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Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-25
FORTUNATELY the land ia blessed

FORTUNATELY the land is blessed
with just the fertility to produce
high grade beets, and
MORE FORTUNATELY the Pecos
Irrigation and Improvement Co.
and the Roswell Land and Water
Go. have an irrigation system of
great magnitude, covering q vast
body Of the BEST SUGAR BEET
lands on earth. The water is ap-
piled to the crop WHEN NEED.
ED.
THE SUN SHINES more hours in
the day and more days in the year
in Eddy and Chaves counties, New
Mexico, than in any other section
of the west.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-25

124 separate analysis chiefly carload lots showed AN
AVERAGE OF 17o1 per cent sugar in beet; S41 per
cent purity
THIS REMARKABLE RESULT was accomplished by
raw farmers, unacquanted with the culture of beet
root, on new land and under very trying circum-
Stances the factory assured until Nav and
majority of the acreage was planted between JUNE
1st AND AUGUST 10th.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-25

GOOD SOIL makes the seed germ
mate.
WATER makes the plant grow.
SUNLIGHT puts the sugar in the
BEET.
THE ONLY THING left to be de-
sired that the Pecos Valley has
not on hand in abundance is
PEOPLE. We need thrifty farm
ers; 500 heads of families each on
a4O-acre farm.
NO FAIRER terms or conditions of
sale of beet and fruit lands were
ever made.
WRITE for particulars.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-25

Holds the worlds record for
long distance fast running.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Herman Slnm Kills His Wife ana
Son and Then Ends His
Own Life.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. Jan. 9.-[Special. j
Herman Slimm killed his wife and son
last night and then committed suicide.
All three bodies were found weltering in
their blood at o'clock this morning,
when employees opened the store over
which the family lived The double
murder and suicide was the result of
family trouble that began several years
ago and eliminated in a suit for di-
VOrce.
Slimm had threatened to kill his wife
and she had applied to the court for pro-
lection from him. The crime was com
mitted at 9:45 o'clock last night, but
was not discovered until the store was
opened and blood was found to be drip
ping from the ceiling above.
The body of the child was in the bed,
the body of Mrs. Slimm was lying on
the sitting-room floor and the body of
the murderer, with the revolver half
submerged in a pool of his own blood,
lay on the bedroom floor. -Four shots
were fired and several people heard
them, but did not investigate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
Queer Business.

An importer who has just retired from
business found last week, in settling up
his affairs, that he was paying storage
fees on thirty big boxes of correspon-
ence. account books and business papers
accumulated during the last twenty-five
years and Row of no value to him. These
papers were of such a character that If
they fell into the hands of an IN
scrupulous person he might make them
the source of much annoyance 10 the
importers friends. The importer found
that he had no suitable place where he
might burn them and he knew Of no
other safe method of destroying them.
In his quandary he applied to banker
for advice and to his surprise he found
that there was Il firm in this town that
disposed of this kind of papers and guar
anteed that the job would be complete.
Then the importer turned his thirty
boxes of papers over to the firm and he
learned that the banks and big business
corporations applied to this firm every
year to destroy lot Of paper that was
of no more use to them but might be
used against them if it fell into the
wrong handS-NeW York SIM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
SCOFIELD ON PARDONS.
New Governor FaVorS the Removal
of the Executive Function
of Clemency.

Madison, Wis, Jan. S.-[Special. 1.-The
question of the establishment of q state
board of pardons, which shall take out
of the hands of the governor the oft
times burdensome power of determining
whether or not convicts shall be released
from state prison, will be brought before
the Wisconsin Legislature at it's coming
session in a manner which will secure it
the attention it's Importance requires, and
is likely. especially in view of expressed
public sentiment on the subject, to result
in the passage Of a law for a pardoning
board.
Gov. Scofeld is himself strongly in
favor of such a board, and in his mes
sage to the Legislature will urge it's es-
Enlistment, and give his reasons there
for. To reporter today the governor
said:
81 am and always have been strongly
in favor of a state board of pardons
The pardoning power is too great to be
placed in the hands of any one man. [
do not know that it has ever been abused
in this state, though" he added with a
smile. sit might be by me. But at any
rate, [ believe such a board should be
established and shall recommend it to
the Legislature in my message"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13

