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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

Senator Theodore E. Burton, chair
nan Of the National Waterways COM
mission of the United States, accom-
panied by several of the other commits
sioners, spent day inspecting the
Willebroeck canal, which runs from
Brussels to the River Rupel.
The condition of Bishop B. G. Lene-
han of Fort Dodge, who is critically
ill. has become alarming and it is
feared the end is near. A few days
ago he underwent an operation for a
carbuncle on his neck.
The comptroller of the currency ap-
proved the conversion of the Fort
Pierre bank of Fort Pierre, S. D., into
the Fort Pierre National bank, with
$4,000 capital
William Jacobia, real estate deal
er of Kansas City, AZ years old, shot
and killed Mrs. S. F. Stoll at her
home and then, running to his own
home four blocks away, told his wife
what he had done and killed himself
in her presence. Mrs. Stoll was the
wife of prominent druggist
The Mississippi Valley Transports
ton company, with capital of $10,-
900 600 was chartered at Dover, Del.
Senator William J. Stone and Con
gresham Champ Clark of Missouri
and 112 others, including number OF
congressman, are the incorporators.
The concern will operate a transpor-
tation line on the Mississippi river
which it is said will revolutionize
traffic on that waterway.
William Buckley, convicted of the
murder of George w. Rice in San
Francisco during the machinists'
strike in c ctober, 1901, was sentenced
by Judge Lawler to be hanged at San
Quentin on November 10.
Governor Harmon of Ohio has invit-
ed the governors of all the states and
territories of the United States to at
tend with delegations the national
good roads congress to be held Octo-
Der 26 to 20 in Columbus.
William Brown of Philadelphia, one
of the occupants of the automobile
which was wrecked near Reading, Pa.
while bearing a message from Presi-
dent Taft to the management OF the
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition, died
at the Reading hospital making the
second death as the result of the &C.
cident.
In a speech at Winona, Mimi, Presi.
dent Taft gave unreserved support to
the Payne tariff law.
Export trade of the country is tend.
ing more to gulf ports than to the
Atlantic seaboard.
J. J. Hagerman, builder of the Colo.
RADIO Midland railway and one of the
foremost among Colorado pioneers
died at Milan, Italy, as the result OF
a lung affection.
Secretary Wilson says high prices
for products of the farm are destined
to continue.
Victory for the street car men in
their long drawn out negotiations with
the traction companies for increased
wages was announced in Chicago.
Halley's comet has been located by
Heber D. Curtis and photographed
with the aid of the Crossley rejecting
telescope at Lick observatory.
President Taft has pardoned L. A.
Potter of Salem, ILL.,, now serving q
life sentence at the Leavenworth
penitentiary for holding up stage
coach in Texas in 1885. Potter com
mitted the crime single handed, rob
bling six passengers.
Mrs. Hartman is now put down as
the richest woman in America.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
MARKETS.

Minneapolis, Sept. 22.-Wheat, No
1 northern, $099B; No. 2 northern
$O97%; Sept, $O.977a; Dec, $0.9S;
durum, No. l, $0.841A. Corn-No. 8
65Ac. Oats-No. 3 white, $0.37h
Barley-60c. Rye-No. 2, 66Ac. Flax
No /, $1.41.
Duluth, Sept 22.-No. l northern
$0.99%; Sept, $099h Dec, $0.97as.
South ST. Paul, Sept. 22.-Cattle-
Steers, fair, $5.00@$6.75; cows, fair
$3.25@425; calves, $4.0O@5.50. Hogs
$7.9O0$7.95; sheep, yearlings, 5000
1925; lambs, fair, $5.OO@$6.0O.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept -Cattle-Market
weak to 10 cts. lower. Steers, $3.50
@$8.50; cows, $350@$525; heifers
$3.5006O0; bulls, $3OO@4.S5; calves
$30O@$9.00; stockers and feeders
$3.750$5.50.
Hogs Market weak to 5 cents low
er. Choice, heavy, $8.40@8.45; butch
ers, $8.35@8.45; light, mixed, $500
$S.G5; choice, light, $S.10@$S.25; pack
ing, s7.SO@$S2o; pigs, S5.25@$75o;
Sheep Market steady to 10 cents
lower; sheep, S4.25@$5.15; lambs,
$6.25@$7.25; yearlings, $5.O0Q$5.60.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

