URG; AMENDMENT
TO MAKE BETTER
PRIMARY LAW
♦
LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED TO
CHANGE DEFECTS IN PRES
ENT SYSTEM.
MAY MELT WITH OPPOSITION.
Solons Will Have Difficulty in Framing
Bill to Limit Campaign
Expenses.
STATUTE IS NOT NOW ADEQUATE.
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 22. —[Special.]
—The rotation of names on the primary
ballot, the restricting of voters to their
own parties aud the limiting of expenses
that may be incurred by candidates will
be among the principal reforms proposed
for the amendment of tbe Wisconsin pri
mary election law at tlie next session of
the .slate Legislature. These provisions
were all proposed at the passage of the
law in the session that followed, but
they were withdrawn, with tbe tacit un
derstanding that if. after a free and lib
eral trial of the primary principle they
should be found desirable of incorpora
tion, the law was to be amended accord
ingly.
Advantage m Initial.
Tin- sponsors of these reform features
now take the position that the recent
test of the law has made these features
desirable. It is believed it has been
pretty generally shown that the man
whose initial puts him at the head of a
ballot has an advantage over those who
follow him. which can hardly be called
fair. That those with favored initials
would prefer to have the law stand as
it does today was shown in the last
session, when live members whose names
began with “B” voted against this
change. One plan of rotation proposed
is that of changing the ballot for every
other county, the names to be shifted in
each case. Some such plan prevails in
Minnesota, but the argument of expense
is urged against it here.
The propositon to restrict voters to
their own parties will probably encoun
ter bitter opposition. Many well mean
ing people will see in this movement a
sinister scheme lo defeat the Australian
principle of secrecy in voting, and will
oppose it accordingly; but since the pri
mary law takes the place of Hie party
caucus, it is urged that it is apparent
that voters should stay in their own
camps anil not seek the control of par
ties in which they have no sincere iu-
Various plans may lie proposed to
bring this about, one of which may be
the “lowa idea” of requiring voters to
designate their party affiliations and be
subject lo challenge. A more satisfac
tory plan, however, may be found in that
which will require each party at the pri
mary election to poll a certain percent
age of its last general election vote as a
condition for its candidates qualifying
for places on the regular ballot- The
defect in the present primary system has
been shown often in precincts “notorious
ly” Democratic, when a heavy vole has
been polled for Republican seekers after
nominations for state and legislative
offices, as well as for United States sen
ator.
Limit Campaign Expenses.
The limiting of expenses of candidates
will be a hard nut to crack. An at
tempt will be made to take up this prob
lem at the state platform convention,
by means of resolutions looking toward
mi investigation of the recent primary.
The resolutions can hardly be expected
to be incorporated in the platform, but
it will cause talk that will give the
question greater prestige before the Leg
islature this winter.
Two years ago Secretary of State
Urear suggested a plan whereby it
would be to the interest of rival candi
dates to watch each other, and to make
violation of the law. namely, the use of
a larger sum than the maximum under
the law, punishable by disqualification
of the candidate and the elevation of
the next highest. This plan undoubted
ly will be urged again this winter and
perhaps others that may be thought
equally good. Wisconsin lias a law re
quiring candidates to file expense ac
counts. It also provides that district
attorneys shall investigate such accounts
as shall be tiled and institute proceed
ings in case there is suspicion of illegal
use of money; yet it is believed that no
district attorney in this state has ever
raised the question of the propriety or
legality of any candidate’s acts in this
respect.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
LA CROSSE —The annual meeting of the
Western Wisconsin association will be held
In this city October 23-24.
BLACK RIVER FALLS—A. J. Row
land's photo gallery was destroyed by fire
with photographs and negatives.
LA CROSSE —Sylvester Kevins, for the
past two years a reporter on the local
papers, is dead as a result of an operation
for appendicitis.
SI’ERIOR —Copper ore was discovered In
rook used to pave the streets with ma
cadam. The rock comes from the vicinity
of Kockmount on the copper range nearest
the city.
VIROQUA—Betsy Lewlson. aged 29 years,
a kitchen maid at the Hotel Vtroqua, com
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid.
Disappointment in a love affair is given as
the cause.
LA CROSSE —Grin Fox of West Salem
was suffocated in a sewer at Austin,
Minn. Fox was digging a trench when it
caved In upon him. He was dead when
taken out.
CHIPPEWA FALLS —'While clearing land
on C. L. Mason's farm, near Almena. Bur
ley Zeller uncovered a human skull aud the
skull of a large bear. The skulls were ly
ing close together.
LA CROSSE—A cinder in the eye of one
of the women members of the party de
layed the millionaires’ special containing
the directors and heavy stockholders of the
Milwaukee road for several hours.
VIROQUA—WIiIIe the members of O. F.
Llndberg's family near Kickapoo Center
were milking in the basement of the barn,
the building was struck by lightning and
destroyed. The cows were rescued.
CHIPPEWA FALLS—Tuomas Phillips,
well-known property owner, had a narrow
escape from being killed by a train at the
depot. He fell under the cars. but. was
hauled out by a stranger before the wheels
struck him.
LA CROSSE—According to the observa
tions of the local weather bureau the pres
ent long continued drought has broken the
record for thirty-five years. Considerable
damage has been done to late crops ow
ing to the continued dry weather.
LA CROSSE—WhiIe engaged In an alter
cation at the depot in Dresbach, Fred
Rounce shot and seriously wounded Beu
Kearman. Bearman was brought to the
hospital here where it is believed he will
recover. Rounce has not been apprehended.
STOUGHTON — Charged with breaking
twenty-two windows in a public school aud
with malicious destruction of other prop
erty. Eugene Clausen and Truman Stuvetra
were sent to the state reformatory.
BFLOIT While Miss Marion Attridge
of this city was waiting at the Jefferson
Park station. Chicago, about to return
home to enter college hero, a mall pouch
thrown from an express struck her and
dislocated her knee.
PARK FALLS—Rev. Father Klein has
resigned as pastor of the parishes of Gild
den, Flfield anc[ Butternut and In conse
quence there tinll be a rearrangement of
the field In this vicinity so as to more
evenly distribute the work.
