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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Cycled in Her Nightie.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, August 1e.-A
young and pretty girl clad only in a thin
night dress which had suffered severely
when the wheel which she was riding
struck brick, was found in a dazed con-
dition on the street here last night A no.
liceman escorted her home. She declares
she has no remembrance of her experience
and that she was IN a somnambulistic
al ute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
HIT THE COMMUTERS.
Low Fare" Law Raises Price of Their
Tickets.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, Ill. August 16.-The first COM
plants from Wisconsin because of the
operation OF the new passenger rate law.
which became effective yesterday and
makes the rate within the state cents
per mile, reached Chicago yesterday after
Eoon from several points.
A number of manufacturers selected sites
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Changes at the Vatican.

ROME, August 16.-It is reported that the
papal secretary of state, Cardinal Merry
del Val, whose health is failing will be ap-
pointed vicar general of the pope, succeed
ing. Cardinal Respigh who will succeed
Bologna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
SMOKED UP LARGELY.
Cigar Factory Burned With a Loss of
100000,

NEW YORK, August 18.-The five-story
factory building occupied by A. G. Kauf-
man & Co., cigar manufacturers on ID ave-
nue., was destroyed today by fire, entaiing
loss Of 500, COO Several hundred en-
ployes were thrown out of work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
another Victim of Plague.

TIE War Department is informed that
First Class Private Roland Sheppard, L. s.
Fl. G. died of yellow fever at Cienfuegos
on the 18th instant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
SILENCE GREETS GRIFFIN
ASSESSOR GETS NO REPLY FROM
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Request for Information on Public
Utilities Questions May Be
Followed by Visit.

T.. w. W. Griffin. assessor Of the District
announced today that the board of assist
ant assessors expects to place its report
upon the public utility corporations in the
hands of Commissioner West Monday
morning 1t is understood that this report
Will carry several important recommended
tons as well as a number of Interesting
facts IN connection with the assessed valu-
atoms of the holdings of these corporations
No word has been received from either Of
the local gas companies in connection with
the assessment Of their service pipes and
gas meters, which fixtures were uiscoy-
cred last week to be escaping taxation The
board of assessors has received no answer
as vet from the officials of the Potomac
Electric and Power Company to the com
munication asking for certain statements
regarding the personal and realty holdings
of that company.
Griffin May Call.
Assessor Griffin stated today that he con-
siders this silence on the part of the COM
pany peculiar, as four days have elapsed since
the Information was asked for, and unless
an answer is received by Monday morning
he will personally visit the officials of the
company and seek an explanation. Mr.
Griffin intimates that he strongly believes
that the assessed valuations Of this COM
pany will be increased by the board of as
SCISSORS between now and December /.
Mr.. Griffin Is also devoting considerable
thought with view of determining why
Congress specifically excepted the tracks
Of the street railways in the District from
taxation as real estate. He finds the laws
IN this connection rather difficult to In
terpretate, because of the various CONSOLE
dations of street railways. He contends
that if the tracks are to continue to be ex-
empted from direct taxation, as they are
at present, the rate of tax on the gross
earnings of the companies should be in
creased at least 30 per cent.
Commissioner West is of the same opin-
ion, and he stated today that there is abso-
lutely no doubt that the board of Com
missioners will renew their efforts of last
year and try to have the tax on the gross
earnings of these companies increased from
the present rate of per cent to per cent.
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TWO CENTS.

There has been no change
of any kind in the price of
the paper to newsboys, and
readers should pay no more
than the printed price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
NOTICE.

The price of this paper at
NEWSSTANDS and from
NEWSBOYS is e.
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Secretary Taft was then at his summer
home, Point a Pic, Quebec. August 6 a tel
egram was sent TO him there by The Star.
putting the matter before him succnctly
The Secretary telegraphed in reply:
Il cannot take up the matter of your
telegram until l reach Washington"
The first chance that the Secretary could
get to consider the subject after his return
Smyrna times., 1907-07-03
oyster Bay to Have Quiet Fourth.

Oyster Bay, July 1.-The village of
Oyster Bay is to forego the Fourth of
July celebration this year in Difference
to President Roosevelt's desire for
freedom from functions. A celebration
without the president, who has deliv-
cred so many independence Day ora
tions to his neighbors, is not to be
thought Of
Smyrna times., 1907-07-03
Memorable Day.

