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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
A Clergymdn's Story.

st. Peter was standing inside the
golden gate one day when he heard
a gentle rap at the door.
"Who is there?" asked St. Peter.
George Washington" spoke modest
voice outside.
"Oh, yes, I've heard Of yon, George,
Come right in. You're the father of
your country, are you not?"
"Oh, they may have called me that,
said the visitor, modestly. Il don't know
that [ am, but I'd like to have BEEN"
The father of his country-so-called
walked in.
Some time later, st. Peter heard an
other gentle rap. He challenged the
visitor.
who's there?" he asked.
Abraham Lincoln" was the low ans
wer.
What Honest Abe Lincoln?" I've
heard Of yOu," said St. Peter. You can
walk right in sir. You're the man they
called the savior Of your country
perhaps the boys did call me that, -
said Lincoln sort Of embarrassed; "but I
guess I'm not. Still, | should like to have
have earned that distinction" whereup-
on the great emancipation shuffled awk-
Wardly across the threshold of heavens
gate.
And bit later, St. Peter heard tre-
mendous gathering of footsteps, followed
by loud beating on the celestial door.
"WhO's there" demanded the saint.
Theodore Roosevelt" Numbered the
visitor at the gate. "Say, where's God?"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
DOINGS WEDNESDAY
Into the Shadows

Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Koser enter
tanned few friends at their home in
Second street last evening as a fare
we'll to Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Brennecke
and family, who will shortly leave for
Macintosh, North Dakota, where
they will reside. Present were
Messrs and Mesdames George Book,
William Reichardt, Frank Walloch,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meeser, st. Paul,
Mimi, and Misses Celia LANCE, Ella
LANCE, Margaret Warner, Catherine
Evans, Dora Guse, Mabel Riebe, Irene
Walloch, Messrs E. V. Leschinger,
Florence Jones, Arthur Guse, George
Brennecke, Ernst Brennecke, Wenzel
TietZ.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G a . TX "A
DOINGS MONDAY
Into the Shadows

Mr.. John Roller, a pioneer resi-
dent Of Redwood, answered the final
summons at the family residence at
that place last evening after an i'll
ness of but few days. Pneumonia
was the cause of death. Mr.. Roller
was born in Germany October II,
1881 and came to this country forty
six years ago settling in Redwood
where he has since resided. He is
survived by his widow and two chill
dren, Mr.. John Roller, Beaver Dam
and Miss Mile Roller, this city. Eight
step-children eight grandchildren
and one great grandchild also sur
vive The funeral will take place
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clock
to st. Joseph's Catholic church at
Redwood and the burial will be in st.
Henrys Catholic cemetery this city.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
Personal Mention

Robert E. Zimmerman, Sullivan,
Laura B. Quincy, Cold Springs.
Emil cache, WatertoWn, Emma
Keek, Whittemore, Iowa.
Arthur G. Banker, Maud l.. Miller,
both of Fort Atkinson.
August Butzke, London, Anna b.
genschn elder, Lake Mills.
Fred Klug, Milton, Anna Gross
kreutZ, Hebron.
Irving F. Ley, Lydia Stephen, both
of Sullivan.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
Will Hold a Debate.

An interesting debate between the
boys of the Beaver Dam high school
and Watertown high school will take
place in the high school Friday even
ing, February "a. The question is a
live one and has been receiving con-
siderable attention in this state dur
ing the past two years. Resolved,
That Wisconsin Should Assume the
Ownership Of All Water Powers in
This State" The affirmative will be
upheld by Peter Brooks, George
Lewandowski and Philip Quentmeyer
of this city, and the negative by three
boys from the Beaver Dam high school.
The debate is a triangular one be-
tween Beaver Dam, Columbus and
Watertown. Each city prepares both
sides of the question, and the afflirma-
tiev is debated in the home city. The
team on the negative side of the
question from here goes to Columbus
and debates a team on the affirmative
side from that city. A team on the
negative from Columbus goes to
Beaver Dam to debate a team on the
affirmative there, and the Beaver
Dam team comes here to match
arguments with our affirmative team.
The local high school should be
encouraged in this work by large
attendance. The ability to appear in
public and express your ideas on a
subject is to be admired and counts
toward a persons success in life. The
world is not satisfied with what you
know, it asks: What Can You Say"
All go and hear the debate in the
high school building Friday night
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
Three Year Sentence.

