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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-23

The meeting in Madison to organize
the Wisconsin branch of the Progress
sive Republican league launched in
the east several months ago was a
complete success. It could not have
been otherwise, for at the banquet
were gathered $50 Republicans, staunch
supporters of Senator r. NJ LaFol-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-23
elephant Toothache.

a London surgeon who bad been for
many years in India says be would
sooner risk railway accident than
meet an elephant with toOthache. 1t
appears that toothache affects an ele-
phant in a more severe manner than
it does any other animal Elephants
have very sensitive nerves, and
touch of toothache often brings on
madness. Provided you are able to
chain down an elephant and draw out
the offending tooth. the brute is GER
tain TO be affectiOnate 10 you after
ward Here is an instance: An ele-
plant in Bengal. India. became af-
fected with toothache. but the keepers
managed TO secure ii while a dentist
drew a decayed tooth-the cause Of the
trouble. After u time the elephant
seemed to understand that the dentist
was trying TO do something for his
pain. and he gave every evidence OF
approaching the attention. When the
operation was over he frisked round
the dentist like young lamb.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-23
Oxygen as a Cutting Tool.

jet of burning oxygen from a
blowpipe may be successfully employ
ed to cut sheet iron iron tubes and
small bars The cut made is almost
as sharp and thin as that made by
saw. In earlier attempts difficulty was
encountered in clearing the cut of
liquid metal and in preventing the
spread of the melting effect beyond the
borders of the cut In later processes
two blowpipes were used. The first has
an ordinary oxyhydrogen flame. which
heats the iron to redness at the place
where the cut is to be made. This is
followed Immediately by the second
jet. composed of pure oxygen. which
instantly burns the metal without
melting. The liquidiZed iron is blown
swiftly from the assure, so that there
is no serious spreading of the heat to
surrounding parts. st. Louis Republic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
HoW's This?

We otrer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case q Catarrh that cannot be
f. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. g.
ate, the undersigned have known j.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 70 car
ry out any obligation made by his firm
Walding, Kinnan p Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting Glrectly upon the blood and lsc-
cous surfaces of the system Testirnot.-
ials sent free. Price 20 cents per bottle
Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for congtipa
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
TIME OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN'S DEATH
Illustrious Executive Passed Away
Saturday Morning, April
is, 1865.

There has been considerable con
troyersy the past few days as TO the
time of President I.incoln's death
The following official notice issued
from the office of the then secretary
of war. E. III Stanton, is copied from
the files of The Daily Gate City
War Department, Washington, April
10, 1865; To Maj. Gen. Dix: Abraham
Lincoln died this a m. % minutes af-
ter o'clock
GSignedl e. NJ, STANTON,
Secretary Of War
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Death From Accident and Gangrenc
Which Followed Two Ampu
tatons Of His
Limb.
MAY HAVE AN ESTATE
Dead Man is Reputed to Have Money
in England, According to Rela-
tives. Though Always Poor
Here.

StealleE Lluri ,he poog unfortuudi e
who YRS run cyei last Tuesday after
noon st : O'Clock. died near I O'Clock
last night in Graham hospital, at FIT
teenth and Fulton. gangrenous affec-
ton of the twice amputated limb hay
Ing set in and the poison spreading
through the system OF the accident
victim, took his life
When Brunt was first taken TO the
hospital his limb was amputated just
below the knee, but gangrene set in
all al ! . clock Friday afternoon. a
hip-joint operation was found neees-
sary and at the time it was thought
the surgical work would save the life
of the deceased Weakened from the
loss of blood and shock of two opera
tions, however. the old man passed
away in a semi-conscious state.
Born In England.
Stephen Rrunt was born in Man
chester England, and was about 81
years old, according to his daughter,
Miss Beulah Brunt, who arrived here
Thursday from Columbus Junction
When young man 81 year old, the
deceased came to this country and
has lived in various parts of the
country until settling in Keokuk about
seventeen years ago with his wife and
seven year old daughter.
During his life, Stephen Brunt was
a laboring man and made a living by
working at odd employment and on
the river with fishing nets.
Reputed Wealth
In speaking of the death Of her
father last night, Miss Brunt, the
daughter. was asked regarding the re
port that Stephen Brunt leaves, an
estate worth much money in England
1t is supposed at the present time
that Brunt did not die the poor man
that many expect he did, and that
somewhere on the other side of the
water he has a portion or all of an
estate left by will of some near rela-
tive.
Nothing is known about Brunt's A.
nancial matters at the present time,
however He had been living humbly
at sos Des Moines street with his wife
Mrs. Frances Mona Brunt
Several sisters and brothers, among
the latter one by the name of An
thony Irant, live in England
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made but it is supposed
that Stephen Brunt will be buried
Monday according to present plans.
Notice of suit has been served or
the Burlington railroad company, in
which the wife of the deceased will
sue for the sum Of $4,000 Arrange
ments for taking the matter into the
court for settlement was made before
Brunt. the injured man. died, attorn
eys having seen him shortly after the
accident and plans for legal action ar
ranged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16

