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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
GREEN BUG EATS OATS.
Crops Near Askeaton Have Turned
Brown-Wheat and Barley
Also Suffer

ASKEATON, Wis, July 13.-[Spe-
cial 1.-The oat crop in this section is be-
ing rapidly destroyed by the green bug.
The fields have turned brown during the
past week. The pests have also made
their appearance in the wheat and bar
icy.
WINONA. Mimi. July 13.--Green
bugs descended on Winona this evening
by millions.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
BUY SIMMONS PROPERTY
Kenosha PostoCfce Site Cost SIS, 500
Treasury Warrant Mailed to
Owner.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., July r.
I Special. "A treasury warrant for $I3,-
800 will be mailed today to the United
States district attorney to pay over to
Il. &. Simmons for property chosen by
the government as Il site for the new
postoliice at Kenosha. The site selected
is 149x14O and located at the southwest
corner of Market and Chicago streets.
Congress at the last session appropriated
$4,000 for the site and erection OF the
new public building at kenosha. and as
the site cost $13,so0 there remains SOL
800 for actual construction.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

Defective Seat in Farm Wagon Causes
Death of La Crosse County
Girl

LA CROSSE, Wis, July 13.-[Spc-
ciaI. AS the result Of a rear seat in his
farm wagon ovcrturning and casting its
occupants to the ground one daughter Of
Chris Olson. q La Crosse county farm
er, is dead and another ~eriously injured.
The family was on a pleasure jaunt Mr.
Olson touched the horses lightly with the
whip. They lunged forward jerking
the rear seat from the wagon. Mrs.
Chris. Olson sustained injuries from
which she died few hours later. Miss
EIyie Olson suffered q broken leg and
other injuries. A baby Of the former
was uninjUred.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
To Select National Park.

PRAIRIE Do CHEN. Wis July IS.
Especial. THE United States Park
commission who made a tour of the
northwest last month are said 10 be fav
orably considering the ACCESSIBILITY of es-
tablishing national park and reserve
at the mouth of the Wisconsin river on
the spot where Father Marquette planted
a cross when he discovered the Missis-
sippi. About 1890 acres are desired III
the town of Wyalnsing bordering along
the high bluffs adjacent to the Wiscon-
sin and Mississippi rivers. The spot has
some of the most beautiful scenery il
the world.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
LIFE-SAVERS RESCUE TEN.
Launch OF Macon (Mo.) Man Disabled
OF KennSha

KENOSHA. Wis, July 12.-With her
her engine disabled and drifting with the
waves, the gasoline launch Elizabeth III
Macon. Mo. with ten people on board
was picked up by the life-saving crew
three miles off Kenosha Thursday after
noon. The boat is owned by Harry
Rubey of Macon, No, who. with Il party
of nine friends, was making trip u
New York
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
EAU CLAIRE LABORER STABBED.
Fellow Workman Inflicted Fatal Wound
with Knife.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, July 15.-LSpe-
Altoona city depot by another laborer,
whose name is unknown, and who es-
capped The ARRAY took place in the
midst Of 4 crowd of thirty or forty peo-
pile on the depot platform. The weapon
used was long blade pocket knife. Oh
son was brought to the Eau Claire hos
pital on a switch engine. His wound is
just below the heart. He may die.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
III HAVE SHOT A MAN."
With This Telephone Message Marinette
Saloon Keeper Calls Ambulance for
Sick Woman

ALARINETE. Wis, July 1J.-Special.
u have just Shot man; send an am
buIance,' was the startling telephone
message received at the Marinette hos
pital last night, and which caused an
ambulance to be sent out to Pierce av-
enue in haste, accompanied by two po-
liccmen.
William Bishop. Il saloon man, sent in
the call and explained when the ambu-
lance arrived that he wished to get
hack or an ambulance for sick. woman,
and he tried the expedient of sending
i'll murder call. The woman had Il
high fever and she was taken to the
hospital
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
MILWAUKEE sToCKYARDs REPORT

