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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
Wrong Sex.

There was a dance in the lobby OF
one of the big apartment houses
In Washington A man who rents an
apartment came in, saw the crowd,
and asked one of the negro elevator
boys: whats going on out there?''
Why" the boy replied, that is a
dance given by one of the maternities
Of Georgetown university !"--Saturday
Evening Post.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
AWARDED CONTRACT

Frank Kaminski of this city has
been awarded the contract to lay a
sewer in Second street, Oconomowoc
at a cost of $1,S00.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
Looking Backward.

Certainly we get sense as we grow
older. Every man can remember
when he wanted revolver and a
mandolin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13

What is opportunity? 1t is here
with you if you trade with The ecu
trail Trading Co.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13

Do you know what you want? W.
The Central Trading Co.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13

William Perry Phillips, pioneer
resident of Lake Mills and widely
known throughout this part of the
country, died at his home September
80, 1914, at the age of 81 years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
VACATION PLANS
BY CECILIA HAMBURG.

The members of the Commuters
Crochet club were seated in their
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
IN TERROR OF DEATH
BY PEDRO DE ALARcoN.

You know" said Manuel, what a
sorrowful day for Tarragona was the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
VOLUME LV, NUMBER 10
Social Doings

uieler OF Lake Mills were united in the
holy bonds of wedlock Thursday
afternoon at o'clock at the brides
home in Lake Mills, the Rev. Brock
haus officiating. The brides attend
ant was Miss Ellen Bradow and the
groom was attended by Mr.. Fred
Brockhaus, both of Lake Mills. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bradow The groom is
son of Mr. and Mrs Fred Dierksmeier
of this city and is employed as fore
man in the Creamery Package COM
pany's plant at Lake Mills. They
left for Lake Forest, H., on a short
wedding trip, where they will visit
the groom's sister and brotherinlaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Behrns. Upon
| their return they will reside at Lake
Mills
Miss Louise j. Luebke, adopted
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lillge.
and Mr. Gustav E. Mueller were mar
rled Wednesday afternoon at the
Emmanuel church at Lebanon, the
Rev. Mr.. Lange officiating. They were
attended by the Misses Adela Lubke
and Johanna Mueller and Messrs.
Ernst Lillge and Emil Schmidt. After
the ceremony reception was tender
ed the young couple at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lillge in the town of
Lebanon, a large company of guests
being present. A sumptuous wedding
dinner was served at o'clock Both
the bride and groom are popular
young people where they live and
their many friends wish them much
happiness through life's journey.
Miss Evelyn Webb entertained a
number of young ladies at cards at
her home in Clyman street Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Lillian Field
schneider. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. George Richards and Mrs. Ed.
Jungman. Dainty refreshments were
served which completed a very pleas
ant evening. Miss Feldschneider was
the recipient of beautiful china tea
set given her by the members of her
club
Miss Lydia Esch of Chicago and
Mr.. Otto Kohloff of this city were
united in marriage in the former city
Wednesday afternoon The bride is
a niece of Mrs John Kneispel of this
city and has many friends here, hav.
ing visited in the city frequently
The groom is member of the
Badger State Bottling company and
he and his hrida have tho walJ uicboc
of a host of friends.
Members cs the Moravipn church
choir surprised Mr.. and Mrs. George
Block at their home in Third street
Monday evening. A pleasant even
converse, dainty luncheon being
spread for the guests before their
departure
Mrs. Olive Blair was rendered a
farewell party at her home Tuesday
evening by a number of friends The
time was pleasantly spent in cards
and social chat. Refreshments were
served by the hostess. Mrs Blair
left Thursday for State Center, Iowa,
to spend the winter.
Nlr. and Mrs Charles Sprenger enter
tanned large number of friends at
their home, 408 North Warren street,
Saturday evening in honor of their silver
wedding anniversary. All present re-
port big time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
THE DEATH ROLL

