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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
What Was the Matter.

e. A. Sothern once told dilemma
he got into:
Il was acting IN a comedy when /
had TO speak The words, What's the
matter? Well. one night was rather
slow about taking my cue and was
prompted. forgot myself for the mo-
ment, and when the words came,
What's the matterY thought some
thing or other had occurred out OF the
common. | paused and looked round.
Everything seemed normal, and the
stage waited. Then came another
What's the matterT from the o. r.
side. They were all getting anxious
behind the scenes, and so was l, for
that matter. I looked myself up and
down and then scanned my fellow
actor. but for the life Of me couldn't
see anything wrong At last an audi
BILE whisper came; Go ON with your
lines. you idiot! What's the matter
with yeuT Then it suddenly dawned
on me where was. but the house had
tumbled to the situation and came
down In commissions" Minneapolis
Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
Younq's improsmp*u.

To most persons Edward Young Is
the author of Might Thoughts" and
nothing more, but he was also man
OF the world and a shrewd and caustic
wit as well as the rector of st. Mary's
church at Welwyn.
1t was there In the garden Of the pee
tory that he composed some Of the best
impromptu verses known. He was
walking with two ladies when some
one summoned him to the house His
companions were agreeable. and he
was in no haste to leave them. Turn
ing as he reached the gate, he said:
Thus Adam looked when from the garden
driven
And thus disputed orders sent from
heaven.
Like him. go and yet to go am loath;
Like him, I go. for angels drove us both.
Hard was his fate. but mine still more
unkind:
His Eve went with him. but mine stays
behind.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
KILLS DAUGHTER IN CAFE
II. gsdy in pace Called the Tranquil
5af;eru

II. gsdy in pace Called the Tranquil
rather"
David Henderson shot his daughter
dead in cafe at Paris, France, and
then committed suicide The dead
girls name was Martha. She was
twenty-five years old.
With Henderson in the restaurant
we're his wife and three daughters and
a governess All had supper together
and the party was most cheerful.
There was nothing to indicate from
the fathers demeanOr during the meal
the awful scene that was to follow
At the end of the meal Anders IN
rose from the table, lit cigar, open
ed the window and walked the length
of the room once or twice. Then sid
denly, and without warning, he fred
four shots at random in the direction
of the table, one of which struck his
daughter in the back of the neck.
fracturing her spine and killing ner in
stantly.
Before the terrified women could in
terpose Henderson then turned the
weapon upon himself and fell dead
across his daughters body.
1t is said that Henderson had been a
sufferer from neurasthenia and OH that
account a source of great anxiety co
his wife, who took him about with her
to stores and restaurants in an en-
deavor to combat the disease.
The restaurant which was the scene
of the tragedy is known as the Tran
quill Father"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
JESSE FLETCHER IS
DEAD BY OWN HAND
Wealthy Indiana Man Kills Him
self in Michigan

Indianapolis. June 1.-The news of
the suicide of Jesse Fletcher at Turtle
Lake, In Michigan, where there is a
widely known fishing and hunting club
of which he is member, was a shock
to social and business circles in this
city. He belonged to one of the most
prominent of the old Indiana families,
which for many years had been prom
inent in the financial development Of
the state. The Fletchers were among
the first bankers to cooperate ia the
beginnings of business in the middle
west.
Mr.. Fletcher was capitalist and in.
terested financially in many directions.
He was man of middle age. unmar-
ried and of retiring disposition. No
reason for the suicide is known.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
THANKS SENT BY ROOSEVELT
Ex-President Says Emerald Isle Served
as Teacher.

