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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
DR.. Boucher Dead

Dr. A. w. Boucher, who a year or
so ago made monthly visits to this city
for the practice of his profession as a
specialist, is dead. The doctors
former headquarters were at Madison,
where word has been received of his
demise, the same occurring last week
at Fostoria, O., from an overdose of
laudanum, supposed to have been TAX
en- with suicidal intent. The doctor
was one of those strange beings who
had become visibly affected by the in
cessapt use of morphine and other
opiates. He was quite notorious at
Madison, where a warrant for his
detention on a charge of keeping a
disorderly house still awaits him. He,
in company with young woman,
Edith Howe, was arrested there in the
summer, but the case was never tried,
as Boucher skipped his bail bond
Most of the doctors professional busi-
ness was done in the smaller towns
surrounding Madison, he having little
practice DIT the capital. His services
here were not in much demand, still
he had money and kept his accounts
pretty well balanced. We believe the
local newspapers have small claims
against him for advertising. We re-
collect that upon his first visit here he
was accompanied by fine looking
woman supposed to be his wife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
In County Court.

Ihe following matters have up to
this date been noticed for hearing at
the October term of the county court:
SPECIAL TERM, OCTOBER |, 1897
Estate of Joseph Neither, deceased. Hear
ing petition for administration.
REGULAR TERM, OCTOBER 5, 1897.
Estate of John Young, deceased. Final hear
ing on claims.
Estate of Adolph Vandereike, deceased.
Final hearing on claims.
Estate of Gustav o. Viebahn deceased
Final hearing on claims.
Estate of Christian Lehman, deceased. Final
Estate of Adams Smith, deceased Final
hearing on claims
Estate of Gregory Engehart, deceased. First
hearing on claims.
Estate of j. d. Waterbury, deceased First
hearing on claims
Estate of Elmina L. Campbell, deceased
First hearing on claims.
Estate of Esther Montgomery, deceased
FTSG rs nearing on claims
Estate of Nellie G. Lindermann, deceased.
hearing on final account and assignment of
residue.
Estate of Charlotte Lindermann. deceased.
Hearing on final account. and assignment of
residue.
Estate of Felix Spies, deceased. Hearing on
hnal account and assignment of residue
Estate of Caroline Goodecke deceased
Hearing on final account and assignment of
residue.
eO.
Hearing petition for administration.
Guardianship of Belinda Burdick Hearing
petition for license to sell real estate.
Estate of Christian G.. Schultz, deceased.
Hearing petition for administration.
Estate of William Brown. deceased Hearing
proofs of will, ETC.
Guardianship of Dora Brennecke, et al Ex-
animation of annual account.
Guardianship of Peace b. Wood. Examina-
tIon OF annual account
Guardianship of Louisa Violin. Examina-
tlon of annual account
Guardianship of Ida Violin Examina ton
of annual account
Guardianship of Lydia Violin Examination
of annual account
Guardianship of Edward Sell Examination
of annual account.
Estate of Catherine Kelley, deceased. Hear
ing petition of creditor for extension of time
TO file claims.
Estate of Ichabod r. Cushman. deceased.
hearing return to citation and order to deliver
will into court
SPECIAL TERM, OCTOBER Il, 1897
Estate of J. d. Waterbury, deceased. Final
hearing on claims.
:, Estate of Elmina L. Campbell, deceased.
Final hearing on claims
Estate Of Esther Montgomery, deceased.
Final hearing on claims
Estate of William j. Drought deceased.
First hearing on claims
Estate of John n. Young, deceased Hearing
on final account and assignment of residue
Estate of Matthias Fuchs, deceased. Hearing
on final account and assignment of residue
Estate of Frederick Mesow. deceased. Hear
ing proofs of WILL ETC.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
OBITUARY..

julius Venner died Thursday night
at his home, 81 Jones street, aged
70 years, after few days illness
with paralysis. Deceased was a native
OF Germany and emigrated to this
country in 1856. He settled in Water
town soon after and followed the trade
OF shoemaker for many years. He
is survived by four daughters and one
son, his wife having died seven years
ago. The funeral occurred from St.
Marks Lutheran church Sunday after
noon.
Nicholas Guertler, father of Mrs.
Henry Lemmerhirt, died of paralysis
last W ednesday night at his daughters
home, 203 Western avenue, aged 60
years. He was a native of Germany
and had resided here since 1881, being
employed as teamster for the Hartig
brewery. He is survived by two
daughters. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon from the Evangel-
ical Protestant church and the body
inferred in Oak Hill cemetery.
Carl Kollath, for fifty years a resi-
dent of the town of Lebanon, died at
his home there September p, aged
70. His widow, four sons and three
daughters are left. The remains were
Inferred in the Lebanon cemetery Sat-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29

