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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Fort Atkinson.

George Niebler, aged 55, a farmer liy-
ing east OF Jefferson, was killed in run
away this week while breaking a wild
colt. He leaves wife and children.
The large barn, granary and several
other outbuildings on the farm of Henry
Miller, in the town of Milford, were de-
stroye by fire OF unknown origin. The
loss, partly insured, will amount to not
less than $1,000.
An area of land containing six acres
along Rock river has recently been pur-
chased from the Riverview addition
which will be made into ball park.
Everything will be arranged in first-cla
condition, the diamond will be skinned,
backstop erected and seats to accommo-
date spectators will be. built. Games
will be played every Sunday the first
one on April 10Th.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
In the Ghost Laying Business.


This advertisement appeared in Lon
don in 1777:
Haunted HouseS.-Whereas there
are mansions and castles in England
and Wales which for many years have
been uninhabited and are now falling
into decay by their being haunted and
visited by evil spirits or the spirits of
those who for unknown reasons are
rendered miserable even in the grave
a gentleman who has made the tour of
Europe, of a particular turn of mind
and deeply skilled in the abstruse and
sacred science of eXorcism, hereby Of
fers his assistance to any owner or
proprietor of such premises and under
takes to render the same free from
the visitation of such spirits, be their
cause what it may, and render them
tenantable and useful to the proprie-
tors. Letters addressed to the Rev.
John Jones, 80 st. Martins lane, duly
answered and interview given if re-
CURED. N. B.-Rooms rendered habit
able in six days"
The Choice.
A young man stood before the mirror
completing the finishing touches to
toilet of which he felt justly proud.
He was going to call upon the girls
widowed mother to ask for her daugh-
ter's hand in marriage.
At last everything was complete ex-
cept his cravat. Before him on the
dressing table spread the two cravats
between which his choice rested, one,
neat black with a narrow white stripe,
which he had bought himself; the 9TH
er cravat which the girl had given
him for present. a tie such as only
women purchase.
IF / wear the black and white one,
I'll look my BEST" he unused. ION the
other hand. if wear the one she gave
me I'll please her immensely, but will
look like fright"
Then he whistled. walked around the
room and carefully tied his cravat
The mother said, Eyes" although
there were tears in her eyes. and the
girl thought he was the handsomest
and best dressed man in the world
Which cravat did he weaf?-Bohe
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
FRIDAY, ARPIL 81, 1908
CORRESPONDENCE
Stouuhton

Mrs Sarah banks is at home again
and perfectly we'll after the operation to
which she submitted at the Stoughton
surgical hospital two weeks ago.
Mrs G w Felland died on Monday
night at her home east of town, from
brain fever, after several weeks of suffer
ing. Deceased was Al years of age, and
leaves the husband and six children. two
sons and four daughters.
Miss Matte Holtan of this city and
Mr. Lewis Thorson, son of Mr. and Mrs
AISLE Thorson, east OF town, were united
in marriage by Rev A Stub, Wednes-
day evening at the home of the BRIDES
mother.
Ole Fadness of Deerfield is reported
TO be doing nicely at the Stoughton sur
gical hospital, after undergoing an oper-
alton few days ago for cataract of the
right eye. His other eye is also afflicted
with the same trouble and for the past
three years he has been practically blind
but can now see.
Mrs Andr Shea of Pleasant Springs,
who underwent an operation at Slough
ton surgical hospital three weeks ago, is
visiting at the home of her brother, B
Oftelie, before returning to her home.
Will Luten and Eugene Tyler bet
Wesley Rice SO that he could not eat
two dozen fried eggs in 30 minutes Rice
put up the money and telephoned his
wife he might never see her again. In
Just 10 minutes he had eaten the two
dozen eggs fried in one pound of butter
and also drank cupfull of vinegar. He
got the $40 and telephoned his wife to
cook two dozen more for dinner as he
was still hungry.
State Superintendent Cary warns all
teachers and school officers of the state
that any person representing himself to
be sent out by the department of public
instruction to sell books school appa-
ratus, furniture, and in fact anything
whatever, is swindler. Recently a let
ter came from young school teacher
near Oregon, this county, telling that an
agent told her that if she would sign her
name to slip of paper the state super
intendent would send her, free of all ex
pense, eight valuable books. She was
plain spoken, she said, in telling the fell
low she would not buy any books from
an agent, but she agreed to take the
gift in the manner represented. The
books came and later note signed by
herself turned up at bank. She ap-
pealed to Superintendent Cary, who can
do no more than reiterate the warning
he has sent out many times before.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24

