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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
CITY PLUNGED IN DARKNESS
Fire Destroys Racine Electric Light
and Power Plant With $4,000
loss-Makes Factories Idle.

Racine Fire which completely
destroyed the power house of the Mil
waukee Light, Heat and Traction
company here, entailing loss of over
$4,000, plunged the entire city into
total darkness, brought street car
and interurban traffic to complete
ktandstill and will result in the clos
Ing down of a number of factories in
The city which depend on electricity
for motive power.
The blaze started in the roof of
The power house directly over a new
switchboard, and in two minutes ha0
gained such Roadway that firemen
We're forced to confine their efforts
TO saving adjoining buildings. For a
time it seemed as if the big factory
of the Miller Shoe company, the Ra-
cine theater and the car barns would
also go.
The power house is situated in the
heart of town, within a block of the
city hall. After a stubborn battle the
department managed to prevent the
flames from spreading, but were un-
able to save any of the equipment at
the power house.
1t may be weeks before the system
will be in running condition, and un-
less temporary lighting systems can
be installed, business houses, the
aters and residences with electric
connections will be forced to fall back
upon lamps and candles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
MILITIA OFFICERS
TO GO TO TEXAS
w. N. G. REGIMENTAl HEADS IN.
VTED TO JOIN u. S. TROOPS
ON MEXICAN BORDER.
WILL VIEW THE MANEUVERS
Dispatch som Washington to Adjt.
Gen. Bcardman Invites Officers to
Go South at Government Expense
for Observation and instruction.

Madison.-Acting on a long dis
patch from the war department to-
day, Adjt. Gen. G. r. Boardman OF
the Wisconsin national guard has
asked high officers of the guard if
they will join the United states troops
now being modified in Texas near
the Mexican border.
The telegram from Washington
asks Gen. Boardman to invite his off,
GERS to go to Texas at federal govern
ment expense, "for observation and
instruction. Acting on the federal
invitation, Gen. Boardman invited the
following officers to take advantage
of the offer: Col. G.. II. Joachim,
Madison, first regiment; Col, Frank
w. Grutzmacher, RipOn, second regi-
ment; Col. Orlando Holway, La
Crosse, third regiment; Capt. r. W.
Mueller. Milwaukee, Troop A. Capt.
p. c. Westfahl, Milwaukee, first bat
terry, and Gen. John B. Edwards,
Mauston, surgeon general.
These names will be submitted to
Washington in case the officers de
eide to go south, and the war depart
ment undoubtedly will approve orders
for them to accompany the regulars
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
TO PAY ALL EXPLOSION LOSS
Powder Company VIII Rebuild Town
of Pleasant Prairie and Settle for
Damages-Three More Dead

Pleasant Prairie. - The Dupont
Powder company officials and direc-
tors, after a meeting in the ruins of
their plant, promised to rebuild the
village and to pay every cent Of act
ual loss sustained by any person as
result of the explosion. The prom
Use was made by j. p. Laffey of
Wilmington, Del, general counsel
counsel for the company.
Three more deaths, caused indi-
rectly by the explosion. are record
ed. They are:
William p. Robinson, assistant
cashier of the First National bank of
Kenosha, who died of heart disease
following the shock
Margaret kingman died at Bristol
as result of the shock.
Mrs. Caroline Hartl died at a Ke-
nosha hospital from the shock.
The company plans to rebuild at
least portion of the mill at once.
The managers admit, however, that
the plant here is too large and
said that large amount of the bust
ness previously done here will be
transferred to the new plant at Hib-
bling, Mimi.
The plan to rebuild the plant will
be resisted by the residents of Ke-
nosha county and bills will be in
troduced in the Legislature that
either will make powder making i'm
possible here or impose such inspec-
ton and restrictions as to make a
repetition of the explosion impossi-
BILE. State Senator Isaac Bishop an
nounced that two bills are ready for
introduction to put stringent regula-
tions around the handling of eXplo-
sives in Wisconsin.
The losses caused by the explosion
will be held by the company as
moral obligations" and will be paid
without "a legal fight
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
WATER COMPANY IN APPEAL
Authority of State Railroad Commits
sion in Fixing Sale Price on APP
pleton Waterworks Challenged.