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as well as with profit to our
health, is the one on which we became
acquainted with DIR. Kings New Life
Pills, the painless purifiers that cure
headache and biliousness, and keep
the bowles right. 25c. at Benton n.
Weddon's Drug Store Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1907-07-03
Vain Lonqino.

Ardup looked up bitterly from the
book he was reading. The words zone
touch of nature" had caught his eye
and had started train of thought.
Il wish it were possible" he solilo-
quized. "Ive touched everybody else"
Chicago Tribune.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
MRS. FRANCES DUFFY
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Resident of WdtertOWn Since
lS49-Husbdnd Died in
Year 1868.

Yesterday morning at s o'clock,
Mrs. Francis Duffy departed flom this
lite at her la Je hume On Fourth street,
aged "a years, filled with good works
and those about her made happy by
her loving kindness and thoughtful
ness for their comfort and happiness.
Frances Williamson was born in
Bailevoro, County Caven, Ireland,
and in l849 married Patrick Duffy and
he same year they came to this
country, locating in this city, which
was her home until the transition
occurred and decedent passed into the
higher life. Her husband passed
away in 1868 and three children sur
vive her, Charles j., Meeker. Colo.
Frank j., East Grand Forks, Minn
and Mida of this city, who will
greatly miss the dear mother, who Is
now absent, never to return in the
flesh. The children are all at home
to comfort each Other in their sorrow.
The funeral of the departed Will be
held Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock
at st. demands church and the inter
nent will be in the church cemetery.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
CONCORD AVENUE
BRIDGE COMPLETED
viii Be Ready for Traffic Prob
ably BY Saturday
afternoon.

The new iron and steel bridge
spanning the Rock river at Ocono-
mowoc avenue has been completed
and will be ready for traffic IN the
course of couple of days. The only
work remaining is filling in at the
approaches The structure is a credit
to the city, also to the builders
the Dornfeld- Kunert company, whose
contract price was $l2, 500 The
bridge is model in construction.
A description of the same has pre-
vlously been published in The Leader.
The length of the bridge is 25b feet,
with four spans Of "a feet each. The
roadway is II feet wide, with a
cement sidewalk five feet and six
inches wide. The work has been
under the supervision of A. F. Bau-
mann of the contracting firm, while
Street Commissioner Gus Chaser has
been looking after the interests of
the city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
WATERFOWL COUPLE
LEFT MYSTER|OUSLY
ElOpement is SurmiSed-
Man is Straightforward
Has a Husband.

Two of the residents of the fifth
ward are missing-a man and a
woman. They disappeared Friday
night and it is surmised that there
was an elopement, but nobody knows
it is only a suspicion and subsequent
events may clear up what now IS more
or less mystery. The man in the
case is single and about Is years of
age and the woman WHO has a hus-
band, about 80 years old. Names are
withheld for the reason that there is
no evidence of an elopement, but
neighbors will talk and some times
talk wher. they really have no
foundation for their suspicious. No
doubt the parties have gone on
visit and will return in due time and
all will be we'll.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
FARMERS GET WISE
TO METHODS ADOPTED
NOW CALLING ON THEIR OWN
VETERINARIANS.
Questionable Methods Alleged in
Testing for tuberculosis on the
Part CT State OffiCidlS-Chdrqed
That Mere Boys are Making
TeStS-FdCtS Given.

Editor Leader: Farmers in Dodge
and Jefferson counties are "getting
WISE as to what has been ding on In
the line uf testing cattle for tuber-
culosis by our state authorities and
are having their tests made by the
own veterinarians. which tests are
strictly private and more accurate,
thereby saving the reputation of their
herds and avoiding unnecessary public
scandal. 1t has been the practice of
our state veterinarian to allow any
body TO conduct the tests for the state
and IN many cases, boys and incom-
petent persons nave performed this
very important duty and their findings
We're accepted, by which many a
healthy COW has been condemned and
slaughtered for which the owner re-
ceives but very small recompence
from the state, while he really is en-
titled 70 the full value of healthy
animal. The errors are made by the
inexperienced testers who are not able
to make the physical examination
which should always be made IN con-
nection with the test, in order to weed
out the chronic cases which are the
most dangerous, as they are most
liable to transmit the disease and will
not react to the test. while the ones
which are only slightly effected will
respond to the test Very often the
rise IN temperature is due to some
local cause and not to tuberculosis.
In fact, healthy animal can be
nade to show a marked raise in
temperature and in the hands OF the
inexperienced tester, such an animal
will be condemned and the chronic
cases passed for sound. This accounts
for the small percentage of tuber-
culosis found when condemned ANIMALS
have been star entered. The stock
owners should protect against these
careless methods employed by our
authorities when condemnation pre-
ceedIngs are resorted to at the un-
necessary expense of the owners.
A Tax Payer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
A LAW CLUB HERE
j. E. HeTrin Here in Interest
of American Correspond
enCe School of Law.

