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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
NAME NJ. T. PREACHERS
BISHOP BERRY ANNOUNCES APP
POINTMENTS IN 5 DISTRICTS.
Presiding Elders Are Reappointed and
Milwaukee Ministers Will Re
main Here

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept b
Appointments Of presiding elders and
preachers in the Milwaukee,, Appleton
and Chicago districts announced by
Bishop Berry, marked the closing meet
ing Of the conference of those districts
Sunday afternoon at the Grand Avenue
NJ. +. church.
The three presiding elders received re-
appointment. They are: Milwaukee, dis
trict, Rev. y. c. Berg, WATERFOWL.
Wis; Appleton district. Rev. +. &.
Wrede, Appleton, Wis; Chicago district.
Rev. J. y. Mulhngcr Chicago.
The three ministers of the church in
Milwaukee, will remain here. although
they will he transferred to different pas
tOrates. The assignment of ministers is
as follows:
Milwaukee Observation-Disclosures. First
church, w. J. Weber; Second church. A.
+. Fuerstenau: Third church. Henry
church. Charles IIedlcr; Galena street ia
cob Schott; Rarahoo, w. f. EIske; Beaver
ncr; burlington, {. f. Schcllhouse; CoIun.
bus. William Roe&gc; Fort Atkinson. ~ T.
Ludwig; krnosha. Peter Rech: Lowell and
Portland. G.. T. billing: Madison and Arena
Arthur lircSIch: Orouomowoc to BE- sup
piled; sun Prairie, Robert Dreschcr: Wa,
tertoWn. Horny karnopp: West Bend. An
ton Held: kCEYaSkum and Iron Ridge. \. IL
otto, professor in Mast Theological SOM
Appleton district. Algoma and Zion IIu
bert FeIdt; Almond, c. +. uenkr; AIple-
lion and SchlcSwi&, Gustav Elskc; Chase
and Abrams, Ludwig Jochum: Fond du
Lac. Friendship and Eldorado. +. G. Ruff;
Forest, J. J. Moore; Green Bay, G. H.
GUCnther: kcWaUnrc and Gibson, H. G.
SponholZ; Maine, Rib Falls and Corning, w
c. schmidt: Manitowoc ana newton. j. L.
IIuNnaTf. NITIuptTr and NItDpnDntt Karl
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
RAISE RATES 50 CENTS
HOTEL MEN TO INCREASE PRICES
N CHEAP HOUSES.
Each City Will Work Out Plan to Effect
Increase-H. S. HadfeId Is Presi-
dent of State Association.

ELKHABT LAKE. Wis. Sept 20
Special. AT the meeting Of the State
Hotel Mems association this morning it
was decided to raise the rates of the
$50 and s. houses to s. and $50
per day This is not an arbitrary rul-
ing Each community will be allowed
to work out the plan for itself. 1t was
the sense of the meeting that the rates
should he raised The higher pric ed
houses are not affected
The officers elected at the meeting
Thursday night here: president, II. S.
Hadfcld. Milwaukee; vice president, Sig
mund Bloomfield. Ellhart Lake; secre-
tary and treasurer, Herman Kletzsch,
Milwaukee; directors, Ii. s. Hadheld,
Avian Klctzsch, Stanley Green, and y.
l.. Sryerem of Milwaukee, Mr.. Sweeney
Of Evansville and Mr. Conway of APP
pletOn.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
STATE NEWS NOTES.

8LANCHARDVILLE-U Uric Moe, one Of
the oldest settlers of York, Green county,
is dead. aged 7S
RACINE-Tony Tranzka lies Mt St Mary's
hospital in a dying condition. with three
stab wounds In his breast, one in his back
and one on the head, and George Obrenski
is at the county jail on charge Of doing the
cutting.
REEDSBURG - The Presbyterian church
of this city has voted unanimously to cx-
tend a call to Rev. George b. Tourtelot OF
Ironwood. Mich, to succeed Rev Thomas
r. White, who has removed to Blooming
ton, Ind.
NEENAI-willie Braemer, - years, died
yesterday as a result Of a fractured right
L0ckjaw set in. Herman Erdmann fell
twenty feet out Of a hay NOW and frac-
tured his skull. Warren iollenbeck broke
three ribs in a fall from Il step ladder.
Donald Block tumbled from a tree ana
broke his right leg above the knee.
MADISON-The regents of the university
won victory in their quarrel with Deputy
Game Warden A. w. Gratz in the nlattcr OF
the condemnation Of property owned by him
and needed for the establishment Of the
new heating plant at the university. The
court diss0lvcs the injunction recently Sc
cured by Gratz when the railroad comBaHy
sought to lay track across his property
in the night time.
NEENAII-Kn known for years as wide
open town. 1t is promised by the council
that Nccnah will clamp the lid on January
J. The first steps toward that end were
taken Saturday night. when the police noti-
fed saloons that no more rafIies would he
permitted and also that hereafter doors
must be kept closed Sunday mornings and
women refused drinks at all times.
MADISON.-Prof r. L. Lyman of the de-
partment Of OratOry at the University OF
Wisconsin has announced the names OF the
debaterS who have been chosen to repre-
sent Wisconsin in the Intercollegiate de-
bates against Illinois and Minnesota next
April. They are Georg" e. Matthews Of
Burlington. Ebert L. Brindley of Richland
Center Eugene J. Marshall OF Detroit, Ray
NJ Stroud Of Portage Carl y Hill OF
Spring Green and Gustav W. Buchen Of
SheboI gan. +. Edwin White Of Watertown
he n
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27

