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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-12

wife to Rochester, Mimi, the latter
part of the. week for consultation at
the Mayo hospital.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen went to Chi
cago Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Helen Johnson, who is reported to be
convalescing nicely.
Mrs. N. S. Wigle and son Shirley
left Saturday morning for Port Huron,
Mich, where they will visit the for
mer's sister for two weeks. Mr.. Wigle
will then join them there and they will
proceed to spend Christmas with Mr..
Wigle's parents at Marlin, Ontario.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rankin left
Tuesday morning for their new home
at North Yakima, WASH, and after
spending day with relatives in Fort
Atkinson took the North Coast Linn
tied from Milwaukee Wednesday even
ing over the Northern Pacific route to
their western home.
Peter Sterud and Miss Hattie Lund
departed Saturday for Norway. Miss
Lund is daughter of Hans Lund and
goes to Norway to attend school for a
year to perfect herself in the Norweg-
ian language. The former has been
employed on the Lund farm the past
year and goes back to visit relatives.
The aged parents of Mrs. Fred
Campbell, Mr.. Berhler and wife, who
have been here for several months,
were accompanied home in Iowa by
their two daughters, Mrs. Horner and
Mrs. Hayes, who were called here by
the serious illness of Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell is now on the way to
recovery.
There was an attendance of about
forty at the meeting of the Mems club
of the Congregational church held at
the home of B. C. Wilson on Friday
evening. The subject for discussion
was 'Some Civic improvements Need
ed in Edgerton." In the general dis
cussion Walter Mabbett, Prof. F. O..
Holt, F. C. Ullrich, L. ]. Dickinson
and others talked, followed by vocal
solo by Miss Helen Coon and violin
solo by Miss Madge Wilson. Tempt
ing refreshments were served at the
close.
The Albion sheep killing case tried
in Justice Gilbert's court at Stoughton
was decided Wednesday in favor of the
plaintiffs, Allan and Byron Atwood,
assessing the damage $80.06 and costs
$751; against Mrs. Pierce, the alleged
owner of one of the dogs identified in
the killing.
The annual election of officers of
the Eastern Star Chapter took place
Tuesday evening when the following
were chosen:
w. M.-Mrs. Hattie Tallard.
w. P.-Andrew Mcintosh.
A. MFRS. Laura Holton.
Cond Mrs Lucy Shaw.
n. OOlIOs IhL 1IOlClI w
Sec.-Isabelle Mcintosh
Treas. Mrs. Melissa Vickers.
Trustee Mrs. Kate Hopkins.
The Culture Club, on invitation of
Miss Anna Hoen, met Monday night in
the Domestic Science room of the high
school. At her request they gathered
about five o'clock and under her direc-
ton prepared the following:
Meat Pie Escalloped Potatoes
Cabbage Salad Jelly
Nut Bread Sandwiches
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream
Coffee
The preparation, the serving and the
eating of this tempting supper gave
the ladies a splendid opportunity to
test the equipment of the department,
which they pronounced delightful and
entirely satisfactory from stores to SUI
perintendent. They enjoyed the novel
and instructive privilege of being di-
rected by Miss Hoen and are greatly
indebted to her for a pleasant evening.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-12
JOHN SYKES.

John Sykes, cigarmaker employed
by the Edgerton Cigar Co., was found
dead in his bed at the Bon Ton rooming
house Sunday morning, being the sec
ond sudden death of the week. Sykes
had been dissipating rather freely and
was more or less confused when he
started out into the country Saturday
evening, bringing up at the home of
Bert Page in Fulton about o'clock.
Mr.. Page called up the authorities here
giving his condition and two members
of the Cigarmakers' union went to his
aid, brought him to town, cared for
him and summoned physician.
Sykes was cigarmaker by trade and
has worked here more or less for the
past twelve years. He was about 81
years of age. The remains were taken
to Tellefson's undertaking room and
Monday evening sent to La Crosse
where relatives reside. G. A. Reynolds,
secretary Of the local Cigarmakers
union, accompanied the body.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-12
Ciearmakers Meet Sudden Death.

