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The Weekly Leader (Successor to Watertown Eepubllcan.) The Leader ia entered at the Poatoffice ai second-class matter. IS NEW ENGLAND DECADENT? It Has Changed Greatly and Large Families No Longer Are In Fashion. The old familiar question of the decadence of New England is up for difecusslon again. What people really mean, of course, by New England’s ’decadence” ia that New England has greatly chang ed in the past generation. And changed it has. There are probably few of our grandmothers now alive who never rode on a railroad train, although many nice elderly ladies could be found in (be rural districts as late as 1880 who had never enjoyed the thrilling experience. We remem ber one who refused to risk her life In that fashion not so very long ago. Bless her! she was of the good old New England stock whose passing is now so much deplored. She lived 85 years and never traveled 30 miles away from the place where she was born. New England has certainly changed now that her type is no more. But It is upon the gradual disap pearance of the old Yankee families that some of the critics of New Eng land place the chief stress. Grand mother had ten children. Her sons and daughters when married averaged four or five children. Her grandsons and granddaughters averaged two. Her greatgrandchildren promise to have none. There is something in this gentle accusation, but it simply means that New England is changing rather than declining. Many of the sons and daughters of New England tw’o gen erations ago went to the western wil derness and developed it into the mighty group of commonwealths that we see on the map today. The others who stayed at home left the old hill side farms for the growing New' Eng land towns and cities, where large families w r ere not so needed as In the rural homes of their ancestors. The town dwellers became rich in trade and manufacturing and there was al ready a never-failing stream of for eign immigrants to do the crude and heavy work of industrial development. Consequently the economic demand for large native families fell off and Yankee wives became better moth ers by not being worked overtime.— Springfield Republican. Too Literal. "It certainly is a dirty, mean shame!” cried the young woman who had thought that life was going to be one grand, sweet song. "My darling girl,” cooed her moth er, hopefully, “what is the mat ter?" "What’s the matter? Everything! Before I married Edgar 1 made him promise to spend every evening at home with me.” "Yes, my child. And he is already false to his vows, and —” "Not a bit. He sticks to them too literally. He says he’s sorry, but he can’t even take me to the theater with out breaking his word!” Latest In Can Openers. The man who Invented tin cans made it necessary for somebody to In vent an opener. This was done and the money corralled. A can opener is not a very laborious thing in the using, but the public Is alwmys ready to pay for things that are made easier. So, Just recently, an Inventive genius made a can with a seam just below the top, and when the owner wants it open h© has but to strike it a blow’ where the seam breaks and the top is off. A single Chicago packer ordered 10,000,- 000 of these cans ns an experiment, and others followed suit. The invent or has a fortune. Literal Confession. He had displeased his chums in a small Vermont college, and his punish ment consisted in being "ducked" in the fountain. The usual inquisition be fore the faculty found all the sus pects present. With a sufficiently dig nified frown the president turned to the boy who was supposed to be the ringleader, and asked; "What part did you have in this prank?” And the dignity of the meeting de parted without ceremony when the boy smiled and answered: “A leg, sir.” —Woman's Home Com panion. An Endless Chain. “We’re kind of Irritated at our fiat.” said the worried looking man. “What’s the trouble?” “Our children keep the next door neighbors awake, so they pass the time by playing the piano; that makes the pet dog next door to them bark, and that keeps the children next door awake, and there’s so much noise through the building that there’s no chance whatever of our children going to sleep.” Quilt for a Child’s Bed. A quaint quilt for a child’s bed can be easily and quickly made by sew ing together handkerchiefs on which are printed bright pictures represent ing nursery rhymes. Rip out the hems of 12 handkerchiefs and join togeth er. Make a border of some pretty light'calico, and you have a quilt large enough for a bed of four and a half by two and a half feet. A quilt made this way forms amusement for the child, and can be easily washed, as the handkerchiefs are fast colors.