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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Sons of Veterans.


Division Commander G.. A. Geisler
OF Sheboygan, has issued his general
orders to the Sons of Veterans of Wis
consin for the annual encampment to
be held at Chippewa Falls, June $40.
The various organizations will hold
their meetings at the following ramed
places: Sons of Veterans, city hail; G.
A. r., Opera house; w. R. c., Method
list church. The first session of the
encampment will be held at city hall,
beginning at $50 a. NJ, June 9, 1908.
Division headquarters will be estab-
Ished at Stanley house, at which
place the division council will meet at
Z O'Clock Monday evening to audit &C.
counts.
Monday evening, June 8, the ladies
of the w. r. c., No. 113 will give a
reception to the various departments,
officers and representatives of the G..
A. B.. w. R. c., ladies of the G. A. r.
and Sons of Veterans in the parlors Of
the NJ E. church, from $3.50 to Op. M.
Tuesday. June 9.-Encampment ses-
sion, $3.50 a. N. sharp. Firing salute
of twentyone guns on opening Of the
encampment and on the arrival of
Commander-in-C Stewart of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
10 a. m.--Grand promenade concert
at courthouse park; 1880 p. m. grand
parade of the q. A. r., Sons Of Veter-
ans and other civic organizations of
the city.
$3.50 p. m.-Encampment session and
free excursions to Wisconsin Home OF
Feeble Minded.
Up. ma rousing old fashion camp
fire. These great features of the en-
campment will require overflow meet
ings. The local committee of Chippe-
wa has therefore provided to hold this
grand campfire in large canvas tent
to accommodate about 1000 with tegu-
lar raised seats. Speakers of national
and state reputation, including Gen T.
j. Stewart, commander-in-chie of G..
A. B.; Gen. John c. Black and Gen.
Frank Martin, ommander-in-chief Of
Sons of Veterans.
Wednesday, June 10.-Encampment
session, $3.50 a. M. and election of
officers. Afternoon, trollery ride to
Eau Claire. Evening reception for
Commander-in-C Chief Martin.
Your commander takes pleasure in
assuring all brothers in our division
that the people, and especially the To-
cal G.. A. R. post and Sons of Veterans
camp OF Chippewa, are preparing a
hearty welcome for all.
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students, Trip to oconomowoo.

About 40 students of the North west
ern University marched to Ccoromo-
voc last Saturday to enjoy their annual
outing day. They left here about six
o'clock in the morning and hardly had
they got out of the city before they
were over taken by a severe storm and
as they could find no shelter they
could do nothing but proceed onward.
After a walk of about two miles in the
rain and on the muddy road the wealth
er became somewhat better and the
boys began to look more cheerful.
When Ixonia village was reached an.
mother storm overlook them but the
lads determined to go on to Ocono-
mowoc and they did SO, arriv-
ing there about II o'clock. They stop
ped in front of the Jones House where
the band discoursed excellent music
for few minutes. The rest of the
forenoon was spent in drying their
clothes and preparing for the sham
battle. In the afternoon the boys all
took part In the sham battle On the
marsh of Mrs. Small; in the evening
an open air concert was given in the
park. The Students attended St. Johns
Lutheran church on Sunday and played
a number of beautiful selections. A
trip up the Waterway canal and around
Oconomowoc was anticipated, but ow-
ing to the launches being inadequate
to their demand, they were disappoint-
ed in the steamer ride. Shortly after
dinner the cry was started, 'Hurrah
for Watertown," and they started on
their homeward journey, distance of
s13 miles, reaching our city about
o'clock.
The cadets all enjoyed the trip very
much and expressed their thanks to
the members of ST. Johns church for
the hospitality that was given them,
during the day. Mr.. Raasch, the base
tube player remained in Oconomowoc
and came home on the 1908 train.
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Lowell.

