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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
AN ACT OF BENEFICENCE.
The Chi1dren's Home Society at Work
in Our Midst.

in Our Midst.
A sad and distressing case of de-
sertion of helpless and mentally en-
feebled mother and four small children
came to our knowledge last week.
Mrs. Mary Benzel, who was sent to the
Northern asylum about year ago, had
partially recovered her reason, and
had been with her family two months,
when the husband and father deserted
them, leaving them entirely destitute.
Some of our citizens, who knew the
circumstances, wrote to the agents of
the Children's Home society, who
promptly responded, and last week
Rev. William Woodmansee, the assist
ant superintendent, came here from
Milwauk ee, took the children in charge,
and had provided homes for two of
them before the day was over. The
poor mother gladly parted with them,
knowing that they would be we'll taken
care Of. She was sent to the county
asylum by superintendent Schultz,
and ere this the little ones are no doubt
enjoying the comforts of home-life to
which they have been strangers for
some time.
This is a specimen of the noble
work which is being done by the
Children's Home society of this state.
They are caring for destitute children
and placing them in comfortable homes
at the rate of one evorv of her dav
Our citizens are already somewhat con-
versant with their work through the
frequent visits of Mr. Woodmansee.
He will be with us again on December
10, when he hopes to raise some
money to aid in the prosecution of the
work. AS the society is supported en-
tirely by voluntary contributions there
should be liberal response to his
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
Hotel Sold.

Last Thursday Christopher Smith
sold the American house property, To-
Gated at the corner of Water and EN-
met streets, to James Spear, the con-
sideration being $1,000. The real estate
comprises one-quarter block, the frame
hotel, brick barn and other buildings.
In the sale are also included the hotel
furniture, bus line, ETC. Mr. Spear,
who has been conducting restaurant
on West Main street, will take posses
sion of the hotel at once and become
it's landlord. 1t is one of the old d-estab-
lished hostelries of the city, enjoying
a profitable trade. After years of SER
vice as ''mine host" Mr.. Smith will
retire 80 private life with his family
They will for the present occupy the
R. Lewis residence at 400 North Church
street
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
Total

Taking everything into consideration
this is a pretty good showing. Of
course the actual taxes are consider
ably increased over last year. This
is accounted for in several ways.
First and foremost is our obliga-
tion to meet the Metcalf judgment,
$4,875 of which was paid during
the year and on which S5,O44 is now
being raised. Then the Inauguration
of a worthy public improvement-an
adequate waterworks system--necessi
tates the initiation of another tax item,
SIS. .2l0 being raised for hydrant rentals
in 1896. Besides, the state tax is So 800
higher than last year; street improve
ments have been kept up $500 was ex-
pended in improving Smiths bridge,
and $500 in building the wall in the
rear of the city hall. A comparison
with last year figures shows practical
ly no difference in the amounts of the
city general, school and bond taxes,
while the ward and poor taxes are con-
siderably lighter this year than last.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
The Bach Concert.

The concert given at Turner Opera
house Friday evening by the Bach
Symphony orchestra, of Milwaukee,
furnished delightful musical treat to
Watertown people, the like of which it
is hoped might more often be present
ed here. The orchestra numbered
some thirty-rive pieces, under the di-
rection of the veteran conductor,
Christoph Bach. Sufficient variety
was attached to the program to pretty
we'll suit representative audience,
although there was some criticism that
the music tended little too much
toward the the classical. In most cases
the selections were beautifully rem
dered. However, there was lack of
execution evident in few of the num-
bers, the orchestra in some parts being
not adequate to the work required.
This was noticeable in the Wagner,
Beethoven and Schubert compositions;
nevertheless the prelude to "Lohen-
grin" received raptul GUS encore. aIt
was apparent that the lighter numbers
the fantasie for cornet performed by
Mr.. 1etZner, the fantaSle Tor Hute per-
formed by Mr.. Woempner, and the
"Pabst Theatre" march-proved the
most popular of the evening, the SOLO
lists showing themselves TO be true
artists. On the whole the concert was
complete success and it's projectors
are to be congratulated. There was
a large audience present, composed of
the city's better classes who appreciat-
ed the opportunity for a pleasurable
evening with the great masters. The
program was as follows:
PART
Overture-FideliO.. :. ......... Beethoven
Symphony lin B minOr). Franz Schubert
"a. allegro moderately
d. audanUa con nOtO)
Grand Fantasie, Solo for Cornet. .Arban
Henry TetZner
Hungarian Rhapsodie lin major). LiZst
PART H.
Oyerture, Calm Sea and Happy Voyage.
......::... ......>,.. ...MendeISsonn
Flute Solo. Fantasie Pepper
Carl WOempner-
Largo from the American Symphony.
................. ..........A Anton Dvorak
Intermezzo from "Cavalieria Rasticana.....
"Pabst Theatre" Grand Festival March 80. = :.
Chr. Bach
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
TAXES OF THE CITY.

