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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
MADE HIS OWN COFFIN.
Andrew Miller Dies at Kaukauna
at the Aged Of SO Years.
READY FOR FUNERAL.
When He was SS Years Old He Made
"a Casl<et and Kept it
Ever Ready.

kaukauna, Wis, July 21-[Speciall
An aged man was laid away here this
morning at 8 o'clock in a casket of his
own construction. The deceased, An
drew Miller, came to Kaukauna one year
ago from Woodville, where ten years ago
at the advanced age of SO years he built
the coffin in which he rests today He
was thus 90 years old at the time of his
death.
The coffin was made after the style
prevailing forty years ago, and was
painted plain black. A local undertake
er was called upon to line it and furnish
the handles. The coffin has been stored
IN the attic of his house awaiting his de-
mise. No person outside his own fami-
ly knew of it's existence.
AT the Twenty first regiment reunion
at Appleton this week there was in at
tendance for the first time one of its
former officers, Lieut.. Lyman Waite Of
California, who went West at once on
being discharged. When the regiment
was raised Sergt. Waite, then a recruit
gent, now an attorney of this city. From
the date of their discharge they had not
met. Mr.. Waite is now several times
millionaire and leading director in the
Santa Fe railroad system. He has an
orange plantation valued at S2,OOOOOO
and other important property interests.
The leading merchants of South Kau-
kauna have signed an agreement to close
their stores at 6 o'clock every evening but
Monday and Saturday, and from the 18th
to 22d of every month, which is railroad
pay day. The arrangement is to take
effect July a to September 10.
The continued rains of the past ten
days have very materially changed water
power conditions on the lower Fox river
for the better. For the past three weeks
it could almost be said that ground wood
pulp has been so scarce that not pound
could be found for sale at any mill in the
valley.
Landlord Charles Ristau of Hotel Ris-
tau, VINO was in camp at Little Kau
kauna Tuesday, made a remarkable haul
of over eighty pounds of fish during the
dow
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
TERRIBLY TORTURED.
Inhuman Treatment of Two Horses
by Farmer Living Near
WauSau,

Wausau, Wis, July 19-[Special. /
A case of the most inhuman and tor
turous treatment Of animals has devel-
oped here. It was praeticed by farmer
on two horses belonging to August
Froeming, residing about twenty miles
north Of here. To the Humane society it
was reported this afternoon that the
horses were shot with peas, for the rea-
son that the animals had entered the
farmers pastures. The peas are inn
bedded fully one inch in the flesh all
over the bodies of both horses. The act
was committed about July 3, and since
then the peas have swollen and are
throwing forth roots, as when planted,
producing terrible pain. For time the
neighboring farmers intended tarring and
feathering the torturer, but later de-
cided to have the proper authorities adj
minister the punishment
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
TRAMPS COLOMBO.
They Are Very Numerous About
the Railroad Yards at Apple
ton Junction.

Appleton, Wis, July 20.-[Special.] j
For the first time in several years the
tramps have begun to colonize in the Fox
River valley. AT present they are very
numerous at Appleton Junction and the
territory about the railroad yards ION
the fat along the waterpower. One
train yesterday brought in sixty. and a
large colony is gathering here, presum-
ably waiting. for circus day. The Chi
junction to protect property in the
freight cars.
Marinette. Wis, July 20.-The police
drove thirty hoboes out of the old board
ing house of the Ludington Wells COM
pany. They had broken into the place
and used it as a sort of rendezvous.
They were occupying the beds in the
place, utilizing the furniture and having
a general good time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
DANIEL LEE DEAD.
Member of Legislature froom Green
Bay in 1S72-Once Lived
at Waukesha.

