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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-20
Came for Purpose of orrecting
Wrong Impression.
He is interviewed by The
TINES Concerning Work
of Association,

''The report sent out under an
Ashland dates 10 the effect that
the North Wisconsin Develop
ment association would probably
fail to secure enough support
among the northern counties to
justify carving out it's program
was an unfortunate one. From
the beginning Of the work to call
the atten ti0n of homeseekers to
the advantages offered by the
New Wisconsin to N en- Of their
class there has been a dlsposi
ton on the part Of the state press,
inclusive Of the Milwaukee daily
papers. to" bOost" the movement.
Thousands Of columns of matter
advertising Wlsconsin's re
sources, agricultural and manu-
featuring, have been printed by
the state press with the res ult
that the tide Of homeseekers is
already beginning to turn this
way. It is unfOrt innate that a
discOrdant note should be struck
at this time, just when the pro
spectS for the future are looking
very bright.
II had no idea when I came to
Washbprn Of criticizing the &C
ton of the Bayfield, county board.
II this county does not feel dis
posed TO join the North Wiscon-
sin Development association
movement outsiders have "no
kick coming" That is local
question that must be settled
here. BUTT does not follow that,
because Bayfield, county has with
drawn from the movement the
work of advertising the resources
of the New Wisconsin will cease.
On the contrary, six counties al
ready have paid their memb er-
ship fee into the treasury of the
association and two more will
follow suit within a few days.
The counties already in are Ash
land. Price, Taylor, Rusk. Lin
coin and Oneida.
AS the result of this action the
secretary of the association will
at once equip a stereopticon Ian
tern with the necessary slides
and take to the road with his il
Illustrated lecture. The field to
be first covered will be in the Fox
river valley and along the shore
of Lake Michigan, where there is
a large population of wage earn
ers engaged in manufacturing
and where there are also many
tenant farmers who have accumu-
lated savings. Any or all Of these
men may be interested in secur-
ING farms of their own in the
New Wisconsin. Those who are
interested will be attracted 10
the meetings and the lecture will
be designed to give them the in
formation they may need in order
that they may act intelligently.
The literature furnished by the
counties holding memberships
in the association will also be
distributed and it will find it's
way directly into the hands of
men who have enough interest in
the subject to attend the meet
ings. In this way the waste of
advertising matter will be re-
duced to a minimum.
my only object in coming to
Washburn at this time was to
correct any false impressions
concerning the purposed and
standing of the North Wisconsin
Development association that
may have gained currency. /
hope that the explanations made
given will do this. >
Grippe is sweeping the country
Stop it with Preventics, before i
,rhtc 6pnplv cpato6 To obook 90 RI
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
STATE FAIR JUST LIKE A
CITY.

"All the comforts of home" with
none of its objections during week
of August 81 to Sept. S.
When the forty-sixth annual state
fair of Minnesota opens its gates
Monday morning, August 81, it will
have perfection of system in, ar
rangement and management strik-
ingly similar to that under which
the ordinary municipality operates.
A complete sewer system was es-
tablished last year. The fair has
it's own lighting plant, for which a
new transforming station is now be-
ing built. During the fair free de-
livery mail system will place mail in
the hands of anyone who takes care
that his mail is addressed direct ly
to him, no matter what his locatio n
may be on the grounds. There is a
complete system of waterworks, de-
livering good drinking water 10
every building, privilege lot and lot
within the enclosure of PAT acres,
and complete telephone system.
The police system will be perfect
in detail, calling upon the services
of uniformed and plain clothes men
from both ST. Paul and Minneapolis;
and of Pinkerton detectives. There
is Justice court, with Jail attached,
on the grounds and service may be
had for the asking.
There will be drug stores, grocery
stores, retail and wholesale dry
goods and general stores, and this
year there is to be a public school
on the state fair grounds-the Ind
ian school attended by the Sioux
Indians who are to participate in
the historical spectacle, Fort Ridge
" in 49," and which will be c0n-
Quoted along government lines by
the Indian agent.
The only items of an ordinary
municipal scheme which will be
omitted on the state fair grounds
will be the saloon and the gambling
house. Both are distinctly out of
order at the states big educational
and amusement institution and
have been for long time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20

