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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Names of Flowers.

The camellia was named from mis-
sionary in the orient, Kamel On his
return to France he brought with him
some gorgeous specimens Of a flower
which he called the rose of Japan.
His friends, however, gave it his name
and called it camellia. Dahlias were
brought from Peru by one Andre Dahl.
Fuchsias were named for their discov-
erer, Leonard Fuchs. Magnolias re-
ceived the name of Professor Magnol
de Montpelier, who first brought the
beautiful trees from Asia and America
to France. Lavender is SO called be-
cause the Romans put spray of it in
the water in which they washed their
hands. The Latin word to wash is
1avare.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Black Maria.

Some years ago writer i'll the Eng
fish Notes and Queries. writing about
the name BLACK Maria as applied to
prison vans quoted from periodical,
presumably English. named the Mil
lion, as follows:
During the old colonial days Maria
Lee, a negress, kept sailors board
ing house in Boston. She was a Wom
an of gigantic size and prodigious
strength and was of great assistance
to the authorities in keeping the peace,
as the entire lawless element of that
locality stood in awe of her. When
ever an unusually troublesome person
was to be taken to the station house
the services of Black Maria, as she
was called. were likely to be required.
1t is said that she once took at one
time and without assistance three riot
Gus sailors to the lookup. So frequent
ly was her help required that the ex-
preston Send for Black Maria came
to mean Take the disorderly person to
jail It is easy to see how the name
became fixed to the prison van
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Our Medal of Honor.

The medal of honor of the United
States, given for bravery on the field
of battle. was first instituted in 1862
by a law approved July II of that
year. 1t is five pointed star of bronze
tipped with trefoil, each point contain
ing a crown of laurel and oak. In the
middle within a circle of thirty-four
stars, America. personified as Minerva.
stands with her left hand resting on
the fasces, while her right. in which
she holds a shield emblaZoned with
the American arms, she repulses Dis
cord. represented with two snakes in
each hand, the whole suspended by a
trophy of two crossed cannon balls
and a sword surmounted by the Amer
lean eagle, which is united by rib
bon of thirteen stripes, palewise. gules
and argent and a chief azure. to a
clasp composed of two cornucopias and
the American arms.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Burying an English Soldier.

Amy soldier below the rank Of ser
geant who dies a natural death while
in barracks has an escort of thirteen
men and sergeant at his funeral
while a lieutenant is entitled to forty
men, In the charge Of brother officer
Of similar rank The same applies to
second lieutenants. Three rounds of
'blank" rife ammunition are fired for
every rank from private to colonel. A
brigadier general is given eleven guns
and full general seventeen guns. The
body of a field marshal is saluted by
nineteen guns On the way to the
place where the body is to be inferred
the Dead March and very solemn
tunes are played, but on the way back
lively tunes Of any description may be
played.-London Standard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Milton

0. C. Streigl has purchased the resi-
dence property of Mrs. G. 0. Button
on the corner of Second street and
Madison avenue.
Henry Bowers passed away Thurs
day morning at his home northeast OF
Milton at an advanced age. The fun
eral was held from the home Saturday
afternoon at / o'clock.
Sarah Burdick was born at Alfred,
N. Y, Sept. 3, 1929. She died at her
home in Milton, Wis, Dec. %, 1916, in
her 88th year. In 1912 the family
moved west, coming by boat from Buff
falo to Racine, then by wagon road to
a farm in Lima township, fves miles
northeast of Milton. The oak timber
was cleared off and used for building
frames, rails and fuel. About 40 years
ago the family moved to town into the
house which has been Sarah's home
ever since.
C. A. Ogden, who has been suffering
with cancer of the stomach, passed
away Wednesday morning. Funeral
services were held at the house Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Henry N. Jordan. Mr.. Ogden
was born July 5, 1848, on the old Og-
den place on Rock River, where he
grew to manhood. He was married to
Julia Crandall and in a few years they
moved to this place, where he has since
resided. For a number of years Mr..
Ogden had been fagman at the North
western crossing, but was forced to re-
sign last spring because of i'll health.
The past few months he suffered with
cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Ogden
passed away a few years ago. Besides
host of relatives and friends, Mr..
Ogden leaves six children: Date of Ed
gerton, Mort and Ray of Milwaukee,
Miss Florine Ogden and Mrs. Paul My
ers of this place, and Mrs. Elmer Gabel
of West Allis, and eight grandchildren
to mourn his loss.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Size of the Roman Empire.