Green Bay, Wis, July 90 Special. I
Daniel Lee, one of the best-known men
in this city, died at his home last night.
aged 70 years. The deceased was at
one time sheriff Of this county, and in
1872 was a member of the state Legis-
lature from this district He was born
in Little Falls, Herkimer county, n Y,
March 10, 1880. and came to Wisconsin
IN 1917. He went to California in 1850,
where he remained four years. He then
returned to tbs state and settled in Wau-
kesha in 1865. He was elected sheriff
of Calumet county in 1862 and appointed
undersherif i'll 1865. He then moved to
Green Bay, whore he had been ever since
and had held many offices. He had twice
run for the office Of county Judge and
was beaten each time by small ma
jority. The arrangements for the flu
neral have not been made.
r. Il. Claf1in.
cIal. The sad news of the death of Ed
ward h. Claf1in, son of Price CEaflin of
aShlngton, ID. g., and at one time
resident OF this city, has been received by
TRENDS IN OconOmowoc. Mr.. Claflin had
Deen IN New York city ON business and
from there went abroad to London. He
was accompanied by young man, and
1hC tWo COOh IOOIIS COgoCnef at hotel,
Later the companion departed without
leaving his address. Clafin was after
wards found in his room dead Suicide
was limited at, but there is a strong sus
plclOn that the young man was the vic
tim Of foul play. The mother of young
Claf1in was travelling in Europe at the
time but the sons trip across the water
was unknown to either of his parents.
and the first word that the father in
Washington had of his sons misfortune
was by cablegram and the description of
the young man was so accurate that the
father had no doubt that it was his son
and authorized the shipment Of the re-
mains to the United States.
Mrs. Henry Hepp.
Waukesha, Wis, July 20.-ESpeciaI. I
Mrs. Henry Hepp, aged IS years, died
at her home on East Main street yester-
day afternoon. Mrs. Hepp was one Of
Waukesha's old settlers. She has lived
alone for some time, her children all
having died years ago. The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
from st. Joseph's church.
J. b. Callahan, GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, Wis. July 20.-John e. Cal
lahan, for fourteen years a conductor on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road,
died at his home in this city.
Other Deaths in the State.
Spencer, Wis.,, July 20.-Mrs. Mary Klein.
aged 70 years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
TWO CHILDREN DROWN.
Mabel GarViS of Milwaukee and
Beatrice Pearson Of ST. Paul
the Victims.

Two Rivers, Wis, July 21.-[Special.]
Mabel Garvis, aged II years, of Mil
waukee, and Beatrice Pearson, aged II
years, of st. Paul, were drowned in the
river here last evening. They were walk
ing along the boomstick when they both
fell in the water and as the current was
swift they were carried down. Henry
Schultz, 16-year-old boy, saw the chill
dren fall and he jumped into the water
and swan to them. Both girls were alive
when he reached them and had they not
been crazed by excitement both, no
doubt, would have been saved. Schultz
got hold Of BOTH but they grabbed him
so tightly that he could not swim. He
tried to make them understand that he
could save them but they chung to his
arms and neck and pulled him beneath
the water. When he freed his arms the
current had swept them away. The girls
were visiting their grandfather, Chris
tian Miller, who lives on the south side.
in this city. Young Schultz barely es-
capped.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
A QUESTION OF LAW.
Must State Courts Act as Collection
Agency for United States
Government?

West Superior, Wis. July 21.-[Spe-
cial. lis it Necessary for the state
courts to act as collection agents for the
United States government? Judge Haily
of the municipal court now has that
question under advisement. The point
was raised in a garnishee suit. The gar
nishment had been preceded by an order
not stamped. The court held that the
order was clearly invalid under the reve-
nue. law. The defendant then raised the
objection that the state courts are not
collecting agencies for the government
and that according to decisions made as
far back as the Civil War times, the
government has no power to make such
laws for the state courts to be governed
by The contending attorneys claim that
late decisions hold the central govern
ment supreme where state as we'll as
federal courts are concerned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
FIVE DAYS TOO LONG.
kaukauka Compile in a Hurry to
Wed Go to Michigan and
Get Married.

Kaukauna, Wis, July 19-ESpecial.]-
Quite an unexpected event occurred here
yesterday when two of Kaukauna's pop
ular young people returned from a short
railroad trip and announced their mar
riage, which was soemnized at Menomi-
nee, Mich, Tuesday. The couple are
Miss Frances Willard, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Willard, and Mat
thew Hogan of the Thilmany Pulp fand
in explaining their novel procedure, Said
they did not want to wait for the five
days license, so went out of the state,
where the law does not require it
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
Obituary Mention.

