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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
STATE TO CLOSE. CASE.
Damaging Testimony Given Against
Paul Krause in Murder Trial
at Appleton.

APPLETON, Wis, Oct. 81 Special !
that the injuries about the
dead woman's neck were too deep and
too low on the neck to have been in
fiicted by a rope. DIR. Victor f. Marshall,
who examined the body Of Mrs Minnie
Granert short time after it was found
hanging from a hook i'll the clothes
closet ut her home on June ,, last. on
the witness stand i'll the Paul Krause
murder trial this morning, sent another
bomb into the camp Of the defense when
he gave it as his expert opinion that the
injuries found on the woman's body
were inflicted before it was suspended
from the rope. Paul Krause, the ac-
cUsed man, sat stOically through the
morning session Of court displaying only
slight nervousness when the skull of his
divorced wife was presented III evidence.
Coroner Thomas Johnston was called
to the stand and testified to the finding
of a vest button on the closet floor near
where the dead body was discovered.
The vest that Paul Krause wore on the
morning of the tragedy was also present
ed in evidence and had one button miss
ing. The button found by the coroner
matches those still on the vest.
The state will complete its examina-
ton of witnesses this afternoon and it
is expected that the case will 90 to the
jury as early us noon tomorrow.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
MAKES NEW EXPLOSIVE
Government Seeks Relief from Powder
Trust by Establishing Plant with
Large Capacity.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct Gre
lease from the high charges of the pow
der trust is promised through the opera
ton of the government powder factory
at Picatinny, y. j.
Brig-Gen. Crozier, chief Of the ord
nance bureau, is just back from an in
spection of the plant, which has ca
pacity of 1000 pounds Il day. He found
it in satisfactory condition. and this
first experiment of the war department
in the manufacture Of powder for the
fighting force may yet lead to the estab-
lishment Of numerous government fac
tories for the manufacture of ammUni-
ton.
The powder that is being turned out
ut Picatinny is the new pyrocellulose,
but as it is necessary to dry the ex-
plosive thoroughly before it can be used,
none of it has been tried yet. Chemical
and laboratory tests, however, have dis
closed the fact that the powder is of as
high standard as any ever used in the
service.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

pouring the stories through as fast as
her eyes could swallow the print.
The callers thought ran back TO he1
own childhood where, like little Char
Iotte 4onge, she had been allowed g
chapter day of "Waverley," provided
she first read twenty pages of Gold
smiths Rome" or some equally solid
work. What if the Rome" vanished
with the years? 'Waverley." SLOWLY
read and eagerly pOndered. became the
JOY of lifetime. She thought of the
children whose bedtime poetry nour'
with mother was the very heart Of the
day-of still another mother, who fol-
a whole summer lived with her BOYS
and girls the splendid King Arthur leg
ends.
What of all the slowly distilled wis
dom and delight of these treasured
hours could poor little Rosie know,
rushing at express speed through al
the best sellers?
Poor Rosie!' she sighed. Poor lit
tie Rosies everywhere !''-YOuth's Com
D0DiOD
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
EATON IS MODERATOR.
Beloit College President Chosen by Wis
consin Congregationalists at
Madison

MADISON, Wis, Oct. S.-President
Edward 3. Eaton of Beloit college was
last night elected moderator of the Wis
consin State Congregational association
to succeed Judge Charles ID. Rosa of
Beloit.
1t was voted to establish four new de
partments. These are: II ome missions,
Rev. H w. Carter, Beloit superintend-
ent; state Sunday school work, Rev. O.
l.. Robinson, superintendent: Christian
education, and church publication. The
Women's Home Missionary society
turned it's work over TO the directors of
the association. 1t elected these officers:
President-Rev. George r. Reayitt Beloit
Secretary-Rey. II. W. Carter, Beloit.
Treasurer-Rev. c. n. Blackman, White
Water.
The following board of directors was
chosen today to serve two years:
Beot district, Judge c. d. Rosa, BelOit;
Winnebago district, Rev. A b. Leonard
Menasha; Lemonweir district Rev. Fred
Staff Grand Rapids; Welsh convention
Rev T. H. Evans of Berlin; Northeastern
district, Rev. J. A. Sarles, Amigo; at large,
G. NJ. Blackman, Whitewater.
Committees were chosen as follows:
Business commttee-Rev. John Faville,
Madison; Luther Davies, Oshkosh; VIM. r.
Nethercut, Wauwatosa. Committee on wOr,
shipIRey W A R Bow ,, Beloit Eyapgei-
W. G. Warren, Windsor. Committee on
Ministerial NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z. D.
Eaton, Beloit, and Rev. Henry Faville, La
Crosse. Auditing committee-T. B. Kill
bourn, Beloit. Missions-John NJ. White
head, GAINESVILLE. Committee on Religious
training of the yOung-Prof w. ]. Notch,
Ripon. Committee on Pastoral relations
Rev. w. w. Crawford, Mazomanie. Com
mittee on labor-Rev. Carl d. Thompson,
Milwaukee.
The Baptist convention last night elect
Ell Z. ]. Lindsay of Milwaukee as presj-
dent, but he declined, and the matter was
referred to a special committee with d-
rections to report today.
Judge B. f. Dunwiddie of GAINESVILLE
was elected first vice president and c..
S. Webb of Oshkosh second vice presi-
dent. Other elections were as follows:
General secretary, Rev. Granger w. S.
Smith, Ripon; corresponding secretary, Rev.
K. w. Hulburt Wauwatosa; treasurer, II.
B. Bardenwerper, Milwaukee.
Rev. J. w. Bailey of Oshkosh was
chosen general missionary for the state.
Rev. c.. A. Hobbs of Delavan was elect
ed chairman of the state board.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

