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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
GERMAN SOCIETY
WILL CELEBRATE.
Waukesha's Oldest and Best Known Mu-
steal Organization Will Observe
Anniversary.

WAU KESIA. Wis, May 11.-[Spe-
cial. ]-On May 20 the Germania Sing
ing society, Wauhesha's Oldest and best
known musical organization, will observe
the twentieth anniversary of its Organi-
cation with a concert at the Athenaeum.
In May, 1889, handful of local Ger
mans met and organized the Germania
Gesang Nerein. There were twelve char
ter members, with Henry Thuerwachter
who is the only living charter member
who is still a member of the society, is
again serving in the capacity of presi-
dent. The other charter officers were
G. A. Votteler, vice president; Otto
Schuetze, secretary; William Shriner,
treasurer. and Alfred Lau, librarian.
From a small beginning the society has
gradually expanded until at present
there are over twenty active singers and
fifty passive or social members.
The society owes its long and success
full career largely to the untiring efforts
of Theodore Kelbe, Milwaukee, who has
been the director during sixteen of the
twenty years of the Society's organza-
ton. 1t was through Prof Kelbe's eff
forts that the society first gained dis
tinction at Milwaukee and elsewhere in
the northwest, he having developed the
maennerchOr to a high grade of perfec-
ton.
While the society is distinctiveIv a
German organization it has, at different
times, numbered in its membership many
of the leading business and professional
men of the city, of all natiOnalities.
Frederick Herwig was the first director
The present officers besides the president
are: Jacob MeitZenheimer, vice president;
Chris Bechtold, secretary; Paul Steinke
treasurer, and Gottlieb Granicher, libra
rian. Elaborate arrangements for the
anniversary celebration are being made.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
EDWIN HYDE DEAD;
FUNERAL TUESDAY
BODY OF WELL KNOWN CHURCH
WORKER TO LIE IN STATE
IN CHURCH.
He SPENT LONG USEFUL LIFE.
Was Charter Member of Grand Avenue
Methodist Church-Made Elder and
Was Licensed to Preach
THE END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, May 10, 1909
The body Of Elder Edwin Hyde, who
died at his residence, 3O7 Fourteenth
street, on Saturday afternoon at 4:15
O'Clock, will lie in state in Grand Avenue
NJ. r. church, Grand avenue and Tenth
street, on Tuesday from II until 2
O'Clock. Funeral services will be con
Quoted at the church. Of which Mr.. Hyde
was n charter member, ut o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon.
The services at the church will be con
Quoted by Rev. J. S. Lean, former pre-
siding elder Of this district; Rev. G. A.
Scout. pastor Of the church, assisted by
Iteys. w. A. Peterson, pastor Of Trinity
VI. l.. church, and Henry Coleman,
pastor Of Simpson VI. Il. church Inter
ment will be ut Forest Home.
The honorary pallbearers Will be A. w.
Kellogg, q. w. Mayhem, A. j. W.
Pierce. w. A. Arnold. II. w. Todd
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
REPUBLICS BREAK
Diplomatic Relations Are Once More Re
sumed Between Colombia and
Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10
Diplomatic relations between the govern
ment of Colombia and Venezuela have
been resumed after break of several
years. Senior Cobo, the newly appointed
diplomatic representative of Colombia,
has just arrived at Caracas, according
to a dispatch from American Minister
Russell, and has been received by the
Venezuelan government with marked
cordially. The Colombian representa-
tive will take up with Venezuela the ne
gotiations of a new treaty in regard to
navigation, frontiers and frontier and
transit commerce.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
COMING INTO STRETCH,
Legislature to Resume Session Tomor
r0w-Expect to Finish UP
by Tune Is.

MADISON, Wis, May 1O.-[Special.I
Active work will be started by the
Legislature tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The
Senate expects to have a meeting to-
night but so few members of that house
are in the city that it is believed the
meeting will Immediately adjourn until
tomorrow.
Members are returning for what is
called the home stretch" of the session
and it is probable that from now until
the final adjournment, about June -,
sessions will be held six days of the week
with some sessions in the evenings
Next week the important appropria-
ton bills of the session are expected to
be received from the committee on
claims. There are over 200 of these
bills
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
FOX RIVER ON WILD RAMPAGE.
Dam Carried Away at Kaukauna and
Much Damage Is Done.