Hudson, Wis, July 21.-Garrett Schoe
maker, aged So years. He was one of
the oldest and best-known railway men
in these parts. He leaves wife and
four children. He was a members Of the
Masonic order for a good many years,
and was connected with the A. O. U. w.
of st. Paul. The body was taken to Eau
Claire for burial.
Cedarburg, Wis, July 21.--Fred Schleifer
of Hamilton, suburb of Cedarburg, died,
aged 80 years.
Dodgeville, Wis, July 21.-[Special ]
Francis Griffiths died at his home in
Rewey at the age of 70 years. He was
came in 1914 to Wisconsin territory.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
SHIPWRECKED IN GREEN BAY.
A Sturgeon Bay Man Has a Thrilling
Experience.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis, July 21.-[Spe-
cial. christian Daniels of this city had
a thrilling adventure while coming across
Green Bay in a sailboat from MenOmi-
nee. His craft capsized and he climbed
on it's side, where he sat perched in the
middle of the big bay, ten miles from
shore and big sea rolling and rain
storm raging. After two hours the
schooner industrial hove in sight and was
successfully signaled.
In attempting to come alongside the
capsized boat, the schooner ran fairly
over her, the shipwrecked mariner grab
bling the bobstays of the craft as his own
boat was sunk beneath him. He was
pulled on board and brought here. His
boat. 20footer, was left to float where
she would
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
THREE ARE DROWNED.
Chicago Man in the Rock River and
Two Boys Near West
Superior.

Beloit, Wis, July 20.-ESpecial. ]--Au-
gust Katschke, man of family, residing
in Chicago, who was working on new
buildings of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul railroad at Rockton, was
drowned while bathing in the Rock river
last night. The body was recovered.
West Superior, Wis, July 2O.-lSpe-
cial. Two boys, John Douglas, aged Ii
years, and Arthur Swanson, aged 8
years, were drowned in the bay while
bathing here The younger boy was tax
en- with a cramp while swimming on his
back. The older one swan to his rescue
but was grasped and pulled down with
him
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
PATCHEN AND GENTRY.
Two Big Attractions at the
Coming State Fair at
Milwaukee.

One of the special events Of the next
state fair in Milwaukee is to be the
match race on Thursday, September -,
between Joe Patchen, 201A and John Il.
Gentry, 2:OO1a. These kings of the turf
have already met twice the present sea-
son and are making better time than
ever before, early in the season, Patchen
pacing at quarter at Windsor, Can, last
week, in 1912 seconds. Gentry won the
race at Lima, o.. July 4, breaking the
worlds record over a half-mle track;
while the next week, at Windsor, in
slightly faster time than at Lima.
Patchen was the victor. The state fair
management is fortunate in securing
these horses as one of the many attrac-
tons at coming state fair, September 10
II
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
ONE OF BIGGEST
DEALS EVER MADE.
Marinette and Menomnee Men will
Buy $4,000 Worth of
Oregon Timber.

Marinette, Wis, July 21.-[Special. i
A party of four Marinette cruisers left
last night for Portland, Or, where they
will look over a big tract of timber 1t
embraces 100000 acres along the Villa
mette river near Portland. containing be-
tween two and three billion feet of fir,
pine and spruce. Isaac Stephenson and
Henry Swart of this city and William
Holmes and S. NJ. Stephenson of Me-
nominee have an option on it and expect
to close a deal for it. The considera-
ton will be over S750.000. 1t will be
one of the biggest deals ever made
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
CHLOROFORMED AND ROBBED.
Outrage Committed in Lonely
Locality Near Lynn.

Marshfcld, Wis, July 19.-The people
of Lynn are searching for two highway
men who held up Mrs. William Schroe
der. The act was committed at o'clock
cality. She was chloroformed and, after
being searched for large sum of money
she was thought to have ON her person,
left in the woods. In a dazed condition
she made her way to the nearest house
and a searching party at once went in
pursuit of the culprits. They had three
hours start and no clue has been found
to their whereabouts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE
Man Picked up for Dead Comes to
Life and Finds Himself
Unhurt.

