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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
OLE THEOBALDI.
The Norwegian ViOIiniSt.

"Music lovers of st. Paul last night
had an opportunity to hear for the
first time Ole Theobaldi, the Nor
wegian violinist. Mr.. Theobaldi
showed himself perfect master of
his instrument, and each number was
received with generous applause.
Perhaps the numbers that pleased the
most were "a Visit to the Mountain"
and Home From the Mountain"
The phantasy in the first contained
the song of the thrush, lark and 9TH
er birds, and the possibilities of the
violin were demonstrated to remark
able degree. Home from the Noun
tain" is described as Norwegian tone
landscape. In the phantasy are
cucko calls, maidens singing, and the
ripping sound of the river. Horses
are heard neighing, cows lowing and
sheep bleating. Then the tinkling of
cowbells IN the distance, gradually
increases in sound as herd passes
by. The wind signs and leaves rustic
to the accompaniment of rushing wa
tiers, and the solo is brought to con-
clusion with a Norwegian Halling-
dance in pizzicato Pioneer Press.
st. Paul, Mimi Jan. %, 1908
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Lottery Men Fined.

At Chicago Saturday d. FL. Jones,
seventy yeals old. With gray head and
white imperial, stood before Judge
Rethea in the federal district court
and was fined $4,000 for his share in
an alleged conspiracy TO operate lot
terry. 1t is charged by the government
that Jones has been engaged In the
lottery business for twenty years and
in it he is said to have made $1,000
eco, much Of which he is believed to
have lost in speculation.
Jones was followed to the bar by
twenty mine others also implicated in
the lottery charge and an aggregate
of $40, $50 in fines was entered by the
court on the pleas of guilty made by
the several defendants.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
DECIDE YOURSELF!
The Opportunity IS Here, tack
ed by EdgersOn Testimony.

ed by EdgertOn Testimony.
Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on strangers state
ment.
Read Edgerton endorsement.
Read the statements of Edgerton citi-
zens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case o; it:
Mrs. A. d. Humphrey, living three
miles north of Edgerton, Wis, says; II
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and the
results were entirely satisfactory. At
the time began their use, | had been
suffering for several years from weak
kidneys. / never suffered much from
severe pains in any part of my body but
the dull aching at times across the re-
gion of the kidneys was Of great annoy
ance. I often felt weak and seemed to
have but little energy. ! decided to try
a kidney remedy and seeing>Doan's Kid
ney Pills highly advertised, | procured a
box at Stangl's drug store. In a short
time after. beginning their use, felt a
great deal better. | continued using
them and steadily improved | have no
hesitancy in recommending Doan's Kid
ney Pills to others suffering from kidney
complaints.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name -Doan's - and
take no other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Governor Hughes Is Endorsed.

Charles L. Hughes was endorsed as
New York's Republican candidate for
president by that party's state conven
ton, and the four delegates-at-larg
with their alterpates. elected to the
Chicago national Republican conyen-
ton were instructed to use all honor
able means to bring about his norn-
ination. The four delegates at-large
are General Stewart L. Woodford. ex-
Mayor Seth Low, Frederick r. Haz-
gard (of Syrecuse) and e. H. Butler
(of Buffalol.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER
Militia Called Out-Refugees Stream
Into BOston-Oil Explodes.

