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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

elements. He need not bother his
brain about the barometer ard wealth
er bureau. In the winter months, on
the proceeds of his sure crop. he can
make faces at the Thermometer, and
in summer the question Of rainfall
does not interest him.
In the Alcova district the govern
ment has set aside $3.500.000 for the
completion of the Pathfinder dam and
bitches, which will furnish a storage
capacity of 100000 acre feet, capa-
BILE of retaining and irrigating $780,
eco acres The soil is rich sandy
loan, and under government test is
found to be capab BILE of producing won
derful crops of small grain and vege-
ia bleS of all kinds and varieties. This
reservoir will cover thirty miles of ter
ritory, and the water supply will be
taken from the Sweet Water river by
means of a gigantic granite dam six
miles below the mouth, 210 feet high,
80 feet long at the base, and $50 feet
long at the crest, cemented in q box
canyon of granite that centuries of use
would not affect.
This canal is the longest system of
irrigating bitches in the world.
Belle Fourche Project.
In the Belle Fourche district the
government is pushing to completion
a $2,5O0,000 irrigating ditch and reser-
voir that will reclaim $4,000 acres.
The water for this gigantic undertak-
ing will be secured from the Belle
Fourche river, about one mile from the
town of Belle Fourche, and trans
ferred by gravitation to reservoir or
lake bed, consisting of fifteen square
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
This week the school children are
ENJOYING their Easter vacation.

This week the school children are
enjoying their Easter vacation.
Sheriff George P. Gates was in the
city Tuesday on official business a
partition sale of real estate in which
several parties were interested.
Charles Goetsch, has been con-
fined to his home by illness since
Friday, much to the regret and the
sorrow of his many friends.
Her many friends in the city will
be glad to know that Mrs. Gustav
Buchheit, who has been quite i'll with
pneumonia, is Throwing rapidly.
The mandamus case of DR.. A. H.
Hartwig was dismissed yesterday at
Juneau by Judge Dick, who held that
he had no jurisdiction in the matter.
The Leader has been informed that
Mr.. Holland Of the Times, has his hot
beds prepared and is now watching for
the plants to shoot and gladden. his
eyes.
Palm Sunday was observed in several
of the churches in this city although
the day was rainy and disagreeable,
the churches were we'll filled with
worshippers.
A large number of farmers were in
the city Tuesday in attendance at the
monthly fair. There were also many
cattle and horse buyers and many sales
were made.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. E.
church met Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. J. C. Peterson, West Main
street. Supper was served at 6 o.
clock.
Mrs. John Thauer, has been
numbered among the sick and ailing
during the week, the Leader is glad
to report, is improving and will soon
be out again.
A ninety dollar due bill. Will be
accepted as an part payment on stan
dard piano. Will be sold cheap for
cash. Make inquiry at the Leader
Office LOG Main street, up stairs.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

Louis Funk, one of the prosperous
farmers of the town of WATERFOWL,
was in the city Saturday and visited
the Leader office to watch the type
setting machine work-and he was
interested.
Carl Dauffenbach, of Eau Claire,
sheriff of Eau Claire county, was a
visitor in the city last Saturday. He
had been at Mendoza in custody of an
insane patient and ran down to Reese
vile, his old home He could not
withstand the temptation to drop down
and see his Watertown friends.
Last Friday there was a pile of
empty shoe cases on the sidewlk on
the north side of Main street, six or
more boxes in height, extending nearly
from Second to Third street. The
cases came from the store of Eugene
Meyer, who must be doing a rushing
business and keeping quiet about it.
Again, the attention of the board
of public works is called to the pleasure
few benches or settees would afford
in the Lewis park during the ap-
preaching warm summer afternoons
and evenings. The settees might be
of iron, so that they could not be
carried away nor broken.
Several weeks ago while the ground
was frozen and there was ice covering
the landscape, representative of the
Leader one noon while on his way to
the Office saw Ernst Kruger sowing
grass seed on the ice about his place
with the expectation, no doubt, that in
due time it. would terminate and
bring forth a hundred fold. 1t looks
at the present time as if the seed
sown with such bright anticipations
were carried away when the ice
thawed, the rain came and the floods
ragged. The seed will probably beau
tify the shores of the Rock and furnish
food for the gentle, mild-eyed bovines
of the farmers who will reap where
they have not sown and thinkt that
Providence has been kind to them
which will be true.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
Judge w. J. Mooney of Langdon,

