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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
INGALLS, MAKES STUDY.
AssembIyma1 from Racine Investigates
with Possible View to Providing
Voting Machines in State.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 21-[SpcciaLI
-AssembIyman Wallace ingalls, Of Ra~
cine is gathering information and data
on the ACCESSIBILITY Of compelling the in.
staIlation Of voting machines in every
precinct in the state. As chairman Of
the committee on elections he contem-
plates the drafting of a bill to this end,
but before going that far he means to
get the right perspective and consider
carefully the ACCESSIBILITY of the project.
Ee viii draw up tables setting forth the
original cost, cost Of maintenance and
the resultant saving to the people He
also viii prepare statistics showing the
saving from one item alone: The pre-
vention Of numerous recUunts made
necessary under counts in which the hui
man element predOminates.
In Racine, where Mr.. ingalls, lives,
voting machines have been il operation
for many years and he appreciates their
value as do the members from Milwau-
kee. The facility with which the ma
chimes are operated by the working
classes has impressed the members and
this fact enters into his Investigation.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
CITY WANTSNE LAW.
Manitowoc Council Memorializes Legs
lature to Repeal Public Utili-
ties Act
NANITOWOC. w

NIANITOWOC. Wis, Jan. 10
Especial. - Another slap at the
state railroad commission was taken
by the city council last night when
it adopted a resolution memorable
ing the state Legislature to repeal
the public utilities act and to give city
councils authority to regulate and con
troll the rates and service of public utili-
ties in those cities. This will be intro
duced in the form of a bill in the Legs
lature and personal appeal will be
made to Gov. Davidson by city officials
to enforce the act. The bill will also
provide for an appeal to the courts for
a decision ON the councils rate. The
measure is directly opposed to Il bill
now before the Legislature.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
BURLINGTON PLANT BURNED.

BURLINGTON, Wis. Jan. 19.-The
Nerstreate & Fyfe company's factory in
this city. together with the contents, was
.estroyed by fire Monday. Their spe-
..aIty was photo supplies and automobile
sartS. The origin Of the fire is Tn
lowu. The loss 5 about SEQ. 900. insur-
,.ce $4,000. John II. Radke Of Mil
..al'lee is one Of the principal stockhold-
:s iii the company.
RACINE, Wis. Jan. 19.-OficerS and
->b students OF Racine college fought
ire which broke out IN the east end Of
lae laundry building Monday night. The
damage Is slight.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

WAUSAU. Wis, Jan. 2l.-[ SpeciaI.1-
Brothers Of Fred Neuembank, aged p
years. OF the town Of Rintel. this morn
M found the dead body about three
miles from town. The dead mans head
WAS uedGed in crevice of tree which
it i supposed he had cut down and under
which he was caught. He had been dead
probably ten days from the appearance
u The body.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
ORGANIZES MILLIONAIRE CHORUS
Pittsburg Police Catch Man Engaging
Girls for Carnegie and Frick

PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 19.-WnEam
Lewis. claiming to be from New York,
was arrested yesterday, charged with
being a suspicious person. Lewis has a
number Of aliases, according 10 the po-
ice, and has been posing as the theatri-
cal representative Of Andrew Carnegie
and H c. Prick. He sought applicants
for theatrical engagements and told them
that Carnegie and Frick were embarIliu.
in the burlesQue line and wanted a
chorus which he said the liuanciers in
sisted must be ali from pittsburg.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
O'NEIL is SATISFIED.
Seventeenth District Circuit Judge Is
Willing That Circuit Be Split if
People Desire It.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Jan. 2O.-Judge
O'Neil of the Seventeenth circuit gave a
statement today to the effect that he
would not oppose the organization of the
proposed new circuit Of Eau Claire, Chip
pewa, Rusk and Sawyer counties. He
would part with Eau Claire with great
regret, he said. but his personal wishes
should be subordinated 10 the public
good. and if it should seem convenient
and desired by the bar and public that
the new circuit be created. he would be
satisfied. Judge O'NeiI will be can
didate for reelection in the Seventeenth
circuit. however constituted
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
The Head of the Class.