— The Housekeeper. Executioner, Do Your Duty. “Those Chinese revolutionists cer tainly take the cake!” “Why do they take the cake?” “I suppose they take the cake be cause they don’t like Pu-Yi.” He Couldn’t Guess. “When I marry,” said the girl, "I am not going to marry a man who drinks, smokes, plays cards or who belongs to a club. Still, I want him to have a good time," * "Where?" he asked.—Ladies’ Home Journal. FREE SHOW GIRLS OF MURDER CHARGE Assailants of Millionaire Stokes Are Acquitted. JURY OUT ONLY ONE HOUR Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad Be come Hysterical When Verdict Is Returned —Plaintiff De nounced by Prosecutor. New York. —A verdict of "not guilty” was returned freeing Lil lian Graham and Ethel Conrad of criminal charges on which they had been held since last June for shooting the millionaire sportsman and hotel proprietor, W. E. D. Stokes. The jury reached its verdict in slightly less than an hour’s deliberation —58 min utes to be exact. When the verdict was announced the girls became hysterical. Miss Graham fell into the arms of Miss Conrad and they w’ere locked in a tearful embrace when friends rushed to their aid. After holding a trium phant reception in the courtroom they were escorted from the criminal court building by a cheering crowd. In his charge to the jury Judge Marcus eliminated the attempted murder charge from the indictment, restricting the jury to the charges of assault with intent to kill and as sault with intent to do bodily harm. His contention was that the shooting in the Vanina apartment on the night of June 7 was not premeditated. The closing plea of Assistant Dis trict Attorney Buckner was a vicious attack on the girls and a denunciation of Stokes. Of the latter he said: “It. makes no difference whether you like Stokes or not. I don’t like him. I’m glad he isn’t my father. My father is a minister of the Gospel and stands for everything Stokes isn’t. This has nothing to do with the case, however. The fact remains that Stokes was a wily old man who knew better than to get himself into a breach of promise suit. There was not an element of love in the wffiole affair. It was lust on Stokes’ part and on Miss Graham’s part it was lucre.” The girl’s plea was extortion, pure and simple, he declared, with Ethel Conrad, “a wildcat and kitten,” as the prime mover. He said the whole epi sode was a blackmailing scheme and heaped all the blame on Miss Con rad, whom he described as “the most remarkable woman I have ever met, the most astounding combination of a wildcat and kitten the world has known in many years—and only nine teen years old!” SUNDAY LID IS VOTED DOWN. Springfield, in Referendum, Decides Against Saloon Regulation. Springfield. 111. —By defeating all four of the saloon ordinances sub mitted at the city’s first referendum election Springfield voters showed they do not desire new regulation of dramshops. Supporters of regulation polled their greatest number of votes on the question of Sunday closing of saloons. The opponents of the meas ures displayed their greatest strength against the ordinance which included the licensing of the barkeepers, (‘>,347 votes being registered in the “No" column. Commissioner Davidson’s “daylight” saloon scheme and the SI,OOO license ordir ance met the same fate as Sunday closing and the li censing of bartenders. MINERS ELECT J. P. WHITE. lowan Has Beaten Lewis for Head of National Organization. Springfield, 111. —Reports received at the state headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America show that John P. White of Oskaloo sa, la., has been re-elected president of the national organization over T. L. Lewis of Ohio, former president. Frank J. Hayes of Collinsville has a big lead over his competitors for na tional vice-president. Returns from Illinois indicate that John Walker of Danville has been returned to the presidency of the state organization by a large plurality. Duncan McDon ald of La Salle is apparently re-elect ed secretary-treasurer, and in the race for vice-president Adolph Germer of Belleville leads Paul Smith of