KAUKAUNA, Wis, May 1O.-The
water in Fox river reached the highest
stage known in recent years Saturday
afternoon. carrying out nearly 100 feet
of the dam near the pulp mill of the
Thilmany Pulp and Paper company on
ing damage to the ex -ent of thousands
of dollars. The water uproOted trees
and rushed down through pulp wood
piles. much of which was carried down
the river.
While discharging quantity of dyna-
mite John Gertz foreman of the Lind
auer pulp mill, lost his balance and
fell into the rapids There was no
means of reaching him and he was car
ried nearly half a mile before he finally
reached shore completely exhausted and
badly bruised.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
MODIFY MARKING RULE,
Cheesemakers Win Fight Against Rail
roads Before State Com
mission.
MADISON, Wis, May 1O.-T

MADISON, Wis, May 1O.-[Special.l
The marking of packages of cheese
with the full names of con5ignees has
resulted in competitors obtaining an I'M
fair advance by securing lists of Gus
toners and the railroad rate commission
today ordered that the rule requiring
such markings be modified so that only
the initials of the customers may be
affixed in all shipments of less than car
load lots. Complaint against this rule
which was adopted by the railroads last
January was made by the Southern
Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Protective as
ISOLATION and the Wisconsin Cheese
Dealers against the Wisconsin Central,
the Northwestern, st. Paul and the
Illinois Central railroads.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
RESCUES MILWAUKEE, GIRL.
Appleton Football Player Saves Anna
Perry from Drowning.

APPLETON, Wis, May 11.-LSpe-
ciaI. While boating on the lower Fox
river at about o'clock last Saturday
evening, Miss Anna Perry of Milwaukee
and Edward Day of Albion, Mich, both
students at Lawrence college, the latter
one of the leading football men, had
thrilling experience when their craft cap
sized and both were precipitated into the
water. Day is al expert swimmer and
with calm presence of mind managed to
right the boat so that Miss Perry could
cling to the bow while he pushed the
boat to shore. News of the accident did
not become known to the students until
today.
TWO RIVERS. Wis. May 11.-John
Berslc. a Russian who came here on
Sunday to visit relatives. drowned Mon
day afternoon while boating on the river
He was about 2S years of age.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
SEVERAL CHANGES
IN CAPITOL BILL
RIDER AMENDMENTS TO STATE
BUILDING MEASURE TO BE
CONSIDERED.
IS GENERALLY APPROVED,
But Clause for Purchase O.. Paintings
and Decorations Does Not
Meet Favor
MOVE DOME TO UNIVERSITY HALL.

MADISON, Wis, May 12.-Important
changes will be proposed at the meeting
OF the Assembly on Thursday in the bill
to permit an appropriation not exceeding
Sl,OOOOOO any one year TO hasten the
construction of the new capitol building.
The bill contains several riders which
will doubtless be changed by amend
ment, the one which has attracted the
attention of Assemblyman Hull being
the provision to remove the former limi-
tatIon OF cost per cubic foot. The see
non OF the measure to authorizes the
present capitol commission to purchase
paintings, decorations and sculpture may
De entlrely eliminated and this selection
De deiegated to committee of experts.
Provisions of Bill.
The bill provides that when in the best
judgment of the capitol building commits
sion 1t is for the best interests of the
state to proceed with the construction
more rapidly than the appropriations will
permit. the commission may with the
approval of the governor, if the funds
of the state treasury will warrant, use
as high as Sl,OO00O0 lin any such fiscal
year. This portion of the bill is receiv-
ing general commentator.
The next amendment to the present
law provides that the dome on the old
capitol shall be removed in such man
ner that the materials thereof may be
used in constructing dome on the main
hall of the university building, if the
Legislature or the regents of the uniyer-
sity shall in the future so provide. 1t
is estimated that the removal of the
dome to main hall and its erection on
that building would cost about $4,000.
number of architectural drawings
have been made of the dome as it would
appear on main hall and there is a grow.
ing sentiment in favor of the plan.
Oppose Decorations.
Another portion of the new bill pro,
vides for the construction of terraces.
drives and walks. This is not objected
to by the members of the Assembly, but
the provision giving the commission pow.
er to purchase paintings has been crit
cized by some of the members and the
question of purchasing decorations may
be eliminated from the bill.
The old bill enacted into law two years
ago provided that no wing should cost
to exceed 100000. The new bill pro
poses to strike out this section and in
sert that the total cost of construction
of the capitol shall not exceed the
amounts heretofore appropriated. The
measure will come up for engrossment
on Thursday before the Assembly.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Will Lobby for ChappIe Bill.

