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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-08

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-08
TAXES
Amount of Same and for What Purpose
Raised.


Raised.
For the purposes of informing the
readers of the News of the way in
which the money collected as taxes and
local assessments in the City of Wau-
watosa is applied, we have obtained
from the office of the City Clerk, the
following figures showing the total
amount and purposes for which the
same is collected together with the
portion collected on all the taxable
property of the city and the portion
collected as special assessments against
particular property.
The total sum to be collected in the
city on the tax roll of 1908 is $40, 365, 63
which is made up of the following
items;
State tax, ...............S 4,1SS.07
County tax, ....,.....,...6, 939,57
County school tax, 3, 400 So
City school tax, ........13,3 1S,44
Bonded indebtedness, prin-
ciple and interest, water,
sewer, school, ...............5,S 500 90
General fund which in
cludes street repair, street
lights and salaries, ......6,1 1000
For library purposes, ..... 100000
Fire department, ....... 100000
All of the above items being collect
ed at the same rate on all property of
the city at the assessed valuation.
In addition to the above the follow
ing sums are 20 be collected rs special
assessments against the particular
property benefited:
Account special
Street improvement bonds, ,554.O1
Water mains, .............. 2,045.O0
Sewer. ..........., SO. "a
Water pipe certificate, ... .105. &c
Street sprinkling assess
ments,' ..'...''........'... .S40.77
Cement sidewalks, ..... .590.27
Cleaning snow from walks, .266. 26
Repairing sidewalks, .. 1873
Cutting weeds, $3.50
Delinquent water rates, 1855
The rate of the general taxes is .1045
per cent of assessed valuation or $40. As
for each $1,000.
1t must be understood that the state
tax. county tax and county school tax
shown are all levied through the state
and county officials and certified to our
City Clerk, the city having nothing to
do with fixing those amounts which
when collected are turned over to the
state and county, the state tax being
required to be paid on or before the
second Monday of February in each
year and it will be seen that both the
state and county tax for 1908 are
largely in excess of the same items for
last year.
In our next issue we shall probably
have the financial statement of the
comptroller showing how the funds
have been disbursed during the past
wear
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-08

Published at Wauwatosa, Wis, every FIJI
day by John r. Benoy.
Sent to any address in the United States Tor
81 a year.
Entered at the Wauwatosa postoffice as sec
D I'd claSsmatter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Must Not Bleach Flour.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-If the au.
thorities find it possible to bring about
q strict enforcement of the law, which
is highly doubtful, there will be no
more white bread after today. Under
a new statute it will be unlawful to
sell -four that has been bleached. A
provision of the pure food law pro-
hibits the practice. The reason for
the prohibitive clause is that -four is
deteriorated by the bleaching process.
Both the flavor and nutritive qualities
are impaired. How the demand for
-four that would make bread of almost
chalky whiteness grew, would be hard
to explain. 1t developed as other fads
develop, and the stomach bore an
added burden in order that the fad OF
the eye might be gratifed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Millions For Railroad Work.

ST. PAUL, June GA two.year
campaign involving an expenditure OF
about GIG. 900, 900 has been initiated by
the Northern Pacific railroad, accord.
ing to announcement made tonight by
St. Paul contractors. The object is to
reduce grades and perfect branch lines
of the road In North Dakota and
Montana. where competition of the St.
Paul railroads Pacific coast extension
will be most encountered.
This work has commenced and con.
tracts for several jobs are in the
hands Of the general contra actors OF
the road.
Among other objects planned is the
complete regarding OF the mainline be-
tween Mandan, N. D., and Glendive,
Mont. This section is now operated
with grade Of 20 per cent. The
grade will be changed to water level.
Similar regradings will be made in
Montana. There will be several per.
fections OF the mainline grade in the
Missoula division.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Texas Grows Big Onions.

New YORK, June 4.-The rich soil
and warm sun of Texas have conspired
to put the famous onion growing in
dustry of Bermuda out of business.
Sixty Portuguese and forty native
Bermudans arrived here yesterday
from Bermuda to find employment.
All of them had owned onion farms in
Bermuda until it was discovered that
Texas could grow larger, earlier and
more luscious onions than in their is
land. AS result the business has
been practically ruined, according to
the reports they brought here yester.
day and they were compelled to sacri-
fee or abandon their farms and come
to this country. All of them brought
their families. WHALE some of them
will go to the mill districts of New
England, majority will seek agricul-
tural openings in the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Settlers Want Surveys.

WASHINGTON, June l.-Many petit
tions are being received by Senator
Dixon from the Milk river valley,
urging action by the land Office for
the survey of lands in the valley be.
tween Havre and Glasgow, for classi-
fication in the enlarged homestead
area. 1t is the purpose of the land
Office to make additions to this area
as soon as work now in progress in
the state can be completed by the ex.
perts of the geological survey.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Alleged Coal Land Frauds.