KAUKAUNA—Kaukauna may go without
street illumination beginning October 14.
On that day the present contract with the
lighting company expires and the council
has Informed the company that the con
tract will not be renewed because of co i
plalnts.
SLADES CORNERS—On October 11 the
Evangelical Lutheran church will celebrate
its fiftieth anniversary. Present among
the worshipers will be the only two sur
viving charter members, George Rosen
hauer of Burlington and J. S. Rosenhauer.
Still a member of this congregation.
Official Vota cf Stats
for United States Senator.
Counties— ■ ■— -5 = '■
Adams 234 199 203 211
Asl.l uni 384 252 843 013
Barron 487 5)44 -157 1,24*.)
Bayfield 200 150 037 810
Blown 1,077 718 537 1,485
Buffalo 129 103 110 231
Barnett .... 114 224 03 5'.)4
< ii'uiijet 033 48 112 33
• Vtippewa . . . 1)85 459 433 1,312
(Mark 921 *7B 400 448
Columbia . . .. 545 088 075 1.313
( raw-ford . . . 433 207 121 391
Dane 022 1.803 1,088 1,889
Dodge 207 213 185 358
Door 592 288 201 1,097
Douglas .... 206 1,480 1,205 1.125
Dunn 537 50*! 3*19 710
Eau Claire . .. 750 389 009 909
F oreni-e. . . . 281 50 13 170
Fond du l.ac. . 1,519 (450 477 554
Forest 241 234 217 400
Grant 910 *l9O 798 1,033
Green 380 551 471 009
Green Lake . . 407 242 440 330
lowa 534 322 577 08.5
Iron 302 78 109 374
.iaeksou .... 442 550 325 098
J ffi-rson. ... 252 271 257 333
Juneau 83*) 440 377 648
Kenosha .... 428 184 8)2 87.5
K'-wauine . . . 244 179 200 401
La Crosse . . . 332 995 003 932
l.afayetfe . . . 3*45 500 371 845
Langlade. . . . 574 208 114 338
Lincoln .... 159 301 277 483
.Manitowoc. . . 707 175 193 44.5
.Marathon . . , 500 2*45 025 1,037
.Marinette . . . 539 383 324 2,991
Marquette. . . 486 89 223 189
.Milwaukee . . . 5,420 2.764 12,053 5,385
.Monroe .... I,*)<)6 520 435 451
Oconto 477 201 1.201
Oneida 289 337 281 411
Outagamie. . . 2,338 1,118 380 758
Ozaukee .... 70 37 210 92
I’l-pin 118 118 (45 103
Fierce 548 544 341 770
Folk 835 575 192 1.155
Fortage .... 906 503 291 490
Frii-e 177 260 511 432
Racine 005 917 1,404 1,318
Richland. . . . 097 1,358 551 2,777
Rock 097 1,358 551 2,777
Rusk 415 513 02 434
Si. Croix. . . . 592 489 398 1,041
Sauk 1,324 498 482 512
Sawyer 72 110 91 389
Shawano. . . . 489 045 940 670
Sheboygan. . . 804 065 1,003 489
Taylor 208 290 442 359
Trempealeau. . 381 (ill 428 914
Vernon 040 383 508 1.004
Vilas 111!) 42 114 235
Walworth . . . 1,057 683 002 1,010
Washburn. . . 139 392 0,8 598
Washington . . 541 33 211 70
Waukesha . . . 702 570 1,139 1.245
Waupaca. . . . 980 2,123 875 511
Waushara . . . 807 425 344 207
Winnebago. . . 4,580 524 6SO 1,584
Wood 449 293 90 210
Total 47,944 35,021 42.031 00,831)
FOR STATE OFFICERS.
The official canvass for state offices re
sulted :is follows:
For Kcpulflican state candidates—For gov
ernor: Gov. Davidson. 158,867; scattering,
1400; total, 150.273, For lieutenant gover
nor: Strange. 80,033; Trottman, 71,758;
scattering. ISO; total, 152.871. For secre
tary of stati-; Secretary Frear, 130.335;
scattering, 141; total. 130.470. For state
treasurer: State Treasurer Dahl, 07,337;
Bernard}’, 54,200; scattering, 00; total, 151,-
020. For attorney general: Attorney Gen
eral Gilbert, 137,172; scattering, 02;* total,
137,284.
For Democratic state candidates —For gov
ernor: Aylward, 25,273; Schmitz, 15,813;
scattering, 28; total, 11.114. For lieutenant,
governor: Williams, 34,418; scattering, 40;
total. 34.458. For secretary of state; Sehutz,
20.825; Gettings, 10,051; scattering, 25; to
tal, 30,001. For state treasurer: Ileslln.
22.557: Pit rstorff, 12,080; scattering, 10; to
tal. 35,505. For attorney general: Evans,
33.303; scattering, 55; total, 33,448.
For Social Democratic state candidates—
For governor. Brown. 4071; for lieutenant
governor, Wright. 3950; for secretary of
state, Irwin, 3042; for state treasurer,
Parks, 3063; for attorney general, Wulrns
ley, 3800; for insurance commissioner, Bls
torious, 3888.
For Prohibition state candidates—For gov
ernor. Cox, 1041; for lieutenant governor.
Forward, 1848; for secretary of stati-. Park.
1843; for state treasurer, Agor, 1810; for
atto’-ni-y general. Smith, 1823; for insurance
commissioner. Emerson. 1707.
HITS BACK AT GRAFTON,
Rev. H. C. Miller Takes Issue with Epis
copal Bishop on the Question of
Sunday Sport.
FOND DU LAC. Mis., Sept. 22
[Special.]—Saying that there are no
technicalities in Christianity, Rev. 11. C.
Miller, pastor of the Baptist church,
took issue with Bishop C. C. Grafton,
who recently voiced his opinions in re
gard to Sunday recreation and sport.
The divine also took occasion to repri
mand the city officials for permitting
the saloons to remain open on primary
election day and charged the saloon
keepers with being responsible for the
death of Charles Smith, a cripple, who
was killed by a train a short time ago.
