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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03
A BRIGHT FIRE.
Some Frame Buildings Burned and
Birmingham q HixOn's Lumber
Yard ScOrChed.

Birmingham & HixOn's Lumber
Yard Scorched.
The property owned by William
Jaedecke, surrounding the southwest
corner of Main and Seventh streets
was visited by the fire fend at an early
hour Sunday morning and considerable
damage done. The fire extended to
the lumber yard of Birmingham &
Hixon, adjoining on the west, but aside
from the burning of few piles of lum-
Der and cedar posts, no great damage
was done in that quarter.
It was about 80 O'Clock when Mr..
Jaedecke's barn, ALSO used as slaughter
house, in the rear of his meat market,
was discovered on fire and the alarm
given. By the time the fire companies
arrived on the scene the barn was one
mass of flames, which were rapidly
spreading to adjoining buildings, these
all being frame except the meat mar
ket 1t was excellent material for a
fierce fire and the scene was one of
great brilliancy, illuminating the vicin-
ity for blocks around. The path of the
flames formed right angle, and after
the barn and other out-buildings we're
entirely wiped out, the saloon building,
owned by Mr.. Jaedecke and occupied
by Herman Graewe, was reached and
completely Quilted. From here the fire
spread to the lumber yard, but failed
to make much Roadway there, as it
was now under control of the fremen.
The meat market building escaped
damage. The entire loss is estimated
at about 81 900, with some insurance.
There is perhaps no more dangerous
locality in the city for fire than this
block, and with the high eastern wind
prevailing at the time it is a marvel
that more property was not destroyed.
Excellent work, however, was per-
formed by the fire department, under
the supervision Of Chief Mclaughlin,
and this, coupled with the lucky rain
fall, prevented the flames from spread
ing The fremen are entitled to much
praise for their heroic and tireless
efforts in the face of many obstacles,
the principal of which was lack OF
water.
The origin of the fire is unknown, al
though many circumstances point to
incendiarism 1t is said there was
a strong smell of kerosene during the
fires progress.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03

-"White Fawn" flour, per 4o=lb.
sack, ooc, delivered to any part OF
city.
-Four saloon-keepers running for
office on the Democratic ticket all met
defeat
Rev. F. E. Lyon, of Hartland, lect-
ured at the Congregational church last
Wednesday evening.
-"Peck's Bad Boy" company is
booked for the Concordia Opera house
next Saturday evening.
The marriage of two prominent
Third ward young people is among the
coming society events of the month.
R J. Eaton, real estate agent, Of
Waupun, will be in WATERFOWL next
Tuesday at the office of F. j. Sehoech-
ert & Son.
Arthur Gaebler, son of our former
townsman, E. G. Gaebler, recently
graduated from the College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons, Chicago.
Under Prof. B. Thacher, the new
leader, the WATERFOWL band is making
fine progress and an excellent organl-
cation is promised for the summer sea-
son.
Some sneak thief entered Neau-
mans barber shop, on the west side,
last Thursday morning, while the pro-
prietor was temporarily absent, and
stole two razors.
There are still number of good
reserved seats for ''The Creation" not
taken, and parties desiring them should
attend to the matter early, as the house
promises to be packed.
Last Wednesday evening, at the
opera house alleys, the Young Mems
Bowling club was again defeated IN the
second bowling match of the season by
the Concordia club. There was a diff
ference of 598 in the scores.
Ida, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hertel, of John
son Creek, died of paralysis at the
family home Saturday night. Yester-
day afternoon the body was brought
here and buried in st. HenrI's ceme-
terry.
The sale of seats for 'The Crea-
ton" has been gratifyingly large and
the financial success Of the concert is
already assured. Nearly the entire
reserved portions of the house were
taken the opening day of the sale at
Molzahn's drug store, Monday.
While at Chambersburg, Pa, last
Wednesday. to attend the wedding of
her son, and just before the ceremony,
our resident, Mrs. 6. B. Lewis, fell
down stairs and sprained both her
wrists. Notwithstanding the painful
injuries, she was able to witness the
ceremony in the church.
james Roy, foreman of the Anchor
Hook and Ladder company, had mar
row escape at the fire Sunday morning.
He was working in the saloon building
when a portion of it fell in, for short
time enveloping him in a sheet of
flames. However, he luckily escaped
without injury. Mr.. Roy is one of the
hardest workers in the department.
Mayor elect Moak was serenaded
last evening at his First ward residence
by the Watertown band. After several
selections had been played on the
lawn, Mr.. Moak sincerely thanked
the boys and invited them into the
house, where few pleasant moments
were occupied in Misunderstanding and
congratulations and the new may or's
cigars passed around. In the course
Of his remarks Mr.. Moak told Of
several significant things concerning
the election.
Cali at Globe Milling Co. for your
flour. Every sack warranted equal
to any sold in the city.
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Poisoned Herself.

