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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
WOULD STOP HAZING.
President Van E4Se CT University Lee
tunes acknowledgements Plan to
Punish Bad Freshmen.

MADISON, Wis, Sept 28.-lSpe-
cial I-president Van u.se of the Uni
verslty of Wisconsin appeared before
the student body this morning aud spoke
on the practice Of haZing.
lie told the student body that if any
freshman was worthy of chastiSemcnt
the freshman should be reported to some
class official first and give the opportu-
nifty to the class official TO reprImaE .
the freshman in such a way as the case
seems to demand.
Joseph Buchan of Theresa. Wis.
f. eshman at the University Of
Wisconsin, he'd off Il number of
hazing sophOmoros with revolver
and Il knife las: night when they
attempted to enter his room. The sopho-
mores, after breaking open Duchan's
door, fed when they saw the freshman
backed up against the opposite wall with
a gun in one hand and 4 knife in the
other. There were number Of hnzing
cscapades last night. A score Of fresh
men were caught and given cold bath
i'll Lake Mendoza.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
RACES AGAINST FLAMES
FREIGHT BRINGS BLAZING CAR
INTO JEFFERSON
North Western Train Runs Miles Before
Fire Is ExtinguiShed-Los of Auto
and Merchandise is $4,000

JEFFERSON. Wis. Sept 20 Src-
cial latter Il wild race, Il freight train
with one cal in flames, reached jefferson
from johnson Greek, seven miles north
of here on the North-W eStern railroad.
early this morning, and the local fire de-
partment put out the blaze. The loss
is $1,000.
Fire was discovered in the car Just
after the heavy train, with thousands
ri dollars worth Of freight on board. lett
Johnson Creek. Frantic waving from
the cars luckily appraised the engineer ii
the fire and he opcucd the throttle in AT
effort to teach Jefferson Junction. three
miles away, in minimum of time.
When the Junction WAS reached il was
found that no water was available, and
after having lost several precious min
utss IN stopping and starting the train.
the race was resumed for Jefferson. The
locomotive whistle was kept conti2.ually
blowing from the junction TO this city,
where the fire whistle soon joined in the
Screcching. The fire department T"
spondcd when the train pulled in with its
Ere. The burned ear contained ~ auto
mobile from Fond du Lac. Furniture
paper and other merchandise i'll the car
was made worthless.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05

RAILROAD LAEoRERS IN FREE FOR
Al FIGHT.
0&,c2r5 Make Eight Arrests ard Cu.p4its
axe E:2e3-~Ecws E0tes 81
Spring City.

WAuNGsHA, Wis. Sept, AS s5pe-
cial. Sheriff Nunz, Deputy Sheriff Cisn-
cy and Chief OF Police Finders responded
to a rot cali sent in from Williams
street, near the North Western depot ut
O'Clock last evening, where gang of
railroad iahcrers were engaged in fierce
frceforan fight, terrifying residents Of
the nci2hborhood. The trouble occurred
when many People were OF the streets
and attracted u great crowd. The Of
ficers made eight arrests, two trips being
required TO take the prisoners to the
county Jail. In the municipal court this
morning John Sullivan, Tom Collins, VII
liam Hiil and Charles Miller pIeaded
guilty to q charge OF d.sorderly conduct
and were each fined s. and costs. with
the alternative Of thirty days Il iaI.
Albert Weir, Joe IcNamaro, \. $. Bar
5er and Frank Ryan pleaded guilty to 4
charge Of drunkenness and were fined 50
and costs each.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05

S. D. Mitchell Discovers Bone That May
Have Been Used by Aborigines
IN Tanning

RIPON, Wis, Sept 29-[ Special. i
s. d. Mitchell, the Green Lake natural
st, while eXcavating III Il cavern in
Mitchcll's glen, uncovered Il cave, SONG
1 feet by 5. reaching Nell back into the
cr8g.
IL it lag 4 fore-leg bone Of a deer.
which had been there for years, perhaps
centuries. On its ccncave side is neatly
gou@ed out hollow. about inches long
The hollow fts so exactly over Il mans
thigh, when applied, that 1ir Mitchell
ccniccturcs It's aboriginal use may have
been to remove hair ana scurf from ii
deerskin IN tanning the hide held in a
stv&ge's lap.
Mr. Mitchell has one Of the largest
Coz ev5iouS OF Indian relies III the STATE
and great many Of them were found IN
his property, Mitchell Glen.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05

