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

by a tbe Americ of learn

John Coons was killed in his home
at Clarendon. Ia, by bolt of light
ming.
A barn at Persia, Ia, was blown
down while Mrs. III. F. Erins was in
it. killing her.
P. f. Brown, Il travelling man, was
killed and Mrs. Wismiller was injured
SO badly she died in a storm that de-
stroyed one-third of Carmen, Okla.
Twenty others were injured.
Two persons, whose names have not
been learned, were killed at Bala,
Kan.
At Dodge City, Kan, herder,
name not known, was killed.
The property loss will be enormous,
ruined
A tornado struck Foss, town of
200 inha bitants in western Oklahoma,
at five o'clock Sunday morning, com
pletely destroying 13 residences and
wrecking many outhouses. Three
persons were killed and a number in
jured.
A terrific thunder storm, accompa-
MED by high wind, struck the sec
ton around Pittsburg, Pa, Sunday
afternoon and besides killing two
men did considerable property dam
age.
Springfield, ILL.,, and vicinity was
visited by a heavy rain and wind
storm Sunday. Raymond Morrison,
aged 10 years. son of William r. Nor
rison, residing one mile west of Cur
rem, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed at his home.
A tornado swept across central Illi-
nois Sunday, causing much damage.
No lives were lost. The storm moved
from southwest to northeast accom-
panied by torrents of ruin and light.
ming. Two grain elevators were blown
over at Carloclx, and many barns and
structures were destroyed. Thou
sands of shade trees ware uprooted,
the damage being especially heavy at
Normal and Bloomington.
CIoudburst i'm Oklahoma.
Enid, Okla, May 25.--Hundreds Of
persons were rendered homeless and
property damaged estimated at 100000
was done in the Enid bottoms alone by
a cloudburst that struck west of this
city at midnight Saturday. The aggre-
gate damage will doubtless be raised
much higher by losses sustained be-
tween Enid and the seat of the st orm.
At IL o'clock bank of water three feet
high and 200 feet wide swept down
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
$50 to Colorado and Back.

It. has been estimated that between 8,000,-
00U and 100000 persons in the United
States take a vacation every summer. They
spend between $400, 100000 and 00,0UO,-
0UG yearly in pursuit of pleasure. This is a
great deal of money to spend during va
cation, but this season the expenditure per
capita may be somewhat less on account of
tie low railroad rates offered by the Chica-
sc, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
From July to 10 this line will sell tickets
to Colorado and return from Chicago for
$25. This will enable many to enjoy their
summers outing at slight expense. Colo
RADIO summer resorts are cooler chan the sea-
shore.
For scenic beauty the Rocky Mountain
region is famous the world round. The most
attractive spots among these peaks are
beautifully pictured and faithfully de-
scribed in a new book just published by the
passenger department of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway. 1t will be
cent on receipt of six Ger is to pay postage.
Through train service, Chicago to Den
yer, every day via the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul and the Union Pacific line. F.
A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chi
cago.
81 sometimes has my suspicious said
Uncle Eben, 'dat de chronic gossip hab
guilty conscience an is abusin' is neighbors
in self-defense "--W Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

A deed for tract Of land with one
inch front and depth of $50 feet was
signed and delivered in Philadelphia
the other day. Some time ago Jeweler
Wallace Miller erected a building, set
ting it back one. inch from the line.
The wall cracked, and later, when Mrs.
Sarah Teed began building on the lot
Mr. Miller offered to deed her the one
building and make a solid double wall.
The Miller property has a frontage Of
Sc feet and The one inch is worth near
" 500
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

From the Hudson river through a
line of pipes more than seventy miles
long New York will get its new water
supply if Commissioner Robert Grier
Monroe's advice is taken. Three ex-
perts who for six months have been
going over all watersheds in the state
and surveying every point supposed to
be available have recommended this
plan. The cost of the entire project
has been fixed at s2O,0OO,OOO, not in
Guiding large reservoir, which will
have to be made about five miles from
the city limits
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