One OF the nrst to file an afiaayu
IS to the purity of ingredients con-
tanned in remedy Were the dispens-
rs rs OF che famous laxative tonic. ~
Saadwesp. Syrup Pepain Price O
I.s w - bottle of any druggist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Your tongue is coated.
Your breath is foul.

'fIeadaches ON AID go.
These symptoms show that your
stomach is the trouble TO remove
the cause is the first thing, and Cham.
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
viii do that. Eas. TO take and most
effective. Sold by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
CANNED GOODS DEPARTMENT

We pay particular attention to this department
and you will be more than pleased with all goods
under our Palm or Olive Branch Brands.
FANCY sIFTED EARLY JUNE PEAS
They the of Wisconsin
small tender and sweet There
We distribute full Of goods
Shrimp Strngless
Beans succotah
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
CHAs, EMMER1CH

PLUMBER
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
GAS FITTING.
We are prepared to 60 all kinds OF
plumbing in a first-class manner Do
DOT fail to call upon US when plumb
ers' services are required.
MINI. and Center SITS.
Phone 281 New Ulm
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
G0vs Of Especial Interest 10
Minnesota Readers
CRIME CONSPIRACY AllEGED
Several Arrests Follow Fatal Duel b.
Minneapolis Policeman snd
hishwayman.

Two arrests we've AaaAc ~ tie Min
neapolis peaice following close. upor
the duel to death .petweens Jerry Nc
Carly. noted bandit, and Patrolmar
]. j. Ollinger, which the authorities
say revealed q plot to plumber which
included bank robberies, holdup
schemes and other crimes.
Arthur N. benson. poolroom proprie.
tor, soon after the shooting, 10 said to
have made complete confession to
The police. naming Fred Briggs, cigar
broker, leader Of the gang and Nc.
Carly the active operator.
benson told the police, It Is said.
he furnished the automobile for the
operations and received his share of
the robberies for his part Of the game.
Briggs appeared at the Minneapolis
central station, not knowing that Den
son had confessed, and was arrested
Briggs is well known about the
Twin Cities. He was connected with
the Ames administration in Minneap-
oils several years ago and was at one
time sent to the workhouse for operat.
ing gambling machines.
He denied emphatically having any
connection with McCarty or anyone
else in McCarty's criminal career,
though he said he had aided McCar-
ty when the latter escaped from Still.
water
II gave him suit of clothes and
$12 when he came to my house at
midnight after his escape from the
penitentiary," said Briggs to the DO
lice. He went away and l thought
was rid of him for good.
Il did not tip him off to the police
because | knew that would be killed
either by him or his friends If be-
krayed him"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
LUCKY MAN PASSES AWAY
Worth Ten Million Through Owner.
shin of Mine Site.

