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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-03

The Rev. Willard C. Lyon of the
First Congregational church of Val
ley City will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church, both morning
and evening Sunday.
1O:45.-Morning service. Subject:
Training of Parents"
12-Sunday school.
6:3O-Christian Endeavor.
7:3O-Evening service. Subject "Vi-
siOns."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
New York.
NEW YORK, March 19, 1910.

NEW ORK, Marcn ~, 1911.
Absolutely rotten" is the opinion
expressed by one of the leading houses
in the street on the present condition
of the local leaf market. And this
opinion is being shared by ever so many
other concerns, big and small. The
market evidently had an off week,
transactions being confined to small
hand -to-mouth orders. In the mean
while the reports of the crops which
are to furnish food for our cigar fac
tories are anything but reassuring. At
the second inscription at Amsterdam
yesterday only very limited quantity
was taken again for the American mar
ket, thus bearing out the first report of
the unevenness of the crop as a whole.
AS for the new Havana crops, quite an
extensive and authoritative report on
in our Havana correspondence is pub
lished in this issue. The sum and sub
stance of the report will be found in
the summary that ''the crop will be
very short and the quality not of the
best" So the prospects of making the
products of our cigar industry boom
with both quantitatively and qualita-
lively satisfactory supply this year OF
the raw material are not of the bright
est. The more reason, therefore, that
present available stock should exper-
ience rapid lift. But the ways OF
trading in leaf are as inscrutable as
those of Providence. Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
New England.

During the past week many loads of
tobacco have been drawn past my
place. Thursday one crop was drawn
to Hadley, comprising seven good loads.
This was contracted for two or more
months ago, and just called for and /
suppose paid for. Some will say, "that
is not long to wait, it's not time to
plow or plant" The first Of January
was the time when most of the farmers
who got trusted for their fertilizer
had to give bank notes and begin to
pay interest. This delay should not oc-
cur, if for no other reason than have
given above.
Every grower who has sold is am
ious to have his crop taken among t
first that is received at the warehous
and the man with the most push is the
one who generally gets his tobacco tai;
en- in first, while the difident growsr
stands and sees the more FORUM e
grower deliver h.s crop. pocket his
money, while the other must tell the
fertilizer company, I shall have to
give you bank note and pay interest,
and run my chance to dodge fires and
storms, pay insurance and hold my
crop, and if it is damaged by fire or
water, must stand the loss. Cultiva-
tor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.

EDGERToN, WIS, March "a, 1910.
Buyers are again quietly hunting the
remnants of last seasons crop and in
the aggregate are lifting considerable
quantities of it. Some of the better
grades have been taken over at the
following prices:
Bell McNert, la at 8&3c.
j. Anderson, 8a at 74&3c.
j. II. Iverson, Ga at 8S3c.
Oscar Egner, Ga at 8&3c.
Antoine Jenson. 5a at 1890.
L. Jordalen. 8a at TIC.
Barrett & Marisch, Ia at 7c.
The American Tobacco Co. are still
purchasing considerable under the 7c
mark.
The market for old leaf continues in
the same old channels of unproductive
business. 7. A. Perry sold 25cs lot
of '08 and trading is generally of like
character in small lots.
The return of warm weather is caus-
ing the bulks of unsorted leaf to start
sweating, giving the packers some
trouble to care for it. The receiving is
now mostly in and packers are weigh
ing up some leaf in the country when
their storage is filled and growers anx-
ious for settlements.
If early spring conditions continue
the plant beds for another crop will
soon be laid
The shipments out of storage reach
1102 cases and 10 cars of bundles to all
points for the week. Since last report
100 cars have been received from out
side points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
r1cINTOSH BROS.
Packers of Choice Wisconsin
Leaf Tobacco
Always in the market for old goods.
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, March Is, 1910.