j. E. Herrin of Chicago, advertis-
ing manager for the American Cor
respondence School of Law. is visit
or in the city with view of organI-
zing in Watertown law club, new
social and intellectual organization.
Regarding the purpose of the propos-
ed club, MIR. Kerrin stated 70 rep
resentative of The Leader last even
ing:
every business man, no matter
what his vocation, should have a
knowledge of the fundamental prln-
ciples of law. All business men agree
that this knowledge is the best prep
aration for and guarantee of success
in any official, clerical, financial or
business field, but it has been hereto
fore impossible to get this knowledge
and training except at great cost,
both in time and money, which was
practically prohibitive. Judge Chad
man of the University of Michigan.
after many years of ardent labor, has
just completed and perfected plan,
making it avllabIe to all at less than
the mere cost of street car fare. -
1t is the desire to organize here
with officers and members enough to
predict grand success here in Water
town.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
STOPS OPERATIONS
ON ELECTRIC LINES
RETRENCHMENT WILL BE THE
POLICY PURSUED BY co.
Such is the Statement of John |.
BeqgS-Line to WdtertoWn How
ever, Will Be Pushed to Compile
ti0n-EXtenSiOnS From Here Must
Wait Till Conditions Change.

The following interview with John
l. Beggs which appeared in yesterday
mornings Milwaukee Sentinel will be
of interest to many uf the readers of
The Leader: From now on and
until general conditions change, We
will spend as little money as posi-
BILE, - said John l. Beggs, president
of the Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Light company, yesterday "With
the exception OF completing the lay
ing of steel and the ballasting of
the extension of the Muskego lakes
lines to East Troy, which extern ion
will be ready to open within ten
days, and the finishing of grading on
the extension from Oconomowoc to
WATERFOWL, all improvements ard
extension work will be stupped at
once
The North American company re-
Gently decided upon d general plan of
retrenchment for all of the auxiliary
companies and the action ot the Mil
waukee company was thus determined.
''The direct reason for the laying
off of thousands of workmen through
out the country continued Mr..
Beggs, sis Legislation along the lines
of that which IS driving large life
Insurance companies out of our state
An insurance company, however. is
different from railway it has only to
gather up its office effects. move over
the state line, and continue to do
business On the oth.r hand, with
this property we have to remain on
the ground and continue to do business
as best we can.
"We had hoped to keep right on
with our work to Madison, Jal esville,
BelOit, Waterford. Fond du Lac,
Juneau, Beaver Dam, and other points
IN the state, but these improvements
will have to wait until conditions
CHANGE
Mr.. Beggs said that the situation
i'll regard to building new lines was IN
Milwaukee cup to- the aldermen.
"We fully realize that extentions
should be built on certain streets.
as recommended by the railway COM
mission, and we would st, ain a punt
to comply he said. "The council
however, will not permit US to do so. !"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
LOCAL MERCHANTS
OPPOSE PARCEL POST
Declare EmphdtiCdlly That it
Will lnjure Their
Business.

The merchants of WATERFOWL are
very slow in expressing their opinions
in regard to the proposed parcel post
law. AS in most every city in the
United States they have discussed it
among themselves and decided that it
will be very injurious to their inter-
ests under any condition which could
be suggested.
The parcel post law, if passed as
proposed, would create quite a change
in the pustal rates. 1t would provide
for reduction in the rates which
would permit the sending through the
mails of package weighing eleven
pounds tor rs cents.
1t is the opinion of the merchants
that this bill is proposed with the
idea of giving the people on the rural
routes more satisfactory service.
At the same time, however, it would
greatly increase the advantages of the
large mail-order houses and permit
them to ship many different kinds of
goods to the country folks at a very
little cost.
AS the mall-ordsr houses are the
only parties known to be in favor OF
the proposed law, 1t is very evident
that they are aware of the advantage
which they would gain through it.
In many cities the merchants will
do all in their power to oppose the
measure and 1t Is quite likely that the
local dealers will follow their ex-
ample.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
POULTRY SHOW At
C00NEY NEXT WEEK
Annual Exhibition of OCOnO-
mOWOC Poultry ASSOCid-
ton

