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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
Albion

Mr.. Frank Lawton spent Tuesday in
Milton.
The Up. S. C. E. gave a social in
the town hall Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Babcock visited
in Milton Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Walters and fam
ily visited in Milton Junction Friday
and Saturday.
The Home Benefit society gave a
chicken-pie supper in the town hall
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Coon of Milton
visited her sister, Mrs. Elverton Pal
inter, last week.
Mrs. Daisy Broughton and baby of
Evansville are visiting her sister, Mrs.
|. D. Humphrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Whitford of Rock
River spent Sunday with Mr.. Roy
Hayes and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l. Jeffrey of Milton
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Alblno
Davis, and family.
Mrs. Chas. Mitchell and children of
Marion, Iowa, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Crosley.
Mrs. M. A. Head and son Donald,
who have been visiting in Moline, ILL.,,
for several weeks, returned home Mon
day.
Everybody remember the annual oys-
ter supper given by the M. w. A: at
the town hall next Tuesday evening,
Nov. &c, 1872 Everybody come.
Children's evening in the entertain
ment course at Albion will be given IN
the chapel Nov q. Mr.. Mccormick,
bird warbler and imitator of things
animate and inanimate, and his friend
Bronte, a Scotch collie. of the finest
type, form an irresistible team of en-
tertainers for the young people. Bronte
is the most wonderful dog in the world.
She has amused, entertained, instructed
and mystified thousands of school chill
dren. Her work is purely mental; you
will have to see in order to believe.
Admission Is and 25 cents; entertain
ment begins at p. m.
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Fulton

Miss S. E. Bentley left Monday for
Chicago.
Mrs. A. P. Murwin spent Monday in
GAINESVILLE.
S. H. Bentley has returned to his
work in Chicago.
Mrs. Chas. Zieman is visiting rela-
tives in Chicago.
Miss Eveline M. Post was down from
Madison Saturday.
Miss Artie Attlesey was home from
GAINESVILLE over Sunday.
Robert Bentley and John Ellefsoh
were home from Milwaukee Sunday.
Misses Alzada and Stella Attlesey
were visiting in GAINESVILLE recently.
Misses Brunsell and Windsor spent
Sunday at their homes in Evansville.
Mrs. D. F. Sayre and two sons spent
Friday and Saturday in GAINESVILLE.
o. P. Murwin and Frank Pearson
were GAINESVILLE visitors one day this
week.
Miss Nettie Ellefson is attending the
Southern Wisconsin Business college In
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Murwin spent
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Clough in Burr Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Lee are aejoic-
ing over their second born, a son, who
arrived last week, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Neslund and two
children are visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Andrew Neslund.
On Saturday evening, Nov. 23rd
Charles Raymond, assisted by Miss
Leona Post, violinist, with Miss Luells
Post. accompanist, will give free
vocal recital in the Fulton church. Al
are cordially invited.
For SALE Second hand gasoline n
L - A,-Vf n
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Interesting Local Hints

For SALE One spring stock pig,
Jersey Red; also 1st of Sept. narrowed
pigs. Inquire of j. nj. Dates, T. O..
Edgerton. r. D. No. 2, Phone No. 314-
3 short. 5lt2
For SALE-A large size, second hand
base burner coal stove in good condi-
ton. -Fy.~-,'-- Asa.
MIS- Edna Wilson. teacher OF pisro
ar ! voice Prone 66, 1dgerton, WIS.
52t2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22

For SALE Second hand gasoline n
CINE, II h. o., in good repair. Price
$25. -Edgerton Cigar Co. 5lt3
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
RAISES 5000 BUSHELS
Of GRAINON $50 ACRES

