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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
'REPRIEVE FOR ORCHARD
Petition of Attorney Refused by Par
doning Board and Granted
by Governor.

BOISE, Ida, May Gov. Gooding
today granted reprieve to Harry Or
.chard, sentenced TO be hanged Friday of
next week, to July 3 Owing to the fact
that a question was raised as to the le-
gality of the board of pardons acting on
new matters at special session, Frank
.Wyman, attorney for Orchard last night
fled with the governor a petition for
reprieve, and the board which had been
called 70 meet tonight, was advised that
the session would not be held Gov
'Gooding promptly assured Mr.. Wyman
that he would not permit Orchard to be
.hanged without hearing of bis case.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
MAKE MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
Lawrence University Trustees Expect
Student Increase.

APPLETON, Wis, May 9.-[Special.l
Extensive improvements in buildings
and grounds are planned by the board of
trustees of Lawrence university, and
these will be completed before the open
ing Of the 190S-9 school year in Septem-
Der. The expected increase in the num-
Der of students will make necessary a
number of additions and changes. A
new dormitory for male students. and a
$4,000 chapel are IN prospect. Several
new courses have been added for next
year. The trustees will choose q num-
Der of additional instructors and profess
sors at the next meeting. The new chair
of rhetoric has been filed by the selec-
ton Of a prominent instructor from the
eaSt
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
He IS A ROUGH RIDER.
John Keene Roosevelt, the Presidents
Cousin, Leads Cowboys Out
door Life

WAUKEGAN, Ill, May 6.-[Spe-
cial. John Keene Roosevelt, cousin of
President Roosevelt, has arrived at Lib
ertyv;ue from Phoenix, Ariz., with a
consignment of race horses. He intends
to leave for Long Island in a few days,
planning to make the trip on horseback.
His wealthy father has a stock farm
there Just now Roosevelt is living q
cowboys life with the horsemen at the
Libertyville track. His habit is to sleep
outdoors in a hammock and cook his
own breakfast over the camp stove.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
MUCH TIMBER BURNED,
Forest Fire RACES for a Day in North
ern Part Of Manitowoc
County.

MARINETTE, Wis, May 11.-[Spc-
ciaI. IA forest fire which ragged fercely
all day yesterday in the northern part of
Manitowoc county, burned over four
miles of territory and destroyed thou
sands of dollars worth of timber. Chief
of Police John Cook of Marinette, who
was trout fishing Oh the Pike river,
saved the Pike river bridge, which was
on fire. There were a number of set
tiers in the burned-over territory but
they all managed to save their farm
houses from destruction.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
NO MONEY BILL IS FIXED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6.-The
Republican members OF the House of
Representative were in caucus for three
hours last night in an effort to agree
upon a plan for currency legislation, but
adjourned at II o'clock without achiev-
ing any definite result. The caucus
meets again tonight.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
BLOWS SELF TO ATOMS,
Virginia (Minn.) Miner Tied Dyna-
mite Stick to His Neck,
Then Lit Fuse.

- VIRGINIA. Mimi, May 6.-Thomas
Urin, miner, tied a stick of dynamite
to his neck, while sitting in the dining
room of his boarding house here. He
called to the four women in the house
to witness the explosion and when they
were assembled, lit the fuse. When the
women saw the fuse sputter they ran
screaming from the house. The explosion
wrecked the house and injured one of the
women. All of the remains have not yet
been gathered together.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

president of the Merchants and Saving
Bank of Kenosha, his wife and three
children; N. II. Petit, secretary OF the
NJ. II. Petit Mailing company; Fred
Petit, former Wisconsin state golf cham
pion; c. C. Allen, wealthy tanner;
Fred II. Carpenter and servant en-
ployed by the Petit family.
All Of the newcomers were bitten by
a dog owned by NJ. II. Petit. The
dog was killed last Sunday, and on be-
ing examined at the institute was found
TO have been suffering from an acute at
tack of the rabies.
Inasmuch as each member of the
party had been bitten by the animal
within the last week no time was lost
in getting under DR.. Lagorio's care. The
Kenosha patients will take a fifteen
day treatment. None has shown signs
of the disease, and it is thought that
all will recover.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
PRESIDENT BACK FROM OUTING.
Returns Refreshed After Visit to Mrs
Roosevelt's Country Place.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May H.
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and
John Burroughs, who have been spend
ing several days at Pine Knot, Mrs.
RooseveIt's country place, near Char
lottesville, Va, returned to Washington
last night. The President expressed
himself as greatly pleased with his OUT
ing He wore a Rough Rider" cam
pa;-n hat and appeared to be refreshed
by lis stay at Pine Knot.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
REFUSED TO EXPLODE,
Illinois Farmer Tries to Blow Up Wag-
onload Of Dynamite and
Cartridges.