HHe IoUaI AIHo uHC iHcIUuIHs oPeC1"I
Assessments, Slightly Larger
Than Last Year.
The tax rolls of the city are being
completed by City Clerk Bleber and
will be handed over to Treasurer Goeld-
ner Monday for collection. The total
amount to be paid into the city treas
ury this year is $50, 1857, which in
cludes $1,793.25 in special sewerage,
sidewalk and weed assessments. Last
year the total was $50, ,632 68, including
So, $50. 36 in special assessments. The
following table shows the different
tovoc 1ovin6 tbie vnar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11

Call at Globe Milling Co. for your
flour. Every sack warranted equal
to any sold i'm the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11
Grand Opening Sale
THIS WEEK
At LEO RUESCH'S
21O West Main Street.

Ladies m e Dress Boe s5oo Hor6 om 800 ts
Ladies Dono Button Patent Leather Tip Styles 90
D0nGh p o o65s2 90 aao} n ST. so
Ladies Dongola Button broken Sizes worth from 90
worth from 50 oo % to So .p LIS
Bright Solid, Wearing School Shoes,
worth 1GC
Kangaroo Calf Button Patent Leather tip Square fine
worth
Chid Kangaroo Calf Button Patent Leather tip Sizes to H.
Fine School Shoe worth 81 25 ST. 1OO
Boys Oil Solid Good Wearing School Shoes
s. so to 81 lIO
Youths Oil Grain Balls Sod Good Wearing School Shoes worth
@ " w~ 10000
D0 worth a from @ 81 @ SO to @ 81 25
worth from 81 95 to ST SO /
MEMS om ns 81 SO So i.7 sno IS
Mems Satin Calf Balls and Congress- worth from $500 to $780, so
Mems m oTh fo o
souare re oe @ to an
of Mems
which
This fake SALE but here All goods
will be cheerly
motto "Quick Sales and Small Profits"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-11

Ask for ''Herald Pure Rye" Has
no rival for family and medical pur-
poses. Rich, soft and mellow. Guar
anteed years old. Give it trial.
MoLZAHN & FEIssT,
Telephone 96. Third street
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
Grand Junction's Peach Day

Grand Junct1On'S k'eacn LAY
Will be celebrated this year, September
4th, on grander scale than ever before.
In addition to the usual interesting fea'
lures, which include free peach din
ner, speakers of national repute will de-
liver addresses upon appropriate topics
All Colorado roads have made spe'
cial rate of one cent per mile each way
good from August 3lst to September Sth
Special excursion trains to accommo-
date visitors from the east will leave
Chicago August %. The limit on these
excursion tickets will be thirty days
and the rate will be one fare or there
abouts for the round trip. The Grand
Junction people have secured for visit,
ors stop,over privileges at all points
west of Montrose and Glenwood Springs
The fruit crop at Grand Junction this
year surpasses all previous years. AL
Colorado should turn out and see oul
western valleys, which are fast becom
ing California's rivals.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
New Road Law,

Ihe new road law, passed by at the
last session of the legislature. is now in
efiect. 1t provides for the division by
the county commissioners of the county
into districts, and the appointment of a
road oyerseer for each district to be
paid ten per cent. of all collections and
three dollars day for services.
The commissioners apportion the road
fund TO: each district from the county
fund. This must not be less than half
the amount Of road'taX in each district.
The law leaves it optional with the
commissioners to divide the county in
rs many and varied districts as will suit.
The oyerseers hold Office for one year.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
Nearing u Focus.

