davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
COLORED BALLOT
PROVOKES SCRAP
TWESME BILL BRINGS ABOUT
POLITICAL DIVISION AND
DISCUSSION.
AUTHOR OF THE MEASURE PRO-
CLAIMS 1T AS REMEDY FOR
PRIMARY DEFECTS.
Madison. MAY Il.

Madison, May l3.
The first sharp political alignment
OF 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
yesterday morning, wnen the Twesme
bill, requiring each party to have
different colored ballot in the primary,
wss advanced to engrossment after a
spirited debate, by vote of SO to 80
Mr.. Twesme opened the debate
with a brief statement of the provi-
sions of tne bill, which was drafted
10 prevent voters of one party inter
fering in the faclional differences of
another and aiding in Designating the
candidate of that party.
NIr. Ingram opposed the bill on the
ground that it would destroy the Sc
crecy of the ballot and because 1t
would prevent the independent eject
OF voting in the primary. During his
argument the member from Pepin
referred to the fact that the charge
had been made that Mr.. TWesmes
own nomination had been Sc red by
democratic votes.
Mr.. Hambrecht made an argument
in favor of the bill, contending that
it slmplified the primary ballot. Both
the republican and democratic parties,
he said. have suffered grievously from
desertions in the primaries. Refer
ring to the preceding argument, he de-
clared the gentleman from Pepin con-
fused the general election and prim-
arv election in his reference to the
independent voter. Under the exist
ing law a man must declare his party
choice in order to make his vote
count in the primary. The colored
ballot scheme would simply put him
on record with the inspectors.
Mr.. Twesme. in answer to the
charge that democrats had voted for
him in the primary, said the senior
senator of Wisconsin who invaded
his district to repudiate the primary
in behalf of Mr.. Ekern, made the
Charge that Sc democrats in the town
OF Dodge had voted for Mr.. Twesme.
whether or not this was true, the
speaker said, he did not know, nor did
he care. as he entered the race in the
sane spirit which prompted his OPP
po-ent. to get all the votes he could
and he was in no position to prevent
democrats voting for him If they de-
sired
After Senator La Toilette made his
speech in Trempealeau county" said
Mr.. Twesme, Il decided if | was
elected. to exert every means in my
power to cure the defect which the
senior senator said nullified the prim.
arr election law. and that is why this
bin was introduced. I have heard no
argument against the bill and can
not understand how any member OF
this house can have the temerity to
oppose it."
SIR. Cleary read from the republi-
can platform to show that the repub-
licans of Wisconsin were pledged to
enact laws to perfect the primary law
The primary law. he said. has been
reDudiated by men who claim to be
its friends, so there was vital neces-
sitr of amending it so its friends
co1ld support it.
s roll call was demanded and the
bill was advanced to engrossment by
q vote of SO to 80,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
CIGARET MEASURE
TO CONFERENCE
v. II. cADYs PROPOSAL WILL
BE SUBJECT or JOINT
DISCUSSION.
Madison. May 10.

Assemblyman V. n. Cady for the
first time this session, ask ed for
committee Of conference to decide the
merits Of bill, yesterday morning.
The measure under consideration pro
hibits boys under IS smoking cigar
cts and was returned from the sen.
ate with an assembly amendment non
concurred 10.
The motion for committee Of con
ference prevailed. and Speaker Ban
croft appointed on this body Assem-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
100000 Acres Of Wheat.

Winnipeg. Mas l3.-Dispa,ches
from al parts Of western Canada
show that wheat seeding viii be fin
isbed bv The end Of this week and
that $500. 900 acres are seeded to
that cereal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
professor carhart for Pension.

Ann Arbor, Mich, May 13.-1he
Legislature having approved the ap-
plication of the University of Mi
gan for the benefits of the Carnegie
foundation, the board of regents OF
the university yesterday decided to
recommend Professor Henry Smith
Carhart. who is the head of the de-
partment of physics. for pension
He resigned yesterday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
Central Paws s1se. 600 Fines.

