Conductor Finds and Returns Lost $2200 to Kaiser
John Kaiser a Swiss cheesemaker loses 2200 dollars on a Chicago to Janesville train. Conductor Arthur Cordes recovers the money from a vest pocket after Kaiser identifies it in Janesville. Kaiser, soon to run a cheese factory, had cashed a New York deposit before the loss was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kaiser
Switzerland
Arthur Cordes
Chicago
Kaiser
Janesville
Mr. Cord
Leahey
Zimmerman
Cordes
Jack Karlen & Sons
Fred Steffin
Green County
New York
School for Nurses Formed with Loofbourow Hospital
The Loofbourow Training School for Nurses has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. It will operate with Loofbourow hospital, has no capital stock, and officers are to be elected June 1. Incorporators are N. A Loofbourow W. G. Bear and Miss Hattie Newman. The aim is to train and graduate nurses and issue diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loofbourow Training School For
N. A Loofbourow
W. G. Bear
Hattie Newman
Real estate and land brokers in Platteville Wisconsin
A. J. McGranahan & Son advertise as real estate, mining and land brokers handling improved farms and city property. They offer rental properties, negotiable loans on real estate, and claim no charge for showing property. Senior member is a practical farmer and land value judge. Office Room 17 Bailey block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McGranahan & Son
Baily Block
Platteville
Wis
Death as a Friend: A Quotation from Racon
A concise reflection cites the line Death is a friend of ours and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home attributed to Racon. This caption notes the aphorism's urging acceptance of mortality in classic prose.
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Death
Racon
Albany druggist to stand trial on excise charge
George W. Bartlette a druggist in Albany must answer to an excise law violation in circuit court after a preliminary examination. Patchin testified he received a half pint of liquor for medicinal use without a prescription, though Bartlette and his son said Dr. Warren prescribed it. Bail set at $200 with the Albany Law and Order league backing the prosecution in the case led by P. J. Clawson assisting District Attorney McGrath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bartlette
Albany
John Luchsinger
Patchin
Bartlette
Aipany Law and Order League
P. J. Clawson
McGrath
Wisconsin Assembly Advances Charitable and Penal Reform
The committee introduced a joint resolution authorizing the state board of control to investigate home finding societies and their operations and a bill extending board authority to work houses and houses of correction. The Nye berths bill passed after Bancroft opposed it as unconstitutional. The Bancroft measure to raise rail passenger damages and the full crew train bill also passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Assembly Committee On Charitable and Penal Institutions
State Board of Control
Nye
Bancroft
Minnesota
Commission
Election expenses show Marshall spent heavily to win seat
Justice R. D. Marshall reported 4489.82 spent to win reelection as associated justice of the supreme court. A committee chaired by L. J. Rusk led most expenditures while opponent Henry T. Scudder's filings show 1927.77 spent. Judge E. B. Belden's Racine circuit reelection cost 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Marshall
Supreme Court
Frear
L. J. Rusk
Chippewa Falls
Henry T. Scudder
Marinette
Justice Marshall
E. B. Belden
Racine
First Circuit
Miona stomach tablets sold with 50c box
The ad warns that standard dyspepsia tablets worsen digestion and promote frequent use. Mi o na stomach tablets, sold in a neat box at 50c, claim to aid digestion and come with a money back guarantee from Trukenbrod’s Pharmacy if not satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trukenbrod
Wood for sale by W B Shafer cordwood and stove wood
W B Shafer offers cordwood and stove wood of all kinds for sale and provides phone contact 232 for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Shafer
New Spanish fraud targets Wisconsin by posing as priest
Federal investigators report a refined scam using letters from a supposed Spanish priest to solicit 50 to 150 dollars for burial and estate costs. The letter claims a dying American father left a wealth heiress and a guardianship for a child, aiming to extract money from victims in Wisconsin and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Post Office
Bird
Milwaukee
Madrid
America
Spain
Postal Department
Washington, D. C
Milwaukee German Theatre to Present Alt Heidelberg at Turner Hall
The Milwaukee German Theatre company from the Pabst Theatre Stock plans a May 14 Turner Hall appearance in the original German version of Richard Mansfield's Alt Heidelberg. The cast includes Gertrud Senger Curt Stark Emil Marx Berth Sprotte Conrad Belten Herm Meltzer Ludwig Kreiss Heinrich Loewenfield and other noted German dramatic artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee German Theatre Company
