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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28

. born soldier.
"Wisht l had little grandson like"
lamented Pop, 'but l guess His
voice sank into his snowy beard.
Somewhere he had a little grandson,
but he had never seen him. When
Dick had married the Spencer girl
against his wishes there had been an
angry scene, and Dick had flung out
OF the house. Later he had sought
reconciliation, but his father would
have none of 1t, even after the boy
had been born.
He watched with unseeing eyes the
other detachments go past They had
been waiting the arrival of the special
from the east with the paraders, and
now that these had found their places
the word was passed. and the head Of
the procession moved out.
1t was long trudge for the veterans
through the streets to the cemetery.
More than one dropped out to wait for
the ambulances that closed up the line
But they were all there around the
marble shaft that commemorated the
leader under whom so many Of them
had fought, and they listened, some
with streaming eyes, to the vibrant
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28

No state III call him "nobIe son;"
He amt no ladies' pet.
But let a row start anyhow,
They'll send for him, you bet.
He don't cut any ice at all
In fashions social plan;
He gets the job to face the mob,
The reg'lar~srny man
The wiIin', drilIin',
Made for KILN,
Regular army man.
There amt no tears shed over him
When he goes off to war;
He gets no speech or prayerful "preael,-
From mayor or governor;
He packs his little knapsack UP
And trots off with the van
To start the fight, and start it right,
The reglar army man
The rattIin', battln',
Colt or Gatlin',
Ree'ar army man.
He makes no fuss about the job;
He don't talk big or brave;
He knows he's in to fight and win
Or help fill up a grave;
He amt no "mamma's darling" but
He does the best he can,
And he's the chap that wins the scrap,
The reg'Iar army man.
The dandy, handy,
Cool and sandy,
Reg'Iar army man.
Joe Lincoln.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28
81 was tired. SO / came away to sit

81 was tired. SO / came away to sit
down"
Pop seated himself on the cold stone
and drew the little fellow on his knee
Eyes, Pm tired, too," he agreed
'"The old mans getting feeble, laddie
I can remember the time when I'd
march all day and then fight all night
If had to. l was with Sherman on his
way to the sea. l guess you never
heard tell on that, did yerW
my grandpa, he was with 'em, too,"
said the boy proudly.
What was your grandpa's nameW
he demanded tremulously.
Thomas Sidney Luck" said the
boy promptly. Pops head dropped.
For a moment he had hoped that this
might be his own little grandson, this
soldierly little lad.
MY mamma says that my grandpa
was the bravest man that ever was"
continued the youngster. "He killed
millions and millions Of men, and he
wore sword just like mine, and when
he said 'Firev all the other soldiers
shot off their guns, and then the enc
my ran away and grandpa chased 'em.
He was awfully brave, but he can't
run now," he added fnconsequentially.
There's lots of us who fought then
who can't run now," said Pop sadly
I'VE didn't run then," he added, "un-
less 1t was after the enemy"
Il know" agreed the boy MY
grandpa would have died sooner; he
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28

Every year with dwindling number,
Loyal still to those that slumber
Forth they march to where already many
have found peace at last,
And they place the fairest blossoms
Ger the silent, mold ring bosoms
OF the valiant friends and comrades Of
the battles of the past.
Every year grow DINNER, duller,
Tattered flag and faded color;
Every year the hands that bear them find
a harder task to do.
And the eyes that only frightened
When the blaze of battle lightened
Like the tattered flags they follow, are
grown dim and faded too.
Every year we see them massing,
Every year we watch them passing,
6carcely pausing in our hurry after pleas
ure, after gain,
But the battlefags above them
Seem to bend and bless and love them,
And through all the lifting music sounds
an undertone Of pain.
Denis A. Mccarthy in New York Sun.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28
Cost of Wars.

Italian war, S30O,O0O,O0O and $4,000
lives.
Prussia and Austrian war, $685., ,0OO.-
900 and $4,000 lives.
Russia and Turkish war, S135, ,G00s
300 and 250,OO0 lives
France and Prussia war, $4,000, ,000,-
900 and 10000 lives.
Russia and England war, $4,000, ,OO0,-
900 and 10000 lives.
United States war Of the rebellion,
1865, S7,4OO, 100000 and $4,000 lives.
History says ''the loss of the war of
1912 was one In eighty-fve, Mexican
war one In twenty, war Of the rebel
lion one Il seven"
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NUMBER 40
nc lTketS.

RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 20 cents
Butter-Dairy, % to % cents; creamery
30 cents
The following quotations on butter,
eggs, vegetables and fruit are up tO-date
and furnished the Leader by the best
local authorities:
VEGETABLES
Potatoes 30 cents per peck
New Cabbage cents pound
New Onions-5 cents pound
FRUITS
LemOnS-DOZen % cents to 25 cents
Oranges-DoZen 20 cents to 80 cents
FARM PRODUCE
The following quotations are reported
by IL. l.. Kerr, 3 0 West Main street:
POtatOes-75 cents
Beans $500
Eggs-lS
Live Chickens 13 cents
Spring chickens 13H cents per pound
Wool, unwashed, 20 to 80 cents per Id.
BUTTER
Chicago, May 27-Steady. Cream
ery-EXtTa, 25 cents: Print 26 cents
frstS, % to % cents; seconds, 20 to q
cents; G. p. l.1Es
.. .ESE
ChIca Steady Daisies,
IL to Il rs, 1315 to II cents;
young 2 to 10 cents
BARLEY
The following quotations for barley is
reported 10y H. Nertheimer, Barley Head
quarters, Main Street
BaTley-64 t0 66
GRAINS AND FLOUR
Red winter wheat-1.22
White winter wheat 1.25
Spring No. II. %
Spring No. 2-1.20
Spring NJ. 3-1.1S
COrn-73 cents
Rye-S2 cents
Oats 56 cents
Pateni Flour $l.75 sack; 800 bbl.
Straight Flour $500 per bbl; $1.65
per sack
Middlings-Per cwt., $40
Bran 40
Rye teed-$l.25
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SC1UeneQ SuQQen-
ly. His son lowered above them. 81
was looking for Tommy Luck" went
on Dick. THE exercises are over, and
the post wants its little mascot. Poor
little chap! l guess he's tired out"
Dog tired, but too much soldier to
admit it, said the old man. He's
game, Dick. l wisht l had a little
grandson like that"
I'VE wrote you when George came"
he reminded 1--WE called him after
you, sir"
"I know" said Pop YEARLY. 81
was an old fool, my boy. l am sorry
now The words Of my old command
er sank IN, and l came away to think
1t over. I'm not long for here, Dick
If you can forgive an old man I'll try
to make up 10 you all these years. Sit
ting here with this little soldier lad
has done me heap of good. l want
little George to know me and be as
proud of me as Tommy is of his grand
pa Why, old Tom Luck was only my
sergeant. but the lad here says he
killed millions and millions. | want
my little grandson 20 feel as proud Of
me, though l don't know that l ever
killed that many men,"
He rose uncertainty to his feet and
with his sons arm through his treaded
the crowds that thronged the city of
the dead where had been born again
the father love that is stronger than
hate and hurt pride, and Pop Glea-
son, with his own little grandson upon
his knee, laid his head against the soft
yellow curls as he retold the story Of
tie march TO the sea, while the boys
parents looked with pitying eyes upon
those who mourned their soldier dead
and rejoiced that their own hero who
had been dead to them was alive.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28
Indiana's Roster of Noted Generals.

The first of the volunteer regiments
from Indiana was called the Sixth reg
iment. This was because Of the fact
that Indiana had sent five volunteer
regiments to the Mexican war. The
Hoosier State raised thirteen cavalry
regiments. There were almost 100000
enlistments from Indiana, of whom
nearly 1900 were over six feet in
height. The noted Indiana generals
Of the war were: Lew Wallace, Hovey,
Jefferson c. Davis, Meredith, Wagner,
Joseph j. Reynolds, Kimball, Foster,
Cruft, Harrow, Colgrove, Miller, Cam
eron, Gresham, Coburn, Hascall, Har-
rison, Veatch Manson, Benton, Scrib-
ner, Wilder and Crosse.
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speakers stand. The governor was
yet to speak, but they did not care for
his coldly polished phrases, and they
sought the quieter parts where already
the tiny flags marked the resting
places Of the hero dead.
} Pop Gleason was one of those who
slipped away and with tear dimmed
eyes wandered down the green aisles
He did not mark where he was going;
he simply wanted to get away. Per
haps he would be among those who
were absent next year. Would Dick
come and lay flowers on his grave?
He wondered If Dick were here. Some
one had told him that the boy had
joined the national guard.
'Hellor' Pop started and looked
down. The little veteran who had
headed the Poston boys was sitting on
a horse block and eying him curiously.
You tired, tooP asked the boy.
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THE VETERANS.

