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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
State Items in Brief.

LA CROSSE-Ten thousand dollars are To
be spent in extending the water works
system
DODGEvILLE-M and Mrs Chris Whit
ford. Sr, celebrated their forticth wedding
anniversary.
DoDGEyILLE-The barn on the farm OF
w II. Williams was burned, Loss 5000;
insurance. 500.
NlROQUA-A terrific explosion followed
the ignition of rubbish in an old well he
longing to G.. w. Franklin.
VIROQUA-Daniel Boucher. formerly of
Crawford, was Killed by lightning at seven
persons, Canada. He was IS years old
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. engineers are
making IA survey of Michigan island to de
tcrnine where the lighthouse shall be
placed
the homecoming ana reunion of Territorial
Badgers, intended to be held here Saturday,
was postponed
LA CROSSE-Thousand of game fish are
dying in landlocked waters in the-ayicinlty
of La Crosse, where they were left by the
recent fail of water
SUPERIOR Superor's population this
year is expected to, to show an Increase OF
it show n total of over 1900
APPLETON - The thirty ninth biennial
convention of the general Lutheran syn
cd of Ohio and other states will be held
here beginning August 20 for II weeks
session.
MARlNETTE-Bishop Rhode of Chicago
the new Polish preate, will be in Marlnette
on September 10 to dedicate the new Polish
school. There will be parade of the
catholic societies in honor of the bishop
MEDFORD-The proposition to bond the
city for n water works plant failed at the
special election by few votes, the vote
being III for and 20 against two-thirds
majority Is required
RACINE-By the capsizng of Il boat Off
ur,lay afternoon. John Boebel, - years old
drowned, and his companion, Henry Dun
housen, narrowly escaped.
VIROQUA Unable to break his skull
when he attempted to kill himself 10y
pounding his head with a hammer, Peter
RipDlc was committed to the insane asylum
ut Mendoza.
RACINE-On account of lack of interest
II il believed that the Racine Camera club,
organized a year ago, will have to dissolve
This club affiliated with the Milwaukee
Camera club.
DODGEVlLLE-The Sun Republic was
sold to n stock company composed OF II
number of the Republicans of the county.
"'rhe Wisconsin idea" in Republication
will be the policy of the paper hereafter
The paper was previously Democratic
LA CROSSE-Dr. Everman of Washing
ton, of the United States fish commission,
will arrive from Washington the last or
August and the site for the new SECOND eN
detrimental fisheries station will be decided
upon. -
Portage took its name in 1913 from the
across It's sands from the Fox river to til"
Wisconsin mile to the west, on their voy
%, of exploration, Is arranged for the first
week of September.
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CAUGHT NEAR ASHLAND
Burglary, Taken in Custody
by Sheriff.

ASHLAND. Wis. Aug i'll Spe.
cial. Harry Colboy and Victor Bloom.
wanted at Oshkosh for burglary, were
captured by the undersheriff in Ashland
county and will be taken to Oshkosh by
Sheriff Rhyncr. \ long series of bur
glarics at Oshkosh resulted in the arrest
of the Colboy boy on charge of receiv-
ing stolen goods and Harry and Bloom
fled. The last robbery was from jewel
ry store and also nets and fishing appa-
ratus We're sold at Appleton and Fond
du Lac.
Bloom and Colboy We're located in n
house with four other man in forest
west of Ashland.
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SIX GENERATIONS ARE LIVING
Wisconsin Family Probably Only One Of
Its Kind in Country.

FENNIMORE. Wis, Aug. ii Spe-
cial With the birth of daughter TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gulley at
Wyalusing, there are six generations liv-
ing in the GuIlcy family. The baby's
grandparents all are alive, with the "x-
ception of its great-great great grand
father on the mothers side.
The baby'S mother is Mrs Cora Gul-
ley; her grandmother. Mrs Melissa
Spauldng; her great grandmother, Mrs.
Rachel Gof; her gr"at-great- @randmoth-
er, Mrs Margaret Elder, and her great
great-greut srandmother, Mrs. Lydia
S>rake.
The last named woman is % years
old and is known all over the country
side as "Grnndma' Strake. The Gulley
baby is said To have more living an
ccStors than any other baby in the Unit
cd States
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OCTOGENARIAN PROVES HERO.
Pcscues Woman and Child While Others
Look On