Possesses marvellous curative pow
ers, removes all disorders, makes health,
strength and flesh. After taking Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea you'll realize
the wonderful good it does. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets.-W. G.. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24

Tobacco land to let on shares. In
quire of G. O. Shannon. 20w2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24
Milton junction

Messrs Sam Greene, Ernest Greene,
Asa Goodrich and Herman Cary have
returned from Chippewa Falls where
they have been in tobacco work.
A d Conkey was here from Cambridge
last Thursday. The family will move to
this village last of this week. They will
occupy the Hannah Burdick house on
Madison avenue.
Through the agency of Winch &
Schrader, Allen Davis sold his S0,acre
farm the past week to G D Gray, taking
in part payment Mr. Gray's house and
lot in the village.
S G Bond had bad fall Friday which
instead of resulting in few broken
bones might have ended his life. He was
trimming trees and had heightened his
ladder by building a scaffold under it.
When at work hear the top, some II or
15 feet from the ground, the scaffold
gave way and Mr. Bond fell to the
ground. He was insensible for a short
time but nothing more serious than a
broken bone in the forearm and several
broken bones in the wrist resulted.
The committee appointed by the Mil
ton junction Fire company for the pur-
pose of soliciting funds for equipment
met last week and decided to solicit
funds on the basis of fifty cents for q
dwelling and one dollar for business
property, and work has been begun
Everyone seems willing to aid financially
in obtaining adequate fire protection
and the company only asks that each
one be as liberal as he feels able in help
ing to secure the necessary apparatus
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-24

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
never fails to tone the stomach, purify
the blood, regulate the liver, kidneys
and bowels. The greatest spring tonic,
makes and keeps you well. 80 cents,
Tea or Tablets.-W. G.. Atwell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
TOO MUCH VENTILATION.
1t Is Suggested as Cause for Mine
Disasters.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 3-Greater safe
ty in mining, conservatism in the coal
mining industry, the formal opening of
the government station for investiga-
tion of mine explosions, which was es-
tablished here recently, an election of
three directors. addresses by James R.
Garfield, secretary of the interior, DR..
]. A. Holmes, chief of the technologic
branch of the United States geological
survey, the annual address of President
j. H Richards of Idaho. speeches by
well known mine owners, and mine of
hcials, and reception to che delegates
by the citizens of Pittsburg, We're some
of the features confronting the Ameri-
can mining congress when the second
days session of the eleventh annual
convention began here today. Appar-
emily the whole convention has concen-
trated its efforts on improvement of the
coal mining industry. In an address
former Governor A. B. Fleming of
West Virginia, director of the Mon
ongahela mines said:
Il wonder sometimes if there is such
a thing as too much ventilation in the
mines.''
The American mining congress has
recalled that in all, the recent mine
explosion the mines were the best ven
tilated in the world.
One of the most important actions to-
day was the introduction of a resolution
providing for tax of one-half cent a
ton on all coal mined to provide for
pensions and other relief in mine acci-
dents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
CURES DRUNKARDs BY PRAYER.
New Plan Adopted by the Emmanuel
Movement.

New York. Dec 3-The cure of
chronic drunkenness by the so-called
Emmanuel movement. combination of
mental healing and Christianity, is ad-
vocated by the Rev. DR.. McComb of
Boston In a lecture here last evening
he cited several cases where confirmed
drunkards had been cured of alcohol
ism where all other remedies had fail
ed
I'm common with many other dis
cases." said DR.. McComb, alcoholism
is at once mental, physical and moral
in it's nature and effects. Our Emman-
uel clinic recognizes this many sided
character of the disease and attempts
to treat it from all three sides. When
patient comes to us for treatment
the clinic makes two demands upon
him. 1t insists that he shall have an
earnest desire to rid himself of the dis
ease and that while he stays in the
clinic for the prescribed period of two
months he shall submit himself entire
ly to the rules of the institution.
I'VE lead the patient in prayers" he
continued, I'VE try to make him realize
the greatness and goodness in life that
can be accomplished through close fol-
lowing of ways of righteousness. We
try to have him know that he is once
more a responsible entity in the whole
scheme of things-that he has soul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
TAFT WON'T SAY.
VIII Not Announce Cabinet Selections
Until All Are Made.

