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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
RACINE POLICE WATCHING.
Strong Guard-Surrounding
Cities Are Notified.

RACINE, Wis, April 14.-[Special. ]
The chief of police and number of
deputies have been watching the woods
in the vicinity Of the glue factory sew
eral miles north of this city ever since
yesterday afternoon in the hope of cap
turing the thief who stole the horse and
day. e' but So far their search has eI been
fruitless. Officers will continue the
search of the fugitive and hope to effect
his capture before night. Police officers
of all towns within : radius of fifteen
miles have been given an accurate de-
scription of the thief and are on the
lookout.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
TORESTRAIN MISSION
Suit Against Superior Grain Company
to Stop Interference with It's Com
petitors Is Filed.

MADISON, Wis, April 14.-[Spe-
cial. l-Solon w. Perrin today filed suit
Ia the United States court against the
Superior grand commission restraining
them from in any manner interfering
with the business of the Terminal Eleva-
tor company and the Itasca elevators.
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern roads are also included as de-
PENDANTS as a matter of form. Judge
Sanborn issued a temporary restraining
order on which arguments will be heard
May !. No decision has yet been
reached In similar cases brought last
month by the Globe and other elevator
companies.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
BUYS UNIVERSITY LAND,
John Schroeder Lumber Company Will
Extend Bay Frontage and Facili-
ties at Ashland.

ASHLAND, Wis, April 14.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The John Schroeder Lumber COM
pany of Milwaukee has purchased from
Lawrence university of Appleton the
former Mowatt mill property which gives
it frontage of over five blocks On Che
quamegon bay. The additional purchase
will be converted at once into yards to
handle the shipments of Oregon and
Washington pine, several million feet Of
which will be shipped from the Pacific
coast to Ashland and then by water to
eastern ports. The Schroeder mill will
resaw considerable of the western pine
to order in its new yards.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
MISSISSIPPI STILL RISING
Expensive La Crosse Park to Suffer Much
Damag Stage
Is Passed.

LA CROSSE. Wis, April III Spe-
cial. The 11-foot stage of the Missis-
slppl river has been passed and indica-
tons are that it will continue to rise
Pettibone park, on which 100000 has
been spent, is practically submerged, and
the macadam roads are in danger.
The backwater from the La Crosse
and Black rivers have flooded the
marshes between the north and the south
sides. While the water in the surround
ing country is unusually high, the only
serious damage is the danger to the Sc
ries Of bridges across the Mississippi.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
BIG FACTORY FOR KENOSHA.
Large Auto Truck Company Will Locate
Plant in Wisconsin.

KENOSHA, Wis, April 17.-[Spe-
pany this morning signed a contract to
erect a large factory for the manufacture
of auto trucks just north of Kenosha.
The company will at once begin the cree
ton of factory buildings which will cost
$250,O0O. 1t is planned to have the fac
tory in operation by September 1. The
Kenosha plant will be the eastern branch
of the Kansas City concern The COM
pany will employ 400 men.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Peculiar Bohemian Letters.

The weather bureau, the white house,
and nearly all government departments
at Washington are being Hooded with
strange letters in the Bohemian language
indicating the publication in Bohemia of
some article announcing an offer by the
United States for successful weather pre-
dlcuonS. Some of the letters contain Il
declaration that the writer has super
natural powers and can make successful
predictions for any desired period Prac-
tlcally all the communications end with
a statement that the writer is confident
he will win the prize this government is
offering.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

Railway travellers vino like TO keep
themselves to themselves" will appre-
ciate this story. \ passenger by train
wanted to read. but Il man opposite
would persist in trying to talk. After
several brief replies the reader became
irrtated.
The grass is very green. isn't it?" said
the would-be conversationalist, pleasant
ly.
Yes was the answer: such a change
from the blue and red grass we've been
having lately"
Silence reigned supreme aud the reader
began another chanter-Iit-R Bits
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

spicuous place, gives him tho right to
dress gs a woman if ne SO desires.
He claimed that as DIR, Mary Walker
was wearing mans clothes. he with
equal legality could wear woman's
clothes. He searched the legal prere-
dent and discovered. as he says. tnat
he may dress as he desires. provided
that IL makes no attempt at deception
as to MS sen
lie says he has legal advice that wear
inc heavy beard and mustache or :,
conspicuous sign, stating his name ana
the fact that he was not Il woman, will
bar Prosecution.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
LARGEST MORTGAGE ON RECORD.
One for 100000 Is Filed in Kenosha
by Ice Company.

KENOSHA, Wis, April 17.-[Spe-
cial. The largest mortgage ever filed
ing 1t is given by the knickerbocker
Ice company of Chicago to the First
Trust and Savings bank and Emile X.
Boisot of Chicago as trustees, to secure
the payment of a bond issue amounting
to S6.0O0,000. The mortgage covers land
in twelve counties in Wisconsin and in
the states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and
Minnesota.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
POSTPONE RATE HEARING.
Companies Have Not Yet Made Ready
Data for the Two-Cent Fare
Contest.