BELOIT, Wis, May 11.-[Special. /
demented, Andrew Nelson,
q farmer from Durand, H., drove over
load of dynamite and two boxes of
cartridges. He tried to blow up the
explosives, believing that two men were
pursuing him. Deputy Sheriff Lynch
succeeded in arresting him and this
he was sentenced to ten days in
the county Jail on a charge Of drunken
ness
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
20 GET TYPHOID AFTER DINNER.
Epidemic CT Fever Follows Banquet at
Rockwell CITY Ia.

Forty cases of typhoid fever have ap-
peared within the past three days at
Rockwell City. All the victims are
prominent people who ate at a mems
banquet served at the Methodist church,
April II. The cause of infection is not
known, but it is not believed to be water
Outside physicians have been sent for
and trained nurses from all nearby cities
are being hurried TO the scene. Many of
the cases already are severe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
No Excursion Trains.

HUDSON, Wis. May 9.-[SpeciaLl-
The Omaha railway company officials
have refused to run Sunday excursions
in the future and an effort was made
here yesterday to get q special TO run
to Ellsworth to the first league game of
baseball between Hudson and River
Falls Of the Western Wisconsin league,
but the company refused.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
BANKERS WILL GO TO DENVER.
American Association Fixes Place OF
Meeting Next Fall

LAKEWOOD. \. J., May G.-Denver
will be the next gathering place of the
American Bankers association, accord
ing to the executive committee of the as
ISOLATION. who met here yesterday. The
session will be either in September or
October President J. L. Powers pre-
sided at the meeting and was also toast
master at the banquet. \ committee
was appointed today to wait upon Mrs
Grover Cleveland to express to her the
sympathy of the association and the hope
Mr.. Cleyeland's recovery will be speedy
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
STATE WlTHOUTAHEAD.
Arkansas Governor Leaves Without
Telling Speaker of the
House

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May Cow
ing to the departure of Gov. Pindall for
Washington without advising the speaker
of the state House of Representatives,
Allen Hamiter, of this fact, Arkansas
is today without governor. The speak
er has authority to act as governor and
will be induced to take charge during
Mr.. Pindalls absence.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
HIGH Place for Merica.

LARAMIE, Wyo., May 11.-Charles
Oliver Merica of Warsaw, Ind, has been
elected president of the University of
Wyoming to succeed Frederick Monroe
Tisdel Prof Merica was for years en-
gagged in educational work at Appleton
and Waukesha, Wis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
TIilwaukeean z Suicide.

AIAUSTON, Wis, May 11.-[Spe-
farm in the vicinity of Mansion about
two weeks ago, committed suicide by
shooting himself. He leaves a wife and
two children. Mr.. AIohorics was Mil
waukee tanner. He was Respondent over
money matters.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