William Newman, the man who
passed forged checks for $14.5O on
the William Gorder Company and
John W. Burns of this city and later
arrested in Green Bay for a similar
oTnse committed in Neenar, was
given a sentence of three years for
the latter offense.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24

Have you been into Sims place-the
Candy Corner? II not, you have missed
a treat, for it is an ideal place for COM
fort and real joy, and you feel as if you
were in a palace where you would like
to stay and eat good things made of SUI
gar and cream.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
Case Was Dismissed.

In Justice Henze's court this morn
ing Peter Schaus, who was arrested
on complaint of his wife residing In
Milwaukee on a charge OF non
support, was discharged, there being
no evidence to convict.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
A King Who Left Home

set The world to talking, but Paul Math-
ulka, of Buffalo, N. Y. says he always
KEEPS AT HOME the King Of all Laxa-
tives-Dr. Kings New Life Pills-and
that they're blessing to all his family.
Cure constipation, headache, indigestion
dyspepsia. Only 25c at Chas. A. Gamm.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24

Summons
+. P. Feby II, If wks
State of Wisconsin, County Court, Jefferson
county.
Bank of Oconomowoc, Corporation,
Plaintiff,
Otto Maeser Martha Maeser, his wife,
Velia Carriage Co., Otto H. Will, Mol
lie Will, his wife International Harves-
ter Company of America and Pitts
burg Steel Company,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the Said De-
PENDANTS, and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid; and
in case of your failure so to do Judgment will be
rendered against you according to the demand
of the complaint; of which copy is herewith
served upon you.
LOREN EDWARDS, Plaintiffs Attorney.
P O. Address, Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wisconsin,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
Accused Of Stealing

E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me-,
boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnica Salve of
stealing-the sting from burns or scalds
the pain from sores Of all kinds-the
distress from boils or piles. 1T robs cuts
coins, bruises, sprains, and injuries of
their terror" he says as healing rem
edy it's equal don't exist" Only 25c at
Chas. A. Gamm.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24

FREE-Twelve beautiful souvenir cards-Mil-
waukee views; highly colOred. Sent postpaid
for the names of three or more persons who in
tend to enter a Business College in the near fu-
ture. Send your names in today. Williams Bus
mess College. Milwaukee, Wis.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
WAN
MISCELLANEOUS.

HELP WANTED-Opening for men and women
b Good pay copying and checking advertising
material at home; Spare time; no canvassing
send stamp. Simplex Manufacturing Co., Lon
don, Ont.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24

REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THIS
TALENTED PHYSICIAN IN THE
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DIS
EASES. OFFERS HIS SERVICES
FREE TO the SICK
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-24
POPULAR WANTS,

FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-We have scholarship in the Mil
Waukee Business College for sale which will
be sold cheap for cash. Some young man who
wishes to take business course, should make
application at the Leader office, WatertOwn, Wis.,
FOR SALE-I have a first-class 100 acre Becker
county farm three miles from good town and
creamery, in good settlement for sale. Land is
free from stone and gravel has good buildings
and every acre tillable soil. Price, 400 Reas-
enable terms if desired. H. S. Erickson, De-
troit MINI.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
RANCHMAN FOUND DEAD.
.sPhysieian'' Who Attended Him Is
Now in RequisitlOn.

Wichita, Aug. William Shelle-
berger, a well known rancher near
Corwin, was found dead at a rooming
house here and the police fear he met
his death by foul means
Shelleberger was sick Yesterday and
was attended by a transient man who
professed to be a physician. This man
stayed up until 3 o'clock this morn
ing, when he retired. saying that Shell
leberger was out of danger. Early this
morning this transient went to Shelle-
berger's rooms, the1 left the house i'm :
mediately afterwards and can not be
found in the city.
Shel1eberger was undoubtedly dead
when the man went into the room this
morning and the police believe the
stranger knew it and robbed the body,
as Shelleberger had no money when
the body was found and it is known
he is a wealthy man
Shelleberger lived here several years
ago and conducted q rea. estate buEi-
ness His family life is unknown here
beyond the fact that he tas son who
attended Fairmount col-sge last year
He was about so years Old.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
"RENT" SEED OUT.
Representative Wilson Outlines a Plan
for Farmers Relief.