Mr. Charles +. Laatsch. aged 30 years,
answered the final summons at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina
Laatsch, 800 Harrison street, death re-
sulting after many years of illness with
tuberculosis. Mr.. Laatsch was born in
Watertown May %, 1884, and was reared
in this city. He was machin1st, but on
account of his illness was unable to fol-
low his trade the past two years.
Surviving are his mother, one sister.
Miss Bertha Laatsch, and brother Day-
in Laatsch, both at home. The funeral
was held Monday.
Mrs. Theodore Tesch, pioneer resi-
dent Of Lebanon, died Monday morning,
aged 73 years. Mrs. Tesch was born in
Germany, coming here 80 years ago.
She is survived by her husband, three
sons and one daughter The sons are
Richard Tesch, Milwaukee; Albert Tesch
of Lebanon; julius Tesch of Friesland.
The daughter is Mrs. Dora Ikler of this
city. The funeral will be held Wednes
day afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock and servi-
ces will he held at ST. Marks church,
Lebanan, at O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zick mourn
the death of their little daughter,
Bernice, aged years, who passed
away Tuesday, death being caused by
commissions. She is survived by her
parents and one sister, Ruth. The
funeral was held Thursday The
family have the sympathy of many
friends in their bereavement
William Perry Phillips, a pioneer
resident of Lake Mills and widely
known throughout this part of the
country, died at his home September
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13

Nr. and Mrs Charles Sprenger enter
tanned large number of friends at
their home, 408 North Warren street,
Saturday evening in honor of their silver
wedding anniversary. All present re-
port big time
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13

Mrs. Olive Blair was rendered a
farewell party at her home Tuesday
evening by number of friends. The
time was pleasantly spent in cards
and social chat Refreshments were
served by the hostess. Mrs. Blair
left Thursday for State Center, Iowa,
to spend the winter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13

Members cf the Moravien chureh
choir surprised Mr.. and Mrs. George
Block at their home in Third street
Monday evening A pleasant even
ing was spent at music and social
converse, dainty luncheon being
spread for the guests before their
departure
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13
Great Trials Of History
TRIAL or CHoNIN MURDEHERs


and finally true bills were found
against the sulH,ans, Coughlin, Mat
TN Burke, Frank woodrun and John
Kuntz.
Tho %lmpancling OF "a jury in the
Cronin case was begun On August T.
owing to the court being engaged To-
,thcr important cases and the erclt
uumbcr OF challenges. the jury was
not completed until october 80. The
case was begun on october "a. whcn
Judge Lo~nFencCHcr presented "a mas
tctly outline uf the crime ana seN ,r1i
" lncsscs were called 90 testify g. he
tjcltity Of the body found ar TIA oi
Dr. Cronin.
The trial thus begun was continued
1l through November. ana part of
December without interruption AFTER
"a charge by Judge Mcdonnell not un-
favorable a. the five Croulu %suspcCtr
their case was given 90 thu .vsy ca
the afternoon OF December o.. Vhey
did not report their finding until
Monday afternoon. December a..
when they brought la the following
verdict that John kunzc vas gullss
OF malslaughter. and that DAM"
Coughlin. Patrick O-Sullivauand Mar
Tin Burke were guilty of murder iu
the name and form us charged iu
the Indictment and fixed the penalty
at imprisonment in the peultentlaty
Tor IN" term of their natural lives.
Juror John culver saved the nocNs
Of O'SulliNan. Coughiin and Burke
His opposition 90 the death penalty
was insurmountahlc. Whel. the ver-
dict was read motions Tor a new trial
were instantly made ay lawyer For
rest in behalf Of the four prisoners.
II was brought out cunCiu~iNciy at
the trial that Patrick O'Suliyan mad
contracted for the services 90 Or.
! Cronin presumably to cntrap him lu-
10 the snare into which he tcll ON roe
night of May g. Martin RurNe had
rented the cottage iu. which Crouu
was Killed. Daniel Cuughlin. the de-
t%ectivc, was charged with arranging
tor "a friend Go hire the horse ana
buggy that carried Cronin 20 th'
house where ne was hutchcred. John
T. Bcggs was shown O. Pee the man
who Was appointed to 1e e commit
tee Of one 60 report Cronin's murder
90 his lodge. y, evidence Nas
brought out to implicaIe Kun1e as
deeply in the conspiracy as the otn-
ers. However he was present al tho
meeting Of Camp 20, when Croniu
was sentenced Tor trial, and prcsum-
ably. Co death.
The other individuals involved r
the plot wero allowed TO go free.
Woodruff, in spite OF his injectinf
himself into the case, was proved Is
Do ignorant ~ the conspiracy ard ID,
CHASTITY contents of the trunk Die hoa
hauled in spite of his many comics.
sions, CouEhliu succeeded lu sccurln-
a rchcaring of his ease and was ue
quilted ON March s. 1884 u W..
ono 81 the longest criminal trials eve
} held in Chicagp. as well us one o
the most intercstiug.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13