According to the historian Gibbon.
the Roman empire was above 1000
miles in breadth, from the wall of
Antoninus and the northern limits of
Docia to Mount Atlas and the Tropic
of Cancer; that it extended in length
more than 5000 miles, from the west
ern ocean to the Euphrates; that it
was situated in the finest part of the
temperate zone, and that it was sup
posed to contain above 100000 square
miles
According to this, the Roman en-
pire was considerably smaller than the
United States, the area of which Qeav-
ing out Alaska and the islands, is
nearly 100000 square miles. or al
most twice as big as was the empire
Of the Caesars.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Airships and Altitude.

There are two ways of measuring
altitude in a flying machine One is
by triangulation from the ground.
which is an involved operation requir-
ing the services Of several trained ex-
perts in the calculation of angles from
different points on a measured dis
lance on the earths surface. The sec
ond and usual way is by means of
Paragraph. which is a form of aneroid
barometer that records altitude by
means of atmospheric pressure. The
latter method is not as exact as the
former, but is more expeditions and is
approximately correct.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
OeerHeId

A marriage license has been granted
to James Levinson, Champaign, Ill.,,
and Sarah Jessner, Deerfeld.
The Bergland Concrete Mixer Co.
have decided to begin the manufacture
of the Bergland mixer as soon as their
material arrives. They will occup! the
Klinefelter warehouse.
A load of tobacco was delivered here
Wednesday that had been raised on the
Oscar Hanson farm by Ole Wasby that
Melted the grower $656 for the one load.
Otto DAZZLE submitted to an operation
for appendicitis at a Madison hospital
on Thursday forenoon of this week.
The operation was performed by DR..
Fox. He had been suffering with the
ailment all summer.
Mrs. John Corners died at her home
in Cottage Grove, Friday at o'clock
in the evening. Death was due to a
lingering illness of dropsy. She was
born in New York II years ago, living
the greater part of her life in Cottage
Grove. She was married SO years ago
and was the mother of three children,
John, who was killed in fire in East
ST. Louis three years ago, Daniel of
Cottage Grove and Mrs. r. Doleshaw
of Cottage Grove.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Farms on Edue.

What might be described as farms
OH edge are the famous rice terraces
upon the mountain slopes of the Phil
ippine Islands. These farms, in the
shape Of ribbons miles and miles long,
cover sides of ranges that in this coun-
try would be considered about right
for goat pastures, SO steep and rugged
are they. The patient island farmers
cultivate every foot of them, however
the lodges extending high toward the
summit and covering immense areas.
The grade of the terraces is skillfully
designed to carry the water down the
mountain side without waste and with
out washing away the land, so that the
crops are benefited by rainfall which
would otherwise wash away all the
soil from the rocks.--St. Nicholas
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
ArithnetlcaI Progression.

He had complained jealousy that she
had too many other young men around.
"The idea!' she laughed. "Why, !
can count them all on the fingers OF
my left hand The index finger is Mr..
Smart, the second finger is Mr.. Balder,
and the third finger of my left hand
the third finger is you
Next day he got ring for it.--Bostoa
Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
CORRESPONDENCE
Evansville