Marinette, Wis, July 21.-[Special /
Charles Carbon, an employee of the Bird
& Well Lumber company at Wausaukee,
had an experience yesterday that nearly
cost him his life He went to relight 4
dynamite fuse when the cartridge ex-
ploded. He was blown ten feet into the
air with the fragments of the stump and
when he came down was picked up for
conscious condition, but afterwards re-
vived and. outside of a badly bruised
body, escaped serious injury.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
TO KILL MOTHER AND SISTER.
frank Royce Of Monroe Charged with
Murderous Assault,

Monroe, Wis, July 19.-[Specia1. ]
Frank Royce, known as Gully" was
arrested here charged with assaulting his
mother, Mrs. Sally Royce, and his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Robb. His mother, who lives with her
daughter, recently sold her little home
and gave the money to her son-in-law for
safe keeping and refused to give Frank
any financial aid. This, it is said, an
gered him and he is alleged to have gone
to the house and attacked the inmates
with a large knife. He was formerly
canvass man for Young's ''Uncle Toms
Cabin" company.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
BOY EATS FROGS.
West Superior Lad is Trying to
Initiate the Wonderful Snake
SWaIlOWer.

West Superior. Wis, July 21.-[Spe-
cial. l-Easau, the snake swallower who
was here at the time of the Elks' car
nival, left his impression on at least one
of the young boys here and that boy is
now running a miniature show himself.
He has captured lot of minnows and
frogs and eats the little fish, frogs legs,
raw beefsteak, etc. The boy is making
quite thing out of his show.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
WOMAN GOES TO CHINA.
Former Resident of Appleton will
Report the Trouble.

Appleton, Wis, July 21.-[Special. J.
Mrs. Theresa Patton Dean, formerly of
this city, and later connected with the
press of Chicago and New York, sails
from San Francisco, August 1, for Chi
ma, in the interest of New York week
ly publication. Her son, Warren Dean,
a lieutenant in the Sixth United States
cavalry, is now on Gen. Chaffee's staff,
en- route for China.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
12O MEN GUARANTEED.
Smallpox Breaks Out in Lumber
Camp at WentWorth-Many
Are ExpOSed,

Ashland, Wis, July 19.-[Special. IA
sick man was put aboard the Northern
Pacific train at Wentworth last Tuesday,
and taken to West Superior for treat
ment. Several of the Ashland boys who
were on board the train bound for the
Elks carnival, saw the sick man, but at
that time the nature of his disease was
not known. 1t has since developed into
a case of smallpox, and the entire camp
at that place, composed of 120 men in
charge of John Redy, has been placed
under quarantine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
PRICE IS TOO HIGH.
Eau Claire Won't Pay $4,000
for the WaterWorks
Plant.

Eau Claire, Wis, July 21.-[Special.1
The board of arbitrators, George Ben
Zenberg of Milwaukee chairman. de-
cides that the waterworks are worth
$272,0O0. The city authorities say this
is about $4,000 too high and the city
will not buy
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
POTATO BUGS DEADLY WORK.
Many Fields Near Plainfie1d Have
Been Nearly Destroyed.

Plainfield, Wis, July 21.-[Special /
The heavy rains which have prevailed
here for the past two days continuously
and other heavy rains week before
this have caused much uneasiness among
farmers as no work can be done on
farms and many fields are partly flooded.
The potato bugs are injurng potatoes
badly as they cannot be poisoned while
the wet weather prevails. Many fields
have been nearly eaten up by the bugs.
The wet weather is also a great draw
back to harvesting of winter grain which
is in full blast here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
GREEN BAY SCHOOL ELECTION
A. w. Burton is Elected Superintend-
ent of the SYSTEM.

Green Bay, Wis, July 21.--[Special I
AT a meeting of the board of educa.
ton, who has for the past eight Years
held the position of principal of the west
high school, was elected city superin-
tendent of schools. He succeeds Prof
f. G. Kraege, who has been superintend-
ent for three years. The matter of the
election of a superintendent has caused
great deal of interest in the city. as
both men had their friends. When if
came to a vote last night Kraege re-
ceived 3 and Burton 4 votes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
Blow Depot Safe Open.

Sheboygan Falls, Wis, July 21.--The
safe in the Chicago & North Western de-
pot at this place was blown open, but
as there was less than 50 cents in pen
MES in the safe the burglars were poorly
paid for their trouble. The burglary
is supposed to have been committed by
two strangers who were seen about town.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

Mr.. Mulva is a Democrat and has been
active in local politics. He has always
been opposed to the waterworks company
in the ong-drawn-out controversy which
has come to be the only steady issue, if
not the paramount one i'll city politics.
Mr.. Mulva has been a leader on the
side of the anti-waterworks people, and
has shown himself to be very radical.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
BOTH HELD FOR TRIAL.
Ada Arlington and John Beemer OF
Superior Charged with Murder.