''This,' said a teacher to her class of
small arithmeticians, lis a unit" She
held up pencil This book is a unit,
too" said she. "And these are units"
And she showed them a ruler, a flower,
and an apple.
Then she peeled the apple, and, hold
ing up the peel, said, Nov, children,
what is ths?'
Silence.
Come, you know what it is" she
urged.
Little Bills hand went up slowly.
''Well. William" said the teacher.
"Pleathe. ma'am, the skin of unit"
-PhiIadelphia Record.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

Caviar is the roe of the sturgeon pre-
pared as q table delicacy. As a dish too
are to be known by the generality of
people. and the flavor of which would
lot be relished by an uneducated palate,
Shakespeare makes Hamlet speak Of it,
II describing Il play which was too fine
% be appreciated by ordinary minds
Twas cayiare 10 the general mean-
NJ the generality, says the Prince Of
Denmark
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
BUILD NEW PAPER MILL
Company Organized at Wausau with
Capital of $3.50, 0o0-NeaI Brown
Is Interested

WAUSAU, Wis, Jan. 19-[ Special. !
The Marathon Paper Mill company is
in process of formation here with CAPT
tai stock of $75O,0O0 and will build pa
per mills at Rothschild near here, where
Il site and a dam have been secured and
will employ 800 men. Work will begin
at once and it is expected the plant will
be finished and in operation by May,
1910 The capital interested is entirely
local and the men interested have $780,
100000 feet of standing timber, spruce
and hemlock, adjoining this vicinity.
Neal Brown, Walter Alexander, Alex
andcr Stewart, Mathie Brothers and 9TH
ers are Interested
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
PROBE FOR BRIDGE
BUILDERS ASKED
ASSEI1BL IMAM JOHNSON THINKS
COMPANIES OF STATE MAIN
TAIN TRUST
LOWER HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
III. HaTass Would Make Conductor
Ask if Passenger Wants
Transfer.
Blue BOOKS FOR ALL VETERANS.

MADISON. Wis, Jan. 21.-[Spccial. !
Upon the converting of the Assembly
this morning the roll call was dispensed
with.
Assemblyman Cady of Sank intro
duced bill 10 give every veteran of the
Civil war living Ill Wisconsin 4 copy Of
the blue book
Assemblynan Berncr introduced i bill
to make il the duty Of the bureau of
LABOR to investigate all obtainabIe pri-
Ydte contracts existing between employer
ana employed and to publish all such of
the above mentioned contracts as may
come into possession Of the bureau"
Mr.. HarraS introduced a bill making
IL compulsory for Il conductor to ask Il
passenger il Il transfer is desired.
Probe Tor Bridge Builders.
Axel Johnson introduced resolution
as follows:
Nv hercas. it IS the common belief that
the bridge companies by agreement and
combination destroy all competition in
the matter Of prices for bridge build
Ing,
BE it resolved, that the attorney gen
eral and state investigate and prosecute
the offenders under the antitrust laws
Merlin Hull of Black River Falls in
tr0duced bill to repeal the present law
ers using wide tire wagons.
Mr., Kemper of Racine presented a bill
allowing Il county board to meet thirty
days annually instead Of twenty and
receive pay. The bill is prompted by
the long sessions neCessitated i'll Racine
county.
Police Boards in Towns.
Arndt Erickson introduced two bills
The first makes every village, whether
incorporated or not a separate road dis
tricr of the town. The second provides
q penalty of $40 to be collected by action
of the district attorney for the registra-
ton of 4 deed or document, which the
register Of deeds knows or believes to
be Incorrect
Assemblyman Cledry introduced a bill
for five more employees in the Senate at
So Il day each. The additional employees
to be one clOakrOom attendant, two door
keepers and two gallery attendants.
y bill by James L. Barnett provides
Tor the creation of board of police and
fire commissioners in cities of the fourth
class. The commission to be composed
of five members not more than three of
one political party, to be appointed by
the mayor in May, 1909, for terms of one
to five years. One to be appointed an.
nualy thereafter.
AssembIyman Wells introduced a bill
to get refund of $J9.53, illegally col
lected from the county treasurer in fines,
in 1904. 1905 and 1906 from Grant coun-
~.
Mr.. Ingalls, presented a bill to allow
freehOlders i'll q school district, when
10 per cent. of them petition, to vote
upon any resolution passed at school
meeting.
Mr.. Ingalls, joint resolution for adj
journmcnt was passed by both houses,
fixing the time to Tuesday at o'clock.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
DAIRYMEN MEET IN FEBRUARY.
Thirty-seventh Annual Convention to Be
Held at Barron.
BARRON. Wi

