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Newspaper

Monroe Weekly Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1906

Page

2

Contradiction Over Mrs Eddy Health Report Stir Concord

Copies of the Concord Evening Monitor published in Concord New Hampshire contain sworn statements by city officials and residents refuting claims about the Christian Science leader Mary Baker Eddy’s health. Mayor Corning speaks at a First Church lecture, denouncing the misreport and affirming Eddy’s vigor and presence in Concord.

Concord Evening Monitor Concern N. H Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science Leader First Church of Christ, Scientist Concord Corning Mrs. Eddy

Monroe Fire Chief Receives $25 Check of Appreciation

Chief Streiff of the Monroe Wisconsin Fire Department received a $25 check from the Blumer Brewing Co to thank him and his crew for their service at Thursday's fire. Streiff will divide the donation among on duty firefighters, calling it the finest expression of appreciation in his long tenure.

Joshua Streiff Monroe Fire Department Monroe Wis Secestmans Blumer Brewing Co Fred J. Blumer Treas

Shredder Accident Involves Hastings And Land

Frank Hastings of Martintown loses a finger and part of another after his hand is caught in a corn shredder. Joe Land, working at Steininger shredder, escapes serious injury when his sleeve is pulled into a belt while rescuing an ear of corn. He frees his arm with only minor bruising.

Frank Hastings Martintown Joe Land

Water Board Organizes and Names Superintendent

The city board of water commissioners met Thursday night at Thorp and Gorham to organize. G T Hodges was elected president and A F Rote secretary. M T Gettings won the vote for superintendent with three votes amid discussion that his salary will be fixed later.

City Board of Water Commissioners Thorp & Gorham G. T. Hodges A. F. Rote M. T. Gettings Gettings Walter Whitcombe R. D F. B. Luchsinger

Railroads Sued Over Back License Fees in Wisconsin

Attorney General L. M. Sturdevant filed suits against the Illinois Central Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Green Bay and Western railroads seeking about 250000 in back license fees charged before 1908 under the state tax system. Previous suits have been pursued and judgments rendered with half a million dollars received in the last three months. Fees may retroact up to twenty years, potentially to the start of operations in Wisconsin.

L. M. Sturdevant Illinois Central Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Green Bay and Western Wisconsin

Hyomei Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh Symptoms

The advertisement urges immediate use of Hyomei for catarrh with symptoms like offensive breath throat pains coughing and nasal discharge. It explains the medicine delivers healing oils and germ killing properties through inhalation, is easy to use, portable, and comes with a guarantee from Trukenbrod's Pharmacy with a full refund if it does not cure.

Trukenbrod

Hunters count rising early toll as 1906 nears

A cautious preopening of deer season prompts reports of rising hunter casualties. The tone suggests 1906 may exceed prior years in hunting accidents, while sale bills for hunting gear are noted at $1.50 per hundred.

New Road North project eyed in Marquette development

A $12,000,000 mortgage for a proposed railroad bond, spanning Huron Bay to Madison, filed in Marquette, links Lake Shore Southern with Knickerbocker Trust Co. It suggests imminent construction as an Illinois Central project and recalls prior graded lines between Champion and Huron Bay. Survey work extends Madison to Beaver Dam Ripon and Fond du Lac with Crandon to Fox River Valley also under construction.

Marquette Mich Huron Bay Lake Superior Madison Lake Shore Southern Railway Knickerbocker Trust Co New York Illinois Central Champion Beaver Dam Ripon Fond du Lac Crandon Fox River Valley

Public Auction in Clarno Township near Monroe

Public sale conducted at the seller’s residence in Clarno section 17, 6 miles southwest of Monroe and 2 miles west of Clarno, on Tuesday November 20 at 10 a.m. Readied items include six milch cows, a Holstein calf, 16 best shoats, a Chester White boar, 100 chickens, 200 shocks of corn, 6 tons timothy hay, 15 bushels rye, 25 bushels potatoes, 25 bushels oats, two straw stacks, a Deering binder, a McCormick mower, and other articles. T L Summeril & Son, auctioneers. Denny Hagen, Clerk.

