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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10
Sure Winner.

What is the plot in your new
drama?"
1T has none.f'
But how can it succeed?"
Hush. New idea. We're going to
let the audience guess on the plot at
so cents a throw. They can't win.
Can you beat it?"-Milwaukee SEN
tinel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10
Perhaps He Was the One 1

Perhaps He Was the One to Blame.
Hicks-He first met his wife when
he was on camping trip down in
the Maine woods, but their marriage
isn't happy.
Wicks-Ah. see. He mistook her
for dear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10

Handsome Pete-Say, Teddy, dis
nickel you just give me is lead.
Philanthropic Miss-Why, is it pos.
slble! Well, never mind. my poor
man, you may keep it as reward for
your unusual honesty. Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10

She--I do so admire those officers.
He-How strange! / don't-haw-
and can't nderstand--er-what there
is-haw--to admire about them.
They're iust-er-men dressed up
Scraps.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10
Might Drop Dead.

oh. II could only find
In my last summers vest
A musty old two-dollar bill
Well. you can guess the rest.
Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10

Brown 1.-THE other side of the fence)
Hes only playing. You know a
barking dog never bites
Jones-Yes, know 1t, but the
bloomln dog don't, I'll bet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10
Now stonI

What a cut-up he is, isn't he$"
In what way?"
HE works In hutahs . -. N,,i
s-~a~sss@~~s~~s's CnoI snVp' NIL
wauKee Sentinel,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-10

The Needy One-I say, old chap,
could you lend me five for day or
two?
The Other One-My dear fellow, the
five lend is out at present, and I've
several names down for it when II
comes back
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
TOWN BORN OF SPITE
VERONA, ME-, ONCE KNOWN AS
ORPHANS ISLAND.
Intended as a New England Metropo-
lis, But Plan of Promoters Failed
NO Church or Post Of
flee in Village.

Verona, Me.-The intensely Yankee
town of Verona, with it's intensely
Italian name, Was corn cut IF spite.
Long before the English fleet sailed
up the Penobscot river in the autumn
of 1914 and laid Bangor under heavy
tribute, the present town was known
as Orphans Island, and had been sur
veyed and mapped out as the future
metropolis of New England.
A long bridge, costing many thou
sands of dollars, was built to connect
the island with Bucksport and paid
for from the sales of a few choice
lots near the center of the unborn
city.
The Wetmores and Heaths and
Bowdoins and Bridgeses, who were
interested in the plan, looked down on
old John Jacob Astor as an amateur
In finance, and thought the rich men
at Boston were beggars.
Later on il was discovered that the
drawing of expensive maps and the
making of elaborate plans would not
insure an immediate sale of real es-
tate. The promoters ran short of
money and became plunged in debt.
They appealed to Bucksport for help
in repairing the great bridge.
When their prayers were not grant
ed, out Of spite they asked the legis-
lature for town charter, and were
made joyful when the new town of
Verona was born.
The decline of weir fishing and
shipbuilding nearly depopulated the
island after the civil war, but recovery
has followed slowly through close at
tention to agriculture.
Though the town is seven miles
long and nearly three miles wide at it's
bulge, though several of the residents
are wealthy, neither as Orphans island
nor as Verona has there ever been
settled clergyman or lawyer or doctor
on it's area.
There is no church, and when a
citizen dies he has to be taken across
the bridge to find burial in cemetery.
There has never been murder or
any serious crime committed on the
island since it's first settlement
No post office has ever been placed
on the charmed ground by benevo-
lent and paternal nation.
No sheriffs ever cross the bridge to
serve legal instruments.
No minister drops in to take supper
with worshipful parishioners.
When a doctor from Bucksport rides
through the neighborhood it creates
as much of sensation as a circus
parade.
If undertakers relied upon Verona
for patronage they would go into in
solvency.
1t is a place where no barber's pole
hangs out to allure customers.
No book agent ever calls
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
BABE IN INCUBATOR.
Weighed TWO Pounds at Birth, Four
Months Before Time.