EH-FreSioent Gays Emerald Isle served
as Teacher.
The weekly organ of the Irish Agri-
cultural society at Dublin publishes a
letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Am
bassador Bryce.
1t refers to the work of the Country
Life commission in the United States
and Roosevelt's own active interest in
the farm question as the outcome of
work accomplished through the farm
er's cooperative movement in Ireland.
of which his old friend, Sir Horace
Plunkett, kept him informed.
1--WE Americans" the letter says,
lowe much to Ireland and Sir Horace
Plunkett in the work we are keen in
trying to do in the United States, and
I want to acknowledge our debt and
send through you my thanks for the
help we have had-not only my thanks
bat the thanks of every man who
knows what has been done and sees
the need and the sure results of this
great movement to help the men and
women who feed the nation and stand
as the foundation of it's greatness and
progress
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
SHIP BEFORE
SUPREME BAR
ArTaigned With Five Others on
Contempt Charge.
SPECTACLE is UNPRECEDENTED

Sequel to the Lynching of Negro ia
Chattanooga in 19o5-Men on Trial
Were Found Guilty of Contempt in
Permitting and Participating in the
Lynching After Convicted Negro
Had Been Granted an Appeal by the
Supreme Court.
Washington, June 1.-The supreme
court of the United States was the
scene of the arraingment OF six men
before its bar, which was an unprece-
denied spectacle in this the highest
tribunal in the nation.
The prisoners were ex-Sheriff Jo-
seph E. Shipp, of Hamilton county,
Tennessee, and his jailer deputy,
Jeremiah Gibson, and Luther WILL
Jams, Nick Nolan, Henry Padgett and
William Mayse, all of Chattanooga.
They are the men who, week ago,
were found guilty by the court on the
charge of contempt in permitting and
participating in the lynching in 1905
of negro named Ed Johnson after
the supreme court had granted per-
mission to him to bring his case to
the supreme court on appeal. He had
been found guilty of attacking white
woman and was under sentence to be
hanged.
The granting of the appeal acted as
a writ of SupersedeaS and when the
fact of this action became known in
Chattanooga, where Johnson was in
Jail, and when the further fact that 1t
would cause postponement of the ex-
ecution, il indeed it might not entire
ly prevent it, dawned upon the peo-
pie of that city, there was considera-
BILE excitement, which eliminated dur
ing the night following in a mob TAX
ing Johnson from the Jail and hanging
him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
ROGERS WEALTH
is KEPT SECRET
Nearly All Of His Property
Left to Near Relatives.
100000 TO NATIVE CITY

Trust Fund Set Aside to Provide An
nuity of 100000 for Widow-Simi.
lar Provisions for Collateral ReIa.
tives, at the Ends of Whose Lives
the Fund viii Revert to the Residu-
airy Estate-children to Come into
Half of Trust Fund at Forty.
The will of H. H. Rogers, oil mag
nate, was filed for probate in New
York.
1t gives all of his property to his
widow, children, and other relatives,
with the exception of 100000 provided
for the city Of Fairhayen. Mass. his
birthplace.
The will gives the widow the use OF
the New York city residence and sets
aside trust fund of $2,500,000 to
100000 to provide an annuity OF
100000 for her. At her death this
trust fund is to be returned to the
residuary estate Mr.. Rogers left his
residence at Fairhaven. Mass, and his
real estate there to his son, Henry Fl
Rogers Jr.
Various Trusts for Relatives.
Various trusts, ranging in amount
from $4,000 to 100000 each, and az
gregating S550,0OO. are created for the
benefit of Mr.. Rogers collateral rela-
tives. The income from these trusts
is to be paid to the benefciaries dur
ing their lives and upon their death
the principal Of the funds will revert
to the residuary estate.
After making these requests Mr..
Rogers divided his residuary estate in
to four trust funds, one for the benefit
of each of his children. When the
children attain the age of forty years
each is to receive half Of the principal
of the trust created for his or her bene-
fit and the other half is to be held in
trust during the life of each child, but
the children are given the power to
dispose of the principal of the trust by
will.
Son Is One of Executors.
The executors are Henry r. Rogers
Jr., John W. Sterling, Of New York;
Walter F. Winsor, of Fairhaven, Mass.
and the Farmers Loan and Trust COM
pany, New York.
No estimate of the value of the es-
tate was given with the filling of the
will further than statement that the
real estate is worth more than S10,-
900 and that the personal estate ex-
ceeds $4,000.
Trust sums established by the will
giving annual incomes are as follows:
Rufus A. Rogers, of Chicago, tesla
tors brother. 100000; MAID Rogers.
wife of Rufus, 100000; Marions Rog-
ers, daughter of Rufus, $4,000; Row
land Rogers, son of Rufus, $4,000:
Sarah T. Huttleston, cousin, $4,000;
Julia Tuck. cousin, $4,000; Agnes I.
Gardner, cousin. $4,000; Jane w.
Nye, New Bedford, cousin, $4,000;
Jennie Nye. $4,000; Mary Nye. $780,
900.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
CAR STRIKE IN EVANSVILLE
Men Report at Barns Without Their
Uniforms.

