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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
TERRIBLY BEATEN, RIBS
 BROKEN AND HELPLESS
From Thursday, panr1

! FIOh InurSuayS Dany)
 Unable to give a lucid account oi the terrible beating he received al the ranch of William Roberts about noon Tuesday, Rolla Stewart now lies in a helpless condition at ais home ir Williamson valley suffering from three broken left ribs and painful confusion: on his face and head. Marks on his wrists indicate that his hands were tied after he was knocked unconscious but of this he has no recollection. When his brother, J. W. Stewart and Dr. Looney arrived in Williamson valley late Tuesday nignt they found the injured man suffering great pain He fainted away when an attempt wah made to raise him from the pill low. After the fractures in his ribs were reduced and his wounds dressed he rested easier during the night Early yesterday morning he was able to converse with his brother and tne physician before they left for this city.
 Stewart said that he left his home for the Roberts place about II o'clock in response to an invitation of Rob ert's son to come over and get some beans. Arriving at the Roberts place he met William Roberts, who greeted him as usual. The beans were weighed and placed in an empty flour sack. Roberts suggested that he tie the sack during the conversation. He stopped to tie the sack with string and while thus engaged was struck with a piece of scantling or club from behind. The blow landed back of the right ear, knocking him unconscious. He has a faint recollection of nearing women 8 voices in the distance crying aloud but does not remember when he gained semi-eonseiousness and arrived home.
 He arrived home in the early after noon leading his horse and carrying the sack of beans on his shoulder. He was still in dazed condition. He was assisted to bed, when his head and face were found to be a mass of bruises and his left side swollen. A messenger was dispatched at once to this city for a physician, his condition appearing so serious that his relatives feared fatal results if they attempted to remove him to the hospital here.
 Deputy Sheriff Joseph Cook left for Williamson valley yesterday morning at II o'clock with a warrant for the arrest of Roberts. He is ex- pected to return here with his pris- oner today.
 Roberts and Stewart have lived on neighboring ranches in Williamson valley many years. They have al- ways been on the best of terms and no reason is known for his attack on Stewart Tuesday.
 Residents of Williamson valley be- lieve that Roberts attack on Stewart was the act of an insane man. It isI alleged that Roberts ordered his wife away from their home recently.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
WORK ON YAvAPAI OIL WE'LL
From Thursday's IJally)

J. l. Gardner and W. J. MulvenOn. directors of the Yavapai Oil and Min ing Company, visited the company } oil well near Valley Siding yesterday afternoon. They report tine casing of the well in progress.
 The well is l,9SO feet deep. DrilIin will be resumed as soon as the easing is in place.
 The shareholders of the company are confident that a good flow of oil will be encountered with the siukjrg of the well after the water flow has ben stopped with the easing.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
SToCKMEN HAVE FIGHT
 ONE MAN BADLY INJURED
cFrom Wednesdays pailvl

In q fight in Williamson valley yes terday about noon between William Roberts and Rolls Stewart. the latter is reported 10 have been seriously in iured. A messenger was despatched to this city for a physician for the injured man. who it was feared would die of brought here for medical treat ment.
 Dr. R. N Looney left here last night at o'clock for MT. Stewart 's home in Williamson valley, where the injured man was carried after the af- fray.
 Roberts and Stewart are stockmen and farmers of Williamson valley. It is believed here that the affray grew out of a dispute over stock interests.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
PRESERVING TIMBER
 FOR MINING USES

The chemical treatment of timbers
 to be used underground is becoming more and more important with the in ereasing scarcity of good timber and the corresponding advance in its cost. A much poorer grade of timber is now being used in mining than was the case few years ago. Even under favorable conditions poor timber can hardly be expected to give as long an efficient service as the better grade.
 Conditions in many mines are such that decay is rapid and the timbers very soon become too weak and rotten 10 be of service. The problem, then, IS to prevent this decay. Decay, like diseases, is due to bacteria, and the preventive treatment is, similarly, one of disinfection. Any treatment that will kill or prevent the multiplication of bacteria, provided it is not of itself injurious to the wood, will serve. The eharring of posts that are to be set in the ground is a simple and handy method of sterilizing the wood and adds considerably to its ability to re- sist decay, but, for obvious reasons, it can hardly serve for treating mine timbers. The most common practice is to treat the timbers with some kind of disinfecting fluid, such as ereosote, by simply painting or by the open or closed-tank processes.
 By superficial painting of the tim bers with the preservative solution the latter cannot penetrate to any great depth and hence is far less eff cient than either of the tank methods
 By the open-tank method the stocks are merely immersed in the liquid at ordinary pressure for longer or short CT period of time to permit the solu- ton to soak into the fbers for some depth.
 By the elosed-tank process, when properly carried out, the sticks are first treated in retorts to dry out the sap, after which the air is exhausted | from the retorts by means of exnaust | pumps and the preservative fluid al lowed to enter The heat and vacuum have opened the pores of the wood and removed the air so that the solution | can enter. When the vacuum is de- stroyed the air pressure forces the li- | quid into the deepest parts of the stick. In this way the timbers are thoroughly embalmed. The govern l ment has made tests of a creosoting | process at Englewood, S. D., which has been adopted by the Homestske com pany. It is stated that by this pro- cess the life of timber will he length ened 15 years; certainly a point well worth considering.
 Aside from the chemical treatment | of timber, certain simple rules should be observed Green timbers are not fit for immediate use, but should first be seasoned. Timbers should be peeled | when first cut, as they will decay much more quickly with the bark on than | with it of. The mine should be well i ventilated and kept as dry as possible, and the temperature even. Wood i that is kept continually dry, or con tinually under water, will remain , healthy for an indefinite time, but if i allowed to become alternately wet and 1 dry will decay rapidly.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
HIGH RECORD FOR WHEAT

