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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
sToEssEL APT RoMANcER.
Russian Government Makes Charges
Public.

st. Petersburg-A document con
tanning the indictments against Lien
tenant General Stoessel, the defender
of Port Arthur; Lieutenant General
FOck, who commanded the Fourth
East Siberian division at Port Arthur;
Major General Reiss, chief of stan
to General Stoessel. and Lieutenant
General Smirnoff, who preceded Lieu
tenant General Stoessel in command
at Port Arthur, was made public here
recently. These officers are being
tried by courtmartial on charges Of
cowardice and treason.
The indictments set forth that
Stoessel and Fock deliberately sent
false reports of battles that never oc-
CURED, recommended generals who
had lost battles for decorations, and
surrendered Port Arthur in spite OIL
the fact that they hid at hand ample
munitions for resistance. All the
crimes with which Stoessel, Reiss ana
Fock are charged are capital offenses'
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
VIII Investigate Jap spy.

The war department mas taken steps
to ascertain the facts in regard to the
reported arrest of Japanese at For'
Rosecranz, Cal, for making drawings
and blueprints of the fort. MAJOR
Getchell, in command at that point
has up to this time failed to notily
the department of what has taken
place,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
SPORTING NOTES.

Gus Kobba, while driving a ma
chine in a 24-hour auto race at Chi
cago suddenly lost his eyesight, due
to the strain. He barely missed the
fence. Physicians say he will regain
his sight.
Billy Hogan, manager Of Mike
Shrek, has posted a forfeit of $500
for a match between Burns and
Schreck.
The latest find" for racetrack work
has been made by James Mccormack,
who have five-year contract for the
services of Jockey Sumpter, who rides
at the wonderful weight of Ga pounds.
Sumpter is one of the cleverest horse
men in the country.
Carisch, Moscow's veteran catcher
and manager, leads the Trolley league
in batting with the fine average of
.4S4, according to the records of all
the games obtainabIe.
Kellackey has played his last game
for Seattle. He joins the Tacoma
club.
Dick Hyland of California is in Chi
cago trying to arrange a match with
"Packey" Mcfarland
Joe Cans is laundering after another
fight with Battling Nelson.
c. A. COey won the great 24-hour
endurance automobile race on the
circular track at Chicago, with a score
of S46 miles.
Big Jack Burnett, formerly with the
Tacoma team, keeps up his terrific
hitting gait with the st. Louis Ma
tionals.
Playing the same unbeatable golf
that has characterized his play since
the beginning of the tournament, Je-
rome K. Travers, the crack golfer of
Mont Clair, N. j., Saturday won the
national amateur golf championship
from Archie Graham of the North
Jersey club. Travers won a decisive
victory, six up, five to play. Jerome
K. Travers now holds the national,
metropolitan and New Jersey cham
pionships. He has won the Metropil-
itan three times.
The fourth race, the Brighton handi-
cap, value $4,000, 3-year-olds and up
ward, mile and quarter, was won by
Peter Pan.
A. D. Campbell, secretary of the
Pacific Northwest association of the
A. A. N, has come out squarely in op-
position to the action taken at the re-
cent meeting of the association held
in Seattle and announces that he will
ignore the action taken by the asso-
citation shutting out the colleges of
the northwest from active participa-
ton in the association.
Willie Fitzgerald and Charley Seig-
er have been matched to go 10 rounds
July 16, at New York.
Arrangements have been made by
Barney Oldfeld to remain on the Pa
citc coast throughout the summer.
It's good picking.
strange as 1t may seem, Squires car
rted more money and more backing
from Australia than any fighter from
kangaroo land on his first appearance
in this country.
May Sutton of California again won
the Welsh tennis championship Sat
urday by defeating Miss Lowther, 60.
rs. AS this is the third time the
American has captured the title. she
becomes absolute possessor of the
1920 championship trophy, presented
by the late Marquis of Butte.
Ross home run in the last half
of the fifteenth gave Seattle a victory
Sunday afternoon over Vancouver in
a Is inning game.
W. o. (Dad) Urine, athletic director
at the Oregon Agriculture college
died recently of cancer. Urine was
well known all over the coast, having
been connected with the athletic de-
partments in several colleges in Ore
gon and California.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
Expose Of Army in Congo.

Brussels-Major Lemair, WV
served Is years in the Congo and VIZ
resigned when notified he would ~
prosecuted for cruelty toward naive
soldiers, has retailiated by pubiisnlss,S
a sensational exposure of the conli
lions in the native army. He declare
the soldiers are merely brigands WIZ
raid the populace.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
Jap Herdes Enter canada.