ClgarmakerS Meet sudden Death.
Hans Nelson, who has conducted a
cigar shopin this city for several years,
was found dead in room adjoining the
saloon of Harley Jensen, Friday morn
ing about $50 o'clock He came into
Jenson's place about an hour previous
and passed into the back room. Sew
eral cigarmakers had met him when he
first came down town in the morning
and he was apparently in his usual
health and had worked at the bench in
Leary's factory the day before. DR..
Smith was called and pronounced the
cause of death due to apoplexy and no
inquest was held. He was known to
have some heart affection for several
years but nothing serious was enter
tanned.
The deceased was born in Stoughton
on January II, 1873. On November z,
1894, he was married to Miss Pauline
Eggen of Orfordville,. the ceremony
taking place in Brodhead. For num-
Der of years they resided in Stoughton.
Leaving his home town he located at
New Glarus and engaged in the cigar
manufacturing business, later on going
thence to Monticello, where for a num-
Der of years he was engaged in the
same line. Nine years ago he purchas-
ed property here in the north part OF
the city, at which place he also con-
Quoted his manufacturing business.
Two years ago he sold his business to
the Edgerton Cigar Co., since which
time he held position with said COM
pany.
Besides the grief-stricken widow,
four sons aud one daughter survive.
The remains were taken to Stoughton
Sunday for burial. He was member
of the Cigarmakers' union who had
charge of the funeral arrangements.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
STRANGE DUTIES FOR SOLDIERS
Fighting Not the Only Work Assigned
to Modern Military Forces.

The orders given To their soldiers by
the leading powers of the world com .
prise many queer services in these
days. Formerly no government ex-
pected any service of its military
forces except that connected with ac-
tual fighting, but modern conditions
call for all sorts of additional work.
BY the United States in recent years
there has been wholesale employment
OF our troops in sanitary work. notably
in Cuba, in putting out forest fires and
aiding sufferers by the Mississippi
floods.
year or so ago the French minis
try of war ordered detachments of
men in the army comprising those
known to be exceptionally fine shots to
place themselves at the disposition of
the local authorities at Calais and
Boulogne for the purpose Of destroying
troublesome seals that frequented the
sand banks between those towns. and
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
ANENT ST. PATRICk's DAY.
Chicago Pastor Finds Authority for
Celebration,

st. Patrick's day is saved, You may
celebrate even though March IL be on
a Monday of holy week
Authority for celebrating the day is
found, according to Rev. j. X. Fielding
of Chicago, in the book of Armagh
transcribed in the year 1857 The book
OF Armagh, the oldest and most au-
thentic life of st. Patrick. gives au-
thority for holy week celebration in
the year 1913, A. ID.
st. Patrick. says the book on page
81, Is entitled to four "honors" The
first honor refers To his day, March
IL. Thereon, though il fall on holy
week itself, shall be celebration ac-
cording to every good cheer except
ilesh.' And as for flesh, the Rev. j. *.
Fielding points out. the church. when
need arose, has made dispensations
even though st. Patrick's day fell on
Friday.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07

came women and i'm some eases dope
preceded the women while in other
cases dope and women followed the
liquor But in every Instance one or
more of these three circumstance
with the women always secondary was
given ga the reason for their present
confinement.
They were asked very closely as to-
their treatment in the prison. Every
man of them declared hc was finely
treated so long as hc behaved himself
and those who have prison records
behind them declared they preferred
Marquette 10 any prison they ever
were confined i'm.
Oppose lndeterninate Law.
The one thing they did object to was
the inletermnatc sentence law. Almost
an OF them declared for It's repeal say
,ng they would rather enter with
nat number of years fixed and be able
To- figure good time as beginning the
moment they entered rather than 10
figure that they must remain mini
mum anyway regardless of good be-
Eavior.
when pressed relative to their cm-
ploymeut IN the prison some interest
.ng statements were brought out.
Most Of them objected 10 working ir
the overall plant because they said
they looked upon that kind of work
as III tor women but not for men.
They objected to sitting down to l|
sewing machine and doing other kinds.
Of work in connection with the manu-
racture of "voralls which they said was
woman's work
They wanted out of doors work and
for the most part preferred "a farm
although many We're willing To crush
rock. They object To working on
the roads because they said they would
be stared at and never allowed 10 for
get that they were cCnvicts unfit 90
associate with other people and they
would feel after they left the place
that overybody was 50 familiar with
their appearance thar they could never
live down their past
But ;hey wanted out Of doors work
of almost any kind but preferred some
Kind hat would not bring them into
the public gaze.
The ccmmittco feels il got some val
uabl" Information from the conyicts
ana some of it VIII result i'm bills go-
ING hrfor" tl'r !ceisl1turc. csrcciallt
along the lines Of work To- he done hv
the priyonrrS hereafter rar the CON
tracts IN The pris"n aIr about to cx-
pire.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
INSTITUTE UNDER WAY.
over 300 Present to Hear Speeches at
kerredge Theater.

