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The Superior Times
VOL. XXXXI. XO. 47.
lELEPHONE il
ELECT OFFICERS
President of Wisconsin Company
Addresses Convention.
BUSINESS IS DISCUSSED
j a Pratt of Menomonee Falls Heads
New State Organization Formed
at Madison —R. M. Richmond
i Vice-President.
Madison. —The feature of a session
f the telephone men of the state was
a paper by W. J. Hagenah on "Stand
ards of Accounting for Telephone
Companies.”
Alonzo Burt, Milwaukee, president
--I' the Wisconsin Telephone company,
i,-a,i a paper dealing with various
iters in connection with the opera
on of telephone systems.
Mr Burt said that the depreciation
n phono property In Wisconsin
, ;i s about eight per cent, per year,
hi addition to operating expenses and
, lueciution on the investment, tele
■ property in this state, he be
. hould pay a dividend of eight
r i. The Wisconsin Telephone
,y had added about $1,000,000 a
. n to its Investment in this state
the last eight years, and most
money had been secured from
:st, he said. Mr. Bert analyzed
t of Installing, maintaining and
: htg telephone systems in Wis
consin.
meeting elected the following
. f directors: J. A. Pratt of Me-
Falls, Paul J. Welrlch of
M i r W. F. Goodrich of La Crosse,
f three years; W. L. Smith of
Me, H. M. Richmond, F M.
n, cf Ashland, term of two years,
,in-l E. R. Bowler of Sheboygan, term
of one year.
Th following officers were elected
fi-i ■ ensuing year:
Prt■ ’-lent, J. A. Pratt, Menomonee
F t Is; vi i-president. R. M. Richmond,
E\ an.-ville; secretary, Paul J. Welrlch,
M'-nroc; treasurer, W. W. Goodrich,
l a Crosse.
An arbitration committee to settle
differences between members of the
ociation were elected, consisting of
C V Miller of Hlxton, J. C. Marsh of
N-dllsville, and John C. Gaveney of
Ucadia.
The place of holding the meeting
next year will be selected by the
rd of directors.
state Telephone Men Convene.
Representatives of 80 telephone
om panics operating in Wisconsin met
In the assembly room of the capltol
the purpose of organizing what Is
be known as the Wisconsin State
Telephone association.
\ temporary organization was per
' and with J. A. Pratt, Menomonle
''alls, president, and Paul Welrlch,
Monroe, secretary, and a draft of a
(institution was oflered for consider
ation.
Flit ■ temporary organization was
"•ade permanent.
The purpose of the meeting Is ‘To
aid in the general education of the
Public, create and encourage contt
d a In public utility investments, en
gage development, foster and
'in Rate the growth, protect mutual
interest, promote uniformity and sys
'eni In accounting, operation, main
'•■n.-uce and construction of telephone
In’msta, and to defewd the same
!l( im unfair encroachment or compe
'Blon by co-operation and by such
'b- available means as may from
■ to time seen advisable and do
h other things as may seem to
- I oard of directors to be advisable
accomplishment of the objects
'bis association.”
3?ard Wants Oldfield.
U a meet the state board of agri
Mure, a contract was made with
ey Oldfield, automobile speed
to exhibit bis racing car at the
'-I fair and also take part In the
fi s mile race. This Is to bo made one
'■ • biggest fea'urea of the state
fair.
H.o board took steps to meet the
hu- tion proceedings in regard to
rectlon of the new speed barns,
e agreement in the contract was
■auged to conform with the statutes
T the hearing of the Injunc
‘he work will be resumed on the
speed barns. Members of the
w ere at the meeting with the
■i of George MoKerrow of Pe
Charles Hill of Rosendale
Jam T. McLaren, Milwaukee.
Industrial School.
' unningham. member of the
service board, has returned
i-' sha, where he inspected
for boys. Mr. Cunningham
iool was being run In ideal
ts kept clean and tidy, and
- were being well care-1
To Try for Places in Congress.
The Democratic state convention
was productive in the development of
several congressional candidates. As
a result of conferences between the
delegates from the Tenth district. John
F. Lament, mayor of Wausau, an
nounced his candidacy for congress.
‘ Yes, 1 am a candidate for the nomi
nation for congress In the Tenth dis
trict on the Democratic ticket," said
Mr. Lament, Just before he left for
home, "and I am going right into the
fight. I believe that 1 can bo elected.
I shall start my campaign as soon as
I get home and will make a fight
which will be carried into every town
ship in (he district and I promise you
the fight will be kept up until the elec
tion.”
