Trials Open In Saucerman Abandonment Case As Wife Seeks Support
Mrs. Martha Saucerman testifies in a preliminary hearing against husband W. T. Saucerman for wilful abandonment and destitution. She recalls marriage in 1906 and being expelled from the home June 24 1907 with minimal belongings. She details lack of funds food and shelter and seeks $25 monthly support while noting attempts at reconciliation. Additional witnesses are listed for prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Saucerman
W. T. Saucerman
John Luchsinger
W. H. McGrath
Colin W. Wright
A. S. Douglas
Douglas
Wright
Nebraska
Simon Saucerman
Saucerman
J. T. Etter
Geo. Bast
8. P. Schadel
Elsie Smith
Jos. Keen
M. T. Gettings
C. W Twining
Deaths of B. P. Butler and Local Residents
B P Butler dies in Monrovia Cal at 66 after Brights disease leaving wife three sons and one daughter. He moved there in December to live with his daughter Mrs Laverne Hill. Also notices death of Conrad Wyss aged 62 in Green County and wife Maria Hoesly Wyss. eight children survive. Jefferson Lake man dies in Brodhead at 41 with funeral planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Butler
Monrovia
Cal
Hiss
Laverne Hill
Bright
al. Johnson
Mr. Butler
Conrad Wyss
Wyss
Canton
Glarus
Switzerland
Green County
Wis
Maria Hoesly
Washington
Monroe
Greenwood Cemetery
Octo
Willie
Fred
Charley
Robert
Jacob Taxacher
Marie Wyss
St. John’s Evangelica Church
Jefferson Lake
W C T U Elects Officers Despite Declining President
The W C T U names officers including President Mrs K Lichtenwalner and Vice President Mrs C Dixon. Mrs F D Jeffery won the most votes for president but declined due to country living and travel limits, leaving the post to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Lichtenwalner
C. Dixon
Ida Keister
Mary Adelman
Minnie Meammant
F. D. Jeffery
Cinchona Bark Source in Java Dominates World Supply
Java supplies about 90 percent of the global cinchona bark output, a dominant share that shapes the bitters and quinine markets. The vast majority comes from this region, influencing pricing and availability for medicinal and industrial uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Fifty two candidates vie for head of public schools
The school board meets tomorrow evening to pick a successor to Geo W Swartz from a list of fifty two applicants. Notable names and towns span multiple states with candidates from Madison to Detroit and Apple Creek to Racine. The board expects the field to narrow to about six before final selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Swartz
E. J. Shives
Wooster
Ohio
R. R. Turner
Napoleon
Geo. W. Bliss
Watersmeet
Mich
W. F. Headley
Racine
Wis
W. N. Steil
Belleville
J. W. Klinker
Lake City
Minn
F. A. Harrison
Brodhead
D. M. Ryan
Minneapolis
Volney Stock
Otsego
W.N. Mackin
Bruce
John W. Blodgett
Williams Bay
Statewide effort targets check forgers in Smith County
Police cooperate to trace counterfeit checks passing through Appleton Racine area. Descriptions relayed from local offices show forgers active across the region. In Racine the Water Works Co was victimized and several merchants were duped by a fake $250 check for $15. A man identified as L P Heidel from Sheboygan secured the funds at a local bank with a bad check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loca
Appleton
Racine
Racine the Water Works Co
L. P. Heidel
Sheboygan
Weather forecast for Chicago tonight and Tuesday
The official forecast for Chicago shows fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Colder in the southwest portion tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Church junior ladies aid calls for old papers
The Junior Ladies' Aid Society of the Union Church solicits old papers magazines or pamphlets of any kind and will call for same. Papers must be tied in flat bundles. Phone 253 or 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Union Church
Bride Jennie Meloy Weds E F Bauman in Benton
Miss Jennie Meloy and Mr. E F Bauman were married at St. Patrick's church Benton on Tuesday morning with Miss Catherine Doyle as bridesmaid and J Brewer as best man. After a wedding dinner at the Dewey hotel the couple left on a honeymoon trip to Chicago Milwaukee and Stoughton before settling in Monroe. The bride and groom are praised by local friends and Bauman is noted as a contractor and alderman in his home city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Bauman
News-Herald
Cuba City
the News-Herald
Body of Milwaukee road conductor is returned for burial
The body of George Kleb a Milwaukee road conductor killed at Ladd Illinois was brought back Sunday on a special train from Ladd. About 150 railroad men and local friends joined at Janesville for viewing before services at Greenwood cemetery led by Rev. Wm. Hints. The victim died after injuries from a yard switching accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kleb