WIIMD1'. Wis, Aug. Ill Special. |
w. w. Wiuchcll, an SO-ycar-old resi-
dent of this village, rescued Mrs. Albert
Srhcuuing and her 3-year-old son from
drowning in the Fox river. The Schen-
min. family had been launch riding, and
when Albert Schcnning stepped into the
boat for the return trip from picnic
ground. Mrs. Schcnnng and her sou,
who wrr" in the launch were pitched into
the water. There were several poop.
around when the accident happened. nut
NJ one seemed to know what to do.
When WinchcI! saw the woman and the
child sink for the second time, he
plunged into the river and brought them
10 shore, Both were speedily resueti-
I nod
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TOOK BODY FROM GRAVE
CHARLES RUST TO RETURN SISTER
IN-LAW'S REMAINS.
William Rust Discovers Removal of
Wife's Coffin and Begins Court
Action.

WAUKESHA, Wis, Aug. 15.-TSpe-
cial Charging that his brother. Chas.
Rust, town of Nukwonago farmer, had
removed his wife's body from its grave
IN the Mukwonago cemetery, placed it
in a drygoods box and rcburied it on his
farm, William Rust, a wealthy resident
of Muskogee, Okla, commenced infor-
nation and belief proceedings in mu-
nlclpal court to secure warrant for the
brothers arrest on charge of having
unIawfully removed a dead body. Will
liam Rust's wife died eighteen years ago
She was buried in the Mukwonago GENE
terry.
William Rust was employed as a stage
driver IN the west for time and later
went to the klondike. where he amassed
Il fortune, subsequently locating in Okla.
homa. Recently he returned to Mukwon-
ago and, according to his statement in
court, he found that his wife's grave in
the cemetery had been opened and the
body, of which only the skeleton re-
manned, placed in a rough drygoods box
by his brother and other members of the
family and removed TO the latter's farm,
''N'' Il "t' ''''ii i'h' IhtSi Sldtfu llluG
he demanded OF his brother that he pro.
vide coffin and have the body replaced
IN the original grave and that he refused.
whcreupon he sought redress at law.
he matter was settled in court and
the criminal proceedings dropped when
Charles Rust, through his attorney,
agreed to provide a new coffin and have
the body rcburied in its original resting
place at his expense. The husband
stated that he could identify his wifcs
body by her wedding ring which she wore
when she was first buried, but which. he
feared, had been removed. The court
appointed W. c. frost, Mukwonago un-
dcrtaker, and Fred Striker. the sexton, to
represent Mr.. Rust at the disintermcnt
and reburial.
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LAY CORNER STONE AT SUPERIOR.
Grand Master J. E. Durgin to Conduct
Ceremonies

SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. 1I.-T. f.
Durgn of Racine. grand master of the
state of Wisconsin +. and \. NJ. will
conduct the ceremonies incident to the
laying Of the cornerstone of new Ma
sonic temple today. With him are w.
w Perry and John Cromwell of Mil
waukce. and r. b. Iang Of Racine
On Tuesday they will go to Amigo,
Wis, for the laying of cornerstone of
ii new Episcopal church.
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CUT PHONE BILLS IN HALF.

APpI ETON, WIS, Aug 15.-The To-
en- telephone companies having notified
the city that under the public utility law
il will be obliged 70 pay full rate for AL
tile Telephones used, the council commit
Ice On fire and water has determined TO
install Il telephone switch board at the
fire department headquarters, purchase
its own telephone instruments, use the
wires Of the fire alarm system and have
Int one connection with each Of the
telephone companies. II Is claimed the
city will thus cut its telephone bills III
half.
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RACINE CHIEF CAPTURES BAD MAN.
Confessed Thief Believed to Have
Record

RACINE. Wis, Aug. 15.-The po-
lice have landed two bad men, one said
10 he a noted Russian thief. They are
Stanlans Iuonow Of New Jersey and
John Klaus of South Milwaukee, They
have confessed to having robbed Mar
tin Waientaiska Of $50 while he was
answers 10 the description of man who
drugged a Polish family Of kenosha in
july. getting away with S36 and four
watches. Chief Of Police Baker is of
the opinion that he is wanted in many
cities
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ELopEs WIIH COLLEGE STUDENT
Appleton Bookkceper Resigns Position
to Wed

APPLETON, MS, AUG. 1T Spc-
cal. Mi-, Carra Schmidt Of this city.
il bookheeper tar lie Pcttibone Peabody
company, lott note with her employer
saving that size lad lett town with u
young man with whom she had been
keeping company Tor some time. Thurs
day Appleton friends Of the young wom-
M received tine announcement tnat SUI
had boon mlrrlri 1T Mcnomlnee, Mich,
to Virgil Buell., Lawrence university
student, residing 1T Waupun.
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IMPORT JAP MECHANICS

WINNIPEG. Man, Aug. 1.-THE
first consignment of twenty-five Japa-
nc>e mechanics to reach here for work III
the Canadian Pacific railway shops ar
rived from Vancouver, i. C., last night,
and started to work this morning. Out
Of 1870 vacancies, the company has filled
'ttp hnt,,
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MULLEN WILL IS SET ASIDE.
Case Will Be Appealed by Legatee R. D,
Crandall.

