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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
BROTHERS IN DUEL,
Knights Creek Men Said to Have Battled
on Road with Knife and Pitch
fork-One Is Arrested

MENOMONIE, Wis, July So Spe-
cial. l-G"orge and William Decker,
brothers, of knights Creek, town of
Weston,i met on the highway Saturday
and according to reports fought with knife
and pitchfork. George was arrested aud
Will is said to be badly perforated
with pitchfork tines The alleged fight
started when VIII Decker had his
nephew, Elmer Decker, son of George,
arrested on II serious charge The son
was bound over to the circuit court.
Since then there has been bad blood be-
tween the two. Saturday. it is said,
they met on the highway, George and
his son being on load of hay. 4
quarrel started over who should turn
out in the road. In trying to pass the
wagon; locked and George was thrown
off the load. He claims that his brother
VIII then jumped down and started Mt
him with knife. He defended himself
with Il pitchIork. The trial has been
set for August II.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
SLAVE CHARGES GROWING
More Jackson Lumber Camp Refugees
Tell Narrowing Stories of Peonage
in Pensacola.

PENSACOLA, Fla. July 2S.-With
big welts and bruises all over the arms
and bodies. and with their clothing torn
by the fierce attacks of bloodhounds,
which had trailed and caught them,
three more men arrived here last evening
from the Jackson Lumber camps at
Locllhart, Ala, and asked protection.
The men are John Cook and Harry ly-
man, Americans, and Nendal ke.yers-
hult, Il German.
We tried to escape Saturday night"
said the men, but they put b!oodhounds
on us, and we were trailed down Cook
was so weak and exhausted he could
scarcely walk.
Lyman said: I'VE were given forty
lashes each, and taken back. The blood
hounds would have torn me to pieces,
but | saved myself by hard fight. Our
second attempt to escape was more sue
cessful, and we came to Pensacola to re-
port the matter
The Jackson company is owned by
Wisconsin and Michigan capital.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
AM ERiCAN GRIT.
Was Well shown in English Wreck
When Twenty-eight Were Killed.

when Twenty-eiEht Were Killed.
1t seems the irony of fate, says 4
London writer, that after repeated eN-
presSions of satisfaction on the part of
the British press that the great train
disasters in America were not dupli-
Gated in this country the majority of
the victims in the first serious railway
disaster of recent years should be
Americans.
l was at Salisbury that Sunday
morning, few hours after the terrible
tragedy in which twenty eight people
were killed. and the scene we'll nigh
bailied description. Two features Of
the catastrophe especially impressed
themselves on the British mind The
first was the absolute sang froid of
their American cousins who were
caught in the wreck and escaped with
their lives. Perhaps the most remark
able exhibition of nerve" was that Of
New York business man, whose first
thought after eXtricating himself from
the debris was for his camera. 1T will
be daylight in a few hours" he said
coolly, as he rearranged his necktie,
land I'd like TO get some snapshots,
just to show people at home that there
are railway wrecks in this country"
The splendid courage of little Miss
Anna Koch, of Allentown, Pa, won the
admiration of everyone. Her father
was instantly killed and her mother
taken to the Salisbury hospital with
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
MRS. SAGE TO GIVE ALL
WILL USE HUSBANDS FORTUNE FOR
CHARITY WORK.
Her Beautiful Character and Experience
Was Depended Upon by Late
Fiuancier.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-NIrs. Russell
Sage, i'll her seventy-seyenth year, faces
the most stupendous task ever allotted
to Il woman of her age. the distribution
of nearly $10,0oO.0OO, left her by her
husband
DR.. Schumck the Sage physician,
spoke for Mrs. Sage on this subject, say
ing:
Mr.. Sage knew his wife had made Il
study of philanthropy and that she knew
much more than he did about it. He
knew i'll leaving it TO her she would take
advantage of this study and distribute
his fortune wisely. Despite the impress
sion the will may have gwen the fortune
has been left to charity. Her gifts will
be along broad lines rs she is deeply in
tCreSted IN educational work. i'll various
forms OF charitable enterprises, i'll sol
dicrS and sailors, III Young Mems Chris
uan associations, and i'll hospitals.
All phases of the life of young women
interest her because upon the young
women depends the character of the
homes To come and III her mind, man
nerS, Of course, join hands with morals.
She Is herself gently bred and Simple.
when one serves Others she said
once. "one simply gives oneself i'll service
and that the opportunity is small or
great is not important. This is 4 Won
derful adjustment of nature to test the
will to do Well of everybody"
Mrs. Sage was Margaret Olivia Slo-
cum, daughter of Joseph Slocum, Il
wholesale merchant of Syracuse, to
whom came serious reverses of fortune.
She was graduated i'll 1917 from the
Troy institution, now the Emma VIII
lard school. Mr.. and Mrs. Sage were
married Nov n, 1869, ut Watervliet.
n. Y. Mrs Sage is descended, on her
fathers side, from Miles Stundish, her
fathers mother having been Olivia
Standlsh. Her home, at 632 Fifth
avenue New York city. is Il beautiful,
stately houSn
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
A Slow Golfer.

