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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
MEERscHAUM IN NEW MEXICO.
Sufficient in Quantity to Break Turkish
Government Monopoly.

Because Of the discovery of vast de
posts Of mccrschaum in the mountains Of
New Mexico it is likely that the monop-
oily of that mineral heretofore held bv
the Turkish government will be broken
and pipes Of that material will be les
Sencd i'm cost.
util recently all the meerschaum used
in The commerce Of the world was pro-
duced from a mine in the plains of Es-
kIhi-sher, Anatoly, Turkey in Asia. In
those mines are employed 10000 men.
Tho output or the NINE was owned by
tn" Turkish government and it kept the
price up
It is said that enough meerschaum has
been discovered in Grant county, New
Mexico, 10 supply the worlds needs.
There IS Il popular belief that nicer
gchaum is petriGed sea foam washed up
ages ago and solidifed by some strange
process If nature Meerschaum is n min
eral III 'f,n to scientists as ''sepiOIite"
II is composed principally of silica and
MAGNESIUM. II is found in assures in the
rock, where volcanic action has forced it
UP 10 the surface.
heerschaum is used not only for max
Ing tobacco pipes, but because Of its
unique properties of resisting Il high de
gree Of heat and its ready absorption OF
water, it IS put to various electrical and
mechanical uses.
In the mines of New Mexico a solid
block Of meerschaum weighing forty-two
pounds was taken ont. 1t was the larg-
est block Of meerschaum ever mined
Kansas City Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
MAY GUST CHIEF COOK
GnEEN BAY COURT RULES POLICE
COMMISSION MAY ACT.
Proceedings May Be Reviewed by Court,
But Body Cannot Be Checked
in Advance.

MARINETTE. Wis, April 13.-ISpe-
cial.J-Judge Hastings of Green Bay
this morning submitted his opinion in the
case Of Chief of Police John Cook
against the police and fire commission of
Marnette, removing the injunction is
sued restraining the board from remoy-
ing the complainant.
The judge rules saying:
1T is clear TO my mind that the stat
ute only authorizes the board to sus-
pend the chief when charges have been
made against linn and it is their duty
to proceed to try him on the charges
made. l also think that the charges
must be OF something appertaining to the
person htnesS to occupy the office or to
Official misconduct at the offset. Should
they suspend without charges being
made OF character which would au-
thorIze suspension or removal, they
would act without jurisdiction and their
proceedings would be subject to reversal
by certiorari and the plaintiff would
have IN adequate remedy at law. | do
not think that a court of equity has Juris-
dlctlon to enjoin the proceedings of the
board OF police commissioners. They are
a de facto body. If they act beyond their
jurisdiction their action is void and will
be reversed on certiOrari. l do not think
that a court OF equity has jurisdiction
restraining the action of the board"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
COUNTY FAIR DATES OUT.
When Shows Will Be Held in Wisconsin
This Season.

MADISON, Wis, April 12-Secretary
John NJ. True OF the Wisconsin state
board Of agriculture, has made up a list
Of the county fairs to be held in Wiscon-
sin this year.
At the end of the list he placed the
state fair to be held in Milwaukee, on
September 8, 10, II, - and 49, The
list is as follows:
Amherst, September 1920; Amigo, Sep
tcmber 24-27; Appleton. September 9-12;
Baraboo, September 1927; Beaver Dam,
September 3O-October i; Berlin, August 2S-
30; Boscobel, October, 2-4; Ccdarburg, Sep
TENDER 1921; Chiffon, September 24; Chip
pcwa Falls, September 1920; Darlington,
ElkhOrn, September 1920; EIroy, SGptem-
Der 1913; Evansville September SO; Fond
du Lac, September SO: Friendship, Sep
tcmbcr 2426; Gays Mills, October S-11:
IIillSbOrO, August 27-3O; UOrtonviIle. Sep
tcmber 23-25; Jefferson, September 242I;
Der DPS; Lancaster, September 1913; Lodi,
September 1912; Madison. September 1920;
ManitOwoc. September Al; Mansion, Sep
TENDER 1919; McnomOne, September 1913.
Merrill. September 27-30: Mineral Point, Au-
gust 2023; Monroe, September 11-14; New
Richmond September 1920; Oconto, Sep
tGmber 49,, Phillips, September 24-2I;
TENDER SO; Portage. September SO; Reeds
burg, September SO; Rice Lake. September
1912; RiChland Center. September 24-27:
Spring Green, August 21-3O; Stevens Point,
September 1913; TOmah, August -0-23: vi
roqua, September 1920; WatertOwn. Sep
Nausau, September SO; West Bend, Sep.
TENDER 16lS; WesteId, September 1913;
Ncyauwcga. September 2f27, and WiScUn-
SIN State fair, September 9-13,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
BANK DEFENDS WITH PUTER.
evil Action Over Sale of Duplicate Land
Script in Wisconsin.

