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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-03

VT WAY WISH TO EMPLOY
AIi WILL good cooks. laun-
VIII dresses. house maids
1Ht mattresses. nurses, but
Al i ~ ~ lsrs, coachmen, most
lers, drivers, pofter,,
or farm hands address 4. ". EL>OMS en-
ILOl MENT AGENCY, AZ east Broad street.
Richmond, Va tn th8sa'm
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W on first nCcr BOARD moderate. Cen
tlemcn preferred. References. ADDRESS
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w ANTED. FORTY-sIX MEN FOR
W ills and northern States and cites
wages from SIC to s26 per month. Also;
TWENTY SEVEN GIRLS for this and
northern cities and States. Also, ONE
GERMAN WOMAN FOR pantry. MAX
TIN & co. Si4 east Broad street Rich
mOnd, Va. oc2V-tu@suot
w AATED. OCCUPANTS FOR TWO
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unfinished. Address 6l3 west Grace
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NJ ANTED. VIRGINIA ALMANAC.
w State date, etc. BOOKS. Times Of
MEETINGS.
4 STATED COMMUNICATIONS or
4 -
ana A. NJ Will be held at Masonic Tenn
Die on TUESDAY EVENING. al O o'clock,
November 9. 1896.
Mentors Of sister lodges and visiting
brethren are fraternally invited TO be
By order Of the worshipul Master.
II. b. SNEAD,
no3-lt Secretary.
nTcHMOND AND PETERSBURG
IL RAILROAD COMPANY.
Tho annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road Company Will be held al the Office
of the company, in Richmond. Va, on
MONDAY. November is. 1896. az y 9. clock
NJ ". r. JONES.
nol-td Secretary.
PETERSBURG RAILROAD COM
pANN.
Tho arnual meeting OF the stockhold-
ors of the Petersburg Railroad Company
u.iu boz held az the Office of the company,
I'm Richmond. Va. ON MONDAY, Novem-
w. II. JONES.
noi-d Secretary.
Farmville and Powhatan r. r. CO..
Richmond. Va. oct. Is. 1896.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE
efockh0lders of this company will be
hold at - NJ. ON WEDNESDAY. NoNcm-
Der n. 1896. nc the company $ ONCE room
80 q chamber of Commerce building,
pirhr,ord IA. q. VI. WILSON.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-03

MANCHESTER INTEREST.
The INTEREST COUPONS maturing
IN NANC0FgTER SEWER BONDS No
vomhcr lst will be paid after that date
ON nreeontation AZ the state Bank Of
Richmond. Va. or az the Mechanics and
1farchants Tark az Manchester
j. w. BEO%AUCH. JR..
o.qr-7t CITY Treasurer.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
THIEVERY IN PRISON.
Waupun Convicts Take and Dispose
Of Goods from De-
partment.

Waupun, Wis, March GA whole
sale robbery of the penitentiary contract
firm by convicts in the Wisconsin prison
has been discovered. Convicts engaged
in the robbery received money, various
luXurf@s and liquor in exchange for the
goods. For some time past Warden
Roberts has suspected that illicit traf-
fic was Being carried on and discoveries
were made Sunday night which led to
the arrest of Arthur Miller, a farmer
living near the prison, and Fremont Fair
banks, a farmland.
r. c.. Russeuy a convict trusty, eEn-
ployed in farm. work, several months ago
arranged with Miller, it is alleged, to
receive and dispose of socks from the
knitting department of the penitentiarN~
Money, whisky ard other articles re-
ceived in exchange for the goods were
divided among The convictS. Miller and
Fairbanks confessed and told where
Large quantities of the stolen goods could
be found. Russell was placed in soil
tary confinement and Miller and Fair
banks were held to- trial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
MURDERED A FARMER.
Fred MeSSner Killed in Brutal
Manner at His Home Near
Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac, Wis, March 5.-[Spe-
cial. IA cold-blooded murder occurred
last evening at farmhouse about four
miles southeast of this city, the victim
being Fred Messner. The murdered
man was about 40 years of age and was
one of the most prominent farmers in
this part of the state. He was we'll
known throughout Winnebago county on
account of the interest he always mani
tested in the county fairs.
About 6 o'clock last night Mr.. Mess
ner started to the barn to milk some of
the cows. Failing to return within a
reasonable time his family became
anxious and one of the members went
out to see what was OBTAINING him.
There was no trace of Mr.. Messner in
the barn where he usually MIXED the
COWS and the young man went into
a shed in the rear of the barn. There
a horrible sight met his eyes. On the
floor lay Mr.. Messner with his face COW
cred with blood and his skull crushed in
Word was at once sent to this city
and a c0roner's jury was at once i'm
paneled to visit the scene. Their names
are: George ?; Dana, G. f. Youmans,
A. A. Otte. Thomas Watson, August
Egelhoff and James Wilkie. The jury
visited the place and viewed the remains
and then adjourned until o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
There are several theories as to the
probable cause for the murder, but the
one most generally accepted is that the
deed was committed by tramps. 1t is
certain that the victims death could not
have been the result of an accident as
Mr.. MeSsner was not near any cows at
the time and from the appearance of
things he had never reached the shed
where the cows were quartered. MIR.
Messner had visited this city few days
previous and sold some stock, receiving
quite sum of money for the same. 1t
is believed that some tramps or other
parties saw him with the money and laid
in wait for him at the farm The police
have been working on the case since
last evening, but up to noon today no
clue to the murderers has been discoy-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
LA TOILETTE MEN WIN.
Dane County is SWept-SucCeSS
Ones Are Mckinley
AdherentS,