MadisOn.-Suit has been COM
menced in the circuit court here by
the Appleton Waterworks company to
set aside and vacate the order of the
railroad commission according to
which the company must sell its plant
to the city of Appleton for $225 900.
The company sets forth that at a
special election August %, 1910, the
majority voted for purchase of the
plant and that December I, 1910, the
railroad commission fixed the price
at S225 900.
In oejecting to the order, the water
company maintains that it never con
scented to the sale of the plant and
that the railroad commission, without
jurisdiction, power or authority, de-
termined the price, which is much
less than fair and true value of the
property
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
BOARD OF CONTROL ELECTS
Graebner Chosen President of Reor
ganized Body State School at
Sparta May Be Investigated.

Madison.-The new state board OF
control held its first meeting today to
organize for the work of coming five
years under the law passed two years
ago All the new members where
here. They elected these officers:
President, w. II. Graebner, Milwau-
kee; vice-president, Almah J. Frisby
Milwaukee; corresponding secretary
Ralph f. Smith, Merrill.
The board did not act upon the
election of secretary as the term does
not expire until July /. AT that time
the boards elections of the various
superintendent of state penal and
charitable institutions expire. The
board probably will not take action
on these elections until the end of
the fiscal year, June 80.
1t was rumored that there were
complaints against the management
of the state public school at Sparta
and that there was a serious move
ment seeking to persuade the board
to demand the immediate resignation
of Supt. c. NJ Bright 1t is said
that some of the members of the
board are not satisfied with condi-
tions at Sparta.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
CENSURE RESOLVE
PASSES ASSEMBLY
MEASURE PRAISES TOILETTE
AND CONDEMNS STEPHENSON
FOR VOTES ON LORIMER.
FINAL VOTE STANDS So TO %
Stern's Substitute, Which Mentioned
No Names in Oeploring Seating of
Illinois Senator. Is Voted Down
Resolution Now Goes to Senate.

Madison. The assembly, by vote
of 80 to 30, adopted the Ballard reso-
luton commencing Senator La Fol-
iette and condemning Senator Ste
phenson for their votes for and
against declaring vacant the seat of
United States Senator William Lori
mer
The resolution now goes over to
the senate, where there is little doubt
OF its adoption.
Assemblyman Stern, republican,
made an opening speech against the
resolution, taking the ground that
If the legislature took any action at
all it should be in the form of a reso-
luton mentioning no names, but
merely telling the United States SEN
ators that the Wisconsin legislature
regretted its seating of the Illinois
an. His substitute resolution was
voted down as was similar resolu-
ton offered by Assemblyman Bichler,
democrat.
The following voted in favor of
the adoption of the resolution: Bal
lard, Berg, Berner, Bichler, Bingham,
Binner, Clark, Draper, Ellingson,
French, Frye, Gilbertson, Gilbrey,
GoH, GulicksOn. Hahn, Haight, Hull,
AXel johnson, Chris Johnson, l.. l..
Johnson, J. r. Jones, Kahn, Hamper,
katzban, Kay, Kealy. Kletzendorf,
kneen, knight, LaBudd, Lentz, Long,
Mahon, Mcconnell Metcalf, Milar,
Monson, Nye, OConnor, Onstad,
Potts, Raymond, Roycraft, Rupp,
Schulz, Spoor Stevens, Stevenson
Nindt, Wells and Ingram. Total, 80.
The following members voted
against the resolution: Evans,
Fenske, Grimsrud Hansen, Hofstat-
ter Joerns, p. H. Jones, Kiefer,
kruetner. O'Day, Glen, Parkinson,
Perry, Plowman, Schmidt, Serge,
Stern. Thomas, Urquhart, Viebahn,
Wheelan and Youmans. Total, 90.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
NO CONTEST, SAYS K0N0P
Ninth District Congressman Declares
Time Limit Has Expired for Fill
ing of Notice by kuestermann.