~ MAY %. 1853 Dr. =. II. Cro-
min. an Irish lgitator OF chi
cago. who had disappeared
from his homo In th1t city mere than
tUu wocks previously WIS found dead
bon % scwcr on Evanston avenue. win
70 bloody towel wrapped around his
head, indicating that he had been
murdered. The catholic emblem
called 'Aguus Del which the doctor
always wore around his neck was un-
touched ON May { Dr. Cronin. who
had been suspected OF t%renchery and
had been expelled from membership
and condemned Co death by the mc.u-
beers of the Clana-Nil'l, had mystcr-
iousiy disappeared.
ON the head OF the doctor when
the body was discovered were SIX
wounds An attempt was at once
started to discover the murdcrcrs.
Tho house where the crime had been
committed was shortly located. ~
was % frame building at 1875 Ashland
avenue. This house had been rented
as recently as Mureh 20 te a man
named Martin Burke Having socur-
ed a den into which Cronin could ne
lurcd they waited developments.
( when the murder was discovered de-
tcctiv,s took possession OF the build
ing.
The murder. It was evident from
the amount Of blood stains found.
had taken place iu the parlor. but
" FN.r. sn4n ANm. hH.IH IT,. fh.. .NfH.Naas
room uud The hallway. The body had
boon packed in a trunk and WAS car
ricd out OF the cottage 10 q wagon
and taken from the scene of the
crime.
The Arst arrest VAS that OF De
tcctiyc Coughlin lie VAS arraigucu
before the mayor, Attorney Haynes
and corporation counsel He was I'm
ally placed in q cell in the county ipii.
The following day there were tyo
more arrests, Patrick 90. sullivan and
Frank J. Black, alias Woodruff They
were Indicted. The following day
WuodruN confessed that he had hccr
hired go drive thu wagon containin-
the trunk with Crouiu's body inside
~, also stated that the man known
as williams was the leader Ia the
murder.
The corcner's inquest. which Wac
continued Tor almost % week IN hear.
ing evidence. resulted in the arrest nj
June { uf Alexander sullivan. c',nre'
ed with the murder OF Patrick Cronin
The jury also recommended that 'r
sides Alexander sullivan, others e
Dee held Co the grand jury without ha'
we're p. g. sullivan. Detective Cuugi
i'm and Frank Woodruff.
Sullivan was later released on SEQ.
coo bail. There were a number %
other arrests Of prominent irish lead
crs. not only IN Chicago. but I'm N"N
York and Philadelphia. Fluai.
Wondrun made a complete and eN
haustivc confession. Tho cNamin1
ton Of Witnesses u SUSPECT
drlrgcd ON wei through the summer
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13

ticket, which wae thrown out, making
the largest vote cvor poilcd in Dis
trict No. T. Pedro u. Truiiilo, The
successful pomocratic nominee, re-
cclvod eos votes and won out by 10
majority; while hls Republican OPP
poucnt. j. Francisco Truiiilo. received
ga votes
ono az the prominent Republicans
OF Taos valley WINS phonins to Qucsta
last Tuesday morning to ascertain
how the school elections went In
Qucsta ana Corro district aud being
promptly informed that they had both
some Democratic. ne replied TO his
Republican friend "Whuts the mat
ter with you fellows 40 thoro2"
why. nothing BE- the matter with the
north end ~ the county. excepting tho
electors are suins 90 vote the straight
Democratic ticket this fall, the same
~ the balance of Taos county, us they
are tired OF being bossed around aud
told what TO de- by Republican poll
ticiaus. The Democrats are going to
elect Two members Ca the next house
of representative nt SANTA Pc, as well
1s carry Taos county for the regular
Democratic nominee for member OF
congress Indications point strongly
that way now.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13
rIIE PUBIC

