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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21
Probate Matters Heard

Many matters were taken up at the
term of the county court held at the
city hall yesterday. before Judge
Rogers, all matters set for January
) having been continued until the
18th because of the inability of Judge
Rogers to reach Watertown on Janu-
airy ), there being no trains north on
that day.
Attorney o. G. Hahn of this city
was yesterday appointed trustee in
the John w. Cole estate in place of
John Habhegger, resigned. The ap-
pointment was made by Judge Rogers
of the county court, and other pro-
bate matters were disposed CT as fol-
lows:
Estate Of Catherine Bulger, de
ceased. Hearing on claims; judgment
of no claims entered.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21
CLEANED AND GARNERED

AS CONCERNS GIRLS
Vision and sight
Are not the same, quite.
You may call her a vision,
Don't call her a sight.
A DOLOROUS CONDITION
I'm shrinking little dollar,
Getting smaller every day
In every sort of matter
Where there's anything to pay.
EVER NOTICE?
The oldest kind of buffers,
Somehow they like to go
And see the chorus tripping
In a girly-girly show!
o
HAPPY GO-LUCKY
Happy-go-lucky, he lives at his
ease;
Happy-go-lucky is easy to please:
go-lucky will weather all
seas
Weather all storms but the last.
CARRY SUNSHINE
Garry sunshine with you
Brother, as you go;
Cheerfulness will tighten
Many a weight of woe.
Angels guard the pathway
Darkened by our fears
Sunshine makes a rainbow
Even of our tears.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Innocent men and buffers court
investigation.

innocent men ana DlufferS court
investigation -
A crouch is a man who has for
gotten that he was ever a boy.
1T will please the little ones to
know that Chicago Judge has de-
cided that children are a necessity.
King Peter of. Servia has been
asked to abdicate. The Servians
are more polite than they used to
be.
When times change men and wo-
men should change with them. Liv-
ing in the past is a lonesome life.
The new anesthetic should be a
good thing to have administered
when one is having a picture taken.
Andrew Carnegie is Tightening
the purse strings, having indefn-
ately postponed the, job of dying
poor.
A French scientist claims to have
discovered a substitute for beef.
Wonder if there are any bones in
it? ~
What is a nightmare" cor
respondent asks. A nightmare is
ia dream you hope will not come
true.
Is it possible that the University
of Copenhagen got the idea that DR..
Cook. was trying to prove an abb?
A $1,000 diamond has been
found on a MARYLAND farm" Moth
ing like diversifying crops to make
farming pay.
There are more liars in the world
than Theodore Roosevelt. could
shake a stick at during one term
of office.
Don't run after a street car or
a woman says one cheerful optii
mist, another will be along in a
few minutes. -"
Apples NAV not cure an alcoholic
thirst, as claimed, but apple dump
lfngs are certainly eficacious in
cases of hunger.
j A Chicago poet declares that
large ears area sign Of dissipation.
Thought twas the nose that gave
a, fellow away
= There is one tribute that may be
paid to the sagacity of Aunt Carrie
Nation. No matter where she goes,
she never gets lost.
New York is old-fashioned in
sorne respects. The city still main
tains horse cars, and one of her wo-
men is the mother of 20 children.
"A New York physician argues
that the brain is not the seat of
reason. Then will be kindly tell
US where the brain-storms originate?
Mr.. Bryan says the republicans
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21

are initiating his party. If he can
prove that his party originated the
idea of holding the Offices he is
right.
Statements as to the size of King
Leopold's fortune do not agree.
But however large it was he didn't
take any of it with him.
The worlds population is now
estimated at 1865, 900, 900. Good
idea for the man who thinks he's
the whole works to paste these fig
ures in his hat for occasional refer
enCe,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21