Judge w. ]. Mooney of Langdon,
North Dakota, former resident of thi:
city, was here Saturday VII iting rela.
tives and friends.
Otto R. Kruger, the genial clerk
of Dodge county, was down from
Juneau the first of the week, visiting
his home and friends. A call at the
Leader office is acknowledged.
A strength tonic that brings rich,
red blood. Makes you strong, heal
thy and active. That's what Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. C. A. Gamm.
A steady Industrious man on farm.
Steady employment guaranteed and
good wages will be paid. Apply at
the Leader office LOG Main street, up
stairs, WATERFOWL, Wis.
A wonderful spring tonic. Drives
out the all winter impurities, gives
you strength health and happiness.
That's what HOLSTERS, Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. IS cents Tea or
Tablets. Sold by C. A. Gamm.
One of our cheese buyers was told
recently that the moon was made of
green cheese. He at once replied,
just wait until it is ripe and l will
go after it, Nothing like confidence
and enterprise in business.
Prof. w. K. Weissbrodt came out
from Milwaukee Saturday evening and
remained over Sunday to be present at
the confirmation of his daughter at
St. Marks Lutheran church.
Frank Volkmann and Theo Hilker
of the town of WATERFOWL, transacted
business in the city Saturday and Mr..
Volkmann visited the Leader Office to
watch the typesetting machine at
work
Miss Mae Carey, who is teaching
school in the town of Pennington,
spent Saturday and Sunday at her home
in this city and while at home, visited
the Leader Office and examined the
new typesetting machine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

largest combined population of any
comercial center in South Dakota.
These two great mining towns and
many smaller communities, including
Whitewood, Rapid City, Sturgis and
Hot Springs, are within a few hours
ride by rail of this great, irrigating
proposition, and will furnish home
market for thousands upon thousands
of dollars worth of farm produce
yearly.
Belle Fourche is the largest cattle
shipping point in the great Northwest.
Thousands of head of range cattle
are fattened here for market, and
thousands of head are fed in this vi
cinity in tire winter months.
Belle Fourche, the headquarters for
this great irrigation undertaking, has
been prosperous community for
years, and offers wonderful induce
ments for business men in all branch
es of trade.
Pierre to Rapid City.
An important extension of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway that will
aid materially IN developing this irr-
eating propositions is now being COM
pleted between Pierre, the capital of
South Dakota, and Rapid City. This
new line will not only aid in attract
ing the homeseeker to the many in
ducements offered in the irrigating dis
trict, but will omen up millions Of
acres of agricultural and grazing land
subject to homestead entry in South
Dakota west of the Missouri river.
This new line, which extends across
the entire western half of South Da-
kota. will form junction with tho
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

quarter section of land, and today are
as Independent as the sovereign who
ruled over them during their dark
EourS of depression. The United States
government reports show that nearly
as many home seekers pass over The
border line at Winnipeg into the Unit
ed States as come through the port Of
New York.
Claim Shanty a Castle.
Out on the broad prairies of oppor-
tunity the claim shanty is a castle
where the home seeker reigns as su-
preme as king on his throne. 1t is
a home of your own, where the rent
collector never figures in your monthly
obligations, where the green grocer,
the milkman, and the butchers week
ly statement never reaches your door.
1t is new world bubbling over with
hope and full Of great expectations.
Every breath of pure air inhaled into
-FOUR lungs seems to invigorate your
system with renewed ambitions.
The government homestead is a sort
of barricade provided by the all wise
Creator where one can get away from
life long friends gracefully, have a
chance to reflect over the silly mis-
takes of the past, commune with Ma
ture, make two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before, and side
step any Objectionable proposition that
presents itself.
The Shoshone reservation will be the
only public land thrown open to set
tlement next year, and for that reason
the demand for this valua BILE tract will
no doubt make ten applicants for ev-
cry quarter section. The 100000 ac-
res Of the ShoShone reservation con-
tain the cheapest lands offered the
home seeker since the great rush for
Dakota lands in 1879. The home seek
er who secured a piece of Dakota land
at this early date is rich man today.
The Character of the Soil.
The land in the Shoshone reserva-
ton is far superior in many respects
to some of our older settled districts.
One third of the land is what might
be termed agricultural The remain
der Of the land is a perfect cattle and
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
ShOshOne Reservation.