NEW ENGLAND, N. D., Dec, H.
Some people have said that a farmer
couldn't make living from quarter
section OF land. but il wouM be a hard
matter to make II. p. Runser of De
Sart believe any such fairy story He
had 1872 acres In crop on hiS home
stead and throshcd an even 5000 bn'
shells Of grain lie got 2,9S3 bushels OF
wheat. 1898 bushels of oats and 22+
bushels OF fax. His G5 acres Of wheat
averaged "a and "a bushels to the
acre, over half of the field going bet
ter than rs bushels. The oats on n
l5-acrc patch averaged sc bushels,
and lG acres of flax averaged IA bush
els to the acre, Mr.. Runger also got
800 bushels of potatoes from a two.
acre field But very few farmers can
better Mr.. Ringers wheat yield, and
the average throushon, is hard to
beat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11

tent and happy to live in the same
room with consumptive nowadays? ?
Do you not. from time to time, have
somebody come to ask you what to
do to avoid catching consumption
from neighbor who has particu.
sarly hollow cough?'
II you have not had this experience
il means that the people il your town
neither read nor go to church., be.
cause our brethren, the clergy, have
preached tubercle bacilli from the pul.
pit, | am acquainted with Il thresh-
ing crew that went on strike be.
cause a member of the crew had q
varicose ulcer on his leg which was
enormously diagnosed tubercuar by
the wise guy, the man in the straw
pile.
We, may say that whatever true
knowledge the pubic possesses il re.
gard to tuberculosis has been gained
in the past, three or four years. The
particular facts acquired abort tu-
berculosis apply more or less to other
bacterial infections. and therefore the
individual who has given some
thought to the tubercle bacillus, is
forewarned with regard to typhoid
dfrhtheria, Denumonia, etc. 1t
seems we'll to call these facts 20 mind
for they certainly show great posi-.
bility with respect to many other dis.
eases, and to many other branches of
our minds is the subject of cancer.
medical knowledge.
The first example that comes TO
The ignorance that prevails in the
public mind about this blight on the
human race is appalling. This igno.
rance is the mere to be pitied because
cancer is increasing at a fearful rate
an over the civilized world The NOR
tally has doubled within 25 years.
Yet we know that high percentage.
perhaps the majority of the cancer
patients, are durable if properly treat
ed early enough. But the patient
comes for treatment too late. Why?
Usually because the symptoms were
nil or very slight and nobody had
ever explained to him that the differ.
ence between young epithelioma
without metastasis. ana an older one
with metastasis also spells death.
The ancient lies about salves, plas-
tiers. caustics, lotions and electricity
curing cancers are still held in rever-
ence by people of prominence and of
college diplomas. On several occa-
sions have | been asked whether a
given tumor showed any signs of can
Ger, and been instructed to remove
the tumor if found benign. but if it
were cancerous to leave it alone so as
not to scatter it,
That a distinctly benign tumor is
as far from cancer as day is from
night. and yet that other benign
growths may shade off into twi-
light until they are too late" is as
yet "too scientific" for many Of your
friends to grasp. Let the truth about
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
COAL Miner overcome
BYGAS FROM engine

NEW ENGLAND, Dec. I'm. G,
Buell.. who has charge of the Gardner
coal mine north of town. came very
near meeting his death by asphyxia'
ton by sleeping in a room in which
a gasoline engine was running,
The engine is used to pump water
from the mine and it is placed in a
smal shack at the mine Mr.. Buell.
started the machine and then went
to bed. The exhaust from the engine
filled the room with gas and when Mr..
Buell. was discovered at about eight
o'clock next morning he was uncon-
sciOus.
George Stimsoa went to the mine
and finding him overcome bv gas took
him to the Jacob Reiss home. Physi-
clans were called and he was hurried
to New England. 1t was many hours
before he was able to stand up and
several days before he was able to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
IRREGULAR PRACTITIONER Was
SUBJECT OF AN ADDRESS GIVEN
BY DR.. QUA|N AT Devils LAKE
est in current medical lore, and who
really appreciates your diagnostic and
theran eufic efforts and difIicuhti pS