“We have been told that the question
of Sunday observance in relation to
sports and amusements should he left
entirely to the conscience,” said Rev.
Miller. “If it seems right to him, that
settles the question. This comes on the
basis of Christian life. To go back to
any legal regulation of Sunday would be
a retrograde movement toward Judaism.
“A careful distinction, however, is
made where the question of church at
tendance is touched upon. This writer
says, ‘Technically therefore, the devotion
called for on the Lord’s day is satisfied
with attendance at the Lord’s service.’
This is just the point. There are no
technicalities in Christianity. It appeals
to me that our danger lies in making our
Christianity Jewish, not so much in, up
holding the dignity of our laws as in
teaching men that ceremonial observance
may constitute a religious life.”
At the end of a tirade against the
saloons and the failure to enforce the
closing laws he said, “If we believe in
God let us not live as though we were
atheists.”
HEAVY MAN SUES CITY.
Charles Peters, Who Tips the Scales at
450 Pounds, Asks $5OOO for Injury
on Broken Sidewalk.
VIIROQUA, Wis.. Sept. 22.—[Spe
cial.] —Charles Peters, whose 450 pounds
of avoirdupois caused him to break
through the sidewalk and sprain his
ankle is suing the city for $5OOO dam
ages. lie alleges that the sidewalks
should be built strong enough to carry
any man no matter whether he weighs
450 or 133 pounds.
BANK TO OPEN MONDAY.
Winneconne Institution Reorganized with
Increased Capital—Bergh Ap
proves Plans.
OSHKOSH, Wis., Sept. 22.—[Spe
cial.] —At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Union bank of Winneconne, held
in this city this morning, arrangements
were completed, whereby Winneconne
capital will assume charge of the bank,
purchasing the stock yf the Oshkosh
holders.
George H. Miller will probably be con
tinued as cashier, he having been instru
mental iu the reorganization. The capi
tal has been increased from $lO,OOO to
$25,000 with $35,090 subscribed. Bank
Commissioner Bergh was present at the
meeting this morning and approved the
plans. The bank will probably open
next Monday.
Organize in Lafayette County.
DARLINGTON, Wis.. Sept. 22.—The
Republican county committee organized
here today by electing James McGinty,
chairman: L. A. Tarrell, secretary; and
R. E. Van Matre, treasurer. Headquar
ters will be opened and an aggressive
campaign commenced,
ROLLINS IS NAMED
SUPERINTENDENT
RACINE MINISTER WILL SUCCEED
REV. C. S. LEAN IN MILWAU
KEE DISTRICT.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Bishop Neely Announces Changes in
Methodists’ Eastern Wisconsin Con
ference at Neenah.
XEEN'AH, Wis., Sept. 22—At the
closing session of the Wisconsin Meth
odist conference yesterday afternoon,
Rev. William Rollins, pastor of the First
church, Racine, was appointed district
superintendent of the Milwaukee district.
Bishop Neely’s appointments are as
follows:
Appleton District—Superintendent, Ferry
Millar, Appleton; Abrams and moo aside, to
be supplied; Algoma, If. 1. James; Angeli
ca, \\ iliiuui Moyle; Autigo, \v". A. liali;
App'eton, 11. T. Wiltzee; isrokaw, supplieu
by L. M. Edmunds; Cllntonvillo, t • L.
Goldthorpe; Grundou aud Kleuo, K. B.
Cramer; Depere, ii. T. Waite; Dunbar, sup
plied i>y a. Geboroff; Elton, supplied by a.
G. Porter; Gillet, G. W. Boag: wrand itap
ids, U. Evans; Green Bay, First, .1. 11.
Faul, St. Faul, It. K. Mauaion; iiazelhurst,
supplied by I. 11. Lewis; Hickory and Sur
ing, supplied by O. \V. Smith; lola, sup
plied by H. D. Stone; Jacksonport, -J.
Ohurm;*Kuukauua, J. E. Manning; Lac du
Flambeau and Mercer, supplied by K. A.
Ware; Mauawa and Symco, A. L. Tucker;
Marinette, S. 11. Anderson; Marion, sup
plied by Harris Drew; Mattoou and Stras
burg, D. O. Sanborn; Merrill, J. Buceoek;
Milladore and Itniiolpli, supplied by C. H.
Jacquith; Minoequa and Sayuor, supplied
by E. A. Ware; Mosiuee and Dancy, sup
plied by C. 11. Jacquith; Niagara and Flor
ence, J. J. Gelling; Oconto and Lena,
Hugh Misdall; Oconto Falls, J. T. Leek;
Oneida. J. F. Decker; Ornisby, supplied by
.1. T Kendall; I’esbtigo and Harmony, A.
A. Bennett; Rhinelander, S. J. 'link; Sey
mour and Black Creek, C. M. Starkweatn
cr; Shawano, T. James; Sturgeon Bay, J.
Charm; Suamico, to he supplied; Toma
hawk, supplied by I. 11. Lewis; Tigerton.
H. B. Hey wood; Washington Island, to be
.■applied; Wausau F, H. Grighani; Wel
come and Sugar Bush, supplied by T. \ ■
Jenkins; Wittenberg, 11. L. Heywood.
Fond du Lae District—George C. Car
michael, district superintendent. Fond du
Lae; Beaver Dam. J. E. Garrett; Brandon
and Reeds Corners, W. E. Kern; Byron
circuit, J. V. Roberts; Campbellsport, W.
J. Carr; Columbus, H. S. .lustina; Fall
River, J, T. Murrish; Fond du Lac circuit,
C. I. Andrews; Fond du Lac Division
street, John Lloyd; Fox Lake, supplied by
C. C. Uulbert; Greenbush and Glenbulali,
to be supplied; Hartford, A. N. llenue;
Gingham and Onion River, Theodore
Sharpe; Iloricon, supplied by William
Xewey; Juneau and Lowell, N. 11. Kater;
Kingston aud Marquette, supplied by F.