Hot Springs, Va, Dec. 3.-PreSldent-
elect Taft made it decidedly plain To-
day that no information IOr PuOAoo
ton might be expected from MIN re-
garding the makeup of MS caDlneI
until he is ready to make the oHcldl
announcement of the entire caDlnet;
Acting on this declaration he decnhe9
to discuss the report from CleVeIanu
that Representative Theodore Il. bui b
ton of Ohio had been onered the
treasury portfolio.
That the report respecting Mr.. Bur-
ton has foundation is the belet mere
of those who know Mr.. Tafts hlgh re-
gard for the stateSmanSh1p apllltleS oI
the Ohio congressman
The present situation with respect
to the matter is understood here TO pc
that Mr. Burton has been told py MI.
Taft that he may be invited TO accepI
a cabinet position and that e1ther lhe
treasury or the state department may
be available in this connection IhaI
a more definite understanding couIo
mot he had is due in part at least to the
position of Mr.. Burton as a candloate
for the senate. This situation makes
lit plain that a positive statement can
not be made at this time as to what
Mr.. Burton's connection with tne mex
administration will be. Should he fali
in his ambition for the senate 1t is re-
graded as a good guess that ne VIII
be a cabinet minister. Mr- Tatt mas
heretofore spoken very highly OF MI;
Burton's understanding of financial
matters and his general h1gh States
manship qualities.
Arthur l. Vorys, Mr.. Taft's Ohio
chief of staff during the compalgn
and now actively engaged in promoI-
ing the senatorial fight of Charles +.
Taft. stopped here today on mis- way
will have a conference with Judge Taft
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
KINGS MESSENGER.
First One in Many Years Arrives at
New York

New York, Dec. 3-There has arrived
at the Plaza hotel the first kings mes
senger who has come to this country in
many years. He is the Hon. Frederick
Graham Curzon-Howe, brother and
second heir of the present Lord Howe.
Curzon-Howe is also a cousin of Lord
Curzon, at one time viceroyl of India.
whose late wife was Miss Mary Letter
of Chicago.
There are twenty kings messengers,
of whom Mr.. Curzou-Howe heads the
list in point of rank. These messen-
gers have charge of the conveyance of
most important state papers between
London and other capitals, and in the
past the post of kings messenger fire.
quently meant a position difficult and
surrounded by manv dangers.
In Mr.. CurZon-Howe's possession
when he arrived was a small leather
bag resembling a mail pouch, which he
would not suffer to be taken out of his
sight. This was said to contain an inn
portant paper sent by the British war
office to the war department at Wash
ingtOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
Repeats Her Story of Relations
With the Dead Doctor.
SEVERAL WITNESSES
Testify to Seeing Man Resem-
bling Defendant
Near the Rustin Home Oh the
Night of the Tragedy.

