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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11

Of more than Sc per head More than
$4,000 will be paid out to the farm
ers of the county during the two
weeks for their lambs.
Comparatively few sheep are going
to market this season. The majority
of the farmers are at last coming to
appreciate the value of their sheep
and are holding them, resisting the
fine prices that have been offered.
Dealers who have purchased sheep ara
holding all that will do for breeding
purposes and will sell them to farm
ers here. It is expected that a large
number will be brought into the coun-
ty during the fall
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
DIRECT HAL, SIRE
Of WALTER DIRECT
CLAIMED BY DEATH
ONE OF THE GREATEST PACING
sIREs IN WORLDS HISTORY,
Is DEAD.
VAS BRED By GHAffIN BROS.
Sold by Them for $4,000 When Quite
Young and Was indicated on the
Grand Circuit His Winnings the
First Year Being $25,500.

At the ripe age Of nineteen years
Direct Hal 2:04A, the sire Of Walter
Direct 2:05%, and tenth in the list OF
the worlds greatest pacing sires, died
this week at Elwood, Ind. from bad
case of indigestion.
To have been the sire Of Walter Di.
rect would have been fame enough
Tor any horse, but Direct Halls claim
10 place in the Valhalla Of Horses
rests upon an even frmer foundation.
not only is he tenth in the list of the
worlds great pacing sires but he
was indicated on the grand circuit
Ills winnings on the first year of his
career we're $25,50O. at that time the
record for a green horse.
This remarkable sire and race horse
was the product of Maury county,
having been bred by Chaffin Bros. and
I'd Geers, the silent man of the turf
he was sired by Direct 2:O5h and out
. Vi Bessie Hal, by Old Tom Hal, the
sire OF Hal Pointer, Brown Hal and
olher horses that have brought ever
idS'ns fame to the blue grass plains
Of Marry county.
VA his first tryouts Direct Hal was
uFlVen by the late William T. Chaffin
oae Of the greatest of the local pa
irons Of the turf. He showed such
splendid promise that Messrs. Chat
III and Geers, the owners, received
oil oner Of $4,000 for him. They &C
'epted the offer and he proved g
'Ource of great profit to his purchas
ers
TOT many years he has been in the
s'uu at Elwood, Ind He was bought
,''slualy by the Hamlins from the
Wal owners. Few horses have
''ought as much renown to Maury
s'uaty as did this great sire. In spite
= u'S record Of not losing a race or
NC grand circuit his remarkable
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
PRACTICE NOT ALLOWED.
No More Prisoners Will Be Allowed
to Leave the Work House
Say Authorities.

The above statement was called tn
the attention of the work house aa-
thorities this morning and it was adj
mitted that in two or three special
cases, where the need was urgent.
prisoners had been permitted to visit
their families, but that complaint hav-
ing been made that the privilege was
abused, it had been discontinued and
NO others would be accorded this lihs
erty in the future. One prisoner, dy~
ing with consumption, had been sent
to his home, the dictates of humanitN
requiring it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
". S. BEASlEY
PURCHASES LOT
WILL, IT is UNDERSTOOD, ERECT
HANDSOME RESIDENCE
SOON.

w. S. Basley has purchased the
east half of the Monte Fariss lot on
West Seventh street, formerly known
as the Athenaeum entrance. Mr.. Beas-
ley paid handsome price for the lot
which is 67Rx150 feet, and is consid-
cred one Of the best building lots now
available upon this popular residence
street. 1t is understood that Mr..
Beasley will at an early date begin
the erection of handsome residence
upon his newly purchased property.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
CLEAR SKIES TO
REMAIN AWHILE
ANOTHER FAIR DAY is THE
HOPEFUL PROMISE TO
FARMERS.

Another day of this delightful
weather is promised if the weather
mogul does not go astray in his
dope. Fair tonight and tomorrow.
But it is going to be considerably
less pleasant tomorrow than it has
been today. However, a tempera-
ture of So is rather unreasonable for
even rare day in June. Palm
Beach suits and sleeping porches
have not been as popular during the
last night or two as they were a week
ago But this has been and is great
hay and harvest weather.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
SPLENDID PROGRESS
Of PRESBYTER|ANS
GIVEN BY PADGETT
DELEGATE TO RECENT GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SPEAKS AT GAR.
DEN STREET.
some INTERESTING STATISTICS
Representative Tells Of What Has
Been Accomplished and Speaks Or.
timistieaIIy Of Future-Dr. c. w.
Latham to First Presbyterians.