Carbon dale. LORDS PASS INSURANCE LAW. Measure Provides for Compulsory Pro vision Against Sickness. London. —The house of lords adopt ed the national insurance bill, pro viding for compulsory insurance against sickness and unemployment of the working classes, probably the biggest thing in the w orld in a leg islative way now pending. As the house of commons has passed the bill the signature of the king is only lack ing for it to become alaw r . Woman Slayer by Error. Lead, S. D. —Because he was mis taken tor a burglar when he went to ask concerning his rent, G. J. Herbert, a wealthy property owner, is dead at his home here as the result of a wound from a revolver in the hands of Mrs. Amy Berry. Maine to Bea Souvenir. Washington. Secretary of the Navy Meyer announced he will rec ommend to congress that parts of the wrecked battleship Maine be given to the various states or cities. Gives Wife $500,000 Pearls. New York.—The costliest Christmas present this year has been completed by New York jewelers for Judge El bert H Gary as a gift to his wife. It is a necklace of 100 perfect pearls and is said to be worth not less than $500,000. Marquette Ferry Saved. Milwaukee. —The big Pere Mar quette car ferry, the greatest vessel of its type, worth about $600,000, which went ashore on North Point, has b> n released, leaking badly. SEARCH FOR DYNAMITERS' AIDS IS BEGUN BY JURY Federal Body at Indianapolis Begins Investigation of Source From Whence Money Came. Indianapolis, Ind. —District Attorney Charles VV. Miller began a direct at tack on the heart of the alleged dyna mite conspiracy. The federal grand jury commenced its investigation of the sources of money supplied the McNamara's and others to purchase and carry about the country the explosives by which more than one hundred structures were wrecked. Mrs. Andrew J. Hull, now of Kim ball, Neb., who, as Miss Edith Wine brenner, was bookkeeper for the Inter national Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and who was familiar with its money receipts and disbursements, was closely ques tioned by Mr. Miller. Stubs of check books and accounts of the association during the five ye ays were investi gated by the grand jury. That records were kept of some of the money paid out was indicated in a part of the confession, in which McManigal tells of his complaint of the small pay he received before he dealt directly with McNamara. Most of the jury’s attention was ta ken up with outlining the investiga tion, how far it was to go and the number and character of the witnesses to be called. HYDE JUROR RETURNS HOME. Harry Waldron Pronounced Incompe tent by Court. Kansas City, Mo. —The second hear ing of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde on a charge of murdering Col. Thomas H. Swope ended in a mistrial. Harry W. Waldron, the juror wfio escaped from the custody of a deputy marshal, returned home, was found insane by Judge Porterfield and the jury was discharged. Waldron was not punished. Dr. Hyde’s third trial was set for January 2, 19lz. It is generally un derstood the state will ask for a con tinuance of the case at that time. Waldron described to Judge Porter field lour days of wandering through the country in search of “fresh air and freedom from confining w r alls and staring eyes.” He denied having dis cussed the Hyde trial with any per son. His narrative to the judge, told in the presence of his weeping wife, all but brought tears to the eyes o’ his inquisitor. ENGLAND BARS U. S. PACKERS. Britain Will Award No Contracts to Meat Men on Trial. London.—The following notice from the war office has been sent to the agents in the British Isles of the American beef packers who are now undergoing trial in the United States and w'ho have had large govern ment contracts for the supply of meats for the army and navy of Great Britain: “Pending the ultimate result of the legal proceedings in the United States against certain meat packing firms, it has been decided by the British gov ernment that none of the firms in volved shall be invited to tender for army supplies.” The decision of the government is the result of opposition of labor and ad vanced radical members of parliament to the American trusts. FIFTY-NINE BODIES FOUND Hope Practically Abandoned of Find ing More Live Miners, Knoxville, Tenn. Fifty-nine dead bodies have been removed from the Cross Mountain mine, whicn, with the five men rescued alive, makes a total of fifty given up from the tomb The officials of the company claim that there were only 86 men at work at the time of the explosion, but even were they able to tell exactly those wfio checked in, still many miners, boys and helpers went into the mines who do not appear on the company’s list. Not another Jive miner will, in all probability, be taken from the mine, as there is little to indicate that there is a living thing in the underground passages. ABSINTHE BARRED FROM U. S. Order Forbidding Its Importation Awaits Signature of Wilson. Washington.