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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
MILTON

Mrs. Alex Shuman died at her home
in Milton junction Thursday after an
extended illness.
John Bowers, and old resident of the
town, who for many years lived on a
farm northeast of the village, died at
the hospital at Madison and was buried
in the cemetery here Sunday, being the
last member of his family. Rev. Ham,
ilton of Milton junction Officiated at
the grave.
President Daland has received the
sad news OF the death of his mother,
Mrs. VIM. B. Daland, Wednesday, Jan.
10Th, at Elizabeth, N. j., aged 81 years.
She had made her home for a number
of years with her daughter, Mrs. Jesse
v. Bonnell, who tenderly cared for her.
Prof. and MRS. A. B. West entertain
ed last Thursday evening in honor Of
Mrs. Vests brother, Geo. w. Brown,
who was visiting here while on his way
from California to Norfolk, Va. Those
present were his brother, Charles N.
Brown, and wife of Madison, his faith
er, Robert Brown, and sister, Miss
Martha Brown, of Milton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert West who are now moving
TO Madison. The guest of honor, Mr..
George Brown, has had charge of the
erection of some large government
docks in California and is going to look
after similar work in Virginia.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
cIdbwomen to Meet January 20.

Eau Claire, Jan. 22.-The executive
board of the Wisconsin Federation of
WOmen's clubs has decided that the
federation will hold a One-day cOnven-
ton instead of large gathering SINH
lar to the one contemplated when the
convention was slated for last October
and postponed on account of the in
fluenza epidemic. 1t will be held on
January 20, with all sessions in the
auditorium of the Eau Claire club. A
meeting OF the executive board will
be held the night before the cOnven-
ton and another session of the board
will be held in the morning following
the main gathering. About 125 dele
gates are expected to attend the con-
vention, which will be the first state
meeting of clubwomen held in this
part of the state in 20 years. The Sec
Ond annual convention was held here.
The forthcoming one is the twenty-sec-
Ond. The meeting will be devoted to
reports of officers, chairmen of lie.
partmental work, special committees
and the election of officers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
WISCONSIN news
STATED IN brief
Geographic Chronicle of State
Happenings.
PROTESTS NEW PHONE RATES
Attorney General Will Bring Suit to
Restrain Wisconsin Telephone
Company From Enforcing In
creased Toll.

Milwaukee, Jan. GA clash threat
ems between federal and state author
ity over the question Of increased toll
rates for telephone calls in Wisconsin
outside of local service areas. Attor-
ney General John ]. Blaine has given
notice that he will bring suit In the
name Of the state to restrain the Wis
cOnsin Telephone company from en-
forcing the new and increased toll
rates promulgated by the postmaster
general on December IL and which
went into effect on the Wisconsin COM
pany's lines at midnight on Monday.
The action of the attorney general
was foreshadowed on Monday when
the decision of the railroad rate COM
mission, denying the application OF the
company for an increase in tolls to
conform to the schedule issued by the
postmaster general for the entire Uni
ted States, was announced and 1t was
made known that the company intend
ed to go ahead on the authority of the
federal officer and to disregard the rul-
ing of the state commission. The new
rates as drawn up apply only to long
distance calls, the postmaster generals
plan being to make toll rates uniform
throughout the United States.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
STOUGHTON

Musician Charles Drotning of the
86th division, son of Postmaster A. e.
Drotning. who arrived at Camp Grant
recently after several months in France,
is home.
David Utter, 400 North Monroe ST.,
broke one of his legs Thursday when
he fell while on his way to the barn.
Some years ago Mr.. Utter had both
legs broken as result of fall and
has been more or less of cripple ever
since.
In bill for divorce filed in Chi
csJo superior court, Mrs. H. M. Clark,
wife of the manager of the Wisconsin
Dairy Products Co. of this city. made
petition for SIS, 900 year for alimony.
The hearing on the petition was post
poned until Monday Three women are
named in Mrs. Clark's bill for divorce.
Chicago lawyers are representing both
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark.
Adolphus Gunderson, who has been
engaged in lecturing in the interests of
African missions, came up Saturday
from Beloit, where he visited his faith
er, Osmund Gunderson. He informs
US that he is about to resume his mis-
sionary work on the west coast of At
RIGA where he labored for period of
nearly four years previous to the
breaking out of the world war He
has secured his passport and expects to
leave New York within few weeks
for Liverpool, whence he takes passage
for Africa. Mr.. Gunderson will this
time work with the Soudan Mission, a
private enterprise controlled by board
of twenty-three members of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
Teachers Seek Wage Raise.

