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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
GET SPOONER'S ADVICE.
Insurance Companies Which Have With
drawn May Refuse to File Re-
ports at Madison.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July IS, 1908.
That the foreign insurance companies
which have withdrawn from the state
are not subject to the regulatory legisla-
ton passed by the last Legislature, is
the opinion of former United States SEN
ator John c. Spooner, Incorporated in a
lengthy brief prepared at the request of
the Mutual Lie Insurance company of
New York.
The former senator characterizes the
attempt of Insurance Commissioner
Beedle to require the companies which
are not doing business in the state, but
which have policy holders here, to file
the reports with the insurance commits
risdictiOn which cannot safely be sub
mitted to until the courts of last resort
shall have upheld it.
Acting on this opinion it is probable
that the thirty-three companies which
left the state December 81, 1907, will
contest the forfeiture imposed by the
law for failure to file the reports called
for by the statutes, and will dispute the
jurisdiction of the Wisconsin LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. SpoOner holds that the Legislature
has no constitutional power to regulate
the conduct of companies which no long
er are doing business in the state and
that section 1854, providing cumulative
penalties at the rate of $500 month for
failure to file the reports, cannot be held
to apply to them The brief is a COM
prehensive and exhaustive summary of
the situation and it is believed that the
companies will act on the former sena-
tors advice.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
FAMILY IS REUNITED
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT RESTORES
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Had Been Separated from Each Other
for Seventeen Years-Father
Found Also.

MADISON. Wis, July 1S.-[Special.l
Through newspaper account. Mrs.
Ernest Wallis of this city today met her
brother, Herman Wendt, who has been
missing for fifteen years. She also To-
Gated treds younger brother at Wone-
woe, Wis. She is still seeking a sister,
Emma Wendt, who Was adopted by a
Wisconsin family from the school for
dependent children at Sparta. The
school authorities know of the where
abouts Of Emma. but refuse to give out
any information until the girl is p
years old. She is now IS years of age.
Seventeen years ago, the death of a
mother LETT four children, Emma. aged
l year; Bertha, now Mrs. Wallis, aged
.; Fred. aged >, and Herman, aged >
years. They were all sent to the Sparta
school, the father having disappeared.
Bertha was adopted by a family at La
Crosse and has been searching for the
rest of her family since she was -
years. Last March, on a visit to Wi
mona, Mimi, she got a clue from Mil
Waukee woman, who was looking for
the Wendt children. The woman proved
to be the children's aunt. The aunt knew
of the fathers whereabouts in Waukesha
and the reunion of the father and daugh-
ter took place in April.
A few weeks later she told her story
to a local newspaper which today re
suited in the discovery of the two broth
erS.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
BEATS UP NIGHT CLERK.
Telephone Girl Thought Hotel Man Was
"Jollying" When He Tried to
Summon Police Aid.

APPLETON, Wis, July 2O.-[Spe-
cial. Asking the night clerk, William
O. Belize, son of Mrs. Charles Belize,
for go cents for flop" at 3:2O O'Clock
this morning, at the Ritger hotel one of
the largest hOstelries in this city, ap-
parently with the expectation of having
the young man open the cash drawer
for him, heavy, set, dark completed
stranger. suddenly struck Belize on the
left jaw with his fists, armored with a
pair of steel knuckles. When Belize
cried out, the man struck him over the
back of the neck with a sand bag. The
two blows did not knock him uncon-
scious however and he cried aloud for
help, when the hold up man fled without
securing anything.
Belize has been in the habit of "jolly-
ing" with the night central girl and
when at last he crawled to the phone
and asked for the police station about a
block away, the central girl thought his
weakened voice was just affected and
refused to call the station. Belize
crawled to the third floor of the hotel
and called Arthur Ritger, son of the pro-
prietOr and the day clerk and then
swooned. The alarm was sounded too
late, as a search of the city during the
remainder of the night did not result in
the mans capture.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
State Items in Brief.

