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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
BLONDIN NOT DEAD
IS LIVING A HERMIT.
Famous Tight Wire Walker Who Made
Trip Over Niagara Falls in
England.

WATERBURY,, Conn, Aug. 90
Charles Blondin, the once famous tight
y ire walker, who made the periious trip
across Niagara Falls, is said to be living
the life of a hermit in West Chester,
although rumor had it that he died ten
years ago in London.
Working as a Carpenter.
Blondin, who is working as Il carpen-
ter on odd Jobs. and going under the
name of Michael Todd, is said to have
been recognized by an old circus per-
former named Abe Totten.
Better Be Dead, He Says.
BIondin, when found by his old com
rade, said: Yes, | know they think me
dead, and perhaps l had better be dead.
| made money fast and spent it faster
in the maddening pleasures of life and
certainly have felt the need and value of
money since. My eldest son knows where
| am. He is with Whitneys circus in
the west"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
ROOSEVELT TO END GAMBLING.
Campaign in Washington Carried on I'm
der Presidents Direction.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 90
President Roosevelt is interested deeply
in the crusade against gambling in the
District of Columbia. He is more than
cooperating with the local authorities
The campaign is made under his direc-
ton. He has thoroughly impressed upon
the district commissioners his determina-
ton. announced in one Of his speeches,
to make Washington clean city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
CHAPTER HOUSE BURNS,
"Sachem" Which Cost $4,000 and Was
to Have Been Occupied This
Fall Is Destroyed.
NEW VEN Gnnn

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. o.
Sachem, a Sheffield senior society
chapter house, which was just completed
and would have been occupied for the
first time this fail. was destroyed by fire
about o'clock Sunday morning. The
building cost $4,000.
Last June at commencement there was
graduate reunion in the building, the
first Yale event ever held there.
1t is believed electric wires caused the
fire.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
SECOND REGIMENT
Aggregate

The Z. /. Schlick trophy. presented by
Scrgt. II. l.. Schlick for the highest score
made by member of the Wisconsin
team in the HerricE match. was won by
Corp. John Aulesbrook, with Il score of
1S1. Lieut.. +. Gaartz was the only one
to shoot in the Wimbledon cup match
up against the greatest shots of the
country, and did not expect to win.
Scrgt. Crippen of Wisconsin won the
Peters trophy match with score of
20 hits aggregating 9G. The prize is a
silver loving cup presented by the Peters
Cartridge company and $40. Private
Behnkcr also got into the prize list, get
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
MILWAUKEE, HAY MARKET.

timothy hay. 17.5om $500; No. . timothy
hay, 16.O0u17O0; new timothy hay, 1GD5p
900 less; clover and mixed, 12.50uII -;
choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie. 12..1tI
m13OO; No. l prairie, 115O012.Oo; Ne. =
prairie, HOO; Wisconsin march ferdln-. 80
@l0.0O: packing hay, S.JOM9.OG; iJ.c straw,
lp.JOU HOO; oats straw, 75UUS.OO.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

Peoria ILL.,. claims the most remark
able hicyclist in the world. considering
his advanced age. This man. Thomas
". Davis. is now in his nth year. and
has ridden over 100000 miles. He re-
-ceived from the Century club of Ameri-
ea the first prize for the 1902 milea sc
record.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
MATCH BRINGS DEATH TO GIRL.
Miss Shelby of Pittsburg Fatally Burned
Through Smokers CareleSsness

NIAGARA FALLS, y. Y. Aug. %
4 lighted match tossed away by care
less smoker will cause the death of Miss
Laura X. Sheehy Of Pittsburg. She
was eating luncheon in the summer gar
den of the Thurecht hotel Saturday
night wheE her dress was ignited by
the match In an instant she was en-
yeloped in flames.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
CHINA RULER NOT ILL,
Dowager Empress Declared in Perfect
Health Instead of Suffering
from IncurabIe Disease.