Milwaukee, Jan. 22-The question
of teachers salaries and the size of
the tax rate increase for which the
school board is TO petition the legisla-
ture will be the topic of discussion at
the meeting tonight at the offices of
the Association of Commerce. An at
tempt will be made by the legislative
committees of the school board and
Association of Commerce, the finance
committee of the common council and
representatives of the real estate
board, the City club and the Federated
Trades council to get together on a
plan acceptable to all and present a
solid front when a hearing is held be-
for the legislative committee at Madi-
son. 1t is hoped to find plan for OBJ
tanning the increased pay for the
teachers which will be acceptable to
all represented and which may thus
convince the legislature that the de-
mand is unanimous one.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
Brewers Decide Not to Fight.

Milwaukee, Jan. 22.--WiscOnSin
brewers will quit without making a
/ fight against the validity of the pro-
ceedings leading to the ratification of
the national prohibition amendment,
according to a statement made here
Tuesday by William III. Austin counsel
for the Wisconsin Brewers asSOcia-
ton. The brewers take the position
that the fight against the amendment
is ulAto the people and those in the
brewing industry will not expend their
money for propaganda or for half
way legislation favorable to the right
to manufacture. In other words. the
brewers quit absolutely and have
turned their attention to the task Of
putting their houses in order for the
complete cessation of operations.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24

The readers of this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work The pro-
prletors have so much faith its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for lists of testimonials. Address,
f. j. Cheney. & Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
CORRESPONDENCE
FORT ATKINSON

Several new cases of influenza have
been reported to DR.. E. j. Gibson by
local physicians in the past few days
and there is some fear that the cpl
demic has taken fresh start in the
city.
Before large crowd, Fort Atkinson
high school defeated Edgerton in the
opening game of the basketball season
last Saturday night at the high school
gymnasium by 80 to 10 score. The
game was much closer than the score
would indicate, and kept the fans on
edge at all times.
George /. Haight and Edmund D.
Adcock, for several years and until re-
Gently attorneys for the sanitary dis
trict of Chicago, and w. II. Haight
and Joseph Harris announce that they
have formed a partnership for the
practice of law under the firm name of
Haight, Adcock, Haight and Harris,
with Offices at 625-63l The Rookery,
Chicago. The Haights are sons of
Stephen Halght of Rockdale and have
many friends here who wish them long
"life and prosperity"
The marriage of Mr.. Frederick Per-
kins and Miss Caroline Hunt occurred
on Saturday, Jan. IL, 1919. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. A. w.
Triggs at the home of the brides
cousin, Mrs T. FL. Slagg, South Third
street. Only the immediate relatives
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins
will reside at Deerfield, Wis, where
the groom is engaged in the drug bust
ness.
Sergt. Gerald Hyde, member of the
II. @. Co. of the 128th Inf, which par
ticipated in nearly all the big battles of
the war, arrived in the city Monday
night and visited with his wife and
parents until Wednesday when he re-
turned to the base hospital at Camp
Grant for further treatment. Sergt.
Hyde fought in the Alsace sector and
in the battles of Chateau Thierry, Ju-
vigny and Argonne Forest. 1t was in
the fierce fighting of Argonne Forest
on Oct. 5th that he was wounded. He
and several others were lying in a ditch
near a road when high explosive shell
burst in front of them. Fragments of
the explosive struck his right knee and
completely shattered the bones. The
same shell killed two and wounded
more severely several others of his
companions
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
Fire Destroys Home; Owner Dies.

