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The courier., 1896-11-28
STORIES IN PASSING.

st. Louis, she was reading the Journal
one morning when she looked up and
said:
John, why do these politicians get
their washing done just as soon as they
get into convention!"
II didn't know they did," said John.
"What makes you think so!"
why, in this paper it says that just
as soon - the New York delegation got
to Saint Louis. they proceeded to hold a
meeting and wash all their dirty linen.
What were they in such a hurry for?
Couldn't they wait until they got
home?"
Old Andy Thomas, the captain Of the
little gulf steamer, told me this one
evening last summer a. we were watch
ing the sun sink slowly into the western
waves.
1t happered during the Mexican
wal" he said softly. I'VE had captured
q border town and taken up our quart
ers in the low, fat adobe houses. We
had made the captured women prepare
us supper. and were now outside, loung-
ing about in the cool Of the evening air.
Suddenly the Eexicans rushed down
between the shadowy houses. They had
gotten together somehow and taken us
unawares. 1t was all over in moment.
One sprang upon me from an angle Of
the house. But the very force of his
assault eaved me. We fell to the ground
but / got him under me and held him
by the throat. His dark. glinty eyes
flashed fire into mine. There was no
fear there; only deadly hate. snatched
the dagger from his hand. held it high,
and sank il full in his breast. l felt
him straighten out with Q rattle in his
throat. And from far up the town. the
snatch Of 4 love song fioated out on the
air"
The courier., 1896-11-28
Personally conducted
excursions to
California

j. Francis. G. P. A. OMAHA, NEB.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
BANK WAS UNGUARDED.
Sank City Depository Broken Into
While the Employees were
at Dinner.

Baraboo, Wis, July 3.-[Special.]E
One of the boldest and most successful
robberies ever perpetrated in this county
occurred in the town of Sank City, near
this place, yesterday. About noon the
employees of the Charles Naffz bank went
to dinner. There was no one left at the
bank to guard the yaluables and the
robbers had an easy time in effecting
an entrance to the bank. They broke
through rear door and secured $500
from one of the cash drawers.
The robbery was not discovered for
some time after and the thieves had a
good start on the police. No suspicious
persons were seen about the place and
the officers have no clue whatever to
work on. 1t is the supposition that the
robbers were old hands at the business
and have been watching their chance
the past few days.
Word has been sent to all the towns
IN the county and also to the Milwau-
kee police A reward for the capture
of the robbers will be offered.
New Richmond, Wis, July 3.-[Special.]
The second robbery here within two
weeks occurred last night and Weeker
& Olsen, tailors, are the losers of their
entire stock of goods, valued at about
5000. Entrance was gained by prying
open the front door. The goods could
not have been easily moved without
team. There is no clue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
SCHOOLS NEED MONEY.
Higher Branches of Learning in the
State Handicapped by
Lack of Funds.

Madison, Wis, July 2.-[Special. THE
financial question is troubling the state
board of normal school regents, which is
holding its annual session at the capitol.
The board would be satisfied to use
either gold or silver Cat 100 cents on the
SD if they could get as much of either
as is needed to conduct the schools under
its charge. In spite of the extra appro-
priation of $4,000 made by the last
Legislature, the proceeds of the Is mill
tax and other sources of revenue yield
ing an annual income Of close to $780,
600, the demand made on the capacity
of the schools finds the board utterly
stalled as to how to provide for them.
The question, Secretary lockwood
says, is whether the board will not
be obliged to say to applicants for adj
mission to the schools that they are
full-there is no room for more. The
records of the past year show an in
crease in attendance of % per cent.
and all indications are that next year
will see like increase. No member of
the board, the secretary says, wishes
to ask the Legislature for more money,
but they are confronted with the fact
that the pressure for room is crowding
the limits all the time.
All this was brought wildly to view
at the session this morning, at which
the presidents of the normal schools
presented their annual reports, which in
clude the needs for the next year as we'll
as the progress made in the past. They
show a need of more teachers and more
room, as well as various improvements in
the buildings
The board spent the larger part Of the
day in considering ways and means to
meet their needs, and were discouraged
before they got half way through.
The session will probably conclude to-
day. The election of officers will be one
Of the last things done. There is little
doubt that all the present officers will be
reelected. They are: President, r. D.
Coe of Whitewater. president, A. L.
Thompson of Oshkosh, secretary, s. S.
lockwood of Portage.
In his report President Harvey of the
Milwaukee school recommended an in
crease in the teaching force OF the Mil
waukee school and proposed the election
of Miss Fox of Three Rivers, Mich,
rs teacher in the primary department to
succeed Miss w. +. Jones, resigned
After a lengthy debate at last nights
session it was voted to appropriate a
sum not to exceed $2064.93 to equip and
furnish the Superior school, the money
to be expended under the direction of the
executive committee.
A handsome banner, which will occupy
a place in the headquarters of the Wis
consin delegation at the National Educa-
tional association convention in Buffalo,
\. Y, was received by the board. 1t
was made by A. Thierbach & Co. of Mil
waukee under the direction of Regent
Charles Pittelkow of Milwaukee, and S.
S. lockwood, secretary of the board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
BUTCHERS HIS WIFE.
Kenosha Farmer Charged with
an Awful Crime.
Body of the Victim, Horribly Multilated,
Found in Milkhouse.

