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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
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Iii all rural communities on the edge
Of civilization. life is matter of
chance for the men that take upon
themselves the upbuilding of the from
tier are n brawny, hardy lot They live
and work only by the sufferance Of
their companions, and when one be
comes in any way objectionable he had
best make precipitate tracks for some
other settlement If he does not care to
take up his abode suddenly in a six
foot plot Of ground Their sports are
rough. and their work Is rough.
Few modes OF life. for instance, are
less gentle than Is that OF logging
nerve, strength and agility than that
Of the logger. In driving timber down
steep and rapid streams he must be
able 10 walk or run across a bObbIng
shifting field Of floating wood. many
sticks Of which are Of themselves too
small to carry his weight. He must
often be ready to stand III swirling,
eddying water almost on the brink Of
a cataract TO free a log jam. with the
knowledge that at any moment one Of
the logs is likely to break away and
carry him with it down the stream
Once he loses his footing. the logger
is lost. Yet so expert do they become
that n man Is considered incapable I'M
less lie can ride on single log without
getting wet
Perhaps not quite 50 spectacular as
logging, but certainly just as prccari-
Gus, is the life Of the diver. In modern
times this calling has been deprived Of
much Of the romanticism that surround
cd it in earlier days before the diving
suit was brought to its present state
Of perfection, when sunllen galleons in
tropical waters were an attraction for
the adventuresome. The diver usually
finds his labor nowadays in busy har-
bors where he is 10 longer under the
necessity of battling with sharks and
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
CRANBERRY SHORTAGE,
Reports from Wisconsin and Eastern
Shipping Points Indicate a Falling
Off from Last Years Yield.

WARRENS, Wis, Oct. Ii Special.
The cranberry harvest is completed
and reports which have been made by
the growers Indicate a great shortage as
compared with previous years. The crop
last year was small, and below normal
in this state but this years crop will
be only about One-half of last season 5
output in Wisconsin, while the eastern
states report similar conditions there.
1t is estimated that the entire crop of
the United States will show about Il 80
per cent. shortage from last year
Packing will begin soon if the present
weather holds, and an active market for
the Wisconsin berries is expected as
soon as the shipping season is open. The
berries now on market are from the east
where the early varieties are being
shipped but as these do not keep we'll
and are inferior i'll flavor and shipping
qualities to the Wisconsin grown fruit,
there is really no competition between
these two crops. There We're no berries
on the wild marshes this year, so there
is no chance for mistake in the crop es-
Inmates.
Dealers prefer the Wisconsin berries
on account of superior quality and
flavor, and by reason of short shipment
and excellent keeping qualities there is
less loss i'll handling. The Wisconsin
standard barrel as required by law is
also larger and holds more fruit than the
eastern barrels. which makes quite Il
difference in retailing.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
GETS NOTED LECTURER,
versity Joins Wisconsin Faculty
Other Appointments.

MADISON. Wis. Oct. 1.-CharIeS
Iohnstone of the University of Dublin.
late of the Indian civil service and IL
member of the Royal -Asiatic society.
was appointed lecturer in political sci
ence at the University of Wisconsin at
the meeting of the board of regents. Mr..
tombstone is an authority on oriental
affairs. and has contributed many bril-
liant articles to the British and Amcri-
can reviews.
John Bell Sanborn. Phi. D.. Wisconsin,
96, was appointed lecturer i'll code prac-
tlce in the law school for the coming
year to take part of the work formerly
given by Prof. r. NJ Bashford.
Other appointments to the faculty Of
the university We're: William q. Atkins.
sergeant major L. 5. A. armorpr in
the department of military science:
Stanley *. Hornbeck, instructor in poll
cal science; Reuben Mckittrick assist
ant in political science; W. L. Bailey.
assistant in political science; Charles A.
Semrad. instructor in hydraulic engineer
ing; IL. G.. kislingbury, scholar in en-
gineering; Edna II. Battey of Winnet-
ka. ILL.,, technician i'll the department of
anatomy; Thomas Davidson. assistant in
physical training; w. Z. Atwell. student
assistant i'll business administration
Guy Benson and Charles f. Stark as
sistants i'll the law library.
Clarence Hean was appointed librarian
OF the college of agriculture i'll place of
Iva y. Welsh, resigned. Arthur G.
Laabs was made buttermaker in the
creamery
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
MAKE POOR FOOD PURE
DEMAND OF STATE INSPECTORS IN
SESSION AT MADISON
Urge Passage of Laws to Secure Full
Control of Producing, Manufacturing
and Distributing Agencies.

