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VOLUME XLIV -NO. 48.
THE GOVERNOR’S
FAIR SPEECH
Gov. La Follette Delivers an
Address at the Manitowoc
County Exhibition
FREIGHT RATES TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Owing To Bad Weather But A Small
Audience Was Present —
Speech Good
On Thursday afternoon the governor
appeared at the fair to deliver his ad
dress. The weather was cold and had
been threatening all day. A* a result
bnt a small crowd was on the grounds,
numbering not over 1400
The rough winds caused the manage
ment to have the governor deliver his
address In the agricultural hall instead
of outside as bad been planned. As
many as could, crowded in and with
few exceptions the address of an hour
and a halfs duration was listened to
with interest. As at the other fairs the
governor selected the subject of freight
rates as the topic of his address. He
said the railroad companies are quasi
pnblic, being absolutely necessary for
the business of today, a great many
many priveledges have been given
them, they can seize your land or home
and put a railroad through it and mil
lions of acres of land have been given
outright to them by the federal and
state governments, but for all these
favors bestowed on them the munici
pality has also rights in them.
As far back as 1873 railroad rates
were fixed at a certain amount in our
state above which the companies can
not charge. Bnt since then, while
traffic has increased to a tremendous
extent decreasing the cost of main
tenance relatively, the rates have re
mained the same on our statute book*.
Bnt while Wisconsin has been thus
backward other states have been more
active and have established commis
sions who together with the railroad
companies revise the rates and reduce
them if they deem it necessary.
Wisconsin has been struggling for
some time to create such a board but
without success. But what is true of
Wisconsin is also true of the other
states.
For ten years the state of lowa
battled with the railroads and then it
succeeded in putting a law on the
statute books that is just, to the rail
roads as well as the shipper. When
the measure was pending before the
lowa legislature, the companies bought
members outright wherever possible or
brought influence to bear on them, they
threatened to not build another mile
of road if the bill became a law. But
finally it passed, was taken to the sup
reme court of the United States and
upheld and since then there has not a
word of protest been uttered against it.
The state of lowa is covered by a net
work of railroads so that not a single
farm in the whole state is over seven
miles from a station. Tue lowa rates
on most articles are much cheaper than
the Wisconsin rates and yet the rail
road companies in their report state
that they are entirely satisfied.
This same law the governor attemp
ted to have placed on our statute books
bnt the railroad companies and ship
pers both fought it and finally defeated
it. The reason the big shipper
opposed uniform low rates was that
he gets a rebate or is allowed to under
bill his goods. This of course gives the
large shipper who receives that rebate
an advantage over the small shipper,
and so they helped the railroad com
pany in its fight, coming personally to
Madison to influence the members of
the legislature.
Whenever you buy an article, yon
the consumer, have to pay the freight
that has been on that article, so if the
freight is high you have to pay so
much more. Same way if you ship an
article, like hay or grain, to be sold in
open market, the price that is offered
you will be more or less in the inverse
ration as the freight is higher or lower.
So if you have higher freight charges to
pay to Chicago than the farmer from
lowa pays to ship to the same place
then you receive so much less for your
grain than he does.
What a difference there is in the
freight rates can be seen from the fol
lowing tables showing the freight paid
on the same article for the same dis
tance hauled in Wisconsin and lowa.
(We do not give all the tables the
governor had but enough to illustrate
his point.)
A comparison of freight rates on
merchandise shipped in less than car
load lots and in carload lots from
THE MANITOWOC PILOT.
Manitowoc to Clintonville with the
rates for a like service in lowa. 78
•idles.
Excess
Rato for Wls.