Hon. Lemuel P. Padgett, represen.
tative from this district, and a re.
cent commissioner to the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church, U,
s. A, at Rochester, N. Y, delighted
and instructed large congregation
OF the Garden street Presbyterian
Church on Sunday morning with his
impressions of the assembly and the
work that is being accomplished by
the church.
Mr. Padgett spoke of the splendid
personnel of the assembly, of the high
order Of men who were in it's member
bership and among the speakers who
addressed the assembly. There were
nearly 900 delegates in attendance,
one half Of whom were ministers and
one half laymen, all of the avocations
of life being represented among the
latter He spoke eloquently of the
work that the church has accomplish
ed and of its plans for the future, de-
claring that what had been achieved,
great as it was, simply was a prom
Use of yet greater things to be wrought
for the advancement Of the kingdom
Of the Lord.
Some very interesting facts about
this denomination were Interestingly
told to the congregation by the speak
err During the past year this church
contributed for home missions a total
of $1,56O,OO0 and for foreign missions,
the sum of $2,256,OOO or a grand total
for missions of nearly $4,000,000.
There are in the denomination 1,5OO,-
900 members who belong to 10000
churches, which which are served by
$500 ministers. The church is divid-
ed into thirty nine synods and 292
presbyteries. There are 1,350,000
Sunday school pupils, teachers and Of
fcers.
During the year the church contrib
uted for missions and benevolences an
appreciate Of $S,0OO,000. For congre-
gational purposes, including the sup
port and pay Of the ministers there
was contributed total Of $40, 1000, 900.
In the past seventeen years this
church has contributed for foreign
missions the enormous total OF
s24,925,OO0.
No interest of the church, no fea-
ture of the Lords work has been neg
Ilected by this denomination, it's edu-
cation board having spent in aid of
the education of poor but deserving
young candidates for the ministry
during the past year total OF $172,-
600. The board of ministerial relief
has contributed for superannuated
preachers, and the widows and or.
phans Of preachers hundreds Of thous.
ands of dollars during the year and
there Is now a~permanet endowment
fund at interest for this purpose OF
over 100000. The board Of church
erection also raised the largest sum
during the year that it has ever had.
Women of the church have dene
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11

and are doing, a magnificent work for
the Master and Mr.. Padgett paid an
eloquent tribute to their achieve
ments. In the past year the women
raised for home missions, $449, 600.
and for foreign missions $5S5.0OO, O.
total of more than $1,000 900.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
YORKSHIRE BOAR
ON THE MARKET

Those who like the fine pure bred
White Yorkshire hogs, one Of the ia
vorite breeds in the north, have a
splendid opportunity to get fine type
In the big Bates Hog, which is being
offered for sale by the Administrative
Of the late r. G. Bates.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
FORTY-EIGHT PIGS
AT THREE LITTERS

DR.. /. N. Baxter, Of Berlin, Marshall
county. Is owner OF Hampshire hog
that has found forty-eight pigs il
three filters, fifteen in each of two
litters and eighteen at the other.
Both Of the hrst two filters were
raised and fifteen Of the latter art
healthy and doing we'll.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11

winnings on the track, his greatest
achievement was the peerless Walter
Direct, the splendid sire of extreme
speed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
First pub. Aug. 17-4t.
Notice of Hearing on Final Account.

STATE OF WISCONSIN-Cou
Court, Jefferson County.-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of Doug
las Webb, late of the village of Lake
Mills, in said county, deceased
| Notice is hereby given that at
special term of the County Court, to
be held in and for said county at the
City Hall in the city of Watertown, in
said county, on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, A. d. 1915, at the opening of
Court on that day or as soon thereaf-
er as the same can be heard, the fol-
lowing matters will be heard and con-
sidered
The petition of Willard H. Webb,
administrator with the will annexed,
OF said estate, praying for the exami-
nation and allowance of his final ac-
count therein, including debts and
claims paid not filed and allowed, and
for the assignment of the residue of
said estate to the persons entitled
thereto; and that his sale of the
realty in said estate as ordered by
this court be approved and confirmed
Dated this 5th day of August, A.
d., 1915.
By the Court:
r. B. KIRKLAND,
County Judge
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24