MADISON, Wis. April 14.-[Spc-
cial due to the inability of the rail
road companies to prepare the required
data in time the date set for the first
hearing on the 2-cent passenger rates
has been postponed until April %. The
Northwestern and Omaha will be
heard first and the dates for hearings
of the other roads will be set from time
to time as the preceding arguments are
finished
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
INSANE FROM AN ASSAULT
Prominent Racine Irishman Found I'm
conscious Three Weeks Ago and Re-
covers with Reason Destroyed.

RACINE, Wis, April 17.-[Special. l.
Thomas O'Day, one of the most promi-
nent Irishmen of Racine, was taken to
the Oshkosh hospital today Three
weeks ago O'Day was found at the foot
Of stairway in the heart of the city,
unconscious. Indications were that he
had been struck on the head by a club
and fell down the stairs. For two weeks
he was unconscious, only t. become
raving maniac, possibly incurable. Physi-
clans claim his brain is permanently in
iured
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
SHANNON WINS RECOUNT.
urer Noses Out Victory Long
After the Election.

GREEN BAY, Wis, April 17.--Ispa-
cial. by q recount ordered by Judge
Hastings on the application of Timothy
J. Shannon, he has been shown to have
received eight more votes for city treas
urer than Albert G. Kurz, who was Of
fciaIly declared treasurer-eiect by a plur-
atty of one.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
KENOSHA AFTER GOOD ROADS.
Many Towns Start Work on Improving
Country Thoroughfares.

KENOSHA. Wis. April 17.-[Spe-
.ial l-Kenosha county is taking hold of
the good roads movement and the town
IF Pleasant Prairie has appropriated
5000 for macadam roads. The farm
ars have agreed to haul all the materials
cor the roads without cost. and it is said
hat improvements will cost $3.50 a mile.
To start the work it has been decided to
nacadamize the Geneva road. which is
.sed mostly for automobile traffic.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
GIRL TRUANT Is DROWNED
Sturgeon Bay Sisters Play on Raft After
Running Away-Tells After
Two Hours.

STURGEON BAY, Wis, April If
Especial. THE 13-year-old daughter of
John Meikle was drowned yesterday I'M
der distressing circumstances. She and
a sister had run away from school. it is
claimed, and while playing on a raft fell
overheard and was drowned. The other
girl went home and was 50 frightened
that she didn't tell her parents about the
accident until two hours afterWard.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
BYRON NIMBhLL IS MATED.
Gov. Davidson Fills Vacancy on State
Grain Commission

MADISON. Wis. April 14.-C1ov. Da-
wilson has appointed Byron Kimbau of
Buffalo. \. Y, to be a member of the
Wisconsin state grain and warehouse
commission. in place of John D. Schana-
han of Buffalo, who recently resigned
SUPERIOR. Wis. April 14-In the
absence of a decision on the test case
brought against the commission by the
Globe Elevator company. the commits
sion has decided TO inspect the grain
loaded ont of the other elevators regard
less of the pending suit
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
ENOT-SAWYERs ON 4 STRIKE,

LA CROSSE. Wis, April 17.-TSpe-
cial. 1.-The c. II. Nicols Lumber com
pany. with headquarters in La Crosse
and several large mills in the state of
Washington, is being affected by the
strike of the knot sawyers in the west.
The work of knot sawyer requires con-
siderable skill and men are hard to OBJ
+ai
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
ITALIANS ON A RAMPAGE.
Waukesha Sheriff Sends Force of Depu-
ties to Stop Distur bance-They
Garry Red Flag.

WAUKESHA. Wis, April 17.-[Spe-
cial. sheriff Kunz received word this
morning that the Italian laborers en-
ployed by the electric line were on a
strike at their camp near Big Bend, in
the town of Vernon, and were marching
around carrying a red flag Deputy
Sheriff Clancy and another officer left
Immediately for the scene.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Supposed Maniac May Lose Feet.

APPLETON, Wis, April III Spe-
cial. John Meyer, claiming his resi-
dence as Fond du Lac, was captured in
the woods a few miles from here last
night after the authorities had chased
him for some miles. Meyer was bare
footed and his feet this morning are in
horrible condition and may have to be
amputated. He is supposed to be insane
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
POISONEDAT CHURCH TEA.
Lancaster Methodists Seriously Ill After
Attending Monthly Function-Cause
Is Not Determined

LANCASTER. Wis. April 14-Eigh-
ty-fve Lancaster people who attended a
monthly tea at the Methodist church
were poisoned, and as a result about
half Of this number are seriously i'll. 1t
Is thought that no serious results will
follow. The ladies who conducted the
tea have been unable to account for the
presence in any of the food of anything
injurious.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
TRAIN DEcAPITATEs WORKMAN.
William DeCook of Kimberly Killed on
Way from Mills.