CHICAGO. April IA new high re cord for this season deliveries of wheat was made today. May option went to S12O1s, July s1.Os a bushel. Reports of "winter Killing in Ohio and Indiana were largely responsible for the jump.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07

Miami mine timbers have been ereo- soted to prevent decay. James Bisset returned from Beaumont, Texas, and has been experimenting the work fer the Miami Copper Company. More than 3OO,OOO feet of timber have been treated and will be used in the new shaft This will be sufficient 10 tim Der 600 feet of the shaft.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
SNOW BLOCKS RoREAs PASS

BRECKENRIDGE, Col, April l.- Bocas Pass has been blocked with snow for over twenty-four hours. A rotary blow has been dispatched to extrieate a Colorado Southern pssseR- ger train in the pass.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Kansas Wheat To Be Barred.

Houston Tex, May 1S.-That the Pure Food Commission Of this state will make an effort to prevent further shipments of whea5 from Kansas points into this sta,e until the ship pers have complied with the proyis- ion of the Texas laws, is the state ment issued by P. S. Tilson, in charge of the chemical laboratory of the Fed eral Department of Agriculture To- cated here. This assertion is made following the receipt here of speci- mems of wheat for analysis from five carloads, totaling 100000 pounds, which were seized at Fort Worth Saturday by Dr. J. s. Abbott, state food commissioner. This wheat was destined for mills in Texas and was billed as first class red wheat, but az inspection of it shows, it is all legged, that it contains one-third hard wheat The hard wheat is inferior in quality to the red wheat and causes a material difference in the manufactured product.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Arkansas Diamonds Lectured On.

St. Louis. Mo, May 1S.-Prof w A. MeCourt of the Washington Uni versity, who recently visited the dia mond fields in Pike county, Arkan sas, in an illustrated lecture before the Academy of Science credits Ar. kansas with having the only 6ta- mond field in the United States and Canada of commercial value Pro lessor McCourt says that while the fields near Murfreesboro, Ark, have not been worked save by the crudest methods, over 500 diamonds, averag- ing half a carat each, have been talk en out and from the formation of the soil the field is unlimited. The lecture was illustrated by stereoscop- ic pictures taken during the trip of Professor McCourt to the diamond fields.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Little Tuberculosis Amono Jews

Dr. Maurice Fishberg is authority for the statement that the number of deaths from tuberculosis among the Jews is one-third that observed among the non-Jewish population around them and living in the same urban en- vironment. Dr. Fishberg attributes this remarkable vitality of the Jews. and their immunity to sickness in gen eral, to the fact that they have been for over 2,000 years dwelling in the city and are thus able to withstand more than their neighbors.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
LIGHT BOOZE Do You Drink It?

A minister's wife had quite tussle with coffee and her experience is in. teresting. She says:
 During the two years of my train ing as a nurse, while on night duty, I became addicted to coffee drinking. Be- tween midnight and four in the morn- ing, when the patients were asleep, there was little to do except make the rounds, and it was quite natural that l should want good, hot cup of cof- fee about that time. It stimulated me and I could.keep awake better.
 After three or four years of coffee drinking 1 became a nervous wreck and thought that I simply could not live without my coffee. All this time l was subject to frequent bilious at- tacks, sometimes so severe as to keep me in bed for several days.
 After being married, Husband begged me to leave off coffee for he feared that it had already hurt me almost beyond repair, so I resolved to make an effort to release myself from the hurtful habit
 o0Seii tahiHS IoSluIH, ana TOT d few days felt the languid, tired feeling from the lack of the stimulant, but I liked the taste of Postum and that answered for the breakfast beverage all right.
 Finally began to feel clearer head ed and had steadier nerves. After a years use of Postum I now feel like a new woman-have not had any bilious attacks since 1 left off coffee"
 There's a Reason" Read The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
 Ever read the above Ietfers A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine. true, and full of human Interest.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Sailor Baseball Team Defeated.