''Chop suey is really a wholesome, moi
n mysterious DISH" says Fannie Mer
rift Farmer in Woman's Home Com
panion. Remove the breast meat from
an uncooked chicken, and cut in strips
one inch long. Put in a stew pan with
one tablespoonful of butter, and cooB
two minutes, stirring constantly. Wash
and scrape stalks of celery, and cut in
thin slices; there should be three.
fourths of a cupful. Add to the chick.
en- with one medium-sized onion cut IL
thin slices and six fresh mushroom
caps cut in strips. Cook five minutes
and add one cupful of chicken stock
one-half teaspoonful Of sugar, two tea.
spOonfuls Of Shoyu sauce and one-half
green pepper, from which the seeds
have been removed, cut in small pieces
Bring to the boiling point, and add one
teaspoOnful Of corn starch diluted with
two tablespoonfuls Of cold water. Lei
simmer five minutes, and season tt
taste with SALT
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
MAN FOUND DEAD:
SUSPECT IS HELD
DAVID DAVIS, LAKE SEAMAN, DIES
UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIR
CUMSTANCES.
RIEMER BELIEVES IT MURDER.
Prisoner Declares He Assisted Victim
to His Feet-Each Has Wit
nesses to Testify.
CoRoNERs INQUEST ON TUESDAY.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. ), 1905
Held as the suspected murderer OF
David Davis, a lake seaman, 40 years of
age, who was picked up dead in front
of the saloon of I. BuetschIi. $50 Mar
ket street, Sunday afternoon, Henry
Welkei, q baker, living ut 100 Johnson
street, is locked up at the central police
station.
Inspector Of Police Otto Riemer states
he has reason to believe that Davis
came to his death at the hands of Wei
kei, and supports his conclusion with two
witnesses, who are said to maintain a
story to the effect that they saw Welkei
strike Davis.
A post mortem examination disclosed
the fact that Davis died from a broken
neck. A big cash and bruise wound on
the bridge of the nose, between the eyes,
is said to have been the place where
Davis was struck. He fell TO the cement
walk, sustaining a broken neck.
The coroner has undertaken to investi-
gate the case and has called jury for
an inquest for Tuesday morning Upon
the decision of the coroner's jury will de
pend what is to be done with Wellle
The latter maintains he merely helped
the man, who was intoxicated, out of
the saloon on Market street, and started
him to walk. When he let go, he said,
Davis fell on the cement sidewalk When
Davis was picked up he was dead.
Welkei was Bertillioned and photo
graphed at the police station this morn
ing. He says that he has witnesses
to prove the truth of his story.
Davis was Welshman. He left his
boarding house, that of Mrs G.. w.
Jones' 10S Biddle street, at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning She said he had only
81 on his person.
'.Davis was fine man. said Mrs.
Jones. who knew him in Wales, where
they We're neighbors. Il knew him for
twenty-five years. and he has boarded
with nee for year now. He was steady,
but on a Saturday night or q Sunday he
would go out and sometimes get drunk.
He usually went to see his old friends
the sailors on the south side
Davis had been working at X ern' S Flour
ing mills, where he earned $1,000 each
week. He quit the lakes a year ago.
Davis has no relatives in this country,
He has sister in Cambria, Wales.
The business agent OF the Lake Sea-
mans union has taken charge of the
burial of Davis and the union will con
duct the funeral.
Witnesses said that when Davis en-
tered the saloon his coat was gone and
his hat torn. He was told to leave the
place, but it is said that when he tried
to leave he fell through the door. his
head striking it. Welkei had received
wordy abuse from the man, it is said,
but nevertheless helped him to his feet
and took him outside. What occurred
there is matter of controversy between
different witnesses.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
SONG NOT SOLOMON'S 2
st. Louis Pastor Says Political Critic
Penned Famous Poem to Expose
Profigacy.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Oct. G.-That the
song of Solomon was not written by
Solomon at all, but was political cam
paign document penned by some skill
full poet Of the time with the object of
exposing the prohigacy of the Israelitish
king, was the startling declaration of
Rev. w. G. Biting, pastor Of the Sec
ond Baptist church, in an address before
the Baptist Ministerial association. AS
sailing the generally accepted new idea
that the song was written by Solomon
and refers to the mystical marriage of
the church and Christ, DR. Biting
argued that it is beautiful love story
aimed to rebuke the evils rampant at
SOlomon's court, and was written by
political critic. This critic, said the
pastor, shows the plaintive SORROW Of a
SnuIamite woman of northern Palestine
crying for her beloved and trying to es-
cape the attempted enforced luxury Of
court life for the sake of her noun
tains and shepherd lover.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
La TOILETTE
WILL PUBLISH
p COM MONER"
WISCONSIN, SENATOR DECLARES
WEEKLY WILL FILL DEMAND
FOR HIS ADDRESSES.
NAME NOT YET DECIDED UPON,
Mrs. La Toilette VIII Edit Department
for Home and Education-To Start
Worl, at Once.
NAME NOT YET DECIDED UPON.
TO PRINT OFFICIALS RECORDS

