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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-18

their FIRST duty was 1o- Select two 81
the brawniesttl1 II ID the lCDi
who, whensc III with t1t1et prtlS
.ltsthe1r distiaeao LON INDUCED ii ~ good
Sshumored contest IL strength, ssuf1ltch
WAS KNOWN. az lllfn' To- de capt sin."
The victor becamaes the master ofiE,ccere
monies, and shim devolved
duty Of seeing limo one shirked In
work or entertainment. ~ }s4 ss iii
matter ofAaths captaincy being
decided the ''tweIIFayss wise men chose
four big fellows.Rsssvhp formed aftpack
saddle" byaerossislinld1 their hands andathe
captain was elelsysaated upon it andtcar-
ried half dozen times around the
heaps Of corn. while theadarkies sang
this melody or something akin to It: .
When our days am done fss
Don't we darltes hab q timer HI
When our daysEam done .1 S#
Don't we darkies cut shine7
Back to our cabin we viii go,
T. Back In the early mon, ..
But We'll be here In de eb' min
- - To do de shuckin' oh. de CON.
Then the corn shocking proper be-
gan. Stacks of fuel had been placed
at intervals of a few yards hear the
corn, and after they had been lighted,
under the supervision of the twelve
wise men. the fun began. AS theIcorn
was husked it was thrown into piles
and would be hauled away, in the
morning. T Twelve workers were Sc
lected for each heap Of unhusked corn.
and. as back in New England, the red
ear was eagerly sought, for, but, with
a different purpose. When a man got
1t he SHE'D it at big nigger's head,
and If he hit the mark the unfortunate
darby would not marry for ten
years.: If by shrewd lodging he MISS
ed it his happiness would be crowned
within the year. If a dusky belle Sc
cured a red ear she had the option of
choosing a sweetheart from any of the.
;darkies around the corn ptle.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer. ):
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-18
High Life in New York,

Valet service :: is not enough now.
adays TO: the bachelor apartments to
supply. In all the large houses of this
kind there must be VALET rooms as
well; In the Wallets rooas are all the
objects required for the Wallets duties.
There these men press clothes and
polish hats, do the shoes and attend
to any other detail Of dress that may
require particular preparation. The
use of this room is free and there are
now few bachelor apartment houses
that would attempt to get along with.
out one.-New York Sun.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-18
Those New Year Resolutions

Those New Year REGULATIONS.
Every LIST Of January that we arrive
at is an imaginary milestone in the
turnpike track of human life, at once
q. resting place for thought and medi-
tation and a starting point for fresh
exertion in the performance of OUT
journey.
The man who does not at least pro.
pose to himself to be better: this year
than he was last must be either very
good orvery bad indeed. ri :. .sz,a,
And only to propose to be better Il
something. If nothing else It Is an ac-
acknowledgement of our need to be so,
which is the first step toward amend
ment. =. ,,-. "A 49, :, ; 80 = ...s IS
But, in fact, to propose to oneself to
do well is in some sort to do we'll posi-
lively, for there is no such thing as a
stationary point in human endeavors.
He who is not worse today than he
was yesterday is better, and, he who II
not better IS worse. Charles Lamb.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-18
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Old 4. Plantation

- HR1sTA WAS never ceieablr.siaa.
ed to an!y1lSsgtsreat extent Ah#the
south baSk an the good DID
J. days 'q,etohf de wah.'' 5449AaNew.
Years day took tts place among tn hsE
masters, and the prolonged. rollicking
Con shuckin' supplied the slaves Of
Kentucky and Missouri especially with
all the jollity they desired It was an
Institution peculiar to- the south. pecul-
lar not in being confined to those Sec
lions, but peculiar in the manner in
which It was conducted, for @husking
bees have been knewn in New England
since the mind Of man remembers and
Indian corn has been gathered: ~ j.
When con shuckin'" Was decid-
ed upon notices were sent out to the
slaves of all adjoining plantations stat
ing that on certain night Judge S..
Or Squire B. would give a corn shuck.
ing Of so many thousand bushels and
that all colored people, male and fe-
male, were invited to attend. Great
preparations were made by ..tole mas
50" and 'ole missus''~ for this event
for, while they expected a good nights
work in the shape Of wagon loads Of
yellow corn, pleasure was to be the
main part Of theIprogramme.
Supper was always provided on
large scale and generally consisted of
two or three roasted pigs, turkeys and
chickens, with side dishes Of vege-
tables, in equal proportion Bushels
Of sweet potatoes were baked. boiled
and fried, and hundreds of rich, golden
pumpkin pies were turned out of the
ovens. done to mouth watering
brown.
A band OF musicians was engaged.
fol. no ICON shuckin' would be com.
plete without it. On those nights ne.
groes worked not happily save to the
twanging Of, the banjo and wailing Of
the fiddle. szs> t. n -..J -. !, ..
A corn Shocking always lasted three
nights Continuously on one plantation,
and then the negroes moved on to the
next, where three more were devoted
to the corn aof the owner, and so on
until all the maize of the neighborhood
had been husked.
About twilight the darkies began to
arrive from all over the country. the
"boys" clad in their suits Of jeans.
with that pride Of the. darky's heart,
his "long tailed clawhammer blue"
Every negro who made pretensions to
being "anybody" possessed one in more
or less condition Of wear.
The female portion of the gathering
was coquetishly dressed in linsey
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-18