Poynette, Jan. 22.-Eugene Eastie.
fifty years. of age, was found burned
to death at his home, five miles from
this village. He had just returned
from visit to his daughter and, suf-
fering from heavy cold, had suppos-
edly started a roaring fire. In some
manner the house had been set on fire,
as part of the bed, together with the
head and shoulders of HASTE, had
been badly scorched. HASTE leaves one
son and five daughters, all married.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
W. iii. Mceovern Heads Phone Co.

Milwaukee, Jan. 22.-W. r.. McGov-
ern, who began work with the Wiscon-
sin Telephone company 10 years ago as
craftsman, has been appointed gen.
eral manager of the company TO sue
coed III. o. Seymour, who resigned q
few days ago to become vice president
of the First National bank. Mr.. Me-
Govern will assume management of
the company on February /, Mr.. Sey-
mour taking up his new duties at the
bank on the same date.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24
TRUTHFUL REPORTS
Edgerton Reads Them With I'm
common Interest.

An Edgerton citizen tells his expert
ence in the following statement. No
better evidence than this can be had.
The truthful reports of friends and
neighbors is the best proof in the
world. Read and be convinced.
John Koch, Lawton ST., Edgerton,
says: 81 was having lot of trou-
BILE with my back. It was 50 lame
and sore that / could hardly stoop. My
kidneys didn't act regularly and the
kidney secretions were unnatural.
/ began using Doan's Kidney Pills and
they relieved the lameness and pain
and did me whole lot of good. My
kidneys were fixed up in good shape
and caused me no more trouble. have
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills be-
fore and am glad to confirm my pre-
vious statement.
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Koch had. FOSTER ilburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
When you deliver your tobacco
stop and take an Edison home with
you. Bour wife and family want one.
AT Bardeen's. 8w3
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
BONES OF CHIEF BLACK
 HAWK IN MUSEUM

SALT LAKE CITY.-The bones of Chief Black Hawk who played havoc with settlers in Utah in the early cos are now resting peacefully in the Desert Museum in the Mormon Temple grounds in this city The skeleton was brought from an Indian burial ground near Spring Lake Villa. Utah county this state, and with all the accouterments of Indian burial. now reposes in a glass case in the Mormon church Museum
 The curator of the museum has made every effort to prove to Il ccr- taintN that the bones arc those of the he has gathered seems to prove their authenticity These include atfidavits of early settlers who witnessed the funeral procession of the chief
 Black Hawk is said to have died in 1870 as the result of a wound re- ceived in a fight with white settlers several wears previous, Prior to his death, it is s;td. he visited towns in the section he had harassed and made peace with all of his enemies
 From veterans of the raids made hv Black Hawks bands. il is declared the Black Hawk wars of Utah began in lSti when q small band of Indians en- campcd near Gunnison San Pete smallpox and blamed the white set tiers for it. The Indians attacked small settlements in numerous com munities. Women and children were
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
FOh FARM BRINGS
 VALUABLE RETURNS

SPOKANE Growth of fox farm industry on Kukio Island. off the coast of Alaska from ten pairs of foxes to d band of an estimated value of $780, 900 in the last four -oars WIS describ- ed by Claud Green. formerly a trap per. prospector and miner of the Occur d'Aicne district in Idaho. and one of the propretors of the farm during a recent visit here The fox are fed cooked mash of fish and shorts The farm maintains its own fishing fleet and yearly dries 10000 humpback and dog salmon. Mir Green said
 Orders on hand for foxes for hreed- ling purposes now total slG000 he declared. and s55,00O worth of hides will be sold during the present year. The farm was started with x pair of blue foxes and two pair of silver foxes. More than 800 foxes. with an average market value per pelt of $lS5 have been raised according to Mir Green.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15

ladies" by Palamedes. and a score of other carvings and paintings. princi- Dally lE German artists, from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries From the palace of Wilhelm I there have been stolen figures in bronze and ivory. pastel of Queen Louise. vases, letter containers, silver trays. Japan ese silk portieres and curtains. decora tive weapons. medallions. watches and mirrors.
 The Crown Princes residence suf fercd similarly. Cigarette cases. of which the crown prince had won derful collection, are missing, a jew elled collar. writing material. wooden material. clocks, a watch set with dia- monds and sapphres. two automobiles. five hunting guns and q gold revolver
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
|. w. w. Murderer Declares centralia Outrage Committed Under Orders