Estate of E. P. Hull, deceased. Hearing on
final account and assignment of residue.
Estate of Thomas Brennan. deceased. Hear
ing on final account and assignment of residue.
Estate of jeanette Gibb, deceased. Hearing
on final account and assignment of residue.
Estate of Harlow V. Perigo, deceased. Hear
ing petition for administration.
SPECIAL TERM, OCTOBER 10, 1897.
Estate OF William ]. Drought deceased.
Final hearing on claims
Estate of Anna M. Krebs, deceased. Hearing
on claims.
Estate OF John Park, deceased. Hearing on
claims.
Estate of Barbara Seitz, deceased. Hearing
on claims.
Estate of Catherine Mericle, deceased. Hear
ing on final account and assignment of residue.
Estate of Cornelius Sullivan, deceased. Hear
ing petition for administration.
Estate of Agnes Schulz, deceased. Hearing
proofs of will, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29

Another matrimonial event in which
celebrated last Thursday evening at
Fort Atkinson in the nuptials of Max
A. Wegemann, of this city, and Miss
Emma Touton, of Fort Atkinson. The
ceremony occurred at o'clock and
was performed at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Touton, in the presence of about
sixty relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties, by Rev. A. F. Nicho-
laus, of the Lutheran church The
Misses Minnie Schimming and Bar
bara Hansan, and Will Touton and
Arthur Wegemann attended the bridal
pair. Mrs. Albert jain played the
wedding march. After the serving of
the wedding dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Wegemann departed on the evening
passenger for Chicago to pass their
honeymoon, at the conclusion of which
they will take up their residence at
500 Church street, this city.
The groom is the well-known senior
member of the mercantile firm of
Wegemann & Strauss, IA Main street,
and is shrewd and successful young
business man. He is a son of Mrs.
Paulina Wegemann and ''to the manor
born" His gentlemanly character
and excellent business qualifications
commend him as a desirable citizen
and have gained him a very large
circle of trusted friends. In her home
city the bride, too, is highly esteemed
and spoken of as a young lady of true
worth. She will be gladly welcomed
to our midst. Mr.. and Mrs. Wege-
mann have the earnest wishes of all
for path of happiness and prosperity
through life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
IN CUPIO'S REALM.
Two Interesting Matrimonial Events of
the Past Week.

The marriage of DR.. Adolph H.
Hartwig and Miss Ida Gorder was
most happily consummated on the af-
ternoon of Wednesday, September %,
at the residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gorder, 400
East avenue. Promptly at the hour
of the strains of the wedding march,
played by Prof. G. Groth, sounded
through the rooms and the bridal
party entered the front parlor, where
the solemn words which made the
young couple man and wife were spok-
en- by Rev. j. II. Brockmann, pastor
Of St. Marks Lutheran church. The
bridal party included Miss Tonic Hart
wig as maid of honor; the Misses
Della Piper, Anna Gevers, Emma
Janisch, of Waterloo, and Rofna
Block, of Milwaukee, as bridesmaids;
Henry Gorder as best man; r. w.
Hartwig, of Chicago, DR.. o. Z. Meyer,
Charles Schiebel and Charles Hilgen-
dorf, of Milwaukee, as groomsmen.
The interior of the house was pretti-
ly decorated for the occasion with
potted plants, flowers and green's, and
the ceremony took place with the
principals standing beneath a man.
moth floral bell suspended from an
arch of evergreen, studded with flow
ers. The brides gown was hand
some creation of white satin, covered
with dainty silk yelling; her orna-
ments were diamonds and she carried
brides roses. The maid of honor was
attired in green brocaded silk and the
bridesmaids in white organdie.
large number of relatives and
friends witnessed the ceremony, at
the close of which the newly welded
pair were showered with hearty con-
.;1atulatiOns. A sumptuous wedding
repast was then served and the sue
ceeding hours passed in the enjoyment
of festivities appropriate to the event.
The attendance at the wedding pro-
per was largely augmented in the
evening, the guests numbering nearly
800. The handsome grounds sur
rounding the residence were brilliant
ly Illuminated, and with the gay
OAAA OISo HOF'L lhCIl11 dDOuU 81 NOIy
inspiring and enchanting scene was
enacted. Dancing was INDUCED in by
many, the summer pavilion being
brought into service for that purpose,
while others engaged themselves in
different social diversions. The Man
dOlin orchestra provided the music.
Dr.. and Mrs. Hartwig departed the
following day for d few days sojourn
in Chicago, from which they returned
Monday evening, and will soon be
nicely settled in their cosy home on
West Main street. They are both so
we'll known here, having grown up in
our midst, that they hardly need en-
cOmiums at our hands. Dr. Hartwig's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Hartwig, are among our early settlers
and most substantial, respected resi-
dents, and the same may be said of
the parents of the bride The doctor
is progressive young citizen, inter-
ested in every phase of the public
veal, energetic, Industrious and sue
cessful in his profession. The one he
has won and wed is a very estimable
young lady, gracious in her manners
and popular in her chosen circles.
The REPUBLICAN is pleased to join
the long list of we'll wishers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY EXCURSIONS.