THE NEGROES WORKED HAPPILY TO rHR
MUSIC OF BANJO AND FIDDLE.
woolsey frocks, with their heads tied
up in flaming red bandanna handker-
chiefs, the redder the better, and with
white handkerchief crossed upon
their breasts. r. r.* "
They came in groups, and each party
Of huskers from ineighboring planta
ton was announced long before it ar.
rived by the we'll known tunes preva-
lent in those days floating down the
road and over the fields as the happy
boys and women FASTENED to the gath
ering. A favorite tunetwas this:
Yes. ives gwine to de shuckin.,
Yes. ives gwine to de shuckin',
Yves gwine to de shuckin' Of de con.
An we'll be dar In de mo- MIN
An we'll be dar In de min,
Well be dar in de mo'nin'. shuah as
yo's bon. . = < ~. E:,s,.s III
As soon as the darkies.s were all as
bembled the Oldest, slave present went
to "ole massa" and begged piece Of
silver money. This was always ex.
pected. and plantation owner. would
as soon have thought of having a
'.shuckin' without corn as to be un-
prepared to produce the bit of silver
on the first evening. *3ss. ~ FIJI ;. =. ii.
Taking this piece Of silver, the an
cient darky returned to the field and
there performed a ceremony the exact
meaning Of which has not come down
ito u.s. Whetting his jackknife upon
the silver, he solemnly tpzpn6unced ian lan
Invocation for. a bounti ft1l
the following year. .AldSat Is doubtful
IL the 'ole fnassa' wrh have sheen
any more willing TO alla the hNsking
At0 proceed without thilf
than would his white ha lE1it1F.
who By its means thus oncessa year
stood IL the attitude of high priest to
the family he service
After the preliminary. prayer the
twelve wise men, were chosen. and;
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-18
FOR Memo .iai to Famous Men.

A movement is on foot among Brit
ish Roman Catholics and others to
secure The Monastery" at Littlemore,
in permancIce, as: memorial to Car.
diEal Newman and those associated
with him under that historical roof:
"The Monastery" was composed OF q
row of workmen's cottages, and the
room in which Newman and Stanton
were received by Father Dominic, the
Passionist, into the Roman Catholic.
communion is capable of Identification
fro1A plans and papers in the posses.
sion Of friends of the cardinal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
A Small Blaze.

At an early hour Sunday morning
an alarm of fire was turned In, the fire
having been discovered by VIM. Die
koff while passing the Imperial saloon.
A small crowd had gathered before the
fire department reached the place and
broke in the front doors. DIR. Shin
nick was among them and was struck
in the arm by piece of broken plate
glass but not seriously Injured.
The fire probably started from oil
soaked, painters rags which were left
on q shelf. Ii was easily extinguished
however when the fremen arrived.
The damages reached to about $3.50
which is covered by insurance. Mr..
Malloy is the owner of the saloon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Fire at Monterey.

