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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
BOTH OLD PARTIES
NAME COMMITTEES
Everything is Now Ready for
a Lively and Interest
ing Campaign

The newly elected democratic and
republican county committees met at
Jefferson Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of organizing and electing the
| various members of the congressional
and senatorial and assembly districts
and for the purpose of electing the
county chairman and secretary. The
| democratic meeting was called to or
der in the court house by Chairman
Joseph Schreiner of Fort Atkinson,
and the following officers were chosen ::
County chairman-JOseph Schreiner
of Fort Atkinson.
County secretary-Albert Goerz,
Jefferson.
County Treasurer. w. Moore,
Watertown.
Executive committee Joseph
ISchreiner, Albert Goerz, James w.
Moore, and five others to be named by
chairman.
Members congressional committee
First district, John Morgan, chair
man, Sullivan; James w. Moore, sec
rotary, WatertoWn; Second district,
Charles Janisch Waterloo; J. c.
Brendel, Fort Atkinson.
Senatorial committee-First dis
trict, Emil Daugs, Pennington; sec
ond district, o. j. Kerschensteiner
Jefferson.
Assembly-First district, c. Schu-
macher, Johnson Creek; A. l.. Cong
don; Second district, P. F. Sheridan
Waterloo; Frank Rogers, Fort Akin
son.
Republican Members.
County chairman-George J. ks
pert, Jefferson.
County secretary. B. Caswell, Jr.
Fort Atkinson.
Congressional committee-D. S. Da-
muth, Fort Atkinson; John Reul, Hell
lenville.
Senatorial-A. H. Hartwig, Water
town; G. i. Hubbs, Lake Mills.
Assembly-Edward F. Wieman, Wa
tertown; w. F. Whyte, WATERFOWL.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
THE JUDGE GIVES
HIM TEN YEARS
PRISONER DECLARED HE WAS
INNOCENT OF THE CRIME
James Lowry Who Shot at Officer
BUTLER at the Time of the Bur
gIdry of Hertel & HOffmdn'S
Store viii Have Plenty of Time
to Reform and Repent.

James Lowry, who was convicted
county Of charge of assault with in
tent to kill was sentenced by Judge
Grimm at jefferson Saturday after
noon to the states prison at Waupun
for a term of ten years. Before pass
ing sentence Lowry declared his in
nocence of the crime, and the judge
while stating that he had lingering
doubt as to his guilt in the present
instance, said he had fair trial and
twelve men had pronounced him
guilty. The fact that he had served
the greater portion of the past
admission on the trial, was against
him. His sentence began at noon of
Saturday. The penalty is one to
twenty-five years. Lowry was arrest
ed an a charge of shooting at Police
officer G. BUTLER in West Main
street in October, 1904, but escaped
from Jail later and was found serving
a term in the workhouse at Mime
apolis and returned here for trial
Held to Circuit Court.
Max Thomas, KOrtek WOida and
Peter Siedierski, the three Milwaukee
men who were arrested here on a
charge of unlawfully entering a freight
car on the Milwaukee road with in
tent to commit larceny, had their
hearing before Justice Stacy this
morning and were held to the circuit
court for trial. Their bonds were
fixed at 5000 each, which it is be
lieved all of them will furnish. The
defendants were represented by an
attorney from Milwaukee. District
Attorney r. w. Iueck prosecuted
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Personal Mention

P L. Utley of Escanaba was a Wis
itor in the city last evening.
Mrs. Edward L. Schempf was among
the cream city visitors today.
P. w. Avery of Waukesha is visit
ing at the home of l. L. Henry.
Attorney Joseph e. Davies of Madi-
son was visitor in the city today.
Members of the Independent band
of st. Marks Lutheran church tender
ed their director, H. A. Schumacher,
a pleasant surprise at his home in
Vine street last evening in honor of
his birthday anniversary.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Personal Mention