MADISON Wis. Oct. S.-(Spccial
United States Senator La Toilette is
70 start 81 Comuoncr. Il viii not b.
caiYed The Conlmonor, hoWayer, and in
fact the name if decided upon, has not
been made public The announcement
IF tic senator's intention was made by
him today in person in the following
statement which irr gave ont:
'"The increasing demands upon me for
address, and for such printed matter
on representative government as | fur
nish for public distribution, have i'm
pressed me with thc belief that ] should
establish q weekly paper, published pr-
marty IN support nf government by the
people.
To Print officials Records.
with assured support | shalt proceed
1T 0ncc with the regular publication of
u weekly magazine, devoted 10 the public
interest upon lines broad enough to aD-
peai to the progressive people Of the en-
tire country. / shall print tie records
81 pubic officials and political parties
on vital questions. ! shall discuss men
and measures impartiaIiy and fearlcSsly
With the assistance Of able writer's
and correspondents / will furnish read
erS summary Of important news, 4 di-
geSl OF proceedings III Congress, re
port Of the progress made in the strug-
gle for Sclf-gOyernment in cities and
states, and timely well considered con
tributions and editorial discussion upon
economic, financial and social questions,
The paper viii deal moi only with these
problems but as widely as possible with
other questions Of human interest. Mrs.
La Toilette will have department in
which education and the home will be
discussed from the wCman's standpoint.
Need of Sound Speech.
'"Fhe peoples cause can never be too
well served The contest between special
privilege and the common good is drawn
close, and is becoming more critical. The
need of plain speech and sound measures
was never greater | shall make this
paper before all other things the vigilant
campaign of the true representative gov
crnment."
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
WILL EXPAND ALL
BUSINESS IN WEST
NINETEENTH TRANSMISSISSIPPI
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS- MEETS
IN FRISCO.
Is STATES ARE REPRESENTED.
Conservation of Natural Resources Is
Question Which VIII Be Discussed
During Five Days Meeting.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS APPEAR.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. oct. c.
The nineteenth Transmississippi Com
mcrcial congress, with 1000 or more dele
gates from the western half Of the Unit
ed States attending. all of them men of
high position in the affairs of the ma
ton and Of their respective states. be-
gan its five days dclibcratlon here to-
day with a display of enthusiasm by the
delegates that augurs we'll for Il success
full and interesting session.
Case Opens Meeting.
Temporary Chairman J. l.. Case of
Abilene, Kan. called the delegates 10
order ami i'll his opening remarks point
ed the way for many prominent speakers
who are L. follow him. dwelling ut some
length ON the vast work that there is to
be done IN the west in the way of con
Scrvatlon Of natural resources and rX-
panSlon OF present Industries TO a far
wider scope ihan has yet been attempt
ed.
Among the delegates were the repre-
SentatlNeS of eighteen states. four terri
tories and six foreign countries. while
the national government was also repre-
scented III the person of w. Il. Wheeler.
assistant secretary of commerce and
labor.
Delegates Are Entertained.
The opening session was purely one of
organization and after the requisite com
mittecS To attend to the permanent or
Sanization were appointed, the congress
adjourned in order that the delegates and
their friends might participate in an ex-
cursion about the famous San Fran
cisco harhOr, visiting the fOrtiiiCations
that guard the Golden Gate aud many
other points Of interest.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