BARRON, Wis, Jan. 19-ISpecial.7
The thirty-seyenth annual convention
Of the Wisconsin Dairymen's association
viii be held here February 10, II and
n Io AmoR ago5 tRe ord PrPm q dairyme9
dairy and food commissioner; Edward
IL. Webster director Of the Kansas ey.
perimental station at Manhattan. Kan.
Colon c. Lille, assistant dairy and food
commissioner of Michigan; Z. Il. Crane.
principal of the Dunn County AgricuI.
cultural school and DR.. NJ. 7. RaveneI,
professor of bacteriol0gy at the Jsniver-
sity of Wisconsin. a large number of
premiums are offered. The annual ban
Quet OF the association viii be held
Thursday, February II.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

Group No. l of Wisconsin Association
in Session at Eau Claire, Talks
Shop.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Jan. 20-[Spc,
cial.l-Group No. / Of the Wisconsin
Bankers association met this morning
proposition to which there is much oppo-
sition and the claim of an unfair basis
of taxation Of bank stock were the pIin-
cipal subjects Of discussion. \ banquet
and entertainment viii be given tonight
by the local committee.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
REVISE MAIL ROUTES.
Improvements in Railway Service and
Country Roads VIII Better Rural
Delivery for Manitowoc.
MANITOWOC. Wis. J

MANITOWOC, Wis. Jan. 81
[SpeciaLI-A general revision Of the ru-
raj mail delivery route Of Manitowoc
county is probable as the result of a
petition on which has been forwarded
to Washington by local postal officials.
The revision is desired because of re-
cent additions to the railway mail service
in the city and the fact that Manitowoc
county roads which at the time the sys-
TEN was laid out were deemed unstable
and unsatisfactory for the service, have
been improved so that they may now
be used.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Post Cards for Sale

We have n series of sixteen post cards
which we offer for sale for Is cents in
stamps-S cards illustrating views in
the Washington Park zoo and the bal
ance taken of animals in the Ringing
Brothers menagerie. This is Il very in
teresting lot of cards. If you do not
wish the entire series, send cents in
stamps for samples. THE EVENING
WISCONSIN CO., Milwaukee, Wis.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
T-aini-g School at Antigc.

WAUSAU. Wis, Jan. 20.-[Special. ]
Langlade county supervisors yesterday
-oted to build training and agricuI-
ural school. The plan IS to er 3ct i
building similar 10 that in WausaU and
Amigo and to have the training anl
lgricg.leural schools in the same struc-
.ure a present. WORK wi. he started
IS early as possible in the spring.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
GET ALLEGED FIREBUG,
State Marshal PurtelI and Assistant
Arrest Arthur Gleason at Beloit
Brother Also Held.
REIOIF Wis Inn 10 -ISnnoi,

BELOIT, Wis. Jan. Special. I
State Fire Marshal T. Nj. Purtell anG
s. $. Sommers this morning arrested
Arthur Il. Gleason at the home Of his
brother in this city and later obtained q
confession from the Young man which
according to Mr.. Purtell, duplicates hin
in a series OF three fires in the yards OF
the Doyan-Rayue Lumber company OF
Whitewater. Shortly after obtaining the
confession, the fire marshal teleDhoneG
to the chief Of police at Whitewater
asking him to hold Oliver Gleason, 3
brother of Arthur Gleason, who it is
said, is also mixed up in the alleged in
ccndiariSm
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
May Go to Africa as Missionary.

