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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17

William J. Tulis Of Burlington
Shot and Killed by Robbers.
WAS DESPERATE DEED.
Evidently Surprised Tulis and Fired
on Him Before He Could De-
fend Himself.

Burlington, Wis, Oct. 14.-[Special.
William ]. Tulis, night Waterman al
the brewery of the Finke, Uheu Brewing
company, was shot and killed by robbers
early this morning. His dead body was
found shortly after o'clock by other
employees as they were coming to work.
The body Was sitting in q chair in the
office of the company. The robbers stole
4 spike maui and rubber coat at the sec
ton house of the Milwaukee road which
with a bicycle lantern and pocketknife
were found outside the building. They
gained an entrance through a side Win
dow and fired three shots, one taking eff
feet in Tulis' left shoulder. another in his
left side and the third lodged in the win
daw casing near which he was sitting.
He was evidently taken by surprise and
the robbers fired without warming, as his
revolver was found lying on the window
sill beside him with all the chambers full.
The robbers were evidently frightened
away after shooting as nothing in the
office was taken and the money and
watch on Tulis' person were not touched.
He lived in the third house from the
brewery office, and his wife heard three
shots fired shortly after 1 o'clock. but
heasng no further noise paid no atten-
ton to the matter. Tulis was about 10
years old and is survived by a wife and
three children
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
LEFT HER NOTHING.
Former Servant Brings Suit Against
Estate OF George E.
COwan.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Oct. III Special /
Before Judge Fish Of the Waiworth
county circuit court at Elkhorn, next
Monday morning. will be called a case
Of special interest to residents in this
portion of the state. Mrs. Ursula Lack
ner, an eXdomestic, is the plaintiff in an
action against the estate Of George E.
Cowan. claiming $500 back salary for
services rendered from 1859 to 1915.
The interested parties are we'll known
Throughout Rock county and fully TWEEN
ty-tive witnesses have been Subpoenaed
for the coming action.
When i mere girl. Mrs. Lackner was
employed by Mr.. Cowan to work for hin.
as g houselleeper on his farm near this
civ in the town of Fulton. From 1889
till the end of 1875 Mrs. Lackner who
was then a handsome miss il her teens
had entire charge of the CoWan home
stead which was known for miles around
as one of the best-kept dwellings,.
Friendship. Of a hearty nature. soon
manifested itself between Cowan and his
domestic and according to Mrs. Lackner,
she received but little pay for her serv-
ices. but instead was promised by Cowan
that when ne died he would leave her
all his property as he had NO wife This
property was worth $4,000 Several
months ago Cowan died and when his
will was opened it was found that he left
all his property to relatives.
Now Mrs. Lackner puts in a claim for
back salary to the extent of $500.
Relatives say that they will fight the
case to the bitter end and as plenty Of
money is possessed on both sides it is
probable that a long litigation will en-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17

good work Of Ripon college. Fer several
years he was vice-president of that cor
pOratlOn, and a member of the executive
committee. In his usual quiet way, and
with marked generosity, he had many
times rendered special assistance to
young men and women who had entered
the struggle for an education.
On February IS, 1853, at Brooklyn, "
u, Mr.. Hamilton was married to Miss
Mary Taylor Weed, Il native of Darien,
Conn. and to this union have been born
five sons. In politics he was a Repub-
lican, and had held several local offices,
such as alderman, president of the board
of education and chairman of the board
of public works.
He is survived by a widow and four
sons. Edward of Chicago, O. W. of Mil
waullee. H. w. of Glendale, Ari. Ar
thur, who is attending a Boston college
and Will of this city. All arrived in the
city and were at his bedside when the
end came.
Sparta, Wis, Oct 13.-[Special. l.
Edward Garfield. aged II years and one
of the oldest residents of this city. died
suddenly last night Mr.. Garfield was
of Sparta and resided in this city over
forty years.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. 49, Spe-
cial George Neitman, Jr. died at the
family residence on Fifth street, yester-
day after long illness. at the age of Il
years. The deceased had been an en-
ploye of the Winnebago Furniture Man
ufacturing company for thirteen years
He is survived by wife and two chill
dren, Eddie and George. His parents
reside in Waupun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
BURIED ALII Z.
DISAPPEARANCE of Charles Peter
son at Baraboo Thought to
be Exclaimed.