DENVER, June 3.-After legal bat.
tie that had lasted for two years, Fed.
eral District Judge Lewis today de-
MED the motion to quash the indict-
ments against General L. M. Rumsey
millionaire manufacturer of St.
Louis, F. W. Keitel, of Denver. and
number of other Colorado and Mis-.
souri, capitalists charged with acquir.
ing 10000 acres of coal lands In Routt
county by fraudulent entry.
1t is charged in the indictments that
the lands were secured by dummy en-.
trymen hired by Keitel, and that after
patents had been secured, the titles
were transferred to the Yuma Coal
COMPANY,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
A Long Auto Race.

New YORK, June 1.-Five motor
cars, competing for $4,000 trophy
offered by Robert Guggenheim. start
ed today from the New York city hall
on a 1900 mile endurance run to
Seattle.
Mayor Mcclellan sent them away
with gold mounted starting pistol at
3 o'clock, just before President Taft
pressed the button In Washington that
officially opened the Alaska.Yukon-
Pacific exposition in Seattle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Victims Of Mob Violence.

NEW YORK, June 1.-That 1924
men, women and children have been
lynched in this country in the last
quarter of q century was the assertion
of Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett at the Ma.
tional Negro conference in this city
today. Asking why this was per.
mitted by q Christian nation, Mrs.
Barnett quoted John Temple Graves
as saying that the mob stands as the
most potential bulwark between the
women of the south and such csrni.
val of crime as would precipitate the
annihila alton of the negro race. All
know this is untrue, Mrs. Barnett
said.
Describing the riots at Springfield,
ILL.,, Mrs. Barnett said it was all be-
cause white woman said that q ne.
gro man had criminally assaulted her.
Later, Mrs. Barnett said, the woman
published a retr action but the lynched
victims were dead.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Millionaire Travels in Steerage.

NEW YORK, June A millions sire
sailed in the steerage of the White
Star liner Adriatic the other day, and
his automobile, in which he, his wife
and daughter will tour Europe, was in
the hold.
He is E. L. Lande. of Mayville, N.
D., who came from Norway ten years
ago and engaged in wheat raising.
He has been so successful that be now
owns an automobile, q fine house,
thousa ands of acres of land, and is
rated financially at million. The
cost OF the party OF three in the steer
age will be about 800. In the first
class cabin it would be $500.
"Why should travel in the cabin?"
he asked. II travelled in the steerage
when came to America, and it's good
enough for me now"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
More a2o-Acre Aomestead,

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The secre.
tary OF the interior has designated
lands in townships "a and IS north,
range 4S east, Montana principal
meridian, in Valley county, as coming
within the provisions of the 320.acre
homestead bill. The area involved In
this design alton Is about 48,O60 acres,
which makes q total area of 19, 900, 600
acres in Montana designat up to
this time.
Lands in these townships are not
included within the earlier designation
because it was thought there might be
some irrig able land therein, but 1t has
been found irrigable lands are in pri-
vate ownership.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Will Inspect Water Power.

ST. PAUL, June 2.-President L. w.
Hill of the Great Northern road today
announced that John F. Stevens, who
resigned Is first vice president Of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford,
would join the Great Northern for q
brief time. Mr.. Hill said:
''Mr. Stevens has been engaged by
the Great Northern to inspect and re-
port upon the roads water power in
Montana and Washington, and look
into other engineering questions now
up for consideration. he was en-
gagged as the best man in the country
to do the work and because. as he was
leaving the New haven road, he was
at liberty at the right time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Big Floods In Northern Country.

VANCOUVER, June 3.-Heavy rains
followed by warm weather have
caused all the rivers and streams in
the Kooteuai table land of British
Columbia to rise in food. Along the
line of the Canadian Pacific railway
between Nelson and Spokane, there
have been a number of washouts with
the result that communication is cut
off. Five miles out of Nelson the
water overaowed and washed out 200
feet of Canadian Pacific track and 200
feet of Great Northern track, cutting
off communication by train with Spo.
kane, except by Marcus and Ross.
land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Hill Must Give Testimony,

SPOKANE. June 3.-Jsmes J. Hill,
chairman of the Great Northern board
Of directors, while passing through
Spokane on his way east tonight was
served with subpoena at the depot,
summoning him to appear before the
Spokane county grand jury in the
case of M. j. Gordon, former counsel
of the Great Northern, against whom
seven indictments embezzlement have
been brought.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

controversy between the employing
clssses and the labor unions," de-
clared John W. Van Cleave, ,ex.presi-
dent OF the Nstioual Associ alton of
Manufacturers, who met Spokane
business men today. "That outcome
is decent and law abiding unionism.
I believe the days of labor unions are
numbered unless they recede from the
criminal methods employed by them
for the last % years."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
ASTONISHED THE SENATE.
Blind Senator From Oklahoma Makes
Remarkable Speech.