Ada Arlington and John Beemer Of
Superior Charged with Murder.
West Superior, Wis, July 20 Spe,,
court has held Ada Arlington and John
Beemer on the charge of murder. They
are to be tried at the coming term of the
circuit court The defense made no fight
against this course, putting in no tes-
timony, but it is understood that justi-
fable homicide. will be the, plea in the
upper court John Nord, the man who
was with the murdered man, Resburg, on
the stand testified as to the latter's re-
marks when trying to get into the house
where Ada and Beemer were The WON
an claimed that Resburg had made
threats, but Nord claims the remarks
were more of a conciliatOry nature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
TEN YEARS MORE.
J. r. Clements of La Crosse will
Spend Sixteen Years Behind
the Bars.

La Crosse, Wis. July 20.--[Special. i
J. r. Clements of this city. mixed up
in the Fillmore county bank failure,
which ruined many farmers, has been
sentenced to ten years more on the sec
ond Indictment, for illegal banking.
Clements received six years on the first,
thus making sixteen years in all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
CUT OFF CHILDREN.
The VIII of a Wealthy Farmer of
Outagamie County is
Contested.

Appleton, Wis, July 20.-[Special. j
A bitter contest is pending in the Outa-
gamie county court over the will of the
late Michael Sweeney, wealthy farmer
of Bear Creek. Outagamie county, who
left his three grown children So each and
the balance of his property to his second
wife and several friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
Lightning Strikes a Church.

Madison, Wis, July 21-Lightning
struck the steeple of the Presbyterian
church at Oregon, destroying it and
damaging the rest of the structure con-
siderably. The total damage is esti-
mated at $3.50. An insurance of $4,000 is
carried.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
Wisconsin Lumbermen in Mexico.

City of Mexico, July 2O.-A number of
Wisconsin lumbermen are here looking
over the lumber resources of this country
with a view to acquiring properties.
Heavy building operations are in prog
ress, making a large demand on the lum-
Der dealers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
LOSS is HEAVY.
Rains Do Much Damage to Crops
Near Kewaunee.

Kewaunee, Wis, July 2O.-[Special. J.
Reports Of damage by the recent rains
throughout the county are general and
the yield of all kinds of grain will be
greatly curtailed. The pecuniary loss to
Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
OSHKOSH'S NEW MAYOR.
John Mulva, the Successor Of
James n. Merrill, Opposed
to Water Company.

Oshkosh Wis, July 21.-[Special.]-
John Mulva is the new mayor of Osh-
kosh. He succeeds the late James H.
Merrill, who died suddenly in New
York short time ago. He has been
president of the council for some time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
OLD RAILROAD MAN DIES.
Garrett Shoemaker of Hudson Passes
Away.

Hudson, Wis, July 19.-[Speciall J.
Garrett Shoemaker, one of the oldest
railway men in this part of the state.
He was a Mason and belonged to the A.
o. u. w.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
ANOTHER RURAL MAIL ROUTE.
One will Probably be Established
Out of Kewaunee.

Kewaunee, Wis, July 20.-[Special. l.
Kewaunee has favorab BILE chances of secur-
ing rural free mail delivery over route
south from the city, which will cover an
area of about fifty miles. An official of the
postoffice department will be here next
week to look over the territory and will
then decide upon the ACCESSIBILITY of es-
tablishing the proposed route.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
WORK IS COMPLETED.
Government Finishes Improvements
Along the Fox River.

Appleton, Wis, July 2O.-[Special. i
All the government improvement work
river has been completed, and all the
crews are discharged this week, with the
exception of the lock and bridge tenders
and the small emergency crew for current
rpDairS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
TRY TO WRECK TRAIN.
Spikes Placed on Omaha Track Near
Eau Claire.

Eau Claire, Wis, July 19.-[Special.
The front wheels of the locomotive of
an Omaha passenger train from Duluth
yesterday afternoon were thrown from
the rails on sharp curve. The train was
moving slowly and the damage was small.
Railroad men say it was a malicious at
tempt to wreck the train by placing
spikes crosswise ON the rails.