New York, May 13.-The New York
Central railroad yesterday paid to the
United States circuit court s136,0O0 in
settlement of the fines imposed upon
it by that court for granting rebates
to the American Sugar Refining com.
pany.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
SENATOR WANTS
DAHL TO EXPLAIN
WHY SUIT HAS NOT BEEN
BROUGHT TO RECOVER
s35,e34s6.
THIS AMOUNT SAID TO BE DUE
FROM FIFTEEN INSURANCE
COMPANIES.
Madison, May Is.


Senator James A. Wright started
the solons to thinking yesterday when
he introduced a resolution calling
upon State Treasurer A. Fl. Dahl for
an explanation of his failure to cot.
lect s35,934.96 alleged to be due from
foreign life insurance companies
which have withdrawn from Wiscon.
sin, or to attempt to enforce collec.
lions claimed to be due the state.
The law provides, section 1920 OF
the statutes, that every outside life
insurance company doing business In
the state is required to pay into the
state treasury $500 annually as a IL
cense fee, while section 1921 requires
the payment of such retaliatory fees
as may be imposed because of the in
surance laws of the state where the
corporation is domiciled.
On March 1. 1907 the companies in
the resolution paid wisconsin as re-
taliatory fees due for 1906 and their
license fees for the year ending
March /, 1908. leaving the retaliatory
fees for the calendar year 1907, to be
determined at the end of the year.
On December 81. 1907 they withdrew
from the state without paying to the
state treasurer the retaliatory fees.
Following is the resolution:
Whereas. section 1872 of the stat
utes of 1898 requires of life insurance
companies payment of certain recip-
rocal taxes and fees to the state
treasurer, which such payments to be
made can be determined only al the
end of the license year and,
Whereas. fifteen of the life insC~
anoe companies withdrawing from this
state December 81, 1907, from which
were due. according TO the records
of the department Of insurance, and
approximately owing to the state the
following amounts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
YOUNG FIEND UNKNOWN.
Boy Throws Lighted Match Into Nor
key Cage; All Cremated.

Jeffersonville, Ind, May ia
small boy, name not known. threw
lighted match into a cage of monkeys
which brought up the tail end OF
circus parade in this city last night.
The cage was Uttered with straw ana
before the attendants could pull on
the squa viking beasts, they were Gre
mated There were seven monkeys.
all trained. The police are searching
for the boy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
Gary To Give 500, 600.

Gary. Ind. May 13.-Tt was an
nouucel here yesterday by officials of
the United States Steel corporation
that Judge r. n. Gary will present to
the city named in his honor, Young
Mems Christian association building
10 cost S100. 600.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
Rich eift to Chicago College.

Chicago. May 13.-Dr. J. r. Mont
gomery of the Chicago Theological
seminary announced yesterday that
he had received letter from D. X
Pearsons. the philanthropist, in
which a gift of 100000 was promised
to the institution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
Lee r. Thompson Meets Tragic Death
at Maukesha.

lee T. Thompson Meets Tragic Death
at Waukesha.
Waukesha, Wis. May 13.-Lee E.
Thompson. aged 81, manager for the
Milwaukee Elevator company at Ner-
ton, was accidentally killed yesterday
morning while hunting gophers near
the elevator. He had a 32-caliber
rifle and was climbing through a
barbed wire fence when the trigger
caught ON the wire. discharging the
gun. the bullet striking Thompson in
the back of the head. He had been
dead about half an hour when his body
was discovered. He leaves a wife and
TWO children.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19

Miss Mary Louise Phillips of Han
ford. Cal. is the first woman since
the class OF 1909 to be awarded
gold medal for the best scholastic
record at the University OF CaIIfor-
mia. she received the medal at the
graduation exercises.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19

Both Henry r Huntington nephew
OF the late Coils P Huntington, and
the latte's widow Mrs ArabeT1a D.
Huntington. denied in New York the
dispatches from Los Angeles that
they are to be married.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
Rrockhausen

