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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-24
CA Christmas

N-s@1SSzv huwying, l.rJiug uulti-
tude; but IT, crowded city
might have been unil raN,e. .n ert
island for all Kimball Avis tI.aw or
cared. He pushed hi way nrOugh
the swarm Of Chrisi aus Ero aer5
with careless determi .rH, cough
where he was going he .>uId no. have
said. He had been toe utterl, mis-
cradle to remain indo .. and he was
thoroughly disgusted ''h nius.Ii for
being miserable.
Over and over he tt.n .fma.. hat
he should consider | 'mupu.u.S a
fortunate thing; he .l NHGC, had
both been too Self-w ..I ana .rub-
born ever to be happy ..-gtGGr, too
much alike in disDos .1.. ami too
utterly different in tast ana inr.nnra-
ment-disastcr was .s % h, eX-
pected. SO he argue, 18th self
again and again, but r ,45 .rist-
mas, and he was lionel,
He was handsome .Iuu. ..I)w,
tall, brOadShouldere aut ell
groomed-the kind Of lna a.. al
ways attracts second a|3lon ,ic-
uttrly from women, al rv' ., en-
preston was so little il ',ou..- Z. it'll
the spirit of the seas,u .u.. my
people turned and look 'a s'.yr m.
Striding on rapidly, lC 90 ht,
the buster streets we're ..,u ..H. De-
hind him, and he turne, into tgC as
idence portion Of the town, S,iii nb-
liviOus of his surround; - {, Has
not until the sound of 0.de uuU tlal
outcry and excitement &4Nar pcue-
trated his self-centered .rlrGtS lat
he reused himself and l'2A,G around.
He was only just in ii ,r. 4 rUHa-
way horse, hitched to a MGH ubAaron
and driven by slende dHrk-naired
girl, had dashed aroul Z .tr corner
and was almost on h d. Fur girl
clung desperately to t. rglus F. a
brave endeavor to stop Ic Nnrsn' but
she was ghastly white md .yNG,nIHss
from fright.
EimhCn ~nalized instantly me dam
"or - .Is sGuane... aru DYUHed rtu5-
sell .er tn si.cE ae ue TrEnHea out
aud saH..l -. WuudCnod aniuai ty
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-24

1t was Christmas Eve, and he was
shut out in the cold and the snow
alone, while on the other side Of that
closed door his wife and babies kept
the feast without him. And whose
fault was it? He turned away with
a sigh and walked slowly back to his
rooms. This meeting had disturbed
him-upset his well-ordered exist
ence. Again in his luxurious bache-
lor apartments he tried to make him
self thoroughly comfortable and shut
out the ghosts Of the past. He filled
his pipe and sat in front of his CHEEKY
log fire in the vain hope that care
would float away on the tobacco
smoke; but instead, the clouds and
wreaths drifted into faces and pic
tures-children' faces and pictures
Of other Yuletides. Last year they
had been together, though both had
been restless and unhappy In spite
of himself, it all came back to him
all the trivial things that had begun
and widened the breach between
them.
And it all seemed in the waste
@t ,.fn such u We. nii1a l''a :" =,
quoted hait aloud.
FGDT, haI been no GNNrup.- rai.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-24

He put on his coat and hat and
went into the crowded street. There
were bright faces everywhere, and
the air rung with laughter and merry
voices, and Kimball felt more lonely
than ever. The shops were all alight
and the windows gorgeous with fan
ciful decorations. Christmas shop
pers with their arms full of pack
ages jostled each other going in and
out. Kimball paused and watched
them enviously, until presently the
brilliant window of a toy store at
tracted his wandering attention
Yielding to an overpowering impulse
he went in and began looking around
for something that would please a
small boy and baby girl He soon
filed His overcoat pockets and went
out only to turn his steps toward a
jewelry store. Here he spent a long
time. Daylight departed, gray and
cold, and night settled over the white
earth, but still he lingered-it was
so hard to find what he wanted; but
at last he succeeded, and purchased
1t with a little smile Of satisfaction
: was brooch heart Of yellow
gold enameled with forget-me-nots.
He had no definite plan as to what
he intended doing; he had simply
yielded to an impulse. 1t was this
same impulse that led him-after
several hours aimless wandering
through the streets-toward his old
home, and on up the steps into the
little side veranda just outside the
nursery windows.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-12-24