| The honorary pallbearers were Gov.
ernor Eberhart, former Governors
Hubbard, Lind, Nelson and Van SAINT
| Governor Burke of North Dakota,
President Cyrus Northrop and Chief
Justice Start. The active pallbearers
were Fred B. Lynch, Frank A. Day,
Justice Thomas D. O'Brien, Edward
T.. Young, A. G. Weiss of Duluth and
John S. Wise of Mankato.
Adjutant General Wood had full
military escort in waiting and the
body was taken under guard to the
capitol
Four commissioned officers of the
guard, four sergeants, four corporals
and four privates stood guard day and
night while the body lay in the CAPT
toll
Still under military escort the body
was conducted to the Omaha sta
ton Thursday morning.
Eberhart Takes Cath.
A. o. Eberhart, of Mankato, has TAX
en- the oath of office as governor of
the state of Minnesota The oath was
administered by Chief Justice Start
in consultation room of the supreme
court
The ceremony was profoundly sim
pie, the administration of the oath be-
| ing practically the only words spoken
in the brief ceremony. 1t was not in
| tended at first that the oath should be
administered, until after the burial of
| Governor Johnson's remains, but mat
| tiers of Importance, including requisi-
tons which demanded immediate &C.
ton, made the ceremony seem imper-
alive.
Senator E. E. Smith, president pro
tenn. of the senate, did not take the
oath of office as lieutenant governor
Chief Justice Start directed attention
fact that the position upon the presi-
dent pro tenn. of the senate, but Sen
ator Smith stated that he had decided
not to take the oath Of Office at this
item, and Chief Justice Start indicated
that this would be entirely satisfac-
were to be performed.
The oath was administered to Mr..
EberharI in the presence of Justice
Brown, Senator George F. Wilson, and
Senator Ed E. Smith. of Minneapolis;
Attorney General Simpson, Secretary
of State Schmahl, State Treasurer
Dinehart, Auditor Iverson, State Ii
brarian King, and Assistant State
Treasurer Pettijohn. A number of
other friends of Governor Eberhart,
also witnessed the ceremony Chief
Justice Start administered the oath,
with the following brief statement:
eve have received the sad an
nouncement of the death of our be-
loved Governor Johnson. By virtue of
the constitution, the office devolves
upon you as lieutenant governor
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart
raised his right hand. and in a pro-
found silence Chief Justice Start adj
| ministered the oath in low voice.
you, Adolph o. Eberhart, do
solemnly swear that you will support
the constitution of the United States
and the constitution of the state of
Minnesota, and will faithfully dis
charge the duties of the Office of gov
ernor of this state to the best of your
ability and judgment, so help you
God"
Il do" said Mr. Eberhart.
81 hope may make myself worthy
of the responsibility that has been de-
volved upon me-" he said in greeting
one friend
The governor would make no state
ment as to his immediate acts, other
than to say he would issue a proclama-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MINT

Andrew p Andrews, the new director of the
mint is one evidence that the Taft administra
ton, like that of Roosevelt, has prejudice
against young men of scholarly aand technical
attainments and that the departments at Wash,
ington are to have the benefit Of the public-spir
tied services of good many men who are not
merely practical politicians.
Mr. Andrews is a teacher of economics at Har
ward, who has specialized in the subjects OF
money and finance and who has during the past
year been a working expert for Senator Aldrich
and the monetary commission. He has every
qualification for unsuccessful director of the mint
Another official of the treasury department
is Mr.. F.. E. Cabell, who has been made commits
sioner of internal revenue Mr.. Cabell was made
Va, by President Roosevelt and his efficiency liz
his qualities of character and personality have
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
LADYSMITH NEWS-BUDGET.
A. A. MADDEN, Publisher.
LADYSMlTH, WISCONSIN.
FOR BUSY READERS
THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS
HERE TOUCHED UPON.
MANY MATTERS ARE INCLUDED
Doings of Congress, Foreign inteIii
gence, Personal, General and
Other Items OF interest.
Foreign.

