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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-18
Deaths.

POTTER-Mrs. Ruth L. Potter form
erly resident of this city died at Lam
chester, Pa, Sunday, aged 62 years.
She was sister of William L. Norris
for many years editor and proprietor
of this paper. Mrs. Potter was well
known in this city and her many
friends will be grieved to learn of her
death.
DITsCHLER-Mrs. Jacob Ditschler
aged SO years, died at her home, 6O2
Division street Sunday morning. She
had been sick for nearly year
with liver trouble and which finally
called her to the great beyond. Mrs.
Ditschler was native of Germany and
came to this city when small child.
She was married in Milwaukee in $40
and is survived by her husband, two
sons and two daughters. She was prom
inent member of the Wuman's Relief
Corps. The funeral took place at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon and inter-
ment was in Oak Hill cemetery. Rev.
r, Hinske of the German Reform
church conducted the services,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-18

First snow Of the season, Wednesday
morning of last week.
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MARSHAL DID HIS DUTY
HE HELD THE PRISONER FOR A
TIME AND THEN RELEASED HIM.
Police of indianapolis Requested to
Look for w. l.. Bennett, a Former
Travelling Man.

The detective department. of this city has
been instructed to look for w. l.. Bennett,
a former travelling man for the Price Mer-
camille Company. of Kansas City, Mo. Ben
nett. it is said. was employed by the Day
ton, o., branch of the firm. and few days
ago left that city with over 500 worth Of
merchandise in the way of rugs and other
household effects in his possession. He took
team of horses and a wagon and drove
through the country selling the stolen prop
erty to the farmers on his way. The detec-
tives of Dayton were at once put on the
case and he was traced to Brookville, >where
it was found he had sold the balance of the
stolen goods and few hours later he was
arrested in that town by the village au-
thorities, who turned him over to the Day.
ton officer. In company with his captive
the detective from Dayton went to College
Corner, Ind, which is a small town on the
line between Indiana and Ohio, and there
waited for requisition papers from Gov
ernor Nash, of Ohio.
The papers arrived on Friday but were
found to be defective and it was necessary
for the Dayton detective to leave his pris-
oner and go after properly Endorsed papers.
The marshal of College Corner agreed to
hold Bennett seventy-two hours. and yes
terday morning turned him free on account
OF the nonarrival of the detective from
Dayton Proper requiSition papers were Sc
cured yesterday and Mr.. Price, member
Of the firm for which Bennett worked, was
In the city last night consulting Captain
Gerber as TO the possibility of Bennett be-
ing in indianapolis. The detectives
searched for him last night but failed to
find any trace of him up to an early hour
this morning.
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TWO REQUIEM MASSES.


dinals in order that each might be able to
learn how to employ his ballot. After the
meeting Cardinal Oreglia requester the car
dinals to visit their cells and be prepared
at to-morrow's meeting 10 present any COM
plant which they may have. Supersttious
people here find an omen in the fact that
Cardinal Rampolla. drew apartment No. IS,
which in the book of the lottery stands for
Pope, and consequently they come TO the
conclusion that fate has marked him TO be
the next Pope Cardinal Agliardi has re-
linquished his cell, near the Sistine Chapel.
to Cardinal Cretoni on account of the lat
ter's illness. Over the door of each of the
cells has been placed the eeat of arms of
the cardinal who Is to occupy IL. Should
all the sixty-two cardinals now In Rome
enter the conclave IL will be the most nu-
merously attended in history. The conclave
which elected Leo was attended by sixty
one cardinals. In the past Popes have been
elected by as low as nine.
The ecciesiastics who are to watch the
sliding doors which will be the only means
of communication between the conclave and,
the outside world. have been requested to
be present at the Vatican on Friday to as
sumo their duties. The sliding doors will
only be opened between and I1:90 o'clock
In the morning and between and In the
evening. Al all other times they viii be
locked.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
BIDS RECEIVED.