Victoria, B. C.-The steamer Tartar
brought advices from Toxic that five
Toxic emigration companies have
combined to fill an order for 5000 con-
tract laborers for which a Canadian
railway company has made APPLICATION
for railway building work in British
Columbia.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
Seek Coal In Philippines.

Quartermaster General Aleshire
has taken up the project Of the devel-
opment of the coal mines in Batan,
Philippine islands, for the purpose of
establishing a source Of supply of fuel
for the army transports.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
Church and uneIe sam Asree.

An agreement has been reached %
tween the secretary of war ana ~
representatives of the Catholic cnu -
in the Philippines regarding nunlDS
of important matters in controveIss
which will obviate the necessity Oh pa y.
longing threatening and vexatious "
igation-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
Marx Twain sails for Home.

London-Mark Twain salled ~.
home Saturday on the steamer Mi =
netonka. A large crowd gave mn mi.
rousing cheer as the train lett IoI
bury.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19

The farm hand who takes his girl a
riding in rubber-tired buggy rarely
gets bounced.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
ELks REUNION AT PHILADELPHIA
Thousands Gather in Quaker City at
Annual Convention.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 15.-Mem-
bers of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks swarm this city and
the streets are filed with visitors.
The grand lodge convention and an
Eual reunion is under way. Upward
of 10000 Elks have enrolled their
names at the official registration bu-
reau.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19

Dried aples are swell at watering
places. .
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-19
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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
TRAIN WSPAPER MEN
University Now Offers a Course That Is
Thorough Preparation for
Practical Work.

MADISON. Wis. Aug. 11.-That the
University of Wisconsin has reyeloped d
strong four years course for students
preparing to take up newspaper and edi-
torial work, is shown by the new cata-
logue of the course preparatory to jour
nalism which has just been issued. Since
this work was first undertaken two years
ago, the department mas increased stead
lily both III number of students and in
the amount and character of the training
offered. Over sixty courses are now civ
en- i'll The subjects a knowledge of which
is essential tor journalism of the best
type. The courses preparatory to jour
naIism are given by many of the best
known members of the faculty. The
technical work includes courses IN news
paper writing OF the various kinds, with
u consideration ct the methods of prac-
teal journalism. instruction is also Civ
en- III the law of the press, including the
law of cupyright, literary property, libel,
and privileged publications. In Connec-
ton with the course III newspaper writ
ing is given a series of special lectures
by practical newspaper men on various
phases of journalistic work.
The courses III newspaper writing are
conducted with view to giving as much
practical experience as possible. Students
are given practice iii reporting actual
events, gathering news, editing copy,
reading proof, preparing special articles
and writing editorials Students are en-
cOuraged to obtain additional practice by
reporting for the Madison papers or for
other daily and weekly newspapers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
BIG DAMAGE BY STORM
W. ]. CLASEN OF BROOKFIELD IS
HEAVIEST LOSER.
Loss of Property Heaviest in Pewaukee
and Brookdeld, Where Practically
Every Farmer Suffered.