Senator Stephenson Announces Appoint
ment of Stephen Wamsley to
Naval Academy

AARINETTE, Wis, Sept. 81 Spe-
ciaI limited States Senator Stephen
son has announced his appointments to
fill the vacancies ut large in West Point
Stephen Wamslcy of Eau Claire was
named with benjamin Lampcrt of Osh-
llosh rs first alternate and J. Il. Han
son of Marmcttc as second alternate.
The examination will occur ut Jefferson
Barracks in January and the successful
candidate will enter West Point in
March,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
Assaulted by Two Men.

Thursday night Urban crawIcd to
camp almost unable to speak saying thut
ne was walking on the track Rear the
Northern Glass works when he was
approached by two men They came
close To him and before he had an op2ar-
tunity to defend himself he received Il
stunning blow on his forehead from a
Sandhag in the hands of one of them
W nile he lay on the tracks the, men
robbed | rhan OF the few cents he had in
his pOckNtS and loft him
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
NAME TWO CLERGYMEN
German Methodist Conference Sends Rev
Messrs- Nuelson and Mulfnger
to Baltimore

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 21--IEe
German Methodist conference this
morning elected DIR. J. l.. Nuelsen, pro
fessor at the college at Berea, O., and
Rev. ]. \. AIulfnger of Chicago as dele.
gates to the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which will
be held in Baltimore next May. Rev
\. c. Berg of WATERFOWL and Rev. L.
G. Verde of Appleton We're elected al
ternateS.
The session opened this morning at 5
o'clock. 20 permit Bishop Berry to leave
at Il o'clock for Evanston, where he
dedicated new building at the Swedish
Methodist college He returned TO Mil
waukee this afternoon.
Three young preachers, Revs. f. W.
hlacher of Fond du Lac, Rev. J. y.
pouyes of Champaign, H.. and II. {.
BonhoItz, We're received into full mem
hership with the conference this morn
inc.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
KILLS HIM
EDWARD MARTIN, BOOKKEEPER.
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Worked for Milwaukee Drug Company
and Lived On Folsom
Place.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 20
Edward Martin, bookkceper at the
Milwaukee Drug company, Il3 Huron
street, committed suicide some time after
midnight ut his place of employment by
drinking strychnne. lie was found
writing in agony on the floor this morn
ing by other clerks coming to work.
Martin did not go To his home at $50
Folsom place last night, but returned to
tho store late The act is said to have
resulted from dependency over an alb
domnal tumor. lie was carried 1T once
10 the Emergency hospital when found,
but he died within an hoIr.
He was 80 years old, and hc leaves Il
wife.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
NO STRIKE ATLACROSSE
Street Railway Grants Men an Advance
of l Cent an Hour and Averts
Walk out.

La CROSSE, Wis. Sept. PA set
Element was reached today between the
La Crosse City Railway company, which
operates the street railway lines here,
and its employees, which will have the
The men had threatened to walk out
Monday and tie UP the whole system if
their terms were not met. The agreement
reached is a compromise. the men getting
an advance of one cent per hour i'll their
wages
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
UNIVERSITY TO OPEN.
Many New Instructors at Madison and
Record Enrolment Is Expected
on Tuesday.