W. Oelschlager; Lamartine and Rock River,
supplied by D. H. Carmichael; Markesan,
Lake Morie and Moekford, C. J. Messenger;
Marshall, L. W. Nixon; Mayville. L. Knut
son; Montello, D. W. Kramer; Neosho and
Hustisford, A. F. Basse; Oaklleld, S. Hal
sey; Pardeeville and Marcellou, George 81-
mester; Randolph and Courtland, Thomas
Austin; Koseiidale and Lagoda, F. J. Tur
ner; Sheboygan, F. A. NTmits; Sheboygan
Falls, R. S. Ingraham; Sun Frairie, S. jo
lilfe; Waterloo and York, T. H. Cadman;
Waupuu. William Hooton; West Bend, VV.
E. Lowthcr.
Janesville District—John Reynolds, super
inti udent. Beloit. W. A. N’ewing; Clinton
and Allens Grove. J. A. Colliuge; Darien
and Fairfield, supplied by S. Lugg; Delavau,
It. W. Bosworth; East Troy and German
Settlement. A. W. Triggs; Edgertou and
Albion, G. K. Melnis; Elkboru and Bethel.
J. L. Sizer; Evansville, T. W, North; Foot
viile, to be supplied; Fort Atkinson, E. W.
Magi t. Heart Frairie circuit, H. S. Martin:
Hebron and Koine, E. M. Oliver; Janes
ville. J. 11. Tippett; Jefferson, to be sup
plied; Lake Geneva, F. C. Richardson: Lake
Mills and Milford. C. It. Montague; Lyons.
Spring Frairie and Springfield, J. H. Hicks;
Milton and Lima. A. Hateistad; Milton
Junction and Otter Crock, A. Porter; Or
fordville and Plymouth, W. E. Shafer:
Palmyra and Little Prairie, E. A. Folley.
Palmyra circuit, K. S. Martin; Richmond
aud Utters Corners, Thomas Sharp; Sharon,
G. W. White; Shopicre, A. W. Ownby;
Stoughton and Stebcnsvillc. E. .1. Symons;
Watertown, M. L. Everz; Whitewater, J. S.
Lean.
Oshkosh District—Superintendent, T. D.
Williams. Almond. C. F. Ludwig; Amherst,
and Neuman, R. W. Smith; Berlin and Rush
Lake, C. E. Weed; Blaine and Grant, A.
H. Christensen; Buena Vista and Plover.
F. C. Zocrb; Dartford, E. G. Roberts: Elu
and Bethel, J B. Cole; Eureka and North
Rushford. J. G. Eberhart: Hortonville and
Medina, E. O. Bullock; Manitowoc, E. C.
Potter; Menasha and Vinland, F. J. Turner;
Neenah and Clayton, M. A. Drew; New Lou
don, B. G. Cleuians; Omro, J. C. McClaire;
Oshkosh. Algoma Street. P. F. Stair; Osh
kosh, First. F. A. Pease; Second church and
Omro Junction, W. W. Wilson; ParfreyviHe
and Crystal Lake, E. I), Allen; Poysippl and
Spring Lake. A. O. Nuss; Princeton, sup
plied by Arthur Johnson; Ripon and Green
Lake, F. J. Milnes; Stevens Point, C. F.
Spray: Stoekbridge, supplied by G. F. Foils;
Waukau, Isaac Johnson; Waupaca and Lind,
Webster Millar: Wautoma and Raymond]
R. 11. Jones; Vvcyauwega and Maple Grove,
J. S. Neff; Wild Ruse and Dopp, John Wills;
Winneconne aud Ciemansville. Howard Mil
ler.
Milwaukee District—William Rollins, su
perintendent. Racine. Bristol. A. Beernink;
Burlington, T. \V. Sprowls; Franksvllle and
Ives Grove, J. W. Perry; Genoa Junction,
Frank Millar; Kenosha. W. W. Stevens;
Menomonee Falls. F. Roberson; North
Prairie and Eagle, C. J. Tuttle; Oconomo
woo and Monterey, L. E. Shanks; Pewau
kee and Brookfield, ,T. C. Smith; Pleasant
Prairie and Wesley, supplied by M. J. Ra
rick; Port Washington and Cedarburg, E.
S. McChesney; Racine First church, W. p.
Leek; Racine Union and Berryville, E. V.
Fisher; Salem, Wilmont and Silver Lake,
supplied by J. L. Schroyer; Somers, H. A.
Wood; South Milwaukee and Cudahy, J.
Sehnieder: Sussex and Merton. C. W." He
ywood: Union Grove. W. J. Perry; Water
ford and Caldwell, F. M. Pratt: Waukesha
and Vernon. A. J. Benjamin; Wauwatosa,
S. R. Williams; West Allis, C. J. Bulley;
Yorkvllle and Raymond, supplied by G. R.
Hall; Milwaukee Asbury. E. D. Kohlsted;
Epworth aud Adkins, W. Bennett; Grand
Avenue. G. A. Scott; Kingsley, J. S. Davis;
Park Place. IT. C. Logan: Sherman Street,
C. W. Turner: Simpson. 11. Coleman; Sum
merfield, M. J. Trenery; Trinity, W. A.
Peterson; Wesley. Enoch Perry.
Special appointments—Samuel Plantz,
president of Lawrence university, member
of Appleton quarterly district; W. J. Pat
ton. president Memorial university. Mason
City. la., member Janesville quarterly con
ference: S. W. Naylor, professor Lawrence
university, member Appleton quarterly; A.
A. Trover, Lawrence, member Appleton
quarterly: M. S. Terry, professor Garrett
Biblical institute, member Grand Avenue,
Milwaukee, quarterly; G. 11. Trever, pro
fessor Gammon Theological seminary, mem
ber Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, quarterly;
P. C. Brayton. field agent Wisconsin Chil
dren's Home society, member Appleton
quarterly; O. P. Christian, field agent Idaho
Children’s Home society, member Kingsley
quarterly, Milwaukee.
Urging that the conference do every
thing in its power to relegate to per
petual political obscurity Speaker Can
non of the House of Representatives, the
committee on temperance of the confer
ence made its report to the conference.
