The Post-Crescent from Appleton, Wisconsin • 3

WILL DEFEND MRS. COLBERT ALL DANGER FROM DAM PAST The Evening Crescent. Rtak Bio Editor and Proprietors Sam J. Rtak Business Manager Ralph Pomeboy City Editor. Wisconsin Syracuse china will -please you if you are looking for "the nearest thing there is in the dish line that won't break." closes Wednesday evening, March 25, with the appearance of Leland T.

Powers, so firmly established as a favorite in this city, in impersonations from Booth Tarkington's "Monsieur Beaucaire." All critics agree in making Mr. Powers the peer of all impersonators, and in that charming little romance "Monsieur Beaucaire," his wonderful powers of interpretation are seen to their best advantage. The story cannot fail to captivate the most critical. Tickets and seats at Foster's drug store. ESCAPED DEATH BY MIRACLE KM Birch is the KINO American Hard woods.

No other wood canbe stained so many different colors. Just consider for a moment the economy of finishing an entire house with one kind of wood, casings, doors, and base with mouldings to match, and be able to stain each room a different color. Dark Mahogany, Light Mahogany, Cherry, or White enamU. Wisconsin Birch can be given a piano finish" if you desire, but for mediumcost dwellings ordinary machine finish is all that is required. Ask for our new Birch Catalogue.

MILLER LUHBER COMP'NY The New Way. The old way was to buy a stock of goods twice a year and sell from this stock the rest of the year. When a good thing was sold out that was the end of it. That is not the way it is done at Pettibone's. Each day brings its fresh new merchandise.

If you are a keen observer you will no'e this constant change. Widely known as a great distributer of dry goods we have offered us constantly not only a'l the new choice things, but special bargains. That is why this store is the best trading place in all the. west. PETTI BON PEA BODY CO.

HEADQUARTERS FOR NOBBY HEADGEAR Attorney Lehr to Defend Woman Accused of Arson at Welcome. Judge Goodland of the Outagamie circuit court this morning made an order appointing J. E. Lehr, of the legal firm of Pierce Lehr, attorney for the defense of Mrs. Lucile Colbert, now of New London, is charged with setting fire to her millinery store in the village of Bear Creek, or Welcome, something over a year ago and thus starting a conflagration which destroyed nearly the whole of the business portion of that Mr.

Lehr will endeavor to get the case in readiness for trial at the coming April term of circuit court. A very strong fight will be put up in behalf of the accused woman, and handwriting experts will be called to prove that the letter upon which was based the original accusation against the woman was not written by her as alleged by her accusers. This letter, which has been published in full in these columns, purported to have been written by the man who set fire to Mrs. Colbert's store, and who was dying in a Chicago hospital and wished before his end came to relieve her from unjust suspicion. It was unsigned, and recited the details of how the writer set the fire out of revenge for having been jilted by Mrs.

Colbert many years ago. The confession was addressed to the priest of the Catholic church at Bear Creek, and though purporting to have been in mailed in Chicago is shown by the postmark to have been mailed on a train between Appleton and Bear Creek. It was read by the priest from his pulpit and created a sensation. It is alleged that the handwriting of this letter tallies closely with that of specimens of Mrs. Colbert's writing since secured.

Previous to the receipt of the letter, suspicion had been quite general against Mrs. Colbert as the originator of the fire, which destroyed much adjacent property, and it is charged by her accusers that she wrote the alleged deathbed confesssion herself to divert suspicion. The trial is expected to develop some sensational features. BOWLING RACE GROWS CLOSE Four Teams Closely Bunched at the Top of the List- The race in the Imperial Bowling League is growing very close, and four teams are pretty closely bunched at the head of the list, all being in striking distance of the pennant. By losing two games out of three to the Olympics Saturday night the Wood-chucks were pulled down from the lead which they have had nearly all the season, to a tie with the Wizards, while the Filibusters and Owls are close enough so that a few games won from the leaders will put them on even teims with the pair in front.

The Saturday evening games resulted in a total score of 2,318 pins for the Olympics and 2,340 for the Wood-chucks, and the scores by games were as follows: Olympics, 823, 747, 748; Woodchucks, 817, 785, 738. The teams now stands as follows EXCLUSIVE Metropolitan STYLES Spring Styles for FOUR NUMBERS of Black and Colored Silk Waists, These are special lotsr specially priced. They were made to our order and we know that they will give perfect satisfaction in every JOSEPH SPITZ THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHI ER and HATTER $4.48, $4.75, $5-0Q, $6.50. Our new line of walking Skirts will you. THE Repairs Nearly Completed and Use of Water Power Resumed.

