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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
LIBRARYGROWING FAST
Annual Meeting of State Historical So
ciety Shows Great Interest Being
Taken in the Work

MADISON, Wis, Nov. S.-[Special j
The fifty-fifth annual meeting of the Wis
consin State Historical society was neid
yesterday afternoon and last night i'll the
state historical building.
The officers elected for the term OF
three years are:
President-William Ward Wight of Mil
Waukee.
Vice Presidents-EmiI Baensch of Mani
tOwoc, LuciuS &. COlman of La Crosse,
John Luchsinger of Monroe, Benjamin L.
Mcmillan of Mcmillan, Col William +. vi
las and Chief Justice John y. Cassoday OF
Madison.
Treasurer-Lucien S. Hanks of Madison.
Treasurer Hanks in his annual report
said that the Society'S private funds now
amount to 500, 663. Supt. Reuben q.
ThwaiteS reported expenditures of SOL,
600 during the year.
During the year new library buildings
have been occupied at Durand Edgerton,
WatertOwn and Wausau-all Of them. eX-
cepting EdgertOn, being Carnegie gifts.
New libraries have been established at
Ladysmith, Sturgeon Bay, Brodhead. and
Kewaunee. Total gifts to Wisconsin IL
braries during the year aggregated about
100000. The travelling library stations
now number nearly 600.
The evening session of the society was
opened with an address by President
William Ward Wight, Milwaukee. Pa
pers were read by DR.. Louise Phelps kel-
logg, E. ID. Coe, DR.. A. IL. Sanford, Z.
Y. Lawson and DIR. Carl Il. Fish.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
HIT BY FALLING TILE
WORKMEN AT NEW MAJESTIC
BUILDING SEVERELY INJURED.
Second Accident at the Rapidly Rising
Skyscraper from Missiles
from Above

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov 8
Struck on the head with a heavy tile
which fell from the fourth floor Of the
new Majestic theater building on Grand
avenue near Third street this morning,
Caesar Morschel, a laborer, aged SO, lies
in a serious condition at the emergency
hospital. Fortunately the heavy tile
struck only a CHANGING blow, producing
a severe laceration of the scalp and daz
ing MOrschel. Not knowing how serious
the injury might be, he was Immediately
taken to tAe emergency hospital where
it is said THAI the extent Of the injury
is not yet known. Morschel was work
ing III the alley near Grand avenue when
one of the tiles which are being placed
between the third and fourth floors
slipped from a workmans fingers and
dropped upon NoTschel. He lives at
$50 Fifth street A week ago a heavy
wrench fell from the hand Of Il workman
aud stuck a young woman walking
along the street upon the shoulder, in
jUring her severely.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
hLUMBERJACK" IS IDLES
Refuse Big Cut in Wages Made by Com
panies and Congregate in Near
by Towns.

BAYFIELD,, Wis, Nov. 81 Special.l
The "Iumberjack" who has worked in
the woods in the past and received from
$50 to $40 per month will have to labor
at a considerable reduction in wages,
the scale for common labor now being
$50 and $50 per month.
Lumbermen here have stated that they
are Disguised with the manner in which
they have been treated by the laboreFs III
their employ and have taken the aggres-
sive by putting in the present scale Of
wages. LumbCrmen in this city threaten
to cease logging operations altogether
if the men refust to work for the eStaD.
Iished scale. If this is done, hundreds
Of men in the vicinity Of Bay field viii
become idle, but conservative lumbermCu
express the opinion that logging opera
tions will continue and the lumberJ"ch
will be only too willing to go to work.
To illustrate the condition among log
gers in the past, one lunberman salG.
1t has come to the stage where we had
to do something for our own protection
or quit business. This plan of having a
crew at work in camp, another leay-
ing and still another coming does not
pay. They must either accept our scale
or quit"
The town is fast filing up with Ium
berjacks who are coming from surround
ingS camps at the rate Of from twenty
five to fifty per day. Logging operations
near here will be at q standStiIl for
few days when it is expected they will
all come to the conclusion that they must
continue under the new scale and work
will commence again.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
DIED AT SEATTLE.
Mrs. Stella Cramer Aikens johnson
Passes Away at Her Home in
the West.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Nov. H.
Mrs. Stella Cramcr Aikcns johnson,
eldest daughter of \. J. Aillcns. general
manager of The Evening Wisconsin,
died at her home in Seattle, Wash, ut
1890 o'clock Sunday night, after an i'll
ness of several months that was prImari-
ly due to an affection of the heart of
long standing Mrs. Johnson leaves a
husband and four childrcn-two boys and
two girls-ranging in age from u to II
years. They We're all present at her
bedside when she passed away.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Milwau-
kee. and received her early education in
this city. She was one of the "Whcc-
lock girls and afterwards pupil of
Nine. Anncke. hut her education was
completed i'll Paris, Hncrr she resided
with her mother and sisters for several
years.
Early in life Mrs. Johnson eyiurcd
when only a little girl she INDUCED in
metrical composition, some Of which at
tracted Immediate attention. She be-
came Il frequent contributor to The
Evening Wisconsin and other ncwspa-
pCrs, and many Of her writings were
widely copied as literary gems. Several
years ago Il collection Of her verse YEAS
published in Il beHUtifu. little book for
private circulation.
Mrs johnson went to Tacoma, Wash.
shortly after her marriage twenty Years
ago, and resided in that city until %ev-
craI years ago, when the family re
moved to Seattle
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
LABOR FIGHT SERIOUS,
Badger Brass Company at Kenosha Is
Obliged to Hire Detectives to
Protect Property.

