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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
HOLDS DIVORCE RECORD.
Judge Goodand Has Granted. More De-
crees Than Any Other.

Appleton, Wis, May 1.-THE 2169th
divorce granted by Judge John Good
land separated Rabbi and Mrs. Oria
Abrahams, the former having for some
time been rabbi at the Russian Jewish
temple in Appleton. The rabbi al
legged incompatibility and In order to
secure a divorce, agreed to permit his
wife te remain in the homestead, re-
tanning custody of the two children
and paying SO month alimony.
In the grant ng of his 2169th sep
aration, Judge Goodland yesterday de-
clared that husbands are justified in
asking for divorce from wives who
smoke. chew and swear and refuse to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
Dickinson Coming Home

Colon, May 16.-Jacob M Dickin
son, American secretary OF war, lef
here yesterday on the Mayfower. H.,
will proceed direct TO Washington
The secretary arrived here April
and during the last two weeks has d.
voted a great deal Of attention to ca
nal matters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
Death Of Mrs. CHAPMAN.

Milwaukee, May l6.-Mrs, Laura
BoWker Chapman, widow OF the lat
Timothy A. Chapman, died yester
day morning at o'clock at the famll,
residence, SIS Cass street, after al
illness of about two years, at the ag
of 81 years. The funeral will be hel.
from the home ON Monday Afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
GREAT DAMAGE IS
WROUGHT BY STORM
CELERY CROP OF MICHIGAN is
WASHED OUT-FRUIT
INJURED.
IOWA SUFFERS THROUGH STOP
PAGE OF TRAFFIC-kANSAS
ALSO HIT.

Detroit, May 16.-Reports of heavy
damage from rain and hail have been
received from three of the most south
erly tiers of counties in Michigan.
Yesterdays storm is said to have all
but completely washed out the early
celery crop in the vicinity of Kalama-
zoo and the hail is reported to have
seriously damaged the budding fruit
trees.
George Brooks, a fisherman, is miss
ing from Mount Clemens, having gone
out on Lake St. Clair in a sail boat
just before the storm broke and three
Mount Clemens youths, Carl Epely,
Charles UIrich, Roy Groesbeck, who
went to the st. Clair flats in a power
launch and started home after dinner
are also missing. Rudolph Kaminski,
driver of a street flushing wagon, in
Detroit, was electrocuted in trying to
put a fallen live wire out of reach of
crowd of inquisitiye boys.
AT FowlersviEe a score of build
ings was unroofed, and a bean eleva-
tor was blown over on the Pere Mar
quette railroad tracks, temporarily
blocking traffic over that line. Frank
| Roundsville was slightly hurt
Traffic Stopped in Iowa.
Des Moines, May 16.-Every rail.
road entering Des Moines suffered
! heavily because of damage wrought by
the windstorm and cloudburst through
out the central section of the state
Several hundred feet of track was
washed out on the Northwestern at
! Sheldon.
The Great Western trains did not
run till late last night because of dam
age caused by a cloudburst between
Baxter and Glazebrook. A hail storm
at Melbourne did much damage to
crops.
The Burlington tracks in this sec
ton are heavily damaged.
Kansas Also Suffers.
Topeka, Kas., May 16.-Storm re
ports just received here state that in
the tornado Friday night in Washing
| ton county, in the northern part OF the
state, Frank Doerner, a young man,
was killed by flying timber at the
home of his uncle, J. B. Berner, near
Troop. A daughter of J. B. Borner
was severely injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20

party TO have different coIoreG bal
lot in the primary, was advanced to
cugrosSment after a spirited debate,
by vote Of SO to so.
After a discussion lasting a half
hour the assembly killed the thinner
man joint resolution calling for a con-
yention- to revise the state constitu-
riCI,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
HINTS ON HAIR HEALTH.

Scalp and Hair Troubles Generally
Caused by CareIessness.
Dandruff is a contagious disease
caused by a microbe which also pro-
duces badness. Never use a comb OF
brush belonging 10 someone else. No
matter how Clearly the owner may be.
these articles may be infected with
microbes, which will infect your scalp.
1t is much easier to catch hair mi
crobes than it is TO get rid of them.
and single stroke of an infected
comb or brush often produce 5 the
cause Of badness. Never try on any
body elses hat for the reason that
many hat band is nesting place for
microbes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
LATEST.

