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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
ABDUCTION ENDS FATALLY.
Indiana Ran Shot While Attempting
to Garry OF Woman.

An involved matrimonial difficulty
resulted the other afternoon in the
shooting and death of w. w. Patterson,
keeper of the Syracuse, Ind, boat
house on Lake Wawasse, and Ernest
Franks, his brother-in-law. was dan
gerously wounded in a desperate run
ming battle in automobiles, which was
fought near Millersburg.
According to reports of the affair,
Patterson when shot was attempting
to abduct Mrs. j. NJ Sargent of SYRIA
cuse at the point of revolver, out Of
revenge, it is said, because Mrs. Sar-
gent, close friend of Mrs. Patterson,
was accused by Patterson of having
disrupted his family affairs. Patter-
son was married to a daughter of DR..
Franks of Ligonier, having eloped with
her. She subsequently left him and
went to live with her father in Lyon
Ter. Mrs. Sargent was visiting at the
Franks residence.
Patterson called Mrs. Sargent on the
telephone and told her he was coming
after her. To this no attention was
paid, as the young man had been act
ing strangely for several days. Later
he went to Landlord Hoover of local
hotel and said he was Federal officer
and had a warrant for Mrs. Sargent's
arrest. Together they started is an
automobile to Dr. Franks house. On
the way he met Dr. Franks, father of
the wounded man, and Mrs. Sargent,
who were driving to town. Covering
them with a revolver, he dragged the
woman from the carriage and throw
ing her into the automobile, forced
Hoover to start toward Millersbrrg
News Of the abduction quickly spread
through Ligonier. Ernest Franks, a
brother of Mrs. Patterson, organized
a posse and started in pursuit, taking
the lead in q big touring car. At Mil
lersburg Patterson left his auto and
entered the telegraph Office. Then the
posse from Ligonier arrived in an auto
mobile. Franks ordered Patterson to
drop his revolver Instead Patterson
fired and wounded Franks. At this q
member of the posse fred, fatally
wounding Patterson
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09

