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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
"Griswo1d laughed. 1--WE arc MOI

"Griswold laughed. 1--WE arc MOI
big enough to buy him Off"
ut doesn't ask for money; it asks
for little finesse. The man we are
talking about is law unto himself,
but there is power behind the
! throne"
"His daughter, you mean?"
eyes"
Griswold puzzled over it for d mo-
ment, and then said: 81 don't see
the application"
Don't you? Well, I'll tell you. II
this young lady knew what is going
on she'd stop it,"
''Why should she?"
'Im not going into particulars"
laughed Griffin. eff you can be Ned
Raymer's partner without knowing
what the whole town is talking
about stranger couldn't give you a
pointer
'By Jove!" said Griswold, as one
incredulous; but little later, when
he got up to take his leave he
thanked the observant one.
Don't mention it," said Griffin
ST may have to do you an Ill turn
some day, and this will serve to show
that I'm not malicious. Are we
square on the score of the uncom-
Portable night I might have had?"
Rather more than square," Girls
void acknowledged, and he went his
way with many new STRINGS of the
conscience-pool.
The detective stood at the hotel
entrance and watched his late res
cuer out of sight. After which he
went in and had speech with the
clerk.
"Griswold stopped awhile with you
when he first came here, didn't hep"
he asked.
"Yes; he was here sick for awhile"
when was that?"
cit was some time last spring."
"Could you give me the date?"
The clerk could and did, or
thought he did. But it was surely
the very irony of chance that some
one should distract his attention at
the critical moment of date-fxing,
making him miscall the month and
so give Griswold 80 days more of res
idence in Wahaska than he had real
ly had. Griffin's eyes narrowed and
grew hard; and then a slow smile
took the hardness out of them. He
turned away to climb the stair to the
dining-room, and the smile outlasted
the ascent.
"T'm ID If I'm not Glad of ittn
he confded to the hatrack when he
was going in to his dinner. "But it
knocks me silly just when 7 was
sure I had my man. I wonder when
I can get train out of this dead
alive town."
ITO Re Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
CHAPTER XIII.

It was late in the afternoon of one
of the matchless summer days when
Griffin became an involuntary Crusoe.
1t was in the second week of the
strike and the fourth of his sojourn
in Wahaska, and being no nearer the
solution of his problem than he was
on the day of theoryframing when
he had made sure that Charlotte
Farnham's robber-lover would in due
time make his appearance, he had
FALLEN into the way of killing time
in rowboat on the lake. It was
weary work, this waiting for a man
who might never turn up, and there
was limit to the satisfaction to be
gotten out of prying into the affairs
of small city whose history one
might read as he ran. So Griffin
took to the rowboat and the lake,
pulling slow-races against time,
wrestling with his problem 1uean-
while, and calling himself hard
names; saying that it was only the
inertia Of the place. and not the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
A SUDDEN CALL.
Ex-United States Senator Sabin, of |
Mimi esOta, Dies of Heart Dis
ease in Chicago.

Chicago Dec. 23.-Former United
States Senator Dwight NJ. Sabin, of
Minnesota. died suddenly early this
morning in his apartments at the Au-
ditorium Annex. Senator Sabin hac
been a guest of the hotel since Novem-
Der 2, being accompanied by his wife
and daughter. He was stricken with
heart failure about II o'clock last
night, and Mrs. Sabin promptly mott
fed the office and DR.. Hammond was
summoned. He found Mr.. Sabin in
dying condition and beyond medical
aid. The patient remained uncon-
scious for upward of an hour and the
end was peaceful.
Ex-senator Sabin was native of
Illinois, being born at Manlius April
Is, 1915 He was educated in the east.
and at the close of the war settled in
Minnesota, where he was member OF
the legislature from 1871 to 1888, in
which latter year he was elected Uni
ted States senator. For 25 years he
was prominent in national republican
politics, being a member of the ma
tional republican committee from 1878
to 1884, and its chairman from 1882 to
1884. Shortly after his term in the
senate he divorced his wife, who had
been very popular in capital circles,
on the ground of drunkenness. Mr..
Sabin's business career in Minnesota
was identified with the lumber and
railroad interests of the state, and at
one time he was reputed to be worth
$10,0OO,O00, although his fortune was
considerably diminished at the time of
his death. After the separation from
his first wife in 1889 Senator Sabin
was remarked, and the second Mrs.
Sabin was with him when he died.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
SENSATION IN ROYAL CIRCLES
Crown Princess of Saxony Deserts
Her Family and FIees to
Foreign Land.