WASHBURN. Wis, Jan. 2O.-LSpe-
cial. with a view to going to the wilds
who a year ago was principal Of the high
school in this city. has male application
10 the board Of foreign missions # the
Methodist church and lis application Is
now under advisement. In case chat Mr..
Den0yer IS elected as 4 missionary bis
wife and small child viii accompany him.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
STONE IS REFLECTED.
missouri General Assembly Names Pres
ent Senator for Another Six
Years

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. 20
William J. Stone was elected today to
succeed himself in the United States
Senate.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan 20.
The state Legislature today reelected
Reed Smoot, Republican United States
senator.
TNDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 90
Benjamin + ShiveIy was today elected
to the United States Senate. The vote
was: Shiyely 81; James \. Hemenway,
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
MEET AT MOTHERS BIER
Brothers Who Had Not Seen Each Other
in Thirty Years Renew Ties at
Funeral

MANITOWOC, Wis, Jan. 21-TSpo-
ciaI. Called here by the death of their
mother Peter Porten of Gary, Ind, and
Joseph Porten Of Minnesota, brothers,
met for the first time in thirty years at
the bier Of the deceased woman. The
two separated as boys and for twenty
five years had not heard from each 9TH
er, although living less than 800 miles
apart.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Pa1ara Engineer an OSHKOSH Man.

OSHKOSH. Wis. Jan. % Special
Capt. Henry \. Allen u Chicago. vine
has been named by President Roosevelt
rs one of tbs engineers 10 &" to the
-'auama canal next month -l.h Presi-
denU-elect Taft. IS 2 former OSHKOSH
man. the son q the late Gen. Z. ). >. len.
wh5 was a pioneer resident here and N
early newspaper man ana veteran OF tie
CIV. war.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
P0sr0FFICE RECEIPTS LARGE.
Report Of E. w. Keyes Shows Gair
ThrOughOut State.

MADISON, Wis, Jan 10.-The an.
nual statement prepared by Postmaster
Z. W. Reyes of Madison. showing the
gross receipts of the principal postoffices
Of the state for the calendar year 1908
and comparing them with the receipts
for the same Offices during 1907. fur
nishcs the best possible evidence of the
general business prosperity which has
been enjoyed everywhere throughout the
state during the last twelve months.
Following is the table:
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
HOUSE DROPS LILLEY
FROM MEMBERSHIP.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 90
George L. LiIley, who was inaugurated
governor Of Connecticut on January 3,
while occupying a seat in the House,
VAS dropped from membership of that
body today.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

The Chinese have undertaken to
nurse their forests, and the officials of
the Celestial government have engaged
japanese expert from Toxic to act as
head master for the proposed school Of
forests at Mukden for term of four
Tears, with two Chinese as his assistants.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
II. c. ROAD SOLD,
BRADFORD READY
TO RESIGN PLHGE
WISCONSIN RAILWAY DEAL IN.
vOLyING OVER 100000 TAKES
PLACE IN NEW YORK.
DIRECTORS MEET THURSDAY.
President and Others VIII Quit to Make
Way for Men Friendly to
the 500 Line.


NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-Transfer of
control Of the Wisconsin Central Rail-
road company took place today 1t the
Carnegie Trust company. Newman Erh
and his associates who sometime ago ac.
CURED options on a majority of the
comDany's stock paid for these securities
today. The deal involved between ST.
100000 and S5,OOO,OUO.
Bradford VIII Resign.
Directors Of the Wisconsin Central
road viii meet tomorrow and at that
time several members of the board in
Guiding President W. A. Bradford, Jr.,
will tender their designations. Their
places will be taken by men friendly to
the new owners.
500 Now in Control.
1t is understood that the Wi~onsin
Central will hereafter be operated in
The interest Of the Minneapolis, St. Paul
& SauIt Ste. Marie road, which is con-
rolled by the Canadian Pacific railway.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
NEGRO HEADS CUBAN SENATE.
Martin M0rua DeIgado Elected TO ths
Presidency, Honorary Office.

