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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 40, 81 Published Nav 10 1000
CHAPTER 108, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 40, 81 Published May 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 108, LAWS OF 1909
AN ACT to create section 1948m Of the
statutes, relating to provisions in policies
The. people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section l.. There is added to the statutes
q new, section to read Section 194Sm.
I adIer the year 1999 no policy, other than a
premiums are, payable monthly or oftener,
shall be issued or delivered in this state. I'M,
less It contains In substance the following
l. Specifying the table of mortality and
rate of interest and method upon which the
reserve on such policy is to be, computed
charged for any benefit promised In the pol-
Icy other than life or endowment insurance
provlo de I'M tnat any company, required by the
issue standard form of policy may omit
provisions l and from its policy and in
sert the same In the application, If a copy
thereof shall be attached to the policy when
issued
3. That upon the non-payment Of any pre-
MUM when due, after payment of premiums
for (insert a number not exceeding three)
full years, the same shall be paid by being
charged as loan against the policy at the
same rate of interest as therein specified
for other policy loans. Such loan shall be
payable at any time at the option of the in
sured and shall become due and PAYABLE
only when the total of all loans and interest
charge specified in the policy. In such case
each premium receipt shall show the total
Indebtedness on such policy to the company
at the date of such receipt.
q. That upon the non-payment Of any pre-
MUM when due, after payment of premiums
for (insert a number not exceeding three)
full years the insured shall be granted as
specified in the policy either extended insur-
ance or paid-up insurance. the net single
premium on which, computed on the NOR
tality and interest assumptions Of the pol
icy. shall at any time equal the reserve less
the surrender charge specified therein, and
less any existing Indebtedness to the com
pany on or secured by the policy. Provi-
sions and shall not be required in term
insurance OF twenty years or less, and either
omitted.
Approved May u, 1909.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

No 519 CT Ipublishad Nav - 1903.
CHAPTEB 119, LAWS OF l9o9'
AN ACT to amend section l494-2i,' OH, o. ogs
ste tutss ,ss.rclzghg provisions TOR az enS'ne2
operatsy in, through. or near l0I''' y
brush land ,,.-,ors,, rem
The people Of theSState o. ,oroIIy 10 enact.
resented in Se1ate and Assembly 10 eN''0'
Section Section 1494-57 Of the ,S sat
utes is amended to read SsseLiou ~ loo
%. 1. 1t shall be unla"lu' +braehing en-
ging locomotive. donkey or III Iii nther on
CINE. railway locomotive ana an p1 l4otd in
gines boilers and locomotives opelas,9 Iand
through. or near forest, D[usH' VI 70 onaratsj
which do not burn oil as iuei, ~ ION m wires SO
without netting 81 St tbe most practicable
protection against the escape Oh s i thbos-eof
ders or fire from the smoke STACKS r,rro,yided
and each such engine sha I.or to me escape
with adequate devices 70 paaTTe,boxes
Eyar IN corporation man IA isaSf
ing and ossrraslag a railway snail stico Fl cut
once In each year. as far as p aiobt of way
and burn or remove froL1 t I'm or remove
az grass and weeds i Sns refuse material
and dohris u,ithin a reasonaDie In 1,1;rnoee'
whenever eros are set for sue sue .,p Do agPraDe
shall take proper care 70 pI rsey
IRON t,io such corporation S T,4ta
permit i+s amnloves to deposSLt oILltside of
Goals us mon their tracks 0rnloo 5i,+l
the yard limits. except they DC
extinguished ,..o-s or trainmen VINO
discover thai fences or other ds na ADJACENT to
th the Fght Of TsY burning RI dens:E G
fire, shall report the sam, neTt stopping
person MN in charge at thenf Ne ns1 telegraph
Place at which there Corporations ma mall a5
Iag and operating ra to fE1ei sD' section
ployes for the prevention anC which shall
guishment ~ fires. cause nollse''s fores-
Be furnishe ID bv the state rons and when
a. Ere occurs asPs 9 ssFs r T9S2 ts
the gn a ,anr rsssaaoosb they shall IS shan
sush help and sd sgPpsst its progress
s. All s,cb poretiqns,, D dgFi ~ dfire ef
gerorsIr 80 sSq, and Wilen shall pro
PA pscn sss a5ty along their r,, tlse "a
D a. s., si shan taa ee Sas at least one n,
81 81 a's and after It's mpaga to ~ e fSetn %
~ Z 9, 1909. elerestry is sutho
49, ----..4,e1,ad Junyst.Sotiye, DONKEY
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'pproyed May II. 1909.