cement walks and curb in Cottage ave.
NJ. .loit SheiDy street to Linden street.
e. a 1a,tl oaldweli; oolitic curb and walks,
sIi?12; indianapolis Construction COMPANY
oollcit or cement curb, 81 30; stratified curb
si.io' Allen Caylor. cement curb granite
corners, $lD; Henry Mag, stratifed curb.
NJ, ooIitic curb, N.l2. Bids referred to
Cement walks in La Sale street. from
IWenty-nfth to Roosevelt avenue Indian
apoi Hos Son eip1 Company s. cents: j.
M. Lackey, "A cents. Bids referred to the
Brick roadway in the alley north of Tenth
street. from Ashland avenue to Cornell
avenue: George w. McCray, Indiana Paw
Ing brick, Portland cement, broken stone
concrete, a75: Portland cement. gravel
concrete, S1-74; Capitol Paving and Con-
struction Company, Indiana paving brick
on 20 concrete foundation, 81 49, Bids
referred to the engineer
o, Local sewer in Ludlow avenue, from first
dHey east OF Commerce avenue to 400 feet
east OF Nevada street j. l.. Hudson. 81 %;
John jenkins, H32; M Z. Loughlin 81 "a
Sharles r. Pease, A.36. Bids referred to
the engineer
PAPERS ORDERED.
For cement walks next to curb in Grace
land avenue, from Thirty-fifth to Thirty
eighth street.
For the opening of Graceland avenue,
from Thirty-seyenth to Thirtv-eiobfb
street.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Hoosier Construction Companv. for
WOODEN block roadway and curb in Ashland
avenue, from Twenty-third street to Twen-
goeignth street. as authorized by Improve
ment Resolution AZ, 1903 at 1886 per lineal
loot each side for kreodone blocks and
cement curb.
URINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL AP-
PROVED.
Grayel roadway and walks in vigo street,
from Lockwood street to Linden street.
FEIlIlONS FILED AND REFERRED.
For permission to lay, under private con-
tract, a driveway across the walk in front
+. Seiner
For permission to lay, under private con-
tract, cement walk in front of public
scnooi NO. 81 on Olney street. Board of
School Commissioners.
COMPLETED IMPROVEMENTS.
brick roadway and curb in Geisendorff
street, from New York street to Washing
ton street American Construction Com
pany.
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.


ALPENA, Mich, July pa terrific wind
and rain storm accompanied by hail passed
over Alpena county last night and wrought
much destruction. Orchards were leveled
and crops in the fields were destroyed.
James Fingleton's house, in Wilson town.
ship, was struck by lightning and Fingleton
instantly killed, while his wife and daugh-
ter were badly burned. Walter Pillsbury' s
farm house at Greeley was also struck and
burned. His was badly bat not fatally
injured by lightning. Much damage also is
reported from Pressure Isle county. At Par
risville. village in Altoona county, on the
Lake Shore, below here, lightning instantly
killed James De Forest and wife in their
home. Their dead bodies were found by a
milkman to-day. Del. Crothers, farmer,
near Onaway, in Pressure Isle county. was
killed yesterday afternoon by lightning
bolt. In Long Rapids, Lew Hansen, four
teen years DID, and his cousin, a young
girl, are both killed, and Hansen's uncle was
seriously injured while they were sitting in
their parlor watching the storm.
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GOOD THING FOR The CORN
INDIANA FARMERS HAILED THE
RAIN WITH DELIGHT.
ShowerA Were General ThroughOut
the State, and Came None Too
Soon for the Crops.

There was plenty of real rain yesterday.
and Ii was not confined to Indianapolis, but
was pretty general all over the State. The
indications are that there will be more to-
day. The corn, wheat. hay and other crops
received a thorough drenching that came
none too soon, and yesterday the Indiana
farmer wore a broad smile, for he fancied
he could fairly see the tasseled corn grow
Reports from all parts OF the State-the
north, the south, the east and the west-tell
of local storms and a consequent general
rejoicing.
Those who were caught down town with
out umbrellas did not seem TO mind, but
waded through puddles and liked it, There
were a few who trapped" gently because
they were caught unprotected, but those
who were familiar with the conditions in
the country hailed the rain with shouts Of
genuine joy, for IT meant thousands of dol
lars TO the farmer.
The corn in particular had begun TO show
signs of the drought, and garden stuff was
backward on account of the long continued
dryness.
At the weather office the officials did their
best to have the rain continue all after
noon, and in this they were in a measure
successful.
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CHILDREN'S MATINEE.