Robert Harcourt, Liberal, son Of this
late Sir William Vernon Harcourt by his
second wife, who was the daughter of ]
l.. Motley the historian, has been elected
to the British House of Commons from
the district Of Montrose, in place OF
John Morley, recently elevated to ths
peerage.
The Congress of the Argentine Repub-
lie assembled at Buenos Ayres just as II
was reported that various groups Of in
surgents throughout the country had been
defeated. President AL Corta, in his mes
sage. said he had never intended ignor-
ing the right of Congress to deal with
the budget and promised to adhere TO the
constitution.
Winston Churchill. president of the
British Board OF Trade in the new cabi-
net. who recently was defeated in North
west Manchester, has obtained a decisive
victory in the Dundee constituency by a
plurality Of 2,T09, although his vote was
2,197 less taan the Liberal total two years
ago. The Laborite candidate came out
third in the race.
Prince IN Eulenburg. the former friend
and coniidant OF Emperor William,
knight of the Black Eagle and member of
the Prussian House Of Lords has been
brought to Berlin under arrest under q
charge Of perjury and on the plea Of i'll
ness has been taken to a charity hospital.
The charge is made in connection with
the trial Of Editor Harden for libel
W. II. Leavitt, a son-in-law Of William
Jennings Bryan. had dangerous encoun,
ter in Paris with an Italian named Cana,
who had been sitting for Mr.. Leavitt as
model in connection with picture which
the American artist Is painting for the
city hall at Denver. Colo. After being
released from his engagement Cana re-
turned repeatedly to Mr.. Leavitt's studio
and demanded extra compensation. This
was refused bin. The model finally
struck Mr. Levitt a blow on the head
with bludgeon. The artist was knock
ed down. but he jumped up at once and
defended himself with knife.
Dispatches were reed in the Persias.
parliament stating that the Kurds around
Urumiah, a town in Persian Armenia,
had piIIaged thirty-six villages and mas
sacred 1000 people.
Lord Avebury (Sir John Lubbock in
troduced a bill in the British House sf
Lords prohibiting. under severe penalties,
the importation Of plumage. excepting
that of certain species of birds
Nine Anna Gould and her children, ac-
companied by Prince Helie de Sagan, arc
travelling in Italy. The prince has been
warned by friend from Paris tbat Count
Boni de Castellane is determined 10 Gre
ate scandal the moment be meets him.
The grand duchy Of Meckienburg-
Schwerin has ceased 10 be the only state
in Germany without constitutional gov
ernnent. for the Grand Duke FREDERICK
has given up his feudal privileges and
granted a constitution simiIsr TO that en-
ployed by some Of the other German
states.
At Casablanca there was an encounter
Between some French aud Spanish troops
in the port. THE Spaniards
fired first, il is alleged. and the French
ZouaYes replied in kind One spanlard
was killed and another wounded. while
the French had two nasn wounded A
French officer took command Of the dis
trict.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
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Jack Atkins won the rich Metropolitan
handicap at the opening of Belmont Park
in New York.
handily from Nebraska university in
eight innings by the score of to 1.
Jared from a vicious blow that had
sent him to the floor and SO dazed that
he could hardly see, Rudolph Unholz was
declared beaten in the eleventh round of
his 60 with Joe Cans at San Francisco.
Pinned to the floor for fifteen minutes
beneath platform on which rested 5000
pounds of iron, Warren Travis of Will
Hamsburg who is known as q profess
sional strong man, received injuries in
the Brooklyn Athletic Club house which
may result in his death.
Sir Cleges, George Longs colt. won
the Blue Grass stakes at Churchill Downs
in a terrific drive with Dark Night
through the stretch.
Benning race track will be removed
from the District of Columbia into Mary
land because Congress has imposed PEN
atty of $500 for betting on races within
the District.
the prohibitive odds Of to 9. won the
Suffolk selling stake at the Metropolitan
Clubs closing race at Jamaica. He COW
cred FIVE furlongs in one minute five sec
onds.
Allie Moore annexed the title of two
mile king in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pro-
fessionai roller skating championship for
that distance held in Chicago. Moore
took the grand final in SIP Az. leading
John Flannery of Youngstown By two
feet at the finish.
In the dual track meet between Penn
sylvania freshmen and combined school
teams, at Philadelphia, Roy Mercer, an
1S-year-oii George school boy, broke the
worlds interscholastic pole vault record,
held By G. Freeney Of Chicago. clearing
the bar at IL feet Il inch Mercer also
won the quarter.mile race in 30 As and
the broad jump at Il feet 0 inches.
In the Metropolitan Driving Clubs
matinee races Oh the Charles river speed
was, in Boston, Chase, bay gsiding
(2 .O7L9, owned by G. H BeItcdeau,
made new worlds record for trotters for
a half mile on a speedway. The first heat
was trotted In minute fat, lowering
the previous record OF :00A, held By
Mack Mack, and the third heat, also won
by Cf@se, was trotted in :O0A. The
second heat was won By Phoeben ". IN
/ .o014.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
GREAT DRY" WAVE IS
SWEEPING THE LAND
Report to Presbyterians Shows As
Per Cent of People Free
from Saloons.
BIG TOWNS sPURN LIQUOR.
List of Eight Bishops Selected by
the Methodist General Confer
ence at Baltimore.

Eight million six hundred thousand
people abolished the saloon last year,
including four entire States. The seven
prohibition States have a population
of over 1o,000000, while 27,O00O00
more live in other prohibition terri
tory, making about 40 per cent of the
tstuis population of the United States
free from tie influence of the saloon
OF the thlrty-four' legislatures in SEES
sion last year, twnty passed laws I'M
favorable 20 the liquor traffic, while
not a legislature has been in session
the present year that has not had one
or more temperance bills before it. In
recent years no legislation favorable to
the liquor traffic has been enacted"
Such was the language in which the
pogress Of the temperance movement
in the United States was reported to
the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church in session at Kansas
City.
1t was shown that the victories of
the opponents Of the traffic were not
confined TO rural districts, bnt were
obtained in such cities as Kansas City,
Kan; Atlanta, Ga; Birmingham, Ala.
and Worcester, Mass, each with pop
ulation of over 100000. Ten other
cities of over 5O,000 twenty-five over
10000, and seventy-slx having between
5000 and 1000 have banished the
saloon.
The Temperance Committee reported
that while there was time when
more States than at present had pro-
hibitory laws, more than twice as
many people to-day live under prohi-
milton as at any previous time in the
history CT the United States The aim
aim of the temperance work was given
as twofold. First, to keep people away
from strong drink, and, second, to
keep strong drink away from the peo-
pie. Continuing, the committee report
ed: "The latter may be accomplished
by law, so far as men can be made
to respect and obey the law. The for
mer must be done mainly by educa-
ton, moral suasion and religious intiu-
ence"
New M. Il. Bishops.
The Episcopal election OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference of 1908 was
completed at Baltimore ON Tuesday.
and when announcement was made of
the selection of the eighth and last
bishop many of the delegates heaved
signs of relief The full list of selec-
tons is here given:
DR.. W. F. Anderson. Dr. W. S. Lewis.
DR.. ]. l.. Nelson. Dr. e. H. Hughes.
DR.. w. A. Guayle. Dr. r. Mcintyre.
DIR. c. w. Smith. DR.. F. NJ. Bristol.
The Rev. George A. Cookies appeal
against the ruling of Bishop David II.
Moore in the matter of Mr.. Cookies
charges against Chancellor J. r. Day
of Syracuse University was dismissed
~ the Judiciary Committee of the Cen
sral Conference. Mr.. Cooke preferred
charges against Chancellor Day before
the New York conference, alleging that
DR.. Day had spoken disrespectfully of
President Roosevelt in his writings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
WAS KILLED FOR MONEY.
Waui<esha Victim of Tramps Believed
to Have Had Considerable Cash