the speakers rostrum and was frequently
referred to by the several speakers. Under
the special order adopted before the holt
day recess the debate viii continue until
the evening Of the 9th and the voting will
take place or the 18th. Before the debate
began bill was passed to amend the act
providing for civil government in Alaska
so as to create Il encouragement at $1,000
per annum TO perform the duties of regis
ter ana receiver of the general land Of
lice at Sitka. The resignation of Gov.
Black Of New York as Il member Of the
House was read. Chairman Powers Of the
Pacific railroad committee then demanded
the regular order and under the special
order the House went into committee Of
the whole (Mr. Payne of New York in the
chalr) and took up the funding bill Mr..
Powers then took the floor and made the
opening argument
The House on the 9Th resumed the debate
on the Pacific railroad funding bill imme-
diately after the reading of the journal.
Mr.. Payne Qlep.. y. " occupied the chair
Mr.. Patterson Dem, TENN member Of
the committee opened the debate today with
ure, L confess" said he, that my face is
set like flint against the governmental con
clusion he said he believed the bill presented
the best bargain the government could
make. Mr.. Harrison Dem, Ala.). another
member Of the committee followed in oDpo-
sition to the bill. He believed that the time
for action mad come, but he could not sub
scribe to the remedy proposed in the pend
IIS measure DtcduSe II WIS 100 lIDtIuI TO
the companies. Mr.. Boatner of Louisiana
antagoniZed the bill. He insisted that the
government by execution of the Thurman
act had lien on all the property OF the
roads and that it obtained no additional
curity by the pending bill. Mr.. Johnson of
California. in the course Of his speech i'll
favor Of the Pacific railroad bill this after
noon, made Il sensational attack on Mayor
Sutro of San Francisco and Editor Hearst
of the San Francisco Examiner. He de-
nounced both III the most bitter terms. Mr.
Hearst came in for the most emphatic cas-
tigatiOn and Mr.. Johnson made serious al
legations against him. He said that every
member from California except Nj. Bow
ere would favor the bill if he dared to ex-
press his honest sentiments. MI. Cooper
CRep., Wis., who followed Mr. Johnson,
characterized the latters attack on Mr.
Hearst as the most disgraceful attack in the
legislative annals of the United States
"Mr. Johnson did it," said he Tin man
ner known only to cowards-when his vie
tim was absent and unable to reply" He
then described Mr. Hearst as a man OF 'Eposi-
tive genius" who had built up two great
newspapers, and scored Mr.. Johnson for
standing against his state for this bill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
BULLET IN HIS LUNG.
Ex-County Clerk Owen Ferguson of Fond
du Lac Attempts Suicide by Shooting.