She had kept the children, of course,
babies both of them, and he had
agreed not to interfere with them.
He realized that they were in better
hands than his, for she was a fine
woman. And such a beautiful wo-
man!
He sighed heavily as he thought
OF it all; the constant friction, the
conflict Of two strong wills-the in
evitable clashing Of opposing ma
lures. Migl not a little unselfsh-
ness, little patience, a little wis
dom have He sprang to his feet
with groan. Thinking was too bit
ter; he must not think,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
TRAFFIC CRIPPLED BY sTORN
Sleet, Snow and Wind Work to p.,,,I
ment Of Train Schedule and IN.
terrupt Wire Service.

Milwaukee, heavy snowsto,,l
and blizzard raging in central AL
northern Wisconsin caused muel
suffering and delayed traffic AMI
Wire communication, according TO ~
ports received here.
The storm completely tied IN I'D
interurban lines which have OSHKOSH
as a center, with the exception Of tkl
one to Fond du Lac. The Omro lind
We're put entirely out of commission
Steam trains into Oshkosh werd
from an hour to all hour and hall
late.
Railroad lines were practically tied
up in the vicinity of Green Bay, both
mail and passenger trains beina
many hours late.
A despatch from New Richmond
says that a severe blizzard has RACED
for twenty-four hours Throughout
northwestern Wisconsin. The COun.
try roads are blocked, wires ard
down in many places and railroads
are not making pretense to run TIL
trains OH schedule time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
TO PROBE CONTRACT SYSTEM
Committee Expected to Make Start
ling Report as Result of inquiry
at State institutions

Madison The members OF the
legislature visiting committee, which
had been inspecting the various state
institutions, refused to discuss the
results of their inspection. Definite
information, however, is to the effect
that the committee will make radi-
cal recommendations as to the pres
ent contract system in a number Of
the institutions. 1t appears that the
cost for manufacturing a number OF
the commodities, upon which insti-
tuition labor is employed, exceeds a
price paid to the state for the labor
While the members of the commit
tee have had no conference, it is be-
lieyed that this question will be fully
discussed in their report and recon-
mendations also will be made cover
ing CONSTITUTIONAL work under con-
tract. The result may be legisla-
tive investigation of the subject of
contract labor as it exists in the Wis
consin institutions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
BROTHER or MADERO Is
STUDYING IN WISCONSIN

Milwaukee, Feb. 24.-'Had my
brother been given his choice he
would have preferred death to con-
finement within the walls of the
Mexico City penitentiary. know
and my brother knew there are worse
thangs than death. !"
Carlos Madero, is year old broth
er of Francisco l. Madero, who is a
student at st. Johns Military acad-
envy, Delafield, Wis, thus expressed
his resignation to the fate of the late
former president of the Mexican re-
public who was shot to death.
Since the outbreak Of Che reyolu-
ton two weeks ago the youth has
been hoping against hope that all
members of his family might escape
to Europe, but he at all times has
been prepared to hear the worst. In
each paper which he read he half ex-
pected to read that his brother, the
former president of Mexico, had been
killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
BUILDING P0NTOON BRIDGE
Old Structure Across Mississippi Riv-
er at Prairie du Chen Being Re-
placed by Railroad Company.

La Crosse A new po1ftoon bridge
210. feet long, Sc feet wide and 60
feet above the water level is being
built across the Mississippi river be-
tween Prairie du. Chen and North
McGregor by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad. The new
bridge will replace one built forty
years ago by James Lawler, who
operated it as a private enterprise
for several years and obliged the Mil
waukee road to pay a toll Of 81 a car
for every car that crossed it. After
a fortune had been made out of toll
collections Mr.. LawIer sold the
bridge to the railroad company.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
MAY ARRANGE DAIRY ~
Establishment of Beard - >
Al Branches of Industry !. 's p,n
vided in Assembly Bin n no