est in current medical lore. and who
really appreciates your diagnostic and
therapeutic efforts and difficulties
Have you not felt the inspiration from
the patient who is educated enough in
medical matters to understand fully
! that il Is often impossible to diagnose
| typhoid fever on the first visit and
sometimes not until sufficient time
has elapsed to allow certain blood re-
actions to give lis the needed vidal
test? When new patient, "a strang-
err TO you, comes with an acute cold
and wants to know whether he can
not do something to prevent the rest
of the family from becoming con
taminated from the influenza germs,
do you not feeh at once that you have
met superior person with whom II
is a pleasure to discuss the pros and
ferring to persons who know nothing
about our work except what may be
culled from startling newspaper head.
lines which may announce somebody's
harmless experiment as a revoln-
tloaary step in medicine, or which
proclaims some old standby treat
ment as new discovery. refer to
those who have taken enough interest
in us 10 learn some of the truths we
know, but which we do not preach
enough.
Surprising an our citizens, or mere
ly a good majority, possessed some
definite academic Knowledge about
the scientific facts which underle
medicine of today, do you not believe
that medical laws would gradually
and rapidly become just exactly what
we now want? And when the public
once shall understand what the high
est aim of our profession Is, does 1t
not seem highly probable that irreg-
ular and illegal practitioners would
be considered dangerous to happiness
and to life, and be escorted out OF
the community effectively, and by
other hands and boots than those Of
the doctors?
You may think that am dreaming,
or that ! have heard recent sermon
am planning healthy era for my
grandchildren to live in, but deny
all Il is my solemn and deliberate
conviction that we, the doctors of this
state, could do much to increase pub
lie medical knowledge along practical
and beneficial lines. It Is my belief
further that if there is anything in
the boosted nobility and altrulsm Of
our profession. it is time that we
should begin this campaign of educa-
ton.
1T Is only few years ago since
the anti-tuberculosis fight was begun
N, this part of the country. 1t began
with, a campaign of education, and is
today an educational feature in our
schools. Have you not seen some of
the results? Do you find many peo-
pie able to read English who are con
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
MADE CRUDE JOB
OF BLlCkMAI|,ING

BOWMAN. N. d, Dec. 1l.--Deputy
U, S Marshal Byron McVey of Aber.
deem was taken from here to Karinen,
S. d., in an automobile Tho mar
shall's visit to Karinen at this time is
for the purpose OF placing under ar
rest young man Of that place who Is
charged with writing letters to a phys
ician in South Dakota in which he at
,empts to extort money. The black.
mai ng method used is very crude.
and it was not until several of the
letters had been received that the
physician took any notice of them. as
he thought the writer to be insane.
If found the prisoner will be taken
before U. S. Commissioner Glendea-
ming at Ludlow, s. d., for hearing.
and will probably be admitted to bail
until the next term of the United
States District court. .
Using the mails for the purpose of
eXtorting money or any matchmaking
scheme is mighty serious matter,
when you are caught at it.
Just now the federal authorities
are very active and all people who
are caught violating the law are liable
to get what is coming to them
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11

tumors be known. and ives will be
saved, and the cancer specialist will
have to change his specially.
Then comes another necessity: We
must progress and grow in wisdom
ourselves. We must struggle ever ia
acquire new facts. and to recapture
those which are slipping from memo,
ry. We must do an In our power to
make good the claim that i've are the
doctors" Let efficiency be our motto
and uoIo.date our ambition, then
shall we deserve a fuller measure of
public confidence and become more
effective for the. general welfare. In
conclusion, let us educate the people
and improve ourselves, and North
Dakota will become an unhealthy
community for the irregular practl.
toner.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
Education Of Public by Publ,
city Remedy Recommend
ed BY nedIcs
Tie Subject Shonld be Dealt
Without Feeling Of Per.
sOnll Resentment