Every year they're marching slower;
Every year they're STOPPING lower;
Every year the lifting music stirs the
hearts of older men;
Every year the flags above them
Seem to bend and bless and love them,
AS If grieving for the future when they'll
never march again.
Every year that day draws nearer;
Every year the truth is clearer
That the men who saved the nation from
the severing fatal sword.
Soon must pass away forever
From the scene of their endeavor,
Soon must answer to the roll call of the
angel Of the Lord.
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odlu 81. L LII SUI
ry for boys what
amt got soldier
G r a n d p a s :.
There's Izzy Isa-
acs. His pa runs
a clothing store,
and he dtdn'
even know there
was II war until
he com e to
school"
l. l , q AuS
thing" declared
Pop, "a thing to
remember with
pride, my boy.
Never forget that
your grandfather
was a soldier.
And never let
him be ashamed
Of you"
"Father!" Pop
- sc I
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Pop Gleason
AND
Tommy Luck
VOLUME XIX
BY EPES w. SARGENT.

XvY1TH blare Of brass and the
Nv sob Of the wood wind the
Sixth Separate company of
the state militia stepped
brskly past to the air of a popular
song. Pop Gleason's feet inVoluntari-
ly kept time to the marked beat, but
his face showed signs of disapproval.
"They ought to play Georgia. not
them vod-e-ville things" he confided
to Cap Johnson. when we was with
Sherman you bet we didn't have no
sich music"
''The times is changed, Pop" was
the sad reply. II guess they'll make
fun of our flies and drums"
Let EN-" scolded Pop. "Pm kind
er sorry we didn't stay to Pleasant
Vile"
'It's the last rally" said Cap chari-
tably. 1--WE will see some of the boys
for the last time, l guess"
Pop shook his head sadly. The di-
vision commander haG asked that all
nearby G.. A. r. posts join in the Rut-
ledge celebration. The membership
was fast growing smaller, and he hoped
that here, where the general lay at
rest on the hillside, they would hold
their last rally after the Memorial day
parade. The Beemansville post was a
little nervous about It's fife and drum
corps, with Its limited repertory of
military airs. So far even the smallest
posts had brought along the regular
band from their home town.
Then from the direction Of the sta
tion came the shrilI tones Of the flies
and the rattle of the drums, and to the
saucy strains of '"The Girl / Left Be
hind Me" the Poston post footed 1t
bravely through the mud to its place
In line
Just back of the music trudged
tiny youngster, his little uniform COM
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words of the
principal speak
er, their division
commander.
None realized
better than he
how fast the
death roll grew,
and he sp K g
frankly and ten
derly Of the gaps
that had been
made In their
r a n L s, winding
up with a fare
we'll to those
whom he might
never meet again.
1t was too much
for some OF the
v e t er n s, and
they groped their
way through the
throng about the
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p | e tie even to
the sword that
clanked with true
martial spirit at
his 8 / d e. On
every hand muir
murs of applause
ran through the
crowds that lined
t b g sidewalks.
Pop chuckled.
There's a boy
f or YOU" he
smiled to Cap.
"T b e re- s not
many inches to
him, but every
inch a soldier for
a IL t b a t. He
might be a West
Point graduate"
That's what, F"
agreed Cap. Il
& u e 8 8 he was
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-28
WdteTtOWn Nursery

Whelan Bros, propagatUrs, grow
ers and dealers in general line of
nursery stock. Apple trees spec
ialty. Large stock of evergreens
and shade trees. Small fruits flower
ing shrubs, plants, vines, fuses and
evergreens. All guaranteed stock.
1880 Oconomownc avenue, Watertown,
Wis. Phone 231-x.
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ITHtNGLARARnY
IMAM 8
02-SG57a-A-

