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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
impertinent Lady Holland.

In "a Family Chronicle" book of
gossip, is a story about the fearful
and wonderful Lady Holland which is
comparatively unhackneyed.
She was at Lord Radnor's, and they
could not get rid of her. Lord Radnor
thought Of unroofing the house. but
tried first what prayers of a Sunday
evening would do. She was highly
pleased very gracious, Lady Morley
said, because she knew they longed
to get rid of herr and said she would
go down for prayers. Whether she
was, i'll I do not know, but 1t seems
she had to be carried downstairs and
wrapped herself up in cloaks, etc. In
the midst she called out for more
cloaks, which were brought her. When
she went up to the drawing room again
she said to Lord Radnor (he hay
ing finished with the Lords Prayer: 81
liked that very much, that last prayer
you read | approve of 1t. 1t is a
very nice one. Pray, whose is it?"
Did any one every hear such thing?
/ cannot imagine why people should
bear her impertinence.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
NEWS OF THE STATE
Happenings in Wisconsin Which
Are of interest TO Our
Own People.
GIRL POETS ARE SUPPRESSED
Decision Rendered by the Supreme
Court of Wisconsin.
High School Pupils Must Not Satirize
Teachers in Verse and Then Pub.
lish Composition, Supreme
Tribunal Isules.

Madison, WIS.,, May 11.-Schoolgirls
in Wisconsin, the home of Ella Wheel
err Wilcox and other poets. have nc
right to compose and publish poetry
gently satirizing the rules of restric-
tons imposed on pupils in high
schools. This is the solemn edict of
the supreme court of Wisconsin, as an
nounced in the case CT Dresser against
the school board of st. Croix Falls.
Hazel and Mabel Dresser, age6
fifteen and seventeen years respective
~, daughters of former Assemblyman
T.. B. Dresser, now a member of the
state board of control which manages
the state charitable and penal institu
lions, were pupils in the high school at
st. Croix Falls and became resentful
of the strict discipline enforced by
Professor J. G. Baker, principal of the
school.
AS a mild protest they composed the
following poem, entitled RULES of st.
Croix JAIL" which was considered Sc
fine by the ed tor of the local newspa-
per that lie IlIuiGtl 1t.
Youmust shut your mouth at HoontiTe
You must shut itsat recess;
You- must keep it shut all morning,
And all other times, | guess.
When you get up to leave the room
Don't take a friend along;
You must not once quit working hard.
Because you know that's wrong.
Can't even stop to tie your shoe,
TO blow your nose, or cough;
Don't look up from your books at all,
And don't you dare to laugh,
Just calmly wait till 4 O'Clock
You know that comes round soon;
And then you're free from prison
Until the next forenoon.
AS soon as the offending poem met
the eye Of Professor Baker he called a
council of teachers, and it was decided
to penalize the culprits by requiring
them to apologize before the other
pupils and to pay a.fine Of 40 cents,
or to suffer the humiliation of expu.
sion.
The guilty girls refused to apologize
and pay fine, and consequently were
expelled. The school directors sus-
tained Professor Baker, and Mr..
Dresser appealed to the courts. The
chief point Of the defense of the little
poets was that their act in composing
and publishing the poem was done out
side of school hours The supreme
court says that school directors have
power to punish acts tending to de-
stroy discipline and bring the teachers
into ridfcule and contempt, whether
such acts are done inside or outside
of school hours.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
WHY IT SUCCEEDS!
Because It's For One Thing Only
and EdgertOn People APP
preciafe This.

Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing well brings success.
Doans Kidney Pills do one thing only.
They cure sick kidneys.
They cure backache, every kidney i'll.
Here is Ed gerton evidence to prove it.
Mrs. William Leedle, Front ST., Ed
gerton, Wis, says. 81 recommend Doans
Kidney Pills at every opportunity for /
know they are worthy of my endorse
ment. / first began using them several
years ago. At that time | was suffering
severely from kidney trouble and could
find no doctor or remedy that would
relieve my case. | finally learned of
Doan's Kidney Pills and procured box
at Stangl's drug store. | used them ac-
cording to directions and have had no
serious trouble from my kidneys since.
I always keep this remedy on hand and
if feel any symptoms of kidney trouble
approaching, take a few doses and
they always serve to Danish the attack.
I have recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills to many others and will continue
to do so for know them to be most
valuable remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so 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, 1908-05-15
Scraps of Humanity That
Make the Guinness Muir
derS Number Ten.
THEY MAY HAVE BEEN A WOMAN
Total of the Deaths in the Trag.
edy, Including the Guinness
Family, Now Fourteen.
Additional circumstances Brought to
Light Which Strengthen the
Charges Against Ray
Lamphere.