Orville Wright made new record
at the Templehof club, Berlin, fol-
sustained aeroplane flight with a pas
senger. He reamined in the air fol-
one hour and thirty-five minutes, car
rying Captain Englehardt. He broke
his own record made July q, when he
stayed up with passenger for one
hour and twelve minutes.
Louis Paulhan, the French aviator
flying in Voisin biplane at Ospend
won a prize of $4,000 He covered
seventy-three kilometers (forty-five
and one-third miles) in one hour al
an altitude ranging from $40 to SOC
feet.
The insular government at Manila
soon will ship to the bureau of in
sular affairs at Washington nearly
half ton of opium-the proceeds OF
many custom seizures. The govern
ment plans to dispose of the opium
for medicinal purposes among drug
manufacturers.
Mrs Morris, widow of the late Mel
son Morris of Chicago, died at Fon
tainbleau, France, from injuries re
ceiyed in motor car accident which
occurred there September 10.
Edward Marjoribanks, second baron
of Tweedmouth, who was first lord
of the admiralty in the Campbell-Ban
herman administration, and later lord
president of the council, died in Lon
don. He was born in 1S49.
Taking advantage Of the prevailing
shortage in and the advanced prices
for canned meats, the thrifty British
war Office is reported to have reaped
a handsome profit by selling back tc
certion houses large stocks of canned
meats ordered before the prices ad
yanced.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

entitled All at Sea-, will be
the
tale dealing with worldly people and perfectly
is
uthoress limited
only being given and notices
doft America
still perform
ances of t in
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
A Sign Of Mourning.
CITY TO BUY WATER PLANT.

Brainerd, Mimi, Sept. 22.-At city
decided to issue bonds in the sum of
$57,500 to purchase the plant of the
Minnesota Water Works Company,
which furnishes the city with water.
The city council will meet next Mon.
day evening to ratify the result of the
election and commence proceedings
for the issue of the bonds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
ToDIscLOSE SOCIETY SECRETS

British society especially that part of it which
is connected with the court circle, is eagerly and
anxously awaiting the appearance of the me
moirs of Mrs. Langtry the Jersey Lily, who
promises to tell the world frankly what she
knows about the high personages with whom she
has consorted.
AS the actress at time friend Of
King Edward, then Prince of Wales, and moved
in his circle, the appearance of her book, OF
which she has already written $4,000 words, is
looked forward to with interest by the entire
nation In talking of her intentions Mrs. Langtry
says:
ut needs lot Of pluck to say what you want
to about real people,"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
MCKINLEY FEAT INVESTIGATED
Attorney, Retained Doesn't Know If
It's in Cook or Peary interests.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 22.-Attorney
]. M. Ashton, of this city, has been re-
tanned by New York law firm to OBJ
tain all information possible regard
ing the disputed ascent of Mount Nc
Kinley by Dr.. Frederick A. Cook. Mr..
Ashton says he does not know wheth-
er the information is wanted by Peary
adherents or by friends Of DR.. Fred
erick Cook.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Personal.


The cabin boy aboard the Roosevelt
was told in confidence by DR.. Cook
that he had discovered the pole.
Unless signs fail the PRECEDENT and
congress will have brush when the
next session begins.
Packy Mcfarland and Ray Bronson
fought twenty rounds to draw in
New Orleans.
Cecil P. Drake, John D. Strong and
Harold NJ Lewis, three young bank
clerks of Victoria, B. c., were arrest
ed at the Waldorf Astoria in New
York at the request of the chief OF
police of Victoria
Former Vice President Fairbanks
delivered an eulogistic address at the
Methodist church in Manila, P. l., on
the life work of President Mckinley
The party of United States congress
men who have been touring the Ha
waiian islands are now on the way
| home.
The will of E. H Hartman leaves
all his property to his wife.
Sir Edward II. Seymour. admiral
of the British fleet, has been desig
mated by King Edward to command
the British squadron which will at
tend the Hudson-Fulton celebration in
New York.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