Appleton. +. KOnop of
Kewaunee, democratic congressman
from the Ninth district, while in this
city, said that he would not carry his
fight any further.
q have already been seated in con
gress and am on the pay roll he
said. II was not a party to the ac-
ton in the supreme court contest. Mr..
Kuestermann knows he cannot raise
that a notice must be served on the
other candidate within thirty days
after the issuing of the certificate,
1t was issued to me December s, and
no notice has been served on me-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
REAL ESTATE MEN ORGANIZE
State Association With $50 Members
Is Formed at Madison W. E.
Hamilton Elected President

Madison.-At a meeting of 1926
real estate men state organization
was effected and the committee on
nominations named the following for
office: President, w. E. Hamilton,
Milwaukee: first vice-president, w. ].
Mckay, Madison; second vice-presi-
dent, f. r. Crumpton, Superior;
treasurer. b. G, Faast, Eau Claire;
secretary. A. NJ. Webb, Fort Atkin-
son. The next meeting Will be held
IN Milwaukee some time in the fall
Of this year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Plan Simple Graduation.

Green Bay-Girl students of Green
Bay high school senior classes have
decided to make one plain dress suf-
flee for each at the junior prom, class
day and commencement exercises this
spring. This action was taken when
the board of education endeavored to
have them wear the cap and gown
in an effort to cut down graduating
eXDpnSpS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16

|. II. Beland OF Truesdell will prob
ably lose his eyes from flying glass.
Trees for half mile around Pleas
ant Prairie wera stripped OF branches
and shorn off even with the ground.
Part of the body Of T.. S. Thomp-
son, the foreman of the glaze mill.
was found in a swamp about mile
from the scene of the explosion.
Two mules, one with both ears
blows Off the other with one ear
gone and most Of the hide on one side
missing, were brought out from the
ruins.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Spring Shooting Recommended.

Madison.-The senate committee
on state affairs has decided to recon-
viding for an open season for spring
shooting from April 10 to April 20,
The bill as introduced provided for
an open season from April l 5 to April
%. The committee also decided to
favorably recommend the Teasdale
bill ceding to the federal government
jurisdiction over the military reser-
walton at Sparta.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
To Draft Park system.

Grand Rapids. - Through the
eoorts Of the City Federation of
Womens Clubs, Warren II, Manning,
landscape gardener of Boston
Mass, will draft city plan Of inn
provements. which include a park
system along both sides of the Wis
consin river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
MOTORMAN is BOUND OVER
George Theme Must Answer to Man.
slaughter Charge for Come ction
With Sheboygan Car Horror.

Sheboygan.-Charged with man
slaughter in the fourth degree, Geo.
Theme. motorman of the street car
which plunged through an open
bridge into the river here on Feb
ruary 8, bringing death TO three
women, was bound over for trial at
the next term of the circuit court
under bonds of $1,000, which were
furnished by the company. He was
held as an agent of the street rail-
way company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Veteran Editor Dead,

Black River Falls.-Frank Cooper,
for many years publisher of the Bad
ger State Banner is dead of apoplexy,
aged 81. Capt Cooper. who was a
veteran of the civil war, settled in
Black River Falls in 1857, and has
been printer and typesetter for
the last siXty-seven years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
BODY FOUND A MILE AWAY
Only One Arm and Trunk of Victim
of Pleasant Prairie Powder Mill
Explosion Remain Intact.

Pleasant Participant of the body
of Il. S. Thompson, the foreman Of
the glazing mill, was found today in
a swamp near the railroad tracks
about a mile from the scene of the
explosion. The trunk and one arm
were found.
The fragments were found by ia
cob Davidson, an employe OF the
powder mill.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Praises Badger Pure Food Laws.

Madison Cleveland Moffat the
magazine writer. arrived in Madison
to get material from State Dairy and
Food Commissioner Emery on the
pure food laws of Wisconsin. He re-
CARDS Wisconsin as leader in pure
food legislation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Overcome Fighting Fire,

Stoughton-Sp Sparks from the chin
ney started a fire that entirely de-
stroyed the new farm home Of Jens
Thorstad near Deerheld. The acety-
lene gas system exploded and the
fumes overpowered Jens Thorstad,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
POST Gard Day. for Superior

Superior. March 25 will inaug-
urate an unique scheme of advertis-
ing this city. 1t will be called Post
card Day" and everyone in the city
will be urged TO send out cards in
the interest of the community and its
industries.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
r ron Students Strike.

