First Death Assessment For Green County Society
Members of the Green County Benevolent society are notified that their first death assessment is due. Beneficiary Harley Spencer died suddenly at Martintown weeks ago after taking a policy in the society. The policy covers $2,000 per member, with each of the members assessed $1 to fund his policy. Spencer’s insurance is payable to his brother. The policy cost the insured $1.
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Green County Benevolent Society
Harley Spencer
Martintown
Spencer
Bankers Protest Taxation of Banks Reveals Value Claims
Bankers state tax protest to the state tax commission contends banks pay higher taxes on real property than other property. The complaint, filed by the state bankers association, seeks a special inquiry into whether bank properties are more easily detectable and taxed than general property.
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State Tax Commission
State Bankers, Association
No Spring Election For State Superintendent This Year
Law changes from 1902 mean no state school superintendent election next spring while the county superintendent in Green county, J. C. Penn, is expected to seek re nomination. The state official serves four years and a supreme court justice is elected next spring.
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Supreme Court
J. C. Penn
Green County
Campaign expense reveals large sums in Milwaukee race
The expense accounts show F X Boden spent about 15000 in Milwaukee County for district attorney race. Francis E McGovern reports seventeen pages detailing every item including stamps printing and advertising. Congressman Cooper spent 154.85 for nomination and reelection in Fiat district. J B Simpson, defeated state senator hopeful, spent 78 with cartoons noted.
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F. X. Boden
Milwaukee County
McGovern
Francis E. McGovern
Burhans Testifies To Kidney Cure After Four Years
Carlisle Center New York resident G B Burhans writes he was cured of kidney trouble four years ago after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports brick dust sediment and pain disappeared and have not returned. Also a for rent ad seeks a good eight room house at 1014 East street via Chas Murphy.
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G.B. Burhans
G. B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
Foley
West Side Drug Star
Chas. Murphy
Eaststreet
Roosevelt Urges La Follette On Two Bills In Washington
President Roosevelt and Senator La Follette met at the White House to discuss coal lands policy and a railroad hours bill. La Follette works on a royalty plan for funeral lands and pushes a measure limiting railroad hours to sixteen, with penalties for violations and opposition from railways citing higher costs and pay impacts.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wisconsin
White House
United States
Senate
Senator la Follette
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury seeks ten dollar certificates to ease cash shortage
The secretary of the treasury urges all U S banks to locate ten dollar certificates in their vaults and send them to the treasury for quick conversion into larger bills. This move is presented as the sole remedy to relieve a marked scarcity of small denominations and aid the country.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
Illinois Central Rates For Exposition Travel
Illinois Central announces special round trip fares to Chicago for the International Live Stock Exposition from December 1 to 8. Tickets to Chicago and return valid December 1 to 5, with return by December 10 at 5.00. A cheap round trip to Kansas City Missouri is 13.85. Tickets on sale November 18 through December 1, with return through November 18 and extension option to November 28 for a further one dollar.
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Kansas City
Illinois Central
I L
Lamp
Account International
Chicago
Monroe
Dance Big Affair At Cheese Makers Ball Draws Crowd
Four hundred sixty eight tickets sold at the annual cheese makers ball held at Turner hall on Thursday with about a thousand in attendance. Adolph Aplenalp repeated as afternoon swingfest champion with Fred Stampfli second and Lortscher third. Lortscher, newly arrived from Switzerland, showed promise but was denied the final match by judges. Prizes were distributed among many contestants and Ernest Schureh won a sweater for most scientific wrestling. Merchants offered extra prizes.
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Turner Hall
Adolph Aplenalp
Aplenalp
Fred Stampfli
Switzer
Lortscher
Stampfli
Switzerland
Ernest Schureh
Andrew Aplenalp
Hiltbrand
John Christen
John Zurflub
J. Altman
Ourth
Emil Ends
Adolph Zuriluh
John Dolder
Fred Emmenegger
A. Roth
R. Lengacher
John Hunig
al. Mueller
F. Maurer
Emil Benzing
Steinman
Green County
W. J. Knight
Pair of Drunks Impress City Police Court
Alfred Hensch a cheesemaker with a claim of world cheese work faced Police Justice Saucerman on a plain drunk charge. He paid $5.25 and left two watches until he earns the money. Roy Gavey of Orfordville paid $4.35 after being carried to the city on a train for a large jag. Found lying on the Milwaukee depot track he narrowly escaped death and was labeled the morning-after specimen. The Hanover jag is described as a fierce proposition.