Pedro Gonzales. special envoy, mas
arrived in Washington from Nicara-
qua to settle the iong-pending Emery
tinher-cuttipg concessions claim
H. r. Brasfeld of Unionsville, Mo-.
>.o+a --an-asantariva. who in 1852
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
DEFENDED HIS WIFE.
Illinois Miner In Jail Charged With
Murder.

MuTdSr.
Carlinville, Ills. May 16.-Owen
Morrison, a miner, is in jail here.
charged with the murder of Sheridan
Williams at Sawyerville, IL miles
west Of Edwardsyille, Friday. VIII
Hams was killed while protecting his
wife from Morrison, who struck her
with bottle when she resented re
mark made by the miner. The latter
asserts that he killed Williams In self
defense. The affair caused consider
able excitement in Sawyerville and
Morrison was brought here as protec-
ton against possible mob violence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.

Madison, May 11.-Without debate
the house advanced to third reading
Senator Morris bill providing that
shaving boards and cutting hair in
barber shops on Sunday shall not be
deemed work of necessity or char
ity.
After a short discussion, Mr.. Towne
saved from indefinite postpOnement
and had advanced to engrossment his
bill strengthening the law relating to
standard measures for the use of the
Babcock test in determining fat in
milk and cream
With a brief statement of existing
conditions, Mr.. Scott had ordered en-
crossed his bill reducing the fee for
making copies of certain legal papers
from % cents to 10 cents per folio.
Prospects of a fight over the com
mittee bill making an additional ap-
preparation for the new capitol and
providing for extensive alterations in
the plans developed when Mr.. Hull
asked that consideration of the meas
ure be deferred until Thursday. In
making the request Mr.. Hull pointed
to several changes in the law which
entailed large additional expense and
remarked that the bill seemed to be
of such Importance as to warrant
careful consideration by members.
The motion to postpone action pre-
vailed.
Despite an adverse committee rec
ommendation the assembly advanced
to engrossment the Stewart bill re-
curing manufacturers of corn shred
ders to protect the rollers and other
dangerous parts of the machines, so
as to safeguard the limbs of opera
tors
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20

Madison, May Ex-senator James A.
Wright started the solOns to thinking
when he introduced a resolution call
ing upon State Treasurer A. H. Dahl
for an explanation of his failure 20
collect $35, 93496 alleged to be due
from foreign life insurance companies
which have withdrawn from Wiscon-
sin, or to attempt to enforce collec-
tions claimed to be due the state.
The Donald resolution taking the
naming of the senate numbers of the
special recess committees out of the
hands of the republican caucus com
mittee and placing it in the hands of
a committee of three to be named by
the lieutenant governor was bitterly
fought by Senator George B. Hudnall
while the action was defended by
Senators Sanborn, Donald, Martin and
Hustfng. The Donald resolution was
adopted Is to II.
The first trimmings yielded by the
pruning knife of the claims commit
tee poured into the assembly when
eleven bills carrying appropriations,
many of them of great Importance
were reported for indefinite postpone
ment. This is but the beginning of
the policy Of retrenchment instituted
By the claims committee.
Mr.. Twesme made a vigorous effort
70 save from indefinite postpcnement
his bill requiring thorough hearings
to be given students at the university
and normal schools before expulsion.
The prevailing star-chamber system at
the university he pronounced czar-like
and unfair, as the student never has
an opportunity of facing his accuser.
The hill was killed so to %.
The first sharp polite alignment
on any measure since the days of the
discussion Of the proposed senatorial
investigation in the early part OF the
session was prompted in the assembly,
when the Twesme bill, requiring each
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
Parched.

Stranger in their midst-Fishing
any gooo here?
Native-Naw: town went dry last
election-Puck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20

Crowds at Baton Rouge, La,
the battleship Mississippi start o
fourth stage of its journey vi
father of waters" The next
will be Bayou Sara.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20

It's lawful in Maine to carry a gun
or jug of cider on Sunday, but not a
bottle OF rum on any day. What is 1t
that's a jewel?-Boston Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Live stock.


Receipts estimated at 100;
market steady; beeves, 5.i01725;
Texas steers, 4.60@6.10; western
steers, 4.75Q6.OO; stockers and feed,
ers, 3.6O@5.65; cows and heifers, 2.5O
06.25; calves, 5.25@7.5O.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 5000:
market strong to shade higher: light,
6.90073712; mixed, 7.05@7521a :
heavy, 71O@I55; rough, 7.1o172O;
good to choice heavy, 72O@Z55; pigs,
5.8566.8O; bulk Of sales, 7.3O@75O.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 1000;
market weak. native, 4O006.50; west
ern, 4.25@640; yearIings, 6.2507.5O:
lambs, native, 6.25@S75; western. $50
@935.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
Dairy.