Henry Drews and L. Black of Lake
Mills, attended the clay bird shoot here
Sunday.
7 The clay bird shoot here Sunday was
we'll attended. A. ROessler of HustisfOrd
won the medal; he having won it three
times, it now belongs to him.
VIM. Pruess left Friday morning for
Chicago, where he will work at his
trade.
Albert Schaller is visiting friends at
WatertOwn this week.
Chas Priebush of Watertown called on
friends here Sunday.
Fred Dauffenback and wife of Reese
Vile spent Sunday with E. A. Pease.
Emil Drews and son Harley visited
relatives and friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Baker and Mrs.
f. Drews of Milwaukee, are visiting
relatives here.
Miss Lima D. Finney of Milwaukee,
visited here the past week.
Don't forget to attend the Grand May
ball in Centennial Hall on Friday even
ing, May 29th, given by the Lowell
Amusement Association, which assures
everybody good time. They will re-
ceive supply of shurtleff's pastuerized
ice cream for the occasion.
Fred w. Wendt returned Saturday
evening from weeks trip through
Columbia county. Fred's fiavorlng ex
tracts speaks for themselves and if YOU
try them once. you will use no other.
The Lowell dam broke out Sunday af
ternOOn and the water run in torrents.
The entertainment In Centennial
Hall on Friday evening by the school
children was a grand success and mani
tested the interest our teachers have in
the welfare of our children.
Our creamery is now running to it's
utmost capacity, employs three men
and churns three times each day.
Messrs. Hart & Dusenberg are busily
engaged repairing their building and
getting it in shape to open up business
on the first of July.
Henry Hunter died on Monday at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. He has been
helpl sss for some time and his death was
no surprise.
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Watertown Market.
rrpctnd EUprV WpdnRSdaV and ErlddY.
Additional News Items.

Colonel Solliday was Milwaukee
visitor on Tuesday.
Charles Huenefeld and son Ed, visited
in Milwaukee yesterday.
Eclipse boat club now have a small
steamer running on Rock river.
Editor Hughes of the Reeseville Re-
view, made us brief call Wednesday.
O. A. Radtke of Clyman was pleasant
euler Wednesday.
Albert SchalIer, of Lowell is the guest
of city friends.
Charles Priebush spent Sunday at
Lowell.
Frank Barber, of Chicago, accomp-
anied the remains of G. W. Young to
this city yesterday. The funeral was
held in the afternoon.
Herman Meyer arrived in the city
Monday evening, from Weymore, Neb.,
and will enjoy visit with his sons.
Arthur and Oscar and their families.
100 Spring pigs wanted,-giye age,
weight, breed and price delivered. Al
miles northeast of Whitewater. Write
Ora Coburn, Whitewater, Wis.
Mrs. G. J. Sprague on Monday evening
was initiated into the Order of the
Eastern Star. A number of friends were
present and social evening was spent.
Refreshments and ice cream was served.
G. W. Kartak is in the city, the guest
OF his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kartak
at their home in Garfield street. Mr..
Kartak is an old WatertOwn boy, having
been brought up here, but this is his
first visit to the city for many years. OF
late years he has been engaged as a
travelling salesman in Iowa but was for
merly engaged in the newspaper bust
ness, having established paper in Bara-
boo. Mr.. hartak made the Republican
office a pleasant call and enterted us
with number Of interesting reminis-
cences.
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Forecasts for June.

