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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
BIRTHPLACE or WISCONSIN, rs
STILL STANDING.
Erection Of Imposing Structure al
Madison Recalls Humble Building
Where Territorial Admins.
tration Was Organized.

Madison. wisconsln's new
capitol will be a sumptuous structure
compared with the building the state
fathers occupied when they gathered
In legislative session In isis The de-
velopment Of the great commonwealth
IL shown In the required application
Of liz statehouBe The Legislature Of
Wisconsin has far outgrown the mod.
est little building which at the time OF
tn erection was considered the finest
Of ita kind. II has demands that the
enlarged capitol could not meet aud
so tho old will give place 10 the new.
Work ON the new structure Is being
rapidly pushed and at the meeting nt
December "a specimens Of the best
grades Of building material for the
outside walls were submitted By
Architect Post
In the early days many towns were
anxious 10 have the capitol building
located within their limits and many
a bitter contest was wagcd over It's
location. None Of the seventeen appli'
cantA succeeded In securing a. a
town was laid out especially adapted
Ia itH needs atHito unriyalcd In nat
ural beauty by any Wisconsin town.
The location Of the present state
capitol was selected by James ID. Doty
In 1886. and In December of that year
when the legislature convened at Bel.
mont. an act was passed TO establish
the Htatehouso at Madison. There
were many reasons why this site was
selected. and chief among them was
the central location. Milwaukee, Green
hay and tho 'Oad mining region In tho
southwestern part Of the state were
the principal ccntora Of immigration
and OF activity. so In selecting Madl'
son the distance from any one OF the
points would be- about equal, The
Wisconsin territory had belonged TO
the Michigan tract II was partltloned
and organized at Mineral Point July
4. 1886. into the territory Of Wiscon'
sin. The FIRST legislative body met at
Belmont and there was long struggle
as 10 where the capitol OF the now
state would be permanently located.
Seventeen towns desired II and each
had Inducements 10 offer Fond du
Lac. Dubuque. Portage. Helena. NIL.
waukec. Racine. Belmont. Mineral
Point. Green hay. Platteyille. Caasville.
Belleylew. Koshkonong. Wisconslnap-
oils. Wisconsin city. Peru and Madi.
aon. Some OF these towns were. as
yet. not laid out. but their promoters
had hopes for them II the capitol was
erected at the point advocated
II was decided that the permanent
structure would be at Madison and q
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Nov. dar's Rruddor squallopi"
hypercrltlcally said old Brother Brown.
back. dat man don't pear 10 have no
mo sense dan mussiful Providence
snginerly slows on young wheelbar
rorai tie beats his wife Lawauzz
ain't sayin' hho don't need A. uhkase
she dol Hut dat aln't dc pint and do
blame fool beats her 20 bad dat he has
10 hire a doctor FOR her most every
tlme' What Kind O nnanclem' arin
dat. axes your Yassah what kind r
s-puck
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
PE-RU-NA CURED HIM.
Cold Affected Head and Throat
Attack was Severe.

Chas W. Bowman, ist Lieut. and
Adjt. 4th NJ. $. NJ. Cav. Vols. writes
from Lanham. Md, as follows:
Though somewhat ayerse TO pat
ent medicines. and stlll more averse
TO becoming n professional afildayit
man, II seems only a plain duty in
the present instance TO add my ex-
perienco TO the columns already writ.
ten concerning the curative powers
OF Peruna.
"IhHye been particularly benefited
by rs use for colds IN the head and
throat IhAYe been able 10 fully cure
myself Of q most severe attack In
forfy.eLghf hours by rs use according
20 directions. IHse II as prove nfiye
whenever threatened with an attack.
Members OF my family also use
Il for like ailments. We are recon-
mending II TO our friends"
-Chas. w. Bowman.
Ask Your Druggist for Free PergnH
Almanac for 1907.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
First Legislative Hail Of Wisconsin.

