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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
FROM TEXAS
Some Coffee Facts From the Lone
Star State.

From beautiful farm down In Tex
as, where gushing springs unite to
form babbling brooks that wind their
sparkling way through t!owery meads,
comes a note OF gratitude for delivery
from the coffee habit.
when my baby boy came to me
five years ago, | began to drink
Postum, having a feeling that it would
be better for him and me than the old
kind OF drug-laden coffee. was not
disappointed in 1t, for it enabled me.
small, delicate woman, TO nurse a
bouncing, healthy baby Ii months.
Il have since continued the use OF
Postum lor | have grown fond OF 1t,
aud have discovered TO my JOY that it
has entirely relieved me of bilious
habit which used TO PROSTATE me two
or three times year. causing much
discomfort to my family and suffering
to myself
My brother-in.law was cured of
chronic constipation by leaving on
coffee and using Postum. He has be-
come even more fond Of 1t than he
was OF the old coffee.
In fact, the entire family. from tho
latest arrival Ia 2-year-old who always
calls for his potie' first thing In the
morning.. up to the head OF the house,
think there Is no drink so good or so
wholesome as Postum" Name given
by Postum CO.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book. THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.' There's reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genSiue, true, and full of human
Interest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Two Wisconsin Men Pardoned.

Milwaukee.-A dispatch from
Leavenworth, Kan, states that pa
roles have been ordered for two
more bankers in the federal prison
at that place. They are H. T. Wells,
a former Kenosha, Wis, bank clerk
and II. G. Coll, who was connected
with the Bigelow bank in Mlwau-
kee. The orders for the release of
the two men came from Washing
ton where the attorney general APP
proved the recommendations OF the
parole board.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
SEVEN KILLED, "a
INJURED IN WRECK
Missouri Pacific Trains Collide
Head on in Nebraska.
ARMY SURGEONS GIVE AID
Curve In Track Near Fort Crook Pro.
vents Engineers From Seeing
OAnoer-Passen9er Cars
Are Teleseoped.

Omaha, Neb. Seven people
were killed and twenty-four injured,
four OF them seriously, In collision
between Missouri Pacific train No.
105. north-bound. en- route for this city,
and fast freight train. at Fort Crook.
The injured were rushed to the post
hospital and the surgeons from the
fort were the first on the scene to give
attention to those hurt.
The sceae OF the accident was with.
Ing less than one mile OF the post. The
passenger was belated and was en-
deavOring to make up time. At this
point the Missouri Pacific and Burling-
ton are parallel and within 100 feet Of
each other. Each engineer thought the
other train was on the Burlington
track. a slight curve preventing a
realization OF the impending collision
until the locomotives were within 100
yards OF each other. The smoker
completely telescoped the chair car.
most OF the dead and injured being In
the latter car.
The dead:
r. w. Petring, Nebraska City, Neb.
o. w. Keller, Atchison, Kan.
Mrs. Fred Rottman and daughter
Marcia. Nebraska City.
A. w. Sprague, St. Joseph.
Miss Frances Lillian Kanka, actress,
Seattle.
Unknown negro woman. forty years
old.
Governor Gilchrist of Florida was in
the Pullman, but was uninjured. The
governor rendered assistance to the
injured before the arrival OF the sur
geons from Fort Crook.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
NAMES FLOOD RELIEF BOARD
Commission to Handle Funds for Ais
of Black River Falls Announced
by Governor McGovern.

Madison.-A proclamation has
been issued by Gov. McGovern in
which he designates the following
members of a commission to have
charge of the relief funds contributed
for the food-stricken people OF
Black River Falls: State Treasurer
A. II. Dahl. Madison; George +
Cooper, Black River Falls; Eltinge
Gilmore, Milwaukee; b. l.. Van Cor
don, Taylor; Maj. G. X. Williams
Camp Douglas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Some Shakespeare Statistics.

A Shakespearcan enthusiast with
turn for statistics has discovered that
the plays contain l0G,007 lines and
S14.iS0 words. Hamlet" is the long
est play. with 1890 lines, and the
Comedy of Errors" the shortest
with LIT lines. Altogether the plays
contain 1,227 characters, of which 1877
are females The longest part is that
of Hamlet. The part with the longest
word In It Is that of Costari In
Loves Labor Lost" who tells Moth
that he is mot so long by the head as
Observation-Disclosures
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Would Assist Publisher.

Hudson.-The West Wisconsin
Ben Franklin club at its meeting
here voted to solicit aid among the
publishers of Wisconsin for Assem-
blyman Merlin Hull. proprietor and
publisher of the Jackson County
Journal whose printing plant was
swept away in the food that wiped
out the business section of Black
River Falls.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
RAUE Is GUILTY OF MURDER
Marinette Jury Says He Killed Mrs.
Anna Evidence Was
Entirely CirCumstantial.