Elma, Wash.-There was born to
the wife of Milton Spurgeon the other
day a child which weighed at birth
but two pounds. So light and frail
was the tiny piece of humanity when
it was born that DR.. Blair, of Elma,
the attending physician, in the abb
sence of better facilities, ordered a
chicken incubator Immediately pro-
vided for the newborn babe, and that
the child be placed in it at once and
the temperature kept at blood heat.
With careful watching and attention
the child has continued to live; it is
kept drapped in finest and softest
of batting.
Although the child was prematurely
born, four months before it's time,
it now gives every promise of living
1t is not longer than foot rule, and
is just able to make a noise when it
cries. It's little hands, clinched, are
not larger than ordinary marbles.
It's breating is perceptible and reg
ular, the high temperature that is
maintained causes the little thing to
perspire freely. The father and
mother of the child are living on
farm about three miles from Elma;
the babe is their firstborn and is
girl
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
TAFT IN NO COMPROMISE
BROTHER OF WAR SECRETARY
MAKES A STATEMENT.
Ohio Man for President Not
Result of a Deal.

Cincinnati, O., May 10.-That We'd
nesday nights announcement by Geo.
B. Cox, former Republican leader, in
favor of Secretary Taft for president,
was not a part of any compromise or
deal was declared in a statement pub
lished Thursday by Charles P. Taft,
editor of the Times-Star and a brother
of the secretary of war. Mr.. Charles
Taft has been the active head of the
movement in support of his brother as
Ohios candidate for the Republican
nomination After reviewing briefly
the settlement of the recent troubled
political situation in Ohio the state
ment concludes: The action next
week will remove the presidential
question from local politics this fall,
so that the Republican party may pro-
ceed to it's work with the full respon-
sibility of putting up the best men to
secure victory at the polls
This situation has been brought
about without any compromise or deal
of any nature whatever. The people
have led the party leaders and have
secured this result.
The program arranged by Cox is
w H. Taft for president, Joseph r.
Foraker for United States senator and
A. L. Harris for governor.
Members of the Republican state
central committee, congressman and
state officials are to meet at Colum-
bus next Wednesday to consider mat
ters in connection with the proposal
of Secretary of War William H. Taft
as the Ohio candidate for the Repub-
ican presidential nomination. The
call for the meeting was issued by
Walter Brown Of Toledo, chairman of
the state central committee, and it
was announced Thursday that letters
would be mailed at once inviting the
others named to attend the meeting.
Senator Dick, chairman of the state
executive committee, is to preside.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Old Doo Siqned His VIII,

New Augusta, Miss The first case
on record in this state of a dog max
ing it's own will, and of it being
offered for probate, is reported here.
Fifteen years ago Doc" McAllister,
the largest planter in this section.
died, leaving a pet hound. In his will
he set aside $3.50 for the care of the
dog until death. Ford McAlIister, the
eldest son of the deceased, was given
control.
"Tobe," the hound, died recently,
leaving numerous progeny, of which
young McAllister is very fond De-
string to preserve the beGuest for the
benefit of the pups, when the old
hound was attacked by sickness, the
boy drew up will in proper form,
witnessed by two citizens, and placing
a pen between the claws of the aged
dog, the animal made it's cross mark.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
WATERFOWL JEFFERSON COUNTY. WIS. MAY 10 1907