MADISON. Wis, Oct. If the dee
larations of the several food commis-
Sioners who have been holding secret
meetings at the Park hotel for The.
past few days to promote Il uniform en-
torcement of the food laws and Co-opera-
alton among food officials of the states
of the middle west are carried out, spu-
rlous food and unsanitary products will
be swept from the market.
The meeting of the association was
attended by Ladd of North Dakota:
bernard. Indiana: Wheaton. South Da
k0ta; Emery. Wisconsin; Wright, Iowa.
Fischer. Wisconsin,; SHEPPARD, South
Dakota: Bryan and Nchls, Illinois;
West, Minnesota; Robson, Michigan;
Mitchell and McCabc of the United
States department of agriculture in
Washington, ID. G.
One OF the most pertinent resolutions
adopted was that the several states
should adopt laws to secure full and
complete control of producing. manufac-
turing and distributing establishments
and agencies In the same resolution it
says that it has come to the notice OF
the commissioners that lin some cases,
rotten. moulding. decomposed and UNI
wholesome tomatoes are being used in
the manufacture of tomato catsup," and
1t was resolved that the food commits
sioners take steps and adopted measures
ito prevent the use of such material"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
CORPORATION FEES BIG
STATE COLLECTS S5o5,3s6.sl FROM
INCoRPORAToRS IN YEAR.
Most of This Amount Was Spent in
Filing Amendments Increasing
Capital Stock

MADISON, Wis, Oct. Ii Special
If the number of corporations which
have filed articles during the past two
years with the secretary of state is Il
barometer Of prosperous business con-
dltlonS, then Wisconsin has not been hat
hard by the panic. The figures show
there was collected by the state $685.
"S6.Sl from this source alone. Secre-
tary of State James ~ Frear is en-
thuSiaStic over the work Of the depart
ment
During the past two years, ending
July 1, 1908. there were 1900 stock com
panIeS Incorporated and ut the close OF
that time there We're 5000 domestic in
corporations doing business in the state.
The total number Of active foreign in
corporations III the state is 80 Of which
40 were licensed To do business within
The past two years
The amount received for filing the
articles Of domestic corporations during
the two years. ending July |. 1908, was
SlOO,2i2.6O. There was paid for filing
amendments to articles previously filed
during the same period S;}6S l26.4O. Tho
last item indicates that during this
period some of the large business firms
OF the state increased their capital stock
millions of dollars an indication of
prosperous conditions
The state received $1,000 during the
two years for filing the articles of for
eigu companies. which wish 10 do bust
ness i'll the state and only $50 from for
eign companies previously incorporated
ming amendments increasing stock.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
AN HEIR TO RICHES.
Lizzie Bixby Learned TO Recognize
Her Unexpected Riches.

