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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13
NOTICE TO rhEvAoSr RESgzs>s

After January LIST, 1908 there
will be no free service to Laona.
The Wabeno rental service after
Jan. /, 1908 will be confined to
the villages of Wabeno, Soper-
ton, Padus, Carter and the farm
or lines entering direct to Wabe-
no central.
By order of the Directors.
Carter & Wabeno Telephone Co.
N. w. JOHNSON, Pres. & Mgr.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13

The leap year dance and bas-
ket social IT the opera house
last Friday evening was largely
attended and ; pleasant time was
had. Music was furnished by
Wills orchestra.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13
Making total Of. So, 656, g

Making total Of -. So, $3.50, 637
| Under sec. 5, art. x, of the constitu-
ton, the item of 81, 379, 40 for common
schools, collected upon the basis OF
property valuation, with other moneys,
is paid back to the counties on the
basis OF school population, those coun-
ties having relatively larger amount
Iof property than of school children
thereby contributing toward the edu-
cation of the children in less favored
counties, financially. In addition to
this direct return ofthe common school
taxes all the remainder of the 1907 tax
levy will be directly or indirectly dis
tributed back to the counties of the
state in the form of state aid for grad
ed schools, free high schools, normal
schools, and to the state university as
is apparent from the items composing
the levy.
No tax was. levied by the state in
1907 excepting for the above named ed
ucational purposes. The only other
state tax levy authorized by law is a
tax for the new state capitol building.
The commission RENTED this capitol
building tax of $3.50, 900 which is addi-
tional to an annual appropriation of
$15O,00O payable from the general fund
for the same purpose. That is to say,
in addition to paying all the general
expenses of state government and all
legislative appropriations for 1908 the
unusual expense of 5000, 200 for capitol
construction will be taken out of the
general fund without any state tax
levy therefor.
Under the 1907 tax levy Forest coun-
ty pays to the state for it's share of the
state tax $6755 90. OF this amount
$35O7. ss paid by the county, is for COM
mon schools.
1t receives back from the state from
the school fund $433S. SO while the re-
mainder of the tax is directly or indi-
rectly distributed to the several coun-
ties from the state treasury for educa-
tional purposes mentioned.
A comparison of the state tax levy
for 1907 with all taxes levied for all
purposes within the state is of special
interest. The last obtainable data is
for 1906 in which year the total tax
paid throughout the state amounted to
1913, 267, 646. The total tax for 1907, es-
timated at nearly $2S,O0O,0OO when
compared with the state levy of 1885,
637 shows an average state levy of less
than 10 per cent. of the entire tax col
lected.
Of this 10 per cent. approximately
two-thirds is directly repaid to the
counties from the common school fund,
and the remaining one-third or per
cent. to per cent. of the entire tax, is
returned to the counties directly or in
directly in the manner described.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13

Entered ut the Post Office at Wabeno,
wisconsin az second-class mail-mstter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13

to ascertain if any remission of taxes
would be possible, it was found that
the extraordinary drafts upon the state
treasury for the preceding year render
ed it inadvisable to remit taxes for ed
ucational purposes and such taxes were
therefore levied as follows:
Graded schools. 1920, 900
Free high schools .125, 900
University ................. .644, 657
Normal schools $50, 600
Common schools. ,379. 40
Interest on state certificates
OF Indebtedness. ........... Isl, $40
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13

GERMAN LUTHERAN: Services every End
and 4th Sunday at $3.50 a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Rev. Vim. Weber, Pastor.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13
Churches

PRESBYTERIAN: Services every Sunday
at 1o:45 a. M. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Rev. Leonard Calvert, Pastor.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1908-02-13

ST.. AMBROSE: Services every End and
4th Sunday at and 10 a. IL.
Rev. j. J. Loerke Pastor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
SOME OF SUNDAYS GEMS.