AL t9GS-Ma nrSs o DC Lower; mixed and
rough heavy, 5.0OU55o; light. 5.I5atio5;
bulk. 5.65U5.90
CATTLE-Mnrkct Toe lower; butchers
steers, good to choice, i.25Il5 -: medium
to good, 3.5O6415; hcifers, medium tc good
'3.ooM4.0o; common to fair, 2.25U2.7 -; cows,
good to choice, 2.73035e; fair to good,
.2.25Gf2.7I; cannCrs, 1.OOUI75; cutters,
,1.75U2.23; bulls good to choice, 3.256l3 -;
bologna bulls, common to fair, @.5Olt3.c0;
feeders. , OoNL3.15; stOckers. 2.5oU&.OO: milk
lcrS and SpringrrS, common unsalahl" except
for tanners. good to choice at 31OOI45OD.
CALNES-Markct STEADY; common 10 fair.
A.2IH3.1o: tar 10 good, 5JOdI.oO; choice to
PRIME 7.e0U7.T5.
SIlEEP-Markct weak; coumoT to choice.
..Wrt+5o; lamhs. common to choice. 4."olD
900; spring lambs, common to light JOJ4r
GOO; choice G.OOu6I1; bucks, 3.U1lfi.@O
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
WILL ORGANIZE COLLEGE WOMEN.
Ripon AIunnae Will Form Association
for Co-educational Institutions

RIPON, Wis, July 12.-One of the
first steps to be taken when the summer
is over, is che organization of an alum
nae federation, TO be proposed by Ripon
college The larger colleges are able To
unite as a part of the intercollegiate
Alumnae federation, but Ripon, North
field Beloit. Grinnel and other colleges
of the northwest including Iowa, lii
nOis. Minnesota and Wisconsin, are not
eligible to this organization. because they
are coeducational, not strictly women's
colleges.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Finds Sister After Thirty Years.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. July -.
Il Special. August Euer, who lives
near this city. has located his sister
whom he had not seen for thirty years
and for whom he has been searching for
twenty years. He was separated from
left orphans. HIS sisters name is now
Mrs. August McPhee and she resides
near Grand Rapids. Wis, and has a
family of FIVE children.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
LIGHTNING KILLS MAN.
Arthur Larsen, a GAINESVILLE Farmer,
Struck by Bolt Within Sight
of Parents

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 3D. Spe-
cial. While driving large cutivator
during an electrical storm, Arthur Lar
son. aged 20, was struck and instantly
killed by bolt of lightning within sight
of his parents. who stood in a barn door
awaiting his arrival Both horses were
also killed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Hard Labor.

Alcernon. only son Of Gobsa GoIde
descended from the balloon and entered
his waiting motor car.
And yet wealth" he confded to US,
rs We tore along the white beach. beside
tic blte and roaring sea, towards the
casino-"weaIth is not worth striving
for"
The remark. to our Socialistic view,
was opprobriOus.
How do you know we sncered. ou
don't strive for your wealth.
He smiled family.
1T is evident" he said, .'that you
dent know my father
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
GREEN BAY BOY DROWNED.
Alden DeCramer Falls OFF Dock and
PeriSheS.

GREEN BAY, Wis, July 15-[Spe-
cial. Alden, the 15-year-oId son of
East river, last night and his body re
covered this morning. The boy must
have fallen off the end of the dock, as
his clothes were Oh the body when taken
from the river this morning Two weeks
ago, Harold Schwartz was drowned near
the same place.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
CALL TOBACCO TRUST ALL RIGHT
This Seems to be the Opinion of James
Vile Dealers

JANESVILLE. Wis, July I2-Local
leaf dealers are ut variance in their
opinions as to what is likely to happen
ii the federal government succeeds in
dissolying the so-called tobacco trust.
L. Is. earle and So, Norman L. Carrie.
agree that the presence of trust agencies
in Wisconsin does not materially affec1
the leaf market of the state. The COM
petition between the American Cigar
company and the independents, they say
is fair, healthy and even beneficial.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
TROOP TRAIN CATCHES FIRE.
Slight Damage Is Done to Cars of Apple
ton COr-panies

ciaI The special troop train carrying tn
headquarters and men Of COS. = and q Of
Appleton took fire in the roof Of til" head
train was stopped meas Appleton JHnrt on
and the blaze eXtn@uish"d before much
damage was done. Perfect discipline pre-
vailed during the excitement
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
FISH UPSETS A BOAT,
Two Chippewa Falls Men Dragged Down
River by Big Fish-Saved
By Log