KENOSHA, Wis, Nov. 9.-ESpeciaI.I
-Kenosha is being filed up with de
tectives this morning in anticipation of
labor troubles and a member of the
state board of arbitration is here MAX
ing efforts to settle the differences be
tween the men and the managers Of
the Badger Brass works
The crisis in the strike was reached
last night when detectives employed to
watch the Badger plant were at
tackled The men were George l..
-{ced and f. frost, both OF Mime
apolis. Later they were arrested by
special police officers. The officers who
arrested the men were members of
the labor body who had been named
as special officers by the city officials
Friday evening.
This morning j. Humphrey Of Mil
waukee, a member OF the state board
of arbitration, arrived and asked Tor
conference with the managers. He
was told that the company had moth
ing to arbitrate and that the firm de
manded an open shop.
The strikers were peaceful this
morning, many of them attending
churches.
Plans have been made for housing
the nOn-uniOn men in the plant.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
PENSION DECISIONS.
By the Assistant Secretary of the De-
partment of the Interior

Marrfage -Tennessee-By a recent decision
of the supreme court Of Tennessee, com
mon~law marriages are held to be invalid in
thaS state Mere cohabjtutiou and reputa-
tiCn as husband and wife, without evidence
referring to the fact of an antcccdent CCre-
moniai marriage between the parties, are
not sufficient TO establish III pension
claim a valid marriage III Tennessee when
the public records OF the place of the III
legged marriage fail to show il and are APP
pareHTiy complete and reliable.
Pathological Sequcnce-Dcath Cause.-The
soldier was Il ptuS.Oner on account of dis
ease Of throat. among other causes ana II
is conteuded he died OF bronchO-p pneumonia
caused ly IN extension of catarrhal pro
cess from the throat
1t is held thar if the death cause was, Us
claimed. brOHvnO- pneumonia, II was due tc
an Infection and not to extension OF "a
tarrh of the throat: but the affection Of the
lungs to which soldiers death was ascribed
was probably complication or terminal
event OF disease of the Kidneys bright -
of which soldier WAS SAID to be dying when
ne was medically examined three days be-
fore Lis death
Division Of Pcnsion.-The mere fact that
claimant married Il second husband under
the belief that her first husband was dead
does not Justify the rejection Of her claim
for oue-haIf her first husbands pension up
on the ground that she was not woman OF
good moral character. even though her be-
lief wao not well founded.
Practice-Spe Examination. Where,
after a special examination. directed by
this department, after appeal claim for
division of pension under the act of Marcn
>. 1899. has been decided by the depart
ment. the decision will be deemed final to
the extent that. in the absence of fraud or
mistake, it will not be reOpened or modified
without the express direction Of the secre-
tary of the interior.
Restoration-Remarriage - The evidence
showing that the claimants remaTriage, by
which her name was dropped from the
rolls. was a nuinty. she is entitled to re-
staration from date of dropping.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
STATE NEWS NOTES.