Madison, Wis, March 7.-Caucuses
were held in all six wards of Madison
last night, to elect delegates to the coun-
ty convention which will choose dele
gates for the congressional district and
state conventions. Every ward was
carried by the so-called La Toilette fac
ton as against the Keyes faction, the
aggregate vote in the city being 522 for
La Toilette delegates against 292 for
the opposition.
1t gives La Toilette his home district
and the solid support of Dane county
and insures his election as a delegate
to st. Louis. While the state admins
tration was divided and questions of
state politics were made prominent, the
fact that La Toilette was known as the
intimate friend and congressional assoc
ciatte of Mckinley was the potent ar
gument with lis adherents. In 1894,
when the same factions fought over
the ground La Follette's forces lost
every ward in the city, although they
carried the county. The delegates elect
ed to send representatives TO the state
convention will support ex-Goy. W. D.
Hoard for delegate at large and others
known to be for Mckinley.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
WISCONSIN EDITORS.
Newspaper Makers Counsc
One Another,
Counsel
The Annual Address of the President
Other Papers.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 5.-The
forty third annual meeting Of the
Wisconsin Press association was called
to order shortly before IL o'clock this
Naorning at the hall Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, in the
University building, by President John
Maggie. There were twenty-five or thir-
ty members present. An invitation was
received from the management OF the
Evening Wisconsin asking the members
of the association to take dinner at the
Hotel Pfster as guests of the Wisconsin.
l.. w. Nieman invited the members to
inspect the Journal office this afternoon.
Both invita- tons were unanimously ac-
copied and by vote the association desig-
mated u. ~. as the dinner hour. Man
ager< Mcleod of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company placed at the disposal of
members of the association the city and
state lines of the company during the
visitors stay in the city. This was also
accepted with thanks.
The following members of the aSsocla-
ton were present at the openil session;
Thomas Cunningham, Independent. Chip
pewa Fails: w. l.. Osborne and wife, Chron~
icle, La Crosse; e. I. Wheelock, Record,
WauSau; "A S. Hearn. Chronicle Dodge
willie, +. Il. Helmer and wife Banner, Clin-
ton; K. B. Hemstreet, Druggists Exchange,
GAINESVILLE; f. G.. MorehouSe, Young Church
man, Milwaukee; Mrs and Miss Ginty
Herald. Chippewa Falls; E. Hurlburt Free
Press. Oconomowoc; w. G. Weeks, Repub-
iIcan, OconOmoWoc; w. ]. Showers, Record
0nalaSka; John Foley, Index, CaSSYille; j.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11

vertise to the world the diversified inter
ests or Wisconsin
In the report of some remarks by Col
J. A Watrous, at the Press association
meeting yesterday, an error crept into
the published report in morning paper
which unintentionally placed the colonel
in a false light The sentence, 1--WE
should publish the society notes, pink
teas etc, the report made it abolish"
all those features. The colonel desires
it understood that he is no enemy of
society notes and pink teas.
G. w. Bowron of the Oshkosh North
western was elected president of the
Wisconsin Press association at it's last
meeting in the afternoon. President
Nagle positively declined reelection
Other officers were chosen as follows:
Secretary-O. T. Roessler, Jefferson.
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. Julia l.. G. Os-
borne, La Crosse.
Treasurer-Mrs Flora Ginty, Chippewa
Falls.
Vice-Presidents-W w. Clark, Milton; H
L. Hoard, FIT. Atkinson; A. S, Hearn,
Dodgeville; John G. Gregory, Milwaukee
E. Hurlbut. Oconomowoc; G. J. Augustine,
Menasha; w ]. Showers, Onalaska; H w
j. e. Jones, Shell Lake.
Executive Committee-John Hicks, Osh-
kosh; John Nagle, ManitowOc; Andrew
Ryan, Shell Lake; w. L. Osborne, La
Crosse; H. D. Hanson, Oregon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
PLAYED IN, THE COFFIN.
Music Box Causes a Sensation at a Funeral
Near Green Bay.


