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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
SEES DANCER TO
OUR INDUSTRIES
|GeOrge W. Perkins Fears
Commercial Crisis.
PUBLIC HEARS ONE SIDE

|Financier Declares Our Destiny Is
Shaped by Politicians and Theo.
rists--"If Anticipated Laws Endan.
ger Business They Should Be Re
moved"
Chicago, June 23.-"We are pass
Ing through a very critical stage in
our commercial development" said
George w. Perkins, chairman of the
financial committee Of the In~terna.
tional Harvester company, after he
had finished his testimony for the de-
tense in the hearing Of the dissolu-
ton proceedings against the corpora.
ton.
our commercial destiny is ppar-
emily being shaped by politicians and
theorists. 1t is high time men of af
fairs who want to see real and broad
prosperity continue, awake to the
situation and take a real hand in
the discussion now before the people.
so far only one side of the great
business, commercial and corporation
question has been presented to our
people. That side has been present.
ed by selfish politicians to gain po.
litical preferment without regard to
commercial consequences.
THE fact that the great corpora.
ton of today is doing a great inter.
national business to amass profit is
the all important question to Ameri.
ca. If old, Anticipated laws prohibit
such a business, it is the old, an.
tiquated laws that should be dis.
solved and torn asunder and not the
corporation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23

tinct. 1t is considered possible hat
she attempted to take medicine of some
kind and got poison by mistake.
Deadwood-At the present time
there are IS prisoners in the Lawrence
county Jail here. Thirteen of them are
United $ ates prisoners. The federal
prisoners are the chief support Of the
institution during the greater part of
each year. 1t is often the case that
there is not a single county prisoner
in the Jail, while il is rarely the casa
that the prison is without from two to
ten OF twelve federal prisoners.
DeSmet- Elmer Currier, of Bancroft,
ovel himself a hero here when he
risked his own life and saved that of a
10-year-old giIl, who was il danger of
being crushed to death beneath the
wheels Cf a speeding automobile. Cur
rier was visiting in DeSmet when he
made the daring rescue. The girl was
on a closswalk and did not notice the
approach of the auto, which was being
driven at a high rate of speed. When
the machine was but a few feet dis
tant Currier jumped into the danger
zone and violently pushed the girl
out Of danger, but he was not so
fortunate himself. He was unable TO
get out of the pathway of the car,
the lamp Of which struck him and he
was rolled over several times. He
was not fatally injured, but one of
his legs was put out of commission
aud he will have to use crutehes for
some time TO come.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
SUBJECT TO $780, 900 FINE
Michigan Central Road Indicted by
Federal Grand Jury.

Detroit, June ga federal grand
jury has returned five indictments
against the Michigan Central Railroad
company for alleged violation of fed.
'eral acts.
Possible fines aggregating 1920, 900
may be assessed against the company
in event of conviction on all the in.
.dictments. The indictments cover
transactions from Dec. l, 1909, to
Sept. 20. 1910. No individuals are
named in the indictments. The first
indictment of eighteen counts charges
that the Michigan Central failed to
collect demurrage charges on eighteen
cars from the American Car and Foun.
dry company of Detroit, a shipper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
TUSCARORA STILL ON ROCKS
Water Recedes in Hold OF Wrecked
Revenue Cutter.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, June o.
The United States revenue cutter
.Tuscarora, which went on the rocks
off Point st. Vital in Lake Huron
during a dense fog, is still held fast.
The lighter Reliance and the tug
Thompson are at her side to render
any assistance that is required and
all available pumps are working.
1t is said that the water in her
hold is r~eceding. Several of her
plates were pierced by the rocks, but
it is not thought the damage will be
as serious as first estimated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
ADDS TO FREE LIST
Senate Democrats Resume Consider
atom of Tariff Bill.