Ripol Demanding the reinstate-
nent OF five students dismissed from
Ripon llege for infraction of school
rules. a large majority Of the student
body of 800 went on strike and re
fused to attend classes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Pre- Daring for Conventions

Green Bay.-Preparatio are be-
Ing made by the Elks and the United
Commercial Travellers for the state
conventions, both of which will be
held il, this city in June.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Acuuit Alleged Poisoner.

Portage -Lucius Lincoln accused
of placing poison in the drinking
water at a boarding house in Column
bus, was acquitted by the jury here
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Asks 6O-Cent Gas for Milwaukee,.

Madison. - Assemblyman Yockey
has introduced a bill providing for
so cent gas in Milwaukee. The meas
ure Is drafted along the lines Of the
. cent passenger fare bill and applies
only to companies having more than
1900 consumers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Became Insane on Train.

Appleton.-Mrs.C Carrie Mantell, OF
Evanston, H., became suddenly in
sane on a Northwestern train this
morning and was removed from the
train and placed in Jail here for safe
keeping
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Wives Liability Bill POSTPONED.

Madison. The assembly Indefinite
ly postponed the bill making married
despite the recommendations of the
Judiciary committee that II be passed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Gives Land for Park.

Depere.-A. G. Wells, president Of
the National bank of Depere. has
purchased strip of land along the
river front and has presented it to
the city for park purposes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Mrs. Oietz in Serious Cond ton.

Ashland.-Mrs. John Dietz, wife
of the Cameron dam defender. who
gave birth to child a few days ago,
has taken a turn for the worse.
Blood poisoning has set in and her
condition is serious.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Viii Investigate Death.

Ridgeway.- Investigation into the
death of William Regain has been in.
stituted by District Attorney Smoker,
following physicians refusal TO sigp
the death certificate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
XII ed ON Nav to Church.

mowoc.-Stepping from in
I ont of one freight train directly in
front Of another, Alec Madol. aged
80, was almost instantly killed while
on his way to attend services al st.
Jerome's church.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Hatton Heads Library Commits sor

Madison.-Former Senator w. II.
Hatton, of New London, was elected
chairman Of the Wisconsin free
library commission to succeed the late
Judge J. NJ. Pereles of Milwaukee
The commission decided to raise the
tuition fee for nonresident students
in the library school from $50 tc
1926 year
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Chez Sc COMPANY Fails.

Fond du Lac The Wisconsin
Cheese and Storage company has
failed with assets OF 100000 and
liabilities slightly in excess
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Find Body in Sheboygan River.

Racine Edward Cullen, aged IS,
a former professional baseball player.
was found dead In bed in this city.
Heart failure was the cause.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Close Postoffice Sundays.

Foud du Lac.-The postoffice here
and al North Fond du Lac will here
after b? closed Sundays, in response
to a petition by the local carriers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16

Mos. farm huiIdinqs are built too
close 10 the dwelling.
In preparnr seed bed for sweet
glover do a thorough lob.
value of rye as a noultry food.
The harm tnat is banked up will
have fewer d~aughts over the floor
Don't leave your valuable farm ma
field
Oat straw IA an excellent rough feed
for sheep. Wheat straw is next in
value
Ovcrcrowcmg the eve flock during
the winter months is frequent cause
&C severe losses
Very early spraying with bordeaux
is me thing for all kinds OF fungus rot
and Cor peach leaf curl.
Fresh green bone is of Itself almost
a complete feed, and may be used as
special material for cgg production.
Farmers should not buy moro land
urtil that which they already have
IS producing to it's maximum capacity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16
Plan for Matching season,

Charcoal! is good stuff for the hens
digestive tract.
It's mighty poor policy to let the
stock shrink in winter.
Don't feed your fowls so that they
will eat too much It once.
Just because fat hens are not good
layers, do not starye your fowls.
The best cows are the cows that
will fiji the pocketbook most quickly
More cattle die from the effects OF
being drenched than from tubercu-
Iosis
Potato Feelings fed raw in not too
large quantities are good for the lay
ing hens.
Warmth should be supplied to all
farm animals but not at the expense
of fresh air.
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men 'oVt tnei' ia'nii'es' uu. ale ,n
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16