The following item appeared in Mon
days Denver News:
Manager Dean, of the White River
Valley Railway company, left yesterday
for New Castle in company with w.
Weston, mining engineer Of this city, to
make trip over the proposed line Of
the railway. Mr.. Weston represents o
syndicate of London capitalists that has
tho proposition under consideration.
and if he reports favorably the money
will be forthcoming for the construc-
tion of the road. A cable message was
received by Mr.. Weston from London
Yesterday directing him to make the
trip and report upon the prospects Of
the line and the resources of the cOun-
try through which it is projected. Sur
veys were recently completed from New
Castle to Meeker, q distance of about
fifty miles. If tho road ,is built To-
Meeker it will be carried further at an
early day"
On Tuesday evening the gentlemen
referred to above, together with w. G.
Burke, of La Junta. arrived in Meeker
having made the trip from New Castle
by way of the surveyed route.
The general manager, j. w. Dean, is
not stranger to our people, and he ap-
peared to be more confident than ever
that the building of this road is an as
sured fact. Mr.. Weston is a practical
miner, and it was an easy matter for
him to attend to the work assigned to
him. Mr.. Burke was the consulting
engineer at the time the route was sur
veyed: and upon this trio's report will
new railroad.
What the party did here can be
briefly told: On Wednesday morning
they were taken in hand by Mayor
Sheridan and other townsmen, and a
tour of inspection made. Owing to the
limited time at their disposal, hurried
trips were made to few Of the coal
mines. and specimens were taken from
the breast of each of the openings,
and measurements and other data duly
made note of. The gentlemen became
quite interested in the immense bodies
of such good coal right at our feet, aud
they did not hesitate to express aston
ishment as we'll as satisfaction in hav-
ing made personal examination.
The rest of the day was consumed in
looking over the agricultural resources
Of this section, and they were very
much pleased with the outlook.
After getting such other information
necessary to be sent to headquarters,
the s,nrty left for New Cassic.hx 1aay
In due course Of time their report
will be made, and if we don't hear OF
grading contracts being let before long
then there is something unfathomably
wrong.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
To the Travelling Public:

To the Travelling Public:
Tie Wabash railway, always seeking
to improve its service, has made arrange
ments to put on
FAST MAI. TRAIN
From Kansas City to st. Louis. Leav-
ing Kansas City at 6:20 p. m.. (making
direct connections with all trains from
the west) arriving at st. Louis at 2:3C
a. NJ, connecting in the new st. Louis
Union Passenger station with the Balti-
more & Ohio southwestern fast mail,
leaving st. Louis at 8 a. M, arriving at
Cincinnati at 1890 noon of the same
day, Louisville at $3.50 same day, Wash
ington at $50 next morning, Baltimore
at a. M, same day, Philadelphia at
lO:25 a. m. and New York at 1:l5, max
ing the phenomenal time of
AZ HOURS FROM KANSAS CITY TO NEW
YORK.
Passengers desiring to route via ST.
Louis, Baltimore and Philadelphia, can
find nothing to compare with this SER
vice.
63 uOVRs-DENvER, PUEBLO OR COLO
R4Do SPRINGS TO NEW YORK.
Alsd we will put on a new train leav-
ing ST Louis at midnight, carrying the
through Denver sleeper, arriving at
Denv8 at seven o'clock on the second
morni1 3.
% HofRs FROM ST. LOUIS TO DENVER.
Thel above service effective on and
after 4unday. July l4th.
G. NJ. HAMPsON,
Commercial Agent,
1895 18th ST., Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
Cowboys, Attention!

At the Garfield county fair, at Rifle
on September 10th, there will be rop,
ing, throwing and tying contest. First
prize, 800 cash; second, $50 saddle
third, S25 cash; fourth, $40 cowboy hat
If you can get string of five horses fol
the two-and-a-half mile relay race, SET
for the 18th, get there with your stock
Fair, 18th, 18th and 10th of September
a24 +. ID. CARPENTER, Sec'Y.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

When you talk about there being a
better state than Colorado, every potato
winks its eye, every cabbage shakes its
head, every beet gets red in the face,
every onion feels stronger, every oat-
field is shocked, the rye strokes Its
beard, the corn pricks up its ears, and
every foot of ground kicks.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