James McCahill, Duluth mine owner
and millionaire, died at his summer
home at Lake City after a long ill.,
ness, aged fifty-eight Mr.. McCahill
has not passed much of his time in
Duluth for several years and usually
spends tWo-thirds of the year in Cali.
fornia.
He was carpenter and building
contractor in the early days in Duluth
up to the early nineties, when he
traded a piece of Duluth real estate.
valued at about $500, for 16O acres
Of land on the Mesaba range.
This quarter section happened to be
what is now known as the Shenango
iron mine. 1t contained more than
100000 tons of iron ore and the roy.
atty to Mr. McCahill of 25 cents ton
easily establishes his wealth at around
$lO,OOO,OOO
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
GIVES TWO REASONS FOR 1T
Roosevelt Writes on Retarding Of
PROGRESS in Alaska,

Roosevelt has an article on the devel.
opment of Alaska in the last issue of
the Outlook. He declares two factors
to be responsible for retarding prog
ress in this direction: Great CAPT.
talists who wished to develop Alaska
by making enormous fortunes for
themselves outside of and in defiance
of the law and the congressman who
under pretense of hostility to the
corporations, decline to permit the
passage of legislation which will en-
able them to do their work honestly
and to develop the coal fields with a
fair profit to themselves, while doing
Justice to Others"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
LUCE IS CHOSEN COLONEL
Will Command First Regiemnt, Mime.
sofa National Guard,

Major Erie D. Luce of Minneapolis
was elected colonel of the First reg
iment, Minnesota national guard. He
received twentysix votes on the first
ballot. eleven being recorded for Lieu
tenant Colonel Frank T. Corriston,
and one for Major Frank Rowley. The
election was made unanimous on mo-
ton of Colonel Corriston.
The election throughout was a
peaceful. good natured affair. but the
selection Of successor to succeed
Major Luce did not progress with the
dispatch that characterized the cleo
ton of colonel 1t took fourteen bal
lots before Captain George K Shep,
pard of st. Paul was chosen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
BOOK COMPANY LOSES SUIT
st. Paul School Board May Change
Text Books at Pleasure.

St. Paul School Board May Change
Text Books at Pleasure.
The st. Paul school board has won
Its fight with the American Book com.
pany in the matter of the change in
geography text books made last Jan.
uary.
The state supreme court, in a de-
cision written by Justice George l..
Bum, affirmed the decision made
some months ago by Judge William
Louis Kelly of the Ramsey county
district court.
1t is held that the statutes govern
Ing the actions Of trustees Of com.
mon and independent school districts
do not apply to the st. Paul board
Of school inspectors, the state law
being inconsistent with the provisions
OF the city charter.
The st. Paul school board is there
fore not bound in it's action by the
state law providing that text books be
adopted for period of not less than
three nor more than five years.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
Charue Of Bribery Made,

The first direct charge of bribery
in the present hearing at Minneap-
oils of the petition for the removal
from Office of the board of COM
missioners of Hennepin county ap-
peared when attorneys for Alfred
Stringer, the petitioner, filed amended
charges, part of which accused Com
missioner c. M. E. Carlson of accept
ing $3.50 for his vote for C. J. Minor
as county supervisor of taxes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
NEW RULE INGAMB LlNGCASES
Money Can Only Be Recovered From
Party Who Won II.

Money lost at gambling cannot be
recovered from the keeper of the place
or the owner or lessee of the building
in which the gambling takes place,
but must be recovered, if at all, from
the person that won the money
Such is the decision handed down
by the state supreme court in the
case of John w. Nagel against Ed
ward Randall and others OF Minneap-
oils.
Mr.. Nagel sued to recover $500 al
legged to have been lost playing poker
in gambling room conducted at Min
neapols in building owned by Ran
dali.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
.FAvoRs FEDERAL CONTROL
Wicksrsham Talks About Corpora
lions in Address a Duluth, II