VIROQUA-Working in his hay field near
Brookville, Andrew Anderson dropped dead
from heart disease.
NEENAH-Motor boat owners have been
Informed that they can not install fog
horns on their craft in place Of a whistle.
MARINETTE-The statue Of st. Joseph
surmounting the dome of the Catholic
church has been reslvered by a Milwaukee
steeplejack.
RACINE-John 1 Beggs has entered
protest before the board of review to the,
raising of the assessment Of the local gas
plant from 100000 to 100000.
MADISON-The clothing store Of John
Grinde was entered early Sunday morning,
and silk goods to the value of 500 stolen.
A similar robbery occurred two years aao.
BROOKLYN-William Tilley was found
dead il bed at his boarding place A
handkerchief was over his face and bot
tie of chloroform was near.
MISUNDERSTANDING at o'clock in the
morning TO find their home on fire, George
Miller and family, Soldiers Grove, leaped
through a window to save their lives.
WAUKESHA-Mrs. Mitchell Grey of Dal-
las, Tex, aged 90 years, who was spending
the summer here, dropped dead at the
breakfast table, with her daughters Alice
and Grace.
in the history Of the Chippewa Indians OF
northern Wisconsin, they now have an even
100000 on deposit in the banks of Ash
land, Hudson, Duluth and Bayfield,.
BELOIT-Seven candidates were bap-
tized by immersion in the Rock river in the
silence OF the night, the pale moon lending
its soft light TO the ceremony, which was
conducted by Evangelist Tau6man.
MENOMONIE-Another practical course
has just been added by the Stout institute.
A trade school will be established in Sep
TENDER, embodying in its course practical
plumbing.
KENOSHA-After working five years, Ed
" in Stringham, KenOsha high school boy,
has perfected a wireless telegraph tn5tru-
ment which has been declared by experts
to be superior to any like instrument,
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
Many Offered to Help.
State Items in Brief.

ASHLAND-City Attorney Colignion has
resigned his Office to devote his entire time
to his private affairs.
NORTH FREEDOM-Andrew Neumann. a
trammer employed in the Illinois mine, was
killed by fall of ore.
MARSHFIELD-Philip and Joseph Rip
lingcr of Orleans. Neb., made the trip To
this city, a distance of 80 miles, in a %
horsepower automobile.
EAU CLAIRE-Eau Claire grocers and
butchers selling merchandise at Altoona
will have to take out Il peddler's license
which costs 81 a day.
MADISON-Prof. Richard T. SchOIz. until
recently of the University of Wisconsin,
left for Berkeley, Cal, to occupy the chair
of ancient history at California state uni
versity.
hauStiOn due to long illness. Albert Dageeft
fell over while walking across the RAILROAD
tracks on West Washington avenue and
died soon after.
ceived a slight wound on the Fourth of
July, neglected to care for the injury prop
erly,. Lockjaw, has set in, and the lads
kAUkAUNA-Accordin to state Stats.
tics, the village Of Little Chute leads the
entire county in the percentage of births
recorded. With a population of scarcely
1000, tifty-six new arrivals were registered
during the year
NEW RICHMoND-A terrific storm.
which blew over the county, did consider
aOlG damage TO crops DN rain, hail and
wind. Telephone wires are down and shade
trees suffered heavily in the city.
LA CROSSE-BondhoIders of the Mexi.
can Plantation company who purchased Sc
curities amounting to S205. 900 will get about
$4,000 TO divide among themselves This
is the only dividend to be realized from
the defunct company.
kENOS Hattie Peter Lippert foundry.
one of the old manufacturing plants 9f
Kenosha. has been sold TO Frank L. Wells
and Ole Arneson for $4,000 They had
been occupying the plant for the last ten
wears under 4 lease. 1t is announced that
The Frank L. Wells company will now be
Incorporated under the laws OF the state
and the stock of the company will be sold
in part TO the elder employees
RADDISON-A contest over the issuance
of $1,000 bonds TO build fOur-room graded
school building has stirred 10 strife the ciri-
zens Of this town. The bond issue has been
voted on favorably twice. but so ter
mined is the opposition that the bonds have
not as yet been fioated. Recently some of
the warning factions met on the street and
a free for-au fight was the outcome, in
which rotten eggs and vegetables played u
considerable part.
kENOSHA-But for the fact that he was
an Elk John Stanton Of Waukegan might
have met with considerable misfortune. In
an automobile accident on his way home
his buggy was struck by an automobile and
he was thrown to the pavement The
shock made him lose consciousness, but
dazed. he righted his horse and returned
TO kenosha. All he could remember was
THAT he was an Elk and members of the
local lodge finally succeeded in having him
identified and sent home.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
State items in Brief.