FOND DU LAC-Charles ZolIcr of South
Byron had his arm amputated below the
elbow by being crushed in corn shredder.
LA CROSSE-Judge c. g. PrcntiSs, aged
SO years. 4 veteran lawyer and judge of
Wisconsin, is dead
TCMAH-James L. Fogo of Richland Cen
ter, who shot and fatally wounded ParneIl
McElroy here last August, was bound over
for trial at the next term of court.
JEFFERSON-What appears to be an or
ganized band of chicken thieves has been
operating throughout Jefferson and Wal
worth counties during the past few months
BOSCOBEL-The Boscobel Agriculture
and Driving Park association elected the
following officers: Hump Matthews, pres1-
dent; Jacob Scott, vice president; John
Scheinpflug, treasurer.
LA CROSSE-Private George E. Payne OF
battery @, field artillery, leader in the as
sault upon the marshal and assistant mar
convicted and discharged.
KENOSHA-Men formerly employed at
the Badger Brass company. but now claim
ing that they are locked out of the plant,
made application to Sheriff Pfennig to have
three of the number named as deputy sner-
ifs of the county.
to escape from the Dodge county Jail, Fred
Karge of WATERFOWL, held on 4 Statutory
charge, Hmped back to the pen and
walked back to his cell while the sher1n
and his posse were searching for him miles
away.
HAYWARD-At the meeting of represen-
tatiVeS from the northern WISCONSIN C0un-
ties an organization was perfected for the
development of this section of the state.
1t is to be known as the Northern Wiscon-
sin Development association. and will &c
operate with the state board Of immigration
LA CROSSE-At the annual meeting OF
the medical society of the seventh district
of Wisconsin, DR.. II. a. Jegi of GalesyiIIe,
was chosen president, DR.. E. H. Townsend
of New Lisbon was elected vice president,
and Dr. Edward A. Reed, La Crosse, secre-
tary and treasurer.
BELOIT-Beloit bankers believe that they
can see the approaching end of the cur
rency stringency. On Thursday a Beloit
man showed $500. all in $50 bills, which
he had just received. They were placed
in a bank at once In addition many work
men are putting their cash savings in the
banks.
BELOIT-After thirty years spent almost
entirely behind the footlights. during which
time he has appeared in hundreds of roles,
Charles Dalrymple. manager of the Dalrym
pie Comedy company. appearing at the Vii
son this week, played his last character on
the stage last night He has purchased q
theater at Waukegan.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
FIRE LOSS IS S2,268,OOO
SUPERIOR MARINE DISTRICT LAID
WASTE BY THE FLAMES.
Elevator and Milling Company Losses
Will Be Very Heavy-Some
Insurance Carried.

Superior, Wis, Nov. 9.-[SpeciaL i
The fire which swept the marine and
elevator district of the city last night
destroyed the Great Northern elevator
a" the Freeman mills and elevator. the
Grand Republic mill, the Republic eleya-
tor, the Webster Chair company's ware
houses and many other industries, caused
a loss of $2,26S,O0O as follows
Great Northern elevator A. 81. 30 900
Grand Republic mill. 100000
Freeman mill and elevator ana
Minnesota mill elevator. .-...... 5UaoO0
Webster Manufacturing company. 100000
Republic elevator and COntcntS... 225pOJ
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Great Northern Merchandise docks % 900
Whitney Bros, marine contractors 3OOJ
Superior Shipbulldlng Co......... 500
All of the firms whose plants were de-
strOyed carried insurance covering Il
large proportion of their losses with the
exception of Whitney Bros, who will
iSe everything.
The fire was under control early this
morning, but at noon flames We're still
seen in the ruins.
The fire started in the Great Northern
cOmpany'S elevator y. which was quickly
destroyed. 1t had capacity of 100000
bushels and contained 900, 900 bushels of
wheat.
While the firemen were fighting to save
other elevators in the vicinity. a stiff
wind came up and great burning embcrS
were carried through the air. falling upon
factories and residences as far as half
mile away. This wind cost about
81, 250.0OO. The firemen had confined the
fire to Elevator y, but just as they were
cOEgratulating themselves on their sue
cess half dozen other fires started.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
FARMERS GET STATION.
Burlington Road Ordered to Provide Fa.
cilities for Shippers at
Charme

MADISON. Wis, Nov. 81 Special
The railroad commission today ordered
station facilities mt Charme, Il flag sta
ton OF the Burlington & Quincy road,
near Prairie du Chen This case has
been contested Ivy the road for several
months past The decision says:
In view of the settled condition cf
the country, the amount of marketable
wood tributary 10 the station. the prob
able amount Of farm products which
may be shipped thcrefrom, the character
of the country roads, the probable
amount of revenues. compared with the
cost of shipping involved, the distance
between the nearest station north and
south the demand for shipping facilities
in ear load lois, is reasonable"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
M. ]. MCCORMICK DIES.
Prominent Manufacturer and Banker of
Green Bay Dies Suddenly of
Heart Disease.

