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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

"A Great Play OF American LIE TO
Day
"a great play Of American life 20.
lay-thag IS what the Hon T. L.
Sullivan. Democratic loader Of New
York city. and one pf the most poten.
ai politicians If the iay. called n
Man 81 ihu Heur1 which viii BIG given
ere On Saturday night mex IN the
1roakr tacaIrc
Vet. rim Sullivan Is looked upnn
hy many as the VERY tVue OF "prae-
lcai politician against whom che NOR
ut "1'he Man Of the Hanv WIS
ERECTED Is Nj. George Brcadhursi
4 asitc.. fe1aser New York City
,olHielan Who praised the play aa q
iifilng picture 81 American lie Nas
iaelstfase Finn. farous In the ilefa'
IRE rf politics as "llatteFy Dsnn
1t ii anes to think thai these two
ueH. "Ble Tim sullivan AMI eBal.
aYY Fan" are REGARDED ny many rs
NJ 6fipinais of two chief charac
ofs q the inlay. Hos Hofrlean and
Ahiermau pheIsn
seate nov SELLING ct peatoiiee Drug
iinfe
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) AT THE THEATRE.
20 o Q @ 9 {


n HNd WIN
Mesgrs. Victor Herbert and Henrs
blossom sfe aea'n 10 TIE fore wlth g
comic opera which IS sale 20 far out
hlne lhell latest collaboration
Nile. Med STE. which was writer
xnressly fer Nine. F,itzi scheH "lhl
rel Mllp has uadoubiefl NY proved
ne most important success tbet as
been ON Broadway for many yeats
4 Ii continued to plas 10 eapacla
ualenees fer one entile Ncar 90 The
Snickerbocker Theatre and 1ulicate.
he great sueccss ii Chicago aal hos
un where engagements q tares
ssaths zach were played SO u
~scntatlon here viii surely ff9ye q
aore than p~aesiuE interest The ad
anee reports Of Che wtee lhe SORT
aat comes from The rfs alesed ones
Who have heen % NcN York md WI
aesfad ~ In 'lcate ihbt fThe Rad
aill~ VIII Neeftalnb De presented hers
o a earacIty audience tanielt a. tht
B-nuks vixen II Nill be seen fox The
FIRST time here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

Dyspepsia rs cur nati nal ailncnt.
Burdock nlnod Bittefs is the national
euro for Il. " Strengthens stomach
membranes. promotes flow Of diees.
Two Juices, purilIea the blood, bulbs
Sou Mp
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07
nefore the sheath Gown.

Before the Sheath Gown.
When Eve had 50 rashly succumbcd to
the wilea
OF the serpent, she poussd and gricyca,
But when she appeared IN the newest fan
styles
There i no doubt she felt slightly 20.
leayed.
o. Harper = Weekly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

Mr Hal Reel. tie well knoWn plag-
lehf was receatIy tatel rhnf he
~ lafff he beet nlay Ia efes
fte Ne fAnl'e "Tisp Cpw.pnnch.
~ + new original a beautiful
tiers. lfleft c'e1n e1@ edv and IS
eefFpit afanallo M Il. Mann.
Nn rftluss - Vt 1fs fiveh If = caal.
ny e - worthy 81 a slof
a.N.halF ahoes Fu,ens 4 nne
ehI ongs cement a the nrahks sun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

Most children est too much,
oVcrtax the digestion, get
thin, weak. languid, stop
growing that's malnutrition
9or nongdigcsL sn Of food.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07
FIJN


And Not Otherwise.
Whore' q a daaisel doth begin
10 really care,
The very feinitsi heart can win
A lady fair.
louisville couFieS.J ourr1l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07
S Emulsion

has helped countless thous
ands ii this condition. It Is
both nourishment and
medicine Il most powerful
aid q aigestion.
A small dose three times q.
day ulfi work wonders,
but u sure u got Scofl 3.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