COMMISSION MAKES VALUATION.
Manitowoc Plant Depreciates 25 Per
Cent, in Twenty-six Years.
MANITOWOC, Wis,. Sept. 22—[Spe
cial-] —A report has been filed by the
state railroad commission’s engineers of
the valuation of the plant of the Manito
woc Electric Light company. The pres
ent value of the plant is fixed at $70,888
aud the cost of reproducing the plant is
given at $110,123, the depreciation being
about 25 per cent, in the twenty-six
years the plant has been in operation.
Detailed figures of the gas plant's
valuation have also been supplied show
ing a depreciation of only about 10 per
cent, in eight years- The present valua
tion of the gas plant is $159,125 and for
reproducing the plant it would cost
$172,248.
Millionaire Is Fined.
MADISON, Wis.. Sept. 22. —[Special.]
—Francis A. Ogden, the richest man in
Madison, was found guilty of renting his
hotel for immoral purposes by Circuit
Court Judge Stevens on an appeal from
the municipal court. The conviction is
under the city ordinance under which the
maximum fine is $lOO and costs.
Ogden declares he will carry the case
to the supreme court.
SAWYER COUNTY AFIRE
WINTER, RADISSON AND DRAPER
THREATENED.
Farmers Flee from Homes and Take
Refuge Along the Banks of
Chippewa River.
RADISSON, Wis., Sept. 22.—[Spe
cial.]—Thousands of feet of iogs and |
standing timber have been destroyed, I
clearings have been devastated and set- |
tiers driven from their homes by the for
est fires that have been raging through
out Sawyer county for the past few
days. The towns of Radisson, Winter
and Draper have been fighting the flames
hack since Saturday, and although prop
erty within the villages has been saved
from destruction the loss to the lumber
companies will be heavy.
The most thrilling fight that the in
habitants of the town engaged in was
the fight to save the Wallace school and
the corduroy bridge across the Chip
pewa river. The fire was eating its way
up from the south when the alarm was
given and the entire population turned
out to save the school house. The build
ings surrounding the school were dam
aged, but after hours of incessant fight
ing the school itself was saved. Equally
as exciting was the light put up by
Frank Shimcusky and his wife and
daughter to save the corduroy bridge,
the only span across the Chippewa river
here, and had it not been for their ef
forts the town would have been deprived
of its roadway across the river.
While the owner was out fighting the
tires, the farm belonging to A. Rynda
was burned. A lumber yard adjacent
to the house was destroyed, hut the saw
mill was saved after a hard tight. H. A.
Sweeney, who is at present away from
home, lost his house and barn and all
his household goods. The Edwards’ farm
northwest of here is devastated. Fami
lies to the south are moving their effects
near the river to ho ready in case the
fire sweeps down upon thein unexpected
ly.
FSCANABA, Mich., Sept. 22. — [Spe
cial.] —A brisk wind which developed to
day made conditions in the forest tire
district about Escanaba more critical-
With almost complete absence of wind
the fires about the the threatened villages
have been held in check for forty-eight
hours by an army of tire fighters and
with no indication of rain the gale is
feared. Train crews here have been or
dered to be in readiness to report imme
diately if sending relief trains to the
threatened towns is necessary.
The forest fires late this afternoon
broke through the line of tire fighters.
Bark River, one of the largest villages
in the peninsula, is now burning.
WINTER, Wis., Sept. 22. — [Special.]
—Forest tires are raging all around this
village and unless rain falls fears are
entertained for its safety. A dense pall
of smoke obscures the sun and the peo
ple are forced to keep the lamps lighted
during the day.
The French settlement school house
south of here has been burned, and three
farm houses destroyed by the flames. A
family named Hart narrowly escaped be
ing caught in the tire trap when they
made an attempt to save their belong
ings. Phelan’s lumber camps to the
north are in flames. Superintendent Mc-
Donald brought his wife and family to
Winter and returned for a load of house
hold goods. He was stopped on the way
by the tires, and was forced to hurry
back to the town. The flames leaped
thirty feet in the air sweeping everything
before them. The fires are approaching
here from Radisson, eleven miles to the
west, but back fires have been set to
keep the village from being beset on that
side.-
WAUSAU, Wis.. Sept. 22.-[Special.]
—lt has been thirty-six days since rain
fell in Marathon county, and 'the tinder
like grass and leaves about the unset
tled part of the county burns before lue
general forest fires like oiled wood. A
big fire swept around the base of Rib
mountain, tnree miles from the city,
Sunday and Monday, and, getting iuio
old hemlock slashings, raged fiercely.
The heat from the tire could he plainly
felt in the southwestern part of the city.
School was abandoned temporarily in
two school districts in the town of
Flieth because of the smoke. The city
is not in great danger, however, unless
a heavy wind comes, in which event it
will take a hard fight to save Wausau
from destruction. A conservative esti
mate of the damage iu Marathon county
by forest fires to date is $750,000.
FIFIELD, Wis., Sept. 22.—Fifield’s
fate depends on the wind. There seems
little prospect of rain to put out the
smoldering fires all around the town,
but if the wind does not rise so as to
fan the flames up there is no danger of
their getting beyond control as far as
entering Fifield is concerned. This
morning the wind has been light, as was
the case yesterday. While tlie fires are
burning on all sides they are most dan
gerous on the southeast and are so close
there that a high wind such as blew
Sunday would undoubtedly set the town
afire,
COMMITTEE MOVES ON.
Grand Rapids Paper Manufacturers De
clare Supply of Pulpwood to Be
Practically Inexhaustible.
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis., Sept. 22.
[Special.]—Congressman James R. Mann
of the committee of House of Represeu
tives, investigating the paper and pulp
industry, left Grand Rapids Monday
morning with his party after a two days’
visit in this city, going direct to Shana
golden, Wis., where he will visit the
lumber and pulpwood camps in that sec
tion.