HAVANA. Jan. 19.-Sessions, of the
Senate and the House of Representatives
were held yesterday for the purpose Of
eleCting permanent officers. The pro
ceedings were perfunctory and there was
not the least suggestion of fractional fTic-
ton. Martin Morua DelgadO. the col
ored leader was unanimously elected
president Of the Senate. This Office.
however, is mainly honorary. as We
President Zayas doubtless will preside 4,
all the sessions.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
Luther I. Mills Dead.

CHICAGO. Ill. Jan. 19-Luther
LAIN Mills. former states attorney of
Caoi, county ana for many years one
o1 She NEST widely known members of
,e Chicago bar. C.ed n T:3O o'clock
':,~c evening at his home 1000 Grace
..-.I .ValCp
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

The Best Laxative-Garfeld Tea Com
posed Of Herbs, it exerts a beneficial effect
upon the entire system, regulating liver,
kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

Canada waters yielded last year
about 20000,O00 Holsters, half of which
were canned.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
increase in 1908 over 1oO7.... S1G5. 1fG,8.

Totals .........S2, 453 4o6.51 $2.61s.5 81. $, |
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

Only One 'FBRONTO AUINENE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature of e. W. GROVE Used the
World over to Cure Cold In One Day. Doc.
, 1909-03-17
GEBMANY'3 WAR ON MOSQUITOES.

Pracfico1Iv every auoor came co1ofrv d H.
torested in the MOSQUITO problem. oar ,road-
ors have already Iaarnei tbat in Barbados
little fish. called tbero omilions nayhon9
haceus Of their numaronznesa cans51mo a7
Of the MOSQUITOES, larvae ana hence moso7j-
toes are not a plague IN Barbados. The Gar-
mqn} colonies in East Africa and elsewhere
however. have their mosouit, nroblams ~
solve and this has led the Colonial OAira in
Berlin to take up the mutter with the Direc-
for of the Fisheries Station al Riob,ioL a.
, 1909-03-17

In Ill the discussions of the mosquito Jr)1
lem that we have had III Louisiana the first
suggestion has been that of drainage.
Wherever good drainage is had then she
mosquito problem is practically solved. The
mosquito as q rule must be propagated In
the sta8nant waters and along the shores
where the sea marshes lie their drainage
las been considered impr4ctioable and the
mosquitoes have apparently been q necessa-
ry evil. All around the suburbs of New
York, including Staten Island, long Island
and the adjacent shores Of New Jersey, the
mosquitoes have bee @ constant payue
during the summer time, and ~ remedy has
thus far been found for their determination,
as the lands producing the saa marshes do
not seem to be worth drainage.
Now comes Prof. Bartmaan, who s1ggesta
the production Of II semi tropical plant on the
surface of the water and has demonstrated
the fact that it will grow on the surface of
the water IN Germany during the mosquit
season. 1t certainly would BE- a 60 iseud to
US IN Louisiana and to every s4mi-troD.cal
and tropical country if this arr )lLs plant can
be Induced to cover al our s~taguant waters
and thus destroy the mosquito, provided.
always, that sOne Other evil feature be not
introduc d herewith We all remember the
water hyacinth, introduced, we believe, from
the HaWRllan Islands by Dr. Richardson
some thirty years ago as an ornamental
plant. 1t Is now filing all Of our sluggish
streams with its vegetation to such an ex ont
that we are asking the federal government
to introduce some means for its extirpttion.
A covering of vegetation over the surface Of
waters SO close as to prove t the mosquito
larvae from reaching the air and to prevent
the mosquitoes from laying their eggs on
the water, would seem to us impossible, and
yet the data comes 10 us from Consular Re-
ports from Germany which seem to demon
strate not only the possibility Of the fact but
it's actual realization in given instances. The
water hyacinth was introduced by Dir. Rich
ardson and its invasion Of many Of our slug
gish streams we now regard us a public Gu
lamity. May not th, arzollo do son such
mischief AS the matter is now being stu
died earnestly IN Germany we presume that
we shall be able to give our readers t. fuIt
report on it later on-Ibjd,