Mistress tan invalid Jane !
thought ! ted you 70 make some chick,
en- bfuEh1
New Cook ahure. an ii did. maam
Mattress we'll akbfe Il NJ
Mes Cook u tsa i 70 b chickens
aHa attn
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tfaun pesltieeIx Sloehtd IN 20 min
~ aiia n a1nnnF HfnUn Rnne
|Fs' alone vii sQsslx. nFoee ihif
tHh NJ vomiting. ~ 1issfssp +
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lmnnfh blood runs you down makea
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ea nnrd0tk nloud bltleFs pafiiias
the hlaad cures The eas'se builds
You up.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15

bear. VIII meet the Roosevelt and
return to New York. Have all things
sent TO New Haven. Captain under
stands. See you in October"
It is over a year since any previous
word was received from Whitney.
Mrs. Peary Busy.
South Harpswell, Ne, Sept 9.-In
the absence OF Lieutenant Pe2ry, the
task Of bearing t 3 honOrs is falling
upon his wife who is at Eagle Island
the Peary summer estate. All day
she was the recipient of a stream o.
kilograms and letters of congratula
ton. She received no message yes
terday from her husband, but is pre-
pairing to go 10 sydney, N. S, to meet
him.
Her daughter was busy answering
salutes. Every craft possessing
Whistle saluted as they passed Eagle
Island and the girl responded by dip
ping the flag which was unfurled from
the Flagstaff Monday upon receipt OF
news from her father.
Miss Peary will be sixteen Sunday
She objects to being longer called the
Snow baby" Robert e. Peary, Jr.,
had his sixth birthday week ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
THE "HoLEY PoLERs."
Believed Earth's Interior Was PEG.

Believed Earth's Interior Was PEG.
pied and North Pole the Entrance.
New York, Sept. 8.-Those studez $
Of the arctic who have chung TO the
belief that there was a big hole ct
the north pole which led into the n.
terror of the earth. and that this IT,
terror was peopled. had is own
towns, cities and farming commune
ties. are sorely disappoin'" d now that
they know Of what Or. Cook found at
the pole
These advocates of the hollow
earth theory, or the "holey polers,7 as
unbeiieyers termed them, are fol.
lowers Of John c Symmes, who FIRST
cypioited the idea a century ago and
twice petitioned congress to fit out
an exre aston so that he could go to
the pole, find the hole and make a
studious and patient Investigation OF
the earth's interior works.
William Reed, who has lectured re
Gently on the hollow earth idea In
Nav York. IS leader Of the sect so
keenly disappointed by Dr. Cooks
discoveries. &r Reed had such ln.
pliclt faith tn his idea that he had IL
incorporated at Albany. the official
title being the Reed Hollow Earth Ex
ploring company ~ New York.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
MURDER MYSTERY
PARTLY SOLVED
DlsMEMBERED BODY IDENTIFIED
AS THAT OF MAYBELLE
MILLMAN.

Detroit, Sept S.-Bloodless from the
ruthless knife of the murderer, shrunk
en- by several days immersion in
Ecorse creek, the dismembered body
of 27-year-old Maybelle Millman, OF
Ann Arbor, lies in the morgue, a pitt
able exhibit of human brutality. Of
icers are desperately endeavoring to
solve the mystery of the girls MUIR
der.
Martha Henning of Detroit, form
er schoolmate of the Millman girl,
identified the girls head which, like
he body, was found severed in a sep
arate bag, as that of her chum. Of
fcers then vent to Ann Arbor. They
refuse to give the clue they are work
ing on, but most questions put to
Miss Henning yesterday aftern0oD
Maybelle's physical col-
1ition, the mutilated body leading the
to believe that the cut
ting was done by some one well ,lc-
quainted with surgery. Upon this
Miss Henning was unable to throw
light. 1t is believed the girl was
strangled before her arms, legs and
head were cut off.
When tortoise shell comb was
shown Miss Henning she cried. "Oh
| it is hers" then tainted. When
shown the head she could only NOD
| and sob.
Hysterical at times, Miss Henning
told all she knew, and added: "A
week ago she wrote to a man in In
dianapolis. What about l don't know
She was quiet and modest and never
spoke of any love affairs. l never
knew her keeping company with q
man"
The police wired the Indianapolis
police this feature.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
500 Reward. SIO0.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
70 learA that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able 10 cure
IN all It's stages, and that Is CatarPh. tialrs
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known 10 the medical fraternity Catarrb
being q Constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly
upon the blood md mucous surfaces Of the
system. thereby destroying the foundation
OF the dlsease aud giving the patient
strength BY building up the constitution and
assisting nature IL doing It's WORK The
proprietors have 81 much faith Ia It's cura.
i've powers that they offe- One Hundred
Dollars for any case that II fails 10 cure
Send for LIST O. testimonials
Address r. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, D.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Taxa Halls Family pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
TAFT VALUES HIS
LIFE TOO MUCH
DECLINES TO UMPIRE BALL GAME
AT YALE FIELD DAY
CELEBRATION.