That the microbes which cause dis
ease can not be killed by firing them
out of gun has been proved in Off
cial government experiments. Microbes
of malignant postule, of assesses and
of the intestine were smeared upon the
face of the gun wad, put next the
powder and fired into sterile gelatin
and agar-agar. In each case the mi
crobes developed each after it's kind
in the medium receiving the wad.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

John H. Heaton, M. P, who has re-
turned to London from Italy, whittier
he accompanied Signor Marconi, says
he saw at an observatory near Rome
specimens of a new system of electric
photography, by which clear pictures
can be obtained of persons and scenes
20 miles distant. He thinks it con-
ceivable that the system can be de-
yeloped so as to enable the making Of
photographs of friends in distant
lands while conversing with them by
wireless telegraphy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Not a Candidate.

Cleveland, O., May Ex-senator
Hanna repeated his declaration that
he is not and will not be a candidate
for the presidential nomination in
1904 and asserted his opposition to
the proposal that the Ohio state re.
publican convention in 1903 shall in
dorse Roosevelt for second term.
He insists that the matter of an in
dorsement is the sole prerogative of
the state convention in 1904.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Old Railroad Ticket Is Now q Cu-
riOsity.

Mrs. Laura E. Howey, librarian of che
State Historical society, of Montana has re-
ceived from G. E. Reese, of Virginia CITY,
one of the tickets used in the cary SOS on
the stage lines of Montana. 1t is from Vir-
GINA City to New York, issued by the Wells
Fargo company, the fare at that time being
$3.50. The ticket is composed of eight
coupons.
The first is by stage, supposedly to Salt
Lake, there being left a blank space to be
filled in. From there it is over the Union
Pacific railroad to, Omaha, by omn 916;a 70
over the Chicago ~ & North Western Railway.
From Chicago the ticket is over the The Tits tits.
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago to Plttsbu 1hs
PENNSYLVANIA Central. From the latter
place to New York the ticket calls fo1r, pas
sage over the Allentown line to New York.
Doolittle- "Cuba must be lively place.
Roolittle- GU bet! They raise cane there
all the time" Harvard Lampoon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Catarrh Causes Female Diseases.

America is the land Of nervous women.
The great majority of nervous women
are SO because they are suffering from
some form of female disease. BY far
the greatest number Of female troubles
are caused directly by catarrh. These
women despair of recovery. Female
trouble is so common, so prevalent,
that they accept itas almost inevita BILE.
The greatest obstacle in the way of re-
covery is that they do not understand
that it is catarrh which is the source
of their illness.
In female complaint, ninety-nine
cases out of one hundred are nothing
but catarrh.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

Ya1e's oldest graduate in years in
Chicago is Sherman M. Booth. He
entered Yale as a sophomore in 1888
and was graduated in 1871. He is now
go years old. Of the graduates who
left Yale with Mr. Booth in 1841 sew
eral are living. One of these is Donald
G. Mitchell, the ELK Marvel Of liter
allure. The Rev. Newton Barrett. Of
Chicago, although younger than Mr..
Booth. by three years, was graduated
from Yale five years earlier-that is,
in 1886
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

through the bottoms, carrying houses
and everything before it. 1t came upon
Enid without warning while most of
it's citizens were asleep. Within few
minutes 100 houses were partly or
completely submerged. Rescuers went
to work Immediately and all night la
bored industriously saving persons
from perilous positions and aiding
those driven from their homes. Sum
day it was found that several hundred
were homeless.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

Plans have been drawn up for an
electric railway from LIE Fayet, about
IL miles from Chamounix, to the sum-
nit of Mont Blanc. The first section
to be constructed is to include in it's
stations the Montivon, the Col de Voza,
Mount Lachat, Les Rognes and Tete
Rouse, the provisional terminus be-
ing IAiguillo du Coulter, at 1880
feet above the mean level of the sea-.
Later the line is to be prolonged to
the summit, $3.50 feet above the sea
level
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
STORMS CAUSE
LOSS OF LIFE,
Fifteen Persons Killed at Vari-
Gus Places.
THE PROPERTY LOSS is BIG.
Tornadoes and CIOudbursts Sweep
Sections of Iowa, Illinois, Ne
braskn, Kansas and
Oklahoma.