Tribune. Kan, Aug Out in
Greeley county, since the rain. the
farmers are talking the wheat PROPOSE
ton over with their representative in
| the last session of the legislature,
Clement L. Wilson, regarding the spe-
ctal session of the legislature that Gov
ernor Stubs is inquiring about con-
vening for the purpose Of furnishing a
way for seed wheat.
Mr.. Wilson gives out for publication
the following
IF the governor were to call a spe-
cial session for the purpose of furnish
| ing wheat to Kansas farmers, 1 should
thlnI1 the proper way would be to let
1t out to the farmer on the rent plan.
| That is to say, If a farmer got one
bushel of seed, in case he raised more
than five bushels to the acre he should
pay back, in wheat of the best quality
he may raise, two bushels to be turned
over to the county commissioners or
to parties provided by law to be con-
verted into cash and paid to the
proper fund.
NO person should be allowed to put
out wheat unless an inspector first in
spects and issues certificate that the
ground or land is in a state of cOndi-
ton to be put to wheat Some coun-
ties will require more help than others
and there is no good reason why a
grain rent should not be exacted and
the state even make a profit or break
even If five bushels is not made per
acre, then the farmer will pay the state
nothing. With inspectors from the
state it would seem that both the
wheat grower and the state would get
square deal. Western Kansas. in my
judgment is in no more need of a law
providing for seed wheat than central
and eastern Kansas. By the kind of a
rent deal I suggest, I believe the state
could benefit It's people, increase the
taxable wealth of Kansas and have the
money returned to the public treasury.
think the people of Greeley county
would favor such a proposition and 1t
would be a good thing for the state"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07

on the Mount Vernon autograph book
the admiral wrote with a firm hand
in English:
Admiral Count Togo August 9Th,
1911"
He Falls Asleep.
on the return cruise to the city Ad-
miral Togo rested in big chair on the
quarter deck, chatting for a while with
Rear Admiral Harber. Presently his
head dropped and he fer asleep.
Last night Admiral Togo was the
guest of the Japanese ambassador at a
banquet, at which were present Vice
President Sherman. Speaker Clark,
Secretary of State Knox Acting Sec
retary of the Navy winthrop, Secre-
tary of the Treasury MacVeagh. Attor-
ney General Wickersham POstma aster
General Hitchcock, Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson, Major General Wood,
members of both houses of congress
and several naval Officers.
Toasts were offered by Vice Presi-
dent sherman to the emperor of Japan
and by the Japanese ambassador to the
president of the United States.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
POISONED CHEWING GUM
Placed in the Door Yards of Families
With Small Children.

Fulton, Mo. Aug. What county
authorities believe to be a plot for the
wholesale poisoning of children has
been unearthed at Concord, in Gallo
way county, and as a result, two men
and a woman have been arrested by
order of the prosecuting attorney and
brought to Fulton to be arraigned. The
persons arrested are Lee Boyd, q
farmer, his wife, Mrs. Anna Boyd, and
Jefferson Woods, horse dealer.
The children whose lives were en-
dangered belong to families whose
members testified in slander suit re-
Gently brought by Mrs. Boyd against
Dr. w. B. Ellis, a prominent physician
of Concord. Mrs. Boyd asked for SI5,-
600 damages, alleging that DR.. Ellis
had DETAINED her character The jury
brought in verdict for the defendant.
Jefferson Woods was named in the
suit.
The first alleged attempt on the
lives of the children was made several
weeks ago when package of chewing
gum was found in the yard of Edward
McPheeters, a nephew of Judge Robert
McPheeters of Fulton. Less than a
week ago another package Of gum
was placed near the gate of the Nc
Pheeters home. A 3-year-old child of
the family was in the act of placing
piece of the gum in its mouth when an
older member of the family inter
fered The gum was sent to a chemist
VINO discovered lIidl IL was III VI IoCtS
sprinkIed with strychnine. Twice
since then packages of gum have been
placed near the McPheeter's home and
each of them was found to contain
strychnine.
After the second package of gum
was found the McPheeter's home vas
watched. The placing of gum on the
premises of people in the vicinity of
Concord has become frequent the past
few days and at least three more fami-
lies appear to have been included in
the poisoning plot All the gum
which has been found has been pre-
served and will be examined by a
chemist.
All the families on whose premises
the poisoned gum has been placed
have small children.
Bond was fixed at $1,000 for Mrs.
Boyd and at $4,000 each for Boyd and
Woods. All furnished bail.
No preliminary hearing will be held
and the case will be docketed for the
September term of court.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
HALT VACATION TO WE'D
Young People Meet on Train and Stop
in Topeka and Marry.

