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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.
Disease in Virulent Form Along
Minnesota Division of Mil
Waukee Road.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 0.-[Special. L
There is as yet no material improvement
in the smallpox situation along the
Southern Minnesota division of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad.
There has been but one death reported
here, that of p. e. Pace of Oakland,
Mimi, a prominent merchant and also
agent for the w. w. CargilI Elevator
company of this city at that point. There
is no question but that he died of small
pox. No new cases have been reported,
but the disease in a virulent form exists
at Wells, in the city and in the surround
ing country, at Fairmont, at Albert Lea
and at Oakland, MINI. In all of these
places the cases have been isolated and
the towns are thoroughly guaranteed,
and the local authorities are quite posi-
tive that all reasonable steps have been
taken to check the progress of the cpl
demic. Roadmaster E. G.. Perkins has
just returned ON a trip over the di-
vision He SIS that he is quite conf
dent that there will be no further spread
of the disease.
A United States Express company Off
cial, who has just been over that division
of the Milwaukee road, says: People
at first inclined to believe seriousness of
the epidemic are beginning to get very
uneasy. Something must be done at
once or the whole district will be at
fected. AS yet practically no precautions
have been taken to prevent the spread OF
the disease. Trains come and go as
usual and passengers are permitted to
board and leave trains at all stations
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
TO SET ASIDE THE WILL.
Contest Over the Estate of the
Late Dorothy Griffith.
FRAUD IS CHARGED.
Claim Made that the Will was Drawn
by Outside Parties Who APP
pear as Beneficiaries.

Juneau, Wis, Oct. 90 Special. /
Attorney Burke Of Beaver Dam. repre-
senting Mrs. Anna Roberts of Emporia,
Kas., has presented to the county court
of Dodge county a petition demanding
that the will of her mother, Mrs. Doro-
thy Griffith, late of the town of Calamus,
deceased, be set aside, it being alleged
that fraud was practiced in the making
and probating of the will. She claims
she had no knowledge of the will until
the day after it was proved. Mrs. Rob
ertS petition makes some pretty strong
charges. She alleges that the will was
drawn in the city of Beaver Dam, in the
absence Of the testator and without any
direction on her part and at the direc-
ton of two men who are the principal
benefciaries under the WILL that the per-
son who drew the will had no talk con-
versation or consultation with Mrs Grit
fifth as to anything that should be in
corporated into the will. The petitioner
makes oath that she has two letters from
these men in which they state that her
mother suffered a stroke of paralysis and
was unable to speak or move. These let
tiers are dated two days before the will
was made. The estate is a valuable one.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
CAN KEEP FEES.
Register Of Deeds of Dane County
Wins in Supreme
Court

Madison, Wis. Oct 90 Special. /
The ruling of the lower court in the case
of Dane county against A. *. Reindahl
was affirmed by the Supreme court this
morning.
The question whether Register of
Deeds A. Il. Reindahl is entitled to the
fees of his office or must accept the sal
airy voted him by the county board is in
yolved in a suit decided by the Supreme
court in which the county seeks to COM
pei him to accept a salary. The Legisla-
ture in 1897 passed a law, chapter 165.
authorizing county boards in counties
which do not contain a city having pop
ulation of 10000 or more, to put the reg
lister of deeds on salary and compel him
to turn all the fees of his office
into the county treasury. The Dane
county board passed resolution
year ago putting the Dane county reg
lister on q salary under this law. But
when the committee on settlement called
on Mr.. Reindahl for the fees he refused
to part with them and also refused to
accept the salary voted him. He had
discovered that in the revision of the
statutes the law under which the resolu.
ton was passed had been omitted and
that therefore the law was of no effect
and he was entitled to the fees. The
county brought suit in the circuit court
where Mr.. Kendall won the victory, and
the comfy appealed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
TRIED TO TAKE A
TERRIBLE REVENGE.
Enemies Of Fred Smalley of Mar
nette Try to Burn His
Place