We enter the solstice month, June,
very near the center of Venus eQui-
noctial disturbance. this period having
begun in May and extending up to and
beyond the middle of June. All storm
phenomena throughout the most of the
month will show the presence of the
Venus perturbation.
The first storm period in June is
central on the 4th, covering the End
to the 9th. There are good reasons to
expect the crisis of this period on and
touching the 3rd. On that date the
planet Mercury is between earth and
sun, the moon is near first quarter and
on the celestial equator, and Venus is
really at the center of her equinox. al
though the storm diagram would in
dictate that the center of the Venus
period falls on the 18th. High degrees
Of humidity, high temperature, and
very low barometer, on and next 20
Wednesday, the 3rd, will prove certain
harbingers of severe storms. If these
conditions develop about the 3rd, and
actual storms are delayed, even up to
the 9th or 9th, do noi be thrown off
your guard until the indications cul-
inmate. Vicious thunder storms, ac-
companied with hail and possibly tor
nadic centers, are among the things
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reasonably to be expected at this
period. Venus dewnpours of rain,
amounting to cloudburst in many local
tiles. are also more than probable.
You can depend upon it, the storms of
this period will not be entirely over
until the barometer makes decided
rise. and the winds change and blow
strong and much cooler from the west
and north. Some very cool nights are
sure to result when the storms are
over. Remember that the marked
characteristics of the Venus periods
are. exceeding high temperatures dur
ing the first stages of regular storm
periods, excessive electrical .phenom.
ena, and followed by sudden changes
to phenomenally cool.
On and touching the 9th and 10th,
look for reaction to storm conditions
change to much warmer, falling ba-
rometer and more storms of rain,
thunder. and heavy squalls of wind.
The regular summer solstice disturb
ances will set in at this time, making
June thunder showers probable almost
any afternoon and evening. From
about the Str to 10Th. each year, the
earth passes point in it's orbit at
which abnormal electrical changes are
infused into our globe and atmosphere.
Seismic and volcanic disturbances reach
a maximum in the globe generally, and
ed that expresses itself in an excess
of summer lightning, especially through
the June evenings and nights, almost
to the end of the mouth. The greater
part of this solstice lightning, flashing
and playing through the heavens. often
throughout the June nights, is wholly
harmless, and should excite no nerv-
Gus fear even in the most timid person.
OF course the lightning bolts that fly
| from compact and rushing thunder
storms are different, and every precau-
ton against danger should be taken at
such moments. Under no circum-
stances should one ever take refuge
under green tree in one of these
| vicious, June thunder storms.
The regular storm period covering
the 14th to the 18th, will reach its cul-
minating stages about Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday II, Is, and 10.
The storm diagram shows that the
summer solstice is in full force at this
time. Many electrical storms will be
most natural. with some energetic and
dangerous wind storms. Watch the
clouds, your barometer and other in-
dications-have safe refuge available
in case of manifest danger, and all will
be well. Put away foolish forebodings
and go about your business. Make
careful plans to avoid the June show
ers, especially in your hay-making at
this time. On and touching the 21st
and 22nd, look for the return of storm
conditions, with renewed thunder and
rain squalls, and much harmless light
ming at night. Most sections will have
sufficient rains at this and other June
periods. Central regions may have
too much, while extreme north and
SOUTH sections may suffer some short
age. The last week In June is COW
cred by combined Mercury and vul-
can storm period. About the 25th it
will turn exceedingly warm, the baro-
meter will fall and frequent storms of
wide extent and much energy will
mark the closing days of the month";
From Word and Works.
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Marriage Licenses.
DODGE COUNTY.

Robert Book and Martha Scoring,
both of WilliamstOwn.
Robert Smith and Thanna Schlueter,
both of Iron Mountain.
John Kuhn and Gusta Yoss. both OF
Beaver Dam.
George Biefenba and Linnie Krebs,
both of Westford.
Willie Uhlman Of Ashippun and
Emma Bnss Of Lebanon.
E. F. Rathke of Fond du Lac and
Adelia G.. Roll of Williamstown.
A. j. Baldwin of Waupun and Maria
Strowig of Hustisford.
CAsToREA.
ssar. tina a The Kind You Have Always Rough
Signature "a LGZNzZ<u
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LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining at the p0stof-
fee for the week ending Tuesday, May
26th. 1909.
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TITLE OF OUR CONGRESS-.
Call It Simply Congress" and Let It
Go at That.

Several of the papers are discussing the
use or the expression, THE congre s,
which there seems an inclination to sub
stitute in some quarters for congress.
Periodically the expression bObs up and
when IT does it is generally used under the
impression that it is superior to the plain
word congress. both grammatically and in
elegance. There is an assumption more
use in the constitution itself and the early
custom of the republic. These people have
cvide ntly read only one part of the con
stituuOn-
That document speaks OF congress in both
ways. the seems to be used when 1t is
intended to designate congress as distinct
and separate branch of the government
that is, to distinguish it from any other
CongreSs-while in other instances the ar
ticle "a is used or both of them are drop
ton Of the constitution or figuring short
iN atterward. de not use the the men
such as jefferson. Chancellor. Kent and
Bancroft-and it is ridiculous to suppose
been the custom to use it. The assunls1-
ton that there is superior wisdom or eIe-
gance in the use of the phrase The CON
gress' appears to be gratuitOus-
mis- does not contravert the right OF a
person to use such expression. 1t is mere
ly intended to show that there is abso-
lutely TO reason for preferring it to the
usual method of speaking of congress. AS
there are fully %. 100000 of American citi-
zens who speak Of congress and not Of
portance for them to feel that when they
do so they are committing no ofense
gainst good taste. Congress will survive
whether it be called the congress "a
congress or congress al lof which cpl
thets are bestowed upon it by the constittl-
convict any one Of a capital offense.-Bal-
timore American.
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FATAL SLIPS
Made by Photographers Have Caused
Many Big Railroad Disasters.