The committee took testimony on the
subject of the supply of hemlock pulp
wood. Thomas E. Nash, president of
the Nekoosa-Edwards company, stated
that there is a large amount of hemlock
timber adjacent to their mills suitable
to the manufacture of paper, enough to
last the mills of Wisconsin for a great
many years to come. He also stated that
there is an abundant supply of spruce
pulpwood in Wisconsin, northern Michi
gan and Minnesota. Testimony of other
manufacturers confirmed these state
ments.
SIX SOLDIERS ESCAPE.
Inmates of Fort Sneliing Guardhouse
Climb Through Skylight and
Get Away.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 22-—Six sol
diers escaped from the guardhouse at
Fort Sneliing last night. They are Wil
liam G. Manleti, George F. Johnson,
William Hall and Privates Cotter, Mul
lin and Dickson. The guardhouse at
Fort Sneliing is only one story high and
over the corridor that runs down the cell
tier, there is a series of skylights. The
doors to the cells were left open and the
men climbed through the skylight to the
roof.
FIVE KILLED BY WILD BULLS.
Twenty-two Animals Run Amuck Among
Persons Waiting for Fight.
LISBON, Sept. 22.—-Twenty-two bulls
escaped from the arena at Moita yes
terday and ran amuck through a crowd
that was assembling to witness a bull
fight. Five persons were killed and
some twenty were wounded. _ Troops
were summoned and shot the animals to
death.
RAILROADS BEAT
BACK jI.SMES
RIGHT-OF-WAY OF DUNBAR & WAU
SAUKEE LINE THREATENED
BY FIRES.
SETTLER LOSES HIS LIFE.
Conflagrations Spring Up Afresh in Cop
per Country, Endangering Much
Property.
RAIN CHECKS ASHLAND BLAZE.
WAUSAUKEE. Wis.. Sept. 23.—[Spc- I
ciab] —Dangerous fires are burning in
the western part of Marinette county.
At Stephenson, twelve miles southwest
of here, the schoolhouse was burned, and j
the farm buildings of S. N. Flavion on j
the Milwaukee road below this town |
were destroyed. The railroads are ex- j
periencing difficulty in protecting their j
property, and pilots have been sent out -
before trains on the Dunbar & Wan- !
saukee railroad to report the burning of i
ties and the spreading of rails.
A lumber camp at Loud Spur was
abandoned by the loggers and the camp
supplies buried to prevent their destruc- j
tion. The N. Ludington company will j
be a heavy loser on cut timber. While I
freight train on the Wisconsin & j
North-Western railroad was passing I
Lond Spur a car of logs caught fire and
the crew was forced to uuload the lum
ber to save the rest of the train.
MERRILL. Wis.. Sept. 23. — [Special.]
—At Coombs’ Station, five miles south
of here, the farm buildiugs belonging to
Frank Oldenburg, Anton Richter aud
Allen Williams are reported burned, to
gether with a total loss of the stock on
the farms. Thomas Johnson of this
city lost $3500 worth of hemlock bark.
ESCANABA, Mich., Sept. 23. — [Spe
cial.] —A shift iu the wind Tuesday aft
ernoon saved the village of Bark River
from destruction aud the fire is now held
iu chock a block from the outskirts.
MARSHFIELD. Wis., Sept. 23.
[Special.]—lmmediate danger from fire
to this city is past. The wind has died
down and the fires tvhich were burning
fiercely on the outskirts a few days ago
nave been- beaten back and are under
control.
CALUMET, Mich., Sept. 23.—[Spe
cial.] —Forest fires are now raging iu
Keweenaw county worse than ever be
fore. Reports brought to Calumet this
morning say that the Long Swamp is
one roaring mass of flames and the fire
completely surrounds Seneca lake. The
tire is within a short distance of thirty
new dwellings erected recently at Al
louez by the Calumet & Hecla company.
ASHLAND, Wis., Sept. 23.—[Spe
cial.] —A slight rain fell, the first in
nearly two months, checked the forest
fires last nignt. A big fire south of
Ashland at midnight attracted general
attention. No reports concerning it have
been received. A small amount of rain
fell between Spooner and Mason. Only
minor losses to farmers are reported to
day.
RAIN TO QUENCH FIRES.
Washington Weather Bureau Sees End
of Forest Blazes.
WASHINGTON. I). €., Sept. 23.
The forest tiros iu various parts of the
country are being watched carefully by
the government. The forestry service
has already made arrangements for a
complete report from an agent sent to
personally investigate the situation in
the northwest, and the officials of that
bureau are paying close attention to un
official reports as to the spread of the
fires all along the line. The weather
bureau today predicted that there proba
bly will be a copious rainfall about the
latter part of the week iu the Missis
sippi valley region.
THREE DROWN AT EAGLE RIVER.
Children, Lost in Smoke on Twin Lake,
Perish.
EAGLE RIVER. Wis., Sept. 23.
[Special.]—Three children of Ed Wei
seuborn. aged 15, 13 and 11, drowned
in big Twin lake at Hackley last night.
They were crossing the lake for home
at 11 o’clock in a boat loaded with pulp
plaster, and lost their way in the smoke
and high wind, and the boat tilled aud
sank. The children were heard calling
for help but no boat was near to assist.
The bodies were not recovered.
FARMER TAKES POISON
EDWARD HELDT SWALLOWS QUAN
TITY OF PARIS GREEN.
Dies in Arms of His Three Months’ Bride
Before Medical Aid Ar
rived.
FOND DU LAC, Wis.. Sept. 23.—[Spe
cial.] —Edward Heldt, a farmer living
near Waupun, committed suicide yester
day by swallowing a quantity of paris
green. He was taken violently ill at
the dinner table, but refused to say
what was the matter with him. Before
medical aid had arrived Heldt died in
the arms of his bride of three months.
He was 30 years old and is survived by
his wife and parents.
KEPT OPEN TOO LATE.
Fond du Lac Alderman, Who Voted for
Early Closing Ordinance, Fined
Under Its Provisions.
FOND DU LAC, Wis., Sept. 23.