. Mad, Madison.-A bill providing !,
annual dairy exposition IN t + ~
has been introduced. Tha s sus STAT
the bill is Assemblyman pe l~,as y
yer 1t provides for the est ~. Ss9
ment of board "to nros as'aOilsh
interests of dairying in sH
branches. The board is 70 ..,.i
OF five members to be aDDo 81 toaal
the governor. Not more Than y.
are to be of the same uoHtiosl .Aie
me members of the board are ~ - !
allowed only their actual CIV y
Inc nrst meeting of the board me-
pc neid within ten days after taa :
polntments have been ,,no' ~ a
Inc annual meetings thereafter ~
pc held the first Tuesday N NY ~
ruary. The state treasurer is = \
ex-offlcio treasurer of the board ~
place of holding the dairy avn
ton IS to be selected by the hos,l
which may name local adyiso,I
committee of five. Whatever moD.]
is received by the board is ia \
paid into the state treasurer and h
MIN dlsDursed on order of the prasl
dent of the board signed by him nj ~
the secretary. a1'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
TO PROTEST TAFT's RULING
Catholics VIII Ask New President to
Revoke Decree Against Religious
Dress IN Wisconsin Indian Schools.

Superior AS soon as Woodrow
Wilson becomes president Of the
United States he will be asked to re-
verse President Taft's ruling which
prohibits any new contracts for the
employment of Roman Catholic sis
tiers as teachers in Indian schools
that receive aid from the government
unless the sisters adopt some other
costume than the religious habit for
wear in the school room. This pre-
diction is made by the Rt. Rev. A.
F. Schinner, who has recently re-
signed as bishop of the diocese of
Superior, and who is daily expecting
an appointment from Rome to a
western bishopric.
1t was Bishop Schinner himself
who went to Washington few years
ago to protest against the action of
Indian Agent Campbell in forcibly
removing two Indian children from
the Catholic Indian school at Oda-
nah, Wis, and compelling them to
attend the government school. With
the aid of Senator La Toilette he
carried the affair direct to the White
house, and by sheer persistence he
finally forced the Indian department
to 60 on record as declaring that IN
dian parents had the same right as
whites to say whether their children
should attend a religious or secular
school.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
CONSERVATION Law
INVALID, SAYS OWEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLARES
PROVISIONS or CONSTITUTION Z
WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
ROLL CALLS WERE LACKING
Failure of Each House to Take aYea
and Nay" on Amendment Two
Years Ago Prevents Appropriations
for Water Power Being Made.

Madison.-Forest reserve plans re-
ceiyed body blow when an opinion
from Attorney General w. G. owen
put a stop to further progress along
that line for the present. There is.
a prospect that water power legis-
lation will be affected. There was
first a fear that highway legislation
would suffer but the attorney gen
dral held that aid of Highways was
not interferred with
The opinion was given IN answer
: to a request from Senator Scott,
chairman of the finance committee,
when the committee was considering
a joint resolution introduced by Sem
ator Husting, providing for the APP
preparation of moneys for water
powers and forest reserve. The reso-
luton provided that no amount ex-
ceeding two-tenths of a mill of the
taxable property of the state should
be appropriated in any one year.
The attorney general held that the
failure of the legislature of 1909 to
take vote by.yeas and nays yitiated
the whole proceedings by which the
amendment permitting appropria-
tions for acquiring and preserving
water powers and forests was
adopted.
Believing the amendment has been
properly passed, the legislature of
1911 appropriated $4,000 a year for
five years for the purchase Of forest
reserve lands. This appropriation
will be tied UP. The attorney general
in his opinion Suggests" that no
moneys Should be appropriated, au-
dited or paid" under the attempted
amendment A copy of the opinion
was sent TO State Treasurer Henry
Johnson.
Supporters of the conservation
proposition will not admit the attor-@
ney generals opinion will stop fur
Their operations. They claim they can
go ahead under the appropriation OF
1911.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
SON MAINTAINS SILENCE
AS TO HIS MEXICAN POLICY

Princeton, N. j., Feb. "a -Presi-
dent-elect Wilson was shocked to
hear the news that Madero and
Suarez had been killed in Mexico
City. TITS too bad, he said, but
he refrained from comment, saying
he would maintain his policy of ST
lance until he had taken office.
While nothing has come from Mr..
Wilson to indicate what his attitude
would be. he has kept himself con-
sistantly informed of developments,
displaying at all times a keen inter-
est in the progress of events in the
trouble ridden country.
Mr. Wilson, it is known, had hoped
from the first that Mexico's problems
would find amicable settlement With
out the least interference from the
United States. He realizes the grav-
ity of development, however, and
is studying the situation earnestly.
1t is even declared among some of
his friends that he may hasten the
announcement of his cabinet SO that
he could avail himself at once of
their council on situation that will
require the immediate attention Of
the new administration.
1t is said the members of the Taft
cabinet have volunteered to place be-
fore Mr.. Wilson Immediately all in
formation at their disposal, SO that
he may begin to familiarize himself
with some of the official reports be-
fore taking Office. Mr. Wilson had no
comment to make on this phase of
the situation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Heposed President of Mexico. Who
Has Been Slain by Assassins.

