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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
". OF A. CAPTAIN TURNS up
VOLUNTEERS LEADER TELLS
STORY OF BEING DRUGGED.
st. Paul Sleuths Doubt Story of How
Funds Disap-
peared.

st. Paul, Mar. 31.-Capt. Timothy
Murphy, the missing official of the
Volunteers of America, who disap-
peared a week ago last Monday night.
after drawing from the bank $3.50
of the funds for the working girls
home, was found senseless in the hall
way of his home, with handkerchief
saturated with some drug over his
face.
He was discovered by John F. Hig-
gins, secretary of the Volunteers. He
did not bring back the money he took
away with him. The police only found
60 cents on his person.
Murphy tells a startling story of
having been kidnapped and robbed and
held prisoner ever since his disap-
peardance. He says two men in an
automobile forced him into the ma
chine when he left Woodland Park
Baptist church with the money in his
possession.
The captain declares he was drugged
and that when he returned to con-
seriousness he found himself in a dark
room near some railroad tracks. From
his story Murphy intimates that the
men whom he claims robbed him are
the same that robbed Carvings up
town restaurant some time ago.
During his Imprisonment, Murphy
says, he was fed only four times. His
condition is said to be serious, and he
is unable to talk intelligently 1t is
not known how he got into the hall
way of his home, or as to how long
he has been lying there.
He was arrested and arraigned in
police court, entering a plea of mot
guilty" He was unable to furnish the
$4,000 bond required by the court, and
is now in Jail
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
CHURCH MOVERS BLOCKED.
Free Methodist Tried for the Mali
cious Destruction of Property.

Baron.-William Bell of Chetek was
acquitted in municipal court here of
the charge of maliciously destroying
church property.
The charge was an outcome of a
controversy as to the ownership of a
church building at Canton. The
church was erected twenty years ago
from funds raised by popular sub
scription on a lot belonging to the
Free Methodists of Canton, and has
been used in common by all denomi-
nations holding services there.
Of late the Free Methodist congre-
cation has dwindled and the trustees
decided to move the building to Chetek
where many of the old congregation
live.
Mr.. Bell, one of the trustees, was in
charge of the wark of removal, which
had progressed to the point where the
furniture, windows and roof had been
taken away, when action was brought
to prevent the further demolition of
the structure. The ownership of the
church is still an open question.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF UNITED
STATES SUPREME COURT
DIES OF APOPLExY.
IN HIS HOME AT WASHINGTON
His End Will Raise Serious Question
as to Forthcoming Decisions
Standard Oil and Tobacco Co.
Suits May Be Retired.

Washington, March 20. David
Josiah Brewer, associate justice of the
supreme court Of the United States
died last night at 1890 o'clock as the
result of stroke of apopleXy. His
death followed within a minute or
two, before he could be carried to his
bed. Mrs. Brewer was with him when
the end came. Justice Brewer was
73 years old.
The end came altogether unexpect.
eddy. Although he had not been feel
ing we'll for the last few days, the
aged jurist was out yesterday, and
apparently in the best health and spir.
It's. He was in equally good spirits at
dinner and spent the evening in read.
ing.
Shortly after 10 o'clock he retired
10 his room, and within few moments
Mrs. Brewer heard a heavy fall and
went to investigate the cause. She
lound her husband prone on the floor
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
COWS GIVE MUCH MILK.
Wisconsin Experiment Herd Averages
1,024.7 Pounds in February.

Madison.-The $50 COWS in the Wis
consin dairy COW competition for
month of February produced an av-
erage of 1,924.7 pounds of milk and AZ
S84 pounds Of butter fat, the highest
production for the month, the fourth
of the competition, being 1928 pounds
of fat. The production record of Al
COWS was over so pounds of butter fat
each. These were owned by 10 dairy
farmers and breeders, 10 of whom are
raising Guernseys, Z Holsteins and 2
Jerseys.
The record COW of the month was the
Holstein Leland Sunbeam, owned by
Tompkins Wright of Waupun. Her
actual production was 2,011.7 pounds
Of milk, 234.56 pounds of solids and
68.398 pounds of butter fat, her milk
containing 1166 per cent coilids and
"a per cent fat. Whether sold as
milk or made into butter her produc-
ton would be worth $28 or more to
her owner for the month alone.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
FOR WOMEN STUDENTS.
Lathrop Hall, Wisconsin University
Dedicated Friday.