NEENAH-P ]. Hansen has leased the
Bijou theater at Rhiuelander.
APPLETON-The school census gives
56l2 children of school age in this city.
LA CROSSE-The Wisconsin Dentists
association meets here beginning next Mon
day.
EAU CLAIRE-Local business men de-
cided TO hold street fair again in Eau
Claire this fall.
KAUKAUNA = T e Ashland division
shops of the North Western road are now
running on nine-hour schedule.
BARABOO-Man Mound park will be for
mally dedicated August { and S when the
Wisconsin Archaeological society Will meet
here.
GAINESVILLE =. Edna wheelock was
struck by n switch engine knocked down
beside the wheels, but not injured beyond
slight bruises
GREEN BAY-Arrangements are being
made for the annual picnic of the Brown
County Buttermakers' association, to be
held next month.
EAU CLAIRE-Four negroes and two
whites who had opened fortune telling
emporium have been forced to retire be
cause the license Is $50 a day.
LA CROSSE-Frank Burns, formerly a
river division engineer on the Milwaukee
road, was killed on the Jim river division
In South Dakota in an accident.
NEENAH-Scaffold supports on which be
was working breaking, Aid. Pope fell to
the roof OF the porch. distance Of fifty
feet, and then to the ground. He resumed
work after q short delay.
MARSHFIELD-A movement is on foot
in this city by the soldier element of for
eign birth, to organize Krieger Nerein
here. Spencer, Loyal and other nelghbor-
ing towns have taken similar steps.
NEENAH-A. L. Aderhold state dairy
Inspector, caused the conviction of Harry
iTippler for maintaining a dirty cheese fac
tory. Tippler paid fine and costs of S3l.
One Kaukauna creamery was closed by Mr.
iAderhod.
MADISON-As result of being thrown
out of the buggy and under the wheels,
Mrs. Benjamin II. Palm. Maple street,
South Madison, was seriously injured in
lternally. Her husband, who was with her,
escaped without a scratch.
WAUPUN-Having sold his interest to
". a. Sanborn, L. H. Oliver has retired
from the WaupuR Leader with which he
was connected for thirty-nine years. Mrs.
Adelaide King, formerly of The Milwaukee
Sentinel, also retires as associate editor
MARSHFIELD-C. e. Blodgett, proprie-
tor of the Blodgett hotel Of this city. has
embarked into a business that is entirely
new and original in this vicinity as the
result of trip through Iowa and Illinois.
He purchased a carload of Shetland ponies
which he will place on his large farm south
of the city, intending to raise the midget
horses for the market.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
TO HAVE AHOME COMING
Citizens CT Cambridge Make Elaborate
Preparations to Entertain For
mer Residents.

CAMBRIDGE. Wis. July 20.-TSpe-
Cial to be outdone by her neigh
boring sister cities, Cambridge will have
Il homecoming. For weeks the commit
tee, appointed by the mayor. has been at
work on the details planned for the de-
leCtation of the home-returning, former
citizens of the jefferson county town.
and almost everything is now in readi-
ness to celebrate the siXtieth anniver-
sary of the founding of Cambridge on
August II, u and Is.
The main object of the homecoming,
of course. is to fix time when the for
mer residents of Cambridge, and the
surrounding neighborhood can come to-
gether to greet friends of years ago amid
the old familiar scenes. There are many
men Of note in the country who were
born in Cambridge, or lived there at
some period of their lives, and it is the
hope Of the committee on arrangements
to have all the prominent sons and
daughters of the town in attendance at
the homecoming exercises. Some of
those, whose former homes were at Cam
bridge, and who have since become
known Throughout the state and nation
are:
Knute Nelson. United States senator from
Minnesota Andrew L. Lee ex-governor of
South Dakota: William Bowers. ex-cou.
gressman from California; +. b. Anderson,
- AAiiAllSNNl " I'tluluIh lEOI. JULIUS l..
Olsen of the University of Wisconsin, ana
Il host Of others.
All of these men have been asked to
speak at the homecoming exercises, and
III addition the committee on arrange
ments has been in correspondence with
Senator La Toilette, Coy Davidson.
Congressman Nelson and ex-Goy. Hoard,
all of whom have been asked to deliver
addresses.
The entertainment side of the pro-
gramme has not been forgotten by the
committee in charge, and no efforts have
been spared to secure attractive features
for the amusement of the public during
the three days festivities. One of the
best bands in the state will be secured
to furnish the music for the occasion and
a special concert will be given on one of
these days. \ grand ball will be one of
the evenings entertainments, and an
elaborate banquet will close the festivi-
ties. Athletic games have been arranged,
and two ball games each day will be
added attractions.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
A TALKING LOVEBIRD.
A Marvel, Self-Taught, to Initiate HUI
man Speech.