where the saloon is not only voted
out but kept out, where public i'm
provements are claimed to be made
possible by the absence of the drink
ing saloon, where the sneak seller
is fined from $500 to $500 and from
sixty days to six months in Jail.
Human eye never looked on more
beautifully kept towns and nowhere
is the saloon in evidence. The sale
of drink is outlawed and the cities
and towns prosper. OF course there
will always be drinking but the
public conscience of Southern Cali
fornia seeks the safety of its young
people as it does their education
and their health, and so fights the
saloons to their death.
Sincerely yours,
E. E. CLoUGH.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
NEW HISTORY OF MILWAU-
KEE.

A new history of the city of Mil
waukee, giving accurate and detail
ed accounts of the financial and adj
ministrative growth of the munich
pality, has Just been published by
the University of Wisconsin in a
bulletin entitled, A Financial and
Administrative History of Milwau-
kee." The author, Laurence M.
Larson, took the degree of doctor of
philosophy at the university in 1902,
and since that time has done care
full research work among Mi1wau-
KEGS old newspaper files, laws and
ordinances, municipal documents
of various kinds, and earlier histor-
les in order to gain the necessary
information for his work.
Milwaukee was settled just three
quarters of century ago, at point
on the lake shore, unrivaled for it's
harbor possibilities at that time.
Mr.. Larson suggests that it is
doubtful if ever Chicago would
have become dangerous rival of
Milwaukee had it not been for the
influence of the railway. The first
town election was held May l, 1889,
when Kilbourntown and Milwaukee
were united. The first public bridge
across the Milwaukee river was
built at Chestnut street in 1910.
The first public school was built on
the west side in 1886. The first
volunteer hook and ladder company
was formed in 1887, and the first
paid fireman Employed in 1854. The
first steam fire engine was bought
in 1868. The town did not become
city until the governor approved
the charter of January, 1916, when
an area of about eight square miles
was incorporated with some 10000
people.
Mr.. Larson's book reviews the
early financial difficulties of the city.
the penurious economy of AZ and
the subsequent ruinous finance of
ten years later, and shows how the
ridiculously hugh debt OF $4,000,
900 on a city assessed at but $4,000
900 was finally eliminated by a pro-
cess of readjustnent bond issues.
The waterworks was commenced IN
1872, and the first sewerage in 1869.
The city built 500 pest house in
AS, and next year established the
almshouse. The public library was
established in rs, and the Milwau-
kee State Normal was built in '85.
Since IA the government has sui
fered but few changes. Mr.. Lar
son points out, giving as the most
important an interesting phenome-
non the swift rise of social democ-
racy, partly as result of the imi-
grant agitator.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
is GETTING AHEAD.
S. A. COOK MAKING GREAT
GAINS IN THE SENA.
TORIAL CANVASS.

The feature of the contest for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator is the rapid gains
which S. A. Cook of Neenah has
been making in the past few days.
With the end of the fight only few
days off, it appears to all close OBJ
servers that Mr.. Cook is far in the
lead.
The reasons for this are not hard
to discover. Mr.. Cook is man who
makes no great flourish of trumpets
when he undertakes to do things.
But he gets results. His whole life
bears out this statement and marks
one of his strangest characteristics,
quiet, unassuming, earnest work.
He is not unmindful OF the rights of
others. Mr.. Cook has only the most
pleasant words for the rival candi-
dates. What bitterness there has
been injected in the campaign has
not come from his headquarters.
He has no grievance. he desires no
reward for services, he appeals to
no narrow or mean prejudices but
in straight forward, manly way
asks the suffrages of his fellow
citizens because he feels, indeed he
and his friends know, that he is cap
able of doing the whole state good
service in the highest Legislative
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20