No All. 81 Published May 49, 1909.
CHAPTER 116, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1876 of the stat
utes, relating to the licenses of insurance
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. rep
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

as follows; @uu Assembly, do epsc,
Section section I, Section 1o7e ~ sDSe'
is aIneho ofco 70 read $40 8 OF the statutes
person insursnoar broker agont 1876. /. No
: REQUIRES corporation of SSuo-agent
tion 1919 shall act =, pay the tax under A l
transacting the hpsIIn ald IN any manne se u,
corporation IN plaeing Sis, OF or with such i.
ahyppnce tbes,!ot Assessments Ia collecting
I'm the Without frst ,euecting
certificate of autbortnn Insurance Corporation
any such person ~ nor M 4
sub-agent after spcb lver, broker agent al
expired, or after revoco !; tlncate SHAH have
sioner u Insurance Of snc6 oy me commits
the lcerii ot such corpora ri EepCnc9te or Of
issned to him. do license shall bava - ~ d
ton. insurance corpora,
2. No such certificate a,.n
any other tnan the officers ' la De issued by
of such ~ PoFatlon signinC +ieSIuerf agent
lns.i1ad thereto w 1t or person IiS OF
~. resident agent writing by such otHcars
thority has been finS d copy Of such an
commissioner Of iusl,ro,,,, we ONCE of the
same snail ne IN such form 80 uUI unless the
the Of Insurance s SSLloeu Dy
coli;nod therotS issued by the n6rt,
Inv, of Tho n aHu a Statement ar 60
persons to whom such % aai. residences Of an
on any day in such form as are issued
the nhrevded fof gl r PS''5 the fs ey
ton at--sss93laii he mailed In SasT ny sec
sued. IVA III Gates are is
Al un esst fs5 Of authority heretofore
force until the time of tha;r 81 u remain III
revocation as heretofore prov G5fg'q H.
and all cePflheates hereafter issued s ~ law
pire an az tha Upon the expiration Of IH qbe
e CEN gnreyious SonPa9y issuing the same IN
4. Sp% 10 Jaw.
lating the provisions Of this tse person Per VIC
more than pS 4e BS5d By 3ne q not S4'
Tense. Any company yiog g'qLs I0t e&ch OF.
of this section shall pay five inns AZ
amount q fees upon EACH license .'i in%,S {1{
Approved May 10 1910
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 40S. Al Published Nav ~ 1909
CHAPTER ia, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER ia, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 3040. of the stat
utes, relating to discontinuance or dis
missal Of writ Of error or OF an ap-
peal
The people of the State of Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section / Section 3040 of the statutes
is hereby amended to read: Section 3o4O
error or an appeal shall preclude the party
from suing out another writ of error or TAX
ing another appeal in the same cause with
in the time limited by law.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved May IL, 1909.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No GO9. Al Huh tshed May is, l jU3
CHAPTER lis, LAWS OF 1903.

Hr,.
AN ACT TO amend section 19GG-30 of The
statutes. relating to risks which may be
assumed by, live stock companies. 49,,
The people of the State OF NlsConSln, ~
resented in Senate and Assembly, DO enact
Section 5ipT / Section 1966-5o of the stat
utes is amended to read; Section I2oD-S -,
Any number of persons not less man s,A
may. in the manner hereinafter prescribed
form form a a eernnraslan for the purpose Of igsn5-
age by accident, theft or any coh ltioct ~
event whatever which may be the suGysct 81 ~
insurance and may provide 70.
furnishing the services Of veterinary sur sur
geon to treat any animal upon %a b oor NJ on
have assumed O risk: but no sucn COZ po ,,,r
ton shall assume a RISK Oh any ny
one animal exceeding one-tWentie'n u 10
actual paid up capital abb, ,caac+. ond
Section .. This ACT sna' to massage and
publication
Approved May 70, 1909.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
A Towel Story.