Bradford, Brockhausen, Busacker,
Buslett, Comstock. Curtiss, Daub
Egan, Estabrook, Harras. Hun. In
gram, Reyes, Kimball. Kneen, Leuch.
Mcconnell. Neitzel, Roethe, Scott.
Simon Smith, yiebahn, Weber and
Zimmerman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19

johnny looking on The potatoes.
asked Mama. are those specs for
the lotatOea. eEessD
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19

When q man fails Ia love he quits
laughing ar other victims of the dis
ease.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19

ChNA P1ogO1FsSu
Which amount shall have been col.
lected by the state treasurer, and
Whereas, the reports of the state
treasurer do not show that such pay
ments were made, or il made. that
such amounts have not been duly ac-
counted for. Therefore, be it,
Resolved, that the state treasurer
be, and he is, hereby directed to re.
port to the senate why such amounts
have not been accounted for by him,
and If not paid. why no action has
been taken by him to enforce the col.
lection Of the amounts so due the
state
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-19
UNDERTAKEN KILLS
HIMSELF AT ALTAR
CREAM CRY RESIDENT CHOOSES
PECULIAR PLACE FCa SELF
DESTRUCTION.

Milwaukee, May 13.-ln church in
which he had conducted many funer-
ais. b. Fl. Bielefeld, we'll known
south side undertaken. committed
suicide yesterday morning by shoot
ing himself through the heart.
Bielefelds ouy was found in st.
Lawtence's church, Twenty-second
avenue and Orchard street, after the
sound of shot had attracted the at
tention of passersby.
Bielefed conducted undertaking
rooms TOR number OF years at 1910
Greenfield avenue nd friends are at
loss to account for his act, as he had
no known financial on family troubles.
That her father was temporarily
insane when he fired the fatal shot
is the belief of the suicides daugh-
ter. who says her father has acted
queerly at times for several months
past.
Last Seen at II O'CLOCK.
Bielefeld left his home about IL
O'Clock yesterday morning and a halt
hour later he Killed himself. 1t ap-
pears that he entered the church,
which was open, as is the usual Gus
tom, and finding no one inside he
made his way TO the altar steps. He
drew his revolver and fred three
shots into his breast.
Two boys passing by entered the
church and found the man in his
death .ruggle. still waving the re-
volver.
They called the janitor and a mo-
ment later Bielefeld died. The JAM
tor recognized the man, who haa fire.
quently conducted funerals in this
church. The family was notified and
the body was taken to Mr. 3ielefeld 3
undertaking rooms.
The man was As years of age and
leaves a wife and SIX children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
AM-OR-OU-
For sale by wilkinson & Co., and
J. F. Kiedaisch & Son

tary OF the omans Home Missionary
society was read by Mrs. Daughrity
and report OF the treasurer of that
society. Mrs. j. L. Candy, was read.
DR.. O. /. Sohl, president of the Young
Peoples society read an interesting
paper and reported generally on the
work of he society.
Dr. Mary Hoyt was unanimously
elected 70 succeed herself as clerk and
treasurer for the coming year. H. c.
Brown was elected unanimously to
succeed himself as member of the
board Of deacons The resi- alton of
F. A. French as a memhe~ of the
board of deacons on account OF re.
mova1 from the city v-as announced
and accepted by the assembly. a. j.
Matthias vas elected to fl. the unex.
pired term of Mr. French. It a recent
meeting Of the Pru entail society It
was decided t. elect an emergency
deacon for this Office, p. c. Hayden
was unanimously elected to preside.
Mcssrs. streaio-. John and Joy
were elec-ed as members OF the Pru-
Dental committee. The officers of
this departm mt are the rastor, clerk
and deacons ex-oficio. including those
elected last evening meeting The
SUNDAY School superintendent was
also made a memter Of the committee.
The Sunday School has been SO sue
cessfui Under the administration Of
r. :. Mcfarland during the past year
that il was decided at last evenings
meeting - retain him as superintend-
ent The superintendent was given
The power to appoint his assistant in
the work.
After the election Of officers the
pastor made heart to teart talk with
the mernbers Of the congregation and
his words we're beautiful and inapir-
ing 10 al and ,.ope for the present
year and years 10 come was the one
thought 81 his talk
Misc Mar Collins tho was forme ly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
PREACHER WORKED
ON ICE FIELD
A Quincy Divine Sets an Example for
keokuk Ministers Who Might
Enjoy the Experience.