Her Unexpected Riches
Lizzie Bixby, presenting herself at
Aunt Ellen Cases with a broken-nosed
pitcher, wore a sullcn frown on her
thin face.
Ma says, can you let her have a lit
tie mike she repeated, mechanically.
Then her voice changed. Il jest hate
being poor :" she exclaimed, savageIy.
Aunt Ellen's motherly eyes took it all
in-the ragged little figure, the broken
nOsed pitcher, the outraged pride
''Of course 1 can let her have the
milk, and welcome" she replied. I'm
having more than I can use now. And
if l was you Lizzie Bixby, I'd stop be-
ing poor and begin to grow rich this
minute"
Lizzie lifted amazed eyes "Me?" she
cried.
Aunt Ellen nodded why not
'Tain't havin' things, it's givin' things
that makes a body feel rich. You just
try it an see
Amt got anything to give 'cept one
old black hen" the girl returned, CON
temptuously.
We'll, that's a beginning. The black
hen lays sometimes, doesn't she?'
Huh !" Lizzie shifted.
But she thought all the same All
unguesSed by either. motherly Aunt
Ellen had touched the great need of the
girls life. Lizzie began to think and
plan: she was. as her shiftless father
often informed her, the only one Of the
family with brains. The eager. search
ing brain presently discovered things
all unguessed by Aunt Ellen's simple
philosophy
Folks kin buy things with money
Lizzie decided, but they can't buy you
that's how YOU can give"
As the years passed, Lizzie found
plenty of opportunity for giving; her
mother died and her father became an
invalid; all the others married, and
were continually coming to her in every
need. Once Il young farmer tried to
take her away from it all. How much
Of a temptation it was Lizzie never let
any one know, but sisters husband
had just died, and Lizzie was taking
care of her and the four children-as
well as her father.
Maybe by and by she said to her
self, but she knew in her heart that
the ''by and by" would never come,
and gradually the work for others gave
her It's hidden peace and joy. 1t is
curious how many ways of giving one
can find if one looks for them. Lizzie S
girlish talent developed into genius by
the time she was middie-aged All the
village came to her for a thousand
things.
She died when she was fifty, quite
suddenly. At the funeral the minister
spoke OF 'our dear sister" and how she
had given from her poverty. A young
woman, going home afterward with her
husband, repeated the minister's words
Lizzie Bixby poor' she said, indig-
nantly. "She was the richest woman I
ever knew"
Lizzie Bixby would have been glad
had she knOwn.-Youth's Companion.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
BANDITS GET BIG HAUL.
Gang of Thirty Robbers Hold Up Rus
sian Train and Secure Between
$4,000 and 100000

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 2S.-A
successful train robbery has been exc
cuted by band of thirty men near Vii
IA. No definite statement of the exact
amount of the booty has yet been made
but it is estimated to vary between $50.
600 and 100000. In addition to this
money there was on board the train val.
liable registered correspondence and the
days receipts from all the railway sta
tons between the frontier and Wilma. The
guard on board the train consisted of SIX
men only. The robbers took possession
of small station before the arrival OF
the train and shot down the train
guards as the engine slowed up.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

the escape of the latter is considered al
most miraculous. He was hurled through
the air fifty feet
The bursting Of the boiler sent frag-
ments of the locomotive III all directions.
Good was killed outright The force of
the explosion hurled the contents of the
trebox into the dry grass and started a
miniature forest fire. which was eXtin-
guished by Portage people. The frame
work of the locomotive was wrecked,
though all the ears remained on the
track.
In charge of Conductor Louis Stiltz,
434 Fourteenth avenue, the freight
train left Milwaukee Saturday afternoon.
While standing on siding at Portage,
awaiting orders, the explosion occurred.
The locomotive seemed in the best of
order, prior to the crash. The boiler
was torn to pieces and the fragments
scattered in all directions. Portage PEG.
pie were aroused by the noise of the eX.
plOsiOn, and hurried TO the aid of The
train crew.
Engineer Good was not dead, when
found, and was taken to the office of DIR.
b. {. Meacber, where he died two hours
later. Hanson was found wandering
about the rear of the train, in a partial.
ly dazed condition while Taylor was TN.
conscious i'll the burning marsh and
would nave been cremated, II not res.
cued. 1t is believed Taylor and Hanson
will recover, although terribly scalded.
The Milwaukee wrecking crew. accom-.
panied by Supt. f. G. Eldredge. and
Trainmaster w. p Hinrich, left for
Portage Sunday morning at II O'clock,
The framework Of the engine was found
thrown 200 feet from the head OF the
train. The frame had buried itself be.
tween the two main tracks.
Goods body was brought to Merrill
Park station this morning at 1876
O'Clock. 1t was conveyed to the resi-,
dcnce on Park Hill avenue. The funeral
will probably be on Tuesday
The frame of the locomotive was
brought to Milwaukee shops during the
morning, and the work of examination
and investigation as to probable causes
direction of e. A. Manchester, superin,
tendent Of motive power. Explosions Of
locomotive boilers are now so rare, Ow.
ing to improved mechanical appliances
that much interest is attached to the ex.
plOsion and a thorough investigation vii.
result. 1t is stated by officials that an
explosion of an engine boiler is an acci.
dent which does not occur more than al
average of once in ten years on the Nil.
Waukee system.
Reports from Portage this morning
were to the effect that, although seriously
injured, there were hopes of the recovery
of Fireman Hanson and Brakeman Tay.
lOr.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
ABBOTT TRIES AGAIN.
Show Cause Why Temporary Injunc-
ton Should Not Be Issued.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 11.-Aftcr the
supreme court had denied his motion
for leave to bring suit against Secretary
of State Frear to compel him to certify
his name as the Republican nominee for
state insurance commissioner, James E.
Abbott applied to Judge Stevens of the
circuit court for writ of mandamus
for the same purpose.
Judge Stevens granted an order to
show cause, requiring the secretary Of
state to show why a temporary injunc-
ton should not be granted to restrain
him from placing the name of George
E. Beedle on the official ballot as the
nominee of the Republican party for
commissioner of insurance The order
is returnable at , o'clock Friday after
noon.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