—The pure food board of the department of agriculture decided that the importation of absinthe into the United States should be prohibited after January 1 next. The board declares that the drug is dangerous to the health of those addicted to its use. The order awaits the signature of Secretary Wilson before becoming ef fective. Dr. Wiley expressed the opinion that “absinthe is one of the w T orst ene mies of man. and if we can keep tne people of the United States from be coming slaves to this demon we wil) do it.” Miss Barton Is Better. ashington.—Physicians announce that there is no immediate danger in the condition of Miss Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross society. Her great vitality may enable her to re cover in spite of her advanced age, they state. Percival Pollard, Author, Dies. ’ Baltimore, Md—Percival Pollard, the well-known author and critic, died at John Hopkins hospital from the ef fects of an operation which he under went two weeks ago. Actor Hackett Is Wedded. Milwaukee, Wis. —James K. Hackett, one of the leading actors of the coun try, was married in this city to Miss Beatrice M. Beckley, a resident of London, England. Scolded Girl Kills Herself. Coffeeville, Kan.—Because her fa ther reprimanded her for coming home late from a dance, Sophia E. Gabler, the twenty-three-year-old daughter of Valentine Gabler, president of a glass company, drank carbolic acid and died shortly afterward. IMPLEMENT MEN HIT PARCELS POST State Convention Resolutions Ask Investigation of Plan. OPPOSITION TO MAIL HOUSES Organization Taboo; Manufacturers Who Deal With Catalogue Mer chants —Association Elects Officere at Closing Session. Milwaukee.--Resolutions request ing congress to cnate a commission to investigate the Subject of the par cels post were adopted at the closing session of the annual convention of the Wisconsin Retail Implement and Vehicle Drivers’ association. The as sociation is opposed to the parcels post. The following officers were elect ed: President, G. F. Borchardt, South Milwaukee; vice-president, O. S. Scherer, Palmyra; secretary-treas urer, F. R. Sebenthal. Eau Claire; di rectors, E. W. Robin, Eau Claire; Arni Johnson, Wittenberg; William Victoria, Muscoda; J. B. Watson, Fond du Lac. The association adopted a resolu tion protesting against the re classification of rates by the rail roads, under which freight rates on mixed carloads will be raised. Resolutions also were adopted in dorsing the movement for a national retail dealers’ federation, and favor ing a law compelling advertisers to tell the truth about the goods they are advertising. The retail dealers complain that mail order houses ex aggerate the value of their goods in their advertising. The association went on record against manufacturers who sell to catalogue houses. Members are of the opinion that a manufacturer who sells to firms which in turn reach the consumer by mail, is creating unjust competition and they will refuse to do business with such manufacturers. CHARGED WITH KILLING SON Polish Laborer at Neenah Is Under Arrest, Accused of Beating His Baby Boy to Death. Menasha.—John Sokolosski, a Polish laborer, is under arrest here, charged with the brutal murder of his little son, three and a half years old. It is alleged that the father kicked the child to death. The boy died while the mother was away from home. The father reported that the child had been climbing up on a woodpile and had fallen, sus taining injuries from which he died immediately. Neighbors became suspicious, the district attorney was called from Oshkosh, an investigation made, and it was determined that it would have been impossible for the child to have sustained the injuries received had he fallen from the woodpile, as claimed by the father. A post mor tem examination disclosed that the child’s skull was fractured and his body badly bruised in many places, as though terrible blows had been in flicted upon him. So powerful were the blows that the child’s intestines were found to have been ruptured. District Attorney Daniel McDonald ordered the father’s arrest on a mur der charge. Neighbors say that So kolosski had taken an almost insane dislike toward the child and had sev eral times in their hearing threat ened to kill him. TWO GIVEN STATE POSITIONS Former University Regent New Sec retary of Tax Commission Lewis Appointed on Control Board. Madison.