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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
WILL SWITCH MADISON JOBS
State Treasurer-Elect johnson An,
nounces Appointment of Dahl
as His Assistant.

Madison.-Andrew H. Dahl, pres
ent state treasurer, has been appoint
ed as assistant state treasurer ty
State Treasurer-elect Henry Johnson
Mr.. Dahl and Mr.. Johnson have been
close personal friends for many
years. When Mr., Dahl was named
state treasurer, Mr.. Johnson accept
ed the place as his assistant and the
relations will now be reversed. Mr.
Johnson has transmit ed his bond to
the attorney general for approval
The bond is for 100000. The state
pays the premium which amounts to
$3.50 a year
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Waukee-Renewed efforts 70
obtain a pardon for John Dietz, de-
fender of Cameron Dam, serving a
life sentence at Waupun for the
shooting of John Harp, special dep
uty, will be made this winter by the
Dietz family and interested friends
Henry F. Cochems, who will present
arguments in favor Of the pardon be-
fore Gov. F. e. McGovern, has re-
turned from Waupun, where he held
conference with Dietz. He says that
Dietz still refuses to enter into any
plan for a communication of his SEN
tence, preferring to remain in prison
to the end unless released on the
ground that he is guiltless Of Deputy
Harp's death.
La Crosse.-A white Plymouth
rock hen exhibited by L. G. Dan
Vile of Mentfort, at the western Wis
consin poultry show and valued at
5000, became worth twice that sum
when it swallowed a $500 ruby
which dropped from a ring of
Charles V. Keller, Winamac, Ind,
the bird when the gem dropped and
the hen gulped it down. Keeler Of
fered Danville 5000 for the bird and
subsequently, increased the bid to
$500
Marinette.-Mayor Joseph Fisher
has given the police orders to enforce
the curfew law, compelling all chill
dren under 6 to be off the streets at
O'Clock each evening unless with
parents, and to prohibit minors from
frequenting billiard halls. The or
der comes as the result Of the agita-
ton by thirteen ministers who de-
mand Sunday closing of saloons,
theaters and poolrooms as well as
enforcement of the curfew law. The
council has not acted on the petition
for Sunday closing.
Madison.-A camp of Sons of Vet.
Grams composed solely of American
Indians is about to be formed at Ke-
shena, Shawano county, the Menom-
onie reservation. 1t is said that
twenty-five sons and grandsons of
Civil war veterans of Indian blood
are eligibla.
Beloit.-With the receipt of a
number of volumes within the last
few days the Beloit college library
has now passed the $4,000 volume
mark. 1t has one Of the most ade-
quate and serviceable college libra
ries in the middle west.
Eau Claire-The locomotive and
two cars of mail and express train
No. Is, on the Omaha were derailed
here this morning The locomotive
was badly wrecked.
Oshkosh.-The first fatality here
due to thin ice took place when AL
bert Stockinger, aged IS, was drown
ed in CampbelIs creek while skating
Neenah.-A cat mewing prevented
a robbery of the home of Fred Raetz.
a Neenah citizen. Members of the
family heard the cat in the middle
of the night and Mr. Raetz arose to
let the feline out. Entering a down
stairs room he saw man jump
through a window and disappear in
the darkness, leaving a bag of loot"
Racine.-It was announced here
that move is on foot to have Judge
Max W. Heck of the county court
named as private secretary to Presi-
dent-elect Wilson. State Chairman
Davies has been asked to urge the
appointment.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
GOV. OSBORN REMOVES TWO.
Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney Of
Missaukee County, Mich, Accused.

Mssaukee County, Mich, Accused.
Lansing, Mich, Dec 10.-Governor
Osborn has issued formal orders for
removing from Office Sheriff William
H. Brown and Prosecuting Attorney
Henry Y Miltner of Missaukee coun-
ty.
The governor adjudged the officers
guilty of malfeasance in office and
directed that Justice OF the Peace
Wright and a superintendent of poor,
also of the same county, tender their
designations.
The action followed a report of the
secretary of the state board of cor
rections, who investigated charges
that the officials were guilty of aid
ing in an attempt to remove from the
state, Myrtle Mcneil, sixteen years
old, an inmate of the industrial school
at Adrian.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Exposure Kills Train Victim.