Marshalltown, Iowa. - Mrs. Susan
Harkins, aged 81, committed suicide
by hanging in buggy shed near her
home. east of Colo. She was divorced
from her husband and became mental
ly deranged.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Moor Officials COMING to u. 8

Gibraltar, Spain. Three Moorish
commissioners, who will represent
Mulai Hafid, the sultan of Morocco,
at the Hudson-Fulton celebration in
New York, left here on board the
steamer Canopic, which is due at Bos-
ton, Sept. 27.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Two Steamers Disabled.

New York, Sept. 21-A wireless
message received at the Fire Island
station reported the Clyde line steam
ship Carib was anc lored off Cape Hat
teras with her mac linery disabled. A
revenue cutter left Welaware Break
water to assist her
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Sanders on Tariff Board

Chicago, Iliinois.-Alvin H. Sanders
Of Chicago announced his acceptance
of President Taft's invitation to mem
bership on the new board of tariff
commissioners.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
ONE OF HARRIMAN'S AIDS

julius Kruttschnitt is of the late E. H. Har.
riman's chief assistants in the management OF
the many railroads which he controlled Krutt-
schnitt born in New Orleans in 1854 and is a
graduate of engineering school and Washing.
ton and Lee university He entered the railroad
service in 1873 as resident engineer in charge OF
construction of Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
railroad. After its completion he became road
master and later general roadmaster and chief
engineer. He became assistant general manager
of the Southern Pacific Company's Atlantic Sys
tenn Zines east of Ell Paso, Texas) in 1852. He
was promoted to general manager in 1889 and in
1895 was made general manager of all lines OF
the Southern Pacific Company, with headquarters
LIZ Into ham falarth zinc
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Washington.

Protesting against the treatment
they received at the hands of the state
and county officials of Oklahoma, 16,
900 Oklahoma Indians, comprising
the Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws
and Choctaws, have caused petition
to be sent to Washington seeking re
lief.
Representative Good of Iowa will
introduce resolution in the house
early next session for investigation
of the Sutton case. Mr. Good was in
Washington while the case was being
heard at Annapolis. He became much
interested in it and was convicted
from his attention to the testimony
that young Sutton did not commit sui.
eide, but was killed.
President Taft's appointment of the
new tariff commission or board, which
was announced from Beverly, is looked
on in Washington as the most import
ant development in tariff matters
since the enactment of the new AL
drich-Payne measure. The makeup
of the commission is such as to leave
no doubt that President Taft has con.
cluded the tariff question is not set
tied for an indefinite period.
Despite the announcement made by
Baron Takahira before leaving the
United States for Japan month ago
that he expected to return to this
country as ambassador, the belief is
growing that the Japanese govern
ment will send another ambassador to
Washington. For this reason credence
is given at the state department to
the Associated press dispatch from
Toxic to this effect.
The days of the 13-cent postage
stamp are numbered Instead of this
denomination, by some supposed to be
unlucky, the postoffice department will
issue a 12-cent stamp. Acting Post.
master General Steward requested
the secretary of the treasury to have
the new stamp printed at the bureau
of engraving and printing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
lac the Sad Conviction.

After man has tried in vain to bor-
row a few paltry dollars you can't con-
vince him that the world isn't growing
wiser.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

director maintenance operation OF
Railroad Company
Railroad Navigation Company Southern Pacific Company
credit
spelled
in
elton Krltts
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

forty-third district in the senate for
three terms and was representative
in the legislature of 1896 and 1897.
Mr. Smith was one of the leaders of
the senate and his name has been
mentioned in connection with the
United States senatorship. He is
married.
A Sign OF Mourning.
Minneapolis.-On Thursday, the day
of the funeral of Governor Johnson,
through the length and breadth OF
Minnesota, citizens will show their
sympathy and grief by wearing in the
lapel of the coat small black bow
or ribbon. The suggestion was made
and was cordially and warmly ap
proved by DR.. Cyrus Northrop, the
president of the University of Min
nesota.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Minister s. r. Eddy Resiuns.