Here is a suggestion from the Quin.
cy Journal for Rev Sanders, Rev. Eos.
ter, Rev. Newcomb. Rev. Potter and
all of the other ministers of the city
excepting Rev. Morse:
"a Day and a Half on the Ice, or
How ] earned an Extra Dollar will
probably be the subject Of Rev. j.
b. Rogers story he will relate at the
Tri Mu Bible class social. to be held
the first Friday in February, which
will be featured with stories from
every member Of the class, telling
how they earned an extra dollar.
From what was gathered from Rev.
Rogers in a conversation Today the
story will probably run something
like this:
On the morning of Tuesday Jan.
18th, / arose early and started out
to seek employment on the ice fields
of the Quincy bar. ] walked as far
as the Hutmacher ice house, which is
located about two miles north on the
bottom road, and there / found Mr..
Hutmacher, whom | approached and
made application for job. He gave
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
MAY REBUILD
OLD LOCKS
A Proposition to investigate the Dams
Along the Des Moincs River
With View to Navigation.

Ottumwa Courier: Notwithstanding
that the old locks used in the early
days of steamboat navigation on tale
Des Moines river between this city and
keokuk have been abandoned for for
ty years or more, E. H. Thomas, the
South Ottumwa postmaster, after
personal investigation of the masonry
of the six dams reports the walls to
still be in excellent condition Belfev-
ing that the old locks can still be used
again with some repairs, Mr.. Thomas
has taken the matter up with Repre-
sentative Z. j. Moore. and bill will
be presented to the assembly in the
near future, authorizing the appoint
ment of a committee of three to make
careful investigation relative to the
improvement of the Des Moines river
and to furnish estimates of the cost
of such an undertaking.
The bin will be prepared for Mr..
Moore through the channels of
the Ottumwa Commercial associa.
ton. 1t is realized by those ia
voring an Improvement of the
Iowa waterway that the national com.
mittee securing appropriations from
the treasury for the betterment of the
main highways of the country will do
nothing for the state until Iowa her.
self takes hand in her own game
and shows that her people are really
In earnest in the matter The move
ment has been remotely contemplated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21

Where there is complete and perfect digestion
there u.s. of course. room for dyspepsia. And
1t u.s. for various reasons satisfactory to pre-
vent dyspepsia than to attempt to cure it. Fact
is, you must depend upon Nature for cure,
and Kodol assists Nature.
Nature will cure sick stomach quicker than
any medicine in the world-if you give Nature
chance But Nature cannot cure the stomach
while the stomach is overworked. That is i'm
possible
In order to be cured the stomach must rest.
That is the point. And that is what Kodol is for
to rest the stomach. 1t dgests every particle
of food for the stomach. that the stomach has
nothing to do but get we'll Then it gets well.
You would be surprised if you knew how many
persons have indigestion. And, OF course, most
OF them have dyspepsia. ultimately-if they neg
lect the indigestion. Then Nature is in urgent
need of assistance And nervous dyspepsia is
terrible thing to those afflicted with it.
Kodol supplies this assistance just the same
In the early stages of indigestion. But time
and more rest required for Nature to effect a
cure 1t is best not to wait until one gets dys
pepsia
Nearly all classes Of people are subject to in
digestion Healthy appearance ortwardly is no
indication Of healthy stomach Neither are
sound muscles any safeguard against unhealthy
stomach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21

a member of the church blu now a
member of the Indian church of South
Dakota was present last evening and
gave very interesting talk on mission
work. After this C. F. Mcfarland was
called upon for talk and told in an
interesting manner of his connection
with the Sunday School and its work.
After this c. r. Joy spoke upon bible
study which was followed by talk
by Mr.. Streator the work of the
mems class in the Sunday School
Motions for adjournment were then
il order and the meeting then broke
up at $50. after successful and
happy gathering of the family of Con-
gregationalists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
YOU