The third annual exhibition of the
Oconomowoc Poultry and Pet Stock
association will open at Oconomowoc
on Wednesday morning, Dec. IL, and
will remain open over Monday, Dec.
16. Entries will close at midnight
on Monday, Dec. g.
All indications point to a record
breaking show this year and from the
number Of requests FIR premium lists
and entry blanks it is believed there
will be larger and better variety of
birds exhibited than last year. when
there were some $40 birds on exhlbi-
tion.
There are some unusually good
special premiums offered this year,
aside from the four silver cups,
including new SIS silver cup,
offered by the directors OF the asso-
citation is open to competition for
pens of all classes, barring bantams
and waterfowl, and is to become the
property of the breeder winning two
times.
The association has engaged Frank
L Shaw, of Palestine, Ill. to place
the awards on poultry. ard II. Van
see low of South Milwaukee, will
judge the pigeons. The entry fee is
30 cents on all specimens competing
for prizes; an additional fee uf $1.OO
on breeding pens Zone male and four
females.) Ali exhibitors whose entry
tee amounts to So 90 or over are en-
titled TO sea son tickets.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
SHOULD NOT SINCE
SANTAS' WHISPERS
WARMING ISSUED BY FIRE
MARSHAL PURTELL.
Protests Against Inflamable
DeCoration-Should Not Use
Cotton-LiveS Lost and Proper
ty Destroyed BY Draping With
FlimSy Material.

To protect Santa Claus from beInp
burned and property from being de-
stroyed State Fire Marshal T. M.
Purtell has issued norice of warn
ing, that but little flimsy hand in
tiamable material should be used
in the decoration of Christmas trees.
In years past casualties from this
source have been second to those of
the Fourth of July festivities.
The season is at hand when
word OF warning as to the decoration
and nature thereof is timely" said
Fire Marshal Purtell recently.
- Each year the use of Inflamable and
tiimsy material used in decorations is
the cause of many fires. large losses Of
property and frequently of life This
could be avoided to large extent by
using judgment i'll the selection of
materials for decorations and in the
placing of the same.
Zone of thu most highly inflam
able and consequently one of the must
dang rous materials is COTTON. The
less of this the better, but If used at
all the greatest precaution should be
used, as even the spark from the head
of match, or the use of it near heat
or light is sufficient to set it off.
Sin tact all decorations around
lights are dangerous and should be
avoided as even the electric bulb.
which is the safest often becomes hot
enough to ignite paper, which comes
In contact with it. The Christmas
tree and almost all the evergreens
ordinarily used for decoration purposes
should be handled carefully, as when
they become dry, they are very easily
ignited
In the arrangements of the tree
all decorations should be on before
The candles are lighted and these
should be extlnguished before any
thing is removed from the trees.
Also the practice of setting tree in
or near window on which lace cur
tains are draped, should be avoided
as draft. or tipping of tree might
easily cause serious fire.
More caution and less cotton is a
good motto for holiday decoration.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
Those Souvenir Cards.

The attention of the public is called
to the fact that In sending souvenir
cards enclosed in transparent en-
velope, that hole should not be cut
In the envelope and one cent postage
stamp placed on the card under the
hule. and that in all cases two
cent stamp should be placed on the
envelope, provided there is writing
On the card inclosed. otherwise ID
one cent stamp may be placed upon
the inclosing Envelope. At the pres
ent time, there are quite number of
cards being held for postage at the
post office as there is non compli-
ance with the postal laws.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
Something About uuCks.

During conversation Wednesday
between ". A. Beurnaus and report
er of The Leader, Mr.. B. said that
more dressed ducks were brought into
the local market this wear than during
both ct the past yea S, and that dur
ing the months of October and NCvem-
Der, he thought all the ducks in the
surrounding country had been r~arket-
ed, but such appears not to be fact,
for there is apparently as man ducks
as ever. The price paid dor NJ the
present season has ruled high than
ever before, aitho times havl ooen
hard and money scarce.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
The Markets.
RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS
Eggs Strictly fresh, 24c.

RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS.
Eggs Strictly fresh, 24c.
Butter-Dairy, 24c; creamery 3Oc.
The following quotations on butter,
eggs Vegetables and fruit are up-to-
date and furnished the Leader by the
best local authorities:
VEGETABLES
Potatoes-New, SOC bu.
New Cabbage-7c nd.
Onions-New, 35c pix.
Cranberries I2c to Is a qt.
Celery 25c to 35c doz.
FRUITS.
Lemons-Dozen 3Oc to doc.
Oranges-Dozen, 30c, 40c to SOC.
Apples SOC to 60c PIX.
FARM PRODUCE.
The following quotations are report
ed by Fl. L. Kerr, 3O4 West Nam
street:
Potatoes 60 to 70.
Beans-1.25 to 200
butter, fresh ~ to 70.
Eggs-23.
Ducks, dressed, 1Cc to 12c
Geese, dressed, l0c to 13c
Turkeys, dressed, 15c to 18c
Chickens, 7c to &c.
CHEESE MARKET.
Plymouth, Wis, Nov. 26-On the
call board here today 2,19l boxes of
cheese were sold as follows: 1I3
boxes daisies at 11ac; 1,l06 daisies
at 1l8c; III daisies, 11sc; 172 boxes
twins, 10ac; 1875 twins, 1Oac; AZ
rases young Americas, 114c; LOT cases
horns, lie; 225 boxes square prints,
1l3c.
OFFICIAL BUTTER MARKET
EIgin, Ill.,, Dec. 2.-On the board
of trade today butter was firm at 27c.
BARLEY.
The following quotations for barley
is reported by II. Wertheimer, Barley
Headquarters, Main Street.
tarley-75 to Soc.
GRAINS AND FLOUR.
Red winter wheat-92c
White winter wheat-92c
Spring No. 1-92c
Spring No. 2-90c
Spring No. 3-88.
Corn-63.
Rye-75.
Oats-5oc.
Paten. Flour-S1. So sack; Sc. 20 Dbl.
Straight Flour-s5. so per boil; 81. 40
Der sack.
Middlings-Per cwt., 1.30.
Bran 1.2O
Rye Feed-1.l0 /
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
Election of Officers.

Watertown Lodge No. 9, F. & A.
M at meeting last evening, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
Year:
W. M.-Ferdinand Schmutzler.
S. W, William Halfpap.
j. W.-Emll Tanck.
Secretary-F. M. Eaton.
treasurer F. Voss.
Trustee-Wm. FL. Woodland.
Delegate-W. A. Beurhaus.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
Clyndn.

Clyman, Wis, Dec. 4,-(Special to
The Leader)-Mrs. A. Cebell and
granddaughter of Watertown visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Tom a few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Muehl visited
with Mr.. ana Mrs. Chas Fries at Wa
tertown on Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Mr.. Joseph Sutton spent d few days
with his sister Mrs. j. Waterhous. at
New Auburn last week.
The Misses Josie and Rose Gahlman
are visiting their brother, Rev. F.
Gahlman at Hoopston, Ill.
Mr.. Raymond Metzger is visiting
relatives in Milwaukee,
j. A. Bunnell made business trip
to Milwaukee on Monday.
Miss E. O'Brien of Watertown
spent Friday and Saturday with Miss
Mida Irving.
Miss Clara Simmon who is "teach-
ing the young idea how to shoot at
Reeseville. spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents.
Mr.. Michael Manning lost valu-
able horse on Tuesday with brain
fever.
Mr.. H. A. Holdridge and family of
Watertown visited their father, Mr..
S. A. HoIdridge on Sunday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06

To check cold quickly, get from your
druggist some little Candy Cold Tablets
called Prpventics. Druggists everywhere
are now dispensing Preventics. for they
are not only safe. but decidedly effective
and prompt. Preventics contain no qui-
nine. no laxative, nothing harsh nor
sickening. Taken at the ''sneeze stage"
Preventics will prevent Pneumonia,
Bronchitis, LaGrippe, etc. Hence the
name, Preventirs. Good for feverish
children. As Prevpntics % cents. Trial
boxes, cents. Sold by ". H. Meyne
Drug Co.