to Have Had Considerable Cash.
That robbery was the motive is now the
accepted theory in the mystery of the
finding of the body of Louis Sorenson on
the river bank near the Waukesha In
dustrial school. with his head battered in
The post-mortem conducted by Drs. e.
w. Malone and X. E. Davies revealed
nine distinct cuts on the head and three
skull fractures. one of which was at the
base of the skull. There were no marks
or bruises on any other part of the body
and no internal injuries. 1t is thought
that Sorenson was taken unawares as he
was a man of powerful physique and in
perfect health and would have made a
hard fight. All efforts TO locate any rela-
tives of the dead man have proven I'M
awaiting and a thorough search of tlS
shack on ST. Paul avenue revealed Moth
ing in this respect except certified coGsy
of a divorce decree granted him from In
geburg Sorenson by the Circuit Court of
Dane county in 1876. 1t is thought Sor
enson had money as he recently offered to
loan 500. The officers are firmly con-
WINGED that Sorenson was murdered by
tranlps who robbed him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
HorSerndisy.

Horseradish is commonly grown from
offsets and not from seed. Some claim
they have best success in growing 1t as
a second crop after early cabbage,
beets, etc. The crop is dug in the fall,
the small roots removed and cut into
sets TO inches long The top end
Is cut square and the bottom end slant
ing, so as TO make no mistake in plant
ing. These are tied in bundles and kept
over winter in sand. In spring, after
the cabbage are set out, row Of horse
radish is planted between the cabbage
rows Small holes are made with a
light crowbar or long stick. and the
sets dropped in and covered or 5
inches deep. so that they do not COME
up unt1 July l. The roots are dug
very late in the fall. Any deep, rich,
we'll drained soil win answer for horse
radish.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
Wisconsin
State News
KILLS AT CHURCH DOOR.
suitor shoots Mother of Girl and
Menaces Flock WITH Pistol.

suitor Shoots Mother of Girl and
Menaces Flock WITH Pistol.
AT the threshold of the Methodist
church of Oakfeld and before a horror
stricken congregation. Mrs. E. III. Oryis
was shot and killed by Grant Poole. re-
Jected sutton of Miss Grace Oryis, the vic
TINS daughter. After an all-day search
by the sheriff and a posse Poole was
captured on a farm near Ladoga. During
the service, which was conducted by Rev.
Sabin Halsey. Poole occupied a pew in
front of Mrs. Oryis. When the service
was closed and while the congregation
was flowing down the aisles Dr. HaIsey
FASTENED to the door to greet members
OF his flock as they passed out. Poole
followed Mrs. Orvis as She walked. prayer
book in hand, toward the door. As the
woman reached out her hand to greet the
pastor Poole STEPPED forward. revolver in
hand, ant confronted her Mrs. Orvis.
with a sified cry, shrank back, and as
she did So shot rang out. She turned
and the bullet entered her back Poole
fired two more shots, both of which en-
tered the victims back. Wheeling about,
he brandished the weapon at the panic
stricken congregation, and men, women
and children clambered over pews and
lodged behind pillars In their scramble
for safety The assailant then placed the
revolver in his pocket, ran through the
entry, down the wooden steps and disap-
peared around a corner of the church.
Poole, who is 80 years old, was sent to
the Northern asylum three years ago after
having attempted to commit suicide. He
was paroled several months ago and re-
turned to live with his father. Moses
Poole, on a farm near Oakfield. iSe be-
came infatuated with Miss Oryis, but the
young woman repulsed his advances. He
was persistent in his attentions, though.
and the young woman's father and mother
finally forbade him to speak to their
daughter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
wife Held as suspect.