Butter-Easy; creameries. 2012G
dairies, 19G23c.
Eggs-Steady: at mark. cases in
Guided. 1912c; firsts, zoe; prime frsts,
PIC.
Cheese-Firm; daisies, 15A6151sc;
twins, 1419 GT4Ac; Young Americas,
14% @14$4c; long horns. 14A @1415c.
Produce.
Potatoes-Weak: choice to fancy,
85@87c; fair to good. 7S6S3c.
Veal-Steady; so TO 60-pound
weights, safe; 60 to S5-pound
weights, 7G812c; s. to 11O-pound
weights, S1aG91ac,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
CURIOUS FATALITY.
TWO Men, Trying to Shoot Another,
XIII Each Other.

Npl GdIf SGtfCi'
Roanoke, Va. May 16.-William
Bailey and r. Young, men of prom
inent families, shot and killed each
other while trying to kill William
Jesse In a row over tickets at a
school entertainment at Dryden.
Bailey, in an effort to shoot Jesse,
shot Young. AS the latter was falling
he fired, the ball killing Bailey.
Jesse was shot in the side
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20

Washington, May 12.-After sew,
eral hours spent in the senate in
discussing the window glass SEIZED
ule of the tariff bill, Mr.. AIdrich
asked that that paragraph be passed
over. Some other sections relating
to glass manufactured articles that
previously had been passed over
were agreed upon. The senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of the
passed over sections until the iron
ore paragraph was reached, when
Senator Crawford spoke at length
upon the lack of wisdom of any
tariff that encouraged the exhaustion
Of the natural resources which could
not readily be reproduced.
He insisted there should be no
tariff on iron ore, OIL lumber or
coal. Senator Gore vigorously de-
Tended the retailers against charges
of extortion.
This senate, declared Mr. Gore.
has turned itself into a grand jury
and is here ready to return YER
dict against the retail dealers for
high prices of articles used by
American people The manufacture
ers and trusts are undertaking to
hold up the midlemen and retailers
as shield to protect themselves
against the outraged consumers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May 11.-Substantial
progress was made in the considera-
ton of the tariff bill, amendments
of the committee on finance being
upheld by the senate by substantial
majOrities.
Action on the window glass sched-
ule was not completed yesterday.
The schedule covering the products
of lead were passed over upon the
suggestion Of Mr.. Aldrice because, he
said, the finance committee desires to
make some changes in the duties as
previously recommended.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-20

Washington, May 17-Reduction OF
custom duties five per cent annually
was proposed by Senator Owen. in
an amendment to the tariff bill Of
Tered by him in the senate. The
amendment proposes that this reduc-
ton be made annually until Iessened
revenue from each article is shown.
and in such case the president is au-
thorized 10 fix the duty at a rate that
he believed viii produce the greatest
revenue.
House Finishes Philippine Tariff.
Consideration Of the Philippine tar
If bill was concluded by the house
yesterday, but final action upon it was
prevented owing to lack of a quorum.
Amendments were offered by Mr.. I'm
derWood of Alabama, continuing in
force for two years the export duties.
after which they shall be reduced one
fifth each year for five years, and by
Mr.. James OF Kentucky, providing tina.
the tariff shall operate until July 4,
1914, after which the Fflipinos shall
be given their independence. Both
amendments were rejected
A committee amendment increas-
ing the tax on beer from 1926 to
$40 per hectolitre was adopted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
FEARS FOR RO0SE WELT
CHICAGO PROFESSOR SAYS AFRICA
FEVER WILL KILL HIM.
Ex-President Too Old Man to Face
Terrible Climatic Conditions in
the Jungle.