Commodities lowa Wis. Amt. Prct
Class 1, loss carload lots 22 40 40.00 17.00 70,77
Class 2. less carload lots 10 04 33.00 13*6 73.32
Class 3, less carload lots 14.1)4 25 06 10.06 87.34
Class 4, less carload lots 11.20 20.00 8.80 78.57
Total, L. C. L. 67.53 118,00 50.42 74.01
Class 5, carload lots 7.84 14 00 616 71.57
Class A, carload lots 8.20 10 50 8.30101 22
Class B. carload lots 7.84 13.25 5.41 69.01
Class C, carload lots 672 11.50 4.78 71.13
Class D. carload lota 5.60 9.50 8.90 89,64
Class E carload lots 4.48 8.00 3.52 78.57
Total. C. L. 40.63 72.75 32.07 78.814
Total, L. C. L. 67.58118.00 50.42 74.81
Grand total 108,26 190.75 82.49 16.20
A comparison of freights on merchan
dise shipped in less than carload lots
and in carload lots from Manitowoc to
Marshfield with the rates for a like ser
vice in lowa. 173 miles..
Excess
Rats for Wls.
Commodities lowa Wis. Amt. Prct
Class 1, less carload lots 38.00 50.00 14.00 38.89
Class 2, less carload lots 27.75 42,00 14.25 51.35
Clais 3. less carload lots 21.25 32.00 10,75 50.59
Class 4, Isss carload lots 16.95 21.00 4.05 23.89
Total L.C.L. 101.95 145.00 43.05 42.2S
Classs, Carload lots 12.75 16.00 3.25 fc).49
Class A. Carload lots 14.20 21 60 8.80 4i 19
Class B, Carload lots 11.85 16.00 4.15 36 19
Class C, Carload lots 10.15 13.00 2.81 28.08
Class D, Carload lots 8.56 11.00 /2 45 28.66
Class E, Carload lots 7.30 10.00 2.80 38 89
Total, C. L. 64 70 87.00 22,30 34.47
Total, L.C.L. 101.95 145,00 48.00 42 23
Grand total 166.85 332.00 65.30 39.21
A comparison of freights on mer
chandise shipped in less than carload
lots and in carload lots from Manito
woc to New London with the rates for
a like service in lowa. 62 miles.
Excess
Rate for 'Vis.
Commodities lowa Wis. Amt. Prct
Class 1, less carload lota 21.30 35.00 13.8(1 65.09
Class 2, less carload lots 18.02 30.00 11.98 66.48
Class 3. less carload lots 14.14 24.00 9.86 09.73
Class 4, less carload lots 10,60 16,00 6,40 50.94
Total, L, C. L. 83.'.6 105.0(1 41.04 64.16
Class 5, carload lots 7.42 12.50 5.08 68 46
Class A. carload lots 7.60 14.00 6.40 84.21
Class B, carload lots 7.4? IJ.OB 4.58 61.73
Class C, carload lots 0.36 9.50 3.14 49,37
Clasa D, carload lots 6.30 8.08 2.70 50.94
Class K, carload lots 4,25 6.00 1.75 41.18
Total, C. L. 38.35 62 00 23.65 61.67
Total, L. C. L. 63.90 105.00 41.04 64.61
Grand total 102. 31 167.00 64.69 52.22
In looking ovtu 'ue railroad rates we
found that the above rates as quoted are
not correct and should have been under
Wisconsin.
24 instead of 35
20 instead of 30
10 instead of 34
13 instead of 10
or almost as low as lowa.
The following tables are combinations
of the preceding tables. Table A in a
combination of class rates from 1 to 4
inclusive, and shows the average cost
per hundred lbs. of shipping merchan
dise in less than carload lots from
Manitowoc to each of the 15 cities
given.
Table B is a combinatkm of the class
rater from sto E inclusive, and shows
the average cost per 100 lb s of shipping
merchandise in carload lots f r jm Mani
towoc to each of the 18 cities given.
In order to fully understand what
these tables mean, we will illustrate
how the tables were built up. Take
the class rates from I to 4 from Mani
towoc to Cliutonville as an example.
The rate for shipping merchandise in
class I is 40 cents; class 3, 33 cents;
class 11, 25 cents: class 4. 20 cents;
making a total of 1 lb cents for shipping
100 lbs. in each class from Manitowoc
to Clintonville. Dividing this llbcents
by 4 gives us an average of 29.50 cents
per 100 lbs. as shown under “Wiscon
sin” in table “A”. The average lowa
rate for an equal distance is obtained in
the same way, i. e. by adding the rates
from class 1 to 4 inclusive, which gives
67.58 cents; then dividing this by 4
gives the average rate of 16.89 cents for
shipping 100 lbs. of merchandise in less
than carload lots etc. on through both
tables A and B.