[Special.]—The second man to be ar
rested for violating the ordinance passed
four months ago requiring all saloons to
close from midnight to 5 o’clock the fol
lowing morning is Aid. A. R. Horn, who
pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $25 and
costs today. Horn, who voted for the
ordinance when passed by tbe city coun
cil, is the proprietor of a hotel buffet
which was kept open twenty-eight min
utes after closing hours.
BADGERS LOSE IN SKIRMISH.
Wisconsin Troops Beaten by Kentuckians
in First Day’s Fight.
FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Ind.. Sept. 23—[Special.]—In the ma
neuvers here yesterday the Third Wis
consin regiment lost in the skirmish
fight. The enemy was the First Ken
tucky, and although the attack of the
advance guard upon the Blue Grass
boys was effective the main body of the
troops did not support when the attack
was made, and the southerners carried
the day. While the Third was marching
home the Kentuckians attacked them,
but were met with such a warm recep
tion that they retired.
Gen. King and Adjt.-Gen. Boardman
are on hand to watch the movements of
the Wisconsin troops.
Horses Singed in Runaway Fire.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Sept. 23.
—[Special.]—A blazing wagon hitched to
a team of frightened horses, which were
also on tire, was the spectacle which
farmers in the town of Auburn saw
rushing by on the highway. The horses
were finally stopped and cut loose from
the wagon. They were badly burned
and the wagon was destroyed. Ben
Bisky. who owned the rig. had thrown a
lighted match into the wagon box, which
was saturated with kerosene.
CAUGHT IN HOT KILN.
E. W. Drake, Former Milwaukeean, in
Shocking Accident —Report of
Death Denied.
Mll.W .VI KEE, Wis., Sept. 2-1. 1908.
—Press dispatches from Minot, N. D..
report that E. \V. Drake, Sr., a former
Milwaukee business man and at one
time Prohibition candidate for governor
of V\ isconsiu, with another member of
his company, Clarence Bailey, were
buried in the red hot ruins of a bursting
,J - A- 1
E. \V. PItAKE.
brick kiln. A sou of Mr. Drake was se
riously burned in an attempt to rescue
his father.
Mr. Drake was interested at Kenmare,
near Minot, in the manufacture of brick.
On Wednesday a large kiln, which was
nearly finished burning, suddenly explod
ed. Drake and young Bailey, who were
near, were engulfed in the mass of fire
and red hot bricks.
E. W. Drake, Sr., lived in Milwaukee
for thirty years. He was an active mem
ber of the chamber of commerce, and in
1904 was nominated as candidate of
the Prohibitionists for governor. At one
time he was president of the Cream City
Brick company, and also of the Milwau
kee Brickmakers’ association. He was
51 years of age. He left Milwaukee in
190t> to become general manager at Ken
mare. A daughter, Mrs. Percy 3VI. Ky
naston, resides here.
P. M. Kvnaston denied this morning
that Mr. Drake and B. Bailey were
burned to death in the explosion. “I
talked with Mr. Drake’s sou over the
long distance telephone this morning,
and he said his father was burned, but
was still alive and improving. Bailey,
also reported dead in the press dispatch
es, also is alive. Ido not say an acci
dent did not occur, but deny there were
any fatalities.”
RAIN PUTS ENDTOFIRES
Downpom in Lake Superior Region
Quenches Flames and Relieves
Inhabitants.
SUPERIOR, Wis., Sept. 24.—A soak
ing rain in the head of the lakes region
put an end to danger from forest fires in
all the territory within a radius of fifty
miles or more from this city. The rain
early this morning was one of the heav
iest down pours of the year.
NEW LONDON, Wis., Sept. 24.
[Special.]—The mill of the Hatton Lum
ber company here is closed and a crew
of fifty men have been rushed to Nor
way Dam, eight miles from Tigerton,
to fight the forest fires that are threaten
ing the Hatton logging camps and the
Norway mill.
EUREKA, Cal.. Sept. 24.—A forest tiro
is raging near here, fanned by a 50-mile
gale, and already the plant of the Kel
strom Lumber company, valued at $60,-
000, has been destroyed. The fire is
threatening the vast tracks of redwood
timber lying between Kelstroms and
Trinidad, to which latter place refu
gees are Hocking from many camps. The
$1,000,000 plant of the Redwood Lum
ber company is directly in the course of
the flames. A passenger train engine
arrived at Samoa last night carrying ref
ugees from Luffenhulz and Fieldbrook,
the former town having been completely
destroyed by the flames. The dash was
made with the flames so close that the
paint on the cars was blistered in the
heat.
CALUMET, Mich., Sept. 24. — [Spe
cial.] —Forest fires are burning near the
Rhode Island mine between here and
Houghton, having crept to within 100
feet of the street railway track. The
street railways company sent cars loaded
with barrels of water and men to the
place. Fires are raging at Centennial
Heights and residents are fighting to
save the large school building from de
struction. Tamarack, a suburb of Calu
met, is again threatened. The Tama
rack fire department has been fighting
flames which are within a few feet of
Calumet park, which if it had caught
nre, would have burned the Tamarack
mine buildings. Another bad fire is
raging near Lakeview cemetery. At the
La Salle mine a fierce fire is burning.
DEATH STOPS WEDDING
Miss Emma Berger, Who Was to Have
Been Married in October, Suc
cumbs at Manitowoc.
MANITOWOC, Wis., Sept. 24.—[Spe
cial.] —Death’s call came before the
chimes of the wedding bells for Miss
Emma Berger, a well known young wom
an of the city. Miss Berger died yes
terday, aged 25, after an illness of many
weeks. She was to have been married
in October to James Tegge, a Manito
woe boy now located at Tacoma, Wash.,
and plans for the wedding were well
under way when she was taken ill. Miss
Berger’s death is the second in the fam
ily within six months-, her foster father
having died early in the spring.
RETURNS SEEM TO FAVOR BEEDLE.
Present Incumbent Has Slight Lead Over
Abbott.
MADISON. Wis.. Sept. 24.—[Spe
cial.]—The contest between George E.
Beedle and James F. Abbott for the
•omination for insurance commissioner
on the Republican ticket wlli be settled
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. At that
time all corrected returns from the dif
ferent counties of the state will be in
the hands of the board of canvassers,
special messengers having been sent out
to check over the results in the counties
where alleged errors in the count have
crept in.