—The Wisconsin tax commission has elected A. J. Myr land of Grantsburg, former state uni versity regent, as secretary of the commission to succeed George A. Francis, who resigned. John P. Lewis of Friendship, a banker and former superintendent of schools of Adams county, w'as appointed by Gov. McGovern as a member of the state board of control to succeed the Rev. Daniel Woodward. Stand By Vaccination Order. Superior.—Noisy demonstrations featured a school board meeting at which the commissioners refused to rescind an order that all school chil dren must be vaccinated. Members of Theosophy and Christian Science cults and others oppose the order. Several hundred students remain out of the schools. Over 100 cases of smallpox are reported Elroy Resident, Aged 102, Dead. Elroy.—John Flood, the oldest resident of Juneau county, is dead, aged 102. Steal Purse from Stocking. Janesville.—While going home, encumbered with Christmas bundles, Mrs. Wm. Duetake was set upon by robbers and a purse containing sev eral hundred dollars taken from her stocking. Green Bay Wants Meeting Green Bay.—Green Bay will put Jn a bid for the 1913 convention of the Northeastern Wisconsin Teach ers’ association when the meeting Is held at Oshkosh in February. Waterworks Fight, Rages. Manitowoc.—Rumors are current that the right of Mayor Henry Stolze to continue as mayor after qualify ing as a member of the waterworks commission is to be attacked in the courts. Celebrate New Lights. Fond du Lac.—A midwinter carni val, wdth fireworks and martial mu sic, featured the turning on of the ;r.rrent of the new ornamental light ing in the business district RECEIVER FOR BIG CONCERN John R. Davis Lumber Company Goes Into Liquidation Upon Order of Court—Assets, $3,000,000. Madison.—The John R. Davis Lumber company of Phillips, one of the largest Wisconsin lumber cor porations, is in the hands of the Cen tral Wisconsin Trust company of Madison as receiver. The receiver ship was ordered by Judge A. L. San born in federal court. State Senator A. W. Sanborn of Ashland is named as receiver with the trust company. The assets of the company, accord ing to a statement appended to the letter, have been appraised at $3,- 036,604.30 and the liabilities in trust deeds or mortgages on its prop erty, an indebtedness on a land con tract and an unsecured indebtedness to the sum of $292,000. Mr. Davis says that on a conservative basis, he considers the property of the com pany is worth $2,500,000 if properly managed. The creditors are asked in the cir cular to appoint a committee to in vestigate fully the financial condition of the company and to advise with the receivers as to the best method of handling the company’s property in order that the most may be real ized from it. GRANGE SOCIETY OFFICERS State Convention at Oshkosh Closes With Election-Parcels Post Plan Is Indorsed. Oshkosh.—The Wisconsin State grange closed its annual convention by the election of the following offi cers for the ensuing year: Master, H. M. Culbertson, Medina; overseer, Herman Ihde, Neenah; lec turer, Mrs. Marcia Hewlett, Osh kosh; steward, M. J. Rilling, Poy gan; chaplain, A. C. Powers, Beloit; treasurer, A. J. Cross, Allenville; sec retary, W. G. Jamison, Appleton; gatekeeper, C. D. Wood, Appleton; ceres, Mrs. Della Culbertson, Me dina; pomona, Miss Laura Grundy, Clemansville; flora, Mrs. Minnie Streckendack, Green Bay; lady as sistant steward, Mrs. Emma Ihde, Neenah; assistant, Almond King, Omro; member executive committee, three years, George R. Schaeffer, Ap pleton; information agent, H. M. Cul bertson, Medina. The grange passed a resolution in favor of the parcels post and a reso lution of commendation to Senator La Follette for the work he has done in congress for the farmers and for his opposition to the reciprocity treaty. HIGHWAY OFFICERS NAMED State Road Commission Makes Two Appointments—Good Roads Con ference Set for February 16. Madison.