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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
GRAFT NOT EPIDEMIC.

A good deal is heard these days
about grating and dishonest local,
county, state and national officials. 1t
has become so general and persistent
that we are fast approaching period
when men will not seek office, prefer
ring to retain their good name rather
than the salaries and honor (?) of hold
ing official positions and the result
will be, only the self-seeking politician
will be in evidence so far as office is
concerned. There are thousands of
men holding office, low and high, a
large number, in fact an overwhelm-
ing majority of whom, are honest men
and faithful officials. AS far as hon
esty is concerned, they will average
with those in private life, are good
citizens and worthy of respect and con-
fidence. There are, it is true, many
dishonest and unworthy Office holders.
But whose fault is it? The men who
elected them to office and are equally
to blame for the presence of rogues in
office, for it is by their votes they are
elected. The way to stop it is to turn
down the men who are continually
seeking office-and there are many of
them in this state at present-and
choose men whose regulations will
bear investigation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
ADAMS POSITION RIGHT.

The Leader is in hearty accord with
the sentiment recently expressed by
Congressman Adams, in a recent
speech, in which he said that no man
should be vested the arbitrary authority
possessed by the speaker of the nation
al house of representatives He has it
in his power, under the present rules
of the house, to defeat any and all
legislation with which he may not be
in sympathy and on the other hand, Sc
cure the enactment of laws in which
he and his friends are interested. The
insurgents in the house who recent
~ received considerable adverse criti-
cism, were not fighting SO much
against the bills under consideration
at the time, but against the arbitrary
action and rulings of the speaker.
When it reaches point where the rep
resentatives of the people cannot be
heard on the floor in their interests, it
is high time that there was a change
and return to the good old ways
when there was more democracy and
less Czarism in the popular branch of
Congress.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
MEET ISSUE LIKE MEN.

Congress is becoming alarmed at the
growing demand for revision of the
present exorbitsnt tariff, that has fol-
years made few immensely rich at
the expense of the many. Instead of
meeting the issue boldly like men and
giving the people relief, they now pro-
pose to submit the question to the vo-
tiers of the country at the next gener-
al election and thus escape all respon-
sibility. At the approaching primar-
les in this state, the voters should in
form themselves as to where the can
didates stand on the question and then
vote for the man who favors revision
or modification Of the tariff, without
regard to his political affiliations. 1t
is matter in which all are most keen
ly interested, and in the Judgment of
the Leader, it is the one great issue
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
FEW ELECTRIC SPARKS.
(By Associate Editor.)

If Mayor Dunno of Chicago, is a
pallraelopipenon, what is J. Ham
Lewis? The arrival of a grandson
so pleased Mr.. Rockefeller, that it
was with difficulty he refrained from
adding another half cent to the price
of kerosene. All 4 p ~.
A Cleveland man wears money to
keep him warm. Still some persons
whose clothes are lined with money,
are chilly propositions, says an eastern
paper. Yes, but they are so confound-
ed selfish that their money warns on
ly their own hides.
Probably Mr.. Bryan will be more
surprised than anybody else that his
correspondence from the Orient has not
kept him prominently before the Amer
lean people.
There seems to be great deal of
political "insignificance" attached to
ex-Judge Parker's speaking tour
The Washington Post says that lit
will be interesting to note how Ohio
newspapers will handle the next report
of the lynching of negro in some
southern state" touches humor in a
very sensitive spot.
Attorney General Hadley has the
way of extracting information with
out the use of an anaesthetic.
1t must annoy the life insurance
companies when they reflect that they
gave literally to campaign funds for
the purpose of preventing history from
being made of the kind to be found in
the present chapter.
Gov. Folk may or may not be can
didate Of denomination, but he will
begin to suspect presently that Attor-
ney General Hadley is becoming per-
niciously active.
These Chinese pirates who looted a
Standard Oil launch near Canton, de-
serve medals. Here is another case
where the heather have got ahead of
the Yankees, for no one else ever OBJ
tanned anything from the Standard
without paying big price for it.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
PROPHET IS DEPOSED.