Stevens Point.-Stephen Levan-
doWski, aged % years, while at
tempting to board a 500 freight
train, fell beneath the car and his
right leg was severed below the knee.
LevandoWsh was found by section
hands and brought here. Exposure
and loss of blood caused death.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Shot Plavinp ..Wi,d West. "

Racine.-A wild west show par
ticipated in by five boys under Is
years of age resulted in the killing
of William Hendrickson. A bullet
from a revolver in the hands OF Rus
sell Fidler entered Hendrickson' IS
breast and passed through his heart.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
WANTS FOUR DREADNOUGHT
Secretary Meyer Outlines Plan For
Most Formidable Fleet.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Announcing
his belief that the limit Of size in war
ships has not yet been reached. Sec
rotary Meyer of the navy outlined a
plan for the most formidable fleet on
the seas, to consist of the new dread
nought Pennsylvania and three other
vessels of the same class. for which he
hopes congress will make an appro-
priation at this session. The Pennsyl-
yania has already been provided for
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Fatal Accident at Dam.

Wausau-Henry Kennedy, injur-
ed at Brokaw, died at the hospital
here. While lowering the gates at
the dam the crank slipped from his
hand and revolved, inficting injur-
les TO his head and stomach
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Spike Hip Bone Together.

Fond du Lac.-Spiking the broken
portions of a fractured hip bone to-
gether with steel nails is an oper-
alton which will be performed by To-
cal surgeons to save Frank Daniels,
a teamster, from being cripple
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
rhief oxerIooks s1oo.ooo.

New York. Dec 9.-Gathering up
three diamond pins and a watch worth
5000. bogus telephone inspector
overlooked 100000 in jewels in he
home of Arthur Iselin in East Sixty
ninth street and escaped Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Iri,red bv Accidental Explosion.

Couderay.-Peter Phillips, en-
ployed by the Rice Lake Lumber
company at Stout's Spur, had his
right hand blown away by the explo-
sion of dynamite cap.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
EIkhorn Has $1,000 Fire

Elkhorn.-The buildings of the B.
the Elkhorn Bowling Alley company
were destroyed by fire, causing loss
of $1,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Oldest Odd Fellow Is Dead,

Rockford, H.. Dec. 11.-Dennis P.
GRAY. regarded as the Oldest Odd Eel
low in the world, died Monday. aged
eighty-seyen years. Mr.. Gray afhliat
ed with Constantine lodge No. q in
Michigan in 1S47.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
10000 put Under Civil Service.

Washington, Dec. 10.-More than
10000 skilled workers in the navy
wards throughout the United States
yege placed nuder re protection OF
civil service by executive order of
President Taft Saturday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Be,oit Man Dies at Sea.

Beloit.--O. B. Osborn, vice-presi-
dent of the Berlin Machine works of
this city, died at sea, according to a
wireless message. Mr.. Osborn was
two weeks out from Seattle, en- routa
to the Orient.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Suuaw Accused of Arson.

Green Bay.-Mrs. Christina John
son, an Oneida Indian, is charged
with arson by her husband, David
Johnson 1t is alleged she set fire
to his barn and dwelling on the res
ervation near this city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Puts Cities i'm Darkness.

Peshtigo and Oconto
were without power and light be-
cause the electric plant of the Pesh-
tigo Lumber company was out of
commission due to anchor ice clog
ging the water wheels
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Dandelions Bloom in December.

Neenah-Dandelio in bloom in
December is decidedly unusual But
few days ago John Rasmussen
picked a large bouquet of the yellow
flowers in his dooryard
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
eineon Flies to ENGLAND.