—The Wisconsin highway commission elected A. R. Hirst as state highway engineer and J. T. Donaughy of Baraboo as assistant en gineer. Mr. Hirst has been connect ed with the state geological survey for several years. His salary will be $2,400. Mr. Donaughy will receive $1,500 a year. The commission de cided to confer with the traffic man agers of the railroads of the state with a view to securing low rates on the transportation of road materials and machinery. It was also decided to hold a state conference of highway supervisors and others interested in good roads at Madison on Feb. 16. Husband Kills Masher. Ashland. —Claiming that his wife had been insulted by Thomas Prues, Alvin Davis of Rhinelander is al leged to have knocked Prues dowm twice Wednesday night, fracturing his skull. Prues died six hours later. Davis was once the trainer of “Kid” Lavigne, the prize fighter and for merly lived at Bay City and Milwau kee. He arrived at Ashland Wednes day night and left his wife outside a hotel while he went in to consult about a room. She w r as accosted by Prues, and the tragedy followed. Capitol Fellows Named. Madison. —George C. Taylor, Tay lorsville, Ind., and Fred H. Esch, Manitowoc, have been appointed to the working fellowships on the state railroad commission. Mark A. Smith, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Arthur T. Holmes, La Crosse, have received appointments to fel lowships on the insurance commis sion. These are the positions which were attacked by Supt. Cary in his recent open letter. Oil Men Observing Law. Madison. —Liability to a man slaughter charge if death results from explosion of oils not labeled in accordance with law, is having the effect of a general compliance with the Wisconsin oil and gasoline in spection law, according to Louis F. Meyer, state supervisor of inspectors of illuminating oils, who has re turned from an extensive inspection trip through the state. No Blame for Corliss Wreck. Racine. —An inquest held at Cor liss determined that C. E. Forebush came to his death in a headon col lision on Dec. 9. State Senator Isaac Bishop, hurt in the wreck, is still at a hotel in Corliss. Arranged for Own Funeral. Madison. —Mri. A. A. Stevens, who died here recently, made all her own funeral arrangements, even to the funeral sermon text and hymns to be sung, one year before her death. Superior After 3-Cent Fares. Superior.—Three-cent fares for Superior are the objective of the case of the commercial club against the street railway company, which v. ill be heard before the rate commission, Jan. 15. Glass Sliver Proves Fatal. Neenah. —Running a sliver of glass from a broken beer bottle into his hand several weeks ago caused the death of Rcter Meyer, aged 55, from blood poisoning. STATE EXPENSES DOUBLED Sscretar/ of Slate Frear Gives Out Statement Showing Nineteen Big Items That Caused Increase, Madison.—To show the causes of the increase in state expenditures in the last ten years. Secretary of State Frear has prepared a statement which shows for 1910 an increase of $4,848,156 on nineteen large items of- expenditures, more than double the amount expended in 1900. The remaining increase of §897,304 is covered by a large number of specific items, including the increase in nat ural growth of the state. 1 he largest items of increase are; Chronic Insane $161,505.25 'i'"' high schools 24.395.20 Manual training in high sch’ls 4.600.00 Agricultural societies 40.676.12 Common schools 1 Oil 827 83 State university !![ Normal schools 353.855.03 1 nan table ami penal iustitu ~ tl0 ? s ••; • • 417.314.43 ( ouuty training schools for teachers 5“ 937 18 Scuools for deaf ..!!.!!.!!! 441975K12 New rapltol 840,358 17 County schools of agriculture ami domestic economy.... 16,000.00 Aid to rural schools 200,050.00 8- per cent, of state railway I*x 358,973 73 Slanglitered animals 65!()89'?7 Board of agriculture 54!641!1C lisa and game department (hunting license fund).... 52 503 96 Board of forestry (forest re serve fund) 38.419 03 Fire marshal (lire marshal fund) 26.821.79 $4,848,156.64 The following is a comparison of some of the larger items of expendi ture: 1900. 1910. Chronic Insane ...$375,860.62 $537,365.87 Free high schools. 97,371.80 121,767.00 Manual training in high schools ... 3,500.00 8.100.00 County agricultur al societies .... 