Miss Sadie Smith spent the day in
Jefferson.
William Gorder was a Milwaukee
visitor yesterday.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. Baebenroth,
DR.. and Mrs. G. Grob and J. Luehn-
ing of Milwaukee were guests at the
home of DR.. E. J. Herman yester-
day.
Hugh L. Kerr left today for an eX-
tended visit in eastern cities, includ-
ing the New England states 1t is
possible thai his visit may include a
trip across the big pond before his re-
turn.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
First Publication August Il, '08l
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Circuit Court for Jefferson County.
August J. Sluthoff, P aintiff,

N.
Circuit Court for Jefferson County. :
August j. Sluthoff, aintif,
Angus D. Mcconnell and Christian Schmidt alias
Smith and Barbara Schmidt, his wife,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and in
pursuance of Judgment OF foreclosure and sale
rendered in the above entitled action at the
special term of the Circuit Court for Jefferson
County and State of Wisconsin, on the 1St uay of
July 1907, and entered and dOcketed in favor of
the above named plaintiff and against the ABOVE
named defendants in said Court on the same day,
| shall offer for sale and sell at public auction to
the HIGHEST bidder, in the city of WATERFOWL JEFF
ferSon County, Wisconsin, at the front door OF
the premises offered for sale and hereinafter
described on the 3rd day of October, 1908, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, the real eS-
tate and premises in and by virtue of said judy
ment OF foreclosure directed and ordered to be
sold, which premises are situated in the Ccanty
of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin and described
as follows:
ing at point in the north line of Lot One (1),
Block FCrtyfour "a, one hundred and forty-six
(l46 feet east from northwest corner of said lot;
thence running south parallel with the west line
OF said lot SiXtysiX 66) feet to the south line of
said lot; thence parallel with said north line and
along said south line in an eaStery direction to
the west bank of Rock River thence northerly
along said river bank to said North line; thence
west along the last mentioned line to the place
OF beginning; also commencing at point in the
North line of Lot Two (2) in said Block, two hun
bred and twenty (220) feet east from the north
west corner of said Lot Two (2); thence running
south and parallel with the west line CT said
block thirty 800 feet; thence east and parallel
with the north line of said Lot Two III to the
weSi bank of Rock River; thence nOrthery along
said river bank to the last mentioned north Tine:
thence west along the same to the place of begin
ming The above premises lying and being in
the Fourth ward in the City of Watertown, County
of Jefferson and state of Wisconsin.
Dated at Jefferson, Wis, this 18th day of Aug
ust, 1908.
o. V. A. BULwINKEI..
Sheriff of Jefferson
MURPHY & KRoNCKE.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Personal Mention

Miss Isabelle O'Brien is home from
Milwaukee to spend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Arndt are
visiting relatives in Beaver Dam.
Miss Clara Emmerling will spend
Sunday with friends in Milwaukee,
Miss Grace Dent, who is attending
Milwaukee Normal school. is home to
spend Sunday.
Miss Winnie Christianson of Ju-
neau is guest at the home Of DR.. F.
w. A. Notz, Western avenue.
Mrs. S. A. Owen and mother, Mrs.
Sophia Dornfeld, were in Marshall
Thursday the guest of the Rev. E. F.
Dornfeld.
Mrs. V. Froelich, who has been Wis
iting at the home of W. F. Gruetz-
macher for the past few days, re-
turned to her home in Milwaukee to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Brandt and
daughter have returned from a trip
around the Great Lakes, having visit
ed several Canadian cities, including
Montreal and Quebec. The return
trip was made via Boston and New
York.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Donovan Found Guilty

The jury in the case of The State
VS.. Charles Donovan, charged with al
legged rape, brought in a verdict of
guilty at Jefferson shortly before 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
case is one which occurred in this
city and the penalty for the offense
is from five to thirty-fve years. The
complainant was Elsie Weichert.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Ready for Job Work

The attention of the public is called to
the fact, that the Leader is now prepared
to do all kinds of job printing promptly
and artistically, at prices as low as good
work can be done. Give us your next
order and be convinced as to work and
prices.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Back from GERMANY

William Buchheit and son Alex have
returned from visit of several
months spent in Germany. They en-
joyed the trip immensely. On their
return trip wireless messages were
received from other ships hundreds
of miles away.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
LEGAL NOTICES
First Publication September 4, 1908