Dresden, Saxony, Dec. 23.-The
her home on the night of December
II. The Dresdner Journal says:
"The princess, in a state of intense
mental excitement, suddenly desert
ed her family at Salzburg and went
abroad. The Saxon court functions
for the winter, including the New
Years reception, have been cam
celled."
The foregoing paragraph in Mon
days official journal which was in
serted by order of the king and
crown prince of Saxony, has turned
into truth what, for several days
past, has been regarded as an in
credible tale. The crown princess Of
Saxony, surrounded by her ladies in
waiting and numerous attendants
and servants of the royal household,
has vanished SO utterly that the po-
lice of every kingdom of Europe
have for ten days been unaE.e 20
trace her. The official announcement
was made in order to obtain the aid
of the general public in finding the
princess and because the court fc-
ton that she preferred to remain in
retirement at Salzburg rather than
to return to her husband and chill
dren at Dresden cannot longer ;,e
maintained.
In a letter written just before her
disappearance the princess wrote: 81
renouDce all rights due me through my
relationship to Frederick Augustus,
crown prince of Saxony."
Vienna, Dec. 23.-The fight of the
crown princess of Saxony has caused
great excitement here. It is reported
that Archduke Ferdinand, accom-
panied by one of the court chamber
lains, went to Geneva, whittier it was
supposed the princess had fed, but he
failed to find any trace of her. The
princess brother, Archduke Leopold
Ferdinand, is said to be with her, but
nothing can be ascertained as to her
whereabouts.
1t is officially explained that the
princess disappearance is due to men
tai arrangement. There is little
doubt, however, that it was caused by
domestic discord growing out of her
husbands relations with an actress of
the Dresden court theater. 1t is as
serted here that the princess frequent
ly threatened flight on this account,
and that she was incensed at her
father, the grand duke of Tuscany, for
counseling her to forgive her husband
1t is rumored here that the princess
was accompanied by the French tutor
of her children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

curiously. 81 thought you were a
newcomer" he said.
II am; but 1 was here before the
strike began, and I've looked into it
1ittle-just for idle curiosity's sake,
you know. There's good-sized mig
ger in the woodpile, and I've been
wondering if you and Raymer knew
about it,"
Griswold glanced around to make
sure that no one else was within
hearing. "The men were stirred up
to it, you mean?"
Griffin nodded.
"Raymer said as much, but
couldn't believe it,"
cts a fact" said the detective,
with the same air of assurance; ga
fact susceptible of proof
Griswold came awake to the posi-
bilities in a flash.
"Could you prove it?" he asked.
"Perhaps; if I wanted to.
The defender of the rights of man
pulled thoughtfully at the good CT
gar for moment. Then he said:
"Who are you, anyway, Mr.. Griffin 2"
The detectives smile was no more
than grimace. perhaps I am the
walking delegate of the Amalgamat-
ed Ironworkers," he suggested.
perhaps you are, but I don't be-
lieve it, Griswold rejoined. And
then he apologized. 81 had no right
to ask the question, and 1 beg your
pardon. But I'd give good bit to
be at the bottom of this strike bust
ness"
"You are at it already, if you will
take your partners word and mine.
The whole thing is put-up job to
break you"
"But the proof" insisted Griswold.
cit can be had, as I said; but it
is immaterial. just go on the sup
position that a certain capitalist is
trying to smash you and act accord
ingly."
"But if your supposition is the true
one we should be only postponing
the evil day by giving in to the men,
If this man whom you and Raymer
suspect has stirred up trouble once
he can do it again"
This time Griffin's smile was child
like.
'0There is one sure way to tie his
hands, and / wonder that it hasn't
occurred to YOU" he said.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
ITO Be Continued
Joke ON SAM Jones.
His FavOrtte Drink Was Butte rmiIk
and He Got All He Wanted.
of 1t Free.

