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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
New Phone No. 81.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER /. 1908.
the DEATH OF
CAPTAIN kTTERSALl

No death in many years has caus-
ed such uni, ersal sorrow as that of
Captain w. A. Attersall Coming
here more than fifty years ago for
eigner, he became at once identified
with the material growth of the COM
munitv.
He saw Winchester grow from a
village to prosperous city. And no
man In the last fifty years has dom
more to advance the growth of Win
chester than Billy Attersall. 1t was
fitting that In the declining years of
his life he should be honored with
the Office of Mayor, the highest Of
fee in our gift.
Captain Attersall was very mod
est man. He never sought position
of any kind and in every position
that he held it was the gift
Of the people and not of his
seeking. Unlike many men who are
4aonOred In various ways. he was in
NO sense a politician. He always did
his duty as he saw it. regardless Of
criticism.
As an Illustration of his filclii
shortly after he was elected Mayor,
he gave pauper several dollars and
sent him away from town in order
to keep him from being a public
charge.
When Captain Attersall found that
there was no law for the expendi-
ture of such money he refused to
allow the Council to reimburse him
for the-amount expended.
He was as gentle as a child, and
being honest himself. he had conf
dence in others, and was often i'm
posed upon
We have never known man with
greater devotion toanis family. His
wife and children were topmost in
his mind all the time. He loved the
good things of life and enjoyed them.
He was genial COMPANION, always
solicitous for the comfort and well
fare of others. One by one the men
who bore the brunt of the battle i'll
making our city are passing away.
A new generation, descendants from
the cid and strangers from the out
side are filling their places. /. n.
Massie is gone, Judge Flanagan is
gone, J w. Parrish is gone, and now
W. a. Attersall. Their places cam
not be filed. We can only trust that
those upon whom the responsibilities
now rest viii acquit themselves with
as much credit as those that have
gone before
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01

weekly paper which has just made its
appearance In Louisville, under the
editorship of Denny B. Good, born
newspaper man. The Focus will be
of great interest to people in gen.
eral. Kentuckians in particular, and
viii deal with questions of society,
politics, education, home and liberal
arts. 1t will be a welcome addition
to the exchange table of country
papers and we are only voicing the
sentiment of Kentucky editors when
we wish Mr.. Goode unbounded sue
cess.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
KILLED BY DETECTIVE
Marion Farmer Resisted Arrest OF
Charge Of Stealing Coal.


Marion. o.. Dec. 1. - When ]. w.
Jackson, As, a farmer, resisted arrest
on charge Of coal stealing, he was
shot and instantly killed by H. R.
Curry, an Erie detective. Jackson is
said to have attacked the detective
with a corncutter. Curry fired sew
eral shots, two Of which entered
Jackson's breast. One bullet pene-
trated the heart. Curry walked to
police headquarters and gave him
self up, claiming that he shot in self
defense.
A crowd Of several hundred col
lected but was dispersed by the po-
lice. 1t was feared that an attempt
would be made to lynch Curry be-
cause of the feeling against him, and
he was spirited away to Delaware by
the authorities.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
AMERICA AND JAPAN.

The reported understanding be-
tween the United States and Japan
will probably put an end for a time
at least to the prophecies Of such
jingOes at Hobson. 1t insures peace
M the Pacific and guarantees the
open door In China and the terri
forial integrity of that great Empire.
Few well informed Americans reel
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Woodruff to Be Placed

New York, Dec. with the an
nouncement from Hot Springs of the
withdrawal of Timothy L. Woodruff,
Republican state chairman of New
York, from the senatorial race in this
state in favor of Elihu Root, friends
of Mr.. Woodruff here suggest that he
will receive some other substantial
reward for his services in the cam
paign. 1t is limited Mr.. Woodruff
would not be averse to be made an
ambassador, and Vienna was suggest
Z ed as the post.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Thanks Bearer Reaches WASHINGTON

Washington, Dec. bringing the
thanks of grateful people for the
remittance by the American govern
ment of large part of the Boxer in
demnity, Tang Shat vi, president Of
the Chinese board and created a spe.
cial ambassador for the occasion, ar
rived here.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Murdered and Robbed?