Marinette, Wis, Oct. 90 Special. j
A dastardly attempt was made to burn
the saloon and home of Fred Smalley,
known as Nimrods' Rest, five miles from
this city, last night. The incendiaries
scattered several gallons of kerosene
about the building after dark and about
II o'clock touched it off. Smalley dis
covered the fire in time and axtinguished
it before much damage was done. Had
the family been asleep when it started
the chances are they would have per-
ished. About week ago there was
some trouble at dance there and the
attempted arson. it is supposed, was due
to desire for revenge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24

Mrs. Clara Makemer, housekeeper for
the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mis-
sion of Chicago, writes the following let
ter from 3O2 Chestnut street, Chicago:
"Peruna is the best tonic | have ever
known for general debility, a sure cure
for liver complaint, and never failing
adJuster in cases of dyspepsia.
L have used it in cases of female IT.
regularities and weak nerves common to
the sex, and have found it most satisfac-
tory"
From early girlhood to the end of the
collaborating period few women are en-
tirely free from some degree Of catarrh
of the pelvic organs.
With Peruna the thousand and one all
ments dependent upon catarrh of the
pelvic organs can be wholly averted
Health and Beauty" sent free to wom-
en- only, by The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
Mirth versus Sadness.

L suppose there are people vino know
enough about psychology and the curious
eccentricities of unconscious or sub-con-
scious cerebration to understand why one
so frequently has d hystericaI impulse
to laugh at funeral, or why sad i'm
ages so frequently drift across ones men
tai retlna when scenes that are bright
are doing the little charm act writes a
woman in the New York Dramatic News.
L don't understand these things myself,
and therefore | jumped almost out of
my boots when [ heard Oscar Hammer
stein, at Miss RusselPs elbow, ask in
his gutturalest tones: ''Vot ISIS the sad
dest thing on earth?' George Lederer,"
answered the irrepressible idiot, cheer
fully. ''No. 1t is a lost dog" said L.
Or superannuated soubrette trying to
be kittenish.' said Miss Russell. Little
Marie Dressler had been SO busy with
three straws and seltzer-lemonade that
nobody thought she was paying the
slightest attention to- the conversation.
Give Marie three straws and the right
liquid at the other end of 'em and she
doesn't care which way the wind blows
However, at this point of the c0nversa-
ton she surveyed us all darkly through
the bottom of her empty glass, and with
wild and comprehensive wave of her
straws, muttered: There's nothing half
so sad III life as loves old dream
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
WORK ON NEW SHOPS.
Central Road is Rushing Construction
at Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. 2O.-[Spe-
cial North Fond du Lac, the site of
the proposed Central shops. is all activ
ity these days, over 200 men being en-
ployed there. A large hotel is being built
by the company to accommodate train
hands and other employees. This building
will be completed within the next thirty
days and will be opened by a man from
this city who has been secured by the
company. Work on the mOnstrous round
house, which when completed will accom-
mOdate 100 engines, has been started.
The foundations of all the buildings will
be of concrete, which the officials deem
far more dura bic than any other mate
rial which can be obtained. Carloads of
brick, lumber, rails, ties and iron frame
work for the buildings are being unload
ed daily just west Of the Central track
A large portion of the filling in has
been completed and in the course of
week or two foundations for large build
ings will be scattered all over the land
which has just been raised to level of
that adjoining. Two sidetra cks two
miles in length, have been built and cars
are unloaded at most any point desired.
S. f. O'Connor has taken the contract to
furnish a flowing well to feed the large
standpipe which is under way of cree
ton Should the contra ctor find it i'm
possible to obtain d sufficient amount Of
water for use at the shops, water will be
secured from the lake, which is only a
short distance away. A drinking foun-
tain will be drilled at once.
About fifty trainmen are permanent
residents of Fond du Lac at present, all
here from Waukesha and Stevens Point.
This is but the advance guard, as $50
are expected here within the next month.
Trainmaster Strachan and Division Su-
perintendent Marsh, both of Waukesha
are here nearly all the time now and
will bring their families here in the near
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
Scarcity of Tall Men.