In a certain New England town they
manufacture a well known kind OK
towel, most efficient for drying pur-
poses. How that towel first happened
to be made in the form which has
proved so profitable to its makers Is
the subject of an amusing legend. 1t
savors strongly of belonging to the
too good to be true genus of anec'
dotes and is as follows:
Once the machinery in the towel fac
tory, busily engaged In turning out a
very conventional brand of towel. sud
denly went wrong and began practi-
cally to go backward. There was
much excitement. Eventually the ma
chinery was chastised and set to rights
again.
Butt was discovered that the tow
els turned out during that interval OF
mechanical anarchy were of q texture
quite unrivaled for use as bath tow
els. At once the machinery was set
going backward again and has been
travelling In that direction ever since.
to the great delight of the stockholders
in the towel company. New York
Times.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
THE LAW AND THE JUDGES.

Just how the American Bar associa-
tons suggestions that all the courts
in each state be organized as one
with different branches, would tend to
the faster and cheaper trial of cases,
does not appear on the surface. But
evidently the present system of courts
of different jurisdictions with appeals
from one to another does not con-
duce to that end. Therefore it might
be worth while to try the associations
plan. Apparently, the slowness in
this country is due to the lack of
judges. A recent publication makes
the statement that there are 90 judges
of all kinds trying cases in England
and Wales for 10000, 900 population,
while in Illinois it takes over 200
judges to look after the litigation of
1000, 900 people.
1t does not seem to be a question
of the number of judges or their activi-
ty. Americans, it is said, are more
litigious than other peoples, but this
can hardly be the cause of the con-
gestion. Americans are no more fond
than other peoples OF wasting their
money on frivilous u There may
be something in the division of law
yers into classes in England. There
they have attorneys, solicitors and
barristers. The latter go alone into
court. The attorneys meet the client
first, and if they can effect a settle
ment, they do as we'll as though they
carried the case through litigation.
The attorney, therefore, acts as a sort
of court of Cancellation. The Ameri-
can lawyer, on the other hand, is di-
rectly interested in bringing the mat
ter into court. OF course, there are
many American lawyers who make it
a practice to discourage litigation and
promoting settlements, but the point
is we have no class of lawyers that
is interested in preventing cases from
coming into court.
The activity of lawyers in this coun-
try produces many cases to drag their
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

The state capitol commission has
awarded the contract for the decora'
tions Of the new building to- the w. G,
Andrews Decorative Co, of Clinton,
Iowa. The general plan is a color
scheme in harmony with the marble
finishings of the building and the art
glass has been selected with this view,
starting with light glass in the apex
Of the rotunda and shading inpercep-
tibly into the darker shades lower
down. There is to be a picture by
Edwin II. Blashfield in the governors
room, this western artist being now
represented by works in the congress
sional library at Washington and the
state buildings of Minnesota, Wlscon-
sn. Iowa and Massachusetts,. Five pic
lures will be painted by Edward Sim
mons an artist who has furnished
decorations for several OF the above
named buildings. Another western
artist will be Charles Holloway, whose
work is in many of the large buildings
of the Northwest. With a western
decorator, western artists and western
material our new capitol will be well
represent the spirit of the west.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

that benZoate of soda will not hurt
you, unless you take too much and
at the wrong time, and use an infer
ior brand, Very similar pleas are
made for that other grand old preser-
vative, whisky" Secretary Wilson's
attitude is in support of the referee
board, because they were appointed
by the highest authority in the coun-
try and are supposed to be a referee
board in fact as well as anne The
report of the board providing for the
limited use of benZoate Of soda in
the pres rvation of foods was adopted
at the convention by a very small
majority. The commissioner from our
state voting against the report, but
voting with Secretary Wilson on all
other points. The referee board seems
to be some scared over the results
at Denver and may come to the con-
clusion that there are others in the
same line of work who know a thing
two about chemicals as food. If a
little benzoate OF soda is a good thing,
why not a little more? This benzoate
of soda fellow will get himself in the
whisky class as a preservative if he
don't pick out his defenders with more
circumspection.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
When Linen Is Translucent.