Washington, June 23.-Senate
Democrats resumed consideration of
the tariff bill in caucus as revised by
the majority of the finance commit.
tee, furtheI reducing duties and en-
larging the free list.
Chairman Simmons of the finance
committee said he anticipated few, il
any changes, in the chemical SEIZED.
ule by the caucus. Neither did h.
anticipate much discussion over the
earthenware and glassware schedule.
Republican leaders were studying
the changes and adjusting their plan
Of attack.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
BREAKS HIS WOODEN LEG.
Jailer Nails II Together So Prisoner
Can Go to Workhouse,

Pittsburgh.-James Burns, sixty year
old, giving his home as Homestead
charged with vagrancy, was sentences
to the workhouse for thirty days by
Magistrate Justus Schroedel in the cas-
end police station.
Burns has a wooden leg, and Will,
he was in a cell another prisoner fel
on the leg and broke it. Burns tolC
one Of the turkeys that his leg wa
broken, and the officer thought it wa.
a human leg.
When he discovered his mistake b,
took the wooden leg and nailed it to
gether so that Burns was able to &c
to the workhouse.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
Nc Substitute Could Do This

No inferior substitute, but only the
genuine Foley Kidney Pills could have
rid j. F. Wallich. Bartlett, Neb. of
his kidney trouble. He says: II was
bothered with backache, and the pain
would run up to the pack of my head,
and ! had spells of dizziness. / took
Foley Pills and they did the work and
1 am now entirely rio of kidney
trouble" For sale by all druggists. -.
Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
FIVE BELIEVED DROWNED
Searching Party Fails to Locate
Launch Riders.

Keokuk, Ia, June 23.--Five people
who made up a launch party on Lake
Cooper, above the dam on the Missis-
sippi river, are believed to have
drowned. They are John Laughlin,
Alfred J. Gross, Miss Mamie Wilson,
Mrs. Mary Wright and Miss Pauline
Marks, all prominently known here.
A searching party was able to find
no clue and hope of finding them
alive has been abandoned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
Free Drinks For Chickens.

Kansas City.-A dozen chickens in g
coop at the city market were deluged
by a broken jug of whisky. AS the
jugs contents trickled toward the gut
ter the chickens stuck their heads
through the Stats of the coop and sip
ped the liquor. Soon afterward the
ROSTERS began to crow noisily, the pull
lets Mapped their wings, and 1t was evi-
dent all the fowls were drunk.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
STATE NEWS

Huron-Many improvements are IN
der way at the state fair grounds at
this time along which is the new SOS,
900 machinery and manufacturers
building, the new dairy building,
modern and complete in every way,
costing 90, 900; h press headquarters
a new feature. and the new admins
tration building.
Rapid City-Local hardware mer.
chants have sold more than 100
milk cans since the first Of last Janu.
airy. ole Peterson. the largest dairy
man west of the Missouri river is
manufacturing and shipping four IONS
of butter fat to eastern markets each
month.
pierre-The state land department
has been served with notice of contest
on two of the tracts which have been
selected in the forest reserve, the con.
tests being instituted by mining claim
ants. who have staked locations in that
part of the Black aills.
Sioux Falls-Fritz Budde, age 81, a
laborer in the employ of the Star
Plumbing company, met a horrible
death Thursday when the side of a
ditchwhere he was at work on North
Springs avenue, caved 10, carrying
him with it under a huge mass of earth
and stone. His body was not recovered
until evening, though it is believed
that the accident occurred early in the
afternoon.
Pierre - Chief of Police Adams has
received a letter from the east asking
him to release three homing pigeons to
be shipped him about June %. The
owner expects the pigeons to fly to
Washington, ID. e., and Chief Adams
will release them at the state house
when the birds are received here. 1t
is proposed to make a long distance
test with the birds.
I%roouois- Col. q. NJ. SteTinont, who
recently was elected commander Of the
q. A. X. for the departments of Cali
fornia and Nevada was formerly a resi-
dent of ~Iroquois, and while here was
prominent in q. A. X circles through
out the state. Some years ago he took
up his residence at Pomona, Cal,
where he has since resided.
Deadwood-Bill Westerland, one of
the men who is wanted by the
authorities of this county for having
burglarized the Russell cabin in the
Spearfsh canyon, at Savoy, a few
weeks ago, was shot and seriously
wounded by the city marshal of Edge
mont, while resisting arrest.
Sioux Falls--The remains of four
postofices which have been discontin-
ned recently in South Oak ta have been
received at the local p~ostofice and
stored in the federal building. They
were discontinued on account of the
installation of rural routes, the patrons
of the different offices being supplied
with mail from different towns 10 the
future. The postoffices which closed
their doors are: Kimbo, Wyndott.
Nahant and Witterberry.
Watertown-There are elements of
mystery about the death of Miss Olga
Korth in this city, which caused the
authorities to hesitate In deciding
whether it was a case of accident. a
suicide or a murder. She died from
the effects Of poison. She was called
up early In the morning and her
brother found her, a short time later, !
stretched across the bed with life ex-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
Expected $4,000. Got Nothing.