the iails in the state. There
should, no doubt, be change and
feather beds substituted for straw
mattresses, fine sheets instead of
blankets, a dresser and a comnode
in each cell. The prisoners should
be fed on pork steak at ~ cents
per pound, butter at 40 cents per
pound, eggs at Sc cents per dozen,
cake, cookies and pies. The fact
is, that the inmates Of most Of our
county jails live better than three
fourths of those who pay taxes for
their support. We should hear
less of such nonsense and the mem
bers find a new song to sing. Our
iails are already to inviting as
places of rest and le1sure-far bet
ter than our almshouse, where poor
but honest people are sent to be
cared for by the county.
Gov. Davidson visited Taft dur
ing the week, probably to tell the
president that he could never I'M
derstand why in hades Game War
den Stone left that 81, 200 on his
table. According to his own ad-
mission, the governor is exceed
ingly dense, too much SO for the
position he occupies.
The insurgents in the House of
Representatives are certainly a pc
culiar set. They objected to the
two minority members on the. Bal
linger- Pinchct probe committee
which was chosen at a dem
ocratic caucus because they
feared they would make the inves-
ttgation too searching and might
possibly bring to light facts which
should rot be known. The insur-
gents have insisted upon an inves-
tigation and took the appointment
of the house members out Of the
hands of the speaker, waltzed
around the played to the galleries,
and now fear that they have done
too much. Let the investigation
be thorough, and let no guilty man
even if the party is injured
by any expose that may be made.
The governors who. attended the
at Washington, it is re-
ported, got miff1ed because they
were not invited to hold their meet.
ings at the White House. They
are not probably aware of the fact
that a governor of a state at the.
national capitol is not a very irr--
tant parsonage, not half as much
so as most of the 1unkies around
the capitol.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21

ion of the writer, President Taft is
more of a progressive than a con-
sentative and is endeavoring to
carry out progressive ideas and
policies, and if he had the united
support of his party in congress he
would achieve much in his efforts
for the changes he has and will at
tempt.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21

They fail to distinguish the things
that are inevitable and legitimate
in party organization from those
that are reprehensible and should
be opposed by all good citizens.
Sometimes politics are not so heat
ed or so active in a state central
committee as in a sewing circle.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21

is the safest form of life insurance. The
principal cannot be lost, encountered or
deprecated. 1t is beyond the reach of
dishonest and speculative schemes. The
beneficiary's lack of financial knowledge
cannot affect it. The income will be paid
as the policyholder wanted it paid
monthly for twenty years or for life.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-21

Prudential Agents are now
canvassine in this vioin-
ity. They have a most
vital story to tell of how
Life Insurance has saved
the home, protected the
widow, and educated the
children. let them tell
il TO you.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24

until October 8. Two opinions were
handed down. The application for
bail by j. D. Manley, the national
guardsman, held at Dallas on a charge
of murder, was granted and his bail
fixed at $500 In this case the court
says it has read the record presented,
and are of the opinion that the relator
is entitled to bail, reversing the judg-
ment of Judge, Robert B. seay, who
had remanded Manley without bail.
The application of ]. w. Johnson,
from Dallas, for bail, was refused.
Johnson is charged with the killing
of Levi McGuffey on April 26. The
court says it has carefully examined
the record and finds no error in the
judgment of the lower court.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Sending Out Dollars.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, June "a
Sending a dollar to each George
Washington and Halley's comet has
made known the identity of the San
Antonian who for some time has been
mailing dollar bills to many federal
and state officers. In one of the let
tiers the sender gave his full name and
address. He is connected with one of
the best families in Southwest Texas
and while considered wealthy at one
time is now almost destitute Up to
a short time ago the man held a
very good position but lost it through
his eccentricity. Although his feet are
practically on the ground and one
miserable room is his abode, he in.
sists upon sending out other dollars.
Summoned before the postal authori-
ties the other day he could give no ex-
PLANTATION of his conduct other than
that he had been instructed by some
one to spend all his money in this
fashion.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Hawkins Is Resting.