A one-fare rate for the round trip for
the twenty-sixth triennial conclave
Knights Templar, which will be held in
Boston August 26th to 3Oth, inclusive,
has been made by the Burlington Route.
Tickets on sale from Colorado points
August 18th to ed, inclusive.
A slightly higher rate will be charged
for tickets which are good going by one
and returning by another or different
route Take advantage of these greatly
reduced rates and visit your friends in
the east. Select your own route and
write to the undersigned for rates and
full particulars. Apply to your agent
or Geo. w. Vallery, General Agent,
1889 Seventeenth street, Denver. all
A dispatch from Mason. Ohio, says
The good people of the Methodist
church here received shock when
Miss Ada Coleman, one Of the bellies of
Warren county. the daughter Of one OF
the wealthiest farmers in this section
and the organist Of the church, marched
down the center aisle Of the church at
prayer meeting clad in red bloomers OF
the most fashionable cut. A few days
ago Miss Coleman appeared on wheel
in the main streets. She wore boomers
Of the most pronounced type-red In
color, trimmed gorgeously in white
They were the first boomers seen here,
and the fever spread; and Saturday last
ten young ladies' appeared in company
attired in different colored boomers
They rode to the kite shaped track, took
several spins, and then went to the base
ball game.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

The silver Democrats in Illinois must
laugh when they read what Comptroller
Of the Currency Eckels says about how
weak they are.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

DIR. +. A. Ironside, the dentist, and a
graduate of Lake Forest University,
will return here August 2sth to locate
permanently, for the practice of all
branches of modern dentistry. Save
your work for your home dentist.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

Don't pull your window shades down
when you are away from your dwelling
for day or week, and thus give
notice to every tramp and thief who
walks the streets that the house is alone.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

A Utah paper announces that "the
deputy registrars are busily engaged in
their duties. Every legible voter should
be registered" Wonder what a legible
voter is2
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

The Meeker hotel had its usual quota
of guests this week, among them being
j.. w. Dean, w. Weston, S. l.. Holiday,
Denver; j. ID. Williams, New Castle :;
Will Simmons, Lily; L. McLearn, Rifle :;
F. Z. Shaver, II. Wolcott, Axial; Geo.
Fuhr, Yampa: w. G. Burke, LaJunta.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
Petit Jurors.

following is list of the petit jurors
for tie forthcoming term of the district
cont, hich conyenes on September Sd
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

G. w. Thayer has leased the Pionee,
stables, and will board horses by the
day, week or month. Rates reasonable
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
voter is :?

IT IS PATRONIZED
BY THE MASSES
Who are looking for good thing.
Tho Windsor, Denver. Rates. 50 to
So. 80 per day. C. NJ. HILL, Manager.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
Go Away from Home, Etc.

Game Warden Land is making it eX-
ceedlngly interesting for pot hunters in
different parts of the state. Over in
Routt county, one Sanderson was caught
in possession of two or three hundred
hides, quite number of them in the
red. He was fined S25 and costs, and
his hides on hand sold at auction, the
proceeds going into the Routt county
treasury.-Red Cliff Blade.
They'll have Sandy in pillory next.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

Mrs. Lease has been talking recently
about new book she is going to get
out, and she declares that in her book
she intends to "roll back the dark and
tear stained curtain Of the worlds his
tory, and look down the long vista. :"
An impertinent paper Of the east, read
ing the above. cries out: why stop
there, Mary? Why not sweep the car
pet, shake the door-mat and change the
pilIow-slips ?''-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

For sale-building brick-at Hartke's.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

1t is now drawing round to the season
of the year when citizens who have the
interests t?) of the county at heart, can
be- seeu about in secluded spots in
punches of twos aud threes earnestly
exchange. Yes, and the time is already
at hand when the willing-to. be sacrificed
aspirant will vilify his probable oppo-
nent and ridicule his every action-to
get him out of the road.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
knights Templars Rates.

August 18th to ed, inclusive, 1.-THE
Burlington Route" will sell tickets to
Boston at one fare for the round trip,
and give you choice of routes east of
st. Louis or Chicago. Many beautiful
water trips offered. For full informa-
tion apply to any coupon agent or &. w.
Vallery, General Agent, 1899 Seven
teenth street, Denver. all
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17
To Boston.

once, Seventh Street, Near Main.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

In due course Of time their report
will be made, and if we don't hear OF
grading contracts being let before long
then there is something unfathomably
wrong.
The Meeker herald., 1895-08-17

Collections Promptly Attended to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03