Kenosha, Wis, July 6-Mrs Hilgen-
dorf, wife of August Hilgendorf, a
farmer in Pleasant Prairie, three miles
west of Kenosha, was brutality muir
dered Saturday. August Hilgendorf and
Bernhard HilgendOrf, husband and son
OF the dead woman, are in the county
Jail to await the preliminary eXamina-
ton. Late Sunday night Bernhard Hill
gendorf brought word to Sheriff Cropley
that his mother had been murdered.
The coroner went out, and after muster
ing a jury viewed the body, but their
verdict will not be given until today.
The body was found in the milkhouse,
a small building about fifteen yards
from the dwelling. Blood was scattered
over the room and the skull of the wom-
an was crushed and her throat cut. The
upper part of her body was stripped of
clothing and the arms were covered with
bruises. On ever side marks of dread
full struggle were visible. In a corner
was a cOrnknife covered with blood.
August Hilgendorf, in answering the
questions of the coroner. tried to con-
yey the impression that the woman had
committed suicide, but his explanation
was unsatisfactory and he was arrested.
The story told by the man is that he
went to KenOsha in the morning about
O'Clock, leaving his wife and two sons
at home. lie -2turned some time IN the
afternoon, and not seeing his wife about
the house he began to look for her and
finally found her in the milkrOOm dead.
He did not give the alarm to his neigh
bors but waited for the boys to come
home.
Bernhard says that he went into Ke-
nosha some time in the afternoon and
got home again about $50 o'clock.
When he reached home his father said:
Look in the milkroom and you will
see something there" He went at once
and found his mother. Without stopping
to say anything he went down to the
Thomey farm and young Thomey and
he drove to Kenosha to notify the sheriff.
The circumstances surrounding the
story show an almost inhuman cruelty.
When ThOmey went over to the Hilgen-
dOrf farm August HilgendOrf was milk
ing the cows, and when the coroner went
out at night the table was spread and
the remnants of supper were visible.
while the murdered woman was lying in
the little room and no one had even
thrown a sheet over her. Before Hill
gendOrf was brought in he was made to
cslange his clothes, which the sheriff now
las. There are blood marks on the
sleeves of the shirt places where an ct
the shoes are spattered with blood.
HilgendOrf is about 81 years of age.
He came to Kenosha county about four
years ago and bought $40 acres OF land
from the Lippert family. He was an
habitual drinker The murdered Wom-
an was about 40 years old.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08

to subscribe to its stock AS the ex-
position will be held in Milwaukee and
as the metropolis of the state will be
more largely benefited than any other city,
it is expected that Milwaukee's business
men will be the largest subscribers to
stock 1t is also expected that q portion
of the necessary funds will be obtained
by legislative and municipal appropra-
tons. The stock will be issued in So
shares.
There is no city in the United States
more IavoraDIy situated than Milwaukee
tor the successful building and conduct
OF a big exposition, and there is no state
that can make a more elaborate and
complete exhibit of natural and manu-
featured products. 1t is proposed to
furnish, in addition to the regular ex-
hlbits and department like the Midway
Plaisance of the Worlds fair, a con-
slant round of special attractions. The
Milwaukee soldiers monument will be
completed in time that it's unwilling may
form the central figure of great re-
union of Wisconsin ex-sodiers The
Grand Army of the Republic, at its
recent department encampment, adopted
a stirring resolution in favor of hold
ing such a reunion, the first since 1890
and probably the last large general gath
ering the veterans of the state will
ever have.
The Wisconsin members of the League
of American Wheelmen are enthusiastic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
MILWAUKEE, MATTERS.