Inc management of the Heck shows,
which will exhibit on the West Washington
street show grounds the coming week. has
decided to give a special children's matt
nee next Tuesday afternoon and all chill
dren twelve years Of age or under viii be
admitted free that afternoon. Manager Ar
mold, who is now in Akron, o., with the
SHOWS, wired yesterday that everything pos
slDle would be done on that afternoon TO
entertain the children.
Mr.. La Rue, general superintendent of
construction for the Heck shows, has ar
rived and yesterday afternoon, as soon as
1t stopped raining, he visited the show
grounds with his force of men and staked
OF the big lot for the various attractions.
Mr.. La Rue says the show grounds afford
an ideal place for the presentation of the
Heck shows. The west section of the big
lot, where the horse show was held last
fall will be used for the midway and the
various attractions will face the brilliant
ly lighted Enclosure. The work of building
the big fronts is progressing and they will
be taken to the show grounds to-day in sec
tons and placed in position.
1t will require the remainder of this week
to complete the construction work and to
erect poles and wire the grounds for the
incandescent and arc lights. The big shows
will arrive from Akron Sunday night or
early Monday morning, and il will require
all day Monday to place them in position
ready for the grand opening on Monday
evening. Beginning with Tuesday there Will
be matineeS every day
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NEED OF SUBSTATIONS
MAYOR BOOkwALTER SAYS THEW
ARE NOW A NECESSITY.
Police superintendent Tane Also
Favors Them-Standard OIL 0rai-
nance-Other City Affairs.

Mayor Bookwalter made statement YES
terday afternoon which indicates that stens
will likely be taken soon toward the estab-
Ishment of several subpoIice stations i'm In
dianapOlis. The mayor did not state nos;-
lively that this action is to be taken bv the
administration, but he intimated IL strongly.
The time is rapidly coming when Indian
apOlis will have to have subpolice stations"
said Mr.. Bookwalter. 1.-THE department is
greatly Handicapped now in managing all
the territory from the central station
DO you think substations will be estab-
lished soon?" he was asked.
Yes. 1 do" replied the mayor. 'I think
we will have two, and, perhaps, more. sub
stations in the near FUTURE
Just how soon does near future mean?''
he was asked
Well. that cannot be told definitely" said
he But the situation has got to be relieved
in some way soon, and think substations
Will be the means adopted to get this relief
Indianapolis is getting so large that it is
no longer practicable to handle the whole
city with just one station. There should be
one station for the South and West sides,
and one for the East and North sides. at
least"
The matter of Indianapolis needing more
police stations was brought to Mayor Book
walters attention yesterday by the trip he
and the members of the Board of Safety
made on the combination steam hose and
ladder wagon being exhibited in Indianapolis
by an Eastern manufactures. The vehicle
can be run at the rate of thirty miles an
hour, and the mayor, Chief COOts, of the
IRE department, and the members of the
Board OF Safety think it is good thing.
indianapolis is not on the market for the
purchase or any fre-fghting apparatus
now, said the mayor. When we do buy
ceive bids on some sort of a steam propelled
apparatus.
But the trip on this wagon brings to mind
the TACT that the police department and Dis
penSary are in need of steam-propelled am
balances or more substation
superintendent Taffe, of the police depart
ment, says the city needs four substations,
one Tor each side of town. In his last an
nual report the superintendent recommended
the establishment of substations and the
employment of not less than fifty additional
tions IL would cost the city between SIS 900
ana $1O,OOO year. II is thought
Mayor BOokwalter and the members of the
Bodfd or Safety have not had such a wet
ride for a long time as they took yesterday
afternoon on the steam propelled hose and
ladder wagon. 1t rained every minute of
the trip from the central station, New York
ana delaware streets, out Massachusetts
avenue ten twelve blocks across to
broadway and back to the central station.
The rain prevented the vehicle being shown
we'll, and it probably will be kept in the city
several days longer for further inspection
from the Board of Safety
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On account of recent disturbances in
Haughville the citizens, it is said, will Sc
cure the appointment of constable, whose
duty it will be to arrest all violators of the
liquor law on the Sabbath, the citizens
claiming that the police fail to make arrests
when they should. Superintendent Taffe
said last night that for the past few weeks
he has had a number of extra patrolmen
sent to Haughville every Sunday. and states
that the trouble there is not due to a viola
ton of the Sunday liquor laws. The Hun
garians and Slavs who have settlements
there buy beer by the keg on Saturday
night, he says, and store it away for con-
sumption on Sunday, and it is these resi-
dents of the suburb who cause the Sunday
disturbances. Mr.. Taffe said that all pa
trolmen who are in the Haughvile district
have instructions to arrest every offender.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