1t contains 100000 acres of land, a
third of which is adaptable for agri-
cultural purposes and the remainder
for grazing, stock and dairy pursuits.
1t is bounded on the east by the Big
Horn river and on the south by the
Wind river, which, together with nu-
merous small streams and springs fur
nishes ample water supply to settlers
who will gobble up this valuable tract
the moment Uncle Sam gives the sig
nal.
Never in the history of the world
has there been such a demand for
public land. The great rank and file
of Americans who labor with their
brains and Drawn seem to have sud-
denly discovered that land is the foun-
dation of all wealth. The serious mis-
understanding between capital and Ia
Dor in the large trade centers has been
making converts rapidly for the Cos
pei of free homes, pure air and indie
pendence. On account of the indus
trial depression in the great European
trade centers, many home seekers
have been attracted across the Allan
tic, who, after a thorough inyestiga-
ton of the situation, have crossed in
to Uncle Sans domain, filed on a
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13

lars in gold and silver. Knowing ones
claim to know where gold and silver
ores are stored in the Owl Creek
mountains in the northern part of the
reservation.
On the border line of the reserve,
in the northeast corner, is the town of
Thermopolis. Here the United States
government will in all probability
erect a soldiers and sailors SANTA
rum on account of the wonderful
curative qualities found in the extern
sive hot springs located here.
Indications that point to petrole-
um pool near Lander will no doubt be
thoroughly followed up as soon as the
railroad is completed. Beds of coal,
mica, asphaltum, petroleum, tin, build
ing stone, and iron ore are found in
this vicinity, which increase the in
ducements offered the. home seeker,
and create possibilities the results of
which no one can estimate until the
mines are developed. The reservation
abounds in fish of all kinds, and big
game, such as deer, elk, bear, and an
telope.
Town lots have been selling rapidly
ever since the Northwestern surveyed
their line. Golden opportunities await
the business, professional and laboring
man in twenty of the new town sites
now building up between Casper and
Lander.
Government Land Irrigation.
In June, 1902, the government
passed law known as the national
reclamation act, for the purpose of
providing large tracts of Western land
with sufficient water supply to trans
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
RED SEAL
D. VY4v

Made by the Old Dutch Process,
mixed with Pure Linseed
Oil. and see that your
painter uses it. 1t spreads
easily s.d uniformly, form
ing an elastic coat that inn
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16
HORRORS OF BABY FARM

Denver, Col, Oct. 10. --Responsi-
bilities for wholesale deaths Of iu-
fants given into its care by Denver
physicians and courts Is charged
against the organization known AZ
the Brotherhood OF Light, which has
a home" on ranch there and n
half miles from Arboles, Col. by
officers of the state board of child
and animal protection and Of the
state board Of health.
OF l3 children placed with the
brotherhood by the Denver residents
within year only one Is now living,
and six died within one mouth.
According TO q report which Hu
name Agent II. b. Kerr has made At
ter personal investigation Of the
"home," in addition to These Is
children there are seven others, one
Of them feeble minded, At the home
who we're sent from Los Angeles.
The Brotherhood OF Light was found
ed in New York by Franklin r.
White and the home In this state is
conducted by c. G. Rose. trustee.
The members Of the brotherhood
are vegetarinas. and Agent Kerr
charges that the dead children haze
been virtually starved to death.
The youngest infant, Of .. asserted
that while they are given some milk
they are fed only three times a day
The older children, Agent Kerr re
ports, are fed strictly On vegetables.
given no milk, butter, eggs or any
thing containing animal matter
They are kept together always, and
must get permission from Mr. Rose
before absenting themselves from the
others for even few minutes. They
90 about like little old men. appar-
emily silent and depressed. moping
about in a little frock. aud always
under the oversight Of some older
person. They all sleep in tents now;
where they sleep ia the winter / did
not learn.
The farm ~ in Wild semiarid re
giOn inhabited b. Mexicans and IN
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16
ANOTHER. MURDER
in SPOKANE
Reno Hutchinson Slain in Cold
Blood