Chicago, May Fifteen persons are
known to have been killed and more
than 100 were injured, many fatally,
by cyclones and tornadoes in Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Harvey Scott, a iineman, was killed
at Sioux City, Ia, in rescuing a little
the storm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
A Quiet Sunday.

Sunday was spent very quietly by
President Roosevelt. During the
morning he attended the memorial
services of the G.. a. r. at the Grand
Opera house. The Rev. j. NJ. Wilson
preached the sermon which struck a
popular chord in which the president
was highly interested. There was a
large gathering at the service and all
paid their respects to the president.
He took no part in the demonstra-
ton. In the afternoon President
Roosevelt and some of the members
of his party took horseback ride
out to Fort Lawton, where they spent
short time looking over the
grounds. There was nothing official
in his visit and he greeted the sol
diers, mingling with them informally
for a few minutes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

If Mary Schmidt, Of Peoria, ILL.,,
marries German she will be wealthy.
If she should select an Englishman or
some other than German she will be
cut off of her share of large estate
left by her father, Andrew Schmidt.
To get her share she must marry, for
If she remain single she will not be
considered in the distribution. The
will of Andrew Schmidt was filed, and
in it the above condition is clearly set
forth Schmidt was an eccentric
farmer who was intensely loyal to his
mother country. Eligible Teutons will
take notice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

Three Chicago ministers who acted
as arbitrators in the recent stock
yards strike presented bill for 81 900
each for their services They will get
$14.40 each Or thirty cents an hour.
This rate was the wage the arbitrators
decided upon as a just compensation
for the engineers. The engineers, who
wanted the union scale of 37h cents
an hour, turned the tables on their
arhitrat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

been signed by the international
Harvester company with ali Unions in
it's employ, comprising $4,000 work
ers, at the Deering, Mccormick and
other plants, the terms of settlement
to run until September IS, next year.
Twenty-Five hundred laborers en-
ployed by paving contractors are
granted 25 cents a day increase and
will resume work to-day. Represen-
tatives of the Stock Yards Packers
and Packing Trades council will
meet to-dayto confer on wage scale
for 10000 skilled and unskilled work
men. Indications are that an AMIGA
BILE settlement will be reached Seven
hundred sheet metal workers closed
an agreement for SO cents an hour
and Saturday half holiday the year
round. This makes complete peace
in the building industry. Both the
restaurant employers and employees
are willing to hold conference on the
new, wage scales of the cooks. walters
and mattresses. The laundry owners
and workers have settled their diff
ferences contingent upon the drivers
reaching an agreement. One thou
sand ice wagon drivers have been
granted an increase in wages.
Nearly $4,000 workers, through
union organization, are trying to bet
ter their condition by peaceful tao
ties. The most serious problem. is
among the laundry employees, who
will stay out.
New York, May 25.-About 1865. 900
men are idle in New York as a result
of strikes, lockouts and dissensions.
It is estimated that they would earn
nearly $4,OOO,OOO a week.
st. Louis, May 25.-The strike of
the freight handlers at Cupples Sta
ton. which affected 500 men includ-
ing warehouse men, has been AMIGA
bly, settled and all the men will re-
turn to work to-day. The settlement,
the terms of which have not been
made known, is believed to be the
commencement of a general under
standing between the freight hand
lers and their employers, which Will
preclude future difficulties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

Between the two-cent fees, three
and six-cent fares in public convey
ances, one-cent for a paper, etc., the
foreigners and the natives heretofore
have been perambulating copper
mines, to say nothing of the conduc-
tor, who carries a satchel The new
piece will be a greater relief, but its
acceptance in payment of debts is not
obligatory in amounts above 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
SOCIETY WRECKED her HEALTH,
Tired, Nervous, Aching, Irem-
bling, Sleepless, Bloodless.
Pe-ru-na Renovates, Regulates.
Restores.
A Pretty New York Woman's Recovery
the Talk of Her Numerous Friends.