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. July IS.
Il Special Herman Holz and Albert
Holz narrowly escaped being drowned
III the Chippewa river today. They We're
Dish tackled Herman's line and in the
excitement which followed the boat cap
sized. The liur caught in the oar-lock
and the fish carried the boat down
stream. Luckily log hove to and the
men GOT on it aud fiOated down the river
TIE men could swim. The craft was
afterwards recovered Il mile distant.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
MILWAUKEE Hay Market

Choice timothy hay, 1000; No tim
othy nay, 15.o0015.3o; No. > timothy NAY.
choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie, ll.sO
M130o; No. l prairie, n.O0ul2.OO; No. =
prairie. Hoo; Wisconsin marsh feeding,
9.J0Ulo.OO; packing hay, S.u0HS.5O; rye
STEW. S.5OlL9.1O: oats straw. I.1MMS.NN.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
RUST, NOT THE GREEN BUG.
yersity Agricultural School Professor
Says No Cause for Alarm.

ADDISON, Wis, July 12.-[Special. I
le fear of Wisconsin farmers that
green bug" which is creating havoc
ne wheat fields of the south has in
ID this state and attacked the oat
5, is unfounded. according to Prof.
I. Moore, agronomist at the college
agriculture at the state university.
snsive investigation of the fields af-
d has revealed the fact that rust is
onsible for the poor condition of the
crops, and the green bugs found on
plants in some districts are but
non aphide>
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
EAU CLAIRE WOMAN IN TRANCE.
Mrs Anna Piper Has Been Asleep
Since TuIv

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. July 15-lIrs.
Anna Piper, aged 50, sister-in-Iaw of the
late Daniel Shaw, one of the pioneer
lumberman of Eau Claire. went to sleep
last Monday night, and since that time
has not awakened, although several doc
tors have been trying to bring her out
Of her deep trance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

church was built in 1889 and the school
some years later. There was no indebt-
ednesSS on the buildings and they will
probably be rebuilt.
The church Of the Holy Apostles was
formerly known as the church of st.
NaIerluS. 1t was one of the oldest
churches in this part of the country,
having been erected in 1871 The first
Catholic mass said in the town Of New
Berlin was in 1914 in the lo- house of
Andrew Snyder, grandfather of Register
in Probate Andrew Snyder, which stood
on an Indian trail that later became a
public road. The first rhurrh building
cost &11OO. \ school was buijf in iSlI
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
DIMES TWO DOZEN PREACHERS.

BELOIT. Wis. July 15.-[SpeciaL i
{. Z. Salmon of this city. a retired min
ister is entertaining a company Of TWEEN
t,--four preachers and their wives, from
summer home, Old Mission" Oh Made
lire island.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Ke1snn Morris, Health Fails

CHICAGO. Ill. July 12.-NelSon Norris
the packer. is i'll at his home 2433 Indiana
avenue While members OF the family in
It the packer IS able 10 take q daily
tlriv,. there has been q consultation OF
physicians He is being treated for heart
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Killed While Walking on Track.

MADISON, Wis. July 81 Special
Michael Judge, 4 laborer. empIoye Of this
city. was killed by st, Paul train this
morning. about 10 o'clock He was walk
ing on the tracks.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
TWO LADS SHOT;
CASE A MYSTERY.
Daniel Kelly and Arthur Sauter, Room
mates, Woundod-Both May be
Fatally Hurt.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 12.--ISpc-
Qualifying desperately wounded at
the Emergency hospital, are two bosom
friends Arthur Sauter, aged II, and
Daniel Kelley, aged 20, each Of whom
has two shots in his body inflicted i'll a
mysterious manner in their room at 515
Broadway this morning at 6 O'Clock.
Shortly after noon Sauter made state
ment to Detective WoIleTmann declaring
that Nclly Shot him without prOvOcatiOn.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

RANDOM LAKE-The village of Random
Lake has decided TO incorporate by vote
Of GS to 16
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
HOW STATES Cash
HAS BEEN SPENT.
THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY
THE LEGISLATURE NOW
IN SESSION.
BIG INCREASE Is SHOWN.
Over $4OO coo More Than Last Session
Is Pushed Out by the Law
Makers.