SUPERIOR, Wis. May 10.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The Commercial club will send
a committee to Madison next week to
aid the mayor and council in their eff
fort to get the Cripple bill passed. This
measure provides that cities may collect
the taxes from coal, ore and merchandise
docks instead of that tax going to the
state as at present.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
NINE IN BOAT SWEPT TO DEATH.
Swift Current Causes Craft to Fill with
Water in MidStream.

WILkES-BARRE, Pa, May 10.-Six
men, a woman and two children were
drowned this afternoon in the Susque-
hanna river, near this city by the cap
sizing of a rowboat, in which they had
started for an outing The victims were
Thomas, William and Theodore An
drews, Frank Marionosky. Adam St1.u-
kus, Frank Ganofsky and the latter's
wife and two boys, John and Michael
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Pe1atiues Seek Slain Mans Bones.

APPLETON. Wis. May LITTLE
closing act in the famous McCarty muir
der case was enacted today, when APP
plication was made to Judge John Good
land for the bones of the murdered farm
er. which were found in the rubbish of
a bonfire on his farm and which fur
nished the corpus deficit which made it
possible for the state to bring a muir
der charge against the suspected man,
WenzeI z. Kabat. who was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
NO HATS IN ELGIN CHURCHES.
Crusade of the Protestant Ministers
Changes Habit of Women.

ELGIN, H., May 10.-Elgin women
have the habit of taking off their hats in
church. The crusade began three weeks
ago by Rev. \. T. Purkiss to secure the
elimination of feminine headgear during
services at the First Baptist church yes
terday showed results not alone at that
ediice but among all congregations of
the city except Catholic and Episcopal.
4 dozen ministers were unanimous in
their declaration that fewer women wore
their hats during services than have
since they came to Elgin.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
LINER IN NEW RECORD.
Mauritania Makes Fast Time in Run
Eastward, Averaging 2570 Knots
an Hour

QUEENSTOWN, May 1O-The Gu
nard line steamship Mauretania arrived
off Daunt's rock at 1913 this morning,
having beaten her own previous and all
other eastward records by twenty-four
minutes. She would have done still bet
ter had she not been delayed by fog off
Fastnet. The liners time from the Am
brOse Ightship to Daunt's Rock was
days, - hours and II minutes. She
covered the entire distance, 2935 knots,
at an average speed of 25.70 knots an
hour.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
FREES AGED CONVICT,
Iowa Governor Pardons Man Who Had
Served Thirty-one Years in
States Penitentiary.

DIES MONIES, Ia, May 10-After
serving thirty-one years in the peniten-
tiary, William P. Glyndon, convicted Of
murder in 1878. was pardoned today by
Gov. Carroll. Glyndon, who is 70
years old, served in the war as a member
of the personal bodyguard to Gen Sher-
man in his march to the sea- He was
convicted at the age of 80 in Story
county, Iowa, for the murder of Il Il
year-old girl
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
"ST. ELMon AUTHOR IS DEAD
Augusta Evans Wilson Succumbs to At
tack of Heart Failure

MOBILE, Ala, May 10.-Augusta
Evans Wilson, author of ''St. Elmo" and
many other novels, popular a generation
ago, and still widely read in the south,
died at her home in this city Sunday as
the result of an attack of heart failure
She was born in 1885 in Columbus, Ga.
She was the daughter of Matt Ryan and
Sarah Howard Evans, one of the oldest
families in the south.
While Il child she removed with her
parents to Texas. then a frontier state
Soon after the Mexican war, her people
located in Mobile Ala. 1t was there
that, in 1868, she married Col l. NJ.
Wilson.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
GIDEONS ELECT OFFICERS.
Eighth Annual State Convention Closes
at Fond du Lac.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, May 10
The eighth annual state convention of
the Gideons closed with big union
meeting in which all the churches of the
city participated at Henry Boyle theater
Sunday night. Officers elected for the
ensuing year follow: II. j. Yapp, Fond
du Lac, president; A. 81. Van Tessel,
Beloit, vice president; T. G.. Hendricks,
Fond du Lac, secretary and treasurer;
A. II. Hams, Madison, state chaplain
H. ]. Yapp was elected delegate to the
national convention at St. Louis in May.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Wool Shipping at New Richmond.