@DNSSNOAA
AS soon as the magnitude of the
disaster was appreciated the mayor
called out the militia to guard prop
erty and keep back the crowds. The
wind blew steadily forty-five miles an
hour, occasionally hitting up the pace
to sixty, and whole shingles, big pieces
of rags, and such objects atlame were
scattered far and wide. The contents
of many of the buildings in the fac
tory district were of very infammable
character, such as tarred paper, oily
rags. etc.
Heaps of burning embers and suf-
locating cloud of dust hurled down
across Everett avenue by the gale,
coupled with the intense heat, drove
the fremen from their posts and those
families nearest the start of the con
Migration had only time to rush from
their homes and save their lives, losing
ures were the burning of the spires
of churches. All the money men pos.
sessed was offered teanlsters to cart
away household goods, but there were
few teams TO be had.
Over Chelsea bridge into East Bos-
ton streamed a long line of FIRE refu-
gees, Juggling what few household eff
fects they were able to save. Push
carts, drays and even baby carriages
were piled high with furniture and
bedding. Hundreds of persons carried
huge bundles tied up in sheets. Those
were mostly grayheaded women of the
foreign class. One old woman stag
gered under large bundle of clothes
and bedding in the midst of which
could be seen the wondering face Of
a baby too frightened to cry.
So rapid was the progress of the
flames that people one moment We're
congratulating themselves Oh being.
out OF danger. and the next moment
were hurrying away from very i'm
minent peril Suddenly there was q
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
CATACLYSM IN
CHINA IS AWFUL
Two Thousand Persons Are
Drowned by a Sud
den Flood.
IT COMES DOWN IN THE NIGHT
Catches Many Victims Asleep
...Others Rescued to
Drown Later.
HANKo w THE SCENE OF TERROR
Destruction So Complete That 1t Is
Impossible to Estimate the FULL
Extent of the Damage at
This Time.
IT COMES DOWN IN The NIGHT
HANKow THE SCENE OF TERROR

More than 1900 are reported to have
been drowned in floods which swept
over Hankow. China, during the
night. Seven hundred junks were
either sunk or destroyed, thou
sands of acres Of property were laid
waste, and hundreds of homes de
stroyed The stricken district is in
the province Of HUI Ieh. and sudden
freshets were responsible for the dssas-
ter. The victims were drowned as they
lay in bed or, warned by the rush
ing waters, sought a means Of escape
Many Rescued to Die Later.
Many who had been rescued and put
on board junks were later drowned
when tlle junks sank, and tile dark
ness added horror to the catastrophe
Relief expeditions have been sent to
the scene and provisions for the suf-
ferers who escaped will be forwarded
Advices Indicate that the destruction
has been so complete that it will be
impossible to ascertain the full extent
of the Hoods work. Rain torrents i'll
neghboring districts have thrown tie
inhabitants into frenzy, and many
are MAXI q preparations to flee.
Has Met Disaster Before.
Since it was founded Hankow has
been menaced by floods which on sew
eral occasions have proved very dis
astrous, despite the efforts to protecf
it, 1t is situated on the northern side
of the Yang Use Kiahg at its junction
with the Han river, about $50 miles
west of Shanghai. 1t gets its name,
which means Mouth of the Ham,
from that fact 1t extends about a
mile along the main river and about
two and half miles along the Han.
1t has been protected by a wall eight
cen feet high since 1868.
River Subject to Big Rises.
The river sometimes rises sixty feet
or more above it's ordinary level and.
as in 1S49 and 1866 floods a great
part of the town. Little was left I'm
covered by the former food but the
roofs Of the houses.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Four Killed: one Fatally Hurt.

Near Chicago, four women &C.
cupants of carriage-Mrs. f. Rob
loft, Mrs. Paul Rohloff, Mrs. Charles
Dressell and Mrs. Minnie Potthoff -
were instantly killed and the driver,
Frank Newman, was fatally injured
when the vehicle was struck by an
electric train on the Chicago, Elgin
and Aurora railroad, near haywood,
a western suburb of Chicago. They
were returning from funeral
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
AT Royal Hall, EdgertOn, Wis,
Saturday Evening, April 18th.
What He Got.

He was addressing a .owly but intel
ligent audience somewhere in the vi
cinity Of Whitechapel, and he had Sc
lected for his discourse Rhymes and
Rhyming," SO that he might Illustrate
to those rough and rugged minds how
the charms of poesy can brighten the
poor mans hearth. And, touching upon
the difficulties of rhyming, he said:
cit is easy enough, my friends, to
get rhyme for so simple word as
sea- but what can you get for bur
glaryY"
'Well, guv'nor," exclaimed one of his
hearers, 'it all depends on the judge.
My Bill got seven yearsw-Lendon
Scrans. rB
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
First publication March q, 1908.
Notice tn Creditors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
~ Rock County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, in the city of James
vile, in said county, on the first Tuesday of
October, A. D. 1908, being October 9Th, 1908,
at O'Clock a. M, the following matters will
be heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against William Affeldt late
of the Town Of Fulton in said county, de-
ceased.
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the court house, in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the 10Th
day of September, A D. 1908. or be barred.
Dated March 10TH 1908.
By the Court,
17w4 j. w. SALE. County Judge. i
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
RACETRACK BILL KILLED