Of wood and lead weighing several tons.
when in some manner his leg was
caught between the bail and the fange
Of the pipe. The force exerted on the
ball by the suction Of water was so
great that the divers who came to the
rescue were unable to overcome it, and
the unfortunate man could only lie
there on his back hopelessly waiting,
his life slowly ebbing away. For three
days he lay imprisoned, and during
that time until he died his only com
munica ton with the outside world was
a handshake with the divers when they
came down, or when they fitted into
the green haziness above.
The sense Of separation from human
companionshlp that forces itself upon
the diver in such a position is also q
part Of the experience Of the aeronaut.
and is even more complete. The world
below him is only a miniature toy
world; all familiar sounds have died
away, and be is in the midst of a great
silence. Round him are the uncon-
trollable forces of nature. and there is
no hand to aid. He is at the absolute
mercy Of wind and weather, and can
trust only to his lucky stars. What ever
precautions he may take in the CON
struction Of his balloon. his parachute.
or airship, there are always a thou
sand sources Of unforeseen danger. Yet
the aeronaut goes about his task with
the greatest equanimity imaginable
denying that there is any danger, and
insisting that his profession is the
greatest of spOrts.-Montreal Star
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

Cuttlefish but he still has to undergo
dangers enough TO satisfy the most
daring spirit. Once attired in his suit
and below the surface of the water he
is helpless and absolutely dependent
upon his fellow workers above at the
| air pump. The slightest carelessness
on their part, q failure to read his sig
nalS Alright. a mistake in the supply
Of air, and his life hangs by a thread.
Nevertheless though loaded with al
| most two hundred pounds of lead and
copper, with an air hose and a life line
easily entangled dragging about after
him wherever he goes and with his
head incased in a ponderous and i'm
pcnetrable helmet, he goes about his
work with all the gaIety of the butcher,
the baker and the candlesticl1 maker
in the old rhyme.
Inleed, divers have been known who
had such a distaste for work that after
making a descent they would pick out
q soft spot in the river bed, or wher-
ever they happened to be, and lie down
for a nap. Alone under the water they
were safe from the prying gaze of any
employer, and could dispose Of their
time as they saw fit, until the invention
OF an electric system of signals.
If he wishes to sing or joke over his
work the diver must be his own audi
epce; for from the moment the heavy
helmet IS fastened to his shoulders
until 1t is taken off again, his loudest
shouting are inaudible to his comrades
If an accident occurs. he can only pull
az his life line, and then wait while his
rescuers are at work, unable to offer
the slightest suggestion.
Life Ebbed Slowly Away.
In 1904 a diver lost his life at the
Boonton, n. J., reservoir. and though
single word spoken to his comrades
might have been his salvation, the he'll
met effectually prevented it's utterance.
He had been laboring under seventy
feet Of water to close the opening of
a large intake pipe with a huge ball
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
TO KEEP THAW IN JAIL.
New York Authorities VIII Pay No At
tention to Order for Transfer to
Pittsburg

ALBANY. n Y, Oct Attorney
General Jackson today advised Sheriff
Charles NJ. Lane of White Plains not to
comply. at least for the present, with
the writs issued by the court of PennsyI-
vania to produce Harry X Thaw in
Pittsburg forthwith The attorney gen
eral has designated Col. Asa Bird Gard
ner of New York, former district attor-
ney of New York, as It deputy attorney
general to represent the state on the re
turn Of the writs before the federal
court.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
ELKINS SETTLES SUIT.
Actress in Breach of Promise Action to
Get $50 a Week During Life and
Trip Abroad