Bert Erni, proprietor of a roadhouse
near Ashland, was shot through the head
on recent night, dying six hours later.
His wife, who is under arrest, claims he
shot himself. Two other women, Hattie
Ferry and Lou Conley, held as witnesses,
clai.n AIRS. Erni began shooting up the
house and they were driven upstairs.
When they came down they found Erni
mortally wounded. The women and a
musician named w H. Martin have been
locked up pending investigation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
Expense of Marketing Crops.

Expense of Marketing Crops.
The expense of hauling crops to mar
ket is estimated at $SO,0OOOOO in adj
dition to railway transportation
charges. The government has recently
conducted an extensive Investigation
of the cost of marketing crops with
view to promoting agricultural econ
omy. The expense is so great that
much valuable land remote from trans
portation facilities is practically value
less for cultivation and can only be
probably utilized in live stock hus-
bandry, as cattle. sheep and horses can
be driven cheaply to remote railways,
where the expense of hauling field
crops would eliminate all profits in
agricultural products.
Wheat. oats. corn. barley and fax
canrot probably be produced from re-
mote transportation facilities. Corn Is
the leading cereal and costs 8 per cent
of the crop to haul it to market. 1t
is an expensive crop to produce and
market and the cost of hauling it to
the efcNdkOTc II Il AcstN tdA Ou tue
industry. Wheat costs around cents
per bushel TO market and potatoes
nominally the same. Tobacco and cot
ton are among the least expensive agri-
cultural products to market owing TO
their high value per pound. Wool
averages the longest haul owing to
large percentage OF the crop being pro-
duced ON the ranges remote from rail-
WY transportation and costs an aver
age OF 10 cents per hundred pounds to
deliver to markeS, the average haul Of
wool being forty lcsles
The expense of marketing farm crops
falls on the producer. whether he hires
his products hauled or takes them per-
sonaIly. The farmers time and team
have a per day value when occupied
with operations on the farm and have
an equal value when devoted TO mar
keting agricultural products.
The government investigation was
conducted with the object of discover
Ing methods Of delivering crops to mar
ket at reduced cost II the expense
could be cheapened one-tenth it would
save farmers SSoo0,0o0 annually.
The only practical method suggested
BY the government experts was to ini-
prove the roads of the country, TO
cheaper the expense Of moving crops to
market. With better public thorough
fares the farmer could double the caps
city of his load and reduce the cost Of
marketing proporticnately. Like rail-
ways which the government subsidized
with enormous grants OF public lands.
the improvement of the roads OF the
country should command national and
State appropriations and not burden
the local authorities with the cost Of
ettsrments-Goodall' Farmer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
HUNDREDS LOST IN TYPHooN.
New Disaster at Hankow Follows
Recent Death-Dealing Flood.

new disaster at dankoW FOLLOWS
Recent Death-Dealing Flood.
The steamer ShinonDo Maru of the
Japanese line, which arrived Thurs
day at Victoria, B. c., brought news
Of another disaster through typhoon
NJ Hankow, following on the disastrous
freshet which involved the loss of more
than 1000 lives with the wrecking of
1000 junks and the stranding Of many
steamers, including several of foreign
river craft.
The shores were thick with corpses
of dwellers along the river. Hundreds
were recovered before the steamer left
Shanghai. The typhoon came suddenly,
and in few hours reduced hundreds
OF boats in the Kan river to sprinters.
Steamers broke away from their moor
ings, and only those which could get
up steam quickly escaped.
News was also brought Of a great
coal mining disaster in Kwang Sa,
where 1000 lives were lost when the
mine took fire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
Mitchell Warns Operators.

Former President Mitchell of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, noting the report that
the anthracite operators had decided to
reduce wages of the miners to make up
for the payment of damages under the liza
bility law and for the compliance with
the safety appliance law, declares that
the miners will not tolerate such an in
Justice" The proposal to take over the
retail business, he says. would mean the
virtual reduction in wages, as there would
be no fuctuation in retail prices to be
divided under the sliding scale.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
NEW FIGHT ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Wisconsin Fr=ternai Bodies Raise a
Fund to Combat Disease.