CENTRALIA, Nov. Tiff the state ments of the l. w. w. follower who shot Dale Hubbard during the armis- tice celebration today is true the mur- derous outrage was committed under orders. Before being strung up by the mob which took him from the jail the man. who has since been identified as q Seattle blacksmith who held the posi- tion of state secretary of the l. w. w. told his executors. q have carried out my orders" He refused to say by whom the alleged orders were given but several times insisted that he was following instructions
 Dale Hubbard died late this after noon, making the fourth returned sol. dier who met his death in the mur- derous attack Hubbard was married about three weeks ago in the army camp located near Centralia
 Trains and automobiles are bring ing in many armed soldiers and other military forces are expected during the night
 It was announced late this afternoon that Earl Watt. one of the men wound ed by the radicals. will die befare nightfall
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
THIEVES THUNDER HOHENZOLlERN PALACES
 OF ART TREASURES

BEItLlN.-Thefts from the castles crown Prince Frederick. not only dur ing the Revolution but during the Jan uary and March riots of the Sparta clsts and Communists. are still en- gazing the attention of the Berlin po- lice. Slowly the authorities have been able |" trace some of the valuabes that were filched by the sailors who occupied the ex-E,mperor's palace and that of his son for q time but an i'm mense amount has been taken from Berlin by underground methods and may never be recovered One of the q Hamburg professor. \ marine had stolen two Cranach portraits from the imperial castle, failed to get rid of them in Berlin and finally sold them to questionable dealer in Hamburg The dealer approached the professor. who recognized the canvases, gave q check but stopped payment and no tified the Finance Ministry. The paintings We're thereupon confiscated.
 There arc manN more mol vel re- covered, however. includinp q litth, male figure in wood dating from ljS5. a katharina von Bora by an unknown artist, also of wood. q warrior with
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
JAP CABLE ADVOCATE TO
 VISIT UNITED STATES

TOXIC. Kakichi Uchda. lead ing advocate of the proposed new cable between Japan and the United States. will leave for America and England next month. In the United States he says he will seek permission of the American government for the landing of the cable and will also discuss the proposition with American telegraph companies.
 The cable itsolf'', said Mir Uchida. twill probably be made in England where /! shall inspect the cable fac tories. Personally l feel confden. tha, the proposition will go through Present cable facilities are so made auate that business is greatly delayed Business houses feel the need of better facilities for the handling "f steadily increasing trade communications
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
WEDNESDAY
1. W. W. MAKE MUROERoUS ATTACK ON
 ARMiSTicE PARADE