Fire started in the interior OF the
Monterey hotel last Friday evening
about 10 O'Clock and gained great
headway, completely running the furn-
iture and the entire building. 1t was
about 9 o'clock when the manager
closed for the evening, and left the
hotel for Alderley and about an hour
afterwards it was discovered that the
place was on fire. 1t was first seen by
Mrs. E. H. Roth, who Immediately
notified her husband and together with
several other men of the village they
made a brave attempt to distinguish
the fire, which they did after nearly an
hour of hard labor. Monterey has ex-
perierced two disasterous conhag
eractions in the summer t.f 1901 when
the grist mill, owned by j. P, Roth,
and the general store owned and con-
Quoted by Forsythe & Rasmussen with
other surrounding residences were de-
stroyed. The origin of these fires il
still unknown, but should it be the
work of some rascals, an effort ought
to be made to capture the guilty party
and dealt with accordingly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17

A party of four composed of Charles
M. Hartwell, Ellsworth Jones, Leo E.
Kent, and Edward Otto of Oconomowoc,
departed last Sunday evening on the
1908 train for Tacoma, WASH. and
other cities in the state. After visit
with friends in the west they will 60 to
the gold fields of Klondyke. where they
have several friends who left some
years ago. Among them is Nicholas
LIGHT, brother of Eugene LIGHT, who is
employed at Ed. Gnatiz's blacksmith
shop. They expect to be gone 5years.
Several hundred people gathered at
the depot to bid them farewell and
wish them success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
List of Patents.

Granted to Wisconsin Inventors this
week, reported by c. A. Snow & Co.,
Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. C.
F. Nj. Baker, Fond du Lac. Syringe; S.
e. Cobb. Janesville, Sulky plow; n. G,
Edwards, Spooner, skirt supporter;
Fuhrman. Elroy, Suspenders; G. Grav-
en-, Oostburg, Mail box; G. F. Green,
Ivesgrove, Hoe; G.. w. Gugler, Glen
wood, cinch buckle; w. Henry, Super
ior, Steam generator; A. Kopperud,
Milwaukee, well boring machine; J. j.
Lepper, Milwaukee, package support;
j. Scherer, Marinette, log-turner; A.
D. Seaman, Milwaukee, Golf ball; F.
E. Wepzel, La Crosse, Labelling ma
chine.
For copy of any of above patents
send ten cents in postage stamps with
date of this paper to Co. A. Snow &
Co., Washington, D. c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Painful Injury.

While returning home from the
county where he had a painting con-
tract, VIM. C. Raue, Sr., of the firm OF
VIM. G. Raue and Sons, met with a
painful accident. The horse became
frightened and started on a run into
the fence. Mr.. Raue was thrown ont
and struck the ground with terrible
force. The horse proceeded on his
way and therw the other man out of
the wagon and finally demolished the
rig against the fence posts.
A farmer hitohed up and brought
Mr.. Raue to his home here, when it
was found that he had sustained a COM
pound fracture of the right ankle. The
bones Were set and the patient is doing
nicely although he will probably be
lai5 up for several weeks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
SEMI-WEEKLY
Council Meeting.

A regular session of the council was
held last evening. Aid. Ryan was ab-
sent. Among the business transacted
was:
An ordinance to regulate the hand
ling and storage of gun powder and
other burning fluids was read for the
third time by Aid. Prentiss, and passed
An ordinance was read to adont
Chapter 40 of the Wis. Statues. of
1898 and amendments thereto, as the
charter of the city of Watertown, Wis
In place OF the existing charter of said
city.
A meeting will be held next Tuesday
evening in the city clerks room, for
the purpose of Investigating the street
light, and on the same evening Geo.
Z. Mansfield will be present and dis
cuss the telephone system.
An application for liquor license
was received from the Waukesha
Brewing Co. and F. G. Hartwig. The
license was granted and the bonds ap-
proved which was introduced at the
previous regular meeting.
On motion the council adjourned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Laid at Re st.

The funeral of George B. Lewis was
held from his residence in Washington
street to Oak Hill cemetery at last Sat-
urdap. Services at the house were
conducted by the Rev. William Fritze-
meier and DR.. S. t. Smythe OF St.
Johns Military Academy, Delafeld.
A male quartette, Messrs. William
Sproesser, Max Rohr, Oscar Meyer and
Edward Schempf assisted during the
funeral obsequies.
The honorary pallbearers were
Messrs. M. j. Woodard, J. T. Moak,
A. P. Boardmann, II. 7. Eberle g.
w. Webb and A. Solliday; the active
pallbearers were employees of the G. B.
Lewis Company of which Mr.. Lewis
was president, as follows: Messrs. L.
Mollart, John Hefty, William Witchow
Henry Bruenig, Fred Zipful and II.
Kruger. The plant of the e.
Lewis company was shut down out O.
respect to his memory and to give The
employees an opportunity to attend the
funeral. Those from out OF town al
the funeral were Mrs. A. n. Ingalsbee,
Mrs. T. S. Maxwell, Columbus; DIR.
Smythe and Miss Smythe, Delafeld
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Skinner. Enrst
Smythe, James Martin. l.. d. Powell.
Milwaukee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Destroyed at the Plymouth Fire.