Aurora, Ill.-Heirs of Charles Tae
gee, who died nine years ago, found
the key to a safety deposit box which
had not been opened for twenty-nine
years. In the ecess they discovered
a will, which deprived them Of the
$4,000 estate which they had expected
to Inherit. Taegee left his property tc
his widow, who died in March, and his
relatives will get nothing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
MEXICAN REBELS DEFEATED
Flank Movement Said to Have Forced
Full Retreat.

Douglas. Ariz., June 23.-Defeated
by a flank movement executed by
General Pedro Ojeda's force of 1000
Mexican federals the Constitutional
lists are in full retreat toward Hermo-
sillo, according to reports from fed
eral sources on the American side of
the border.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
How's ThisY

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for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
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No person need hesitate to take
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
WRESTLING MATCH
Interesting Event Scheduled at
Tacoma, Park, Aberdeen

Aberdeen, June 23.-George ".
Turner Of Glenbsm, heavyweight
champion of North and South Dakota,
will meet Jess We%stegaard, contestant
for the heavyweight wrestling belt of
the world in a finish match at Tacoma
park, a resort eighteen miles north
east of this city. on Saturday even.
ing, June s. These two mat artists
wrestled here two years ago last win
ter, in which match Westee aard lost to
Turner through his failure to pin him
to the mat twice in an hour. He sue
ceeded in pinning Turner to the mat 10
forty nine minutes but could not down
him for the second fall in the remain.
ing time. Turner is in excellent con-
dition. Turner will enter the ring at
204 pounds and there is some betting
that he wilt get a fall out Of his
heavier antagonist. Theodore Jenson
of Groton and Jack Hughes of Plana
will meet in a fast preliminary match.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
Girl Striker Asks DAMAGES,

ST. Louis, June 23.-Mrs. Sadie For
rest, n OF the telephone girls out
on strike here, has sued the South
western Telegraph and Telephone
company for $4,000. She alleged that
f. o. Lurlow. manager OF the Caban-
ne exchange, threw her against a
.bannister and choked her when she
visited the exchange a day or two
ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23
CARUSO'S WORRIES INCREASE
Verdict Denying Woman Damages
Against Tenor Reversed.

Rome, June 23.-The marital
troubles of Enrico Caruso, the famous
tenor, seem anything but over. The
court OF appeals has just reversed the
verdict which last year denied Eliza
Ganalli damages in a breach of prom.
Use suit against the tenor. The court
thinks the girl Is entitled to recover
the money spent in preparing to be.
come Mrs. Caruso. A new trial is
ordered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23

Sour stomach, clogged up DO wells,
pimples, blackhesds, foul breath, are
evils of constipation, indigestion, Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea regulates
the bowels, purifes the blood. cleans
the stomach-a needed summer remedy.
35c. Tea or Tablets. Ask your drug
gist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23

Nj. G. Drake, at his new location,
VanEps avenue and Fonrth street, is
giving a ten per cent discount on all
woven wire fencing.
Get your pictures framed and up
holstering done ut Irsland's
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Opened His Eyes.

