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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
White Plaque on the Decline.

Bovine tuberculosis is on the de-
cline according to the report rendered
at the annual meeting OF the state
live stock sanitary board. This shows
that during the fiscal year 1906 Of the
Sis cattle tested /, 126 or III per
cent were found TO be affected. In
1907 of the 1876 tested ! 29l were
affected an average of 81 per cent.
and this year of the 40 ,993 cattle tested
1894 were found to be diseased an
average Of sc per cent The average
for the three years is eight per cent.
This shows that the cattle through
out the state are being freely tested
for tuberculosis, but that elimination
shows that the disease is declining,
Formerly only those cattle known to
be diseased were tested, which &C.
counts for the unusually high average
in 1906 Grading according TO herds
OF the 1896 herds tested this year, 65l
were found to contain some diseased
animals, an average Of 2Tl per cent.
Officers were elected for the coming
year as follows
President George McKrrrow. Pcwau-
ktc.
presidcnt-Gcorgy Wyle, Morrison
Vile
Secretary John NJ True, Baraboo,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
The Child's Right.

Play is the child's right without II
he will not get his physical growth or
even his due share OF montal sprightli.
ness. Play develops every muscle,
teaches many lessons not otherwls"
taught How can city prosper with
out planning for play? Tho child was
almost forgotten when New York was
built He ruled out Of many apart.
ment houses For him the street Is fun
Of dangers. Ice wagons. trolley cars,
savage dogs al large, more insidioua
dangers that Turk I'm tho shadows, all
IRE against him lie plays because It
IS the law Of his being. but al what
risk No use OF money can bring
larger civic return than the htting Bp
Of vacant lots MS Fairgrounds and pro,
vldinE them with competent supervi,
sion declares the New York World
Owners OF lots viii generally be glad
10 cooperate with the association.
Money Is needed, not usually for rent,
hut for maintenance. apparatus and
supervision Let anyone who doubts
tGar such Fairgrounds viii be useful
take = look any fair afternoon ~ the
dusty PARADISE OF children In Seward
park Chicago IS far ahead Of New
York IN providing Fairgrounds for
children. London has lessons for us.
Tho .lrrpIost old village in the land is
Infinitely bottor supplied with tho most
important. next to food ana clothing
unl shelter ot childrcus needs II IL
time for New York 70 Dc justice TO the
child
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
From the State Capital
Items Of Importance to Wisconsin
~ People, Cleaned at Madison.

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
SMALL THING HE FORGOT.
May Have Accounted for His Proposal
Being Turned Down.

Senator Beveridge described, at q
dinner, an absent-minded farmer.
THE man was so absentmnded,'
be said, that he couldn't open his
mouth without making an arrant ass
Of himself
"Once he courted young woman.
His suit looked promising for a time.
Then, with a sorrowful visage, he
ceased his courtship.
Yet she seemed infatuated with
you, Jabez, said |, one day when he
came to me for sympathy.
"She were, too Jabez agreed.
"'Well, what could have been the
trouble?'
Dunno said he. He filed his
pipe. Dunno; but when | perposed,
she turned me down cold
Perhaps your proposal wasn't ard.
ent enough? l suggested,
"'Oh, it was fiery said Jabez. Hot
as pepper | told her she was the
only woman Id ever loved, ever
looked at, ever thought Of, or
But, said I, you forgot, then, you
were a widower.
"'Jingo, said Jabez so l did"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
White Plague Fight Is Function.

THAT problem Of the workshop-a
problem for he employer ana the en-
pioyed is one Of the greatest in the
fight against tuberculosis in Nj>con-
sin Labor should demand hea rhtu
and sanitary surroundings The living
conditions which protect the banker
should be as Well for The worker q
Is cuuraeton and not hr-edl.y that
responsible for The terrible rayAgas
of the great white paGue and We have
rot begun rs handle ms hGhr 81
spoke Dr John N hyfel Milwaukee
In m address IN The ir,a. Ns.G 4
,he Country In Milwaukee, Tau
death OF his mother from rtr a..a.
disease III 1872 'yd pr Refer Is 81
extended study IN means 81 camoa
ms &c
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
Clty Planning In America.