nected with the case Even the most
radical of the supporters of the ac-
cused miners are in good humor and
are ready to chaff with their acquaint-
ances over the advantages or short
comings of socialism.
Mayor Warns a Socialist.
The good feeling and widespread
desire to prevent anything even ap-
preaching a flare Of disorder was evil
denced last night, when Mayor Haines
summoned before him a socialist ora
tor who was here eight months ago
harranguing audiences at the street
corners and protesting the absolute
innocence of the men accused of the
murder of Governor Steunenberg. The
mayor explained to the socialist editor
and speaker that the condition of calm
and quiet prevailing in Boise was so
gratifying to the citizens that they
did not think it advisable that there
should be public speaking at this time.
1t was pointed out that the matter of
the guilt or innocence of the accused
parties was a matter for the determi-
nation of jury and that public or
atory on the subject might tend to in
flame some weak-minded person into
the commission of an overt act, which
would be regretted on all sides.
The interview was most satisfac-
tory, ending by the mayors caller de-
claring that he had no intention of
speaking during the trials and that he
agreed with all the mayor said.
Uncertain About Trials Length.
Speculation as to the length of the
Haywood trial has resulted in guesses
ranging from two weeks to five
months. There are some who believe
that the task of selecting a jury alone
will require at least three weeks. In
the jury panel reporting to-day were
only q names, two of these having
indicated that their excuse was GER
tain. Each side has ten peremptory
challenges and there are likely to be
many disqualifications.
A formidable array Of counsel has
been engaged by both the state and
the defense to conduct the cases of
the accused miners. In charge of the
prosecution are James FL. Hawley, of
this city; United States Senator w. E.
Borah, County Attorney o. NJ. Van
Duyn and George Stone of Caldwell,
especially employed to represent Can
yon county, where the murder was
committed
Representing the defendants are
Messrs. e. F. Richardson of Denver,
Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago, Edgar
L. Wilson of Boise, a former law part
ner of Judge Wood John F. Nugent
of Boise and Fred Miller of Spokane,
Wash.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
THIS coy CHEATS DEATH.
Youth Supposed 10 Be Fatally Shot
AmaZes Surgeons by Recovery.

New York.-With eight perfora-
tions in his intestines and the
chance for life 100 to one against
him, Frank Garrison, Is years old,
walked a mile to hospital, submitted
to an operation from which there was
virtually no hope of his emerging
alive, and finally amazed the ply
sicians who attended him by walking
out of the hospital the other day ap-
parently as sound and sturdy as he
had ever been in his life. The sur
geons say his is one of the most re-
markable recoveries on record.
Young Garrison, who lives on West
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street,
went hunting dock rats in the neigh
bOrhOOd of One Hundred and Twenty
first street and the Hudson river. He
was examining a gun when it was dis
charged and its entire load lodged in
his abdomen.
Strangely enough, the lad did not
lose consciousness, but realizing that
he needed medical attention without
delay, he shouldered his gun and
picked his way painfully to hospital,
at One Hundred and Thirty first
street and Amsterdam avenue, a good
miles distance.
For several days afterward the
boys condition was desperate and the
physicians looked for his death at al
most any moment. Then there came
a sudden rally and from that mo-
ment the youthful patient steadily
improved.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
"DoUBLE CROSS" FOR o'BRlEN.
Burns Admits to Agreeing to clay
Down." But Changed His Mind.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 10.-Tn a
statement Thursday Tommy Burns,
the winner of Wednesday nights fight,
declares that he promised to lay down
and let O'Brien win the fight. He
said there was ~ chance otherwise
to get OBrien into the ring. He said
he resolved as soon as the gong sound
ed the first round to break his prom
ise and determined to go in and win.
Burns said: Jack OBrien was caught
in one of his own traps. l could not
get him to agree to enter the arena
until after l had promised to lay
down and let him win the fight. | pre-
tended to be willing to do this because
wanted to show the country that |
was O'Brien's master. In the first
round O'Brien was taken off his feet,
and was scared to death. He knew
[ had planned too cunningly for them
all, and that he was due for a beat
ing.
"As for the bets being called off,
I was instrumental in having that done
for the protection of the public. |
wanted to make this explanation after
wards, and | did not want to see the
public tricked into losing any of it's
money. The calling off of the bets
cost me $3,S00, for | stood to win that
amount myself"
Manager McCarey of the Pacific
Athletic club confirmed Burns state
ment in every detail.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
THREE FATAL WRECKS.
Disasters In Chicago, Ohio and Ken
lucky Cost One Life Each.

