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The Calumet news., 1912-07-27
LAKE SUPERIOR s. ARIZONA

Sufficient proxies hold the special stockholders meet
ng were not received it necessary to postpone
the meeting. meeting Of Lake superior Arizona
shareholders will be held Aug 10.
In the meantime efforts win be made to slightly modify
terms of the option granted to the American Smet
ing & Refining company that company in case 1t eXer-
option, will make payment In cash as well az
stock of new company to be formed to operate the l.
: & A. holdings. This action taken at the request
or considerable number OF holders felt that
by so doing who had purchased their shares at
high figure might have opportunity ultimately to get
back their original investment With this modification the
only objection terms of the option will be removed
and the assent two-tirs the stock will undoubtedly
o rorhcoming In meantime the market for the stock
has Jagged until the present deal is settled there
will probably be material change in the situation
The Calumet news., 1912-07-27

Regarding some method of mitigat-
ing the Mississippi river floods the
Scientific American says: The present
outbreak cf the river will serve To di-
rect attention to a proposed method
Of control which we are inclined e.
think VIII prove To be the ultimate
solution of the problem. We refer &c
the plan of providing storage reser-
volrs in the upper reaches of the
river, in which the Hood waters, due t.
spring rains and the melting of the
SHOWS. could ne impoundcd, to be re-
leased i'm dry season for the purpos,
Of maintaining the river at navigabie
depth
The Calumet news., 1912-07-27
AHMEEK

The structural the rock and shaft houses
AT No and NO OF Ahmeek is being placed and
is expected that this equipment will be under cover
during the next sixty days.
Ahmcek recently report Of operations for the
six months ending SOth which showed net earnings
OF $3.50 Of trine less tnan s14 per share
i, the six months During this period, the OBJ
tanned recovery of per ton Of rock
stamped against recovery 1911 of 254 pounds. Excud
inc construction the copper the mine $50
cents per pound 561 cents FOR the 1911
Construction however showed substantial increase ad-
yancng from s2 7s cents pound The total
cost of copper was against az The construc-
on item will probably show higher FOR the sect
ond half of 1912 As long maintains its price
around II cents pound 1t is hardly likely that Ahmee'
directors win tho dividend. but VIII at the
rate Of 81 ouarterly for remainder OF the year
In 1918 with No and No shafts equipped and fur
The Calumet news., 1912-07-27

The consumption of ice cream in
creases proportIonately faster than the
popula ton. According to the Scientific
Amer lean 55,OOOOOO gallons OF the del
icacy were disposed of in 1905 anu
/ %. O00, 900 gallons average Of itNt
quarts apiece--in 1871 Every 100 gal
Ions requires q ton and half of ice
and 500 pounds Of salt. This is =
striking example of economic waste, y
which the Scientific American says
can be prevented by electrical refri-
geration.-New York Times
The Calumet news., 1912-07-27
SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI

Southwestern Miami continues the exploration OF it
property with three churn drills No hole rs bein'
drilled in the portion of the property and up e
the last report received had attained
depth OF go feet No drill bottomed at a dept
of 5Ss feet when work discontinued temporarily
permit casing hole is $50 feet deep. and promise
to disclose interesting it is but 200 feet from
No hole where good encountered.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
.rrEEENDUM ORDERED BY PETI-
 HON OF THE PEOPLE.
ACT NO. l.

"An Act to reduce the rate of taxa %,on and to revise and amend the Rev enus Laws of Arkansas" passed at the Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
STATE POSITIONS
WILL BE Flied
Civil Service Commission Sets
Examination Dates.
OFFER MANY GOOD POSTS
Situations at Various State lnstitu-
tons Are Among the Places to Be
Gained Through Competitive Tests
Held March 80 and May l8.