At St. Andrews one of the most re-
spected and popular members Of the club
had the misfortune 10 crush his leg early
in life and walked with the aid Of u
wooden ore.
BEING portly as we'll as lame. it was
impossible for him to walk as fast as
most people, but, being a good sports
man. and hating to keep people back.
he made it a rule when he did play golf
to start late. One day, however, two
strangers happening to start late. were
kept back. Instead of making the best
of it they began to press the lame
man. Back came his caddie. Capt.
Js compliments and he knows he walks
id slow. but he can walk a id
sight slower. "-Tatler.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
PLEAD WITH GOVERNOR.
Two Pardons Are Asked of Davidson
Clark County Sheriff Case Is
Also Heard

MADISON, Wis, July So Special. |
Gov. Davidson today heard arguments
for the pardon of Percy NJ Holden,
charged with embezzlrmrnt from Tie cir
cult court of Monroe county and .or the
pardon of Edwin DCniSon, charged with
a statutory off"ns" in Brown county
The governor also listened to the argr-
ments in the complaint against George
Boyer. sheriff of Clark county The
complaint alleges that the sheriff failed
to destroy certain slot machines that
were captured and removed from saloons
in accordance with the law. The com
plant j. signed by five women.
The hearing WAS continued until Sep
tpmbpr -.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
The Name Tuxedo.

The Tuxedo coat got its name from
the fashionable colony of Tuxedo, and
the original name of the place was
Duck Cedar. Lots of the old natives
still call it Duck Cedar. George Tida-
bech, one of the original settlers of the
country, named the place. The lake
was then much smaller than it is now
and was simply known as the fish pond.
One day old Tidabech and his sons had
gore there to shoot game The ducks
were very plentiful; numerous cedar
trees were growing out of the rocks
along the shore.
Let us give this place a name" said
the old man. Let US call it Duck
Cedar"
So Duck Cedar it was and continued
to be for many years until the name
was changed to Tuxedo.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
HUNT BLACK DESERTER.
Kills a Missouri City Marshal and Young
Woman Narrowly Escapes Death for
Offering to Help Officer.

RICHMOND, Mo-, July 2S.--C!5y
Marshal William Names was shot and
killed late Friday by James Price, alias
Pritchctt, Il dcscrter from Jefferson bar
racks, near st. Louis. Price escaped
and is being hunted with blOOdhoundS.
Names had arrested Price and was ON
his way to town with the prisoner on
foot, when young woman riding by
saw them scufflng. She was asked hy
Names to assist in overpowcring the
prisoner who had broken his handculIs.
The young woman started to the mar
shars assistance, but was warned away
by Price who threatened to shoot her.
Price then shot Names and escaped.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
CRIME AND A CRASH.
Coal Plant Waterman, Beaten and Shot,
Crawls to Doctor and Boiler Ex-
plodes-Loss $4,000.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 2S.--George
Seibert. a Waterman at the Patterson
& Robinson coal plant at Hays station
was beaten with a club last night by
John Hollis, who boarded with Seibert.
After knocking Seibert into insensibility.
Hollis fred five shots into his body aud
then made his escape. Seibert managed
to crawl to a physicians office, but he
can't live.
Seibert had charge of tic engines and
the coal tipple of the plant. and while
he was at the physicians office the boil
er of the engine exploded. wrecking the
tipple and setting fire to machinery and
four dwellings of workmen. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
INVENTS AN AIRSHIP.