for some time; head has acled and
back also; has slept poorly been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart bea ts very
fast: then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her periods she is exceed
ingly respondent. Nothing pleases
her. Her doctor says: Cheer up: you
have dyspepsia; you will be all right
soon
But she doesn't get all right" and
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your ner-es
all shattered and your courage gone,
but take Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. See what it did for
Mrs Rosa Adams, of Sl9 18th Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Cen
eral Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham;
Il cannot tell you with pen and fI1k whas
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done for me | suffered with female
troubles, extreme Iassitude, the blues
nervousness and that ail-gone feeling. ! was
advised 10 try Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it not only cured my female
arrangement but it has restored me 10 perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy of my
Younger DAYS has returned, and do not suf-
fer any longer with despond"nry. as did be
fore consider Lydia +. Pinkhans Vege-
table Compound boon to sick and Suffering
women"
II you have some arrangement OF
the female organism write Mrs.
Piukham, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
COAL OIL JOHNNY IS DYING.
Man Who SquanCered $4,000 900 in Riot
GUS Living in Few Months.

JUS Living al q IG" JN0utI-S.
John w. Steel, known as Coal Oil
Johnny, who in seven months in 1862
squandcrrd a fortune Of S3,OO0,0OO and
earned the reputation Of icing the most
remarkable spender in history, is dying
On the Fee farm, near Franklin, Pa.
Al his bedside his faithful wife is his
cole companion. lie has the necessities
of life and nothing more. Ills last forty
years have been spent i'll grief. because
Of his earlier folly.
Coal OH johnny" was 20 years old
in 1861 when his foster mother was
blown TO pieces while trying 10 ignite u
FIRE with coal oil That accident gave
johnny his nickname, also Il farm under
which were oceans of oil and a bank
account of 100000
He had to wait n year to get posses
sion of this wealth, and for twelve
months he plotted and pIuuned how he
could cut q figure with his fortune. His
record us a spendthrift is told in book
written by brighter mind than John
ny's because he never learned to read or
write. 1t is n story of awful folly.
This young man marched about the
streets of Oil City. Petroleum Center and
other oil towns bedeckcd in currency of
the United States Bills of various de-
nominations were pinned to his coat and
trousers. He used paper money as Il
lining for his hats.
He scattered this wealth broadcast
each day, paying s. for shoe shine;
SO for Il shave. His tips to walters
amounted from 50 to SO. lie gave
friends money to gamble with and once
bought D hotel and gave ii to the. clerk.
In New York he hired 4 cab, then
bought it aud made present of it to
the driver. After he had bought all the
champagne in Il New York hotel once,
he ordered several eases AID had attend
ants to spill it i'll bath tub. Then he
bathcd in the costly liqui@.
Coal Oil Johnny would pass along the
street. see pretty girl aud present her
with IL hundred dollar bill. lie paid for
everything that pleased his fancy. He
raised the price of everything.
After six months of this riotOus living
IN 1862 he got to the end of his string.
He sold his oil properties ana royalties
for song.
One morning he awoke dead broke.
Friends deserted him. and he had hard
work getting job that paid $3.50 a day.
He went west and lived in Kansas,
South Dakota and Washington Terri
tory. He never made more than 81 a
day. He was so disguised with oil fields
that the sight of a derrick made him
sick. He came home to die a year ago,
and is now at the point of death.-Ne "
York Sun.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
TERRIBLE SCALP HUMuR.

Badly Affected with Sores and Csusts
Extended Down Behind the Ears
Another Cure by Cutiosra.
About ten years ago nay scalp De-
came badly affected with sore rt,d Itch
.nS humors, crusts, etc. and exhealed
down behind the ears. Ny hstr eanis
out In places, also. 1 WAS greatly
troubled; understood it was eczema
Tried various remedies, so eaiIed. WITH
out effect. Saw your Cutic1Es adver-
hsement, and got the Cuticurs Rem
edies at once. Applied Them rs 20 di-
rections, etc, and after two weGtxs,
think, of use, was clear as 8 whistle.
/ have TO state also that late last fall,
october and November, 1904. was
suddenly afflicted with a bad eruption
painful and itching pustuies over the
'ower part Of the body. suffered
dTeadfuly. In two months UbfkcC the
S&illfUI treatment OF my doctor, con-
Joined with Cuticura Soap and Cuti~
cura Ointment l found nysef cured
Y. N. +. Weiss, Roscmond. C3sS&tlan
Co, ILL.,. Aus. 81. 1905"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
Some Mixed Advice.