Lacrosse, Wis, Dec. ACCORD
ing to the notice sent to the family
of John P. Gedney of Onalaska, Wis,
who was found dead at Minneapolis,
Mr.. Gedney was shot and killed. He
carried large sums Of money on his
person, and it is believed he was
murdered for his money.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
WILL OUR CITIZENS AWAKE?

The enthusiastic crowds which at
tended the two great educational raj
lies at the Court House on Sunday
show that Clark county is awaken
ing to the necessity of action.
The figures given by Prof. Ciaxton
than whom there is no greater edu-
Gator In the South, should fl, IL with
shame for Kentucky. He is not =
NWthcr1. man criticislng the South.
He is of our people talking in the
family.
By the census of 1900, Kentucky
was fortv-third in the list OF States
In the illiteracy of her native born
white citizens. There were only two
States, Tennessee and North Caro-
Ina, below her on the list. Thirty
seven thousand of her boys and girls
between the ages of 10 and 20 years
could not read 'or write-more in
number than in thirty Of the States
North of the Ohio and West of the
Mississippi.
Kentucky spends about 81 a yeaI
for each pupil in her schools. There
g oof =. Nortbo,.x, ~. Woc%orv, Co.
that does not spend three or four
times this amount.
Clark county tries to keep her
schools open six months in the year
and pays her teachers the munif-
cent salary of $35 per month, less
than a day labocer receives.
Think on these things. Our boys
and girls have rights. They on
to be placed on IN equal footing with
rother children in the struggle for ex-
iStence. But we handicap them from
the start.
The East Legislature passed some
wise school laws. 1t provided for the
establishment of high schools in each
county. And authorized The Fisca,
count to levy a tax of 20 cents Oh
the hundred for education.
Winchester anG the county should
get together and build q frst-clasS
high school Such school would do
more than any other one thing to i'm
prove the country schools. For their
pupils to secure admission to the high
school it would be necessary to have
longer school terms and the best OF
teachers. 1t would be strong in.
lcentive in each neighbOrhOOd.
We are improving our roads. We
willingly spend nearly $4,000 a year
n them. Practically every farmer
has telephone. All of them read
daily paper. The comforts of life
are much greater on every farm than
they weres10 or even ) years ago.
The only thing We NEGLECT IS The
future American citizen. We fail tc
realize that our children are growing
up to take our places, that on Them
depends the future success of our
democratic institutions.
Why has Clark county six or eight
hundred white foaters who want to
be paid for their votes at every cleo
ton? Why can such a standing
menace to free institutions exist?
Because this great Commonwealth
this rich and prosperous county does
not provide proper facilities for the
education of her citizens.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
THE FOCUS.

The Focus Is tie name of a nee
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01

You can not all the flour adj
vertised as the best on earth and
you can not make a mistake in us
'ng Mansfeld's Best Patent or M
lily. Every sack guaranteed.
MANSFTELD'S FLOUR MILLS
Winchester, Nv.
lib 3mo cd.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
PRESIDENT is
FIFTY YEARS OLD
Is as Sturdy and Vigorous as an Ex-
ceptionally Well Developed
Man at Thirty,

Washington, Oct. 81. ~ President
Roosevelt is fifty years old. To all
who asked him on the semi-centennia
birthday how he feels to be near the
end of his term, while still young
man, tie president says, as he has
been saying to all his friends since his
return from his summer home at
Oyster Bay:
II have had a splendid time in the
White House. have no regrets. /
have done some things. / have lived.
and am counting the days that must
elapse before go out. Oh, then there
is year in Africa. I will go in and
not come out for near a year. | shall
hunt big game, see wonderland, live
close to tie ground and study natural
history"
Congratulations and remembrances
poured in upon the president. At fifty
Mr.. Roosevelt is as sturdy and vigor-
GUS as an exceptionally weII-developed
man at thirty. In reality he is as
young as most men half his age. His
remarkable physical condition he
ascribes to the attention he gives his
health, especially his insistence upon
daily outdoor exercise, regardless OF
the weather.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
HUNDREDS DIE IN PHILIPPINES
by TyphOon-Americans in
Thrilling Rescues.