APPLETON, Wis, April 17-TSpe-
cial. with his head severed from his
body William De Cook of Kimberly was
found on the North Western tracks at
Combined Locks last night. De Cook
was employed at the Kimberly paper
mill and it IS believed he was struck
while on his way home from work.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
MILwAUKEEAN TRIES TO END LIFE.
Supposedly Insane Man Leaps in Front
of Engine, but Is Saved.

KENOSHA, Wis, April 17.-LSpe-
cial. Late Monday afternoon a man
supposed to be from Milwaukee tore
his clothing from his person and at
tempted to leap in front of a north
bound passenger train on the North
Western road. Passersby seized him
and he begged to be taken to hotel. He
remained under guard for an hour and
then seemed to recover his reason. Later
he dressed himself and took train for
Milwaukee. He declined to make pub
lie his Milwaukee address.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
DEVELOP MMENSEPOWE
Merrill Paper Company Buys Great Falls
and New Converting House
VIII Be Built.

MERRILL, Wis, April 14.-fSpe-
cial. The greatest water power in Wis
consin will be improved and electric pow
er transmitted fourteen miles to run one
of the largest paper mills in the state.
This is the plan of the Merrill Paper
Manufacturing company, which has
bought the upper Grandfather falls.
The power derived from the Prairie riv-
er dells proved inadequate, ana a new
power house and dam will be built for
the Grandfather property. 1t is expect
ed to develop 5000 horsepower
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
MISS BREWSTER GOES TO AMIGO
Menominee Training School Assistant to
Work IN Langlade.

AMIGO, Wis, April IA Special. /
Miss Maud Brewster, for four years as
sistant at the Dunn County Manual
Training school, Menomonie, Wis, vas
elected assistant principal of the new
Langlade county school this afternoon
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Youth Is Asphyxiated in Hotel.

ARBOR VITAE, Wis, April A.
Especial. l-Ivor johnson, who left here
for his home at Dermody, Mimi, was
ssphyxiated in Minneapolis hotel
Johnson was IT years old. 1t is supposed
be blew out the gas, by mistake.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Rarron Principal to Study Law.

BARRON, Wis. April 1I.-[SpeciaI.l
At a meeting of the board of educati ton,
8. NJ Snodgrass of Alma, Wis, was
elected to be principal of the local
schools. F. II. Swenson. who has been
at the head of the Barron schools for
.hree years, resigned to take up law.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Wishes to Wear Dresses.

Prof. Randolph NIillburn. music
teacher of Washington. O.. who, created
a sensation by appearing on the streets
il Woman's clothes, no longer is barred
from female costume. 4 large silver
badge. with the inscription, "Randolph
Nillburn. l am man." worn in Il con-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
TO DROPVARSiTY TEACHER

MADISON, Wis, April 17.-[Special1
The committee appointed by the board
of regents TO investigate and report on
the Knapp case today recommended 10
the board that Mr.. Knapp be suspended
as member of the university faculty.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Six Years for Cassie Brooks.

ASHLAND. Wis. April 17-Cassie
Brooks. a well known figure in local POI
lice circles, who was found guilty of at
tempting to murder his wife, was SEN
fenced to six years in WaupuR.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

through the crevices in the floor during
school hours, much to the amusement of
the pupils. The first teacher was Miss
Kate Kivel ana the present one is Miss
Emma Isenberg of Baraboo.
Mary Collins, who became county SUI
perintendent of schools in Chehalis coun-
ty, Wash was once a pupil there, and
DR.. Francis Kelly of Merrill, Wis, also
obtained the first part of his education
in the ancient landmark
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