GREEN BAY. Wis, Nov. 81 :sne-
cal. IN. J. Mccormick, one Of the mos,
active and aggressive men in the com
mercial life of Green Bay. for the past
fifteen years, and Il stakeholder in a
number of business enterprises here. died
suddenly this morning at his home.
Death was due to drOpSy OF the heart.
He was - years old. The funeral will
be held Monday morning from st. Pat
rck's church.
Mr. Mccormick was president Of the
Northern Paper Mills, secretary of the
Green Bay Paper and Fiber company, Il
director III the Citizens National bank.
treasurer of the Brown County Building
and Loan association and president o.
the Business Mems association. He was
secretary Of the Business Mems associa-
ton from 1892 to 1906. His efforts are
largely responsible for the upbuilding of
Green Bay and in his death the city
loses Il true leader. He was prominent
III whist circles and served as the first
president of the Northwestern Wisconsin
Whist Men
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
She Was a Cripple.
COL, E. II. JACKSON DIES.
Wen known Wisconsin Soldier and Faith
en- Of Mrs. Burgess and Charles
7. Jackson.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. s.
Col. Charles H. Jackson, whose death
On November q is announced from Ben
tonyilIe, Ark. was Il Wisconsin farmer
10y at tie outbreak Of the Civil war
lie enlisted with IN Illinois company on
Lincoln first cali, and at the cXpira-
tlon 81 his three months term returned
10 his nome in Green county and raised
company wdich was assigned TO duty
with the Eighteenth Wisconsin voun-
tcerS.
lie participated with this regiment in
all the great battles in which il bore :,
part, including COrinth and the siege of
'ickSburg, and was m'8itered ont with
the rank Of Colonel in July, 1863. After
IIs return to civil life he was in bust
ness at ST. Louis and Kansas CITY for
many years. and then retired to a farm
III iowa, whence he removed few
years ago to Arkansas.
Soon after leaving he army he was
married to Eliza Ann Penney, daugh-
fer Of the late Maj. H. A. Tenney Of
Madison. Ills wife died many years
ago. lie is survived by two children,
ida May (jackSOn Burgess, wife of
Prof. Charles IT, Burgess, Of the Uni
ycrslty Of Wisconsin, and Charles Ten
ney Jackson, formerly Milwaukee
newspaper man, now Il well-knoWn au-
thor, who served with the Wisconsin
troops in the Spanish war and has lately
resided in California
In one of the Civil war engagements
Col. Jackson was wounded in the fore
head by fragment Of shell aud after
ward picked up for dead on the field
and shipped north for burial. At one,
Of the stations where the strain stopped
stranger noticed signs of life in the
supposed corpse and measures for its re-
~u~citation were undertaken with sue
cess. To the day Of his death Col. Jack
son carried III his forehead the silver
plate marking the shot where he huQ
been trcpaued.
Col. Jackson was Il good man in all
the relations Of life, respected and loved
lay a wide circle lie had many warm
friends in Milwaukee,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
HOLY JUMPER" KILLED
DURING FIRE AT FOUNTAIN HOUSE
IS SCALDED TO DEATH.
Steam Pipe Bursts and Victim Has No
Time in Which to Make
His Escape.

WAUKESHA, Wis, Nov. 0-TSpe-
cial. Winfield Hunt, aged 50, fireman
for the Holy Jumpers at the Fountain
house, was scalded to death by the burst
ing of d steam pipe in the boiler room.
The accident occurred Wednesday and
Hunt died Friday afternoon. He had
been employed about the boilers ever
since the sect first established their head
quarters at the Fountain house. His
body was enveloped in steam from head
to foot, the flesh being terribly burned.
The funeral was held at the Fountain
house today, with interment at Prairie
Home cemetery. Memorial services will
be held Sunday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
SON GETS THE INCOME,
John L. Stevens, Pioneer of Kenosha,
Leaves 100000, But 1t Is Placed
in Trust for Heir

KENOSIIA, Wis, Nov. 11-[Spe-
ciaI. THE will Of John LeVant Stew
ems. the original settler of Kenosha, filed
for probate i'll the county court, bequeaths
property valued at 100000. John Lee
Want Stevens, Jr., is named as the prin-
cipal beneficiary under the will, but the
property is placed i'll trust during the
life Of the son. At his death $1,000 is
to be paid to the Kenosha hospital and
the remainder is to be divided between
Miss isabelle Stevens, an adopted daugh-
ter of john L. Stevens, Jr., Mrs. Belle
Leach, Mrs. Benjamin Hatch and ner
son Benjamin Hatch.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
DAY OF GROWLER ENDS.