52,258.53 92,834.65 Apportionment of common school fund to counties. 796.826.27 1.808,654.10 State university... 595,200.69 1,669,909.30 Normal schools ... 336,520.82 690,375.91 Charitable and pe nal institutions.. 694.515.06 1.111,829.55 County train’g sch. for teachers .... 2,500.00 60.437.18 State board of ag riculture 8.135.88 62.776.89 Slaughtered cattle. 8.631.25 71.721.22 Schools for deaf.. . Nothing 44.979.12 New capi. >1 Nothing 840,358.17 County schools of agriculture and dom. economy... Nothing 16.000.00 Aid to rural schools Nothing 200,650.00 85 per cent., of street ry. tax re turned to locali ties . . .... Nothing 358,973.73 The disbursements for 1900 were $4,036,997.99, and for 1910 were $9,782,459.58. SAYS STATE LOANS ILLEGAL Special Elections Required Before Counties May Borrow Funds, Rules Attorney General. Madison. Notwithstanding the fact that the state has loaned to counties some $200,000 upon appli cations by county boards, authorized by a three-fourths vote of such boards, the attorney general now holds, in an opinion by Asst. Atty. Gen. W. W. Gilman, that the making of such loans from the trust funds is not legal, inasmuch as in no instance was the question of making applica tion by the county board submitted to a vote of the people of the county. The question arose out of the ap plication of Jefferson county for a loan of $15,000. The opinion, hold ing that the matter must first be submitted to a vote of the people of that county, practically precludes the making of the loan, for with the calling of a special election on the question nothing would be gained from the low rate of interest exacted by the state. SHOT IN RESISTING ARREST Two Brothers and Constable Perhaps Fatally Wounded in a Saloon Fight at Westboro. Medford.—ln a saloon fight at Westboro, two of the four Cutlow brothers were shot while resisting ar rest. One of the constables making the arrest was shot through the arm. The wounded prisoners were taken to the hospital at Marshfield, one shot through the shoulder and the other suffering from a bullet wound in the stomach. The latter will probably die. The ocher two are held on SI,OOO bail. New Recruiting System. Madison. —Pursuant to the request of the war department a system of war recruiting has been adopted for the Wisconsin National guard. The first lieutenant of each company is detailed as recruiting officer for the company with which he is on duty. The recruiting officers must study carefully the provisions of the laws and regulations of the Wisconsin na tional guard, governing enlistments and the physical examination blank for recruits. They must keep in formed as to the medical corps offi cers at their company station and have all recruits for war examined by them. Mother Deserts Children. Sheboygan.—Mrs. Henry and her 3-months’-old babe were overcome by gas. The mother was revived hut the child may die. McKerrow Wins Many Premiums. Pewaukee. —George McKerrow of this place, head of the W isconsin farm institute board, was awarded sixteen premiums in the Shropshire class at the recent Omaha (Neb.) sheep show. Davidson Will Be Candidate. Neenah. —Congressman Jas. H. Davidson of the Sixth district an nounced that he will be an active candidate for renomination on the republican ticket. Charge Patent Infringement. Madison. —An injunction suit has been brought In federal court here by a Chicago firm, charging W. H. Ashcraft of ,-anesville with infringe ments agahuA, a collapsible go-cart patent. Racine Has Mad Dog Scare. Racine. —Three persons were bit ten by a dog believed to have been suffering from rabies. The dog was killed and itH head sent to the state laboratory at Madison. ("markets] Milwaukee, Dec. IS, 1911. Butter—Extra creamery, 36c; prints, 37c; firsts, 32 @ 33c; seconds. 27 i 29c; process, 24 @ 25c; dairy, fancy, 30c. Cheese — American, full cream. Twins, 15c; daisies, new. 14 V @ 15 c; Young Americas. 15 (a 15 c; longhorns, 15 %c - . Swiss, 14 @ls lie. Eggs—Current receipts fresh, as to quality, 25@32c: recandled, ex tras, 34 @ 35c; seconds, 13 @ 15c. Live Poultry—Fowls, 11c; roost ers. 7c: springers, lie. Potatoes, Wisconsin, sacked, on track, 75(g) 80c. Hay—No. 1 timothy. 20.50; clo ver, 18.00; No. 1 prairie. 15.00. Wheat —No. 1 northern, 1.04 @ 1.06; No. 2 northern. 1.02 @1.04; No. 1 durum, 1.01 @1.03; No. 1 vel vet, 1.02 @1.04. Corn—No. 3 yellow. 60c; new. Oats—No. 3 white, 48 lie; stand ard, 48 e. Barley—Wisconsin. 