Fort Worth, June ga. S. Haw,
kins, candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor, reached Fort Worth last night
from Moody, where he addressed a
Woodmen's picnic of 1000 people on
Wednesday, This completed a tour of
South Texas and the candidate ex-
pressed himself as we'll pleased with
his reception. He will spend a few
days resting up now before he goes
on the hustings again. Mr. Hawkins
has been addressing large audiences
everywhere and is very hopeful over
the prospects of his nomination.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Killing at conroe.

Conroe, Texas, June 23.-Quite lit
tie excitement was created about $50
this afternoon when four pistol shots
rang out in the business part of town,
and Mr.. Will Holmes was found to
have been shot and killed Three
shots took effect, and he died in a
few minutes. ]. ], Traylor immediate
ly surrendered himself into the Gus
tody of Constable G. W. Templeton,
who took him before Justice of the
Peace C. T. Darby and lodged a com
plant against him, charging him with
the killing.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
This Lover Is Real Thing.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, June "a
When it comes to love real, true and
everlasting, Willie Stapper, young
farmer of Bexar county, is it. So far
his attention upon Sophie Lieck, the
daughter of a well-to-do farmer at Con-
verse, have Melted him two indict-I
ments. One of them charges him
with assault to murder and the other;
with threatening to kill the young
woman with whom he is infatuated.
Stapper gave bond in both instances
but he now faces charge that will
most likely put him behind the prison
bars. A few days ago the loco-crazed
swain put in appearance at the home
of the young woman with the inten-
ton of killing her. Sophie's mother
succeeded in preventing bloodshed y
getting the girl to the home of
brother hat=casle YER. peaE lasl Y
fife by doing SO. Stapper is now in
jail in this city and in all probability
will get a chance to cool his ardour
in the penitentiary. He had been an
noying the young woman with his at
tention for nearly three years.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Married at IoyeIady,

Yesterday at Lovelady Mr.. ]. H.
Williams of this city was united in
marriage to Miss Cora Letter, a young
lady of that place; Rev. Pipkin OF
Bryan officiating.
The groom was accompanied from
this city by Mr.. M. R. Shelton, who
acted as best man, and Miss Eleanor
Cares, and all came in on No. 4 last
night
Mr.. Williams is with the VIM. Bran
agan Co. store, and has many friends
here who offer Congratulations The
~ IL q. sf 'best fam.
lies of Lovelady She will be gladl,
received here, and will find welcome
among the good people of Palestine.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
FINE RAINS REPORTED
Mr.. j. w. Ozment of the Telephone
Company Got Reports From
Over the County.

Mr.. J. w. Cement, president of the
local telephone company, got reports
on the rain from over the county this
morning, and gave the Herald this in
formation:
Brushy Creek, fine rain.
Fitzgerald, fine rain.
Crystal Lake, fine rain.
Swanson Hill, fine rain.
County Farm, fine rain.
Hills farm, west, fine rain.
Lincoln farm, southwest, fine rain.
From these reports it seems the
rain was pretty general over the
county
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
BIG CROWD At A|RD0nE
Manager o'conneII Gave His Patrons
Their Moneys Worth Last Night.
Double Attraction.

The Airdome was packed last night
to witness the performance of the
Southern Kid Minstrels, the Canaris
Partisan illusion act and the motion
pictures.
The first appearance of the Kid
Minstrels in Palestine was a success
The singing was good. The only fault
that could be found with the produc
ton was that one of the boys used
a few coarse jokes. The personnel OF
the ministries follow: Guy Sherman
Will Thresto, Frank Briggs, Oscar
Bridges, kelly Farrar, Ed Devers, Bob
Lancaster, Chas. Clevenger, Tom
Shields, Lee Farrar, Douglas Potter;
Ben Walker, musical director; A. NJ.
Cohen, manager. The program fol
lows: Opening ensemble, when Ted
dy Comes Marching Home" and
you've Got Me Going Kid" Entire
Company; You'll Come Back" Lee
Farrar; Some Time,' Will Thresto;
Sitting in the Chimney Corner" Kel-
ly Farrar; Grand Finale, MY South
ern Rose" Frank Briggs and Com
pany.
The Canaris Partisan illusion act
was well received, and is one of the
best of its kind ever seen here. Ca
naris promises to change his program
each and every night, and should be
big drawing card for the Lyric the
rest of the week. His orange trick
of last evening was one of the neatest
ever seen on the local stage.
The motion pictures were above the
average. Especially was this true, of
THE Way of the World which teach
es one. of the greatest lessons mag
Unable.
With clear weather the regular
performance will take place at the Air
dome tonight, but if the weather is
threatening the Lyric Theatre on
Main street will be used.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