Boston, Seq. S.-President Taft had
one of his Yale days yesterday and be
came Bill Taft" again to many old
classmates, but still mfr. President" to
the younger set of graduates who sur
rounded him during the Yale field day
celebration at the Brookline country
club.
The president motored in from Bev-
erly and returned by the same roue
last evening. There was no speech
making and no formalities. Yale
cheers and Yale songs were the order
of the day. Taft was urged to umpire
ball game, but firmly replied, II
value my life too much, for such q
job as that"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
ANNUAL REPORT OF
MIL AUKE ROADS
INC REAsE IN PASSENGERS OVER
$4,000 MORE THAN
IN 1908.
REFERS TO DEATH OF H. II. ROC.
ERs-NEW LINE NOW
OPENED.

The 45th annual report of the mi
cage, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company, which is for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1909, shows t.e 70
tai operating revenues OF The COM
pany FOR the year to have been $685.
S97,463.49; total operating expenses.
$3S.131,23S60, which excludes taxes.
leaving the net operating revenue,
S21,166.224S9. The total taxes paid
we're s2,42S.6l5.6t.
These figures are as against the
following, OF the same account, for
the year ending June 80. 1905
Total operating revenues. 56,9Sz-
62o5e; total operating expenses, ex.
GLIDING taxes, s37,163,36s.43; taxes
S2,3o4962.40, leaving Het operating
income. S17,464,2S9,67.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
FIRST FATALITY
TO AEROPLANIST

Juvisky. Sir Orge, France. Sept g.
E. Lefebvre, French aviator, was
killed yesterday afternoon when the
aeroplane in which he was practicing
crashed to the ground. Deceased was
one Of the Rheims contestants.
The cause of the accident which IS
the first fatal one in the history Of
French aviation, Is a mystery. L.
febvre was testing his machine prior
70 the delivery to the purchasers Of
several new Wright machines. The
aeroDlaue uddenly tilted downward,
and propelled By the motor. struck
the ground with great violence. The
aviator was found Inconsistencies
amidst the wreekage, and died few
minutes later
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15

The Prince and Princess Kuni OF ia.
pan will arrive in New York from
London on Sept. to represent
Japan at The Hudson-Fnlton celebra-
ton. The prince is cousin OF the
mikado and a personal friend OF
President Taft. Soon after then ar
rival the prince and princess win
so to Beverly, where they Will be
received by the president. During
their say In America they wiz meet
the japanese commercial delegation
which is to visit the Seattle exposi-
ton and tour the greater part Of The
country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
ROYALTY CONTINUES
TO HONOR COOK