First Legislative Hail Of Wisconsin.
design and convenience Of arranrr.
mont compared favorably with capl.
tolls Of the adjacent states.
The building was enlarged from time
10 time to provide for tho growing
wants Of the state
In 1904 a portion " the north wing
and tho greater part Of the interior Of
the capitol was destroyed by iro. a
The first legislative hall OF wiscon.
sin H. stll standing and there are
many earnest people In the state who
are pleading for its restoration. or at
least. 10 have II saved from the doae.
Grafton II IL at present subjected to.
AZ the time when the first legislative
body sat In conference the building
was story and a half frame house
battlement fronted II was at tho
meeting In this humble place that
the territorial administration was or
ganlzcd, the territory divided into
counties. county seats established
ways and means Of borrowing money
discussed. This birthplace OF the great
state OF Wisconsin must always be Of
interest TO It's citizens. who can never
forget the wisdom and forethought Of
the pioneers who. meeting 10 establish
a great commonwealth. laid the fGan,
dations for the good Of posterity. The
old building at Belmont IN perhaps
nothing more TO many than any dher
old landmark. but TO the earnest.
minded II stands for something more.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Hospital for the Insane at Williams.
burg IL the only woman physician In
tho state and probably In the south
holding responsible Official position
under state government In profess
sional capacity as d doctor Of mcdi'
cine Dr. Bullard who Is yet In her
twcntles looks younger han her
years Her social standing ls so high
ana her beauty 30 marked that she
could long since have hlossumed into
a belle. but she would have none OF IT,
She has been a bookworm from a child
deyourlng subjects far beyond her
years while other girls were yet with
their dolls and their toys
Or, Rulard graduated from Wads.
worth high school. Radiord, whore she
was born and reared, at an early age.
She attended a school At Madison,
Wis. afterward taking the profession.
al course at FOrmyille, teaching three
years In the public schools OF Pulaski
after her graduation Hut the science
" medicine, TO which the child had
been attracted. now lured the girl.
md broadening her studies as her
Years advanced. she In time obtained
her degree as doctor NJ medicine
To achieve this end she became a
trained nurse, practiclng hes profess.
sion at the bedside of her patients for
several years with great success.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
THE FIRST TWINGE
OF rheumatism Calls for Or. Williams
Pink Pills II You Would Be
Easily Cured.

MT Frank Little. a well known clti.
rem OF Portland, lonia Co, Mich, was
cured OF severe case OF rheumatism
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills. In speak.
ing about II recently, he said: MY
body was run down and In no condi.
ton 10 Withstand disease and about
hye years ago / began 10 feel rheu.
matte pains In my arms and across
my back. My arms and legs grew
numb and the rheumatism seemed to
settle In every Joint so that | could
hardly move. while my arms we're
useless at times was. unable 10
sleep or rest well and my heart pain.
ed me so terribly ! could hardly stand
It, My stomach became sour and
bloated after eating and this grew
30 bad that l had inflammation OF
the stomach. I was extremely merry.
Gus and could not bear the least
noise or excitement. One whole side
OF my body became paralyzed.
AS ] said before had been sun.
ering about 1--WE years and seemed to
be able TO get no relief from my
doctors, when a friend here In Port.
land told me how DR.. Williams Pink
Pills had cured MIN OF neuralgia In
the face, even after the pain had
drawn II 10 one side, / decided to
try the pills and began 10 see some
Improvement soon after using them.
This encouraged me 10 keep on until
! was entirely cured have never
had Il return Of the rheumatism or OF
the paralysis
The pills are Tor sale By an drug.
gists or sent postpaid. on recelpt ot,
price 90 cents per box, six boX6
S2'bo' by the DR. Williams Medl6N
Company, Schenectady, n Y. Y
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
FIRST STATE CAPITOL.