A State fight against the spread of
tuberculosis has been started by fraternal
organizations. whose losses from the mall
ady have been great. The Equitable Fra
ternal Union led the movement when it
levied per capita tax of ) cents a mem
Der to provide fund for use in Kenosha
Other fraternal organizations in Kenosha
have agreed to follow suit and letters are
being sent out to the chapters of the or
carnations in all parts of the State. Wis
eonsin has a membership in fraternal or
carnations of over 100000, and the
plan, if carried out, will furnish an an
nual fund of $4,000 for the fight against
the disease
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
smaIi CITY Men Turn E.-

omAh city Men Turn Farmers.
That Is question often asked By
men who are now holding places Of
some kind in the city. In the hearts of
most Of US there is a longing to get
out and buy a place where the smell
of the soil may rest and build US UP
again in body and soul, both Of which
have been worn out by the reverend
ing friction Of the city.
1t is not an easy question to an
swer. Men differ in mind, body and
education. Not every man could be-
come a farmer, no matter how hard he
might try or how anxious he might be
to try 1t. Not every woman could
ever fill the place of farmers wife,
for there are problems to solve in the
home Of the farmer that call for
most peculiar ability on the part OF his
wife.
The best that can be said to the men
and women who are seeking advice as
to changing from town to country Is
this: Do not cut off from the old home
and its life all at once If you feel
that you must turn farmers look about
you a little for a small bit Of land not
too far away from your present home.
Try that for a while, still holding your
place in the city where you have a
stated salary or steady profit from
business. If you see that you succeed
with this and feel that you must have
a closer touch with the country it is
easy to get it, while If you cut loose
all at once You may regret it for all
time and really make the mistake of
your life.
And be sure of one other thing The
man who says that anybody can be
farmer is mistaken. Only really smart
men make good farmers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
FARM LANDS FLOODED.


Many Acres Inundated Because 81
Rains-Further Rise Feared.
The Lemonweir river has been swelled
by recent rains until 1t has burst its
banks to the east and west of Mauston
and flooded the farms on both sides, doing
immense damage TO growing crops. All
of the sloughs and creek beds are full
and further rise is feared as the con-
tiEued rains will probably cause another
flood of water to be poured into the
stream from the big drainage bitches in
the north part of the county and if such
is the case it looks as If the Mansion and
Lemonweir dams are doomed. The outlook
for the farmers is gloomy as repetition
of last years wetness means ruin for
MANY
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09

Gather eggs daily in summer as
well as in winter. They will keep bet
ter in the house than in the nest,
where the warm bodies of the hens
come in contact with them. The life
of the strictly fresh egg is three days.
Many people do not appreciate the
fresh flavor. The other day neigh
Dor of mine who has always lived in
large city and has but recently come
to live in our town. sent some eggs to
another neighbor with the message.
''They are just picked. If you keep
them week or so the flavor will be
improved - lie Adams Powell
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09
RIVER DAM IS BLOWN OUT.
Much Damage Done by Dynamite
and Affair Is Mystery.

The Namakogan dam was blown out
during a recent night with two charges Of
dynamite. This dam is located where
Namakogan lake empties into the Mama
hogan river and furnishes the water sup
ply for the North Wisconsin Lumber and
Manufacturing Company of Hayward. to
drive their logs each year. The going out
of the dam will mean great loss of logs
and facilities to the company. 1t is not
known who placed the dynamite.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09

The United States Supreme Court has
sustained the decision of the Arkansas
courts awarding s1.242 damages to the
widow Of a brakeman killed on the Iron
Mountain while trying to couple cars not
equipped with the standard coupler re-
quired by tbs law. The defense was that
the road had taken reasonable care by
providing certain aids, but Justice Moody
said that there was no escape from the
express provision Of the law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-09

that we have not seen and tasted Try
them ard see. There is nothing like
tying Many a man has made his
fortune by trying. Get the seed Of q
hundred new things and begin.
Arrange the garden planting so that
all plants are set in rows like field
crops. Leave good, wide turning row
at each end of the garden, so that no
plants will be trampled down In turn
ing the horse These turning rows may
be seeded to grass and serve as clean,
convenient walks. They may be
trimmed with the lawnmower and even
look beautiful.