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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith, a Virginian now Dor
ger pIdlnsnnan. Is looking for roaming wa
EarueS or savages. He sees a wagon ledili
a. full gallop pursued by men on ponited9 -
When Keith reaches the wagon the ra5u-
ers nave massacred two men ana
parted. He searches the victims nnolhs
papers and a locket with woman poa-
trait. Keith Is arrested at Carson 10y
charged with the murder, his accusel nc Dr
ing ruffian named Black Bart; a nS g.
companion In his cell named Meo IGli' Neh
that he knew the Keiths In virginia 49,
says one Of the murdered men wa WaS foTrn-
Sfbley, the other Gen. Willis W are, LoI =, :,
erly Confederate officer. Inc pl salllfti,+as
and Neb escape, and later tne dusI nj
come upon cabin and ma n tS DC links
to be young girl. whom KERN th ini1s
he saw at Carson City. The girl 81 i @,tho
that she is in search OF q protheIs mHo
had deserted from the army. ana tnat q
Mr. Hawley induced her to come 70 nc
cabin while he sought her brother. nav
ley appears and Keith in hiding recog-
rjzes him as Black Bart. There is Z yer
rife battle in the darkened room in whlcn
Keith is victor Horses are appropriated
and the girl who says that her name Is
his situation and the fugitives make ior
Fort Larned. where the girl Is left with
the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells that
che is the daughter of General waite.
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan, where
Keith meets an old friend. DR.. Fairbain.
Keith meets the brother Of Hops waite
under the assumed name Of F@d VIII
loughby, and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
TWO. hope learns that Gen. w ate, VINO
was thought murdered, is at Sheridan.
and goes there, where she is mistaken for
Christie Maclaire. the Carson City singer.
Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire
and finds that Black Bart has CONVINCED
her that there is a mystery in her lie
which he is going to turn to her advan-
Iage. The plainsman tells Hope Waite OF
her resemblance to Christie Maclaire.
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
hold the key TO the situation. Keith finds
lWllloughby shot dead. Hope is told OF
the death Of her brother. Keith fails to
learn what representations Black Bart
has made to Christie Maclaire. Hope
suggests that in order to learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer. DR.. Fairbain is in love with
Christie Maclaire and Keith induces him
TO detain her from the stage while Hope
goes to the theater where she meets
Black Bart, who, thus deceived, tells
Hope that General Waite has suspected
his plans and that they must fly. Hope,
greatly alarmed, demurs. General Waite
appears and says Black Bart has stolen
papers from him regarding an inheri-
rance. Keith is informed that Christie
Maclaire's real name is Phyllis Gale and
that she is the half sister of Hope. The
latter has been carried away by Black
Bart and his gang
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
STATE MAY GET ISLANDS
Government Proposes to Turn Over
Hundreds of Small Tracts to
State of Wisconsin.

Washington, d. C.-Several hun
dred small islands in the numerous
lakes at the headwaters of the Wis
consin and Chippewa rivers will be
turned over to the state of Wisconsin
by the federal government within a
short time to be included iii the state
forest reserve if the plan now on foot
is carried out
The committee on public lands of
the house has recommended that the
grant be made and the secretary of
the interior has recommended the
transfer, so there is no apparent OBJ
stacle in the way of the passage of
the measure to carry out the project
of Representative Morse.
In its report recommending the
passage of the bill the committee on
public lands has been even more gen
erOuS than it was expected to be and
has amended the bill to give the state
of Wisconsin the right to permit the
erection of cottages on the little ISL
ands and has stricken out the res
ervation to the effect that they shall
be used only for forest purposes
The state now has 475,0OO acres
of land set aside for forestry pur-
poses, nearly all of which was Sc
cured by purchase, and in appropriate
ing $4,000 year, to increase the
size of the state forests
This state forest reserve is on the
headwaters Of the Wisconsin and
Chippewa rivers. Within the bound
aries of this reserve are several hun
dred beautiful little inland lakes
Within those little lakes are between
500 and 400 islands now owned by
the federal government, which are
sought to be acquired by this bill.
These islands vary in size from a few
square rods each to about ten acres
and average about two acres each.
The total area is a little less than 500
acres. These islands are not suitable
for agricultural uses, as nearly all of
them are rough and rocky and too
small for homesteads. The cost of
surveying them would be much
greater than the amount that could
be secured by the government if they
were disposed of under any existing
law.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16