Mrs. Sarah Lavey, widow woman
living at Gil West Milwaukee street,
poisoned herself this morning with
dose of carbolic acid. She died soon
after For some time past her mind
had been. derange9
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03
PRICES OF ADMISSION.

Parquette and Balcony, reserved, s1.00;
General Admission to Parquette, Is cents; to
members of the Chorus and at Molzahn's
Drug Store, 109 Main street, where seats may
be reserved, or by addressing Mr.. Edw. j.
Brandt, Cashier Bank Of Watertown, Water
town, Wis.
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to pay diligent attention to keep their
men neat and clean, to visit their men
often at their quarters they
are particularly to see that they have
straw to lie on if to be had and to make it
known if they are destitute of this ar
ticle.'
And the tenth shows that smallpox,
which in those days, before the discovery
of vaccination, was Il terrible sc0urge,
was not far distant:
NO person whatever is to be allowed
to go to Freshwater 4 fishing or on any
other occasion, as there may be danger OF
introducing the smallpox into The army
Scarcity of Powder.
The scarcity of powder was one of the
most distressing wants of the little army,
and we find it ordered in this first Fourth
of July of our national struggle that
there be no pieces of cannon or small
arms fired from any of the lines or else.
where, except in the case of necessary
defense or special order given for thar
purpose" Our men could not afford to
waste Il single round of shot or powder,
and this order had to be repeated more
than once.
Notwithstanding all Washincton's eau
ton. however, it was found Il little later
that the powder was almost exhausted
The committee of supplies had made Il
strange mistake. They had made re-
turn of all the powder collected by the
province. more than three hundred bar
rels. but had forgotten TO say how much
of it had already been used up There
was only enough to furnish nine cart
ridges to each man.
Gin the 4th of August Washington
wrote to the President of Congress. tell
ing them of this distressing state of
things. and on the same day he issued
this order:
1T is with Indignation and shame that
the General observes, Notwithstanding
the repeated orders which have been
given to prevent the firing of guns in and
about the camp, that it is daily and
hourly practiced contrary TO all orders:
that struggling soldiers practice to pass
the guards and fire at distance, when
there is not the least probability of hurt
ing their enemies, and by which no other
end is answered than TO waste their am
munition and keep their own companies
in pregnant and continual alarms, to the
hurt and detriment of every good soldier,
which is thereby disturbing his natural
rest. and at length will never be able to
distinguish between real and false
alarm" After forbidding all persons to
pass the out guards without proper au
thorization, and declaring that any one
offending in this way will be considered
as n common enemy, to be fired upon as
such, the order continues thus: The col
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