'Speaking of practical jokes" said
a man from Texas, to a New Orleans
Times-Democrat reporter, reminds
me of little thing that happened a
few years ago in one of the more pros
porous towns of the big state. There
was a big religious revival going on
at the time, and it was being conducted
by one of the most noted evangelists
of the country. Sam Jones was the
man, and he was stirring things up in
that section of the world. The town
was wrought up over his sayings. One
day he found himself in poss ession Of
a bottle of good old wine which had
been sent to him S an evidence of good
faith in profession made by some man
who had decided to quit the rum habit.
Sam Jones had no use for the wine. In
a jocular way he presented the wine to
the newspaper crowd, telling the boys
they might manage to get little in
spira ton out of it. One of the boys in
writing little skit bout the thing, said
Mr.. Jones had given the wine to the
boys of the press, and had incidentally
mentioned the fact that buttermilk
was his favorite drink. The little town
was in the hub of the buttermilk belt.
Enough milk was produced in that part
of Texas to float the American navy
The newspaper notice had a marvellous
effect. 1t brought forth the butter
milk, and it came in all sorts of guam
titles to the hotel where the evangelist
was stopping. Buckets, bottles and
cans, utensils of almost every kind
were left at the eating place for the
Georgian. Milk bells were ringing and
milk wagons were rolling up to the
place all during the day. never saw
as much buttermilk in my life. Sam
Jones, if he had lived to be as old as
Methuselah, could not have consumed
the quantity of milk which had been
hauled, carried and 'toted' to the hotel
by Texans who read the little squib in
the newspaper about buttermilk being
the favorite drink of the evangelist
Sam Jones was somewhat annoyed by
the thing at first, but the funny part
of the situation dawned on him, and ap-
preciating the good spirit Of the offer.
ing, he got a deal Of fun out of it. II
was good practical joke, and yet al
together unintended, for the newspa-
perman never dreamed of the conse-
ouences"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Aged Man Kills His Son-in-Law Dur
ing Quarrel and Then Puts Bull
let in His Own Brain.

Easton, Pa, Dec. 23.-Franis
Schmidt, of Allentown, aged 62 years,
shot and killed his son-in-law, John
Grigan, aged rs, Monday night, and
then killed himself. Schmidt's wife
left him some time ago and sought
refuge at her son-inlaw's house
here. The son-in-law and Schmidt
had quarrel about a week ago, and
the young man was arrested for as
saulting Schmidt. The case came
before a justice of the peace Mon
day evening and the prosecution was
dropped. Later in the evening the
two men met and Schmidt shot his
son-in-law dead on the street and
then sent bullet into his own brain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
The News Condensed.

A. Duponse, a we'll known Wiscon-
sin civil war veteran, died at Kenosha-
James G. Miller, once circuit justice
in India under Queen Victoria, died in
La Crosse.
Anton Nelson, farmer at Windon,
committed suicide, while in a fit of in
sanity. He jumped head foremost nto
1 we'll.
The tobacco warehouse of Joseph
1rundy, one of the largest in James,
vile, was practically destroyed by fire,
the loss being nearly 100000.
The Mississippi river closed at La
Crosse three days earlier than last
year.
The total lumber cut of the head of
season of 1902 up to December 1 was
Al, 9S4 900 feet, or an excess of Is, 49,
900 feet over the cut of 1901.
The contract for the erection of the
new public library building at Fond du
Lac has been letto George Georgenson.
of Green Bay. The bid was S32, 992.
Prof. G. o. Merica, president of the
library board at Waukesha, has ten
dered his resignation to that body to
take effect Immediately This actionis
necessitated by the fact that he will
leave the city on January 1, when his
term of office at the state industrial
school expires.
Hiram Lockwood, aged 60, is dead at
his. home near Pardeville. after sleep
of several days, from which he could
not be aroused. He was a prominent
farmer and leaves a. widow and one
son.
In the circuit court at Oshkosh jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff of
$1,000 in the case of Catharine Hogan,
minor, against the Winnebago Trac-
tion company. Miss Hogan was run
down by car and received injuries
which have rendered her an invalid.
Mayor Charles Fl. Pfennig, of Keno
sha, has named Fred Reinold as chief
of police to succeed Henry Fl. Timme,
resigned. The new chief of the depart
ment is at present under sheriff of the
county.
The Philalathean Literary society Of
Lawrence university at Appleton will
celebrate the fftieth anniversary of it's
organization the first week in January.
James G.. Miller, aged So years, an
old and prominent attorney, died at
La Crosse, the result of a stroke of
paralysis.
Fred Ellsbury, % years old, was
killed in logging camp near Crandon
while loading logs on cars. His home
was at Clintonville.
The annual debate between Law
renee university and the upper Iowa
university OF Lafayette will take place
at Appleton in April. Iowa has chosen
the subject: "Res olved, That the gov
eminent should own and operate the
railways in the United States"
William Yonker was found guilty at
Wausau of committing an assault upon
his wife with the intent of doing her
great bodily harm. He was sentenced
te serve three years at Waupon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
Gives His Views.