Milwaukee Road
Ladd
Ill
South Division
Janesville
Greenwood Cemetery
Wm. Hints
Junction City
Col
Lade
Fee
Farmers Good Roads Convention Set at Milwaukee Fair
A statewide good roads convention will be held at the Milwaukee state fair on Thursday Sept 12. Farmers urge attendance to learn the road problem and possible solutions as costs to haul crops rise. experts and prominent farmers will speak and delegates will be appointed by the Geological Survey governor and state board of agriculture. The Geological Survey plans to build a model road stretch on the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
United States
Geological Survey
State Board of Agriculture
State Geological Survey
Botsford Retired as Janesville Agent in U S Express
James R. Botsford longtime agent for the United States Express company in Janesville is placed on the retired list and his son James E. Botsford succeeds him in the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Botsford
United States Express Company
Janesville
James E. Botsford
Joy Turns to Gloom as Clerks Trail Big Demonstration
A Friday afternoon baseball game at the fair grounds ends in a rout as the business men overpower the clerks after a 13 to 4 lead through four innings. Dr. W B Gnagi and Pete Woodle star as they rally for a 19 to 4 final, with colorful antics and postgame gripes from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
W. B. Gnagi
Pete Woodle
F. L. Hodges
Fred Pfeiffer
L. A. Moore
Jack’’ Conroy
Ray Fitzgibbons
Biscuit
Grant
Bert Savings
McGrath
Ald Trickle
Busiess
Clarence Trickle
Richard Gibbons
Ralph Miller
Henry Kundert
Louis Ross
John D German
Jack Karlen
E. B Krise
J. C. Hood
Death of Mrs Bertha Young in Switzerland
Cablegram announces the death of Mrs Bertha Young at a Swiss hospital in Munsingen Canton Bern after spinal meningitis. Daughter of Mrs Ezra Blumer Sr of this city and wife of Otto Young of the National Watch Co. Elgin residents survive five sisters and three brothers. Burial arrangements to bring the body to Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Young
Munsingen
Canton Berne
Switzerland
Young
Ezra Blumer
Elgin
Ill
Germany
Bertha Kimball
Otto Young
National Watch Company
Adolph Schmid
Otto Schmid
Adam Blumer, Jr
Otto Kundert
Death of Conductor George Kleb in Springfield hospital
Conductor George Kleb of Janesville Wisconsin died in a Springfield hospital at 10 o clock yesterday from injuries after being thrown beneath a train at Ladd Illinois. He was 28, unmarried, born in Monroe and resided at 16 Pearl Street. He had been promoted six weeks earlier from brakeman and leaves a grieving father and mother two sisters and a brother Charles Kleb left Janesville for Springfield but a wreck at Kingville delayed arrival. He worked for the Milwaukee Road and was widely mourned by friends locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
George Kleb
Springfield
Ladd
Pearl Street
Charles Kleb
Kingville
Kleb
Monroe
Springfield Hospital
Milwaukee Road
Judge Landis Fines Standard Oil Recordfine Amount
Chicago August 3 Judge Landis of the U S court fined Standard Oil 29 240 000 for accepting railroad rebates and harshly scored the firm He ordered a special grand jury to convene August 14 to pursue charges arising from officers examination against the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Landis
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Chicago, Ill
Landis
United States Court
State fair ads move to business basis with cash remittance
The state fair association now pays for ad space rather than offering complimentary tickets. C B Watrous, superintendent of publicity, notes the payments aim to support future regular advertising but depend on treasury funds. He urges newspapers to promote the fair with generosity and cordiality in the columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fair Association
C. B. Watrous
Department of Publicity
John J. Schneider Returns from Chicago and Milwaukee
John J. Schneider arrived back Saturday evening after visits to Chicago and Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Schneider
Chicago
Milwaukee
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E P. Fest
Norway
W. Cotton
Carrington
N. D
J. Zoerb
Madison
Albert Harlan Currie
Lil
J. F. Selleck
Kalamazoo
C. E. Huff
Hutchinson
A. F. Hansen
S. J. Bole
St. Louis
Fred W. Hein
Horicon
J. M. Stephensons
Peoria
F. M. Bray
Feanimore
C. H. Dietz
Earl H. Wells
W. H. Kelly
Mt. Horeb
T. O. Osterhus
Ossian
A. C. Kingsford
Sheboygan Falls
Roy E. Heindel
South Wayne
H. B. Hubbell
Beaver Dam
J. F. Bergen
Mineral Point
P. P Osterhus
Munising
Howard E. Clark
Bloomington
Ind
E. Huff
Benson
Paul Bergin
South Milwakee
A. F. Probst
J. H. Jeffrey
Gas City
C. E. Spaulding
Converse
C. P. Beale
Weather Forecast
Times
Trip
Ladd, Ill
State Fair
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