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NEWS OF THE STATE Happenings in Wisconsin Which Are of Interest to Our Own People. BAILEOAD PRODS THE COURT Seeks to Have Eight-Hour Telegra phers Case Advanced. t Horicon Marsh Cannot B© Drained, According to a Decision of the Supreme Court—Case of Soo Hoad. Madison, Wis., April 20.—The Chi cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, has asked the state supreme court to ad vance the eight-hour telegrapher ease for argument, but the court has not yet taken action on the motion. The court handed down a decision holding that the Horicon marsh can not be drained. The court, with Jus tices Timlin and Bashford dissenting, reversed the order of Judge Dick ol the lower court confirming the ap pointment of commissioners to super vise the work of draining the marsh, and directed that the petition for the appointment of such commissioners be dismissed. The petition was signed by about one hundred and fifty owners of land affected by the marsh, who have been working for several years to have their property drained. The court holds that the draining of the marsh would impair the navigability of the Rock river and the Hustisford lake, which would be an invalid infringe ment of the rights of a large number of riparian owners along those bodies of water. By stipulation the supreme court ordered the important case of the Soo railroad against the state railroad commission, which involves the pow ers of the commission to regulate pub lic service corporations, continued un til the first sitting of the next month. Nearly all of the large railroad com panies as well as the large public ser vice corporations have filed briefs in the case. Cernahan Laid to Rest. Ban Claire, Wis., April 21.—The fu neral of Assemblyman W. A. Cerna twin was one of the most largely at tended hereabouts. Services were held In Union and the First Congrega tional church in this city, the Rev. Pike officiating. Secretary of State Frear delivered the eulogy at the church. The order of Foresters, Knights of Pythias, Company E and the Wisconsin state band escorted the remains to the church and cemetary Speaker Ekem of the assembly and many members of that body, as well ns prominent officials of the American Society of Equity, attended. Wisconsin Cows in the Lead. Madison, Wis., April 17. —That Wis consin leads all the states in dairy production records of pure bred cows is shown by the latest bulletin issued by the University of Wisconsin experi ment station, prepared by Professor F. W. Wall and Roy C. Harris. The bul letin gives an account of t b e official and semi-official testing of dairy cows in this state during the year ended Oct. 1, 1907, and includes reports on tests of 233 pure bred Holstein cows, ninety-nine Guerney cows, six Jerseys, three Ayrshires. and four grade cows, a total of 345 animals. ••Jumpers” Want Change of Venue. Waukesha, Wis.. April 17. —That the people of Waukesha are so prejudiced against the sect that a fair trial can not be secured here Is the contention of Joseph E. Wildish, of Milwaukee attorney for Charles 1.. Oapsel, of the “Holy .Jumpers.” who is suing Sheriff George L. Dwinnell for $3,000 dam ages. Caps el was one of those ar rested on a disorderly conduct charge in connection with a street meeting of the sect and who served a ten day aentence in jail. Judge Lueck will an nounce his decision in a few days. Storys Turn Over Real Estate. Madison. Wis.. April 17. —Edwin C. Story, defaulting cashier of the Citi zens’ State bank of Belleville, who at tempted to commit suicide Monday when confronted with the evidence of his shortage, Is Improving from the ef fects of the poison Which he took and Is now expected to recover. He and bis wife have turned over all of their real estate, amounting to about $6,000. to the bank. Hope to Save Boy Hero. Kenosha, Wis., April 21.—Harold Schafer, the five-year-old boy who was terribly burned in an effort to save liis mother from being burned to death. Is still in a critical condition, but the physicians attending him are hopeful that he may survive his burns. The little fellow' is partly conscious and suffering intense pain. The physicians said the mother of the child was out of danger. Dig Up Mound Builders* Bones. Beloit, Wis., April 20. —The skele tons plowed up by D. W. Poe are pro nounced by Prof. Collie of Beloit col lege to be the remains of mound build ers. Prof. Collie paid a visit to the place when further plowing revealed a half dozen more skeletons. Exam ination demonstrated that the bones bave probably been in the ground over SOO years. CAMPAIGN GOST 16 GENTS More Economical Election Statements Are Filed at Madison—Many Can didates Spend Nothing. Madison, Wis., April 20. —Adolph Huebschman, of Milwaukee, unsuc cessful candidate for judge of the new division of the Seventh