MADISON, Wis. July Specially
-Ta- appropriation bills passed at this
sa@-ign Of tho Legislature exceed those
passed at any former session. The stand
iHg appropriations for the usual running
Expenses of the government are about
aac same us those Of last session. The
sDc#9l appropriations exceed those Of
Iast session by about 100000
t5 result " the increased aprDmI-
ati1Hs together with the fact that one
gaT ii the tax for schools was RENTED
ga- fall, tIcre will be state tax
pI a9out %l.23O,O0O each year for the
ale1 biennial period, the urat state tax
W aa levied for five years.
Must Support Institutions.
Before that time the general accept
anc. oI the words state LAX, however,
mas Il tax for the general fund Of the
state. Ia that SENSE of the words there
nIii perhaps DC no stale tax levied for
tbc next two years but III tho sense
Ehat here viii be q tax levied for the
Furnort Of the state institutions and pay
1ng the running expenses or the state
government there viii be
/ it is as yet difficult to give n definite
FtatcIacnt Of the appropriations as sry-
eral oI them nave not yet gone to the
governor for his approval and some may
be Withdrawn for amendment and cor
rection by either House. a statement Of
appropriations made to the governor by
The legislative reference library at the
adjournment Of the Legislature for the
recent recess is given below with the cX-
peption Of q few minor appropriations
The amounts are specified where there
are definite limitations and a q inserted
Whcre no definite amounts were specified
1t is claimed that for years past the
state institutions have been allowed to
run down until they absolutely required
large appropriations to keep them up in
decent shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Wisconsin,

In a way, the joke is on Mr.. La Toilette.
He rose to power In Wisconsin on the pro-
test he made against Philetus Sawyer, a
millionaire lumberman. then a United
States senator. Mr.. Sawyer was routed,
and now Wisconsin. under the La Toilette
gives Mr.. La Toilette for colleague
In the Senate Isaac Stephenson, another
millionaire lumberman. Mr.. Sawyer in the
seat Of Matthew H. Carpenter was not
more conspicuous misfit than Mr.. Stephen
SON will be in the seat recently occupied
by John c. Spooner. Mr.. Stephenson. it is
true, will be only stop-gap. The honor
of election was all he asked, and it Is all
he will enjoy. His stay in Office will be
too short to enable him to do more than an
swer a few roll calls. Still. the election
shows that the lumber business as an in
fiuence in Badger state politics has sur
vived the man whom Mr.. La Toilette sent
to Coventry. and is now on Mr.. La Fol-
lette's side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
fore the democrats. They may not do
much may not show their hand, but what

fore the democrats. They may not do
much, may not show their hand, but what
ever their action may be the democrats
will have ample time before their meeting
to digest it. If it shall appear in Novem-
Der that Mr.. Hearst will have to be reck-
oned with next year as an Independent
candidate for the presidency the demo-
cratic leaders at their meeting will have
pretty tough problem on their hands. For
nothing is clearer than that the Independ-
ence League as Hearst presidential asset
will represent very heavy loss to the de-
mocracy. Ninety-nine former democrats to
one former republican will be found to
compose it when the battle begins.
In New York last year Mr.. Hearst called
the league in that state together in adj
vance of the democratic state convention
and secured it's nomination for governor.
With that nomination he proceeded to the
democratic convention and held an AMI
mated session with the delegates. In sub
stance he said: Endorse what the League
has done, or go to overwhelming defeat In
November. With me you may win: with
out me you will not be in the game. The
democrats yielded, and elected their whole
ticket. with the exception OF Mr.. Hearst
himself He threw the League to his as
sociates on the ticket, but could not hold
the democrats in a body to his own can
didacy.
1t is not to be expected that Mr.. Hearst
will be able to duplicate this maneuver IN
the matter of the presidency. He may not
even try. He is no longer democrat.
Last year when he ran for rovernor he was
representing as a democrat Tammany
constituency in the House of Representa-
tives. Now he is a private citizen, and his
own master except as he is bound by the
platform of the new organization of which
he is the head Still. he is in the ring, and
he wants everybody and particularly dem
ocrats to make note of the fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
New York Aroused" Again.