NEW RICHMOND, Wis, May 12-
Especial. l-P. j. Stevens of Cylon, sec
rotary of the Wisconsin Wool Growers
association. branch Of the Wisconsin
division Of the American Society Of
Equity, announces plans which will
make New Richmond center of the
wool shipping operations Of the organiza-
tion in this district. The farmers pro-
pose to establish a wool shipping sta
tj0n here
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
TRAIN MEN WILL MEET,
Delegates to Convention of International
Brotherhood Are Arriving in
Columbus, o.

COLUMBUS, o., May 10.-Prepara-
tory to the convention of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Trainmen more
than 1000 persons had registered at the
Hartman hotel and at the union station
office of the brotherhood after this morn
ing's trains had arrived. w. G. Lee,
the grandmother of the organization,
with nearly all the other grand officers,
are here. Officials of the ladies' auxil-
larry ore also arriving. The convention
begins tomorrow and will continue a
fortnight or more.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
MASKED BANDIT
ROBS STREET CAR
ORDERS CREW ON WALNUT STREET
LINE TO HAND OVER
CASH
THIRD TIME IN SIX WEEKS
Robber Supposed to Be Same Who Shot
Peter Roth April When He
Resisted Intruder.
DETECTIVES ARE SENT TO SCENE

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 10. 1909.
For the third time in six weeks, .
masked and armed highwayman has
held up and robbed the crew of a Mil
waukee street car. At 1920 o'clock this
morning while a Walnut street car was
waiting at the end Of the run opposite
the entrance of Washington park, a
young bandit forced Conductor Charles
Pung and MOtorman John Kuchenreuter
TO hand over their money and car checks
at the point of a revolver. AS in the
last street car robbery, the highwayman
escaped through the park.
Twelfth Street Car Robbed.
On Sunday morning. April 4, a masked
bandit, dressed in Prince Albert coat,
held up the crew of Twelfth street car
at the north city limits. Conductor Peter
Roth drew his revolver and EXCHANGED
shots with the bandit and was wounded
in the arm, the bandit escaping. Pre-
yiOusly, on March %, a Walnut street
car was held up at the same place as this
mornings robbery. In each instance
the rObber forced the crew to throw up
their hands and then ordered the ccnduc-
tor to put his money and tickets in his
cap. After securing the booty, the rob
Der backed out the door, covering the
crew meanwhile with revolver In no
instance was the sum secured greater
than $50 and that was the amount taken
this morning.
Work Of One Man
From the description given by the
crew, it is surmised that all three rob-
berries are the work Of one man. The
method and mannerisms Of the robber
seem to have been identical in each
case. The bandit who held up Pung
this morning wore a full black mask,
with cloth hanging from chin to below
his shoulders and tied far back behind
the ears, 50 that no portion of his head
was visible. A hat and raincoat COM
pleted the disguise.
While backing out through the rear
door the bandit said to Conductor Pung:
BY the way, how is Roth ~
Roth is the conductor who was shot
in the last previous robbery. Pung, as
soon as he dared, ran to the Pabst paviI-
ion, near the park entrance, and tele-
phoned the police while Albert Ueberall,
the proprietor, seized his revolver and
fired shots in the air to summon patrol
men who might be within hearing dis
lance. The police have made no arrest.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
SELL CRAWFORD VILLA,
Novelist, Before Death, Expresses Wish
That Italian Home and Yacht
Be Sold

SORRENTO, May 1.-THE will of F.
Marion Crawford, the American novel
ist who died here April 9, expresses the
desire that his yacht and the villa
"Eant' Agnello'' be sold and that tesla
tors body lie buried in the SAINT Agnello
cemetery.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
MILWAUKEE, HAY MARKET

Choice timothy, 13,75a14.OO; No. l, 1900
@1325; No. 2, 10.50011.5O; clover and
mixed, 9.OO@10OO choice Kansas, 13.50a
400; No. l Kansas, 12.50@13.OO; No. Z
Kansas, 10O0011.00; marsh, 6.50Q7 90
pack, 5.25GD550; rye straw S750o. 90
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14

CATTLE-Market steady; butchers steers
good to choice, 5.75Q6.5O; medium to good
5.00@5.50; hcifers, medium to good 5250
dium to fair. 3.5004OO; medium to good,
4.0Oq4.50; good to choice, 4.50a5OO; prime,
5.0005.50; Gamers, 2.2592.7 10: cutters, 800
$3.50; bulls, good to choice, 4.5OIp5 90;
bologna bulls, common to fair, 3.50a4 %;
feeders. 4O00475; stockers. S.256pS. 40.
Mixers and springers. choice heavy cows
40Ooqoo.00; others sold for Gamers.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Delta Sigma Rho at Beloit.

