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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
DECATUR HAS BIG FIRE,
Loss Is $1,000 900 in Blaze Which
Sweeps Business Section Of City
in Illinois

DECATUR, ILL.,, Aug. 23.-E'ive de-
Stroyed property estimated i'll value at
Sl,OOO,OOO, burning n large part of the
business section of the city. Nineteen
business establishments were completely
destroyed and six others badly damaged
The fire was under control at o'clock
in the afternoon, having burned fifteen
hours, but the city is suffering from
water famine because tho supply in the
reservoirs is almost exhausted. 1t was
necessary TO shut off the residence dis
tricts. Tie condition temporarily places
the city in hazardous position if anoth-
eF tire should break out.
During the fire a blaze was discovered
In tile engine room Of the Decatur hotel
outside the district that was being de
stroyed. There was a panic among the
guests. Prompt work by the hotel en-
ployes eNtinguished the flames.
The fire started at / O'Clock in the
morning in the Moorehouse q Wells
hardware store in East Main street
Noorehouse & Wells occupied a modern
sixstory building, which was one of the
show places Of the city.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23.-Fire Sat
urday night destroyed property in the
business center of Monterey to the value
Of about $1,000, 900. The whole business
section of the city was threa tened, but
escaped destruction largely because there
was no wind.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
STATE NEWS III BRIEF.

SUPERIOR-This years wheat rush start
ed on "Wednesday when Milwaukee road car
HIP arrived here over the Northern Pacific
from Pierpont S. D., loaded with durun
wheat.
BELOIT-Lewis Laly and Roy Castor
narrowly escaped with their lives while
trying to cross a bog on Lake Waubcsa
Al one time they were up to their necks
III water and mud
BLACK RIVER FALLS-Ellen Anderson
the 13-year-od daughter of John Anderson
was drowned in the Black river here or
Wednesday, She was out boating with z
boy of her own age when she leaned over
the side and fell in
WAUSAU-County Treasurer Herman Vet
ter has sent ont call to the county treas
urerS of the state for a meeting to be held
in this city September - for the purpose
of organizing a state organization Of county
treaSurerS.
ORANGENILLE-Teddy Clarno. the D
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Clarno
swallowed one of the seeds while eating
watermelon. The seed lodged in the wind
pipe. An operation was performed and the
seed removed.
MILTON-On the campus of Milton col
lcge a small city of tents has been erected
for the use Of the Seventh Day Baptist
general conference, which convened on
Wednesday. Delegates are in attendance
from various points from the Atlantic ocean
en- the east to the Pacific coast on the west.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
MOTHER WINS POINT.
Rests VIII Be Consecrated by
Cardinal Gibbons

WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. %
The body Of Lieut. James y. Sutton of
the United States marine corps is to be
disinterred and examined by medical and
gunshot experts to determine the nature
of the wounds that caused his death and
then renterrcd.
Before reinterment. however, the
ground in which the body now rests il
Arlington National cemetery near this
city is to be consecrated by Cardinal
Gibbons authority, under the rites OF
the Catholic church.
The mother Of Lieut.. Sutton has de-
plored ever since the body of her son
was placed in lis grave that the ban Of
the church against suicides has served to
prevent its resting in consecrated ground
Immediately after the court Of inquiry
that sat recently at Annapolis returned
its findings, Mrs. Sutton wrote to Cardi-
nal Gibbons asking that lie direct that
the ban be removed in the case of her
son.
Cardinal Gibbons, it is said, considers
that it has been established that Lieut.
Sutton did not take his own life, at least
not with suicidal intent, and for this rea-
son he accorded the desired permission.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
DRASTIC BILL SIGNED,
Whole Code of Prohibition Laws Passed
by Alabama Legislature Are
Now IN Effect.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 25-The
whole code of prohibition laws passed by
the Legislature at the session which adj
Journed last night was signed by the gov
ernor today They prevent the use or
distribution of liquors in clubs; make it
unlawful for foreign corporations to
break the temperance laws; provide for
impeachment of sheriffs who refuse to
obey the laws; make it the duty Of mu-
inequalities to TX and enforce prohibi-
ton laws like those i'll effect in the state;
prevent soft drink stands from using
screens or storing liquors of any kind
and prevent gambling by prohibiting
barred doors III any public place or the
use therein of electric bells, dumb wait
ers or other like machinery.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
WOMEN FIGHTING
BIG MARSH FIRE
2LAZE REAR NESHK3Cc. WIS.
THREATENS TO WIPE OUT EN-
EGTENCE FOR LIVESTOCK.
CARELESS FARMERS START IT
r,anes Creep Under Heavy Moss and
Grass ana There Is No Telling Where
They VII Break Out
WATER SUPPLY IS INADzQJATE.