APPLETON, Wis, April 13.-Testi-
mony in a civil action begun in Douglas
county, Oregon, was taken before United
States Court Commissioner \. H. KEEL
logg here, W. H. Richardson and Charles
G. Foster, of Oregon, being the plaintiffs
and s. \. d. Puter, George Baldwin, the
Commercial National Bank of Appleton
and {. :. Dickinson. the defendants.
The action arises from the sale of
school land certificates by S. A D.
Puter to George Baldwin of this city
The certificates, as far as known. We're
the original ones, there being twenty
one of them, 6T20 acres of land being
involved in the deal
Subsequently Puter is alleged to have
sold duplicate certificates to the plain
tifTs.
When Richardson and Foster attempt
ed to secure deeds on their certificates
in Oregon they learned that Mr. Bald
win held the original certificates. The
action was brought to obtain a lien on
the lands for the amount of money
they loaned Puter on the certificates
The school land is worth from SO to
S6.25 an acre.
The Commercial bank of this city and
c. $. Dickinson, cashier, are made CO.
defendants in the case on the SUPPOSE
ton that money was loaned to Mr. Bald
win, the certificates being taken as col
lateral.
Attorney G. NJ. Hazelton of NIilwau-
kee, formerly United States district at
torney, appeared for the plaintiffs while
Paul Y. Cary of this city represented
the defendants.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
DRUGGISTS ELECT PETERS.
Pharmacy Commission Chooses OConomo-
woo Man to Succeed D. A Tay-
Ior of Stevens Point.

MADISON, Wis, April 13.--At its
annual meeting the state board of phar-
macy elected Henry \. Peters of Ocon-
omowoc president to succeed u. 4. lay
lor of Stevens Point whose term as
member Of the board had expired. II.
u. Ruenzel Of Milwaukee was reelected
secretary and treasurer. The board an
nounced the results of its examination.
Out of thirty-tve applicants who took
the examination fifteen were awarded
licenses as registered pharmacists and
fourteen as assistant pharmacists.
Those awarded licenses We're:
Registered Pharmacists = Alva Eighing,
Fort Atkinson; Charles Luedikc, Horizon
Albert W. Schaper, Milwaukee; Bert Il.
Fosnot, Sparta; Grover T. Pace, Mondovu:
Frank II. Allen. Richland Center; NJ. J.
kurzawa, Milwaukee; Paul II. Belize, Wa
tertown: Frederick Hcttler. Milwaukee;
Robert kuhnmucnch, Milwaukee; Louis =.
Kichm, Milwaukee: A. n. Simon Arcadia
Rudolph A. Bechand, Fond du Lac; c..
Milo Evans, Nj. Horeb; Otto J. Templn,
Milwaukee.
Rhinelander; Perry L. BoyntOn, Amherst;
Milwaukee; julius A. Weisenberger, La
Cross: Leo a. Hid. Arcadia; Frank T.
Talent, milwaukee,; Alfred W. Crate, She
boygan; Thomas J. Levine, St Croix Falls /;
lanes William McDonOugh, milwaukee,;
William J. SchiCtinger, Milwaukee; Edward
\. FOrber, Milwaukee: Paul Lenlng, Loyal;
Claude c. Luckey, Madison.
The next meeting of the board will be
held i'll Milwaukee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
JOHN DIETZ IS SAFE
NO ATTEMPT WILL PROBABLY BE
MADE TO ARREST HIM.
Washing Out of Dam Removes Lumber
Company's Interest in Pushing
the Prosecution.

