davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
EUREKA EXTENSION
DEAL CLOSED
Southern Pacific and Santa
Fe Ready to Connect Two
Coast Roads at Willis
FORM a NEW COMPANY

The important deal that involves the
taking over of the California North
western Railway and the San Francisco
Northwestern Railway by the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe was completed
Friday, when articles OF incorpora-
ton of the Northwestern Pacific Rail-
way were taken out in this city 1t is
the purpose of the two big roads to i'm
mediately complete the connecting link
between Willis and Camp that will
enable passengers to travel direct by
rail from this city 10 Eureka
The Northwestern Pacific Railway is
incorporated for s1,000.o00. OF this
amount E. Z. Calvin, general manager
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
STEEL WORKERS TO RECEIVE
1000 MORE YEARLY
Increase In Wages Of Steel Corporation
Adds 10 Income of Employees in
PeunsFIEanfa

PITTSBURG. Nov. 24-T~o million
dollars additional each year will be dis
-ribuued through the Pittsburg steel
district BY reason OF the increase IN the
wages OF the labor force OF the United
States Steel Corporation, which goes
into effect January I. and which was
announced by the Associated Press.
The notices OF the advance viii be
posted a. the steel mills IN this neigh
borhood about December /
A conservative estimate OF the total
number of laborers employed by the
subsidiary companies OF the United
states Steel Corporation IN what Is
known as the Pittsburg district is
placed al $4,000. The increase will af-
feet all the men in the class OF COM
mon labor employed a. the numerous
plants OF the Carnegie company, the
National Tube Company, the American
Sheet Company and the American Steel
and Wire Company.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

Dividends respectively Of 10 per cent.
20 per cent and 10 per cent paid by our
concern (noW fncorporated) within past
sixty DAYS from dealing in Goidfield
stocks. For the purpose of enlarging
our business and the better 10 enable
Us TO take advantage Of our confidential
sources we viii sell limited number
of our company's shares at SO per
share. face value. fully paid and non
sssessabIe- AS the company IS organ
fzed TO operate on mutual basis there
IS no promotion stock Issued; and as
me holdings Of the directors and off,
GERS will fully compensate them they
are unszIaried- Buy now and you will
share with US the company's large divf-
dendS Best bank references. domestic
zud foreign. and BY permission Ad-
dress Gatzen, Boyer, Farnam Company.
Gcldfeld. Ner-. P. Q. box z75- Gatzen
Building. Cable address "Germsnia."
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
NEEDS OF RIVERS
ARE DISCUSSED
Members of Congressional
Delegation Speak at Ban
quet Given at Stockton
LEADING MEN ATTEND

STOCKTON. Nov. 24.-The Stockton
Chamber OF Commerce gave banquet
last night, TO which had been in
vited the Congressional delegation
OF California, including the two
Senators. also representatives of the
commercial bodies of the State,
with the object Of discussing the
needs OF California in improving
the navigation of the rivers, following
the suggestions made by Congressman
Ransdell when he visited the coast re-
Gently.
Senator Perkins and congressman
Needharu. McKinlay and Smith were
present The California Promotion
Committee was represented by Rufus
p. Jennings and the Sacramento Cham
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
MANAGER OF BARNUM,s.

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-W. ". Cole,
circus manager, theater proprietor and
real estate owner, was elected nlanag-
ing director of the Barnum & Bailey
shows yesterday He will succeed
George W. Starr. who has been in the
business control of the big circus since
the death OF James A Bailey last April.
Mr.. Cole had retired from business. The
election was made at the Offices Of the
corporation in this city
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
RAcoN SERVES As FUEL

FL PASO. Nov. PA special to the
Herald from Carlsbad, y. N. says that
the fuel supply in that town is ex-
hausted and people have been forced
10 burn bacon 70 keep from freezing.
The snowfall in e Paso this winter
IS already 2-5 inches. exceeding the
former record nearly 3 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
SAN JOSE PIONEER
DIES SUDDENLY
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO The oAI4,