Sweet Master Chaucer Epicus and
Amaryllis fair, went strolling by the
mill-stream-a most idyllic pair. my
loveliest OF lowest" broke forth the
SWANS excited muse. Permit me to
extol the charms which thus my soul
enthuse. Your little ears, so shelly
pink. for lovers praise were made;
no fairy feet than thine more neat.
Ger tripped Ger moon-lit glade; your
eyes are like twin stars Of night;
like f1ne-spun COLDS your hair; your
lips put Cupid's bow to scorn; your
teeth are past compare" But here a
playful gust Of wind came gayly
through the trees, and whisked his
darlings hat and hair away upon its
breeze! Alasi why did the maiden
then permit herself to shout, and
cause her lover added pain to see her
teeth fall out?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

Creek, Steel and concrete floor price
$849. 90. Delivering stone $500 per
cord, mason work let to Louis Brae for
S. per cord. One 33x16 over Puff
Creek, steel and concrete price $3.50,
contracts let to Warden Allen Co.
The town of Wood June 18th, one
bridge 40x16, plate girder with con
crete floor let to the Wausau Iron Co.
for S918.00, stone work let to Isaac
Erickson for So per cord to furnish and
lay
The town of Dexter same day one
bridge 24x16 an approach to Yellow
river. Steel and floor let to H. S.
Wetherell Co. for $29800 stone work
left to the town.
The town of Cranmoor June IA, two
bridges, one 24x16, one 20x16 both over
Moore Turnpike, price $3.50 and S539
respectively. Complete contracts for
steel, concrete floors and abutments let
to the Herman Bridge Co.
Your committee also met with the
several towns above mentioned and &C
cepted the work and would recommend
that the amounts named as the county
share be allowed according to chapter
435 laws of 1911 to-wit:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09


On motion the report Of the General
Claims Committee was adopted and
the cler h instructed to draw orders TOR
the amounts as recommended.
Report of Road and Bridge Com mittee.
To the County Board of Supervisors
of Wood County.
Gentlemen:-You committee on roads
and bridges to whom was referred
the following petition for County Aid
in building roads and bridges would
respectfully report that we have care
fully considered the same and have in
conjunction with the following named
town boards contracted for the several
bridges at prices named below to-wit:
The town of Rudolph June 4, one %
foot span steel bridge, concrete floor and
abutments price $685. 90. One crossing
Haydock Creek 22x16 broadway steel
bridge and concrete floor price $685.
both let to Wausau Iron Co. Building
abutments left to town.
The town of Sigel on June 9Th, one
bridge crossing Moccasin Creek 30x16
alate Girder, concrete floor price 1858 90
pbutments for same let to John New
mann for $4,000. One 22x16 steel
Drluge WIN concrete HOOr price S2tU.UU
Laying stone for abutments let to
Gust Anderson for 81 90 per cord. De-
Ivering stone $3.50 per cord, cement
furnished by town, steel and floors for
both let to the Warden Allen Co.
The town of Hansen on June 9Th,
three bridges One 14X16 span over
Woodruff Creek. One 14x16 span
over Dawes Creek. One 14x16 span
over Gashnang Creek. Price of steel
only let to the Warden Allen Co. for
$4,000 abutments left to the town
The town of Arpin on June eth, two
bridges. One 24x16 over South Hem
lock. One 26x16 over North Hemlock
both bridges let to the H. S. Wetherell
Co. to furnish steel and concrete floors
for 1918 90, abutments left to town
The town of Sherry June 0th, two
bridges, one 50x16 plate order over
| Mill Creek. Mason work let TO Gust
Wesneke for So per cord. Deliver
| ing stone and sand TO John Blenker
for $500 per cord of stone One in
Section u, 1Sx16 steel and concrete
floor. Mason work let to Joe Lobner
for S3.7 per cord, furnishing of same
| left TO town. Both contracts for steel
and concrete floors awarded the War
| den Allen Co Price for bridge No. 1
1925. CO. Price of bridge No. 2 1898 90.
The town of Richfield June II, two
| bridges. one truss 40x16 over Beaver
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Elephant Most INTELLIGENT.