The recent typhoon in the Caga-
yam valley killed at least 500 peo-
pie, according to advices. At APART,
where a thrilling rescue of 100 ma
tives was effected through the heroism
of Lieutenant Robert Clark, Lieutenant
Tredway and Postmaster Foss, the sur
vivors say that 800 residents of the
submerged fishing village, which is To-
Gated some distance below APART,
were swept away and drowned.
The three Americans, aided by Fill
pino volunteers, were Informed of the
danger that threatened the village,
and managed to reach it by boat. APP
preaching the shore in series of short
rushes between breakers, the rescuers
found scores of natives clinging to the
poles of their wrecked habitations.
Lieutenants Clark and Tredway, car
rying lines from the boat, fought their
way through the breakers and, swim
ming from house to house in the flood
water, saved the lives of about 100
men, women and children. So thol-
Ough was their work that all but six of
those living when the boat reached the
village were saved. More than fifty
bodies were rescued.
1t is reported that many were
drowned at Hagan and that the town
was almost entirely destroyed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
The Annihilation of Distance.


How much nearer TO each other the
nations of the world are today than they
were few decades ago! When weeks
and months were required to get news
from across the ocean the old world
seemed to be great way off. Now the
whole earth is belted with telegraph and
cable lines, and yesterdays happenings
in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America,
Australia and the islands of the sea are
read at this mornings breakfast table.
Distance is annihilated and the nations
are becoming friendly neighbors in con-
sequence. The marvellous change is
brought home to the mind most strik-
ingly upon reading great modern news
paper whose telegraphic news covers the
whole world each day--a paper such as
The Chicago Record Herald, which has
a veritable army of correspondents in
every important city. In addition to it's
own staff of correspondents The Record
Herald has the benefit of the foreign
news service of the New York Herald
famous for its world wild cable system
and for the reliability of its foreign
news; also that of the New York World
and the New York Journal OF Commerce,
besides that great cooperative news
gathering organization, the Associated
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
ONE WEAK SPOT!
Most Edgerton People Have q Weak
Part and zoo Often its the Back


Most Edgerton People Have Weak
Part and zoo Often its the Back
Everyone has week spot.
Too often it's bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden twist.
Dull aching keeps up, day and night.
Tells you the kidneys need help
For bachache is really kidney ache.
A kidney cure is what you need
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys,
Cure backache and all urinary ills.
Edgerton people recommend the rem
edy.
John Dave, Broad ST., Edgerton, Wis,
says: Il began suffering from kidney
trouble several years ago. The first
symptom of my complaint was dull
aching in the small of my back, which
was with me constantly | was subject
to headaches, felt languid and had but
little ambition. Ny kidneys were weak,
and vas bothered by frequent desire
to pass he secretions | tried num-
Der of remedies but did not succeed in
finding relief until Doan's Kidney Pills
we're brought to my attention. | pro-
cured them at w. G. Atwell's drug store
and they strengthened my kidneys,
eliminated the uric poison from nv sys
tenn and completely cured me. / feel
very grateful to Doan's Kidney Pills for
the good they have done me-
For sale by ell dealers. Price 80 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, 1908-10-30
SOLVE MYSTERY
AT KENOSHA, WIS.
Body OF Prominent Man Which Has
Been Missing Two Years Found
in River.

KenosLa. Wis.,, Oct. 24.-The body Of
John Gillett. formerly probably the
best known man in Kenosha and a
son of the late Judge Gurdin Gillett
who disappeared here Jan. Ia. 1907,
was found in the Kenosha river here.
1t is evident Gillett walked into the
river on the night Of his disappear
ance and was caught in the refuse at
the bottom of the stream and held
there
The river is filed with tar from the
gas works and with acids from large
tannery. and these served as a pre-
serving fluid TO such an extent that
notwithstanding the fact that the body
had been in the water for nearly two
years. it was still possible to recognize
the features
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
BUYS EARLY DAY RELIC
Tank Cottage. Linked with Pioneer
History of Green Bay, Acquired
by Historical Society.