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The suit for
100000 for breach of promise, brought
last week by Louise Lonsdaie, the act
ress against Blaine l1lkins, son of Sena-
tor Elkins of West Virginia, has been
settled. and Miss Lonsdale is now OH the
high seas with Miss Margaret Carroll of
Brooklyn, bound for Paris. The terms
of settlement are that Miss LOnsdaIc
will be paid 500 week for the remain
der of her life. All her debts have been
paid, and included in the settlement is
the trip abroad which she is now enjoy
ing. with all expenses paid. together
with those Of her travelling companion.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
TO ENFORCE BLUE LAW.
Portland (Ore) Authorities Attempt tc
Keep All Shops Closed on
Sunday.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 2S.-F'ifty
store and shopkeepers, representing
practically every class of business ex.
cepting saloons, were placed under ar
rest yesterday in this city in an effort
to put into effect a blue law which has
been resting undisturbed on the statute
books of the state since it was enacted,
some fifty years ago. No attempt was
made. and it is understood none will be
made to enforse actual closing of stores
until the constitutionality of the law Is
tested
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
RAIN IS GENERAL.
Weather Bureau Reports Showers in AL
Parts of Country.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2S.-
The breaking of the prolonged drought
throughout the country is announced in
reports to the weather bureau today.
Rain has fallen generally in the United
States and FOrecaster GarriOtt of the
weather bureau announced today that il
would continue today and tomorrow
through the eastern states, followed by
clear and decidedly cooler weather. The
rains now prevailing in the territory east
of the Mississippi river started in the
far west several days ago.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
EXPLOSION KILLS ONE
ENGINEER ON MINIATURES ROAD
MEETS DEATH IN ACCIDENT.
Fireman and Brakeman Escape Death
Miraculously Though Scalded When
Engine Blows Up.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. oS.-
Engineer Fred J. Good. 1851 Park Hill
avenue, was killed, and Fireman Chris
tan j. Hanson, 443 Thirty-frst avenue,
and Brakeman 3. \. Taylor, resident
of Milwaukee. badly scalded in an explo,
sion of the boiler of locomotive 1872 1T
Portage, Wis, at o'clock Sunday
morning. Hanson and Taylor were
scalded badly by escaping steam. while
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
Erred ON from Ambush

KENOSHA, Wis, Oct. 1.-Two men
were shot and seriously injured in an at
tack on a shanty occupied by Nicholas
Sacha. a section foreman for the North
Western railway compHny at the village
Sacha was robbed by a band of Italian
bandits a year ago and the trial of the
men charged with the robbery is now
in progress. The men wounded are Frank
Andreucci and John Julian.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
PANIC AMONG PATIENTS
Fire in Mercy Hospital at GAINESVILLE
Creates Stir-0nly Slight Dam
age Done

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Oct. 1.-ISpc-
cial. Fire broke out in the chapel Of
the Mercy hospital this morning at $50
o'clock, just after the morning devotion
of the sisters in charge had been con
Guided. The damage is slight but caused
considerable panic among the patients of
the hospital. The fire originated from
the candles on the altar, burning down
and setting fire TO the wooden altar
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
PLAGUE LOSING GROUND
Only Five Real Cases Of Cholera Reported
in Manila During Past Twelve
Hours

MANILA, oct. 1.-The cholera is fast
losing ground before the vigorous war
waged by the authorities. During a pc
riod Of twelve hours today but seven
cases were reported and Of these two
We're only SUSPECTS.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
MEET NEXTAT OSHKOSH
Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association
Chooses Sawdust City for 1909
Convention.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Oct. 1.-[Spe-
cial. THE Wisconsin Funeral Directors
and EmbaImers' association chose Osh-
kosh as the next place of meeting. Sew
enty-six votes were cast for Oshkosh
against twenty-seven for Milwaukee.
The following officers were elected:
President, J. B. McLoIn. Narinette; first
vice president, B. NJ. Hoppenyan; second
vice president Charles Truesdell; treas
urer, ". F. Seackcr. Appleton: secretary,
Thomas B. Fleming Eau Claire. J. II. Ra-
gen. Grand Rapids. was elected u member
of the executive committee.
ever held