RACINE. Wis, July 80. - John
Kremonak. aged -, shoemaker has re-
ceived Il patent on an airship. The gas
bag is cigar-shaped, but instead Of lying
parallel TO the body Of the machine it is
tilted at the front. The unique feature
is the propelling apparatus. \ worm
wheel is encased in a cylinder which lies
above and parallel to the body of the
machine.
The wheel is driven by a gasoline en-
CINE. The action of the wheel takes the
air from the front of the machine
through the cylinder and throws it out
Mt the back with force enough to drive
the car through space.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
GRACE SMELL, ETC.,
MAY GET FORTUNE,
Suit Brought by Creditors of Much
Married Woman in Federal
Court

RACINE. Wis, July 30.-[ Special i
Complaint was flied in the United States
district court for the northern dstriCt of
Illinois today i'll an action by Clarence
j. Richards of this city, as trustee for
creditors of Grace Smell Coffin Coffin
Walker Cottin-Layman Love of Los
Angeles. Cal. against Frank l.. Sails
bury, Homer NJ. Thomas and y y. Ad-
cock and others, trustees Q. las e>,ate
OF Henrietta Smell OF Chicago. The suit
III form is an action III ejectment, and 1t
Is sought to recover Chicago real estate
now claimed by these trustees.
From what can be learned of the
grounds of this action it will be claimed
that this suit, which involves only a por-
tlon of the Chicago Smell real estate. is Il
test suit and if the plaintiff succeeds. all
OF the real estate NOW claimed Ivy IL
trustees will become the subject g.. iii
CATION.
Estate Worth 81 100000
While the lawyers Interested in the
prosecution are dlSincliued to discuss the
suit or the merits of it, it is understood
that the claim will he made that all of
the property now held by the trustees of
the estate of Henrietta Smell was at
tempted to be decided to Mrs Smell by her
husband prior to his death 1t IS now
of great value, and wortd ut least ST.
ouo.oOO. That the deeds to Mrs. Smell
were never delivered To Mrs Smell by
her husband. consequently Mrs. Shell
never got any title to this property now
III question is another claim
This. from what can be learned. is
likely to be the basis of the plaintiffs
claim. Mr.. Richards. the trusIce, is
seeking IL enforce the rights of the now
Mrs. Love i'll this land on the ground
that on the death of her father She in
herlted one-third interest on il. ana in
turn the trustees will claim it will not
stand III contest in court
Mrs loves Creditors.
The creditors of Mrs Love are not nu-
mercuS, the aggregate claims being some
where around $4,000. Her interest in
this property which is sought to be en-
forced III this suit through the trustee
VIII amount, II successful, to several
hundred thousand dollars. If this suit
Is successful 1t IS claimed that MI of the
property, which consists of much vacant
land i'll the city and farms outside. and
many improved pieces of real estate. will
go to the heirs of Amos j. Smell and
VIII work Il destruction of the claims
which the trustees under the will of Hen
rietta Smell now set up to this property.
The plaintiff, Mr.. Richards, is represent
ed by Russell Whitman of Chicago and
John r. Simmons and Wallace Ingalls, of
Racine.
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by scrupuously emitting their oaths in the
ence of For much let thanks be given since
nothing is annoying to person of sensbites than
to hear those who have that much selfrestrain
1t is in many a sign that boy swears at
home and in the presence of the women of his own
family when he does hold in at time; of
if he is able draw the line it merely he has
enough command himself not to at all
But in any event swearing is awful The proof is to
be found in the crawling repulson felt when
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
LUMBER FIRM QUITS.
williamson ibbey Company of Oshkosh
Closes Plant-Obligations Will Be
Settled in Full