\ lovebird no larger than n canary
has taught itself to speak as fluently and
as distinctly as the best 0S talking par
rots at the village of Ambleside, near
Stourbridge, Worcestershire. The bird is
of exquisite plumage. and belongs to
Mr.. j. Skidmore of Stamford House,
Ambleside, a well known resident in the
district. 1t was given to Mr.. Skidmore
about six months ago by his Son-in-law,
who had had it for eighteen months
without its showing any powers of con-
versation. During the last few months
of its life in Worcestershire however,
it has acquired Il remarkable aptitude for
repeating all that is said to it, though
it has received no special training.
To Il correspondent who Interviewer
it recently the bird suddenly remarked,
Kiss me quick" giving an anticipatory
smack. 1t politely remarked, How do
you do?" and fatteringly added, You're
Il little beauty, aren't you" all in a soft
tone that was quite distinct from the
raucOus accents of the average parrot.
1t melOdiously whisted a couple of bars
at the national anthem, and proceeded
to give some very realistic limitations of
the calls of the thrushes, sparrows and
linnets.
"Hanschen," as the bird is named.
weighs barely an ounce, and is believed
to be the smallest bird of his kind cap
able of initiating human speech. His
chief companion is a large stuffed green
parrot, without which he is never happy,
and whose plumage he has so pecked
away with kisses that the entire head
and neck are now bald. The lovebird,
whenever taking a meal of linnet seed.
places little within the motionless beak
of the stuffed parrot, though when in n
conversational mood he frequently in
dulges in furious attacks on his silent
cOmpaniOn.-LOndOnM Mail.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
'R0SENBLAT IS
HELD FOR ARSON
MANAGER OF FAIR STORE AT FOND
DU LAC ARRAIGNED IN COURT
THIS AFTERNOON.
PURTELL MAKES COMPLAINT.
Said That Manager Was in Building
at Time Fire Broke Out on
July IS.
WAVES PRELIMINARY HEARING

FOND DU LAC, Wis, July-17.-ISpe
ciaL Isaac Rosenblatt, manager of and
part owner Of the Fair store, one Of the
Iargcst dry goods stores in Fond du Lac,
Eas arrested on the charge Of arson this
afternoon. 1t is alleged that he set fire
to his store on the morning of July -.
Fire Marshal Is Complainant.
The complaint in the action against
Roseuhatt was made by T. NJ. PurtelI,
statc fire marshal, who has been investi-
eating the case here for the last week.
When Roscnblatt was arragned in court
nc waived examination, and the exam
iEatiOn was adjourned until July "a. Bail
was fixed at $1,000.
The Fair store is one Of a string which
are conducted by George Quicker Of
JoIict, Ill. Early last Monday morning,
John Thomas, janitOr Of the Commercial
National bank, noticed a fire inside the
building and notified the department.
After this blaze was cXtinguiShed an
other one broke out.
Rosenblatt in Store at Time.
The loss on the stock in the Fair store
L. said to have been about SD 900, COW
cred by insurance. In the fire, NJ. FitZ-
simmons, she merchant, suffered Il loss
Of $500 to his stock by smoke and
wateT and A. g. Dana insurance agency
Was damaged to the extent of several
hundred dollars.
1t was said shortly after the fire that
Rosaubatt said that he was in the store
about fifteen minutes before the fire was
discovered.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24

class in 1858, when only IS years old.
He entered the Albany law school the
following year and was graduated in
1860, returning to Wisconsin to engage
IN the practice of law.
When the war broke out Col. Villas
raised company of infantry for the
Twenty-third Wisconsin regiment, and
was mustered in as senior captain. He
served with distinction in the Army of
the Tennessee under Gen. Grant, raising
to the rank of lieutenant colonel, until
the end of the Nicksburg campaign, when
he returned to Madison to resume the
practice of law.
Regulated Bryan in 1896.
In politics Col. Villas was a staunch
Democrat, being delegate to the ma
tional conventions of that party in 1876
1880, 1881, 1892 and 1886. He repu-
dated the platform and the nominees
of the convention of 1896 because of the
position taken by Bryan and the party
on the currency question, and supported
Palmer and Buckner who were named
by the Gold Democrats at the Indiana
polls convention of that year.
In 1879 and again in 1883 Col. Villas
refused the nomination for governor, but
in 1885 was a member of the Assembly.
Col. Villas was Il staunch friend to the
state university, and while in the Legis-
lature did much to place the University
OF Wisconsin on the high plane among
state institutions of the country on
which it now stands. 1t was due to his
labOrs that the short course in agricul-
ture was established, greatly adding to
the popularity and usefulness of the agri-
cultural department. For many years
he was member of the board of regents
of the university.
Served in Clevelands Cabinet.
Col. Villas prominence and ability as
a lawyer and public man secured his
appointment as pOStmaster-genera in
President Cleveiand's cabinet in 1888,
his administration of the office being able
and efficient. In January, 1888, Col. Villas
was transferred to the head of the de-
partment of interior, which office he held
until the end of Clevelands administra-
ton.
campaign of 1890, and when Wisconsin
cessOr to Senator John G. Spooner in the
United States Senate, being succeeded in
turn by Senator SpOOner when the Re
pubIicans again secured control of the
Legislature.
At the present time Col. Villas is presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Vicksburg Mon
ument association, the organization
which has in charge the erection of a
100000 monument on the field Of
Nicksburg to commemorate the deeds of
the Wisconsin soldiers who fought there
Senator Villas was married in 1866 to
Anna NJ. Fox. daughter of DR.. William
H. Fox of Fitcnburg.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
CAPT. EDWARDS ISDEAD
Well Known Civil Engineer Passes
Away at Appleton-Long Service
in Civil War,