Here are some of Billy" Sunday
gems. uttered at Ottumwa:
81 heard it prophesied that Ottumwa
would be my graveyard. Let me tell
you right here that the laws of this
country give man the right TO. pro-
tect himself and I'll do it-don't you
forget it. If any man tries to get gay
with this tabernacle he'll be shot so
full of holes he won't make a good
seive and I'll pay the attorneys fees
when the trial comes off.
Pass those plates down the aisles
y want every one to put somethin' in
EN-. Spit in 'em if you have no mon.
ey.
Some husbands let their wives go
about the house in motherhubhards
They look like feather bed with a
string tied around it. and whenever
they go out in the yard on windy
day they look like balloon ascen-
sion
The gang might just as well try to
stop this tidal wave of religious good
as dam up Niagara Falls with a 10th
Ipick
/ Some mems ideas are that women
were made to darn their sox. patch
their pants and breed children.
IF any lobster tries to tear down
my good christian character, ne will
have one OF the biggest scraps on his
hands that he ever had
/ t'I'Il bet ten cents to chaw OF
4 terbaccar-''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
ENEMIES OF rAs SABBATH

Christian literalists. who insist on
going to extremes in their Observance
of Sunday. are as much enemies to
the right kind of a Sabbath as the
Sunday saloon, in the opinion OF the
Rev Charles Mitchell. pastor of ST.
James Methodist church. Chicago. In
an address on Monday before the Sab.
bath Association of Illinois. in annual
convention, the Rev Mr.. Mitchell
enumerated enemies of the Sabbath
as follows: Sunday excursiers. Sun
day theatres. 'ungodly saloonkeep
ers," and Christian literalists. OF
the last he is quoted as having said
These people make the Sabbath a
nightmare by trying to make Sunday
a Mosaic Sabbath.
~ have an acquaintance who prefers
to walk four miles to church on Sun
day TO using a street car: when he
+ gets TO his hotel he does not hesitate
to ride several stories to his rooms
This sort of Sabbath is absolute
ly impossible In II modern civiliza
ton am an advocate of the Satur
day half.holiday the year round Their
are 100000 girls in Chicago who hay,
only Sunday in which to do thei
J weeks washing"
lively debate on ehe question as
4 whether a man sholld have sum-
tnous dinner on Sunday or should b
! content with meal of bread, sal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

for. But on the ether hand the
straight voter, the man who votes his
party ticket, has now to do forty-fve
times the work that he had to do with
the circle on, with forty-five times IS
many chances to make a mistake in
his markings. With the circle on he
only had to make one cross, but at
last election he had to make forty-five
crosses at least and especially for the
aged straight voter this is hardship
that should not be continued. Every
member of the coming legislature who
believes in fair deal to voters, old
and young, should use his best efforts
to restore the circle
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
Lee County stood by Kennedy.

washington Democrat; George
Iracy Is defeated for congress by Ken
nedy under z majority of 1000. We
regret II exceedingly. as he made a
gallant fight. but Lee county stood BY
Kennedy 80 well that it looks as if all
he Democrats had voted for him. Of
course thar $4,000 post office at TT.
Madison vas expected 10 buy up a lot
q Democrats in Lee, but we hardly
eTpected q 70 land t1e whole, DANCED
Democratic party. Democrats in Lee
county must not come very high. All
riant. nothing ig 10 be gained by fault
fhdiag aad II Kennedy can buy up the
county WITH $4,000 re are In favor OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