Omaha, Neb. Dec. 3.-When noon
adjournment was taken in the trial of
Charles E. Davis for the murder of
DR.. Rustin. it was necessary for four
bailiffs to block the exits until the jury
retired, so great was the crush. No
less than a hundred women edged
their way into the room during the
morning session. many of them ar
irving half an hour before court con-
vened. They were present to see and
hear Mrs Abbie Rice. the star wit
ness for the prosecution and We're
rewarded for their effort when the
state placed her on the stand half an
hour after the opening. Her testi-
mony was given in the frank manner
which heretofore characterized her
effort to tell the story of her acQuaint-
ance with the dead physician and she
never faltered in telling of the thrill
ing events of their six months of all
most constant companionship.
Don Moon was the first witnesses
called today. Moon is the ambulance
driver who drove to DIR. Rustin' s
home to remove the physician to the
hospital after the shooting. He tes-
titled to having met a man answering
the description of the defendant. He
noticed the man because of his slug
gish walk.
Fred ]. Stack, an undertaken, who
accompanied Moon. gave evidence
corroborating that of the latter
Francis f. Stalyard. a watchman,
testified to having seen Rustin a block
from the latter's home at 1880
o'clock.
Mrs. Rice Is Called.
Mrs. Abbie Rice was the next wit
ness. She wore a neat, blue tailored
suit, with hat to match. Attorney
English at once went into the history
of her early life and quickly came to
the point where she formed DIR. Rus
tins acquaintance. She told of call
ing him to the public house of Grace
Walton to perform an operation for
an organic disease which was her first
acquaintance with him. Following
her recovery she left the Walton
house and went to a hotel where, she
testified, DR.. Rustin paid her expenses.
Mr.. English asked the witness what
she knew of Rustip's finances. Wit
ness replied she knew he never per-
mitted his bills to run at the house
where she was staying. She also saw
bills sent to him through the mails
and read letters to him asking the
physician for money.
Il was. at DR.. Rustin's office nearly
every day" said Mrs. Rice. land
many creditors called to collect their
bills which he was usually unable to
meet
Thirty days prior to the, shooting
of DR.. Rustin did you observe any
marked change in his condition his
demeanor or in his habits?' inquired
Mr. English
The question being objected to the
court recessed while Judge Sears con-
sidered the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
MORE HUSBANDS.
st, Louis Woman Has New solution OF
Drink Problem.

Lynn. Mass, Dec. 3.-Mrs- Ieonord
Lake of St. Louis, one of the leading
temperance lecturers of the country,
who spoke at a big no license rally
here last night, nearly created panic
among 1000 ardent temperance re-
formers when she announced from the
platform that she had changed her
mind about drink being the worst evil
of the country and denounced eache-
lorhood as being worse and bachelors
as being worse than "hellions who run
drink dives" A storm of hisses greet
ed her words.
"It is the bachelor who today is the
great evil of America she said 1T
is the bachelor who fosters the rum
evil and who spends his time in dives.
1t is habits he learns as a bachelor
that ruin him as a married man. Re
formers should drop the rum evil for
a while and devote their attention to
this one crying need-more husbands
"'If men can only be made to see
their afterlife all depends on an early
marriage, that with a good home and
a good wife life will be easy, then
there will be no need for us to fight
the drink evil 1t will die of itself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
The Great White Plague Subject
of Their Discussion.
HOUSE FLY is BLAMED
Charged With the Spread of Tu-
bercu' ar Germs.
Prof. Bailey Talks Cf Pure Wa
ter Supply.

About thirty-five delegates from
every section of the state We're pres
ent this morning in representative hail
at the, opening of the state board of
health conference with the heads of the
county and city boards of health of the
state. There was a much larger at
tendence at the evening session which
merged into the state tuberculosis con-
ference at o'clock.
DR.. A. B. Scott, organizer for the
National Medical association made the
principal address at the morning ses-
sion.
DR.. G. P. Harner, health officer for
Marion county; DR.. A. d. Updegraff of
Harper county, and DR.. S. ]. Crumbine,
secretary of the state board of health,
also made talks at the morning session.
The delegates present took a deep in
terest in the proceedings and in the dis
cussions that followed each subject
asked many questions of the speakers.
There is no doubt but that there is al
widespread movement over the state to
strictly enforce all laws of sanitation
and good health and to take every pre-
caution to prevent the spread of any
disease.
From the discussion at the morning
session it was easy to see that the
housef1y is one of mankinds worst
enemies indeed the fly was accused as
being responsible to a certain extent
for the spread of tubercular germs. DR..
Crumbine spoke in particular of a case
here in Topeka where pies, cakes and
candy were offered for sale in a Kansas
avenue store without covering of any
kind being placed over them and how
he found half dozen fly specks on the
frosted top of a lemon pie. He cut out
these specks and placing them in box
turned them over to the state bacteri-
olOgist who found that these harmless
appearing specks contained most dam
gerOus bacteria germs.
At the afternoon session of the
board of health delegates. Prof. E. H.
of health, spoke on the value of
Hoard, sanitary engineer of the state
board of health, and DIR. c. B. Van
Horn. president of the Topeka board
of health, made Interesting talks on
sanitation and the necessity for COM
pulsorys reports on typhoid fever and
tuberculosis. DIR. O.. d. Walker of
Saline county made plea for the
early recognition of tuberculosis.
At o'clock the board of health
conference adjourned and the tubercu-
losis conference called by Governor
Hoch began it's sessions. There was a
large and interested crowd of dele
gates present in representative hail
when Dr.. a. B. Scott began his address
before the gathering. Some thirty
counties over the state were represent
ed and it is confidently expected by
those behind today's gathering that
this is the beginning of a state wide
movement to check the spread of
tuberculosis by practical and common
sense methods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
WANTS TO BE SENATOR,
Burton Is Not Ready to Accept the
Cabinet Offer.