WAUkESHA, Wis. Aug. II Spe
cial. Reports of additional damage by
Thursday nights cyclone, which are
constantly being received here, prove it
to have been the worst storm that ever
visited this section. The storms fury
seems to have been 'he worst in the
towns of Pewaullce and Brcckfeld, where
the damage will reach thousands of dol
lars W. i. Clasen Of the town of Brook
field is probably the heaviest individual
lose. Every barn and farm building on
his place was entirely demolished, and
three horses and seven COWS were killed
and ether domestic al finals so badly
hurt they will die He estimates his loss
at $1,000. \ large section of the barn
roof was blown against the house. badly
damaging the natter. Huge oak beams
were buried many rods. The barns at
the home of John Nass, northwest of
this city, We're blown down and two
horses and COW killed At Duplain-
vile Herman Stocks machinery ware
house was wrecked. causing a los Of
several thousand dollars.
Hardly a farm in one section of Brook
field escaped the rampage of the storm.
Three large sheds were blown down at
the home of Charles Burow. The steeple
was blown from st. Dominick's Catholic
church and the roof damaged. Barns were
blown down at the farms of George
Dolph, Grant Slovenian and w. r.
B!odgett. At the Dolph place the Win
dow5 on one side of the house were all
blown out, not a piece of glass falling
inside the house. 4 piece of board two
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
Wisconsin League.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS,
MILWAUKEE, AUGUST 10.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE-EGGS Market is steady.
The produce boards official market f1r
strictly fresh laid, eases returned lG.2c:
high grade caudlcd, strictly fresh Is. -.
seconds. 12813c: checks. IOGllc
RUTTER-Stcady; Elgiu price on extra
creamery is 24i2c. Local price. extra cream
cry, 24laC, prints, 25c: urstS, 22i2., 2,;r; soc
ondS, 2lG22C; process. 2OU9Oler. DAIRY
fancy, 22c; lines, 1S419c; roll. ISalJ.:
packing stock, lG116I2c
CII1ESE-Stcady; American full cream.
new make. twins, 13U13l2c; Young Amer
leans, 1312M1 lac; daisies, l3la914c; lon&horns
l3l2m l4c; limburgcr. 12l&Qll&r; fancy brick,
2U12AC; low grades. 9IrtIc; import
ed Swiss, pc; new, block, 16c; round SW IS.
new. lie; Sapsago, 2oc
MTSCODA, Wis, Aug. 1T.-ODrr.ngS 90
boxes twin cheese, ll3O boxes singl, daisies,
sold at 12l2c; 255 withdrawn; 1870 Single
daisies sold at 133sc; 3OO withdrawn; 100
boxes print cheese sold ut 1212c.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Buttcr-C rcam-
cries, 20U24c; dairies, 19I2622l2c EggS-
Steady; at mark, cases included, l31a01 iItgc
CHiCAGO, Iii, Aug. 19-Chcrst- Easy;
daisies, 1312c; twins, lie; Young Americas,
WATERFOWL, n. Y. Aug. 1S-Chccsc
sales, 1900 boxes at 12Ml2Ic; few ut 123sc.
NEW YORK, Aug 9.-Butter-Firm: re-
CC.ptS, T11S; creamery, common to specials,
"0ID25c; state dairy, common to fancy 1910
24c; process, common to extra, lSu22I2r;
western factory, common to extra, lSaD
II 12c. ChccSC-Etrm: receipts 1897: state,
full cream, cOlOred, small. best. 12l2c: same,
white, 12c; same, fair to good. 1OU11L
Skins, 1t9Lc. EggS-Firm: receipts, TIIl
state Pennsylvania and nearby fancy, Sc
lectcd, white 26m2Sc; good to choice. $50
95c; brown and mixed. fancy, 23u25c; west,
crn, tirsts, 19Ml912c; thirds to seconds, 1Gp
1612c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
RUNS OVER CHILDREN,
Street Car on Third Instantly Kills Lit
tie Girl from Ghetto-Tw0
Others Hurt.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug II
Two children were run down by a
street car at Third and Vliet streets at
8 O'Clock Friday evening, one of them
being Instantly killed and the other seri-
ously hurt. The dead child is May
Orelowitz, aged 3 years, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Orelowitz, 81 Nliet
street; and the other victim is Edith
Schinder, aged years, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. +. Schinder, 319 Yliet street
The car passed directly over the Orel-
owitz girl. The hanging parts of the
motors and gear struck the body, crush
ing out the little life The older Schn-
der girl succeeded in getting across the
tracks. She was struck by the side of
the car and scraped by the guards 4
short cash was made in her throat, her
forehead was bruised and her limbs
were lacerated.
Sophie Pearson, years of age daugh-
ter of Stewart II. Pearson, 1874 Second
street, was struck by a car at Third
and Chambers streets. She had started
to cross the street in front of the car
when she was struck and thrown to
the ground. Her face and one knee
were badly bruised.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
OFFICERS ARE NAMED.
CHARLES PETER OF PLYMOUTH
HEADS SONS OF HERMANN.
Frederick Reuter-, Victor Schlitz, Herman
Levenhagen and Robert Schwartz
of Milwaukee Receive Offices.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Aug. 19.-[Special.l
The Wisconsin grand lodge of the Sons
Of Hermann at its concluding business
session elected the following officers:
Grand president. Charles Pfeifer. Plym-
outh; grand vice president. August Braun,
Merrill; grand secretary, Frederick Reuter-.
Milwaukee, who will hold office for two
years; grand treasurer, Victor Schlitz, Mil
waukee; grand trustee Gustave Merton,
milwaukee,. reelected for a SiX-year term;
grand trustee, Herman Levenhagen. Mil
Wauke". elected TO succeed Frederick Ritter,
Milwaukee. resigned, for four years; grand
trustee, Robert Schwartz, Milwaukee, TO
hold office for two years.
The next place of meeting to be neld
two years hence, will be at West Bend.
The convention decided that there Will
be no increase in the monthly assess
ments, although the matter was c0nSid-
erably discussed and there was some talk
in favor of raising some classes Of life
insurance members. 1t was finally de-
cided not to change the amount of the
assessment but instead to give the grand
lodge officers power in case of necessity,
to levy extra assessments, which shall
be not more than four. nor less than
three each year.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,