Senator Frye. III an address Mt CAS-
tine. Me told story of n Cas,ine etii-
tor
In Your beautiful and quaint town OF
CaStinc." he said, there was once nn
editor who received. at about this sea-
son. two inquiries from subscribess
The first subscriber was the mother
of twins. and she wanted TO knew how
to bring her little ones safely through
tho trying ordeal of teethiRg. The Sec
oud subscriber farmer. WASTED to
know how to rid his orchard Of grass
hopncrs.
The editor III the next weeks issue
answered these questions to the best of
his ability, but unfortunately he mixed
them IN.
Thus it came about that the mother
Of tCctluE twins got for answer:
'Cavcr them carefully with straw.
and sci fire 10 it. and the LITTLE pests,
l;irr jumping about in the flames for g.
rczN minutes. will speedily be settled
" 70 the farmer pC&tcrCd with gsMsa-
r.-nrr+ the EDITORS advice was:
.',.lN" - little castor oil, and rub their
..ge., -suNy every three hours wish q
,.slr ytn-.'-N"w York Tribune.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
BADGERSAR IN DANGER
MARINETTE MAN WRITES CT FINE
ISLES hEVUI.T.
Natives Assemble Their -02chettes and
Firearns-Warships Near Enough,
However, for Profession.

MARINETTE, Wis. So .. s;In-
cial. IA letter received }roin \. K.
Laing, Maunettc man who is on the
Isle Of Pines. states that the Cuban ia
surrect:on has spread u that island.
Mr. Lains says that The. natives are
all gathering at Neuva lcrou,a and arc
evidently prepared tor var 1nry were
assembIyne ali Their tire arms iud taeir
machettes at the time stated.
The Americans On the island are in 40
fear at present. although the situation
is not Il pleasant ONE. There are lDre"
American warships only lwo hours dis
tant from the island and if assistance
is needed they are il i position - rem
der it. 1t is probable th2g he govern
ment may land troops on the island 10
protect the Americans there,
Many residents Of Milwaukee. Osh-
kosh, Ripon. Fond du Eac, Green Bay
and AIarinette as we'll as FROM other
cities of the state are living IN the
island
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
MAKE DEMAND ON HILL.
North Dakota Bankers Say if Great
Northern Does Not Open Elevator
They Will Build One.

SUPERIOR, Wis. Sent 20. Prcsi-
dent Cashcl of the North Dakota Bauk-
ers' association. who is here with a com
mittee of four bankers 10 investigate the
grain inspection situation, declares, as
4 result of the visit here and at Duluth,
that they will request the Great North
ern railroad to open It's elevators to the
pablo for grain at once. In event Of the
refusal of the road to do this without de-
lay, he says that the DaEotanS VIII
at once go ahead with plans 10 build
an elevator in Superior, to receive Their
grain.
The bankers came here on the invita-
ton of the Duluth board of trade after
the annual convention ut Fargo last
sunmcI had passed resolutions favoriuS
the Wisconsin Inspection, which has
been practically defeated by the Great
Northern making it's elevators private
under lease to A. u. Thompson of Du-
lutb
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
RIGHT HOME.

Doctor Recommends Postum from
Personal Test.
No one Is better able to realize the
In cohee-on the heart, than the doc
tor
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving off coffee
and using Postum, he can refer with
full conviction 10 bis own case.
Missouri physician preseribes Pos
tum for MANY of MS patients because
lie was benefited by 1t. He says:
Il wish to add my testimony in re-
gard to that excellent preparation
Postum. have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over Is
years. and part OF the time was un-
able to attend to my business.
Il was moderate user Of coffee
and did not think drinking 1t hurt me.
But on stopping it and using Postum
instead. my heart has got all right.
and | ascribe 1t to the change from
coffee to Postum
IL am prescribing 1t now in cases OF
sickness. especially when coffee does
not agree. or affects the heart. nerves
or stomach.
when made right 1t has a much
better favor than coffee and is a vi
tai sustainer of the system | shall
continue TO recommend it to our PEG
pie. and have my Own case to refer
Tn M erjv hy- VI
tie Greek. Mich. ReaG the little book
sThe Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
aThere's a reason'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
Big Bear Drowned.