Baton Rouge, La, May 1S.-The close of the visit of the battleship Mississippi to this historic port was marked by the briIliancy, both of the elements and in a social way A thunder shower of marked intensity set in at sunset. Previous showers had ruined the athletic meet, but not before the Mississippi ball team had been defeated, 8 to 0. When the van quished nine came aboard Captain Fremont voiced his displeasure in a few very unseamanlike remarks and insisted that the duty of sailor was not only to fight like hell, but play like he'll"
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Who Said Theno7

The golden text was Suffer the lit tie children to come unto me-" and it had been recited to the class by a cherub on the front bench Later in the afternoon the teacher, in the course of the lessons, had occasion to refer to the text.
 Now, children" she said, who said those words?" and she repeated them. A hand went up from one of the larger boys on the back bench, and receiving permission to answer, he said, pointing to the cherub: That little feller down there"
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Wants Lawmakers to Disperse.

Paris, May 18-M. Pugliesi-Conti, Nationalist member of the Chamber of Deputies. offered a resolution in the chamber asking President Fal- Heres to exercise the presidential pre- rogatiye and dissolve Parliament on the ground of it's "impotency." He supported his resolution in a speech charging that the majority was bring ng discrediJ upon Parliament by ut terly neglecting the interest of the country. Great excitement followed the speech and early action is ex- pected.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
A Boomeranu.

At small country clearinghouse sort down in ole Virginie," this past summer, the girls decided to give q dance in the town hall on the mutual benefit plan, so to speak. Half of the expenses of the hall, music and re- treatments, it was planned, should be borne by them and the other half by the men. The fair chairman of the re- freshment committee, in exhorting the prospective dancers to make no mis- take in the details agreed upon. wrote:
 The girls will furnish the sugar and the men will bring the lemons"
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Earthquake is Recordea.

Washington, May 18.-An earth quake estimated at $500 miles dis tant was recorded at the Cheltenhan (4Id) Magnetic Observatory of the United States Coast and GeodeuC Survey today.
 A moderate earthquake was also re corded at Cheltenham last Saturday night, beginning at 11:16. It's indi cated origin was about 1,75O miles distant and is probably the one that press dispatches reported in Mon tana
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Heavy Loss in Cotton Fire.

Fort Smith, May 1S.-Fire here early yesterday destroyed the Fort Smith compress and it's contents of 5000 bales of cotton. The loss is es- timated at s30O,O0O and is covered by insurance The fire is supposed 10 have been started by an incen- diary. Flames broke out simulta- neously in a dozen different places in the yard
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Butcher Butchered by Butcher

Memphis, May 1S.-Armed with big cleavers with which they ply heir trade, Jim Phillips and Noey Ste phens, butchers, fought desperately over the shop on North Second yes 5erday until J. H. Fox, another butch CT, attempted to interfere. He was laid low with a gaping wound in the chest a foot long and may not re- cover.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Booze Receives Another Knock.

Louisville, Ky, May 18-Firmly fo- prohibition. the Southern Baptist convention adjourned in this city af- ter a meeting of five days. Almost the final act of the thousands of dele gates from every state in the South was the passage of a set of resou- tions indorsing the Souths fight against whiskey.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Saved Him.

Tt didn't kill me, but I think it would if it had not been for Hunts Cure. l was tired, miserable and well nigh used up when l commenced us- ing it for an old aud severe case of Eczema. One application relieved and one box cured me believe Hunts Cure will cure any form of itching known to mankind
 CLIFTON LAWRENCE,
 Helena, 0. T.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
NEW BUILDING ASSURED
Station at Memphis Will Cost Approx
 imately s7,ooo,ooo.

Memphis, May 1S.-Estimstes for the proposed new passenger station and terminal yards have been so far completed by the engineers in charge that 1t is known the cost will consid- erably exceed the figures which have been commonly accepted as the ap- proXimate cost. It has been decided to issue bonds for $7000,009. Presi- dent Biggs officially named C. D. Pur- den as chief engineer of the company to succeed ". H. Harrison, resigned.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
Two Ways.

Docs Mrs Gabby disseminate cir cumjacent information?"
 "No, she doesn't; she just gossips about the neighborhood."
The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27
THIRTY-sEvENTH GENERAL AS- SEMBLY RECORD BREAKER FOR AMOUNT OF MONEY
 APPROPRIATED.
AGGREGATES $5,OOO,OOO
Failure to Pass Appropriation For Tax Commission May Cause An
 Extra Session of Legislature.