The elephant Is by long shot thu
most intelligent animal under man
Some horses know q great deal. some
dogs are exceedingly bright. but for
real sound sense and allaround long
headedness the elephant heads the
list. He Is not only bright, he Is a
deep thinker and profound philoso-
pher, and has been known to do
things that apparently required moth
Read the books that have to do with
animal intelligence, with the wonder
full things that our dumb fellow-beings
have done, and while you will find
much to the credit OF the dog, horse
and other animals, you will be I'm
pressed with the fact that, next tt
man, the brain-poWer of the elephar!
Is the greatest among them all
IN antiquity the masses OF the PEG.
pie grew up in ignorance OF things
literary. Public education-the educa'
ton that exists for the masses OF the
people-began, practically, with John
Calvin's rule in Geneva, from which
time popular education had steadily
gained ground The free school sys-
tenn had it's beginning in Great Brit
ain, about the year 1880, with Robert
Raikes and his Sunday school move
ment. It was not until 1860, however,
that the free public schools began to
get itself firmly rooted In the British
Isles. In this country from the start
the idea Of universal education was
championed by Jefferson and other
leaders among US, and the idea has
never ceased to be fundamental with
US, as absolutely necessary to the
prevention OF the liberty on which the
government is founded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

The average monthly wages Of teach
ers are as follows: Rural schools, men
S43; women $38. Graded schools, men
SS7 so; women S42.
In regard to the truancy law, please
allow me to say that 1855 children were
returned to school under the provisions
of this law last year. Three parents
were arrested and convicted and two
took Jail sentence while the other paid a
fine.
There were 157 common school diplo-
mas issued by this office last year to
boys and girls of Wood county who had
completed the course of study pre8crib-
ed for these schools. 1t seems to me
that these examinations ought to be
differently conducted and that county
graduation should be held each year,
but these are matters that [ shall take
up with this honorable body at an other
session, as | have no definite recommen-
dation to make at this time
| conducted fall and spring teach
er examinations last year, as a result
of which the following certificates
were issued
First grade 2; second grade 20; third
grade 30; total go. Certificates applied
| for and refused 49,
Five teachers Institutes We're held
during the year and an exceptionally
| LARGE attendance was recorded at each
meeting. Following is a statment of
] the institute fund
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
S8S, 362 81 SSS, 1862 81

StC, 400 OK
; Monthly report cards for pupils
have been furnished to each rural
school in the county from this office
The Central Wisconsin Fair Associa-
ton of Marshfield arranged for an edu-
cational display this year and the ex-
hibit furnished by the boys and girls OF
Wood county was one of which we may
all of us feel proud.
The publication of monthly paper
called The Wood County Educational
Bulletin" was also inaugurated last
year and is proving to be a strong fac
tor in the advancement of progressive
! education in Wood County.
The educational committee has been
of inestimable help to the county super
intendent the past year, and clearly
demonstrates the wisdom of govern
ing board in the matters pertaining tC
education in the county. This commit
tee is entitled to large amount of cred
it for their cooperation and for theil
business methods in the adjustment OF
| the schools to the new lines of work in
| troduced the past year.
In conclusion, please allow me to say
that the hearty cooperation OF all the
members of this county board since
have been in office has done much to
| make my work both successful and
pleasant That l may merit and re
ceiye this same cooperation IN the
future is my earnest desire and know
ing that | shall receive it, if | merit it
my great ambition will be to SO ad
minister the affairs of this office as
fully to merit your hearty support and
| cooperation in things educational.
| Yours truly,
| Geo. A Varney,
County Superintendent.