All danger of serious damage from the crack in the government upper dam in this city is now past, as is also nearly all serious annoyance to manufacturers from interruption of use of water for power. The repairs to the dams have progressed so satisfactorily that beginning this morning the mills at Neenah and Menasha are allowed to draw from Lake Winnebago for power purposes 50 per cent of the capacity of their water 'wheels, and the closing of several of the sluiceways here has restored the water level at the dam to a point where a reasonable amount of water is available for power on the upper level. It is expected that within a few days the repairs will be completed and the use of the full, unrestricted flow of the river resumed here. and at Neenah and Menasha. Even with the present restricted flow the mills at Neenah, Menasha and the upper level at Appleton can get along quite comfortably, and those on the lower levels here and at points down the river from Appleton have, with what is spilled through the sluiceways, all the water they can use.

For a distance of about 100 feet the stone work of the dam has pushed forward away from the concrete work on the up-stream side'andbulged forward slightly but visibly. The concrete work should be attached to the coping of the dam, but as it is there is a space of two or three inches between them, into which the water drops and works out through and under the masonry of the dam proper. This if unchecked would soon destroy the dam. A crew of 35 men is at work filling up this opening and building a 72-foot crib below the masonry work face of the dam wall to prevent further bulging forward. This work is only temporary.

A new dam must be built at once, and will probably be built below and attached to the present structure, which will serve as a coffer dam while the new one is building. A great many people visited thedam yesterday to observe the work. ELLIS FOR SUPERINTENDENT Succeeds Holcomb In Chart of Wisconsin Traction Co. Lines. Albert K.

Ellis, who has heretofore been in charge of the local lighting plant of.the Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat and Power has been appointed superintendent of the Apple-ton-Neenah and Appleton-Kaukauna inter-urban lines of the company, to succeed W. H. Holcomb, who has resigned to go into business. Mr. Ellis will hereafter have charge of the entire plant of the company in this valley, including the inter-urban lines, the local street car line and the electric lighting plant.

Mr. Ellis ban been with the company at Appleton ever since the opening of the Appleton-Neenah inter-urban line, and is not only an expert electrician and lan able executive, but is also personally popular with patronB of the electric lines and the lighting service. His promotion is not only a deserved recognition of a capable executive officer, but will also be' popular with the public, in whose esteem Mr. Ellis occupies an enviable place. FARMERS BUY BLOODED STOCK Many Outagamie Men Invest Freely In Thoroughbred Cattle- Live stock dealers report a very pronounced movement for a few years past toward the improvement of the general standard of live stock bred in Outagamie county.

Where a few years ago unbred or grade cattle were the rule, they are now being rapidly replaced by thoroughbred Activity in this direction is specially, marked this season, and the preference of farmers seems to runlargely to shorthorns or Durhams. At a recent sale of thoroughbred shorthorns, at Marsh-field, ptagamie county farmers were purchasers of thoroughbreds as follows: S. H. Leppla, of Greenville, three head Fred Burmeister, Grand Chute, four head Otto Thiesenhusen, two head; McCarthy Brothers, Center, two head D. Sexton, Hortonia, one head.

The average price paid for the above-named animals, was $250 each. In addition to these purchases, John Schmidt, of Ellington, recently attended a sale of blooded stock at Chicago and purchased four head of thoroughbred cattle, paying over $300 for each of them, and $500 for one animal. Charles Relien also bought several at the same average of $300 each. Sale of Unclaimed Packages. The United States Express Co.

will sell at public auction at Oshkosh, April 16, all unclaimed express packages remaining in the offices of the Fox River valley at that which have been unclaimed for the legal limit of time. Among them will be several packages from the company's Appleton office. Lecture at Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Richards, national organizer and lecturer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, who spoke last evening before large audience at the Methodist church, will lecture this evening at the Presbyreterian church.

Richards is an eloquent speaker and should be heard by alL Admission 10 cents. Church Membership Increased. At the morning services at the Methodist church Sunday, twenty-seven new' members were received on probation. This increase in the membership of the church is the result of the "Decision Day" services held two weeks ago. Course Closes Wednesday Nllht- The entertainment course of the Young Men's Sunday Evening club The shapes are symmetrical, simple and unique; comparatively inexpensive and will give a deal of satisfaction 'He is well paid that is satis-fied." W.