KHE amt no gold lace BeIvedere
To sparkle in the sun;
He don't parade with ga,
cockade
And posies in his gun;
He amt no pretty soldier boy"
So lovely, spick and span;
He wears crust of tan and dust,
The res'Iar army man
The marchin', parchin',
Pipeclay starchin',
Res'lar army man.
He amt at home in Sunday school
Nor yet at social tea,
And on the day he gets his pay
He's apt to spend it free;
He amt no temperance advocate
He likes to fill the can;
He's kinder rough and may be tough,
The res'Iar army man
The r'arin', t'arin',
Sometimes swearin',
Res'lar army man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27

three years professor of equity
and Jurisprudence in Minnesota.
university. Trust lawyers might
we'll bear this training in mind
when they plan to thwart Kel-a
logg's activities.
And he Is about as active as
they make 'em, and one OF HIS
friends said recently that he
never knew of one side issue to
interfere with Kellogg's profess
sional work.
Il haven't a single hobby" no
declares. except golf! oh. yes,
l love books. too" he admits,
but my great pleasure comes
from my practice of law. OF
course, | like recreation, but l
get 1t mostly In social talks
with my club friends: and these
have in st. Paul. Chicago.
New York and Duluth. I belong
to a club In every one OF these.
cities and take great pleasure
in them ALL" Truly a GENIAL
soul Is Frank kellogg,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT RAILROADS
REALLY WANT A UNION DEPOT?

Is it possible that the agitation
for a union depot is part of plan
that makes the public Of Spokane
appear as supplicant for union
passenger terminal, whereas the
railroads are the real movers in
the deal, and that the agitation has
been inaugurated to get the city
council to make lower price on
the city hall?
today made the statement that it
looks very much like some deal of
this kind was being engineered.
A prominent business man made
the statement at the same time
that the union station matter had
long been fixed up In Chicago by
the railroads interested and that
the campaign for a union depot on
the part of citizens was being en-
gineered in order to secure the
most valuable piece of land in
volved, that owned by the city at
Front avenue and Howard street.
The members of the city council
will meet the union depot commit
tee for conference as to the value
Of the ground this afternoon at the
city hall. The council has fixed the
price at 1852, 900, while 1t was
agreed by the railroad magnates
and the depot committee that
$276, 001 was Q big price. There is
considerable opposition in the city
council to lowering the price, and a
strong minority that believe the
price should be lowered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27
ANSWERS
ARCHBOLD
(By United PreSs.)

CLEVELAND, Nov. 27.-Former
Secretary of the Interior James r..
Garfield today answered the state
ment of John ID. Archbold, that the
st. Louis decision against the Stan
dard proved that the Sherman anti
trust law was unsatisfactory, and
would probably result in repeal.
He said:
THE statement has been made
recently that the st. Louis decision
is barren of victory, merely proving
that the antitrust law is unsatis-
factory. Such an Interpretation is
unjustified. 1t is true that Roose-
welt pointed out an unsatisfactory
condition of the law, and urged a
change, but he only did so on con-
dition that the government be
given direct control over industrial
corporations. similar to that over
regular railroads and other COM
mon carriers. The court sustained
our contention that the law seeks
to prohibit the results from unfair
competition and restraint of trade"
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lions, while at the same time
he is a recognized corporation
attorney on his own account.
No higher tribute to the mans
combined honesty and ability
could have been paid than his
selection as chief trust bust
err" under the circumstances.
WOULDN'T "Do POLITICS."
Frank b. Kellogg's business
is the law; he knows Ii and
what can and cannot be done
with 1t. He lives In st. Paul,
Mimi. and the story is told of
him that years ago. when the
steel trust went into that state
to become the owner of the
vast deposits of iron ore. 1t Sc
iected Kellogg as its lawyer be-
cause he was better qualified
for the position than anybody
else In the state. The Morgan
interests were dominant in
steel and kellogg was paid a
fat salary to look after the
steel business in Minnesota.
Hill told Morgan that he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27

In kellogg the long, shrewd
nose of the man who knows his
arithmetic, and the broad, rud-
dy face of the farmer with a
Sunday shave are coupled with
the blazing eyes OF a poet and
the tumbled white hair of q
seasoned and genial genius. 1t
is an American face-a face
that you can't fool and with
common sense in every line.
And yet there is a peculiar
sweetness In It. as though he
were very, very fond of his
family.
For professional trust
buster" and a man who
wouldn't hesitate to ask Rookie
Teller or Hartman the most
embarrassing of questions In
order to prove the govern
ment's case. this Kellogg Is the
shyest individual who ever
shrank from being interviewed.
II Is hard to believe that this
man of almost rural speech and
simplicity has been for five
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27

Can Howard Chandler Christy,
famous artist, continue his success
now that he and his wife, the orig
inal Christy girl, have separated?
1t was Mrs. Christy who posed for
him and developed the type of pic
tured woman that made her hus-
bands pastels bring high figures.
1t was Mrs. Christy, too, who called
Christian Science to his aid and
cured her husband of approaching
blindness.
Now Christy is hurrying to Cuba,
where he fought under Colonel
Roosevelt in the American
war, and where he will paint sew
eral battle scenes, showing the ex-
president in action.
Meanwhile Mrs. Christy and two
OF her relatives are seeking posses
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27
On
IHEWATER
CONSUMERS
HOW COAST BUYERS ASSOCI.
ALTON OPERATES.
FACTS GIVEN THE PRESS
CONSERVATIVE ESTl IN AT e
MADE OF IMMENSE GROWTH
OF POPULATION.