On Tuesday A. d. Billiard purchased
IL, 252 pounds of tobacco from .. Gil
bretson of Stebbinsville at the high
price of 81, 246.7 The tobacco was
the product of only six acres, averag-
ing 1875 pounds to the acre.
The wedding of Madeline Elizabeth
Antes and John Howard Waite was
solemnized at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M. An
ties, on Saturday evening at O'Clock,
the Rev. Colder Riley Lawrence offic-
iating.
VIM. F. Blumenberg of Port Wash
ington and Miss Pearl Y. Kleinsmith
of Porter were married at the brides
parental home, that of William Klein
smith, about three miles east of town,
at high noon last T-rrsday, in the
presence of some immed ate relatives,
with Lloyd E. Kleinsmith, brother OF
the bride, and Miss Helen NJ. Blumen-
berg of Port Washington, sister OF
the groom, acting as witnesses, and
Mrs. G. E. Zellmer playing the march.
Rev. G. E. Zellmer officiated.
On Tuesday evening Paul G. Gransee
of Magnolia and Miss Ruby E. Great
singer of near Evansville were united
in marriage at the parsonage of the
Congregational church, the pastor OF
the church, Rev. Malcolm Miller, per-
forming the ceremony. The couple
were attended by Eddie Gransee and
Miss Alice Gransee, brother and sister
of the groom. After the ceremony the
wedding party returned to the brides
home for the wedding supper, going
from there to the home prepared by
Mr.. Gransee on a farm in Magnolia
township.
Miss Anna Finnane passed away in
st. Joseph's hospital, Belvidere, ILL.,, on
Tuesday night at II 80, death being due
to apoplexy, a stroke of which she suf-
fered about the first of May. Miss Fin
name, who was we'll known here, was
born on the Finnane farm in Magnolia,
Sept Is, 1859, and for about 35 years
made her home in GAINESVILLE. During
the past three years she had been keep
ing house for her brother James at Bel
videre. There are left to mourn her
loss, three brothers, Dan of Evansville,
James of Belvidere, ILL.,, and William
of GAINESVILLE; four sisters, Mary, Kath-
crime, Nellie and Mrs. Thomas Dee, all
of GAINESVILLE. Her mother died in 1864
and her father, John Finnane, in 1885.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Well Rid of It.

ooh, JOHN shrieked Mrs Dorkfns.
1.-THE baby has swallowed a quarter!'
Mr.. Dorkins took handful of change
out of his pocket and looked it over.
"Calm yourself, Maria he said. 1T
was that bad one I've been trying to
get rid of"-EAchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
" y " " " y ~ " y " Y " " " y: " "
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The lnattentive Child.

- Never scold a child who is duh
" or needless nor one who seems
" to refuse to pay attention. Take
y such a child to a physician for
y an examinat ton. for many times
Y there will be found explanations
y for his conduct-his ears may be
y diseased or filed with impacted
" wax, which dulls or prevents his .
Y hearing. His eyesight may be
y so defective as to keep him from
y fixing his gaze upon anything. ;
Y Children who are normal and
" well are bright. alert. attentive .
Y and responsive. Those who are
y ill or suffering from disease of
y the nervous system. some defect
Y of hearing or vision. are unable |
y 20 do anything as it should be !
Y done and deserve pity and never
" blame :.
V
" u. ~ q: y: =: ~ -: e.. s.s y. e.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
End of the Story.

"Oh. if | were only beautiful" she
sighed artfully.
Il wouldn't care if | we're YOU" he
said You are very intellectual and
you have a sweet disposition. Besides,
you are nice to your mother, and all
that is much better than being beau
tiful"
And he was never invited to see her
again-Pall Mall Gazette
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Happy Boys.

"The Smithers twins are so much
alike that their own mother can't tell
them apart"
THAT must be rather confusing"
1T is. but the boys don't mind it.
Their mother never dares to whip
either Of them for fear it might be the
wrong one. Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Wood for Sale.

Good burr oak wood for sale by R. C.
Spike, at SIS. SO per cord on the ground.
Across the road from the Sheepskin
school house. Terms cash.
r. C. SPIKE,
Phone 1923 Black. Edgerton, Wis.
52tf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Summed Up.

Do not waste your time upon social
questions. What is the matter with
the poor is poverty. What is the mat
ter with the rich is uselessness.-G.
Bernard Shaw.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
important.

My dear, what shall I buy you for
your birthday?'
Consult our jeweler. He knows
pretty well what my tastes are
"And did you tell him anything about
the state of my finances ?"-kansas
City Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Her 7 act.