STATE OF WISCONSIN, }rr, uno,,o4,
County Court, Jefferson County. : III lo0"'o'
In the matter of the estate of Henry HOhmanE,
late of the city of Watertown, in said county,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term of
County. at the City Hall. in the City of Water
town, in said County on the 18th day of October.
A. d. 1906 at the opening of Court on that day or
as soon thereafter as the same can be heard, the
following matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Robert Brennecke, Sr., execu-
ter of said estate, for the examination and allow
ance of his final account of his administration of
said estate and for the assignment of the residue
thereof to the persons entitled thereto.
Dated this End day of September, A. D. 1908.
By the Court
CHARLES B. ROGERS,
County Judge.
SKINNER Il THAUER, Attorneys.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Local Horses Entered

Erma Kester, owned by Charles
Mulberger, Marion E, owned by w.
F. Earle, and Hazel B, owend by R..
F. Block, have been entered in the
races at the fair which will be held
at West Bend next week Erma Kes-
ter and Hazel B are also entered in
the races at Beaver Dam the follow
ing week and Marion E at the Dane
county fair at Madison the same week.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25

road at 1902 o'clock. Services will be
held in st. Demands church and the
interment will be in st. Bernard's
cemetery.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25

We have full line of jardinieres
cheap as dirt. The Central Trading
Co.
Smoke "Sea Rose" Sc.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25

Smoke "Sea Rose" Sc.
Smoke --latest Out" Sc cigar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
MEETS KING
At RAILWAY DEPOT
Germans Wear Gorgeous
Uniforms and English
men Plain Black.

CRONBERG, Aug. u.-Emperor VIII
liam. decked out I'm the gorgeous uni
form of one Of his crack regiments, this
morning, met his royal uncle. King Ed
ward, wearing a silk hat and black
frock coat, at the Cronberg station. The
Kaiser assisted the King 10 descend
from his saloon car and kissed him on
both cheeks, which King Edward offer
ed to him In succession according to the
German custom.
King Edward then embraced the Kais-
er. Both entered a motor car and were
vyhirled away 10 FriedrichshOf Castle,
two miles distant.
The Kaiser's suite all wore imposing
military uniforms, while all the mem
bers OF King Edwards encourage were
silk hats and black coats. The strik-
ing vvutrast between the two rulers was
commented on by the hundreds who
gathered at the station
While Edward and William were in
conference, Sir Charles Hardinge. per-
InaIient secretary OF the British foreign
office, and the German secretary of
state for foreign affairs, Herr Won
Schoen conferred in an apartment of the
castle. After a few hours. the four
Joined in a conference. Before midnight,
the King win proceed to Aarienbad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
SLIPS AWAY TO WE'D
INSTEAD OF VISIT
Miss Carter, of Richmond, Va,
Elopes With Railroad
superintendent.

Telling her father and mother that
she was coming TO Washington TO
visit her cousin, Mrs. Mary Robinson,
who conducts the Virginia Hotel at
Third street and Indiana avenue
northwest, Lucy Y. Garter. the twenty
one-year-OId daughter of Robert Car
ter, of Richmond, Va, met Elmer +.
Davis, a railroad superintendent Of
Cleveland. hio, and was married by
the Rev. J. B. Mclaughlin, the
preacher-lawyer.
In elOping to Washington and mar
Tying the man OF her choice whom
she has seen less than half a dozen
times, Miss Carter has followed the
example set by her sister, Mabel
who eIoped 10 this city several months
ago and married a man whom she
had never seen and whom she had
met through a matrimonial agency.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Robinson re-
Ceived a letter from her cousin, who
asked If she might spend a short va
cation here. She showed the answer to
her parents, and they gave their per
mission to her coming to Washington
for the visit. Mrs. Robinson was about
TO write TO the girls parents, being
somewhat worried at her nOn-appear~
anCe, when the girl called and informed
her of her marriage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
BRYAN CONFERRING
WITH PARTY HEADS
Ways of Handling Campaign
DiScuSSed-HandS Off in
New York.

LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 1.-THE most
important political conference so far as
the Democratic party is concerned. since
the opening of the campaign, began this
afternoon In Bryan's home ana wiz
continue until late tonight. Attending
are Bryan; his running mate, John ".
Kern. National Chairman Norman E
Mack; Vice National Chairman Dr. p.
l. Hall. OF Lincoln JOsephus Daniels
OF North Carolina; John K. Lamb. OF
indiana, and several other members Of
the national and executive committees
Ways and means for handling the
campaign are being discussed as well
as the manner in which the battle in
the Middle West, the South, and wher-
ever disafection is reported, and also
New York State. is to be fought.
It is learned that Mack reported the
result Of his recent conferences in New
York with Murphy. of Tammany Hall,
Connors, and others. II was enPha-
sized that the national committee and
Bryan are to keep hands of in the
Empire state.
The leaders there viii select the State
ticket, and the understanding here is
that for the most part. the Democratic
State officers, who were elected two
years ago, will be re-nominated.
The gubernatorial situation viii not be
touched on by Bryan as he has been
ass ured that the candidate finally Sc
leCted will be some one that has not
Keen antagonistic TO Bryan IN the past
Lamb declares that there is little
QUESTION Of the election OF tom" Mar
shall in Indiana
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
Three Sisters, Prominent in
Wheeling Society, Incin-
Grated in Bed.
LEAP FROM WINDOW
MAY KILL MOTHER
Brothers, Cousins, and Domestic
Escape-One Victim Soon TO
Have Been a Bride.

WHEELING. w. Va. Aug. lin u
IRE which completely destroyed their
home and caught them unaWares while
asleep. three young society girls. daugh-
ters Of Mrs. Cecilia c. Gavin, lost
their lives early this morning.
The dead are Miss Mamie Gavin. aged
twenty-nine; Miss Clara Gavin, ugeu
twenty-six. and Miss Margaret Gavin,
aged twenty-one. Mrs. Gavin barely es-
capped with her life in her night cloth
ing by leaping from a second story
window. She sustained injuries which
probably will result in her death.
The three girls were asleep in the
same room on the third floor Their
charred bodies were found in what was
left of their beds. Their remains were
removed in portions. in baskets apu
quilts.
Suspect Incendiary.
The fire started on the first foo-
from an unknown origin. probably in
cendiary. The whole town is IN deep
gloom over the affair. because Of the
popularity OF the girls. who were noted
for their beauty and were general IA
vorites in society
one OF the two dOmestiCs employed by
the family discovered the blaze. but she
managed TO notify only her companion.
and both escaped, as also did two
brothers and two cousins OF the dead
girls
When the hre was discovered it was
too late TO even make an EFFORT 10
save the lives of the three young WO-
men. Mrs. Gavin leaped from the sec
Ond story window IN spite OF the pro-
tests OF several persons IN the street.
who had warned her not to jump.
Engaged to Wed.
A sad feature Of the AFFAIR lies in the
fact that Miss Clara Gavin was TO
have been married soon 10 H Leigh
Bailey. a prominent broker Of the oHy,
their engagement being the denouement
of a romantic courtship beginning at
Los Angeles, Cal, WheFe both were
visiting last summer.
The youngest of the girls. Miss Agnes
Gavin, also noted for her beauty, en-
tered St. JOseph's Convent about two
years ago, and Is now Sister Mary
Rose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
SEES FIRE IN DREAM;
SONS MILLS BLAZING
Old Man Starts Family Hunting
for Flames and Adjoining
Houses Are SSyed.

IOHNSTOWN. Pa. Aug. 1.-THE ven
cradle father OF Jacob H Bearl, of Mil
ford township. had genuine nightmare
in the course of which he dreamed that
the Bearl summer house was on fire.
His cries awakened the son, and on
hearing the cause of the latter's demon
stration proceeded to make an investi-
cation.
The summer house was found to be
all right, but a short distance away the
Bearl sawnill. cider press, and apple
butter factory we're in flames. The best
that BearI and his neighbors could do
was to lend their efforts in wing the
adjoining buildings. The loss is in the
neighborhood OF $1,000. with no insur-
ance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
WEATHER REPORT.

