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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

chicago, aug. ~.
FLOUR-Market firm. Spring wheat
special brands, $3.50; Minnesota, hard pat
ent, jute, s4.4O@4.SO; straight, export bags,
S400QI4.20; clear, export bags, So. 1903 50;
low grades, s2.45@2. 80; winter wheat, pat
ent, So 3950410
WHEAT-Market strong. September.
910911ac; December, 96a4@974c.
CORN-Strong. September, 60@60Hc.
OATS-Inactive and weak. September,
504M507sc.
BUTTER-Extra creamery, per h., 26d
271ac; frsts, 231a@241zc; seconds, 201zQ221zc;
dairies, 18@24c.
POTATOES-Choice to fancy, 6506Sc;
fair to good 60062c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys per h. lie;
chickens, fowls, 12c; ducks, 1Oc.
EGGS-Cases included, 131z@1513c per
doz.; cases returned, 13Q15c; extra high
grades, &c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
FOUR DIE IN AUTO CRASH
MOTOR CAR STRUCK BY TROLLEY
NEAR cANANDAIGUA, N. Y.
Three Elderly Women Are
Victims of Accident.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug 3O-Dr
George Waldron, physician of
Rochester; Mrs. Catherine Farms
Scandling and Mrs. Jane Hobbs, both
of Hopewell, were instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon in a collision
between an automobile in which they
were driving and Rochester & East
ern trolley car, near Canandaigua
DR.. Waldron went to Hopewell in the
morning with his daughter to visit at
the home of William. Scandling, and
had taken the II women, all Of
whom were more than 65 years of age,
for an automobile ride. They were
on their way to the Freshour crossing
to meet another friend of the Scand-
ling family. Witnesses of the accident
say that as the machine approached
the trolley tracks it was seen by the
motorman. According to them, the
motorman made a signal and Dr. Wal
dron slowed up. Then, apparently
thinking that he could cross before the
car reached him, he started on again
1t is thought that the automobile did
not respond readily to the levers. 1t
was caught on the tracks and the oc-
cupants thrown with great force. The
bodies were frightfully crushed
Alliance, o., Aug. 29-Mrs. Byron
Hendricks, her six-year-old grandchild
and Arthur Oystar, driver of the car
riage, were killed here when a Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago passen-
ger train crashed into their carriage at
the crossing just outside the city
Wednesday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
BIG LANDSLIDE CAUSES A PANIC.
Houses in Pittsbure Suburb Drop 800
Feet-Hundreds in Flight.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 30-With their
houses creaking, windows breaking
and chimneys sinking deep into the
earth, several hundred foreigners have
fled from their homes in Port Vue,
South side suburb, fearing death in
a landslide which threatens to bury
Scott streets 25 dwellings. One hun
dred yards below the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie Railroad company recently
started to make cut for additional
tracks. The earth between the cut
and the hillside on which the houses
stand is underlaid with soft shale and
soapstone. The whole mass is slow
ly slipping toward the cut. Since
Wednesday the street for 100 yards,
with its houses, dropped 800 feet be-
low its original level, bursting gas
and water mains and leaving half the
village without light Of fire protection.
Three hundred men are at work vain
ly endeavoring to check the landslide.
while crowds of hysterical women and
children watch the widening assures.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
WATERFOWL. JEFFERSON COUNTY, WIS AUG 80 1907
PALACE TRAIN FOR TAFT
ARRANGEMENT MADE FOR TRIP
ACROSS SIBERIA.
State Leaders and Crowds Greet the
Secretary on His Arrival
in Denver.