respect to sex appears, such as Thou
shalt not STEAL applies to women,
since none was addressed to them but
all were directed exclusively to the
men, who were held. and are of course
today, strictly speaking, accountable
under our fundamental religious law
for the earthly conduct and heavenly
prospects of their wives. The fact
that men have imposed restrictions
upon women during the ages of their
control since the Decalogue was pro
mulgated is wholly immaterial, and
need be considered only in diplo-
matte, not at all in moral, sense.
The real question raised by Colonel
Harvey Is whether the waving of ex-
emption from the prohibition pre-
scribed for men by the religious laws
can be counterbalanced by purely
mundane gain such as would be de-
rived from universal suffrage He
frankly comedies that this is point
which should be determined by wom-
en- themselves. If they should see fit
to waive their obvious prerogative for
the common good, the decision, he
says. would rebound greatly to their
credit. "but it is one which, frankly,
we. if in their place, should make
only after most careful consideration "
But he feels satisfied that men now
possessing authority will make no
further marked concessions in respect
to the governing power unless and I'M
til women voluntarily place themselves
under equal moral limitations Wheth-
err, in the event of their deciding to
do so, an attempt should be made to
revise the Commandments to conform
to modern conditions. or to compose
a special Decalogue for Women. is
a question he says for the theologiaps,
and one which, at the moment, he does
not feel called upon to discuss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

The worst disappointed people in
the country are the socialists. They
expected TO poll at least million
votes and with Bryan's defeat the so
cialistic agitators were to come into
possession of the remnant of the
Democratic party But their votes did
not materialize. The Cedar Falls
Record thus tells how it was at that
place:
Here in Cedar Falls the socialists
expected from 125 to $50 votes and
they got seventeen. four from each
ward and one over. In Waterloo 1t
was expected that the socialists would
make large gains but they did not
hold their own. Socialism is nice as a
theory but wholly impracticable as a
reality.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
WHY PENSIONS WERE DELAYED.

Many old soldiers and soldiers
widows residing in Keokuk and vi.
cinity have complained of delay in re
ceiving their pensions. These usual.
ly come TO hand early in October. bu-
many were delayed until the end oil
the month. and some have not yet been
received. The cause. It appears. was
the installation OF a device in the
pension Office al Dss Mofnes which
was intended 10 save time. but in
practice has had the opposite effect
The matter is thus explained in the
news column Of the Capital:
Pension Agent Wilcox installed a
neat card index system few weeks
ago upon accommodations of the de-
partmsnt by means OF which he OK.
pected that the dealing out OF pen
sion Honey would be easier and more
satisfactory than under the old sys-
ten But 1t il working exactly tn 2
contrary and the mails are loaded
down With kicks from old soldiers End
widows. who have not yet received the
pension due them early in October.
The pension Office card index bids
fair TO become as famous over Iowa AZ
that famous $4,000 and index Of
Chairman Hitchcock Of the Republican
national committee did in the nation.
Mr.. Wilcox has written To various
county clerks explaining that the
clerks in the Office have not yet mas
tered the new system sufficiently Il
make the progress that they used te
make and asking that the pensioners
be patient.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
NOTES BY JASPER RLlNEs.
A Curiosity of the Late Election
Missouri's Vote-Advice to
Get Land, Etc.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
On the valley of east Clark county
the growing wheat is from three to
South America, wheat is now being
harvested Here in Clark county corn
is now being harvested.
One of the curiosties of the late
election is seen in the figures of our
neighboring county of Knox where
Dr. Magee, Republican, is the selec-
ton of the voters to represent their
county in the legislature. And this
right in plain view of the average
Democratic majority of three hundred
in the county. Both aspirants are
good, noble citizens, and it is unfor-
tunate that either DR.. Magee or Rev.
Botsford should have failed. I am
acquainted with them.
In the election of 1860, the electoral
votes of Missouri, nine in number,
were given to Stephen A. Douglas,
northern Democrat. New jersey united
its three votes, and the even dozen
At present the electoral votes of Mis-
souri, are twice the number which the
state had in 1860 The republic is
not retreating.
'Tis Hobsons choice:
To elect, there is but one,
Take Ben Davis apple,
Take that or none.
Major Collins advised in The Gate
City for young men to come to Keo-
kuk and learn a trade. The writer
of this is advising boys and young men
to go and secure lands which are good
and reasonable in price. l am teach
ing those without landed possessions
to secure the most valuable asset in
all material wealth, land, and be their
own commander. Work yourselves.
Who likes to be subject to a boss in
some noisy, dusty shop of the city?
/ Get out into the broad domain OF
Gods great country. and be free
person. Why, the idea of working for
others is blight upon moral society.
1t prevents the proper development of
mind and soul, and is constant
source of dissatisfaction to the en-
ployed. Get your own Ship of State
and be your own captain. Grade up,
: Bodily work isn't living; it alone is
a species of decay. The world has
ample space for every one In the
name of humanity, get out and pos
Z sess your claim Throw overheard
] the evil delusion of union labor and
1 service to another. Shine for your
! self, Be something! Tower up like a
I fine empire. Go on, grow up until the
perfect day. Shine shine for yourself,
Down a. Jefferson City there will
be humorous affair of the first mag
nitude tais winter. The Missouri leg
/ fslature will elect United States sen
ator.
The statement may be made tina,
the people of our land are unfortun
ately growing material things to en-
terrain them more so than the spir
itual and the moral. This is weak
ness in any people or nation.
JASPER BLINEs.
Seven Pines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