James T. Robertson of Lee county was elected president pro tenn. by the Senate on the closing day of the Thir- ty-seventh Arkansas Legislature last week. The passage of several minor bills and the closing exercises fea tured the last days session in the Senate.
 The passage of the Toney bill pre- venting mob violence and lynching, the Rowland bill providing for the establishment of home for tuber- culosis sufferers and the Fletcher bill extending jurisdiction over the Mis- sissippi river, the defeat of the Keel bill preventing corporations from giy- ing information in regard to destina- tion of shipments and the usual clos ing exercises were the features of the final session in the House.
 The thirty-seventh General Assem- ply is the leader of all former ones in so far as money appropriated goes. The total appropriation of the 1907 assembly, including $192,000 for the state penitentiary, amounted to S2,- 2,000. However, no appropriation was made for Confederate pensions or for the state capitol by the 1907 legislature. These two items, for the present session, amount to $1,795, 900.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-02
HOw,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., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known +. j.
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
ials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-02
Fort Atkinson.

j Spangler of Jefferson was award
ed the contract for the new mems dor
mitory at the county insane asylum for
$40, 1850
The many friends @here of Miss Jen-
ME Inger Egtvedt will be pleased to
learn that she was married Saturday,
March 10th, to Mr. George Hiram Hale
of Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs Hale came
Tuesday evening for visit to Mr. and
Mrs Albert Homes on their way home
from short wedding trip.
Early Friday morning Valentine
Schneider, an old and respected resi-
dent of the city, passed away at his
home on Edwards street, aged SO years.
The funeral requiem mass was cele-
brated by his son, Rev F X Schneider,
assisted by Rev J Harlin of Edgerton.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev Goebel of GAINESVILLE.
Tuesday evening a daring burglar en-
tered the residence of j F Mueller on
South Third street, at about o'clock,
and made his way to the bedroom of
Ernest Mueller, who happened to have
large sum of money concealed in
bureau drawer. The thief was evidently
aware of this and went straight to the
bureau where he succeeded in pocket
ing the greater amount of the money.
Carl, the 13-year-old son of Mr. Mueller,
was asleep in the bedroom and was
awakened by the noise. He slipped out
of bed and went to arouse the other
members of the household. He was
compelled to pass near the man, whom
he thought wore a mask AS soon as
the boy left the room the intruder made
his escape, carrying the money with
him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-02
Cambridge

Casper Bagley has purchased the
stock and good will of the store at
Amos and has taken possession of the
same. He will move his family there
in the near future.
E E Warne returned from Miller, S
D, last Saturday. While there he in
vested in farm of 100 acres, located
two miles from that city. Mr. Warne
expects to erect buildings on the place
the coming summer.
Rev F M Weise conducted the funeral
of Mrs Jokum Johnson who died at her
home in Utica March H. Mrs Johnson
was born January Is, 1850, on the old
Smithback homestead in the town of
Christiana. In 1874 she was united in
marriage to Jokum Johnson and their
union was blessed with seven children,
two of whom preceded their mother to
that land where there is no parting and
family ties are not broken in their
friendship. Besides the sbereaved hus-
band, the following children survive:
Oscar, Miss Olga and Mrs Adolph John
son, of Utica; Mrs Richard Holton and
Mrs Eugene Sorenson, of Whitehall,
Wis. Also two sisters and three broth
ers, Mrs G. M Larson of Leeds, N d,
Mrs Andrew Simonson, Ole, Tosten and
Erick Smithback of this vicinity. In
the death of Mrs Johnson the commun-
ity loses one of its loyal and most high
ly respected citizens, the family low
ing wife and devoted mother.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-02
Low Fares for Settlers, Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Ry.

Low fares for settlers, every Tues
day from March 23rd to April 9th, in
elusive, to North Dakota and Montana
points on the new Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound Railway. Rates apply
to Haynes, Hettinger, Bowman, Mar
marth and other Dakota points, and to
Baker, Miles City, Forsyth, Mnssel-
shell, Lavina, Roundup, Harlowtown,
Moore, Lewistown and other Montana
stations on this new line. Complete in
formation free from your local agent.
F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago. 15t5
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-02
Public Library Notes.

The illustrated lecture on "Forger-
ies," which was given by Mr.. E. c..
Mason at the public library March Oath,
proved very entertaining to those who
attended. Mr.. Mason is an experienced
accountant and his stories of forgers
who have been detected by some of the
banks of Madison were very interest
ing.
The following books have been pre-
sented to the library by the Marquette
Reading Circle:
Egan-Studies in Literature
Fisher-Mediaeval History.
Repplier-EsSayS in IdleneSS. SO.
Shahan-The Middle Ages
StOddard - Over the Rocky Mountains to
Alaska
The following books have recently
been purchased:
Barlow of Orange Ribbon.
Brooks, Amy-Randy's Good Times.
Brooks, E. SIN Blue and White.
Curtis Grandma'S Little Girl.
Johnson Williams of West Point.
Long-Felice. tr
MacDonald-Princess and Curdie
MOrgan-How to Dress a Doll,