An unusual tragedy occurred in Trout
run. tributary of Fine creek, few
days ago, by which a big black bear lost
his life, having been drowned.
A woodsman found the body of a
large bear weighing several hundred
pounds in the stream pinned against a
log From the position in which the
body lay it was evident that the bear
tried TO eros sthe stream on the slippery
log and fell into the current. which was
strong as n result of hard rains. He be-
came entangled III some underbruSh.
There was evidence OF n hard struggle,
the log showing places where the bear
had scratched it trying to get a hold to
pull himself out of the stream.-Lock
Haven Express.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05

Winnebago County District Attorney
Causes Arrest of Marie Steffen on
Charge of Perjury.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept 29.-fSpc-
cial. lin the municipal court late Fri
day afternoon tine case of the state VS..
Marie Steffen of Menasha, charged with
aiding and abetting an alleged attempt
Miss SteHen WAS rearrestcd on = charge
of willful perjury. hcr preliminary eN-
animation was set for October s. She
was unable to furnish bonds of $1,000.
Kiss SteHens arrest for perjury was
made upon the complaint Of District At
torney &. ID. jackson, WHO says that il
was because Of her testimony that the
cAse against DT. Leo Breit2man of Me
nasha aud George kempe of Neeuah,
charged with attempted criminal assault,
was dismissed September q.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
DIES IN WAUPUN PRISON
JOHN JAMES, KNOWN AS PEDRO
THE SLEEPER" EXPIRES.
Man Who Has Served Terms IN Milwau-
lzee House of Correction and Other
Prisons, Dies OF tuberculosis.

WAUKESJIA. Wis, Sept. 29.-l Spc-
al.j-John james, 4 Spaniard, known
in police circles as Pedro the Sleeper"
who was sent to Waupun for two years
from this city last spring Tor burglary,
caught hiding under a bed in eng Of
the rooms at the Scbiitz hotel lie lis
claimed aDy intent to commit burglary.
His police record was secured which
showed that he was q professional .'uolG
worker and that he had served terms at
the Chicago brideWe!l, MiIwadilee hODs,
Of correction and elsewhere. uc ~'%
suffering .rom tuberculosis when s,nt L,
prison. His father resides in the p
gcntinc Republic and sent word to ti2c
prison officials to see thar the body was
given Il respectable burial.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
INSURANCE ARGUMENT HEARD.
Pacific Mutual Demurs in Suit of A
Laun

OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept. %. = [Spe-
cial. lin the circuit court this after
noon Judge Burnell listened to argu-
ments upon n motion for a demurrer in
terposed by the defendant i'll the case
Of Albert A Laun of New Ho.steln
VS.. the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company of California.
This action was instituted by Mr..
Laun for the recovery Of the sum Of
$55349, which he claims was illegally
paid to the defendant company and the
Conservative Life Insurance company OF
California in premiums Oh life in
surance policy for $1,000 which he had
taken out in the latter company before
it was absorbed by the former com
n1Dg
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
TWO RIVERS BANK STRONGER.
Shortage Caused by Wrieth Defalcatic
Is Paid

TWO RIVERS, Wis, S~yt 29.-Pay-
ing into the bank $l3,253.43, the short
age in the assets caused by the defaL
cations of William j. Wreth Of Two
Rivers, the abst ondiLg cashier, and in.
creasing the capital stock Of the bank
from SIS, 900 to $50, 900 and the surplus
from $500 10 $4,000, directors and
stockholders Of the Bank Of Two Rivers
have made good for the difficulties ex-
perienced by that institution last May
when Cashier Wrieth disappeared, and
the bank is now on good Gnancia.
footing.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
Big Strike of Lead.