On the subject, What Shall We Dt
With the Irregular Practitioner" DR.
Il. p. Quain of Bismarck, read the fol
lowing paper before the state medica
convention at Devils Ipke last week
A serious question confronts a prac
titiOner when he sees medical fakil
locate within his territory and trea
patients in fraudulent manner. A
iirst blush he may become angry a.
the impostor, primarily because a par
OF a legitimate and necessary income
is dishonesty waylaid, and later be
cause of a distrust on the part of thu
guileless victims created by the gill
tongue OF the successful quack-s
distrust which it takes some time tt
overcome. But If the doctor be true
physician, the feeling of resentment
will soon give way to sense of pity
for the poor individuals who have sac
rlfced their money, their confidence
their health and perhaps their lives
The question then arises. what car
We do to stop the mischief?
The law We now have is pla1T
enough, but the problems are: Who
is going to shoulder the prosecution
Who is going to gather the evidence
that will hold in court? Who is going
to take the blame for the prosecution
On the eyes of the people?
It Is human nature to sympathizt
with the under dog. This sympathy
comes into play when an "inhuman'
and Jealous doctor causes the arrest
Of poor defenceless "discoverer" Of
great secret remedy" which cures
all incurable maladies and recalls the
dead from the tomb II ordered in sui
tcient amount and paid for in ad
vance. The people feel sorry for the
charlataa specialist who, must be 8
great man because he says so, ana
who is unjust'V prosecuted because il
looks on the surface, as if the doctors
were doing 1t to stop too keen a com
petition. The public as a whole won;
stop to analyze and as rule lack il
tie knowledge necessary to render "a
fair judgment. The result lis that the
doctor wliii4Abe pSsceng in a false nigh,
before his people, and after giving d,
some thought, he very naturally con
Cludes that he has troubles enough
already and let's the quack go ,lnmo
Tested.
From my point of view. it is not the
doctors business to prosecute irregu
lar practitioners The people az a
whole reap the real benefit from the
laws enforcement in this regard and
they should finance and push the
prosecution. Our problem is to bring
about this condition of things. You
may consider me too optimistic, OF
too frivolous. as you wish, but be-
lieve it lies within the power of a
united medical fraternity to accom-
plish this In time. And the means
would employ Is publicity-the popu
larizing Of medical problems, prac
tice, progress and purpose.
We have not done our duty in this
respect in the past. We have not
tried hard enough to induce the pub
lie, our patients and friends, to keep
in close touch with our profession
Have you not noticed how easy il
is to treat an individual of good in
telligence, who has taken some inter
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
| AIDES AID MEET

The Norwegian Ladies Aid Society
of the Trinity Lutheran church will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clocn at the home of Mrs August An.
dorson. 6l5 Tenth st.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
HORSEShoEiNG.

will shoe your horse any night
after 600 p. M, by appointment. A
No. | work guaranteed. Sixth and
Front streets.
JIM DORSHEIMER,
WE. Phone $50.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11

work. II he has been discovered q
few hours later the doctors would
have been unable save his life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-11
NINE CANDIDATES PASSED.

Nine OUT of the eleven candidates
taking the state bar examination at
Fargo last week were admitted to
practice, The new attorneys are: !.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-24
HELD TO
!. DISTRICT COURT

Dickinson Press: Atty. w. F. Burn
EFT returned on Wednesday from Bow
man, where he had been to prosecute
Editor Geo. A. Totten of The Citizen,
having been especially appointed by
the court. Totten was bound owe to
the district court, the regular term Of
which is set for oct. 4.
The hearing was held in the court
house at Bowman on Tuesday and
every fot of space in the building was
occupied by people of the town and
county. who showed q deep interest in
the affair.
Last week The Citizen made an out
rageous attack on James E, PhelG1,
insinuatink that the esteemed former
resident of Dickinson was a CRATER,
plunderer and one who would encour-
age lawlessness. Anyone who really
knows Mr.. Phelan knows that he is a
good citizen, honorable In all his
dealings and a man who Is always
ready to help any worthy cause. He
has helped man. a man get a start
in Dickinson and the country tribu-
tary, and no doubt he has been doing
the same thing down in the Milwaukee
territory. People may differ with him
politically, but when 1t ONE to g
question of good citizenship for q COM
munity, Mr.. Phelan Is the kind OF
whom we should have more.
There must be somthing wrong with
Editor Totten when he will deliberate
ly make the libelous attack that ne
did last week against a mar like Mr..
Phelan. Atty. Theo. Torkelson and p.
d. Norton appear for the defense.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-24
COUNTY DIVISION
MEETING AND FAIR

Flasher, N. D., Sept. ga very suc-
cessful and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Business Mems club was held and
matters of Importance were taken up
and discussed. One of the questions
that was considered at this meeting
was that of holding a rousing county
division meeting and Z street fair, and
carnival in October, the festivities, so
to speak, to continue for two days.
The matter was thoroughly discuss
ed and. it was unanimously decided
to carry out the proposition, and up
on motion of DR.. Spielman, seconded
by L. c. Rasmussen, Oct. 10, IL
and II were set as the dates for
the county division meet, the street
fair and carnival. Oscar Buach,
Al. Spielman, Al. Busch, w. J. Graben-
horst and H. Severn, were appointed
as a committee to arrange for the cav
nival, while w. F. Berrier, r. H. Neel-
ey and w. j. G~rabenhorst were ap-
pointed as a committee to handle the
fair proposition.
The directors of the county division
club were appointed as a committee
to handle the county division part Of
the programme during the fair and
carnival. 1t vas decided to secure d
number of able speakers on the sub
ject of county division On the dates
above mentioned and J. r. Kruger
and r. H. Medley were appointed as
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-24
ELECTORS HAVE
BEEN NAMED
PRoHl5ITIoNIsTs HELD CONFER.
ENcE IN GRAND FoRkS-A
LIVELY CAMPAIGN,