D. Wharton. EXCLUSIVE Metropolitan STYLES 1903 Now Ready at Easter Novelties Just about the cutest things you ever saw. Little Novelties created to amuse the children. A great assortment to chose from at prices 4 5 cents to 7 5 cents Kamps Sacksteder Drug Company.

(TWO Bid STORES) Telephone for drug store roods for delivery. C. F. SMITH'S UP-TO-DATE LIVERY and BOARDINQ STABLE. A stylish and gentle horse and a fine carriage when you go for a ride.

Phone orders for hack, 'bus or other conveyances for funerals or wedding. The most complete stable in A p. pleton, WEST END OP LAWRBNC8 STREET BRIDOB PHONB log. PATRONIZE HOMEj INDUSTRY CRESCENT CITY SOAP. Buy Laundry soap manufactured in Appleton.

Made of the purest materials. The cleanest, most efficient, and cheapest soap in the market. Ask your Grocer for Crescent City Soap. lb TEN CENTS A WEEK. CRESCENT TELEPHONE NO.

10. APPLETON, MARCH 23, 1903. To Scbscribbbs Every effort is made to have The Bvbni.ng Ckkscknt delivered Eromptly in all paits of the city. Sobacri. ers who do not receive their papers regularly, or have any causes for complaint will oblige the business manager by reporting the same.

Entered at the postoffice at Appleton as mail matter of the second class. DATES TO BE REMEMBERED. Monday, March S3 Students recital, college, chapel. Wednesday, March 25-Leland Powers, impersonator. Congregational church.

Wednesday, April 1 The Chris.ian, Appleton, Theatre. Friday. April 17 The Cowboy and the Lady Appleton Theatre. THE WEATHER Snow flurries and colder tonight, Tuesday fair. The temperature today as ooserved by Joseph Spitz, was as follows: 7 a.

m. 34:8 a. m. 36; 9 am 38:10 a m. 40: la.

m. 42: 12 a m. 44; I p. m. 46; 2 p.

m. 48. Barometer today Sam. 2 m. 28.83.

PERSONAL. Will Nuss'oaum called on Oshkosh friends yesterday. Dr. R. E.

Kanouse, of Hortonville, was in the citv over Sunday. Miss Olive Landgraf, of Menasha, called on friends hero yesterday. Roy H. Jo dob, of Aniwa, was home over Sunday, to visit his Mrs. Henry Loeffer, of Dundas, is visiting friends here for few days.

A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schroeiler, of Qrand Chute. Mrs. Frances Thompson, of Iron Mountain, is in the city visiting her parents.

Will Commentz, of Hermansville, spent Sunday at bis home in this city. Recital of music students of Lawrence university this evening at College chapel. Mrs. Edward G. Jones and Mrs.

T. A. Willy are spending the day in Miss Agnes Kelley left yesterday for Green Bay, where she will attend St. Joseph's school. Mrs.

G. Ulrich and other friends from Neenab, were the guests of Mrs. Frank Ehrgott, Friday. William H. Zuehlke, assistant postmaster, has returned from a short business visit to Chicago.

Officer Ed. Fox, who has been laid ud several weeks with rheumatism, returned to duty yesterday. E. H. Warmington, of Waupaca, has sold his farm in that county and will make his home in this city.

Miss Bessie Rogers was out yesterday for the first time after an illness of two months from typhoid fever. Dr. and Mrs. T. H.

MacKinnon and Miss MacKinnon, of Menasha, were guests at the Sherman house last evening. Mrs. J. E. Farmer and daughter Dorothy have returned from the east, where they have been visiting relatives and friends fqr a year past.

Mrs. H. W. Minck, who has been ill at St. Elizabeth hospital for the past three weeks, had an operation performed recently and is recovering rapidly.

Miss Blanche Ullman, who is studying music in New York and who for two weeks has been in a hospital there suffering from diphtheria, is now entirely convalescent. George Blood, a graduate of the dairy and agricultural department at the University of Wisconsin, leaves tomorrow for Elizabeth, 111., where he has taken a position as superintendent of a dairy farm. Dr. H. E.

Ellsworth arrived home Saturday from Ohio, where he has been for several weeks past in attendance upon a sick relative. The doctor resumed his practice here today and can be found as usual at his office over Kamps Sacksteder's. Buctiman to Carry the Mall' Notice was received at the local post-office this morning that the contract for carrying the mail to and from the postoffice and trains bad been awarded to Otto Buchman, the well known baggage and transfer man. Mr. Buch-man's contract goes into effect Thurs- Mtrjh 26 at which time he will succeed the present mail messenger William.