Now let all these choice specimens
take notice:
We will deposit one thousand or fifty
thousand dollars to be covered by a
like amount from them, or any one of
them, and if there was ever one ounce
Of old bread or any other ingredient
different than our selected wheat and
barley with little salt and yeast used
in the making Of Grape-Nuts, we will
lose the money.
Our pure food factories are open at
all times to VISITORS and thousands pass
| through each month, inspecting every
| department and every process. Our
factories are so clean that one could,
with good relish, eat meal from the
floors.
The work people, both men and wom-
en-, are of the highest grade in the state
Of Michigan, and according to the state
labor reports, are the highest paid in
the state for similar work.
Let us tell you exactly what you will
see when you inspect the manufacture
of Grape-Nuts. You will find tremen-
dous elevat RS containing the choicest
wheat and barley possible to buy. These
grains are carried through long convey
ers to grinding mills, and there convert
ed into flour. Then the machines make
selection of the proper quantities Of this
| flour in the proper proportion and these
| parts are blended into a general -four
| which passes over to the big dough mix
| ing machines, there water, salt and
little yeast are added and the dough
| kneaded the proper length Of time.
tt 7. L
| having been ground it was passed
through about one hundred hours of
| soaking in water, then placed on warm
floors and slightly sprouted, developing
| the diastase in the barley, which
| changes the starch in the grain into a
| form Of sugar.
Now after we have passed it into
| dough and it has been kneaded long
enough, it is moulded by machinery into
| loaves about IS inches long and 5 or
| inches in diameter. It is put into this
| shape for convenience in second cook
ing.
These great loaves are sliced by ma
chinery and the slices placed on wire
trays, these trays, in turn, placed on
great steel trucks, and rolled into the
| secondary ovens, each perhaps 10 or so
feet long. There the food is subjected
to long low heat and the starch which
has not been heretofore transformed, is
turned into a form of sugar generally
known as Post Sugar. 1t can be seen
glistening on the granules of Grape
Nuts if held toward the light, and this
sugar is not poured over or put on the
food as these prevaricators ignorantly
assert On the contrary the sugar oy-
udes from the interior of each little
granule during the process Of manu-
facture, and reminds one of the little
white particles Of sugar that come out
on the end Of a hickory log after it has
been sawed off and allowed to stand for
length of time.
This Post Sugar is the most digest
ible food known for human use. It is
so perfect in its adaptability that moth
ore with vary youno infants will ncIIr
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
cooked in specially designed digesters or

boilers
This interesting industry. which is by
no means Improbable. would well repay
consideration, as there is plenty of room
for much large trade to be done in
preserved sorrel-by no means an I'M
palatdble table adjunct.-Scientiiic Amer
Inn
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

: rose by any other name would have
its thorn.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

BARABOO, Wis, April 14.-[Spe-
cial. las far as school houses are con-
cerned the oldest landmark in Sank
county is a log structure on the northern
part Of the county a few miles from
Reedsburg The building was erected in
1861 and has been in use ever since
that time or forty-hve years ago.
The building is now so dilapidated
that the woodshucks poke their heads
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Rise Liars,
Rise Liars,
And Salute Your Queen
lilo, All We Faithful Followers OF Ananias

Young Girl said Cooking
make One Statement False hat All You have said
about Foods is Absolutely Unreliable"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

ible food known for human use. It is
SO perfect in it's adaptability that moth
ers with very young infants will pour
a little warm milk over two or three
spoonfuls Of Grape-Nuts, thus washing
the sugar off from the granules and car
rying it with the milk to the bottom of
the dish. Then this milk charged with
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

Now we come to a frisky lot,
the Labor Union" editors. You
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
MILL PLAIN DISTRICT.
Mark L. Warner Wins Over Charles
 Miller for Committeeman.

The Mill Plain school district held it's annual meeting last night and elected officers as follows: Commit teeman, Mark l.. Warner; secretary, B. F. Hoggett; treasurer, George Warner. There was a lively sprinting match for the office of committeeman between Charles Miller and Mir War ner. but the latter won by a very close shave. A good deal of lobbying was done before the session and when the meeting was called the packers of Miller were confident that their man would hnd. and they never enanged their minds until the result of the ballot was announced and then the more sanzuine of them turned pale NIT Miller took his defeat in a good natured way. although 1t was plain that he would have been quite pleased to continue to vield the gzv- el for the coming year. He vas ap- pointed by the board of education to i'll the vacant ommitteemanship a short time ago and this gave him quite a grip on some of the electors. Plans were talked over for a flag pole on the new school building The board adjourned until. the last meet ing in August. when the school com mittss will make its final report
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

While Otto Gerish, the 12-years- old son of Mrs Louise Gerish, was playing in the vicinity of his home on Knob Hill about 4 o'clock yester- day afternoon he was almost instant ly killed by being struck by piece of an old stump which was blasted by George Stanley, while excavating for the new Congregational parson- age. The boy only lived few min utes after being carried into his home. His widowed mother is over come by the terrible shock. He also leaves sister. The funeral arrange +ments have not as yet been com pleted.
 c. B. Buckingham is visiting in New Haven.
 Mir and Mrs Stoddard have return ed from their wedding trip and will go to housekeeping on Falls avenue.
 Mrs Anna Mayhew is visiting rela- tives in Woodbury.
 Miss Dora Daines has returned from brief visit at Lake Com bounce.
 The tearing down of the old stone abutments under the railroad trestle on Main street was completed to-day.
 The Friendly Helpers will give a mystery lunch" Thursday evening from till at All Saints chapel.
 Mrs Josephine Simons has return ed from a visit with friends in Ply mouth.
 William Benjamin and family of Woodbury visited relatives on New ton Heights recently.