The whiteness and opacity of dry
linen, as of writing paper, are due
mainly to the fact Of repeated refec-
tons at the surface. so that the light is
wasted ii these reverberations before
1t can reach to any depth. The body of
linen is a network Of transparent hbers
not In optical contact. which intercept
the light by repeatedly refiexing it.
Now, If the interstices Of these hbers
are filed by a body of the same refrac-
tive index as the, fibers themselves the
~refexion of the surface is destroyed
and the linen Is rendered more trans
parent. Water does this; hence linen
when wet is darker, but more trans
lucent, just as is the oiled paper used
for tla-ings by architects and engi-
neers. The same holds good with ordi-
nary glass and ground glass. the re-
peated reflections Of the latter making
1t far less transparent. To a similar
cause are due the Wilderness and opac-
ity OF snow, Of salt and Of pulverized
glass.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

in all probability the greatest cause of
congestion in this country is the
amount of time taken up by purely
technical appeals. To get rid of these
the Bar association recommends that
judges take a more personal interest
in the trial of causes This is the
English system, but it is doubtful
whether it would prove satisfactory in
takes a hand in everything, instead
of acting al an umpire between at
torneys, would soon irritate American
public opinion, besides tending to in
crease the number of appeals. We
cannot help feeling that the quiet, dig
nified manner of the American judge
is best. He depends upon the oppos-
ing attorneys to bring out the facts.
He attends to the law. If this case
does not always bring out the entire
truth, the judge can, as a last resort,
question witnesses personally. By not
doing so from the beginning, he keeps
his personality out of the view of the
jury, and leaves it more free. Where
the attorneys are competent this is
the best course, and it will likely re-
main the typical attitude of the Ameri-
can judge.
The reduction of the number of
cases and their speedy passage through
the courts, is largely dependent upon
two elements, the i~ntricacy of court
procedure and the number of appeals
and delays permitted by the rules of.
litigation. Neither of these things can
be affected by the personal attitude of
a trial judge. However, there should
be a practical interference by judges
that will force out of trials merely
technical objections. Court practice
should aid justice. Instead, it often
hinderS.
Reform Of legal procedure is in the
opinion of President Taft a most press
ing need of the day. But the people
must remember that, even if the pro-
posed reforms are enacted, unless the
judges on the bench are proper men
for the positions, justice will not be
well administered. The voter should
insist that the judicial candidate have
true legal learning, a philosophic in
sight into law, a moral and also an
intellectual rectitude.-Minneapolis
Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

-~-~-~- eyrnrIv "r-,"S1. uuu ne was
striving strenuously to catch up with
American idioms and New York slang.
He had made some progress. He
doomed up in the breakfast room of
his hotel the other morning after a too
convivial evening and encountered one
Of his companions.
"How do you feel. old chap" asked
the latter.
"Feel?" repeated the Englishman.
"Feel? Oh, yes. | see what you mean,
old fellow. Well. really. don't you
know, / feel like one and six"
Like what?"
like one and six, as you chaps say
here. No! Hold on, there! mean
30 cents. you know; feel like 80 cents.
Yes."-New York Globe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

the two men were elected by different
factions. If the factional fight is to
be kept up in this state it will have
to be along other lines than the tariff
records of these two men. Both voted
for the same bill ON final passage, and
both worked for the selfish interests
of the state. One cannot consistently
support Crawford's record and oppose
Burke's. Neither is Burke entitled to-
credit and Crawford to criticism by
the other faction. SO far as tariff
records are concerned, the matter Is
a draw"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