burned fence rails. old ties, etc, to keep
warm
Patrick Mclaughlin laid down in an ice
wagon ut Rockford, ILL.,, to sleep, and was
so badly frozen that he will die.
At Ottawa, Kan, the schools were dis
missed and two children had their feet
frozen. All trains were delayed.
The wind blew forty-seven miles an
hour at San Antonio Tex. with the
thermometer at II degrees above zero.
Reports reached Hastings, Neb., tina,
a whole family in the southeastern part
of the county had persisted from cold.
The mercury dropped 40 degrees at
Jacksonville, Fla. Icicles a foot long
formed at Tallahassee. Vegetables will
be damaged.
A blizzard ragged in upper South Caro-
lima. Piedmont Belt is covered with
snow and at many points the thermome-
ter is down to zero.
The wind blew forty miles an hour at
Benton Harbor, Mich. and railway traf-
fic was impedcd. Fears are entertained
for the peach buds.
Porter Oden, a farmer living ten miles
wese of Hennessey, .. T., was found
frozen to death on load of wood that
he was hauliI = to town.
c. VI. Johnson, an old citizen o. Par
7rsburg, W. Va. became paralyZed with
the cold on his way home, fell and froze
TO death in sight of his house.
The severe cold at Mobile, Ala, will
cause loss to the vegetable gardeners
of hundreds of thousands of dollars. They
give up hope OF saving anything.
In New England the cold is intense.
Franconia, y. H., reports 80 below zero.
At sea the storm was terrific, and the
binding snow and high wind made the
position of vessels very bad.
Two Santa Fe freight engines were
ditched in a snowdrift near Red Rock,
Q. 7. Both engines were wrecked in an
attempt 10 pass through. Engineer Re
gin and fireman were badly hurt.
At Fort Worth, Tex, the weather is
the coolest known for years, the Their
mometer registering 3 degrees below zero.
Trains from the north were delayed sew
eral hours. Range cattle are suffering.
Hundreds of cases and barrels of beer,
dSSIeSdtlnS III NdIuc ihcuSliuS VI uVi-
lars, have been destroyed by the cold at
Milwaukee within the last few days.
Since the cold snap made its appearance
shipments Of beer have almost ceased.
indianapolis and other natural gas
towns in Indiana are in n bad way. In
Indianapolis the natural gas supply is
weaker than il has been since the fuel
was piped to the city, and there is n great
deal of severe suffering. There are but
few homes in which the temperature can
be raised above %.
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ONE OF GENERAL WESTINGHOUSE GENERAL ORDERS

named). and one or two others To join q
dinner party, given in n House of Call"
at Gary's Ferry, picturesque suburb of
the town.
The dinner was discussed with gusto
and mcrriment until the host called upon
his guests To rise, and proposed the
health of General George Washington.
COMMANDMENTS Chief of the Continental
Armies" Instead Of applause there was
a sudden death-likc silence. The Cont
mental Armies were handful of undisci-
plined, unarmed men; opposed to them
was the most powerful nation on earth.
1t was the first time that Washington's
position and the desperate venture on
which they had entered had been formu-
lated into words Washington, who had
risen smiling, stood silent and pale: one
by one the glasses which had been raised
were set down untouched. Not one of
the startled men, who held at that mo-
ment the destinies of the continent in
their hands, remembered to drink tie
toast.-Philadelphia Times.
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oncls OF regiments and commanders of
corps are ordered to see TO it that the
rolls of every company be called twice Il
day and every mans ammunition exam
med ut evening roll call, and such as are
found to be deficient are TO be confined.
In other words, some of the soldiers
of the continental army needed to have
their stock of powder examined, Just as
Il boys pockets need a nightly overhaul
ing by his mother.
To Respect Private Property.
Two days after he attained command.
Washington issued the following order:
"The General most earnestly recon-
mends and requires of all the officers that
they be exceedingly diligent and strict in
preventing all invasions and capture of
private property in their quarters or else
where. He hopes and indeed flatters him.
self that every private soldier will abhor
and detest such practices when he con-
siders that it is for the preservation of
his own rights, liberty and property and
those Of his fellow countrymen: that he
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