For the Tennessee Centennial exposi-
ton at Nashville, Tenn, MAY 1 to Octo-
her 81, 1897, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway will, from MAY 20 to
October Is, 1897, inclusive, sell excursion
tickets to Nashville and return at so
per cent. of double the one way lowest
regular irst-class rate, with final return
limit of November 7, 1897. For further
information apply at ticket office.
GEO. w. WEBB, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
THE FAIR
Stationery and =: ~
School Supplies.

We ought to be able to give
unmatchable values in this line,
because we admittedly sell more
Pencils, more Tablets, more States,
more Inks, more medium-priced
Paper and Envelopes, more Sta
tionery Specialties in general, than
any other store in the city.
These are the strong points
upon which we bid for your trade,
and they are weighty ones.
Look at the goods and prices
now, and buy later if you see fit,
but look any way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
TO RENT.

A very desirable house after Octo-
Der 1. Inquire at 301 Seventh street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
BY Rail to Hudson Bay.

The project of building q railroad from
Winnipeg to Hudson Bay, with a view to
connecting the road with a line of steam.
ers, the whole forming a new grain route
to Europe by way of Hudson's Straits, has
long been familiar. But while that scheme
Is still under consideration, a rival enter.
prise has lately appeared In the proposed
extension of the Quebec and Lake st. John
Railway from its present terminus to James
Bay, which forms the southernmost part of
Hudson Bay.
This project. of course, has no new grain
route in view, but a plea of special interest
just now is made for 1t rs n possible route
from eastern Canada to the Yukon gold
fields. For this purpose there would be
water travel by Chesterfield Inlet and Eng.
fish River as well as by Hudson Bay. In
addition, 1t is hoped that the fisheries, the
timber, and the minerals OF the Hudson
Bay region may furnish support for the
proposed new road.
The existing railway, it appears, is 100
miles long, extending to Roberval, on Lake
st. John, while the distance thence to
lanes Bay would be nearly twice as great,
q considerable part of it through a billy re,
gion, but the beginning and nearly or quite
al! of the northern half lying in compare,
lively level territory. To the cost of con,
struction would be added that of aiding
people to settle on the line of the road, and
also OF shipping outfits for carrying on the
fisheries In Hudson Bay. But these expen.
ditures would bring returns in traffic, and
II the great inland sea could be reached In
a couple of days and nights from Quebec,
there might be some tourist travel, prompt
ed by the facilities for going without dis,
comfort SO far north.
On the other hand, a glance at the mar
suggests that the route to the Yukon by
way OF Hudson Bay must be tedious and
precarlous. When, by rail across the con
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21