Washington. Dec. 3.-That Repre-
sentative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio
has been offered the portfolio of secre-
tary of the treasury is generally be-
1eved in Washington. For years the
Cleveland representative has made a
study of questions of finance and the
addition of another member to the
house committee on banking and cur
rency last winter by Speaker Cannon
in order to appoint Mr.. Burton to that
committee when currency reform was
to be enacted into law, was considered
a fitting compliment to the Ohio mans
ability 1t is known that Mr.. Burton
would rather have the position of the
secretary of the treasury than any
other portfolio. At the same time, his
selection to the cabinet would clear up
the senatorial situation in Ohio it is
believed. Mr.. Burton himself is in
clined to prefer a seat in the senate
to a place in the cabinet. For that
reason it is believed he will withhold
his answer to the proffered cabinet
position until after the senatorial situ-
alton in Ohio has clarified.
When asked concerning the report
tary of the treasury, Mr.. Burton said
today that his name unfortunately had
been mentioned in connection with a
number of positions. Some of these
he explained, were mere conjectures
and greatly embarrassed his endeavors
along other lines. He mentioned in
this connection the senatorship of Ohio.
the position of secretary of state and
secretary of the treasury. He added
that he was at present candidate for
the Ohio SenatOrship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
CALLS 1T BOSH.
ArchboId Denies Charge of Iavoritism
Toward the Standard.

New York. Dec. 3.-The hearing in
the governments suit to dissolve the
Standard Oil company was resumed to-
day. John D. Archbold. vice president
of the company, testified that the
Standard purchased the Pacific Coast
Oil company of California in 1900, for
s761,O00. After that its capitalization
was increased by successive stages to
ST. 900 900 in 1906. when the name was
changed to the Standard Oil company
of California. Regarding the Barns
dale loan of $7.500.0o0. Mr.. Archbold said
there was no contract of the loan in
the city. whereupon Mr. Rosenthal,
counsel for the Standard said he would
telegraph the escrow holders in Pitts
burg to mail the contract to the mas
ter of the hearings for inspection.
Mr.. ArchbOld said that as far as he
knew the Texas Oil company was not
owned or controlled by the Standard.
The Texas company sold some of its
output to the Standard.
Mr.. Archbold's attention was called
to the cost of refineries put into the
trust in 1882, which was $17 900, 900. This
was the inventory value, said Mr.. Arch
bold, who was then asked if the exhibits
of the defense showing the cost of re-
fneries in 1906 to be $57 600 900 were not
gross costs instead of cost less depre-
citation.
Mr. Archbold said it might have been
an error of bookkeeping, whereupon the
accountants for both sides began an
examination of the exhibit.
at the seaboard were not built by the
Standard which early realized their
value in the export business and took
them over.
Mr. Kellogg desired to know if it was
not a fact that in 1871, before the
STANDARD was formed, the percentage
of export and refined oil to crude pro-
duction was not greater than today,
when 1t is only Is per cent.
'T could not say" replied the witness.
Certainly since then there has been
an immense production of low grade oil
which is not available for refining
Mr. Kellogg asked the witness if the
Devoe Manufacturing company had not
sold oil in cans abroad before the Stand
ard purchased it.
Mr.. Archbold said the Devoe COM
pany did.
Replying to a question Mr.. Archbold
said the Standard had purchased oil in
Russia but was not doing so now The
Standard had interests in Roumania-
The government counsel then took up
the question of tariffs on oil in the
various countries and Mr.. Archbold
said the duties in Russia were just
what that country chose to make them.
''If they will let our oil in free, they
can get their oils in free here. There
is no favoritism among the countries
where crude oil is produced. If France
has . duty against American oils. the