Mrs. Mary Hefton died last Friday. after
Q long illness with pneumonia. Her aged
mother, Mrs. Mary Arnett, had been her
constant attendant and was heartbroken
by her death. Owing to her extreme old
age and the trying scenes through which
she had passed. Mrs. Arnett fell i'll herself
and died on Sunday. Yesterday afternoon
a double funeral ceremony was held over
the remains or the mother and daughter at
the Bethel NJ. Z. Church.
Both or the women had been slaves. and
Mrs. Hefton came to this city during the
war; Mrs. Hefton's husband enlisted in the
Union army at the outbreak OF the war
and later determined TO secure the freedom
OF his wife ana children. He went TO mis-
commander and told him he would desert
unless his wife and children were freed
The general commanding dispatched a letter
10 their owner saying that IL they were not
liberated at once Hefton would be sent to
the plantation with one hundred men and
burn the entire place. This communication
had the desired effect. and the family were
united. Mrs. Hefton's mother was not freed
until the close of the war, when she came
20 this city, where she has since resided
with her daughter. Mrs. Heftons husband
and three children survive her. They re-
side at 80 Blake street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03
HALF Of THEM NATURAL DEATHS
Coroner Castor Held 251 Inquests
During the Year.

Coroner Castor has prepared a report OF
the work done in his office during the year
ending Nov. To- This is the first report or
the kind the Office has issued. Ii shows
he has held 271 inquests, which have been
classified as far as possible. The report
shows seven murders, six child murders,
twenty-one suicides, twenty-six railway ac-
cidents. five street-railway accidents, six
teen miscellaneous accidents with fatal re-
suits, seven persons drowned, six burned
to death, five suffocated, six accidentally
poisoned. fifty deaths from heart disease,
seventeen from lung diseases, eighteen
from brain and seventy-three from mis-
cellaneous diseases.
The seven people murdered throughout
the year were: George Owens, Harry Will
iiams, Siias Eagln. Ida Gebhardt, Howard
Pitezel, Nathan Dunihoo and Margaret
Rocker. Owens was killed by knife
wound, Williams and Eaglin were shot.
Ida Gebhardt was killed with a knife, puni--
hoo was killed by being struck on the head
with blunt instrument, while Margaret
Rocker was cut with a razor The manner
of Howard Pitezels death is unknown. Five
we're natives of the United States. two
were colored and one was a German. Four
were killed by persons known 10 be more
or less under the influence OF liquor, and
in six instances the murders were COM
mitted under great mental excitement
The suicides We're: Charles l.. Fitz-
patrick, Herman Weinberger. 3. f. Hickel,
Matthias lutte. William Bouzeinl. Abraham
Woolf, Sol Leopold, w. vi. T. Miller. Mat
tie Zapf, Otto Il. Pauline. John A. Hooker
Frank Neal. Fred T.. Brum. Joseph Michal
August Rebmann. c. T. Antrim, r. H. Way.
George McCracken. A. J. Hinkley, T. A
Scott and Myrtle ID. Branch. Many more
women attempted suicide than men, but
the. means used were not efficacious and
all but two of the women were resusciated
Statistics show that the Germans are more
a or
ity. and In this county nearly half OF the
victims OF self-destruction were OF that
nationality.
OF the twenty-six railway accidents twen-
~ people were killed on the tracks and
six on trains. Ten were railway employees
In most instances the people killed on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03

tracks were more or less under the In
fiuence Of liquor. The FIVE victims Of street.
railway accidents were men, Two were
employees OF the company. All were white
OF the six people suffocated. natural gas
the cause in two instances, epilepsy
In three and in the sixth case a child Ave
weeks old was smothered by pillow. Five
persons were accidentally poisoned with
morphine and one with caTbolic acid. Care
lessness or intoxication were the causes
OF the sixteen accidental deaths in almost
every instance. Intoxication was response
Bile for three of the seven deaths by drown
ing.
or the inquests held by the coroner 15s
were credited 10 disease and 113 TO violent
causes. Only four negroes were included
in the number OF those who met violent
deaths, two the victims of infantcide and
coroner's duties are increa sing, although
since Sept. 1 fewer cases have been passed
upon than in any similar period for sew
era1 years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03
EOLIANS FOR LODGES

II IL customary to furnish lodge rooms
with a musical instrument OF kind,
the most popular being piano or an organ.
The Aeolian possesses advantages for this
purpose. which suggest themselves on read
ing the catalogue. II need never be silent
for want OF a performer. Any member of
the lodge can play it. That this remark
able instrument is particularly adapted to
and exactly supplies the need OF all secret
societies, no one who has heard it Will. We
believe. for moment dispute All odes
and marches can be played on an Aeolian
BY any one present. and. in addition to
overtures. other selections can be played on
opening or lodge or during intervals in
lodge work. thus adding greatly to the eff
fectiveness OF the regular work and inter-
est In the meetings.
Call or Write for Catalogue.