Clarno Monroe Clarno Township McCormick T. L. Summeril & Son Denny Hagen

Public Auction At Sylvester Farm Complexity

Frank Koepp will hold a public auction at his residence on the David Murdock farm in Sylvester three miles north of Juda on Friday November 16 at 10 a.m. Items include 35 cattle 20 milking cows 5 spring calves 72-year-old heifers five horses a brown brood mare a four-year-old brown gelding two mares with foal a sucking colt 80 spring shoats large corn in crib oats barley hay and machinery. D F Finnane auctioneer.

Frank Koepp David Murdock Sylvester Juda D. F. Finnane

Divorce Granted in Frederick Schneider vs Rosa Schneider

Judge B F Dunwiddie granted the divorce in Janesville on Thursday night. Frederick Schneider must repay 750 dollars to his former wife and her father. Custody of two small children awarded to the plaintiff. The couple, Exeter township residents, began the action after Mrs Schneider disappeared and a farm worker was dismissed.

B. F. Dunwiddie Janesville Frederick Schneider Rosa Schneider Colin W. Wright W. T. Saucerman Exeter Township

Wisconsin Young Democrats Tie to La Follette, Schwefel Says

Adolf G. Schwefel, a Milwaukee district attorney candidate, claims many young democrats align with La Follette and await a time when a new party forms or when their own party reaffirms democratic principles.

Adolf G. Schwefel Milwaukee la Follette Wisconsin

Sluggish liver remedy praised in early ad copy

An advertisement promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, pleasant way to stimulate the liver and bowels, claim to reduce dullness and fatigue, and suggest urine as a superior option to pills. It urges readers to refuse substitutes and mentions a west side drug store.

West Side Drug Store

Notice To Settle Accounts

Notice to all who owe money to Mrs. R. Affolter to call at rooms over Karlen and Sons to settle balances promptly. Accounts not settled in a reasonable time will be turned over to a collector.

Karlen & Sons R. Affolter

Monroe business men seek train upgrades on C M & St P line

The Monroe Business Men's association asks the C M and St P Railroad for an evening train on the old schedule connecting with the Illinois Central at Dill a Sunday eastbound arrival and return in the afternoon and through passenger coaches to Milwaukee and Chicago. They plan to send a petition from Monroe with local signatures and await company action before broader protest.

Monroe Business Men’s Association C. M. & St. P. Railroad Company Illinois Central Dill Milwaukee Chicago Brodhead Douglas Janesville Monroe

Albany Vindicator Briefs and Local Notes

Mrs. A J Stiff milliner faces temporary financial trouble and her shop is closed for a week. John Nichols bagged an unusual opossum, roosts nearby depopulated until it was shot. Van Patten block acquired by Wm Hein for 3400 cash after Van Patten built it in 1892. Northern woods game may suffer as deer and bears are noted. A group led by Dr A H Hitchcock and others depart for two weeks of sport up north.

A. J. Stiff John Nichols Potomac van Patten Everett van Patten Wm. Hein A. H. Hitchcock A. E. Fleck F. L. Randall Elmer Philipps Wm. Krause Jr A. B. Comstock F. B. Chase

Sympathy for Young Woman Cited in 35 Cent Tea Ad

An appeal directs sympathy toward a young woman who reportedly never used Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets sold for 35 cents, attributed to A. F. Lichtenwalner.

Hollister Rocky Mountain A. F. Lichtenwalner

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eddy Monroe Brewing Co Shredder Messrs Rollie and Abermatt South Wayne Winslow South Wayne Butter Co Jacob Marty Theo Burgy Marty Burgy Water Board G. T Hodges Railroads New Road North Huron Exeter Milwau Kee Road Albany Vindicator Smand Benkett , Stauffacher Monroe, Wis South Side Square Oph Knight W. Kruiaht’s
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