SAN JOSE. Nov 2z.-AIonzo b. Ham
ilton. prominent contractor and pio-
neer citizen of San Jose. died suddenly
from paralysis of the heart FRIDAY
evening while talking with friends In
front of his home, at 6s South Fifth
street.
For over forty-five years a resident
of San Jose, Hamilton was one of the
best known men in the city. and at
different times in his life held public
offices. He was born in Chemung
County, New York. in May, 1882. After
hiss arrival here in 1860 he married
olivia Anderson, who, with their three
daughters, survives him.
Hamilton was member Of the Ma
sonic order, being past master of
San Jose Lodge No. 10. r and A. NJ.
and also a member of Howard Lodge.
Royal Arch chapter
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
LABoRERs TO GET MORE WAGES

NEW YORK, Nov 24.-E Il Gary.
chairman Of the board OF directors Of
The United States Steel Corporation.
Friday announced that the wages of the
common labor in the plants OF the sub
sidfsry companies OF the United States
steel Corpora tion viii be increased 10
cents a day beginning May ! next.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Thank.xivinx Dinner sp.ct.It,-.

Extra mince and squash pies. English
plum pudding. Ice cream. pastries and
bon bons at Original Vienna Cafe and
Bakery. 1014 Van Ness avenue and 1926
Post street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Crepe de Chine Dresses 80

Pretty Chic gowns-Copies Of imported
models-Made of fine Crepe de Chine. Lined
throughout with Tafeta silk-Colors, white,
light blue, pink, gray, brown and black Most
exceptional offering.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Velour and Broadtail
Coats
Coats

Tremendously popular are these rich Velour
and Broadtail coats-We present many varieties
Exact copies of foreign models-Eton, pony
blouse and hip length, SIS to sos.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Gs.,l',,,ni $50 Dsmi 81 8 so

The newest creations IN Taffeta silk cos
tunes Waist trimmed with exquisite hand
made yoke-Skirts full pleated-Made in the
most artistic manner, with graceful lines and
beautiful curves. Colors, light blue, pink brown.
navy and black. S3ovalucs-$18 so.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

Have your Sunday dinner at Hotel
Lorraine, 1885 Suffer- French dinner soc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Low Prices for Fine Furs

We have just received sample line OF neck
pieces and throws-All highest class, beautiful
furs-Three hundred of ther-Every one differ
ent so description is out of the question
They range in prices from $40 to S40-These
prices are fully onc-hrd less than any other store
in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
SIS Silk 81
Jumper Suits -

These smart little gowns are made of excel
lent quality Taffeta-Beautifully pleated skirt
and waist-Exquisitely hnished-Colors, light
blue, nile, pink, green and b1ack-Regular price
SIS Thanksgiving special, SIS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21

the agricultural classes in Britain
knowledge of the life, conditions and OPP
portunities in the three prairie provinces
that should greatly quicken the stream
of settlement from the rural districts Of
Britain to Canada.
From the Western States, too, valuable
assistance has been received in tine work
of harvesting the crop this year. and some
of the finest fields in Saskatchewan and
Alberta have been worked almost excu-
sively by Americans. So successful has
been the settler from the Western States,
usually, that he is invariably the fore
runner of a colony from that portion Of
the State whence he came, and, through
the new provinces particularly, there is
a very strong representation from North
and South Dakota, Oregon, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan. Hi
nois, Missouri and other States Of the
Union. These are amongst the most pro-
gressive settlers, as they come we'll pro-
vided with money, completely equipped
with stock and machinery, and possessed
of knowledge Of western farming which
cannot possibly be possessed at first hand
by the settler from beyond the ocean.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21