Howard - Did she refuse you. old
man? Coward-Well, in a delicate. in
direct way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
For Sale.

Some of the very best farms in this
neighborhood at very reasonable prices;
also city property.
E. M. LADD, Agent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
Court Fools.

The custom of having court fools sur
vived longest in Russia, where Peter
the Great often had twelve.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
The STYLE of IL.

Read my palm. please.
"Ah. YOU want a hand picked future,
do YOU ?'-Baltimore American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO I
TUCAS COUNTY


Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of f..
Cheney & Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
One Hundred Dollars for each and every
case of catsrrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D., 1896.
A. w. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and nue.
tus surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free. E. j. Cheney & Co.
gY Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-05

Ever mans a good loser when he's
not laSing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
LOCALS PRACTICE INDOORS
FOR COLERAINE ELEVEN

The Bemidji high school football
eleven practiced in the city hall last
night, going through long signal
drill in preparation for the game
with Coleraine here Saturday after
noon. Tharldson, the husky re-
cruit, was put at right guard and
Knapp was shifted to right end.
"Dick" Gotta who gives promise OF
developing into one of the hardest
driving backs in the school for some
time, was given chance at right
halfback, and no doubt will be
given an opportunity to show his
metal in the coming game. Buck"
Stechman, also new man, was tried
at left end and will be given an op-
portunity to get into the fray Sat-
urday. Although light and inexperi-
enced he is one of the best tacklers
on the squad.
The locals are taking no chances
with the visitors Saturday for Coach
Scherich, the former Hastings COL
1ege star, has an entire veteran
team. From early reports the game
will be one of the most interesting
of the year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
MORE RECRUITS FOR
FORESTERS WANTED

L. F. Johnson, state forest ranger,
announces that another regiment of
engineers (foresters) is TO be or
ganized by the government and that
he has been ordered to recruit in
Beltrami county The new regiment
will be known as the Twentieth en-
gineers.
Ranger johnson sent about u men
to the Tenth engineers, the first
regiment of foresters to be organ
lied. They are now in France en-
gagged in construction work. Sew
eral letters have been received from
points far distant making inquiries,
and all who desire to enlist in this
branch of the service should do so
now as there are opportunities for
promotion to non-commissioned and
commissioned officers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
GRYGLA SWEPT BY
DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE;
Stores WIPED OUT

The little village of Grygla is re-
covering from most disastrous fire
to it's business center, which wiped
out four business places in one block
with loss of approximately $780,
900, Tuesday afternoon.
The burned places included the
Olson implement house, Willard
cafe, pool room and Olson's livery.
The fire started about 2:30 o'clock
in the afternoon on the floor over
the cafe, an overheated stove being
the cause, it is believed. The flames
gained rapid headway and the popu-
lace set to work to save the con-
tents of the stores. 1t so happened
that it was "cream day" and many
farmers were in town and they turn
ed to and helped the residents of
the village. Everything in the i'm
plement store was taken out and the
contents Of the other places of busi-
ness were also removed The City
bank stands at one end of the burn
ed block but was not touched.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25

unteered their services to help out
their fathers and brothers who are
in the trenches. The first year they
were organized they secured more
than $4,000 for the Returned Sol
diers' association funds of Canada
through the entertainments they
gave throughout the Dominion.
Miss Helen Murdoch, who has long
been a popular actress in Winnipeg,
conceived the idea of organizing this
company and she became it's direct
Dress. She has guided it in its tour
from Winnipeg to Victoria and
throughout other sections of Can
ada. The company has played to
capacity houses. 1t presents sing
ing, dancing, monologues; comedy
and all the Kaleidoscope gamut Of
vaudeville performance. Jackie
,Finesilver, one of the youngest Of
the company, is also the principal
comedian. Another wee youngster
is little Lillian Beck, tot of seven
years. Others are Donald Hall, Cis-
sic Farnsworth, the Holmes Twins,
Helen Hyte, Walter Hall, Grace Gil
mer, Benny Loban; Elizabeth Swan
son and others.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
PUBLIC To HEAR
WOUNDED BRITISH
AVIATOR RELATE
STORY OF FRONT
Captain Ketchin Sent to America
As Member of the Allied
Recruiting Service.
AFTER BAGGNG SEVERAL OF
ENEMY, FINALLY SHOT DOWN
Will Speak to Public In Elko Theater
Friday Evening; No Admission
Will Be Charged.