"He-he interested me-" admitted
the girl, hesitatingly. her eyes dark
ening with sudden anger. "He lied
and l believed him would have be-
lieved any one who came with such
| story. Oh, DR.. Fairbain," and she
chung TO him now eagerly. you can
not realize how hungry / have been
/ for what he brought me. | wanted SO
to know the truth of my birth. Oh,
hated this life!" She flung her dis
engaged hand into the air, with ges-
| ture expressive of disgust Il was
crazy to get away from it. That was
what made the man look good to me
-he-he promised so much You will
believe me, won't you? Oh, you must;
l am going to make you. | am a
| singer in music halls; was brought
up to that life from little girl, and
| OF course, | know what you Western
men think Of us as a class. Hawley
| showed it in his whole manner to-
ward me, and | resented it; just for
that. deep down in my heart, hated
him. know it now, now that real
ly understand his purpose; but some
| L
to fascinate me, to make me do just
as he wi1led. But you have never
been that way; you-you have acted
as though | was omebody-somebody
nice. and not just music-hall singer.
Perhaps it's just your way, and may
be, deep down you don't think I'm any
better than the other do, but-but |
want you to think | am, and | am
going to tell you the truth, and you
must believe mel am good girl"
Great God! of course you are"
he blurted out. Don't you suppose
l know? That isn't what has been
bothering me, lassie. Why, I'd a.
| fought any buck who'd "a sneereo at
you What | wanted to know was.
whether or not you really cared for
any of those buffers. Can you tell me
that, Christie?"
She lifted her eyes to his face, her
lips parted.
Il can answer anything you ask"
And you do not care for them?"
No"
He drew his breath sharply, his
round face rosy.
Then you have got to listen to me.
for I'm deadly in earnest I'm an old.
rough. bald-headed fool that don't
know much about wemen-I never
thought before I'd ever want to-but
| you can bet on one thing, I'm square.
i Anybody in this town will tell you
I'm square. They'll tell you that
whatever | says goes. I've never run
around much with women; somehow
never exactly liked the kind I've
come up against, and maybe they did
mt feel any particular interest in me.
| didn't cut much shine as a ladies'
man, but, | reckon now, it's only be-
cause the right one hadn't happened
along. She is here now, though, all
right. and | knew it the very first time
| set eyes on her. On, you roped and
tied me ali right the first throw. May
| be | did get you and that half-s.ster
mixed up bit, but just the same you
were the one | really wanted Hopes
all right: she's mighty fine girl, but
| you are the one for ne Christie
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
$4,000 BLAZE IN
GAINESVILLE PLANT
Large Harness Factory Com
pleiely Destroyed.
THREATEN RETAIL DISTRICT
Merchants Move Stocks of Goods to
Street-Frozen Hydrants Hamper
Fire Department in Starring Fight
Against the Flames.

Janesville.-The harness factory
of the Bassett Echlin Harness COM
pany was destroyed by a fire which
for an hour threatened the entire re-
tail district of the city
The loss will be between $125, 900
and $3.50, 200, the harness concern
being the heaviest loser.
Two buildings owned by Bostwick
& Tate were burned
The blaze was discovered in the
cellar room of the factory, which
was over boiler and filled with in
hammable material
A frozen hydrant hampered the
work of fremen and the department
lost all control of the flames for a
time. AS result the Bostwick e
Tate buildings caught fire and the
flames began spreading in several di-
rections.
A panic ensued among merchants
near the factory and the stocks of
several stores were taken into the
street. When the walls of the burn
ing factory fell, fire was scattered
throughout the district.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Bride Discovered to Her Dismay She
Had on Her Mothers Largest
GaIoshes.

ut was not until after the ceremony
had been performed and l was coming
down the aisle on my husbands arm,
sale Mrs. June Bride, that | discover
ed"--she paused and tremor passed
over her delicate features.
That you discovered" -prompted
hearet,
There was not prettier wedding
in Recnercheville this spring than
mine" she resumed retrospectively.
MY gown was dream and | must
admit looked very well. 1t rained in
torrents on the morning of my we'd
ding day, and when we were about to
start for church somebody hustled me
into a rain coat and rubbers, SO
might not get damp going from my
door to the carriage. The sun came
out just as we reached the church, but
| was too nervous and excited to no.
tice. l only knew that somebody help
ed me out of the carriage, that some
body else removed my rain coat and
that somebody gave my veil final
touch-and next thing | remember
with clearness was coming down the
aisle on Jacks arm and then when it
was too late, the miserable discovery
was made.
Dearest whispered Jack, what
under the canopy have you got on
your feet?'
My feet | murmNred and, glanc-
ing down, perceived that my snow.
shimmering wedding gown was not
long enough 10 conceal the dreadful
fact that | wore mas Oldest and
largest pair of rubbera!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
A True Son of the South

A statue was unveiled at Sceaux to
Clovis Hughes. poet and deputy, says
the Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Standard Clovis Hughes was a
typical son of the south, and like all
Marseillais he believed that the Paris
boulevards would be a very fair imi-
tation of the Cannabiere if there were
only a bit Of sea at the end of the
street One afternoon in MarseilIes a
Partisan ventured to claim some
charm for Paris. Absurd" said Clovis
Hughes, Paris cannot compare with
Marseilles at all. Here, at least. we
have the sun" We have the sun In
Paris, too" remarked his friend. "Ah.
BAH" said Clovis Hughes; your sun
in Paris is only an old moon which
Marseilles has no further use for"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
copyright. A c. Mcclurs q Co. 1aloj
ATALE or THF PLANS