Dowie, the self-styled Elijah III,
has been deposed and is now facing
grave charges, if press reports are to
be believed and his spectacular career
is at an end All will admit, who
have carefully followed his course,
that he is a remarkable man with large
executive ability and administrative
power. The accumulation of $40, 600,
600 in few years, the building of a
city and the establishment of many in
dustrial enterprises, prove that he is
certainly wonderful man. In the
beginning of his marvellous career, the
Leader does not entertain doubt as
to his honesty and sincerity, but his
head beanie turned by his great sue
cess as a financier and he departed
from the simplicity and spiritual ex-
cellence that characterized his early
efforts and became self opioniated,
overbearing, domineering and inditfer-
ent to the opinions and rights of 9TH
ers and arogated to himself powers and
authority repugnant to his people and
which no reasonable person could ac-
cept, by proclaiming himself the Re-
storer, Apostle and arrayed himself
in costly robes which would cause the
first Elijah, if in the flesh, to again
fee into the wilderness to be fed by
ravens.
He is charged with believing in
and advocating plural marriages, in
other words, poligamy, which the Lea
der will not believe without better
proof than has been made public for
the statutes of limitation have run
against him and it would be unnatur-
al for him to advocate such monstr-
Gus doctrine in this country. His de-
position may be the result of con-
spiracy upon the part of those who
would succeed him and the stories are
sent out for the purpose of prejudic-
ing the public in their favor anc
against the Prophet. Time will
tell, and should it be true, Dowie will
have some one to blame but himself
but in the meantime, the Leader viii
give him the benefit of the doubt
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
MUSINGS OF A CYNIC.

The new mayor in making up his
standing committees should put Alder
man Russell on the committee on fire
department. He is we'll posted and
would make an efficient committeeman.
Now that DR.. Werner is a member
Of the common council, it is reason
able to expect that pure milk ordi-
nance will be passed, as his experiene
as health officer showed the necessity
for such an ordnance.
The city health committee should
get after the manure piles and out
houses on the banks of the river.
They polute the water, violate the state
law and are an ungainly and revolt
ing sight to strangers visiting our
city.
The purchase of sprinkling wagon
by the city is strongly advocated by
citizens who are compelled to frequent
Main street during a manure storm
The street could be sprinkled in the
fall and spring on dusty days before a
contract is let. ,,-.
1t has been suggested that the
city erect morgue and city Jail on
the property it owns on South First
street. The present morgue and Jail
are not fit places to take dead or alive
men.
O o o
Now that H. Wertheimer is about to
retire from the mayorality of the city,
it can be said to his credit he was
one of the very best executives the
city ever had.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
Sin Amusement World,

We are informed by Manager Bethke
of the Turner Opera House that he
succeeded in securing the Milwaukee
German Theatre Co. under the direction
of Ludwig C.. Kreiss, for Sunday April
18th. The productions of this COM
pany for the past years have always
pleased our german patrons, so that a
well filled house may be looked for.
The company includes the following
artists, most of whom are well known
to our public for number of years,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
REJOICING is JUSTIFIED.

The Milwaukee Free Press is GER
tainly justified in rejoicing over the
election of Sherburn M. Becker as may
or of that city. 1t was a grand vic
tory and the Free Press was in the
thickest of the fight from start to fin
ish and is entitled to much credit for
the success Of the ticket-but "Billy"
Hooker should not be forgotten when
the good things are bieng handed
around to the boys who did the work.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

of the coming campaign, before which
all issues sink into insignificance, I'M
less it might be the Especial interests
or trusts, which have become rich and
powerful financially and politically, be-
cause Of the advantages they have had
for too many years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