Madison-Friday afternoon, April l.,
the women of the University OF Wis
consin held formal dedication exer-
cises in Lathrop hall. the new club
house and gymnasium for the girls of
the University of Wisconsin. Mrs.
Anna Garlin Spencer of the New York
School of Philanthropy, noted socioli-
gist, delivered the principal address
of the day, speaking on "The Person
al Development and Social Response
bilities of woman
Lathrop hall is a four-story buff
sandstone structure, 65x40 feet, rooted
with red tile. 1t faces south on Uni
versity avenue, directly west of Chad
bourne hall, the women's dormitory.
This site was chosen that the building
might form part of the proposed
women's quadrangle, the center of all
the interests of the women of the in
stitution. Additional dormitories are
to be built about it in the near future.
The new building includes, besides
a large gymnasium and a swimming
pool, dining hall and a cafeteria,
with kitchen attached, large recep-
ton hall, an auditorium, offices for the
various women's organizations, read
ing, writing and rest rooms, bowling
alleys, the headquarters CT the depart
ment of physical training, and the
class rooms and laboratories of the
home economics department.
La Crosse-City officials will oil
one block of macadam this spring as
as experiment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
SAYLER BLAMED BY WITNESS.
Used Insulting Words and Provoked
Fatal ARRAY.

Watseka, H., March 31.-Testimony
that J. S. Sayler, slain banker of Ores
cent City, ILL.,, used insulting words
and provoked the ARRAY which cost his
life, was given in the trial of his
widow, John Grunden and DR.. w. r.
Miller, who are charged with his MUIR
der.
Mrs. Rose Marse, Crescent City
woman, for whom Mrs. J. B. Saylor
sent the morning after her husband
was killed, related ON the witness
stand the explanation of the shooting
told to her, she said, by Mrs. Sayler.
ct happened between and $50
o'clock in the evening"" the witness
said, quoting Mrs. Sayler. 1--WE were
playing cards, Mr.. Grunden, DR.. Miller
and myself Father said:
I'll get By to play. Well be
partners and beat you BY was on
the porch. He came in when Mr..
Grunden called and said: L will not
play with the - -. He's too
smart Then he rushed owed to the
lounge, seized Ratchet which was
underneath and shouted: I know
you've got a gun, but l don't care !"
Then, according to the witness, Mrs.
Sayler said she ran out of the room
and across the street, not stopping to
pick up lamp and table which were
overturned.
A ter a short interval in which she
heard three or four shots fired, Mrs.
Sayler told the witness she had re-
turned and found her husband dead
and DR.. Miller wounded, while her
father, John Grunden, was unhurt.
On cross examination the testimony
concerning Mrs. Sayler's description
of the tragedy was unsra aiken.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
MORE PITTSBURGERS INDICTED
NINETY-ONE CITIZENS ACCUSED
AND MORE TO COME.
Former Council President Named in
Latest Batch of True Bills From
the Grand Jury.

Pittsburg, March 31.-Dr. e. r. Wal
tiers, former president Of select coun-
Gil who is now director of public
health and charities, was indicted as
the alleged recipient of $1,000 in bribe
money.
Fifteen other former selectmen were
named in the grand jury's latest re-
port as having received amounts from
$500 to $3.50. The indictments make
a total of ninety-one in three reports
by the grand jury within two weeks
and there are more to come, District
Attorney William A. Blakeley says.
To this end the inquisitorial body had
before it thirty more officials, direct
ors and employees of the six banks al
legged to have paid money to obtain an
ordinance naming them as city deposit
tories. There were also four local eX-
press agents before the grand jury
which is seeking now to trace the $45,-
900 which was sent or taken to New
York to be passed over there to for
mer Councilman Chas. Stewart.
The progress of the grand jury in
it's probe for the ':men higher up
is still undisclosed, but it is said that
progress is being made and that the
naming of bigger men is certain to
come soon.
The indictment of sixteen former
selectmen was based upon the confess
sions of Stewart that he had distrib-
uted to these sixteen men $4,000 to
buy their votes in favor of the bank
ordinance.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
EXPRESS PACKAGE STOLEN.
Bundle Containing $4,000 Taken From
c., 9. & @. Depot.