Montreal, Dec 10.-Ernest Robinson
of Westmount received word that a
pigeon he imported and which escaped
had returned to England Sunday It
apparently took twelve days to make
the journey.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
nanv Hotel Guests in Fire Peril.

Wheeling, w. Va, Dec. 10.-Fire in
the business district Of McMechaa
Sunday destroyed six buildings, dam
aged two and caused loss Of $4,000.
Fifteen guests at Harris hotel, where
the fire started narrowly escaped
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Tax Horsepower Is Plan.

Madison.-An automobile license
fee based on horsepower instead of a
fat rate as at present is being con-
sidered by the state highway commits
sion as possible legislation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Man Picked Up Dead After Fight.

Couderay.-After a free-for-all fist
fight among a crowd of lumberjacks
in the saloon of Jack WEIGH at Ken
nedy, an unknown man was picked
I'D dead
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
er,d. Who Slew Sentenced

Logansport, Ind, Dec. 9--Mrs. Jo-
seph Lang. the bride OF one day, who
shot and killed Mrs. Mary Couple, was
sentenced Friday to serve from two
to fourteen years IN prison at In
Stanapolis and pay SIS flne.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
dunk Dealer Under Arrest.

Kenosha-Emil Benish, junk
dealer, is under arrest on a charge
of having offered $50 to member Of
the city government for the contract
for removing all junk from the city's
dun ping ground.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Farmer Crushed to Death,

Prairie du Chen. = Joseph
Schwartz, member Of the county
board from Wauzeka, was crushed
to death between a traction engine
md clover huller when a lever slip
ped while going up steep grade.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Fire DESTROYS Warehouse.

Menasha.-Fire destroyed the
warehouse of the Menasha Wooden
ware company, including a large
stock of unfinished slaves The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Chicago. Dec. II. 1912.

Cattle - Beeves, $500 10.50;
stockers and feeders, 4.35 07.65;
COWS and heifers, 270Q7.50; calves,
650010.25.
Hogs-Light, 7.30@7.7O; heavy,
7.35078O; rough, 1886 Obs; pigs,
5.2507.20.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
n c Rapishes the Common Towel

q. D CdI1FSFISS sf'~ Oo'f''''0Ff y W.T.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE common
towel was ordered abolished from rail-
road cars, vessels all other interstate
vehicles and from stations by Sec
rotary Macveagh of the treasury de-
partment Monday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
CONGRESSMAN Brown III.

Washington. Dec. 10.-Representa-
tive William G. Brown Of West Vir-
ginia was seriously i'll Sunday at his
apartment at Congress hall suffering
with a severe attack of heart disease.
complicated by acute Indigestion
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Eats Barrel of Armies

Racine.-Frank Hinse, a saloon
keeper, ate barrel of apples in ten
days, thereby winning wager of $50
and free membership in the Wind
Point Gun club, and gaining seven
teen pounds in weight.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Wants Five-Mile "Dry" Limit.

Appleton.-In an address here c.
F. Lean, state evangelist, said a
strong effort would be made to ex-
tend the dry limits in Madison five
miles from the university
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Child ScaIded to Oeath.

odgeville.-Alvin Severson, aged
4 was fatally scalded about the face
and body when a tub Of water poured
over him at his home in the town of
Ridgeway
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Boy Tries Suicide in Jail.

Appleton.-George Chrystl, aged
10, under sentence for highway rob-
berry, made an unsuccessful attem pit
to commit suicide in jail here by
hanging himself.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
keenah Has Boy Burglar

Neenah.-A burglar at II years of
age is the accomplishment" Of
Claude Wiltsie of this city, who has
been sent to the reform school at
Waukesha until he is 81.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Start Postof1ce Soon,

Waukesha.-The work of con-
structing the new Waukesha post
office will commence April /. accord
ing to advices from Washington.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Find Body of Suicide.

Waupun. Reidman, near
here, was found dead by nelgnoors
Who broke into his home. he had
Killed himself with a shotgun.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13

Start Sunday Closing Campaign.
Sheboygan-T Business Mems
association has started a campaign
to secure Sunday closing of all places
of business. President Pfster has
been authorized to start prosecutions
where necessary.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Minneapolis, Dec. II, 1912.