The union carmen of the Evansville,
Ind, city lines struck and Immediately
went into meeting at Central Labor
hall.
The men reported without uniforms
at daybreak.
They gathered near the car barns
to try to keep men off the cars.
The street car company fears VIC
lence and has appealed for extra
policemen. but Chief Brennecke re-
fuses to send them.
The strikers are preparing to start
a bus line. They propose to carry
passengers for cents fare and to par
allel the car company's tracks
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
TO TRY MRS. KAUFMAN AGAIN
Wife of Wealthy Brewer Accused of
Killing Servant Girl.

Flandreau, S. D., June 1.-The Sec
ond trial of Mrs. Emma Kaufman. wife
of a wealthy brewer of this city, on
the charge of having killed her
servant, Agnes Polreis, about two
years ago, began here.
Mrs. Kaufman was once convicted
of manslaughter after long trial full
of sensational testimony She is
charged with having beaten the girl
and having burned her with hot water.
causing her death.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
The Alternative.

IF the window had been eight feet
from the ground pouted the young
wife. instead Of eight stories, I'd
have thrown myself out when you
quarreled with me. Then you'd have
had to be sweet to me when you
picked me up. A lot of wives attempt
suicide. they say, just to be petted
when they come to"
Yes said he, ''but sometimes they
don't come to, remember. New York
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
AMERICANS TAKEN AS SPIES
Two Mining Engineers Placed Under
Arrest in Salvador.

San Francisco, June 1.-E. H. David.
son, mining engineer, who returned
from Central America on the steamer
Acapulco, says that he was arrested as
a spy while in Salvador. He was
locked up for one night, but was re-
leased on establishing his identity.
He says that another engineer.
Charles A. Clevenger, was also placed
under arrest as spy, but was soon
given his freedom.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
ILLINOIS BANK ROBBED

Cashier Is Covered With shotguns and
$1,000 Is Stolen.
Robbers armed with shotguns held
up the cashier of the Peoples hank at
Benbow City, H., and escaped with
$4,000.
The money consisted of shipment
of $4,000 which Steve Moore, the cash
Ter, had just received and was count
ing, and other bills and coins.
The men ran from the bank without
attracting attention and were out OF
town before Moore could summon as
sistance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
BANDMASTER KILLS HIMSELF
West Point Leader OF Musicians Wor-
ried About investigation.

Bandmaster Essigke. who had been
in charge of the military academy
band for more than fifteen years, com
mitted suicide by inhaling Illuminating
gas at West Point.
Worry over investigations recently
begun by the war department is given
as the reason for his act.
Essigke was under charges concern
ing the manner in which he induced
three German members OF his band to
come from Munich to enlist as must
clans at West Point.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
INTERSTATE LIQUOR BILL
Anti-SaIoon League Measure intro
duced in the Senate.


Senator Curtis of Kansas introduced
in the senate the Interstate liquor
shipment bill prepared by the National
Anti-Saloon league and introduced in
the house by Representative Langley
OF Kentucky.
This bill prohibits the shipment of
liquor from outside state or territory
where shipment to such point would
be unlawful from other points within
the same state or territory
1t goes farther than the recent
amendment to the penal code and is
designed to obviate the objection of
unconstitutionality urged against the
Littlefleld bill and similar measures in
the past.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
First publication May Z, 1909 ]
Notice of Hearing.
,TATE OB wTsCONSTN

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House, in the City of
GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the third Tues
day, being the 18th day OF June, 1909, thine
O'Clock q. M. the following matters Will be
heard and considered:
The application Of George w. Doty for the
adjustment and allowance of his account as
executor OF the viii of Emergene Stillman
late of the City of Edgerton, in said
County, deceased and for the assignment OF
the residue of said estate, to such other per-
sons as are by law entitled thereto.
Dated May 4th, 1909.
By the Court.
j. w. SALE, County Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
He Wanted to Know.