Marshalltown, March 31.-Although
every effort has been made to keep the
fact from newspapers, it was learned
here that a package containing $4,000
was stolen from the Adams Express
company's safe in the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy depot at Aloha last
Friday night The money was placed
in the depot safe after the arrival of
the Iowa Central passenger train at
9:25 o'clock.
When the agent looked for the
money at $3.50 o'clock next morning
to transfer it to Des Moines branch
train the package was missing. Spec
ial agents of the railroad company and
detectives of the express company are
working on the case, but as yet they
have obtained no tangible clue.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Jap U Head Coming To st. Paul.

Madison.-Baron Kikuchi, president
of the Imperial University of Kyoto,
Japan, addressed a general convoca-
ton OF the students of the University
of Wisconsin Tuesday noon, March 20.
on "The New Japan" Baron Kikuchi
arrived in Madison Monday noon, and
was entertained in the evening at a
dinner given Tor him by President
Charles R. Van Hise of the university
at his residence. He left Tuesday
evening for st. Paul and the west.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
STATE REPUBLICANS DECIDE UP
ON LATE DATE FOR STATE
MEETING.
IN THE ST. PAUL AUDITORIUM
Republican Leaders Who Advocate a
Short Campaign Bring About
Change To Later
Date.

st. Paul, March 31.-The Republican
state convention will be held June 23
and the place will be ST. Paul. This
has been decided upon through CORE
spondence from the state central com
mitteemen and Chairman A. D. Brown
It was expected that June Is would
be the date, but advocates of short
campaign objected. AS compromise
June 20 has been decided upon and
the clans will gather in the ST. Paul
Auditorium.
Efforts are being made to change
the convention to Minneapolis, but in
view of the fact that the out-of-the-
city leaders like the st. Paul Audi
forum the convention probably will
be held there.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Farmers Welcome Snow.

Fargo, March 31.-Farmers OF North
Dokota are rejoicing over the snowfall
which followed a thunderstorm and
rain this week Snow is reported in
almost every section of the state,
though the temperature is not low.
It is declared the snowfall will be
helpful to the fields that have been
recently dragged and seeded. There
will be some delay in farming opera
tions. Fair and cooler weather is the
forecast. Preparations are being made
for seeding.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Land Open fer Settlement.

Washington, March 31.-More land
in Montana and Wyoming has been
enlarged homestead act by Secretary
Ballinger. In Wyoming 363,88D acres
which were not susceptible of success
full irrigation from any known water
supply were placed under the terms
of that act, making total of 1852 ,040
acres which have been so designated
in Wyoming. Montana has 155, 040 adj
ditional acres which will be disposed
OF as enlarged homesteads, bringing
her total up to 2S,466,37O acres.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Falls Into Saw And Dies.

Chippewa Falls.-Peter Schneider,
aged q years, while working at Bres-
mas sawmill, six miles north of here,
stumbled and fell into big saw and
his left shoulder was severed. He
died about three hours after, while be-
ing brought to the hospital He was
an engineer at the mill and happened
to cross in front of the saw, catching
his heel in one of the rollers of the
saw frame which 'tripped him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
DAVID J. BREWER.

Of the bath room. He did not regain
consciousness and died before a physi.
clan, hastily summoned, could reach
the house.
The two daughters of the jurist
Mrs. James F. Karrich and Mrs. H. ].
Jetmore, were summoned at once, but
reached the residence too late.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
public To Paw the Eidd Ter.