Marinette.-After being out two
hours, the jury in the case of Charles
+. Raue, accused of numbering Mrs
Anna NARROW, brought in a verdict
of guilty IN the first degree. The
evidence was entirely circumstantial.
Raue. a widower, aged SO, when ar
rested on June is, had blood spots
on his clothing, and admitted having
spent part of the night on which
Mrs. NARROW, an attractive brunette
of 90, had been killed, but denied
all knowledge of the crime. The de-
tense, following the verdict, moved
for a new trial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Shooting Mystery Solved.

Rhinelander.-The mystery sur
rounding the fatal woundng of
Charles Beque on his farm near
Sugar Camp, WAS solved in the ar
rest and confession of John Rhode,
neighbor of Beque. Beque was
digging potatoes and Rhode, who
was hunting with a new automatic
rifle, claims he was sure the object
seen was q bear as ii looked to be
walking on four feet. He admits
he took deliberate aim and after
wards ran away.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Enough Barley to Seed World

Madison. 80 Wisconsin will prob
ably raise enough pedigree barley
in 1914 to seed all the barley fields
of the entire world" says Prof. r..
A. Moore, head of the agronomy de-
partmen' at the University Of Wis
consin. One-eighth of all the bar
ley grown in the United States to-
day Is grown in Wisconsin. This
state grew approximately 500, 00r
bushels Of this grain last year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
LA TOILETTE TO MAKE TOUR
Wisconsin Senator viii Leave on a
Spec ch-Making Trip Through the
Middle-West in November.

Washington, d. C.-Senator La
Toilette of Washington has decided
to start early in November on a
speech making swing through the
middle west. The tour will last I'M
til congress meets in December. 1t
will embrace the Dakotas, Minnesota
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan, Mis-
sissippi and probably Ohio. The tim
erary has not been arranged
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
PAY TRIBUTE TO GIBBONS.
eiftieth Year Of His Priesthood CeIe-
brated With Pomp.

Baltimore. Nd, - In spectacular
splendor, impressiveness of rit-
ual. the pontiflcal high mass at the
cathedral that ushered in the celebra-
ton in honor of the golden jubilee of
Cardinal Gibbons has probably never
ben surpassed in the United States.
In the cathedral, where fifty years ago
he was ordained priest, then sue
cessively consecrated bishop, invest
ed with the pallium OF an archbishop,
and twenty-five years after his ordina-
ton received the red beretta of car
dhat, the aged archbishop of Balti-
more received homage from illustrious
preiates and laymen from all parts of
this country and foreign lands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Free Murder Suspect.

Madison. Lund, held In
connection with the death of Louis
Deganck, has been discharged In
searching the clothes OF the dead man
officers found a certificate OF deposit
of which they believed Doganck had
been robbed. The authorities are now
convinced that Deganck was not muir
dered but that he fell from bridge
into the Yahara river
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Don't cry-unless there's some one
around with tear mop.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Resume Traffic Nov. is.

Green Bay.-The Green Bay and
Western railroad will run its trains
through to Winona, Mimi, by Nov,
Is, according to statement made
at the general offices in this city. The
road suffered heavy loss when the
dam went out at Hatfield early this
month and several hundred feet of
their track were washed out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
20 KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE.
Score Of Bodies Recovered From
Ruins Near Catania.

Catania. An earthquake
brief duration occurred III Sicily. The
strongest shocks were felt d. Clare,
at the east base Of Mount Etna, Mac,
CHA, Guardia. Roudinella and Santa
Venerina. At Guardia and Santa We.
hernia several houses collapsed and
two persons were killed. At Macctia
a church was demolished Consider.
able damage also was done at Roudl-
nella
Troops were dispatched to the work
Of rescue, and succeeded In reno virg
20 bodies. Eighty persons are known
to have been injured.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
SEE PROMOTION FOR WILEY

Friends Seek to Have Him Made Head
of New Cabinet Bureau.
Washington.-Dr. Harvey w. Wiley
still is the center OF contention. but
the present agitation seems likely to
elevate him in rank in the government
service
Secretary Wilson is urging that Doc
tor Wiley and the enforcement Of the
pure food law be removed from his de-
partment and that the latter be placed
at the head Of the public health and
marine hospital service.
Friends Of Doctor Wiley seek the
creation of a new cabinet department
of public health, with the expectation
that he will be placed at its head.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Boonyllle, Ind.-William Lee, the
twcnty-two-year-ol selfconfessed STAY
or Of his mother, father and brother,
was placed on trial here. According
OF Lee. the motive for his crime was
the refusal Of his parents to finance
his courtship to Nina Taylor. his
seventeen ear-oid sweetheart
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Couderay. Roy Van Alstine, one
of the Dietz deputies, has brought
into Winter the largest Hubbard
squash even seen in Sawyer county.
1t is 80 inches long. 20 inches
through the center and weighs 100
pounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Jury Justified Killing

Fond du Lac.--Emil Cankovich.
charged with the murder Of Michael
Panjk, was found not guilty. The
defense alleged that Panjk broke up
his (Cankovich home at Juneau,
and was the aggressor in tho quarrel
that ended in his death.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
GUM AS AN ELECTION BR;BE.