Bucharest, Roumania.- Spencer F.
Eddy, of Chicago, has sent in his
resignation from the diplomatic corps
to President Taft. Mr.. Eddy is at
present United States minister to
Roumania and Servia.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23

The vessels arrived Honolulu Hawaii September H. where they will
remain until
Islands, of the coast of New Guinea from there they will
Manila November Then will
Yokohama and steam for They will another visit Hawaii from
February
five days before the admiral will retire
this
squadron will be
service
He globe
the Arctic relief expedition
1873
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Former Iowa Journalist Dead

Washington, d. C.-James H. Stew
enson, who formerly was engaged in
Journalism in Iowa, died here as the
result OF street car accident.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
WIZ
ON MISSION OF PEACE

There sailed from San Francisco harbor the
other day a squadron of Uncle Sans machines
of war sent on an errand of peace. Eight of the
strongest and fastest armored cruisers in the
vice blowing their way across the Pacific into
oriental waters, carrying to the peoples of Japan
and China messages of good will and friendship
from the citizens of this country.
The second peace fleet" is not powerful
nor imposing as the first, but nevertheless made
up of vessels representing the very acme Of naval
construction in their type.
The squadron consists of the cruisers Tennes-
see, California. South Dakota, Washington West
Virginia, Colorado, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
all 22-knot ships, ranging from $4,000 to $1,000
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
Best Milk for Babies.

Morning milk is best for babies
fresher and fewer germs than the
previous nights milk, but slightly
weaker in cream.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23


English literature the
superintendent instruction North Carolina
have BEEN throughout that
Goldsboro,
politics.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
4 LEADING EDUCATOR

Hon. James Yadkin Joyner, state superin'
tendent of public instruction in North Carolina
who is the new president of the National Educa
tional association, is doing as grand work in
aiding to bring the blessings OF education to the
poor whites of the south Booker T. Washing
ton is among the blacks.
After graduating from the University of North
Carolina in 1881, Mr. Joyner Immediately entered
upon the profession of teaching and for several
years was superintendent of La Grange academy
and superintendent of schools in Lenoir county
in which capacity he first showed the ability tc
uplift the standard of the white schools of the
south that has since brought him fame
For one year after this he practiced law in
Col q hut To tn
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of efficiency
President
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ton for the memorial day to the late;
governor. He stated that he had much
preferred to wait and take the oath of
office later, but that ha6 bowed to the
demands of the occasion.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-07
GU AR DS ARE
TO LEAVE
SUNDAY
WILL DEPART FOR ENCAMPMENT
IN SPECIAL TRAIN.
Company B, the Crack Shots Of the
State, VIII Defend Their Title
to Governors Cup,

Company B OF Ogden, said to be the
best drilled infantry company In the
Utah National Guards, leaves early
tomorrow morning fifty strong on a
special train over the Oregon Short
Line railroad for Salt Lake City, near
where they will be In camp during the
coming week.
The company will be In command
Of Lieutenant w. r. Kness, and his
assistant. Lieutenant G. r, Lawrence
The non-commissioned officers who
will go into camp with the Ogden boys
are First Sergeant r l.. Mcdaniel.
Sereeants F. F Miller, Frank Smith,
Floyd Smith and Corporals Grant
Henlnger and Edward Wilfong with
Roscoe Glasmann, trumpeter, and reg
mental musician,
Company B, with the rest of the
state militia, Will take part In the
Grand Army parade next Wednesday.
Immediately after the encampment.
Lleutenants w. F. Kneass and G. r.
Lawrence will leave for Camp Perry.
Ohio, where Lieut., kneass is to act
as range officer and Lieut. Lawrence
will be a sharp shooter on the Utah
rifle team The team consisting of
fifteen selected sharp shooters will
leave Salt Lake over the Rio Grande
in private Pullman on August 16
All the members of Company B
have qualified as sharpshooters or
marksmen and will defend their title
to the Governors cup which they now
hold