New York, Aug. 30.-Secretary VIII
liam Fl. Taft and his family will travel
in a special car in train de luxe on
the Trans-Siberian railroad when they
make the journey from Vladivostok to
st. Petersburg in November. Ar
rangements for that part of the secre-
tary's world journey have been made
at Paris and at Vladivostok by L. j.
Garcey, American manager of the
company which operates the trains de
luxe on the great Russian railway.
Mr.. Carey has just returned from
Washington, where he conferred with
Brig. Gen. Clarence B. Edwards, who
is to be one of Secretary Tafts party.
The Taft party is scheduled to leave
Vladivostok November II, according
to the itinerary approved by Secretary
Taft
The only stop between Vladivostok
and Moscow will be at Irkutsk, ST.
IBERIA, on November 16 Moscow Will
be reached November %, and a two
days stop will be made there. ST.
Petersburg will be reached November
&c. The secretary's train will consist
of dining car, observation car and
three sleepers.
Denver, Col, Aug. 30.-Secretary
Taft was met at the Union station on
his arrival in Denver at $50 Thursday
morning by many of the Republican
state leaders and was cheered by
large crowd. A number of autOmo-
biles were in waiting, and in these the
secretary and his party and 80 other
guests were taken to Wolhurst, Thorn
as F. Walsh's country place, several
miles south of the city, where break
fast was served
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
The Cow PunCher.

"The Cow Puncher," a four act
drama of the west by Hal Reid, will
be seen at the Turner next Sunday
evening. 1t is under the direcIiun OF
W. F. Mann and contains many new
features. The play is original in plot
and dramatic climaxes are powerful
and intense. The cast numbers 20
and is made mp OF some of the best
known artists in the dramatic pro-
fession. Several unique and new
specialties are introduced during the
action OF the play, and the scenery
and electrical effects are the best
money can procure.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Kicked BY a Horse.

Fred w. STANCE, a blacksmith at
H. A. HoldrIdge's blacksmith shop,
was badly hurt Tuesday by horse,
which was standing opposite the one he
was shoelng. Mr.. STANCE was shoe
ing a horse belonging to Al. Fred
erich and next to this horse was an
uther. Suddenly the horse standing
next to the one STANCE was shoeing,
commenced kicking and hit Mr.. Stange
with both of it's rear feet, one foot
striking him on the shoulder, the other
between his hip and ribs. Fortuna .ely
Mr.. Stange was standing rather close
to the horse, for had he been further
away he would hsve gotten the blow
with much greater force and the acci-
dent might haveturned out rather SER
iOus.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
THE BUSY MANS CORNER.

No trace has been found at st. Louis
of Broer Haagsma, consul for the
Netherlands since 1862, who disap-
peared from his home Tuesday morn
ing.
The body of Mrs Benson Hicks was
Edgar county, Illinois. Her husband,
who it is said, believed his wife un-
faithful, is missing.
The sixth annual convention of cir
cult clerks ard recorders of Illinois
met at Rockford, with so delegates in
attendance. They will meet at Green
vile next year.
Count Witte, it is announced has
definitely abandoned his political ca
reer and has accepted the dictatorship
of the Bank of Russia for Exterior
Commerce, at st. Petersburg.
Seward Heidelbach, a wealthy man
ufactnrer of Cincinnati, is reported
missing in New York and his friends
and relatives fear that his mind is af
fected. He had about ST 900 with him
at the time.
Judge Jones of the United States
District court at Montgomery, Ala, is
sued an order directing the Louisville
& Nashville and the North and South
Alabama railroads to obey the maxi
mum rate bill passed by the last Ala
bama legislature.
Charles M. Schwab is optimistic over
the steel and iron situation. He said
in an interview in New York: THE
extension of our railroads is obviously
necessary and the increase In our
steel-producing capacity follows as a
matter of course"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
300 DEAD IN JAPAN'S FIRE.
10000 Buildings Burned and Many
Killed in Hakodate.

Toxic, Aug. 30.-It was learned
Thursday that the conflagration at
Hakodate last Monday destroyed 49,
900 houses, including all the foreign
consulates except the American con-
sulate, and most Of the public build
ings. Three hundred lives were lost
In Toxic 1864 people rendered
homeless by the recent floods are be-
ing cared for by public relief
Yokohama, Aug. 30.-Advices re-
ceiyed from the American consulate
at Hakodate place the loss caused by
the confiagration there at $15,000,O0O
About $4,000 houses, varying in value,
were burned, and 10000 people rem
dered homeless. Former estimates
are regarded as having been too low
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
ANOTHER FORGERY
GAME WORKED HERE
OHM BROTHERS ARE THE VIC
TINS THIS TIME.
CdShed Check For S27 Supposed
to Have Been Issued BY Sam
Bdumdnn, Well -tO-dO Farmer
Stranger Claimed to Have
Worked With Threshing Crew.