one at Wichita, Ok, and the other in
Montana. For the latter Congress has
voted Il sum of $4,000. $4,000 of which
has been paid TO the Flathead Indians
for the ground The remaining $4,000
will go to the expense of fencing thu
ranch. which covers twenty square
miles The Wichita ranch covers
twelve square miles. 1t was stocked
from the New York geological park
with twelve pure blood American buff
taloes, presented by the director, DR..
Hornaday. The animals made the jour
ney of 1000 miles by rail. Each one
was placed in large comfortably pad
ded crate, into which it was driven
down chute leading from the buffa-
loes' Enclosure. The method is shown
in the first photograph. When the buff
faloes arrived, after a seven days jour
ney, they were sprayed with crude oil
and then released Canada is also es-
tablishing buffalo preserves-Illustrat
ed London News.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
DOUBT RAIL ACCOUNTS.

LONDON, Oct. S.-The report present,
cd today by Sir Charles Rivers Wilson.
president of the Grand Trunk railway
of Canada, at the semi-annual meeting
of the company, was adopted only after
an acrimonious discussion and SHARP
criticism of the management One of
the shareholders, amid applause. de,
clared that he was not at all satisfied
with the accuracy or the honesty of the
accounts and that he so seriously dis.
trusted tue alleged economies that he
doubted their reality. The president ad.
mitted that the report was diSappoint.
ing. but said it was not diScouraging. H
said also he was satisfied that the worst
OF the depression that had prevailed
throughout North America was now
over
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
MAKES NEW AERO MARK
Wilbur Wright Carries Passenger for
Nearly an Hour-To Get 100000
for Patent Rights.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-Wilbur Wright es-
tablished another worlds aeroplane rec
ord at lie Mans Saturday afternoon
both for time and distance while carry
ing a passenger. A French newspaper
man accompanied Mr.. Wright on the
flight, and the big aeroplane stayed in
the air for 30 minutes and 81 seconds,
coverings a distance officially estimated
at fifty-eisht kilometers, or about twenty
six miles. His previous record, with n
passenger, was 1 minutes 50 % seconds.
Mr.. Wright used new propeller in his
flights, which resulted in IN increase in
speed. The Wright brothers have partly
fulfilled the conditions of a contract en-
tered into with Lazare Weller whereby
they are to receive 100000 for the pat
ent rights for the machine in France.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
CARS ARE RUN TOO FAST
Rate Commission Recommends That
Speed Be Decreased Over Wells
Street Viaduct

MADISON. Wis. Oct S.-LSpecial !
Prof W. D. Pence, chief engineer of
the railroad rate commission of Wis
consin, reports regarding the Wells
street viaduct in Milwaukee, that the
structure is not over burdened by the
operation of interurban cars at present
1t is believed, however, that the speed
of those cars over the bridge are faster
than they should be, considering the
great height of the bridge and the posi-
bic contingency of a derailment due to
broken wheel or other cause. The en-
gineer recommends that the speed of all
ears over the bridge be so reduced that
space of TWO minutes shall be taken in
passing over this viaduct, being an aver
age of lis miles per hour.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
SORORITY GIRLS RoUT asoPHs."
Buckets of Ice Water Showered on Uni
versity Of Illinois Youths.

CHAMPAIGN. Ill. Oct. S.-Members
of the Delta Gamma sorority yesterday
repulsed a band Of University of Illinois
sophomores who sought to paste the an
nual sophomore proclamations on the
abode of the co-eds in Champaign. The
rout was acconPLsneu with buckets OF
the ''sophs.'' University freshmen made
no attempt to prevent the posting of the
commandments, which prescribe rules
for the first year men. The university
police, however, rounded up four ''sophs''
who strayed on the campus with their
paste pots and the quartette must an
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
KILLS EDITOR; ENDS OWN LIFE.
City Marshal Draws Pistol as Result of
Article Attacking Him.