judicial circuit has filed a statement declaiing In* spent $292.80 for campaign purpos.es. Senator Theodore W. Brazeau, of Grand Rapids, unsuccessful candi date for delegate from the Tenth con gressional district to the national Re publican convention, spent $133.74. John M. Barney, of West Bend, un successful Republican candidate in rh * Sixth district, spent $51.11; Samuei ti Cady, of Green Bay, successful Re publican candidate in the Ninth dis trict, $23.44: and A. J. Burton, of Mil waukee, unsuccessful Republican can didate In the Fifth district, $24.50. The candidates for delegates to the Democratic convention did not spend much money for campaign purposes. Herbert H. Manson, of Wausau, one of the delegates at large, Michael Hig gins, of Racine, from the First dis trict, and Byron Barwig, of Mayville, from the Sixth district, did not s-pend anything. Henry Fetzer. of Sturgeon Bay, from the Ninth district, spent 16. cents and Arthur G. Roetlie, of High land, from the Third district, spent sl.lO. MAN HAS TWO WIVES Oscar Ross’ Divorce Case Is Reopened After He Had Married a Second Time. Superior, Wis., April 21.—8 y setting aside a service of summons and com plaint in the divorce action of Oscar Ross against Ida Ross, Judge Sm th of the superior court lias made lloss a twice married man. The plaintiff started suit in the su perior court in November, 1905, for di vorce, and proof of service by mailing the papers to a town in Finland was offered, desertion being given as the ground upon which divorce was sought. The divorce was granted in January. 1900, and in May, 1907, the wife came over and asked, to have the case reopened. By that time ltoss had again married and gone to live with his second wife on a homestead in Minnesota. Mrs. Ross No. 1 claimed she had not been serv ed with the papers aud that nothing of it was known by her for months. Judge Smith reopened the case and the plaintiff and defendant will now each sue for d ; vom\ In the meantime Ross has the two wives Woman Killed at Crossing. Waupaca, Wis., April 18. —Mrs Frank J. Fisher, wife of the Wiscon sin Central agent at Ashland, was killed late in the afternoon between here and the Veterans’ Home, when a trolley car struck the carriage in which she and her sister-in-law, Mrs. William Wolcott of this city were rid ing. Mrs. Wolcott was bruised. Th dead women was prominent in society She had no children. Pioneer Christian Scientist Dead. Green Bay, Wis., April 17.—-Hugh | McDonald, one of the leaders of the Christian Science movement in Wis consin and a resident of this city, is dead in Brookline, Mass., aged seven ty-flve. Mr. McDonald was one of the ; founders of the First Church of Christian Science here. He was for many years a prominent lumberman in Wisconsin. Davidson Not Seeking Toga. LaCrosse, Wis.. April 21.—Accord ing to former Attorney General Slur devant. there is little doubt that Gov emor Davidson will be a eand da e for another nomination. Mr. Sturde vant says he Is not empowered to make an official announcement. • u that in his opinion the governor 1 a - intention to become a candidate lor tile senate. Aged Woman Arrested. Eau Claire. Wis., April 21.—The unusual spectacle of a woman eighty five years of age in police court was witnessed when Mrs. M. .T. Eastiug on complaint of Ole Ness was ar rested for allowing her chickens to run at large. Mrs. Easting was released when she said she had arranged for the sale of her fowls. Big Strike Is Threatened. Superior, Wis., April 21.—The lay ing down of tools and the stopping of work by every one of the 5.000 mem bers of labor unoins affiliated with the structural trades alliance of this city is threatened. The walkout is ex pected May 1 as the result of the dec laration of tiie builders’ exchange for the open shop. Smallpox in Industrial School. Madison. Wis., April 21.—Six industrial school boys and two office h at Waukesha have been placed \ ndev quarantine by the state board o‘ health because of an epidemic of smalljwx. None of the cases is seri ous. There are 350 boys in the insti tution. Section Men Will Strike. Chippewa Falls. Wis., April 20. — Wisconsin Central section men have decided to strike because of the cotr pany’s order that wages hereafter will be $1.25 for a ten hour day. instead o $1.12 for an eight hour day, as at pres ent. Victim of Lockjaw. Eau Ci ire, Wis., April IS.