and ran into the street. The young
inen were on the corner when the po-
lice patrol wagon containing Detec-
tive William Weir, Patrolman SAM
burn, Patrol Driver Lewis and re-
porter arrived. At that time the
identity Of the wounded man was not
known.
Mr, Hutchinson lay on the lawn
grasping for breath. No fence sur
rounds the lawn and the lawn has q
steep slope north from Stevens aven-
ne. The hat Of the injured man, 4
scratch tab containing few names,
a copy OF Tocoma paper aud olr-
cular were found about there feet on
the inner side Of the curve In the co...
ment walk. II Is supposed, the
wound being mortal, that Mr.. Hut
Crimson either started for The Hart
son doorway 10 feet away for safety.
or that be started TO run west on the
walk, lost his balance and fell into
the yard
Nelson Harrison heard Mr., Hut
crimson say two or three times, 'sIim
shot, I'm shot, I'm shot. = Detec.
tive Weir and Joseph X. Robertson,
who had been summoned from bis
honlc block north OF Howard street,
attempted 10 get the injured man 10
speak, but he WAS too badly injured
or his throat was too much cloggod
by internal bleeding for him 10
speak.
The officers found Dir, Hutchinson
ON his face and turned him over 10
ascertain his condition aud 70 see II
any OF the neighbors, Who had begun
arriving knew him. None knew bis
Identity until >. G. Bari inc of the
Washington Mil company arrived ca
route TO the residence ~ X. B. Pat
eson, sos Seventh avenue. next door
70 the east d the Harrison residence,
where he was 10 attend T.. Nj. G.
A. committee meeting with Mr.. Hut.
crimson. Mr. Barllne was not sure
when he arrived that 1t was Mr. Hat.
Crimson, although be had terrible
fear that II was he and ran 10 the res
idenee 70 Mr.. Patterson 10 summon
his colleagues In the y. A. g. A.
work 10 make positive Of the identI
fleation, W. s. McCrea, who was
among those who ran over from the
Patterson residence. was the iirsi 10
make the Identification positive aud
exclaimed; TITS Mr. Hutchinson. X
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16

denim II acres belonging to Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson, en- the Palouse river,
IN Latah county, November %, 1905.
The Potlatch company desired the
land for use as a storage reservoir for
its logs, the land being overfowed
by reason of the construction of
dam intended to improve the navi
gability of the Palouse river. u" also
in the language of MIR. Gray's brief.
The case hinges on whether the use
to which the Potlatch company de-
sires to put the inundated land under
the domian act entities the plaintiff
to it by paying just damages.
The case was originally tried in
Latah county and won by the Pot
Iacth company, the defendants APP
pealing to the supreme court.
The niger court has as yet rendered
no decision in the matter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16