Mrs. j. E. Finn, 80 East High street,
Buffalo, n. Y, writes:
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus Ohio.
Gentlemen:-"A few years ago
Ihad to gf0e up social life entirely,
as my health Evas completely broken
do7vn. The doctor adpised a COM
plefe rest for a year. As this ewas
out of the question for fin1e> be-
gan to look for some other means of
restoring my health.
"Ihad often heard of Peruna as
an excellent tonic, so I bought a bot
tie to see 7vhat IT evould do for me,
and IT certainly took hold of nv
system and rejuvenated me, and in
less than two months 7 ewaS in per-
feet health, and nosw qvhen I feel
evorn out or tired dose or tzyo of
Peuna is all that I need. Mis-.
J. E. Finn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Address DR.. Hartman, President
of The Hartman SanifariuIn,
Columbus, o., for free advice.
Where He Had the Advantage.

church / belong to- remarked the passen-
ger with the skull cap, as the conversation
drifted to religious topics. 'He never
breaches longer than % minutes
Il have no doubt | should like him. re-
piled the passenger with the side whiskers.
The pastor of the church [ attend every
Sunday breaches sometimes an hour or
longer"
Horribly tiresome isn't it?'
Not to me. Pm the preacher. chicago
Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

Sweden's success in dealing with
the problem of temperance is attested
by the fact that her consumption Of
liquors is now only four quarts per
head per annum, or one-siXth Of what
it was in 1880, whereas in Germany it
is 11.2 quarts per head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Death of Paul RIouet

Paris, May 25.-Paul Blouet MAX
O'RelD died Sunday night. He has
oeen ailing for several months and
never recovered entirely from the ef-
fects Of an operation performed some
time ago in New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Six Killed.

Plaquemine, La, May 25.-One of
the boilers of Wilson e Cochran's
sawmill at Wilcox. near Warrington
Station, exploded, killing six persons.
Nine others were injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

For every 10000 inhabitants of Ger
many 16O acres of potatoes are plant
ed, as against 112 acres in Austria, SO
acres in France, 35 acres in the United
and Ireland
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

Pittsburg cast 10000 votes at it's
spring election and Allegheny City co.
600. total of $4,000, indicating prob
able total population of 100000. By
the federal census Of 1900 Pittsburg
had 100000 inhabitants and Allegheny
40 000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

The Swedish explorer, Sven Hedin.
Is only So years old. It was expected
that after his arduous and dangerous
trip to Central Asia he would rest
few years, but he is already busy with
new Asiatic plans
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Nothing But Luck.

Enpeck- Meeker is certainly a lucky IL
dividual.
Slowun-What's the explanation?
Last fall he tumbled into an open sewer
and recovered $4,000 damages from the city
and yesterday he fell out of a third-story
window and lit on his mother-in-law p
Chicago Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Then and Now.

Meeker-I could never quite understand
my wife during our courtship.
Bleeker-And do you now?
'Well, [ guess yes. She never lets up un-
til ] do. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Bad Fire at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, May 25.-A fire that is
estimated to have caused loss of up
wards of $1,OOO,00O occurred Sunday
evening in the building of the Front
Street Warehousing company at 919-
925 North Front street. Merchan-
disc of a general character was
stored in the place.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27
Millions of Trunks.

The New York Central forwarded in bag
gage cars during the calendar year of 1902,
8. is, 545 pieces CT checked baggage. There
were received at stations 1921 ,974 pieces of
checked baggage. The number of bicycles
forwarded and received by baggage car was
4ll,6l4; and baby cars forwarded and re-
ceived 26,654.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-27

The married firt is the saddest of human
spectacles; she advertises so plainly the
failure of her OWL. marriage Topics.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-09-18
RETURNS TO HIS FIRST LOVE.
Pearl Fuller Has Been Secured To TAX g
Charge of the Athletic Department and
Act rs Coach.