WASHINGTON, June 2.-Astonishing
the senate by the citation OF a long
list of cotton and woolen manufactur.
ing companies and giving their earn
ings, capital stock, surplus, etc., SEN
ator Gore again today undertook the
task of showing that the corpor ations
engaged in the cotton and wooden in.
dustries were making very large earn
ings. The speech was one that no
other senator would have attempted
without constant reference to notes,
but the blind statesman from the
southwest found no difficulty in giving
offhand the greatest variety of details
without the ability to assist his mem
ory in any way. The senate had
promptly begun the days business by
resuming consideration of the cotton
schedule of the tariff bill and Mr..
Gore was the first speaker. ,..
Referring to the cotton and wooden
manufacturers and In sinister tone
the senator said he did not blame them
for their large earnings. He referred
in sarcastic language to the statement
made yesterday by Mr.. Lodge that
some OF these large earnings resulted
from sales of real estate fortuna nateiy
acquired three years ago, and said
that the stock of . cotton and woolen
company of Massachusetts had been
advertised ss earning 81 per cent in
1907 without reference to profits from
real estate sales. He suspected, he
said, ''that the good natured philan.
thropic manufacturers did not divide
their earnings 'on the square, with
their laborers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
TAFT WILL MAKE GOOD.
Secretary Of Treasury Says President
Will Redeem Pledges.

CHICAGO, June 5.-Franklin Mac
Veagh. secretary of the treasury, and
j acob M. Dickinson, secretary Of war
were guests of honor at the banquet of
the Chicago Commercial club tonight.
In his speech Secretary MacVeagh
outlined the characteristics Of the Taft
administration and emph asized the
fact that it would be Distinguish BILE
from the Roosevelt administration as
Roosevelt's was from McKinley's.
Secretary MacVeagh said in part,
"This administration will be con.
ciliatory, if you do not ask it to give
up a principle or go back on its
promise. Neither of these things will
it do. 1t will stand by its principles
and it will stand by it's policies"
In the mind of Secretary MacVeagh
the leading and controlling note of the
present administration was a deter.
mined tendency toward regularity of
decision and procedure. President
Taft, he said, would administer his
Office within constituted bound aries.
The effect of this, he declared, would
be to keep the president the leader of
the party organization. President
Taft, he said, was the man of pro-
gress.
AS to the Roosevelt policies, Mr..
MacVeagh said that they were as safe
in the hands of the present adminis-
tration as they were in the hands of
the last. 1--WE are not hearing much
about them," he said, "but that is
partly because the president has his
own way OF arriving at results and be.
cause other issues are now associated
with them in the activities at WASH
ington. that before left the Roosevelt
policies the whole STAGE"
Upon the question OF the tariff, Mr..
MacVeagh predicted that the revision
would be such that the people would
accept. The demand for tariff revi-
sion, he insisted, was not for q radi-
cal and not for an impracticable re.
duction, because everybody UNDER
stood that the republican party stood
for and would continue to stand for
protection,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Landslide Causes Flood.

ROOSEVELT, Idaho, June 2. A
landslide three miles In length and
200 feet wide, and piled up along Mud
creek to depth of 100 feet, occurred
here today. The creek was forced Out
Of It's bed, the back waters flooding
Roosevelt until, as this word is sent,
most of the buildings in town are
floating.
The placer property of Coswell &
Curran is destroyed, the giant pipe
being buried. No lives were lost and
no one was injured, so far as known.
Everything is in q chaotic condition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Packing Company Pays Fine.

Topeka, Kan, June 5.-The Cud.
ahy Packing company has paid S82,
900 to the government, this being the
amount due under the indictments
secured against the company. The
company was charged with putting a
one.fourth cent revenue stamp on
oleomargarine that required 10 cent
stamp. The paying of the amout due
does not end the case, however, as
under the law the company is subject
to fine of from 800 to 81. 900 on each
of the 695 counts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
TAFT OPENS EXPOSITION
The Seattle Fair Attracts An Immense
Crowd Of Visitors.