One more body has been added to
the death roll of the Guinness farm,
near La Porte, Ind, the grewsome
relics now numbering ten. Then there
are the bodies of Mrs. Guinness and
her three children burned to death in
their home, making fourteen in all.
Coroner Mack had at first announced
that the grave opened yesterday con-
tanned one complete cadaver and por-
lions of second, but later said that
what he had at first believed to be adj
ditiOnal thigh and arm bones are IN
reality pieces OF the first set.
Developments in the case came thick
and fast during the evening, each adj
ditiOnal circumstance brought to light
being of nature to strengthen the
charges against Ray Lamphere, who
is accused of first degree murder be-
cause of the deaths of Mrs. Belle GUM
ness and her three children. Lamphere
sent a request to his attorney, I'll. w.
Worden, asking the latter to send TO
the farm of John Wheatbrook for the
trunk which Lamphere left there when
he was arrested April %.
But before this word had reached
the attorney the trunk had been con-
fiscated by the local authorities. 1t con-
tanned a number of letters written by
Mrs. Guinness to Lamphere after the
latter had taken employment at the
farm of John WheatbrOok, near Spring
vile, seven miles north of this city.
The exact dates on these letters were
not announced, but that they were re-
cent is evidenced by the fact that Lam
phere went to the Wheatbrook farm
on Feb. 3, 1908.
The woman wrote to Lamphere urg-
ing him to return to her farm, and to
bring your sweetheart with you if she
has money enough" The identity of
the woman is a mystery, and neither
does Mrs. Guinness mention the
amount deemed necessary for her re-
ception at the Guinness farm. Along
with the letters were found several
women's finger rings, some of which
were of unusual size and may have
been the property Of Mrs. Guinness.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Eiuht Points of the Law.

correspondent signing himself $50
and-so'' overheard some men-"evi-
IDENTIFY lawyers" he says-talking over
a case recently when some such ex-
preston as this reached his ears:
"Well, he couldn't help winning He
had the eight points Of the law in his
favor
Ever since he heard this 'So-and-so"
has been wondering what were the
eight points referred to, and she asks
me IL can enlighten him on the sub
ject.
The eight points of the law, "So-and-
So" are these: First, good cause;
second, good purse; third, an honest
and skillful solicitor; fourth, good evi-
dence; fifth, able counsel; sixth, an up
right Judge; seventh, an intelligent
jury; eighth, good luck.
1t is well understood in forensic cir
cles that If you have all these in your
favor you stand a sporting chance Of
winning your case. But, on the other
hand, Of course you may lose.-London
Standard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
TORNADOEs HIT OKLAHOMA
Eight Persons Known To Be Killed
and Scores Are Hurt-Freaks of
the Tempest,


Eight persons were killed and scores
of others injured in several tOrnadoes
in northwestern Oklahoma The dead
are J. E. Hale and Mrs. J. e. Hale, Lit
tie Robe. Ellis county; two unknown
persons Arnett, Ellis county; DR.. How
SER. Wei, Woodward county Arthur
Sibel, Mutual, Woodward county; Will
liam Hand, Estelle, Major county; Mrs
Young, Selling, Dewey county. No lis
of the injured is obtainable at thi
time as telephone communica ion is
entirely cut off from the stormswept
area.
Postmaster e. A. Speck, of Wei, has
asked that postoffice inspector be sen
to report on his office, which was de-
mClished and the contents scattered in
all directions. The village was wiped
off the map. A horse was lifted by
the wind at Wei and dashed through
the top of a dugout, burying DR.. How
ser beneath the entire earth roof of
the dugout and the weight of the ami
maPs body. A horse belonging to ST.
bel, Of Mutual, was killed when piece
of two-by-four lumber was driven
through his body. At Mutual fifteen
young persons had gathered for an
evening social The storm lifted
the house completely off the floor on
which they were seated, leaving the
floor and the young people unframed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
ONLY A FEW HUMAN SCRAPS
All There Is of the Last Body Found
in the Graveyard.