1t seems that forgeries IN Water
town are becoming regular occur
renee and that bold, bad forgers
show special fondness for Water
town as place to center on victims.
Several of these depredations have
been committed here within the past
couple of weeks. In fact to such an
alarming extent that 1T might be well
for all business men to demand identi-
tication from any of these strangers
when presenting checks or some
scheme which almost invariably turns
out to be fake and snare, where too
much confidence is placed in smooth
tongued strangers, who appsar to be
operating throughout the country in
buldness that is alarming to say
the least. This is evidenced in the
fact that not day passes but what
the city press chronicles many victims
of various schemes.
The latest victims in Watertown
are Ohm Bros, one of whom cashed
check about 9 o'clock Wednesday
evening for stranger in the sum of
$27. The check was on the BANK of
Watertuwn, supposed to have been
issued By Sam Baumann, we'll known
and well-to-do farmer residing near
PipersvIlle. The stranger appeared
at Ohm Bros. saloon during the even
ing and chatted for some time before
offering the check. When he did. be
politely asked one of the brothers if
ne would cash check for $27 given
him by Mr.. Baumann, adding that he
needed the money and of course
could not get into the bank. An
explanation, the stranger said he had
been working for Mr. Baumann with
his threshing crew.
Being well acquainted with MIR.
Raumann, Mr.. Ohm held NO suspicion
and readily cashed the check for the
stranger, who conversed with him in
German, speaking the language fluent
Iy. Yesterday morning. Ohm Brothers
became LITTLE, suspicious and visited
the bank, arriving there before the
opening hour. He was informed that
the check was bogus. also that Mr..
Baumann had no deposit at the bank.
The check WAS made out payable
to Herman Schnicler The Endorsement
on the back was anything but plain
and could hardly be made out. Early
in the evening, the stranger visited
Garret Ganlman's saloon and asked
to have the check cashed, but was
refus,d From there he evidently
went to the saloon of Ohm Bros.
The stranger is described as being
man about forty-five years of age.
He was well dressed, wearing a light
gray suit and yellow straw hat. From
his appearance he did not look like
laboring man. He IS man
rather heavy set and wore sandy
mustache.
A warrant was issued yesterday
for the arrest of the party. But the
chances are that he has long before
now, put several miles between him
self and Watertown.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Thaw Now Sane Will Be Plea.

New York, Aug. 30.-Harry Thaw,
once crazy, is now entirely sane, ac-
cording to his lawyers. 1t is learned
that a plea of temporary insanity
from which his client has fully recov-
cred, and so far as possible an utter
absence of the sensationalism that
marked the last trial, will be the meth
Cd pursued at the next trial by Martin
W. Littleton, former Brooklyn borough
president, who is to have complete
charge Of the defense.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. g.
CATTLE-Good to prime steers. Sc. 500
7.35; fair to good steers, s575@6.50; inferior
to plain steers, s4.5O0550; Texas steers
S. 2545.75; plain to fancy cows, s3-5oQ4 so;
plain to fancy yearlings, s5.0Od6. Is; gooo
to choice feeders, s4.0O0490; fair to choice
stockers, s3.0G04.25; good cutting and fair
beef cows. s2.50q2.75; common to choice
bulls, So. 3.5O@510; CALVES, s5.00@7.75.
HOGS-Heavy packing sows, S5.Ts15.95;
choice to prime heavy shipping barrows,
s5.90@6.15; mixed packers, with barrow
tops, s6.00Q6.20; light barrow butchers,
S6.05G6.35; rough sows and coarse stays,
0sGIs 7E- ri1a ks 2a164 Ia
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Brewers to Eiuht Option,

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 30-United ac-
ton by leading brewers of the United
States against the spread of the local
option idea was began in a secret
meeting in this city. Representatives
of the big interests of the country
were present, including the breweries
OF Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Louis and
Cincinnati.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Iowa Fair DAMAGED $500 ooo