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 24.-At a
conference of state prohibitionists here
yesterday, the following representing
each OF the congressional districts,
were named as the party's PRESIDENT
al electors:
Frank B. Stevenson. Emerado; Geo.
Llppman, Granville; John Little, Glad
stone; r. NJ. Calderwood, Williston,
and Il. Z, Saunders, Hatton.
AT the conference today, in which
f. D. Squires, editor of The American
Advance, took an important part, it
was decided to inaugurate a brisk
campaign with a large circulation Of
literature to voters, and a series of
rallies n meetings in various
parts of the state during the next
thirty days. State Chairman Frank 3.
stevenson, j. III. Battan, A. J. Pierce
end other Grand Forks representatives
took part in the conference today.
State Chairman Stevenson, who is
expecting to ove him family from
Emerald, and to become a resident Of
Grand Forks in the course of the next
two weeks, stated that his correspond
ence from national prohibitionists over
the state indicated that all three OF
the congressional districts will cast al
increased vote for Eugene w. Chain
and Aaron S.. Watkins, the prohibition
party's presidential candidates.
Editor Squires brought some news
encouraging to the party workers, in
advices showing that a number Of
prominent old party workers. both
west and east are coming out for Cha
fin.
CONSPICUOUS among these are Gen.
Thomas l.. Wilson of Arizona, one
Of the most famous old warriors AM
democratic warehouses; of the south
west, who has accepted a place on the
prohibition electoral ticket for that
state: Col. Fremont S. Gibson of
Charles. City, Ia, one of the best
known republican party leaders of
that state, has just come out in en-
phatic espousal of Chain and Watkins,
and issued a lengthy interview in the
Iowa press, mailing his new colors to
the masthead of his political aspira-
tons: Col. Clement F. Smith, master
of the state grange of Vermont and
the popular leader of 10000 oranges
in the Green mountain state is an
other recent convert. whose enthusi-
asm led him to accept the party's
nomination for governor in the recent
election. as a result of which 100 per
cent gain in the party vote was regis
tered on Sept. 2, and these instances
are rapidly multiplying.
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work and like it very much. but will
never like Chicago as a home CITY.
Fargo has them all beaten.
l surely enjoy The Forum and read
every line, advertisements and all. of
each issue. 1t gets here in the morn
ing and is the best breakfast food l
can get hold Of out here.
Am just finishing a trip which has
and will a me to Toledo, Cleveland,
Buffalo, Dayton, Cincinnati, Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis. At Buffalo /
delivered a talk on Fire Prevention
before the seventeenth annual CON
Yention OF the National AssoCiatien-pf
Mutual Insurance companies. An I'M
expected honor was given me at this
convention, when / was unanimously
elected secretary Of the national as
ISOLATION. This is one OF the highest
honors that can be given a man in
the insurance world, as this assocla-
ton represents the centralized fierce
OF all mutual insurance compantess~ex-
cept lie, Of the United States,
OF course I visited the great Mag
ara falls and also made a visits;to
East aurora. N, Y, the home ofsthe
RoyCrofteTs and Ebert Hubbard.
Heard a talk by Hubbard and had
quite a visit with him, taking dinner
at the Roycroft inn. AS soon as he
learned that l was a member Of the
Town Criers of Fargo N. D, he made
me doubly welcome, and wanted to be
remembered to all the "Criers." He
spoke very highly of Fargo and its
people and of the pleasant visit he
had there.
I saw the most wonderful display
Of fruit in the east. Trees so loaded
that every branch was propped up
This country. like the northwest is
just rolling in crop wealth this year.
Give my kindest regards to all. the
good fellows in Fargo. Very truly
yours, o. NJ. Thurber.