PARIS. Aug. 24-The Chinese leca-
ton here has boen informed by cable
from hekin that there is no truth in the
reports that the Dowager Empress is
suffering from IN incurabIc disease. Her
health Is stated to be perfect.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Mr.. ROOT IS IMPROVING.
Muldoon Says He Will Send Him to
Washington the Strongest Man
in Cabinet

NEW YORK. Aug 26.-Sccretary
Root, who is At Muldoon's "curca" farm.
near White Plains, is progressing finely
according to Muldoou, who says he will
have the secretary back at work the
strongest man i'll President RooSeyclt's.
cabinet" i'll two weeks more.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
TWO KILLED IN AUTO WRECK.
Car Carrying Six Persons Overturned at
Sharp Curve

SAUNDERSTON-N. r. l., Aug. Dc
An automobile carrying six persons over
turned at a sharp curve in the road
leading to Nara gansett pier yesterday.
daShing into a stone wall. Two men
We're killed and the four other persons
in the car were injured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Racine Couple Married

WAUKEGAN. H.. Aug. 26.-[Spa-
cial. Elmer Christensen and Miss Ed
die Hernus, both of Racine, were mar
ried at the courthouse Saturday after
noon by Justice E. V Orvis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

One Of the largest typewriting con-
Germs in the world is in New York city
and conducted by two sisters. Women
writ servers are a success in many OF
our large cities.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

81 tell you. young man, we want brains
in this business"
Il know you do: your management
shows it.'-Baltimore American.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
OPERATORS CHIEF
scouts At FARLEY.
SMALL SAYS He WON'T ARBITRATE
AID THAT STRIKERS WILL
WIN
Supt Brooks Declares His Company Will
Not Have Anything to Do With
Small and His Union.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Arbitration
of the telegraphers' strike as it stands at
present is out of the question, according
to President S. J. Small Of the Com
mercial Photographers union, who is in
this city today Mr.. Small said the
strikers are prepared to remain out for
two months and that the union will sup
port them for that time.
Small Sees Bright Future.
The executive board OF the American
Federation of Labor, he added, will con-
slider the relation Of tie federation to
the strike in a day Of two. Mr.. Small
said also that the week opened with the
brightest prospects for the strikers, that
conditions are worse for the companies
than on the day the strike was called and
that One-half the Western Unions force
III this city failed to report after Friday
last when, he said, the double pay system
was abolished. He predicted that by the
end of the week the telegraph systems
OF the country will be out OF commits
sion.
Western Union Firm.
Supt. Brooks of the Western Union
in speaking Of the strike situation today
said:
Our company will have nothing to DO
with Mr.. Small or his union. While we
are willing to consider individual cases
of the men who went out where we be
lieve they did so under pressure, the agi-
tatOrs who have engineered this situation
will not be re-empIoyed under any cir
cumstanceS.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

In France the bill Of Il physician CT
druggist cannot be collected if more than
two years old.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
Gus Mathis Hurt in Ruaway.

Gus Mathis was seriously hurt
in runaway Tuesday in which he
sustained two broken ribs and
other bruises. The animal is the
same that came so near anihilating
the Hargis family here on Main
Street some months ago. When
entirely out from under Mathis
control wire fence was struck
throwing him against a post. The
horse was cut on the wire but not
seriously. Mathis is suffering a
good deal of pain but is expected
TO soon recover,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16

for railroad building. Railroad
construction in the Panhandle in
the winter also presents some dis
advantages, so the company will
probably be deliberate about the
work on the first part and aims to
have the work we'll in hand by next
spring for the completion of the en-
tire Tucumcari cutoff. The buck
ling up" of the line through here
by the Tucumcari cutoff will COM
plete new east and west through
line which traffic and immigration
men are confident will become one
OF the most important of all trans
continental lines.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16

by May I4th of next year. AS the
grade built three years ago is in
fairly good condition, the construc-
tion company will have no difficult
ty in getting the work done by that
time and there will be no necessity
for rush orders. High prices OF ma
terial, shortage OF material and
labor and the stringency in the
money market all combine to make
the present de idedly unfavorable
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
PATIENTS AT DIR.
MANNEY'S SANITARIUM