(It was best to compile these tables in
this way in order to have a less number
of tables to deal with.)
Table A
A comparison of the average Rate on
Merchandise in less than carload lots
from Manitowoc to Clintonville and 15
other places with the rate in lowa on
like goods for a like distance together
with the relative cost for a specific ship
ment in both states.
LESS TIIAS CARLOAD LOTS
Average Relative
rate 100 cost for
IPs. in specific
cents shipment
From Manitowoc to lowa Wig. lowa Win.
Clintonville 18.89 2!* 50 SIO.OO *17.40
Shawano 17.T9 29.50 10.00 16.5 H
Marshfield 88.48 88.28 10 00 14.22
Antigo 21 Of. 30 75 10.00 17.40
Appleton 14.04 21.12 10,00 15.78
Oshkosh 10.8* 23.75 10,00 14.00
Hortonville 15.38 25.25 10.00 10,41
Rhinelander 25.98 40.75 10.00 15.89
Oreen Lake (Hartford)
Via Sheboygan 17.79 28.75 10,00 15.94
Rlpon 17.49 21.75 10.00 12 43
Princeton 18.59 28 79 10.00 14.41
Fond du Lac
(Via Sheboygan) 10 29 23.76 10 00 14,58
(Mllette 19.08 *9 50 10.00 15 48
Wausau 21.54 88.25 10.00 18.83
New London 15 99 28 25 10 00 16.41
(Continued on Page Five.)
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Rail Road Crossing and Lake Shore Pro
tection Considered.
When the council was called to order
Monday evening all the aldermen, ex
cept Pbalen were present. The city at
torney informed the council, that an ac
tion had been commenced against the
C. &N. W. R. R.. to compel them to
open 14th slreet and put it into a con
dition of usefulness. The railroad com
pany maintains six tracks and a switch
at that point, while the platform of the
freight depot extends 28 feet into the
street. The company has been repeat
edly informed to comply with the city's
request, but has finally flatly refused.
The case will be tried in the January
term of court.
The mayor called attention to the
fact that the city's business must be con
ducted mure economically, especially as
regards work that is paid for out of the
ward funds, all of the wards with the
exception of the sth and 7th being over
drawn.
The petition of the residents of 18th
and Wollmer streets to have the water
works system extended on those streets
was referred to the committee.
A petition for a sewer on 20th street
was referred.
The petition to have the water works
system extended along Greenstreet be
tween 10th and 14th was granted.
The petition of the Western Toy Cos.
for an alarm box was referred to the
committee.
Bids for improving South Bth street
were received, .1. Trestek & Cos. for 1830
and C. Peters for $494, the latter bid not
being accompanied by a check the mat
ter was referred to the first ward com
mittee.
Tiie Park committee was authorized
to have the pine trees removed out of
the north side park.
The Dry Dock Cos. petitioned to be al
lowed to run a spur track into their
yards.
Oscar Lindholm was granted permis
sion to run a private aewer to connect
with the city system at 19th and Clark
streets.
Contractor Keith appeared before the
council and said that the stormy weather
was the cause of the slow progress being
made in the placing of the protection
piers. But with fair weather the job
would be finished within two weeks.
He encountered additional trouble in
being compelled to run the pier through
the old channel of the Manitowoc river
where extra long piles are required.
After allowing several hills the coun
cil adjourned.
KILLED DISCHARGING HIS DUTY
Leo Roeckel Falls Under the Wheels of
Freight Train
While attempting to make a coupling
on a freight at Clintonville Tuesday
night Leo Roeckel a brakeman on the
C. & N. W. fell under the train and had
both legs severed above the knees. lie
was a Manitowoc county boy, his
parents formerly being on a farm near
Stark post office, and he himself had
attended school here in the city. After
the accident Roekcel was taken to a
hotel lit Clintonville and aid sum
moned,but he expired Wednesday noon.
