he was a dry goods merchant
in Chicago and had a stock worth ap-
proximately $4,000. He wrote let
ter to OFT on Oct. II, 1887, saying that
if OFT would go with him to Ashland
and remain with him until he was able
to draw $4,000 from the concern,
besides keeping up the stock and pay
ing personal and store expenses, he
would pay him SIS week and "at the
end of the time when he would be able
to withdraw $4,000 would give him
One-fourth interest in the store. OFT
went to Ashland with Pool and served
as his principal clerk until the latter
died in July, 1904. Nothing was ever
done by Pool to formally admit OFT as
a partner. The business prOspered
and the store was enlarged from time
to time until it became one of the big
gest mercantile establishments IN
Northern Wisconsin. When Pool died
OFT claimed One-fOurth interest IN the
store. The executors refused to rec
ognize his claim, and by agreement he
surrendered possession of the store to
them and filed his claim in the county
court The claim was disallOWed. An
appeal was taken to the circuit court,
which also ruled against OFT. 1t was
held that as early as 1889 POOL was
able to draw from the concern the
sum of $4,000 beside keeping up the
stock and paying the store and person.
al expense; that more than six years
before his death he did draw more
than $4,000, referring to loan maze
to J. V. Farwell & Co. in 1896, and that
the claim of OFT, if ever valid, was
barred by the statute OF llmltatlons'
The supreme courts holds that there
was a valid contract between Ott ana
Pool, and that the statute OF 1lnlCd-
lions did not begin to run until Pool
death. The decision of the lower
court is reversed and OFT will get one
fourth of the value of the store.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
VERY BAD FORM OF ECZEMA.
Suffered Three Years-Physicians Did
No Good-PerfectIy Well After
Using Cuticura Remedies.

~ take great pleasure in informing
you that l was sufferer of eczema in
a very bad form for the past three
years. I consulted. and treated with
number of physicians in Chicago,
but to no avail. I commenced using
the Cuticura Remedies, consisting OF
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills,
three months ago, and today I am
prefectly well, the disease having left
me entirely. l cannot recommend
the Cuticura Remedies too highly to
any one suffering with the disease
that I have had. Mrs. Florence q.
Atwood, Is Chilly Place, Chicago, Ill,
October 2, 1906. Witness: l. g.
Berger"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
AWFUL NEURALGIA
Pain Turned This Woman's Hair
White but She Was Cured by
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills.

DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Do not seek relief from suffering
simply, but free your system from the
disease which Is the cause of your
suffering. That is the message which
former victim Of neuralgia sends to
those who are still in its grasp. Hot
applications, powders that deaden the
senses and others that reduce the
heart action may cause temporary re-
lief but the pain is sure to return WITH
greater intensity.
Mrs. Evelyn Creusere, who has a
beautiful home at 81 Boulevard
West, Detroit, Mich, suffered for
years with neuralgia until she tried
this tonic treatment. She says:
"My trouble began about six years
ago and I did not rest as I should
have, but kept up about my many
duties. After time I became SO
weak could not do any work at all.
/ had severe backaches and such
dreadful headaches in the back part
and top Of my head. My eyes were
easily tired and at times I saw black
spots before them. I consulted sew
eral doctors but without the slightest
benefit. The pains were so intense
that my hair turned white.
81 lost continually in weight and
strength and was almost in despair
when a friend recommended Dr. Will
1iams' Pink Pills. l tried them &C
cording to directions and soon began
to feel relief. At the end Of three
months I had gained ten pounds in
weight and had no more trouble with
my nerves. have been in perfect
health ever since and can heartily
commend DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes for $780,. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
Conveniently Arranged.

"You say you would not think OF
touching a penny that did not belong
to you?" said the magnate's question
ing friend.
Certainly not" answered Mr.. Dust
in Stax. "You see, I've got the busi-
ness of the country so systematized
that every penny l touch legally be-
longs to me-"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
Fired First Shot In Riot.

Waco, Tex, Feb. "a. = William
WEIGH, an ex-Confederate soldier, six
ty-two years old, claiming Atlanta. Ca,
as his home. is in custody here WEIGH
admits that he was the man who fired
the first shot in the riot between the
whites and negroes a few months ago
in Atlanta.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
Console ntious.