Fond du Lac. Wis. Jan. 81 Special. !
-Ex-County Clerk Owen Ferguson shot
himself at 400 o'clock yesterday after
noon at his residence on Harrison place.
and, though one Of the two balls fired
passed through his lungs ne remained in
conscious condition during the night,
and at s o'clock this morning was able to
recognize number of relatives who had
arrived IT his bedside. The news of
the attempted suicide spread over the
city, and in less than an hour afterwards
1t was the only topic discussed.
For the past three days MI Fergu-
son had been confined to his bed, but
had tated to member of the county
board yesterday noon that he would be
able TO come to the courthouse in a few
days and make his annual report
When ne shot himself he was alone in
the house, the other members of the
household being out on the front porch.
On hearing the shots fired. Miss Anna
SOnnenberg, and her brother the former
the hOusekeeper for Mr. Ferguson
rushed into the house, and, entering the
bedroom, found him lying in bed and
blood flowing from a gaping wound in
his breast. Doctors were dispatched for
and soon arrived upon the scene 1t
was found that two balls had entered
his body, one passing through and out
just below the shoulder blade. The 9TH
er had lodged in the back. but the phySi-
clans were successful in locating it.
At o'clock this morning he was rest
ing easy, but he had failed during the
night and the physicians say he cannot
live through the day. He lost over four
quarts of blood during the night A
younger brother of Mr.. Ferguson's stat
ed this morning that his brother had
been in the habit of eating morphine of
Late and did not act himself. Friends
of the injured man say that he had been
respondent Of late and during the past
four weeks in which he held office, pre-
vious to turning it over to his successor.
Charles Atkins, he spent very little time
at the courthouse. His actions have
been entirely different from about a
year ago, when his wife died During
the past six weeks he spent most Of
his time in saloons. Owen held the Of
ice of county clerk for three terms, COW
ering a period of six years He has a
wide circle of acquaintance throughout
the state. who will be grieved to learn
of the sad affair.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
BOOM AT GAINESVILLE.
Headquarters for Handling the Leaf
Tobacco Established.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 9.-[Special. /
Things are booming in the .Janesville to-
bacco market. The big eagle ware
house." formerly operated by 0. ID.
Rowe. has been leased to Barnard &,
Wilder, the well-known Evansville firm.
and they will handle several thousand
cases of leaf here, and make this city
their headquarters. This firm does a
very extensive business, and has several
smaller warehouses at other points in
lis asserting rooms Monday morning.
with a force of eighteen hands, and will
employ more soon. The question of help
is becoming a serious one with the leaf
men, competent hands being rather
scarce. Many GAINESVILLE people who
have always devoted the winter season
to leaf handling have gone to Edger-
ton and other points where work was
begun earlier i'll the season. Accord
ingly, experienced hands are hard to get
although plenty of inexperienced people
are seeking work. AS the crop is unusu-
ally line this year, Il good profit will
probably be realized by all parties con-
cerned.
Members Of the Rock County Agri-
cultural society are wrestling with the
problem of the future of that society at
the courthouse this afternoon. Last
years show was a financial failure ow-
ing TO bad weather, and the stockhoid-
ers were brought face to face with a
big deficit when they met in annual SEES
sion few days ago. A committee was
appointed to devise ways and means of
meeting the bills. and paying the pre-
miums, and adjournment was taken to
give them time. When the next meeting
was held there was no quorum. and adj
jOurnment was taken until today. 1t
will probably be decided to levy an as
sessment.
The plan to provide the Street Rail
way company with site and building
for power house. free of charge. will
probably be adopted. Owner Blabon
writes from Philadelphia that if the
citizens will provide the building and
land he will invest $1,000 in new cars
and machinery, and start the line as
soon as possible
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE, = Flour = Quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat Steady and quiet;
No. spring. 777se; No North
supply; No 5, zoe oafs-ouiet and steady;
No 2 white 1S@1Sa4c. Barley-Firm; No. =,
331ad34c; sample on track, 2312I3411ac. Rye
Firm and higher; No. 1, 39Hc. Provisions
Quiet; pork no; lard, 800.
Flour is held on the basis of 45064. go for
patents in bbls in CARROTS; low grades, in
jute 1.5061. 10; bakers, in wood. $500
$50; do in jute, 3.3O@3. 40; rye, i'll bbls, 2 As
Millstuffs firm at 7.75 per ton for
sacked bran, 725@7.5O for fine middlings,
white do, $4,000.
NEW YORK, Close : Wheat - January.
Corn-May, 31c Oats-May, 23c.
LIVERPOOL = Close = Wheat-Firm, sd
higher; January, 6s912d; February 6s10Ad;
March. 6s11d. COrn-Steady. unchanged;
January, 2s9a4d; February, 2s10d; March,
2S10d
ST. LOUIS heat-No. red cash, ele-
vator SS13c; track, S9@91c: No. 2 hard cash,
soc asked: May, 8sAc; July, 75Ac. Corn
Lower; No. . cash, 2O14c: January. 2OAc
asked May 2}4023asc July. 2319c Oats
No. cash. lie; May, 19asdl91hc bid. Rye
Lever 341Ac track Barley-Dull Flax
731ac.
MINNEAPOLIS = Wheat January,
771ac; May, 79c; July. S01s@80Ac.
DULUTH-Wheat--N l Northern Mays
size.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
RE0RGANIZE AT MADISON.
Greek Letter Fraternity to be Revived at
the University.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 9-rSpeciaI. 1.-The
Phi Kappa Psi Greek letter fraternity is
to be revived in the University of Wis
consin, meeting to effect its reorganiza-
ton having been called for January Is.
The fraternity has had no chapter in the
state university for nearly three years,
the one formerly existing having sur
rendered its charter March Is. 1893.
when several of its members went out
and organized q chapter of Rho Kappa
Epsilon. Many of the alumni and active
members of the fraternity from other
colleges, Michigan. Illinois, Northwestern
and Beloit among the number, will be
here to assist in the organization. w. S.
Holden being one of the prominent ones
who will take part.
There are several members now in the
city, some among the students who have
come from other colleges, and some of
the alumni among the business and pro-
fessiOnal men here. Atkinson. the new
football captain, is a member, having
joined the fraternity while at Beloit: DR..
G. A. Harper was a member in Washing
ton, D. c., and Attorney G.. e. Buell. is
also an alumnus; while among the fac
ulty of the state university Prof. Charles
III. Haskins and Instructor Henry H.
Swain are members of the fraternity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
WANT TO BREAK AWAY,
Residents of Western Green Bay Anxious
to Form a Separate Town.