The Grand Trunk telegraph operator's
fatal oversight that snuffed out the lives
of 80 persons was the absorbing topic
of conversation among Chicago tele-
graphers yesterday There are few
knights of the key who cannot each in
his own career recall slips that only
a favoring fortune saved from Develop
ing into tragedy. In a Chicago railroad
office last night dispatches and opera
tors were recalling instances when they
had been near to disaster. Said one
gray-haired veteran:
7 have no word of cOndemna ton for
the boy up on the Grant Trunk. He
made his mistake and must suffer, how
much no one can tell. And j. won't be
because Of the law. To his dying day
he will hear the shrieks of the women
and children he sent 10 doom. What is
the punishment of the law compared
with this?
His mistake I duplicated 20 years
ago, but 1 was saved hy the fraction of
a minute from being 2 murderer II
was on road that now is q big link iii
No. 8, the WestbOund express. was de-
layed two hours at my station because
of a hot box. This nee ass tated right of
way orders for all the freight trains, and
before they were given the dispatcher
sent me orders for the express allowing
interior trains a certain time to make
the three long sidings between my sta
ton and the division terminus.
"In those days it was not necessary
to get the conductor signature to the
order before completion. We would o.
K. them and the conductor would sign
them when ready to leave. I repeated
it back to the dispatcher, signing the
name of the conductor. and then the
freights were given their time limit. I
should have landed the conductor at
once. but I reasoned that he would
come in for orders before leaving. HaV~
ing the right of way. he did not and
forgot the orders lying on my desk
What happened is best told in the in
dignant protest of jerry Carter, engi-
neer of the first freight that encount-
cred No. An hour or so after the
express left he pulled his train in on
the siding and stalked into the tele
graph office.
- Say, kid he began, I want you to
send a message to the trainmaste-
about Bill milford. on No. 8. He's too
reckless. We weren't in the switch two
minutes sust now before ne came by
there, going so miles an hour It's all
right to make up time but that's TAX
ing too much chance. Make it strong
and sign my name to it.
Il did not send that message. and
strange to say heard nothing more from
the affair. Luckily No. was delayed
10 or Is minutes longer than was ex-
pected and all the freights with time
rights were safe on their sidings when
Milford scoOted by. The closest cali
was Jerry Carriers. That's one reason
I don't criticise the chap up on the
Grand Trunk '-Chicago Chronicle.
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A SAILORS FIND.
IBy NJ. Quad.l