the Explorers club, OF which Lieuten.
ant Peary and Or. Cook are both
members:
Heartiest congratulations upon
your triumphant attainment of the
long sought goal-the north pole"
Several messages were filed at In
dian Harbor and received by the as
soeiates of Lieutenant Peary yester
day, None gave further details
Thousands OF congratulatory mes
sages were sent TO the explorer. two
Of the most notable are from Lieu.
tenant Shaekleton. the English ant.
arctic explorer, and Major Leonard
Darwin. president OF the royal geo.
graphical society.
In Copenhagen last night. Dr Cook
was shown a statement credited to
Lieutenant Peary. that he {Pearyl
was the FIRST discoverer OF the pole.
Declining to enter into a controversy
the Brooklyn physician briefly dis,
missed the subject
Diary is Cooks Evidence.
New York, Sept, s.-One Of the most
I Important pieces Of documentary evi,
dence on which Dr. Cook wiz rely 10
prove his claim Of discovering the
north pole, it was learned yesterday.
Is already in this city 1t Is a diary
kept by the explorer up to the day he
severed connection with his last white
companion.
The diary was left at Etah, Green
land, when the dlscoyerer departed on
his quest father north and was
brought here by Rudolph Francke the
steward of the expedition, when ne
got word from Cook to leave Etah and
go home, taking with him the records
of the expedition up to thf.t time.
Francke delivered it to Mrs. Cook, the
explorers wife, and by her it has
carefully copied in readable form. Ii
| now rests in safe deposit vault with
a New York trust company and will
not see ne light until it is delivered
into Dr. Cooks own hands.
The diary is not connected nara
| tive, only a succession of daily entries
recording every detail of the party's
| experiences from the time the expedi.
ton sailed from st. Johns, N. F.
A friend of Mrs. Cook said yesterday
that 1t was a document several thous-
! and words long.
Francke is still in New York. He
has given up thought of obtaining any
employment that will take him out
of the country until after DR. Cook re-
turns. AS the last white man that
saw the explorer before his dash for
the pole, he expects TO PROVE the
most valuable personal witness of the
truth of the explorers story. Francke
declares that he is convinced that DR.
Cooks story is reliable.
Eaan May Come With Cook.
New York, Sept S.-Dr Cook sent
yesterday a cable TO the secretary o,
the explorers club, accepting an ir
vitation to be the clubs guest Of hon
o. 8. dinner here, provided the at
tendance is limited to club members
This indicates that Dr. Cook will moi
be the guest of honor at the explor
er's dinner on the night of Sept 80
which had been planned as one of The
features of the Honduras.Fulton cele
bratior.
II. Coos messags said:
Il accept. Prefer the attends nee
he limited 0 club members and Uait
States minister to Copenhaf IA
win ar ange date later
I'll Is the first intimatiou tina " /
ster Cyan might accompany Dr.
oca home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
mex.vali ExiIed

Constantinople, Sept S-Court mar
tail which investigated the Adana mas
sacres, sentenced Djevad Bey Mex
Vail to six years exclusion from the
public service, Remzi Pasha, he mill
tTy commandant Of Adana, to tlree
years imprisonment and acquitted the
gov ernor Of Adana.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15

ton projects in the southwest, owned
largely by Chicago capitalists, and the
Zuni dam, a government reclama ion
project, both near Gallup n. NJ. broke
lose yesterday. Ten miles of Santa
Fe track IS reported washed ont and
S5 under water. No loss of life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
A Question.

Are the colors fast in toat new tub
suit / bought, Jane?"
THAT depends on how you look at
1t. ma'am."
What do you mean. 1ane?"
Well, when / went to wash Il I'd
call EN- fast the way them ooIors
ran Baltimore American.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
GOVERNMENT DROPS SUITS.
Prosecution of Barber Lumber Com
panY Of Eau Claire Called Of.