BELOIT, Wis, May 12.-[ Special /
Beloit college has just been granted its
petition for charter for a branch of
the Delta Sigma Rho fraternity, a ma
tional honorary Greek letter society.
The upper classmen and members of the
debating and oratorical teams will prob
ably be the first members of the Beloit
cbaptpr.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Louis Scheller Dies at Green Bav.

Scheller, a member of the Odd Fellows
since 1854. of the Masonic order since
1855, former county and city official and
pioneer resident of this city, died early
this morning at the age of 20 years.
Death was caused by a general break
down
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Waukesha County Pioneer Dies

MARYLAND. Wis, May III Spe-
ciaI John B. Christensen, aged Il.
died this morning at Delafeld. Mr..
Christensen was one of the oldest set
tiers in Waukesha county. coming here
from Denmark in 1917. lie is survived
by his wife and three daughters. The
funeral will take place Thursday at
n'clopE
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE,, May 13.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE-BU ,yeoI,.
cISln price OF extra creamerS is 25c: local
1rsts, 19G21c; seconds, 1761Sc; process. poe:
ing stock l5c f
CHEESE-Easy: American full cream.
new make, twins. 15Q1515c; Young Ameri-
Gas, 149l4tac: daisies, 15Q151ac; longhorns,
l40141ac; limburger. new make. 9a10c; old
llWl2c; fancy brick, 13@D14c; new grades
9QlO12c; imported Swiss, 26c; block, 1412G
l5e; round Swiss, 16@1613c.
EGGS-Steady; the produce boards Of
fetal market for strictly fresh laid as re-
ceived, cases returned, 1S1ac; recandled lex
traS), 2oQ2o]ac: fresh seconds and dirties,
Ice.
BRILLIoN. Wis, May 12.-115 twins
sold at 14Ssc; IA daisies. 14ssc.
CUBA. n V, May 12.-Sales 200 white
OATS, 13lsc.
HIGHLAND. Wis, May 12.-sales o
l4S4c; IA twins Withdrawn.
APPLETON, Wis, May 12.-Sales $40
NEW YORK, May 18.-Butter-steodv,,
unehanged; receipts, 47I9. Cheese-Steady,
ceipts, 26,Io5; state, Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy, selected white 25c: do fair
to choice, 2$12Q2413c; brown and mixed.
fancy, 2SQ23l2c; do fair to choice, 211bTD
CHICAGO, Ill, May 13-Butter-F;asv-.
creameries 2l1sQ2oc; dairies, 1SIaQ2slSc
Eggs--Steady; at mark, cases Included.
l912c; hrsts 20c; prime hrsts, bic.
1415Q14%c; Young Americas, lII%lpl4s,c;
Long Horns. 1414G141ac ~
Potatoes-Weak; choice to fancy, Ssf9o,.
fair to good, S26S5c.
p PoultEymWeak; turkeys, 15c: chickens,
Veal-Steady; 90 to 6opound weights GIN
&c; 60 to So pound weights, 1GS1ac; 81 f4
110pound weights, S13Q919c.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Fail from WindoW Fatal

BARABOO, Wis. May 1O-[Spe-
cial. Henry Huber of Baraboo. aged
81. fell or threw himself from the top
window at the county infrmary at
ReedSburg nd died soon after. He
lad Eeen bind for some years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Weston Leaves New Cambria. Kan.

NEW CAMBRIA, Kan. May 12.-
Tired but with enthusiasm undiminished,
after he had walked forty miles yester-
day, Edward PaysOn Weston arrived
here at o'clock this morning and went
to bed. This morning he
again took up his walk westward
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
Will Inspect Fox River.

OSHKOSH, Wis, May 12-[ Special ]
United States Engineer l.. NJ Mann,
in charge of the Fox River Improvement
office here will leave tomorrow for
Green Bay and will make a trip of in
spection all along the river returning to
Oshkosh ON the steamer Fox.