Johnnie isn't blind, is she?
Pa-Of course not. What put that
into your head? Johnnie Bow
ser. who was here today, said mother ID
never see forty again. Boston Tram
script.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
First publication June 4, 1907
Notice to Creditors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
- Rock County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, in the city Of James
Vile in said county on the first Tuesday of
December, A. D. 1909, being December 7th 1909,
at O'Clock q. M, the following matters will be
heard considered and adjusted:
All claims against Charles o. Shannon, late
of the City OF Edgerton in said county, de-
ceased.
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the court house, in the city of
Jaoesyille, In said county, on or before the Goth
day of November A. D. 1909. or be barred.
Dated May 26th, 1909.
By the Court,
j. w. SALE. County Judge.
whitehead & Matheson, Attorneys for Adj
ministratOr. 4W
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
Not a Crack Shot.

my aim is truth-always truth" said
a man.
Possibly" rejoined an acquaintance,
"but you were always a bad marks
man,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
One For Every Day.

I've been reading about one Of them
rich men wot's got er suit of clothes
for every day in the week. said one
tramp to another.
That's nothin'. So ave /. This is it
I've got on nowr'--London Globe
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
His Precaution.

The Artists Wife lin Whisper
There's some one knocking. Jack.
Shall open the door? The Artist
No; it's Jabber's knock. It's a special
knock gave him, so / wouldn't let
him In by mistake.-Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
CALLS NELSON UNBEATABLE

Him Out Cannot Be Hurt.
Dick Hyland said that Battling Mel
son is knockout proof.
Up to the moment he dropped me.
for the count in that twenty-third
round" said Hyland, II was feeding
him everything on the calendar. Raps
ON the chin seemed to amuse him and
the more blows that got to his body
the better he seemed to like the going.
The boxer who beats the man who
beat Cans will have to get into the
ring equipped with a sledge hammer
or pile driver"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
First publication May 81, 1909. ]
Notice OF Hearing.

GTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the Court House, in the City OF
GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the third Tues
day, being the 18th day of June, 1909, at
o'clock a. M, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of Anna Ford to admit
to probate the last will and testament OF
Bridget Mitchell late of the city OF EdgertOn,
in said county, deceased
Dated May 18th, 1909.
BY the Court,
]. w. SALE, County Judge.
j. P. Towns, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
Two Papers for Price Of One.

Your choice of two good Chicago
dailies, The Record Herald or Chicago
Tribune, and The Reporter one year for
$3.50. Good chance to save money on
your reading. Don't neglect the oppor-
unity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04

A mans fate lies In his character
and not in his conditions
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
HARTMAN GOES TO EUROPE
Railway Magnate OFF on a Three
Months Vacation.

New York, June lie. Fl. Hartman
and Mrs. Hartman sailed on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. for Brem.
en-. Mr.. Hartman announced his In.
tention to spend three months yaca-
don abroad.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
TOTS GROUND TO PIECES
Father Badly Injured in Trying to
Save His Children.

Kirbyville, Tex, June Josephine
and Jake Pomsio, aged four and eight
years, fell under the wheels of a
Sreight train and were killed, being
literally ground to pieces.
Their father had his arms badly
lacerated in an endeavor to rescue the
children.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04
MADDEN AND OTHERS FINED
Found Guilty of Conspiracy to EFFORT
$1,000 in Strike Settlement.