A Racine county official is quoted
in Milwaukee paper as saying that
Senator Stephenson is gradually
losing ground in his Senatorial fight,
and that there is an increasing senti-
ment in that county for Hon. Samuel
A. Cook to succeed Mr.. Stephenson
in the Senate. Mr.. Cook expresses
himself as we'll satisfied with the
progress of his campaign, and con-
fidently expects to win out. Steph-
enson's positive pledge to pull out
and leave the field to others at the
end of the short term is costing him
many votes. But for this pledge he
would never have been given the
short term. and his unblushing
reputation of his pledge has for
feited public confidence. Let him
be likewise repudiated at the Sep
TENDER primary by the nomination
of Samuel A. Cook to succeed him
in the United States Senate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
body in the world.

body in the world.
Mr.. Cook apparently has all the
elements OF a winning candidate.
The farmers and dairymen are with
him almost to a man because they
know that he is with them. The
civil war veterans feel disposed to
honor one of their own number.
The national guardsmen know him
as friend. The business men and
manufacturers have confidence in
him and the politicians throughout
the state are compelled to concede
that he is the logical man under the
existing conditions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20

There is nothing like being popu-
1ar-even in the democratic puddle,
and yesterday Governor John A.
Johnson proved to be the only toad
basking in the sun on the democratic
mud of Minnesota. He was nomin-
ated to bear the standard of his
party in the coming state campaign,
and his was the only name consid-
cred. When Mayor Lawler of ST.
Paul, finished the speech of nomina-
ton, the crowd broke into cheers
and enthusiasm did not subside for
over half an hour. 1t appears that
there are times when the Democrat
ic Party knows what it wants when
it wants it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
NOT ABOVE GRAFT.


|. L. Lenroot in his campaign for
the Republican nomination for Con-
gress in this District seek to convey
the idea that he is a paragon of
virtue, almost incapable of even
winking at anything crooked. Mr..
Lenroot is a strenuous reformer of
the ultra LaFollette type, and so is
Bryan ]. Castle, formerly of the
Mcmillan Leader, who for several
years past has been intimately
identified with the LaFollette polit-
ical machine. AS two cogs in the
same machine Castle and Lenroot
have had an opportunity to learn
something of each other, and this
opportunity appears TO have been
improved by Mr.. Castle.
In speech delivered in Superior
one evening last week, Castle took
occasion to give out few items of
interest that he had learned con-
corning his co-laborer in the reform
vineyard. Among other things the
speaker charged that Lenroot de-
manded and received a fee of two
hundred and fifty dollars from the
town of Superior, in Douglas coun-
ty, while a member of the legisla-
ture, for obtaining a loan from the
the trust funds of the State for the
use of said town. Now, if the loan
was made on straight goods Len
roots services were wholly unneces-
sary and this exorbitant fee con-
sequently a pure graft. If, on the
other hand the deal was a crooked
one, requiring the aid'of a member
of the Legislature to push it through,
the fee" would have very much
the appearance of bribe. In either
case the incident reflects seriously
upon Lenroot's expressed idea of
that exalted virtue which should
ever be the guiding star of public
officials.
Mr.. Castle also stated that Len
root, with no standing as an attor-
ney, received the sum of three
thousand dollars from the State
treasury for three weeks work on a
railroad case. The most prejudiced
in favor of Lenroot, in judicial fair
ness, would concede this to be a
rich plum in the grating line.
Referring to Lenroot as steno-
grapher, Mr.. Castle Informed his
auditors that for sixteen years he
had been drawing a salary of fifteen
hundred dollars a year as a court
reporter, and that for several years
last past a substitute has been do
ing the work while Lenroot has
been pocketing largely dispropor-
tionate part of the pay.
With all of Lenroot's heartaches
over the woes of the common peo-
pie, Mr.. Castle makes him out a
somewhat experienced CRATER who
is ION the make" With the inclin-
atoms of the common CRATER, it is
not at all surprising that Mr.. Len
root should wish to enlarge his field
of opportunities in this direction by
getting into Congress. A known
CRATER is not the proper person for
the Republicans of this Congress
ional District to send to Congress,
however great his alleged powers of
constructive statemauship, however
much his heart may bleed for OPP
pressed humanity, or however en-
phatic his assumption of official
virtue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
CATTLE
Grain fed-
sToCKERs AND F,EEpERs