We were well to the south of the
Chagos Islands. in the Indian ocean,
when we picked up a man aloat on a
raft. He was not only white man.
but sailor, and his rudely constructed
craft had a cargo Securely dashed TO
the planks and timbers were four large
elephant tusks and an earthen jar to-
gether with two other jars containing
food and water.
The name of the rescued sailor was
William Scott. He was second mate of
Ceylon schooner called the Happy
Day Three months before we found
him the schooner set out from some
port on the India coast for Batavia. out
encountered typhoon and was blown
a long distance to the west AID finally
wrecked on q coral reef surrounding an
island
OF the crew of eight men Scott alone
escaped. He believed this island to he
one of the eastermost of the Chagos. II
was, he said, about a mile in circumfer-
ence, rocky and barren but having
plenty of fresh water on it.
Scott lived on the barren rock for "A
long weeks without once sighting a SAL,
and but for his own strenuous efforts
the time might have been indefinitely
prolonged. One day a lot of wreckage
from some unfortunate native craft
drove ashore, and he secured planks and
tlmbers and set about building raft.
He had made IN his mind to go to
sea and take the chances of being pick
ed up. His raft had been completed
and he was collecting shellfsh for food.
when he found the mouth of a cave IN
der bluff. 1t turned out to be a Won
derful discovery. In the cave, which
ran back for a considerable distance, he
found over 200 elephant tusks and five
jars of gold dust. On leaving the island
on his raft he brought away four of the
tusks and one of the jars, and there
they We're for all of US to see.
Had the raft been without cargo. the
mans story would have been laughed
at and ridiculed. He said he had found
a great fortune in gold and ivory. He
had proofs of it with him. 1t made no
difference that he could not exactly To-
cate the island, or that none such as he
described was on the chart. He could
only have come to us from an island
not SO far away.
Our Scotch captain was incredulous.
and vet he had to believe. He thought
castaway proposition. The sailor knew
the value of what he had secured
knew that he was well fixed for the
rest of his days-and having knocked
about on the raft a week before we res
cued him. he was not at all anxious
about what he had left behind in the
cave. The captain was, however, ana
so was every man of the crew.
The proposition was that Scott should
do his best to pilot US to the island and
take another jar Of gold dust for his
full share The rest Of the treasure
would fall to the brig for deviating from
her voyage and landing him in some
civilized country.
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1t was a hard bargain our captain
wished to drive, and the castaway would
never have consented had he not been
told the crew would come in for a fair
share of the loot.
We were then two hundred miles to
the south of the Chagos, and, as the
wind was from the north. we had to beat
back. This was slow work, and we had
not yet made half the distance when We
got a gale from the west which sent US
driving away towards the japanese
coast, until we were almost in sight of
it. We had then to regain our lost
ground. but the weather continued bad
md it was sixteen days before man
was sent to the masthead to look for
islands.
The Chagos archipelago consists of a
score OF islands, banks and reefs. While
Scott believed that his island was the
easternmost of all he could not be sure
about it. and we lad TO examine each
and every one as we came to it. Run
ming between them and around them
was slow work, and We had TO feel our
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TowHoM IT MAY CONCERN

REGULATIONS to prevent the spread of
hog cholera and swine plague-Enited
States department. of agriculture, office Of
the secretary. Washington, D. c.. May p.
1868: Notice IS hereby given that, by vir-
tue of authority conferred by an act aip-
proved February 2. 1903. entitled "An act
to enable the secretary of agriculture 10
more effectually suppress and prevent the
spread of contagious and infectious dis
eases of live stock, and for other pur-
poses the secretary of agriculture has,
tain regulat tons to prevent the spread Of
hog cholera and swine plague known is
.sP A. T. Order No. III COMES Of II IS
order may be obtained by addressing the
chief Of the bureau OF animal industry.
Washington, D. C Willis L Moore, acting
secretary Of agriculture.
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JEwELER AND oPrIcIAN.

+. ". SWEARINGEN. jewele- and grad
uate optician We guarantee every pair
of glasses 10 tit and every watch we re-
PAR. We carry the largest line of
watches, clocks, diamonds, cut glass, etc.
IN the city Watch inspector U. p. r. L.
724 Kansas ave.
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Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific.

Missouri Pacific
Arrive. Leave.
mediation No. 5ss......,.. s:ooD pm 100 an
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HIGH-BRED STALLION.


JACKDAW, the most successful sire IL
the handsomest and best bred stallion in
Kansas. are at 326 Jackson ST. r / Lee
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RUG FACTORY,

a.
WANTED-You to let us make your old
carpets irto rugs Call phones 421 Or
address Mccormick & Peake. 527 Jackson.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ExpREss DELrvERY.

FOR BAGGAGE and moving call IN.
phone s9s, Anterior Bros. Office 1eQ
East 6th st.
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

STRAYED OR STOLEN Shetland po-
MES, l brown mare years old, ] bay
horse. Liberal reward. Address Ira Pher-
son, 424 Quincy St
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MAssAeE.
FREE pIsPRNsARY.

TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south
east corner 18th and Tyler sts-, from j
20 : p M. except Sundays. Conducted 10y
regular pIacIcing physicians for tho
benefit OF persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment. Pa
tients are assured OF careful and cOnsid-
crate treatment. Medicine furnished ia
most cases.
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NOTICE-A mule was rescued from river
by Henry Fisher miles west on 10th st.
road Owner call and identify
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COAL DEALERS.
BICYCLES AND REPAIRING.

TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLE
Co Tel 7O6 Bicycles and sundries; BIZ
cycles and tandems for rent; repairing OK
all kinds
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E4VhAlE
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MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. packs, ships and stores household
goods. Tel. 1856 Clarence Skinner, IL L.
9Th At