MADISON, Wis, April 13.-TSpe-
clal. l-'Dietz could be arrested all
right" said Sheriff Fred Clark of Saw
yer county, who was in Madison yester-
day on his way to the Mendoza hospital
with a patient, but no warrant has been
placed in my hands,
viii any attempt be made to take
him." he was asked
That [ can't say" he said, but from
the sheriff's smile it was inferred that
he didn't take very seriously the reports
that have been coming out of his coun-
ty lately.
In the eyes Of the law Dietz is a
criminal, having resisted the service of
papers," said the sheriff, ''and from an
inspection Of the records at the county
seat | am inclined to believe the logging
company has pretty good claim to title
to his property. At least it doesn't
seem like a clear case for Dietz, but the
people up there are on his side and feel
that the company is perSC. 'uting him and
the press also has take4I the side Of
Dietz very strongly. The logging COM
pany doesn't care much about the CON
trovcrsy now, however, L believe as the
Thornapple dam is washed out and it
was the dam that made the property
valuable"
do you think Dietz would really
shoot anyone who might attempt to ar
rest him."
The big sheriff unhesitatingly replied:
You bet, and he's a dead shot too. If
anyone wants to do any business with
John Dietz they better get credentials
from his brother William. who is an in
surance man at Rice Lake Otherwise
If they attempt to see him they might
get something they were not looking for.
''Dietz lives twelve miles from Winter,
a small station out from Rice Lake. The
best way to get to his place is by foot.
1t would be well to have a guide too,
who would know the short cuts, as there
is much water and underbrush in the
way. Dietz is very good to his friends
and makes them feel at home on seeing
him, but he is rough on people prowIing
around without any business and so are
his neighbors, who all look out for him
also"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
TO BOLT OLD DANCE BAN.
Kaukauna Will Hold Party at Night for
First Time Since Priests Order in
1S37-Storm Ahead

KAUKAUNA, Wis, April 13.-LSpc-
cial. The time honored custom of hold
ing all social dancing parties during the
day in the parish of st. John at Little
Chute promises soon to be rudely shat
tered by some of the dance nall owners
and a number of the young folks who
were consulted in regard to the mat
ter.
Since 1887, when Father T. ]. Van
denbrock, the first pioneer priest of the
Fox river valley, set up an altar in
a rude Indian wigwam of the Menom-
once tribe. this custom of 10 evening
dances has been rigidIy enforced.
\ few days ago Joseph Van Camp
who owns one of the leading dance halls
announced that he would hold an even
ing dance April II. This Mr.. Van
Camp decided after an understanding
with the young people.
1t is claimed by the local priest that
the help Of Bishop ]. ]. Fox of the
Green Bay diocese will be enlisted should
his order be violated
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
CAPT. WATERS IS DEAD
FOND DU LAC WEST POINT GRADU-
ATE DIES IN NEVADA.
Was at Fairview Looking After Mining
Interests When He Expired Sud
denly of Heart Disease.

FOND DU LAC. Wis, april 13.-
Especial. Capt James II. Waters, son
ot Mr.. and Mrs. John Waters, Olcott
street, died suddenly of heart disease at
tairview, New, Friday, according to
word received today by the parents.
Capt. Waters was West Point grad
late. He served in the army six years,
later studying law at the University of
Minnesota He was president of the
valley Lumber company of Watcher
and W ebster, Ia, and was interested in
the Natkins-Nan Duber & Waters Min
ing company of Fairviaw, New.
Surviving Capt. Waters are his par
ents, two brothers, Attorney J. Z. Wa
tiers and Herbert Waters, Chicago
newspaper man; four sisters. Mrs. IL. W.
Stewart of Lake Forest, Mrs Matthias
Allen of Kansas City. Miss Susan Wa
tiers of San Diego, Cal, and Miss Eliza
beth Waters, principal of the Fond du
Lac high school.
The body of Capt. Waters will be
brought here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
Great AukS' Eggs.

It is stated that a single well known
firm of naturalists within the last
year or two has secured for American
and Continental collections no fewer than
nine great auk's eggs, as we'll as two
stuffed specimens of the bird and two of
Its skeletons. the total value of all the
specimens being more than $4,000.
About 1920 Yarrell, the famous nat
uralist, bought one of the eggs from a
fisherman's cottage in France for two
francs. or the modest sum of Is. Sd. and
in 1894 the same specimen changed
hands for the considerably enhanced sum
of 1915. In early days men who sailed
in the northern fishing fleets would occa-
sionally bring home an auk's egg as a
neat object to ornament the parlor man
telpiece, as sailors still bring domestic
presents of a tropical shell or two. 1t is
TO be feared, however, that these days
are past-Country Gentleman.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
SPELL!N' REFORM Is OLD.
Half Century Ago Wisconsin Teachers
Began Agitation of Phonetic Sys-
TEN Exploited Anew Today.

R1PON. Wis, April 13.-[ Special. /
Evidence that the spelling reform move
ment is not new and that more than
fifty years ago the subject was under
discussion and steps taken by RipoD
young men to organize a movement in
that direction. is shown by a report of
the proceedings Of phonetic contention
at hartford, Wis, October 9, 1857, on
the occasion Of state teachers con
vention held here, published in the
Western Times. Il Ripon newspaper,
December II, 1857.
4 meeting was held and organized
with \. II. Lewis in the chair. A. NJ
May was chosen secretary. He stated
the object of the meeting and advocated
county and state organizations to pro-
mote phonetic spelling"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
ROAD MAY TREAT INJURED.
Omaha Given Custody of Accident Victim
by Hudson Court.