Madison-A general competitive
examination is announced by the
state civil service commission to be
held on March 80, for the following
positions in the state service:
Assistant inspector for civil engi-
neering service Estate railroad and
tax commissioner, salary $50 to $50
per month and expenses; family Of
ficer and matron industrial school at
Waukesha, com bined salary $40 to
$7S per month and maintenance;
male deputy, state industrial COM
mission, salary 5000 to $1,000 per
year and travelling expenses; male
medical assistant, state tuberculosis
sanatorium, salary $1,000 per year
with maintenance; steam engineer,
as assistant engineer at state insti-
tutions, salary, $50 per month and
maintenance; teacher of vocal music
industrial school at Waukesha, sal
airy $50 per month and maintenance;
attendants at the state hospitals for
insane and feeble minded, $40 to $40
per month, with room, board and liv-
ing expenses.
On May Is the committee will eX-
anime candidate for apprentice
clerks, pen copyists and general
clerks; beginning salary $50 to $1OO
per month
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Cooperative Unions Are Established
That Lend Them Money for Pro-
ductive Purposes.

With the help Of the Jewish Agr1cul-
tural and Industrial Aid society three
cooperative unions have been recently
established, one in Fairfield county,
Connecticut, one in Rensselaer, county,
New York, and the third in Ellington,
Conn.,
These credit unions are established
in connection with the Jewish Farm
ers associations in those places, which
are branches of the Federation of Jew
ish Farmers Of America. The farmers
in each branch raised $500 by selling
shares, and the Jewish Agricultural
and Industrial Aid society loaned
$1,000 to them at low rate Of inter
est.
The management of the credit unions
is entirely in the hands Of board OF
directors, who are elected by the farm
ers.
The money is loaned to farmers for
productive purposes on easy payments
and with small rates of interest. While
in Germany, Italy and other European
countries the credit unions have been
in existence for many years and were
found to be very helpful to the farm
ers and small business men, in this
country this is the first attempt
American Hebrew.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
LAWYER GETS PRISON TERM
Attorney kennerd of Crandon Pleads
Guilty to Forgery and Receives
Five-Year Sentence.

Crandon.-W. II. Kennerd, alb
stractor and lawyer, in court at APP
pleton pleaded guilty to the forgery
of an $500 mortgage and was sem
fenced to the state penitentiary for
five years. Kennerd left his home in
this city few weeks ago without ex-
PLANTATION, leaving many creditors
and destitute family.
The lawyers return, Immediately
before his arrest and conviction, was
met with inquiries from persons in
all parts of the state, who hold the
alleged fraudulent securities, aggre-
eating 100000. The investigation
demanded by the creditors resulted
in the charge to which Kennerd
pleaded guilty.
Kennerd gained prominence as
prosecutor in the disbarment pro-
ceedings which resulted in the re-
moval of District Attorney j. c. Mars,
a year ago, and in the alleged cases
Of county graft.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. virginian. now a Dor
der plainsman, is looking for roaming war
parties of savages. He sees a wagon team
At fuil gallop pursued by men on ponltea9'
When Keith reaches the wagon the ralo-
ers have massacred two men ana de
parted. He searches the victims finding
papers and a locket with a woman's poI-
trait. Keith Is arrested at carson City'
charged with the murder, his accuser pc
companion in i his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths In virginia Neo
says one OF the murdered men Was . ou,li
Sibley. the other Gen. Willis Waite IorN-
erly Confederate officer. The plainsnnan
and Neb escape, and later the 1ugitlSes
come upon q cabin and find its occupant
to be young girl. whom Keith thinks
ne saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she is In search OF brotner, VINO
Mr.. Hawley induced her to come 70 the
cabin while he sought her brother Raw
ley appears. and Keith in hiding recog-
nizes him as Black Bart There is ter
rIfic battle in the darkened room In winch
Keith is victor. Horses are appropriated.
and the girl who says that her name is
Hope, joins in the escape. Keith explains
his situation and the fugitives make Tor
Fort Larned. where the girl is left with
she is the daughter Of General Waite
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan. where
Keith meets the brother Of Hope Waite
under the assumed name Of Fred VIII
1oughby. and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
was thought murdered is at Sheridan
and goes there, where she is mistaken for
Christie Maclare. 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 life
which he is going to turn to her advan-
tage The plainsman tells Hope Waite OF
her resemblance to Christie Maclaire
They decide that Fred Wiloughby may
hold the key to the situation. Keith finds
Willoughby 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 inheri-
lance 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. Dr. Fairbain avoWs
his love for Phyllis and she accepts him
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
MASONS OF STATE TO MEET
Wisconsin Consistory and Scottish
Rite to Convene in Mllwau-
kee on April %.