Baraboo, Wis, Oct. III Special. I
One day last August a hat was found
hoating in the Baraboo river at Reeds
burg and it is now believed that it De
longed 10 Charles Peterson of Joliet, Ill.
He was employed on the Chicago &
North-W estern second track work and
after Il careful investigation by his
friends and relatives it is believed he
was Scraped from car Of dirt by
large plow used to unload the dirt When
last seen he was OH the train and was
probably buried under the earth as it
rolled from the ears down the bank into
the water. IL, has not appeared at his
boarding place nor at Joliet since then
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
INSANITY EXPENSIVE.
Total Cost of Maintaining Wise 1nsin
Asylums is $354,470.29.


Madison, Wis, Oct 14.-TSpecial. /
The care of the chronic insane in the
county asylums Of Wisconsin cost, for
the year ended September 30 last, S354-
1929 The bills have just been audit
ed by the state board of control. OF the
total the state pays $3.50, 065. 90, the bal
ance, 500, 413.3O, being paid by counties
not maintaining county asylums, whose
patients are kept in asylums maintained
by other counties. OF the amount paid
by the state, S34 ,O3741 is for state-at-
large patents-those not having a legal
residence in any particular county. The
counties maintaining asylumS receive
the following amounts:
Brown. S9515.46; Chippewa, $14, 159 l.;
Columbia. $40, 1921: Dane, 1910. GA !;
Dodge, 81. 332. %; Dunn, $15,0S6.72 y: Fond
du Lac, $13,252 %; Grant. S10.S07.ST: Green,
So, 1871; Iowa, 81, 1925; Jefferson, 81,
97401: La Crosse. SO. 354.37; ManitOwoc,
sd, COB. Il; Marathon. $23, 40; Milwaukee,
$11. IS5. 10; Outagamie, 13.153.3I; Racine,
$12, 1891; RichIand. $50, 1886; Rock, $14,
o.. SO; Sank, SIC, POI. 13: ST CrOiX. SIG. 024.
%: Sheb0ygan, SS624 .96: Vernon, $17, 16I. 10;
Walworth. 1854 81: Washington. $oA36.21:
Winnebago, so, 2S2. rs; total 1884, 479.29.
Bills were also audited for the care
of patients at the two state asylums, and
boys at the Industrial school. and charged
to counties. as follows: Northern hos
pital 51.776.S0: state hospital, Mendo.
ia. So, 961.49; Industrial school, $15,-
T2h or
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
ARE Welded At LAST.
Charles Fuller and Bor;ie Reese
Are Made Man and Wife.
END OF MELODRAMA.
Justice Of the Peaca Ties the Knot
and Fuller k;s .cs lis
husky Bride.

Waukesha, Wis, Oct. lit Special. l.
The curtain fell On the last act Of the
Fuller-Reese melodrama this morning to
the music of wedding iels At ) 80
O'Clock this morning the words were said
which made Charles Fuller ana BpatIi q
Reese man ANA wife. Justice John Goa
Stantine performed the ceremony il the
little parlor OF Che lleese hol,lc on Nadi-
son street and it was witnessed by tire
immediate relatives OF he bride. Ihe
names of Green s. I:epse and Airs y
Reese, father ana mcther ii tne
bride. appear IN tne spaces al
lotted TO witnesses on the official
record. Other witnesses to the ceremony
were Gertrude Reese, sister VI the bride,
and ''Jncie John Valentine, he. grand
gather. The bride was attirpi in a plain
brown dress with very little ornament,
and at the conclusion Of the ceremony
the groom sealed the marriage With Il
kiss. EveryOne present extended con
ordinations and there was general good
feeling. Fuller has work in Milwaukee,
and will probably take his bride to that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
STRANDED AT DUBUQUE
Husband and Wife of Berlin, Wis,
Try to Go to St. Louis in
Skiff

Dubuque. Ia. Oct. IA young wom-
an who gave her name as Mrs. Irwin
Parker, and who said her home was at
Berlin, Wis, appeared at the mayors of
fee to see if the city would assist her
in returning to her home. She appeared
to be II years Of age and said that she
was married last spring. On August 80
last she let Berlin with her husband, in
tending to go to st. Louis in a skiff.
They We're accompanied by Mr.. Parkers
brother and his wife and came down the
Fox river and into the Mississippi. arriv-
ing here about two weeks ago and
camped beside the river. near the Illinois
Central stockyards. She is a rather pref
ty woman of the brunette type and was
fairly we'll dressed. She said that she
had been in ill-health for some time, and
that they did not have any means. She
asked the mayor to procure a ticket for
her to her home. and he sent her up to
the city matron, who will go with her to
the poor relief commissioner and see
what can be done. She was modest and
clean, and no doubt told a straight
story. She said that her husband could
sell the skiff for enough to pay his own
fare home, but could not get enough for
it to buy two tickets. Mr. Parkers broth
er has rugged up sailboat and will go to
St IOuiS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
Farmer Must Pay $215 for Charg-
ing Servant with Stealing
Ten Cents.