Wheat-N2. 1 hard, S3c; No.
lorthern, SIC; No. 2 northern, soc.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, AZ 13c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 30a
l.. NO. 2, 53 q SIC.
Flax-1.23 u.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
IInIoaded Gun Shoots Woman.

Bayf1eld-Mrs. Thomas Allen was
shot through the leg, just above the
knee, with a 32-caliber revolver in
the hands of her 10-year-old son, who
thought the weapon was unloaded.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Fire DESTROYS virooua Landmark.


ViroQua totally destroyed
the Tate store building, an old land
mark. The building was occupied by
restaurant, a jewelry store, bar,
Der shop and the Electric theater.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-13
Kerosene Turned Face Black.

>S' O@'~''0 O''C0 . dCc OidCk.
Plainfeld.-A two-year-o1d son Of
Ed. Dolan drank nearly cup of
kerosene. The child's face turned
black, but its life was saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
HOT STATEMENT
 FROM HEAD OF
 GRAND TRUNK
Says He is Disguised With the
 People of New England

New " orlx, Nov. 15-In a statement isued this afternoon Attorney General Rice, of Rhode Island, and William C. Bliss president of the Public Util1- ties Commission of Rhode Island, said that President Chamberlain, of the Grand Trunk Railroad Company, in an 1 interview with them today, had made the following statement:
 That ahe was disguSted with the people of New England and especially gsvithssthe people of Rhode Island for the furore over the suspension or the work of the projected extensions.
 That the suspension of the work l on the Palmer extension was part Of work along the whole of the Grand Trunk system and was ordered by the directors at London.
 That he couldn't advise when con struction work would be resumed and it was wholly dependent upon the at titude of the London directors.
 That on the general resumption of constructions work, so far as his knowledge is eoncerned there will be mo eziscri in1i nation in. regard to work on the Southern New England--s
 MT Chamberlain told. the Rhode Is land officials that his conferences with the officials of the New Haven road on the matter of abandonment of the Palmer extension had not been con- sidered or discussed and would not be at any future conferences
 That the charge that at his con- ference with the officials of the New Haven road the question of rein1burse- Inent by that road for any expenses al- ready incurred in the construct ton of the Palmer extension had been dis he said, an investigation of this point
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15

years ofsage he met and defeated Da- vid Michaud in Quebec in 1881 Mi chaud, who was a dozen years older
 than Cyr, was considered at that time
 to be the champion strong man of the country. Cyr lifted stone weighing
 4SO pounds, which Michalld could not
 raise an inch. Under the manage
 ment Of the late Harry Phillips Cyr later toured Canada, the limited
 States and Europe, meeting afd de feating scores of strong men
 ;. There was a standing offer of $1,O0O open to all corners to do better than
 Cyr in any one of his feats or $100
 ito equal any one of them. The wager was left unclaimed till on his return to American Cyr met a Michigan man named Therrien, who performed one Of the feats and thus won $100. In the he spent twenty-six months. he ap- peared under the patronage of the Prince of Wales at the Westminster Royal Aquarium. as we'll as at the TI- voIi. South London Crystal Padace!g the Trocadero and other places. He tour ed England, Ireland and ScotlaId la- ter he proceeded to Germany and It. ally.
 and Chicago. and at the latter place, in 1896, he established two other rec ords, by lifting sS7 pounds with one hand, and 552 1-2 pounds with one f1n- ger He also lifted barrel of wet sand, weighing 432 pounds, clear of the ground to his shoulder
 There were <some of the strong men who could perform tricks with the heavy weights that. Cyr could not do, but for straight lifting, n never met his equal. His greatest feat was lift ing with his back a platform on which stood twenty or twenty-five men, to- taling in weight about I, 800 pounds It is said that his record for that feat was 4,562 pounds, made eighteen years ago. He also had a record for rais- ing slowly from the ground above his head 8 d1lmbben weighing 247 pounds. Cyr retired from active competition seven years ago, handing his title over 10 Horace Barre Of St. Henry.
 Before he fell i'll two years ago Cyr weighed 365 pounds. was 5 fest 10 1-2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
STRONG MAN CYR MADE
 GREAT LIFTING RECORD.