bulletin of the association sizes up the
situation as follows: Wheat, S7,203,OOO
bushels; oats, 75,725,600 bushels; barley,
1871, $3.50.
This is a lower estimate than either of
the others, but we must consider that 1t
is a railway tour estimate, whilst the
others were made by men in the wheat
field, so to speak and the circumstances
somewhat favor the correspondent and
the local bank manager, respectively, IN
his estimate. But there is one point upon
which all agree, and that is that the wheat
crop of 1906 is of excellent quality
throughout, that it is characteristic OF
Western Canada's grain and will grade
high all along the line. On this point
American grain men such as J. +. Whal-
lon of Minneapolis, Finlay Barral of Chi
cago. Sheriff Brainerd of Springfield ILL.,,
and others, are particularly explicit in
their statements.
A careful examination of all the fig
ures at present available would lead US
to believe that the yield will probably be
about 9O,OOO,OOO bushels. These figures
may seem disappointing to many who be-
lieved that the increased acreage under
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21
TO PUSH CAPITOL WORK
GEORGIA WHITE MARBLE MAY BE
USED FOR EXTERIOR.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 15.-Georgia
white marble will probably be used as
the exterior material of the new state
capitol, if the preference of George B.
Post of New York, the architect, is
adopted. The capitol commission held
sessions Friday evening, and finally de-
cided to defer its final decision respect
ing the exterior material until today,
when Chairman \. 0. Ingram of Eau
Claire, is expected to be present.
The Minnesota state capitol has white
marble as its exterior. The Wisconsin
commission is considering the use of
three materials for the exterior of the
building Georgia white marble, Bedford
stone. and Wisconsin white granite. The
marble and granite, it is estimated, will
cost about the same, $3.50 per square
foot, while the Bedford stone will cost
about 81 per square foot.
Gov. Davidson arrived from Milwau-
kee early last evening and at once en-
tered the conference. Some modifica-
tons in the plans for the interior We're
agreed upon. but they were not radical.
The commissioners said that the work
of construction would be vigorously
pushed and that the foundation for the
west wing Of the building would proba-
bly, be laid before winter set in.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21

of correspondents in the wheat field for
twenty consecutive days. In this way
thousands of miles were travelled by train
through the wheat district, over 1,4OO
miles were driven through growing wheat,
and % pivotal points We're visited and
observations made. As a result of the
work a straight announcement is made
that the wheat acreage is 4.70O.O00 that
the average yield is 10 bushels to the
acre. and that the aggregate crop will
reach 90,250,0O0.
Bank statements regarding crops are
usually of a dependable character, and
the figures furnished by the Canadian
Bank of Commerce more than endorse
those given by the Free Press. The bank
estimate places the figures at: Wheat,
91,S13900; oats. S0,S54, $50; barley, IT,
$50, 100. Wherever good wheat section
exists in Western Canada there is an ele-
vator Tor elevators) and good shipping
point; and where there is a good shipping
point, a thriving bank Cor banks) will
be sure to be in the midst Of it; and the
local manager of the bank, who has the
most accurate knowledge of the farming
conditions and crop results, is the man
who usually does the business. Hence
the necessity for careful crop compilation.
Then, there are others who watch the
growing crop with a careful eye-the
grain dealers and shippers, for instance,
Winnipeg has a Northwest Grain Deal
ers' Association which is so much inter
ested in the crop return that this year,
accompanied by the city bankers and a
number of American grain dealers, they
made a tour of inspection through the
principal grain areas by special train The
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21
CHURCH MITES
ARE AMAZING.
Bishop McCabe Pays Compliment to De
votion at columbus Methodist
Conference

COLUMBUS. Wis, Sept Il. = Spe-
cial. After listening to the mission col
lections report Of the Chicago German
Methodist conference here, Bishop Nc
Cabe said
1t IS a constant wonder to me where
all the money comes from. 1t takes 500
900 per day to run the Church-$6JOO
per hour, ten hours every day. The
sum total for the year is 100000. 900.
Last year we built new churches and I'M
proved old ones at the cost of over
S7,0OO,0OO or fourteen tons of gold.
1T is amazing how the neopIe give
their money. 1t is a wonderful proof of
their love and loyalty. for the cause in
which we are engaged"
The officers of the conference are as
follows: President. Bishop Charles G.
McCabe, ID. D.; secretary, Rev. p. -.ech;
treasurer, Rev. VIM. Roegge, Columbus.
Wis.
On Friday evening Bishop McCabe will
deliver his address, THE Bright Side of
Libby Prison." at the Auditorium.
The second session of the conference
was devoted largely to the addresses of
the superannuated members who We're
able to be in attendance. ]. J. Keller,
]. Bletsch and G. f. Mort. all of whom
are now residing in Chicago; G. l.. Lin
per of Kenosha, G. Iwert of Beaver
Jacob Schaefer of Milwaukee made short
addresses.
All were greatly moved when Rev.
Jacob Schaefer, who has become totally
blind, was lead to the front and spoke
of the comfort and joy the Christian re-
ligion has brought him in these dark
days. Rev. Schaefer was pastor of the
Columbus church at the beginning of the
'70s, and had been in the active work
almost fifty years, when loss of sight
compelled him to retire.
The reports on the collections for home
and foreign missions for the past year
show an increase of $500. The increase
in the collections of the w. f. NJ. $.
amounts to S295. The collections of the
districts were as follows: Chicago district,
$50G9 increase. $279; Milwaukee dis
trict, $3.50 increase. $50; Oshkosh,
$2604 increase, 5000: total for the
whole conference, $11, 523. The total of
the w f NJ. S. was $14OO. The First
church of Milwaukee is banner church
for both collections, having paid SID.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21
FARR ANSWERS CHARGE.
Declares That He Did Not Kidnap Chill
dren, but Is Educating Them IN
School at ST. Paul