CHICAGO H., March G.-"Thcoloye
Roosevelt will never come back from
Africa alive
Prof. Frederick w Starr of the Uni
versity of Chicago made this unequivocal
declaration to one of his classes in
anthropology. No ifs and ''ors' ac-
companied the statement.
1T will not be the wild animals that
will cause the death of the former Presi-
dent" said Prof. Starr. He is in no
danger from that source. lie knows
how TO take care of himself.
But the climate and the fever that
turks in the African jungles make the
return of Mr.. Roosevelt, to my mind,
almost an impossibility. Mr. Roosevelt
is too old a man to face the terrible
climatic conditions of the Dark Cont
uent.
Il have been in Africa myself lately,
and | know what | am talking about
when | speak of the climate and the
dangers from this source to which Mr..
Roosevelt will be subjected.
when he sets sail for Africa late this
month. according to his present pro
gramme, and if he carries out his hunt
ing trip as planned, he will have seen
America for the last time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
LOSS CAUSES FAILURE
KANSAS BROKERS ON WRONG SIDE
OF CORN MARKET.
Christie Grain and Commission Company
Short $4,000 and Receiver
Is Appointed

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 6.-The
Christie Grain and Commission company
of Kansas City, Kan, went into the
hands of a receiver last night. The man
ager, Bruce Dietrich, says the concern
lost S15O,O0O in corn and provisions in
the last two weeks and that there was
no hope of its reSuming business. The
company had 900 correspondents in Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Illinois and Kansas
The Christie company originally had
offices in Kansas City, Mo, but was
forced TO move to Kansas as a result of
the Missouri law prohibiting bucket
shops.
For years it had fought the Kansas
City board of trade in an endeavor to be
permitted to get its market reports Fail
ing i'll this it became Il prime mover in
the organization of another grain eN-
change which existed mainly to furnish
quotations
Then came the Missouri law and re-
moval to Kansas. In this session Of the
Kansas Legislature drastic anti-buck-
eft shop law was passed making it Il
penitentiary offense, directed at the Kan
sas City, Kan. concern.
This alone would have closed the shops
eventually, but the Christie company
has been on the wrong side of the corn
and provision market and the failure
resulted
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
GOTHAM BANKERS
SENT TO SING SING
OFFICERS OF EAGLE SAVINGS AND
LOAN COMPANY GET ONE TO
FOUR YEARS.
WERE ONCE SOCIAL LEADERS.
Sentence Is Pronounced After Defendants
Are Found Guilty of the Lar
ceny of $4,000.
PROMOTED GOLD MINING SCHEME.

NEW YORK, March S.-Convicted OF
the larceny of $1,000 from the Eagle
Savings and Loan company of Brooklyn
Col. Edward +. Britton and Quarantine
Commissioner Edward ii. Schroeder,
formerly president and second vice pres
ident, respectively. of the institution
We're given indeterminate sentences IN
Sing Sing prison today by Justice Jay
Cox in the supreme court, Brookiyn'
Col. Brittons sentence was from fohr-
teen months to four years ana SIN
months. Schroeder's sentence was idenu-
cal, except that the minimum term was
placed at one year.
Britton and Schroeder were charged
in various indictments with the larceny
Of upwards of $4,000 from the Eagie
Savings and Loan company in further
ance Of their promotion of the Home
stake South Extension Gold Mining
company in South Dakota. Both men
We're active in social and civlc affairs
and Col. Brittou was once. colonel OF
the Hath regiment, National guard OF
New York
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
SEE JOHNSON SPECTER,
Minnesota Democrat Says Republican!
Fear Governor and Kill Popular
Election Bill

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 9Th,
state Senate, by vote of % to -
adopted the committee report for indeti
mite postponement of Senator McColr.
bill applying to Minnesota the Oregon
system of popular nomina ton and elec
ton of United States senators.
Senator McColl asked Senator Dunn
the reason why the committee killed tn,
bill. Senator Dunn declined to give {
reason, and Mr. McColl said that tho
real reason was that the Republican,
feared Coy. Johnson Senator McCol
denied that the bill was drawn in COY
Johnson's favor.
lie does not need that kind of help,
said Senator McColl, las he is destined
for better things than a senatnrship. Has
il come to this that Gov. Johnson is q
dread specter haunting the dreams oi
Republicans and governing their actions
The people are evidently not afraid OF
him if the Republicans are"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
| S BURNED AT STAK T.
Texas Mob Compels Negro to Pay Pen
atty for Attacking Wife of
Farmer.

