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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Asks 100000 Alimo1y.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 1.-THE attor
neys for Mrs Mrs. oo Lillian Handlan Leml
accompany a divorce from William i
Lemp, Jr. In the closing arguments il
was contended the testimony showed
Lemp TO be worth from S1.5OO.G0O ID
100000 and Attorney John S. Leahy
read court decisions i'll which il was de
clared that SO per cent. of a husband
estate could net be regarded as an ex-
cessiYe allowance.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Schooner Goes Ashore

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE four
masted schooner Miles II. Merry, ran
ashore on the beach within a few hui
bred yards of the lifesavine station at
Moriches. L. l., just before daylight
this morning, less than a quarter of a
mile from the place where she ran
ashore last year. The crew were taken
off in the breeches buoy without being
wet by the sea.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Woman Wins Appeal; Man Loses.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 17.-BeIe
Miller, sentenced TO Waupun for life on
conviction with Stephen Brumley of hav-
ing murdered Thomas MCGOWAN On
March is. 1906, in Taylor county. won
her appeal to the supreme court. which
Tuesday reversed the decision senrenc-
ing her. Brunley's appeal taken at the
same time as the Miller woman's, was
refused and the sentence upon him was
affirmed
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Pet Dogs of Antiquity

Excavators in one of the ancient Egyp-
tan burial places discovered the bodies
OF many pet dogs. One of the animals
had ivory bracelets round it's legs, while
several had collars of twisted leather.
one with a leather leash attached. The
teeth Of many of the dogs were in
noticeably bad condition. the result of
idleness and unhealthy luxury.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
BURGLARS TAKE s2oo,oo GEMS.
Chicago Concern Reported Victim of Rob
berry at Pinehurst, N. C.

PINEHURST n. c.. Feb. 1S.-It
became known yesterday that the safe
Of the Southern Express company at
this place was broken open and robbed
of diamonds and jewelry valued at $500
600 on Tuesday night, February 8. The
iewelry had been sent, it is learned. for
the inspection and approval of various
wealthy northerners wintering at Pine
hurst by New York and Chicago CON
Germs. The packages were taken to the
express office on Tuesday afternoon. The
place was broken open early in the
va Inc
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
MORE INCOME AT 2-CENT FARE.
Railroads in Missouri Report Increased
Earnings at Cut Rate.

The board of railroad commissioners of
Missouri has given out figures from re-
ports of the railroads in the state which
show that several trunk lines earned
more per mile under the 2-cent fare law
in 1868 than at 3 cents for the previous
year. and that the earnings per mile in
the state are greater than the interstate
earnings.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
EDITORS ARE
INDICTED FOR
CANAL STORY
NEW YORK WORLD AND INDIAN
APOLIS NEWS PUBLISHERS
CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
JOSEPH PULITZER INCLUDED.
Federal Grand Jury's True Bills AIlege
False Statements in Account of
Panama Purchase.
JOSEPH PULITZER INCLUDED.
PRESS COMPANY A DEFENDANT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE
federal grand jury today returned indict-
ments against the Press Publishing com
pany of New York and Joseph Pulitzer,
Caleb NJ. Van Hamm and Robert II.
Lyman, editors of the New York World,
and the owners of the Indianapolis
News, Delavan Smith and Charles +.
Williams, charging libel in publications
in connection with the purchase of the
Panama canal.
Twelve Counts Named.
The Indictment against the publishers
of the indianapolis News charges Deia-
van Smith and Charles r. Williams with
the crime of libel on seven counts, and
that directed against the World, charges
Joseph Pulitzer, Caleb NJ. Van Hamm,
Robert II. Lyman and the Press Publish
ing company with libel in five counts
The persons alleged to have been libel
ed are President Roosevelt. J. L. Nor
gan, Charles =. Taft, Elihu Root, Doug
las Robinson ana William Nelson Crom-
we'll
Warrants Are Issued.
The indictments were filed before JUS
tice Gould in criminal court No. l. The
court directed the issuance OF a sum-
mons for the Press Publishing company
and bench warrants for the defendants.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
$4,000 RUG IN WHITE HOUSE.
Gift of Armenian to Nation Accepted
for Presidents Home