William A. Price, a son Of the laie
David G. Price, for some years post
master of Bay View before it was taken
into the city. and who also served in the
Assembly, died on the 9th at the fam
lily home, $50 Dover street. at the age
of % years, after a short illness. The
deceased, who was better known as Burt
Price was for some time and UP until
his death in the employ of the Chicago
Il North Western road as freight clerk
He was single and resided with his
mother.
Amalia Carrow, aged Is years, the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Carrow
of 1920 st. Louis avenue, st. Louis, fell
out of a second-story window in the
convent of Notre Dame, at Jefferson
street and Ogden avenue, about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and died almost in
stantly from the effects of the fall. Her
skull was fractured. Miss Carrow fell
nearly twenty feet.
John Holzinger, charged with shooting
and killing his mother-in-law, Catherine
Mueller, on the evening of March 20.
was convicted of murder in the first
degree by the jury in the municipal
court at $40 o'clock Tuesday night. after
ballot was taken. Holzingers attor-
neys. W. c. Williams and Dunlop. i'm
mediately moved for a new trial
julius Wolfgram, q laborer and an in
mate of the Milwaukee hospital for the
insane for the past two months, hung
himself at that institution at 4 O'Clock
a. m. Wednesday. About half an hour
before the suicide the nurse visited the
mans room and found him sleeping
peacefully. When he came back at 4
o'clock WOlfgram was discovered hang
ing by his supenders, one end of which
had been fastened to a bar of the win
dow. Wolfgram was 50 years of age
and unmarried. He suffered from mel
anchola. He has a brother residing at
S27 Nineteenth street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
MADE THEM NERVOUS.
Depositors Of kenosha Bank
Thrown Into a FURRY by Idle
Street RumorS.

Kenosha, Wis, July q Special. J.
Unfounded rumors were the cause of
quite a run on the First National bank
here today.
A few days ago one of the big manu-
facturers paid all of his men off in
checks. This morning the men went to
the First National bank to have their
checks cashed. There were great many
of them and the fact that they were
standing around the bank caused a rumor
to be started that the bank was in finan-
cial stress and within an hour a run
had been begun by the smaller deposit
ors
Mr.. Simmons, the president of the
bank, was seen shortly before noon and
made the following statement: "As near
as | can learn the run this morning was
started by idle rumOrs. There were 4
number of men who were here to cash
their checks, and the fact that they all
came to our bank no doubt caused the
rumOr to spread around that everything
was not all right. There will not be the
slightest trouble, however, as the deposit
0rs will no doubt return their money
when they find out that their fears are
groundless. We paid out about 100000
this morning and can have that much
more tomorrow morning if necessary.
There is only about 100000 due the de-
positors so it is plain to be seen that
there is no ground for fear on the part
of the depositors. Everyone of them
can have their money in full at once if
they so desire. The bank was never in
a better condition since it's organiza
tion."
The large depositors have not drawn a
cent from the bank and they condemn
the persons who started the rumor. 1t IS
believed now that the trouble has passed
over and that the small depositors will
return their money tomorrow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
NEW SHORT LINE.
1t viii Connect with the Northwestern
Near CcOnto.