NESIIKORO. Wis, Aug. 25.-lSpc-
cial. l-Firc broke out in the large marsh
lust east of this place Tuesday after
aeon and is still raging Gercrly 1t was
started Though carclrSsncSS Of farmcrs
burning brush
The marsh contains about 800 acres
and all Of this is endangered. About
$500 worth Of property has already
been DESTROYED and many Thousand dol
lars more is sill in danger.
All Fighting the Fire.
About 500 men, women aud children
are now lighting the flames Everything
here is dry and the men were forced t.
dig wells - get water to throw on the
DANES.
The marsh is covered with n growth
Of grass and moss about two feet in
thickness and the fire is creeping along
the ground under this. There is no tell
ING when or where it will break ont.
Livestock Threatened.
Al the crops arc pout III this section
y the state and the marsa fire is wiHing
out all OF the existence for the farmers
stock.
Forest Fires Under Control.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Aug. %
Reports from Traverse City say that
danger from the forest fires in that vi
entity has disappeared with the subsid-
ing of the wind. The fires that were
burning yesterday are now under con
troll. The big mill of the East Bay l.um-
Der company was saved by employees.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
Claims Against Goodrich COMPANY,

MARINETTE, Wis. Aug. 26.-Marinette
has entered claim of something over 500
against the Goodrich Transit company for
damages To the draw approach by the
steamer Chicago on Monday of last week.
ing Of the bridge was struck and entirely
broken OF. The accident * attributed to
the officers of the boat and not to the tug
.. VI. Field. which was towing the steamer
The city OF Marinette has Il case pending
against the company 10 recover damages on
the wrecked draw put out Of commission by
the steamer Carolina a couple Of years ago.
The Carolina also carried away portion OF
the roof Of the brid ge5enders house shortly
before the draw was wrecked.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
LUDlNGTON HAS
BIG 100000 BLAZE.
Buffers Salt & Lumber Plant Burns,
with 10000 Barrels of Salt and
100000 Feet of Lumber.

LUDINGTON, Mich. Aug 25.-I Spc-
Cial- The worst fire that has visited
this city in twenty years destroyed the
entire plants of the Buffers Salt and
Lumber company Tuesday night The
loss is estimated at 100000 with but
$4,000 insurance. Aside from The en-
tire lumber and salt plants, 10000 bar
rels Of salt and 100000 feet of lumber
were burned. The scene of the contla
grafton was one mile from Ludiugton on
the opposite side of Pere Marquette lake
and while the city fire department re
spOnded they were utterly unable to stop
the devastating inroads of the flames
which were urged on by a thirty-mile
south wind.
The fire was only checked when it
reached the edge Of Pere Marquette
lake Dynamite was used to stop the
flames III the mad flight through the
lumber piles, but without avail. The
Buffers company employed 1870 men
and was one of the three sawmills left
in Ludington. They had timber for two
years more running, but the plant will
not be rebuilt
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
FARLEY ARRIVES HOME,
Archbishop of New York Back After
Visit with Pope, Whom He Describes
as Wonderful Man

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The Most
Rev. John NJ. Farley, Catholic archbsh.
op of New York, returned on the steam
ship Caronia today from a visit to the
Pope. He was met by several hundred
representatives Of the clergy aud laity
of his archdiocese, who went down the
bay III a big excursion steamer for the
purpose.
The archbishop said eve were most
cordially received by the Pope and he
was greatly interested i'll all we had to
say about America and the progress of
the country, and of the church He is
as well informed on the topics Of the
day, America. as well as other countries.
as any newspaper man in New York.
His power for work is wonderful. A
man of a years the labor that he per-
forms i'll a week would drive the average
New Yorker to take a months rest at
Saratoga"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
DR.. AGkERMANN IS DEAD
PIONEER PHYSICIAN SUCCUTBS TO
LONG ILLNESS.
Was Well Known Turfnan, Owning Two
Horses Which Are Now ii
State Campaigns.