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb 1S-A
rug said to be worth more than $4,000
and declared the finest in the world was
presented to the white house yesterday
as a gift to the nation and was accepted
by President Roosevelt. 1t will be
placed in the parlors of the Presidents
home. The donor was II. II. Topakyan
I rich Armenian Of New York city. The
rug is six and a half feet long and four
and a half feet wide and is of imperiaI
silk heavily jeweled with rich pearls,
turquoises, rubies and other oriental
stones.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Root Is 81 Years Old.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. IL
Closely housed only because the weather
conditions outside would not permit the
long horseback ride over the mountains
that has been his daily outing since his
arrival here. Senator-elect Elihu Root
IF New York spent his sixty-fourth birth
day anniversary Tuesday in his private
quarters at a local hotel.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
FARMER MAKESFLIGHT,
Ohio Inventor Travels $50 Feet at Height
Of Six Feet in His Own
Aeroplane.

CANTON, o. Feb 1S.-W. n. Mar
in. civil engineer and farmer, made a
light of $50 feet at height of feet
n his aeroplane this morning. The mi
-ial power is furnished by horse at
.ached to rope and pulleys.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
VIII Erect Large Pulp Mill.

DEPERE, Wis, Feb. 1S.-Luther
Lindauer of Kaukauna has bought the
water power lots at Grand Rapids, six
miles south of Depere, owned by the
Davis brothers of Neenah, the purchase
price being $4,000. These lots hold
The key to the water power at that
place. Mr.. Lindauer has also secured a
ease of the entire power there from the
Green Bay and Mississippi Canal COM
pany, and plans to build large pulp
mill
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
KILLS ANTI-JAPANESE BILL.
Kansas Legislature Defeats Measure Pre-
venting Intermarriaqe In That State

TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 1S.-On the,
ground that it might further strain the
relations of the United States and
Japan, the Kansas Legislature killed a
bill preventing the intermarriage Of
whites with japanese. The bill also con
tanned a clause prohibiting the marriage
If whites and nngrOeS.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Joint Session.
TTTRSDAY FERRTrARy II

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II.
ON the tenth joint ballot Senator Stephen
e s9n o ect An adonrnmen ntT sR1rt OF
after the ballot until tn, sday. February
rs. The vote was follows: Stephenson,
r; Owen. 4; Rummel, 4; Cook, .; Morris, 2;
Hoard, .; Lockney, >; Sanborn. . The fol
lowing received one each Ramsey. Gov.
Davidson, Norcross, McGOvcrn, Twesme
Webb, Hamper, Bancroft Reynolds, B. A.
CndE. Rmrke. Morse and MCDONNELL
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
MEDNESDAN. FERKEARY =

Senator Stephenson again failed of re-
election, securing tifty-nine votes. sixty-tive
being necessary TO choice. Bcfore the
primary Investigating committee Neal
Brown. $. A. Cook, Frances +. McGoveru
and William II. Hatton were the star wit
nesseS. Both Cook and Brown raped the
primary system. declaring that an unlimit-
McGovern scored those persons who had
started the rumor that his campaign had
been financed Ivy Senator Stephenson. Hat
ton said that he believed that the primary
should he binding. if the nomination was
secured honestly
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-14
By Frederick r. Ioon,bs

bushes. The white hunters, or guns, 2
and their gun carriers have been sta
toned IN open patches toward which
the drive Is aimed. Gronching at sepa-
rated points Id the brush, they lnx-
iously await the approach of the de.
sired game. for lions aud other ami
\ mails are afraid Of the noise and re
treat before tt; thus being forced close
to the Inarksnlen, Great danger here
arises for the hunters not only from
the lions, but from the cross fire OF the
different guns aimed at plunging AMI.
mails from different angles Stray bull
let's from a 50 autoloatler or a 40 Elk
press rife are not pleasant visitors.
Quickest thought and action and sur
est aim are here required as q lion
comes headlong through the thicket.
Usually more than one well directed
shot must be fired before Il lion drops
Frequently the beast advances on a
hunter after four or five balls have
struck him N seemingly vital spots.
Raging from pair, he springs pon his
enemy and in cony ulsive death strug-
j giles kills him II the native gun bearer
has not the courage and skill to stand
BY and dispose OF the beast without IN
juring the struggling hunter When a
lion is shot and lies as dead the mas
Stiyes never allow any one to approach
the bod until they hay re thrown sticks
and stones at II repeatedly without re-
Spouse, for the treacherous beasts
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-14