MILWAUKEE, Aug. ID Wheat
Higher; No. / northern. on track. LOO; No.
: northern, on track, Csc. Corn-Srrady;
No on track. J6c. Oats Easy; standard,
,53Ibc: No :; white on track I2iauI3c Bar
Iry-FIrm: standard, he; sampI. OH track
GGu74c. Rye-IIasy; No | ON track It's
Flour quotations III CARROTS arc: Hard
spring wheat patents. in wood, 4S0l5.OD;
siraights in wood. 45OT4GJ: export pat.
cnt% i'm sacks ! 20G4 30; first clears, n
sacks 3.fOIi3JO; rye in wood 3.TIu:.SJ;
country. :}.50u&GJ, sacks; Kansas, in wood
4.4OUI5o
MillStulfs are quoted in CARROTS at 2DDW
2o.25 for bran, ZOO for standard m.ddiinga,
anc 2IOo for Milwaukee flour middjIngs IN
100 ID sacks; red dog, 2G.21; rye feed, 2-.Dt;
delivered ut country points. -3r extra
CHICAGO, III, Mug. ~ -Ci"S'- " Lr&l-
September, S3i&"S12sc; Dccembrr, 9y,ar.
Corn-Hrpt"mb"r, IDAc' D"c'l'o'H ~.
OatS-Sepl"inbof, lug: Ilgrrh1ri' arg.
Pork-Scptrmb"r, l',tD@ I2.'2'2, Larj, sep
tcmber, S.S212ttS.Sy orjoDcr. SD. ,iJs-
september, S,29@s.32l4; october, STE.
NEW NOItk, Aus IH,'Io$c- " heat
September, 3iac; l}e'rmbcr, Tbr; May,
lO3la. Consequence, OJ%scj DcctmDer,
u 4c; May GiHc
KANSAS CITY, ~, aug. ~ loS"I
Whrat,SeptcmDgeI, &C. D%reinh'r, %"tefC
S|1@c; May. 9J%s1--,|12r;; ca@H 40. : Aard,
tS12M 81; 10. o., i"1o0'2t, 70. = f.HI' H"c;
no. =, 'J45Ic. l"II,-n'p lfh''i: 45"f': he
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
GAS INJURIES THREE.
Explosion in Unoccupied Flat Nearly
Costs Lives of Prospective Ten
ants-Looking for Leak.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Aug. 10
The lighting Of a match to test a leak
ing gaspipe at $40 Thirty-siXth street
caused an explosion Saturday night,
which seriously injured two persons and
burned third.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ammon, living at
SS4 Thirty-ffth street, who were exam
ming the fiat with a view to renting it,
were blown fully ten feet by the force
of the blast and badly burned about the
face and upper portions of the body.
Augustus Converse, a painter and owner
of the building, was also burned, but is
able to be about.
AIarcella, the small daughter of Joseph
Ammon, had a miraculous escape from
death. for she stood within two feet Of
her father and mother when the expIo-
sion took place, but was not injured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
LABOR DAY IS NAMED.
Gov. Davidson Issues Usual Proclana-
tion-Hopes for Better Future
and Continued Prosperity.