Near Cconto.
Oconto- Wis, July 3.-[Special /
John Noonan, master mechanic for the
Oconto company, has planned all engi-
neering work for the new line of railroad
now being built from Spies mill, by the
Green Bay Transportation company, to
connect with the Chicago & North West
ern and Milwaukee & Northern tracks
in the outskirts of the city and about
forty men are at work laying the track,
which viii be completed next week.
The barge Muskegon is undergoing re-
pairs and the tug Balloon is ready for
service. Considerable lumber and wood
await shipment by the water route.
The White Diamonds of Milwaukee
want to, play the Oconto Baseball club
July 6 and Z. Sunday, July II, the
Ocontos go to MarIMette.
The summer school opens at the high
school next Monday with T. w. Heath
and D.. j.. Ryan as conductors.
Howard Lucia. who won second time
prize in the road race at Milwaukee. has
entered nine races at the meet in Apple
ton July 8 and g..
Congressman Alexander Stewart is in
town today.
The city attorney has recommended to
the common council that It should not
pay the claim of Paul Foley of Milwau-
kee who put in the sewers in this city.
but let the courts decide whether the
debt shall be paid by abutting property
owners or the city att large The con
tractor threatens suit
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
FELL FROM A WINDOW.
A Novice, Whose Home was in ST.
Louis, Killed in a Convent
at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 1.-Amelia Car
row of st. Louis, a novice at the Convent
of the Sacred Heart in this city, fell
from the second-story window of the
convent yesterday and fractured her
skull, dying soon after. Miss Carrow
had only been at the convent for few
weeks and had been placed in the in
Urinary on account of severe fainting
spells. Yesterday she rose and walked
to the window overlooking Ogden avenue
to get breath of fresh air, for the ex-
IRENE heat made it very close in the
room. She had been standing there but
a short time when she fell out 1t is
supposed that she was seized with a
fainting spell and this was the cause Of
the fatal accident
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
VICTORY FOR O'CONNOR.
Final Decision in, the Noted Ashland Land
Case.


Acting Secretary of the Interior Reyn-
olds today denied the motion for a review
of the departmental decision against the
defendant in the land case of William
O'Connor against Frank w. Gage from
the Ashland district, Wisconsin. The
secretary finds that the evidence in the
case abundantly sustains O'Connor's con-
test and awards the land to him.
The acting secretary also affirmed the
commissioners decisions in the case Of
Annie Erickson, John Thompson, August
Rundquist Kristina Jansen, Barney
Johnson, Alfred Thoreson, Ole Bergen
son, John Erickson and Agnes Nahr-
ing against the Omaha Railroad COM
pany from the Ashland district The
applications of the plaintiffs to make
homestead entries arc rejected on the
ground that the land had previously
been patented to the company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
ELROY GIRLS SAD DEATH.
Miss Kate O'Neils Graduating Dress Her
Burial Robe.

Elroy, Wis. July l. ItSpeciaLl-M
Kate O'Neil one of ElroY's most popular
young women. died of malarial and ty-
phoid fever, aged about Is years, after
an illness of more than two months.
She was one of the members of the high
school class of '96 and had always stud
led hard. A few weeks before the time
for the commencement exercises she was
taken sick, but the school board awarded
her a diploma on her excellent class
standings. She hoped to- be well In time
to attend the graduating exercises, and
made all. preparations for that event,
but did not recover. SO her class, the
teachers and the school board gathered
at her home on graduation day, June
Is, and presented her with her diploma,
and masses of beautiful flowers From
that time on she steadily grew worse,
until the end came yesterday She had
known for many days THAT the end was
near, and. made all arrangements for her
own funeral, even to, selecting the pail
bearers. Her graduating dress is to be
her burial robe. She is to be buried to-
morrow from the Catholic church.
Barabeo, Wis, July 1-ISpecial EB.
F. Reymore,. aged So years, died here
yesterday of consumption He was
buciedi today at Poplar Grove, Ill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
JOINED THE COMMISSION.
Honor for a Former Well-Known Port
age Man.

Portage, Wis, July 3.-[Special.l j
John Muir, native of Portage, the cele-
brated California naturalist, who has
Of his aged mother, yesterday Joined the
forestry commission of the National
Academy of Sciences. The commission
was recently appointed at the request of
the United States government for the
purpose of studying the condition of the
forests, forest reserves and national
parks, and to give advice as to their
management. This commission also COM
prises Prof. Sargent of Harvard, Prof
Brewer of Yale, Prof Alexander Agas-
siz, Gen. Abbott Prof. Arnold Hague,
Clifford Pinchot and Wolcott Gibbs, pres
ident of the National Academy of Sci
ences. They will examine the forests
Of the Rocky mountains. the Cascade
range in Oregon and Washington and
the Coast and Sierra Nevada mountains
in California
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
ENGAGED THE FACULTY.
Preparations for the Coming Normal
School Year at Superior.