LANCASTER, PA, March 10, 1910.
Local leaf tobacco circles the past
week were about as dull as they well
could be. Outside buyers were notable
for their absence, and the small trad
ing done in old goods by local packers
was with local cigar manufacturers. AS
the cigar industry is not on the hustle
at the present time, the stock of old
goods on hand, consequently, was not
appreciably diminished. If anything,
there was slight stiffening tendency
in prices, and local packers are now
hopeful of soon getting the anxiously
looked for 20 cents for their 1908 to-
bacco.
Some buying of the new crop was
done last week, and the prices are at
about what they have been for thepast
couple of weeks, ranging about 10c.
It is believed that about one-third of
the crop has now been contracted for.
A good deal of tobacco has lately been
delivered, and as fast as possible the
owners will turn it over to the pur-
chasers.
Seed beds are already being prepared
by many growers, and it may be set
down as certain, that in spite of the
drawbacks resulting from last years
inferior crop, about the usual number
number of acres will be in tobacco this
season. New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
NEW YORK, March 16, 1910.

In spite of the fact that the market
continues to show lack of animation,
local dealers are optimistic and say
there is bound to be a good business
before long. They base their belief
upon the known facts that the local
trade is carrying smaller stocks than
for many years and the quantity OF
sold goods being carried on the storage
lists is very small. In the past week
buying in certain country sections has
been going on in some volume. The
1909 Connecticut Havana Seed has been
practically all been taken up from the
farmers, but there is still some Broad
leaf to be had. In the past two weeks
much of this has been taken up. There
renewed activity in Pennsylvania and
outside packers have begun to take
part of the crop at prices ranging from
7 to 9 cents. The last reports from
Wisconsin are to the effect that the to-
bacco has begun to warm up, and some
packers report that a good cure is be-
ing shown without the big percentage
of damage that was expected. This
news accounts for the renewed activity
in that section The probabilities are
that the small quantity of good tobacco
still in the farmers hands will be short
ly taken up. The buying of thinner
Spanish has come to standstill, but 1T
is estimated that fully 80 per cent of
the enormous crop raised last year has
been contracted for up to this time.
The 1909 Gebhardt as well as the Little
Dutch is practically out of the market.
Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
Ohio.
MIAMIsBURG, o., Mar. Is, 1910.

During the past ten days tobacco de-
liveries have been heavy. 1t has been
several years since the crop has bean
brought in as early in March as this
wear. 1t is estimated 1900 to 2000 cases
have been delivered from this vicinity,
and probably $50, 900 has been disburs-
ed by the local buyers, not counting
their purchases in other localities.
This large amount will be set in cir
culation. and should have stimulating
effect upon all lines of retail trade.
The two previous years witnessed a
very slow process of getting into the
buyers hands.
The price generally has been 10c. -
News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
SUN PRAIRIE. WIS. March II, 1910.

Last Saturday was big tobacco day
in Sun Prairie. About 100 acres of to-
bacco was received that day and it took
twelve cars to hold the delivered crops.
The roads were in bad condition and
considerable difficulty was experienced
by farmers in getting their crop to
market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES



If the indications of an early spring
prevailing Of late should continue farm
ers will have their plant beds laid at
an earlier date than for some years
past. The soil is already in excellent
shape but the fear of cold rains and
further freezing has been the only OBJ
stacle that prevented some work being
done already in this line. 1t would be
safe enough to SOW dry beds even now
but most growers prefer to wait until
the danger of hard freezes is past and
sow their beds with sprouted seed, as
this plan invariably gives the best re-
suits. Sprouted seed in protected beds
comes quickly and there is rarely ever
failure to secure plants of sufficient
size at the proper date under good man
agement and yet growers all recognize
the advantage of having early plants
and an abundance of them. The aim
of all farmers is to start the plant beds
as early in the season as is consistent
with the prevailing weather conditions.
The seed question for another crop
ought to have been settled before this
date and if there is chance to i'm
prove the varieties the farmer has
been growing do not neglect the oppor-
tunity to do so. If the tobacco you are
raising is not as good or better than
your neighbor's, hunt around and try
and secure seed that will improve it
and do it now.
Tobacco seed rarely terminates over
| IS per cent and often as low as 40 per
cent, making it necessary to test the
tobacco seed to be used for sowing
plant beds, according to information
being sent out by the horticultural de-
partment of the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin. Some
years the seed is of especially low
vitality, and if such seed is used in
plant beds, poor plants are secured
which cannot produce good crop. The
seed harvested last fall was poor, due
to the early frost. Tobacco seed should
bs~ leaned by separating out the light
seed and foreign material. A simple
method of testing is to place moisten-
ed blotter or thick cloth on a dinner
plate and onto it count definite num-
Der of seeds, preferably 100 or 200.
Another moistened blotter or cloth
should be placed over the seeds, which
should then be covered with another
plate and set in warm place, slightly
above room temperature, and moisten-
ed occasionally. In five to seven days
most of the living seed will have
sprouted, and the percentage that are
alive may be determined by counting.
| If the seed is poor, growers should Sc
cure better seed or secure larger
amount of the poor seed, subsequently
thinning the plants in the beds until
| only the healthy plants remain. Large
crops of tobacco can only be secured by
setting vigorous plants, and the yield is
too often reduced by neglect of seed
testing by growers. Where a large
amount of seed is to be cleaned spec
ial seed cleaning machine should be
used.
*x*
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-25