Among the list of people who sus-
tained losses at the fire that destroyed
the Lack block at Plymouth last
Thursday night was the Corbet &
Ackermann drug store. Mrs. Alvin
Ackermann will be remembered as a
former Watertown girl and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman TetZlaff of
this city. In letter to her parents
she stated the loss caused by the
fire was not SO much, but the goods
were knocked from the shelves and
badly sacurated with water. When
the alarm was turned in about II
o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Ackermann were
preparing for a dinner to be given to
their friends the next day, it being
their second wedding anniversary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Will be Witnesses,

Messrs. Edward j. Brandt, Robert
Dent and F. E. Woodard have been
summoned to appear as witnesses be-
fore federal grand jury at New York
which is making an investigation of
matters growing out of recent dis
closures regarding postofice officials
with respect to contracts. Messrs.
Brandt and dent left last evening and
Mr.. Woodland went today.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
WeIa Confirmed.

Large classes were confined on Sun
day at both St. HenrY's and St. Ber-
nard's Catholic churches. Bishop
Schwebach of La Crosse administered
the rite. At st. Hepry's church q
class of ia were confined, following
the $50 Mass. At $50 in the after
noon class of 80 received the rite at
St. Bernard's church. The Bishop left
On Monday for Redwood and juneau
where he will also confirm classes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Death of Mrs. Della Sherlock.

Mrs. Della Sherlock died last Satur-
day Of convulsions and spasms caused
by childbirth, while camping near the
lime kiln on the North road. She
with her husband had been camping
there since fair day. A child was
born which also died. She was born
in Pittsburg, Pa. December "a, 1858.
Chicago was their headquarters.
The funeral took place Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock from st. Bern
ards church. Interment was t.
Bernard's cemetery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Real Estate Report.
DODGE COUNTY

DODGE COUNTY
Paul A. Hemmy and wife to j. W.
Sawyer, lot 2, black .'H' of the village
OF Minnesota Junction 500.
George S. Wood and wife to Florence
E. Brown, lot 8, block "A", Co
rane:s subdivision of out-1O6 of sonth-
west of Naupun $25OO.
Elizabeth N. Kelley to John Kelley
lots La the city of Beaver Dam 81.
Wilhelm Witt and wife to August
Witt. land in section SO Trenton 5000.
Christopher Luhn and wife to August
Luhn, 80 acres, sec l6. Theresa $4,000.
Ferdinand Henke and wife to Her.
man Henke, 40 acres, sec 8 Lowell
5000.
Frank L. Zache and wife to William
j. Slight lot 9, block II, city CT Juneau
$1,000.
Lodemia Kingsley ct al to j. K.
Wallace, lots In village OF Fox Lake
$12Oo.
Joseph Liegl ct al to Peter Sterr 49
acres, sec 81, Lomira $432O.
Susanna Schmidt to Jacob Schmidt,
40 acres. section 20 Lomira 5000.
Philip Fuchs and wife to Otto Fuchs
1926 acres sec 33 Portland $4,000.
Ned Roney and wife to Otto Bur-
meister and wife, land in sec 5 Chester
$4,000.
f. w. Lueck and wife to Herman
Meitzel, land in tie city OF Juneau 81.
August Acker to Ferdinand Priem,
lots in Fifth ward of city OF w ater-
town $500.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Held Meeting.

A regular meeting of the painters
Union was held Monday evening and
the following officers were elected.
President, Arthur Pohlman; vice presi-
dent, Max Rose; secretary, Louis
Wetzel; financial secretary. William
Ellis; conductor, Frank Kallna; warden,
Arthur Sonnemann; preceptor, Gustav
Doerr; trustees, Herman Klingbeil,
Frank Auer, Edward Gehrke.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Real Estate Deals.