Washington, March 31-The New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road Company has filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission schedules
of increases in it's passenger rates.
These advances are due to the in
creases in wages made recently to the
company's employees.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
REVOLUTION ON IN PORTUGAL.
Government Finds Evidence of Secret
Movement On Frontier.

Lisbon, March 31.-A sensation has
been caused by the assertion of the
Seculo that the government has dis
covered great number of the SER
geants in the regiments garrisoned at
Estremoz and Elvas, near the Spanish
frontier, are affiliated with secret rev.
dictionary organizations which are
planning to overthrow the monarchy
and establish a republic.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Came From Kansas.

Justice Brewer came to the supreme
court of the United States from the
federal court in Kansas He was the
second oldest member of the court,
Justice Harlan only being his senior.
He was regarded as the most demo.
cratic Of all the members of the court.
He was the one man on the bench who
had proof copies of his opinions pre-
pared for the newspapers and this he
lid consistently.
Justice Brewers death raises a Ser1.
ous question as to the action of the
court regarding the Standard Oil and
American Tobacco company suits and
1t is not improbable that the cases
will have to be retired, since there
now remain but seven justices to pass
upon them, Justice Moody not having
participated in the trials by reason OF
continued illness.
Born in Asia Minor.
David Josiah Brewer was born in
Smyrna, Asia Minor, June 80, 1887.
the son of Rev. Josiah and Amelia
Field Brewer He was graduated from
Yale university in 1856 and the AL
bany law school in 1858. He received
the degree of LII. D. from the Uni
versity of Iowa, 1884, Washburn col
lege, 1888; Yale, 1901. University OF
Wisconsin, 1900; Wesleyan university
1901; University of Vermont, 1904, and
Bowdoin.
He was brought by his parents to
this country from Asia Minor in the
autumn of 1888. His mother, the
daughter of Rev. David Dudley Field
and her brother, Stephen ]. Field, &C
companied her husband to Turkey as
missionary in 1880.
After the graduation from the AL
bany, N. Y, law school in 1858, follow
ing studying law in the Office of his
uncle, David Dudley Field, in New
York, he entered the practice Of law
in Leavenworth, Kan. He was made
United States commissioner of the civ
Il court in 1861, judge of the probate
and criminal courts of Leavenwortt
county, 1S63-64, and of the First dis
trict of Kansas. 1865-69 district at
torney for Leavenworth county, 1859
70, and judge of the supreme court Q.
Kansas, 1870-84.
He was appointed by President
Arthur Judge of the United States cir
cult court for the Eighth circuit in
1884, and served five years, and fol
lowing this service President Harrison
appointed him an associate justice OF
the supreme court OF the United
States,
Justice Brewer was appointed by
President Cleveland in 1885 to the
Venezuelan boundary line commits
sion; in 1899 ne was member OF the
British Venezuelan arbitration trIbun'
al. He was president of the universal
congress of lawyers and jurists OF the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at st
Louis in 1904.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01

London, March 31-Tom L. John
son, former mayor of Cleveland, who
arrived at Fishguard on the steamer
Mauretania, is staying with friends in
Regents park. He is visiting Europe
with the hope of improving his health,
which has recently been poor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Mar. 31.-Wheat, May,
$1.141s; July, $1.14b; No. 1 northern,
Sligo; No. 2 northern, $1.14A; Dur
UNI, No. 1, 96c. Corn-No. 4, 52%c.
Oats-No. 8 white, 41hc. Rye-No.
p, 74Ac. Barley-62c. Flax-No. l,
$2.31A.
Duluth, March 31.--No. northern,
$115%; May, $1.14M; July, $114%.
South st. Paul, March 31.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.00@675; COWS, fair, s3.25@
4.25; calves, $4.5O@5.50. Hogs, $1,000
910.65. Sheep, yearlings, $7.00@8.00;
lambs. S70008.00. 4-------'' ------4s go
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Weston in Illinois.