Green Bay, Wis.,, March From a
alton on the Milwaukee & Northern
railway between here and Champion
comes a peculiar story. Its truth is
vouched for by reliable men. An en-
plOye of logging company at that place
died and his body was to- be shipped to
his friends at home In another part of
the state. The few belongings of the
dead man, together with the body, were
placed in coffin, which latter was then
securely nailed and screwed up before
being carried to the railroad station, a
mile or SO distanE Friends of the dead
IMAM carried the, easket with it's silent
Tmllaa Itant over the rough and frozen
muea road, Wheni all at once the sounds
OF 20 peculiar kiad of music were heard
to issue from Within the coffin. But
for moment only were the pallbearers
staggered, and then they remembered
that a musicboW, which had been the
companion of the dead man for several
years past, had also been put into the
coffin. That explained the mystery.
Once recOnciied to- the cause of the
strange and rather unexpected musir,
they readily, recognized the tune as
After the Ball" The joIting of the
casket had probably caused the springs
to relax and set the cylinder revolving.
A little thing like that did not perturb
the living very much and they proceeded
on their way. IF Jim hadn't been
dead, said one of them, latter listen
ing to that tune he surely would have
died. No danger of his being buried
alive rOW'"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
CANNOT GET ACROSS.
Railroad Surveyors Meet with Diff
fiCIltieS in the Vicinity of
Shell Lake.

Shell Lake Wis, March 6.-[Special.]
A report has reached here that the
railroad surveyors between Butternut
lake and dresser Junction are having
a great deal of difficulty lii getting down
of of the high trap rock ridge. They
cannot findi 3 practicable route into st.
CroiX Falls. as the great black granite
ridge this side is too high to cross. They
have run nine different preliminary sur
veys to cross the ridge, and it is thought
that they Will be forced to go some five
or six miles. further southeast before
they can fnd a place to get through and
reach the Junction. and that St. CroiX
Falls will be entirely left out. 1t is this
difficult point that has been OBTAINING the
surveyors So long. The probabilities are
that curve of several miles will be
made to the southeast SO as to avoid this
high, hilly section of the proposed line.
The surveyors have established the line
from Ashland to Pratt, and the prelimi-
nary through to Shell Lake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
MAKE THEIR OWN MEDICINES.
Wisconsin Druggists Form a. New Mann
COmDaRV.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March [Speeial-l +
The druggists of the state of Wisconsin
will soon be manufa curing all the pro-
prietary medicines that they handle.
A company called the WISCONSIN Phar-
NAL Manufacturing company has been
formed, the officers being: President,
G. Widule, Milwaukee; vice-president,
D. A Taylor, Stevens Point; secretary,
E. B. Heimstreet, GAINESVILLE; treasur-
er, a. T. Menges, Madison; directors,
J. G. Huber, Fond du Lac; Edwin Sum
ner, Madison, and r. J. Washburne,
Palmyra. The capital stock will be
$4,000, divided into $40 shares, only
FIVE of which will be sold to any one
man. The company will make all lines
of proprietary and veterinary remedies,
and will establish a factory of its own.
Secretary Heimstreet says that 9S out
of every 100 druggists and physicians
to whom the proposition was submitted
looked upon the idea with favor,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11

rose from the couch on which he was
lying and fell back dead. His sudden
death was a great shock to his family,
consisting of his wife and three children,
two sons and daughter, who were pres
ent in the house at the time.
Mr.. Hiles was one of the old-time
pioneers in the pine woods of the
north part of the state. He was
a native of Michigan, and was 70
years of age. He came to Wisconsin
about fifty years ago and located at
Baraboo. After living there for a time
he purchased a large tract of pine land in
Wood county and removed there, where
he founded the town of Dexterville He
made this town his home up to a few
years ago, when he moved to Milwau-
kee. In order to get an outlet for the
product of his mills, Mr.. Hiles built
and equipped a short line of railroad out
from Dexterville to the valley division
of the st. Paul road. Mr.. Hiles was
said to be several times millionaire,
though his exact wealth can hardly be
computed. Whatever il is it was dug
out of the pine woods of Northern Wis
consin in the main, though afterward
added to by judicious investments in real
estate and other business ventures. The
remains will be taken to DeXterVilIe for
burial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
IT WAS MURDER.
Verdict of the COroner's Jury at Fond du
Lac.