Pabst Theatre Stock Company
Milwaukee
Turner Hall
Richard Mansfield
Alt Heidelberg
Gertrud Senger
Curt Stark
Emil Marx
Berth Sprotte
Conrad Belten
Herm
Meltzer
Ludwig, Kreiss
Indoor Meetings Set By Good Templars Chautauqua
The Good Templars chautauqua opens tomorrow at the M. E. church, moved indoors due to weather. Prof. O. W. Blain of Michigan starts with a lecture and evening moving pictures, with Lillian M. Phelps Chas Oliver Merica J Frank lin Caveny Kathrine Smith and a Ripon college male quartet as contributors. Afternoon temperance lectures and evening entertainments are billed, with a season ticket priced at 1.00 general admission 25 cents and free for under 15 with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Templars Chautauqua
M. E. Church
O. W. Blain
Michigan
Lillian M. Phelps
Ontario
Canada
Chas
Oliver Merica
Appleton
J. Franklin Caveny
Ripon College
Kathrine Smith
Dashed Into Pole After Runaway Horses
John Ingold of the east side had a run away accident at Borden’s condensed milk plant Sunday morning. His team bolted when a wind blown rain coat fluttered, throwing the wagon and cans over the embankment and into a telephone pole. One horse was so badly injured it may have to be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ingold
Borden
Mr. Ingold
Schuetze
Cooper Denies Withdrawing From Senate Race
Reports from Madison claim Congressman H A Cooper considered withdrawing from the senatorial contest. He returned to Avenue hotel to campaign, denouncing any implied agreement with Stephenson or others. He said next year’s voters decide the senator and such understandings would harm any candidacy.
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Madison
H. A. Cooper
Cooper
Avenue Hotel
United States Senate
Stephenson
United States
John D. German Moves Harness Shop to East Room
Notice states John D. German will relocate his harness business from the east side of the square to the east room of the H. E. Wells livery barn building, occupying the former blacksmith shop space. Patrons are urged to call on him at the new quarters.
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John D. German
H. E. Wells Livery Barn
Mission Worker Theodore W. Goldin Seeks Aid for Slum Help
Theodore W. Goldin once clerk of Green County Circuit Court and then Rock County Court is now a mission worker among Kansas City's poor. He travels evenings and Sundays to deliver talks and aid, part of an uplifting city organization led by the mayor and citizens that has accomplished untold good in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore W. Goldin
Green County
Rock County
Kansas City
Goldin
Monroe High School Debaters and Burlesque Troupe
Friday night at Monroe High School features a student debate between girls Stella Jeffrey Alice Carmeleus Edith Piely and boys Albert Moore William Roth Chris Isely plus a mandolin and glee club program. It closes with a four act burlesque A Moden Merchant of Venice cast of 25. Reserve seats at Schneider Bros. shoe store.
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Monroe High School
Stella Jeffrey
Alice Carmeleus
Edith Piely
Albert Moore
William Roth
Chris Isely
Mandolin
Schneider Bros. Shoe Store
New Court House Opened at Darlington for La Fayette County
The new court house in Darlington, funded by a $130,000 Murphy legacy, is completed. Built of gray Cleveland sandstone, it measures 108 by 78 feet and rises 126 feet to the dome. A life size Italian statue of Matthew Murphy sits in the rotunda. The structure is steam heated and electrically lit, with dedicated spaces for a Grand Army room a woman’s room and a farmer’s room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
la Fayette
Matthew Murphy
Cleveland
Mr. Murphy
Italy
Record Cold April Shatters Historical Averages
The weather bureau reports last April was among the coldest in 26 years, within a degree of the all time low. Cold spells swept southeastward from the northeast Rocky Mountain slope, spreading across the country east of the Rockies with only brief warm intervals and ending in unusually low interior valley temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Government Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain Tea Endorsed By Lichtenwalner Ad
Advertisement urges readers to try Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea claiming relief from unreturned love. Attributed to A. F. Lichtenwalner, the copy frames the product as a remedy for emotional pain and heartache.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
Revenue officers inspect saloons for liquor violations
Special internal revenue officers conduct visits to saloons and drug stores to enforce revenue laws. They target products from vendors who dilute whiskey or other liquors and pass them off as superior brands. Inspectors also probe dealers who refill bottles labeled as fine goods with cheaper liquor.