Chicago, May 10-A fatal train
lington & Quincy railroad in Chicago
at the Hamlin avenue crossing Thurs
day. One Chicago woman was killed
and more than 20 persons were in
jured. The wrecked train was in the
suburban service, due in Chicago at
9:15 a. M. from Aurora, Ill. The cat
astrophe, in which the engine, speed
ing at 45 miles an hour, was thrown
from the track with it's four coaches,
one car almost turning over, took
place at 9 a. M, from a cause not
positively ascertained.
Cincinnati, o., May 10-One man
was killed, one fatally and two others
seriously injured in rear end coils
ion at Jones Station, seven miles
south of Hamilton, o., Thursday. An
engine was following No. 1 passenger
train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad and heavy smoke pre-
vented the engineer seeing the train,
in the rear of which the engine
crashed Frank King, of Ivorydale,
who was making his second trip as
an engineer, was instantly killed.
Lexington, KY, May 10.-One man
was killed and several injured in
collision between a street car and the
Chesapeake & Ohio flyer between
Louisville and New York here at noon
Thursday. The dead man is George
Wells, motorman of the electric car.
One leg was torn from it's socket and
he was unconscious when taken from
the wreck dying on the way to the
hospital. The brake of the street car
failed to work and the car crashed
into the baggage car and was thrown
against telegraph pole. The street
car crumpled like an egg shell.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
DIES ROASTING OF HIS HEALTH.
Iowa Witness Succumbs While Testi-
flying as to His Age.

Des Moines, Ia, May 10.-"I am IS
but sound as dollar and good for at
least S5.''
With the sound of his own voice still
lingering on his lips, James Hadfeld,
a pioneer of Polk county, testifying
Thursday as a witness in civil ac-
ton, gave sudden gasp, slipped for
ward on the chair and dropped to the
floor dead.
Heart disease was the cause of his
death. Apparently Hadfeld was in
the best of health. He was in the act
of answering the usual question as to
age put to witness when he jocularly
boasted of the future. The death Gre
ated a scene in the courtroom.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Cinar Famine Is Likely.

New York, May 10-"Clear Ha-
vana cigar manufacturers of the
United States are confronting the
most serious situation since the Wey-
Ier edict," is the statement made in an
article in the most recent number of
the Tobacco Leaf by writer who has
conducted an extensive investigation
in Cuba for that publication. Exhaust
ed stocks and a short crop are given
as the reasons.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
(Miners' Official on Trial for Com
plcity in Murder Plot.)


hand, an acquittal of Haywood un-
doubtedly would mean an abandon
ment of the cases against the other
accused officers of the miners organi-
zatiOn. Orchard will not be tried until
all the other cases are disposed Of
It is said that the evidence against
him is SO strong that he cannot hope
for other than conviction of murder
in the first degree regardless of the
verdicts upon the indictments against
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone.
Orchard, it is said, has been promised
no degree of clemency whatsoever in
giving evidence for the state. Having
admitted his active part In the heinous
crime of blowing the former governor
of Idaho to pieces with bomb at the
gate of his residence, Orchard unques-
tionably will have to pay the capital
punishment for his confessed crime
Change of Venue Granted.
Caldwell, where the murder was
committed, is the county seat of Can
yon county. A change of venue to
Boise, the capital city of Idaho and
county seat of Ada county, was grant
ed on the motion of the defense, it be-
ing alleged in behalf Of the prisoners
that fair trial in Canyon county
would be an impossibi1ity. Haywood.
Meyer and Pettibone were transferred
to the county Jail here, which COM
prises the basement floor of the county
courthouse. The court for which the
cases were set is known as the dis
trict court of the third judicial dis
trict. The presiding judge is Judge
Fremont Wood, a native of Maine, a
former practitioner at the bar in this
city, and presiding now over his first
important criminal case.
Judge Wood is regarded as a care
full, deliberate man and the prosecu-
tion and defense in the present trials
believe that he will leave no stone un-
turned to see that equal, even-han6ed
justice is done.
Orchard, the self-confessed murder
er of Gov. Steunenberg and the ac-
cuser of Haywood, Meyer and Petit
bone, is confined in the Idaho state
penitentiaTy several miles out of this
city. He is kept under careful guard
at all times.
Fail to Talk About Case.
Boise, at the outset Of the famous
trials, is on the surface almost the
least interested community of any in
the United States. The case of the
miners never is discussed upon the
streets and the authorities of the city,
county and state have taken careful,
but not spectacular, steps to prevent
any sort of disturbance. The people
have determined that the cases shall
be tried in the courts, not upon the
street corners.
There seems to be no question here
but that a fair trial will be had and
the>best of feeling apparently prevails
among those most prominently con-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
An Antioue Joke