Both men claim the nomination, but
the figures in Madison seem to favor
Beedie.
Milwaukee Day at County Fair.
JEFFERSON. Wis.. Sept. 24.—[Spe
cial.] —The “Milwaukee Special,” con
sisting of fourteen coaches, brought 700
Milwaukee people and 500 from inter
mediate points to Jefferson at 10:30
o'clock this morning, swelling the crowd
of 15,000 from points north, south and
svest at the big Jefferson county fair on
•Milwaukee day.” Tbe train left Mil
waukee over the North-Western road at
3:30 o’clock and will return leaving Jef
ierson at 9 o’clock tonight.
TIMOTHY E. RYAN
SERIOUSLY ILL.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMIT
TEEMAN STRICKEN ON TRAIN
FROM THE WEST.
NOW IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL.
Law Partner, Senator Ernst Merton, Re
ceives Word That Patient’s Con
dition Is Critical.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER AT BEDSIDE.
WAT KESHA. \\ Is., Sept. 2”. I Spe
cial.] —National Democratic Committee
man Timothy E. Ryan is seriously ill
at the west side hospital in Chicago and
his wife and daughter. Margaret, have
been called there in response to a mes
sage from the attending physician.
Returning from West.
Mr. Ryan was returning from a busi
ness trip to British Columbia, when he
was taken ill on the train. Upon his
arrival in Chicago, he was taken to the
home of a friend. John Muldoon, ami
later was conveyed to the hospital.
Family Physician Called.
Dr. John F. Ward, the family physi
cian. was summoned to Chicago and his
family have been at his bedside for the
past two days. Mr. Ryan’s law partner.
Senator Ernst Merton, received word
last night that his illness is regarded as
serious, although the physicians are hope
ful for his recovery.
“BARNEY’ POTTER DEAD
WASHINGTON COUNTY ASSEMBLY
MAN SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS.
Had Served Three Terms at Madison as
Democrat and Was Candidate
for Re-election.
WEST BEND. Wis., Sept. 23.—[Spe
cial.] —Assemblyman B. S. Potter, aged
72 years, died this morning at G o’clock,
after an extended illness. He had been
a sufferer from kidney and liver trouble
for some time, and his death followed
an acute attack.
Mr. Potter had completed three terms
as assemblyman from Washington coun
ty, and was a candidate for re-election
on the Democratic-ticket. At the spe
cial session of the Legislature iu 1905
he was appointed and served as one of
the Assembly members of the committee
to investigate life insurance companies
doing business in this state.
It was eighteen years after his birth
that Mr. Potter came to West Bond. He
was horn in the town of Elba, Genesee
county. N. Y., February 3, 1830, and se
cured a position as a clerk in a general
store here in 1850, holding that position
until 1860 when he engaged iu the mer
cantile business for himself. Ho con
tinued in this business until 1878. when
he sold out and became connected with
a Avholesale grocery house in the ca
pacity of commercial traveler.
In 1883, Mr. Potter entered the mill
ing business and continued until six
years ago when he became interested in
real estate. He was president of the
West Bend Advancement association
and in 1884 was a delegate to the Demo
cratic convention in Chicago.
In 1902, Mr. Potter defeated P. G.
Duerrwaeehter. Republican, for the As
! sembly by 106 votes and two years later
I defeated Ole Halverson, Republican, by
| 240 votes. He was re-elected in 1900
over his opponent, Dow Maxon, Repub
lican, by 1124.
Mr. Potter leaves a wife. The funeral
will be held at 10:30 Friday morning.
ATTEMPTTU WRECK CAR
Father and Son Arrested Near Cedar
Grove Charged with Placing Ob
struction on Tracks.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Sept. 23.—[Spe
cial.] —An attempt was made to wreck
one of the large Milwaukee-Northern
j cars at 7:30 o’clock last night near
Cedar Grove. John Hutchinson, a farm
er residing near there is charged with
having thrown a railroad tie in front
of the car. There was a number of
people on the car, including General
Manager Walker. The car struck the tie
hut was not derailed. Hutchinson was
seen to throw the tie and he was placed
under arrest.
A son of Hutchinson was arrested in
the afternoon charged with putting a
sandbag on the track. Constable Farns
worth arrested the man.
FASTS FOR NINE DAYS.
Fond du Lac Barber Tails Short in the
Performance of His “Original
Stunt.”
FOND DU LAC. Wis., Sept. 23.
[Special.]—After going without food for
nine days and drinking nothing but wa
ter, Julius Coleman, a barber, was com
pelled to abandon his fast aud also his
position. For the first few days Cole
man did not mind the absence of food
in his stomach, but on the eighth day
he was afraid to even smell cooking food
as it made him sick. On the ninth day
he could hardly continue his labors and
on the morning of the tenth he had to
quit work and break his fast at a nearby
restaurant. He lost about, four pounds
in weight and says that he fasted simply
because he thought it would be an odd
“stunt.”
Library Association Elects.
GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 23—[Spe
cial.] —Miss Pleasant of Menasha was
elected president of the Fox River Val
ley Library association this morning at
the business session of the convention.
M. J. Naes of Depere was elected
vice president, Miss Dwight, Appleton,
was made secretary and Miss Dobb of
Fond du Lac was chosen treasurer. Miss
i Stearns of the state library commission
spoke on the subject of the problem of
recent fiction.
Politicians to Play Baseball.
RIPON. Wis.. Sept. 23.—[Special.]—
A game of baseball will be played Octo
ber 7 'between teams composed of mem
bers of the Republican and Democratic
parties, the proceeds of the game to go
toward making improvements on the
building in which the Republican party
had its birth. President Hughes of
Ripon college will umpire.
Healthful London.
There are few cities that can lay claim,
as can London, to the frequent presence
of ozone in the air. Many cities are
sought after as places of holiday merely
for the mental recreation which they of
fer. but few of them present, as London
can justly claim to present, a physical
as well as a mental recuperative environ*
mint.—London Lancet.