Riedinger, stating that he had changed
his mind about getting married and had
gone west" This was the last ever
heard of him. The letter was unsigned
and Heinzelmann has always been of the
opinion that Riedinger was not the au-
thor. The letter stated that his personal
property should be sold and told Heinzel-
mann to keep the proceeds.
Woman Visited Riedinger.
Riedinger was for a time employed as
a farm hand by Jerome Ryan, J. Shields
and other town of Pewaukee farmers
and in 1906 purchased eighty acres in
the town of Delatield a half mile south
Of Zion church, from J. Il. Williams,
giving a mortgage in part payment. He
told his friends that he had answered
a matrimonial advertisement and that
he was to be married. Riedinger was
inclined to be clOse-mOuthed and told
his neighbOrs but few details Of his plans
but it is known that he came to Wan
kesha to meet a woman who was COM
ing from Chicago. In order to make
himself known, Riedinger was to wear a
bouquet in his coat lapel, a circumstance
which he related to DIR. George S. Love
of this city, with whom he was well
acquainted. The woman came and spent
a day at PiCdinger's home and the two
were seer by neighbOrs tramping over
the farm.
Three months later Riedinger Dor
rowed 5000 from Heinzelman; collected
4 hay bill of $115, cashed a number of
creamery checks and left on a Wednes-
day for Chicago to be married, stating
that he would return Friday or Satur-
day. He failed to come but the letter
was received on the day he was expect
ed home Riedinger's parents reside i'll
Germany and following his disappear
ance an investigation was made by the
German consul at Chicago, but no trace
of him could be found.
Affairs Are Closed Up.
Riedinger's affairs were placed in the
hands of local attorneys by nephew
who is said to now be residing at Phila-
delphia and the personal property was
sold. His debts were paid and there is
still balance here to his credit. The
mortgage on his farm is to be foreclOsed.
The recent disclosures in the LapOrte
affair lead friends of Riedinger to believe
that he may have been one of the victims
and it is probable that the German con-
sui at Chicago will be asked to make
further investigations.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
TONY FARMER IS KILLED.
Meets Death by Rock Falling Upon His
Head

TONY, Wis, May 11.-[Special.l-
Henry Mewhorter, farmer, living three
miles east of here, was instantly killed
by being struck on the head by large
stone while digging a well. He is sur
vived by large family.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
ELMHURST HAS BIG FIRE.
Property of Assemblyman Nelson Is De-
stroYed

AMIGO. Wis, May IA big fire
ragged at Elmhurst, a village six miles
south of here Saturday. The lumber
yards of Assemblyman e. f. Nelson
were entirely destroyed and a large mum
Der of logs belonging to the Brooks q
Ross Lumber company Of Wausau and
Joseph Duchac & Co. Of this city burned.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
MOTOR CAR A FAILURE.
North-W Western Finds Venture Is Not a
Success, but Financial Loss.

BELOIT, Wis, May IL Special. I
After operating a gasoline motor car be-
tween Beloit and GAINESVILLE, the North
Western road announced today that the
venture was financial failure They will
continue, however, to operate it for some
time
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
TEN IN FEAR OF HYDRoPHoBIA.
Kenosha Residents, Bitten by Mad Dog
in Chicago for Treatment.

CHICAGO. H., May 6.-Ten residents
of Kenosha, Wis, several Of whom are
prominent in that city, were received at
the Pasteur institute in Chicago yester
day for treatment by DR.. A. Lagorio.
In the party were Henry B. Robinson,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
Mystery in Trunk.

He was silent a moment, and then
when pressed for an explanation of
things he had noticed" he said:
well about a year ago there was
man with Il black moustache who came
to the farm, and Mrs. Guinness told me
he was a friend of Jennie's. | think she
said he was her sweetheart. He had
a big trunk with him, and long while
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

DR.. J: II. W: Meyer, the coroner here.
said today: The body identified yes
terday as that of Andrew HeIgelein
bears no resemblance whatever to him
Helgelein disappeared about the first
of the year and if he was buried then
his body by now would of course be
badly decomposed. The bodies dug up
yesterday are III excellent condition. The
skin is apparently fresh, there is not
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01
AT the Omaha Theaters

Girls cabin, where the outlaw has been
invited to spend the evening Qhe only man
ever invited within it's sacred precincts).
and whittier he is tracked by the sheriff,
Is by long odds the most dramatic in the
gamut of the drama, He makes love to
The Girl and kisses her, the first kiss she
has ever received from a lover; they hear
voices approaching and, knowing his pres
ence would cause comment, The Girl con-
ceals Johnson the outlaw. The sheriff and
posse spend but a few moments explaining
The object of their search. When they have
gone, the outlaw confesses that IT is he
they were hunting, but that the offense
showed against him-his first-that he was
but following the example of his father.
who was also an outlaw and had raised his
son TO follow his example. with his kiss
stlll upon her lips, she orders him out into
the night and storm. AS he opens the door
a shot sounds In the near distance and h
stumbies back into the cabin wounded. Tn
Girl, knowing that IL caught. he will n
hanged, hides him in the rafters of her
cabin when the sheriff and posse return
They make a thorough search of the room
with no result, and are dismissed by the
sheritf, who remains to make love to The
girl. He attempts to kiss her. She resents
mis- familiarity and they struggle, but his
better nature asserts itself and. as he Of
ters his hand i'm apology, a drop of blood
from the rafters above strikes 1t and he
realizes Immediately that he has his man.
and demands that Johnson come down. The
GIRL in her position of school mistress.
pleads with her miner pupils and enlists
their sympathy. They vote in the outlaws
FAVOR, but he must leave the country. The
cirl relinquishes everything to go with him
and the final picture finds them at the foot
OF the Sierra mountains bidding a farewell
10 her dear old California" There will be
matlnees Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday. Election returns read from the
stage Tuesday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