A brother has left for Clintonville to
take charge of the remains. Leo
Reckel was 27 years old and greatly
esteemed by all who knew him.
HAD BOTH LEGS BROKEN
Edward Erickson a Lad Near Collins the
Victim
While assisting a threshing crew, Ed
ward Erickson a deaf and dumb lad
was run over by the engine breaking
both of his legs. The boy resides with
his parents on a farm near Collins and
is about 1H years old.
GOSSIP IS VERY EXPENSIVE
Win. Ahrens is Being Sued for SSOOO by
Anna Wanna
Win. Ahrens of Cooperstown has been
served with notice of suit commenced
against him for SSOOO damages for
injuring the character of Anna Wanna
of the same village. The case is the re
suit of gossip by which the plaintiff
asserts her character has been injured.
Thomas Higgins is getting tired of
waiting for the lake shore improve
ments and has purchased the hull of an
old dredge. This he will have towed
out to the Little Manitowoc and beached
there. If it will stay *vre it may do
eome good, but a few years ago that at
tempt was made and the scows floated
away and settled on the south side
where the last pieces can still le seen.
MANITOWOC, WIS. SEPTEMBER 24,1903.
WASHINGTON LETTER
(FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT)
Washington, D. C., Sept. 21, 1903.
As an indication of what one promi
nent man thinks. Senator Clay of
Georgia, who is in Washington this
week “arranging for winter quarters”
as h* puts it, says that his state, and he
believes mott of the southern states will
send delegations to the next national
convention instructed to support Sena
tor Gorman for the first place on 'die
ticket. When aiJced what effect Mr.
Bryan's opposition would have, the Sen
ator replied, “None whatever. Why
ray dear Sir, wo are sick and tired of
seeing Bryan’s name in the papers. If
the press of the country could only real
ize that he is no longer regarded seri
ously by the practical democrats, the
newspapers would ignore him. As
soon as the papen drop him, his occu
pation, as self-appointed dictator of the
democratic party, will he gone. We
are nut paying any attention to him In
Georgia. We have talked the matter
over among ourselves and we have
about concluded that Senator Gorman
is not only the strongest man in the
party we can nominate, hut we believe
there is an excellent opportunity of
electing him. Hi* democracy, hi* abil
ity as a leader and his safe views on all
the important questions which will fig
ure in the coming campaign stamp him
as the strongest man we have in onr
party today. This estimate of Gorman
is not confined to Georgia but it extends
all the way from Maryland down
through Virginia, the Carolina*, Flori
da, Alabama and Louisiana.”
Reports from the Northwest are to
the effect that the people of that section
republicans and democrats alike are
anxious for tariff reform and one repub
Mean Congressman, now in Washington,
admits that were the democrat* to nom
inate a safe man, sound on the money
question and with conservative tariff
reform ideas, he could give Mr. Roose
velt a very close run in Minnesota. It
appears that t'i .people of that section
have at last awakened to the fact that
the tariff on wheat was imposed merely
to hoodwink the farmers and really doe*
no one a penny’s worth of good, while
it prevents the Minneapolis mills from
grinding the thousands of bnshels of
wheat harvested in British Columbia
and deprives the northwestern railroads
of the benefit of hauling both the wheat
and the flour. The coopers would also
be benefited could this wheat find its
way to Minneapolis as they would sup
ply the flour barrels, the lumbermen
would supply the material for the bar
rels and so oh, until a large number of
northwestern interests would benefit di
rectly or indirectly from free wheat. It
is also desired that a general reciprocity
treaty with Canada l>e effected. Of
course such a treaty would be emphat
ically opposed by the Eastern republic
ans, but that very fact may augment
the disaffection of those in tlie north
west.