st. Patricks Church, Woodlawn and
Hovey streets, is holding a festival which
began last night and will continue to-
night.
The former residents of Jackson, Scott
and Jennings counties will give a picnic
at Brookside Park Sunday, Aug. 16. There
will be speeches and an organization per-
fected to make this yearly occurrence.
Officers of the Flower Mission have been
notified that a woman is collecting money
on Fletcher avenue for the fund OF the
mission. No person is authorized by the
organization to make such collections, and
the society hopes that persons who are
solicited for donations will report the mat
ter to- the charity organization.
William Sebastian was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Bicyclemen Trimpe and
Lowe and is being held at the police staa-
ton as a fugitive from justice. Sebastian
is wanted in Anderson, Ind, where 1t is
alleged he cheated man in horse deal,
representing the animal which he sold TO be
perfectly sound, when in fact 1t utterly
worthless. He will be taken to Anderson
this morning
Ten more abstracts for tracts of land in
the army post site were received yesterday
by the United States district attorney for
examination. Eleven abstracts have al
ready been examined and found to be cor
rect. and besides the ten just received thir,
teen more are expected to-day. This will
complete the total number of abstracts in
volved. 1t is expected that they will soon
be ready to be sent to Washington.
The Flower MISSION WISHES 10 dcknOWl-
edge its indebtedness to the band of Irv-
ington helpers whose recent generous con-
tribution made it possible for them to send
one of their patients to his relatives in
another State. The patient was a most
deserving one and the Flower Mission had
helped him with its own funds and with
personal contributions, but was unable to
assist him TO go TO his relatives. The work
of an Irvington woman with number of
assistants, however. made it possible FOR
the organization to complete the work
which IL had begun.
A fire in an automobile is an unusual
sight. but it was necessary for the fire de-
partment to extinguish blaze In the ma
chine of Alfred A. Barnes on Tuesday
evening Mr.. Barnes, who lives at 720
North Meridian street, was giving several
young women ride in his automobile, and
the party was returning from Broad Ripple
when the accident occurred. They were at
Seventeenth street, when one of the young
women noticed an arm of flame shooting
ont from under the rear seat near the
Gasoline tank. and told Mr. Barnes. who i'm
mediately stopped the machine. A chemical
company responded TO call for the fire
department., and the blaze was soon put
ont hut not before considerable damage had
been done to the vehicle.
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to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, July 29.-The drought
of three or four weeks duration throughout
Bartholomew county was broken to-day.
Copious rains fell-nearly every township
in the county being fairly deluged. 1t will
be of inestimable benefit TO that portion
of the growing corn which is not too far
gone to be resuscitated. 1t is thought
that to-days rain will guarantee the coun-
tvs corn crop at about one-half the aver
age number of bushels. In the northern
part of the county the crop in some local.
tiles was practically failure.
ELWOOD, Ind, July "a number of
soaking rains. the first of any consequence
that have fallen in Elwood for a month,
visited this section to-day, and will do
thousands of dollars worth of good to
corn and other vegetation generally. They
also served to cool the atmosphere, the hot
weather this week having almost caused an
abandonment of work in the hot mills of
the tin-plate factory.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, July 29.-This part
of Madison county was refreshed by the
best rain of the season to-day, unaccom-
panied by any storm For four hours the
rain fell, and its value to corn and other
late crops is almost too great TO estimate.
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Hearing on the Ordinance.

All persons and companies interested in
MIR. Moriartys standard OH ordinance
have been invited by b f. Wysong, chair
man of the Council committee on public
afety and comfort. to which the ordinance
has been referred for investigation, to at
tend a meeting tomorrow evening to ex-
press their opinions on the measure. The
ordinance proposes to limit to 100 gallons
the quantity of petroleum, oil, gasoline or
other fuel or Illuminating oil stored within
the city limits. The ordinance is not ae-
ceptable TO certain business interests or
the city i'm its present status, il Is under
stood and IL probably will be amended be7
fore il is reported back to Council.
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OHicial Po.tofflce Register.

