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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Puts Ban on Church Fairs.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 3O.-St.
Patricks Roman Catholic church will
hold no more bazaars to replenish its
funds. Rev \. B. C. Dunno says there
was no need of its members going to
outsiders to secure help for its main
teEance He spoke for a prompt payment
Of church dues, and especially for the
payment Of the pew rents. IF this was
done in n business manner, church fair
would be wholly unnecessary.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
FARMER GETS A TRAIN,
Railroad Rate Commission Hears His
Plea and Complies with Re
quest for Service

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 2S.-[Special. !
On complaint of George f. Meyer, a
farmer, the railroad rate commission has
ordered the Wisconsin Central and its
predecessor, the 500 road, to operate not
less than one train day each week be-
give proper notice of the running of the
train. Meyer set forth that this road
was operated as common carrier in 1905
but that since then it had not been used
The railroad company put the defense
that it was a private logging road, which
the rate commission did not recognize
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
LOOKS LIKE DETROIT,
delphia Loses, Practically Cinching
Pennant for Michigan.

BOSTON. Mass, Sept. 29-The De
troit won the first game of a double
header by score of to 0, by heavy
hitting. Crawfords home run in the
first inning, with two men on bases, won
the game.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. %
Chicago defeated Philadelphia in a ten
inning game today, by a score of 2 to J.
Chicago's victory, with Detroit's at Bos-
ton, practically clinches the pennant for
Detroit. If Detroit captures two out of
five games the bunting goes to Michigan.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
NO MEAL BURNS HOME.
Angered Because Wife Does Not Have
Supper Ready, Husband Wrecks
House, Is Charge.

WAUSAU, Wis, Sept. 2S.-[Special.l
Thomas La Points has been arrested
for setting fire and destroying his home
Saturday night. 1t is charged that in
a tit of spite against his wife because
his supper was not ready he destroyed
the furniture and set fire to the house,
which was entirely burned down.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Fraternities Rushing" Hard.
STRIKERS ASK ACTION.
tration Board and Interstate Com
mission to Intercede.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. SO. 0.
Pratt, international vice president of the
street railway mems union, announced
today that the Iowa state board of arbi-
tration will be asked to intervene an the
strike of the employees of the Omaha
d Council Bluffs street railway com
pany. Pratt also said a petition is be-
ing prepared asking the interstate com
merce commission to take action on the
ground that the company, which oper-
ates in two states, is not observing fran
chise requirements.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
PREPARES FOR PAGEANT.
Peary Will Sail the Roosevelt IN Hudson
Fulton Naval Parade.

PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. 30.-Com-
mander Robert e. Peary remained in
Portland today, going over a mass of ac-
cumuIated correspondence before depart
ing tonight for New York. where he
will command his Arctic ship Roosevelt
in the HudsonFulton pageant Friday.
There are no statements to be made
today" said Commander Peary, land
there will be none until the Peary Arc
Cook controversy. | shall be busy all
day with my mail and will start for New
York tonight"
Commander Peary viii probably not
remain more than day or two in New
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Salesman Accused of Bribery

MARINETTE, Wis, Sept. 2S.-Otto
W. Weigert, travelling salesman for the
Sidwell-Dewindt Shoe company of Chi
cago, is under arrest on a charge of at
tempting to bribe a salesman in Lader-
man Brothers store. 1t is charged that
Weigert offered the salesman 2 per cent.
ON goods purchased and signed a written
contract to that effect. He is out on $500
bail
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Puts on Worlds Fastest Train.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept 29.-The
Great Northern railroad has put into op-
Grafton mail express train which will
cut eleven hours off the present running
time between st. Paul and Seattle, and
make it possible TO deliver mail from the
east twenty-four hours earlier in the
Puget Sound cities. This is claimed TO
be the fastest long distance train in the
world, and will be run on ally sched-
ule from St. Paul 10 Seattle.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
BANDITS ROB BANK OF $4,000.
Escape On Horseback After Holding Up
Two Clerks.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo, Sept
30.-rwO men entered the Citizens Na-
tional bank in broad daylight here On
" ednesday. and, after holding up two
clerks, robbed the safe and escaped OH
horseback with $4,000 Selecting a time
when Vice President E. e. Drach and
other officials were absent, the men en-
tered as if they were customers. While
one man covered the clerks the other lei
surely robbed the safe and cash drawer.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
One IN 375 Is Insane.