Postmaster General Payne is under
stood to have defended a defense of his
action in removing Miss Todd, the Dela
ware postmast' r, at the behest of Allee,
the Addicks senator, which will enable
the President to approve Payne’s course
and avoid any rupture with Payne or
Addicks. Although the Postmaster
General told Miss Todd that she was re
moved because she was personally ob
noxious to Senator Allee, and although
in the first interviews he gave on the
subject he plainly showed that he l>e
lieved the agreement entered into be
tween the Delaware senators, whereby
each was to control half of the federal
patronage and use it to reward faithful
henchmen, was ample reason for his
having removed Miss Todd and replaced
her with an Addicks politician; after
the press of the country manifested un
qualified disapproval of his action Mr
Payne bethought himself of the advisa
bility of alleging that Miss Todd was
guilty of ' offensive partisanship” and
alleged that reason in his report to the
President. Of course, Mr. Roosevelt is
too ardent a civil service reformer to
tolerate a federal employee who was
guilty of taking sides, even though she
lie a woman, without a vote, and even
though she took sides against a notori
oils corruptionist who had brought dis
grace on her state. Consequently ac
cording to all reports, Miss Tisld will
remain removed by order of the Presi
dent, and Payne will once more escape
the consequences of bis aids.
General Frank D Baldwin, command
ing the department of the Colorado, has
just made an interesting report to the
War Department in which he deals an
other blow at the anti canteen move
ment. General Baldwin says, “From a
somewhat extensive observation as In
spector general and as a commander of
troops, I have l>een deeply impressed by
the very marked difference in discipline
and general contentment among the en
listed men since the abolition of the
canteen feature of the post exchange.
If men are unable to get a glass of beer
in a decent and orderly manner in th*
garrison, they will resort to the vile
brothels which cluster around the bor
ders of the reservation, where they
drink all manner of alcoholic beverages
and often sink into debauchery and
ruin.’’ In conclusion, the General quotes
and endorses the words of his predecess
or, General Funston, who said, “The
recent legislation by congress, so far as
this department is concerned, has had
no effect except to lower the discipline
of the army, ruin scores of good soldiers
and fill the pockets of a lot of saloon
keepers, gamblers and prostitutes.”
The name* of the j>ersons indicted last
week in connection with the Postofflce
scandals have finally come out. In ad
dition to Beavers and Machen, they in
clude Eugene D. Scheble of Toledo,
Ohio, James W. Erwin, assistant super
intendent of free delivery for the terri
tory west of the Rocky Mountains, Isaac
S. McGiehan and George H. Hunting
ton of the Columbia Supply Company
of New York. It is shown by the*e in
dictments that Machen and Beaver*
shared the profits on a device attached
to letter boxes in some cities, showing
when the next collection will be made,
that Machen and Scheble shared the
profits on every letter box, and that
McGiehan and Huntington shared with
Machen the profits on every package
mail box. The grand jury i now en
gaged considering the legal end of the
Postofflce investigation and it is expect
ed that important indictments in this
connection will be soon returned.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK PAST
GIGSTA D
Miss Dora Gigstad, the 10 year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Gigstad.
of Valders, died suddenly at Berwick,
North Dakota, Monday. Mis* Gigstad
was visiting at Berwick and her parents
Uad no knowledge of her sickne*s, the
first news to them lieing a telegram an
nouncing her death. The body was
shipped to Valders for burial.
MOUQLAND
Miss Johanna Mongland died Tuesday
morning of cancer of the stomach. She
lived alon* at 088 N oth street and Pad
reached the age of 70 years at time of
death. The body will be taken to New
Denmark, Brown county, where she has
a brother living, for burial
LARSON
Sunday morning, Mr*. Larson, the
mother of Mrs. John Diodricks died, the
deceased having reached the good old
age of HI years The funeral took place
Tuesday.
PLOECKELMAN
A baby of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Ploeckelman died Monday, death being
due to infantile trouble.
COLONEL GRAHAM ON SICK LIST
Taken Suddenly 111 on Sunday Evening
But Will Recover.
Sunday afternoon at five o’clock Col.
Graham was taken suddenly very ill
while in Groffmau’s drug store. He be
came unconscious and friend* thought
ho had suffered a stroke of paralysis.