Wicksrsham Talks About Corpora
lions in Address a Duluth. Il
Control Of corporations by 4 federal
commission instead Of the present
method wherein varying state laws
make difhcult obedience to the law
was urged by Attorney General George
w. Wickersham in an address before
the Minnesota State Bar association
|. ct puluth s.~1s rs
Mr.. Wickersham pointed out the dif-
hculties Of the problem He declared
more regulation IL necessary. He was
not ready to say that the federal CON-
mission, for which he argued, should
be given control over prices, although
he pointed out that there il little DIFF
ference between regulation Of trans
portation charges and q reasonable
supervision of commodity pricss. y:
The laws Of supply and demand, 10
declared, do not Az the price Of staplo
articles IN the United States. Those
prices have been fixed too long By
agreement Of the producers, he said.
leading him to the conclusion that in
theory the creation of federal COM
mission to regulate prices il advisable,
but that practical obstacles in the way
OF such procedure practically are In.
surmountable. :
The attorney general declared him
self in favor Of federal incorporation;
as 9 step necessary to control the:
monopoly evil. He argued against in
corporate stock holdings whereby one
company is able to own.a controlling
interest in another and asserted that
with federal incorporation and super
vision business affairs could be con-
Quoted to the benefit of the. public
and the satisfaction of the CONNER
cial world.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
TO REPORT on STEPHENSON
Chairman Dillingham; Names Sub
Committee to Look Into Case.

Washington, July 23.-Chairman
Dillingham; of the senate committee
on privileges and elections has ap-
pointed Senators Hepburn, Suther-
land, Bradley, Bailey and Paynter as
a subcommittee to suggest what rec
concentration shall be made to the
senate on the request for an investi-
cation of the election of Senator
Stephenson Of Wisconsin.
Senator Clapp, Republican pro-
gressive member of the committee,
asked to be excused from service on
the subcommittee.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
Society Women WrestIers.

The latest recreative exercise among
society women Of the Bay State is
wrestling. 1t is claimed that it pro-
notes beauty of figure and good
health. Many Of the boudoirs of the
smart set are now the scenes Of bouts,
and the fad is expected to be,ome
widespread.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
Mercury Reaches 14O,

San Bernardino, Cal, July 23.-All
records for high temperature on the
Mojave desert were broken few days
ago when the thermometer reached
40 degrees at Salt Basin, in Death
valley All residents of the region
were forced to leave.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
Minnesota Bank Statistics.

In ten years henumber of state banks
has increased from 1914 in November,
1900, to 712 on June 7, 1911, and the
resources have increased in these
banks from sS9,952, 9OS7S in 1900 TO
S129,574,30731, according to data COM
piled by State immigration Commits.
sioner George Walsh.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
Mangled by a Binder.

Joe Nadratoski, a farmer living near
GAINESVILLE, met frightful death
while harvesting i'll his field Nadra-
toski had climbed down in front of
the binder to adjust the blades when
the team became frightened and start
ed, throwing him onto the blades and
mangling him under the binder. He
leaves a widow and five children.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26

Hunting by Airship.
Big game hunting by airship is the
very latest form Of sport.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-26
TO OPEN MINNESOTA LANDS
Settlers Must Pay SIPS an Acre for
Cut Over Indian Tracts.

Cut Over Indian Tracts.
Cut over Indian lands in the north.
ern part of this state or lands from
which timber has been cut, approx
mating 191, S47 acres, will be thrown
open to entry Aug. % under instruc-
lions signed by the first assistant Sec
rotary of the interior
Although open to homestead entry
settlers will have to pay SIPS aneacre
for the land, which is situated in the
Cass Lake and Duluth districts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09
TO SINK WELLS ALONG
EXTENSION RIGHTOFWAY

Tombstone, Ariz, Sept 9.-Because
of the shortage OF water at some places
along the rightofway for the Ell Paso
& Southwestern extension. Macarthur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09
Bronze Medal Unveiled to
Man Who Got Many
Knocks in Civil War