MENNONITE. Wis, Aug. 15.-Thc
litigation in the Mullen will case. in
volvins about $4,000. eliminated tenn
porarily this week in a decision by Judge
Swenson of the probate court. setting
aside the will in favor of $. W. Jack
son, guardian of the insane daughter of
the testatOr. The estate involved in
cudes site which is considered one of
the most desirable in the city as To-
cation for the prospective federal build
ing. The case will be appealed to the
circuit court by II. p. Crandall, legatee.
through his attorneys, Freeman & Free
man, and +. +. Clark.
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HOG OWNER A PHILANTHRoPIST.
AuCtloneer Llkens F. w. Morgan t
Rockefeller and Carnegie

BELOIT, Wis, Aug. l4-F. w Nor
gan Of Chicago Al his farm here Thurs.
day sold SIXTY pr2" Rcrk Shire hogs for
$1,000 Buyers came from several states,
over 5000 people being at the sale,
The auctoucrr likcned Mr.. Nor
gan 10 Carnegie aud Rockefeller rs
phimnthruplst ~ selling such stock 50
chraply.
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MINING SCHOOL TO OPEN SOON.
Platteville Institution Has Good Outlook
for the Year.

FAYETTEVILLE. Wis. Aug. 10
Special, THE fall term of the Wiscon-
sin Mining school will open August 81.
Prof. H. G.. George. for three years in
charge Of the engineering department of
Western Reserve university of Pennsyl-
yana. is the new director of the Wis
consiu school. \ bulletin will be issued
in the near future giving a prospectus of
the coming school year. The shops and
laboratories have been reftted during
the vacation, and the number of in
quiries in regard to the school insure
good attendance.
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Grand Encampment to Be Held in Oc-
tober.

AMIGO. Wis. Aug. 1J.-The Grand
F.ncampmeut and patriarchs Militant,
the two highest branches of the lndepen-
dent Order Of odd Fellows of this state,
will meet here October Il and II and be-
tween go and 300 guests will be here.
They will come from eighty different
cities of the state. The ceremony called
''thc decoration of chivalry' will be Civ
on in the opera house and will be pub
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Seaman Crushed BY Cars.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. III Special.
-AXel Axelsou of Chicago, aged 30
years. was crushed between two box
ears on the North Western road in the
yards last evening. He sustained a
broken back, had his ears torn off and
received two deep wounds in his head.
While he still lives, DIR. T. T.. Torney
entertains no hope for his recovery.
.Ayelson is a seaman.
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ANOTHER DEAD AT EAU CLAIRE
Strange Malady, Like Meningitis, At
tacks Children.

EAU CLAIRE. Wis, Aug. 15.-The
strange illness attacking children in this
city, and which appears to he "A form Of
spinal meningitis. claimed another victim
when Frank. the 2-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs Adolphus FELTON,. passed away
after having been i'll hardly more than
Il day
This makes seven deaths that have oc-
CURED in the city from the disease thus
far
Over twenty-five cases have been re-
ported to Health Officer Datr. and he
states that there are possibly more which
have not been reported.
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J. K. C0GSWELL DIED.
MILWAUKEE,. NAVAL OFFICER WHO
ATTAINED DISTINCTION IN THE
SERVICE IS NO MORE.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Aug. II, 1908.
lear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswel,
I. ). n. retired. a Milwaukeean by
bIrth and rearing, and whose remarkable
naval career included Service from mid
Shlpman to rear admiral, is dead at
jacksonville, Fla, ut the age of 81 years.
The funeral will he held next week III
this city and will be under military au-
spicies, unless other desires are expressed
by lhn innil.
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Narrow Escape in Storm.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, Aug. H.
Mrs. John Anderson and daughter mar
rowly escaped being killed by lightning
early Sunday morning. The lightning
badly wrecked the house. The floor in
the bedroom where the two women We're
sleeping was ripped up and Miss .inder
son was hit bA flying splinters.
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Rescued in Unconscious Condition