There Is no question of Mr. La
ment's nomination, as there will be
no candidate against him.
Before Congressman Weisse left for
home it was well understood that he
would be a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for congress In the
Sixth district and all his opponents
laid their plans accordingly. Poli
ticians who are well posted in the dis
trict say i hat the most formidable can
didate of those opposed to Mr. Weisse
is Mayor Everett 11. Clark of Fond du
Lac.
Delegates from the Seventh district
who wa re there said that it was prob
able that Ray Grav. s would lie induced
to run for congress in that district
against Congn ssir.m Esch. Mr. Graves
is the son of Judge Graves of Viroqua
and is said to be a clean, able young
man, who will put up a good fight.
The Democratic candidate In the
Third district will be W E Coffland
of Viroqua. It was stated by delegates
from the district that he would accept
and make the run. The Democratic
candidate in the First district will be
Calvin Stewart of Kenosha. Mr. Stew
art lias run before and always put up
a good fight against the heavy odds
he had to face.
State Jewelers in Session.
More than one hundred and fifty
delegate; attended the fifth annual
convention of (he Wisconsin Retail
Jewelers’ association, which held a
three days’ session in Milwaukee.
Nearly all have their wives with them,
and besides the jewelers there are
about fifty manufacturers and jobbers
present.
The opening meeting was called to
order by President Gustave Keller,
Appleton, after which Mayor Seidel
delivered the address of welcome,
Speeches pertaining to trade matters
were given by Col. J. L. Shepherd,
New York; A. L. Sackett, Rockford;
Samuel Swartchild, Chicago; John B.
Ash, Rockford; W. A. Anderson, Noe
nah, and German L. Schwartzinger,
Fond du Lac. The latter is seventy
nine years old, the oldest jeweler In
Wisconsin, and he has attended every
meeting of the convention.
Reports were made hy President
Keller, A. J Stoossel, Milwaukee, sec
retary, and Henry F. Steelier, Mllwau
kce, treasurer. Standing committees
were reappointed.
The jewelers attended a smoker,
while the women at the convention
with their husbands were entertained
at a theater party.
State Dentists Adjcurn.
The Wisconsin State Dentists’ asso
ciation that was in session at Ash
land has adjourned. Doctor Llqran of
Chicago, who was elected an honor
ary member, delivered lectures to the
dentists. The members enjoyed a boat
ride up Lake Superior.
Additional officers elected were:
First vice-president, Dr. Ray Bald
win, Eau Claire; second vice-president,
Dr C. A, Clark, Menomonle; secre
tary, Dr. O. G. Krause, Milwaukee;
treasurer, Dr, Adolph Cropper, Mil
waukee. Executive committee, Dr.
Hamon. La Crosse; Dr, Mason. Eau
Claire; Dr. Forester, Ashland.
Will Succeed Morris.
Secretary of State Frear issued no
tices to the county and cPy clerks of
the Thirty-second senatorial district
of the election of a senator to succeed
Thomas Morris, La Crosse, who has
resigned upon becoming a candidate
for the office of lieutenant governor.
The nomination and election will be at
thv September primary and the regu
lar election in November, respectively.
Beffel Is Made Secretary.
The Wisconsin state board of medi
cal examiners at its annual meeting
selected Dr. A. B. Bailey of Fennlmore
as president and Dr John M. Beffel of
Milwaukee, secretary.
The board granted 15 reciprocal li
censes to 15 physicians of other states
to practise in Wisconsin, and exam
ined a class of 59 applicants for orlg
Inal licenses to practise.
Potato Variety Tests.
The horticultural department is
growing some fifty varieties of pota
toes on an eight-acre field near Con
rath, Rusk county. Over sixty varie
ties are being tested at the Branch
Experiment Station at Spooner on a
five acre tract. The Injury to pota
toes by the drought Is becoming seri
-1 ous, although not so extensile as to
grass and grain crops
SUPEKIOH, WISCONSIN, SATrKDAV, JI LV 2:\, DIO.
SEEN AND HEARD
IN WISCONSIN
—
Okauchce.—Maintenance of the level
of Lake Okauchce and other Im
provements have been launched by
the Okauchce Lake Improvement asso
ciation of this place. The aim Is to
make It still more popular ns a sum
mer resort for the people of Milwau
kee and other cities. The level of (he
lake .as definitely settled by the as
sociation in 1909. It is also planned
to place buoys in dangerous places, to
provide lights at night, to Improve
the roads, obtain proper adjustment
of taxes, secure police protection, and
to provide regulation of launches.