MADISON. Wis, Sept. 21.-[SpeciaIl Il
WISCONSIN will open Tuesday, and present
indications point to an enrolment Tor the
year OF :}S-D or $500. Facilities for in
instruction have been largely increased
through seventy new members added to the
faculty, two new buildings erected, ana
nearly 100 new courses offered students III
the curriculum. This years curriculum
shows nInety-Six new courses of study ID
twenty-four different departments, besides
200 more offered by correspondence than
were given j year ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
JOHN DEFY PRESIDENT.
Hortonville Man Heads Twenty first Wis
consin Regiment-Reunion at Ste
vens Point Next Year

\ APPLETON, Wis, Sept 2O-[Spc-
cial AT the closing session of the an
nuaI convention of the Twenty-hrst Wis
consin Regiment association this morn
ing. Stevens Point was selected as the
next place of meeting. The officers
elected were: president. John Dey' of
Hortonville: first vice president, L. NJ.
Mallory, Stevens Point; second vice pres
sident. A. W. Ballard, Omro; secretary
treasurer, Col. ]. IL. Woodnorth, Wau-
Daca.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
A. |. GILBERT is DEAD
MANAGER OF SPENCERIAN COL.
LEGE SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS.
Stricken Two Months Ago on Milwaukee
Street-Failed to Recover
Health.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Sept 21.-
Adelbert L. Gilbert. manager of the
Spencerian Business college, and fol
thirty years well-known educator il
Milwaukee, died at / o'clock this morn
ing at his residence, 4J2 Ivanhoe place
after an illness of about two months
which followed 4 sudden attack while
walking on Wisconsin street.
Mr. Gilbert, who was IS years of age
spent the greater part of his life in this
city. When a young man he entered the
after graduating he accepted a position
as instructor. He remained there until
about four years ago, when he opened 4
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
NOT TO RAISE HOTEL PRICES.
Green Bay Boniface Claims Landlords
Have No Agreement

GREEN BAY, Wis, Sept. 23.-F. II.
Hall, former president Of the Wisconsin
State Hotckeepers association, states
that a misinterpretation mas been placed
on the action taken by the convention at
EIkhart Lake relative TO advancing prices
Of $50 houses to $500 and $500 houses
TO $3.50. The hotel men did not agree
to raise the prices but voiced the seufi-
menr that prices should bc Increased
because Of the additional cost Of opera
tion. There was no agreement On ;he
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
TOXIN HUSTIS' FUNERAL.
Services at Rustisford; Inte-me1t at
Forest Home.

HTSTISFORD. Wis. Sept. 21.-[Spc,
ciaI IF uneral services for John Husti<
will be held at the Union church. uustjs-
ford. Sunday afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock
Rev. Howard &. ST. George of Nashotal
mission officiating. The interment is tc
take place at Forest Home cemetery III
Milwaukee, Milwaukee friends of tie
deceased Will meet the remains At the
Chicago. Milwaukee < St Paul denot
at 1885 a NJ Monday ana accompany
them TO their final resting place,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
FLOATER IS IDENTIFIED.
Madison Authorities Believe Evanston
Man Was Murdered

MADISON, Wis, Sept 23.--A body
found in Lake Waubesa, eight miles
south of Madison, on July 30 last, has
been identified as that OF Benjamin
Ticholsen. aged H. years, coachman
of Evanston, Ill. The authorities here
are unable to determine whether it was L
murder or an accidental death.
The day before the body was found
some one drew the balance of the dead
mans savings from the Evanston bank,
amounting to SO. This fact and the
disappearance Of the rest of the money
cause authorities to believe TicAloscn
WAS murdered.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
FAVOR HIGH LICENSE.

FRIENDSHIP, Wis. Sept 20
Especial. threat interest was taken in
the license question which was submit
ted to tile voters of the village of Friend
ship. Every effort was made by the
saloon men to defeat the proposition 10
raise the license to $500. but TO no avail
The proposition OF $500 license carried
by s mn ioritN.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
MAD DOGS CAUSE SCARE.
Epidemic of Rabies at Madison Closely
Watched-Girl Bitten by Fren-
lied Canine.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 23.-[ Special.
An epidemic OF rabies seems to be pre-
Conniss, daughter of the city dog-catch-
er, has been bitten and her physician will
take her To Chicago for treatment. TA"
health department Las ordered all dog
muzzled for the next six weeks. Tie
bacteroIogy department of the university
is investigating a number Of cases.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
SERVE EAU CLAIRE MEN.
Warrants Served Upon J. P. Barber and
S. E. Moon for Alleged Timber
Land Conspiracy.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 21.-ESpe-
ciaI. Warrants were served this morn
ing by Chief deputy United States Mar
shall W. {. Pugh of Madison on j. T.
Barber and S. T. Moon, pursuant to the
action of the grand jury i'll Bolivia, Ida,
III the timber land case in which cOnspir
acy is alleged.
Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Moon appeared
before United States Court Marshall
McBain and were accompanied by their
attorney, Roy =. Wilcox. Barber and
each with {. W. Lockwood as surety.
The hearing will be adjourned until
October %
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
CHURCH USES BIG AID,
Oshkosh Bible Committee Believes i'll
Newspaper Publicity-Run Illus
trated Display.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept. 81 Spc
ciaI I'm their effort to interest the pub
Bible class committee Of the First Pres
bytcrian plan is using large display ad-
ycrtiScmcnts in the local newspapers.
As far as is known, this is the first
church to use newspaper space i'll this
manner. The advertisements are well
written and attractivcly illustrated.
They have OccaSioncd not a little com
meut here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
DAIRY PRODUCTS VALUABLE.
Dunn County Produced $4,000 Worth
Last Year.