Milwaukee. = The ninety-eighth
session of the Scottish rite in Wis
consin will be held during the week
of April %, one month before the tri-
ennial election of officers in the Wis
consin consistory, according to an
ncuncement to the state brethren and
coordinate bodies.
The Wisconsin Lodge of Perfection
will be convened on the opening ses-
sion Monday, April %, at 2 o'clock.
The Wisconsin council will be con-
vened on the following day Wiscon-
sin chapter, Rose Croix, will meet
in the evening.
Wisconsin consistory will convene
Wednesday morning and will con-
tinue throughout the remainder of
the session. Thursday afternoon the
thirty-second degree will be con-
ferred.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
BLACK RIVER FALLS
BELIEVED DOOMED
Fear Retaining Wall Cannot Be
Completed in lime.
BIG SPRING FLOOD CERTAIN
Desperate Race Being Made Against
High Water in Black River That
Will Come With Melting of Heavy
Shows in Northern Wisconsin. g

La Crosse.-A desperate race
against time, with the odds in favor
Of the elements, is in progress at
Black River Falls and residents there
expect to see the city at the mercy of
a flood which may reach unprece-
denied proportions, within few
weeks. With nearly feet of snow
on the level all over northern Wis
consin it is certain there will be high
water this spring. If it goes off with
rush the highest water ever known
in the Black River is likely. Black
River Falls is making a desperate
but seemingly hopeless effort to pro-
tect herself. Work on the new re-
tanning wall is progressing under diff
hculties and under the most favor
able conditions cannot be completed
before April 1, two weeks after the
usual breakup.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23

est possible delay they forded the
shallow water and mounted the OPP
posite bank. A hundred yards farther
on Bristoe refined up suddenly, point
ing down at the trail.
"One boss left the bunch here" he
declared positively. Keith swung him
self out of the saddle, and bent over
to study the tracks. There was no
doubling the evidence single horse
the only one shod in the bunch
with a rider on its back, judging from
the deep imprint of the hoofs, had
swerved sharply to the left of the
main body, heading directly into the
southeast. The plainsman ran for
ward for a hundred yards to assure
himself the man had not circled back;
at that point the animal had been
spurred into lope. Keith rejoined
the others.
Must have been about daylight
they reached here" he said. picking
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
BIG SUM FOR GO0c ROADS
Will Amount to SI,25o,Ooo in Next
Year, Says Expert-Benefit for
$50 Wisconsin Towns.

Madison.-That work on improved
roads and bridges in Wisconsin next
year will reach about $1,250,000 in
value, and that at least $50 towns in
the state will be benefited, are figures
given by q f. Hirst, acting state
highway engineer, in an address on
the work of the Wisconsin highway
commission before the Engineering
Society of wisconsin He said:
about 3S6 miles of stone, gravel
or shale road Will be built and about
246 miles of dirt road, the last class
comprising sand, clay and other types
of semi-permanent surfacing as we'll
as ordinary grading work. In addi-
ton to this, there will probably be
$50 bridges of various sizes built"
Mr.. Hirst said it is intended to
continue practically the same meth
DDS in work under the state aid law
as were used by the highway division
of the Wisconsin geological survey
during the past four years, and it is
probable that every year the highway
commission will be called upon to
dCoISh VI dppiONC IIS uSSlSA VI dI
least 100000 worth of state aid and
county aid bridge work
"The good roads movement" said
Mr.. Hirst, has now come to the
point where the difficulty is not in
securing votes of money for highway
construction, but in supplying the
demand for experienced road build
ers. Men from other states will not
always prove satisfactory, as in most
cases the other states are building a
type of road much more expensive
than Wisconsin will stand for This
is evidenced by the fact that during
1910 and 1911 the stone roads built
under our plans in Wisconsin did not
average over $4,000 per mile, grad
ing included, while the roads in the
eastern states will average $4,000 to
81 900 per mile.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
JUDGE J. F. DONOVAN DEAD
cumbs to Pneumonia Three DAYS
After Daath of His Wife.