HUDSON. Wis. Aug III Special.
Henry Singenan, proprietor of Sngel
mans brewsgL. narrowly escaped drown
ing in Lake Mallle i7rT,r-g yesterday While
fishing in a roN-boat with two other
men who rocked the boat he fell in. He
was insensible when rescued.
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SENTENCED BY JUDGE sANBoRN
Ira T. Witcher Given Six Months il
House of Correction.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. Ill Special
Ira II. Witcher of jefferson, who was
arrested last week at Providence. X. l..
for making fraudulent United States
pension rolls, was today sentenced to
six months in the house of correction at
Milwaukee by Federal Judge Sanborn.
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Changes Place of Business.

MADISON. Wis. Aug. III Spe
cial. The l.. L. Odds Seed company Of
Clinton. Wis. today filed an amendment
to their articles Of incorporation, chang.
ing the place of business to Madison.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

the provisions of chapter 154, laws of
1901, which requires that leach tract
shall be struck off to the bidder
- who will agree to accept the
lowest rate of interest" etc.
The tax sale upon which plaintiffs
title is based was void because by an
unlawful arrangement between the
bidders at the sale all competitive
bidding was eliminated, the proof of
such unlawful combination and agree.
ment being clearly disclosed by the
evidence.
Syllabus by the court
Appeal from the district court of
Dickey county; Hon. Frank P. Allen
judge.
E. e. Cassells; Youker & Perry fol
appellant.
Robinson & Lempke for respond
ent.
Judgment affirmed.
Opinion by Fisk, Judge All con
cur.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

At the recent election in Seattle
the question of restricting the num-
Der of saloons to the present number
until the city has population of 500,-
900 carried by a majority of three to
one. 1t is difficult to determine just
what benefit of lasting nature has
been accomplished by this action, 9TH
er than the demonstration of the pre-
sent state of public sentiment in the
matter of restricting the liquor traf-
fic, 1t is not unlikely that the pres
emf proprietor OF the Seattle saloon
had much to do in the swelling of the
majority for the proposition. How
ever, there would seem to be nothing
binding on the people in the cam
paigns to follow and the action of to-
day may be undone tomorrow. unless
1T is in the nature of charter amend
manf
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

The object of the act authorizing
the public service commission, now
in session at the capitol, is to arrive
at some reasonably definite idea of the
value OF corporate property for the
purpose of assessment and taxation
Unquestionably there is a great deal
of property now escaping taxation and
if the commission shall succeed in
formulating inquiries, which, if com
piled with, will wrench from public
utility companies information that
will aid the state board of equaliza
tion and other officials in their du-
ties, will cause additional property to
be placed on the tax roll, or demon
strate that the inequalities now sus-
pected and complained of do not real
ly exist at all-if this commission
shall be the cause of securing even
a small degree Of light and informa-
tion, the result will be worth the
cost The commission will formulate
a large number of questions to be
submitted to railroad, express, tele-
phone, telegraph and other public util-
ity companies and if these are not
considered too impertinent and it is
within the range of possibility to
make speedy answer the commission
will meet again in about thirty days
and decide upon further action as
may be suggested by the information
secured as the result of the first meet
ing.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

work for the respective communities.
The Bismarck organization has ac-
complished great deal for this city
and its conservative management, the
absence of all partizan influence, the
unselfish effort of the members and
determination to pull together, har.
moniously, for greater Bismarck,
cannot but prove potent force in the
development of the Capital City and
its high rank as a trade and CONNER
cial center.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
McCUMBER AND The CURRENCY

United States Senator P. J. McCum
ber, who is in the state this week
does not take much stock in the Aid
rich currency bill, for the reason that
he does not believe that the bill
reaches the real trouble with present
financial conditions. In Minot he was
interviewed by the Optic and said:
"If the people want an elastic cur.
rency. then I don't know but that the
Aldrich bill with few amendments is
not about as good as can be obtain.
ID"
"a bill of this nature will probably
be somewhat of an improvement over
present conditions, but in my opinion
it does not reach the real difficulty.
The real trouble is cvercapitalization
of corporations doing an interstate
business, and the real remedy is fed
eral control of interstate commerce
to the extent that every dollar of
stock issued by corporations is repre-
sented by dollars worth of proper.
tg.
'You can't remedy this condition by
dumping large amount of currency
on the market. This merely results
in cheapening the dollar in existence.
and doubt whether this is the right
thing to do. It is about like gov
ernments attempting to change the
merchants yard stick.
''If we prevent the watering of
stock and control corporations doing
an interstate business as they should
be. we will have gone long way to
ward solving the difficulty. Overcapi.
talization was the principal cause of
the last panic. The banks were load.
ed with securities which were not
worth one-half of their face value, and
found that they could not realize on
them"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