Could you-could you care for such 8
duffer as | amp
Her lips were smiling and SO were
her eyes, but it was a pleading smile.
Il don't think it would be so
very hard" she admitted. mot If you
really wanted me to-
You know what | mean-that | love
you-Wish you to be my wife,"
Il supposed that was it-that-that
you wanted me-"
Yes, and-and you will love-"
Her head dropped Slowly, so slowly
he did not realize the significance of
the action until her lips touched his
hand
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Success SWard.

Miss Annie S. Peck, the famous
mountaineer, was talking at garden
party in Boston about her contem-
plated climb in the Andes
ITO what" said a girlhood friend
from Providence, do you attribute.
Miss Peck, your success as noun
taineer?"
Simply to perseverance, to assid-
uity," the other answered. THAT is
the secret of all success. A great de-
partment store keeper put the idea.
though, more neatly thar I have done
At birthday dinner he said: I at
tribute my success to the fact that if
a customer doesn't see what she
wants I've always made her want
what she sees.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
FOUND DYING IN POTATO CAR
Fond du Lac Police Investigate Fatal
Injuries to Emil kronitz, Post
master at Embarrass.

Fond du Lac-Emil Kronitz, aged
40, postmaster of the village of En-
barass, Waupaca county, was found
unconscious with his skull crushed in
a potato car in the Northwestern
yards here and died a few hours
later. The authorities are making an
Investigation to ascertain if he was
murdered or was killed by being
thrown jD tne car The dead man was
in charge of two cars of potatoes,
consigned to Albert c. Miller Of Chi
cago. When he left Embarrass he
had $40, which was found in his
clothes when the body was discov-
cred
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16

'Who?"
"Oh, Keith, and Hawley, and that
bunch Of officers from the fort; you
never had any time to give me-
She laughed again, her fingers tight
ening in their clasp on his hand
why, how foolish; Hawley is older
than you are. and | was only playing
with Keith. Surely you must know
that now. And as to the officers, they
were just fun. You see, in my profes-
sion, one has to be awfully nice to
everybody"
But didn't you really care for Haw-
ley?" he insisted. bluntly probing for
facts
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Plan Live Stock Train

Madison-A committee of the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION met at the capital to formu-
late plan for running special train
on the Northwestern rad for edu-
cational purposes, especially in the
newer sections of the state. 1t is
proposed to demonstrate the wisdom
of developing only the test type of
live stock of all kinds
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Growth of Atlantic City.

Atlantic City was Incorporated In
1854, the year when the first passen-
ger train was run from the Delaware
river to the Atlantic ocean. At that
time the village consisted of half a
dozen families which had increased
to a population of 1,043, in 1870, ac
cording to the United States census
Ten years later it had grown to s.
AT; in 1890 it was 1905, and in 1900
there we're 27,S3S residents.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Fur Merchant Held for Forper,

Appleton. A. Abrahams of Sey-
mour, president of the Abrahams Fur
company, now in bankruptcy court at
Green Bay, was arrested here on a
charge of forging a bill of lading. He
pleaded not guilty, and was immedi-
ately released on $4,000 bond. The
complaint was filed by Charles r.
Prosser, cashier of the Seymour
State bank, the bill of lading, accord
ing to the complaint, having been
1911
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Cold Weather Cause of Suicide

Manufacturing his wife and six
children out of their home, Christ
Jorgerson, aged so, drank carbolic
acid, dying Immediately. He had been
respondent and declared he was tired
of the cold weather and of paying
physicians fees for his family
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Support for Bows Schools

Racine.-The Manufacturers asso-
ciatiCn Of Racine has agreed to sup
port industrial schools recently in
stalled here. 1t is the intention to
secure employment for boys between
the ages of 1 4 and 16 years, but later
to have them attend the Industrial
school five hours each week
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
East Train Coach Cverturns

Kenosha.-While travelling at
good rate of speed Chicago and Min
neapolis train No. o. the Chicago.
Milwaukee and ST. Pau. road, was de-
rallied between Truesu ale and Som
ers No one was injured.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Educators to Attend Big Meet

Madison.-A delegation of Wiscon-
sin and northern Michigan school SUI
perintendents will leave in two spe
cial cars for st. Louis on February
26 to attend the meeting of the de-
partment of superintendent of the
Nations Education association.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16

Rusk County Land Men Cooperate.
LadySmith.-Land owners have
formed cooperative society, known
as the Central Wisconsin exchange,
to develop the agricultural interests
of Rusk county, dispose of lands list
ed for sale and conduct a publicity
campaign.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Saloon Probe at Appleton

Appleton.-Three saloon keepers
are under arrest, charged with sell
ing liquor to minors, as a result of
an investigation by a detective en-
ployed by a committee of business
and professional men
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Ice Is Three Feet Thick.