The Houghton and Keweenaw coun-
Ties teachers institute is being held
today at the Kerredge theater in
Hancock. About 800 teachers from
all parts of the two counties and from
Baraga and Ontonagon counties are
present.
s. ID. Fess gave an address on
Thomas Jefferson and Liberty in
Government and T.. b. Bryan gave n
speech on Psychology of Work"
The institute is being conducted
here by George Starr Lasher. former
ly member of the teaching staff Of
the Houghton high school. Mr.. Lasher
is here i'm the place of Mr.. Keeler who
was unable To come.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07

thus constituted menace TO the fish
ing industry.
The grand duchy Of LuXemburg was
once so infested with wolves that great
alarm was excited among the inhabi-
tants who found themselves unable TO
cope with the animals. The minister of
state called out the army. with the re-
suit that the wolves were quickly eX-
terminated.
Almost AT the same time the neigh
boring state of Belgium was having its
trouble with rats, "A vast horde of
which had crossed the frontier into
the eastern part of the kingdom The
depredations of the rodents were on so
wholesale a scale that in some towns
it is stated the householders were ON
the point of fleeing. When finally the
government was appealed to the garri-
sons of towns near the point of out
break was ordered to do everything
possible to aid the Inhabitants To stem
the rodent invasion, and il was not
long before all the pests were de-
strOyed.
Another pest that an army was call
ed upon to eradicate was that of spar
rows i'm Algeria, which gave the
French garrison much trouble before
they were destroyed.
About eight years ago an army was
called upon to aid the people stricken
Russia by a disastrous blizzard. Hun
dreds of peasants were buried under
the snowdrifts, while outside Odessa
the trains were completely blocked
Many detachments of the Russian ar
my corps stationed at points in the
distressed provinces were called upon
to clear roads, operate the railways, ,
distribute supplies of food. and. in fact,
to act as good Samartans in every
respect.
\ curious role falls to the lot of the
private soldier who may he quartercd
in the garrison at Heidelberg. mas
much as ii seems To be expected that
any private may be brought into re-
quisitlon as an object for study by tho
students of anatomy at the university.
In August, 1900, during the Journey
of company of Austrian engineers
from Vienna to Trieste the engineer OF
the trains 10y some mischance was
killed, while the fireman. under stress |
Of his emotion tainted away. The sol !
diers at once took charge of the train, !
and, as "A tribute to their versatility !
ii may be added that they got it into /
Trieste five minutes ahead of the |
scheduled time
one Of the strangest duties that ever !
fell To body of soldiers was that /
arising during the French army man
euvers at Chartres some years ago. II !
CHANGED that several of the menagerie /
to a circus playing i'm a |
town escaped from their !
cages ana made off for the open cuun-
try. immediately, of course, the coun.
fryside was in a state OF panic and |
he war office al Paris was appealed to,
with the result that soon there was
the uDiutta suartapl. of ap.l
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
FREIGHT WORTH
$1,236,051,188
Value of Portage Canal Commerce
In Last 20 Years

The commerce passing through the
years has an aggregate value of ST.
.36OJl,1SS, according to the report of
superintendent Banks. which has just
been issued. This vast total of near
Iy billion and quarter dollars has
been carried in 72,4SS vessel passages,
the boats having an aggregate ton
mage of over 3S,000,00 tons. The
freight tonnage is also equal To about
$4,000, 900 tons, making an average
value per ton of the freight equal to
about $1,000. This of course includes
"a large amount of coal which has a
comparatively small value and a great
deal of copper with high value per
ton.
Another interesting feature of this
report is i'm the number of vessel pass
ages. The number of vessels passing
through the lakes In 1892 was greater
than in 1912, but their total tonnage
was less than IA third of the 1912 to-
tai. while they carried less than one
cate value of about one sixth as
much as i'm 1912. In 1902. 4,631 vessels
passed through the lakes, while last
year but 2,2S0 were reported. The
most freight was moved i'm 1906 and
its value that year for the first time
reached one hundred million dollars.
The following year 1t was about a
million less. although still over the
100000. 900 mark but in 1908 ii fell
off over S20,O00,000 and has never
climbed back to the century mark.
The freight movement during the
past twelve years has always been
over 100000 tons an indeed, has
shown but little variation. The great
est freight movement during the past
twenty years has been towards the
west. The west bound freight has
exceeded the east bound freight 10y
over 1l,500,000 tons. During no year
of this twenty year period has the
east bound freight equalled the west
bound freight and last year the east
bound freight was less than half the
moving the other way. 1t
should be borne in mind. however,
that the chief article brought into the
copper country is coal, and that last
year over 100000 tons of coal were J
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
DELEGATES ARE NAMED.
Fifteen to Represent Hancock at G. o.
p. County Convention.