Deputy Sheriff Eugene Cornell has
made known the results of his investi-
cation into the Wickingson mystery
at Whitewater, and his theories and
facts have led him to the belief that
murder and suicide were committed
III the Wicking son home before the
fire destroyed the building. He believes
these crimes to have been committed
by one of those who lived in the house
and who was destroyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

II know the boat" was Griswold's
rejoinder. And: II hope you are
not nervous"
"Not at all; I've sailed little my
SELF"
"Good. Well get it decently fresh
when we are out in the open, but
we'll make it all right"
The prophecy was fulfilled in both
halves, but the detective held his
breath more than once before the
cat-boat had thrashed it's way
through the perilous middle passage
of the open lake to the calmer water
in Wahaska bay. AZ the pier he
helped his rescuer make fast and
stow the sail, and they walked up
town together. At the hotel en-
trance Griffin introduced himself by
name and made shift to thank the
man whom he meant to bring to JUS
tice.
81 owe you one, Mr.. Griswold," he
said, at the hand-grasp, "and I'm
afraid I shall never be able to pay
it in kind"
Griswold laughed. cit is not very
heavy obligation. At the worst you
might have had an uncomforta BILE
night Of it,"
perhaps it wouldn't have been any
worse than that. Well, maybe I can
save you an uncomfortable night
sometime. Won't you come in and
smoke cigar?"
Griswold thought at first that he
would not, and then changed his
mind. He was invited to dinner at
DR.. Farnham's, but it was yet early.
Now there is nothing like good to-
bacco for speeding an acquaintance
between two men, and Griffin's single
extravaganza ran to fine brands of
cigars. So the chat in the hotel of
fee went hither and yon, and finally
came down to the topic which was
at that moment engrossing the town
the strike at the iron works.
"They are a hard-headed lot of
FOOLS" said Griswold, not without
warmth, when he came to speak of
the strikers. "They are just like
all the rest; they don't know when
they are well off. We meant to go
into the proft-sharing with them
next year. but the way they are act
ing now you would think that Ray
mer and I are their sworn enemies"
"Violence?" queried the detective.
Threats of it; plenty of them
what will you do?"
eve haven't decided vet, but nv
idea is to import what labor we need
and go on"
'That will be pretty sure to make
trouble. won't it?"
ooh, I suppose so. But we've got
to fight it out sooner or later"
mo chance for compromise, eh?''
"Not in the least, now; in fact,
there never was any. Their demands
were most unreasonable"
$50 l think" said Griffin, coolly.
Griswold looked at his companion
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
II ilsses Come High,

"A jury in the circuit court in Oshkosh
oes1ded that three of Miss Ida Zach
seiT kisses were worth $500. Miss
naciers was employed as a servant in
.no ia'3l y OF Miner II. Ballou, we'll
-, nno"n fNper mill man of Menasba.
ine sitl Started suit for 81, COO dam
ages agalns. Mr.. Ballou, allie cling that
ne went lnto the kitchen and throw
lns HIS arns ao"lt her kissed her three
times times; N. Mr. BallonSd not deny thathe
no harm. D'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
THE GUEST.

Luck tapped upon a cottage door,
A gentle, quiet tap;
And Laziness, who lounged within,
The cat upon his lap,
stretched out his slippers to the fire
And gave sleepy yawn:
''Oh, bother! let him knock again.
He said; but Luck was gone.
Luck tapped again, more family still.
Upon another door,
Where Industry was hard at work
Mending his cottage floor.
The door was opened wide at once;
Come in!' the worker cried,
And Luck was taken by the hand
And fairly pulled inside.
He still is there-a wondrous guest
From out whose magic hand
Fortune flows fast-but LaZiness
Can never understand
How Industry found such friend:
Luck never came my way!"
He signs, and quite forgets the knock
Upon his door that day.
Priscilla Leonard, in Youths Com
panion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
VIII Vfsif keq.