Well built, clean of feature and
with square jaw set on thick
neck, modest to marked degree, his
left shoulder held in place by q
silver ball and socket, Captain H. D.
Ketchin called on the Pioneer this
forenoon and reported that he had
consented to remain in Bemidji over
Friday night and tell the people of
Bemidji OF the war in Europe and
what it means to the people Of the
United States.
Member of ROYAL Fliers.
Captain Ketchin is from England
and was a member Of the famous
Royal Flying Squadron on the west
ern front, serving two and one-half
years in the aviation service until
in one Of his air battles with the
Germans he received the fire of an
a1rship gun in his left shoulder and
fell 1000 feet with his airship. He
has been assigned by the British gov
ernment to the British recruiting
mission to the United States and his
headquarters are in Duluth. the
headquarters Of Minnesota and Wis
consin recruiting. He came to Be-
midi to address the Commercial club
In his line of work and held them
spell bound with what he had to
say. He also addressed the high
school yesterday afternoon and to-
day he Is the most talked Of per-
sonage in the country by the enthu-
siastic students.
Will Present Message.
On Friday night Captain Ketchin
al tn ho OF
| theater after the first run of pic
lures, the hour being S:45 O'Clock.
There will be no admission charged
to hear first handed the experiences
and observations Of one who was in
the deadliest of the fighting on the
western front when the first con-
structed airships fought their duels
in the skies before the aircraft be-
came modernized with their wonder
full detail The captain is not an
orator. His addresses are simply
narratives, told in refreshing re-
firing manner. He is intensely
earnest in behalf Of his country in
the war and his long and spectacular
service has been fraught with all the
dangers of a European battle front
with it's flame swept and shell swept
earth and sky.
Roy Leibsle, chairman of the COM
mittee, is in charge of the program.
The program will be Captain Ketch-
in. There will be no long-winded
prelude to his introduction There
will be no musical program. Cap
tain Ketchin has been sent to the
United States with mission to per-
form and he will present his mes
sage to the people Of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25

GAS good an investment as a Lib
erty Bond"
And a practical demonstration of
that other-that spiritual bond
that binds the cause of all the Allies
against Germany-is the company of
boys and girls of Winnipeg who are
to appear in Bemidji at the Grand
theater, Tuesday, Oct. 80, for the
benefit of the Allied Recruiting Mis-
sion.
Buying tickets for the performance
is regarded as regular Liberty
bond investment because the investor
really gets something for nothing
he gets an evenings entertairl-
ment worth a dollar and a half and
contributes the price of his ticket
to the recruiting fund at the same
time. He would give to the fund
anyhow. And he would buy tickets
for any first class amusement, too.
Here he gets them both for the same
expenditure. The Bemidji recruit
ing committee has secured the sserv,
ices of the company. j
The children are all between seven
and eleven years of age. They VOL
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-25
BANKER ARRESTED;
LOAN FOE, CHARGE

Fairmont, Mimi, Oct. 25.-F. J.
Schwalen, president and cashier Of
the Triumph State bank at Triumph,
Minn., has been arrested in that city
by Sheriff Carver charged with in
terference with the sale of Liberty
Loan bonds.
F. Wade. chairman of the Liberty
Loan committee for Martin county,
says that he asked Schwalen what
action he intended taking in the sale
of Liberty Loan bonds and was met
with the reply:
II can tell you damned quick what
my bank is going to do. It isn't go
ing to do anything"
Mr.. Wade says the sale of bonds
in several townhsips in the vicinity
of Triumph has been small and ap-
parently some interests have been at
work offsetting the governments ac-
tivities in the campaign.
Although his parents came from
Germany, Mr. Schwalen was born in
this country.
Schwalen was released late today
on $1,000 bail and will be given
hearing Saturday afternoon.