We are prone TO speak OF city plan.
ming IS II It were something new, and
in a way something particularly
American. 1t is true It has reached
wider vogue In q shorter time In this
country than In any other, but as far
back as 1866 Sir Christopher Wren
prepared q plan for the city OF Lon
don after the great fire. 1t was never
carried out. although some OF his rec
concentrations are now being executed
under the progressive policy OF the
modern county council. In our own
country, L'Enfant, over century ago.
prepared plan not only for our capl-
tai city. but also for Buffalo, both OF
which have been adhered to in the
main points. Detroit followed Len
fant's ideas, although he did not pre-
pare the plans. These cities represent
deliberate, comprehensive planning
from the beginning. Like Dalny in far
away Siberia, they were developed
along previously determined lines; but
such instances are possible ouly In
new countries. and are exceptional
even there The Chicago, Cleveland,
New York and San Francisco plans
represent an entirely different phase
OF deliberate and comprehensive plan
ming. They are more Ike the king
made cities OF 81. Petersburg and
Madrid, or the more recent emperor
made Paris. They grew up along lines
Of least resistance writes clinton r.
Woodruff In the Atlantic, and In obedl.
ence TO immediate needs with pracu.
cally little thought OF the future and
none Of the aesthetic side. Then came
period OF awakening TO civic con
seriousness and pride, leading to dis
satisfaction with existing conditions,
and then an earnest desire for i'm.
proyement.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
Fifty Franchises Given Up.

Just 80 public utility companies OF
the state took advantage of the proVl-
sion of the public utilities law allow
ing them to exchange their determlh-
ate franchises for indetermlnate per-
mits from the state. The limit OF tlme
fixed for taking advantage of this pro
vision of the law expired July /.
Most of the surrenders of franchises
were made during the last few days.
Existing companies which failed 10
take advantage of the law Will now
have to apply for indeterminate per
mits when their present franchises ex-
pire and will not be in much better
prSition than newly-organized com
panies The names Of the 30 com
panies which exchanged their fran
chses for indeterminate permits, In
accordance with the provisions of the
new law, are as follows:
Ashland Light, Power & Street Rail
way company Monroe Electric Light d
Power company. Mellen Water & Light
company, Burlington Electric Light &
Power company Appleton Water Works
company, Milwaukee Central heating
COMPANY. Marinette CITY Water company,
Sh-boygan City Water company Menom-
lnec Light 4 Traction company, Mineral
Point Electric Light company, Wiscon-
sin Electric Service company, Northwest
ern Iron company, Dodgeville Electric
Light & Power company PlatteNille
Electric Light & Power company, rams
Light e Power company, Waukesha Gas
& Electric company, Equitable Electric
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

La Poir To- Ashland countys first
courthouse Is being RACED being SO di-
lapidaled that 1t became a menace
Years ago when Ashland county in
cludcd almost the entire northern part
kept in an old wooden building which
had been Judge Bells cooper shop II
was one of the few buildings that sur
yNrd the fire which Killed off La
Ponlc as commercial town
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Oconto Diamonds are being dug up
In this city Not the kind found in
the rough in the mines, but cut care.
fully ana set When the assessors re.
turned the assessment rolls not dia-
mond was found on the books The
board OF review since then has I'M
carthed several valuable stones Its
endoayors are now concerned with 10
eating the owners OF the $500 600 de
posts carried by the two local banks
Only $4,000 were returned by the as.
SCISSORS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
ALL GRAFT CHARGES NOllED.
Milwaukee District Attorneys Office
Takes Unexpected Action.

Milwaukee.-A great surprise was
sprung in the municipal court when
District Attorney William Hayes asked
Judge Brace to nolle 26 graft cases
covering charges against six different
defendants. He gave no reason for
the action, but said he would file writ
ten briefs later. This clears up all
the graft cases on Judge Braces cal
endar and also many for Judge Vinjie
Of Superior, a number Of the cases
having been sworn away on affidavits
OF prejudice TO Judge Vinjie. All
the cases were bribery charges.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
Bells.