V''0UU III 0tFFNS SSttIen1eHt.
The Madden jury at Chicago, after
many hours of deliberation, reached
verdict finding the defendants guilty
md assessing fine of $500 against
each one.
The defendants, Martin B. Madden.
Fred A. Pouchot and M. J. Boyle, were
accused of conspiracy to extort $1,000
from the Joseph Klicka company in
settlement of strike.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-11
Notice to the Public

A city ordinance provides that no
teams are allowed to haul fire appara-
tus except dray and delivery
teams unless called on by the tiremen.
Teams will be paid $500 each for
hauling piece of apparatus to fire
and returning same to the city hall.
Teams must not start faster then a
walk and the driver is to go under
directions from firemen in charge OF
apparatus. Relative to fire alarms,
the city is divided into five wards,
the division line being at the corner
of Main and Fourth streets. The
Fisher building is in ward l, the J. NJ.
Wilson store in ward 2, the State
Bank of Sauk Centre in ward 3, the
Fish store in ward T., all the territory
north of river is in ward 5. In turn
ing in alarm by telephone give num-
Der of ward and location of fire. The
operator will then set the electric
alarm bell at the city hall ringing.
GEO. FISH,
Chief Fire Dept.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-11
IS BUSY
Base Ball Fans Are Being At
tackled Every Day
PLAN FOR The SEASON
Lovers of the National Game in
Sduk Centre Hold Enthusiastic
Meeting and Organize.

The base bali microbe is working
overtime in Sauk Centre these days
and all the fans in town are its vic
Tins. In other words, local lovers of
the great national game are evincing
much enthusiasm over the prospects
of securing good team for the city
the present season.
The meeting that was held at po-
lice headquarters last Friday night
was well attended and when it ad-
.journed the feeling was that a team
would be forthcoming.
An organization was formed by the
election of the following officers:
President, Geo. r. Borgmann.
Vice President, J. NJ. Wilson.
Secretary and treasurer, Ben Du
BOiS.
Manager, Henry Deters.
Some forty men who are interested
in base ball attended the meeting.
The situation was thoroughly cam
vassed and the general opinion was
that Sank Centce is situated very
favOrably for the location of success
full team. Alexandria, St. Cloud,
Long Prairie and other towns will
have teams in the field this season,
thus making it easy to secure games
with comparatively little expense for
travel.
When it came to the financial phase
of the question under discussion it
appeared that there were a goodly
number of men willing to back their
faith in base ball with liberal sub
scriptions. 1t was voted to issue one
season ticket for each $500 contribu-
tion. One such subscription was
made, John Quinlan being the sub
scriber. The sum of $4,000 was sub
scribed, II persons attaching their
names to the paper. A committee
was named to canvass the city and Sc
cure additional subscriptions
Arrangements were made to hold an
Easter Monday ball, the proceeds to
90 toward the base ball fund.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-11
SCRIBES WILL MEET
Minnesota Editorial Association to
Hold Its Annual Gathering in
st. Paul this Month

The forty-third annual meeting OF
the Minnesota Editorial Association
will be held in St. Paul Feb. 1878.
The business sessions will be held in
the assembly room of the city hall.
On the first evening the editors will
be given an informal dinner at the
Ryan Hotel, after which they will at
tend the Orpheum theater in body.
The papers to be read at the meeting
are as follows:
"The Newspaper and the Square
Deal" w. A. Simonton, Glenwood
Gopher-Press.
s'The Advertiser in Politics." H. w.
Wheelock, Wheelock's Weekly, Fer
gus Falls.
"How to Make the Job Department
Pay" Emil Leicht, Westlicher Her.
old, Winona.
"The Country Press as a Factor in
Reform" A. w. Sheets, Long Prairie
Argus.
Knocking" Chas. S. Schurman,
West ST. Paul Times.
"Game and Fish Resources of Min
nesota, their Value to the State, .
Carlos Avery, Executive Agent OF
Commission, Independent Times
Hutchinson.
"The State and Country Press,
julius a. Schmahl, Secretary OF State
late Redwood Gazette.
Work to Profit Members" w. Ii
Goetzinger, Elbow Lake Herald.
Country Newspaper Work as
Business Proposition, John r. King
| Red Lake Courier.
''Odds and Ends" S. Y. Gordon
Jr., Inter-Lake Tribune, Browns Val
| ley.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-11
nOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Teledo,
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN &
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toll
edo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price,. 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatiOn. ..