the car. Thirty of the guards sur
rounded the prisoners, while the re-
mainder disposed themselves to re-
sist an attack. About fifty men, some
afoot and some mounted. threw
themselves upon the detachment
guarding the cars and the exchange
of shots lasted twenty minutes, when
the attacking party fed.
The body of Madero shows only
one wound. A bullet entered the
back of the head and emerged at
the forehead. The body of Suarez
shows many wounds, entering from
in front.
After the engagement on the road
ito the penitentiary Commandant
Cardenas reported to the military
commander, who conducted him to
Gen. Huerta. The president sum-
moned his cabinet, and after appris-
ing his ministers of the occurrence
issued an official announcement.
Full Investigation Promised.
Both president and ministers
deeply deplored the affair and de-
cided upon a full investigation to
fix the responsibility to punish the
guilty. Already formal action has
been taken by the authorities, as the
members of the escort are under ar
rest pending the inquiry.
In his capacity as minister of for
eign relations Senior de la Barra adj
dressed note to the diplomatic rep
resentatives, giving an account of
the killing and assurances of thor
ough investigation.
The foreign minister says that
after the government had decided
that all facts relating to Madero and
Suarez should be adjudicated ac-
cording to law, it was decided to send
the former president and vice pres
ident to the penitentiary where they
would have the necessary security,
consideration and comfort pending
the next step, known as the accusa-
ton process.
Concern Over International Phase
An international phase of the trag-
edy which is causing great concern
is that these two officials were
slaughtered after diplomatic repre-
sensations had been made by the am
bassador from the United States in
their behalf and assurances from the
Huerta government that theiy safety
would be guaranteed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Bars Saloon Men from Office.

Saloonkeepers are to be barred
from holding Office in Wisconsin if
bills now pending becom laws. Bills
have been offered in both the senate
and assembly making saloonkeepers
ineligible to hold office. The assem-
bly, bill merely makes them ineligible
to any legislative Office such as men,
Der of the common council or cities
or the state state legislature. The
senate bill is more drastic and makes
saloonkeepers practically ineligible
to hold any Office.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Ra dMin Leads in State.

Baldwin. Baldwin boasts the
largest cooperative creamery in the
state. In 1912 it produced $4,000
pounds of butter worth $259.0O0.
Two other large creameries in the
state are West Salem with an annual
business Of 1886, 600 and Barron
with $232,OO0. These three cream
cries alone bring upward of $780,
900 each year to Wisconsin farm
ers. The local creamery has had a
very rapid growth, the output adj
yancing from $4,000 in 1911 to
$3.50, 900 in 1912.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
UNITED STATES NOT
TO lNTERV enc AS A
RESULT OF Staying
Tragedy at Mexico City Stirs
Officials in Washington, But
Policy Remains the Same
---WiII Watch Huerta.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-Pres
ident Taft announced Sunday night
that the Staying of Madero and Suar
ez, the deposed president and vice
president of Mexico, deplorable as it
must be regarded, VIII not precipi-
tate American military Intervention.
To quote what the president said,
the crime affords no basis for any
change in the policy OF the United
States with reference to the Mexican
situation.
That policy contemplates the con-
centration of an expeditionary force
of troops at Galveston. Tex. COM
prising the Fourth and Fifth army
brfgades, and the maintenance Of
battleships in Mexican waters.
The assassination OF MaderO broth
ers will be proof to the other lead
ers in the field that failure to obey
the government will result in their
execution if captured. But what this
government is afraid of is that a
reign of terror will be inaugurated
far worse, if that is possible, than
has been the case UP to the present
time
1t was in the hope Of preventing
such a condition that Ambassador
Wilson, in accordance with instruc-
lions sent to him by Seer etary Knox,
expressed the earnest hope that Ma
dero would not be executed by any
n ND n
his life might be spared. Mr.. Will
son explained that this representa-
ton, made on behalf of his govern
ment, was based purely Oh humani-
tartan motives and on the belief that
the execution of Madero would be a
eminent. Gen. Huerta promptly gave
assurances that no i'll advised. action
would be taken and created the ex-
pectation that Madero would not be
killed
The effect of the treacherOus con-
duet of Huerta toward Madero. the
man under whom he served as milf
tary commander, and his responsible
ity for the death of his former chief,
will lie, so far as the United States
is concerned, to place his claims to
the government of Mexico under
more rigid scrutiny. His assurances
of protection to Americans and for
eigners generally and their property
will be regarded as worthy of little
consideration and as justifying the
adoption of all possible precaution
and even Intervention if necessary.
His government has not been recog-
nized by the United States nor has
any refusal to recognize it been made.
Ambassador Wilson is in relations
with him as the defacto authority in
Mexico City and in other places
where his rule has been accepted.
Huerta will be held to strict ac-
countability for any attack upon
Americans, and should these attacks
be of a general character, or Should
communication be interrupted be-
tween Mexico City and its port, Vera
Cruz, marines and blue Jackets will
be landed at once and will be prompt
ly reinforced by the army. Public
opinion in the United States is ex-
pected to support such a policy, and
the murder of the Maderos and Suar-
ez unquestionably will create such
feeling in this country as to back
up the extreme step Of intervention
should it be taken.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
To Abolish Sunday Funerals.