The senate is still taking testimony
in the Smoot case, which was begun
well within the memory of the old
est inhabitants.
After going to the trouble of blow
ing open four iron doors on a bank
safe, a gang of North Dakota bandits
failed to find enough booty to pay for
the dynamite used, and the cashier
wasn't taking vacation either.
An Idaho paper says "a motion to
adjourn in Congress is a parliamentary
method of turning off the gas It's
a wonder some of them do not blow it
out.
Perhaps Mr.. Jerome will compro-
mise and call it an unfellonous fell
ony," that the insurance companies
committed.
Fear of the Lord, no doubt is the
beginning Of wisdom, but just as tru-
ly, is the fear of investigation the be-
ginning of square dealing in various
lines.
Some men give the worst of them
selves to their wives, and others let
their wives get the "best of them.''
The world is full Of involuntary
spelling reforms. Effort needed to
adopt uniform system.
Wouldn't it be quite appropriate
punishment when corporations are gull
ty, to lock up their charters for thirty
or sixty days according to the size Of
the crime?
While the railway rate bill is young
and unsophisticated, it at least, knows
enough to wear plate Of armor on
it's back when it is feeling around
where the Senate happened to be.
Better lose no time in establishing
confidential relations with your ice
dealer.
Any other public Library board
that feels moved to exclude Mark
Twain's books from it's shelves, is
welcome to do so, but the books don t
need to be advertised.
The public will please consider it
self elbowed out of the way. A coal
strike is a matter with which it has
no business to NEEDLE.
A disguised resident of Iowa, wants
to resign" as a citizen of the Unit
ed States. He should Immediately
take up his residence in the District
of Columbia.
The beef trust might show it's ap-
probation of Mr.. Garfield by using his
name on a new brand of ham.
The new Rockefeller baby is said
to be worth $500, 600, 600 for every
pound he weighs. Lots Of US would be
willing to undertake load like that.
Charley Schwab declares that he
does not want that United States SEN
atorship from Nevada. That ought to
satisfy everybody, as Nevada has done
nothing to indicate that she wants Mr..
Schwab.
The reports from Moundsville, Fit.
Leavenworth and Sing Sing show that
there is a strong feeling against q
"seond term
Mr.. Eckles says that "common
sense is the greatest of the Democratic
party" Though the greatest neeG
was votes.
Mr.. Jerome disapproves of sensati-
onalism, as his sensational remarks on
the subject make plain.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
A LUCKY POSMISTRESS

is Mrs. Alexander, of Cary, Me-, who
has found DR.. Kings New Life Pills
to be the best remedy she ever tried
for keeping the stomach, liver and
bowels in perfect order. You'll
agree with her if you try these pain
less purifiers that infuse new life.
Guaranteed by R. H. Brennecke, 6ruy-
gist. Price 25c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13


l. D. H. Kusel, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the foregoing statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
D. H. KUSEL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of April, 1906.
Max Rohr,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest.
Jos. Terbrueggen,
Chas. E. Frey, \
Directors
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

Homeseekers' Excursion to the
Northwest, West and Southwest, via
the North Western Line. Excursion
tickets at greatly reduced rates are on
sale to the territory indicated above
Standard and Tourist Sleeping cars,
Free Reclining Chair cars and "The
Best of Everything" For dates of
sale and full particulars apply to
agents Chicago & North Western R'y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

has greater ability to give readings
of a more humorous rather than q
stranger here, having appeared before
the Euterpe Club about two years ago.
Her ability is higElJ recommended
by this organization.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
HUMPHREYS

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Specifies cure by acting directly on the
sick pnrts without disturbing the rest OF
the system.
No. for Fevers.
No. 2 Z" Worms.
No. 3 - Teething.
M. 4 {" Diarrhea.
No. sc. Coughs.
No. 8 Neuralgia.
No. 9 Headaches.
No. 10 Dyspepsia.
No. IL $ Suppressed Periods.
No. IL Whites.
No. Is Group.
No. IA +" The Skin.
No. Is {" Rheumatism.
No. Is " Malaria.
No. 10 +" Catarrh.
No. 20 " Whooping Cough.
No. ~ &" The Kidneys.
No 80 =" The Bladder.
No. II La Grippe.
In small bottles of pellets that fit the vest
pocket At Druggists or mailed, Csc. each.
Ms- Medical Guide mailed free.
Humphreys Med. Co. Cor. William John Streets,
New York.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11