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 30-A wind
storm struck the Iowa state fair
grounds here Wednesday. causing
damage estimated at 100000. A live
wire was blown against the Knaben-
shue airship and captive balloon, set
ting fire to them and destroying both
The big tent of the International Har-
vester company was blown down and
the exhibit was ruined by heavy rain
and fire.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Theater SpecuIators Beaten

New York, Aug. 30.-Messrs. Klav
& Erlanger have begun a new war on
sidewalk spectators which has been
crowned with immediate success. Re.
Gently agents of the New York
theater were detailed to watch the
spectators and when tickets were
bought on the sidewalk the purchaser
was followed to the door, where the
doorkeeper was instructed to refuse
admission to the holder of such tick.
cts
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
iIIinoisan PLAYS Fiddle at los.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. 30.-Jacob
Workheister, born in Pennsylvania in
1901, has celebrated his one hundred
and sixth birthday. He has been a
resident of Illinois since 1861. The
old man is an expert with the violin,
and still takes delight and comfort in
playing the instrument.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Lead-Pencil Woods Are Scarce.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Word has
been received from Manila that New
York capitalists have become greatly
interested in the report that Philip
pine woods of various kinds have been
found that are believed to be available
for the manufacture of lead pencils
Samples of these woods are now or
the way to the United States and theii
availability will be tested. Lead-penci
woods are becoming scarce all oveI
the world
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Plan for tuberculosis HospjtaI.

of a commission appointed by Gov.
Hanly of Indiana to inspect the tuber-
culosis hospitals, throughout the coun-
try and to select a site of 500 acres
and superintend the erection of
buildings in the state for patients,
have arrived here from Saranac.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Wind Delays WeIiman Dash.

Christiana, Aug. 30.-A communica-
ton received here by steamer from
Hammerfest reports that Walter Well
man, of the Wellman-Chicago Record
Herald arctic expedition had planned
to start for the pole Aug 20, but was
prevented by the wind, which stop
ped his trials Of the ai1ship for sew
eral dayS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
HARAHAN Returns
TO chicago HOME
ILLINOIS CENTRAL PRESIDENT is
SILENT REGARDING ENcoUN-
TER WITH STUYVESANT FISH.
CONFLICTING REPORTS
ABOUT FIST FIGHT
Called Former Boss Liar and Ia
Knocked Down, One Account Says
Conflict Is Climax of Twenty
Years Friendship.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-President James
T. Harahan of the Illinois Central
railroad arrived in Chicago on the
Chicago special" train OF the Penn.
sylyania road Thursday He refused
TO make any statement relative to his
physical encounter with Stuyvesant
Fish. Mr.. Harahan came from New
York, where Wednesday at a meeting
or the board of directors of the Illi-
nois Central road he called Stuyvesant
Fish "a liar" and was Immediately
involved In physical struggle. 1t is
reported that Fish struck Harahan
on the jaw knocking him down and
that Hanahan was unable TO regain
his feet until assisted. Mr.. Fish was
Mr.. Harahan's predecessor in Office
and was deposed last year by E. H.
Hartman
The home and office of the Illinois
Central president were visited Thurs
day by anxious friends, who had read
reports of the encounter in New York
and wished to obtain news of his
welfare.
Cause of the Bitterness.
The bitterness between Stuyvesant
Fish and President Harahan is of re-
cent origin, following 20 years Of close
friendship, and is directly the result
OF the struggle between Mr.. Fish and
b. II. Hartman last year for control
of the Illinois Central road. Mr.. Hara-
han, vice president before Mr.. Fish
was deposed as president, was an
important factor in the fight
1t is said that during the long
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
i Hunu Chanq's Foe Is Freed.

Toxic, Aug. 30-It became public
Thursday that Koyama, the Japanese
who assaulted and wounded Ii Hung
Chang at Shimoneseki in 1895, during
tions, and who was sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the Abashiri prison
at Kakkaido, received a special pardon
August 25.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Farmers Plan Bio Mercer

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 30.-A big
merger of farmers elevators in Min
nesota is to be formed at a meeting
called to take place in Minneapolis
September 5. The plan is to secure
the cooperation of 200 farmers eleva-
tors in one central organization. 1t is
estimated fully 10000 farmers will be
represented.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Infant Daughter Dies.