Eau Claire.-The Sunday funeral
may be abolished in Eau Claire. A
move has been started by local min
listers with that object in view and
cooperation of the liverymen and
undertakers is expected. The min
listers say that Sunday is busy
enough day without adding funerals,
which could as well be held another
day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Fond du Lac Bids for Fair.

Fond du Lac.-The Fond du Lat
Business Mems association has adopt
ed a resolution agreeing to pay tht
state a bonus of 500, 900 if the statC
fair is moved from Milwaukee to thi
city. Copies of the resolution Wert
ordered sent to the senate and as
sembly. The Fond du Lac count
fair grounds, probably the largest II
the state outside of Milwaukee, vii
be offered for the use Of the stat'
board Of agriculture for this fair.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Plan to Hasten Hearing.

Madison.-Speaker Merlin Hull
called meeting Of all of the chair
men of the assembly committees 70
discuss methods of expediting ths
work of the session. 1t is planned
to have all of the 1,O66 bills re
ported back to the house BY MarcH
10 and the plan is to adjourn tne
legislature in April or at least before
May 1. Long lists of eommlaS'
hearings are being posted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
State May Eight white Savers.

Senator LinIey proposes a 1egis-
tative committee to Investigate the
subject Of the white slave traffic and
prostitution, the ownership of prop
critics where prostitution is carried
on, the causes of the non-enforce-
ment Of laws in such cases, in the
various communities of Wisconsin.
The committee is directed to report
to the 1915 legislature and to SUBJ
nit bills covering proposed remedies,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Had Crushed in Mixer.

Marinette.-Peter Rukidlna' assI
10, was instantly killed in the hlM1
berly-Clark paper mills at Niagara
when he stepped into conVeyot Y
remove clogged lime. inc macnil'
started up and his skull was erusAe'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Three Nictims Of Gas.

Watertown.-Gas escaping from
defective heating stove caused the
death of Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans
and an infant child at their home
near here. -Four other children were
overcome.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Badger Fair Date Allotted.

Milwaukee. The Great Western
Trotting Circuit has awarded Mil
waukee place on its seasons pro-
gramme and harness races will be
held here during state fair week.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Badger Educator 10 Harvarr,

Madison. DIR. Wallace Atwood.
formerly of the Wisconsin natural
history survey, and later with Chi
cago university faculty, has been ap-
pointed professor of physiography
and geography at Harvard college.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28
Big Casket Causes DELAY.

Tomah.-Funera1 services for Will
liam Ewert, a farmer weighing 800
pounds, were delayed here when a
specially constructed casket proved
too large to put into the hearse.
Ebert's death was due to his excess
sive size.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-02-28

The Professor You say you are
engaged in some original research.
Upon what subject?" The Sophomore
Tim trying to discover why the
ink won't flow from my fountain pen
unlessNI place it in an upright posi-
ton in the pocket of a light fancy
vest