Milwaukee.-John F. Donovan,
judge OF the Milwaukee civil court
and prominent democratic politician,
is dead after a four days illness of
pneumonia. His wife died three
days previously
Judge Donovan was born at Madi-
son on June Is, 1870, and was a
graduate of the state university. He
had practiced law in Milwaukee for
seventeen years as member of the
firm of Toohey, Gilmore & Donovan
and was elected civil court judge
about three years ago.
In 1902 and 1904 he was the can
didate for congress on the democratic
ticket in the Fifth district and tried
for the nomination two years later.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23

up his dangling rein, and looking into
the questioning faces about him. THE
fellow that rode out yonder alone was
heading straight toward Carson City.
He is going for fresh horses, figure
it, and will rejoin the bunch some
place down on the Arkansas. The
others intend to keep farther west,
where they won't be seen. What do
you say, Benz"
"Tbet's the way it looms up ter me,
Cap; most likely twas the boss him.
SELF
We'll, whoever 1t was, the girl is
still with the others, and their trail
is the easiest to follow. Well keep
after them
They pushed on hour after hour, as
long as daylight lasted or they could
perceive the faintest trace to follow.
Already half-convinced that he knew
the ultimate destination of the fugi-
t1ves, Keith yet dare not venture on
pressing forward during the night, thus
possibly losing the trail and being
compelled to retrace their steps. 1t
Besides, judging from the condition OF
their own horses, the pursued would
be compelled to halt somewhere to
rest their stock also. Their trail even
revealed the fact that they were trav-
cling far less rapidly than at first, al
though evidently making every effort
to cover the greatest possible dis
lance before stopping. Just as the
dusk shut in close about them they
rode down into the valley Of Shaw
nee Fork, and discovered signs OF a
recent camp at the edge of the stream.
Here, apparently, judging from the
campfire ashes, and the trampled
grass along the Fork, the party must
have halted for several hours. By
lighting matches Keith and Bristoe
discerned where some among them
had laid down to sleep, and, through
various signs, decided they must have
again departed some five or six hours
as if lame. The tired pursuers went
into camp at the same spot, but with
out venturing to light any fire, merely
snatching a cold bite, and dropping
off to sleep with heads pillowed upon
their saddles.
They were upon the trail again with
the first dimness of the gray dawn.
wading the waters of the Fork, and
striking forth across the dull level OF
brown prairie and white alkaH to-
ward the Arkansas. They saw nothing
all day moving in that wide vista
about them, but rode steadily, scarce
ly exchanging kword, determined,
grim, never swerving a yard from the
faint trail The pursued were moving
slower, hampered, no doubt, by their
lame horse, but were still well in ad-
vance Moreover, the strain of the
saddle was already beginning to tell
severely on Waite, weakened somewhat
by years, and the pursuers were com
PEELED to halt oftener on his account
The end of the second day found them
approaching the broken land border
ing the Arkansas valley, and just be-
fore nightfall they picked up a lame
horse, evidently discarded by the
party ahead.
T tn ~
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
SHOULD SPECIFY PURPOSES
Opinion on Calling School District
Meetings Where a Loan from
the State Is Desired.

Madison.-That notice of a spe-
cial school district meeting to levy a
tax, to appropriate money, to vote a
loan, or for any other purpose should
enumerate all the purposes for which
such meeting is called, and that fail
ure to do SO is fatal to the negotia-
ton of loan from the trust funds
of the state, is held by Atty. Gen.
Bancroft
The department also finds that it
is violation of the law to ship rab-
bits, killed in a county where there
is no closed season for such animals,
into or through counties where and
when the closed season prevails.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
For Deserving YOUNG Men.