For early blossoming. plant aster
seed In nats or the hotbed early In
March and transplant the young aster
plants two or three times in pots.
separate hotbeds or cold frames be.
fore open planting In the garden. Re.
peated transplanting induces strong
root system, which insures sturdy and
rapid growth at the advent Of warm
growing weather Asters as cut flow
ars must not be picked until the bios.
foms are fully out The buds do NO.
develop after the stems are CIT.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16

While corn. alfalfa, clover and
wheat products are generally conced
"a ~ no the staple hog feeds and viii
never entirely be displaced they will
IN The future be used more In COM
hInatIou with other feeds which Will
Five TO the hog more natural allot-
ment Of bone. blood muscle and It's.
.ne.hpildirg material and heat. Fat and
energy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-16

Most farm buildings are built too
close 10 the dwelling.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-09
DAYLIGHT BILL
UP TO GOVERNOR
The Measure Was Finally Pass
ed by Senate. VIII
Be Vetoed.
PRIMARY BILL IS PASSED
i
Senate Concurs in House Amend
menls to McNealus Measure,
Sent to Governor Tor
Signature.
Associated Press specisi.

Associated Press Special.
Austin Texas. Feb. 9.-Governor
Colquitt now has an opportunity to
exercise his veto power on the day
light saloon bill The measure was
passed by the senate this morning
by vote oA15 to IL. The measure
will now go to the governor and it is
known that 1t will meet with his dis
approval, The amendment to make
the laws provisions optional with
city councils was defeated
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to McNealus' primary
election bill which goes to the gov
ernor for his signature. The measure
can not become effective until nine-
ty days after adjournment AS
amended by the house the bill re-
quires that twenty-five per cent OF
the voters of city must petition for
an order for an election
Lieutenant Governor Davidson is
i'll today
The senate passed Meachum's bill
giving delinquent corporations until
September / to pay their franchise
taxes
Senator Greer's cold storage bill
was strongly opposed in the senate
discussion on the ground that 1t IA
vored trusts securing control of farm
products.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-09

Smithville. Feb. 9--Ten men
weEs instantly Killed and ten others
injured, some of them probably la
tally, when freight engine explod-
| ed in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroads round house yesterday af-
ternoon
The dead: Hs E O'Rourke, ma
chinist; Harry Clark, coppersmith :
Aaron Hairless machinist's helper
F. Barino. machfnist's helper; Chas
Gray, machinist's helper Tntrston
Mcneil, machinists helper: Phii
Hubbard, engine wiper, colored Al
lison Mitchell. engine wiper color
ed. Henry Stoglin, engine wiper, col
ored The injured are: E. ]. Bovil.a
machinist; Charles Knopp, tinsmitn;
George Cook. pipe filter, Harry
Bank, machinist; William Bailey,
bollermaker; R. A. Walker, machin-1
list; J. A. Delap. hostler; r. {. Hold
ges, helper; G.. F. Petsinser. machin-
list; George Behrens. nachinist.
The cause of the explosion is not
fully known now The locomotive
had just come out of the shops.
where it had been completely over
hanled, and "A. f. Rourke was on
top Of the engine adjusting t1e pop
off or safety valve. His bod. was
picked up was almost unrecogfiza-
BILE.
The bodies OF the othec victims
who were working on the wrecked
engine and the others near it. were
thrown in all directions, some more
than 100 Yards
Parts of human bodies and scraps
of iron were strewn about all thru
the yards and pits and it was with
difficulty that the remains wers
Identified
The scene just after the explosion
beggars description, the steam blind
ing those trying to render assistance
and men running home to their fam
| ilies to let them know they We're safe
and others TO tell the awful news Ia
the stricken ones
One-half OF the fire box OF the en-
CINE was threMn. 400 yards into al
|
delivery horse, and part of II 80
yards away, breaking a glass in {
n. Turney's lumber yard office. !
number of business houses and sew
| eraI residences suffered broken win
dows from the shock. which was
heard at Bastrop, fifteen miles
away.
One piece of iron fell through a
brick building on Main street, crush
ing a hole in the roof, ceiling ana
floor,
A specaH train was run from La
grange. bringing physicians to the
scene.
At g. 80 O'Clock special LETT for
Waco carrying most OF the wounded
to the companys hospital there.
Most all of the dead men leave
families. and the town is in mourn
ing today.