New YORK senate Defeats the Meas
ure Intended to Abolish Bet
ing on Horses.
At ALBANY Wednesday the senate
by tie vote defeated the first Of the
Agnew Hart bills designed to abolish
gambling at racetracks. Senator
Grady endeavored to give the bill .
final death blow by moving to recon
slider, so that the motion could be de-
feated and the bill irrevocably killed..
but Senator Raines moved to lay the
Grady motion on the table, and Lieu
tenant Governor Chanler voted with
him.
The practical effect is that Senator
Agnew can have another vote on his
bill The second bill was then taken
up, defeated and tabled pending a mo-
tion to reconsider
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
First publication April 10. 1908 ]
Notice of Hearing.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock C,,unty-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House, in the City of
GAINESVILLE, in said County. on the first Tuesday.
being the 9Th day of May, A. d. 1908, at 9
o'clock a. M, the following matter Will be
heard and considered:
The application of Minerva Bliven to admit
to probate the last will and testament of Milo
Bliven, late of the town OF Fulton in said
county, deceased.
Dated April 7th 1868.
BY the Court,
j. w. SALE, County Judge
j. p TOwNE, Attorney for Petitioner
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Troops Patrol Pensacola.

as result of ifoting in connection
with the strike of street railway en-
ployes. The city Is thoroughly pa
trolled. but no attempt was made dur
ing fhe early hours to run cars. the
street railway officials declining to act
until the additional troops gave fur
Their assurance of the safety of strike
breakers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Kills Man Who Lured Husu and.

Mrs. C. A. Metsker shot dead from
ambush Carlton Morgan a wealthy
resident of South Bend, whom she &C.
cIsed Of enticing her husband away
from his home and into the society OF
other women. The murder took place
at Cassopolis. Mich, outside a house
where the men had been visiting two
women
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Cashier Attempts Suicide.

Edwin G. Story, casrier of the Citi-
zens' State bank. Of Belleville. Wis.
attempted to commit suicide because
he was accused of stealing the banks
funds. Physicians saved his life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Foss Renominated 70 Congress.

AT Chicago the Republicans of the
Tenth congressional district, renom
mated George Edmund Foss, the pres
ent representative in congress from the
district, and named uninstructed dele
gates to the national convention. Tho
Ninth district convention instructed It's
delegates for Cannon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
WIND AT GOTHAM rs FATAL
Five Men Killed ana Dozens of Per.
sons Injured in the
Streets

Five men were killed and dozens of
persons were injured on the streets
of New York Saturday by a fierce
windstorm which swooped down
OH the city and lasted several hours.
The gale blew at the rate of from
fifty to sixty miles an hour
John O'Rrien. an eypressman of .Jer
sey City, was one who met death.
An iron shutter. broken loose from its
hinges by the wind, struck him on the
head in a downtown street, infiicting
injuries which caused his death short
ly afterwards. Incoming shipping re-
port heavy weather at sea.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
No Trouble for a Year. Anyhow.

The representatives of coal opera
tors and miners of Texas affixed their
signatures to an agreement which vii
insure peaceful operations of the mines
until April 1, 1909. The contract will.
be in the main a renewal of the one
that expired April I, 1905
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Russian rro,ps Fight Brig auds.

A fierce 49, illicit between Russian
troops and band of Persian brigands
occurred near the frontier coast of Bel
esuvar. The captain and three of the
Russian soldiers were killed and FIVE
others were wounded.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
Commissioner in Thaw Divorce.

Josiah Cohen, of Pittsburg, has been
appointed a commissioner to take the
testimony of several Pittsburg wit
nesses in the Thaw annulment of mar.
rage case.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
JIMMY BRITT A HAs-BEEN I?
Packey Mcfarland Makes Short Work
with Him-Out in the
Sixth Round.

Packey Mcfarland. the Chicago
lightweight. made short work of Jim
my Britt at San Francisco Satur-
day, in their scheduled twenty
round contest Britt was sent to the
floor three times in the sixth and last
round by powerful right wallops on the
point of the jaw. He took the count of
nine twice, and after the timekeeper
down Britts' father jumped into the
ring and waved Mcfarland away. 1t
was practically clean Knockout. Nc
'Farland outclassed Britt from start to
finish.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
First publication April 3, 19OS.]
Notice of Hearing.