To Be Married. John Meyer, of Manitowoc, and Miss Minnie Scheer, of this city, are to be married Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, at St. Paul's Lutheran church, by the pastor, the Rev. T. J.

Sauer. Hurt In a Mill. William Schwerke, employed at the sulphite mill of the Interlake suffered a fall there Saturday evening and sustained a fracture of three ribs. a The Reliable Jewelers. Teams.

Played. Won. Lost. Pet Woodchucks 38 11 692 Wizards 86 11 tW2 Filibusters 39 23 16 689 Owls 36 19 17 68 Woodpeckers 18 8 10 444 Olympics 38 15 21 417 Meteors 30 9 21 300 Winners 11 28 2SJ Mrs. Conrad Run Down and Injured By Runaway Team-About i o'clock Saturday afternoon Mrs.

William Conrad was run down by a runaway hack team at the corner of Morrison and Edwards streets and though her arm was broken in two places and her face, head and Jbody considerably bruised, escaped seemingly inevitable death by nothing short of a miracle. The team and hack, owned by Frank Wright and driven by William Schwendler, was standing outside the Hotel Ritger when the horses took fright and ran down Edwards street. At the corner of Edwards and Morri-son'they swerved and ran full tilt into the corner of the sales barn formerly occupied by J. Hammel Co. Mrs.

Conrad was passing at that moment and seeing the horses approach tried to run into the barn for shelter, but could not open the door, and in an instant the frightened beasts were upon her. The pole of the hack grazed her side, tearing her bodice nearly off, and catching her arm pinned it against the wall, crushing it terribly. She fell under the horses' feet, and their plunging hoofs cut her cape and her skirts into ribbons, and in a moment one of the horses fell from the combined shock of striking the barn and Jtom the kicks of bis mate. Mrs. Conrad was taken out of the tangle of plunging hoofs insensible and taken into the office of the barn, where she soon recovered her senses and was taken to her home.

Her face is terribly bruised and besides her badly broken arm she is bruised all over the body. Shejs reported quite comfortable today, and her injuries are not dangerous. The horse that fell was kicked in the head by its mate and an artery ruptured, making it necessary to kill the animal. The other horse was somewhat injured and the damage to the hack was considerable. WISCONSIN LEAGUE MEETING Schedule Committee Appointed and Season's Limits Set.

A meeting of the Wisconsin Baseball League was held at the Sherman house in this city Sunday afternoon with the following managers and officers represented in person or by proxy: President John Uoppes, Kaukauna; Managers Henry Gass, of Appleton; F. A. Bruce, of Marinette-Menominee; L. M. fvone, Oshkosh; George Schwartz, Green Bay; Matt Franey, Fond du Lac.

The business transacted included the appointment of a schedule committee consisting of President Coppes and Managers Bruce, of Marinette-Menominee, and Henry Gass, of Appleton and a transportation committee consisting of Managers Franey, of Fond du Lac; Schwartz, of Green Bay, and Gass, of Appleton. The season's schedule is to consist of twenty-one games for each team, to be played on Sundays and holidays. The season is to open May 16 and close September 14. The salary limit was fixed at $900 a month for each team, and it was decided to divide the gate receipts on the same basis as last year, giving the manager of the visiting team his choice between a guarantee of the actual expensss of his team or 50 per cent of the receipts. A copy of the constitution and by-laws of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was received, with an invitation to join that association under the protection of the national agreement, which makes possible the enforcement of contracts.

If membership in the association is determined upon it will be under Class which fixes the draft price of reserved players at $100. The next meeting of the league will be held at Green Bay, April 5, at which time the playing schedule will be reported, and other business considered will be the adoption of an official ball and playing rules. MUCH PULPW00D HERE TODAY wo Hundred Cars Delivered at Valley Points This Morning. hundred cars of pulpwood were received at Fox River valley points last night and this morning, about 70 of them being delivered at Appleton. This is the first considerable consignment of pulpwood for more than a week, advantage being taken of the Sunday lay-off of a number of freight trains to gather and load cars at shipping points and rush them into the valle.

This will be the policy hereafter, and receipts of pulpwood will continue far into the summer. Barn Burned In Menasha. The barn of Win Wheeler's bus, dray and transfer line at Menasha, burned last night. The horses and all the vehicles except the sleighs were saved, but the building and much hay, feed and several sleighs were totally de stroyed, entailing a considerable loss. The origin of the fire is not known.