Louis Cyr, the Samson of modern times, who died in Montreal recently was for twenty eight years the cham pion of professional strong men, His scum of trophies of his prowess. For the past twelve years Cyr suffered from asthma and heart trouble to such an extent that he was forced to get most Of his rest in a. morris chair, as his malla,dies would not permit him to lie fat
 At one time -Cyr became a member of the Montreal police force and figur- inals and Stick-up men, Early one morning he walked into his station and handed over three husky roughs whom he had arrested in sthe downtown sec tion, At first the arrested xones had endeavored to put up a fight, but Cyr- taking one under each arm and car rying the other in a vice-like grip in front Of him. marched off to the sta ton with all three prisoners clear of the ground.
 Abandoning the force. he opened a featured a. gymnasium. He soon tired Of this inactive life, however and again took to the public arena. In 1888, at an exhibition at Berthierville, lift of platform containing 3,536 pounds of pig iron. In 1889 he made another record by lifting 265 pounds ground to shoulder In 1890 he es- tablished another record by winning in a straight pull against four horses, each weighing 1000 pounds. Two horses were attached by traces to each of a1is arms and though they did their ut most the eharnbion held theInrein. sCyr5. was born at St. Sypriens sprov-s since of Quebec, in 1863 and attributed his great strength almost entirely to the magnificent physique of his moth CT, who stood feet 1 inch tall and weighed 267 pounds. When only IS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
R0OSEvELT'S ASSAILANT QUESTIONS SANITY OF
 ALIEhIST COMMISSION
Milwaukee.

sMilw aukee. Nov. 15-The alienist commission appointed by the court to examine the mental condition of John Schrank will probably report tonor- row The confessed assailant of Col. Rooseye1t told District Attorney ZabeI today that he doubted the sanity of the five physicians who have for tn e past three days piled him with what he terms foolish questions.
 s.I ann not insane and certainly can not swear to it. Those men have asked me so many foolish questions that I have come to the idea that J might turn around and quest ton them as to their own mental condition, ' Schrank said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
Many Anti Suits Await New
 Administration

Washington. Nov. -15-Continuation of all the big antitrust suits by the new Democratic administration along the same lines that have been followed by the Taft administration was predicted here, today The next attorney general according to authoritative information will be confronted with situation which will necessitate this policy for a. year or more until such time Con- gress can be induced to add to Or alnend the Sherman law. A mass of inform ation is in department of jus tice files possible basis for many more anti-trust suits but they have not been begun beause the department now has neither money nor the attOr news to undertake them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
TIME PIECE MISSING
 SUSPECT IS HELD

Coveting the gold watch of a man he had met in a saloon Carl Fred erickson, 52 Union Square, is alleged to have decoyed his victim, Frank 2Watnough, 54 Booth street to a lone ly spot on Housatonic avenue. near the railroad viaduct and there to have knocked him down and possess sed himself of the timepiece. The matter was reported to Ps troIman Frank HoIbrook who furnished with a. description of the aSSai1ant diG some clever sleuthing and eventually located his quarry at the corner of Wall and Water streets. Arraigned in City Court before Judge Carl Eos ter this morning, his case was con tnued until NoveInber-16. Es
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
OPPOSED TO SALOON
 IN BERKSHIRE AVE,

Local Polish and slavonic Catholic circles were disturbed today over the report that the presidents of two well known religious societies-the Holy Trinity and the Sokol-have favored inc granting of a license to a saloon at sB Berkshire avenue and Pembroke. street It. is asserted that the Sda-, vonish and Polish speaking peoples in the vicinity propose a concerted effOrt to prevent a saloon being established In that section of the city.