HUDSON, Wis, April FL Special |
Hudson has witnessed a struggle be-
tween a railway and three individuals
for the possession of the body of sick
man. who is being cared for in the Hud-
son sanitarium. In the first encounter
struggle will probably be renewed.
y month ago Bernard Riddle of St.
Paul fireman on the Omaha road, was
seriously injured in Il railway wreck.
The Omaha officials have had the best
surgeons and physicians in the Twin
Cities minister to the patient in the hope
Of saving his life and have paid all
costs.
Shechan & Holland of st. Paul, law
yers, and II. w. Riddle swore out a writ
of habcas corpus for the recovery of
Bernard Riddle, and the matter was
fought out before Circuit Judge e. w.
Helms, who ruled against the plaintiffs.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
CUPID AND FATHER CLASH.
A. F. Conrad, Waukegan, Declares He
viii Stop Wedding of Youthful Son
Who Announces Date of Event.

KENOSHA. Wis, April 12-[Spe-
cial. IA. +. Conrad, Waukegan, former
sheriff Of Lake county, ILL.,, was in
Kenosha Thursday evening seeking to
invalidate marriage license issued for
the marriage Of his son, William II. V.
Conrad, and Miss Fannie +. Ardends.
The young people are well known in
Waukegan society. The father declares
that his son is only 10 years Of age and
that he has positively forbidden the mar
ria &c.
The son was called by telephone and
he declared that regardless to the state
ments Of his father the wedding will take
place in kenosha Sunday or as soon aft
or that rs possible.
The father said before leaving Keno
Sha that If it became necessary he would
appear ut the time of the ceremony and
forbid the bans
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
MANITOWOC IS AT SEA.
Wants Further Decision from Supreme
Court in School Case

MANITOWOC, Wis, April r. Spe-
cial Am appeal will be made to the
supreme court to review again its de-
cision in the city school case handed
down Tuesday. The decision is on only
three of eleven points, it is claimed, and
leaves the city at sea as to the law pre-
scribing change of system. Attorneys
have drafted a plea to the court to pass
upon the issues, including the right of
Women to vote, whether a town eIector
can vote on city affairs if member of
a joint school district, and other points.
Another appeal is pending. that as to
the right of the city TO fix districts for
the town schools. The appeal is from an
opinion of the state superintendent
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
COLLEGE "GRAD" MILKS COWS.
Thad BrindIey Of La Crosse, Football
Star, Wins Position by Hard Work.

Ia CROSSE, Wis, April 13.-TSDe-
cial. l-Thad Brindley, son of Judge John
Brindley, recently graduated from the
state university, where he was a foot
ball star and prominent Beta Theta
fraternity man, is spending his time
milking COWS.
Within twenty-four hours after his
graduation he went to New Jersey,
donned overalls and took charge of sixty
cattle which belong to a wealthy Chica-
go man on a farm in New Jersey. He
finally brought the herd to a farm near
Chicago, by travelling three nights and
cars. He has been going to bed at p.
m. daily and arises at 3 Il. N.
For this stunt he will get the super
intendency of the Riverside dairies at
Newburg, n. Y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
ROMANTIC DEVONsHIRE.
The Land Made Famous by Phil
potts Novels.

potts Novels.
Philpotts has made us familiar with
romantic DevOnshire, in his fascinat-
ing novels, The River" "Children of
the Mist" etc. The characters are very
human; the people there drink coffee
with the same results as elsewhere. A
writer at Rock House, Orchard Hill,
Bideford, North Devon, states:
For 80 years l drank coffee for
breakfast and dinner, but some 5 years
ago l found that it was producing indi-
gestion and heartburn, and was max
ing me restless at night. These symp-
toms were followed by brain 1ag and
a sluggish mental condition.
when | realized this, l made up my
mind that to quit drinking coffee and
having read Of Postum, concluded to
try it. | had it carefully made, accord
ing to directions, and found to my
agreeable surprise at the end of week,
that 1 no longer suffered from either
indigestion, heartburn, or brain-fag,
and that l could drink it at night and
secure restful and refreshing sleep.
"Since that time we have entirely dis
continued the use OF the old kind Of
coffee, growing fonder and fonder Of
Postum as time goes on. My digestive
organs certainly do their work much
better now than before, result due to
Postum Food Coffee, l am satisfied.
"As a table beverage we find (for all
the members of my family use it) that
when properly made it is most refresh
ing and agreeable, Of delicious flavor
and aroma. Vigilance is, however, nee
essary to secure this, for unless the
servants are watched they are likely
to neglect the thorough boiling which 1t
must have in order to extract the good
ness from the cereal" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich Read
the little book, "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a reason"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
STAR GAZERF INDSCOMET.
Amateur Astronomer at Cottage Grove
Sees Phenomenon Later Verified
by Experts.