is now called into service: that it is un.
manly and sulics the dignity of the great
cause in which we are all engaged &c
violate that property he is called to pro
tect, and especially that it is most cruel
and Inconsistent to thus add TO the dis
tress of those of their countrymen who
are suffering under the iron hand of OPP
preston
Thus. with an eye for detail which re
minds US of Napoleon, did Washington
day after day inspect, eXEort, chide and
praise his little army, until the feeble
crescent Of his forces grew To be Il circlet
of steel about the British army as il lay
in Boston Town, forcing the proud Gen
cral Howe to a precipitate retreat.
Early in March Washington seized up
on and fortified Dorchester Heights now
animating and encouraging them, and
reminding them that it was March J-thc
anniversary of the Boston massacre.
The forts poured a heavy cannonade
against our breastworks. but in vain.
We were masters of the situation. the
power of the British received Il severe
blow. and Washington took possession of
Boston amid general rejoicings.
On the birthday of the father of his
country it becomes us all to look back to
those times of early struggles, poverty,
and patriotism. and 10 remember that
ours is the work To keep the path of pro-
gress still the path of patriOtiSm.-Elor-
ence Marion Howe Hall.
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found their way into print. \ venerable
physician has described Il dramatic in
cident in which his father had taken
part. The first blood of the Revolution
had been shed at Lexington: each colony
had voted to raise its poor quota of men,
and in the Colonial Congress, George
Washington. a young member from Nir-
the field
On the evening Of the same day he was
invited. with Thomas Jefferson. John Ad-
ans. Charles Thompson (surnamed Truth
by the Indians. and probably the list
white man whom they would have Sc
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

against jumping suddenly into prOmi-
hence. It's no good" he said to u New
FORK reporter the other day. Just take,
for example, the Coolers case. lie used
to be modest, well-behaved fellow Ora
cious alive, look at him now" and Butler,
holding his hands in the air, shook his
head several times. ''It's sight to see
him. You couldn't hand him a ripe peach
on Il gold plate now unless you had six
pairs of gloves on"
Craig is % years Of age and nearly six
feet tall. He is n well-built young ne
gro, and when he first took to boxing
about five years ago So bill for a vic
tory suited him down to the ground. AS
many hundreds would now be sneered at
by the rising, or risen, young Harlem
star
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

nominee In the last election and Evans
was the Republican candidate. The re-
turns sent in from the sheriffs Of the
various counties showed Evans election
by about 700 votes, but the Democrats
claimed that the law requiring poll-tax
receipt as II condition precedent to vot-
ing had been disregarded in East Ten
ncssee, and that Turney was elected by
q plurality of the legal votes. The con.
stitution provides that the speaker of
the Senate shall publish the returns in
the presence of the joint assembly of the
Legislature, and that the candidate re-
cciving the highest number of votes cast
shall be governor" The Legislature is
empowered by the constitution to enact
law for gubernatorial contests, but
that was never done until the present
emergency arose, and the law enacted
provides that the incumbent governor
shall hold over until the contest is deter
mined.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