The court of criminal appeals ad
jo1rns for the term after disposing OF
a total of 743 cases.
The Interstate Commission has post
pbned the Texas rate case until Au.
gust.
Christian Thiemer, aged 80, an in
mate of the state Confederate Home,
jumped from the second floor of the
building and died almost instantly.
Eddie Rind, a farmer living near
Kingston, was killed by lightning yes
terday.
The insurance companies begin a
presentation of the insurance side of
the controversy before the fire rating
board.
The Texas Retail Merchants Asso-
citation selected Wichita Falls as the
next meeting place. The Houston
meeting has adjourned.
The South Texas District Medical
Association will meet in Port Arthur
December. Seventy visiting mem
Frs attended the Houston meeting
9Asterday.
Additional state lands ON Mustang
Island will be placed on the market
August Is.
w. A. Dupriest, a well known citi-
zen of Mart, was drowned in the
Brazos river.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
WILL HOLD HEN FRUIT.
New Jersey Warehouse Men Hold 49,,
100000 Eggs In Storage.

Newark, n. J., June 23.-Forty-fve
million eggs have been shipped into
this city since April 1st and placed in
cold storage by the warehousemen to
remain there until the high prices of
last winter are duplicated. The eggs
come mostly from Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio, and were purchased at an
average of % 12c to 24c a dozen.
Two cents is added to cover insur-
ance, storage, etc. If the eggs can be
retailed in New York next winter at
As cents there will be a profit Of 19c
dozen or total Of something over
100000.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Woman Shows Uncommon Grit.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, June 24.AIn-
stead of fainting or growing historical
as most women would have done had.
they seen the wheels of locomotive
crush the foot of brother, Concep-
cion Perez, young woman of this!
city, thought of only one thing and
that was how to succor the victim of
the accident. Hastily tearing off
strips from her skirt she proceeded to-
bind the injured limb, stopping
the flow of blood until medical aid
could be summoned Ovispo Perez
and his sister were walking along 81
railroad track when a switch engine
in some unexplained manner knocked
him over and crushed his foot
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
PAY AL|MONY? NEVER!
San Antonio Man Goes to Jail Rather
Than Pay Divorced Wife SIP
Week Aiimony.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, June "a
Rather than pay his divorced wife
$12 week alimony, Bernhard Lob
mueller of this city has gone to jail
and will stay there until his lawyers
are able to get him out by some other
route than that of an alimony pay
ment. Lohmueller fails to see why
he should provide his ex-wife with
funds when he obtained a divorce on
charges he brought against her and
which were sustained by jury court.
Alimony was granted the woman byFa
higher court for the reason that she
or her lawyers had neglected to put in
a counter petition at the time of the
trial
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Aviator Seriously Injured.

London, June 23-Captain Cody,
the aviator, while making flight at
Aldershot today, fell from a height of
one hundred feet and was seriously
injured. His aeroplane was caught in
a gust of wind and becoming unman-
ageable, plunged to the ground Capt
Cody was pinned beneath the wreck
age of his machine and rendered in
sensible
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
switchmen Get Increase.

Denison, Texas, June 23.-An
was made here this morn
ing by officials of the Houston and
Texas Central railroad that all switch
men on that line have been given an
increase of three cents an hour, which
will affect several hundred employees.
The advance in wages is effective
from the first of May.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Supreme Court Adiourns.