"A meeting iu oakland. 'nlifor
4 mia, last week. " o. Law
"a 70 conEpiouously successful Gale
ifornia business man, said:
IL you want Go get results. YOU
mus, advertise continually Tho pub
i, forsct-
10 prove his point the speaker nrcd
at his audience the question
who vas President Taus rum
MINIS mate In the last clcauono"
The question was backed by nn Of
fer Of 70 prize To- the man who am
swcred correctly.
Not an answer came back. Final.
~. in desperation. q member Of the
audience said;
DO yuu know YOURSELF"
And Mr. Lawrence admitted that
he could not remember and had
found IL necessary to stop at the pub
dc library and look it up before COM
ing to the meeting.
The above came TO the Herald sat
urday over the Associated Press wire.
The operator who receives that report
takes a teen Interest in public affairs.
He b. q middle-agcd man of more
thar average intelligence and lnfor-
nation.
After taking the dispatch ne add
miuod to the business manager of the
Herald hat he the operator. didn't
know who Tuft's last running mate
was. lie finally lookcd Il ~ in the
World Almonac-aad the rest of the
ofhoc was relieved when ne announced
the result.
Do YOU know who President
Taft's lost running mate was
The chance are ten to ono that
YOU do not. unless the publication %.
all this in Saturdays news columns
caused you to refresh your memory.
II niuety-nine men out of a. hun
dred, and an women forget so vitality
important q matter OF general public
interest as this within % few short
months. how under the shining sun
can Jones', grocer. expect smith and
Mrs smith Co remember he's In the
grocery business without they are told
about 10 every day. and told So force
fully that they cannot forget.
Against this shortucss of publ,
memory i- pittcd the ability of the
manufactures aud the merchant to
hold his merchandise ut constant at
tcntion The measure oi his success
ia this BE- the measure Of his whole
business success.
The public forgcts And why
shouldn't II forget u has enough
to burden ns Individual and colicetiv,
mind with day o., day. n has No
place iu the brain storchousc for d
defeated candidate. ur nrc1Si1H'
food whom thorc aio sueecssul can.
didatcs constantly before % without
snort and au,.os.ml hroasiaat food.
presented without any mental cnor'
whatever Whs shouldn't the publ,
forget
The publ. has troubles oi its own
10. own problems q. tuiu, about au,
solve, Keeping Jhc -nods sou scll
D gorr problems % your success
before the public, be- your business.
Your success depends ou how wei
yuu du o.
"If you want TO pct results yo.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13
UPSETTING OUR


The astounding revelation that
Bertha NJ. clay supposed an these
years to have been either the person
ncr name implied or Charlotte 81.
Brarme. Was in reality "a muu. Will
dispcl some of the dearest Illusions col
"a past generation OF deNotees of tho
emotional love story. Possibly 40 the
present generation the name 90
Bertha N clay means little CO.. noihr
Ing. bat she cor hos numbered her adj
mirrrs. not 60 say udorers. hy the
millions a score OF years ago and her
novels are SIN read ty a smaller b9t
not lees admiring clientele. They
Werc clean and wholesome stories 0i
their kind; there was no problem
in ans OF them, ln Tho ofoile sense of
the word. Turald and pcrferyid in
depletion of romantic emotions they
certainl. were artificial la The "a
-. A.M4w..IAA 49, u.u...III. A.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13

Hou seems ,mnsingly blind Co % fun
dameutal f1,t Boo the publishing busi-
mess nl kinds of business. iu
Uofor, the publication cot 'Quccd !
which, incidentally. was advertised
sumcwhat Boz excess ct its merits We
uolici Was bon effect 1850 expensive
campaign advertising Mr Harrison 81
name o. also advertised his goods
or tho quality ct goods ne had to
offer 10 was like pupularlz.ug o.
trade mark We shrluk from saiIng
o. boz connection with anytbjur so
hiah as art. hut "Quccd' is rc,iI,
Mr. uarr.sous trade mtrN
Publisher are like any other GLASS
Of I|utriligcn, business men O. they
wore not they would speedily cease
to uc pubishors Thcy have 60 take
advantage cot good ADVERTISING Mr
Harrison. advertised. Was worth more
Co them thon Mr. Harrison @uuodvcr.
.tsad
10 o. only good Judgment and sound
sense which demands that the pub
ushor shall not accept manuscripts
from unknown writer's. Unless thcy
are manuscripts of more than aver
1pc worth Manuscripts of equal i'm
.trinsic merit by writer's whose names
carry weight Boo the commercial ana
tho literary world. are properly held
In higher value than others The rea-
son b. that advertising pays.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13
NOW
and
!