Spokane. Wash, Oct. 16.-Reno
Hutchinson, the newly appointed
general secretary of the Y. Nj. @. A.
was murdered at the northwest corner
Of Seventh avenue and Howard street
at 1850 o'clock last night. Mr.. Hut
CLEMSON was shot through the body,
tumbied into the yard Of Postmaster
Willard q. Harrison and expired about
Is minutes after he had received the
wound. The assassin He'd across the
Harrison lawn and made his escape by
running eastward through the back
yard Of the late James A. Sloane, es-
Gaping ON Stevens street
One theory is that he was murder.
ed by highwayman while resisting
robbery. But the police and Coron.
er Witter, in the absence Of COM
plete investigation last night, ex-
pressed the belief that he had been
assassinated by an enemy, who fol.
lowed him. The crime was commit
ted in the glare Of an electric street
lamp. CAPTAIN CoverIy resented the
highway robbery theory on the
ground that robber would not have
worked in the rays Of an electric
light. But IL could be contended,
neither would an assassin follow his
victim through two blocks Of ark
ness from the south ON Howard street
and then shoot him down In the rays
Of the light.
The sound Of the pistol shot was
heard by people living In the imnied
late vicinity Of the murder, and some
Of the neighbors heard the footsteps
Of the murderer as he tied down the
hill and across the lawns I'm the d.
rection OF Stevens street. The crime
was committed In the heart Of the
fashionable hill district. Judge Geo.
Turner lives at the head OF Howard
street. Other adjoining nelghbors 20
Mr.. Turner are II. Lewis Clark. d.
G, Corbin and the residence Of Chas
Sweeney and r. J. Finucane Is but a
short distance away.
Nelson Harrison, son Of the post.
master, was the first to see that the
pistol shot that he had heard felled
Mr.. Hutchinson. He at once tele.
phoned to the police that man had
been shot In front Of the Harrison res
idence, 627 Howard street. Charles
"(chickl" Rodanight, with the Ores.
ent store, living across the street,
was also attracted by the pistol shot
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16
Mrs. Davis Is Dying.

New York. Oct. i6.-Mrs. Jeaer.
son Davis, widow Of the president OF
the confederate states, Is dying OF
pneumonia at the Hotel Majestic
here. II is believed she can not sur.
Yive more than a few hours.
Mrs. Davis has been ia for several
days, b'd it had been believed she
would recover mp 70 last night. when
sudden change for the worse was
noticed.
Mrs. Davis went TO the Majestic
short time ago. upon her return from
the Adriondacks. where she spent
most of the summer. The day she
reached town she vas stricken with a
cold, which induced pneumonia.
Her marvellous vitality, however,
gave her ultimate recovery until last
evening", when her physicians an
nunced that death was near. Near
by relatives were at once summed 10
the hotel and those at distance we're
notified.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16
HEYBURN'S
PLAIN TALK
Warns MOrmons They Must Aban-
don POlygamy

Boise, Iaho, Oct. Ex-senator w.
B. Hepburn has thrown a bombshell
into the republican camp by notify
ing the Mormons in a public speech
that they must cease their polygamy
practices and their subserviency to
the hierarchy in politics. In a
speech at Montpelier the senator
served notice on the Mormons that he
would not apologize for them or de-
fend them unless they made his word
good by living within the law and
acting independently of their eccles-
iastical superiors in politics.
At the same time Senator HeDyurn
signified his willingness to assist the
Mormons in deceiving the public for
the next three weeks. He urged them
to proclaim to the public through
every possible medium from now I'M
til election that they are not practic-
ing polyganiy. ana that they are free
agents in politics, in order that the
public might believe him and other
party orators when they asserted that
the Mormons were law-abiding citia
zens ana free people.
Heyburn's speech has caused feel
ing of anger and disgust in republic
can state headquarters. 1t is con-
strued as a revolt on his part. As a
matter of fact Hepburn has taken the
bit in his teeth, and refuses to do the
dirty work of the Mormon hierarchy
ON the stump unless the Mormons
make some pretence of living up to
the manifesto. Chairman Brady
and the machine insist that Hebyurn
should wiilfully deceive the public
as to Mormon practices, and that
Hepburn refuses to do.
Few Gentiles heard Heyburn's
Montpelier speech. Nine tenths Of
his audience was made up of Nor
mons. but Hepburn waded into the
Mormon question bodily. After
complimenting the Mormon people be
said in substance:
II am going over the state deny
ing the charge that you have not sep
arated church and state and have not
abandoned the practice of polygamy.
because / have entered into a contract
with you tas part Of the govern
ment) that you should do this. Your
revelation. and il Va 5 taught in every
schooIhoqse. il is charged that po-
lygameus relations are being or have
been lately entered into in this and
other counties, and | am denying il
because l have your Word. I"