MENOMON-E. Wis. Sept 21.-The total
dairy reports of Dunn county Tor year
ended September / 1907. were valued at
100000, as against $4,000 for the same
period ten years ago OF this amount, $IS3,-
600 was paid for butter made on the farm
$4,000 for cheese and the balance for
creamery butter. This does not include
the consumption of dairy products by pro-
three cheese factories and 1000 cows in
the county. James a. Wilson. principal OF
the Dunn county school of agriculture. pre-
diets that the increase in dairy products
in this county will be at least $4,000 an
nualiy fsr the next ten years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
WANT BETTER PROTECTION.
Neenah Hunters Ask Heavy Fines for
Game Law Violations

NEENAH. Wis, Sept. 21.-[Sp"ctaLi =
Winnebago county hunters are comforting
with a view TO exerting their influence tC
secure change in the hunting laws that
will afford better protection than now at
fordcd. ii is proposed 10 increase the pres
ent small fines TO about i've times the pres
ent figures and provide that the informar
of all violations of lie game laws snail re-
rpivc one half the fines. The scheme Is &c
make it Il matter Of the courts discretion
whether Il fine " imprisc alnent shall he IN
posed UpUu VioiIturS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
DAM OUT MAN IN LOGS.
Crystal Falls (MiCh) Lumberman Has
Narrow Escape in Rush of Wa
ters on Fence River.

MARINETTE, Wis, Sept. 23.-[ Spc-
cial. Ray Kimball, Il Crystal Falls
lumberman, was walking over the dam
on the Fence river when The high water
suddenly carried it out. He went down
with the timber and water and was car
ried several hundred feet down stream
with the rush of water and logs. He
NAV not rCCOyer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27

Daughter of Queen Marinette, Digni-
tary of the Chippewa Tribe,
Dies at Age of rs.
MARINETTE. Wis Sent o3-I,

MABINETTE, Wis, Sept. 23.-I Spc-
cial. Mrs. Elizabeth Clements, the last
surviving child of Queen Marincttc, the
founder of this city, died Saturday ut
her home i'll Luxembourg, Wis, at the
age of rs years. Queen Marinctte was
Il dignitary of the Chippewa tribe and
her home was the first house built on
the present site of Marinctte. She was
an enlightened squaw, who took Il promi-
ncnt part i'll the early development of
this region.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
BAD WRECK AT MILTON.
Northwestern and Milwaukee Road
Freights Collide and One Track Is
Blocked Many Hours.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Sept. 20.-[Spe-
ciall.-At $40 o'clock this morning a
Chicago & Northwestern engine on
train No. 524 ran through St. Paul rail
way freight train No. 165 at Milton
Junction The airbrakes on the North
Western train refused to work and the
engine turned over on its side. \ steam
wrecking derrick arrived from Milwau-
kee and it IS expected the track will be
cleared by tonight Four men in the cab
of the North-W estern engine escaped by
jumping
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
CRANBERRY CROP IS LARGE.

WAUPACA. Wis. Sept. 20.-Th@
cranberry crop here is the largest it has
been for years and help to pick the crop
is difficult 10 get. The crop is generally
picked by Indians, who do not appear in
the usual large numbers this year. 1t IS
feared hundreds OF bushels viii so TO
W., Sfa this year
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
THIS IS SOME SLEEP.
Farmer Hit by Train Dreams on and
When Awakened by Crew Grows
Very Indignant.
CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. Sept.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, Sept. II
Il Special. IA. J. Olson, a farmer,
was struck by train while asleep
near the track. Although he was
badly cut in the face, he did
not awaken. When the crew, af-
ter much shaking, finally aroused him
he was indignant that they had dis
turbed his pleasant dreams and wanted
10 know why they had made his face
bleed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
Po+a+o Crop Shows Loss

WAUPACA, Wis, Sept III spe-
cial. Potato digging IS we'll ldcr way
and conservative reports set the crop
at about two-thirds of the average WELD
Help is scarce and farmers are Offering
50 day and board for helpers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
Wreck at Milton Junction.