MADISON. Wis, Sept. 3O.-One per-
son of each 80 of Wisconsin's popula-
ton is insane, according to Secretary
Tappins of the state board of control,
which has completed an audit of the as
sessments Of the different counties for
tie maintenance of insane wards. The
total sum for this purpose is S467, 44O
Milwaukee county's share being SIT,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Milwaukee Woman Is Accused

OSHKOSH. Wis, Sept. 3O.-Miss
Emma Scoring, Milwaukee, and Louis E.
Clute are suing six mutual fire insurance
companies for damages by fire to the
plant of the Northern Brush company
November Z, 1908. The defendants al
lege fraud, declaring that the plaintiffs
represented the plant as being worth
$1,000, whereas its value was only 5000,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
BADGERS DEFEAT JAPS,

TOXIC. Sept. 29.-By the close score
of 8 to Z the University of Wisconsin
baseball nine won today's game against
the All-Tokio team
Each team made nine hits
Wisconsin made five errors to four
misplays charged to the japanese play
erS.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Rooms Are Scarce.

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which students are having in obtaining
rooming places. Practically every room
ing house in Madison is filled to over
flowing and several which nre in the
course of construction have all been
spoken for by students who have been
forced to put up at hotels in order to
get accommodations. FraternitieS, which
in years gone by had always had diff
Guilty in filling their houses early in the
year, are taxed to their full capacity by
! incoming freshmen, and many older men
who had figured upon returning to col
Iege later i'll the year, assuring them
selves that they would have little diff
Guilty IN securing quarters in the frat
house. will be forced to live elsewhere.
Not to Haze "Freshies"
Owing to the agreement entered into
between the freshmen and the upper
classmen last year, practically no haz-
ing has been INDUCED i'll up to date. At
that time 1t was agreed that if the
freshmen would subscribe to the regula-
ton and restrictions placed upon them
by the upper claSsmen they would be i'm
mune from punishment i'll the form of
singing on sorority house porches or be-
ing dipped into Lake Mendoza. The
campus has been placarded with the rules
laid down for the conduct of the fresh
men, which read:
No freshman shall smoke on any part of
the university grounds except in the Wis
conSfn Union until after May 1.
No freshman shall carry cane or walking
stick at any time unless necessary because
of injuries making it impossible for him to
walk without such cane or walking stick.
No freshman shall wear stiff hat at any
time during the year except on prom
night Between registration day and No
yember l. and between Easter and com
mencement no freshman shall wear any 9th
er headgear than the prescribed green cap
with the cardinal button.
No freshman or sophomore shall wear
corduroy trousers.
No freshman or sophomore shall under
any conditions whatever sit upon the fence
in front of the gymnasium. No freshman
brary, main hall the engineering building
at any time.
The regulations have been lived up to
thus far by the entering class, especially
the rule about wearing green caps with
cardinal buttons, and hundreds of the
Emerald Isle sky-pieces have made their
appearance on the campus.
Fraternities Rushing" Hard
Fraternities and sororities have been
doing rushing" business all week and
as a result the liveries of Madison are
doing a land office business. Every in
coming train for the past four days
has been met by the fraternity men look
ing for men who have already been dat
ed and for strangers who may have the
appearance of being desirable fraternity
material" Already a gOodIy number
of the unwary and unsuspecting fresh
men have been spiked" and it is ex-
pected that by the end of the week most
of the pledging will be done.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
SIX KILLED IN
CHICAGO WRECK
PANHANDLE PASSENGER CRASHES
INTO REAR END OF STOCK
TRAIN.
FIRE ADDS TO THE TERROR.
No Opportunity for Escape Is Given to
Men Sleeping in Milwaukee
Rod Caboose
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN JUMP.