Postmaster General Payne accom-
panied E. A. Wadhams, president of
the Milwa ukee Merchants associa ton,
to the white house in Washington,
where Mr.. Wadhams formally invited
the president to visit Milwaukee. The
president assured him that when he
takes his western trip Milwaukee will
be one of the first cities in the itin-
erary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
Must Decide

The state legisla ture will b. oo1,,a
upon to decide who shallbe seate1sC
member of the assembly from the Set
ond district of Racine county, John
Hamper, of Raymond, republican, or
Edward Rakow, of Burlington, demo-
crat. At the last election the two men
were tied for the position. 1t is claimed
that it was the first time in the his
tory of politics in the state that tie
had occurred between two Legislative
candidates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
Kill $500 Deer.

According to reports so far made to
the state game warden 1913 deer were
shipped from the northern part of the
state during the season just ended. Of
this number 275 went out of the state.
It is estimated that about 600 of
the deer killed were not shipped, bring
ing the total number killed during the
season up to about $500. Last year
the total number killed was $500.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
A Knave Of
Conscience
BY FRANCIS LYNDE.
Copyright 1900, by Francis Lynde.)
CHAPTER XXI.


doubt about it; we have Jasper
Grierson to thank for every move in
this block game of ours. Every dol
lars worth of work that we have
lost has been taken away from us
by his orders: and when we shall
come to the heart of this strike bust
ness we shall find out that he is at
the bottom of that
The partners were c1oseted in the
private Office of the iron works, dis
cussing the discouraging outlook in
general and the ultimatum of the
workmen in particular, and thus far
Griswold had been unable to offer
any helpful suggestion.
81 don't like to believe that, Ned
he protested. "It is a terrible charge
to bring against any man. Besides,
what motive could he have?"
"The one motive he has for every
thing he does-greed. He meant to
swallow me whole when he lent me
the money for the enlargement OF
the plant. You stepped in and
stopped that, and now he means to
swallow both of u.s.
Griswold shook his head. st can't
conceive the hardness of it, Ned"
eff you should accuse him of hard
ness it would make him laugh in
your face. He would say it was
business. But that is nothing to
him He is something more than a
driver on the Juggernaut-car OF
&c
out, and one who sticks at nothing
Have you heard of that deal he is
engineering with the old banker from
New Orleans?"
"What banker?"
cold Andrew Galbraith, of the
Bayou State bank
If Griswold did not turn pale at
the mention of Andrew Galbraith's
name it was because his face was al
ways colorless. Yet he forced him.
self to ask the question:
81 haven't heard of it; what is it %
"Grierson is about to stick the old
Scotchman for a cool million in the
Red lake pine lands. You know
what they're worth-or, rather, how
''Oh, I think you must be mistaken
Ned. It would be sheer robbery"
81 am not mistaken; it came as
straight as a string. 1t is a family
natter and I ought not to mention
1t even to you. Young Blanton drew
up the papers and, as you may have
guessed before this, he and Gertie
fro
The deal is all but closed"
Griswold went silent at that, sit.
ting quiet for SO long that Raymer
wondered little, and would have
wondered a great deal if he could
have known what a lions net of re-
Sponsibility his bit of information
had flung over the silent one.
Truly, of all lien living, Kenneth
Griswold should have been the last
to feel any conscientious promptings
toward the saving of the man whom
he himself had robbed; and vet the
promptings were there, full-grown
and insistent. He was still wrestling
with them when the noon whistle OF
the iron works Jared sonorously
upon the air, and Raymer got up and
walked to the window commanding
view of the gates. And it was
Raymer's voice that broke his rev.
erie.
1T has come" said the ironmaster;
and Griswold quickly joined him al
the window.
The men were filing soberly out
at the great gates with their dinner
pals and other belongings. The
strike was on.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
Looking ForxyarN.

"When / grow up" SAID little Ethel,
with a dreamy, imaginative look, "I'm
going to be school-teacher."
"Well, I'm going to be a mamma and
have six children" said tiny Edna.
"Well, when they come to school tc
me I'm going to whip 'em, whip EN-"
"You mean thing!" exclaimed Edna.
as the tears came into her eyes. what
have my poor children ever done to
you?"-London Tit-Bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

Handcuffed to two convicts, Burt
Holmes and George Fredericks, and
with a 3S-caiber revolver handy in
her coat pocket, Mrs. Ernest F. Bur-
mefster, wife of the sheriff of Dane
county, took her prisoners safely to
the state prison at Waupun. 1t is the
that woman has performed such .
duty