Bells are understood to have had
their origin in China, but at so remote
time that no precise date can be
given. Their first use was to clear the
air of evil spirits and to drive off the
storms. Old European records tell
how the tolling of bells kept The
devils from assaulting believers;
hence their connection with churches.
Bells may be traced in Europe back
to the sixth century, but were not
generally introduced into the western
church much before the eighth cen
fury.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
INCENOlARY FIRES BIG BARN.
Tobacco Warehouse Near Chippewa
Falls Destroyed by Fiend.

Chippewa Falls.-The large tobacco
warehouse OF George Brewster was
burned the other night by fire of in.
The state fire marshal has been
asked TO investigate The fire in
surance policy had just expired and
was about TO be renewed when the
barn was destroyed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
No Money for RELIGION.

Fond du Lac The Wisconsin Cen
trail branch of the y NJ G. a closed
The reason Tor the discoutinuance &C
cording TO Secretary Ahrens, is be.
cause the Wisconsin Central road
does not think that It is essential OF
IN other words, the desire Of the road
fu cuf rXppusgS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
peopIe Welcome Bishop.

Superior-A crowd greeted Bishop
A. F. Schinner upon his return TO the
city from his European trip. He was
accompanied by a number of the
priests Of the diocese. who had met
him at Ashland. A procession Of the
people was formed and the bishop
was escorted to the Sacred Heart
cathedral
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
To WATERFOWL on August 2.

WatertOwn Former Mayors II.
Werthheimer II. CRUDE and j. Brusen-
bach were In Milwaukee and arranged
with T.. A. Kehr Joseph Schumacher
and NJ A. Blumenfeld OF the Milwau-
Watertown club for the annual
Homecoming this year. The date is
Sunday, August ,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
EX-SENATOR JONES MARRIED.
Former Political Power Weds Woman
Forty Years His Junior.

Waukcsha Former State Senator
A VI, long Jones, president Of a
mineral spring company and a former
power in Republican politics in Wis
consin and Illinois and Miss Blanche
T.. Smart formerly housckeeper at a
local sauitarum, were quietly married
the other afternoon
Col. Jones is y years Of age aud his
bride Is 80 years his junior
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Portage Five young lads. belonging
to four wellknown families of Portage
two OF them being brothers, We're sen
fenced 70 five days in the county jail
BY Justice Bunker, having pleaded
guilty to the charge Of throwing
stones at the coaches Of passenger
train.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

GAINESVILLE Another delay hindered
the trial Of the suit TO test the STATE
law relative 10 the power Of the FIRE
and police commission in GAINESVILLE
The attorneys tor the plaintiff asked
leave TO amend his complaint that the
board was not legally constituted,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

YES" said the first tramp, times
are certainly bad with our profession"
In what respect?" asked the second
tramp
There's a great stringency Of ham
sandwiches and cold mutton bones. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Oshkosh. Three hovs. one of them
a discharged employe Of the company.
are under arrest for uncoupling Wis
consin Central double header freight
train The last eight cars OF the train,
and the engines and the forward
section proceeded to BYRON before the
fact was discovered
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Necnah.-D Willard Jarvis OF Eau
Claire. an actor. performed a remark
able feat by swimming from this city
TO High GIN on Lake Wiunebago He
made the return swim after resting
about ten minutes. This Is one of
the longest swims accomplished on
Lake WinnebagO.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

disordered and my head ached to dis
traction. ] was in bad condition, but
medicines failed to help. lost ground
daily until began with Doan's Kidney
Pills. They helped me at once and
soon made me strong and we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

kynesha = e kevu'E ~ James
N#. known among farusre in tMs
.aH e' ,hy sa'o as representative
= r., GAINESVILLE SuEar pegt company
s h,,u arrested ou ehnEr 81 Il.
a.r.rr wan,N uat,r false rrr'r1s.s
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female III,
anahlS positively cul d thousandsct
women who have been troubled With
a!SplaoementS. inflammation, ul,era-
zion, tihrod tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, thai bear
!Hg-down feeling, tlatulency. ndiges.
ton, dizziness orl>IvCus prostrauon.
Why don't YOU try it?
Mrs. Pinkhani invites all sick
women TO write her for advice.
She has guided thousands TO
eealth. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM.
Miller n Holmes, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

seemed a helpless in
valid, but now l en-.
Joy the best of health.
K i d ey dis cas-
brought me down ter.
ribly. R h e u m a ii c
aches and pains made
every move painful,
The SecretionS were
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Last year according TO the records
OF the land office. $4,000 acres were
taken up under the homestead act
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Success often depends upon utliiz-
Ing the mistakes of others.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11

Being bitten by a toothless dog
must be a soft snap.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
Stack Covers. Awnings. Tents.