"Are you willing to swear that the
defendant was under the influence Of
liquor at the timer" asked the lawyer
who was doing the cross-examining
"No," replied the witness. Il never
swear. But I'm willing to bet you IS
to a nickel that he was"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Rolette, N. D., Feb. 24.-John Craw-i
ford, an old man living alone on a
claim near Gronna, has been found
frozen to death within a few feet Of
his house.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
Bonds for Good Roads.

st. Peter, Mimi, Feb. 27.-Farmers
in Young America township, Carver
county, are agitating the matter of
bonding their township for $4,000, the
money to be expended in building
good roads.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
EXPLOSION Injuries TWO.

Custer, S.. D., Feb. 27.-Elsie Glenn
man, daughter Of the proprietor of a
hotel here, was badly burned by an
explosion of gas and is in a precarious
condition. A bell boy, also was in
iured.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Take advantage of Natures splendid Of
fering, Garfield Tea, the laxative that is
pure, mild and potent. 1t is made wholly
of Herbs. For constipation, biliousness,
liver and kidney diseases. It purifes the
blood Guaranteed under the Pure Food
and Drugs Law.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
SUES FOR BROKEN PROMISE.
Young Woman Says Her Farmer
Sweetheart Broke Engagement.

Sweetheart Broke Engagement.
Miss Lena Bars of the town OF Tur-
tie has brought suit against William }.
Trosen of that township in the sum OF
s25 900. for breach of promise. MISS
Rarrs claims that defendant and she
wore engaged and without any reason
he refused to carry out the compact,
to her humiliation and financial loss.
The parties to the suit are farmers.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

The princess in the family usually
resigns her sovereignty when she tries
to establish a dynasty Of her own.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Some men are born small, some
shrink and some others never find out
how small they really are.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Join Our Excursion to Texas
Mch. 5th. Fine lands. Easy terms. TEXAS
INTERNATIONAL LAND CO., St Paul.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

People who attempt to quote poetry
rarely get it right, but none of their
listeners know the difference.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Occasionally woman will confess
her imperfections for the purpose OF
inducing a man to deny that she has
any.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Every woman likes to be considered
an authority on social affairs. .>
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Ship Your Cream to Us.
Largest creamery in the Northwest.
MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Dresses, CIoaks, Ribbons, Suits, etc,
can be made to look like new with PUT
NAM FADELESS DYES. No muss.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

TOP PRICES FOR CHICKENS, DUCKS,
Turkeys, Geese, Butter, Eggs, Veal, Furs.
Ship to-day. II. A. ErtZ, st. Paul, MINI.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

AS a troublemaker jealous woman
isn't in it with a jealous man.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM.
Cash every day. Write for prices and tags
MILLER & HOLMES, st. Paul. MINI.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Don't get critical when your boss
tells you to do things.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Join Our Excursion to Texas
Mich. 9Th. Fine lands. Easy terms. TEXAS
INTERNATIONAL LAND CO., St Paul.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Anything that is worth while is
worth more or less money.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Our idea of heroine is wife who
could talk back but doesn't.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02

Growth of European Population.
At the present rate of increase the
population of Europe will double itself
in a century.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy In Misery IL Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
Manufactured by Cutlcura.

"Cuticura has put stop to twelve
years of misery passed with my son.
AS an infant noticed on his body
red spot and treated same with differ
ent remedies for about five years, but
when the spot began to get larger l
put him under the care of doctors.
Under their treatment the disease
spread to four different parts of his
body During the day 1t would get
rough and form like scales. At night
1t would be cracked, inflamed and bad
ly swollen, with terrible burning and
itching. One doctor told me that my
sons eczema was incurable, and gave
1t up. l decided to give Cuticura trial.
When had used the first box of Cuti-
cura Ointment there was great I'M
prevement, and by the time had used
the second set of Cuticura Remedies
my child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine and
smooth as silk. Michael Steinman, 7
Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, April
16, 1906"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
State 1reasurer,s Report.

State Treasurer l.. G. Brian's re-
port for the month of July shows a
balance OF $439,175.23 on hand. OF
which s433,671.35 is cash on deposit
in state repositories and $5,503.SS
cash ON hand. The redemption fund,
derived from one-mill tax levy,
amounted to 1913, 109.69 during the
month and about the same amount
was paid out for the redemption of
outstanding state warrants. The to-
tai trust funds uninvested, including
$145, 550.22 In the permanent school
fund, is $14S,6s0.55. The total state
funds invested in interest bearing So
.curities is now $7,672,167.8 an In
crease of $64,332.62 during the month
These investments comprise $685..
1875 in bonds and $1,037,O 30.47 in
state warrants.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
NO GAIN AND SOME LOSS.
Neighbours Comment in Which There
Seems a Strain Of Sarcasm.