Juneau, Wis, Oct. 14.-lSpecial. IA
jury in circuit court allowed Miss Lydia
Horn $215 damages in her action for
malicious prosecution against Anton Nag
Ter, town of Elba farmer. The case
excited unusual interest. Miss Horn
worked as a servant girl in the Nagler
family and left their employ last Decem
Der. Mr.. Nagler charged the girl, who
is II years old, with stealing 10 cents,
and Swore out a warrant for her arrest.
A constable took the warrant and read
it to the accused, but did not apprehend
her, as she was sick at the time. Moth
ing further was done and the action for
malicious prosecution was brought.
Peter Thompson. the negro who was
convicted of burglariZing the residence
of Mrs. Yates last May, received a sen
tence of FIVE years IN the state prison.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
The Height OF Impudence.

l have received small story from st.
James park which is interesting as a
confirmation Of the conclusions of sci
ence. My informant was feeding with
breadcrumbs a wood pigeon at his feet.
One of the birds feathers, an under tail
covert, which was ruffied and out of
place. caught the eye of a sparrow. The
sparrow flew down, seized it in it's beak,
and pulled its best. The feather did not
yield at once. and the pigeon stalked off
with offended dignity. The sparrow fol
lowed, still holding on. and in the end
flew off triumphant with the trophy to its
nest. ''Well. if that don't take the cake
for cheek" was the comment of a pass
ing Iaborer I'm - Expressive 81
lence completed the sentence. With the
sentiment, if not with its expression, you
will not, I think, be inclined to disagree.
London Times
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
CAN MIX DRUGS.
Eleven Ont of Twcnty-O One Applicants
Pass Pharmacy Examinations

Madison, Wis, Oct. II Special. /
Eleven of the twenty-one applicants for
certificates to practice pharmacy in Wis
consn passed the examination before the
state board here this week The appli-
cants who secured certificates were:
First grade-F. J. Tomkiowicz. AIilwau-
llee: VI. +. Ellis. +. K. Moessner. Madison;
George ". kocrncr. JaneSvilie: NJ. NJ
James. Oshkosh: W. T.. Koenprnich Ripon:
H. ". Britt, Merrill; Albert Wang, Shell
Lake.
Second crade-G. l.. Schwartz East Troy:
". l.. Hendricks. Fond du Lac: G.. Z. BObb
Oregon.
George Mahnke Of Roscobe was granted
registration number 24SS, he having passed
examination in Iowa.
The next meeting of the board for ex-
animation of candidates in pharmacy viii
be held at Milwaukee December l.; next
Ut the Ptister hotel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
MAKES DEMANDS ON WARDEN
Wants 500 for Nets Seized When
Illegal Fishermen We're Arrested.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct 13.-[Spe-
cial. Especial Game Warden Carpenter
has received a letter from Attorney DELL
rich of Oshkosh making a demand for
$500, which he claims was the valuation
of the nets belonging to Daemel. an al
legged illegal fisherman, arrested recently
and fined The attorney places the yalu-
alton of the nets at $40 each and asks
damages for ten of them. The nets were
captured on the night of September IA
when one of the largest hauls ever re-
ported on Lake Winnebago was made in
the vicinity of Stockbridge. The nets in
question were ones which were not in use
but being dried on shore. They are now
being held at the county Jail awaiting
word from the state game warden. All
of the nets taken from the lake were
burned at the time, but there was ques-
ton as to whether the game warden
could destroy nets not in use at the time
a raid was made and they were held for
that reason. Attorney Oell1ich states in
his letter that should the warden fail to
turn over the nets a damage suit will
follow
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
DROWNED IN CISTERN.
Body of Dead Child Not Found for
Soue Time.

Fond du Lac Wis. Oct. 14.-GS2e-
cial. The 16-months-uld child OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Ees Of Lad0ga fell IN the
cistern at their home on Friday and was
drowned. The accident was not discov
cred until some time afterwards
OcontO Wis. Oct ID Special. /
Martin O'DOnnei had two ribs broken
and was otherwise dangerously injured
by falling from traalWay III the Oconto
company 5 lumber yard.
Burlington. Wis. Oct. Ill Special
Henry Schumacher. the 9-year-old son
Of John Schumacher. had his left leg
terribly crushed and mangled by step
ping into the hopper Of II corn sncller at
Ayres aourinc mill The leg will prob
ably have to be amputatcd.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Tipping and Dressing Abroad.