FOND DJ LAC, Wis. Aug. &c
Especial. DIR. J. Q. Alderman. one of
the best known physicians and turfmen
IN the state. died Wednesday night after
long illness. aged Is years. He had
been resident OF Wisconsin sixty-two
years and a practicing physician of
Fond du Lac twenty-eight years. He
served three years and two months i'll
the Civil war, enlisting when 10 years
old. and was with Sherman on his IA
nous march on the sea. In later years
he had given much attention to fast
horses, owning Blue Pine and Sally
Conway. now doing the fair circuits H
is survived by a wife one son, George
W. Ackerman of Marquette, Mich, and
one daughter, Mrs. {. e. Brown of this
city. The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
IT, TROPHIES LANDED
Barrels and Boxes, Containing Mammals,
Marked with Big Initials, Reach
Washington, D. c.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. "a
A big express wagon loaded with nine
black barrels and one huge box contain
ing trophies of the Roosevelt hunting
texpedition in the jungles of Africa ar
noon today.
To the horror of Secretary Richard
Rathbun of the institute, the packages
iwere marked with the initials IT. r."
placed there with white paint and large
enough to be seen a block away.
Secretary Rathbun had regarded as a
hoax the report that these initials Of the
former President were on the packages
and he at once pronounced them to be
the evidence Of trick by newspaper
imen.
The stuff looked more like a cargo
of molasses or rum than a choice col
lection Of African mammals.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
DAUGHTER OF
GOVERNOR IN
HUTO SMASH
KRIS. z. c. INBUSCH AND MADISON
PARTY NARROWLY ESCAPE
DEATH
MRGNUS SWENSON IS HURT.
~ Touring Car Goes Into Ditch and
Women Axe Thrown Into
the Air
SEVERAL RECEIVE BAD BRUISES.

MADISON, Wis. Aug. 23.-I Special
-Magnus Swenson, the well known cap
italist and university regent, was severe
y shaken up and Mrs. Swenson and
daughter Edith, Mrs. L. q. Inbusch,
daughter Of Gov. Davidson. and Alma
Peterson Of Soldiers Grove, narrowly
escaped serious injury in an automobile
ACCIDENT Sunday afternoon three miles
east Of Mcfarland.
Dr Keenan, Of this city says that Mr..
Swt-Gs0n is not seriously hurt.
The other members Of the party had a
rlosr call bur received nothing Uore
serious than Il few bruises and bad
scare
The party was driving along the coun-
try road when Mr.. Swenson turned out
to avoid bump in the road. IN doing
80, be ran into 4 ditch and the big tour
ing car fell over in the mud.
The three young ladies in the back
Baat were thrown clear Of tee car, as
was Mrs. Swensou, but Mr.. Swcnson
was struck by one Of the front wheels.
People on the road came to tie rescue
and extricated Mr. Swenson. and the
whole party was then taken back to
Madison in another auto
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
MORRIS ONLY WAITING.
Will Not Announce Candidacy for Guber-
material Nomination Until Atm0S-
phere Is Cleared

LA CROSSE, Wis. Aug. 25.-l Spe-
cial. Senator Thomas Morris, who has
been mentioned as a candidate for gov
ernor, denies emphatically that Senator
Owen of Maiden Rock had any authority
to tell the McGOvern men in Milwaukee
that he was favored by the La Toilette
organization and would run no matter
what McGoverI, you'd do. Senator Nor
rs has been in communication with
Senator Owen in regard to the matter
and Owen declares he made no such
statement as he has been credited with
While the attitude Of Senator Morris
is receptive he declines to say whether
or not he would run, and declares he au-
thorized no one to put him in the held.
1t is evident he does not intend to be-
come a candidate unless the prospects
will satisfy the principal leaders Of his
element of the party. He will not, how
ever, declare himself unless the situation
clarifies, as he does not intend to be
crossed the way McGovern and Hatton
were last year by having the strength
of the La Toilette element split up
among several candidates and bringing
about their defeat at the hands Of the
Davidson and Stephenson element.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27

t1x-ALDETBTAE ENDS LIFE WHILE
MENTALLY DERAECE0.
Cody Is Found in Kitchen By His House
keeper, Hrs. Porter, Lying II
Pool of Blood

FOND DU LAC. Wis, Aug. %
Special david Fon;ana. former aid
crman from tie First ward and an OK
policeman, committed suicide at )
o'c,ork this morning BY shooting HIM
self with revolver, III the rooms above
the Peter Corheille grocery on HoSeslae
avenue. lie had been despondent since
last September when his wife obtained
divorce and it is thought that lie be
came insane while brooding over his
troubles The body was found by Mrs
Porter. who kept house for Fomtana.
She says she was awakened BY the noise
Of fall and. going into the kitchen.
found the body lying in u pool Of blood.
FonIana WAS AZ years old and is sur
viyed by three brothers.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27