Keosauqua Republican: We do not
know a single reasonable excuse for
the Iowa Legislature taking the circle
on the ballot No one was benefited
by it-not one. But perhaps half the
voters Of the state We're disconnected
by it. The scratcher was not bene.
fitted or accommodated by the remov-
al of the circle. for VITA 1t on he only
had to omit the cross in the circle and
do what he does now, mark the squares
opposite the names he wants to vote
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
In RuahousevIIIe.

In Buehouseville.
The doctor stands upon his head
And pares potatoes with fork;
He's dyed his whiskers green and
red,
And as he pares he chews cork.
The banker owns a hundred farms,
But that's not why he wears one
shoe,
And goes around and flaps his arms,
And cries out: "Cock-a-doodle-
doo,"
The grocer does not groce today;
He's standing, battered, in stall;
He's billed to eat a bale of hay
Before the evening shadows fall.
The milkman's bell today is still,
His stock-in-trade is getting sour;
He rolls a peanut UP the hill,
And turns a handspring once an
hour.
The village dentist rides a goat,
And seems to weary of the stunt;
The county Judge still wears lis coat,
But has the tails around in front.
They are not hopelessly insane,
But they are men who pay their
debts,
And so, in devious ways and vain.
They're squaring their election bets
Golfers Weekly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

In discussing the election results
the Washington Democrat says that
BRYAN was defeated becaese of dis
trust caused by the business interests.
For another thing. labor did not make
good for him as Il was expected to
do 1t was a mistake for Gompers TO
make the howl that he did when he
could not deliver the goods. The Dem
ocrat takes no stock in the talk that
the election was bought It doesn' I
believe tae electorate is for sale.
Bryan made mistake in claiming to
be Roosevelt's heir When BRYAN en-
dorsed the esident 1t left the small
er fry of the Democratic party nothing
to talk about. 1t was an endorsement
of his acts which prevented Demo
Gratis from suggesting otler remedies
The Washington papers views are
sane and tenable
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

ton has been potent factor in Civ
ing to the live stock industry tae po-
sition it ought to hold throughout the
west. 1t has brought into existence
many other expositions of like char
acter in the Mississippi valley, and
has infused new life into the science
of breeding. In my own state its eff
feet upon the display of live stock
at the state fair has been so noticeable
that it is everywhere remarked.
Chicago Is peculiarly well situated
for such an exposition. 1t is conven-
lent TO the north, south, east and
west In Chicago, the champion
herds may be assembled at the close
of the annual show season to contest
for final honors with minimum
trouble and expense.
sincerely hope that the Interna-
tional Live Stock Exposition may con.
tinue its helpful and brilliant career"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
keokuk, Iowa. :. November ~, 1903.
PRAISE GOD.