/ Elk Mayor Arthur Mulberger was
up from Chicago to spend Sunday in
the good old home town.
John Bowling of Cudahy, was a
weekend visitor at the home of M
j. Burke, Washington street.
Mr. and Mrs Martin Cane of Ocon-
omowoc have been guests at the home
of Peter Connors.
Mrs Dora Kehr and daughter Miss
Stella returned Sunday from a visit
with relatives in Pennington, Mimi.
The Misses Mildred Blaesius and
Verona Rogler left yesterday morning
for Milwaukee to study the fall milii-
merry styles.
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Kunitz and
daughter Genevieve of Akron, Ohio,
left yesterday for their future home at
Tomah after a weeks visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Spiller and son
Wilbur of Minneapolis left for Chi
cago after a weeks visit in Water
town. Miss May Saunders of Brain
erd, Mimi, accompanied them.
Judge Martin L. Lueck and mother
and sister, Miss Clara, of juneau. and
Attorney Arthur Lueck of Beaver
Dam, were visitors over Sunday at the
home of Attorney r. w Lueck
Mr.. and Mrs. ReinhOld Grosnick and
baby, Mrs. Augusta Meyer and Arthur
Meyer, returned Saturday from a ten
days tour in Southern Wisconsin
cities and Davenport, Iowa.
G. A. Skinner and daughter Cath
crime have returned from the Pacific
coast, where they visited the two big
eXpositions in California. They also
visited other places of interest and
enjoyed a most delightful trip
Mrs. J. Duffy of Brandon, Mrs. T.
McLiernan and family of Chicago, Mr.
and Mrs. j. Duffy, Jr., of Brandon,
Miss Mary Fenelon of Fond du Lac,
DR.. M. Fenelon of Escanaba Mich,
Miss M. A. Duffy of Madison, G. Mil
Ter and A. Brooks of Louisiana, Will
liam Sweeney of Danbury, Conn, and
Mrs. B. G. Twohig of Osceola, were
guests at the home of Richard Irving
the past week.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24

/ Eliz. Northey, lot in block 1, Of Trie-
| lofts add, for ST 90.
| julius Heth TO Jacob Leonard, part
of block 20, in Pritchards & Lewis
add, for S100.
F. E. Lent to VIM. A. Burtard, parcel
in lot %, block IA, of G. P. Marston's
add, for s100.
Cold Springs-Ferd A Kutz to Chas
Aldrich, 5 acres in sec. Is, for LOO
Chas. Aldrich to Ferd A. Kutz, par
eel in sec. Is, for $1O0.
Waterloo-Mary Gorder to Edwin
Gorder, parcels in sections and 5,
for $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures Yake to Edw.
]. Meyer, lot Z and part of lot 10 in
block 10 of l.. r. Cady's add, for 81 co.
Edw. j. Meyer to Aug. Guetzmer and
Augusta Yake, part of lot in block
81, for $1.00
Theresa A. Driscol to David Flavin,
part of lot %, west side OF Rock river,
for $10O.
Louis c. Schlueter to Ida Kottke,
part of lots / and 2, block II, Eighth
ward, for $1.00.
David Flavin to Theresa A. Driscol,
and Frank Driscol, part of lot %,
for $1.00, ETC.
May Davenport to Forest A Rich
ards ct al, North "a feet of lot 1, and
all of lot 2 in block /, Second ward
for $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
CITY BRIEFLETo.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Diemel have both
been quite seriously i'll. Their daugh-
ter Helen is caring for them and their
friends hope that they will soon re-
cover
John Kelley, editor of the Juneau
Telephone and John Clifford, clerk of
the Dodge county circuit court, were
down from juneau, Thursday, and
mingled with the crowd.
Miss Clara Piper of Pipersville, was
business visitor in the city, Thurs
day.
There has been a most abundant
crop of mosquitoes Matched out during
the recent wet weather. Black
swarm OF these hungry, sharp billed
pests can be raised from the thick,
damp foliage everywhere They are
particularly annoying to the un-
screened homes as well as pasturing
live stock.
Farm For Sale-A splendid quarter
section OF land eight miles from Rock
ford, Illinois, a city of fifty-six thou
sand population. Price for quick sale
Is $12500 per acre. Terms can be
arranged to suit purchaser. This is
a genuine bargain. Charles E. Jack
son, 421 f. State street. Rockford
Illinois. 242t
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Connor and son
visited OconomoWoc friends Tuesday
Miss Elsa Bruegger has returned
from her vacation and is as busy as
ever in the sales room at Koser's
bakery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
Marriage Licenses Issued.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county clerk
since our last report:
Christ. R. Isely of Monroe to Myrtle
CrOssfeld of Fort Atkinson.
Herbert w. Hawkins of Watertown
to Ella Richart Of Milford
Rudolph Anderson of Albion to
Frances Retzlaff of Sumner
Myron Edwin Hill to Flossie Astin,
both Of Palmyra.
GOttlieb Horn of Fort Atkinson to
Caroline LuelOff Koch of Jefferson
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
Latest on the Ford.