Good to choice feeding steers, 900 to
1000 lbs.,.............. ............ $50 4. 90
Fair to good, 800 to 900 lbs,....... 300 3 so
Common to fair........ ......... $50 800
Good to choice stock steers, 800 to
bUO lDS.,.. .........'''.'.ss' osOO~ o.fV
Fair to good, 600 to 800, ...... 25O- 800
Common stock steers. 200 2.4O
stock-feed bulls ..................... BPS $50
Good to choice stock heifers. .... 2.s5- $50
Common stock heifers. ........... 200 2 %
, 1908-07-01
Christiansted.

June 26th~-Vigilant from st. Thomas
Prokurator NielseDs Petrina Small and
child I ez.
June 27th-"viking' from St. Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. Behageu, Captain W. A. Iunis,
Miss Hildred Farris, Felix Cruae, Anna
Daniel, Ann Eliza Christian.
June G7th-"Viking" for St. Thomas
Miss. G. Christensen and adopted son
Eugen Burnett, Captain w. A. Innis, Ellen
Hall, DR.. B.. Rysner, Alexander Arthur,
Adella Thomas, Administrator o. H.
Schmiegelow.
FREDERIKSTED.
Sloop "Mizpah" from st. Thomas-Reg1
inald Williams, Ann Veronica Henry, Alex
ander Sealy and child Jonathan, Samuel
Peters, Cathripe Simmonds, Laura Hender-
son. For st. Thomas-Chas. Davis wife and
child, Felix Williams and nephew Alex. Bas-
tfan, Annie Seaiy, Elizabeth Thurland, Ade-
laide Simmons, Odina Gaskin.
, 1908-07-01
BAUMANN
est.
Translation.


TT is hereby made known that on the re-
ID presentation Of the Colonial Council Gov
eminent has decide that realisation of pro-
periies, the taxes of which are in arrears,
shall be ffocted as soon rs possible after the
LIST of October q. C. as follows:
/. if the taxes are in arrears for the year
1907 only.
2. If the taxes are in arrears for the year
1906 aed the following year, unless pay
ment is made before tho 1st of October
Q. c. no. ouiy of She arrears of taxes for
1906, bat alao of one fourth part Of the
arrears Of taxes tor 1907.
3. If the toxes are in arrears for the year
1906 and the following years, unless pay
ment IL made before the LIST of Octo-
Der q. C. not only Of the arrears of taxes
for 1905 and tho previous years but
also of one fourth part of The arrears of
taxes for 1896.
Government, St. Croix, the 9th of June
1908.
LIMPRICHT.
, 1908-07-01
Bekendtgorelse

WET bekendtgores herved. at Guverne-
M~ mentet j Overensstemmelse med derom
af Colonialraadet Rjort Henstilling har fast
sat, at Realisation af taste Eiendomme for
dem pashvilende Skatterestance vii fnde
Sted snarest mulig efter den 1ste October
d. A. som folgor:
/. for Skatterestancer, der ere paadragne
alene for Aaaret 1907.
2. for Skatterestancer, der ere paadragne
for Aaret 1906 og f6lgende Aar, med
mindre foruden Restancen for 1906 til
lge en- Fjerdedel af Skatterestancer for
Aaret 1907 er betalt linden den 1ste Oc-
tober d. A.
8. for Skatterestancer, der ere paadragre
for Aaset 1906 og folgende Aar, med
mindre foruden Restancen for 1906
SAINT soldre Restaucer tillige en- Fer
dedel af Skatterestancen for Aaret 1906
er betalt linden den 1ste October d. A..
Gouvernementet st. Croix, den 21de Juni
1903.
LI{iPRICHT.
, 1908-07-01