The will of Mrs. Grace R. Shaw
provides for the establishment of a
fund of $35 900 to Harvard university,
to be called the Henry Russell Shaw
fund, the income of which Is to enable
graduates of the college to travel
abroad. The award is not based on
scholarship. She said In the will that
she gave the money for the benefit of
young men who had not attained high
scholarship, but had made good use OF
their opportunities and gave promise
of success in business or professional
careers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
GEIGER SUCCEEDS QUARLES
President Taft Sends Nomination of
Milwaukee Attorney for Federal
Judge to the Senate.

Washington, d. C.-The name of
Ferdinand A. Geiger, Milwaukee,
was sent to the senate by President
Taft as the nomination for federal
judge of the eastern district of Wis
consin to succeed the late Judge Jo-
seph " Quarles.
Mr.. Geiger was born in Cassville,
Wis, October Is, 1867. He attended
the public schools of his native town
until 1888 when he went to the Mad
ison high school and later took the
law course at the University of Wis
cOnSin
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
BANCROFT BACKS UP CAREY
Attorney General Characterizes State
Superintendent's Attacks on Uni
versity Affairs as TOO Mild"

Menasha.-Attorney General Levi
H. Bancroft, in an address at the
annual banquet of the Menasha club,
declared 1--WE have hell in our legis-
lative halls and hell in our univer-
sity"
For almost half an hour Mr.. Ban
croft discussed the University of
Wisconsin, and declared the attacks
of Supt. of Schools Cary were if any
thing too weak" He took up the
several charges directed against the
administration of the state schools
and dwelt on them in detail Laxity
and inefficiency as we'll as "high-
brow methods were the chief defects
cited
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
TAFT MEA OF STATE MEET
Phillip and @. 3. HudnalI Named
Delegate Candidates.

Milwaukee.-In the meeting of
state republicans at the Plankinton
house, former Gov. w. D. Hoard,
Fort Atkinson, was chosen to head
the delegation to the national con-
vention. The other delegates-at-
large chosen are E. l.. Philip, Mil
waukee; former Gov. James O. Da-
wilson, Madison, and George B. Hud-
nall, Superior. All the selections
were unanimous. About 400 repub-
licans attended the meeting, which
was held on the occasion of Attorney
General Wickersham's visit to this
city in the interest of President Taft's
candidacy for denomination. Reso-
lutions endorsing Taft were adopted
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
"TeIl Regents" SAYS Van Hise.

Madison.-That Supt. Cary, as
the state university, should present
his crictiisms of the school to the re-
gents and attempt to put through his
reforms in that way rather than use
the method he is pursuing, was the
statement made by President Van
Hise upon his return from London in
third letter dealing with the eff
cheney of teaching in the university
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Deny Death by Wolf Pack.

Milwaukee.-A recent report of
the killing of hunter by wolves near
Eagle River is declared unfounded
by the Wisconsin Advancement as
ISOLATION. which offers a reward of
$40 for any case of man or woman
being killed by wolves in the state
in the past twenty years 1t is stated
that such stories tend to scare many
prospective settlers away from north
ern Wisconsin and create prejudice
against that section.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Fond du Lac Woman Hangs Self.

Fond du Lac.-After greeting her
husband on his return from his
work, which keeps him out all night,
and telling him breakfast was ready,
Mrs Albert E. Mass, wife of 500 line
car inspector, went to the woodshed
and hanged herself while Mr. Mass
and boarder were eating. De-
spondency over the death of her baby
girl a month ago caused the act
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23

Credit For Jewish Farmers
Jumping to a Wrong Conclusion.

Jumping to Wrong Conclusion.
Jimmy, like all healthy boys. was
fond of playing outdoors, and like boys
in general he usually got himself scan
dalously dirty. He was about to sit
down to dinner one day, when his
mother happened to notice the soiled
condition of his hands and sent him
out to the kitchen to wash them.
you incorrigible boy!" she ex
claimed, as soon as she saw the ba
sin Of water in which he had ner
formed the required additions. How
in the world do you manage to get
your hands so dirty"
THAT didn't all come from my
hands!" Indignantly answered Jimmy
81 washed my face in that water. tool
Youths Companion.