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 1i.-[Spc-
caI. Arguments were made today be
fore the supreme court for an alterna-
tive writ of mandamus to compel her
husband to give her the custody Of her
two children, in behalf Of Victoria
Houghton Farr
The attorney for Mrs. Farr stated that
the two children. two boys, aged u and
IA years, respectively, We're ordered by
the trial court to be left III her custody
and were never to be removed for longer
than Il period of five days. Under the
impression that they were to go on Il
short visit, Mr.. FAIR took the two boys
away and did not return them in the
five days; in fact, it has been two
months. She asked for the payment of
alimOny of 800 a month and for court
costs, as she has no means to procure a
transcript for the preparation of the case
before the supreme court later.
In defense. the attorney for Mr.. Farr
stated that the children were behind in
their school work, and that Mr.. FAIR
had sent them to st. Paul and put them
given an education. He had written
her a letter telling where the children
were and offered her money to visit the
children at any time. He also had eS-
tablished her credits in the city of
Phillips, where she now resides. At one
time he had sent her a check, which
had been returned to him by her at
torney with the statement that the
money did not appear to be alimony,
and that she would accept no money
unless it was alimony, with the request
he write her no more.
The court took the matter under ad-
yiSement.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21
DENY DRUGGlNG CHARGE
21ADI5CN PEOPLE REPLY TO MRS.
VOORHEES, OF ILLINOIS.
She Asserted That She Would Bring Suit
on Charge That Daughter Was
Welded While Dragged.

MADISON, Wis. Sept 15.-Dispatch-
es from St. Louis yesterday say that
Mrs. u. ". Voorhees, Of Upper Alton,
H. IS to prefer the charge against Louis
{. Haley of this city, the husband of
her daughter Winnie, that her daughter
was drugged at the time of her marriage
on August % this year. and that legal
proceedings for the anuliInent would fol
low.
The courtship of Mr.. Haley and Miss
oorheeS has extended over eight years
ana the marriage was the elimination OF
that acquaintance. George j.. Oorhees,
father OF the bride, was present al the
marriage with the other relatives. some
OF whom were invited by the bride from
" Indson, and among whom were the
grandmother and Il sister and brother OF
Mrs. Voorhees,. Frank Culver and Mrs.
A. j. Pierce. The wedding was cele-
DRAFTED IN the presence of twenty guests,
after Which some time was spent at Il
wedding breakfast which was served by
Mrs. NJ. ). SpauIding OF Madison, the
aunt OF the bride. The father gave
away the bride as is the customary man
ner OF the EpiscoDalian service, which
was used III solemniZing their vows.
These facts are given in reply here to
the sensational charges which have been
made
Mrs. Voorhees, also said that man
whose name is Charles Schleuter had
given her about $500 shortly before the
wedding; that during the time of the
Eagles carnival at Milwaukee Miss
Voorhees, was visiting relatives i'll Madl-
son, and that she received a message
from Mr.. Schleuter in which was en-
closed $40 with an invitation for her to
come to Milwaukee. She went to Mil
waukee and Mr.. Schleuter returned with
her to Madison the next day. He Wis
tied at one of Miss Voorhees, aunts, it
is added. The daughter refused to mar
ry Schleuter and said she would marry
the man she loved and subsequently
married Mr.. Haley says the mother.
They took their wedding journey and
We're gone two weeks, when they re-
turned to Madison and lived together in
Madison for several days, after which
her mother came here and they had a
conference at a hotel. She asked her
husband to allow her to go home for a
few days, saying she would return. Mr..
Haley gave her $2S and she went home
with her mother last Thursday.
Mr.. Haley says he has received a let
ter saying she would no longer live with
him.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21
AFTER WAUPACA HOME
CAPT. \. c. SMITH TELFGRAPHS
GOV. DAVIDSON.
Declares Inmates Are Illtreated and Asks
That State Investigate-TaIks
of Tyranny"