Fifteen delegates were named yes
torday afternoon to represent Hancock
at the Republican county conven-
ton to be held at the Amphidrome i'm
Hcughton tomorrow afternoon. The
delegates are:
First ward-Angus f. Macdonald
Martin r. Goldsworthy. John l.. Harria
and Charles ID. Hanchette.
Second ward-Paul d. Swift, w. II.
Matchette and w. II. Dodge.
Third ward-Thomas Coughlin, A.
III. Trowbridge and George r. Ross.
Fourth ward-John Eiiskila. II. u.
Brock Andrew Bran. James Borlacc
and A. b. Thoney.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
EGGS MAY GO HIGHER.
Colo Weather Causes Reduced supply
Lent Bigger Demand.

Shortage in storage receipts. OK
tremc cold weather and Tho approach
of Lent Will accordinp 60 dcaI,rs. ad
vance the price of eggs from 3 to 10
cents "a dozen within the neNt ten
days instead of tho decline iu price
that usually accompanies Lent wb,n
IL borins early Esss sold yesterday
AT 80 cents retail and unless warmer
weather comes with tho Lcutcn sea
son, favorable for am increase n re-
ccipts. the quotations viii be advanced
20 per cent by Feb. L..
one local dealer said that the pro
ducton which had been unusually
heavy during the winter, due to mild
weather has decreased 30 per cent
during the last few days and that if
the weather continued cold for ten
DAYS the receipts would fall 10 prac-
tlcally nothing
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
DELEGATES FROM FRANKLIN.

Following are the delegates to the
county convention at the Amphidrome
tomorrow from Franklin township:
Precinct No. 1--E. II. Lynch. Chas
Kendall
Precinct No. 2-George Royce, NJ. c.
Getchell.
Precinct No. 3--E. r. Shields.
Precinct No John Gregg
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07

DUNVT Ihus secured lead over his
opponent of l29 pins. Barbeau won the
hrst series by 80 pins, so that
Dover now leads by 81 pins. which
Barbeau must overcome in the one re-
naming match to be played this
evening on the Cub alleys i'm Red
Jacket. Tonight's games likely will be
witnessed by a large crowd of en-
thusiasts.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07

brought in, all of which comes from
the east. 1t is likely that with coal
excluded, the east bound freight
would be the greatest
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07

This offer is only one of
many profit sharing propositions
that we will present during the
coming year. Watch for them.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
PRISONERS WANT
FLAT SENTENCES
Marquette Convicts Oppose Inde-
terminate Law

Lansing, Mich, Feb. That the in
determinate sentence law is unpOpu-
lar with the very persons ii was in
tended to benefit is the interesting dis
Covery made by Rep. Middleton and
the committee of the House which
visited Marquette prison recently.
Without exception the Jconvicts up
there urged that the law be repealed
as they claimed they preferred to en-
ter the prison if they must knowing
exactly how long they were to he
there and 10 have their reduction for
good time To begin at once. Under
the indcterminate sentence law, good
time does not begin at once for they
must remain in the prison the full
limit OF the minimum anyway. This
is what they object TO- whether this
feeling on the part Of the convicts car
ries enough weight to warrant any
tinkering with the law which is look
ed upon generally as advanced pencil
ogy, is question that Mr.. Middle
ton ami others are now threshing over
IN their minds.
Talks to Prisoners.
This visit TO the prison was marked
by somewhat unique experience
Warden Russell had all the convicts
assembled in room with the COM
mittec. He then had all his guards
deputies and others connected i'm any
way with the prison removed beyond
sight n sound and left the men free
TO talk 10 the committee without feel
ing they might be getting themselves
IN bad with the authorities if they Of
fered any suggestions which might
run counter to the desires of the au-
thoritias. AS result the committee
was able to secure it believes pretty
good insight into the feeling the con
victs have toward the prison, the man.
agement Of ii and toward the laws
which govern them toward future leg
islation which may deal with them.
In the course of the conversation
the man were asked what it was that
brought them to their present condi-
ton and nearly all of them ascribed
their downfall to liquor with liquor
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07
Hancock Department
DOVER NOW LEADS BY 81
PINS; FINAL MATCH TONIGHT
HANCOCK BOWLER MAKES GOOD
SHOWING IN CHAMPION
SHIP CONTEST.