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Alfred Hensch
Saucerman
Roy Gavey
Orfordville
Hanover
Gavey
Milwaukee Depot
Illinois Central to add fast trains to New Orleans
The Illinois Central is said to contemplate adding fine new trains with splendid equipment and fast schedules from Freeport to New Orleans. At least three trains are planned, with Harriman plans possibly extending service beyond Omaha to the coast over Union Pacific lines.
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Illinois Central
Freeport
New Orleans
Harriman
Omaha
Union Pacific
J Bolender Dry Goods Co Ribbon Sale Ad
Bootstrap sale notice from J Bolender Dry Goods Co offering 315 pieces of plain taffeta ribbon in assorted shades at varied prices and 50 pieces fancy Persian ribbons. Moire Taffeta 100 pieces discounted about one third. Also a separate farm for sale for 30 days by Ed Leibly Monroe W with 28x30 seven-room house furnace electric light well and cistern. Sale bills printed by The Times.
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J. BoLenner Dry Goons Co
Ed. Leibly
Monroe
The
Times
Outgoing Voter Law Proposal Seeks Statewide Poll Tax
Renewed legislative push aims to require every eligible elector to vote by enacting an $8 poll tax for citizens aged 21 to 80, with the tax remitted to those who vote. City Attorney Paul W. Mahoney of La Crosse, long a county committee chairman, backs the measure to empower the state to mobilize turnout rather than political bosses.
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Paul W. Mahoney
la Crosse
Public Sale Near Monroe and Monticello in Washington Township
Public sale of farm property to be held at the seller’s residence in Washington township section 26, seven miles north of Monroe and four miles south of Monticello, on Thursday December 13, 1906 at ten o'clock. Include horses cattle hogs poultry farming gear hay and grain machinery harnesses forks shovels and numerous miscellaneous items. Lunch stand to be run by Jim Blain. Ell Chesebro pro. T L Summeril and Son auctioneers. Denny Hogan rk.
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Washington
City of Monroe
Monticello
Schultz
Jim Blain
Ell Chesebro Pro
T. L. Summeril and Son
Denny Hogan
Mi O Na stomach tablets promise full digestion aid
The ad claims Mi O Na stomach tablets restore strength and health by strengthening digestion. It stresses improved appetite, digestion, and nerves, with a 50 cent box offered by Trukenbrod's Pharmacy and a money back guarantee if not successful.
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Trukenbrod
Passenger railroad schedule details and through coaches
Train timings show departures and arrivals for C. M. & St. P. routes with passenger and freight trains. Passengers leaving here at 9 18 am reach Chicago 1 10 pm and return times include 7 45 am and 4 pm from Chicago. through coaches and parlor cars operate on the Madison Chicago Mineral Point line.
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Chicago
Mineral Point
Madison
P. W. Purrer
Miller
Gen
Illinois Central R R South Bound and North Bound Train Arrivals
Illinois Central schedule lists south bound trains 882 342 360 to Freeport and Chicago, north bound trains 341 331 to Madison and Denver. Freight No 353 and connections via Freeport to No 1 west to Omaha and Denver. New No 6 departs Freeport at 9 PM to Chicago. No 381 departs Chicago at 3 45 PM. LL Lam e Agt.
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Llinois Central R. R
Chicago
Freeport
Madison
West
Omaha
Denver
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Milwaukee
1. C
J. Bolender Dry Goods CO
C. M
St. P. Ry
Satan
Eaton-Hurlbut
Twill Mousseline
Taffeta
Gentlemen’s Club
Tulle
Princesse
Louisine
Milwaukee & ST. Paul
F. A. Miller
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Savings Bank
John T. Etter
New York
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