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Internal Revenue
Deaths in Green County Woman Dies After Stroke At Home
Mrs. Ellen O. Millman aged about 63 died at 2 this morning at 803 West Washington after a Saturday stroke. Born April 7, 1841 in Clarno township, she was married to Thomas Millman in 1859. Survived by three children Addie Belnap Nellie Wells and Frank Millman, six brothers and one sister. Funeral Wednesday at 2 from the house, Hawthorn cemetery burial.
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Ellen O. Millman
West
Washington Street
Addie Belnap
Mason City
Nellie Wells
Frank Millman
Local Nuptials Tie Hattie Odell to Beloit Groom
Miss Hattie Odell of this city married A. R. Steele of Beloit in Rockford on Saturday. They will arrive home tonight and plan to reside in Beloit. La Verne Dodge of Brodhead wed Eva Belle Collins of Juda in Rockford on Thursday.
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Hattie Odell
A. R. Steele
Beloit
Rockford
la Verne Dodge
Brodhead
Eva Belle Collins
Juda
Rockford Thurday
Real Estate Transfers From Spring Grove and Monroe
Henry Zimmerman sells 4 acres in Spring Grove to William Himmerman for 400 dollars. Charles Searles sells 12x08 acres to Frank Briggs in Spring Grove for 6 001 dollars. George Bleiler sells lot 6 Grandview ad Monroe to John Hartwick for 250 dollars. D A Stearns sells lot 4 Grandview ad Monroe to John Hartwick for 250 dollars. Anna M Bidlingmaier sells 4 int 160 acres in Monroe to Maria Bidlingmaier for 350 dollars. Oscar Edwards et al sell 80 acres in Sylvester to Jane Hulburt for 7 600 dollars. Oswald Houser sells 26x63 acres in New Glarus township to Ole M Ness for 1 624 dollars. Emilie F Moldenhauer sells to Bank of Juda pilot Witmer ad Juda for 500 dollars. John C McNaight sells parcel sec 1 Juda to Walter Worley for 2 925 dollars. Bidlingmaier 4 int 60 acres sec 30 Monroe for 350 dollars. Henry E Wells sells to James and Maurice Fitzgibbons lots 52 and 53 Lybrand donation Monroe for 9 900 dollars.
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George Bleiler
John Hartwick
Grandview
Monroe
D. A. Stearns
Anna M. Bidlingmaier
Maria Bidlingmaier
Town of
Oscar Edwards
Jane Hulburt
Sylvester
Oswald Houser
Ole M. Ness
New Glarus Township
John C. McNaight
Walter Worley
Village of
Juda
Henry E. Wells
James Fitzgibbons
Maurice Fitzgibbons
Lybrand
City of
Weather Forecast for Chicago Tonight and Tuesday
Chicago May 6 Special. The official forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. It will be colder tonight with frost expected.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Weekend Excursions to Madison Wisconsin
Beginning May 4 and running through October 27 1907 the Illinois Central offers Saturday and Sunday excursion tickets from Freeport and nearby stations to Madison Wisconsin and back at low round trip prices. Monroe to Madison Saturday night 1450 cents, Sunday 1100 cents, return by Sunday evening. Special Sunday one way rates to intermediate points. Depart 8 10 a m return Madison 6 p m Sundays. Madison lakes provide pleasant outings. F E Lamboley agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Freeport
Madison
Wis
Monroe
F. E. Lamboley
Birth Rate in Europe Equally High Except France
Across Europe birth numbers rise in most nations but France reports a notable exception with a lower birth rate compared to its neighbors, according to the observation. The writhing of social and economic factors is cited as contributing to France’s distinct trend in births.
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Europe
France
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
An old advertisement promoting Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to regulate bowels and improve health. Claims constipation harms blood and complexion, causing anemia and disease. Sold in tea or tablets for 35 cents by A. F. Lichtenwalner.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
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Theo. W. Goldin
New Court House
Lafayette
Mortuary Record
Millman
Odell-Steele
Henry Zimmerman
William Himmerman
Spring Grove
Charles Searles
Frank Briggs
Emilie F
Moldenhauer
Bank of Juda
Pilot
Witmer’s Ad
Weather Forecast
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