Steubenviiie, Ohio. Sept. s-Edwin
NJ stanton, secretary OF war unuer
president Lincoln during the Civil war,
who held perhaps the most trying posi-
ton of all during those troublous times
was honored yesterday by Steuben-
vile, his place of birth. by the unyeil-
ing OF bronze statue that will per-
petuate his features for all time.
Some $4,000 persons were assembled
outsloe the courthouse. in front of
which the monument stands 1t is of
bronze. seven feet high. and rests on a
granite pedestal eight feet high. 1t is
the work of sculptor Alexander Doyle,
OF New York. a former resident of
Steubenville.
Born at Steubenville of Quaker par
entage on December 10, 1919, Stanton
was educated at Kenyon college where
he later studied law, and was admitted
to the bar in 1886, beginning practice
at Cadiz Ohio, where he became pros
ecuting attorney a year later. He then
practiced in Steubenville and in Pitts
burg and. in 1856, removed to Washing
ton, where he took up pleading before
the United States supreme court
He was appointed attorney general by
president Buchanan at the time of the
reorganization of Buchanan's cabinet in
1860. succeeding jeremiah Black. Orig
inally Jacksonian Democrat, he be-
cane a stanch anti-slavery advocate.
In 1861, upon the election of president
Lincoln, he retired with the rest of the
cabinet, but was Immediately present
ed by Lincoln with the, portfolio OF
war secretary. The integrity, judg
ment, determination and force of his
administration during the Civil war
made him popular figure among
many but he also had enemies who
criticised him.
After the assassination of president
Lincoln, he rendered his resignation,
but was induced by president Andrew
Johnson to remain in. the cabinet. Dur
ing the famous breach between the
q sides
against the president who then called
for his resignation on August 5, 1857.
He refused TO withdraw, saying it
would interfere with the execution Of
dent johnson was opposed. A week
later Johnson suspended him, but he
again refused to Withdraw The presi
dent then removed him in spite of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09
BELEN, IN HEART Of GOOD REGION,
IS GROWING FAST; BIG NEW HOTEL

Belen, N NJ. Sept. s.-Belen Is To-
Gated in the Rio Grande valley. 22s
miles north of Ell Paso, ,on the main
line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
land as is found in New Mexico. From
at the Belen cutoff of the Santa Fe
takes its name.
BeIen has good schools and instruc-
ton Is Impaired by an efficient corps
of teachers.
The BeIen Commercial club was
founded in 1906 by a. number OF busi-
ness men, and Incorporated under the
laws of New Mexico, for the purpose OF
providing medium to further the COM
Inercial, Industrial and agricultural
interests of this community. The club
has now one of~the finest buildings OF
the kind in New Mexico with well ap-
pointed reception and reading rooms,
bic assembly hall, buffet and billiard
and card rooms. besides bowling alleys
where its members and visitors find
amusement and relaxation.
The Santa Fe railroad, recognizing
Belen's advantageous location, has
at an enormous outlay erected a huge
station and other buildings necessary
to the efficient operatin Of the immense
traffic over its mail line. The old
station, inadequate to longer accom-
codate the Increased passenger patron
age. gives way to ahandsome concrete
edifice. The old freight house shared
q like fate, and a new one zoo feet long
has been built The extensive railroad
yards with a capacity Ofseveral thou
sand freight cars are more than
mile in length and laid out with aview
o handling a future and much larger
business
A magnificent eating house, belong
ing TO the Harvey system. at a cost OF
a few months ago. With the further
construction, and improvements con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09

senting all of it's craftsmen. which COM
mittee would owe allegiance to a gem
eral committee composed Of all crafts
men OF all the lines OF the Hartman
system.
Railroads Duty Is Defined BY Law.
Such an arrangement would mean
chaos, would, abridge or deprive the
corporations of the ability to fulfill
the duties imposed upon them by law,
and the officers deliberately so be-
itraying their trusts would be universal
ly and justly condemned by public
opinion
The public nature Of the functions
Of the railroad corporations has re-
Gently been most clearly defined by the
people in legislation. and bv the courts
in interpreting the laws. 1t would b
difficult today to find railroad off
GER who did not fully recognize the
paramount nature OF his duties to, the
public
These are the reasons why we de-
cline to surrender TO an irresponsible
committee Of federated employees rep
resenting a very small portion or the
public, trusts confided to Us by the en-
tire public, and why we will not con-
cede to such a committee the right to
dictate whether our companies shall or
shall not fulfill for 10000. 900 Of people
in IT states Of the union the duties
clearly prescribed by law.