MANITOWOC. Wis. Nov S.-[Spe-
cial IA ban has been placed on rush
ing the can by Chief of Police Drews
and the ninety saloon keepers have been
notified that the police department; Will
enforce the license to the letter.
from selling beer in pals to minors but
to adults as well, the license stating
specifically that it must be drank on the
premises.
saloon keepers While readily agreeing
that the chiefs orders regarding the sale
of can beer to minors is only reason
able, will invoke the aid of the courts if
they are prevented from selling the
foamy beverage to adults who bring the
GROWER 10 be filled
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
BUTTER TESTER
GREAT SUCCESS.
WHAT INVENTION OF PROF. BEN
KENDORF AT UNIVERSITY
HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
ACCURATE AS A CHEMIST.
Apparatus of Madison Man Comparative
ly Cheap, Consisting of High Press
ure Oven and Balances.
MADISON. Wis.

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 9.-[Special.l
A discovery which in value will rank
next to the famous milk test of DR.. S.
NJ. Babcock, given to the world inpatient
ed a few years ago. has been made by
Prof. G. H. Benkendorf of the dairy
school at the university in a simple APP
paratus which will accurately determine
the amount of water in butter and pre-
vent wholesale authorizations which have
been carried on in the past few years.
Agricultural and dairy experts, to-
gether with officials Of the department of
agriculture at Washington, have been
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

Express Wagon Carrying Mrs. Jennie
Bowen and Her Household Goods
Hit by Street Car.

Mrs Jennie Bowen, aged - years.
was injured in fail from an express
wagon which was struck by a Farweu
avenue street car near the corner Of
Jackson and Oneida streets this after
noon. She was directing the moving Of
her household goods from Al Cass
street to South Pierce street when the
wagon was struck by the car and over
turned She was severely bruised and
sustained internal injuries and was TAX
en- to the Emergency hospital.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

being known as that Of =. II. Reilly II
Son. y brother Of Mr.. Reilly is AId
J. J, Reilly. There are living here, the
following brothers and sisters: Martin
J., William \. and Charles J. Reilly,
and Mrs. Frank Marriott and Mrs. Eliza
beth North, sisters. He is survived,
also. by his wife and four sons and two
daughters. The latter are Joseph g.,
Raymond \. Henry +. and Charles j.,
and the Misses Julia aud Henrietta
Reilly, all of this city
Mr. ReilIy'S illness dates from August
shortly alter he returned from trip to
Europe. He was prominently connected
with various societies in the city and
was Il man who was most hi@hIy nS-
teemod in business and socinI cIrcles.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
BURNED To DEATH
WASHING DISHES,
WIFE OF ONEIDA STREET BRIDGE
TENDER LOSES HER LIFE
By FIRE.
HER CLOTHING Is ABLAZE.
Mrs. Chris Lippoldt Succumbs in Few
Minutes in Spite of Efforts
of Neighbors.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. s.
Mrs Chris. LippoIdt, wife of bridge
tender 1t the Oneida street bridge was
burned /" death at i 30 O'Clock this
afternoon while at work near the kitchen
styTe IT her home, $50 Seventeenth
street
Tie flames were communicated to her
etching The ncighbor5 tried to save the
unfortunate woman but their efforts
" re- Of little avail and in a short time
size died.
Body Taken to Morgue
Tie fre department was called but the
damage to the house was small. The
faIae5 We're easily extinguishcd The
bodE Wa taken to the morgue
lie woman was the sole occupant in
the lower part Of the house." said Chief
Clancy. Tile house was not on fire
WIN the department arrived but the COW
e.s We're off the stove The dishwater
"as Oh the table. 50 that it is supposed
thnt Der dress caught fire by being
sHszEod over the Goals of the fire while
@le VAS doing her homework The PEG
p.c 7 the upper part Of the house smcled
.he 'Irr and gave the alarm. No damage
was done ut all except to the clothing
u be woman. She had been an invalid
i"h some time, ii was reported"
She Was a Cripple.
he woman had made no cutlery as the
persons upstairs heard no screams and
i was from the smoke which came from
Tho kitchen that the neighbors knew of
the accident. Mrs. IippoIdt was lame
ana could not ran if She had tried Her
bpaF was found by the Hrcmcu lying on
fbc Kitchen floor
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
BIG LUMBER MILLS CLOSE DOWN.
Edward Hines Company Shuts Up Wash
burn Plant-1500 Men Idle.

WASHBURN. Wis. Nov. 11.-[Spe-
ciaI. 1.-The tightness Of the money mar
ket has during the past week been the
means Of closing down the large mill Of
the Edward Hines Lumber company To-
Gated at Iron River. this county Not
only will the lumber company close down
their saw mill but they viii cease opera
lions in the woods tributary to the mill,
which will throw over 1890 men out Of
amDlOEmenr.