MADISON, Wis, April 15,-LSpecial.l
While standing in his back yard with
telescope turned toward the sky, J. e..
MellIsh. an amateur astronomer at Cot
taSe Grove, small village four miles
east of Madison, discovered new comet
on the night of April Is. The comet
later was sighted by Prof G. c. Com
stock and \. ). Flint Of the University
of Wisconsin observatory. The comet.
they say, is faint. 1t is moving east
ward 1T the rate of about eight degrees
day, but they cannot say whether it is
approaching the earth or rece,linS from
1t. Or. Comstock adds that the earth
Is in no danger from it,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
LAWRENCE WINS DEBATE.
Ripon Team Is Defeated by Appleton in
Argument Supporting Union Side
of Labor Question.

RIPON, Wis, April 13-Lawrcuco
university freshmen were awarded the
decision over the RiDon freshmen de-
baters by a vote Of two to one This
gives Lawrence two out of three de-
bates between the colleges
The question was: Resolved, that the
history Of trade unionism in the United
States for the last twenty years shows
a general tendency detrimental to the
best interests of the country
The RipOn dehaters were c. NJ Brace,
w. G. Bate, II. NJ. Anderson. The Law
renee speakers were J. d. Sims, J. NJ.
Lund. B. y. Lawrence. The judges
were Prof. &. r. LOOMS of Oconto,
Judge \. II. Schmidt of Manitowoc, and
Prof. Thomas S. Albums of Madison.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
MRS. PLANTZ HELPS COLLEGE.
Wife of President of Lawrence University
Is Raising $4,000 Fund.

APPLETON, Wis, April 13.-[Spe-
cial. Mrs. Samuel Plantz, wife of DR..
Plantz. president of Lawrence university,
has taken hold of the effort to raise
S15OO0O in order to get the gift of $50,
900 offered by the New York educational
board She is now going out into the
state and elsewhere for the purpose. In
ten years Lawrence attendance has
grown from 129 to over $50 Students
and DR.. Plantz is grateful to his wife in
many ways for this increase. There are
now ten buildings, where there were
four \ line drawn through Oshkosh
east and west across the state gives
Lawrence an area of $50 by $50 miles
without competition.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19
HATTEN DONATES $500 PRIZES.
Lawrence Will Offer Trophies at Literary
Contest May Il.

APPLETON, Wis, April 15.-[Spe-
claL interest is being taken i'll
all parts of Wisconsin in the second an
nual inter-academic literary contest to
be open To- high school students al over
the Badger state and upper Michigan,
May Il. Twelve prizes amount to $500
have been given by w. IL. HAttcn, New
London, former state senator
West division high school, Milwaukee,
won the trophy cup last year and must
defend it this time. Over thirty schools
were represented year ago, but this
year the winner will have 4 harder tus-
sic, as the entry list will be larger.
Lawrence university is making clabor-
ate preparations for the contest ON
Saturday, May Is, the Northeast Wis
conSin interscholastic meet viii be held
here, also under the auspices of Law
renee university. This meet is two
weeks before the state contest at Madi-
son, so as to give contestants the advan-
tage of entering both meets
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-19

M KS. w. II. SIMMONS, t119 z. Sth
1Nl ST. Kansas City, Mo-, member Of
the National Annuity Association.
My health was excellent until about
a year ago, when | had a complete col
lapse from OVERRIDING socially. not get
ting the proper rest, and too many lale
SupperS. My stomach was in dread
iul condition, and my nerves all I'm
strung.
Il was advised by friend to try Pc.
runa, and eventually l bought a bottle.
took it and then another, and kept
using it for three months.
AT the end of that time NV health
was restored, my nerves no longer
troubled me, and | felt myself once more
and able to assume my social position.
| certainly feel that Peruna is deserv-
ing of praise"
There are many reasons why society
women break down. why their nervous
systems fail, why they have SYSTEMS, or
pelvic Catarrh. Indeed, they are espc-
cially liable to these ailments No Won
der they require the protection of Peru
ma. 1t is their shield and safeguard.