First publication April 3, 19OS.]
Notice of Hearing.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
~ County Court for Rock County-In Probate
Z Notice is hereby given that at a regular
term of the County Court to be held in
and for said County at the Court House, in the
City of GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the first
Tuesday being the 9Th day OF May. 1908
at O'Clock a. M, the following matter will
be heard and considered:
The application of Nettie P. Ellsworth and
Florence p. Shepard to admit to Probate the
last will and testament of Emergene Stillman
late of the city of Edgerton in said county
deceased.
Dated March 31st, 1908.
BY the Court,
j. w. SALE, County judges
j. p. TOwNE, Attorney. 18w3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
COST OF IT ABOUT SIL, 900, OOO
Three Persons Meet Death and
Scores injured More or s1
Less Seriously.
MANY HAVE TO FLEE FOR LIFE
Petroleum. Tarred Paper, Old Rags
and a Gale Add Fury TO Dis
aster-Ten Thousand
Homeless.

The greatest fire that has scourged
any part Of the metropolitan district in
ten years devastated the manufacture
ing. tenement and retail sections OF
Chelsea, Mass, Bostons big suburb,
Sunday, burning over one square
mile Of territory and leveling
many Of the city's best struct-
ures. The fire started at lO:4O
a. m. and was not under control until
9 d. M. Notwithstanding that half of
the Boston fire departments strength,
and steamers from dozen other cit
les and towns, went to the aid of the
Chelsea brigade. The loss is estimated
at about S10,O0O,0OO About 10000 per
sons are homeless. So far as can he
learned there were but three fatalities,
all unknown. Half hundred per-
sons were either injured or painfully
burned.
Mile and Half of Ruins.
The fire originated in the rear of the
Boston Backing company's works on
West Third street, near the eastern
division of the Boston and Maine rail
road and in close proximity to the Ev-
erett City line. A terrific gale from
the northwest, which at times had
velocity of sixty miles an hour. carried
burning shingles, embers and myriads
of sparks to a score of wooden build,
ings, most of them of cheap wooden
construction. The fire started almost
in the extreme southwest section Of
the city, and cut path to the end Of
Maverick street at the extreme south,
eastern end, about one and hale
miles from where it began.
Thirteen Churches Feed the Fire.
Flames spread through the heart of
the retail business section, which was
about midway between the two OK
IRENE limits reached by the fire.
Among the structures destroyed were
thirteen churches, two hospitals, the
public library, city hall, five school
MUSES. tNShI1 OuoiICNo TWINS HC''i ~
score of factories, and upwards of
300 tenements and dwellinshouseS.
Among the places burned were: Frost
hospital Children's hospital Fitz
public library. st. Stanislaus Polish
Roman Catholic church, Chestnut
Street First Baptist church, Central
Unitarian church, ST. Luke's Episcopal
church, First Methodist Episcopal
church, Elm Street Synagogue. Walnut
Street Synagogue Chelsea Presbyteri-
an church, Peoples. Afro-Methodist
Episcopal church, Fourth Street Uni
versalist church, Fifth Street COngre-
gational church, Shurtieff Street
Methodist Episcopal church, Second
Adventist church.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-17
First publication April 3, 19O8.l
Notice of Hearing.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock COunty-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the Court House, in the City of
GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the first Tues
day, being the 9Th day of May, 1908, at O'Clock
a. M, the following matter will be heard and
considered
The application of Thomas L. Stillman for
the appointment OF an administrator de bonis
non cum testa1nenta annexo on estate of Henry
w. Stillman, late of the City of Edgerton, in
said County, deceased.
Dated March 31St, 1908.
By the Court
j. w. SALE County Judge
j. p. TowNE, Attorney. 18w3
Daily picayune., 1908-07-28
SENATOR HOLLANDS
 TRIAL TOMORROW, And He Will Insist on Hav- ing It Then And Not
 Be Postponed.

