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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
5
The Monroe Weekly Times published May 16 1907 by Emery A Odell lists office location in Bridge Block South Jackson Street. It details subscription rates for daily and weekly editions including monthly and yearly prices and notes second class mail status and two telephone numbers.
A meeting of business men and citizens in Juda organized the Juda Improvement Association to improve and incorporate the village, develop streets, and attract a newspaper, dentist, or other unrepresented businesses. The group aims to bring in services and promote local patronage.
Mrs. E. R. Sholes returned home from Chicago to Janesville and discovered a burglar outfit in a grip handed to her by a brakeman. The kit contained steel bits braces nine dynamite caps and a bottle of nitroglycerine. Police are investigating the incident.
About 100 men were summoned to arrest John Dietz. around twenty five attended a Monday meeting at Hayward called by Sheriff Clark. The group adjourned to Thursday awaiting District Attorney McNamara's return for guidance with no plan set. Public sympathy favors the dam holder, risking a fiasco in the Dietz capture.
A competitive examination will be held in Monroe and Darlington Courthouses on Saturday June 1 1907 to select a deputy game warden for Green and La Fayette counties. Pay is 2.50 per day plus expenses. Apply for blanks and information to the State Civil Service Commission Madison or to Supt Carl Penn Monroe or Supt C A Loveland Darlington Wisconsin.
Civil war veterans who enlisted before July 1 1863 may receive a $100 bounty from the Washington department. A statute of limitations had barred collection but many in this city expect to file claims. The money is back pay to veterans pledged to enlist before July 1863, a large number in the county.
The Dodo's memory endures nearly 300 years after extinction, giving a lasting standard expression of past things and customs. Country Life notes how the bird's dying left a linguistic legacy that still resonates today.
A visiting clergyman at the California legislature offered a pointed prayer lamenting members who come for pay, liquor, and gambling rather than public service. His uplifted gaze and outstretched arms underscored the rebuke.
Madison May 14 Republicans caucus ballots show Stephenson leading with 31 votes to Hatten 25 Esch 20 McGregor 19 and minor contenders. Assembly considers 24 hour notice for bills and hopes for early adjournment with final adjournment expected by mid June.
An 80 year old man elected judge for Frutigen Switzerland will study at a university to take the examination required by Swiss law. The unusual step aims to fulfill legal qualifications through formal schooling.
A London school master laments child labor exhausting the energy of youth and ending education as drudgery consumes the nation’s vitality. He warns that schooling suffers when toilsome days sap mental effort and urges reform.
An exchange questions the fate of the writer once known for plausible pieces on living cheaply. The remark implies the author is dead, with uncertainty about his whereabouts or status.
Spectators packed the armory to hear Col Geo H Joachim evaluate the Military band for the First Infantry. He praised their performance, uniforms, and drill, but noted Monroe may be too small to support two units while Baraboo lacks a military band and seeks guard status. Decision expected in a few days.
A general strike began at N. R. Allens Sons Tannery in Kenosha on Tuesday. At 9 o clock all 1200 workers stopped work and joined the strikers, signaling what may become one of the fiercest labor battles in Kenosha’s history.
Arthur Prichards of Richland Center narrowly avoided jail when his fiancée Myra Armstrong persuaded officers to release him after a Beloit interurban incident. Prichards and George Miller of Janesville faced charges after Miller fired five shots at the car wheels and sides. Miller, 16, was held on $800 bail with a morning examination scheduled.
A sailor recalls India where two men share a shovel. He explains how the corded shovel method aids work, noting the climate makes one worker strenuous. He compares it to two children sharing skates, using the scene to illustrate collective effort.
An English visitor who studied American politics recalls a story to illustrate party soundness. A curious young minister questions a workman about preachers heard. After many queries the workman answers, He’s not sound. Then the minister asks about Mr Blank. He’s all sound.
Three centuries ago armor clad vessels appeared on the Lake of Geneva. Frigates covered with iron and cannon proof were launched in 1612, and by 1614 two years later small boats armed with rams followed.
Beloit society notes a new Lemon Club inspired by Milwaukee trends. Members reportedly sing a lemon song before joining, with Crate No. 87 of the Delicious Order of Lemons hosted at the Lemon Squeeze residence on St. Lawrence avenue. Grand monade invites all Lemons to its next meeting.
Mrs Harry Swartz and Edna with Miss Emma Pinnow spent Friday with Mrs Nancy Benage. Sam Holmes and Grovie visited with Mrs John Myers family. Frank Robinson spent Sunday with his brother Joe. Peter Kesler of Monroe visited his brother Perry Kesler and family. Randall family visited with Floyd Chambers. Grovie Holmes visited from Orangeville. Jones and Alma Barnhill spent Thursday in Brodhead. Wm Taylor of Spring Grove visited Chas Bridge family. Born to John Ruff a son Thursday. Barnhill and Ione visited Geo Whitehead family. Lou Emrick of Rock Grove canvassed for Mrs Jack Swartz this week. John Kryder Nellie Juda and Ransom Holmes visited with Austin Myers. Spurgeon Guinter and Mae Bridge of Rockford visited home with their parents.
In the garden a thousand small offenders are forgiven for the beauty of thrush and blackbird. Even if they steal some fruit the birds’ presence is so lovely and their song so sweet that the loss may be paid as wages.
The piece argues boys would pick common names like Bills and Jacks if allowed to choose at age ten, shocking mothers who favor longer forms such as Algernon and Reginald. It critiques naming fashion and gendered expectations in a playful tone.
A western bookseller sought Canon Farrar's Seekers After God and telegrammed Chicago for a copy. The reply claimed no seekers after God in Chicago or New York and suggested Philadelphia instead. The note highlights a humorous mix up in book sourcing.
The article notes poorer women in London adopting Dutch wooden shoes imported by a Streatham Hill firm for indoor use. Prices start at 25 cents, and buyers find Dutch sabots comfortable once wearers acclimate to them.
The Youths Companion recounts the traveler’s tree legend about a desert water source. G F Scott Elliott tests the tale and reports the tree grows near swamps, holds water in a hollow, tastes disagreeable, and is inferior to nearby waters.
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