The Norwich City police force has for
a long period consisted of race Of
giants, and a few years ago not a single
member was under six feet in height
Now, however, the watch committee
find themselves unable to obtain consta-
bles of the same fine physique, and re-
Gently they advertised for men at five
feet eleven inches Even at the reduced
height sufficient men were not fortheom-
ing, and now advertisements are issued
specifying five feet nine inches as the
standard. The dearth of Sons of Anak
is locally attributed to the depopulation
of the country districts, which has been
going On steadily for several years past.
The births in the village are, moreover,
becoming fewer every year, so that the
police force seems in no immediate like
Iihood Of recovering its former prestige
for exceptionally fine men.-FdH Mai
Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
PISHION CASE CONTINUED.
Charged with Embezzliug $4,000 of
State Finds.

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct. 20.-[Special /
The preliminary examination of Frank J.
Pishion, who is charged with embezzle-
ment of about $1,000 of the state funds
while acting as assistant steward at the
Northern Hospital for the Insane, was
commenced in municipal court this morn
ing The defendant is represented by
Charles Barber. The state is represent
ed by District Attorney w. w. Quater-
mass and G. w. Felker. Only one wit
ness was called this morning. Vice-Pres-
ident G.. w Bishop of the board of con-
troll told of the nature of the duties of
the defendant. The state will endeavor
to show that the defendant appropriated
funds while in the performance of his
duties. If it is shown that he took mon
with larceny. The case was continued
until November II, when experts will
have finished the examination of books
Tappin and Nelson of the state board are
here, but arrived after the case was
continued.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
Was His Reign.

President Dwight and President elect
Hadley Of Yale were returning home
from the annual alumni dinner when
they were caught in the rain. says the
Troy Press. President-elect Hadley had
an umbrella with him and President
Dwight had not. Prof. Hadley, of course,
wished the retiring president of Yale to
protect himself from the rain by the use
of the umbrella. but President Dwight
declined to rob Prof. Hadley Of his UNI
brella i'll order that he himself might
ward off the rain. Prof. Hadley. how
ever, insisted that President Dwight ac-
cept the courtesy, and his arguments be-
came so energetic that finally President
Dwight turned and said: See here,
Hadley, this is my reign still. Your reign
doesn't commence until tomorrow
President-elect Hadley allowed the presi-
dent of Yale to have his own way on the
last day of his administration.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles of Taycheedah
Married in '49.

Fond du Lac, Wis. Oct 20.-[Spe-
cial MIR. and Mrs. John Charles of
Taycheedah have just celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary, the event
being attended by not only the children
and relatives, but a large number Of
friends. Mr.. Charles was born in Ire
land on December IS, 1926, ana came to
America in the fall of 1915, landing at
New York city. The following year he
came to Wisconsin and located in Tay-
cheedah, this county, and is today the
pioneer resident of this county. In 1919
he returned to New York city and was
married to Miss Elizabeth NJ. Quick,
who was born at Jasper, Steven county,
n Y. February 9, 1892 They have ac-
cumulated considerable wealth and are
now spending their last days in hand
some little cottage in Taycheedah.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
INVESTIGATING
GREEN LAKE FIRE.
Sensational Developments Are
Looked for-Mr. and Mrs. Jencks
Are Buried at Ripon.

Green Lake Wis, Oct. 20.-ESpecial. ]
The coroner's jury, which was sum-
moned Wednesday afternoon to render a
verdict on the dead bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jencks, who persisted in the Casino
fire, adjourned until / O'Clock Monday
afternoon. A strict investigation of the
horrible fire will be followed out and SEN
sational results are expected. The flu
neral of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jencks
was held from the cottage of William
Meyer, son-in-law of the deceased, yester-
day afternoon at = o'clock. Rev. Mr..
Kidder of the Congregational church of
Ripon officiating The interment was in
the Ripon cemetery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
FEMALE BANDIT CAUGHT,
Pearl Hart, Who Broke Jail at
Tucson, ia Rearrested

Deming, n. NJ, Oct. 21.-Pearl Hart,
the female bandit of the Mexican border.
who, on May 30, with male companion,
held up and robbed the Globe and Flor
ence coach, and, after arrest, broke Jail
at Tucson and escaped, was recaptured
here last night by United States Deputy
Marshal George Scarborough. With her
was man wanted by the Arizona Off
GERS. The two were unarmed when TAX
en-, but boasted that if they were, some
body would have been killed before they
surrendered. The prisoners We're taken
to Tucson on the evening train.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place Of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made Of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades Of coffee, but costs
about "a as much. All grocers sell it. 15c
OSo
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
DEFENDER SALUTED.
Columbia Has a Triumpha1 March Up
East River.