Fond du Lac, Wis, March 6:.-Espe-
cial. J-District Attorney Swett- DR..
Z. Il. Atkins and L. a. Bishop held
Messner, who was foEsnd dead in ii shed
on his farm yesterday and have decided
that the man was mustered. His bead
was cut open and it WIS found that two
blows had been necessary to kill hmm.
The first blow was on. the top of The
head and the second ON the side last
above the eye. Part of she skull was
driven through the head
The case of the Chinanan, "WilliG"
came up in court this morning TIE.
charge was changed somewhat and the
CELESTIAL pleaded guilty. Hse was fined
500 and costs or four mOaths in jais.
The girg- Olga Thorn, was sent to the
industriaB school for girls ait Milwaukee,
until she is y years of age.
Peter Heltzei, an old resident of this
city, died yesterday morning at his home
ON Forest street after a long illness. The
deceased VAS member of the e. a.
Brown post, @. A r. The funeral will
be held frean the Baptist church Sunday.
afternoon at = o'clock with interment in
Rienzi
4 wreck occurred late last eerening on
the Wisconsin Central line, pne mile
soaaTh of tire city A freight Nain left
the track at one of the switches and
eight cars were damaged
Matthias j.. DIedfeTick died e8rly yes
teTday morning at his residence on Green
street. The deceased was 81 Iears of
fOF the past thiruy-five years. The flu
neTaD will Be held tomorrow morning
from st. ALany's church with bHrial at
Calvary
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
TAKEN FOR A TRAMP.
Minnesota Cattle Buyer Has Experi-
ence with Green Bay Police.

Green Bay, Wis.,, March IL Special.l
Jacob Maatti cattle buyer of Red
Jacket, Mimi. and a man of considera
bic wealth, proposes to- make 1T hot for
two of the policemen of this city. who,
he claims, have subjected him to ignOmin-
Gus treatment. After having located
car with mich COWS at Hilbert Junction.
Mr.. Maatti came Oh to Green Bay and
waited in the public waiting room at the
depot for the freight train which was
to pull out early in the morning and take
him and his cattle to- a town UP North.
1t was in the waiting room, he claims,
that he was accorded the treatment of
refractory tramp and hustled to the lock-
up, despite his protests and an eXplana-
ton of his business. He also saws that
he was refused any breakfast and that
his livestock was suffered to go, on with
out him and suffer from want of atten-
ton. He has enga ged Attorney J. III.
Feeney to bring the case into court.
Mayor Gilmore and Chief of Police. Nolan
deny that the man was maltreated in the
least. The two officers are known to
be careful men and claims on their part
that the rich cattle buyer was most in
solent from the start and refused to give
any information concerning himself.
This information. the officers say, they
had a right to ask for owing to, the fact
tat many suspicious characters are wont
to hang around the depots.
Mrs. Hastings, wife of Judge S. D.
Hastings, Jr., last Wednesday gave a
noon luncheon In honor of Mrs S. D.
Hastings, ST., the wife of the famous
Wisconsin temperance leader. A num-
Der of old-time friends of the revered
lady were invited. The aggregate age
of the ten old people who sat down to
the daintily prepared spread was G45
years. The guests were the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. s. d. Hastings, ST., Mrs
Scott, Mrs. Sanborn, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs
Smith, Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Storm and
Miss Sylvester.
Green Bay, Wis, March T--[Speciall
The members of the Woman's club at
their meeting yesterday afternoon came
to the conclusion that a hall will be
necessary if their members are to derive
real benefits from the meetings and Iect-
ures. The parl0rs in the private resi-
dences, it has been found, are not suit
ed for the purpose. These lectures have
aroused great interest and the plans
of the originaters of the club have been
more than carried out.
The famous divorce ease of Dock
stader VS.. DOckstader will in all prob
ability be settled out of court. 1t is
the case of the Indian who sued his wife
for divorce, the first Of it's kind on
record
At the council meeting last night the
committee which is to devise plans to
assist the Park association in keeping
the park alive, asked for more time to
consider the matter
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
TRAMPS HAVE A JUBILEE.
Officers Arrest Sixteen of the Hoboes at
Madison.