Died, August 18th, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John NAL
colin Mcclellan of Seattle, Wash. The
mother was formerly Miss Gertrude
Malloy of this city and is we'll known
here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Three Hurt in Frisco Wreck.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 3d.
Fast Frisco train No. 400, known as
the Meteor" which left ST. Louis at
2:30 Wednesday afternoon, and due
to arrive here at noon Thursday, ran
into an open switch near Tulsa, 1. T.,
at an early hour Thursday morning,
and was wrecked. One mail clerk and
two passengers were seriously in
jured
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Skull Fractured by Robber.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 30.-H. A.
Woodman, "A years old, furniture
dealer, was fatally injured by a rob-
Der, who entered his store in East
Eighteenth street and struck him with
a blunt weapon, fracturing his skull.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Rich Manufactured Missinn

New York, Aug. 30-Seward Heidel-
bach, wealthy manufacturer of wom-
ems wear in Cincinnati, is reported
missing and his friends and relatives
fear that his mind is affected Mr.
Heidelbach had about $4,000 with him
at the time.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Suit hv SetIIpfor Ward

New York, Aug. 30.-J. Q. A Ward,
the sculptor, has brought suit in the
supreme court against certain mem
bers of the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland to recover s32,500 for
alleged breach of contract in rejecting
his model of an equestrian statue OF
Gen. Philip Sheridan.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
New York, Aug. %.

FLOUR-F'irm with trading quiet
WHEAT-There was a strong advance
In wheat in the morning influenced by
higher cables, unfavorable northwest
weather news and active covering Sep
tember, s1.OO1a0101; December, S1.044sd
LOS 5-16; May, s10SBd1. 0914.
RYE-F'irn. No. 2, western, 88c, f. o. b.
New York new.
CORN-Firmer on cables and with
wheat. May, 6JB@66Ac.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
kubelik to Return to America.

New York, Aug. 30.-Daniel From
man, who first brought Jan Kubelik tt
America, announces another tour fol-
the violinist. Since his second Amer
lean trip Kubelik has toured Europe
Kubelik will leave for this country
Nov l.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Canada Arms Lake Boat

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 30-Four quick
firing one-and-one-half-pou guns
have been mounted on the Canadian
fishery protection cruiser Vigilant on
Lake Ontario.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Debt S1.154812: Has $3.50.

New York, Aug. 3o.-Jacob S. Hal
prin, builder, has filed a personal pc
tition in the United States court, show
ing liabilities of s1,154,S12 and nom
inal assets Of $3.50, exempt.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
American Woman Wins Honor,

Newport, R. l., Aug. 30.-Mrs. Chad
wick, wife of Rear Admiral French E.
Chadwick, U. S. n, by order of the
president of France, has been deco
rated an officer d'Academie
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-04-18

Agitation is the mother Of ref
ormatlon
A lot Of reforms are exhausted
in the preliminaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19
ZUEBLINK ON THE 1900"
He Advances Some Novel Ideas About
Their Lives

CHICAGO. March 19.-Prof. Charles Zue-
members of the League of Religious Fell
lowship that one cannot belong to the four
hundred without losing half the Joy of liv-
ing. He said it Is impossible for the indi-
vidual to become member of any exclu-
sive set without finding himself a loser,
when in the end he takes account of his
assets.
They don't get anything out of life,'
said Prof Zueblnk; their perspective is
narrow, they have only small circle of
friends, and they are constantly meeting
the same faces. They intermarry and in
termarry, with the result that finally their
children are marked in the same way that
the children of the arstocracy are marked
they were without VigOr, without pur-
pose. without ambition"
Prof. Zueblink also declared that those of
the so-caled exclusive set who refuse to
recognize those outside of their set do so
because they are afraid to know people in
the other classes.
"They feel the insecurity of their posi-
tons in their own class. and hence are
ciate with people outside of their classes"
he said. THE really big people are never
afraid of losing anything by mingling with
all classes. One can measure the real
stature of a woman by her interests
Prof. Zueblink declared that one Of the
social needs of the hour Is greater ap-
proach to economic equality. He urged
that this economic equality should extend
to the family.
THE wife who is economically independ-
ent," he said lis the more respected by
her husband