commission consisting OF James d.
Doty. A. A. Bird and John O'Neii was
appointed by the government to begin
work at once on July 4. 1887. the
cornorstone was laid with ceremonies
appropriate to the occasion. The leg
islature Of Wisconsin met for the first
time at Madison IN 1898. but. as the
capitol building was not at that time
In suitable condition FOR occupation
the session was held In the basement
of the American house. where the an.
nuai message of the governor. Henri
Dodge. was delivered During 1895
and 1887 the national government ap
proprlatcd $4,000 for the capita
building. Dane county $4,000 and thf
territorial legislature Hnout $4,000
making the complete cost $50, 900. Tht
building. when finished. was a substanI
tlal structure. which In architectural
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

zone peculiar feature Of the shoe
trade this season Is the demand for
oyershoes made 10 order" said the
manager Of shoe store. MANY
women are wearing shoes with rather
narrow, pointed toes and tho broad
rubbers now on the market are Ger.
tainly not a very good ht What
our customers want r. an oyershoo
that doesn't look like a gunboat, hence
the frequent orders for oyershoes
with graceful llnes."-N. Y. Sun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

OF the making Of shoes there may
bo said literally to be- no end. for prac,
tiosily all the S6.OOO.O 900 people In this
country wear them, The days when a
considerable portion Of the population
vent barofootod. or only wore foot
coverings on special occasions. or
when the weather was lnoloment. have
IonE passed away. Even In the most
rural regions the barefoot boy with
ohook Of tan" has come TO be- a thing
Of tho past
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

In the court Of Judge Klamroth. OF
Pasadena, Cal, the other day. whom a
witness had testified that she was
married und rruauexnmining attor
ney asked her "wlll you swear that
you are married." the Judge stopped
him and made him apologize. remark.
Ing; Never. In the eight years
have held court have allowed a
woman TO De infulted."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

The tax collector OF Adelaide South
Australia, officially reports the con
scienuousness OF a taxpayer who. IA
getting up statement OF the real cs
tate he owned, for taxation purposes.
put down a piece Of land OF his meas
uring nine feet By BiX feet ia "--
cemetery" and under that column
Name Of oocupIcr" gave that OF hit
departed wife
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

A seam of coal has been found under
portion Of the Kirkby ln.Ashheld
cast Council school. Nottingham. Eng.
land. and u has been decided by tho
No,h educational committee. subject
10 the approval Of the board OF edu.
,atlon. 10 sell this 10 the Butterley
iolllery for G6s. The liability for any
settlement Of the buildings Ia conse.
suence Of the taking Of tire coal will.
Y II stated. he with the company
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
Woman on Hospital Board.

Or. Bullard 10 the youngest daug,
ter OF Mrs. Meta q. Bullard and the
late Daniel nullard. who settled In ylr.
ginla prior to the civil war Though
a native born Virglnian, she comes
from Puritan stock uniting the energy
and progressive traits Of tho Yankee
with the warmheartedncss and gener.
Gus impulsiyonoss Of the south.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
ahno, El,h WIN Arrnu,.

In the South seas and In various
groups OF islands In the Indian ocean
the aboriginon shoot fish with the
bow and arrow The art " extremely
iimoult. a. In taking aim at an object
under water the archer has 10 allow
Tor refractlon N he were 10 aim
directly Al the nHh as he sees II. he
would. Of course. miss Long practice
has. however, made the natives expert
On this apori
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Workmen we're digging a drain near
the city hall Of llcndlgo. South Africa,
when the pick Of one OF thom re-
bounded after having struck some
thing hard That must be- mug
got" remarked a iocular hystander
IN look, said the workman, aud "a,
ncNt moment he had lump OF quartz
thlckly studded with gold In hli
hnnA.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

The longest distance ever com.
passed by human vision Is 1888 miles.
being the distance between the I'm.
comparable park. In Colorado. and
Mount Ellen, In Utah. This feat was
accomplished by the surveyors OF tho
United States coast aud geodetlc sur.
vey, who were engaged In commune.
ton with representatives OF other ma.
lions, In making 4 new measurement
OF the earth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

n will be several years,
possibly eight or ten, be-
fore the prices Of auto
mobiles will be much less
than at the present time.
There are several reasons
for this, the chief one be-
ing that manufacturers
are now making too much
money on the expensive
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