Boise, Idaho, Self. 8.-The suit Of
the government as ainst The Barber
Lumber Company, 1f Eau Claire, Wis,
to cancel the entry TO forty thousand
acres of timber land in the Boise basin,
valued at s1G00.000 was dismissed
yesterTo, by Judge Bean.
The suit was instituted in 1907. fol
lowing the indictment of the officers
of the company on a charge of con
spiracy to defraud the government
through fraudulent entries. All the
cases OF the government failed thus
far, including the prosecution Of Sena-
tor Borah. The criminal cases againse
J. T. Barber and Sumner G. Moon are
set for October.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
CITY Has nlsanneared

Mexico City, Sept s. The de-
struetion Of Soto La Marina, state OF
Tamaulipas, IS reported so complete
that The whole place disappeared with
the exception OF a few church towers
that project from the surface of q
veFitab!e sea Nobody has gotten
within q league Of where the to 4
s'ood. Ten an a small hin are the
only evidences OF life appare4t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
COSTLY GYNAMlTlNG.
Chippewa County VioIatCcs of Game
Law Get Lastly Sentence.

Law Get Lastly Sentence.
Game Warden George w Eickeman
reports an interesting case Of prose
cution from Chippewa county for VIC
lation of the law relating to the dyna-
hitting of fish. Complaints had been
made to the department CT the prac-
tice by interested citizens and Deputy
Warden J. r. Delong was detailed to
look into the matter. He caught Tom
Turner and Ed WinchOr in the act OF
dynamiting and arrested them They
were taken before Judge Jenkins at
Chippewa Falls and demanded jury
trial. They were found guilty and
sent enced to fines of 500 each and to
be confined in county Jail for 60 days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
STRIKERS WIN POINT.

Contest Ended and Men Return to
Work at Noon.
Pittsbprg, Pa, Sept. S.--The costly
strike which was in progress for fifty
three days at the Pressed Steel Car
works is over. The workmen. number
ing over 5000 won a compile e victory,
Beginning Thursday they return to
work a thousand a day. The point of
increase in wages, which postponed
the settlement from Monday TO yester,
day, has been compromised. The com
pany will return TO the 1907 rate of
wages as soon as the present contracts
are filled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
ARE LOST IN ICE CAVE.
Tourists lter Black Depths at Flag.
staff. Believed Dead.

EONFAS-s 2 IA-E 9tdGk De4tNfa e. TIC u
staff, Believed Dead.
Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 8.--John Moh-
lenhap Of Newark, o., and J. s. Price
recent arrivals In Flagstaff, are lost
in the ice caves at lake Mss-7, ten
niles south of here. They entered the
caves SUNDAY night and searching par
ties sought them all night. The ice
caves have been visited for years. 0ut
never thoroughly explored. Ice Is con
tinCaIly forming. melting and slipping
out of place, until little is known OF inc
interior, making it dangerous for in
exp zf;epced persons to go far into III
black depths The men kept calling
to friends on the outside for . eonsi +
erable time. suddenly they ceased
calling.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15

Moorehead. Mimi, Sep S.-Frank
hethman carpenter from Fargo.
was arrested and charged with the
murder Of Dr. Egge. Of Moorhead,
who was wayla and killed with
bl0nt instruments
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15

Bloomington H., Sept. S-Roseoe
HoFr aud Paul HolloweH were
drowned yesterday while swimu4ine in
pond at Farmer City. The boys got
BEYOND their depth and sank strug-
Cling with each o,her.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
BURNED IN cREMAToRY.
Oshkosh Resident Fatally Burned at
Stevens Point.

OSHHosn HSSIocnt rdtaity burned al
Stevens Point.
Stevens Point, Sept. S.-Paul Mum
sche, aged 40, said 10 hail from osh-
kosh. died az a local hospital from
burns received Friday afternoon. He
had been around town Tor day or
two, imbibing quite freely, and about
4 o'clock crawled into small brick
building used by several business
houses as a crematory for waste pa
per and other refuse. The paper was
set afire by Munsche or by some one
who did not know that the man was
inside and he was terribly burned be-
fore he succeeded in getting out.
aIunsche was 43 years old. 4 brother,
Herman, lives near Oshkosh and his
father ana another brother at Embar'
rass, Waupaca county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
Governor Beslons

San Juan, Sent. S.-Reais II. Post
governor Of Porto Rico. announced
yesterday that he has sent his resig.
nation to President Tai, 1t is re.
ported hero that the president has al
ready selected TESTS successor.