After some time he revived and was r*
moved to hi* home where h* recovered
The colonel is getting to Is* an old man
and such attacks are the cause of worry
to his many friend*
WEDDINGS OF THE PAST WEEK
UOSINHKY KKUMM
Miss Hophia Huslnskr and Mr. Frank
Knniuii were married at the home of
the parent* of the bride Saturday even
. Mff. Kninmi ha* a largo circle of
friend* who wish her happiness. The
groom as an employe of the Snow Flake
Laundry, in known to everyone.
MUEI-LKII—HKEMMER
Miss Jennie Mueller and William
Bremmer of Two Rivers were married
Wednesday afternoon. The young
couple are well known in Two Rivers
and in the city. Mr Bremmer being
Interested in the Knitting factory.
Mr. and Mrs. Bremmer left for a wed
ding trip through the east and will
then return to Two Rivers.
NEILSON— MtTELI.KK
Mis* Paula Neilson and Hugo Mueller
were married at noon today. The bride
is the daughter of ('apt. Neilson while
tile groom in the son of the late August
Mueller, ami at present employed as
bookkeeper for the Kchuette Bros. Cos
The wedding was a quiet affair only
immediate relatives being present.
Dan Fitzgerald and John Williams
will leave with Cos. 1 of the first regi
ment for Kentucky where tne mami
vers of the troops of the central states
will lie conduotfd. They take the
place of members of Cos. I that are nu
able to go.
GLOVE FACTORY OPENS SOON
Machinery is Up and Factory Will Be lo
Operation by Monday.
The people of the glove factory are
busy installing the machinery and re
ceiving tke raw material to get ready to
open business Monday. About 100 sew
ing machines will be in operation and
several cutters will lie kept employed to
furnish the machines with work. The
factory is being equipped *o that every
kind of glove can be manufactured here
from the cheapest to th* very best.
Great quantities of lesther are being re
ceived daily. The factory will when in
full operation employ about 100 girls,
all being enabled to earn very good
wages. Several men will also be em
ployed, doing the cutting and handling
of the goods.
REV. C. E. WEED COMES HERE
Will Tike Scv. Hooton's Place Who Will
Go to Oconomowoc.
At the conference in Gre*n Bay. Rev.
E. C. Weed was assign*)! to th* St.
Paul's M. E. church of Manitowoc and
he will preach the Sunday's sermon.
The conference also decided to in*trnct
it* delegate* to th* national conference
to vot* for a return to the five year lim
it. Formerly no pa*tor of a Methodist
church could stay with a church more
than five yeare, but this syskem was
abolished three years ago. The change
has not been satisfactory and the minis
ters urge a return to the oh! system.
Hsv. Mueller has l*een returned to the
German church here for another year
THE BRIDGE CABLE IS LAID
Sunday Morninf the Long Expected Cable
Was Pal in Place.
The cable that is to furnish the motor
on Eighth street bridge with power to
turn the bridge has lieen put in place,
being snnk 38 feet below tha surface.
Several hundred of the populate* were on
tha bridge to superintend th* job and
with their assistance the cable was suc
cessfully placed The bridge will with
in a few day* lie operated hv electricity.
CORNER STONE TO BE LAID
Thursday Afternoon the Ceremony of
Laying the Corner Slone for the new
Library Will Take Place
This afternoon (Thursday) at 3 30 the
cornerstone of the Carnegie library will
l>e laid. Oscar W Torrlson of Chicago
will deliver the address and L. J. Nash
the president of the library board will
lay th* stone. Various newspapers, a
directory and other matter of interest
will lie included in the stone. Rev. I).
C. Junes will act a* chaplain and Urbans
band will furnish the music.
PICKLE CROP WILL BE SMALL
Manitowoc Pickle Company Racurcs hut
OiM-Eifhlfa of Regular Crop
The Pickle* throughout th# state have
Ijeeu a failure this year, due to the cold
and excessively wet weather. In many
localities the crop has lieen a complete
failure. Th# Manitowoc Pickling Cos.
has about on* hundred acrea set to
pickles from which they will this year
obtain about 2500 bushels instead of
twenty thousand that the acreage had
ought to yield.