New York, Oct 21.-The victorious Co
lumbia passed the Battery on her way Up
the East river today to New Rochelle
from Tompkinsville where she laid last
night She was in full dress her multi
colored flags futtering from every
vantage point The big white
sloop was in tow of a tug and
was accompanied by the Corsair, the
flagship of the commodore of the New
York Yacht club, ]. Pierpont Morgan
On the way up the bay the successful
cup defender was uproariously saluted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
Out of Agents, Hands.

Ashland, Wis, Oct 20.-Indian Com
missioner Jones has issued an order tax.
ing the Vermillion Lake Indian school
out of the jurisdiction of the La Pointe
Indian agency of this city and putting it
under the control of Supt. Gates of Yer
million Lake Mr.. Jones said he intend
ed to place as many schools as possible
dents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24

The whalers that wintered off the
mouth Of the Mackenzie river last year
did well. Every one of them made a
good catch and the Beluga phenomenal
one. At one time Capt. Bodtish had ten
whales heads stored up on Herschel isl
and, as the men could not spare the time
to cut out the whalebone. In all the
Beluga has taken enough whalebone and
oil during two seasons to run the value
of her catch close to 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
A DECKHAND.
Body of Stranger Found at Mari
nette is that of a Mil
wauke ean

Marinette, Wis, Oct. 2O.-[Special.l /
The body of the unknown man found
here yesterday is thought to be the re-
mains of deckhand off the steamer Hill
ton, who disappeared several weeks ago
while the boat was in port here. The
Hilton is owned by the Schroeder Lum-
Der company of Milwaukee,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
LONG TRIP AWHEEL.
Philippine Veteran to Ride from
Wisconsin to Alabama.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Oct 20.-[Special.l /
John A. Hentz of Poynette, Wis, re-
cently-returned soldier from the Philip
pine islands, is now astride bicycle on
an 800-mile trip to join his father IN An
niston Ala. HentZ passed through
Rock county and says that if nothing I'M
foreseen happens he will join his par
ents in about two months.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
Custer Got the Dron.

to the Journal from Billings, Mont, saws:
Max Hildebrandt, a young sheep herder,
was shot and killed by Frank Custer. a
German ranchman. Hildebrandt reached
for his rifle, but Custer was too quick
for him. The men had quarreled over
some missing pelts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
P, f. Marsh of Black River Falls is
Very Ill.

Black River Falls, Wis, Oct. 90
Especial. CLERK of the Court 2. r.
Marsh was found in his Office this after
noon in an unconscious condition suffer
ing from stroke Of paralysis and now
lies at his home in a critical state. Mr..
Marsh has always been an active RepUb
lican worker and has held many Offices
in jackson county. He was county SUI
perintendent of schools here for many
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
INQUIRIES FROM AFFAIR.
Man Supposed co be Dead Found at
West Superior.

West Superior. Wis, Oct. 2O.-[Spe-
cial. Inquiries have been received by
the police from Madoc, Ontario, and from
Denver, Col, asking about a man named
Ed. Francis, supposed to have been ac-
cidentally killed here on October IS. The
police were in the dark as to the man,
but today found him at work on dock
here 1t is now puzzling the authorities
to know what started the inquiries from
two points so far distant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24

-Prussias anti-Polish campaign has
reached the point of forbidding the teach
ing of Polish to children after they have
left school, even by their own families,
under penalty of heavy fines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
WILL FORCE COMPANY.

KaCine May Fass Ordlnance KequIr-
ing Conductors on Cars.
Racine, Wis, Oct. 20-An ordinance
viii be introduced in the next meeting of
the city council, providing for the plac-
ing of conductors on the Racine street
cars. 1t has been said that the city
could not force the company to put on
conductors, but city officials say they are
ready to prove that it is not safe to run
the cars with only motorman in charge
and who is obliged to make change for
passengers. ring up fares and perform
OF her duties
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24

The microbes that cause chills and
| fever and malaria enter the system
| through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals the
mucous membranes and prevents the
entrance of malarial germs, thus pre-
| venting and curing these affections.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-14
GENERAL EAGAN.
Opinions of the Press Upon His At
tack on General Miles.