Meetings w ill bo held i ach Sunday
morning.
Manitowoc. —The question of the
rights of a hotel man In the ac
commodation of the public is a
question which is involved in a si,i:oo
damage suit in which Judge Isaac
Craite of this city appeared in 1 Hr
once county. The action is b ought
against William McGorwan, a hotel
man at Rice Lake, by two state game
wardens, who alleged that McGorwan
refused them acci mmndations in Ms
hotel. In defense the hotel man
claims that lie had been prosecute.!
by the wardens and that they sought
accommodations only to spy upon him
and accuse him of violating the state
game laws for serving venison.
Madison. That the nine a of
the slx-> ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Olson is duo to an -xplo ion of
a tor j cdo in his stomach, which he
swallowed on July 1, Is the contention
of M -dison physicians. On the F- .nth
tin* hoc accidentally swallowed (I,
torpedo. A few days later ho became
sick and for a time it was ft aied he
would not live. The explanation gi ‘it
fiy the A cuts is that the b rpedo < -n
--tallied potassium chloride and nitro
glycerine and that the action of the
stomach caused an explosion.
Appleton.—Wholesale arrests of
Oshkosh salooukoepei s will he
made on complaints filed by Frank
H Hammond of the Hammond De
tective agency of Appleton, which In
stitution works in conjunction with i
the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon league and
lias been engaged hy Oshkosh people
to prosecute Oshkosh salnonists who
are said to have been guilty of vio
lating the e xcise laws. Hammond re
fused to tell what the specific charges
will lie. Ho declares that his force
has amassed what he believes is evi
deuce so conclusive (hat nothing but
conviction of the thirty-five saloon
keepers can possibly result.
Waukesha. About seventy-five
Republicans from all ovc* the coun
ty attended a meeting held here
In his address Dr. George E. Hoyt
stated that he had decided to be a
candidate for the senatorial nomina
tion to succeed Henry Lockney, who
decided not to run again. Dr. L. E.
Youmans and Phillip Jones also stated
that they would be candidates for tHo
assemblymen nominations for the
southern and northern districts, re
spectively.
Elkhorn. Mrs Melissa Tiffany
Williams, wife of the late Absc
lorn Williams, died at the home of her
sou, A. D. Williams of Lyons. She
was horn In the town of Adams, Jeffer
son county, New York, in 1820, where
she grew to womanhood. She married
Absolom Williams and they came to
Walworth county in July. 1844. and
settled In the town of Lafayette In
1853 thev removed to Spring Prairie,
purchasing a farm, which was their
home for many years. Mr. Williams
died 18 years ago.
Chippewa Falls. Attorneys Wil
iam M. Bowe and Thomas J. Con
nor have gone to Portland, Ore., where
ihey will form a law partnership un
der the firm name of Bowe & Connor.
Mr Bowe has practised law here for
th“ past 25 years and Mr Connor for
the last 30 years Both have large
property interests here.
Racine.—While the Starke Dredge
company was digging a channel
In Root river, a copper cable
weighing over 1,000 pounds, was
picked up. How the cable came to tie
at the bottom of the river ts not
known. It was sold at 11 cents a
pound.
Madison—Governor Davidson pai
oled George Adams of Madl on
from the state reformatory at
Green Bay, where he was sent four
months ago for the larceny of I7 1 )
from h!s father-in-law, George Wink
ler, with whom h° and his family were
living.
Rhinelander A1 Payment, Mercer
died In St. Mary’s hospital, fol
lowing a brief Illness from blooc
i poisoning. The disease Is believed tr
have been Hie result of an Insect bite
which Mr Payment received while in
th woods n--ar his ’ ome several days
ago.
Viroqua.— Even the birds recog
nize the present season as an ex
rremedy dry one, according to people
...)claim to be acquainted wPh bird
!. bits. The robins are omitting th<
,cr, and nesting, th- y say. because it I
-o dry th*-y cannot g t worms U* fe<*,
heir young
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W 7 II \VE today \ii -d all
' (rich farm in lovely, balmy
South California, situated
between Los Angeles and
P - Jena, a farm tit eon
tains 200 gigantic bit V. The guide
informed us tl,,' a-mc scviutcen odd
years a > fifty bir n were brought
from South Uric ’ay Mr. Cawston, the
proprietor. Of tin , several died on
board ship, others after (heir arrival,
and a few only eventually became ac
climatized. The latter bred and multi
plied. Other birds were added, and
cross breeding, the line climate, can*,
regular and good feeding, brought
those farm ostriches to be the infe
riors of the wild birds which have to
struggle for existence on ihe African
deserts.
