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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
CHURCHILL'S FUNERAL.
Remains Taken from London to
WOodstoo k Church in OK
fOrdShire.

London, Jan. 2S.-The remains of the
late Lord Randolph Churchill were con-
yeyed from the Churchill residence on
GroSVenor square to the PaddingtOn
railroad station this morning and placed
on board q train bound for Woodstock,
OXfOrdshire, where they were to be bur-
led in Woodstock church. Large throngs
of people witnessed the departur of the
remains from GrosvenOr square with I'M
covered heads in spite of a heavy fall of
snow. Upon the coffin were floral
wreaths, deposited there by the widow
and mother of the deceased his sons, the
Prince of Wales and other members of
the nobility.
Memorial services were held in the
Westminster abbey, the use of that church
having been granted by Lord Rosebery
Woodstock, Jan. 2S.-The mayor and
corporation of Woodstock, with Grape
draped mace borne in front of them, the
local fire brigade, the tenantry of the
Blenheim estate and the leading Con-
servatives of the neighborhood met at
the railroad station the train bearing
Lord Randolph Churchill's body, and a
procession was formed to escort the re-
mains to Woodstock church.
The bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev
William Stubs, D. D., and the assist
ant clergy, met the body at the entrance
of the Woodstock church. The coffin
was placed on a catafalque in the center
aisle. There was a large congregation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
ACTOR PAYNE ARRESTED.
He is Accused of Abducting a Fond du
Lac Girl

Lac Girl.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-T. G. Payne,
a variety actor and son of well-to-do
parents, is in jail here. He is being held
to await the arrival of a sheriff from
Fond du Lac, Wis, in which place Payne
is wanted to answer a charge Of abduc-
ton. Last summer Payne was with
company which was playing in Fond du
Lac 1t was during this visit that he
met Clara Vedders, whom he is now
charged with abducting. The girl is IS
years of age, and the daughter of promi-
nept people in the town. The day Payne
left the city the girl also disappeared.
1t was several days before her parents
could be persuaded that she had left
home for good. Then they began making
inquiries and learned of their daugh-
ters infatuation for Payne The author
tiles were notified and it was found the
girl had taken the train for Milwaukee.
She did not go with Payne, but a search
showed that she joined him in that city.
There all trace was lost. Tuesday
farmer living near Fond du Lac and
who knew the missing girl, was in Chi
cago. While walking along State street
he saw Miss VedderS, and following her
finally succeeded in having a talk with
her. At first she denied her identity,
but finally broke down and confessed
that she had run away with Payne. Aft
er some questioning she told where she
was living and where Payne could be
found. The farmer went to the Harrison
street station and notified the police.
Detectives were sent out and Payne was
arrested and locked up. The girl was
also taken into custody and her parents
notified. They are expected in the city
today, and will return to Fond du Lac
on the same train which carries Payne
and the sheriff.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
LORD CHURCHILL DEAD.
The ex-Shancellor Of the Exchequer
of England Passes Away in
London.

Churchill, after lingering illness, died
last night about midnight. Early yester-
day morning his death seemed SO near
that his relatives were summoned. He
became unconscious, and his heart was
beating in the most feeble manner. He
remained in this condition during the
forenoon with his relatives assembled by
his bedside. Later in the day his rela-
tives left the sick room, but at s o'clock
last night they were summoned again, as
it was expected the end was near. At
10 o'clock, however, Lord Randolph was
still breathing, and many of the relatives
prepared for another vigil. At II o'clock
Lord Randolph began to sink until the
end came
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
MARINETTE MAN KILLED.

Benjamin Holgate Loses His Life at
Puyanup, Wash.
Marinette, Wis, Jan 25-Judge Amos
Holgate received a telegram today that
his brother, Benjamin, was killed in rail
road accident at Puyallup, Wash, last
evening. Deceased was an engineer on
the Northern Pacific railway
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
RAN THE GAUNTLET.