Among the cases at the Manney
sanitarium are Mrs. Sumner of
Puerto; three year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris; +. J. Erskin OF
this city. Mrs. Sumner and Erskin
have pneumonia and the little boy
dysentery.' The pneumonia pa
tients are reported to be recover
ing very rapidly.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON (HOGAW
TO TUUM(ARI ACTUALLY BEGUN
Grading Outfits. Material and Men Are Being
Gathered at Amarillo for Immediate Ex-
tension of Line West to Tucumcari

The Daily Panhandle of Nov.
I+th says: Yesterday the first con-
struction camp for the completion
Of the Rock Island grade west
from Amarillo took up grounds four
miles west OF town and men and
teams are now being sent to the
camp. Grading outfits are being
unloaded in the yards for the work
and the contractor is ready to be-
gin actual work. In the Rock Is
land yard here 10, 900 ties have al
ready been unloaded and further
consignments will arrive in regular
order. All this material will be
stacked in the Amarillo Yards nn-
til needed for track laying along
the line toward Tucumcari.
The II. Dalhotf Construction
Company has the contract Tor the
work and II. Nj. Ford, who is man.
aging the work here is now maxi
ing his headquarters in Amarillo.
w. {. Beach, of the Rock Island
will be engineer in charge and he
is making his headquarter near
the Rock Island depot in an impro-
vised Office, fashioned from box
car The other men oil the ens,n-
eerins department also have their
Offices in this temporary building.
TWO STATION GROUNDS
Under the working plans at pres
ent, there is one water station to be
put in at the end of the part under
construction and two station
grounds are to be laid out. One of
these will be toward the end of the
first part and the other will be about
fifteen miles out of Amarillo. Aside
from the grading for sidings all the
work will be in repairing the old
grade. The banks will be widened
all along the line. The big fill west
of town where the Rock Island
crosses the Denver will have to be
extensively repaired but this will
be left for the last and it is likely
that this work will be done by dirt
trains after the balance of the work
has been pretty well completed.
FINISH FIRST PART BY MAY I4th
Under the terms of the law under
which an exter sion of franchise was
granted them, the first part of the
extension west is to be completed
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
Boy Breaks a Les.

The fifteen year old boy of Mr..
Shaffer fell into the cellar or excs-
walton of the new Trust and Saw
ings Bank Thursday night and
broke his leg. A number of small
boys were playing around the place
when young Shaffer tumbled in. A
cab was called and the boy moved
to the family residence. The
break is below the knee.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16

Tucumcari steam laundry will
he in operation the first of the
week. 1t is the intention of Messrs
Fowler and Lanigan to run a day
and night shift of twenty-five men
each. This plant is unquestion-
ably one of the very best in the
southwest and is an enterprise for
Tucumcari people to be proud of.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
JUMPS FROM SECOND
STORY OF PLAZA HOTEL

G. Knaur in a state of delirium
jumped from the second story of
the Plaza hotel and dislocated his
right hip and fractured the right
elbow. He is reported by his ply
sician to he rapidly recovering
from his injuries.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
Our Penitentiary Bunch.

Sheriff Street returned from
Santa Fe Tuesday where he landed
in the penitentiary Julius Salez,
convicted OF larceny; Robt. Bell,
for cashing worthless checks; and
7. b. Hunt for burglary.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16

w. A. Askew has been home
several days from his visit to the
Texas State Fair at Dallas.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-11-16
U. 5. Court Convenes at Ala mo.
Sordo Monday.