MAPLE GROVE THE CHAMPIONS
The But Base Bad Nine of th County
Teams.
Bv defeating Wayside, Sunday, with
a score of IS to 8, the Maple Grove nine
have established themselves as cham
pions of the county nlnas. The batter
ies wsre Maple Grove, Flannigan and
Morrissey. Wayside, Buuoe and Freebie.
A WOMAN BECOMES INSANE
Mrs. Bhurha of Cooperstown Becomes
Violent Sunday.
Mrs. Wen/.el Bhurha of the town of
Cooperstown became violently irsane
Sunday night. It was found necessary
to place her in the town hall to prevent
her from doing others and herself injury.
She will probably be taken to the North
ern hospital at Oshkosh.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
('has. Vandrachek Manitowoc Carrie
Kirsch Reeds ville; Hugo Mueller and
Paula Nielson Manitowoc City. August
| Lehimpf and Sophia Hoeppner Maui
1 towoc.
WHOLE NO. 2338.
THE MANITOWOC
COUNTY FAIR
The Fair Closes its Gates This
Year Showing a Deficite
of About S2OO
CARNIVAL INJURED FAIR SOMEWHAT
Fair Very Interesting in Many Repect*.
But Fakirs Were Missed
Friday the fair closed and when all
was checked up the management found
that they were abont two hundred
dollars to the bad. But thin is no sur*
prise. In the first place the weather
was against them, the rains dad made
the roads almost impassable and caused
heary damages in the county. And
then a number of the city people as
well as some farmers had left all their
loons change at the carnival and not
being allowed to jump the fence stayed
at home. Thursday the gate receipts
showed about 1300 to MOO people in
the grounds while Friday as childrens
day brought about 5000 people within
the enclosure.
The exhibits in manufactures and
liberal arts hall were better and more
numerous than for some years, the
fruit display also was larger than last
year even if this was a bad fruit year
likewise the exhibits in agricultural hall
were many and good. The machinery
of the Smalley manufacturing Cos. and
A. J. Anderson in operation on the
grounds recalled the good olden times,
and we would advise the dealers not
only to keep it up but increase next
year as it forms on# of the best ways of
advertising that they can get. The
Central Railway Cos. had a tent with
products from northern Wisconsin and
this attracted a great d* al of attention.
There was a nice exhibit of horses bat
the stock was less than usual, being
composed of the beards of Christ Mutb,
Hall, Kiel and Capt. Fulton. Christ
lauded the pramiumon the herd they be
ing a fine set of animals. There were but
a few hogs there and no sheep. Next
year the secretary must do soms per
sonal soliciting to induce the merchants
to make the halls interesting and then
get the farmers to till every single pen
they have with stock. The races were
good, and good time was made in spite
of all the rainy weather.
Rut all mourn the fakirs were miss
ing, the rainy weather caused most of
them to liquidate and go out of business
and then thev do not find that the two
days fair warrants them in coming, the
time being too short for the expense in
cured. as a result the midway was very
empty FVter Undress with sauerkraut
ami weiners being the onlv attraction.
The youngsters looked in vain for the
carousel hut Stastnv had most likely
got stuck in the mud and his hoby
horses could not get there. Altogether
the fair was one of the good old kind
ami if a day more is added next year
ami local interest worked up there is
no rea*on why it should not make
money.
TWO STUDENTS SUSPENDED
Endeavoring to Hare a Pupil Leads to
Trouble in School.
•
Two bulleys iu the First ward school
stdted another pupil and attempted to
haze him by holding him under the fau
cet of the water pipe. Prof. Luehr is
not the man to stand this and he imme
diately suspended the boys. After a
week s suspension ihey were taken back
on promising to behave like students
and not like street rats.
The Irish Pawn Brokers will appear
at the Opera House Oct. 6.
FOR YOUR COUGH
TAKE
*
Syrup of Tar and
Wild Cherries
35 years the standard.
Perfectly Harmless
Helps where others fail
SCHIVUDT BROS.
Drug Store
208 North Eighth Street