IA ~ n liz MONARCH 3
As many as 3, 600 natives a year have
been killed BY the lions and lionesses
of Uganda and its neigh boring regions,
and the number Of whites thus lost
laborers, railroad employees, officials,
residents, soldiers and hunt BY
no means inconsid erable. The grim
death roll Of the jungle beasts is no
I respecter Of persons.
All the askaris Grained native henters
OF the safari, or expedition are usu-
ally called into active service In lion
stalking or lion driving, for the speed,
strength, resisting powers, ferocity
and resource ulness Of the jungle mon
arch render necessary a1I the opposi-
ton that can be mustered.
u In river or lake region, Of which
there are many in Uganda, 1T is custom
airy to seek the lion along the waters
edge early In the morning, where he
attacks the various kinds Of antelopes
when they come down to drink The
curious spectacle Is here often pre-
scented Of q large herd Of wildebeests "a
species Of gnu being led to water BY a
graceful. shapely hartbeest The wilde
beest Is an inferior animal and knows
4 It and regularly secures the heeter.
sharper cared and eyed hartbeest to
guide herds to the water at sunrise
and sunset. The wildebeests assemble
at certain spot on the plain, and at
the proper time the pilot steps on in
the lead, as proud and as conscious as
much epauleted colonel on dress pa
rade
81 lions are not discovered In the
reed md nag beds (tinga -tinga) along
the river, and there Is reasonable Ger
tainty that they are In the immediate
vicinity, a drive IS organized Ia the fol
lowing manner The aslrafis and such
other natives as hare been brought
along, equipped with their native mu-
sical Instruments drums and tomtoms,
suppl mented By biscuit fins ana
sticks, gourds filed with stones, etc
spread out IN d long line. say half Or
1 1hrae;a quarters Of . mile dist ant Now.
nia1kiuS an the noise possible. they adj
vance towszd the water, beating the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-14

and other men may descant on the ele:s
plant shooting found III the Kongo
Free State, but the slayer Of a full
grown lion in all the majesty Of his
ferocious power Is the envy Of them
all, secret though it may be. 1t ia Eac-
knowledged by big game crackers that
no man can become a king Of hunters
until he has pursued and slain the king
of beasts In his own domain.
In choosing the Uganda plateau as
his principal hunting field Mr. Roose-
welt hit Oh one of the most dangerous
lion haunts known, for this section Of
British East Africa has thus far es-
capped the devastating operations of In
satiable Nimrods who have practically
depleted of big game much of the
South African region and a large part
Of the Kongo and British Sudan.
Lions are also plentiful east of Uganda.
on the Athi plains, along the Athi river
and in the great Rift valley, British
East Africa, which general section the
Roosevelt party contemplates visiting
en- route to Uganda
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-14

he seem sui ble
Afrscan bE1ee zes
hunter III aid
sqnlck siiscoNe Ills ensn
gence ssish king silsaa
plosed III antelpbs
Deep ~ lfs shell
Sof lions sIsirllls ssIsofis OUT
lying rod around otil
Etains Of IJgaEsia AN hiring thess
sons else pom TIE iiolIa,ss
/ lie outs de YES day onS
shelves on spcsk ind In Mo outside
beds, SO Tint N hen the aveTpower
midday sun ma kes one ssd too hutS
they chang ~ tile her, so losen
to be more sha ded at thnt
the dry season they find eiacugh shell
ter he grass and reed beis
anong tho lleay Cd IyV tae
iiOns are out 81 tlliaiir rocky fnrIlal
lnirs and AL the open veldt pursuit of
them is grea assisted haying
capable mounts on hand counts thaI
tsetse Az has overlo oked. Lions,
ing that they lnot catch or escape
from hprsenleli in the open.
crouch. awaiting Il tack ana thus h. ~
ford q target
Veteran hunters have learned to-
watch other animals during iitn hunts
for indications aff the iatter's presence.
For inst ance, X Il herd OF graz oig nm
telopes Is divided the divisions feeding
on both sides al an open stretch be Ia &
vorabie ground they 81 ten fitisl TINT
the open space Ia zone through
which lion scent Is blowing deliot
Ing the beast 81 lose presence to Wind
ward Mounted Sonaii Warriors are
often used TO cont the rolling country
for Hon clss.
| East African lions sliowssa marked
luminosity Il mounted men. arising
|probably from HE aiya GO giSen Ny
the horses speed. they Win attack
mounted men ~ hen nnhole sted ind
when the circumstances would wa
rant their avoiding unnounted men
until attacked Recently lew r1ises
north OF Lake Isolt, which Nj. rso1se-
welt win pass, lion sprang from d
clnmp az bushes upon q mounted Eng
lish army officer and d cpmpan lion.
threw TIM officer and his pony TO the
ground breaking the pony's back and
then Killed the other man, tearing
away his face, The Engl isfman killed;
the lion with two hel low pointed lead
sings from d 40 Express
Hunters often tra ce lions by means
of the musk N odor az places whore the
1 bef,tsts have STAYED for Ii period hut
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-14