Many OF our citizens are sum-
moned to attend the u. s. court
which convenes at Alamorgodo
Monday the 25th inst. Among
those we have learned of are the
following: c. H. Rankin, Donald
Stewart, b. Baca, Lee Anderson,
Jas. Daughtry. Jno. F. Seaman,
o. M. Jahns, F. Salazar, Alex.
Street. J. c. Campbell H. H. Har-
gis. Stewart says his company
has one employee in the ware
house that the court overlooked.
The rapid progress being made
in the digging of the trenches
through the central part of town
for the waterworks system, and
the work on the new bank, together
with street grading, etc. presents a
very busy appearance to the new
comers, and the continual new
building all over town, suggests
very emphatically that the finan-
cial panic has not scared Tucum.
carn While property is not chang
ing hands so briskly as it did six
weeks ago, we learn from the real
estate men that little or no proper
ty is being listed at deprecated
prices. Everyone is standing pat.
w. A. Jackson made a business
visit to Amarillo last week. He has
implicit faith in the Choctaw build
ing into Tucumcari next year. He
also says that material and sup
plies are being unloaded there for
immediate use. There is no doubt
in the minds Of Amarillo people
that the road when il has extended
to the Texas line in order to hold
its charter under the Texas law,
will come into Tucumcari without
delay. We all know that this much
of the road must soon be built.
H. P. Grenaugh, General Su.
perintendent of the r. |. Ry. at
Dalhart, Ed. Ryan, chief dispatch
er; d. Van Hickey, train master
and II. P. Canode, hotel man at
were here this week tax.
ing look at the country. They
have been looking at Tucumcari
real estate with the view of i'm
vesting. They feel sure that the
Choctaw line will be in here next
year. They have said many good
things about our town.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19
UNDATED
RESIGNAI lions

Sheldon submitted an amendment to
Senate Bill SO, relative to undated res
ignations, which provided that the au-
ditor may require an affidavit from the
heads of department or others author
lied by law to make appointments,
that no dated or undated designations
have been given.
On motion the amendment carried,
but the bill failed to pass upon a vote
which stood Is to II against.
Immediately the result of the vote
was announced. Rice was on his feet
to move to indefinitely postpone ac-
ton on the bill. This carried
Then Rice moved to reconsider the
motion to indefinitely postpone.
At this point some question was rails
ed as to the object Of this cross notion
ing. The Speaker tersely ermarked:
Parliamentary tactics to kill it for
good"
Rice came out with his reason: "Thc
Senate, he said, had on several occa-
sions killed House measures by just
these tactics, and he was simply put
ting the lesson so taught into prac-
tice."
Hughes declared that the bill was q
good one. and if the Senate made mon
keys of themselves, it was no reason
that the House should do so also. If
the Senate did wrong it was all the
more reason the House should do right
Long thought Rice was trying to
hood-wink the honorable members Of
the House by springing some neg game
on them, and he holly resented it as
an insult.
Rice explained that no such insult
was intended and that all he wanted
was to prevent the Houses changing
its mind and reconsidering the bill
after the Senate had had an oppor-
tunity to bring it's influence on the
House members.
Kaniho thought the bill was all right.
A vote was taken on the motion to
reconsider and promptly voted down
by a narrow majority and thus further
action on the measure is effectually
blocked The bill is dead for all time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19

But Mr. Chandler moved this recommendation by the eff
ceness OF what he had and what California carried
liza.
lie speaks i'll the highest men who have been doing
us work Hawaii lie mentions of them by
snd IN their praise While these unapprecated here
IS preaps true that the community large have lust
appreciation of their work But Mr. Chandler coming in contact with
and into knowledge of without the dung appreciation
which comes from familiarity recognizes in it, work the highest
utility and worth OF Alexander Prof A. Koebee and
their work. he does not hesitate speak the highest terms and
indeed he cannot speak in too high terms.
Inc article Will doubtless give people uster appreca
uo OF the work that is being done and of the who doing
is written point view impossible TO ourselves and in rer
specive which 90 close to the subject TO oct
s@9*%t
Board Of Health is TO consider
the the Walach from
likely
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19
GAS COMPANY MUST
FULFILL CONTRACT
HOUSE KILLS BILL TO RELIEVE
COMPANY OF PROMISE TO FUR
NISH FREE STREET LIGHTS.