The latest Ford story is to the eff
feet that man driving a Ford car
lost control of the machine and the
blamed thing ran over man who was
crossing the street. The man got up,
shook the dust from his clothing and
grabbed a boy who was drawing a lit
tie red wagon near by, spanking the
urchin and told him that if he ever
ran over him again he would have him
sent to the reform school,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
Thanks, Bro. Kelley.

The WATERFOWL Leader has install
led new Linotype machine and is
now enjoying the luxury of all new
type every week, more of it and less
work to set it up. We congratulate
the Leader on its much improved ap-
pearance.-Juneau Telephone.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
SO Sayeth PauI.

Paul Schroeder, now employed on
the Sun Prairie Countryman, under
date Of August 10, pays the Leader
the following compliment
Gentlemen: Allow me to compli-
ment you upon the appearance of the
Leader since you installed the limo
type. 1t is certainly fine"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
Praise From Afar.

Charles J. Wenck, who represents
the New York Underwriters Agency,
last week received the following let
ter from A. & J. H. Stoddart, of New
York City, the same being under date
of August 18th:
eve received copy of the Watertown
Weekly Leader and have read with in
terest the announcement of their ac-
quirement of a linotype machine. 1t
is certainly progressive move and
one undoubtedly in the right direction
and cannot fail to operate to the bene-
fit of the paper"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
Use WatertoWn Gas
Coke For Fuel.

Mrs. Carl Wilkowsk and daughter,
Miss Ruth, returned Thursday after
noon from Chicago where they spent
several days visiting relatives and
friends
A lady, one of the audience at the
circus Thursday afternoon, was over
come by the excessive heat and had to
be helped outside where she quickly
recovered.
Mrs r. NJ Hahn and daughter Lu-
Gle and Mrs. Emil Doerr were the
guests of friends in Madison, Friday
and Saturday.
route 3, and Otto Volkmann of the
town of Lowell, motored to the city
of Beaver Dam one day last week.
Miss Mary Volkmann of rural route
3, spent day last week with her bro
Their Otto in the town of Lowell, Dodge
county
Miss Ada Edmonds of Milwaukee,
who had been the guest of Miss Lor
raine Iffiand at her home on North
Second street for several days, re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Miss Irma Kruger has returned
from a visit of three weeks with rel
atives and friends in st. Paul, Mimi
Frank Atkins is in Detroit Mich,
where there is plenty of work in his
line. His family will probably join
him in the near future.
Frank Moldenhauer of ClintOnville,
was the guest of his brother, H r.
Moldenhauer last week. Mr. Modem
hauer is one of the publishers of the
Clintonville Tribune. A call at the
Leader office was enjoyed
Theodore CHASER of Chicago was
here last week looking after business
matters. While here, he was the
guest of his sister, Miss Lillian Bran
denburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Cass Heinrich of Reeds
burg, are rejoicing over the advent of a
little maid in their family The little
in honor of the father
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Wiggenhorn, Wednesday
night Mother and son doing nicely
and the father just smiles when he
thinks of the two lads in his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Lounsbury
No o.
among the great crowd that came to
see the circus Thursday. Fremont
enjoyed it as enthusiastically as he
did in the days long ago, when going
to the circus was one of the great
events of a boys life.
Miss Margaret o. Eberle visited rel
atives in Lake Mills last week
Miss Irene Eaton visited at the
home of W. F. Copeland, Jefferson,
last week.
Eli Fischer was a business visitor
at Lake Mills last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Henke was the guest
of Lake Mills friends recently.
Rev A F. Nicolaus and son Alfred
of Fort Atkinson, visited friends in
this city Tuesday.
Miss Edith Butler is visiting rela-
tives in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Owen and son
Forest. have returned from a visit
with relatives and friends in Fond du
Lac.
Eugene Iffland of Milwaukee, spent
few days last week as a guest at the
family home. North Second street.
Misses Emily Gehrke and Loretts
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
Real Estate Deals.