Sheboygan Man Gives a Bold Robber the
Slip.
Sheboygan, Wis. Jan. 24.-Otto Bartz
of this city, while returning home from
Sheboygan Falls, riding in his buggy,
was ordered by a highwayman to stop
and give up his money. Mr.. Bart
whipped up his horse, when the robber
shot at him, the bullet passing through
his cap, slightly grazing his head. This
is the fifth case within q short time
when attempts have been made to hold
up people on that part Of the route be-
tween here and the Falls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
CANROBERT is DEAD.
ne was the Last Great Field Mar
shall of France-Served I'M
der Napoleon.

Paris, Jan 2S.-Field Marshal Canro-
bert died here today. He was born at
st. Cere in 1909 and was of a good fam
lily. He joined the army as a private
appointed aids-de-camp to Louis Napo-
leon in 1851 and in 1854 was appointed
to the command of the First division in
the Crimea. He was the last field mar
shall of Franco
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
ALLEGED FIREBUG IN JAIL.

Frank Stellick Charged with Firing a
Barn at La Crosse.
La Crosse, Wis, Jan. PA barn on
William Neumister's place, east of the
city, burned last night. The loss with
it's contents is about $1,000. A man
named Frank Stellick has been arrested,
charged with setting the fire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
NOTED DIPLOMAT DEAD
M. de GierS, the Russian Minister or
Foreign Affairs, Passes
Away.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2S-Nicholas
Carlovitch de Giers, ''the Finlander,"
who has done so much toward shaping
the affairs of Russia during the past
half-century, is dead He died peaceful
ly Saturday night at his home in this
city, aged 70. A diplomat by nature
and education, he certainly exercised a
vast power. inferior only to that of the
Gar, despite the greater intrigues OF
nations and the lesser intrigues of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
FOR A NEW COUNTY.
J Scheme to Carve Up Washburn, Douglas
and Burnett Counties.

and Burnett Counties.
Madison, Wis, Jan. ga movement
is on foot to organize a new county in
the northern part of the state, and the
bill for that purpose will be presented
to the Legislature in few days. The
plan is to take eight townships off Wash
burn county and ten townships off Doug
las county. For the territory Washburn
county loses it is to be given two town
ships off the east side of Burnett county,
and the latter county is to be reimbursed
by obtaining the two south townships
on the western border of Douglas coun-
ty. Douglas county loses more terri
tory than any other county, but it is said
to favor the scheme. The promoters of
the scheme live at Minong, the proposed
county seat, which is thirty miles north
of Shell Lake. The projectors feel con-
fident the measure will pass. The new
county will be in the Eleventh judicial
cir
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
WIDOWS WANT DAMAGES.
Sequel to an Accident at GAINESVILLE u
Few Years Ago.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 23.-Judge Ben
nett is hearing arguments today upon
the Shearer damage suit. The action is
that brought by the Flaherty, Hageney
and Benwitz heirs for damages because
of the killing Of the three workmen when
the Fifth ward school fell in a few years
ago. Shearer's attorneys, Sutherland &
Nolan, have demurred to the suit on the
ground that it was not begun until more
than two years after the accident and
was therefore beyond the period of limita-
ton. The point is covered in the COM
plant by the assertion that action was
deferred because of promises of a $1,000
subscription for each of the three fami-
lies. Promises of this money were held
out from day to day until the two years
were out, it is declared, and in this way
action was aYerted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
j. w. HANCOCK ELECTED.

Ellsworth Man Chosen President OF the
State Board of Health.
Madison, Wis, Jan 25.-The state
board Of health today elected J. W. Han
cock of Ellsworth president A legisa-
tive committee was appointed consisting
Of f. IL. Bodenius of Madison. Scion
Marks of Milwaukee and Henry Day of
Fan Claire
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
The Menomlnee car Eerry Routs

Sturgeon Bay, Wis, JAN ga CON
tinuous channel is now open from the
lake to Menominee and the ferries will
have no difficulty in moving cars from
Menominee to Frankfort the balance of
the winter. The Ann Arbor Mol sue
ceeded in reaching the lake at about 10
o'clock this morning after having bucked
ice since Tuesday afternoon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
THE WATER is PURE.
CumberIand's New Artesian Well is En-
tireIY Satisfactory

tirely Satisfactory.
Cumberland Wis, Jan. 24.-Mayor s.
w. Hines has received from the state
geologist an analysis of the water taken
from the city's new artesian well, and it
is entirely satisfactory. He says 1T is
Of good quality for domestic use and is
much less hard than waters of the south
ern part of the state" There will be no
further delay in the prosecution of work
Sn the new Waterworks system and the
great purity of the water will be favor
able to securing the requisite number of
Water-takers to make the system self
SuSt3iDiDU
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
SOLDIER BOYS CONTEST.
Athletic Entertainment by Co. It, w. n
G. at Rnrfapra