The Eastern greyhound has been
from umo immemorial the hunting
dog OF tho Eastern plains. aud. making
allowances for the artlctio attalnmenti
Of those early periods. We find repre-
sontations OF him which are almos
Identical with the dogs Of to-day on
tho monuments aud tombs OF ancien.
Egypt
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

The smallest newspaper printed In
Maine Is the North Wayne Star pub
llshed twice a month for the past two
or three years by two young boys
The pages are only iisH6 inches. but
there are l2 Of them and they are
always nllcd With interesting local
news
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

T'"TT WI " NVWWTTTW WITTWTTW--
Bananas are served In tho same way
as plantaius a the West indies, and
Tho Americans anxious to find a new
and delicious addition 20 the dairy
PIN OF fare cannot do better than try
fried or baked green bananas, or.
poiled aud pounded they can be fried
in boiling grease
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

The Civlllta Catholics draws dis.
sresslng and melancholy picture OF the
suicide epidemic In Europe within
The last 30 years not less than mil
lion suicides have been committed IN
Europe and IN thlH total Germany
alone figures with 100000
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
IN MEMORY OF THOMAS MOORE.
Artistic Celtic Cross Erected on Hls
Grave In England.

London. Recently In the church.
yard Of Bromham. Wiltshire. England.
the Celtic cross shown In the llustra.
ton. which stands over the grave OF
Thomas Moore. the renowned Irish
poet. was unveiled with imposing cere-
monies. Thousands attended the cere.
monies and green nags and scrolls
bearing quotations from the Irish
Melodies were abundanuy In evi.
donce Among the speakers were Jus.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

A Paris paper devoted to scientific
subjects announces the discovery OF
a practical method OF shielding
watches and clocks from all magnetic
influences It is said to be tho work
OF a matchmaker named Leroy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

II is a singular fact
that no poet or dramatist
or philosopher has writ
ten an enduring book on
the qualities Of the ideal
husband. The libraries
hold hundreds Of vol
umes on the charactcris-
ties of women, and upon
those qualities that turn
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
Unique Distinction Held bp Miss Bul
lard Of Virginia.

Richmond, va-Dr Irene u. Bullard
OF Radiord, recently appointed by the
general hospital board as third assist
INT physician At the Eastern state
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Packing of Tho poor population 1t
New YORK city .s shown by the TACT
that The most thickly settled tenement
house blocks have increased In popu
latlon 80 por cen. IN the last five
years
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18
AmRrtratt ilnntrn
JuhttfFrrnt tn tlrf llallnt
BY LADY COOK.
Nov In this Country In suGrasist Cause.

Is apparent that American satisfied to res,
with the privileges granted to their through the persistent
warfare carried on by Susan b. Anthony Elizabeth Cady STAN
! 4. !. (: : i
~oaoI ton sister, Victoria Woodruff Martin and myself
nett1 The English away ahead Of the Of
~ has yet to be granted them Suffrage assured in England
N and within less than another year the there will hold
- the right Of the ballot in their hands.
But far | the suffrage in America
is sleeping taking indefinite rest
II the Of this country desired suffrage they could have it
quicker than takes to talk about it, The American possess the
to obtain anything they wish Just they apparently
tented with enjoying the privileges which have them in the past %
They be- satisfied that they have all the rights Of their
brothers the ballot which denied them under the penalty Of the
law and social ostracism a quarter Of a century
Women appear be almost dizzy with the independence Of pleasure
they enjoy because Of the great prosperity sweeping the great nations
Of the world They be bent enjoyment and the serious thinking
and work done by the of the pioneer reform movements much
less noticeable to-day. This and the lack Of leader together with the
spirit and incentive work explain the backworne of American women
in the suiTragist movement
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Clever women are always greatly
admired. but the silly ones get mar
rled.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Tin Mccarthy and John Dillon AZ p.
Moore was born m Dublin on Ma, 2s.
l5'9, and died 90 Bromham mn me-
25th Of February 1862 uls ~ ,ons
Irish Melodies" We're publlsbo1 he.
tween the years 1907 and isgi
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

Examine carefully every bottle Of cAsToRiA.
safe and sure remedy for infants and ehlldrsn.
and zee that Il
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-18