—Assem blyman W. A. Cernahan is dead from lockjaw, the result of being thrown from a moving street car last election day and bruising his knee. LITE NEWSBY WIRE Twelve Is the Death Roll Now. Chelsea, Mass., April 20. —One more body has been found in the fire ruins. It is believed to be that of Captain Benjamin F. Knowles, a Grand Army veteran. This makes the twelfth l>ody thus far found. The general relief committee in a statement declares that 13,000 people were made homeless aud that 10,000 of these need not only tem porary aid. but must be rehabilitated at least to the extent of absolutely necessary housekeeping equipment which will involve the expenditure of fully SIOO,OOO. Flood Damage at Fort Worth. Fort Worth, Tex., April 21. —The rain which has fallen steadily here all but three days this month temporarily ceased at 5 o’clock in the morning, when the damage to property here by the flood was conservatively placed at $1,500,000. Weather Forecaster Lan dis predicts additional showers and these figures may be increased. A fund for the relief of 200 families on the verge of starvation has been started in response to Mayor Harris' proclamation. Well Known Wisconsin Man Dead. Madison, Wis., April 21.—• Assembl yman Hans Borchsenious, aged seven ty-six, is dead at his home here from a complication of ailments. He was an editor and publisher and held many public positions, serving in various clerkships in the state eapitol and also as chief clerk of the internal revenue division of the treasury department at Washington. He served two terms as president of Baldwin. He leaves a widow and three grown children. Aims Broadside at Loeb. Washington, April 21.—Representa tive Sims, of Tennessee, aimed a broadside during a speech in the house at William Loci), Jr., private secre tary to President Roosevelt, when he called attention to the fact that Mr. Loch is credited with being the own er of 4.700 shares of the Washington Electric company stock of the par value of SIOO,OOO and is a director of that company, while occupying an of ficial position in the government. Banisbed from State Forever. New York, April 21.—William J. Stewart, twenty-four years old, pleaded guilty in the county court in Brooklyn to having attacked a girl. Friends interceded with Judge Dike for clemency. He suspended sentence, but in doing so banished ktewart from tiie state forever, telling him that if he returned to New York and was brought before Judge Dike he would receive the full penalty for the crime of which he had pleaded guilty. Ex -Governor’s Daughter Suicides. Chicago, April 20. Jessie Call, daughter of ex-Governor Llewellyn, of Kansas, committed suicide in her room in a hotel here by taking poison. De spondency because of ill health is be lieved to have been the cause. Mrs. Call, whose former home was in Oska loosa, la., for several years had been employed on the reportorial staffs of Chicago newspapers. Woman and Baby Die in River. Trenton, N. J., April 21.—Mrs. Claudia Smith, wife of a farmer residing near Yardley, Pa., walked into the Delaware river with her baby’ in her arms and both were drowned. Mrs. Smith had been ill for a long time, and it is supposed she com mitted suicide while despondent. She was forty years old and the mother of eight children. Launch Capsizes and Three Drown. Hannibal, Mo., April 21.—A gaso line launch was seen to capsize and sink six miles up the river from Han nibal late in the evening. Young Wal ker, who witnessed the accident, dec lares that there were three men in the boai one of whom came to the surface, waved his hand and then disappeared. No trace has been found of the boat or men. Graft Inquiry at Rockford, 111. Rockford. 111., April 21. —The board of aldermen adopted a resolution urg ing investigation of the charges that, certain members of the council are guilty of graft. Asa result a com mittee, headed by Mayor Jardine, was appointed to make an inquiry. Th? - committee is said to be in possession of incriminating evidence, and further disclosures are expected. Attempt to Assassinate Cabreia. San Francisco, April 21.—A mes sage from Guatemala City received by tlee Guatemalan consul her®, states that an attempt was made to assas sinate Manuel Estrada Cabrera, pres ident of Guatemala. Many shots were fired at him, only one hitting him. the wound being on his hand, and not seri ous. Fleet Leaves San Diego. San Diego. Cal., April 20.—San Die go concluded its honors to the officers and men of the battleship fleet and tiie squadron has sailed north. Plans are under way for the erection of a monument in the city’s park to com memorate the visit of the fleet. Peoria Millionaire Dead. Peoria, 111., April 20. —While sitting at home witn two song, Edward H. Jack, the Peoria millionaire, over whose big estate his sons and daugh ters recently indulged in a spectacular contest, died of heart failure at the age of eighty-five years. .CalumetMj? I Baking Jis. \ Powder O For Economy’s Sake Try yAutfW fgr flqvr/m tmm *tos3y &l because it makes more loaves 111 to the sack than any other fl| flour. Put it to the test — *2l order a trial sack of Wingold ■ at your grocers —let the qual -1 ity of your bread, biscuits and t|j pastry be the proof of its jj goodness. iiSfe Milled from the choicest North ern Wheat by our patent pro cess and scrupulously cleaned ||l| —never touched by human 4Jk! hands in the process of making. v\ Ask Your Grocer for “WINGOLD” FLOUR. Bay State Milling Cos. WINONA, MINNESOTA For Sale byR.J. MALTPRESS Patents Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Cos. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific Journal. Terms, (3 a year; four months, f L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN &Cos. Be,B '° ,iM ’'New York Branch Office, 625 F SU Washington, D. C. HOLLI9TER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medioine for Busy People. Brings Golden Health and Benewed Vigor. ▲ specific for Constipation, Indigestion, Live and Kidney Troubles, Pimples. Eczema, Impure Blood, Bad Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache and BaekaoOb. It’s Rocky Mountain Tea in tab let form, 85 cents a box. Genuinernade by Hollister Drug Company, Madison, Wis. GOLPSN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPL* Dress Goods. New things have been arriving for several weeks past right up to the present time. We aim to keep our stock up to the top notch of com pleteness. The Panjah Cloth, a copy of silk Rajah, aD excellent fabric for skirts and suits, in brown, blue, black, 56 in. wide, at $2 00. Poplinette, firm, smooth weave for all kinds of wear, all the shades, 42 inch, at 90c. Chiffon Taffeta, light weight, lustrous, very strong, colors black, navy, brown, Copenhagen, reseda, 48 inch, at §I.OO. Mohairs, dust repelling, light, good lustre, very popular, all colors, at 50c to $1.50. ' Stripe Suiting, a wide range of styles, assorted widths of stripes, all colors, SI.OO to $1.75. Voiles, in black and colors, they again are very popular, in French and German makes. From SI.OO to $2. Other Dress Goods that are re ceiving much attention are Veil ings, Batistes, Panamas, Serges, Collingdale, Landsdowne, Taffeta cloths. - May Ist is fast approaching, the great time for moving, which means new floor coverings. House cleaning time also finds that newthings will be needed here and there. Our recent catalogue Ad. could not fail to impress one that the things wanted are here. Rugs by the hundred, even the largest sizes, and hardly a desireable style that we do not show in the leading makes that we carry. The Axminsters, the "Wilton Velvets in the great Savalon, the Bagdads, the Hartford, the Dob son. Hartford Saxony, there is only one grade, extra fine, rich oriental patterns, particularly desirable for hotels, offices, club rooms or pri vate residences. Stinson and Roxbury, the best 10-wire tapestry rugs, equal to and better than some makes of body brussels. French Wilton Velvet Rugs, finest Wilton rug made. We show an exceedingly fine as sortment of choice pieces in soft colorings, luxurious nap, beautiful dark wine colors, combination, very rich, and these rugs will .60 YEARS’ - EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Before the Mirror. He Is one of those persons with t a mad passion for figuring out “How much,” “How long,” etc., and was wait ing for his wife, who was adjusting her hat before the mirror. They were going to the theater and had ten min utes to catch their train. Presently a sparkle came into his eye, and he fish ed a pencil and paper from his pocket. That kind of man always has a pencil and paper even in his evening clothes. “Do you know,” he said presently, looking up at his wife, who had finish ed adjusting her hat, “that I figure, basing my figures on observation, that a girl from six to ten spends an aver age of seven minutes a day before her mirror, from ten to fifteen a quarter of an hour, from fifteen to twenty twenty two minutes. A woman of seventy will have spent 5,862 hours, or eight solid months, counting day and night Now, a woman of your age has spent”— “Never mind what I’ve spent,” she said coldly, removing her hat. “You have spent fifteen minutes figuring it out, and we have missed that train.”— St. Louis Republic. A Little,Retouching. The wonders of photography are ever on the increase. Nevertheless there are still some limitations to the power and skill of even the most expert pho tographer. Mr. Hall is an amateur of no mean attainments, and when his old Aunt Hannah from Bushby came down to the city he secured a picture of her in her most characteristic pose—arms akimbo and mouth slightly open. When Aunt Hannah saw the fiYst print she looked at it, held it off, drew it close again and then sat down to write her nephew: Dear James—Yours with photograph taken during my late visit just received. In reply I would say I’m well enough pleased with it for myself and your folks. But in the one you send out to California to Emma I’d rather you’d straighten out my elbows and let my arms hang. Af fectionately, AUNT HANNAH. P. S.