OOs w. N.
c., at Portage.
Portage, Wis, Jan. 23.-Following are
the winners in the different events in the
third athletic entertainment given by
Co. f, w. n. g., at the armory last
night:
Three-quarter mile walk-Lieut. T. 7. Lee.
Time, 81 minutes.
Sack race--Private Selbach.
Competitive drill between squads COM
handed by Sergt. Older and Sergt. Manthey
--Manthey's squad scored 12o % points
against 12312t for Older's squad
Boxing three tWo-minute rounds-Sergt.
Manthey and Private Ventzke. Declared a
draw.
Wrestling, catch-as-catch- = Private
Porte won from Private Selbach.
Standing broad jump-Private Setback.
Mile running-Private Jack La Fleur.
Peanut race-Private Doherty.
Boxing, three two-minute rounds--Pri-
Yates Taylor and McGrath. No decision
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
j RUE & Co., Box 900,
Augusta M aine'
BRAKEMAN CUT IN TWO.
Horrible Death of John Mckenzie a
ShebOygan.

ShebOygan.
Sheboygan, Wis, Jan. 24-John Nc
Kenzie, head brakeman of freight train
No. IL, going north, was instantly killed
at an early hour this morning by be-
ing run over by a train. He fell under
the caboose. The body was severed and
presented a horrible sight, parts of thu
body being strewn around the scene of
the accident. Mckenzie was about So
years of age, married and leaves q wife
and two small children residing at Kau>
kauna. The remains will be shipped to
Kaukauna for burial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
YOUNG MAN BURIED ALIVE.
Percy Chase Killed by a Cave-in NeaS
Dresser Junction

Dresser Junction, Wis, Jan. 24.-Percy
here, met with q horrible death. He de-
Seconded an old well to remove some curb
ing when it caved in on him. He was
taken ont ten hours later, but life was ex-
tinct. He was about 20 years of age and
Il son of prominent farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
AFTER CHICKEN THIEVES.
Kenosha Farmers Organize to Protect
Their Coops.

Kenosha, Wis, Jan. 25.-Chicken
thieves have been so numerous here of
late that the farmers have formed an or
ganization to hunt them down. Electric
gongs have been placed in ali the barns
so that a general alarm will be given
should a thief venture into one of the
harms
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
CRUSHED HIS SKULL.

Pine River Young Man Killed by a
Horses Kick
Pine River Wis, JAN 24-Fred Mel
son, son of Ii. Z. Nelson, was kicked in
the temple by newly shod horse at 6
clock last night. His skull was
crushed. He died at s o'clock this morn
lng in great agony.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
PLAN TO DIVIDE COUNTIES.
Movement TO Make Boscobel the Count
Seat of Crawford.

Seat of Crawford.
Boscobel, Wis, Jan. 23.-The citizens
of this city and surrounding towns, be-
ing eight in number, are endeavoring to
divide Grant and Crawford counties and
make Boscobel the county seat for Craw-
ford county Several prominent citizens
are preparing to petition the present
Legislature, and the outlook seems to be
very favorable
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
HAMPTON PAYS THE PENALTY.

Murderer of Mrs. Annetta Ahrens Elec-
trOcuted.
Sing Sing, n Y, Jan. %. = David
Hampton, the murderer of Mrs Annetta
Ahrens of New York city, was killed in
the electrical chair at lib. Robbery
was the motive for his crime.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30

-Dun's review of trade says business
is depressed, owing to distrust arising
from the continued exports of gold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
BIGGEST EVER RECORDED.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Mortgae
Filed at Ashland.