Flags etc. For information and prices, write
American Tent & Awning Co, Minneapolis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-07-11
HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS,
Invalid Once, a Happy Woman Now,

Mrs. c. r. Shelton, Pleasant Street
Coyington, Tenn, says: Once
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14
WRESTLING
THE ACID PEN
RURLS BACK Def
Jack Roach Pays His Respects to
Issy Winters-More Mat
News.

Jack Roach, not to be outdone by
Mr. Issy Winters of New Haven,
comes out to-day with an acceptance
of the New Haven boys challenge
and while it is not as lengthy as the
communication of Mr. Winters, Ii is
filled with just as scorchy language.
Ii is as follows:
Waterbury, March IA, 1908.
Sporting Editor Democrat:
Dear Sir: In reply to the chal-
lenge of Mr. Winters of New Haven,
in which he took occasion to abuse
me somewhat by saying | had cold
feet" on certain day on which /
was to wrestle him, will state that
Mr. Winters is talking. whole lot of
hot air. Everybody who knows me
is fully aware that | never yet ce-
fused to meet wrestler anywhere
near my weight. Circumstances
over which | had no control prevent
ed me from meeting Mr. Winters, but
| am ready TO meet him now, with
the following stipulations. will
agree to his handicap match, two
falls in one hour. | will wrestle him
for S25 side, but there must be
more money than that in the match.
That is. some club must offer a suit
able purse. / cannot afford to train,
as | would have TO for this match,
unless there was something in sight.
If Mr. Winters is sincere, and il he
is, IL is the first time in his life that
he has been so, let him most a for
felt in your hands and I will cover
II, and | will prove to him that those
cold feet are on the other person.
| fear no man of my weight, least of
all lssy Winters. Let him put up or
shut up. He is hot air artist any
way and received his training from
2 lot of other artists of the same
caliber. Respectfully yours.
JACK ROACH.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14
PRIZE FOR sTALLINGs.
Matty Mcintyre Bought for $500 and
Melted $4,000.

Buffalo, y. Y. March 14.-Queer
how some ball players fail in the en-
ploy Of one manager and make good
for another. The personality CT
the man behind" has something to
do with it. Such cases are common
not only in the minor leagues, but
In the major ranks as well.
The most notable case in that line,
from a local point OF view. was tina.
Of outfielder Matty Mcintyre. The
former Philadelphia player was let
out by Newark. George T. Stallings
picked him up. and to-day he tells
story as to how that move en-
riched him BY a cool $4,000. II
happened this way:
Mcintyre. disguised at being cast
in with a tail-end aggregation.
logged il to such an extent near the
close of the 1902 season that Walter
w. Burnhsm. al that time manager
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14

as he had nothing to guard himself
against. 1t was very bad Judgment
on the part of Rogers in working al
together on the defensive, and very
bad augment on the part of Gotch to
make that kind of handicap match
with a good man.
i have been taking very good care
of myself since l have been instruct
ing at West Point and | feel satisfied
in my own mind that j am as good
as I ever was and would like to have
try at either Gotch, Rogers or any
other heavyweight wrestler, best two
falls out of three. George Considine
still stands ready to back me for
$1,000 which he has posted to meet
either of the parties named .
Yours truly, TOM JENKINS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14