Ohm CORT'S novel musical pre-
RSYW sentation, 9TH Alaskan" with
ENHV its artistic principals, beautiful
xkA chorus and its wealth of scenic
kdl3N8AN equipment comes to Boyd's for
3ESAJ four nights and a matinee start
ing tonight and will be sung by this fine
organization as artistically as it was last
season, when it scored one Of. the most
positive successes attributed to "A musical
organization in years. Since the time musi-
cal offerings became the vogue. authors
and managers have We'd with each other
i'm theft ambition to give something new,
but II remained for Joseph Blethen, Max
Figman and Harry Girard to take their
~imaginations to the gold fields Of far-off
Alaska for their story of local color. That
FNey struck upon a happy combination with
any amount. of material at hand for origin
atty was fully exemplified last year when
this tuneful, bright and original opera was
received with every mark Of approval by
music lovers throughout the entire country.
The possibilities for costuming, scenic pic
lures and other stage attributes with
Alaska as the central point. are unlimited,
and that the authors accepted every ad-
vantage for such has been proven. From
the standpoint of music, the score is eX-
ceptionally brilliant with many tuneful
melodies and high-class numbers intro
duced. Among those that have become ex-
ceedingly popular being the famous My
Totem Pole. a" 'Arlee," THE Trouble Tree, >"
"Baa Baa Black Sheep Mother Did, %
Party of the Second Part" Good, Better,
Best Naughty Little Lady o. and
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

novelty in the entertainment line is
=. = ForreStor's new musical drama. "The
Little organ Grinder which will be tbe
oii,ling a. the krug Thursday. Friday and
saturday and Saturday matinee variety
Is served up in liberal quantities. II il
ofifalul of sparkling wit, snappy dialogue
and clevcrly conceived situations. The
music Is Of the catchy sort and the cas-.
tuning fresh ana attractive. The com
plhS consists OF expert entertainers and
does not suffer for the want Of capable
PRINCIPALS as the cast includes MANY
names which are immensely popular in the
amatic world while the chorus Is one Of
Nn~ aud contains many good voices.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

Nitred Clarke has written What VIII
'ppon Next one Of the best farce COM
dy sketches yet given in vaudeville. ana
'ih associate players will begin an en-
asemfnt at the Orpheum sunday after
AEON As a funmaker Mr.. Clarke has
achieved signal success. Miss Sadie sher-
man is a mimic who made her debut in
Chicago six months ago. Johnny Nc
Weigh and four sprightly girls present the
humorous side of dormitory life in a girls
college Les Salvaggis" is an act IN
which four Partisan women and a man give
some whirlwind dances and other features
Of the terpsichorean art. Fentelle and
Carr have a comedy skit in which a tramp
railroad agent and a box car figure. Mel
willie and Higgins offer Just a Little Fun %
The Josseiin trio are aerialists with an
artistic ACT in which they present Pictures
in the Air These performers give a series
OF tsbleauN Ia the air. A new colored kino-
drome view has been received for the week
Elections returns win be read from tho
C,pacum stage on Tuesday evening
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01