General Eagan must not undertake
to go on the witness stand without
few careful rehearsals.-Wa Washington
Star.
1t remains to be seen whether a mis-
calculation was made when General
Eagan decided to send his vocabulary
to the front as an Misunderstanding
ton Star
General Eagan might have saved
himself some embarrassment if he had
hired a lawyer sooner and submitted
his remarks to him-Washington Star.
General Eagan's case is diagnosed as
an attack of emotional vocabulary
Washington Star.
Possibly General Eagan should have
let loose some of the language on the
people who sold him the beef.-Wash-
ington Star.
In his sdetalks with army officers
General Eagan insists that when the
food is distasteful it is very bad man.
ners to call attention to the fact
Washington Star.
General Eagan has not the calm, jul
dicial temperament requisite for good
Judge of beef.-Washington Star.
Eagan's defense appears to be that
while he was a gentleman all the time,
General Miles got him so mad he for
got he was one.-Chicago Record.
Up to the present date no woman has
attempted to kiss General Eagan as q
war hero.-Baltimore Herald.
AS BLACKBOARD, Eagan will soon be
worsted. He has become involved in g
controversy with a New York yellow
Observation-Disclosures Hawkeye.
1t is now suspected that Eagan haC
been sampling too much of his owr
"commissary."- Burlington Hawkeye.
If Eagan's beef was half as bad as
his language, it must be admitted tha'
it was not fit to be swallowed.-Burl
| ington Hawkeye.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-14
PASSENGERS.

Per stmr. Mauna Loa, for Lahaina,
Kona and Kau, February 14-H. Hick-
ey and wife, w. Clark, Mrs. Hose, Miss
Hose, Annie Sheldon, DR.. McWayne,
DR.. Atcherly, c. Hall, A. Lindsay, Mrs.
j. Paakaula, Miss Kilinahe, Mrs. Ma
hoolelua, j. Eegan, F. ]. Kimberg, Yu-
en- Chang, c. X. Towt, Mrs. S. Hookd
no, Miss Mark Hookano, Mr. and Mrs
A. Gartenberg, Mrs. f. Archer.
Per stmr. Kinau. for Maui and Ha-
wal, February Am. II. Lose and wife
Colonel Bierer, w. II. Wheatly, Rev. G
A. Austin, Ed. Braunschweiger, Dr. l.
r. Webster, Mrs. McDougal, Mrs. L.
j. Parker, O. NJ. Waterhouse, Mrs. Car
son, Mrs. II. II. Walker, f. b. H. Paine,
Theodore Cervetsky, Mrs George Ross
and family, Mrs. Moore, j. H. Fisher,
Mrs. G. f. Hill.
Per stmr. Claudine, for Maui, Feb
ruary 14-Mrs. H. Dickinson, Mrs. c.
f. Rosecrans, Mrs. S. Johnson, MI S.
Abbott, Rev. j. X. Joseph and wife,
Mrs. Mary Joseph, Mrs. H. Kolomoku
and child, A. p. Boiler. c. A. Graham,
Misses Thomas and Kaleo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-14

READY TO SAIL.
Am. schr. Jessie Minor, Whitney. in
ballast for the Sound
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-14
TIME TABLE
WILOER'S STEAMSHIP COMPANY
1900.
S. S. KINAU,
CLARKE, Commander,

will leave Honolulu every Tuesday al
3 o'clock p. m, touching at Lahaina
Maalaea Bay and Makena the same
day; Mahukona, Kawaihae and Lau-
pahoehoe the following day, arriving
at Hilo Wednesday evening,
Returning will sail from Hilo every
Friday at o'clock p. M, touching al
Laupahoehoe, Mahukona, Kawaihae,
Makena, Maalaea Bay and Lahaina,
arriving at Honolulu Saturday night,
Will call at Pohoiki, Puma, on the
second trip of each month, arriving
there on the morning of the day OF
sailing from Hilo to Honolulu.
The popular route to the Volcano is
via Hiio. A good carriage road the en-
tire distance.