Crowd Of Visitors.
SEATTLE, June l. - The Alaska.
Yukon-P Pacific exposition. that cost
s10, ,000. 900, and the first sod Of which
was turned exactly two years ago,
was ofacially opened at noon with
fitting splendor and ceremony. with .
great multitude In attendance. The
military parade, the speeches, Presi-
dent Taft's signal, sll were carried
out exactly as planned.
When James j. Hill was introduced
in the opening exercises, tumult
ensued that recalled the demonstra-
tions for favorites at political con-
ventions, except that here 10000 peo.
pie were cheering spontaneously for
only one man, who waited several
minutes before he could begin his ad.
dress.
''There are four great words that
should be written upon the four.cor-
,ner stones Of every public building in
this land with the sacredness of re.
>ligious rite,'' said Mr.. Hill. "These
watchwords Of the republic are equal
ity, simplicity, economy and justice.
They are interviewer with every fiber
of the national fabric. To forget or
deny them will lead to every misfor-
tune and every possibility of destruc-
rtion that rises now threateningly in
the path of our country greatness. !"
Mr.. Hill declared this to be the most
wasteful country on earth in its ad-
,ministrative features as we'll as in its
treatment of natural resources, and
said that the discarded standard of
economy in it's affairs must be re-
stored. WI,
"The curtailment of federa al expenses
by one-fourth would assist not only
efficiency in the departments, but re-
forms now postponed by the task of
raising and the rage of spending great
sums that should be left in the pockets
of the people.
"This exposition may be regarded
as the laying of the last rail, the
driving of the last spike, the unity OF
mind and purpose between the Pacific
coast and the country east OF the
mountains. It is the witness of that
constantly broadening tie which is
both the price we pay for civilization
and the boon that it. confers upon US.
Never again can the Pacific coast
withdraw into itself; never again can
it know any slackening of the tide of
life that sweeps through all the ma
tion's veins when it crosses the great
l;,;l
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Sleeping Sickness Is Fatal.

LOWELL, Mass, June 7.-Louise
Petite. Lowel!'s so.called "sleeping
sickness" girl, died yesterday after
lying on her bed practically uucon.
scious for 32 days. In that time the
only nourishment which passed her
lips was milk, forced through her
teeth. The girl had four other simil ar
attacks, lying unconscious for days.
Last fall she slept 80 days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Big Floods In Black Hills.

DEADwoOD, S. D.. June 2.-For the
first time since Sunday, Deadwood has
telegraphic communication with the
outside world. A conserva ative esti'
mate of the food losses In the Black
Hills is S500,000. Both the North.
western and Burlington roads have
sustained heavy losses.
Neither road has taken train into
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Deadwood since Sunday, and will be
obliged to bring in malls by teams
for several days. Fourteen inches OF
rain has fallen In the Black Hills
since Sunday night, breaking all
records. Many mines have been
forced to suspend.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Big Celebration At Great Falls.

GREAT FALLS, June 2.-Great Falls
celebra ated the beginning Of through
service on the Burlington line, by
way of the Billings & Northern road,
today. Crowds of people took advan.
tage OF excursion rates from various
points to visit the Electric city, and
the day was q gala occasion, the gen.
eral enjoyment being greatly increased
by almost perfect weather.
The board of commerce had the en-
tertainment program in hand, and the
visitors were entertained all day.
Free excursion trains ran to Rainbow
falls dam, the smelter, the big stack
and Giant springs. Thousands Of
people visited these places throughout
the day.
A mammoth parade, in which many
of the fraternsl and patriotic organ
izations we're handsomely represented,
took place this afternoon. There were
four bands and q number OF hand.
some floats in the procession, which
was more than mile and q half in
length. There was . magnificent dis
play of fireworks in Gibson park after
the parade.
The bands supplied music in the
parks and business portions OF the
city during the afternoon and even
ing.
Addresses were made on the court.
house lawn by Martin Maginnis OF
Helena, and Charles S. Hartman OF
Bozeman. Major Maginnis spoke
on the development of the state, and
Mr.. Hartman spoke principally on
the outlook for Great Falls as city,
and Montana as state, referring to
the part taken by the railroads in de-
veloplng the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
WILL PROSECUTE HEINZE.
Montana Mining Man Must Face Trial
In Court.

Montana Mining Man Must Face Trial
In Court.
NEW YORK, June 3.-United States
District Attorney Wise said yesterd ~
that he could prove his case against
F. Augustus Heiuza, president Of the
United Copper company, whether the
missing books are found or not.
In his opinion. however. it was rid.
iculous to suppose that the books
had been destroyed or taken out Of
the country. It was equally absurd
to maintain that corporation with a
capital of sS0, ,000, 900, and controlling
. dozen subsidiary companies. should
think that by the destroying Of its
books or the flights, of its officers II
could evade the efforts of the govern.
ment to prosecute.
: Another point which came out yes
terday was that when the government
examiner was going through the cor
poration's books May 10. q represen.
tstive Of the company was at his elbow
to note in what direction his investi.
cation was leading.
The next day, when the examiner
returned to his task, it is said tha 3s
pages had been torn out of the ledger,
and that the missing sheets were those
which recorded the borrowing from
the Mercantile National bank and the
holdings of Fritz and Arthur Heinze
and Max Schultz and others in the
copper pool.