Madison, Wis, March 7.-[SpeciaLl-
If that state tramp convention had been
held in Madison instead of Fond du Lac,
those in attendance could have had plen
ty of object lessons to assist them in
their researches into the ethics of the
question. The town is oyer-run with
tramps at present. All the way from
ten to twenty sleep at the police sta
ton each night and as many more find
lodgings at the gas works. About 6
O'Clock last evening the police We're called
to the gas works, where a big gang of
Migrants were having a drunken jubilee,
the inspiration for which was furnished
by three or four quarts of alcohol. They
gathered in sixteen of the gang, three
trips of the patrol wagon being neces-
sary to take them to the station. The
sixteen were taken to court this morn
ing and eleven of them were sent to jail
for ten days in solitary confinement on
five were given 2 chance to get out of
town.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11

Joe M. Chapple, the bright and asgres-
sive young editor of the Ashland Daily
Press, is now in New York making ar
Engagements with his publisher for his
new novel which he has recently COM
Rf Ss n Nor Gts sPE is s5 q 55.f Fl
splendid success in England lcct year and
Which he v~otz drriES his trip abroad.
His paper is Ine of the most influential
and abiy cL;tc1 in the state and his
SLIPS frCN n Spindle indicate "a per-
1sonnlitE, and strong individuality rarely
attained in q country newspaper. Wis
consin may well be proud of an author
of Mr.. Chapple's success and his new
novel will be awaited with interest. The
English newspapers in commenting on
'"The Minor Chord" said its ''tone is of
the very highest" It is certain that Mr..
Chapple's new book will be characterized
by that delicate touch of word painting
and character sketching for which he
has already attained an enviable reputa-
ton. Of course he is modest and has
not attempted anything pretentious in a.
literary way but he has already attracted
merited attention in literary circles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
DEATH OF GEN. WEST.
Once President of the Milwaukee
Chamber of Con1merce-Also
State Senator.

Milwaukee, Wis, March News was
received here last night Of the death of
Gen. Francis II. West, at his home in
Besseme1, Ala. Death was the result of
a gradual breaking down. Gen. West
was IL years of age and removed to Ala
bama several years ago on account of his
health. He was United States marshal
during Cleveland's first administration.
He was member of e. B. Wolcott post,
@. A. r., which post passed suitable reso-
lutions at 81 meeting held last evening.
Gen. West was at one time president of
the chamber of commerce and also served
as q state senator years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
BATCH OF CONVICTSs
Judge Parish Sends Seven Men 10 Wau-
pun from Hurley.

Hurley. Wis, March 5.-[Srecial. u
Judge Parish sentenced a few of Iron
county's prisoners today. john Hen
drEekson, manslaughaer in sec9nd de-
gree, four Years in Waupun; Victor Leh-
timer, assault with intent to 90. great
bodily harm. twenty months at, Wau-
pun; John, Lo@f. same charge as Leh-
timer, niaa. months in the county, jail
Emil Johnson, son of John L sef.. two
years; Thomas Rule, assault, siXty-fiEe
days in the county jail; Louie kemmenJ
assault, eighteen months at WaupunE
Ed Kinney, inmate disreputable. house,
twenty-five days IN the county Jail. All
of these prisoners are from the village af
Iron Belt, except Thomas Rnae. The
eases of indictment by the grand juicy
will probably not come up at this tenn
of court as all but one or tws9 of mere
than forty eases have taken a. change
of venue from Judge Parish. A new
judge will be called in to heaEr them. ex-
cept G. II. Leclaire's case which has
been sent to Wausau.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
NOTHING LEFT TO CLAIM.
Contest of the Jameson Heirs at Mani
tOwoc was Fruitless

tanitowoc, Wis, March 7-TSpecial. I
The property the Jameson heirs
thought they had title to in this city las
dwindled down to naught. Research in
the register of deeds office shows that
Jameson did at one time own considera-
bic property here, but that it was all
properly conveyed TO the present owners
There is, however, a farm of eighty acres
in the town of Newton, in this county.
which the present owner purchased on
tax title deeds and which the Jameson
heirs may lay claim to, but the outlay for
taxes and improvements would exceed the
value of the property,