Domingo Forovini to Chas.
Minoletti: conveys one third in
terest i'm the Julia No and one
half interest in the Julia No. .
and Eagle mining claims in the
White Pine mining district: con-
sideration 81.
NJ. Buchanan TO Joseph ID,
O'Neill; conveys one sixth inter.
est in the Thelma, Bellvew, Jack
Pot, Julian, Ivcnhoe, Victor HUI
go and Mineral Cluef, and one
fourth interest in the Matilda
Extension mining claims in the
Robinson mining district; con
sideration 500,
William Shakespeare to q. L..
Rickard and j. A. Fesler; con
veys the Louise Placer mining
CLAIM in the Robinson mining lis
trict: consideration $500.
Alex Baird, Sheriff, to j.. a..
McDermid; conveys 351-1o0O of
the Flagstaff mine in the Cherry
Creek mining district; consider
alton $500.
f. S. Pheby to Herman Bress;
conveys undivided 4-25 interest
in the Velvet group of mining
claims in the Robinson mining
district; consideration $40.
Thomas Rockhill to Veteran
Ely Copper Co.; conveys the
Blair and one half interest in the
Veteran and Veteran No. , min
ing claims in the Robinson min
ing district; consideration $1,000
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11

mining district consideration 81,
R. A. Riepe and Herman Bress
to Robinson Mining Co., convey
the Hexter. Sunshine No. J.,
Sunshine No. ., Sunshine No. 3,
Sunshine No. 1, Sunshine No. .
lode mining claims in the Robin
son mining district: considera-
ton 81.
James Stack to Robinson Min
ing Co., conveys one half interest
in the John A. Logan. Victor,
Sunshine Extension, Winnie f.,
Carrie B.. and Columbine mining
claims in the Robin4on mining
district; consideration 81.
Herman Bress to Robinson
Mining Co., conveys one half in
tercst in the Sunshine No. !, ,.
3, !, and 5, and the HeXter min
ing claims in the Robinson min
ing district consideration 81.
Charles r. Reeves to- Robinson
Mining Co., conveys one half in
terest in the Winnie r., Carrie
B., and Columbine mining claims
in the Robinson mining district :
consideration 81.
Mike kclehcr to O. II. Paul
son: conveys all his interest i'll
the I resent No. l., Crescent No. .,
Crescent No. 3. Royal No. |,
ROYAL No. 2, Boyal No. 3, Blue
Bird No. l, Blue Bird No. },
Blue Bird No. 3, Blue Bell No.
/, Blue Bell No. =, Blue Bell No.
3, Blue Bell No. 3, Ham Bone,
Lookout, Jumbo No. t. Jumbo
No. 2 Jumbo No. ), Jumbo No D,
Jumbo No. +, Jumbo No. Z, jun
bo No. s and Jumbo No. 9 min
ing claims in the Robinson min
ing district; consideration 81.
J. w. Tansey to G. W. Curtis
conveys one-fourth interest in
the Jack Frost group of mining
claims in the Robinson mining
district, consideration $1,000.
John Signorclli to Chas Mino
letti; conveys one third interest
in the Julia No. 1, Chief, Manila,
Volcano: one-half interest in the
Julia No. , and one fourth inter
est in the Cuba mining claims in
the White Pine mining district
consideration 81.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11

When, 19 years ago, w. Is.
Graham drove a stake in Ely, he
knew what he was doing. Hav'
ing been resident of White
Pine county since 1874, he could
see plainly that it was a county
with wonderful resources. He
anchored to Ely as the foundation
of White Pines future greatness
and knew that the Robinson dis
trict about Ely contained the
richest copper deposits the world
had ever uncovered. He started
a mercantile establishment in the
canyon and has conducted a very
successful business during all the
years of Nevada's business de-
preston, through fair weather
and foul, and has always main
tained that the day would come
when Robinson district would be
more talked about than any other
section of Uncle Sans domain.
A man with Mr.. Graham tena-
cious business methods must feel
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11
ELY'S REALTY
MARKET
Transactions Recorded For the
Week Ending May 9...Some.
thing Doing.