ROCKWELL, Tex, March S.-After
having been identified by Mrs. Arthur
Mckinney as the negro who attempted
an attack upon her Friday, Anderson
Ellis was taken from the county Jail
last night and chained to an iron stake
and was burned to death in the presence
of a thousand persons.
Earlier III the day, viii Clark. ne
gro, was shot and killed when his IA
Their Andrew Clark, refused permission
TO II posse to search his premises on the
assumption that Ellis was concealed
there.
People were here from several towns in
Dallas, Collin and Hunt. as well as
Rockwell county, to witness the eXecu-
ton of the negro.
Ellis admitted his guilt but refused
TO make Il statement or To leave farewell
messages for his relatives. He did not
utter cry as the pile of cord wood,
which had been well saturated with kero-
sene, was set atire. nor did he show loss
of nerve as the flames reached him. He
was dead nine minutes after the torch
had been applied
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
TESTS MUNORAIL CAR.
Revolving Gyroscopes Keep Experimental
Body in Balance with Heavy Weight
on One Car

NEW YORK, March S.-Dr. Alexan-
der Chessin of Washington University
ST. Louis, gave demonstration of the
principle of the Brennan monorail ear III
the physical laboratory at Columbia uni
vcrsity yesterday. The model car has all
the essential features of the large car,
to perfect with the British government
has appropriated 100000. The two OPP
posed horoscopes which give the car Its
remarkable powers Of balance, are four
inches in diameter and are made Of solid
steel.
While the horoscopes reyolyed after
having been set in motion at an initial
speed of 1000 revolutions per minute,
Mr.. Chessin placed the car on copper
cable stretched across the rooan and al
though the ceutef " gravity was three
inches above this Amt Of contact, the
car maintained its balance perfectly.
1t successfully balanced more than ten
pounds and did not tip until almost two
thirds of the entire cars weight was
attached to one side
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
STORERS VISIT WHITE HOUSE
Exiles Over Dear Maria" Incident Again
in Executive Favor

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March s.
Back To the white house Sunday came
Mr. ana Mrs. Bellamy Storer, after
some three years of exile following the
unfortunate elimination of their ccle-
bratcd correspondence with Theodore
Roosevelt.
Alleged participation in Roman Cath
Ollie international politics in which Pres.
ident Roosevelt believed Mrs. Storer had
implicated him, resulted in her hus
bands removal as ambassador TO Aus
trla-llungary.
This was following the publication of
the Dear Maria" letters from President
Roosevelt to Mrs. Storer Mr. Roosevelt
held that Mrs. Storer, in her ardor to
obtain the cardinals red hat for Arch
bishop Ireland, had compromised him in
the politics of the Vatican and their cor
Ycspoudence was laid before the public
10 its intense interest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11

vestigating committee. His testimony was
not in any way startling A new tack was
taken by the investigating committee in or
dering that the ledger Of the Marshall
the committee may probe deeply into the
origin of the cashiers checks said to have
been issued in the campaign
WEDNESDAY, MARCH B.
On the twenty second joint ballot Sena.
tor Stephenson was one vote shy of cleo
ton, getting 81 out of 12i votes cast.
Most of the time Of the Investigating com
mittee was occupied with ferreting out al
various churches throughout the state. 1t
was stated by Senator Marsh that the
Junior senator had been more active than
usual during the campaign in his contribu-
lions to churches and that 1t was the duty
of the committee TO ascertain whether or
not the money so donated was in violation
of the corrupt practices act. Miss Mary
Stringham, Senator Stephensons private
secretary, was on the witness stand. She
testified to several checks paid to clergy
men OF the state. A wordy battle between
brecht as to the admission of evidence on
church donations enivened the meeting.
THURSDAY, MARCH A.
Senator Stephenson was elected for the
joint ballot, receiving 63 out of the 123
votes cast The election was made possible
by three Democratic assemblymen remain
ing away from the joint session, thus cut.
Senator Stephenson's election was greeted
with applause both by the members OF the
Legislature and the crowd In the galleries.
Charles X. Lush, one Of Hatton's campaign
managers, was before the Investigating
committee, but gave little information re.
garding the expenditure of Hattons money.
At the afternoon session Senator Morris de
livered a red-hot speech in which he said
1t was time that the committee got down
to work lie proposed TO the committee
that they clean up as soon as possible the
q in-Gn n = rp1 Inf H m
ator StephenSons campaign. A number Of
witnesses were subpoened today on motion
of Assemblyman Bray.
Investigation.
FRIDAY, MARCH ).
w G.. Cowling, S. A. Cooks campaign
manager, was on the stand before the com.
mittee today. Cowling said that the en-.
tire cost OF the Cook campaign was $40, $50
He thought that it was possible to spend
S1oi 900 legitimately in a primary cam.
paign. He minated that ut the last mo-
ment in the recent primary ''lot of money
was turned loose by someone"