CHICAGO, H., Sept 2S.-Six men
were killed and a dozen seriously in
jured early today by an outbound Pan
handle passenger train crashing into the
rear of Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
| STOCK train at Twelfth and Rockwell
streets.
The victims were stockmen and mem
bers OF the stock train crew. No persons
on the passenger train were injured.
Victims Asleep in Caboose.
When the accident occurred few
minutes after midnight most of the vic
| TINS were sleeping in the cabo0se of
the stock train. This train was SO com
pletely demolished and the victims so
mutlated that hours later only. TWO had
been identified.
-Four cars were tcescOped and the
wreckage set afre. Many of the in
iured were eXtricated with difficulty from
the burning debris by firemen and 9TH
ers who hurried to the scene off the
wreck.
The identified dead:
POTTER, H., Dion Lake. n. d.
SCHLANGER. DON. Fayette. n. D.
STEVENSON, w. j., Livingston. Mont.
MAIZ, JACOB. Cullen. n d.
KOCH, FRED. Dickinson n d
POSTLE. JOHN, Winona, n D.
Passenger Crew Jumps.
for Cincinnati and had left the Union.
station at 1901 a. ~, was moving rap
idly and had just rounded n sharp curve
near the street intersection when the
engineer sighted the stock train only a
few yards in front. After applying the
emergency brakes the engineer and fire7
man of the passenger train Ieaped from
the cab, escaping injury.
No opportunity for escape was given
the sleeping stockmen in the way car,
as the sound of the warning whistle was
drowned in the crash as the heavy ioco1
motive ploughed through the caboose and
three other cars.
Fire added to the terror of the wreck
and greatly hampered the work of res
cue.
List of the Injured.
At the Monroe street hospital today
the following list of injured was OBJ
". W. Mcdonald, Elgin, Ill. switchman.
contusions about face and body
T. G; Buckley, Fallon, Mont, stockman;
E. r. Eggs, Falon, Mont, drover; lacera-
tions
Henry R. Bond. Milwaukee. conductor of
stock train; ankle broken and internal in
Mark Mcdonald, brakeman; general con-
tusions.
or Ed Iva l. s: Armo 9 Chicago; fingers
Fred Hackett, Chicago; cut and bruised in
rescue work.
Peter Johnson. North Dakota; fracture of
arm, scalp cut
II. f. Black, Dayton, o.. bruised.
John A. Dixon, Milwaukee, bruised.
Harmon Wirth, HankinsOn, n. D.; right
foot crushed, severe burns.
d. NJ. Hamilton. Livingston, Mont. stock
man; back injured; serious.
Conductor Bond was enormously re-
ported among the dead Monday night.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
FRANCE MoURNS AIR VICTIMS
National Subscription in Memory of
Officers to Aid Aerostatics.

PARIS. Sept. 26.-The disaster to the
military dirigible balloon Republique. i,
which four French officers lost their
lives, following the death of Lefebvre
and Capt. Ferber. and the loss of the
Patrie. has plunged France into mourn
Bpg, but public opinion supports the be-
lief of the ayiators that no human sacri-
lice can now discourage the conquest OF
the air. The Temps announces a ma
Aional subscription to aid military
Herostatics in memory of the dead Of
Ulcers. Among the condolences received
From all parts of the world none is more
appreciated than personal message
from the Emperor of Germany.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
English Lutherans Form Cougreaatinn

SHEBOYGAN. Wis. Sept. 81
Especial. l-English Lutherans under the
leadership of Rev. w. WamDsganss viii
organize as st. Marks congregation to
erect a church here. Rev. W. Dauman
OF Milwaukee will deliver a sermon to
the new congregation on October 3
Services are being held temporarily in
the edifice of a German Lutheran CON
gregation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
HOT HANDBILLS
IN GRAFT FIGHT
ONEIDA COUNTY DOODLE INvESTI-
CATION SPLITS THE CITIZENS
INTO TWO CAMPS.
THREE MEN ARE INDICTED.
Taxpayers Demand Calling of Grand
Jury and Trials Will Be Held at
Next Court Term.
SAMPLE OF CAMPAIGN MATTER.