Praise God for wheat, SO white and
sweet, of which to make our
bread!
Praise God for yellow corn, with which
His waiting world is fed,
Praise God for fish and flesh and
fowl He gave to man for food,
Praise God for every creature which
He made and called it good
Praise God for winters store of ice
Praise God for summers heat
Praise God for fruit tree bearing seed
ito you it is for meat"
Praise God for all the bounty by which
all the world is fed,
Praise God His children all. to whom
He gives their daily bread,
Edward Everett Hale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
Kennedy Popular at Home

Washington Democrat: Kennedy
carried his town of Montrose, and ran
30 ahead of his ticket. Don't bring us
reports of his unpopularity at home
any more John f. Craig for elector.
carried his county by 400 and over
while Tracy carried it by thirty or
maybe Kennedy will have it yet. He
is all right at home, for which we
congratulate him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

The national congress Of Baptists in
session in Chicago has taken the first
practical step toward uniting the
three religious denominations which
believe in baptism by immersion,
These denominations are the Baptists
Disciples and Free Baptists. Resolu
tions were ADOPTED heartily approx
ing the election OF Disciples and Free
Baptist ministers to membership or
the executive committee and request
ing that Immediate steps be taken te
perfect union. AS an experiment
the Disciples and Free Baptists were
invited TO participate in the three
days program this year, and they arr
well represented az the meetings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

Another big railroad merger is in
prospect. Tentative organizations for
combining the Toledo, ST. Louis 4
Western, the Chicago & Alton, the
Minneapolis & st. Louis, the Iowa
Central, and the Missouri, Kansas 4
Texas railways are said to be in prog
ress. The report emanates from re-
liable source and is regarded as a
probability.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
Saws the Sioux City Tribune:

Says the Sioux City Tribune:
.'The Keokuk Gate City regards
the election of Taft as "a big boost
for the Keokuk water power APP
parently the election down there
turned on something akin to local
issue
The election did not turn on that is
sue, but the fate OF the water power
depended upon the result of the cleo
ton. Had Bryan been elected the
millions of dollars required for the de-
velopment of the power would not
have been available The election OF
Taft assures the successful financing
of the great enterprise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
DAILY BY MAIL.

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

There is something doing every
hour in the day over IN Illinois just
now. The quail season l. open; the
hunters are cunning for quail and the
farmers are cunning for hunters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

AS the Washington Democrat reads
the election returns the Democratic
party Is coming into its own again
Interpreted in the light Of the cleo
toral votes for Taft and the maiorities
by which they were secured. s'its Own"
appears 10 be good licking
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

Rev. Sunday is warming 'em up in
Ottumwa. He is telling them more
plain truths in unvarnished LANGUAGE
than they ever heard before.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

The Council Bluffs NonpareH explains
that Governor Cummins has been
srolled" so often in his struggle for
the senatorship that he has been worn
smooth and round with attrition. BIZ
that process he has finally become NJ
ted for the place
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

But why does the President spell
FRAGILE with two z's9" inquiries the
Marshalltown Times Republican. Prob
ably because that is the right way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

Sioux City Journal: 1t might be
possible to buy close election, but
it is impossible to buy a landslide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

The Washington Democrat has no.
ticed that when people agree with us
we are apt to say, "They are beginning
to think for themselves
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

Raymond writes that Secretary
Root practically has choice of seat in
senate. present portfolio, or supreme
court chief iusticeship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Alex Miller has reached the concur
sion that what most of us think is
not nearly as important as we mag
inc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

The genteel young man, according
to the Burlington Hawk-Eye, is mark
ed by his determination not to turn
around as she glides by.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
A Governors Opinion on the Chicago
Stock Show.

Governor Cummins. upon being
asked to express an opinion relative
to the International Live Stock Elk
position of Chicago, which will be held
from November 2Sth to December
10th, made the following statement:
The International Live Stock Exposi-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12

making it 100000 and thus buy up
the whole district. No, 1t would take
only $4,000 at that rate.