Dan Cupid took a hand in Ben h
Williams vacation trip from Warsaw
Pa, to California and Mr.. Williams
and Miss Anna Fetters stopped In To-
peka today to be married The court
ship that two days later resulted IN a
wedding started on one of the limited
trains from Philadelphia to St Louis
Miss Fetters lives in Hazen, Pa 1t
just happened that she, too, had start
ed for a vacation in California 1t also
happened that she took the same train
on which Williams was riding. Some
how a mutual friendship sprung up DC
fore the two young people reached St:
Louis. At Kansas City that mutual
friendship had developed into genuine
love affair. AS the train was leaving
Kansas City this morning, Williams
proposed that they stop in Topeka and
be married. Miss Fetters consented.
At 10:40 the lovers of two days stop
ped in Topeka. Thirty minutes later
hack had taken them to the court
house, where they were married by
Probate Judge Schoch.
There will sure be a surprise in
California; Williams told clerk in
the probate court, when I introduce
my wife. to the folks
Then Williams bIushed and grinned
and Miss Fetters, who had been Mrs
Williams just three minutes, smiled
back a reassuring smile in which she
seemed anxious to tell her affinity she
was just as happy as he
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
WHEAT GOES UP.
Reports Of Black Rust in Fields
of Manitoba
Sends Prices Skyward in Chfca-
go and the Northwest.
CORN AND OATS WEAK.
Stock Yard Houses Take Buying
Side of Provisions.
Cattle Steady to Higher; Hogs
Lower at Kansas CITY.
CORN AND OATS WEAK

Chicago. Aug. 7.-WHEAT-Manitob
reports that black rust is present in all
uelos and extending in some cases up
10 the head sent wheat prices flying sky
ward today. All northwestern markets
were up far more than here. Offerings
old not come at all freely and it was
not till the market had made a steep
ascent that there was any sign of a re-
action.
The advance resulted in part also from
6ullsh advices concerning Kansas and
Russia
The opening was &c to 17sG11kc higher.
September started at 93c to 939kc, a gain
then fell back to 93Ac.
Profit taking by longs brought about a
further back out but demand from shorts
led to a rally. The close was steady with
september 1AQ13sc higher at $3.50.
CORN-Rains made corn easy What
little buying there was originated in
sympathy with the wheat bulge. Sep
tember opened &c lower to 1kc higher at
64&c to Csc and weakened to 641k@64ssc.
After further sag the market grad
ually hardened, influenced by wheat. The
close was steady with September &c net
lower at 64szc.
OATS-Oats showed more firmness than
corn at first but afterward followed the
coarser grain downward, uninfluenced by
wheat. September started &c dearer at
429sc, sold at 42szc and declined to 421zc.
PROFESSIONALISM yards houses took
the buying side of provisions and gave
price a lift FIRST sales were 215c to 10c
up with January delivery $16.625b for pork,
$50 to $8-721a for lard and IS. .4568. 471z to
$S. 471z for ribs.
RYE-No. 2 96c.
BARLEY-60c0$1.1 IA
CLOVER-$10 00d17. so.
TIMOTHY-$10. .O0Q13.00
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
ROOSEVELT WAS OUT.
Kentucky Congressman Disappointed
When He Called at Sycamore Hill.

Oyster Bay. n. Y, Aug. Con
gresham A. o. Stanley of Kentucky.
chairman of the house committee 2
which is Investigating the United
States Steel corporation. called at
Sycamore Hill late yesterday to pay
his respects to Colonel Roosevelt. and
was keenly disappointed not to find
the ex-president at home. He had
merely dropped in he said. while
automobiling across Long Island. His
motor trip, he added. was undertaken
mainly to get a little fresh air and
rest after the hard work of the weeks
session of the committee, and he had
given Colonel Roosevelt no intimation
that he intended to call.
'I am certainly well pleased with
the way that the testimony has de-
veloped at our New York hearings -
said the Kentucky congressman. ''I
believe we are getting at the basic
facts in the steel situation and en-
tightening ourselves as well as the
public in the meantime. We sti'l have
some strenuous days ahead of us at
the continuation of the hearings IN
Washington. The length of the re-
naming sessions will depend a good
deal on when congress adjourns.''
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
VICTIM OF wAsHOUT.
Fireman Killed by Collapse of Track
Near Medicine Lodge.