All There Is of the Last Body Found
in the Graveyard.
The scraps of another body were
found in the barnyard which had al
ready given up nine cadavers. About
four feet below the surface the eX-
cavators encountered bits of bone and
burlaping and few strokes more of
the spades and hoes revealed the skull,
a decomposed torso, and leg and arm
bones. The body was by far the least
preserved of any of the ten grewsone
relics. In addition to the usual traces
of lime the evidences were that a less
skilful hand had accomplished the dis
memberment of this corpse.
The legs had been, as usual, sey ered
above the kneejoint, but the bones we've
Splintered and the shoulder blade shat
tered. The skull had been separated
and was lying near the feet of the
corpse. Nothing but jumbled heap
of decayed flesh and crumbling bones
was left to indicate the identity of the
person. 1t was thought, however, that
the body was that of woman, as a
pair of women's Oxford tie shoes and
the metal frame of wOman's purse
were found in the grave.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15

Lamphere as a lunatic and other moves
against him, and finally to the burning
of the Guinness home by Lamphere.
Matt and Oscar Budsberg have de-
parted for lola, Wis, after making ar
rangements to have the body of their
father, Ole o. Budsberg. shipped to
that town as soon as Coroner Mack
releases it for burial. Before their de-
parture the boys made inquiry as to
the watches found in the ruins of the
farm house, saying that their parent
purchased a new timepiece just prior
to his departure from the Wisconsin
town in March, 1907. Upon being shown
the watches they said that one of hem
was like their fathers watch.
All roads led to the Guinness
farm Sunday, upwards of $4,000 sight
seers visiting the place of death be
fore the sun set Practically every able
bodied resident of this city made the
trip, and the railroads and trolley lines
brought about 1000 more to the city.
Practically every conveyance in the
town was pressed into service in an
attempt to provide transportation for
the crowds. and in the afternoon these
proved insufficient and late-comers
were forced to make their way to the
place on foot.
That Andrew Helgalien did not give
up his life without a struggle is evil
denced by the fact that in one of his
clinched hands was a brown tuft Of
hair which is said to correspond
closely with the hair cove, ing the
head of Ray Lamphere, who is being
held in the LaPorte county jail for
burning the house on the Guinness farm
and causing the death of Mrs. Guinness
and her three children, and also as a
suspect in the murder Of Andrew Hell
gelien.
This new phase Of the mysteries
was disclosed in the disposition of DR..
J. II. William Meyer, one of the eX-
amining physicians, who went into an
exhaustive examination of HeIgelien's
body. After full report Of the Reart,
lungs. intestines and other parts Of
the corpse, all of which were found to
be well presei we'd, he says one of the
hands of Helg.lien held the Jock Of
brown hair. i
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
METHODIsTs IN COUNCIL
General Conference Is TN Session at
BaltimOre-First Session Is
Brief.

With hymns of praise and prayers
for divine guidance the twenty-f1 fifth
delegated session of the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church was begun at the Lyric in
Baltimore, Md.
AT the first sitting, which began at
10 a. IN. and lasted little more than
two hours. the formal ceremonies Of
the opening were gone through anu
organization was effected, leaving ev-
erything in readiness for the vast
amount of business that is expected to
come before the body for disposition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
NEW WITNESS IN THE CASE
Man Who Heard Lamphere Threaten
to Betray Mrs. Guinness.

Man Who Heard Lamphere Threaten
to Betray Mrs. Guinness.
Other impor ant developments Of the
day includes the following: Peter Col
son, a new witness in the case; told
r. n. Smith, the prosecuting attorney,
that Ray Lamphere had acknowledg ID
attempts to blackmail Mrs. Guinness.
This is considered as definitely esta5.
fishing Il motive for Il disagreement
between Lamphere and the woman
which resulted later In the burning OF
the farmhouse. Prosecutor Smith has
been endeavoring to establish a def
mite disagreement between I.amphere
and the Guinness woman, and COul-
sons testimony is important in that
respect.
According to Colson, Lamphere said
few days before the fire of April %:
81 made her get down on her knees
last night, and am going to make her
get down tonight unless she comes up
with some money. know things about
her that would raise an awful row if
they were told She bought me this
suit of clothes that l am wearing, but
she doesn't like to come up with the
coin, and that is what need and must
have"
1t is the prosecutors theory that
Lamphere had gained knowledge of the
means by which Andrew Helgelein
was done to death; that the prisoner
ATTEMPTED to use this knowledge to ex-
tort money from the woman, and this
led up to the woman's prosecution OF
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Must Close far Repairs