- Basing the increase Of popu- Z
. Iation in Spokane this year on Z
. the number of water consun- Z
= ers added in the first II Z
q months 1909, Spokane has be- 4
. tween 100000 and 100000 peo. Z
. pie today. Z
= The estimated population I
. the first Of the present year Z
= was 100000, or over seven for Z
= each water service in use. Z
= During the year there have 4
. been nearly 5000 additional Z
. water consumers added, which Z
. means a new population, on Z
. the same ratio, of between Z
= 10000 and $4,000, indicating Z
. that the city has around Z
. $4,000 at this time. Z
Taking the increase in the mum
Der of water consumers as criter
ion, the population of Spokane has
grown over from 10000 to $4,000
during the present year.
On January / last the total mum
Der of water consumers, or in other
words, families Or individuals pay.
ing for city water, was around
10000. This total divided into the
estimated population of 10000 al
that time makes an average OF
seven people for every water ser
vice.
Since January l the number OF
water services has grown at a phe-
nomenal rate, until today the total
increase for the first IL months OF
the year is nearly 5000. Figuring
seven people Tor each additional
water service, the ratio prevailing
the first of the year. we have in
the II months had an increase of
over 21,000 in our population.
The growth of the water service
is a good criterion of the growth of
population, as people will not pay
the expense of tapping the city's
mains for the mere purpose of max.
ing a showing for statistical use. 1t
costs money to tap the water mains
and every tap represents anywhere
(Contjnued on Pace Two.l
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sion of her 10 year old daughter,
Natalie, which she charges her hus-
band has kidnapped.
No more romantic marriage than
Christy's ever thrilled New York.
Christy was. In Gotham restau-
rant at luncheon one day when ha
first saw his wife, then Mabello
Thompson. He was charmed by
her beauty. and though she and hen
mother were in deep mourning, ha
sought out and introduced himself
to the girl. They were soon mar.
ried.
At his Ohio studio, on the banks
of the Muskingum river. and in
New York. she posed for him again
and again.
Why the break has come no ona
knows, though Christy says his
wife's social ambitions interfered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27

wanted this mann Kellogg in
structed to do some political
work in the matter of the Sc
curities company. Morgan saw
the point and said he would at
tend to the matter at once.
There never has been any re-
port of just what happened, but
there are persons who say that
for a few moments the air in
Morgan's office had never been
SO blue before. Kellogg ex-
planned that he was a lawyer,
not a politician.
He was glad to do the steel
trusts law work, but not it's
politics nor its friends poll
tics; and he further announced
that if 1t were necessary for
him to become a political or
derby for the big corporate in
terests in his state he would
prefer to resign his job with
the steel trust.
"WHY WANT MONEY!"
What do they want all this
money for, anyway" says KEEL
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years worrying and grilling and
bedeviling the most acute
minds In the business world to
the point of desperation.
MANNER NOT IMPRESSIVE.
He is neither impressive nor
aggressive in his manner: his
conversation does not suggest
that subtlety which we like to
associate with formidable abil-
ity In the law. and there Is an
absolute absence of the valu-
able actor-like quality which so
many lawyers possess; but the
fact remains that Kellogg has
crowded q long and distin-
guished career at the bar by q
phenomenal success with the
most important actions ever UNI
dertaken by the department of
justice.
Indeed, he occupies a unique
position among the lawyers of
the country by reason OF the
fact that he Is retained by the
United States to investigate the
methods of various corpora
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THE REVOLVER
TOLD THE STORY
(By United Press.)

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, Nov. 27.-The
body of Harvey Johnson, son OF
Oscar Johnson, president of Rob
erts. Johnson & Rand Shoe Co.
st. Louis, was found in the noun
tains near Pecos river yesterday
A bullethole in the forehead from
a revolver near by told the story
1t is believed he suicided, as he
was in ILL health