OH need't talk to me about the Eng
llsh evil of tipping" said the young bust
ness woman who has just returned from
Europe. we Americans tip more than
any Other people on earth. Yes, we do,
and less reasonably than any others. [
tell you 1t cost me more in TIPS to get
from New York to Chicago than it did in
4 whole month Of London and Paris and
L wasn't half so well served Hand bag
gage was no burden over there. There
was always polite, willing porter to
look after 1T most carefully for the need
OF or pennies. But in America we
give man quarter and be gives us i'm
pertinence. Ii you handed an English
porter shilling / fancy he would drop
dead with JOY, though | can't say that I
ever saw the experiment tried. | tell
you the people who think Americans have
nothing TO learn from London are mis-
taken. We could learn lot about man
ners, TO our enormous advantage. [ mean
TINS III ali classes. I'd give quarter to
near an appreciative English Thank
YOU, right now" And then she handed
the restaurant waiter a 25-cent piece.
which was received with a grunt, while
It's recipient began to. jerk things off the
table in decisive effort to show the
laxative patrons that time was fleeing
and they had better be going.
Il noticed" resumed the same lady
when she and her friend had escaped the
AuipdIIeul waiter anu IOu0u Il nook IN
adjacent room, that the English women
ON board ship were rarely as Ill as the
Americans. The English women would
get up and walk the decks nimbly no
matter how the weather was. The
American women dearly loved a comfort
able chair, and once settled, could not be
induced to stir. ! tell you. we are the
LATEST women aliye-tnat is why we get
so ugly and heavy below the belt and
give up all hopes of a figure after 49,
But golf will surely mend that-the
American woman is going in for exer-
else" said her companion, vaguely
"Pshaw! She will play golf as she
played tennis years ago-iust because
1t IS the fad--then she will relapse into
fat again. We are the faddiest people [
know. We do what everybody else is
doing, we dress as everybody else is
dressing. That is our one great aim in
life"
Surely you are not going to say that
English women dress better than Ameri.
cans said the companion, in way
which showed that the patient worm was
beginning to wriggie.
mo. I'm not The English women
dress abominably on the street, but they
look clean. healthy, slender and intel
lectual. They do not represent a physi-
cal type. nor do they follow fashions
blindly as flock of sheep. In Paris
there is a glorious differentiation in raj
dressed women in the world while the long
eagle quill and brown veil of the Ameri-
can abroad made this summer hideOus
No. I'm sorry to come back. I'm not
sorry I'm an American, but I do say
that the American woman has a good
deal to learn from the Europeans. She
is naturally bright and clever, but she
has grown INDECENT and selfish. because
this [ honestly beGeve-she is too we'll
treated. She has TOO much done for
her. '-Times-H Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Where Co-operation Flourisbes

The little town of Morehead, Kas.,
has put the cooperative idea into prac-
tice with considerable success. The
place has population of only 800 or
the santa Fe railroad in the heart of "a q
prosperous agricultural section. The CO.
operative principle has been extended to
a large number OF interests. Several
farms are run on it, one of the details
being a division of crops for the purpose
of relieving those farmers who happen
to suffer losses. Moreover, the town has
a cooperative hotel. laundry, nall,
creamery and cannug factory, and CO.
operative dining hall, at which perhaps
twenty-five persons take their meals, has
just been established.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
L OWELL'S LITTLE FRIENDS.
hile Dying Birds Chirped and Squir
reis Frisked Without His Window.

James Russell Lowell had tube laid
on from the main for supplying with
fresh water such dish (of water. for
squirrels and BIRDS as | have described
on the lawn in front of Eimwood and
about his house the squirrels and birds
were only disturbed by the cats. In
front of his bedroom window a nair of
gray SQUIRRELS had nesteu, and in his last
illness he took great pleasure in watch
ing their Sambols in their elm-tree home.
1t must have been one of the last pleas
ures the outdoor world gave him, and the
incident was told me by his dying daugh-
ter. looking out from the same windows
when ! saw her last autumn just before
she died. and the descendants of the
squirrels he watched were playing still in
the same tree. The same water dish
served the thrushes and the orioles,
which prompted some of his finest nature
notes.-W. j. Stillman in London Spec
tatOr.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Want your mouStache or beard beautiful
brown or rich black? Then
bUCklMGHAM'S DYE TER she
Took Reed for United States Sena