Wilson and Emery Will Renew Scrap
Thursday After Spending Day in
Colorado Mountains.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 25.-The dele
cations to the convention of the AS
ISOLATION of State and National Food and
Dairy Departments suspended business
today until night to give the visitors a
trip to the mountains. Tomorrow it is
expected the benzoate of soda question,
which resulted in a difference of opin-
ion between Secretary James Wilson and
j. Q. Emery of Wisconsin, president of
the association, will again come IN. At
that time DR.. Ira Remsen, chairman of
the referee board, which reported to
the government that benzoate had NOT
been found to be harmful as a preserva-
tive, is expected TO speak.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
MINISTER oUTPoINTs JOHN D.
PockefelIer's Former Pastor E1cels IN
Golf Playing.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 24.-John D.
Rockefeller engaged Monday in putting
DR.. w. c. Biting, his former New York
pastor, now of St Louis. to what the oil
king calls the fire test Of the links. y
The pastor outpointed him in a golf
match over the Forest Hill course. in
which the two, as partners, were de-
feated seven strokes by Captain Levi
Scofeld of Clevelanl and j. s. Sweeney
Of Detroit.
patient anyway" said the oil king to the
pastor. Then he complimented the vic
tors.
Mr.. Sweeney did the course in forty
three strokes. his partner in ffty-three,
while Mr. Rockefeller took ffty-two
strokes, one more than his clerical part
ner.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
HAS DENTISTRY RELIC.
Calls Tooth, Set in Human Jaw, 5000
Years Old, Exhibited at Congress
in Berlin

BERLIN, Aug. ga piece of dental
work 5000 years old was exhibited at the
International Dental congress, which
opened in this city today. The object, a
human jaw, taken from the Etruscan
tomb, has a calf's tooth held in place by
gold filings. The workmanship is ex-
cellent and seemingly as fresh as though
done yesterday. The exhibit is the prop
erty of DR. Guerini of Naples. Emperor
Williams exhibit includes Roman for
ceps and other dental tools of the second
century.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
BRYAN FIDDLERs ORDERED PAID.
Band Which Played "Conquering Hero"
Fights Months for S20S.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Aug. 2G.-The
chairman of the Democratic central co:l3-
mittee has been ordered to pay sos 10
two bands for parading the streets ana
playing The ConQuering Hero Comes
last election night The paean was in
tended for William Jennings Bryan, but
Bryan wasn't the hero. The band leader
didn't know or care who the conQuering
hero was. And he has been trying 10
get his money ever since election day
Albert NJ. Norton, the chairman, forgot
10 countermand the order when he found
that Bryan was not the conquering hero
He was busy with his grief. Norton's
lawyer tried to shift the debt to the
Democratic party. -ss=@ssss=---.----
Where is that Democratic party p
asked the lawyer for the band
Like the snovfiakes on the river. a
moment seen and then gone" remarked
Judge Pierce.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
Finds Fortune in Kansas.

NEW BERLIN. Wis. Aug. 25.-[Spe-
ciaL l-Relatiyes of H. ]. Stephenson
have received invitations to attend the
annual corn roast and potato bake at
the 200-acre farm of Mr.. Stephenson
near Abilene, Kas. This affair is at
tended annually by the families of 200
farmers living III the neighborhood. Mr.
Stephenson left here thirty years ago to
seek his fortune in the west and is now
worth $50 600
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
WILL GET A DIVORCE.
Final Degree to Be Granted Mrs Gould
Tuesday, Although There May Be
Hitch Over Children.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-When the
motion for final decree of absolute di-
vorce in the action brought by Mrs. Hell
en- Kelly Gould against Frank j. Gould
was called in the supreme court today an
adjournment was granted until tomor-
row. 1t is not expected there will be
any objection to the granting of the final
decree when the case comes up tomor-
row, although there may be some ques-
ton about the custody of the children,
helen and Dorothy. The interlocutory
decree permitted Mr.. Gould to have the
children from May to December, his
wife to have their custody for the re-
nainder of the year.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
IS CHILD OF ACTRESS 2
Mrs. Stella Barclay Declares Incubator
Baby Does Not Rightfully Belong
to Mrs. J. J. BleakIey.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 25.-Mar-
ian Bleakley, the incubator baby, Is not
the child of Mrs. J. J. Bleakley of To
peka, according to Mrs. Stella Barclay
of Buffalo, n. Y, the foster moter Of
the little girl. Her real mother, Mrs.
Barclay declares, is an actress. Mrs. Bar
clay, charged with kidnapping Marian,
said this morning:
IF thought for one minute there was
a drop Of Mrs. Bleakley's blood in the
child, I would not have her for an in
slant, but l know to whom she belongs,
She was the child of an actress. And,
by the way, little Marian is the exact
picture of her real mother.
The strong similarity Of features, to
my mind, makes the Identification com
plete If we could only by some legal
proceedings get the actress to court,
there would be no doubt in the matter"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
ILLNESS ENDS TRAIN NOISE.
Engineers Ordered to Stop Blowing
Whistles Until WEIGH Receivers.