Something of the size Of Ward coun
ty and the amount of litigation may
be gathered from the announcement
that the calendar of the present term
of district court contains 292 civil
cases. The development of the state
is so rapid, doubtless, the demand
for one Or more judicial districts will
be made of the next legislature.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

The primaries to elect delegates to
the Morton county convention which
will be held at New Salem this after
noon were held all over the county to.
day. In this city the stalWart wing
of the republican party won out in
every ward. he delegates are as fol
lows:
First Ward-Wm Simpson, VIM
Balm, Anton Jrunfelder, Will Gibson
Second Ward-C. L. Zimmerman,
]. H. Tice, Ed. Nichols, Pat Tobin.
Chas. Mcdonald, John Wynn, James
Charley, Florence McAuliff, VIM. Bad.
ger.
Third Ward-Walter Parkins, G. F.
Ellis, Oscar Olson, M. K. Bradford
Andrew Hauge.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19

The county commissioners of Ad.
ans county at their March session,
appointed Mr.. Harry Waechter, of
Missouri township, as commissioner
from the First district, vice George
Beisigal resigned. Mr. Waechter's
petition was backed by something
near ESQ signatures.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19
Bristol G. Sweet Co., appellant, 4
Montgomery, respondent

or'sto' q SWeet Co., appellant, VS..
Montgomery, respondent
Action to recover the purchase
price of goods sold and delivered to
the copartnership of S. & M. at Wales,
N. D., of which it is alleged the re-
spondent was a member. BY the Sc
parate answer and stipulation of re-
spondent, all questions were elimin-
ated except the single one whether
he was member of such copartner-
ship. Defendant, both by his answer
and the stipulation, contended that
there were two distinct firms at Wales
doing business under said copartner-
ship name, and that he was not a
member of the firm with which plain
tiff had its dealings
Held; That by thus narrowing the
issues, the burden of proof as to the
only remaining issue was not shifted
from plaintiff to said defendant; hence
IHe LIldl court CnarSe as to the bur.
den of proof was correct
Appellant has the burden of show.
ing that errors committed in rulings
sustaining objections to the admis-
sions of testimony were prejudicial
Certain rulings of this character con
sldered, and Held, not prejudicial.s
A witness was asked in substance II
defendant did not, at certain inter
view with plaintiffs collector, treat
the claim made by such collector ae
claim against the firm of which he
was a member. Such question did
not call for an answer as to fact
but merely a conclusion, and hence
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19
NORTH DAKOTA Notes

A Taft club has been organized at
Valley City with 80 members. ~
The Rugby Tribune has installed
a new cylindar press.
The Ashley Tribune wants a COM
mercial club for that town.
The Nome Tribune has been sold
to Chas. Greenwood.
The hotel at Bowman has cook
by the name of George Washington.
The editors of Williams county
are thinking of forming an organi-
zation
There has been a large number of
petitions for candidates circulated iii
Hettinger county.
Burglars found cents in a safe
blown in store at Horace-in Cass
county.
The Hillsboro Blade says a recent
democratic caucus in that town was
sizzling fzzle.
The campaign in Billings county
will be as close up to snuff as that
in any of the counties.
half witted young man at Beach
was given thirty days in Jail for dis
turbance he had raised.
! Editor Irysh may leave the Mot
Pioneer Press and go back to Wheat
land to take charge of the Eagle.
The Adams County Times at LET
is issuing pamphlets that will b,
used to advertise the town.
1 The commercial club at Hettinge
has been having some lively meeting
lately
! There are number of editors il
the northern part of the state tha
have been appointed U. S. commits
sioners.
1t is given out that Dan Mannin.
will not accept another term as may
or of Dickinson and it looks as tn,
Geo. Frye will be his successor.
| The Dickinson Press is preparin.
an annual special edition-6, 900 COP
| ies-of which will be published yer,
| soon.
/ At meeting of horsemen at Mino
racing circuit taking in ten town.
was formed Williston was included
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-03-19
Circulated the Petition

Senator Alex Macdonald of Glen.
coe, who has recently returned from
the Hot Springs, where he vent for
a cure for rheumatism, covered the
city thoroughly yesterday with a pc.
tition for w. L. Stockwell for super
intendent of public instruction.