To THE EDITOR OF TnE suS-Sfr: At the risk OF OF.
Tending tho guilelrss Third avenue curiosity shop
keeper who thinks lie owns 1.-THE pistol which John
Brown used at Harpers Ferry the story of which Is
so Interestingly told IN TnE Sun OF to-day. I should
like to say that shells were not used In revolving pls.
tolls in John Browns time, Cartridge. were then
made OF a thick and greasy paper capped with n hui.
let. which was rammed home with a ramm"r ind
lever. which formed a part OF the mechanism Of the
weapon. SO You see that II the pistol he grmu ms tho
cartridges arc nogus. as also Is the exploded shell
from which 1t Is alleged John Brown fred his last
sNnt. hy all means the curiosity shop K ,rpcr should
saii ~ himself that he has not been dCre ived
Tho late Gov. II nry A, Mise az Virginia received
from admirers more than two doZcn draroon pistols
and Colts revolveis, said to have been taken from
John Brown In tho engine house, while there are few
homes IN West Virginia that do NOT contain a rife.
pistol, and dagger taken from the man whose 'louy
is mouiicring IN, the ground, white hiS soul goes
marching on There Is a dealer IN this city who has
built a block OF rouse, with money made NV selling
pistols and pixies taken from Brown, iHh us supply
Is Still ample Tor the dcmand. q. WILrUED PEAucE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
wh, oue MAJ VIII Vote for Seth Low.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sfr: Are you willing TO
print the letter Of = Low minded man? Pardon the
pun. Our candidates name never did inspire any.
thing but puns in my mind; puns and a vague sense
Of disagreeable duty. 1 Am going to vote for him for
the same reasons that will influence hundreds Of
others. These reasons may Interest you. Possibly
you can answer them. II so you will relieve me of .
great burden, the burden that conscience sometimes
imposes on our intellectual. tastes.
Low Is the perfect type OF tho virtuous common.
place. He is as Innocent OF wrong as 4 little paper man
cut out Of q Sunday school leanet. He ia the most
average person l have ever known. He Is q copy
book aphorism stereotyped on ruled lines. He is the
apotheosis OF the humdrum. Virtue safeguarded by
stupidity, sancti,y well balasted with phlegm. These
are his qualities.
And what better would you ask for q public ser
want? Think of the safety OF such a man. Think of
bis moral example. His success would be the tri-
umph ofsheer moral spotlessness. unaided by in
tellect. Dulness may hope for anything II he sue
ceeds. Only be good and let who will be clever. Can
You ind q better lesson for the masses?
Has he done anything? Not much; but think how
he has ban1sd Satani Political wisdom? God forbid!
It IL he knowledge OF evil. HIS titude is hat of
the monk. scfenter nesciens. sapienter indoctus. A
city is . business concern. and the Mayor should have
the qualities of q hank cashier. no more. Low has
NO more. We admire him for the qualities he lacks,
and respect him for what he isn't. He Is so negative
that We ind nothing in him to oppose; so tasteless
that he must be nutritious. like cruel.
Thence comes It that l shall vote for him. This
bread and butter statesman. how but i shall
feel better afterw ard. l know. Sheer at thi i.
II you will. but there arc 1890 other signers who
feel this way.
Pardon me II for q moment 1 burst Into song:
Were he less stupid. he might be less moral:
w re he less prosy, he'd be less benign;
For In the lack OF Intellectual bril- lance
II In presumed his virtues brighter shine.
So. with q sense of all his moral beauty,
/ shall endeavor righteously 10 pump
Vtgor enough to vote. as Is my duty.
Feeling the while I'm voting for q chump.
NEW YonK. Sept. 90. Cr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
Hospitals for Family Use.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 90.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In Sundays Sun,
IN an article on life in hospitals, | saw \ statement
to the effect that the prejudice among people against
going to hospitals was slowly but surely disappearing,
and l write this to ask why something shouldn't be
systematically done to remove the prejudice com
pletely and quickly have been sick seriously hve
times in my life Il am now 60). and the nrst three
times my wife and family would not listen to my go-
ing to the hospital. Really t e way they talked about
It you would have thought that q hospital was some
kind OF . dangerous and disreputable place. In each
OF these illnesses the expense In money was between
$3.50 and $500. not to mention the ~upsetting OF all
our domestic arrangements and the wear and tar OH
wife and daughters, my wife being si,k in bed for
three weeks a'terI got well. The fourth illness neces.
STATED an operation which had 10 be performed at
the hospital. an when / had once nxod myself there /
got the doctors to say that IL would be dan .erous TO
move me. Tn result was tnat an illness OF SIX weeks
was passed In the hospital at n cost OF $3.50, no upset.
ting OF the home life. careful attention. tn" right kind
OF food served ut the right time. cll'es only when |
should ser them. and. genera ly speaking, such an i'm.
change in the opinion OF my family. Last year / had
a four weeks attack. and the very nrst day my wife
carried ne away 10 the hospital, and after four weeks
I was out again In fine shape, and l believe n: least
two weeks 'arliPr than II I had tried to turn my home
into q hospital, where all the family had to lie more
or less sufferer, because was. That's why l am so
anxious TO see sick people go to the hospitals, wlero
they are expected to so and every provision H. made
TOT them. J.. z, @.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
Tho Chainless BICYCLES.