New York city payements have become
so unbearably bad Of late that public SEN
timent has revolted and precipitated q re-
form movement, strange to say. In the In
most stronghold Of the municipal adj
ministration. The president Of the borough
of Manhattan has been forced by the
clamor to take the initiative, and has gone
to work hustling up the contractors and
shaking up the inspectors, until there IL q
prospect that in a few weeks the thorough
fares will be actually passable without dis
aster. In the course Of his belated crusade
for good pavements the borough president
has undertaken to clean of some Of the
barnacles that cling to the administrative
hull. One Of these il the Commissioner Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Hearst and the Democracy.

The plot thickens. Read this story from
Albany:
Announcement was made here tonight,
following a visit of Max Ihmsen to spy out
the prospects of the recount bills passage,
that a national conference of the Independ-
ence leagues Of the Various states had been
called to meet in New York city in Septem-
Der.
This Is taken to be the first formal an
founcement of the Hearst intentions as to
the presidency. No official edict on that
subject was Forthcoming.
The Hearst people now have fairly well
organized political machines in New York,
Illinois, California and Massachusetts,, a
nucleus In Texas and fond hopes in many
other states which enthusiastic Hearstites
say will blossom into excellent organize
lions between now and the time for the
presidential campaign"
And now read this story from Schenec-
tady:
WILLIAM J.. Corners, chairman of the
democratic state committee. who was the
principal speaker at a dinner OF the demo-
Gratis of Schenectady county here tonight.
announced after the dinner that he had
called q conference to be held in New
York about the middle OF November, at
which the question of a democratic can
didate for President would be discussed.
HE has invited the democratic United
tors. and state senators. nineteen demo-
cratic governors. all the democratic ma
tional committeeman, and the chairmen of
all the democratic state committees. He
said he has already received enough ac-
ceptances to insure the success OF the con-
ference"
The Hearstites win meet two months be-
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public works, who was summarffy deposed
the other day. But this particular barna-
Gle proves to have teeth, and he has bit
back in a vicious manner that has caused
New York to sit up and take notice. He
accuses the borough president of 80 COM
pletely stripping his subordinate officials Of
all power that they have been unable to
accomplish anything in the way of routine
work. He has written a long letter set
ting forth his charges, which amount to
the accusation of concentration Of power
and full responsibility in the borough pres
ident himself. If things have been neg
lected, 1t is because the borough president
has neglected them. If bad work has been
DONE it is because the borough president has
winked at it. II supplies have been bought
under circumstances strongly suggesting
graft, it Is because the borough president
has ordered the purchases. And 30 forth
to length that furnishes the big city with
some mighty interesting reading. OF course
all these things are fairly well understood
on Manhattan Island, and these occasional
outbreaks Of truth only serve to deepen the
conviction that the big municipal machine
is chiefly used to line the pockets Of those
who are on tt inside Of affairs. II the
city aroused itself to action every time the
rottenness of the city government was ex-
posed it would be in a constant state Of
ferment. The trouble is that it does not
arouse itself at the right time and stay
aroused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-17
Ruef's Confession

~ would De interesting to know wbatbar
"idhdm Ruef, former 'bossn of c.
rfahclsco, now self-acknowledeed br,ha,.
ana receiver of bribes actually axnao,os
ahSoody 10 believe him when he said 70
the court, in effect: Il am innoce,t -
u save trouble l will plead guilty" what
ever ms conception of the public's attitude
may De. he Is still keeping up the nose NJ
an injured man. In his latest public state
meht he explains that he has had no mar
iei with mis- counsel, but that the lawvers
merely declined to subscribe, by eontinu-
ahce In the case, to the confession of api,t
by an innocent man.
ms pitiful bluff by a brazen corrpn-
ZIONIST is doubtless today the cause or .
ieeiing OF contempt for him on the part of
All Caniornlans who are closely acquainted
with his methods and record 1t is really
an insult TO the public intelligence for Ruef
TO think that it would be accepted at it's
race value. Ruef Is plainly not the sort of
man to sacrifice himself in order to shield
others from pain and disgrace Further
more. it Is remarkable perverson of logic
to expect that his family would be shielded
from shame by his open acknowledgment of
guilt. however conditioned or qualified.
A confession of this sort should never
serve to win for the guilty man any degree
of immunity from punishment. Ruef, guilty
or corruption, either as principal or as
agent. should not escape any fraction of his
penalty by Offering to turn states evidence
II there was any such thought, the manner
OF his public confession should cause II to
be promptly abandoned. No man can be
forgiven for thus belittling the law and the
public sense of justice.