The Cask of BRANDY came here in 1889
from Angler Freres and was said at that
time to be Is years old the cases were said
to be 40 years old, and were received here
i'll 1902, and were said to be the p ,operty of
some private gentleman, who Led, and his
relatives asked my Agent to send it on
consignment, to see if q better price could
be obtained in the West Indies than in Paris.
The BRANDY was laid up in Christiansted's
Custom House for the Acct. of the Conslgn-
ers and was cleared from the Custom House
on the 18th July 1906, when the Prov sional
Ordinance was passed by the Colonial Coun-
Gil, increasing the import duty on all Spirits
to t1.00 a gallon. The cask that was cleared
only contained 8 demijohns, 80 the evapo-
ration that took place was much, and the
BRANDY must in consequence be of an
excellent quality. l received a letter on
the Goth inst. from my agent stating that
the Consigners requested that the consign-
ment be foreclosed, and to offer the goods
at the following prices
8 demij. RR8 Angler Freres Brandy
@ $1,000 per demii.
2 cases, each 12 bot. S. O.. P. Brandy
q $50 per bot.
4 cases, each 1911 bot. : Brandy
@ $1.35 per bot.
l case, 12I bot. x x Brandy q $1.15 per bot.
Christiansted, ST. Croix, 29th June 1908.
, 1908-07-01

wednesday,, Ist July, I9J8. .
The Factory Sugar Price.
was fixed on Monday at $500 per 100 lbs
sugar, which gives 1900 cents per 100 TBS.
canes.
The 8. s. Parma for New York is due at
Frederiksted at midnight on Saturday, call
ing at st. Thomas.
The 8. 8. Koron0 will sail from New York
on Tuesday 9TH July for st. Thomas, st.
Or DIX, etc.
q lines of rain were measured in Christian
sted yesterday morning.
, 1908-07-01

IN DEMitoHNs AND CASES AND BOTTLES.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-10-20
Forest Fires in New York State Reach Almost to Man.
haitian Inslee ST. Settlement Here Is Threatened
Bad bazes on Staten Island.
Thick Smoke 0hscures The Air and
Woods Near InsIee Street Are
Consumed by Flames local
Volunteers Are Called Out.

smoke completely enveloped this
city late yesterday afternoon and last
nlgnt giving the appearance of a
heavy fog. The odor of burning
wood was prevalent and the atmos-
lphere out of doors was not pleasant
TO breathe. Vague rumors were in
circulation in regard to the origin of
the smoke, although a few believed
that 1T was caused by the large forest
fires in New York state.
Some said that the woods on the
south shore were ablaze, while 9th
ers simply waded through the haze
without making and conclusions.
Never before in years was the city
so filled with smoke and old residents
said that must indeed be big blaze
to cause it. A boat captain said the
smoke was just as thick ten miles at
sea.
The woods near Runyon have been
on fire for over week and already
several acres of timber have been
destroyed. The burning is also in
the turf and for this reason all ef-
forts to extinguish it have been of
no avail.
The city pumping station is not In
danger.
The real reason for the smoke was
the forest fires in New York and,
owing to the direction of the wind,
the smoke was blown this way. In
the midst of all the excitement the
police received a telephone message
from Patrolman Martin that the
woods on the north side of Inslee
street were afire and that the houses
were in danger of being consumed.
Chief Burke notified Chief Mead of
the fire department, what Patrolman
Martin had reported Chief Mead
then sent in "22" which special call
for Lincoln Engine Company. The
firemen quickly responded and with
their hose wagon and steamer went
to Inslee street to extinguish the
blaze. It was found that the woods
north of lnslee street were on fire, so,
connecting the steamer with a hy-
drant In front of Wurgler's hotel, the
firemen by using all their hose man
aged to reach the blazing woods.
| The flames were soon extinguished
and the settlement freed from danger.
Tie firemen returned to their quar-
ters about o'clock. How the fire
started is a mystery.