OSHKOSH, Wis, July %U.-,Spe-
ciaI. The plant Of the WiIliamson-l.ib-
hey Lumber company has been closed
and the firm will go out of business.
This announcement was made this
morning by Frank II. Libbcy. president
of the company. The plant VIII be
closed down indefinitely and Mr.. Libbey
says that the obligations Of the company
will be liquidatcd in full. There is a
possibility that the company may be re-
organized
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
RISK MEN GET SCARED.
Insurance Companies Increase Settlement
Offers Remarkably Since Frisco
Grand Jury Began Work.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 2S.-R
Il. Manners. adjuster for the Eagle In
surance company, testified yesterday be-
fore the grand jury that he had received
advices from New York. that he WAS TO
settle all claims for which the company
is liable at 100 cents on the dollar. His
first instructions Were TO settle ut 30
cents. This the grand jury considers u
distinct victory which resulted from the
investigation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
Wedding Secret Three Weeks.

CHICAGO. H.. July 2S.--A secret
wedding and honeymoon was revealed in
Evanston yesterday ny the announce
mcnt of the marriage of Miss Laura
Winter. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. +.
Winter TO Harry Drummond, who for
several years had made his home with
the Winter family. Tie wedding took
place at kcnosha. Wis. June &. Then
they went to Grays Lake, Wis, for Il
vacation"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03

challenge has been flung out to them crcum-
vent their academic masters if they The only thing
that prevent cheating Is strong feeling the part
of the students themselves that it is dshonorable
That feeling precede the establishment of the
"honor system" That system is method of self gov
Under it every student of conscience feels
take notice of and report any irregularity on
part of fellow student and the student
Of ofense is dismissed person who has broken the
understandings and fallen short of the standards the
little community. In such atmosphere offenses grow
indeed and practically escape detection
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03

says wise lis more or less profession of your
loyalty the devil 1t is certainly only too true that
the average does not hesitate to the most awful
language and some of it he does think
is awful
recall asking of singulary uprightness of life
what wrong In cursing cit" He replied Who made
it and all there isl" | small boy, but it served
to point something that should be less OBJ
vious Curses Go home to roost, if not in the way
first thought, then in another way.
Men the habit of profanity at those whom,
i'll their saner minds they would think cursing
that if they had not the habit, they would
never find themselves in miserable plight as they
must in if they have any thoughtful moments boys
swearing largely due to fathers loose habits and
boy who has heard his mother cursed is likely to
have any scruples afterward in cursng his father.
Some men swear what they think is a gentleman,ke
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
JEWELER FOUND DEAD.
Body of Joseph Bardenheir, Who Has
Been Missing from Madison a Week,
Discovered Near City

MADISON, Wis, July 3O.-l Spe-
ciaI. The body of Joseph Bardcnhcir,
the Madison icwcler missing since last
Monday, was found under Il chnnp Of
trees by the roadside on the Dempsey
farm, three miles east Of til" city, today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
BURNED To DEATH.
Baraboo Lad Sets Barn on Fire and Lit
tie Sister Perishes-Mother Has
Narrow Escape

BARABOO, Wis, July 30 Special.
The little son Of +. !. Rooney set the
barn on fire while he and his 2-ycar-old
sister were at play. The girl was burned
to death while the lad was rescued by his
mother who was also badly burned. Mr..
Rooney is in business ut Necedah.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03

from place to place. gradually becomes alenated and final
y to communicate with his wife Another will
leave home in in which the deciding quarrel
is usually the elimination of long series of bitter
wrangles.
we'll defined class of deserters is composed of hus-
bands who leave home just before the birth of baby.
The members of this class usually after charity
has the wife safely through the crisis paid
all the accompanying expenses.
Certain European countries have laws against deser-
ton which appear to be worthy of trial in the United
States Under their operation a deserving husband
sentenced to prison at hard labor The state munich
pay allows daily wage for his work, but instead Of
paying it to him pays it to his family. 1t said that
when finds that he escape the support
OF his family, he prefers to labor outside rather than
inside, the prison walls
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
Two Sides of the Picture,

knicker-Rockefelle said that mere
money getting wasn't all there is In
life.
Bocker-He's right. There's an sw-
full lot Of mere money losing.-New
York Sun.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
Noised Abroad.