Charles Dover of Hancock turned the
tables last night when he defeated
Alex Barbeau OF Lake Linden on the
Mitchell alleys of Hancock in the Sec
ond series of three bowling matches
to decide the championship of the cop
per country.
The Calumet news., 1913-02-07

army corps interrupting its maneuvers
to engage in a hunt for wild animals
at large in a peaceful province Of
France. So well did they do their
work. however. that the beasts We're,
TO the circus management.-Army and
Navy journal
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-12-18
OUR JOBDiNG
INTERESTS
Texans Consume $300,000,000
Dry Goods Annually.
The Jobber, Salesman of Indus
try and Forerunner of
Factories.

We can never hope to become a
manufacturing country or to acquire
power in commerce and trade until
we first build up our Wholesale and
jobbing interests. The jobber IS the
salesman Of industry, the servant Of
the factory, the standard-bearcr of
prosperity and the authorized me-
dunn Of cooperation between the
producer and the consumer in eco
uomic distribution of merchandise
and in empire building.
The people Of Texas consume an
nualIy approximately $3O0,o00,ooo
worth of dry goods and notions, and
only small fraction of the pur-
,hases are made through Texas job
bers and manufacturers. No country
can advance far in industrial prog
ress until it patronizes home insti-
buttons; no community can become
powerful in trade aud remain indif-
ferent to its local industries Pat
ronizing home industries is as essen
tial to our commercial success "a
patriotism is necessary in govern
ment, and those who do not do so
fail to discharge a debt inherited
from civilization and lose an oppor-
tunity of making a living contrlbu-
ton to the progress Of the country.
The patronizing Of our jobbing
houses would call for an immediate
increase in investments IN that in
iustry Of approximately $50 900, 900,
give direct employment TO 100000
people, bring within our borders ten
.hoU-aul factories aiIOrJiag employ
meHt 10 a half million people, pro-
vide a home market for Gar farm
products, give us control q our own
business affairs, make us iudepenl-
snt uf, instead of dependent upon,
our foreign ueigAbors and multiply
me opportunities Of every citizen.
There IS uot a town. village or
sam.gt in tais State tha; would not
Become tie logical latat.oa Tor one
ar more Of these factories. and vet
sh,s natural heritage Is withheld
from them through aek n COOPER
atom among TIE buying interest. -
Texas
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-12-18
UrSery Hill Items.

Well, as | have been absent
for some time, will come again
with bundle Of news.
| am sorry to report Mr.. II s.
Morrow on the sick list this
week, but are in hopes that he
will be well soon.
We are not enjoying so much
rain these days.
All in our community are pre-
pairing for Christmas and are
looking for Santa Claus.
Mr., n. j. Smith and family
moved some few days ago to
jefferson. We regret very much
to lose them Oar best wishes
go with them to their new home
We welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Cliff McClain into our com
munity
Misses Rosa, Pima and Mr..
Tom Bennett and Mrs. McCast-
lend moved the first OF last week
to Lassater. We regret to lose
them from our midst. We also
welcome Mr. Ed Smith and
family among US.
The Sunday school at this
place was we'll attended last
Sunday. I'VE also enjoyed a
nice singing in the afternoon at
the school house. There will be
a singing given at the school
house on the fourth Sunday
afternoon Everyone is cor
daily invited to come and take
part
Miss Eagle Morrow is spend
ing this week in Jefferson, where
she has accepted position as
clerk in Palmer's variety store.
Messrs. Jace Smith and
CoWen Pruitt of jefferson, were
seen in this community Sunday
afternoon, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Smith Mr.. Archie
Preston was also seen at Ursery
Hill on same day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Scudday
spent the day Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs MIR. and Mrs. Win
Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Holland Of
Genet spent the day Sunday
week with Mr.. ann Mrs. Tom
Duncan 4 STRANGDR
Proportjouately more Ameri-
can military aviators have been
killed than those of any other
nation except Italy,