Reports from the pure food commits
sioners convention at Denver indicate
that there was a rather much of a
monkey and parrot" time in the delib-
erations 1t has been pretty generally
understood as a fight between Secre-
tary Wilson and Dr.. Wiley, but the
truth deyelopes that 1t is a very warm
dispute between DR.. Wiley as opposed
to the use of benzoate of soda as. a
p~reservative, and the referee board Of
chemists, appointed at the suggestion
OF President Roosevelt, who favor the
moderate use of the chemical for this
purpose. As the Minneapolis Journal
very aptly puts it, ut has been decided
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

The De Smet Independent certainly
agrees with the opinion that the Reg
lister advanced a couple of weeks ago
and does 1t so nicely that we quote
as follows: Senator Crawford and
Congressman Burke have both given
out interviews regarding the tariff bill
recently enacted. The two interviews
read very much alike, Notwithstanding
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
A Brief Introduction.

Mark Twain said the only introduce
ton to a, literary audience that seemed
to him the right word in the right
place, a real inspiration, was as fol-
lows:
Ladies and gentlemen, I shall not
waste any unnecessary time in the in.
PRODUCTION. don't know anything
about this man-at least l only know
two things about him. One is that he
has eve been in prison. and the other
Is / can't see why he hasn't"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
Convenient.

Providence" said the deacon. "sho'
do look after de cullud race"
GLOW Gomez" demanded Brother
Dickey.
"Well. hits disaway: De niger baby,
eZ dey say. walk too soon."
"Sho do" assented Brother Dickey.
"Dat makes him bowlegged."
snow you talkin'w,
San bowlegs is de mos convenient
est legs in de worl' fer climbin' a tree
change.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
An Illustration,

snow. Harold" said the teacher to
a small but unusually bright pupil,
give an illustration of the superiority
Of mind over matter"
After a moments reflection Harold
replied: 81 have to mind you. That's
what is the matter."-Chicago News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

1t Is said that Hartman may go
under the knife next" Well a fellow
feeling makes one wonderous kind, so
we hope the poor fellow will suffer
no discomfort, A whole lot of fellows
have felt Harriman's knife.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

Down in Iowa they sought to re-
move the mayor of a to wn on account
of drunkenness. His honor claimed that
he had never been drunk while on
duty, but the court held that the may
or was always on duty. Resignation
or reformation will now be the order
in some Iowa towns.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

A man lost his pocketbook with lots
of wealth inside, while boating in Min
nesota. He watched the shore and
the waves and wind finally washed
the plumber on land. at is an i'll
wind that blows nobody any good"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
An Entertaining catbird.

Nothing escapes the eye Of our pet
catbird, for he Is curiosity persona
fed. He wants to know the why aud
wherefore of everything that is a lit
tie strange and does not rest until he
has found out. When let out In a
room he will carefully examine every
nook and corner. He Is an inveterate
joker and delights to play jokes on his
fellow prisoners. while his sense of
humor Is almost human at times. The
pincushion Is a constant wonder and
delight to him. He flies to Il as soon
as let out OF his cage and either pulls
the pins all out Of drives them into
the cushion as far as possible. IL be
pulls them ont. he hops to the edge
OF the table and drops them on the
door, fiirti0g his tail and uttering q
note Of great satisfaction when they
strike the ioor.4Snburbau Lila.
New ~ I'm.
He was an ~Englishman Of the mira
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

The bleached flour makers are go
ing to- fight the government prosecu-
zion. 1t is to be hoped that the
dear millers" will employ good coun-
sci, for we, the dear people, will be
expected to pay the bill.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
Alice Alias AIvs.

Mr.. Squiggs-What's the little Nu-
rox girls name? couldn't catch 1t
when her mother introduced us. Mrs.
Squiggs-Plain Alice, only her moth
er's trying to pronounce it so you'll
spell it "Alys."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02

master and will have charge of all
the extra trains hauling freight out
of the state on the North Western
lines.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-02
Both on the Line.

"The artist over the way was boast
ing to me that his work is now being
hung on the line"
"Humph! So is his wife's."-Balti-
more American.