YES" the leader of the amateur
brass band was saying. 'it's curious
to see what an effect learning to
play a horn has on some persons |
used to be pretty good bass sing
err, but can't sing worth cent
now"
Does learning to play horn spoil
the voice?" asked his next-door neigh
Dor.
1T did mine"
"How do you account for it?"
81 don't know how to account for
It. Strains the vocal chords, per.
haps. All | know is that blew my
voice out through the mouthpiece Of
my cornet."
did you have good voice?"
Everybody said So
"Then it's great pity you ever
learned to play horn" reioined his
neighbor. shaking his head sadly. II
--er-think should have enjoyed
hearing you sing. Youths Com.
panion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
The State Capital
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Matters of General Interest
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Nebraska's Seat Of Government
State Levy Seven Mills.

The state board of assessment COM
pleted It's work, with the exception OF
entering final order, by ordering an
Increase OF is per cent in the valua-
ton Of merchandise in Douglas county
and reduction of per cent on mer-
chandise in Lancaster county and
levying total state tax of mills on
the dollar valuation.
This is the same levy that was
made last year, but under the In
creased valuation Of all property In
the state will produce larger reve-
nue.. The 1 mill tax for the redemp-
ton of outstanding state warrants
and the mill tax for the support OF
the university are levies required by
law and the board cannot change
them. The levy for the general fund
was increased from Az mills to 8
mills, making q total of mills. No
levy was made for school tax. A
section OF the statute requires such a
tax, but the legislature sought to re-
peal this tax and showed its intention
by repeating a section of the statute
that provides for a tax of that nature
and defines how the tax shall be ex-
pended. 1t was the opinion of the
board that in view of the repeating
act of the legislature and the further
fact that the Legislature appropriated
100000 for the support of weak
school districts and high schools no
school tax should be levied.
The total assessed valuation Of the
state will not be definitely known un-
til Secretary Bennett makes compila-
tons embodying changes in values Or
dered by the board. With the excep-
ton of the s per cent reduction in
merchandise in Lancaster county no
values were decreased by the board,
and many increases were ordered.
The total assessed valuation OF the
state before the board equaliZed was
S328,700,337. On this basis the a,,,
nual tax for state purposes for the
general fund will be 81 ,643,500, or $751;
$4,000 for the biennium. The legis-
1ature appropriated S3,358,729 charge
able to the general fund for the BIZ
.ennium, exclusive of items vetoed by
Governor Sheldon. With consider
able revenue from fees and other
sources the general fund levy, 1T is
confidently expected, will cover the
expenditures authorized by the legis-
lature and for the first time in
many years the state will keep within
its income. At the same time the Z
mill levy will provide $32S,700 annu-
ally for the wiping out of the state
debt and the same amount annually
for the university, and $4,000 annu-
ally for the school district and $4,000
for high schools.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Evldentlx Needed Burial.

"The late Gen. Thomas H. Ruger,"
said a Stamford man, was, like many
army officers, an authority on good
cooking, but he detested rank, high
cheese. At dinner he said that a
very rank cheese was once left at his
headquarters to be called for, and aft.
err 1t had remained unclaimed two
days he posted this notice:
If the cheese sent here addressed
to Private Jones is not called for In
two days 1t will be shot "
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
1hrsshlna Machine Center.

Lincoln is q center of the thresh-
ing machine industry. This year 1t
will stand second as a distributing
center for threshing machines in the
United States, being exceeded only BY
Minneapolis. Heretofore Kansas City
has been ahead Of Lincoln, but the
poor crop in the south has cut down
their sales materially. Conservative
estimates put the sales OF threshins
machines from Lincoln at $1.000,O00
this year, and say that this is drop
from last year. That means that
200 complete outfits and moro than
that many separators will be shipped
from that city this season.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Jones Owns Traction Stock.

Mr.. Jones Of the State Journal was
a witness in the suit filed before the
state railway commission by the city
ito compel the Lincoln Traction COM
,pany to sell six fares for 25 cents.
Jones said he owned some stock in
the traction company, but 1t usver
had Influenced him in the least when
writing editorials for Ills paper. As
said the people who controlled the
journal did not own traction stock.
1t was brought out that the Citizens
company got power cheaper from the
gas company than the traction COM
pany could get It.