WAUEEGAN, H.. Aug. 23.-In ar
order issued by the Chicago & North
Western railway, all engineers are di
rected TO keep their engines as quiet a:
possible while running through Roger:
park, owing TO the critical illness of Mr.
WEIGH. president of the WEIGH Manu-
featuring company. Engineers are eau
toned TO dispense with ringing of bell:
and whistling for a distance of hTt
blocks north and south of that station
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
TO TEST OIL INSPECTION LAW.
Company Refuses to Pay $3.50 Fee and
Is Sued.
EENnSu WE A,7r Oc D. -

ing to pay bill for $3.50 for the inspec-
ton of oil, the Thomas B. Jeffrey com
pany, one of the largest concerns in Ke-
nosha, has been made a defendant in a
suit to test the validity of the oil in
spection law of Wisconsin. The com
pany holds that it is not the intent of the
law to test oil not purchased for sale
and that the carrying out of the law
would mean the loss of thousands of dol
lars annually to the manufacturers of
the state who use the crude oil for fuel.
The suit will be carried to the supreme
court at once. The Jeffrey company has
issued a statement in which it is de
clared that the state has no right to in
terfere with the purchase of oil or de-
mand a test Of it.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
Sues Waukesha Lawyers.
TAFT MEETS ALDRICH.
President Confers with Senator Regard
ing Administrative Features OF
New Tariff Bill

BEVERLY Mass, Aug. 26.-Presi-
dent Taft conferred this afternoon with
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the Senate
finance committee and Secretary of the
Treasury MacNeagh i'll respect to the
administrative features of the new tariff
bill. Senator Aldrich wrote this part
of the bill and Secretary Macy eagh is
anxious to know the intentions of Con
gress on certain phases of the admins
trative work which have been called
into question
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
INDICTMENTS FOR TWO,
Grand Jury in Marinette County Returns
True Bills Against Town
Officers

MARINETTE, Wis, Aug. 26.-[Spc-
cial. THE grand jury today returned
indictments against two men. Fred
Price of Grover was indicted twice on
thirteen counts in all. He is accused of
taking $500 from machinery house on
account of the sale of road scraper
on one count and in another is accused
Of having paid $25 to one August Kanke,
former supervisor of the town of
Grover.
Price was at the time chairman of the
town Of Grover and served as assembly
man from his district in the legislative
sessions of 1901 and 1908.
The other man indicted was Andrew
Johnson, supervisor of the town of
Stephenson, on six counts. He is
charged with misappropriating road
funds. The jury is still in session and
more indictments are expected
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
RAISE REGISTERED LETTER FEE.
Postoffice Officials Decide to Increase
Charge Two Cents.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 26.-An
increase of 2 cents is to made soon in
the fee for the registration of letters and
mail packages. Announcement of the
proposed change was made by Post
master General Hitchcock The decision
of Mr. Hitchcock 70 increase the regis
try fee followed an extended inquiry into
the registry system by special commit
tee. BY law the postmaster general is
authorized to make the registry fee as
high as 20 cents.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
ACCUSE CHICAGoAN AS SLAYER.
Herman Hasten to Be Arraigned for the
Murder Of Wisconsin Man

KENOSHA, Wis. Aug. 26.-Herman
Hasten. 80 years old. of Chicago, is in
Jail here and viii be charged with the
murder of Herman Martin of Genoa
Junction, whose body was found last
Monday in Lake Mary in the western
part of this county j. W. Steger. also
of Chicago. is held as a witness. Kas-
ten was the last man seen with Martin.
When a p0stmortem examination was
made of Martins body it was discov-
cred that he had been killed by a blow
on the head The condition of the lungs
showed that he had not been drowned.