1.20; No. 2. 1.26; medium, 1.25. Cattle—Butcher 1- -’ steers, 4,60 @ 6.85; heifers, 3.10 @5.60; cows, 3.60 @ 5.35; feeders, 3-60@4.60; calves, 7.00 @8.25. Hogs—Good heavy butchers. 6.2 0 @6.40; fair to best, light, 5.50(g) 5.95; pigs, 4.00@5.f1). Sheep—Lambs, 4.C0 @ 5.00: ewes. 2.75 @ 3.25. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1911. Cattle—Beeves, 4.65 @9.25; Stock ers and feeders, 3.00 @5.76; cows and heifers, 2.00 @5.99; calves, 5.50 @ 8.00. Hogs—Light, 5.55@6.25; heavy, 6.00@6.50; rough, 5.95@6.15; pigs, 4.25 @ 5.50. Minneapolis. Dec. 18. 1911. Wheat—No. 1, hard, 1.04%; No. 1, northern, 1.04; No. 2, northern, 1.02. Corn—No. 3, yellow, 59c. Oats —No. 3, white, 46c. Rye—No. 2. 87c. News Notes of Wisconsin _ Madison. —The Wisconsin house wife who thinks that the last spool of thread she bought is short meas ure now lias a friend in the State of Wisconsin. By sending the thread to the weights and measures depart ment of the state dairy and food com mission it will be spun around a “thread reel,” a device built solely for measuring thread, twine, etc. Within a year, the commission pre dicts, a great saving to the farmers of the state in the detection of short measure in binding twine will be ef fected by the state. This service will be done free of charge. Milwaukee. —Charging that pa trolmen stationed in the city hall to assist in preventing confusion in the city treasurer’s office during the tax collection period were trying to con vince taxpayers that the socialists were responsible for increased (axes. City Treasurer Whitnall asked Sheriff Arnold to station two deputy sheriffs near his office. According to Treasurer Whitnall, the policemen will continue to watch the people, while the deputies will watch the po licemen. Madison. —Although the state treasury is overflowing with cash the state university has already bor rowed $142,000, and has but about SII,OOO left. The limit of its bor rowing, under the law, is $150,000, and as there are at least three more pay days before the revenues from taxes begin to come in, the situation is likely to be perplexing. The pay ments out of the university account during the last three months reached a total of $505,520.32. Madison. —The state relief com mittee, appointed by Gov. McGovern to work for the rehabilitation of the city of Black River Falls, has decided to send personal letters to persons of means in larger cities, including Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as to many in this state ask ing for contributions to place the city “on its feet.” East Troy.—Determined to secure lower prices on all blacksmithing, the farmers in this vicinity have formed the Farmers’ Blacksmithing company, incorporated for $3,000, and elected officers. A blacksmith shop will be started soon. Madison. —In an effort to enforce the ten hour law for women, the in dustrial commission of Wisconsin is sued a special appeal for early Christmas shopping, suggesting that buyers “cut” those merchants who do not live up to the law . Neenah. —Police are searching for Jacob Rantz, who disappeared a few days ago. He had been acting strangely since the death of his daughter in the crossing tragedy here September 24. West Bend.—A. C. Fuge, Sr., well known hardware dealer, is dead of pneumonia and heart failure, aged 76 years. Madison.—The state high way com mission has received official reports refuting recent stories of opposition to the new state highway law on the part of boards of supervisors of several counties in western Wis consin. The counties mentioned op posing the law, La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe and Trempeleau, have all made the necessary appropriations under the act and otherwise pre pared to comply with its terms, Superior.—No less than fifteen teachers in the public schools are in capacitated on account ot sore arms, caused by vaccination. Wausau. —Edward M. Smart of Merrill has been appointed Wiscon sin attorney for the Northwestern road and will assume his duties Jan. 1, with headquarters in Milwaukee. He succeeds William G. Wheeler of Janesville, who goes to the Chicago office of the company, as assistant to E ,M. Hyzer, general counsel. Milwaukee. —Because they dis played a billboard showing partly nude figures of Cupids, members of a local jewelry firm and a sign com pany were arrested. They have prom ised to adorn the little messengers o' love with more drapery.