That's Where Part OF That Stephen
son 5000 Fund Went.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Part of that
$107,793 campaign fund which ia both
ering the Stephenson investigating
committee has been accounted for. It
went for chewing gum for Wisconsin
girls.
Testifying before the committee
Chellis C. Weyland Of Milwaukee said
that out Of $1.199 he had received for
the campaign, $5.35 went for gum
Asked what he did with the gum
Weyland said:
why, gave It to young women.
It was good argument to win them
over"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Fargo, N. D.-John Young. who was
arrested by the Neenah (Wis) police
on a charge of train robbery and was
brought to Fargo, was sentenced to
serve fifteen years at hard labor In
the North Dakota state peniten,
tiary
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
To Have Postal Bank.

Burlington Genoa Junction will
have q postal savings bank on Octo-
Der 20, one OF the first, II not the
first, third class postotiice to be
equipped with the savings depart
ment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Form Highest Pythian Order.

Racine--One hundred and TWEEN
ty-five Kni ghts of Pythias Of RAJ
cine and konosha have organized
a temple Of Dramatic Order of
Korahsan. the highest order Of Pyth-
ianism. 1lis Is the only temple in
Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Leading a DOGS Life.

"Your husband says he leads
dogs life," said one woman.
Eyes. It's very similar" answered
the other. HE comes in with muddy
feet. makes himself comfortable by
the fire and waits to be fed."-Every
bodys Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Cleveland. O.-Frightened by the
onslaught Of wild steer charging
him, Emil Ziegler, sixty years old, liv.
ing at 5216 Blanche avenue, dropped
dead in the street here. The steer
WAS one Of a shipment being unloaded
at al abattoir.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Pounded Dynamite Can.

Grand Rapids Francis Krom-
menakker of Rudolph picked up
dynamite cap and pounded It to see
what was inside. A terrific explosion
followed and he may lose his eye.
sight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Noted Spanish Bandit Taken.

vParis.--The Spanish brigand, Mo-
rera. ct whom many tales OF fero-
city and daring are told in lonely
mountain districts OF northern Portu-
gal and in the Galician province of
Spain. has been captured by Portu-
guese troops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Auto License Law in Effect.

Madison.--The new automobile
registration law Is now in force but
will not affect owners of existing
licenses until January /. Applica-
tions for renewals of licenses should
not be made until after December /.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
When the World Was Made,

When Lottie returned from her first
visit to Sunday school she was asked
what she had learned.
God made the world in six days,
and was arrested on the seventh day"
was hsr version of the lesson impart
ed.-Lippincott's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
LA TOILETTE TO STUMP WEST.
lnsurgent Starts Next Month on Tour
of Speechmakino.

Westinghouse La Toilette
of Wisconsin. progressive Repub-
lican leader, has decided to start
early next month on a speechmaking
swing through the middle west. The
tour will last until congress meets in
December 1t will embrace the Dako-
tas, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indi.
ana, Michigan, Mississippi and prob,
ably Ohio.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Not Surprised,

81 am sorry. my dear young lady,
but you have a black future before
you"
That's no news I've just been pro
NOTED to the mourning department in
the store where am employed"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Beet Sugar Factory Planned.

New Richmond,-A proposition
has been made to build beet sugar
factory In this city. All that Is re-
CURED Is pledges from farmers that
they will raise 500 acres of sugar
beets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Liable for State Taxes.

Madison. -State Insurance Com
missioner X. l.. Ekern has given
ruling to the effect that any person
taking out fire insurance policy In
q company unauthorized to do busi-
ness in Wisconsin would be liable
for the state taxes of such company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Session Laws on Sale.

Madison.-The session laws of the
last legislature have been delivered
by the printer and placed on sale.
There are 1000 copies, bound in
full and half leather. The prices are
81 and Is cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
PLANS PENSION PAY REFORM.
Commissioner Davenport Wants Law
to Permit Use Of Checks.


Observation-Disclosures Commission
or Davenport in his annual report to
congress urges the passage of a law
BY which pensioners may be paid by
check instead of the present voucher
method. which costs each pehsioner
from one to three dollars a year.
The plan contemplates payment d.
rect by checks mailed to the last ad-
dress of the pensioner.
The number of soldiers and sailors
on the pension roll at the close OF the
fiscal year was 570,050, dependents
and widows, 321,642, and army nurses,
4O6. There were 529,SS4 survivors Of
the Civil war, 35,243 having died dur
ing the year. 1t is believed that only
about 25 per cent of the estimated
2,91S.365 individuals in the United
states during the Civil war are now
living.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
lunberman Fatally Hurt.