The weather is still unsettled and
BhOWeTy. except in the Gulf States the
extreme Northwest, and the Pacific
States Temperatures, as q rule are
slightly higher. except in the Rocky
Mountain region. but they do not diff
fer much from the seasonal average in
any locality
With the exception OF showers this
afternoon IN the Middle Atlantic States
and on Wednesday In the upper Ohio
valley and eastern Florida. the weather
nesday in the East and South. II viii
be somewhat warmer Wednesday in
the Middle Atlantic states
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports viii have light TO fresh
winds, mostly southerlv with partly
cloudy weather 10 the Grand Banks,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
Sultan Would Prevent
Alliance With Tabriz

CONsTANTINOPLE. Aug. II. - The
Porte Is doing everything in ifs power
TO prevent the Young Turks from in
terfering In the fight now being waged
between the Persian government and
the revolutionists at Tabriz.
This. however, is not likely to have
q deterTing effect, as the Young Turks
are carrying things with a high hand
and are practically immune from inter
ference from the Sultan. 1t is proba-
Bile that an appeal from the new min
istry, which is sympathetic with the
Young Turks idea, would hold the
Turkish soldiers in check, but no such
appeal has as yet been made
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
2 KILLED, 20 HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
Northern Pacific Express Crashes
Into Burning Bridge Near
Glendive, Mont.

GLENDIVE. Mont. Aug IL-Fireman
A. B. Matthew and an unknown tramn
were killed, and twenty persons are in
the hospital as the result Of the wreck
of the North Pacific, North Coast Linn
lted, twelve miles west of here.
The train. making fifty miles an hour.
ran into a burned bridge Quick appli-
cation Of the emergency brakes saved
most of the tEain. but the smoker and
mail coaches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
LITTLE CHILD DIES,
RESULT OF BURNS
Copenhaver Tot Backed Into Pail
of Scalding Wster-Body
Taken to Ohio.

Annie NJ. Copenhaver, aged two years
and seven months, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Winton K. Copenhaver, of
1857 Genoa street northeast, died early
yesterday morning from the effects of
scaIds received Saturday afternoon.
The little girl was playing when she
hacked into a pail of scalding water
that was on the floor, and although an
older sister Immediately rescued her,
she received such serious injuries that
death resulted
The body was taken to Lima, Ohio,
this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
SAFE IS LOOTED;
SAILOR MISSING
Newport Naval Station Robbed of
$t,8O0-Police Are Looking
for John Dalton.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. u.-Detectives
here and in nearby towns today are in
hot search for John Dalton. a young
sailor OF Louisville, KY. who has dis
appeared coincident with the robbery OF
the safe at the naval station here.
Eighteen hundred dollars was taken
from the safe by breaking the combi-
nation. Dalton was the last one To
work in the paymaster's o,fice Saturday
afternoon. He vanished Saturday night,
and yesterday when tha robbery was
discovered Dalton had not returned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
WOMAN SLAYER
DIES IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK. Aug. I.-Ernest Seitz,
who shot and killed Mrs. Bertha Hood,
mortaly wounded her baby. Alice. Cne
and one-half years old, and then 81 OF
himself while in the Hood home at $50
Bergen street, Sunday, died last night
in the Brooklyn Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
Shah RetakeS Tabriz;
Fighting Is Sanguinary

VIENNA, Aug. I.-After the bloodiest
lighting ti.al has yet marked the long
series cf clashes between the Tabrig
revolutionists and the loyansts, the
latter have a4iain captured the city and
are in control, according to messages
received here today from Teheran.
The loyalists, who had been camped
6conttnued on seoona pagel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
An Even Break.

The Illinois outcome seems to be about
an even break between the two parties
Had the Democrats named Lewis for
governor it would have been different.
Lewis is unique. Brilliant and spec
tacular, a profound lawyer. strong wltn
the labor element, and at the ssme
time commanding. by his sheer ability
asd his force as a campaigneT. the Sd<
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
TEMPERATURES.
SUN TABLE.
TIDE TABLE.

Sun rises. ............................ sos
Sun ....,..'...,,,,..s....... 7:02
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