From the treasury statistics of the last
calendar year the U: S. Tobacco Jour
nal has figured out that over 5,6OO,OOO
pounds of imported wrapper leaf was
consumed by manufacturers of domes-
tic cigars during the year. OF filler
leaf an equivalent to 25O, 900 bales was
imported from Cuba that actually went
into consumption. This is SO, 900 bales
increase over the previous year and IN
dicates that even though the trade IN
domestic leaf remained dull, manufac-
turers were using nearly their full
quota of foreign tobacco throughout
the year. 1t might be construed from
this statement of facts that the decline
in manufactured output consisted large
ly of the cheaper grades of cigars COM
posed of domestic leaf.
-
A recent ruling of the commissioner
of internal revenue that will be inter
esting news to the cigar manufacturers
is to the effect that the caution no
tees, which have heretofore been at
tached to the box as paper sticker,
may in the future be printed on the
box itself.
-
Consul John H. Grout of Odessa re-
ports as follows concerning the tobacco
crop of Russia in 1909, and the prov
inces wherein it was produced: The
late cold spring detrimentally affected
the growth of tobacco in Russia in 1909,
especially the finer grades. Small
plantations predominant, which ac-
counts for their large number-in 1908,
341, 966 and in 1909, 331, 457. The ag-
gregate area in 1908 was 165, 762 acres
and in 1909, lat, SAG acres. 1t is cal
culated that the product of 1909 will
yield only SO, 200 tons, while that of
1908 amounted to 1O3, 649 tons. Out of
the 1909 crop is expected little over
"a, 200 tons of superior tobacco and
81, 900 tons Of common There seems
to be a perceptible movement in the
direction of increasing the cultivation
of higher classes of tobacco and de-
creasing that of the common varieties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
Girls Scalp is
Torn From Head
in Smith Factory
Liberi Gaetana Suffers Very Severe
Injury While Learning to Run
Sewing Machine.

seventeen-year-ol Liberi Gaetana, an
italian girl, is lying at st. Joseph's hos
pital in a critical condition. While working
In the factory Of the NJ. K. Smith Shirt
company az an apprentice on a power sew
ing machine, her hair became caught in
a shaft In a'moment her scalp was torn
from her head, and with It the eye lashes
and the left ear She was attended by
DR.. T. J. Dryer who was successful in
replacing the scalp. though he fears that
the operation may not be permanently
effective He has more hope that the torn
pieces Of the ear may knit. though the
Girl suffered greatly from the shock there
is no danger of any fatal result Of the
accident.
Miss Gaetana came to this country only
about two weeks ago. She was staying
with her aunt, Mrs. Alto Carraccroli, slS
South Thirteenth street. Monday morning
she began as an apprentice at the Smith
factory and at the time of the accident
was endeavoring to learn to operate one
Of the machines. She was unable to speak
English, and it was not for some time
known who she was. Before an italian
could be secured to tell what she said she
was in an unconscious condition.
The hospital authorities were unable
Tuesday morning to state whether Liberi
Gaetana would be able to recover or not
Her condition is considered usually criti-
cal, and of such a nature that it is impos.
slble to tell what will be the result She
passed a better night at the hospital how
ever, than was expected and those attend
ing her are hopeful that signs of improve
ment will show themselves soon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
Aguinaldo Tills
the Soil Now
Once Noted Fighting Leader Leading
Simple Life, Says Former Vice
President Fairbanks.