BENTON, Wis, Sept. 20,-[Special.
The Milwaukee Development company
p. II. DonIey, M .lwaukee, president
who holds the lease on the Mrs. Mary
Mckenna land near Leadm he, and
which Les near the famous Pitt@burg
Benton nine, have struck fine body OF
lead at depth of ffty-fve to sixty
of NINETY feet. This was found in hole:
No. ] and No. 2. Drilling is now beioy
done on the third hole to the depth o.
forty feet, but not yet deep enough It
sir ke the ore. Milwaukee stockholders
bes des Prcs dent Donley, cCxnpriSr
Judge Nee'en. s. a, Dunn, T. G. Loren
zen and others.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
Value of Rubies.

A ruby is valued at ten times the worth
of the diamond. if it has the real pigeon
blood cu,or evenly distributed, and with
out flow. Consequently. it is one Of the
In France. where the making of pre-
cious'' stones is almost wholly carried
out, they are able TO collect the dust Of
ruby stones and by means Of new
electrical JrocesS fuse it into one stone.
1t is in every respect a ruby, but sin
gular to say, jewelers. look askance NJ
it. They call it a reconstruct ID ruby.
It has no defects. not the ieasJ sign q
one. and that is one reason why the
rade condemns 1t. It IS too perfect.
Imitation pears. looking ana feeling
Just as sood as the real gems. are made
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
DECKERS SELL INTEREST.
Control of Green Bay Bank Passes from
Hands of Sturgeon Bay Fi1anciars
Local People Buyers.

GREEN BAY. Wis. Sept. % Spa-
ciaI. i-Edward and David Decker of
Sturgeon Bay who have held 4 con-
trolling interest in the bank Of Green
Bay. have sold out to people in this
city, the names Of whom are Withheld.
This move follows the plan of the
Deckers to dispose of their extensive in
tcrests in the state. The bank IS capital
lied at $50 600.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
WISCONSIN SPECTATORS GUT.
Racine and Manitowoc People Lose L
Sage Failure

aANITOWOC, Wis, Sept. 2S.-In-
formation tending to show that this city
has many individuals who are playing
the stock market, leaked out when il be-
came known that local clients OF the de-
funct bucket shop concern OF n. J. Sage
4 Co, Jersey City. were collectively, los
ers 10 The extent of $24T1.
CHICAGO. H.. Sept. 2S-Racine
people lost over $1,000 by the failure of
II. J. Sage & Co, commission merchants
-: In,..cr .itv Y j
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
MIND RESTORED; FINDS HOME.
George Bogart Has Been Wondering
Fourteen Years.

RACINE, Wis, Sept 2S.-After wan
deriug around the country fourteen
years, his mind 4 blank, George bogart,
33 years old, has been restored to his
father, Il wealthy ranchmaH of Okla
homa City. lie disappeared after Il So
we're illness. Seven years ago young
Bogart appeared at the village Of Union
Grove. It typical vagabond and tramp.
Although simple minded VIXEN he hrst
appeared, his memory recently calDe
back to him and he recollected that he
lived in Michigan, where his parents had
resided before going to Oklahoma.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
ARE BARRED FROM WISCONSIN.
Two Benefit Organizations Lose Stat
Licenses

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 29.-Insur-
ance Commissioner Host yesterday re-
voked the licenses of two fraternal bcne-
operating in Wisconsin. They are the
National Protective Iegic~ of WaverIy
n. Y, and the Modern Protective Asso-
citation of Sayre, IA.
The insurance commissioner took ac-
ton after determining that their business
was insecure and unlawful under the
statutes of the state.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
BURGLARS WILL WRITE.
Fountain Pens, Valued a. $1,000, Stolen
at niversity-Madison Jewelry
Store IS Also Robbed

MADISON. Wis, Sept 29.-ISpe-
cial THE University Cooperative asso-
citation building was entered last night
and fountain pens valued at $1,000 were
stolen.
The jewelry store of W. J. Gamm was
also robbed Of goods valued at $1,000
probably by the same men. The thieves
have not been apprehended.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
MEETS TEhRIBLE END.
Julia Wius,ow of Green County Com
mits Suicide By Setting Fire to
Her Clothes.

MONROE, Wis, Sept %. Julia
Wmsiow, living near Warren. several
miles from here, committed suicide 10y
saturatipg her clothes with kerosene and
setting fire to them. She was the last
of six sisters, all of whom committed
suicide. She was 40 years old.