OF the Newark club, made up his
mind to release him.
1t is said that Burnham had Inc
tended to give Mcintyre his walking
papers, letting him go scot free. but
just about that time Wally heard
that Buffalo was after the player and
held him long enough to squeeze
$500 out of George T. Stallings, who
commanded the Bisons that year.
Mcintyre played gilt edged ball for
Buffalo in 1903. At the end Of that
season Manager Armour OF Detroit
made Stallings proposition, oifers
ing to give four players, Pitcher Kiss
singer. Catcher McAllister. Shortstop
Yeager and Third Baseman Courts
ney in exchange for the feet-footed
left fielder.
Stallings, realizing that he could
not hold Mcintyre through the drafts
ing period and seeing an opportuni%
ty to play David Harum" in the
swap, put the deal through.
The players he got in the deal
helped him win the pennant in 1904.
At the close of that season StalIings
sold Yeager to the New York Ameri-
cans for $4,000 and Courtney to the
Philadelphia Nationals for an equal
amount.
There was $500 clear gain in
cash, and Stallings still retained Kis.
singer and MeAllister. You can't
find a stronger battery than those
two players in the Eastern league.
They are worth $4,000 to the Buffalo
club. showing that Stallings cleared
fully $4,000 on that Mcintyre deal,
for whom he gave a paltry $500.
Burnham was a financier In sons
but overlooked a chance or
two while he had a nugget in his
grasp. The Mcintyre case was only
one instance. There was Tim Jor-
dan. He was canned by Newark and
dropped into the Connecticut league.
To-day he's the all star first baseman
Of the Brooklyn Nationals.
Take Otis Clymer. Burnham dug
him MP in the wilds OF Pennsylvania,
but dropped him after a few weeks
trial That PLAYER later made a fus
record at Buffalo. To-day he Is with
the Washington team in the Amert-
esn league, where he batted veil
over 500 last season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14
ALL THE TERRIBLE ONES.

There have been so many Terri
BILE Greeks" and Terrible Turks in
this country it is difficult to keep
track of them. The first of the big
Japs to come over here was Matsada
Sorakichi, and that was good many
years ago. He was a good wrestler
and understood all kinds of styles.
Mervin Thompson, who is now divid-
ing his time between Middletown
and Hartford, travelled one season
with the. Jap and trained him. As Il
hard drinker the Jap was in class
with -Sockalexis and; he drank him
self to death. He died in the Jap
anese club in New York. A few
years ago middleweight Jap came
here and wrestled Swanson in Ger
mania hall in what might be called
the kimona style, mixture of Jap
and catch-as-catch-can.
One of the first Of the Terrible
Turks to come to America was
Yousouf. He was big and strong and
knew how to wrestle. He made
about $4,000 in this country. He
was drowned while on his way back
to Turkey. Nourulah was the big
gest grappler who ever came here,
as he was larger man than the big
Jap who was at the Hartford club
show. This Turk was we'll over six
feet tall and weighed something like
$50 pounds. No other grappler had
a chance with him. Lundin Travelled
with him for part of the season in
this country. While giving an exhi-
bition Lundin took advantage of the
giant and keeled him over. He
thought it was good joke, that is.
Lundin thought IL was. The Turk
didn't see the joke, for it made him
mad and he picked Lundin up and
slammed him down so hard that the
Swedish champion was lame for !.
week. That was the last time he
tried to get funny with Nourulah.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-14
AGAIN THE FAKIRs.

London, March 14.-At last .he
cat is out of the bag in the wrestling
game in London, and Tom O'Rourke
always contended IL would come ont,
and it has. He maintained that
Hackenschmidt. Zybisco and Kara
SULLIVAN. Owazarow, a Turk, were of
the one combination and all under
the supervision of one Cochran. and
a fellow named Dunning, who was IN
the employ of Cochran. and acted as
referee in the late scandal that has
uprisen in the Zybiseo- Padoubny-
Kara-Suliman matches.
Mr. O'Rourke, while in London.
saw this. and the combination tried
in every way to shut him out of en-
gagements for his man Rogers until
the London press forced Hackep-
schmidt to come to time after the
latter made farcical match with
Zybisco TO come on next June. Mr.
ORourke claimed at that time that
Hackenschmidt and Zybiseo were all
one as IL has since been proved. as
Cochran has made the present ex-
hibition engagements that Hackeu-
schmidt is going to play i'm this
country commencing next Monday.
even going so far as TO bring his own
men with him for that purpose. ard
his press agent has made his notices
misleading. saying he is to wrestle
local men. when he is not.
That full space cannot be given
the whole disgraceful business is TO
be lamented. as it is very interest
ing reading. IL is possible Nr
Cochran will launch Zybiseo. ire
stout person. on the unsuspecting
American public.