a story which John Sherman relates
Of the speaker of the House has TO do
with a visit made by Mr. Reed to Lake
Champaign, \. Y. Mr. Reed Senator
Sherman and Congressman Foote were
being shown around by native who had
the story of that region at his tongues
end, and who. much to the amazement
of his listeners, was throwing in lot of
historical fiction as establishment to his
tale. The native seemed 10 take a par
ticular interest in ''stuffing" Mr.. Reed.
whose identity was unknown TO him. In
a spirit of fun Senator Sherman intro
duced the speaker.
This gentleman he said to the ma
tive. lis Speaker Reed, the speaker OF
the American Congress.
DO tellr' said the native, without any
great degree Of astonishment.
I've heard somewhere Of you" he con-
tinued addressing the speaker. They
do say as how you be the greatest speak
er what they have ever had. They do
say that you can speak for fifteen hours
on a stretch"
This is too much" said Mr. Reed
He takes me for United States SEN
atOr.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
DEATH OF ". {. RAM|L TON
Wealthy Lumberman of Fond du
Lac Expires.
UNCONSCIOUS TO END.
Passes Away Quiet y Surrounded bv
His Sorrowing Chiidreu-E End
of Useful Life.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. 81 Src-
cial. Ivy. G. Hamilton, wealthy lum.
herman well-known throughout the
state, died here shortly after II o'clock
this morning, never regaining conscious
ness from the time he was stricken III
his physicians office All of his children,
with the exception of a son who is III
Arizona, were at his bedside when death
came.
Woodman C. Hamilton, ranked among
the most progressive business men OF
Fond du Lac, was born in Lyme, Graf
ton county, \. H., February, 1884. He
was educated at st. Johnsbury academy,
and was graduated therefrom at the age
of Is years. In 1850, having reached his
majority, he came to Wisconsin and set
tied in Fond du Lac. He was soon
joined by his brother Irenus X, and to-
gether they built q sawmill which they
operated successfully until 1867, when it
was sold. In 1866 they began to acquire
pine lands on the Menomonee river, and
in conjunction with 4. G.. Merryman
formed the firm Of Hamilton, Merryman
x Co. The firm built a large mill at
Marinette in 1867, which has been in
prosperous operation ever since. The
known as the Hamilton Merryman Co,
of which w. c. Hamilton had been vice
president since its organization.
Mr.. Hamilton was president of the
Hamilton Merryman Mining company
which owns valuable iron mines in
ested in other valuable real estate in
Wisconsin and in Chicago.
The cause of education has greatly oc-
cupied Mr.. Hamilton's attention, and for
many years he had been deeply interest
ed in the purpose and spirit and in the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17

and asked her 80 write him at Manila.
She did so as did other members of the
family. but no word has been received.
Secretary Long was asked to make an
investigation and reported that Thomas
+. q Brien was i'll ut Mare Island. San
Francisco. A letter was sent there but
the 0'Brien at that point is not the
Thomas L. of this city although their
names are alike. Congressman Davidson
has taken the matter up and is making
an effort to locate the missing marine
He is - years of age and resided here
up to Il few months before he enlisted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
SEVEN LABORERS
ARE POISONED.
Eat Aduiterated Food and Are TAX
en- Violently 1.-Two
May . e.

La Crosse. Wis, Oct. 14-[Special !
Seven laborers employed on construction
work of the Chicago, Milwaukee q St.
Paul road we're taken violently i'll at
their clearinghouse. Two are critical
~ i'll and will probably die They are
supposed to have been poisoned by adul-
terated food The authorities are look
ing into the matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
NO HENS NOR EGGS.
Shipment of 5000 Chickens from
Janesviile to New York.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Oct. 14.-[Special /
Rock county is at present being stared in
the face with poultry and egg famine
This is the result of a single shipment
of 5000 chickens which left GAINESVILLE
this afternoon over the Chicago 4 North
Western railroad billed to commission
merchants in New York city. During
the past week L. a. Van Colder of Hart
ley, Ia, has been securing the country
about GAINESVILLE for radius of ten miles
buying everything in the hen line that
was able to stand the journey East and
Iin-o
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
BLOCK ROAD TO ESCAPE.
Changes to be Made in Fond du Laos
Tail.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct 13-Spe-
cial. THE county jail was inspected yes
terday by George W. Bishop and e. r.
Petherick, members Of the state board Of
control. Recommendation will be made
to the effect that a steel fence should be
built on the south of the jail and the in
terror remodeled and the sanitary ar
rangements changed. The south side of
the jail has been the point from which
recent attempts at escape have been
made.