HAST AFRI q n s s3i "a
have "a habit Of s.pla wing possum,' pre-
tending to be dead and springing fierce
II on those who draw near.
Mr.. Abel Chapman noted African
hunter and explorer, In his latest
book, .'On safari, describes an excit-
ing Uganda lion drive and It's results
In part as follows:
= was on the left Of the line Of
guns. facing the lake: was lying
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-14
RERTson, TIE On caIsT.

# you need ID new ribbon for
your typewriter, get one from
Piercy at Saturday News office.
Soc each. All makes. 77ttff
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
LONG DELAYED EPISTLE.
Old Soldier at Ashdowu Just Received
 a Letter Mailed in l86S

Ed Roberts of Ashdowu has just received letter wh;ca Was written and directed to him forty- four years ago. In June, lSb5. Roberts was d Confederate prs oner of war at Pom Lookout Cynthia Rag sdale of Chattanoo- ga, wrote him d letter at that time, but the misSiye was not delivered. Last June Roberts made an application for a Con. federate pension, but to establish his record as a soldier, and to establish the fact also that he had been prisoner, had to seek the aid If the the War depart ment for the proof. Then Con- gressman Cravens got busy and the desired proof was obtained together with the letter written by Cynthia Ragsdale to Roberts nearly half d century ago and a memorandum showing that it had never been delivered. Then il was sent to Roberts. Wonder if the non-delivery of thls letter destroyed "a romance ?- Fort Smith News Rec )rd.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
FT.'SMITH FIGURES
 ONK.GS.. MAIN LINE
Prominent Business Man" Sees All Trains Coming Into Border
 Town, Together With Divis- ion and Shops.

From The 5nthwest American
 '-Wiibin six months from the this date the Kansas City South ern through Passenger trains, as well as the enormous freight tonnage will enter Fort Smith iu- stead of being diverted by way oi Spiro, as at present." said a prominent business man to the Southwest American yesterday.
 The plan is for the Kansas City Southern trains to enter Fort Smith over the Frisco tracks, and the passenger trains will receive rnd discharge passengers at the present Frisco depot until plans for a modern union station can be considered and approved.
 A few weeks ago there was conference fn tnlS cily or SeVerd of the largest eastern stockholders of the Kansas City Southern line, and they came here for making a trip over the entire system. They expressed themselves as being much dissatisfied with the build ing of the main line to Spiro and not making Fort Smith one of lLe most important points on the line.
 The bringing of the maiu line into this city means that at an e,r.y date Fort Smith will be a division point of the. road with the location of some of the shops in this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
GOVERNOR D0NAGHEY AT AUSTIN
He Declares State House Will Be Com
 plsted Despite Wraugiing.

Austin, Nov. 10. - A large crowd was present to bear Cover nor Dmag ghcy speak last night, md a reception and supper were eadered the governor at the Il&@is heAsc. Professor IT. [. Null delivered an appropriate ad lress,, and was followed by T. ]. Young, who introduced Governor .Donagheyswho SD k. mostly on sducai lpna sphjeetss He discussed
 t some lengili-the four agricuIs .turakschools 40 be erected in Ar safisas, and Said.
 "l was not elected governor on he prohibition i sue. was ,iected on the state house issue.
 nd am going to build the state house, too. The msuer is now Anathe courts, bhtwlfile theyare wrangling over it, 1 will have il lompleted."
 sf fhe govcuor was frsquentlY
 pplauded. and at thc close he was pr' sented with several bouquets # roses.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
TO FILE CHARGES AGAINST
 COMMANDER PEARY
pr. Cooks Friends Say Arctic Explorer Has Been on Leave of Absence
 2t Years.