Committee on Agriculture and Com
mercy esterday afternoon, the House
BY the adoption of a report Of the
of Representatives tabled a bill intro
duced by Senator Makekau designed
to relieve the Honolulu Gas Company
from specified agreement with the
city made as a condition of the grant
ing of it's franchise. The bill went
through the Senate, but the House
committee stated that it believed the
time premature to think of modifying
the charter granted in all good faith.
BY the terms of the agreement the
company was to furnish sufficient gas
free for Illuminating fifty street lights
as soon as lamp posts should be in
stalled, and five additional such lights
each succeeding year. The committee
reported that it believed that this
clause was the "core of the Gas fran
chise' which was granted by the Iegis-
lature of 1903.
The House killed the bill on the com
mittee's report without discussion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19
A Tribute
To Years


of Minnesota died yesterday lightweight years the
old baby Ouisconn Clark who had been born Prairie du
Chen when the commanded by her father
found fort the mouth of the Minnesota river Paul
All this Wisconsin Charlotte
Clark Van Cev the first white child born native this broad
expanse CT the Northwest Mrs. Van Cee lived almost all her life
within great she had
the winds of the great Northwest that her lullaby could
all the of JOY and which life auned The daug
of officer she married officer and for the first years
of her married life Mrs Van Ceve lived in Minnesota lately Min
neapois, where she died
1T remarkable history which the life of this woman spans,
remarkable history the world
both world and wilderness has been changed 1870 changed
government, by discovery by invention
"But through ALL it because the personal life held
lived Loyalty the world in the empty spaces that the life
of geewoman Mrs Van Ceve holds meaning
The time doubt coming when lives will be Of span
this And will the world What
accomplish for itself accomplish such beauty pos
sibe ninety Those pioneers who have remained
wilderness; they have taught cosmic lesson await
occasions hurry never 1t is only when these
blend their lives in with the of the that persuaded
that life belongs all life and time all time We
with wealth pioneer than children will be
with deah of long lives make them remember But for this
the carefully that the pioneer days. the
memory the strength hem handed down the generations
Not the least among these will be Charlotte OuiscOnsn Van Ceve,
the first white child but Of the finest gentewomen'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19
Observation-Disclosures ,
Sane Program s
Of Progress !


equipment OF Commissioner of immigration take advantage of the
provisions Of the Immigration law and bring immigrants
here from their ports of the United States
The law provides that facilities shall given agents
and territories ports States present Nhe
to attract them thiher.
Underlying this provision in the law, undoubtedly
distribute and immigration, instead permitting congest
at and the principal ports of entry where immigrants arrive
One of the objections urged against unrestricted immigration
the fact that the immigrants instead of separating and settling
undepopuaed the places where they add
already dense population This altogether
the first place few of the mgran have but the idea OF
what there the country which they have
the proceed further if they have unless they
employment and opportunity where they going
1t is these that this provision made
The law well give opportunity states the %
grafton they DESTROYS which they debarred by the
other provisions of the la (which prohibit them from seeking abroad
for immgrans under very unlikely circumstances.
The bulk of the immigration the United States
through New York The law provides that representatives of
stationed there and shall be given the immigrants and
opportunity present them the advantages their states offer to
migrants and make with them proceed to these
after ALL that this will prove satisfactory
securing Hawaii than the which have been
accustomed probable that that offer good
presenting what offer desirable classes and that
their introduction here will not be expensive.
any the provision in the law there and it would
the Of wisdom to take advantage CT it.
The committee has outlined OF pro
gress proposes open the land for settlement and then to
duce desirable settlers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19
WANT TO F0RECI-nsR

The trustees of the estate of S. c.
Allen have brought foreclosure a pro
ceedings against Joseph and Esther
Paakaula to foreclose a mortgage to
land, at Honolulu and Hawaii security
for note of $4,000 given in 1898.
None of the principal hsa been paid
and part of the interest is delin-
quent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19
KEEP NJ I'M

Ana when you get Through paying
Tor ihat Easter bonnet you mleht AZ
Wen hesln saYlpg up ior Ohnsimau
aealp Washington Herald
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19

The spaniards are coming, Nine
years ago such am announcement would
have created CONSERVATION Now we
are luhllani What changes time works.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19

When a man adyertlses that he
wants 'safe' horse for his wife 10
drive no means am old ono that Will
not cost more than $40.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-19

Never judge man by his looks.
Many good man looks as II he had
Just been caught In the act OF stealing
corn from a blind hog,