APPLETON, Wis, July 2O.-Capt.
Nathaniel +. Edwards, a pioneer resi-
dent of Appleton, died this morning at 8
o'clock after an illness of only forty
eight hours. When first taken with his
illness friends thought it of small conse-
quence. a general breaking down of
the body forces resulted in his death.
Capt. Edwards was born in Haver-
hill, Mass, July ), 1887. He finished
his college course with the degree of civil
engineer in 1859. He served during the
War of the Rebellion and was entrusted
with mission of great Importance, by
leaders of the north. After the war
he located at Appleton in 1870.
Capt. Edwards was one of the builders
of the electric car line in this city re-
puted to be the first in the world. He,
has a state wide reputation among civil
engineers, having been connected with
many big engineering jobs in the state
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24

FORMER RESIDENT OF WAUKESHA,
WIS, IS CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT.
WATKINS HIS RUNNING MATE.
Ada CO., Man Is Chosen as the Vice
Presidential Nominee on Dry
Ticket
CONVENTION VOTED FOR THREE.

COLUMBUS, O., July 17.-Eugene a.
Chafn Of Chicago, formerly Of Wauke-
sha, Wis, was nominated for President
Of the United States by the Prohibition
national convention. For vice president
the convention named Aaron S. Watkins
Of Ada, O., a professor in the Chic
Northern university.
Both candidates are gubernatoriai can
diddtes Of the Prohibition party III their
respective states Chafn was nominated
on the third ballot over William L. Pal
more Of St. Louis. receiving GO votes
OF the final ballot, against 40 votes cast
for Palmore.
After the presidential nomination was
disposed Of Palmore was made the
Unanimous choice of the convention for
vice president. Mr.. Palm0re, however,
declined to accept the nomination, saying
il brief speech from the platform that
he felt he could not accept.
Three Entered Race.
TIN &c candidates then We're placed IN
nomination for second place on the tickec.
They were James l.. Demeree Of Ken
lucky, Charles i. Holler Of Indiana, and
Prot. Watkins, the latter winning by Il
vote of $50 OH the first ballot.
The choice Of the convention for Pres
Ideut is an attorney with an office at %
La Sale street, Chicago. He is mar
RED and lives at 32G Eastwood avenue.
MIR. Chatin has been identified with the
Prohibition party many years and is one
Of its most active workers.
Eugene w. Chain was one of the
most prominent ProhibiIi0nists in Wis
c0nsiu for twenty years He was born
November l, 1879, in the town Of East
Troy, about two miles from MukwOn-
ago. With the other members of his
family, he lived on the shores of Phan-
tom lake until he grew to manhood. He
graduated from the state university law
school in 1919 and opened law office
il Waukesha. For ten years he was
Il member of the firm of Chain & Par
kinSOu.
Originally a Republican.
Mr.. Chain originally was 2 Re
publican, but left the ranks of the party
III 1881 to join the Prohibtionists. In
1852 be was a candidate for Congress,
and III 1886 was nominated for attorney
general, receiving 1924 votes, running
ahead of his ticket. In 1900 Mr.. Chain
was nominated for governor by the Pro
hlbltiOniStS, but was defeated. He was
married III 1881 to Miss Hunkins of
Waukesha. They have one daughter.
MIR. Chain left Waukesha in 1901 TO
become superintendent of the Washing
ton home at Chicago. Later he lived at
Menomlnee, Mich, and returned to Chi
caSo two years ago to practice law. He
was being mentioned for governor IF
Illinois by the Prohibitionists.