Medicine Lodge. Kan. Aug T.
Santa Fe Fireman E. L. Conine, of
Kiowa, was instantly killed three miles
west of here, when the engine on
which he was working. sank with an
undermining track and shut up like a
knife, crushing him between the fire
box and the tender.
There had been heavy rain in
the vicinity and the fill, over which
the track was built. had washed away.
The crew had been notified to look
out for dangerous places in the track
and Conine was standing where he
was killed making observations He
was absorbed, apparently, in the guam
tity of water when the engine hit the
track over the washed away dump
and went down about four feet. En-
gineer w. G.. Atkisson, who was at the
throttle. says that Conine made no
sound when killed.
The dead fireman was about 80
years old and leaves a widow and
children in Kiowa- The rainfall in
the vicinity of Medicine Lodge and
on different places on the Panhandle
division of the Santa Fe, has been
heavy during the past few days and
travel is difficult and dangerous
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
new Way TO END STRIKE
Des Moines Court Orders Both sides to
Go to Work.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. promptly
at o'clock Sunday afternoon street
car traffic was resumed in Des MOines
and the 48-hour strike, which began
terminated
For the first time in the history OF
the country the order of a court has
put an end to what gave every indica-
tion of becoming bitter labor strug
gle.
The mandate issued by Judge Law
renee DeGraff of the district court was
promptly Obeyed by the Des Moines
city Railway company and the Car
Mems union and while there was am
pie prospect of a fight later in the
| courts, an injunction has restored
| temporarily at least, nearly 500 con-
ductorS and mOtOrmen to their origin
al positions. BY o'clock traffic had
almost resumed its normal condition.
Ihat new method of handling Ia
| Dor difficulties has been discovered was
I the statement of n. T. Guernsey at
| torney for the street car company.
following the acquiescence of the COM
pany in Judge DeGran's order. He
said his clients we're not satisfied that
| the court was within its jurisdiction in
issuing the mandatory injunction, but
for the present they were willing to
abide by it, leaving to a later date the
| trial of the case on it's merits.
Fred Fay. international board mem
Der of the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway En-
ployees of America, who conducted the
brief strike, was much pleased with
the turn of events.
He said that while he and the mem
/ bers of the executive committee had
preferred that the strike continue un-
til a new agreement was signed. the
Intervention of the court was ACCEPT
able because it gave to the union ex-
actly what it had asked. This was the
reinstatement of Conductor Hiatt,
whose recent discharge, without an in
vestigatiOn, led to the trouble and the
order that arbitration must decide
whether he is to remain with the com
pany.
The suit in equity which terminated
the strike was brought by the city Of
Des Moines, upon the order of the CITY
council. A hearing to determine
permanent probably will be held to
day.
n. T. Guernsey, counsel for the com
pany, discussed the legal phase of
what he calls a new method of settling
strikes, in a statement to the Assn
ciated Press. The statement says:
'If this order (the court mandate) }
/ stands, it means that a public service
corporation having a contract with 4
/ labor union has a right to go into
1 court and secure a mandatory injunc-
/ tion prohibiting the labor union from
striking. and requiring it in case a
order calling the strike. It is obvious
that if this is law a way has been
pointed out for handling these labor
/ difficulties which will be more ecOnOm-
ical and efficient than any method yet
suggested"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-07
plan Big Bridge at Riley.

Junction City, Kan, Aug. THE
quartermaster department at Fort Ri
ley has completed plans and specfaca-
tions for new bridge across the Kan
sas river, to take the place of the one
destroyed by dynamite and fire several
months ago. The plans call for a steel
structure supported on concrete piers,
and with a cement floor, and will cost
in the neighbor,lood of 500 900. The
bridge destroyed by fire was built by
the engineer corps of the army several
years ago at an immense cost It was
entirely of wood, and was one Of the
largest bridges the corps has built, be-
ing over $50 feet long.