Ashland, Wis, May Pin a few
days the Lake Superior Iron and
Chemical company's blast furnace in
this city will close down for several
months on account off necessary re.
pairs. The furnace must be refined,
and this work always Occupies about
three months, besides costing a large
sum of money. Nearly all of the men
employed at the furnace during the
regular season will be kept, as many
The furnace will be started again
some time in August. The last time
that the furnace was closed down was
three years ago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
BREWERS ARE TO ORGANIZE
Will Try to Ait Prohibition Through
the Ballot Box.

Milwaukee, May IA new nation
al organization, with a membership Of
approximately 10000 big business con
Germs, will without doubt be formed
at the time of the convention In Mil
waukee of the United States Brewers
association, June s to 10. The new
organization will be composed Of the
members of the various allied trades
that are associated with the brewing
business, and the object will be the
making of an organized fight on the
prohibition movement.
The organizations to be included
will be the maltsters, manufacturers
of special brewing machinery, dealers
in brewing supplies, real estate men,
contractors, builders. wagonmakers,
gIassmakers, insurance men and farm
ers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
peculiar to Itself.

81 suppose there is certain fascina-
ton that keeps you in the racing
gamer
eyes," admitted the bookmaker,
there is. I've tried hardware, cloth
ing, groceries and shoes, but I've never
struck another line where people SIM
ply struggle to hand you their COIN
Kansas City Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Prince Eulenburg Arrested.

Prince Philip zu Eulenburg has been
placed under actual arrest and taken
to Berlin from his castle. The charge
is. unspeakable, and grows out of the
Harden case. The prince is brillian
man and was once the kaiser's conf
Dental friend.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15

The house committee Investigating
the paper trust paid visit to paper
mill at Corinth, n. Y, and was told
that the total wage increase in ten
years for hands in paper mills is be-
tween 66 and 75 per cent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
milwaukee Company in Trouble.

Milwaukee, May S.-Three of the
creditors of the Koch & Loeber com
pany, paper dealers, with claims ag-
gregating about $500, have filed an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
against that company. 1t is said the
total liabilities OF the company will
aggregate $4,000, while the assets
are estimated at about $4,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Good Trade.

ooh, my business is good" said the
trombone player SIN fact. am al
ways blowing about it,
"Well, I'm sooted with mine. too"
said the chimney sweep.
"And mine is out of sight," said the
diver.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15

New Jersey Republicans will send
an unpledged delegation to Chicago.
and hope to secure second place on the
national ticket for Ex-Governor Muir
ply.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Nav clash with University.

Dodgeville, Wis, May II - Roy
Thomas, a student at the agricultural
college of the state university was ar
rested by local authorities for testing
cattle for tuberculosis. Mr.. Thomas
and others have been sent out by the
dean of the university and the faculty
will carry the case to- the supreme
court if necessary. Mr. Thomas gave
bail to appear May %.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Cruel.

Miss Oldun-Oh dear. I'm afraid l
shall have to get some of that wrinkle
eradicator they advertise Miss Pert
ly-Let me get it for you. | have a
brother in the wholesale drug business.
Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Gas Explosion Kills -Four.

A kitchen gas stove at st. Johns
bury, VT. exploded, killing Mrs. John
Sarah and John Wilson, children of
Mrs. Wilson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Consider Advance in Rates.