Residents of Western Green Bay Anxious
to Form Separate Town.
Green Bay, Wis, Jan. 9.-[Special. /
At the council meeting last night peti-
tons were read from residents of the
extreme western and northwestern por-
ton Of what was formerly Fort How
ard. asking to be cut off from the city
of Green Bay and join the town Of How
ard to form a town of their own. The
reasons given are that the residents of
that section are mostly market garden
ers and do not enjoy the various i'm
provements given other parts of the city,
although their taxes are as heavy as
those paid elsewhere.
Chief of the fire department., William
Kennedy. was reelected. his salary be-
ing fixed at $1,000 without fees. Elk
Chief of Police Nolan opposed him. but
received only three votes Eve physi-
clans were applicants for a position as
city physician. DR.. W. II. Bartran was
elected at a salary of 1925 from which
amount he must buy the necessary medi-
cines.
Brown county jail last summer, was
seen on the street here today by young
son of Undersheriff Baritone. He re-
ported to Sheriff Schauel, who arrested
Brunette. he being under indictment for
alleged forgery. The boy will receive
the small reward which had been of
fered.
The injunction case against the city of
Green Bay brought by Max Zihoski to
prevent the city from paying $1,000 to
the Washington Park association for an
option on the property was brought to
an abrupt close by non-suit on motion
of the defendants attorney. 1t is now
probable that the city will purchase the
property and turn it open to the pub
lie
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
WANT THEM SET ASIDE.
Effort to Have Attachments Of Mrs
Spence Against Mrs. w. 7.
RambuSch Vacated.

Juneau, Wis, Jan. 9.-iSpecial. !
Mrs. Emily II. Rambusch, wife of the
late ". r. Rambusch, has applied TO
Judge Dick for an order setting aside
and vacating the attachments of Mrs.
Laura Whinticll Spence of Fond du Lac,
on the Dodge county abstract office and
outfit 1t was attached by Mrs. Spence
to secure S12.50O. 1t was argued by
Mr.. Pease. for the applicant. and [. w.
Spence of Milwaukee for Mrs. Spence.
The contention of Mrs. RambuSch is that
the property was exempt and not subject
to attachments Mr. Spence argued that
Rambusch was 4 fugitive from justice
and therefore not entitled to have any
exemptions. 1t is said that it will be
difficult for Mrs. Spence 20 hold the
property, as it cannot be proved that
Rambusch lost his residence or ever in
tended to lose his residence in this state.
If he had suicided here there would be
no question as to the right OF Mrs. Ram
busch to hold the property and Mrs.
Spence would lose her $4,000. Judge
Dick took the matter under adsisement.
In the circuit court yesterday Judge
Dick denied the motion to set aside the
verdict rendered last November III the
case of William I<liefoth VS.. the North
western Iron company. NliefOth worked
in the furnace at Mayville and was near
~ scalded TO death while cleaning boiler
The Jury decided by special verdict that
the company was to blame and awarded
Kliefoth $500 damages.
Mrs. Ann Corcoran, residing near Fond
du Lac. brought an action against Attor-
ney Peter Langenfeld, postmaster at
Theresa, to recover $@11.50. The plant
iff alleged that between December >,
1892. and November % 1895. she was
the owner Of farm in the northern part
of Dodge county and Langenfeld was
her agent and failed to turn over to her
the rents and profits which he collected,
amounting to $277.50. She further
claimed that he sold the farm in Novem-
Der, 1895. and withheld $500 of the pur
chase money. Mr. Langenfeld proved
to the courts satisfaction that all the
money was properly accounted for and
n final settlement with Mrs. COrcoran
had been made in December. 1895, and
judgment was rendered in his favor.
The defendants demurrer in the case
of Frank NJ. Lawrence VS.. r. Sauer-
herring was sustained. The plaintiff is
one of the most prominent lawyers and
politicians of the county and is city attor-
ney of Mayyiile. The defendant is the
father of Congressman Sauerhering and
the action is to secure SIC 900 for alleged
libel. 1t is claimed that the defendant
as chairman of a citizens meeting, pub
lished report rejecting upon Mr.. Law
rence's conduct OF the city attorneys
office
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
MAY REVOKE IT'S LICENSE.
Newark Insurance Company Cited to
Show Cause.