—Perhaps you’d better close my mouth a mite more, as Emma’s husband is a stranger to me. —Youth’s Companion. And “Everybody Laughed.” The following story was told by El len Thomeycroft Fowler in the London P. T. O.: “At a dinner party one even ing after my marriage the conversa tion, which was general, took a literary turn, and a gentleman sitting next to me, who did not know the identity of Mrs. Felkin with Ellen Thomeycroft Fowler, began to descant on the way young authors spoil themselves with tricks. To emphasize his point he said, ‘What can be more horrible than Miss Fowler’s trick of saying “Everybody laughed?” ’ There was a dead pause. He evidently expected me to make a re mark, for when I did not speak he tamed and said: ‘Oh, don’t you know Miss Fowler’s books? Haven’t you read any of them?’ ‘I wrote them,’ replied, and then, indeed, ‘everybody laughed.’ ” TOW Thfßi4S TORE 2 ST " (nupmUjAHEsviLLE.WI S. [§) WE KEEP THE QUALITY UP The Big Store At Its Best! Right now and up to June 15 people are buying and prepar ing for the spring and summer needs in many lines. Particu larly is this true of DRY GOODS and CURTAINS and FLOOR COVERINGS. Why do thousands of people frequent Southern Wisconsin’s Greatest Dry Goods House? The answer is plain—because the wanted things and great assortments can be found there. Thousands have learn ed that you can always find it at Bostwick’s. Every day we hear people say, “I inquired at every store without success and you are the only ones who have it.” stand any wear. In Bxl2 size, $50.00. The Seamless Velvet Rugs, room sizes 8-3 x 10-6 and 9x12 ft., very desirable, patterns are Oriental, Persians, in Medallions and All over effects, at S2O, $22, $25. Tapestry Brussels Rugs, a 9x12 rug that cannot be beat, great variety, $15.00. Victor Body Brussels; the American mar ket does not afford a better Body Brussels rug. All 3-ply worsted. Sizes ox 9, 8-3xlo-0, 9x9, 9x12, 10-oxlo-0, 10-oxl2, at $lB to $37.50. Rugs in Hearth sizes, Hall Runners, Room sizes; no size missing. Burmah Pro-Brussels, best made, good weight, rich colors, great durability, wear like iron, sizes 2x3 to 4x5 yards, $0 to S2O. Ingrain Art Squares, all sizes, all colors, $4.50 to $15.00. Genuine Orientals, small table cover sizes to the large room size. We can save youmany dollars and show a large variety. It is a pleasure to look through the Orientals, $5.00 to $115.00. If you have a rug want just leave it to us. Pale, Thin, Nervous ? Then your blood must be in a very bad condition. .You certainly know what to take, then take it Ayer’s Sarsa parilla. If you doubt, then consult your doctor. We know what he will say about this grand old family medicine. This is the first question your doctor would ask: ’‘Are your bowels regular?” He knows that daily action of the bowels is absolutely essential to recovery. Keep your liver active and your bowels regular by taking laxative doses of Ayer’s Pills. M Made by J. C. Ayer Cos., Lowell, Mass. /Ik Also manufacturers of HAIR vigor. / \1 C AGUE CURE. WL O CHERRY PECTORAL. We have no secrets ! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. jM MAKE A GOOD INCOME Start In business for yourself. If you have Jssjjs slittl.mon.v and would lit. to Mart a proStahla ■H bug!note, we can show you bow tou can make more money In THE WILL DRILLING BUSINESS than you ran make with the earn- capital invested in any other tray. This huslnree le In ita infancy andtherwls a great demand for the drilling of Water, Oil anti Ga* welle and deep blast boles for rook excavation Write for Catalog e|m No. 85 and Bill particulars and proofs of the above am| statement*. The U. S. Government ordered 95 Star* for work on the Panama Canal Star Drilling Machine Cos., Akron, How Money Grows AT 4 PER CENT Here is What $Bl a Year Will Do! Today $ 81,00 End year 165,24 End 2nd year 252,84 End 3rd year 343,92 End 4th year 438,64 End sth year 537.16 End 6th year 639.64 End 7th year 746,20 End Bth year 857,04 End 9th year 972 32 End 10th year 1011,20 Over S2OO Interest. You Can Do It By Mail. Write Today. Central Wisconsin Trust Cos. of Madison, Wisconsin. Trimmings. We call attention to the exquisite showing of our large line of spring trim mings, boih imported and leading domestic creations. Braids, fancy, plain and draw braids seem the pop ular trimming device, and shown in all harmonizing dress goods shades. Prices lower than usual. Galloons and band trim ming, self colors to match dress goods, in silk, fillet nets, embroidered effects; colored appliques, new all overs. Navy and brown colored nets for waists, 42 inches wide, at $1.25 yard. Washable silk braids col ors red, blue and White. E specially for trimming chil dren’s suits, Peter Pans. Gallons and medallions in veinse, baby Irish, in white, ecru and cream. The embroidered net bands are works of art. Exquisite color blendings, 3 to 5 in., at $2.50, $3. $3.50, $4, $4.50