In Uso For over so Years
Tho KIND You lave Always BoaEhi
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-14

legal and political stars. He was noted
as jurist, diplomat and statesman, for
he was many years on the bench, was
United States minister at the courts of
Vienna and St. Petersburg and was a
member of President Grants cabinet,
at first as attorney general and later as
secretary of war, the same position
which his son, William H., holds now.
The elder Taft died in 1891. The pres
ent editor is his eldest son and was
born in Cincinnati in 1S43. He did
what every Taft Is supposed to do-go
to Yale and study law. His law studies
were pursued at Columbia and at Hell
delberg. From the latter university he
received tho degree of J. U. D. Ouris
utriusque DOCTOR. He practiced law
successfully for ten years, when he
bought the Cincinnati Times, consoli-
dating 1t later with the Star. He has
been a member of congress and has
held various posts of honor. Another
of the Taft brothers, Henry W., is one
of the leaders of the New York bar.
The editor Of the family is reputed a
man Of considerable wealth.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-14
ANTI RACE SUICIDE MAYOR.
8. J. Bennett Of Fort Dodge ard His
Marriage Ordinances.

Mayor s.. ]. Bennett OF Fort Dodge
Ia, has won fame through his advo-
cacy of a city ordinance compelling
spinsters and bachelors between the
ages of twenty-five and forty-fve to
marry. The mayors proposition stir
red up big storm In Fort Dodge, and
mass meetings Of single men and WON.
en- were held to protest against the or
dinance, which provides that unmar-
ried persons who fail to wed within
thirty days after its enactment shall
be taxed 500 each. In defending his
ideas Mayor Bennett said:
I'VE found condition here that was
considered detrimental to the best In,
terests Of the community. Large mum,
bers Of well to do bachelors and spin.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-14

sters refuse to marry, and for the pur-
pose OF stimulating wedlock this ordi-
nance was proposed and presented to
the council. and IL passed assure you
1t win be enforced.
Fort Dodge. although q growing and
prosperous city OF upward Of $4,000.
should be larger and would be larger
and better from the standpoint Of NOR
ais and happiness II all did their matri.
moniai duty.
'Tnasmuch as the bachelors and spin.
stera seem Inclined to shirk response
bifity IN this direction. this movement
Of the councH Is for the purpose Of
bringing the matter home to them and
compelling them to do their duty as re-
CARDS marriage and good citizenship"
When delegation Of spinsters wait.
ed upon the mayor to argue against the
proposed ordinance. be offered to find
each one Of the party a husband and
marry all couples free Of charge.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-14
THE TAFT FAMILY,
Distinguished Sons Of Distinguished
Father-charles p, the Editor.

distinguished Sons Of Distinguished
Fathsr-charles p, the Editor.
Charles 2. Taft of Cincinnati, who
has come into prominence in connection
with the talk about his brother, Sec
retary William Fl. Taft, as the Repub-
iican presidential candidate in 1908,
is editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star.
When Senator Foraker proposed to sub
NIT to vote at the primaries the ques-
ton of whether he or Secretary Taft
should have the support of Ohio's dele
gates at the next national Republican
convention Editor Taft accepted the
senator's proposal. though it has since
been questioned whether he had full
authorization from his brother to do so.
The Taft family has been a distin-
guished one for several generations.
The father of Charles P. and William
Fl. Taft was Alonzo Taft, who in his
day was one of the brightest lights in
Ohio's brilliant constellation of literary,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-14
BIG CROWDS
FOR CIRCUS

Reports from the upper Clearwater
country show that the city will be
filled tomorrow with visitors who will
come to visit the circus. and large
crowds are expected from Kendrick.
Juliaetta, Culdesac and points tribu-
tary to the Lapwai creek line.
It 5 expected arrangements viii be
made by which the Clearwater train
win be held until after the afternoon
performance. thus permitting people
from that section to reach their homes
tomorrow evening.
The Culdesac train may also be held
until o'clock and those coming from
Kendrick and Palouse line points will
return home on the owl train in the
evening.