Since the last report published in
the Leader the following real estate
transfers have been made in Jeffer-
son county:
Fort Atkinson-C F. A Trieloff to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24

Mrs. Alvina Curley wife of Frank
Curley, formerly of this city, passed
away Thursday morning at her home
in Oconomowoc, aged q years. Death
was caused by meningitis. Mrs. Cur
ley whose maiden name was Alvina
Wieland, was born in Milwaukee and
resided there until after her marri-
age two years ago. Since then she
has resided at Dousman and Ocono-
mOwoc. Funeral services were held
Mondoy morning at st. Augustine's
church, Milwaukee,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24

Word was received here Sunday
SIM 10 qlB9p Gun 10 IULL9V moLJ
Wilhelmenie Markworth, widow of
the late Rev. Christian Markworth, a
former resident of this city Martin
Markworth, son of Mrs Markworth,
arrived with the body of his mother
last evening. The body was taken to
street, pending arrangements for fun
eral and interment
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
INTO THE SHADOWS.

The remains of Mr.. John Roeder,
who passed away Thursday at the
home of his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Begolke, Reeds
vile, arrived here over the Milwaukee
road last Saturday afternoon and
were taken to the undertaking parlors
of Schmutzler & Oestreich from
whose chapel funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at 1890 D. m
The funeral services were in charge
of Watertown Lodge No. 81, I. O. OF.
Mr. Roeder was an Odd Fellow for
more than thirty years Interment
was made in Oak Hill cemetery Mr.
Roeder was past 70 years of age, he
having been born in Germany July &c,
1886. He came to America and to
WatertOwn forty-two years ago, and
from then until six years ago when
he retired, he was a WatertOWn resi-
dent for about twenty-fOur years, but
not continuously as he lived in Mil
wauke for time and later returned
to Watertown. About six years ago
Mr.. Roeder went to Milwaukee from
WatertOwn to make his home with
his son, Charles Roeder. During the
time since he left Watertown he had
spent two years in Oklahoma. On
June 9Th of this year he went to
Reedsville to visit his daughter, and
was taken i'll. He suffered with
dropsical complaint and complica-
ton of diseases resulting from his adj
vanced age. His wife preceded him
in death, passing away in February,
1911. Three sons and three daugh-
ters survive. They are: Messrs.
Charles and Rudolf Roeder and Mes
danes Frank Hollander and Henry
Eckert, Milwaukee; Mrs Julius Be
golke, Reedsville, and Louis Roeder,
Missouri. Six grandchildren also sur
vive, as does one brother, William
Roeder, of this city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24

Mr.. Harvey Warner, a pioneer of
this section, passed away at his home
in the town of Emmett at the advanc-
ed age of "a years. He had been i'll
for several months but was confined
to bed only one week Death occur
red on Sunday last.
Mr.. Warner was native of Jeffer-
son county, New York, where he was
born in December, 1920 He came to
Watertown in 1914 and engaged in
farming, residing on the same place
continuously since, a period of II
years. He was a son-in-law of Mrs.
Quastus Carley, who died eight years
ago. When Mr. Warner came to this
section the country was wild and Mr..
Warner could recall many incidents
of the pioneer days.
Beginning farm life when this coun-
try was wilderness, he saw it bios
som into the fertile fields of the pres
ent day
Mr.. Warner is survived by his
widow, two sons, Walter Warner, Wa
tertown; George Warner, Emmett, and
one daughter, Mrs. Charles Kelm,
Redwood. There are three grand
children.
The funeral took place this after
| noon. Services in the home were
conducted at / o'clock. Church SER
vices were held in the English M. E.
church in this city at 2:30. The bu-
| rial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
List of Jurors.

The following jurors have been
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24

Mr. Ferdinand F. Brunke one of
Watertown's esteemed residents, pass
ed away as the result of an attack of
acute dilation of the heart at his home,
1913 Center street, 9 o'clock last
Tuesday evening Mr.. Brunke cele-
brated his S1st birthday seven months
ago. He had been ailing for a few
months, but had been up and around
until recently.
Mr. Brunke was born in Kleinburk-
on, Pomerania, January 16, 1884. He
spent the earlier years of his life in
the fatherland, coming to America and
to Watertown with his family in 1868.
For two years he was employed as a
labOrer and then became section
foreman on the Milwaukee road, po-
sitiOn he held for sixteen years. Re-
firing from railroad work, he moved
to farm in the town of Emmett, resid-
ing there until eleven years ago. Mr.
Brunke lost his first wife by death
sixteen years ago, and the second sur
wives, as do two sons and one daugh-
ter. The sons are Charles Brunke,
who is employed by the Milwaukee
road, and Adolph Brunke, who resides
on the home farm The daughter is
Mrs. Ferdinand Krakau of Detroit
Mich.