Last night, George" said the sweet
girl, you told me you loved me more
than tongue could tell, and o! George
that wasn't true"
why, darling, what do you mean 2"
protested George.
Il mean that it wasn't more than my
little brothers tongue could tell He
heard it all. "-Philadelphia Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
Racine May Lose Works.

RACINE. Wis, July 3O.-The Mitch
ell-Lewis Wagon company mas awarded
the contract for additional factory build
ings to cost $4,000. and, as the founda-
tions will be on Il street adjacent pop
erty owners have decided to ask for an
order restraining the company Should
the property owners begin fight it may
mean that the company will leave Ra-
cine
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
Dear.

This is such dear little home you
have" she cried, enthusiastically.
YES" her friend sadly replied, "the
landlord has just raised the rent SO a
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
TRUE BASIS OF THE HONOR SYSTEM.
By Prof. Woodrow Wilson of p

The honor system is the name given to the
practice of conducting examinations under the
self direction of the pupils themselves. If those
who take the examinations are expected to
cheat and watchers are set to prevent them
the more adventurous and less sensitive among
them the lazy men who are sharp witted and
those who regard examinations as a mere Off
cial inquisitorial process at best feel that a
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03

There is one very pleasant feature
met in the "reminiscences of ar ole
couple: They were not married under
a canopy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
George T Bjspham Dies.

NEWPORT, Il. l.. July 2S.-George
T. Bispham, CT Philadelphia. wei
known lawyer and authority Of law
books died here today Of paralysis,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
SWEARING IN PUBLIC.
By William Wesley.

No greater annoyance exists to-day in public
places, including the streets and conveyances,
than the indiscrminate swearing the part
of men. Most of them are young, some Of
them are mature, few or none of them are old
and this is exceedingly suggestive; old men
know too much to swear. OF course, much of
it is entirely thoughtless, and the result of
vicious habit working itself out. Profanity"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03
WHY HUSBANDS DESERT THEIR WIVES.
Ey Ernest p. BicireI

" ETNcsf 2. BIC-kLIeII.
One prominent Chicago society reports that
one-fourth OF the families which applied for
its assistance in 1905 had been deserted by
the husband wife. Another society found
that during the same period one in ten of
the families asking its help had been deserted
Causes are subtle and complex. One man
will go away from home in good faith in search
of employ Hard luck attends him he drifts
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-03

A terrible railway accident occurred at Salisbury,
England when the special boat train from Devonport
left the rails with disastrous results. The train was
making a nonstop run to Waterloo and carrying
forty of the rscass passengers from the American
liner York which had arrived at Plymouth little
behind time The train appears to have passed through
the station at Salisbury at a high speed and then to
have jumped the track at point where severe curve
begins. The engine crashed into the coach of
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market place and the stock exchange. He knows the
and crime and is familiar with the novels
of the poor and the palaces Of the rich He knows the
newsboy the working girl the princess, the courier the
soldier the miser the hero and the patriot At the end
his he arns that love is stronger than hate,
knowledge will make its way the face of ignOr
ance that life is lord death, that, come soon Or
late, God will triumph The best is still to be-
Our times in his hand Youth shows the path, trust
God, ALL be afraid mans reach should exceed
his grasp, what's heaven for?'
That he may prove the ultimate inevitable triumph of
good evil Browning takes the weakest possible
bOdment Of purity goodness and love He passes by the
statesman, and takes a little frendless waif, named
Pppa, and he tells that this child of 16, this girl
friendless homeless, untaught by purity prayer
and love In her become the chapel through which
God and his spirit work to work miracles Of trans
formation in this sinful world.
For every realm God Is stronger than the principle
of Satan Christ Is victorious SIM love
hate light smites darkness and life Is victorious
death.