List of deeds recorded in the
office of the County Recorder
during the week ending May 8:
Walter H. Einlaison to John
Stemper; conveys lot II of block
1 in Georgetown; consideration
$4,000.
J. B. Williamson, Trustee, to
Ira j. Mcknight; conveys lots l3,
Is, II, 10, p, and 23 in block 5,
North Main street; lots = and 4
in block Is on Kerney street and
lot in block As on Main street
i'll Cherry Creek; consideration
$500.
a. ID. Campton to Laura Gal
lagher; conveys part of block 3
on High street in Ely; consider
alton $4,000
A. d. Campton to Anna II.
Hillnan; conveys west 25 feet of
block 81 in Ely: considera tion
$6OO.0O.
Walter Rynearson to Mrs. Wal
ter Rynearson gives lot | in
block ] on High street.
John Melvin and Charles A.
Walker to William Queeney !;
convey lot II of Block 1 in
Georgetown: consideration $3.50.
Herman j. Reiling, Trustee to
the Henrietta Mining and Smelt-
ing Co., conveys the Clara. Gra-
cie, Susie, Rebecea, Beauty,
Daisy, Emma, Rispah, Henrietta,
and Alice mining clrims in the
Hunter mining district; consid-
Grafton not given.
Jesse W. Fox and Ruth M.
Fox to 2. II. Cannon; convey
one third interest in Nincty-sev
en- and Ninety-seven No. | min
ing claims in the Cherry Creek
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11
CONDITION OF
MURRY CREEE
A Letter from Chairman WakeIin
Of the Beard OF County
Commissioners

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11

deeply gratified to see his hopes
realized.
Mr.. Graham has just organized
the Graham Mercantile Co., as
solid as the Rock of Gibraltar,
and will be doing business before
long in one of the tinest.and most
extensive department stores in
the west. The capital stock Of
the company has been fixed at
$50. 900 and every share of the
stock has been subscribed, full
measure of the shares having
been taken by the business men
OF Ely and residents of White
Pine county. 1t is glowing
tribute to Mr.. Graham $ probity
and the esteem in which he is
held in this community that the
to the stock of the
Graham Mercantile Co. were
completed as soon as he announ-
ced bis intention to incorporate.
TO w. b. Graham, more than
any other man, is due the credit
Tor Ely's bright outlook. He has
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11
GRAHAM ERCANTILE GO.
IS INCORPORATED
Old Established House of W. B. Graham Soon to be Trans
formed into Mammoth Department StoreCaptal Stock
Quickly Nbscribed.-Mr. Graham FeIicitated Upon
Realization Of Long Cherished Plans

kept stcadfastly to his task while
others waited to be shown" "
incidentally Mr.. Graham has
raised an interesting family in
White Pine and given his chill
dren an education, first in the
public schools, then a classical
finish in the University Of Neva-
da.
To live to see a small village,
where one has spent the best
part of lifetime, grow to be Il
bustling city, and to be conscious
that through his faith and work
it was largely accomplished
should be, and is, very crafty
ing; and w. 3. Graham stands
in that mans shoes today and is
about to reap the reward of his
pluck and determination, in face
of all obstacles.
The News heralds the entry of
the Graham Mercantile Company
with Il sense of pride and pre-
diets for it brilliant future.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11
Cherry Creek is Booming;
Food and Shelter Scarce.
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence,
Cherry Greek, Nev. May 8. The
spring boom here is on in earnest.
Every lodging house i'll town is
crowded and the restaurants have
been taxed to the utmost i'll the
past few dayssby new arrivals from
North and South. These facilities
have proved inadequate since the
establishment of the automobile line
Between Ely and Wells.
Sam Newhouse is bonding prop.
critics on Munsey Creek. east OF
Cherry and Pete Cannon is i'll Salt
Lake rounding up for development
of his interests in the Tea CUP
group. There are several new
corners here from Salt Lake en-
gagged Ill prospect work about the
town and the indications point to 6
busy season up this way.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-11
Mint From Illinois.

A. G.. Burton and Lee Gleckins
came TO THE News Office day or
two ago and presented a News
representative with a bunch of mint
from southern Illinois. They pre-
sented it with the remark that
vou like a man who can appreciate
mint julip, SO take this and go
to John Weber S and tell him TO
mix you up one OH modern plans.
You can have it booked to us or
pay Mr.. Weber quarter of dollar,
Just as you choose. 1t is not every
day in the year that you can get
mint from Illinois and you had bet
ier move lively before the grass
Wits