The first and larg- st of the corrals
contains the Kindergarten. Elm- Hill
dren it held of various ag continu
ously on th.- move, after the r- stlcss
manner of youth. "The hoys wear
black coats, you will perceive," said
our ch-verone, "the girls gray, which
uudervlatlug uniform Is an assistance
to strangers In determining sex. for
the females run the males Hose in
size The babies are round that corner
the same side.” Three had recently
been hatched out of a silting of six
teen. "One dropped off, and then
(here were two!" Two perky little
ones, of ten days old. with fanny stub
by little backs, looking as if tousled
horse hair replaced the soil down of
tin- callow period common to most
birds, but the body such perfect ovals
that, luck in the heads and legs, and
prestro! one perceives they could
again adrlotly refit into their vacated,
big. creamy lined shells. The parent
birds, we learnt, concern themselves
111 tie about thier young after their ad
vent. Possibly the forty days they
are engaged over the hatching sails
ties their paternal and maternal in
stlncts. At any rate, In this farm they
are brought up by hand by an alien
daut. as (hey require to be dealt with
Judiciously to tide over the early
months of babyhood For the first
four days they are unfed, after which
they are allowed alfalfa, and they pick
up gravel to aid digestion, being bus
ily employed thereat as we surveyed
the couple, with the adroit alacrity of
a robin picking up worms out of the
newly-turned soil in our northern
lands. Seemingly sturdy as are their
little frames, they have to he she!
tered at night even In equable Gall
fornla, for damp or chill would en
endanger them at this caily period of
growth.
In the marital relationship the os
trl- h sets a good example to all
classes of society. It Is constant fiff*
attachment, never attempting, but re
sentlng divorce The mate shares
the long darwn-out hours of incuba
tion with the hen, the wife of his
choice At the ag<- of four th*- male
bln, seeks his spouse, and having
found one to his liking, sticks to her
and to her only: and when sh<> pr>-
Fonts him with the eggs that are to
carry on their kind, he -iocs turn and
turn about In lh< sitting, and som<-
times extra Innings, the good lady he
lr g exercised at the outset by th*- lay
,ng of an egg about three pounds in
ca< h equal to thirty chid-to
eggs
Alternate dais until thirty days give
tt.'-m a =tore worthy their devotion to
th*,- furth'-r requisite weeks demanded
for the bringing into IHng There is
no hilling and cooing and gathering
u p of material for n*-st making Such
a tdg r* st it would have to he I"
stead, in ti.eir native state th- hire
• foop oat ’he warm sand an ! dej.o
•be egg- therein: and tit tl • F’a
.-eau breeding corral, on a vomer
the bare ground, lay an ineomplct* and
In-ap which, when the tally was com
pleted, th- hug-- patient birds would
start -tr without Ihe doing of much
In yond the covering of the i hint a ,
w iih I l Hr giant bodii s.
As iL• > t-I la Hut * ; en, I- stilly din
cel aal- i-i he naked c) *.-, ip ilu ih . r
air and their native r giota-, nature ha
provid -I th m with suitable colored
leathering. The gray of the fernal--
for lh>' day 11 .;ht, the black of the male
for the night hours. But on this our
visit, Mr \V. lilugton had olillglnglv
not t inled for the shadows, but was
lolling on the eggs that good Mrs
Washing on had abandoned, and was
stretching a long-drawn-out neck and
taking a gentle ride roll for relaxa
(ion, while Uinue Washington was
easing tier cramped legs by a stroll
round the corral, congratulating her
self doubtless on being early off duty
These long in-eked birds holt the
most extraordinary things, such as
iron and steel nails, gimlets, tennis
and other hard balls, Jewels, and
stones The gardiior took from a bask
ot oranges, of which fruit they arc*
exceedingly fond, and decorous!) bid
ding the previously quiet but now
eager birds to wail their turn and
"Place aux dam- s, let Madame have
the first." his hand scarce neared the
gaping beak protruding ready, limn
gulp, and in the long thin neck tlio
orange showed Iho way down, gone *r
a lady watching could exclaim, "she
does not even M-ein to taste it though
we see It going." Why certainly," re
sponds our gardener, to whom the re
matk seemed not unexpected, "its a
Icngthened-out enjoyment You re
member Mark Twain and tin* giraffe
Plucking season, we are told. Is an
nouiice*j In the local papers, and vlsl
tors throng for (tie Interesting event,
which, In reality, Is a cutting of the
larger plum* * and only a plucking <>f
the smaller ones that are ready to
fall There Is no pain In the removal,
as the large feathers are also rip*- for
falling, but the birds resent the Initial
handling, and an angry ostrich Is a
danger, as they kick with a power and
directness well known to denizens of
Ihe desert Consequently they an- he.