AM-oR-OU strengthens the stomach.
and by that means every organ in the
body. AM-OR-OU is nutrient tonic.
makes new blood and sound flesh.
strengthens the nervous system. and
by its direct action on the stomach
cures and prevents all abnormal condi..
tons OF mind and body, such as
Neurasthenia, Depression. Anaemia.
Skin Affections, Uric Acid, Kidney
Troubles. Indigestion, Influenza aR1
many other ailments. all OF which are
impossible with stomach in good con-
dition. A few days treatment with
AM-OR-OU proves the truth OF the.
Stomach theory Test it. Guaranteed.
harmless and effective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
III Ed

!! From thousands of unsolicited testi-
mony. kindly read the following ex-
tracts taken al random;
7. A. McKune. Union Mills. y. c.,
writes-sample of AM-OR-OU was fine
did just what you claimed for it. and
am enclosing s1o0 for another bottle
! D. Beistle. Liberty, No, writes-I
believe AM-OR-oU is a good medicine
and did everything that you claimed
for it. Enclosed please find s1.00 for
another bottle. Please rush.
T. Geo. P Howell Portersville, y. P,
writes-Sample OF AM-OR-OU was the
best medicine have found for it's pur-
pose. and II did the work.
A generous free sample OF Bishops
A.I-OR-OU in tablet form will De sent,
postage prepaid. TO anyone writing 10
the manufacturers.
Penn Drug Co., PhIs, Pa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
St. Peters Lost Match Last Evening
and Give Opponents Clear Title
to Fourth Position in
Percent Column.
Result Last EVENING.

NOT since the evenings that Sheldon
and Taber of the Kcokuk Club team
made their high averages of 1913 1-3
has there been such an exhibition Of
bowling as in the form displayed by
Rob O'Blenness. who last evening in
competition with the Drexel team
against st. Peters came within one
single pin average of breaking the rec
ord of the league. With crowd of
enthusiastic onlookers and partici-
pants watching his last effort that
would either result in triumph or a
near triumph, he shot the last ball in
an effort for spare and clipped one
pin from the three standing. Had he
made the spare several pins on the
next ball would have established 4
record.
His games were as follows: 21O,
215, and 153. In thirty frames he
made fourteen strikes. ten spares. four
breaks and had two splits. In the
first game his record was perfect with
five strikes and five spares. In the
second game he opeIed with break,
followed with a strike, then break
and then six successive strikes. end
ing with break. The third and fina!
game was but fair one and he fell
slightly below the required mark for
high average.
The excellent work of O'Blenness
was easily the feature of the evening.
The Drexel won the match by $50
pins, winning all three games. The
st. Peters men were out of form and
made a nun = of splits.
Both teams bowled only four men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
Members Of the Congregational
Church Held Annual Meet
ing in the Church ParIors
Last Night.
REPORTS WE'RE MADE
Ladies of the ouid Libet Society Had
Charge Of the Excellent
Supper Which Was
Served

The annual meeting and banquet of
the First Congreg church was
held last evening in the parlors OF
the church. Many members and num-
Der Of friends We're present at the
annual meeting and the evening was
an ENJOYABLE one spent by all pres.
ext.
At $50 supper was announced and
all repaired TO the dining room and
after PRAYER by A. j Matthias, all
We're seated about the many long
snowy table, and the ladies of the
Quid Libet society of tie church serv-
e. a fine supper. About thirty-fve
ladies Were in attendance upon the
many seated at the supper tables. Ii
the center OF each of the tables were
beautiful boquets of carnations.
a TEMPTING menu consisting of the
following good things was served and
all made merry al the supper tables
until 80.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
PARDON FOR
BANK WRECKER
Geo. Lambert Said StensIand Would
Not be Safe Only in MiIdle
az Desert

JOLIET, Jan. Coco v Lambert
of Chicago, discussing the possibility
of pardon for Paul Stensland tne
former bank president, said TO-DAY
Stensland would be unsafe anywhere
but in the middle of desert. he sala
he believed some people who lost an
their money in the Stensland oahN
would surely do him harm. No aceion
was taken by the pardon board as YET