Fond du Lac.-While cutting ice
in Lake Winnebago off the shore of
Winnebago park, preparatory to
dropping the framework of the big
breakwater, it was discovered that
the ice had attained thickness Of
three feet. This is declared to be
record thickness by the farmers along
the lake shore who yearly harvest
ice.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Whitewater Norma Gets Yoder

Madison.-Prof. A. H. Yoder, prin-
cipal of the New York School of
of the Whitewater, Wis, normal
school by the board of regents. Mr..
Yoder will begin his new duties June
/, 1872, at a salary of $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Asks Indian Appropriation.

Washington.-Rep resentativeM4e en-
root of Wisconsin is urging an addi-
tional appropriation of $4,000 to in
crease the capacity of the Hayward
Indian school in Sawyer county.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Woman Cremated in Home.

Milwaukee-Mr Anna Runge,
aged As, was burned to death in a
fire which destroyed her home west
of this city. An exploding kerosene
lamp started the blaze, oil being
thrown over the woman's clothing
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
New Water Power Bill Planne,

TVEW w dICT OWCf t1rFT
Madison.-Instead of asking for a
rehearing, it is said the attorney in
the water power case will draft an
entire new water power bill and pre-
sent it at the special session of the
legislature.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
tncore lay Assessor Named.

Madison. The state tax commits
sion has appointed E. o. Dent of Tt
gerton as assessor OF income tax for
the district composed of Langlade
and Shawano counties.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16

Ball and Chain for Lawbreakers.
Fond du Lac.-The council is con-
sidering an ordinance to have all city
law violators work on the streets.
equipped with ball and chain.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
State Lumbermen to. Meet.

Milwaukee-The annual conven-
ton of the Wisconsin Retail Lumber
Dealers association will be held in
this city on February 20-22.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Crandon Has $25, 900 Blaze.

Crandon.-The Paris Opera house
and the Rhodes store were destroyed
by fire with loss of about $25, 200.
The chemical fire engines froze Up.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16

Il do" she saids you are the best
man in the world"
Fairbain could not move, could not
seem TIC realize what 1t all meant The
outcome had been so sudden, so sur
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Masonic Building Burns.

Merrill-The Masonic building.
occupied by the postoffice and gen
eral store, was badly damaged by fire.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Easily Detected.

Smart Aleck-Here's Jimmy Jiggers
been arrested for uttering a forged
note.
they ought to have known it was
forged.
Smart Aleck-How could they
know?
Stupid Steve-Because he suffers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-16
Where Sears Are pr;1.d

The natives of some of the islands
of the Pacific are always glad to see
the doctor on his periodical visits. At
Catoctin clarion., 1912-08-01
Order Nisi on Sales.

No. S76S Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick coun-
ty, sitting in Equity.
July Term, 1912.
Joseph Clayton Martin, Infant,
William H. Martin ct al.
In the matter of the Report of Sales filed
the 3Oth day of July, 1912.
\RDERED, That on the Oath day of
" August, 1912, the Court will proceed
to act upon the Report of Sales of Real
Estate, reported to said Court by Charles
G. Waters and Arthur ID. Willard
Trustees in the above cause, and filed
therein as aforesaid, to finally ratify and
confirm the same, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown before SAID
day; provided a copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published IN
Frederick County for three successive
weeks prior to said day.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $500.
Dated this 30th day of July, 1912.
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick
County.
True Copy Test: HARRY W. Bowers,
Clerk.
aug / 4t Chas. C. Waters, Solicitor.
Catoctin clarion., 1912-08-01

''The first step to be undertaken by

''The first step to be undertaken by
the reclamation service was the build
ing Of roads. From point now
known as Diamond switch, located
at milepost 679 on the Denver a Rio
Grande railroad, a road was built
thirty-two miles long. Through
mountain dcflcs the road winds its
way up to the site of the project head
works. The roads are as smooth as
a boulevard, and one would have a
hard time picking from its surface a
rock larger than ones hand. The
last thirteen miles of the main road
was of exceedingly heavy construc-
ton and in many places the roadbcd
had to be cut from solid rock.
Because of the deep snow OF win
ter, the maintenance cost OF the roads
have been made proportionately high
to the construction cost. With ma
chincry to be transported over the
road, single pieces of which weighed
many tons, to an elevation of nearly
5000 feet, the road question was a
serious problem. impossible fords
which dchcd crossing before the gov
ernment engineers came are now
spanncd by reliable bridges"