gutted, not driven, Into a corner of
the corral by several men, and a hood
is drawn over tlx-lr heads, when, re
allzlng th-lr helplessness (hey offer
little or no resistance
'lhe oldest ostriches stand eight
feet high and weigh 3ho pounds The
feathers of the male are In some re
spocts superior to those of the female,
harder in texture, retaining curl longer
arc capable of taking a beautiful
glossy finish On the live birds they
are not Ihe long, thick plumes we s-ek
In purchase, but are single, fiat and
somewhat unusable looking Three or
more of like length and width an
plac*-d together and otbci methods of
treatment are adopted to ob-sln the
richness, flufllness and grace thai r*-n
der them so attractive for personal
adornment
S. FRANCES LATIMER,
Wireless Pocket Apparatus.
A w reh-s telegraph apparatus was
exhibited recently by the inventor.
Professor Cerehotann, the priest In
charge iif the Munich parish, during a
scientific lecture before an audience
of persons engaged In the various
brsiHie. of scientific investigation.
'I j<- Instrument consists of a wood
D base with Ihe letters of the alpha
b- 1 thereupon arranged in a circle. A
,-rnall metal Indicator swings on a
pivot In the center, so adjusted as to
- • 1 tij the wireless dot and -lash
rri-nis and spelt out th*- me-:,age.
-• apt raf'is Is simple ami somewhat
r than the ordinary >arl <:a*n*
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The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Caiwjwcily b orwcorne ty
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Small W, Small Pa... Small Noa f
Genuine Signature
(•llletto Hludes Are Fine
NO STROPPING NO HONING
KNOWN THE WORLD OVER
ONE THING CERT AIM.
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dAtrs
“Hon von know, shouted the earn
csl orator, ‘what to do to the trust'
"No, hut I know tilarne well what
they're doing to us! said <t man in
the front row
The Stomach Hold.
Col It N It tiouf, at the "Old
Guard" banquet at Delmonlro's, eni
I hiisl/od the Importance to an army
cff a good commissariat.
"You have perhaps hi'tird," ho Hiitd.
"of the coinpany of prlvutes that a
patriotic lady entertained one Me
mortal day to dlnimr.
"It whh a good dinner, and at Ha
end a pretty maid nervunt entered
with a superb dessert
‘■'Dessert. sergeant# she said to
(he stalwart young soldier at the
head of the table
' Desert?' the sergeant answered,
'When I can get eats like this for
pothln'? N'lxle! Not me!’"
Refinement of Assurance.
Rosy ItusinnsH Man (Irately) Hr. I
didn't ask you to sit down!
I’erslHtent HaleHinan ( . ■tiling hack
comfortably) That's all rigid no
apology Is necessary I knew II was
only an oversight limner's Weekly
Mortgage the ship for all It’s worth
In fore giving It up
HARD TO PLEASE
Regarding the Morning Cup.
"Oh how hard It was to part with
coffee, but the continued trouble with
constipation and belching was such
that I finally brought to leave
It off
"Then the question was, what should
wo use for the morning drink? Tea
whs worse for us than coffee; choco
late and cocoa were soon tired of.
milk was not liked very well, and hoc
water we could not endure,
“About two years ago we struck
upon Postuin and have never ben
without It since.
"We have seven children. Our baby
now eighteen months old would not
take milk, so wo tried I’ostum and
found she liked It and It agreed with
her perfectly. Hhe Is today, and has
been, one of the healthiest babies In
the State
"I use about two-thirds I’ostum and
one-third milk and a teaspoon of sugar,
and put It Into her bottle if you could
have seen her eyes sparkle r.nd hear
her say "good 1 today when I gave It
to her, you would believe me that
she likes it
"If I was matron of an Infants'
home, every child would be raw;d on
I’ostum. Many of my friends say.
‘You are looking so well!' I reply, 'I
am well I drink I’ostum. I have no
i■ > trouble w lth ■ i tlpa >n, and
know that I owe rny good health to
God and Postinn '
I am writing this letter because I
want to tell you how much good
Post urn has done us. but If you kusw
how I shrink from publicity, you
would not publish this letter, at least
not rn er my name ”
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