MADISON. Wis, Sept. 11.-Charges
which may result in an investigation OF
the Wisconsin Veterans home at Wau-
paca have been brought to the attention
of Gov. Davidson in a telegram from
Capt y. {. Smith of Waupaca, general
manH ger and treasurer of the Veterans
oice and former inmate OF the Nau-
paca home. Capt. Smith says i'll his
telegram, which comes from Oshkosh:
An appeal TO our patriotic citizens of the
state OF Wisconsin and all other states Of
me union. and more particularly to his
houoI, G0Y. j. {. Davidson. for relief from
the worst tyranny that Exists i'll this or amy
other state, whore we are forbidden the
most precious OF an American citizen 5
rights. Then it is time to 10 as we did
from 81 to 'G5-nght our enemies or the
board OF trustees.
We demand that the governor appoint q
committee to meet ut Naupaca at the ear
nest moment said committee to be com
posed of one Republican. one Democrat and
one Socialist. and no member of the G.. n.
L. as they are partipSCeptS Criminue be
lore the fact: This is our ultimatum.
II you wish to send 4 confidential agent
10 my Office i'll WaUpaca ut any time after
sunday ANA no later than Monday, with full
authority TO act for You. all Will be we'll.
Meantime | shall establish Darrack in
W aupaca for the care of those members Of
the WISCONSIN Veterans home that may be
discharged.
capt. smith has been III milwaukee, to
try to start Il paper to be known rs the
Veterans Voice, which will make things
warm for the management of the Wis
cOnsln veterans home at Waupaca.
1t Is because of alleged ilI-treatment
of inmates Capt. Smith is on the war
path. He was dismissed from the home
by the commandment, Col. j. Ii. Wood
north.
lie Dreseits what appears to be an
affidavit from Henrietta Cordes, whose
husband was an inmate of the home, dy-
ing November 30, 1905, alleging that for
her two children. one of whom is Il Grip
pie, she had received an order for four
!oaNeS of bread Il week and an order for
haf Il ton of coal and that this is all
she has received from the home since
the death of her husband, with the eX-
ception of Il broom, although the home
receives from the state So Il week for
her two children.
Capt. Smith denies any cnmty or i'll
VIII toward any officer of the home. say
ing that he absolutely believes in their
honesty and would not dismiss one of
them II he could do so with one stroke
o thls pen, but he insists that a wrong
is beng done his comrades by the retcn-
tlon OF some of the executive staff.
Similar charges were made last winter
but the board of control found nothing
TO Substantiate them.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21

been the difficulty of obtaining needed
npIp Mt harvest time. AS each year an
additional area has been put under crop
this scarcity of help has been accumulated.
and during the present harvest the cry all
along the line has been 'IIarvcster5
Wanted" The work of preparation ana
seeding is spread over several months ""'
the ingathcring of the harvest has 10 oe
done i'll few weeks hence the necessity
for additional assistance ut that par'l'u-
lar time The crop of 1909 required 10
900 harvesters from outside. ana TINS year
it has been estimated that from --o0V
20 2JOOO will be required to supplement
the work of the farmers i'll Manitoba
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The demand for harvest hands IS not
permanent. the work for which they come
lasting only from early IN August ulitli
the end of the threshing season. Many
of those who come to work III the gram
fields, however, remain and become gram
growers themselves, creating addltlohaI
demand for the same class or help, anu
thus the problem becomes more acute
every succeeding year The time was
when a sufficient number of harvest hands
could easily be obtained from Ontario,
but in recent years the area taken in by
The harvest excursions has been extended
and in 1904 and 1905 it reached clear
down to Nova Scotia in the call for men
ia work in the fertile fields of the West.
This year the limit has been further ex-
tended, and a new movement OF British
farm Iaborers has been inaugurated,
which will be of incaIculable benefit to
the prairie country, giving a stimulus to
immigration, and disseminating among