WAUSAU. Wis, Sept. 2S.-T Special. I
Oneida county's graft investigation has
divided the citizens into two factions
and merry handful war is on. One
faction looks upon the investigation as a
big farce and the other side is of the
firm belief that the step is for the benefit
OF the moral welfare of the community.
The investigation was started several
months ago at the petition Of some tax
payers of Minocqua to Judge Reid to
call grand jury to look into the pub
lie affairs of that town Indictments;
were returned against three men and
they will have their trial at the next
term OF circuit court.
A Sample HandbiIl Bomb.
Following is sample of one of the
attacks made in the handful warfare
being waged by the two factions:
FINAL REPORT OF TOWN PROCEED
INGS.
We have brought on a grand jury We
nave built temporary sewer. We are run
llng our sewers in the lake, so the waters
may become polluted. We have built Il
temporary water plant 4 a cost of $1,000.
We have supported blind pigs SO as TO keep
votes for spring elections. we have drawn
our salaries of $1,000 to $4,000 yearly We
have raised the rate of taxation to 6 per
cent. We have brought on six law suits
we can I see why the taxpayers can't stand
for SIX more. We have put in Il Pile OF
sand for Il bridge between here and Wood
ruff, known as the Rogers bridge. We
have dug the biggest hole in Frank Rogers
farm that was dug in any farm in the
state II the taxpayers will re-elect us we
will put q roof over it and try to induce
hlngnng brothers circus to come and make
it their winter quarters, which will mean
a big thing for MinocQua.
Officers Not Americans.
We have brought on more corruption than
any town in the state. We challenge Hur-
ley Wis. We have kept the taxpayers from
having voice in any election for the last
ten years by bringing votes from Star
Lake, Arbor Vitae and elsewhere. We have
had men acting as supervisors who could
not read Hor write and who are not Ameri~
can citizens. We have built private sewers
for our friends and brothers and charged
the same to the taxpayers. We are the
heaviest taxpayers. but, we always have
bought a lot Of property since we held
town office
We have a ring of six men who know
where the money goes and no one else. We
have had $4,000 paid in the last three
years, but ii was not enough, can't see
why the taxpayers are not more liberal
We are known the chicken soup of
ficials and our aim is to throw the soup into
the taxpayers. We have served the town
of MinOcqua for the last ten years and
fear we will serve ten years for it. We
want to be reelected as we need the money
to fight grand jury as it IS a bad thing.
Yours sincerely,
ONE OF THE SIN.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
BREAKS NECK IN FALL.
Wealthy Farmer TumbleS Down Cellar
Stairs at Home Of His Son Near
Appleton (Wis.)

APPLETON. Wis, Sept 30-[Spe-
al.I-Joseph Pawluzeck, one of the
wealthiest farmers in the town of Harri-
son. died Wednesday night Of a broken
neck as a result of falling down the cell
lar stairs at the home Of his son, near
the village of Darb0y.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
Accepts Call to Minneapolis.

BLANCHARDVILLE Wis, Sept.
2S.-[ Special. REV. 0. II. Stetten, pas
tor Of the Lutheran church at this place
for the past five years, has resigned and
accepted a call from a church at Mime
apolis.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
TWO KILLED IN AUTO CRASH.
Newspaper Owner and Garage ProIrieto
Lose Lives in New York.

Edward Baker, proprietor of Mir cola
garage, were instantly killed last night
in an automobile accident near Mireoia,
l.. /. The two men were returning to
the village with the balloon of Leo Ste
vens. the aeronaut, which had just de-
scended from a long fight across New
York city and Long island,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
ONE OF BEST KNOWN PROBES
SIGNAL RACERS BADLY IN
TURED AT RIVERHEAD.
CAR SKIDS AND OVERTURNS.
Mechanician's Skull Crushed and Driver
Is Internally Injured, Although
He May Recover.
WERE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR.

RIVERHEAD, L. l.. Sept 29.--Her-
bert H. LyttIe, one of the best known
professional automobile racers in the
country, was dangerously hurt and his
1aechanician, James Bates, was killed to-
,ay in the Long Island stock car races
near Riverhead
Car Sk;ds and Overturns.
The accident occurred during the early
part of the race, while Lyttle and Bates,
driving an ApDerson car. were rounding
a curve on the first lap Of the course,
near the town OF Worthwhile. The racing
automobile was going nearly seventy
miles an hour when it skidded and over
turned, pinning both men beneath. Lyt-
tie was injured internally. The mechan-
ician's skull was crushed. and he re
ceiyed internal injuries. He was uncon-
scious when picked up. Lyttle, it is
said, has chance to get well.
Chevrolet Wins Race.
Louis Chevrolet. driving a Buick car,
won the class race tears selling be
tween 1920 and $4,000, 1881 miles, in
- $50 $40, breaking ali records for the
class. Robert Burman, in Jewett car,
was second.
Lescault, in Palmer Singer, won the
race for cars in Glass .. He made 1S2
miles in 179 minutes and 4 seconds.
The Fiat car, driven by Depalma, won
the Class ) race, making 227.5 miles in
21S minutes and 30 seconds. This was
an average of 62.35 miles an hour. Dis
brow, in the Rainier, was second when
the race was declared off
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-01
LARGEST ENROLMENT IN HISTORY
OF BADGER INSTITUTION EX-
PECTED AT MADISON.
MAY REACH THE 5000 MARK.
Fraternities and SororitieS Put in Busy
Week Rushing" and "Spik-
ing" Freshmen.
LITTLE HAzING IS INDUCED IN.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 3O.-TSpe-
claI. with the converting of classes for
the first time this morning. the Univer-
sIty of Wisconsin opened its siNtieth wear
with what is believed to be the biggest
enrolment of students in the history of
the institution. No statistics in regard to
the number of students attending The uni
verSity have been given out from the
registrars office, but Registrar w. ID.
Hiestand is authority for the statement
that the registration previous TO the reg
ular matriculatiou days-Monday and
Tuesday of this week-was the largest
since he has been connected with the
university. Mr.. HieStand stated on
Wednesday that the enrolment of stu
dents living outside the state is more
than double what ii was last year, and
that if this could be taken as a criterion
the number of students attending the
university this year will be close to the
5000 mark
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-26
THE SKILLFUL WORK
OF INDIAN JEWELLERS
Another Display of Navajo Silver at
Balke's Big Cur;o Store.