School Year at Superior.
Madison, Wis, July 3.-At the meet
ing of the state board of normal school
regents six members of the faculty of
the Superior school were engaged and
their salaries fixed They are: l. C.
Mcneil, Kansas City, president, $4,000;
E. G. Walker, Whitewater, institute
conductor, $4,000; Mary E. Doyle, Platte
vile, director Of practice work $3.50;
n: A. Harvey, Kansas City, chair of
science, $4,000; Catherine Schlegel, Ste
vens Point, English, $3.50: Irma Reel,
Milwaukee, German, $3.50; Jennie
Evans Superior, physical culture, $3.50.
An increase was made in the faculties
of the Milwaukee, Oshkosh and River
Falls schools; the first by two teachers,
one in literal ure and English, and the
other in science and mathematics. An
additional male teacher is to be engaged
for the River Falls school, who will
probably be Prof. J. F. Sims of Ona
laska. Mr.. Dresden was engaged to-
teach German at the Oshkosh school,
and at the Platteville school Miss Null
lay was promoted from the grammar de-
partment to the dictatorship of practice
work
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08

Al Ill ) Z IL, .IOnn chairman committee
NVinans, J. J. of One Hundred.
Hogan and E. r. Hicks to select Il
committee of 100 citizens, ten from each
congressional district, to take the initial
steps for the celebration. That commit
tee decided upon the following general
scheme:
Am industrial exposition.
An educationa exposition to illustrate
the progress of our educational system
and institutions.
Conferences and commemorative eXer-
0ises by religious denominations, benevo-
lent and musical societies and labor or
ssRizations.
The organization of a system for col
lecting and preserving facts of local
history.
The holding of suitable commemora-
tive exercises of the admission of the
state to the Union.
Such other matter as the board of di-
reutors shall deem proper for these OBJ
jects and purposes.
The general committee of one hun
dred delegated to an executive commit
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
MANAWA PEOPLE DISGUISED.
Will Have to Wait a Year to Incorporate
Eillage.

Manawa, Wis, July 2.-[Special !
The recent decision of the Supreme court
holding unconstitutional the general act
for the incorporation of villages, on the
ground that it delegated legislative pow
ers to the circuit courts, has nipped in
of this village, much to the disgust of
those who are back of the movement.
The advice of attorneys who have been
consulted is to the effect that nothing
can be done until the next session of the
Legislature, when it is thought that a
special act incorporating the village will
be passed. The sentiment here is strong
~ in favor of incorporation, and if the
question We're submitted to a popular
vote it would carry by large majority.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
COOPERATIVE CHEEsE-MAKING.
First Product was Turned Out at Hebron
Fifty Years Ago.

Hebron, Wis, July Especial. 1.-The
FIFTEEN anniversary of cooperative
cheese ma king in Jefferson county will
be- celebrated in this village Saturday.
where ON July 4, 1916, the early settlers
for miles around contributed a days milk
for the making of big cheese, about the
size of an ordinary milkpan, that was
cut and evenly distributed, that they
might enjoy the first luxury of the kind
manufactured in this vicinity or perhaps
tasted since they left their Eastern
homes to brave the Wisconsin wilder
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
THREE MEN INJURED.
Scaffo1ding on School Building at
Random Lake Breaks.

Random Lake, Wis, July 1.ISpe-
cial. Quite serious accident occurred
at Dacada, village located about three
miles east of this station. Three paint
school at that place when a scaffold
broke and the three men fell headlong
to the ground, a distance of twenty
four feet. Each man sustained quite
severe injuries. The men are John
Stabb of Grafton, left arm broken; Jo-
seph Grosenberg of SaukviIle, hip in
jured; Charles Larson of Plymouth, Sc
we're spinal INJURIES
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
ANDERSON DISCHARGED.
Result of the Suit Against the Douglas
County Clerk.

West Superior, Wis, July 2-[Spe-
cial. County Clerk Anderson, who was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$1,000 of county funds, was at noon to-
day discharged from custody at the end
of the preliminary hearing before Court
Tense was that he had a right TO take
the salary Of his deputy and appropriate
it to his own use, such being the intent
of the county board when the appropria-
ton was made to which members of the
county board testified. District Attor-
son is not entitled to the money and
will take steps either civil or criminal
to have it returned to the county treas
ury.