Peoria, March 31.-Edward Pason
Weston, the pedestrian reached Will
Mansfield, ILL.,, after a 50-mile walk
from Galesburg last evening. He left
Galesburg shortly after noon. He is
walking along the Santa Fee tracks
toward Chicago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
srothers Beoin Prison Terms.

Leayenworth, March 31.-William H.
Marker and Noah Marker, brothers,
were received at the federal peniten-
tiary here from Indianapolis under
sentence for wrecking the First Ma
tional Bank of Upton. Their arrival
increases the number of bankers in
the prison to 3S.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, March -Cattle-Market
weak; beeves, $5.75@8.70; western
steers, $5.O0@700; stockers and feed.
ers, $3.85@6.75; cows and heifers,
S2.S5@725; calves, $S.0oI9.25.
Hogs-Market 5@10c lower; light,
S1O.5O@10S0; mixed, $10.60@10.95;
heavy, $1O.65@10.s5; rough, $10.65@
1875; good to choice heavy, $1075@
1895.
Sheep-Market steady; native, $3.50
09.1G; western, $.75@9.10; yearlings,
S825@9.1O; western, $5.75@9.10; year.
lings, $8.25@9.40; lambs, native, $3.50
@10.25.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
RIVER FALLS SPEAKER FIRST.
international OratoricaI Contest Won
by Paul Spencer.

Oshkosh.-Paul Spencer, of the Riv-
er Falls normal school won first place
in the state international oratorical
contest, in which normals competed.
Ben Godfrey of Whitewater was Sec
ond, and the Milwaukee speaker took
third place. The winning Grafton was
on the subject, ''The Rebirth of True
Americanism." Spencer will repre-
sent the state at the national contest
to be held in Mag.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
HAS "QUACK GRASS KILLER"
La Crosse Inventor to Reclaim Thou.
sand of Minnesota Acres.

sand of Minnesota Acres.
La Crosse.-After a series of ex-
periments with a fluid, discovered by
chance, ]. e. Egan, an inventor of
this city, announces he has found a
compound which will kill "quack-
grass" He claims throughout Sou
thern Minnesota and Wisconsin there
are thousands of acres which would
be worth 500 per acre if free from
this pest, which are now worth $40
or less. The fluid was intIR1ed as a
potato bug exterminator, and guam
tity spilled accidently on a patch of
the grass, killed it over night. Fur
Their experiments he claims, showed
the fluid will kill the grass without
injury to other vegetation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
WAR NURSE KILLED IN WRECK
DR.. May B. Lewis, Victim of Raj!
Disaster, Near MarshaiItown.

Kenosha. - DR.. May B. Lewis who
was formerly a well known practic-
ing physician of this city and wide
ly known as a Red Cross nurse, was
one of the victims of the Rock Island
wreck at Marshalltown, Iowa. Her
body was sent to her home at La
Crosse for burial. DR.. Lewis saw serv.
ice in the war with Spain and was
the first nurse sent south by the Red
Cross.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
New MANAGER of FARGO News.

Fargo, March 31.-Announcement is
made that State Senator Macarthur, OF
Bottineau, had become manager OF the
Fargo Daily News, succeeding j. c.
McAndress, who goes on the road.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01

GouIds Own Pacific Express Company.
New York, March 31.-The Union
Pacific has sold to the Gould interests
$2,400,O00 stock of the Pacific Express
Company, which the railroad had in it's
treasury for year. The Goulds now alb
solutely control the express company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Ice Rreaks-NesrIv so Drown.

st. Petersburg, March 31.-A cara
van of SO gypsies broke through the
ice on CheremenetzM lake, near Luga.
All of the SO men, women and chill.
dren except few were drowned. =
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Hoosevelts Sail To Naples.

Alexandria, March 81. - Former
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt,
Kermit and Miss Ethel sailed for Ma
pies on the steamer Prinz Heinrich.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-01
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.

Eau CJairc.-Frank Hall, charged
with assaulting his niece, II years old,
was found guilty and sentenced to
eight years in prison by Judge Wick
nam.