Aghland.-Fred Johnson. lumber.
mar, of Grand View, was brought
here with injuries that may prove
fatal, Several logs rolled upon MIN,
crushing his IS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
cONNAUGHT IS SWORN IN.
Royal Duke Becomes Governor Gen.
erai Of Dominion Of Canada.

HoydI OUKe 6ecolnes OoVeTH0T OeH'
erai Of Dominion Of Canada.
Quebec.-The duke of Connaught
the new governor general Of Can.
ada, arrived in the harbor last night
aboard the steamer Empress Of
Ireland There was a crowd at the
dock. but his royal highness and the
duchess remained in their suite anu
only few officials and friends gained
the privilege OF welcoming them to
Canada.
The official landing OF the duke and
duchess took place this morning and
the ceremony of swearing in the duke
followed shortly afterwards in parlia
ment
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Taft Gives Racine an Hour,

Racine.--A Encouragement of Pres.
ident Tafts itinerary In Wisconsin
gives him an hour In this city OF
October 81. instead OF u r,lf hour
as was frs. arranged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

OF the delcacies of the season, pre-
pared especially to tempt him to eat,
Frank Cello, an inmate of the county
poor farm, refuses TO partake of food
IN an effort to siarve himself
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
New Trial for Life Prisoner,

Washburn.-After serving one
year of life sentence for the muir
der OF Louis Mitchell, John Bure-
gard is to be given a new trial. He
plead self-defense
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
EXPLOSION Kills an Aviator,

Berne. Switzerland-Th aviator,
Hans Schmidt. was killed while
making an exhibition fight, His ma
chine fell $50 feet, the gasoline expled-
ed aud the aviator was incinerated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Hudson Gets |. o. Q. e. Meet.

Hudsou.--The grand encampmen,
OF the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. in session In Lancaster.
voted to hold Its 1912 meeting In
this ci.v
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Milwaukee. Sitting on his wife's
grave in Union cemetery, Paul
Baersch, retired saloonkeeper,
committed suicide by shooting him,
eef in the right temple.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Charged With Attack on Woman.

Madison William ConnIff,
painter, was arrested on warrant
charging him with criminally attack
ing young woman on lonely
road near the county fair grounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Loaded Wagon Kills Lad.

Baraboo Harold, the small son of
Henry Mi.es Of La Vale, was In
stantly killed when a wagon, loaded
with sand, passed over his neck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
$4,000 for TubcrcuIosls

St. Paul. Minn.-Women of ST. Paul
In their annual tag day" collected
more than $4,000 to be used In the
.cx,npalga against tuberculosis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

"TSEU1TsWI ' TTTTNT . TIIpIIIUIES'
Madison Farmers institutes viii
begin in Wisconsin on December II 8,
1911. A lively institute season is
expected as petitions have already
been received from all parts Of the
Riato.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

Upper Sandusky. O.-Three persons
were killed and several fatally injured
when a north bound freight train on
the Hooking Valley struck handcaf
OF trackmen here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Bow Dies from Eating Poison.

Beaver Dan. -Harcourt Dudley.
aged A., swallowed some medicine
containing strychnine and died
shortly after in agony.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Dobt Is Paid After Seventy Years

Morrice, Mich.-August Wilcox, the
oldest resident of Shlawasse county,
who for nearly seventy years has
been trying to collect $5.04 from Uncle
Sam, has at last succeeded.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
Ripon Athletic Coach RESIGNS.

Ripon.-Arthur c. Norman, d.
rector Of athletics at Ripon college,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect Immediately.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19

II pays to be honest-at least II pays
your employer,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
HEIREss ROBBED ON A LINER.
st. Louis Woman Loses $4,000 Worth
Of Jewels on America.

New York.-Pearls and diamonds.
said to be valued at $4,000, dis
appeared from the stateroom Of Miss
Helen Wood, st. Louis heiress, while
she was passenger on the Hamburg
American liner America This is the
same ship on which Mrs. Maldwin
Drummond, widow Of Marshal Field,
Jr.. was robbed of $4,000 worth of
Jewels recently.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
OlCS' LIFE is THREATENED.
Man Accused Of Extortion by Auto
Manufacturer Is Arrested.

Lansing, Mich. - Emory e. Knox
is under arrest here charged
with an attempt to extort $4,000 from
r. e Odds. millionaire automobile
manufacturer, through Black Hand
methods. The police say Knox has
confessed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-19
SUITED TO A TEE.

Fox Ito bear)-Come over tomor.
row and We'll play a game of golf IN
the links.
Bear-All right. | don't know what
the game is, but If there's any job
you can put up on tho lynx I'm IL
with you.