Nearly % hundred million people
live boncth that Tag today as com
pared with less than 10000. 600 nine
ty-six a ago, and IL waves Over %
combined area several times greater
than that represented by its twenty
states "A 1918. It's westcim0st rec
ognition was her along the Missis-
sippi river. To-day the as state,
sweep u%nhrnNeniy across the conti-
nent. The flag has also been planted
over the Philippines, over numerous
strategic Islands In the Pacific. otcl
the enormous area OF Alaska and "a
the new gateway of oceans at Pan
anna. Several years ago II was car
ried nroun1 the world by o. nect VI
American battleships, and just nv,
years ago Il "a planted at tho North
Pole hy Commander Peary.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13
~ OTHERS sEE Is.

n INCE his Be- tho day for advcr-
Using sermons, We might as
~ well have another This ntuc
editorial is from the Roswell Record
THE Albuquerque Herald is
trying 60 make the country
around Albuquerque look like
the country around Roswell. as-
sorting that the soil ana water is
there. Il doesn't look like g.
While admitting that the Roswell
/ Record appears Co have q bad case
OF chronic digestive arrangement
stru the above little PARAGRAPH BE- "a
pretty fair reflection OF what others
see whom approaching 0r passing
thruugh Albuquerque. IN the "a of
horticultural development We may
have the soil and the water; undoubt-
cdly We have both and in highest
quality and unlimited quantity. But
Il doesn't look like a.
III doesn't look like o.. Therefore
the word goes cut that Albuquerque.
the chief city of Sew Mexico, is a
mushroom city. built IN the middle
I Of an unproducuvc dessert. surround
ed boy sand hills and alkali flats, and
existing ana growing ON the atmos-
Iphcric heating accomplishments %.
rs citizcnry.
Roswell on the other hand, is adj
ycrtiscd throughout the length and
breadth of his fair land of ours as
the center Of an incouceiyably rich
and fertile farming district. with
abundant water and nuc soil aud milk
and honey circulaung around the
scenery.
stop To- analylc the situation cot
AN instant. twenty-five years ago th,
landscape from tho front or back
door of almost any Roswell residence
was much the same az th1t to the
west OF us here Ia Albuquerque.
across the Rio G~randc-only worse
For on our western horizon We have
three or four extinct volcanoes evil
dencc thai something once was doing.
while IN" Roswell prospect referred
to revealed absolutely nothing but at
moephcrr, sand and sage brush.
what happened? Roswell acquired
two or three men with enterprise and
faith IN soil and water who used
both aud who provided SHOW place.
Tor the immediate vicinity -you must
remember that for wears there was
very Iittlc FOO the way ot agricultlt,
around Roswell but the Hagcrmai
orchards and tho slaughter larmH
But those show places iid the wutk
rhcy demonstrated IN, doWunslra.
tiuu was ali that was necessary O.
m1hc eft ca, Roswell section what 81
b.. ono of the richest farming section.
u the world
A demonstration o@dyeu.sus, proc
of what we've got mere. b. AN w'
need Co make Albuquerque the ccntc.
of au equally fertile farming region
four uuos 8s great boz ares.
We Wilt admit tina; "It doesn't luoI
Hose b." But the Herald. backed b..
90, presence of the soil and ma.
water is going risht alonE "trying %
make the country around Albuqucr
que look like tho country arouu.
Roswell
And SOME of these days, uy gun
Wen just about do &c.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13

Ever mice election day we have
been waiting FOR the blow Co mll We
knew u would fNll iust about Tho time
the Dcming ufaphic got tho WASH
ington hand-prcss started Aud. sure
enough. wc'rc getting ours
Politicians who have ambitions Tor
place in New Mexico viii In the fu-
ture do well Co secure the backing
at the Albuquerque and Santa Fc pg-
pcrs for their opponents. as the mu-
nlcipni elections in both cities dcmon-
sirated chat 10 one can win 30 uu-
opposed by them.
"tn the light or this experience %
seems iucVpilcublv that Republican
politicians should seek Go establish a
morning paper boz the capital city
which Will cost them good coin, when
by simply not coming throush" thcy
may win FOR themselves the hclpfuI
enmity Of those already being pub-
lishcd.'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-13
Feeling the Uplift in
Taos County.


Last Monday was 20 straisht cut
and-uut political nght hctw con thr
Democrats and ~I;cpuhliclus and it
was hotly contested u Taos school
District No. ].
"Wednesday of lost week the Demo-
Gratis held thcir rcgular caucus Boo the
courthouse ana placed loo nomination
Pedro u. Trujilln ae their candidate
for school director to serve for 90 term
of three years. Tho Republicans use
scmhlcd together nt the Same place
last saturday afternoon und uoui-
mated } Francisco Truiillo aH their
choice. The political Iues wer, ught-
ly drawn, but in spite OF thc boss off
ono old democratic war horse who
deserted the ranks the democrats
were successful There wore iGs hal-
lois cast. with only ono defective