Statistics compiled at the local postoffiee
for the Official Register of Me United
States were completed yesterday and will
be sent to Washington to-day. The regis
ter is compiled every two years at the Gov
eminent Printing Office and contains the
names and the amount of salaries drawn of
all the employees of the government work.
ing under civil-service rules.
The register for Indianapolis postofffce
shows that with few exceptions the clerks
and carriers here are native Americans.
Six of the clerks were born in Germany,
one in Nova Scotia and one i'm Switzerland,
and five of the carriers are of foreign birth,
one each coming from England, Switzer-
land. Denmark, Germany and Ireland.
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candidates, statements.

Five of the men who were candidates be-
fore the recent Democratic city convention
have filed their sworn statements of ex-
,enss accounts with the city clerk, as fol-
lows:
w Manion-Cards, sI.25; car fare, 50
oants. cigars, 81; total, 1915.
". Ballard-Cards, 1915; typewriting,
90 s5. stationery and postage. 50 cents; to-
'a CIV MISUNDERSTANDING, $40; livery hire.
&c. street car fare, 81; cigars and incidentals,
$50; total. $40 r.,.,.,, Ell. .,,,, <,o.
.. oar tickets e %; total $31 25
wv Folger-Printing. STOPS; cigars. SIS;
s,reet car fare. 81; livery hire, 81; total,
ego u
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STORM IN WAYNE COUNTY.
Barn Struck by Lightning and De-
strOyed-Horses Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, July 29.-An electrical
storm of considerable severity passed over
Wayne county to-day. The barn of w. c.
Reynolds northwest of Richmond, was
struck by lightning and burned with its
contents, except the live stock. The loss is
1900, with partial insurance.
Near Whitewater two horses were killed
in the open road, away from any tall OBJ
ject. John Linthicum, the driver, received
only a slight shock. A W. Goudie, east OF
the city, had narrow escape. He was at
work in a field when shock of wheat near
him was struck by lightning and burned.
Miss Myrtle Peasants, of Richmond, was
rendered unconscious by severe lightning
flash,
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GALLON RESIGNS.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
veloped into heavy storm. The roads were
heavy with mud and ii was a dirty crowd
of men that sought shelter in the woods.
1t was not until the troops had again en-
tered the fair grounds that the rain ceased
falling. Colonel Smith at once gave the
men orders to quickly change their clothes
and make ready for the evening dress
parade.
The rations that were taken along on the
march proved inadequate for the men and
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HIS TOES SPLIT OPEN.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, July @.-Lightning
played a queer prank with William Elliott,
one of the pioneer farmers of this county,
to-day. Mr.. Elliott lives in this city. This
morning he started with load of fertilizer
TO his farm, a mile north of Moss Island.
About 10 o'clock he found unconscious
by George Singer, whose farm adjoins
that of Mr.. Elliott, and removed to the
Singer home.
When this mornings storm came up Mr..
Elliott sought shelter under a hedge. A
bolt of lightning struck him in that po-
sitOn, and his life is yet in jeopardy. DR..
Trueblood, who examined the man, found
that a streak had burned its way down the
arm from the shoulder to the hand. An
other scared streak went down the body to
the right leg, down the leg to the foot,
where every toe on the right foot was split
open. Mr.. Elliott was later removed to
his home here. He remembers nothing
after taking shelter under the hedge.
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Two Italians Killed.

PITTSBURG. July 2s-During an electri-
cal storm this afternoon a number Of
Italians took refuge in a building at No.
$50 Kelly street. The building was struck
by lightning and two men were killed in
stantly. Three others were injured, but
will recover The dead are: Sefrano Coanico
and Joseph Greece.
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Governor Durbin spent the entire day
yesterday at camp. He and several of the
brigade officers took long jaunts.
Grover Allen, of Company Il, was over
come by heat yesterday morning about s
O'Clock. He was taken to the hospital,
where he soon revived.
Sergeant Fred Towles, of the hospital
corps, met with painful accident yesterday
AFTERNOON during the storm. He was using
q telephone. when q lash OF lightning hit