on account of the demands of souve-
mir hunters, the stock Of Navajo Indian
bracelets at Balke's Big Curio store,
became very much depleted. But it
has recently been restocked. There
has just been secured a fresh lot of
bracelets, some of which have been
used by the Indians for years, so Ions
that they have been worn almost in
two. As has already been frequently
explained, bracelets of this kind are
not intended by the Indians to be sold.
They are pawned at the trading posts
and many of them are never redeemed.
They are made of coin silver, en-
graved with various designs, all sym
bolical of something, and some of them
are set with Arizona native stones, tur-
quoise, garnet or malachite The
bracelets come in all sizes. from the
widest to the narrowest-
There is also a new line of silver
finger rings, engraved with cabalistic
designs Some of these rings are small
enough for the tiniest baby, while
others are for full grown men. They
are also very old and much worn. A
few of them are set with native stones
There has also been received another
lot of Indian souvenir spoons made of
coin silver, hammered out the same as
the bracelets have been. OF course,
from the point of view of civilization
all this work is crude, yet there Is a
degree of art about il that strikes the
beholder with surprise. and the great
est value of the work in the eye of the
souvenir hounter is in its very crudity.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-26
new MYSTERY
At FLAGSTAFF
BODY OF MAN FOUND BELOW
ANITA DAM.
A Bullet Hole in the Head, Hands
Tied Behind.

Flagstaff, June 25.-The finding of
a mans body with his hands tied. in
the waters below the Anita dam. at
Anita or the Grand Canyon railroad
yesterday has deepened the mystery
surrounding the disappearance Of a
man named Stevens. said to have been
a partner Of detective named
named Schwartz whose remains were
found about a month ago buried on
top of a hill mile north Of Williams
A bullet through his heart had ended
his life
Herbert Woods and Reuben Neil.
two well known young men were ar
rested for the killing of Schwartz and
were afterwards eXonerated of that
charge at a preliminary hearing. Later
they were held in bonds of $4,000
charged with having taken Stevens,
Schwartz's partner to a railroad dam
near Williams. and there having tied
his hands behind him and threatened to
throw him INTO the water unless he
ceased shadowing them
Stevens disappeared soon after the
young men had been released Neill
and Woods deny any knowledge of
Stevens whereabouts. or the identity
of the dead man found at Anita.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-26
MINING OFFICIALS PAID TAX.

Goldfield. June 25.-The Indictment
recently found against the officials of
the Goldfield- Florence Mining COM
pany for alleged conspiracy to defraud
the state in the matter of bullion taxes
was dismissed today following the pay
ment of the claim by the corporation.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-26
MRS. GOULD WINS
SEPARATION suit
ALIMoNY MUCH BELOW ASKING
FIGURES.
The Court Believed Excitement Was
Mistaken For lntoxication.

New York, June 25.-Justice Dowl-
ing today granted Mrs. Howard Gould
separation from her husband and ALI
mony of $4,000 year.
Justice Bowling in his decision said
that all the evidence was in favor of
Mrs. Gould and that the conduct of
Mrs. Gould when she was alleged to
have been intoxicated might have been
caused by excitement. The justice dis
posed of the allegations concerning
Mrs Gould's meetings with Dustin
Farnum by saying that they had all
occurred since Mr.. and Mrs. Gould had
separated and that Gould never OBJ
jected to them.
A stay of thirty days of the execu-
ton of the judgment was granted.