Tomorrow morning the cir cult court will awaken from it's legarthy of the past two months, and get more than busy on the trial of Senator John H. Holland of Sebastian county, who is charged with perjury. Col. Geo. w. Murphy, counsel for Senator Holland, and the senator him self. who is in the city, announce themselves in readiness, and Prosecuting Attorney Roy D. Campbell says he will insist on the trial taking place upon the scheduled day if his witnesses are present. T. l.. Cox, his principal witness. is at present out of the city and state, but was served with a supoena be- fore leaving, and is expected to be here. The other witnesses summoned by the state are John l.. Hinkle, of Batesville, who was a member of the senate in 1905 with Senator Holland; J. K. England and J. H. Bilheimer of this city, foreman and clerk of the grand jury which indicted Senator Holland; John H. Reed, Fred McCord, R. w. McFarlane, J. A. Chandler, M. N. Wilkin- son and P. o. Herbert, of Green wood; o. c. Ludwig, secretary of state; and Allen Einham of TeAarkana, secretary of the sen ate of 1903. Senator Holland was indicted for the alleged tes- tifying before the last Pulaski counGy grand jury that he had not received money from T. l.. Cox to influence his vote on rail- road legislation. The Green wood witnesses, all townsmen of Senator Holland, are supposed to have been summoned to tell of financial transactions indulged in by Senator Holland at about the time he returned from par ticipating in the legislative ses- sion of 1906.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-28
WOULD HAVE 4
 NEGRO ON BOARD
Of Election Commissioners, But Pindall Turns Them
 D VII.

Little Rock, July 28. There will be no negroes on the election commissioners of any county of Arkansas. but beyond this noth- ing can be told of the personel of the board for any county. Re- publican leaders of Pulaski coun- ty recently called on Gov. Pindall and requested that he appoint Scipio A. Jones, prominent ne- gro attorney of this city, and a delegate from this county to the National Republican convention, as one of the election commission CTS for Pulaski county. Gov Pindall informed them he was but one of the three members of the board but even at that he could assure them no neg roes would be appointed. He offered to use his efforts to secure the appointment of any one of his callers as member of the com mission for this county when the board meets next Monday, but all declined the honor.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-28
GIVEN AWAY.

A fve-dollar gold-piece will he given away by the manage ment of the Tbeatorium Saturday night, at 9 p. m.
 Duplicate tickets will be had and put in box and mixed up and one drawn out. The party holding the corresponding num- her will be the lucky one. Each person paying 10c. admission will he entitled to a chance. If the the number drawn is not in the house at the time another draw mill be made.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-28
SCATHINC REBUKE
 FOR YOUNG MAN Who Exhibited Obscene Pictures At His
 Theatre.

Little Rock, July 28. One of the ost scathing de nunciations ever given a prisoner in local court was delivered yesterday af- ternoon by Gus Fulk, who repre- sented the State in the trial of
 w. V. Hettiger, charged with
 exhibiting obscene pictures. Het- tiger is a young white man and operates a moving picture show with exclusive pegro patronage, on Ninth and A~ch streets. In front of his place about a week ago he had a large poster show ing a negro buck cake walking with a white woman and the head of the woman coyly nestled on the shoulder of the negro. Hettig5 is alleged to have made capital out of the poster by say ing much more could be seen on the inside, and thus induced ne- groes to flock in by the hundred. White people reported the mat ter to police and the City Attor- ney went to the place and order ed it torn down. Hettiger pro- tested and was arrested, being tried in the court of Justice Ell. Sanders yesterday and fined $1 GOO and costs. Hettiger was his own attordey and at the an nouncement of the fine his jaw dropped, but he prayed an ap- peal to the circuit court. Justice Sanders said the bond would be $2,00O and Hettiger went out with a deputy constable to make the bond but found no one will ing to vouch for him to that amount. Attorney Fulk in his speech said the picture was lia- ble to arouse the passions of the negroes and cause serious trouble and that a man of Hettiger's S calibre would sacrifice anything for money. Hettiger took of fence at the remarks of the at- torney; who told him they were make in earnest and would be repeated out of court if Hettiger desired. Justice Sanders had the poster in court and Hettiger contended that the woman was a negro. Justice Sanders said he had been associated with the ne- groes too long to be fooled on facial expressions of the race and he could give exp ert testi- mony that the woman was in- tended for white after which he assessed the fine. Should Hetti- ger have to serve out the fine, it would keep him on the count y farm four years, as only 75 cents a day is allowed them there.