MORRILL,, Kan, Oct. s.. H
Smoker, editor of the Morrill, News.
was shot down in the street yesterday
by Harry Roger, city marshal, who then
went to his home and took his own life
The murder and suicide followed an ar
ticle in Smokers paper which is said
to have been a reflection upon the city
marshal.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
OHIO COUNTIES VOTE "DRY!n
SIX Favor Local Option While One VIII
Remain FWet."

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 6.-Six more
Ohio counties voted dry at local option
elections held in seven Ohio counties
The exception was Defiance county,
which went wet by a majority of 81.
Those voting dry are Lagoon (Bellefon-
taine), Pickaway (Circleville), Union
(Iarysville), Champaign (Urbana), Madi-
son Nondon), and Wood Bowling
Green. In all counties the drys are hold
ing big celebrations tonight.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
TWO KILLED IN WRECK.
Great Northern Passenger Train Jumps
the Track While Travelling at
High Rate of Speed

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. S.-Two meI
were killed and one injured in a wreck
of q Great Northern passenger train at
Marias river yesterday. The dead:
RAMSPECK, WILLIAM f. of White
Sulphur Springs, Mont, fireman.
UNKNOWN ENGINE WIPER
Engineer Charles McClintock was Sc
verely injured. The train while travel.
ing at high speed struck soft stretch
of road bed, the engine rolling into the
ing car. Ramspeck and the wiper were
buried under the wreckage. The pas,
sengers We're severely shaken UP.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
LAND OFFICE CHECKS UP
Total Receipts in Wisconsin for Fiscal
Year Ending June 80 Were
S26,615

WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. .
Especial. THE general land office has
adjusted its account with Wisconsin.
showing the net proceeds of the sale
Of public lands in the state for the fiscal
year ended June so, 1908. The receipts
were S26,615, of which amount S1S.476
was received from the sales of public
lands and SS13S from fees and commits
sions. The commissions paid to the reg
lister and receiver of the local land office
amounted TO 1892 and the total expenses
amounted to S2262, making the net pro-
ceeds S16,214. OF this amount the state
is entitled to per cent. or $50.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
OFFICIAL IS DISMISSED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has ordered the removal
Of the collector of customs and the spe-
cial treasury agent at Port Huron. Mich,
in a letter TO Secretary Cortelyou in
which he says he regards the political as
sessment ofenses at that point very
gross" and urges wide publicity of his
action.
The collector of customs at Port Huron
IS Lincoln Avery.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
THE READING HABIT.
Some Persons Who Peruse Many
Books Gain Little by 1t.

Some Persons Who Peruse Many
Books Gain Little by 1t.
The phrase is a very common one ID
these days of splendidly equipped libra,
ries and trained librarians, and IN
doubtedly ''the reading habit may be
one of the most valuable possessions
one can acquire; but unfortunately
there are so many reading habits-al-
most as many as there are individuals
who read.
Rosie is such a reader!" Rosie's
mother informed a caller. proudly. "She
reads everything that comes out. The
lady up at the library says she can't
keep up with her. She has three or
four books week"
What have you been reading late
Typ the caller asked, turning to Rosie
Rosie stammered and hesitated. she
could remember two or three books but
no more. She was simply making q
sieve of her little empty mind. and
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
Dies Suddenly in Theater.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. S.-AIiss Ada
Reiss, stenographer in the law office of
La Toilette & Rogers, was taken sudden
ly i'll at the Fuller Opera house last
evening and died within an hour. The
cause of death is believed by the attend
ing physicians to have been hemorrhage
of the brain. Her home is near Fond do
Lac.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
BANDIT GANG IS BROKEN UP,
Green Bay Youths Sentenced to Indus
trial School.

GREEN BAY. Wis, Oct. S.-[Spe,
c;aL when Fred and John Geiger,
aged II and Is respectively, were sen,
fenced to the Industrial school at Wau,
kesha yesterday, Judge Monahan discovi
cred from their testimony that DURING
the summer there has been an organize
band of boy thieves at work steaIins
chickens and bicycles. The lads in tbs
gang ranged in age from II to 10. The
gang was known as the 81. G. L. G.
and had cave near Bairds creek where
the spoils of raids were taken and di.
vided.