Ashland Wis. Jan. 25.-One of the
largest mortgages ever recorded in Ash
land county was placed on record today
by Register Dehnke. It is given by the
Two Rivers Manufacturing company Of
Two Rivers, Wis. to Mann Bros. of
Milwaukee for 100000, and covers land
counties
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
N@AgA Z o. a. e 8
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Hna Y0U9 Own LOcAAsTY

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
WATERTOVN NURSERY

Fruit and Shade Trees, Raspberries, Straw
berries, Grape Vines, Silver Maple, Ash Leaf
1Laple and Black Poplar, fine Red Cedar and
Arboryit9 Hedge plants.
Nursery east of Plank Road bridge, First ward
Agents wanted.
JAMES WHALEN.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30

Here we have a narrow little
frame in an exquisite design, 2
inches wide for those who do not
care for the wider styles. Made
in all the popular finishes. White
and silver, White and gold ,Oxidiz-
ed silver, and all gilt. When you
order mention finish. Price Com
rlete with Glass and Back 90 cts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30

Opposite Bank OF Watertown, corner Main and
First Streets. Keeps constantly on hand large
stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Ware, etc. Particular attention paid to
repairing watches, clocks jewelry, etc., and war
Tanted to give satisfaction
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25
People and Events.

Mr.. Gla a1stone once said: q
hate getting up in the morning
and hatelt the same every morning
Mrs. Mary Ann Traugh, who
died last week in Greensburg, Pa.
at the age of 95 years, left 194
descendants.
A species of minute Brazilian
spider spins webs so fine that i,
takes 1000 of them twisted to,
gether to equal the diameter of a
human hair.
The first merchantable zinc made
in this country was produced in
Northern New Jersey from mines
once rich, but which of late years
have fallen off to a very small
yield.
Gray once said that no one
would ever write better poem
than his "Elegy," He considered
it not only his masterpiece, but
the best poem in the English or
any other language.
Clara Startling, who has just
been graduated from the West
Roxbury, Mass, high school, had
made remarkable record, having
been neither absent nor tardy in
her entire school life.
Plutarch was one Of the greatest
scientists of his time, but he was
not always more accurate than
scientists are now. He described
the religion of the Je ~s as the wor.
ship of Bacchus under another
title.
The longest Egyptian railroad
now extends to Girgeh. 326 miles
from Carlo. 1t is soon to be ex-
tended tc the first cataract, 40
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25
G. E. Trescott, Publisher.

We notice in one of our recent
dailies the statement that the DEM
ocratic National committee has de-
cided to make no preparations for
accommodating the public audience
at the next national convention.
We deem this a sensible move on
the par: of the said committee for
various reasons, one being that the
public next year will probably not
be gwen to attending Democratic
conventions, and they thus avoid
the modification of Grating to
empty seats. Another is that,
should the public desire to attend
under the existing conditions, their
presence would be frought with
endorsement to their entertain .rs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25
The unsophistieated day.

In the buddy Month of May
To Choteau came one day.
A youth they thought sucker and would bite;
He made no fowery plays
Yet he had such winning ways,
That he worked the town for all there was in sight.
His clothes they didn't fit him.
Looked like his friends had quit him
His department it was anything but gay.
With his pumpkin rolling mien,
He appeared and green,
That the gang all took him for country jay.
You could scent him from aiar
He was troubled with catarrh;
and his bowels, he ID, always out of whack
And the gains laughed in their sleeve,
When he asked if with their leave,
They'd allow him for to play dollar stack
When iu the game he took his seat,
Jimmie thought, snow there's my meat"
He'd hunch that all the suckers were not dead
With a sweet seraphic smile,
Then toyed he with his pile
Whilst compacently he rubbed his chin and head
When the jays came to deal,
The gang could scarce their mirth conceal,
When he asked one of them the cards to shuttle.
Meanwhile he cleaned out his head,
On bandana large and red,
Thus getting in their work without ruflc.
The unsophistcated jay,
Would bet and bluff and stay;
When the pot was large he always the winner.
But when gamblers stuck,
He claims that all the luck
Invariably goes % the beginner.
1t made the FOUNDERS vince
When they thought they had the cinch,
And in the pot their chips would quickly throw.
with disregard for pel,
Then the jay would tap himself
hold the top hand, and would gather in the dough-
When in the game they changed decks,
The jay would stack his checks,
And excuse himself whilst he went behind.
This play caused no sensation,
He said twas for laxaton
When in fact it the rawest kind of blind
When he got into the street.
In way both slick neat,
cold deck in his bandana he would hide
When they shufled up the pack
They'd hand him the cards back
Then this fixed deck in the game he'd smoothly slide
This went on for quite while
Till the jay had quite pile,
Then from the town night he quietly slid:
And the gang financially wrecked,
Found out they'd been cold .decked
And played for suckers by the Okalally kid
20, 1895. 40
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25