That Alma college will this fall be
represented by strong football team
seems now assured. In spite Of the
presence of large amount Of material
for team, the hopes of the students for
a winning team were slight, when it
was learned at the opening Of college
that a coach had not been secured.
Wednesday morning however. DR..
Bruske announced amid the cheers Of
all that Pearl Fuller, captain of Alma's
last year team and for four years her
star athlete. had been secured and would
be on hand Saturday. When Fuller left
in the spring, he had no intention OF
coaching, and accepted a position with
a mining company in Montana. After
all efforts TO secure coach through the
universities had failed. his loyalty TO
Alma, led him to change his plans and
accept the position. Scarcely could
better man have been found for the
place. Fuller has been under the best
coaches; he has the confidence Of the
men; and with his long experience TO
help him, his tutelage should give Alma
a successful team, even IL she does not
complete the trick of winning three
championships in four years.
The first game will be practice game
at Elsie tomorrow.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-09-18

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-09-18
SATURDAY MILL Be
THE OPENING DAY.
The Interior Of the Bivins Block
Has Been Completed and Is
Now Being Moved Into.
To Be BRICK VENEEREO
DURING NEXT YEAR.
The Successful Career of the Young
Druggist Who Came Here Few
Years Ago.

In the month of June, 1895, Mr.. L. A.
Bivins, the subject of this sketch, came
to Alma from Elk Rapids and assumed
the management of the drug stock, at
that time owned by g. E. Mahan and
located in the opera house block. For
two years he held that position and then
in company with G. G.. Rhodes, pur
chased the stock, which was moved into
the new Pollasky block soon after, the
corner store being much more desir
able location and room was needed to
enlarge their increasing business. This
proved a satisfactory arrangement for
their business steadily increased at once.
On July 10 of the present year Mr..
Bivins took advantage of an opportunity
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-09-18

to purchase the b. S. Webb drug stock
and building, as Mr.. Webb was oblige
TO retire from active business on account
of ill-health, and he disposed of his
interest in the firm Of Bivins q Rhodes
TO his former associate, q. G.. Rhodes, i'm
mediately assuming control OF his new
purchase. In the deal he became the sole
owner Of the balance of the block, form
erly owned by him in con injection with
his partner, and he decided to make
some extensive improvements.
In order to do this IL was necessary
for him TO move out and the vacant
store in the new opera house block was
secured for temporary quarters, which
he has occupied until today, when he
commences TO move back into the new
ly fitted and handsome drug store. The
interior is entirely refnished, the other
two rooms in the block also receiving
the same attention. The exterior of
the block will be left as IL is until next
year when it will be brick veneered and
made one of the handsom est blocks in
Alma.
In beginning the work il was decided
to raise the block about two and one
half feet and the floor lowered to level
with the sidewalk. This was accom-
plished very easily, a. II. HodRskinson,
the veteran building mover, doing the
work without break in the walls. The
walls were extended and placed upon
solid cement foundation, new cement
walks being built around the entire
block at the same time. New plate glass
fronts were put in and in addition a
display window was added on the cor.
ner on Woodwork ave.
The carpenter work has been under
the supervision of o. II. Decker, while
the woodwork graining was done by j.
II. Vought, the papering by George
May and the hand decorating on the
walls by A. O. Schartow, the entire
work being done by home labor and In
manner that is a credit to themselves
and Alma as well.
A new incsndescent gas lighting
plant TO light both the drug and milli-
merry stores has been installed by j. w.
Tracy. The fixtures formerly used in
the drug store will be placed back in
place, as they are nearly new and are
strictly up.to-date and in keeping with
the store. It also Nj. Bivins intention
to enlarge the stock considerably in all
lines He will personally superintend
the prescription department and his
patrons will be assured the best Of SER
vice as he is regularly examined phar.
macist with over II years experience.
He expects to be ready for business to.
morrow and invites all his friends and
patrons to call and see him on opening
day.
Mrs. Z. A. Bivins occupies the store
adjoining on the west, which has been
fitted up especially for her millinery
stock, already considerably enlarged and
more being added every dav. The store
has been so arranged that her goods can
be displayed to much better advantage
and her parlors will always furnish a
delight to the feminine portion OF the
community who make her visit.
The remaining store has been fitted
up especially for G.. b. Porter, who is
moving his jewelry and optical stock
in today. This will be considerably
better location for Porter and he expects
to enlarge his stock considerably.