JANESVILIE. Wis. Sept. 2O.-T Spe-
cial 1.-Two engines were wrecked. sew
eral cars derailed at Milton junction by
collision between NorIil-W estern and
Milwaukee trains early this morning,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
Fatal Accident at Evansville.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. Sept. 20.-LSne
ciaI l-One man was. killed and another
fatally injured by an explosion of an
eyanorator at the Rock County Sugar
company's plant this morning.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-27
FOOTPADS MURDER
MAN FOR FEW CENTS.
SaHdbaggerS Fell Victim with Violent
Blow on the Head-Dies in
Grading Camp.

MINIATURES, Wis, Sept. 23.-As
a result of the capsizing of launch
walking near the Northern Glass works
Thursday night. James Urhas. Il laborcr
employed by the Macarthur brothers ON
the line of the new Chicago AIilwau-
kee electric line. 1T Lake station. dird
ut It's camp Sunday night The coroner
was notified and the body was brought
to the morgue. The man is believed 10
have come from Decatur Ill lie is not
known to have relatives or friends in
MilMnnknn
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-08

earth; and it is thought beyond doubt
that at a conservative estimate they
furnished S375,000,O00 worth Of gold
for King Solomon's temple.
There are many other more recent
workings, mined by Arab coIonists Of
the middle ages. and also by the Portu-
guese in the sixteenth century. This
extraordinary find In the African jun.
gle lies in Newfoundland proper, at q
point $50 miles west Of the ancient.
port of Sofala, on the Indian ocean,
II was undoubtedly the metropolis oil
the ancient goldseelers and furnishesl
the most perfect and extensive monu-i
ments Of prehistoric age in the form
Of Titanic walls, towers and temples,
which suggest architects and builders
at least equal to those Of the Pyra-
mids.
To-day the six-foot python crawls
in and out of the stones fallen from
the walls of the temple; bright-hued
lizards bask on the conica1 tower; and
bluejays, doves and honeybirds find a
welcome shelter in recesses of the
mighty walls. And these, here and
there, are cracked and riyen by huge
forest trees, clad with orchids and fes-
TONED with lichen.
The valley is dotted with tents and
men are chipping off scraps of quartz
here and there and washing and toll
ing as for dear life.
The country is ruled by native
princess, who may sometimes be seen
enthroned on high, clothed in silks
and leopard skins and distantly recall
ing the opulent Queen of Sheba, who
passed from this very spot thousands
of years ago laden with gold of Ophir,
for that King Solomon whose fame
had reached even this far-off region Of
Africa
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-08
abou. the .IlualIon .hal Iua.Iaaa hla

about the situation that justified his
conduct
At noon on Monday the head-of
stock was sitting alone on the EN-
ployes' stairway. Presently Is. return
Ing from luncheon. came slowly
down the steps.
49," there was a note Of gen.
tie pathos in Miss Taylor's voice. Il
want to know II you think your con-
duct is quite honorable. You found
my counter almost perfect--look at it
today"
The little wrapper raised her trou-
bled eyes to Miss Taylor.
rs It my fault7 Gee, but they gave
me a rszzle and--anyhow, It don't hurt
them to get transferred"
mo. 1t only hurts me-"
She laid her hand now on the little
wrapper and spoke gently;
There is a saying in this house that
when Wrapper IS stays at a counter
the head-of-stock resigns. Surely YOU
do not intend that saying to hold good
forever--is there any reason why the
wrapper and the head of the notions
should not pull together2 is, IN
leave 1t to you With slight pressure
of her hand Miss Taylor passed down
the stairs.
Wrapper 10 stood where Miss Tay-
lor left her, and she was not aware Of
the passing of time until Mr.. Wells
called her from the aisle.
rs, Is, what are you doing
there? You've been away from your
d 3sk more than an hour"
Is made no reply as she came down
to Mr. Wells
What's the matter? Are you ill?"
Il have a headache" Is gazed at
the floor.
"Oh, that's too bad. I'll give you
day off; but, before you go want you
to sign this paper and take it to the
Office"
What's it all about?" Is put forth
her best effort to appear natural.
"All the girls at the Notions have
signed it," he handed her the paper.
It's a petition for the removal of the
head-of-stock, who is utterly incompe
tent. Is looked at the paper; she did
not trust herself to speak. And by