Madison, Wis. Jan. ST. Special. In
suraQce Commissioner Fricke has citeG
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
pany of Newark, n. j., to appear before
him February next and show cause
why its license should not be revoked
for violation of chapter 267, laws of
1891, which prohibits discrimination in
contracts with insurants in the same
class and equal expectation of life. The
basis of this action, as stated by the
commissioner, is that the company did,
October 8. 1896. issue FIVE policies in
which, although the age of the applicant
was correctly stated i'll MS application as
46 years, the company gave him the rate
of 40 years, while the insurance age of
the applicant was 46 years. This in
effect would be a continuous rebate and
would give him an advantage in the
computed life of the policy of $361.64.
There is also a charge against the
agent of the company at Milwaukee for
rebating, but this will be heard by Speak
er Thomas B. Reed, who has been chosen
by the life insurance companies to hear
charges of rebating against agents.
under the anti-rebate agreement of
the companies, and to whom
Commissioner Fricke has forward
ed copies of the papers in the
case. This action is brought under the
same law as the well-known Weatherly
rebating case. in which Judge Siebecker
has declared the law constitutional.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
DIES OF A WHIPPING IN SCHOOL
Des Moines Boy Yields TO Combined
Heart Trouble and Excitement.


Heart Trouble and Excitement.
Harry Oliver, the 11-year-old son Of
Charles NJ. Oliver, offended his teacher
in the Grant Park public school at Des
Moines, Ia, and now he is dead.
She called him up to the platform and
gave him six smart blows with q whip
in the sight Of every pupil in the room
He had always been a delicate child
having repeatedly tainted when excited
or when he would stumble in play. The
whipping violently excited him and he
skunk back to his seat with his little
heart beating violently.
As soon as he dropped into his seat
his head fell forward and he collapsed.
All efforts TO revive him failed and
physician who was sent for found the boy
dead. The other pupils fled in terror and
there was no more school.
The teacher Miss Florence Mills, was
almost insane over what she had done
The boys parents do not blame her, as
they and the physicians say it was heart
failure, which the boy had always been
troubled with. No arrests will follow,
but the teacher is severely criticised, be-
cause she knew the boys weakness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
ARMORY FOR RIPON.
Co. ID is Figuring Upon It's Completion
Next Summer.

Ripon, Wis, Jan. S.-[Special IA
well defined report is out to the effect
that a fine new armory, superior to any
structure used for similar purpose
north of Milwaukee, is to be constructed
for Co. d. Explicit plans are being pre-
as early in the spring as possible. The
building is to be erected by A. B. Pratt
on Main street property a little north of
East Fond du Lac street 1t is TO be
with solid brick front, frame structure
covered with corrugated iron Of the
finest quality. 1t is to be 124 feet in
length. sc in width and one story high,
with 22-foot walls. The hall will also fill
a long felt want for large social Gacher-
ingS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
Paid the Liquor Bills.

Galesville, Wis, Jan. S.-[Special i
$1,000 to the Eau Claire hospital for
liquor cures. At the November session
of the county board bills amounting to
nearly $4,000 were presented by the Eau
Claire concern and were disallowed. At
the January session the matter again
came up for discussion and the bills
were allowed at $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Jan. 9, 1851.

BUTTER AND CdENSE MAhhEIO.
MILWAUKEE = Butter = Fancy cream
cry, per ID, 10000; fair to choice. 100
1Sc; best dairy selections, 15@16c; lines, fair
stock, do, case; grease 3@4c. Cheese
Full cream flats, per 10, 90912c; Young
Americas 9@91ac; brick, rose; limberger,
fresh, 17@1Sc; picked and storage, 12@16c.
CHICAGO-Butter-F Firm; creamery, 800
19c; dairy, Sale. Eggs-Weak; fresh, 15c.
steady: Western creamery, 10000; Elgins,
zoe. Eggs-Receipts, 5000 pkgs; Western,
14M18c. Sugar-Granulated, 4%c. Coffee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-13
No New Towns at Present

Grantsburg. Wis, Jan 9.-[Special. !
The special session Of the county board
which convened yesterday refused to set
off two new towns in the county The
question will be submitted to Il vote of
the people at the annual spring election
The town of West Bend, this county. is
the largest town in the county.