Funny, wasn't it," remarked Her
cules, as he dropped into the Office of
the Elysium Herald. ''What?" asked
the editor, looking up from the article
he was polishing up on tie last matri-
monial shindy kicked up by Jupiter
The strong man laughed like a child
Why" he answered, that my y la
bors should have made ten strike" :"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Seven Drowned In Wreck

MonteVideo, Uruguay, May 10.-An
official report from the government
authorities on the spot say that all
the passengers, mostly French i'm
migrants, Of the French steamer Poi
tou, wrecked off San Jose Ingnacio,
were wrecked with the exception of
13. Seven of these are known to have
been drowned and six are classed as
missing
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Shot by Paroled Convict.

Williamsburg, Ky, May 10.-Sher-
if w. B. Croley and Deputy Sheriff
Zeb Ward were both shot and serious
" wounded by John ShotweIl Wed
nesday night while attempting to ar
rest him on warrant issued by Gov.
Beckham for violating a parole. Shot
well was serving life sentence when
naro1ed two months ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Sues Railroad for $50. 600.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 10.--Attor-
ueys for Jose V. Dorsal, Mexican con-
sui in Kansas City, brought Is suits
in the circuit court Thursday against
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway for damages aggregating $780,
900 because of the death of Is Mexican
laborers killed in the railroad collision
near Volland, Kas., Jan. 2, 1907.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Necessary hen.

1T amt true" said the milkman
that we always put chalk in our
milk. do you mean to say de-
manded Mrs. Housekeep, that you
never do it?' "Well-er-never, ex-
cept after a heavy rain when the wa
ter gifts brown and muddy"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
William Vail BrokaW Dead,

New York, May 10.-William Vail
Brokaw, member of the well-known
firm of Brokaw Bros, died suddenly
at his home in this city. Heart disease
was the cause Of his death. Mr.. Bro
kaw was rs years old and retired from
active business three years ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
TRIAL OF HAYWOOD
Is BEGUN At BOISE
CASE OF MINERS OFFICIAL, Ac-
cusED OF COMPLETELY IN
MURDER PLOT, OPENS.
RESULT WILL DECIDE
FATE OF THREE OTHERS
Death Penalty for Orchard Seems
Certain Despite Confession of
steunenberg Oatra3e-Fair Trial
Assured.

Boise, Idaho, May 10.-William d.
Haywood, secretary and treasurer of
the Western Federation of Miners, was
placed on trial at 1905 a. N. Thurs
day for completely in the murder at
Caldwell, Idaho, on Dec. 80, 1905, of
eX-Gov. Frank Steunenberg. The task
of selecting jury was the first i'm
portant work for the prosecution and
defense. Haywood is one of the four
defendants charged with the murder.
The others are Charles II. Meyer, pres
ident of the federation; George A.
PettibOne, a former member of the eX-
ecutive committee of the federation,
and Harry Orchard.
The last-named is expected to be the
most important witness for the state
against Haywood, Meyer and Petit
bone. He is said to have made a con
fession and it has been the task of the
prosecution to endeavor to corroborate
this confession wherever possible. The
fact that Haywoods case is the first
called for trial is regarded as indicat
ing that the prosecuting attorneys be
lieye their strongest evidence is
against the secretary Of the fedora
ton.
Gases Hinge on convic ION.
The outcome of his case will deter
mine the action to be taken with re-
gard to Meyer and Pettibone. Should
there be a conviction OF Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone will be called for
trial in the order named. On the other
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
viii Prosecute Harvester Trust.

Washington, May 10.-Attorney Cen
eral Ronaparte has announced his in
tention to prosecute the so-called har-
yester trust for alleged violation of
the Sherman law, charging it is com
bination in.restraint of trade.