GENERAL HARRISON is in the race
for president with a very strong
backing. He made a good presi-
dent during his four years, but it
has never been the policy of the
republican party to nominate man
for that office who has been de-
feated. and we do not believe it
will do so in the next convention.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25

benefits Of the law.
Bills + secure free homes to our
citizens had been before Congress
several times, but the democrats.
North and South, had always voted
them down. They based their op-
position upon the ground that it
would deprive the governn ent of
the revenue arising from the sale
OF the lands. The simple fact was
that they wanted the rich to be
able to buy up large tracts of land.
Slavery could only exist on large
plantations. The idea that the
people should have small holdings
of 16O acres each, was antagonistic
to their principles,
In 1859, an amendment was Of
fered to a bill then pending in Con-
gress, and this amendment embod-
led the principle of free homestead
rights, Thirteen democrats voted
with the republicans and carried
it.
But when the bill came up on
its final passage, the vote stood 81
in favor of free homes, all republi-
cans; 95 against free homes, all
democrats. Congressional Globe
for 1859, p. 492, ct seq.
In the winter of 186O>6l, the bill
was brought up again and passed
by slender majority. Every vote
against it was a democratic one.
Every republican voted for it.
These are facts of history. But
the bill failed to become law, for
James Buchanan, democratic
president, vetoed ii, and the poor
mans hopes were once more blasted
by that party that has always
fondled him with one hand and
struck him in the neck with the
othe..
Il
In the session OF 1862. while the
southern democrats were away Oh
a vacation, the republican congress
passed the bill and it was promptly
signed by Abraham Lincoln. 1t
went into effect on the first of Jan
uary, 1868. It is thereforeI fact
that the homestead law is a repub-
lican measure rnd vas carried to
triumph by republican congress,
after weary years of democratic
opposition.
Mighty fact! Archir edes said
that if he had a fulcrum he could
move the world. The homestead
law is the fulcrum by which the
lever of industry has raised the
west from savage idleness to civil
lized prosperity. Free homesteads
for the million have opened the
west to settlement and filed it
with thriving communities. Re-
publican wisdom finds expression
in every wreath of smoke which
ascends from the settlers cabin, and
the roses which blossom around the
door are there because of republl>
can policies.
QUILL DRIVER
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25
Random Shots.

AS an example of pure, undiluted
tenderness, no more prominent one
can be found than that of the dem
ocratic party over its past record.
Like painful boil, that record
is most attentively nursed and
every care is taken lest the air
should strike it. All meddlesome
persons are warned off, and if one
even SO much as point finger at
1t, he is greeted with scream.
They do not seem to realize the
fact that these things are matters
OF history, and that all history is
available by the student in forming
his opinions. A man is not sup
posed to be waving any bloody
shirts when he overhauls the re-
cord of Napoleon or Alexander the
Great, for his information. 1t is
not evident, to the average man,
why the history of the democratic
party should be considered to be
any more sacred than that of Ma
poleon. 1t certainly is not as bril-
liant. Indeed, a knowledge of what
that party has done in the past is
indispensable in forming a just
conclusion as to what it is liable to
do in the future.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25

For the first time in several
years the rain-m makers have kept
out of Kansas and Nebraska, and
for the first time in several years
they have all the rain they want.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-25

ELECTIONS will occur next Nov
ember in Iowa, Kentucky, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Mississippi,
New Jersey and Ohio, and every
one of them will go republican,
with the possible exception of Mis-
sissippi.