Green Bay, Wis, Oct. 20. -Negotia
lions looking toward the acquisition Of
the old Tank cottage, one Of the early
landmarks of this city, by the His
torical society are practically COM
pleted. 1t will be remodeled and it is
possible that it will be used as the
home Of the society.
Some time ago when it was ascer.
tanned that the cottage which is in
delibly linked with the early history Of
the city, and the oldest building in the
state, could be secured for an almost
nominal sum, a committee was APP
pointed to raise fund of 81 900 for it's
purchase and remOdeling. The efforts
of this committee met with hearty
response. The site Of the cottage Is
one of the beauty spots of the town.
Encouraged by this success a COM
mittee of the Historical society has
been appointed to treat with the North
western road to secure the old Fort
Howard building, tie home of the gar
risOn stationed here against the In
dams and to protect the highways
leading to Milwaukee and other points
in the state. 1t is believed that the
railroad will grant the request, as the
Historical society will preserve the old
building as a relic Of the pioneer and
fur trade days and mark the site with
a suitable bronze tablet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
HALTS SPEECH
TO BE MARRIED
Speaker at Milwaukee Federation
Meeting Excuses Self Long
Enough for Ceremony.

Milwaukee, Oct, 26.-While Mrs. Da-
vid r. Davis, of Eau Claire, was
responding to an address at the state
convention OF the Federation Of
Women's clubs Ralph W. Burdick, of
the same city, was seeking some min.
lister to marry him to- Mrs. Davis. She
had not yet completed her address
when he returned, but Burdick sent a
messenger with note TO her.
Excusing herself for a few minutes,
Mrs. Davis stepped outside and was
whisked off to Calvary Presbyterian
church, where Rev. W. e. Graham was
waiting to officiate at tie marriage
When the ceremony was completed
Mrs. Burdick returned and finished her
talk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Happenings in Wisconsin Which
Are of Interest to Our
Own People.
SCHOOLS REQUIRE GIoRE MONEY
Normals Will Ask Legislature for
Larger Appropriations
Increase Needed 20 Meet Current Ex-
penses and Other Things
Large increase in the
Enrolment.

Madison. Wis, Oct. 26.-The next
session Of the legislature will be asked
to appropriate S1O0,Go0additiona to the
annual levy of S230.OO0 for the sup
port of the norma. schools of the state.
This Increased amount is necessary to
meet the current needs OF tie normal
schools, including the summer sessions
and the expense Of the rev normal
school established two years age a,
Lacrosse.
The income fund OF the norma.
schools for tie year shows that $50
600 was raised 5y taxes: Se5.l3T. Ui
was received as interest OH tie norma
school funa, the; e was collected as fees
at the seven Schools. S21,63l.lS and
the annual appropriation " tie state
for the institutes was 1900, making
grand total of receipts for the year
ending June 30 Of 1888, 1924. There
was balance on hand on July /.
of sol, 599.39
During the biennial period, July !,
1906, to June 80, 1908, inclusive, there
was disbursed a total of 1919, 505.67.
being $685., 591.70 more than during the
preceding biennium.
The libraries in the normal schools
are not self-supporting, but are
source Of income to the board, the total
disbursements being 3,605.S9 less than
the income during the two years. In
tie last two years there were enrolled
in the seven normal schools, 4,257 stu
dents, of which 2,726 were in the nor
NAL department; ii in the preparatory
school; 432 in the grammar depart
ments The total number of gradu-
ates were 113 more than during the
preceding two years. From all the nor
NAL schools during the two years, 800
graduated from the elementary courses
and 1,O44 from the advanced courses,
making total of 1854. In the seven
schools during the year 1908, there
were teaching in tie normal depart
ments, 70 male and 60 female teach
ers. The total number Of employees Of
the schools was 207.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
VESSEL ASHORE
DURING A GALE
Passenger steamer Marquette Goes on.
the Beach Near Kenosha-Pas.
sengers Saved.