MADISON. Wis. Aug. 19-Gov. pa
wilson today issued his Labor day proc
lanlation. 1t reads as follows
In obedience to the law, I, James o.
Davidson, governor of the state of Wis
consin, hereby designate Monday, Srptcm-
Der ., 1907, as labor day, and recommend
that all establishments in the state employ
ing labor close and that employers and
workman come together in friendly aSsoci-
alton and discuss in fratcrral spirit, the in
terps;s Of capital and labor. In this favored
land OF ours, there should be no occasion
for but the most friendly relations
between the workman and the employer
We are all American citizens; equal in pO-
liticaI rights and the rule of Live and let
live should be ever present in the minds
of those who work ana those who employ.
Let Labor day mark coming together for
q better future and Il wider opportunity for
all those whose brain and Drawn make for
the state a national prosperity. In t"Sti-
mony thereof | have hcrcunto set my hand
and caused the great seal Of the state of
Wisconsin to he affixed.
Done at the capitol in the city of Madison
on the 10Th day of August in the year of
our Lord, 1907.
JAMES o. DAVIDSON. Governor
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
ELECTRIC STORM
CAUSES DAMAGE.
HOUSES UNROOFED, CROPS RUINED,
TREES UPROOTED, WIRES
BLOWN DOWN.
TWOiNCHESOF RAIN FELL.
Several Houses Were Struck, but No
Deaths from Lightning Have
Been Reported
TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug 10
One Of the heaviest electric storms Of
the summer visited Milwaukee and the
eastern part Of Wisconsin last night.
Nearly two inches Of rain fell in this
city, two houses were struck by light
ming, trees were blown down. and low
lying districts were flooded
Thousands of Dollars Loss,
No loss Of life has been reported, but
news from various parts Of the state
shows THAT the damage must have
amounted to thousands Of dollars. A
woman 1T BcIoit was rendered uncon-
acious by u e conclusion Of lightning, the
biggest barn in Waukesha county was
blown down, interurban or lines were
washed out, telephone and telegraph
poles were blown down, and crops Of
various kinds were beaten to the ground
by the heavy downpour.
In the city Of Waukesha alone hun
drod5 Of chimneys were tumbled over,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
MILWAUKEE sToCKYARDs REPORT

HOGS-Market I0U15c lower; mixed and
butchers. 56546.15; good heavy, 5.7506.Oo:
rough heavy, 5.10U5.40; light, G00M6.49;
bulk J.7OGD6 10.
steers, good to choice, 4.25GQ5.25; medium,
to good, 3.5004 10; heifers, medium to good,
3.O044.00; common to fair, 2.2542.75; cows,
good to choice, 2.75G3.50; fair to good,
22502.75; Gamers, 1006Q1.75; cutters,
L75Gl2.25; bulls, good to choice, 3O0u3.75;
bologna bulls common 10 fair, 2.4o02S5;
feeders, 3.OUGD3.75; St0ckcrS. 2.Jou3.OO; milk
crh and springcrs, common unstable except
for Gamers. good TO choice at 35.OOHi5.OO
CALVES-Mnrket steady: heavy grasa"rs
3.0ot4.OO; fair to good, 5.50Gr615; choice to
prime, 6.T5Ic7 30.
S.IEEP-Markct is slow; common TO
choice. 3.OO03.5O; lambs, common to choice,
45O0l55o spring lambs, common to HIGHT,
5.oouG.oO; choice, G.oOuG.75; bucks, 3.0OB
400
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
Rain Saves the Crops.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Aug. 16.-TSpe-
cial. Last night brought thousands of
dollars into the pockets of farmers aud
market gardeners, in Brown county.
More than one crop was doomed for fail
ure from the prolonged drought. but the
heavy doWnpo1ur Of last night saved the
oats, rye. barley, corn and potato crops
from almost total ruin and nearly two
inches of water fell, the record for the
yrnT
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
LAY CAPITOL STONE,
Real Work Begun on $6,O0O,0OO State
house at Madison-Plan Is to
Rush Work.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 19.-LSpecial. ]
The first stone in the construction of
the new $G,OO0,00O capitol building was
laid this morning. Preparatory to this
work a little brick and cement had been
placed in shape for the commencement
of the task of hosting a one ton rock
into place by huge derricks on the north
west corner.
"Beginning today the work of the west
wing will be rapidly pushed said Lew
F. Porter, secretary of the capitol com
mission. All the material is being
hauled to the grounds rapidly and we
expect to have 12J men at work in the
construction. The building will be en-
closed by Christmas, so that work can
then be carried on in the inside"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-23
VISIT CHIPPEWA FALLS,
Citizens Committee from Shawnee, Ok
lahoma, to Observe WisCon-
sin City.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Aug. IL
Especial. THE Progressive League
council today received a letter from
Shawnee, Ok. stating that thirty promi-
nent citizens Of that town were about
to start on a tour of inspection Of the
leading cities Of the northwest and asked
whether it would be convenient for this
city to receive them on September %
The answer was sent that the keys Of
the city were always available and that
they would be welcomed at any time. II
was recommended that they come one
day earlier, September 10, as this would
be one Of the big days OF the Northern
Wisconsin fair. Shawnee is now city
Of $4,000, having grown from $50 in
1895. The object of the OkIahomans'
trip is to acquire knowledge of every
thing up-to-date and beneficial in munich
paI affairs