try during the past week. From the
eastern slope OF the Rocky Mountains
even unto the big Allegheny chain on the
east 4 storm of SNOW and wind. accom-
panied by the celebrated Daizotan icy tenn
perature, raced with q ferOcity that
strucl, terror into the hearts of all whose
misfortune brought them into contact
with it. 1t was, in fact. a regular French
revolution of weather, and the sans
culottes of the wild Northwest howled
in the habitudes of the staid and respect
ables Of the South and East. 1t was
really Il reign of terror that aifrighted
all honest people and paralyzed the mo-
tiyes of the commonplace. Railroads
abandoned freight trains and passenger
trains were tied up in huge and impregna-
BILE drifts many feet high. One startling
feature Of the blizzard was the impair
tialty with whic it swept over the coun-
try. 1t measured out minus 10 dose
for the Dakotas and nearly killed the
Louisianans by breaking the record ut an
even zero. Old Point Comfort the fam
Gus resort, had the novelty Of hard
snowstorm and the pan handle of Texas
shyered with the mercury at degrees
below. Omaha was frozen at Is below
and Memphis had an even zero. There
was enough snow on the sugar planta-
tions for sleghins. Water was frozen In
the orange belt. and the scarcity of 1t III
the Chicago mains suggested theory
that Lake Michigan was solid to the bot
tom. Peach men in Michigan have aban-
doned hopes for their trees.
The storm was general. DiiZZard
ragged everywhere. 1t roared like an
Asiatic lion and drove all human beings
indoors. where bread and butter did not
demand that they labor III the very teeth
of the monster. Not for many year
scone has the country suffered so gem
orally what it suffered last week from
wind cold and snow. In the cities street
ears were stalled and walking was like
taking ones ears, nose and lips n one 5
hand, while in the country the wind and
snow swept the earth with such unbroken
velocity that in places life was endan-
gered to face the blast.
AS recorded by the Weather Bureau at
Chicago Friday, the average snowfall
was eight inches, with the following
fable of terlDcrature:
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Notes or The Storm.
At Bastrop, La, the mercury fell to
Oklahoma City, o. r., reports severe
blizzard.
Business was practically suspended at
Iowa Falls. Ia.
At Cedar Rapids, Ia, all freight traffic
was abandoned.
A gorge formed in the Ohio river at
Evansville Ind.
Eastern trains due at Dubuque, Ia.
were all snowbound.
The Northwestern Railroad is blockad
ed at several points.
Charles Dewester was frozen to death
In the blizzard at Peoria.
1t showed continuously for thirty-sil
hours at Knoxville, Tenn.
Zero was marked at Memphis, Tenn.
the coolest weather in thirty years.
William Douglass, farmer, was froz
en- to death in his barn near Camden, o
Mexico, Mo, reports the worst biz
card in its history. Stock is suffering
badly.
The Frisco passenger train stuck in :
snowbank twenty miles east of Winfield
Kan.
Thirteen trains were buried in snow
banks within 4 radius of fifteen miles o.
Clinton, la.
ST Joseph, Mo, reports all trains OF
the st. Joseph and Grand Island roat
abandoned.
Reports from Ashland and other cities
in Wisconsin Indicate that the traffic sit
uation is serious.
The whole of the southern section o
Virginia is covered with snow TO dept
of eight inches.
At Roanoke, Va, the wind blew a hurri
cane. Street cars were tied up and tn
streets abandoned.
A Burlington passenger train stuck be
low Carthage, Mo-, all day. But for tn
food furnished by farmers the passen
gers would have suffered severely. The
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con t G It between
himself and Mr.. Ev-
ans under q law re-
Gently enacted by
the Legislature, and
the Hon. III. Clay
Evans has taken the
oath of Office and is
demanding posses
sion of the execu-
tive quarters at the
capitol. Turney,
who has been gov
ernor for one term,
was the Democratic
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son in the arena.
Craig whipped Ted
Pritchard, the Eng
lish champion, with
surprising ease and
is now matched to
battle with Frank
Il. Slavin. Accord
ing to his late man.
ager, Prof. Butler,
Craig is the greatest
swell in London. He
hobnobs with the
mobiles and cuts a
great dash on Fleet
street every after
noon. When he
speaks of Craig,
Butler wakes elo-
quent. What /
want to do is to
warn young men
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15
- IN WASHINGTON'S DAY..l
A Uinncr at Which a Toast Met with
No Applause.

y Phila d in.
which was the seat
of the Continental
Congress and of
W ashingtOn's ad =
ministratiOn. many
anecdotes are pre-
served of the men
and manners of
those earlier days
which have Dpvar
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

The Manufacturers Club of Philadel-
phia has approved the plan for the forma-
ton of a national association Of manu-
facturers, decided upon at the convention
recently held in Cincinnati, and agreed to
acquire membership III the new league.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15
The LION OF LONDON.
The Once-Dcspised "Coffec Cooler" the
Hero of the Hour.

TIE pugilistic hero of the hour in Lon
don is the colored boxer, Frank Craig,
THE Harlem Coffee Cooler who poses
as an Indian prince, who is to marry a
white hciress, it is said, and who pro-
fesses to be anxious to meet Peter Jack