Chance in Office Force. J. H. Moses, of Chicago, today assumed the position of chief clerk at the freight office of the Chicago Northwestern Railway at this point, to succeed A. A as tad, who has taken a position in the office of the Manitowoc Boiler at Manitowoc THE SPRING TRADE OPENS UP with a showing of black and colored DressFabrics.

New, fashionable materials, carefully selected, and priced as you best like them. Suitings Rrnadr.lnth. Venetians. Cbeviote, and others, in the most popular colors. Just.

see what 50c 75c tl.00 will buy here. Ice Cream Soda As Is 'ell known our soda water department has always been conducted along metropolitan lines and we wish to inform our patrons that during the coming season we shall be even better prepared than ever to handle the trade in a creditable, up-to-date In manner, which we feel as sured will meet your approval. Telephone 202 Reserved Seat Sale of the Appleton Till A Cfnroo 788 College Ava.1 Phenao3 I nU OlUIBO 938 College Phone 352 COE COMHISION COMPANY (INCORPORATED) Grain Stock Members Minneapolis Indjpen-deotlOratn Stock Exohnge.o Ship Us Your Cash Grain WeOuarantee Highest MarketlPrlce. -Our Commlulon Is Oaly hi Cent tper Buahel. We BuySandSell WHEAT, CORN and OATS for future delivery at a commission of 1- lOo per bushel.

We charge no Interest tor Carrying long stocks. Margins; lo a Ibushel on grain, 12 a share on Stocks. References: io8Natlonal and State Banks. Private Wires to all Leading; Exchanges and to 87 Leadl.g Towns of the Northwest. General Office, Bank of Commerce Building Minneapolis, Minn.

I ocal Office 6i6S4 Oneida St. Q. EdmondMB, Local Mgr. Albatross and wool Batiste, in white and light colors at 50c per yard. FAIR Sheer Diess Fabrics.

Are the correct Dre6a Far rics this season. We are of ferine an assortment ir Voiles, Mistrals and" Eta- mines, at 50c, 75c and up. SUITS! place in Appleton EN Peerenboom OEEN NEW CLUB OFFICERS NAMED Chosen Last Night By Young Men's Sunday Evenjnft Club. At a meeting of the Young Men's Sunday Evening club held after the services last night, officers for the ensuing three months were elected as follows: President, Joseph Koffend, Jr. vice president, Chesley Kent; secretary, Fremont M.

Johnson; treasurer, William Michelstetter. The Cast For Amateur Play. By an unfortunate oversight the name of A. D. Andrus was omitted from the copy of the cast of characters in "Because She Loved Him Sd," furnished The Crescent for publication Saturday.

Mr. Andrus is to play the part of Mr. Marsh, a lawyer, an important character and one very essential to thestory. The complete cast of characters as corrected is Gertrude West, a Jealous wife. Miss Josephine McGlllan I uuen malU Ml8S Adele UUman Oliver West, a mucn abused husband Joseph Koffend, Jr.

John Weatherby, a would be peaceful husband Paul H. Benjamin Tom Weatherby, an Impressionable youth Putney, Jr. Marsh, a lawyer A. D. Andrus Pritcnard, a flunkey Clarence Zelle The Dean of Waterford Allan L.

Boy a en Candidate For Alderman. Fred Liethen announces himself as a candidate for the democratic nomination for alderman from the Fifth ward. TO CUKE A COUD Jjs 2f DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails- to care. SL W.

Grove's signature is od each. box. 25c. For sale by P.W. "WOELZ BRO.

Too Late to Classify. COR RENT FURNISHED ROOM with hot water heat, bath, electric light. One block from College Ave. Inquire 886 Edwards Street. 13W6 STRAYED A Jersey cow strayed from barn on Saturday.

Reward offered for return to Horner. Walnut St. lWdS ANTED Girls at the Appleton Steam JLiaundry. DR. H.

K. PRATT, NT I 816 College Avenue. LADIES On Thursday morninp March 26 we will place on sale at 331 discount a sample line of 35 ladles suits all of the latest styles and of strictlv high class manufacture. Also 75 walking skirts from the same house samples too and at i off As the supply is limited we can see the advantage early callers will have. We have a lady in charge to fit and make alterations.

Arnold The best trading Put Your Want Ads in the Crescent 011 $239,000 Losses Paid from my office in the past 16 years. (: Judicial Bonds supplied on short -notice. M. CONKEY BOTH PHONES 73 -r Office rear of Book Store 810 College Avenue, The rainy season is with us. You must get out from under the wet.

We have umbrellas at all prices. Ask to see our 98c umbrellas. K. F. KELLER SONS Established 1873,.