Kenosha. Wis. Oct. 24.-The passen.
ger steamer Marquette, plying between
Kenosha Waukegan and Chicago.
went Oh the beach early in the day
one and half miles south of kenssAa
during a northeast gale. III haze the
crew lost their bearings The Kenosha
life saving crew went to the steamer
and took the crew and seven passen-
gers safely to shore. 1t was feared
the boat would go to pieces on account
of the increasing seas and storm
A tug went out from Kenosha and
after pulling on the boat for several
hours succeeded in releasing the steam
er and towed her to the Kenosha har.
Dor. The vessel is leaking consider
ably.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Will Remain as Pastor.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct 26.-The
Rev. L. H. Keller, pastor of the First
Congregational church Of this city, and
formerly pastor of Pilgrim chuvch, Mil
waukee, will not accept the newly Gre
ated Office of superintendent of the
Congregational Church association of
Wisconsin. After comforting with the
congregation the committee represent
ing the association decided that it
would be unwise to ask Mr.. Keller to
resign his passionate here
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Harrison Monument Unveiled.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 27.-Cere-
monies attending the unwilling of the
Benjamin Harrison monument were
preceded by parade in which all of
the G. a. r. posts of the city, num-
bering 700 men, participated, as well
as 800 members of the regular army,
600 national guardsmen and 500 mem
bers of fraternal orders
The speakers were Vice President
Fairbanks, General John w. Noble,
Mr.. Harrison's secretary of the in
terror, and John L. Griffiths, the Har-
rison biographer. James Whitcomb
Riley read poem written for the oc-
casion
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Kill and Main Horses.

Neenah, Wis, Oct. 24.-Farmers
west of NeeDah are considerably
wrought up over the deeds of some APP
parently insane person killing horses
In that vicinity. Elmer Smith discov-
cred a valuable brood mare dead in
the stall in his barn. A veterinary Of
Appleton stated the animal lad been
killed by blow on the head with an
ak. Another case is reported where
two valuable draft horses belonging to
a farmer named Huxley in the town of
Menasha, had their tongues cut out
These horses were in pasture
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
MOREFROM WADDELL
Enemy of the Powder Trust Tells
How It Started in to Fight
His Mill.
FIRST BLOW WAS A BIG CUT
Then Spies Were Sent Into rs Mills
to Make Trouble.
One Man offered a Good Thing"
TO Take Notes for the Du
Points, Says Witness
Contract Lost.

At New York, Monday during the
progress Of the case against the Pow
der trust in the United States court,
r. S. Waddell, of Peoria. ILL.,. the lead
er in the fight against the trust, said
that whereas the price of 5lasting pow
der in Illinois had been $1.35 per key.
Immediately after the building of his
mills was commenced all the associated
powder companies reduced blasting
powder to s11O fat price in that dis
trict that would be reached by his
mills "Spies and detectives We're sent
inside my mills to create dissension
among the employees said Waddell.
81 was enabled to oyerhear a converse
tiOn which took ploce between Harry
Page, of the Chicago, burlington and
Quincy railroad, and representative
from Du Pont.
Offered Pay To Be a Spy.
sat that conversation Page was Of
fered 500 a month and 81 for every let
ter that he would write in which he
was to give the details of every slip
ment made from the Buckeye mills,
tie name of the consignee, and the
date and number of each case. He
was to secure all private information
he could from me, visit the mills as a
representative of the railroad com
pany, and write letters regarding the
interior of the works and their man
agement. Three days afterwards a
man came into nay office and presented
his card. | recognized him as the
agent who had made overtures TO
Page. His name was w. HI. Eiatt.
member of the advisory council of the
Du Pont company at Wilmington"
How He Lost a Contract.
In reply to a question by Judge Scar
lett if he had lost any contracts from
the actions of the Associated Powder
companies, the witness said lie lost a
contract that he had with the Deering
Coal company, of Chicago. He said:
II had supplied this company with ten
or twelve thousand barrels when one
day learned that car of powder had
been refused. / was told that this was
because the miners would not use
Buckeye powder. They had been
spoken to by agents of the Du Pont
and Latin & Rand companies, and ap-
parently had been induced to protest
against the use of my powder. Prices
were continually being cut, and the
powder companies closed the market
so that we were never able to market
more than one-half of the powder we
could produce"
The hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Saw Through Bars of Jail.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 27.-Sheriff Kit
tleson and posse are securing Dane
county after three brothers, Hugo, al.
bert and Rudolph Donnerstag. alleged
vounterfeiters, who broke jail here.
The prisoners sawed the iron window
bars with q saw made from Il steel
bed Stat, and reached the ground by
a rope made from bed clothing. The
Donnerstags were arrested Ang. II at
their home eighteen miles from Rhine
lander, Wis, charged with counter.
feiting.