Agulnaldo, the one-time famous fighting
leader OF the Filipinos is now conducting
a large estate in the interior of the island,
about forty miles from Manila. Former
Vice President Fairbanks met the former
insurgent chieftain on his recent visit.
"AguinRldo drove in from his estate to
meet u.s." said Mr.. Fairbanks. He inn
pressed me as having the desire to keep
out OF politics and the turbulence of public
life. He Is conducting q rather extensive
plantation and giving himself assiduously
to the work. l believe, after long drive
and conversation with him, that Agunaldo
n now favorably inclined to the American
occupation of the islands and feels that his
people are making very substantial prog
ress. Conversing with him, one gets the
idea that he Is a fairly close student OF
affairs and is taking a large view Of the
movements going on about him. He leaves
no doubt that farming is his business now,
and that he is devotlng his energies to It,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
BibulouS Man
Takes Hat
Lifts Chapeau for Which He Has No
Use from Hayden's Elk
position.

What is the fascination Of the large
hut?
The question has been usually considered
one which included study of its effect
upon woman kind. but now II IS wildly
shown that the hat fascination extends be-
yond the realm Of the tortured wearers
thereof. A man has committed theft that
he might obtain a hat, q large beflowered
and beribboned hat. To be sure the man
was not entirely himself when ne attempted
the deed. but was artifically stimulated by
a too generous unbibing OF the fruit Of the
grape-or hops.
Staggering into Hayden's Tuesday morning
he escaped the notice of the attendants in
the hat department, who were looking fol
more likely customers, and was able to llf-
one Of the hats from its pedestal. Care.
fully buttoning 1t beneath his coat,
shabby coat, he tOttered back to the ele-
vator and safely reached the main floor
But before he had gained the outside door
a bit of ribbon which refused to be hell
beneath the coat, betrayed him to a watch
full detective and the rest OF the journey
was made in the city's public carriage anC
was without the solace of the stolen hat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
ERDNAN THIEF AND THUG
Lee Stitt, Union Pacific Waterman
Identifies Prisoner.
TRIED TO MURDER RAnRoADEB
Detective MnIoncy weaves chain of
Evidence About Alleged DynR-
mIter that seems Unbreak-
able ut Any Point,

That Frank Erdman, now confined In
the county Jail awaiting trial for attempt
ing to dynamite the Dennison residence is
the man who on August 30, 1907, shot and
beat Lee Sttt 3Oi0 Half Cass, Union
Pacific Waterman, until his life for weeks
was but a faint hope, was conclusively
proved Monday when stitt identified the
prisoner as his assailant. For a month De-
tective Steve Maloney has worked on the
case and finally has succeeded in gathering
trail of evidence which will settle the
question Of Erdman's history without
doubt.
Erdman accompanied by a pal named
Thomas. was stealing brass from the box
cars in the yard. They came from around
q building. and were there met by the night
Waterman, Stitt They beat Stitt until he
lay for hours unconscious. In making their
escape they left sack containing seven
teen pieces of brass which they had stolen
AS Erdman, who at that time was known
as Van Attic, was climbing over some
box cars he fell and injured his side.
He was then staying at the Madison
home. Nineteenth and Leavenworth, where
he said he was a boiler inspector. In order
to make good his statement and avoid sus-
piclon he would, about once week, don a
pair of greasy overalls and thus attired
would go out and make his thefts OF brass.
1t is said that he was in the business In
wholesale manner, and maintained horse
aud wagon for that purpose alone.
Erdman Was In Hospital.
, His injury became decidedly worse, until
after two months of doctoring himself, he
went to local physician, who cared for
him for over month. The doctor then
! 4 L., ha al
where he remained for nine weeks under
the name of Erdman, which was the first
time he was known under that cognomen.
Or. Summers was called and operated upon
| him.
| Ord Olson, who knew Erdman, went to
the hospital TO see him He knew that he
had been In Tire habit OF stealing brass and
accused him of shooting the Waterman.
Erdman replied by saying that he had to
use his gun to get away. Olson now says he
told some policemen of the matter. but
they discredited it and 1t was not reported
| Steve Maloney was then working on the
case and was unable to get any ciue as &c
the identity of the man.
| Learning OF Erdman as q brass thief and
his other history, Detective Maloney worked
until the mystery was upraveled, and h,
found Erdman was the gHAty man. 1t i.
said that on one. occasBon ,at might Erdmar
wrote a note to Olson, who he knew wa.
we'll acquainted with his true character anC
whom he feared would divulge it, asking
Olson to meet him on the Douglas stree
bridge at the toll house. 1t was onl,
through his wife's persuasion that Osor
did not go. To a man who was PLACED
some time ag with Erdman in jail ne toll
that II Olson had come when he wrote h
would never have lived to do him any in
jury,
MIR. Stitt, who identified Erdman, gave
detailed description of him before seeinJ
him. Since the time of the assault he ha
never fully recovered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
MAN WHO CAN 4C0ME BACK
John MuirheRd Returns to serve an
Unfinished Sentence ON Omaha
t1.- Chatn sGaaE.