CENTRALIA, Wn Nov 11-Mad- ; dened with unpatriotic impulses and hatred of all things American, a half dozen Industrial Workers of the World
 armed with rifles and revolvers pcrched themselves on house tops
 along the line of march 0 fthe armistice celebration parade here this afternoon and deliberately fired
 into the passing procession, killing three overseas veterans who were in- cluded among the troops participating
 in addition to wounding six others The dead are Warren c. Grimm, Benjamin Kasagranda and Arthur Me-
 Elfresh. Dale Hubbard, another over-
 seas soldier. was included among the
 number wounded and is believed to
 have received fatal injuries
 The attack came like a bolt out of
 the blue as the parade was passing along one of the main thoroughfares With the first sharp crack of the guns, oii' 'olultl iell utdu III HlS tfdtkS ana
 several others staggered from the
 shock of the flying bullets. For sev- eral moments after the first volley
 was fired. the crowd was unable to
 determine from whence the shots came,
 owing to the murlerous I. w. W's
 keeping themselves concealed Shor
 after shot rang out while the crowd
 remained supplied with uncertainty
 and horror. The murder lust of the
 the soldiers but d number of shots
 Were also directed into the crowd along
 the sidewalks. One of the I. w w.
 was seen to take deliberate aim and
 shoot down Dale Hubbard and was
 later lynched by an angry mob After
 the first moment of fright. the crowd
 broke and fled to cover with the rabid
 murderers on the housetops firing after them. Following the shooting a
 number of radicals in the crowd at
 tempted to create diversion appar-
 ently with the intention of enabling
 the shooters to escape but failed to
 prevent them from being surrounded
 The police assisted by volunteers ar rested the men. together with several others of radical tendencies who at tempted to hinder the officers. Six
 teen. all of whom are professedly I. w. w. of Socialists. were rounded up. Following the arrests an angry
 crowd of citizens stormed the jail and ] took possession of the man known to have shot the veteran. Hubbard. He
 was given short shift before being strung up to a convenient pole
 The local l. w. w. headquarters disclaims all responsibility for the out rage. The officials declare they are
 deeply shocked by the affair. Owing to popular resentment over the shoot ing, the I. w. w. officials telephoned q hurried request for the dispatch of state troops to prevent further trouble. The troops arrived a short | time after the slayer of Hubbard was lynched and are now in control of the
 situation.
 O. Grimm. one of the murdered SOL
 diers, was q widely noted University of Woshin ptop foothaIl pIayer
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
ARMS CONSIGNED TO VIRGINIA
 MINERS SEIZED BY OFFICERS

CHARLESTOWN. w. Va. Nov 12- Representatives of the sheriff's office acting under an executive warrant is- sued by Governor Cornwell today seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition in the express office at Dawes. q mining village in the Cabin Creek coal district today.
 The arms were consigned to men who are included among the striking coal miners.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
ANTI Ti-soLSHEvlSTS GETTING
 WORST OF FIGHTING

LONDON, Nov. l1-Authoritative advices on the Russian situation show that the anti-Bolshevik forces have been forced by increased Bolshevist activities to assume q defensive status at practically all points in western Russia. The Bolsheviki have greatly increased their military forces. forcing the opposition to assume the defensive everywhere
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN NORTH DAKOTA
 MINING DISTRICTS

BISMARCK. Nov. 1i-Governor Frazier today declared martial law in the mining districts of North Dakota and ordered the State Adjutant Genral strike to provide the people with coal.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15

tortured. children carried away and much property devastated, according to the stories of the old settlers This continued until about 1872. it is said. when the Indians. hard pressed by soldiers. acknowledged the superiority of the white men
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15

Service done our fellow men is the most beautiful thing in the world JOIN.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-15

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the pay
ment OF the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid In a certain deed of
ust. executed the Sd day Of February,
1912, by John w, Mobley and wife.
wilma A. MObley, TO the undersigned
as trustee. as same appears of record
IN the office Of the register Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, in book 500, page
~, and the-owner Of the debt secured
having requested the undersigned TO
advertise and sell the property secured
by said deed Of trust. this is to give
notice that we will, on
FRIDAY, MARCH q, 1919,
commencing at II O'Clock Don at the
south vest corner Of the courthouse,
Memphis Shelby county. Tennessee
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof. proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
as follows: q
Lot No. 80, of the Highland Avenue
subdivision Of the Prescott 26-acre
tract, as per plat lof record in plat
book 5, page So. of the registers office,
Shelby county, Tennessee. and fully de-
scrtbed as follows: Beginning at the
northwest corner of Bate and Prescott
avenues, running thence east II 9-10
feet to a stake; thence south S02 feet,
more Of less, to a stake: thence west
= $40 feet to Prescott venue thence
north 3O2 feet to the point of begin
ming.
1t is understood and agreed between
the grantors and grantees that no
dwelling house shall be built On said
lot of less cost and value than fifteen
hundred G1,500) dollars for a period OF
six years,
All right and equity of redemption,
homestead and dover waived in said
deed of trust, and the title is believed
TO be good, but we will sell and con-
vey only as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE G. TRUST co,
Trustee.
BY S. J. SHEPHERD, Trust Officer.
This Feb. 81, 1919.