Austin, Texas, June 23.-The SUI
preme court today will adjourn until
the third of October The third court
of civil appeals will continue in ses-
sion until Wednesday of next week,
because of the stress of unfinished
business on hand.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
j. v. Harris

Has moved his shoe shop from the
Avenue A triangle building to the
old office of DR.. Tom Colley, on Ave
nue. A, opposite the opera house,
where he will be pleased to walt on
his friends and customers, doing first
class shoe repairing and shoe max
ing. 5-31-1m
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Lawn Social.

A delightful lawn social was at
tended by large number of Congre-
gationar church friends last night on
the pretty lawn at the home of Mrs.
Thos. E. Hail. Cottage avenue and De-
Bard streets. The ice cream andFsoda
water stands were we'll patronized,
and a neat profit realized
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Why Not Own a Homer

A 100000 home for s1.SOOOO.
100000 down. balance $1,000 and ac-
crued interest, making first payment
$3.50; cheaper than paying rent.
Better not delay. Alfred Marshall
Red Rock, Texas, or Chas. Thresto at
First National Bank. 3-25-tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Quincy Everett Killed.

Mineola, Texas. June 23.-Qincy
Everett. a young farmer was shot and
instantly killed yesterday by A. B.
Mocklin, his father-in-law. In the af-
fray that ended in Everett's death,
Mocklin was stabbed several times in
the head and breast and his life is de-
SPARED of. The men lived on adjoin-
ing farms
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Killed BY LIGHTNING.

Kingston, Texas, June 23-Edd,e
Rind, farmer living twelve miles
south of this place, was instantly kill
ed by lightning about o'clock yes
terday evening. He was hoeing cot
ton at the time. Rind was about 30
years old.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Results yesterday:
Galveston 4, Shreveport 1.
Dallas |, Houston O..
Fort s fssEIastth 2 San A I1ljs
Oklahoma City -, Waco 81
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24
Marley Secures Bail.

Austin, Texas, June 23.-The court
of criminal appeals held its final ses-
sion of this term today and adjourned
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24

We pay the big price for second
hand furniture. Dobbs Furniture
Company. 4-S-tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-24

Herald Want Ads. bring results.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-15
COUNT asa PEASANT
Iesstoi. Born Of Wealth and Title,
Preferred Poverty.
Nss~arsabie Man, whs BY . Wsed
Csuid Have Hurled Cars Throne
Into ObIivion-kated Oies1
and Loved Peaes.

Astapova, Russia.-In the passing OF
Count Lyon Nicholaievitch Tolstoi.
the aged novelist and philosopher. the
world lost one Of its most remarkable
men. Born of wealth and title hs
came 10 prefer the coarse garmsats
eD4 the scant fare of the peasant:
having served heroically In the
Crinssn var. he became the apostle
of peace and non resistance; In = land
q despotism he preached . doctrtas
q dshance to authority. and even the
mighty car dared not arrest him: bis
heart torn by the poverty and suffer
ings OF the peasantry of Russia. he
would have given away every cent Of
his Inheritance. every acre Of his vast
estate. and become Q bare-footed wan
dersr on the face Of the earth had Il
not been for the influence Of his fam
lily aided by tho power Of the govern
msnt; entitled to be an honored hgure
At the gittering court Of st. Peters
burg. he preferred the mental com
panionship Of revolutionary thinkers
and the physical ompanionship Of the
crude peasantry.
Tolstoi. who when he assumed the
peasants costume assumed his work
~ we'll was accompanied In his jour
neys over the country and at his work
In the fields by one or more Of bis
daughters who wore the rough clothes
and did the rough work which he had
chosen for himself. In the last few
years. owing to . gradual decline Of
strength with advancing age. the field
work gradually lessened. and several
times during the last year 1t was an
nounced that Tolstoi would give up
his farm work and his country home
for the easier life of the city.
The predominating and characters
Nc feature Of Tolstois life and home