= He might have lived happily ever after.
John Muirhead might except for the fact
that aths police found him. At the time
Of the discovery, Muirhead was employed
by q local coal dealer. and the shllful
manner In which hesshunted the lambert
boulders was enough % ehdear him to the
heart OF his boss. But, Just prior to his
acceptance of service with the coal man.
Muirhtad was a bibuious person. Daily
lng with the breF thar cheers and stimuli
tareously lpebriatss, he tell into the hands
OF the poIice. Later ne went with the
chain gang. Stlll later he left the chain
gahs-ieft It on June % without permission
Now he must so back and finish his I'M
finished chain gang sentence. Meanwhile
some other fellow viii heave oh heave the
coal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
A M 9th eY's
GPatitu d Q
"The Neal Treatment Is A Blessing
Sent Straight From Heaven
To My Boy"

'Des Moines, Iowa, April 20. 10.
Hon. James E. Bruce,
Atlantic, Iowa.
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Neal Cure did for my boy. The Cure is
blessing sent straight from heaven,
since he was cured of the drink habit,
for everything is light now where It was
darkness before. I wish you great sue
cess and prosperity in your good work
OF saving men.
tSigned) -"
The Neal is an internal treatment
without hypodermic injections, that cures
tho drink habit in three days, at the In
stitute or in the home.
No Cure, No Pay.
II is the moral duty which every person
addicted to the drink habit owes to his
family. relatives, friends. society and the
public, also everyone who is interested IN
or knows of one who Is addicted to the
drink habit, to call upon. write or phone
the Neal Cure today for free copies OF
their guaranteed Bond and Contract. book.
let. testimonials. endorsements and banh
references. which will be cheerfully fur
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Institute. 1907 South 10th ST. Omaha
MSb., also Des Moines. Davenport and
Sioux City, Iowa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
More Help to Run
Down. Joy Riders
Ohief Donahue to Ask for Two Ad.
ditional Motorcycle Po-
licemen.

1--WE cannot keep watch of the automo-
biie speedets unless we have some new
motor cycles" says Chief OF Police Dona-
hue and 1, expect to ask the Board of
Fire and Police Commissioners to furnish
two mora men. The two officers that do
the work now, Reiglenan and Morgan. are
subject to all sorts Of emergency calls
which they can take care OF with their
speedy motoreyolss without making 1t nee
essary to call out the automobile patrols
ana when they are busy In that way they
have no time TO chase Joy riders With two
new men who were especially trained for
speedy riding We could run down fast
cars on the gboulevards without any diff
Guilty That Is the only thing l know OF
TO save the situation"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
AFTER Thinks He q
Has a Good Job
It Turns Out to Be the Offering of
a Very Smooth Bunco
Man.

The firm of Parke, Davis & Co. il look
Ing for a man giving the name of William
Anderson. who is masquerading as an
agent of the company, when. as a matter
of fact, he has no connection with It.
Anderson. 1t alleged, employed A. A. AFTER
to act as district agent for Parke. Davis
IL Co., and AFTER, acting in good faith.
believed himself to be regularly established
with the drug firm. Just what object An
derson had in thus playing with After Is
not apparent, but from somewhere out In
the state comesf draft for 500 against
the drug house. which Anderson, II is al
legged, had succeeded in cashing