One poster that Is always welcome. 1t is
the one disclosing the sunny countenance
and twinkling eye Of our old friend Tim
Murphy. 1t is now in evidence, and accom-
panying it is the announcement hat the
genial comedian is TO appear at the Boyd
keater Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with
natinee Saturday. and will present his
LATEST great success, Cupid and the
Dollar" There is no other role in his long
T. list OF famous parts which gives his quaint
and whimsical art such agreeable scope as
the leading part in this comedy. Super
fcially It is Tor laughter. Where Tim
Murphy is there dun care is not. But he
has a grip on deeper things and ne never
acts a role that hasn't its foundation deep
down In the human emotions. No one else
on the stage has a surer grip on the emo
tons Of his audience than Tim Murphy.
In his comedy. Cupid and the Dollar" he
exercises this art with remarkable effect,
Tor though he devotes much OF his time 10
tickling he ribs ne often penetrates the
heart. He has again this season the yalu-
able assistance OF Dorothy Sherrod and a
Tong list Of players, for the cast OF Cupid
ana The Dollar is unusually large.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

The Girl OF the Golden West one Of
the most powerful dramas ever produced.
viii open a run Of a week at the Burwood
theater this afternoon. The stock company
has been greatly augmented in order TO
cast this play, there being between twenty
five and thirty speaking parts. Aside from
the company. the Elks' quartet Of Council
Bluffs, made up as miners OF 40, Wi
render various vocal selections. Tn seen
equipment and mounting will be particv
larly elaborate. in fact. the entire produl
don viii be a replica Of The production a
Il was given IN New York for tour seasons
during which Blanche Bates played the sta
bart and won for herself the pround distinc
Non of playing TO the longest run Of any
woman star ia that city.
The Girl OF the Golden West Is the lido.
III the ~oamp-she owns the saloon, teaches
school and rules the rOught-and-ready min
ors with the charm OF her buoyant person
atty. They all love her-but most Of ali.
a6e is beloved By Jack Rance. the sheriff
Of the eommunity-but she is heart-whole
and fancy-free. To her saloon comes a
stranger attractive ana a bit mysterious.
lie CANDLES with the miners and makes
love to The Girl She loves him al first
sight, while to him she is the one woman
In the wide world. RANGES icalousg Is
aroused and when the next day he receives
a description Of an outlaw, Il tallies per-
fectly with the strange Wild had attracted
Thc Girl the night before. aud he determ
mes 10 capture him. The scene On TEe
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

Arizona" which will appear at the
NruS today and Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, is primarily one of the best
pays Augustus Thomas has written. Mr..
Ihcmas has handled the circumstance
WIN great technical skill and has been
successful in impartlng to his play a quail
nF OF atmosphere that is intrinsic and
not at all dependent upon the material as
slstahce that is to be obtained from the
'Npe'L utilization Of the mechanical an
piahees OF the theater. There will be a
speclal matinee on Tuesday and the returns
WI. be read from the stage on Tuesday
night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-03-11
CADY'S FALLS

Mrs. A. II. Calkins is i'll of grip.
Henry Drown is rapidly regaining his
health.
Homer White called on friends here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren have returned to
Hardwick.
Mrs. H. R. Jones is visiting friends in
Waterbury.
Little Cora Bagley is boarding at Ell
bridge Worden's.
Mrs. Jane Grout is confined to her bed
with rheumatism.
Mrs. G. B. Terrill visited Miss Kate
Carleton last Friday.
Mrs. Clayton Haskins is i'll with the
prevailing distemper.
Mrs. Gertie Hawkins was able to ride
out little way Sunday.
Master Lloyd Brigham made some new
maple syrup last Monady.
Mrs. Edna Williams is visiting her
daughter, Eta, 0. T. Gates.
Mrs. Kate Como of Essex Junction is
visiting her sister, Ida Drown.
Mrs. Ed Town and Miss Winnie Town
visited at A. H. Calkins' Tuesday.
Mrs. G.. J. Foss of Hyde Park has
been recent guest of Luna Smith.
Remember the village hall meeting
next Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Smith of johnson
visited their son, n. E. Smith, last Sun
day.
A Mr.. Brown from the west part of
town has moved to the Uncle Ross Town
place.
Walter Titus, who has been caring for
II. p. Drown, has returned to his home
in johnson sick with the grip.
Mrs. E. NJ. Davis and daughter and
Mrs. j. II. Clark and son of Hardwick
were at Z. NJ. Towns over Sunday.
Florence Sherwin Rublee has returned
from Burlington and is spending few
days with her father and mother. She
saws she is in excellent health and will
be able to do her own work in few
days.