 New York, Nov. 12-Speaking for Dr Frederick A. Cook, the explorer, his counsel, Henry w. Wack, said that after the Copenhagen university had finished wiisl the examination of the material of pr. Cook the National Geo graphic society al Washington would be perfectly welcome to the data.
 ITO be sure,n said Mir. Wack, mo one knows in advance what the de- cision of the university will be. But MT. Cook is confident and I am as sure that his claims will be justified as am of anything in the world And when the Copenhagen authorities have con cluded their resetrch, Isn't fl fair that Commander Peary's data also be given to that scientific institution?
 within a week such charges will be made against Peary to the navy de- partment as to force his dismissal. Cook is not concerned about this but his friendsare. For twenty.four years Peary' has been connected with the naval bureau; for twenty-one years he hase been on leave of absence. Cook has told me and demonstrated to me that Peary could have got to the pole II years ago if he had so desired But to keep on trying. getting nearer and nearer he could. come back to .civili- ,zation every year or aso and pose as a hero. lecture to crowds and throw ont his chest as the onlyIreal polar explor- CT. And now, because man with more nerve and with less of the char latan in his composition has succeeded, he begins~a system of Icing against his successful rival. @
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
HANDED THE STAR A LEMON
But It Was Grown in Mena, A. K. K.,
 and Is a Wonder.

K. D. Miller well known Kansas City Southern brakeman, with q home iu the north part of Mena. brought to the ofhce Of The Star Thursday lemon, grown at hts home, that Tor size outstrips the ordinary fruit oi the market in about the sa me propor- ton as oneof the big Kansas City Southern engines oulstrips a little traction road engine.
 This lemon, not yet ripe, meas ures r inches in circumference the long way and over ! , around the other, and weighs l pound F ounces.
 MT. Miller asserlsthat the little lemon tree, just over an inch in diameter and about 31s feet high, bore sixteen of these monsters at this crop.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
A SCOUNDREL IN
 SLEEPS CLOTHING
The Rev. C. A. Barker Is Jumping About This Country. Passing
 Worthless Checks Caught
 the Grand Leader.

The Rev. c. A. Barker, known as a minister, now posing as an Episcopal missionary, Friday last passed worthless check on the Grand Leader and departed Satur- day, 6stensiblv for Texarkana.
 Barker arrived in Mena We'd ntsday mig ht and the following day met an old acquaintance, a local minister, by whom he was shown over town. Thursday he was at the Grand Leader, evi 'dently getting acquainted. Fril day he presented a check on the Fort Smith Bauk andIrust Com- panY, and an alleged telegram from Bishop Brown of ihe Epls- copal diocese. stating that the bishop had placed to Barker's credit, in the Fort Smith bank. S75, ca these showings. the check was cashed wsthout sus- picion.
 The local minister stated oil by the Grand Leader, that he had known Barker when he had charge of a church at Nc Gee, Ark, and understood that he was missionary of the Epis- copalchurch.
 But the check was returned as worthless, and with 1t a letter giving more of the pedigree of the reverend fraud, stating that ne had worked the same racket at Dollas, Tex, and, Poteau, Ok. and offering any possible assist ance in experimenting him.
 Barker IS about 5 feet 3 inches Tn height, fair complexion, clean shaven and 40 to 45 years old. He wears a B coat, trousers 3l in waist and B in leg. He has light gray suit and a dark gray suit with black strips, and has a stammer or impeachment in his speech.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
WANTS STATE TO AID
Report of B. F. YOakum Party Will Advocate Bond Issue for Good
 Roads.

Conway, Nov. ll.-M. F. Dick. ir.son ot thls city, who was a member of the Yoakum Good Roads party, which made an ex- tensive trip through the East sev- eral weeks ago, is authority for the. statement that the ceport to be made will strongly urge the necessity of state aid in properly inaugurating permanent road building iu the South. A uni form and desirable system of road building, the report will say, can never be prosecuted unless con ducted under state supervision and control. Besides state aid from taxation, the report will recommend the issuance of bonds by both states and counties for the constructiol of permanent roads.