Since the announcement last spring that
the bicycle Of 1903 would be chainless,
wheelmen and wheelwomen have been i'm
patient to know all about the new machine.
But wheel manufacturers nave been very
reticent on the subject, and little informa-
tion was forthcoming. A representative OF
the Providence Journal, however, appears
to have learned some interesting facts about
the coming wheel and the ideas of its
makers.
1t seems that the chainless models Of
1898 will be little different from the wheels
of that sort which lave been on exhibition
during the present year. Practical tests
have resulted in minor changes In the orig.
inal design, but the shaft and bevcl gear
remain. There are, however, two distinct
ways of employing the gear. One is to
have the main driving cogwheel on the end
of the crank axle close to the bearing, and
another is to have the cogwheel midway be-
tween the two bearings, or in the centre Of
the axle. BY the latter arrangement an
equal amount of pressure Is supposed to be
borne by each bearing. To add to the
wheels rigidity, it's lower forks and rear
stays nave been reinforced. These modif-
cations may help to overcome the fear of
mechanics that in chainless wheels the
frame is too frail to withstand the strain
imposed upon it.
In the chainless bicycle Of 1895 the ques.
tion of friction is important. A rider of
the ordinary bicycle must frequently
tighten his chain because of the wear upon
it, whereas it is asserted that the chainless
wheel may be run from 10000 to 10000
miles without any attention whatever
being given to its adjustment. Little oil
is required. and, as the gear is wholly in
cased, no dust nor dirt can interfere with its
movement. The weight of the new wheelfor
road use will be about twe%nty-nine pounds,
or several pounds heavier than this years
chain variety.
1t is intimated that the new chainless
wheels will be sold for considerably more
than 800, perhaps 1925. 1t will be neces
sary for the public to give the machines
a good test before being able to say what
they are worth, but it must be admitted
that the day Of h~igh-priced bicycles has
gone by, and wheelmen are firm in their
demand for lower prices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21

If Tammany, at its forthcoming conven-
lion, shall fail to give its Endorsement to
the national platform of the Democratic
party, us laid down at Chicago, it will be,
10 far as we can recall, the first time in its
history hat the Columbian Order has aban-
doned the Jeffersonian practice of combin-
Ing national, State, and local issues In
bvery contest at the polls. That is the his
toric policy on which the Democratic party
was built up, and it was the rigid adher-
DnCe to it that gave the party those long
leases of national power which are almost
without parallel even In Great Britain,
where party government, in the modern
Gcceptation of the term, had it's birth.
In formulating the creed of the party
when he became President, JEFFERSON
distinctly laid down the State and munich.
pal as we'll as the national principles and
policies for which 1t should contend in
every appeal to the people. They are
all comprchended in his terse and
eloquent characterization of the scope.
objects, and functions of government on a
strict republican basis under the restricted
authorities of the Federal and State Con-
stitutions. They form one system, not two
systems, each undressing the other and not
depending on itself alone for support. The
underlying wisdom of this masterpiece of
creative political skill has been cogently
demonstrated in our history from that day
TO this; not In the Democratic party alone,
but in all the other parties that have been
formed in a~ntagonism to it. 1t was forclbly
illustrated in this city n year ago, when
the Republican party, flying it's national
colors, and under superb leadership,
achieved the greatest victory it ever won
on Manhattan Island. State and local
Issues were Ii conjoined by the Repub,
licans with the all-absorbing national
Issues which IL represented.
In fact, from the earliest days down,
questions of high Federal import ave been
always combined with purely municipal
ones, and the evasion of them by Tammany
this year would mark the eradication OF
almost the only fibre of Jeffersonian prin,
ciple it ls supposed to possess. In the last
nampaign TCtnmany declared that tho
Chicago platform was the embodiment OF
the genuine JefTersonian faith. II II he
liHVed 80 then, 1t must believe so now, and