Presidents of practically all the lead
ing railway systems east of the MisSis-
sippi river held a conference at New
York considering the question of a
general advance in freight rates.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
HoILlSYER'S
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets

Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor.
A specific for Constipation, Indigestion, Live
and Kidney Troubles Pimples Eczema, Impure
Blood, Bad Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache
let form, IS cents asbox Genuine made BY
HoLLlsrER DRUG COMPANY, Madison, Wis
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALL0W PE0Plr
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-13

Of implements TO be given as prizes for the
best exhibits at the show in Omaha next
ID ecember.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-13
Handkerchief Special

Women's pure linen unluJndered
hand embroidered handkerchiefs, eN-
cellent zoe quality, on sale Satul-
day, each .......,... '..''''.. AOS
Double s. & H. Green Trading stamps
on all above items.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-13
CORN SHOW AND ITS MAKERS
Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars Raised
by Three Cities.
MEN AND SUMS THEY GIVE
National Corn Exposition Is IncOr-
porated with a Capital of Fifty
Thousand Dollars for
Permanent AFFAIR.
D SUMS THEY GIVE

More than 5000 has been subscribed by
the business men of Omaha. South Omaha
and Council Bluffs for the National Corn
Exposition. which is to be held in Omaha,
December 10 to 10, inclusive.
The announcement that the fund had
reached such a sum was made at a meeting
of the subscribers and directors of the
Corn Exposition In rooms of the CONNER
cial club Friday afternoon, and II was de-
cided to incorporate at once for $4,000.
The stock will be in shares valued at SIS
each, and the articles further require that
At least half Of the stock be subscribed
when the corporation begins business.
The following are the incorporators;
c. Z. Black, Emil Brandeis,
Q. b. Yost. william F. Baxter,
George H. Lee, samuel Rees,
Nathan Roberts, C.. G.
d. b. Fuller, @. NJ. Hitchcock,
a, T, Benson. ] H. Millard'
Charles d. Beaton, ID. A. Baum,
II l.. Halter. Charles c. Belden.
C. c. Resewater, chairman OF the eXecu-
tive committee, read his report, which
showed marked progress on the Corn Elk
position. There were between 5000 and 500
exhibitors last year. but Mr.. RosewateI
said IN. his report that Indications are thai
there will be many more this year, anc
that the omaha corn show will eclipse
anything Of like nature in recent years.
A committee was appointed TO raise SIS
600 more and make a total sum OF $4,000
for the big show. William F. Baxter heads
this committee.
The Implement Dealers association hai
contributed implements for premiums al
ready to the value Of $4,000. and statements
were made at the Friday meeting that thiI
would probably be increased to $4,000 worth
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-13

of implements to be given as prizes for the
best exhibits at the show in Omaha next
ID ecember.
Work of Getting Money.
The work of the committee soliciting the
subscriptions. which have made the great
national show possible for Omaha, has
been pursued diligently and quietly. No
announcement of the success with which
the committee was meeting among the
business houses has been made before.
When the first meeting OF the business
men was held to receive the proposition
Of the officers of the National Corn asso-
citation to hold the big show in Omaha an
nually, 1t was estimated that s25,OO would
be needed for a promotion fund, some Sl5,-
900 of which should be secured for use in
promoting the work before the show.
with the idea Of securing SIS, coo the COM
mittee went to work. The members met
with quick response, some of the houses
being magnanimous in their gifts and all
admitting hat the National Corn exposition
will be the greatest thing for Omaha and
the west since the Trsnsmississippi and In
ternationsl exposition.
Then it was decided that Omaha had
always entertained big enterprises anc
gatherings right and $4,000 should b,
AAAAo 49, 1ANNA HoA11 RG1AAN -
81. 600. and subscriptions came in which
made the amount possible before the meet
ing Friday.
The articles OF incorporation provide tina
the temporary officers elected severa
months ago shall be the officers of tn
National Corn exposition until the frs
annual meeting, also that the executive
committee shall hold office until that time
which will be the fourth Tuesday in Janu
airy, 1909.
The following are the officers OF the cor
poration; G. w. Wattles, president; H. II
Van Brunt. vice president; 7. F. Sturgess
secretary; c. F. McGrew. treasurer.
The executive committee consists of {
c. Rosewater. chairman; V. K. Bender. Z
Buckingham, F. l. Halter, Bruce Nc
Cullough. Emil Brandeis, Rome Miller. L
B. Fuller and c. NJ. Wilhelm
List of Subscribers.
The subscribers to the fund which ha
made the National Corn exposition possibl
for Omaha ana the ives, are as follows:
OMAHA.
The Bennett company..............,S l,O00C
J. l. Sonss."......"..,..- l,eo.C