The following real estate deals have
recantly been made through the firm
of Connor and Volkmann. The 140
acre farm of John Gormley in the
sown of Milford to Guftav Ratz in the
town of Lowell. Consideration 81 126O0.
The 80 acre farm of Charles Tun
in the town of Clyman to Charles
Rhodloff of Clymap. Consideration
$500.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Was Surprised,

The friends of Miss Ida Kuehl gave
her pleasant surprise on Sunday
evening. it being the occasion OF her
eighteenth birthday. Luncheon was
served and the guests present, enjoyed
a thoroughly happy evening.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Railroad improvements,

A long shed will be erected by the
c., M. & ST. Paul railroad at the depot
to protect passengers form rain or sun.
The shed will be over one hundred
feet long and will be appreciated very
much.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Agricultural School

| 10 REPRESENTATIVES, FARMERS
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN:
Jefferson County is interested in
every movement which is for the pro-
gress, improvement and welfare of the
people. The last state Legislature pro-
vided for two more county Agricultural
and Domestic Science Schools in ad-
dition to the schools in Dunn and
Marathon Counties, the state to pay
two thirds OF the running expenses of
them. If this country takes action
early we will be assured of state aid
for running such school within our
borders and other counties will be the
contributors. or should we not insti-
tute a school we will be called on to
pay the running expenses of the schools
elsewhere.
In order that we might be in readi-
ness early we have decided to call a
meeting of the interested citizens for
next Friday, June 10, 2 D. m. at the
Court House in Jefferson. The Con-
ference will be addressed by Elk. Gov.
Hoard. Sen. Stout, State Supt. Cary,
Judge Grimm and others. A commit
tee will be appointed to draw up an ad-
dress on the merits of the school.
There is no question but that all intel
ligent citizens of this county Twill sup
port the movement when the merits of
the school are fully known. You are
urgently invited to attend the meeting.
Your friends and neighhors are also
invited to the Conference.
1t was my pleasure to visit the
County Agricultural and Domestic
Science School up at Menomonee, Wis,
Monday and Tuesday of last week.
Several of the citizens as well as Sen.
Stout, told me that they could better
get along without any other of their
six educational institutions than it
would be possible without the Aglicult-
ural School. Though they have an
excellent High School, Manual Train
ing, Physical Training, Kinder Garten
Teachers Training, and County
Teachers Normal. the Agricultural
School proves to be one of the most
popular. The school is doing far bet
ter than was expected. Conditions in
this county are more favorable for the
success of such an institution than they
are in either Dunn or Marathon Count
les. We have three times the taxable
property that they have. and we have
twice the number of pupils in our rural
districts. Let us keep up with the
time, yes, let us be leaders if possible
in the educational movements. The
County Agricultural School problem
is no longer an experiment; it is an
assured success from the start in an
Agricultural community. 1t is two
the farmer what the high school is to
the citizen in the city. 1t tends to
give the same educational advantages
to- the farmers children as it now af-
fords the children living in cities.
Very truly yours,
John A. Haselwood.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Snyod Meeting at Appleton.

The Wisconsin Lutheran synod
will hold their annual meeting at
Appleton, Wis. 1t will commence June
oath and will continue for one week.
Rev. j. H. Brockmann, of St. Mark s
church, together with the professors
and teachers will attend.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
The Minstrels.

A small audience greeted the per-
formance of Vogel's Minstrels at Tur-
ner opera house Sunday evening. al
though they were deserving of much
better patronage. The band was ex-
cellent and in fact, few better travel
ng musicians have struck this place
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Baseball,

The Eighth grade baseball team de-
feated the Young Champions Saturday
by score of 12 to IL. Batteries,
Young Champions, Bramer and Bau-
mann. Eight grade, Steinke and
Lewandowsk:.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Sprained His Ankle.

Albert Hartwig, section man on
the St. Paul railroad, fell from a re-
frigerator car on Monday morning and
sprained his ankle severely. The men
were loading the car with ice when
the accident happened.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Johneon Creek
Marriage Licenses.

John Elmer Jones, Plano, S. D., and
Annie O. Werr. Fox Lake.
Oscar Muhle, Beaver Dam, and
Emma Naffin, Burnett.
William G.. Hammer and Martha
Kobe, Beaver Dam,
Harry Neuendorf, Minnesota juno
ton, and Emma F. Genrich, Beaver
Dam.
VIM. G. Ferguson, Fox Lake and
Bessie N. Sage, Dodge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Local Gun Club Wins.

johnson Creek Gun Club met it's sec
ond defeat Sunday at the hands of the
WatertOwn Gun Club at Washington
Park by a total OF 20 points. The
score is as follows:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
Sold his Farm.

John Gromley of the town of Mill
of the town of Lowell. Possession
will be given next fall Consideration
$4,000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17

KEHOE E-Bernard Kehoe died at the
family home, 1417 Nashotah street,
Monday evening after an illness OF
about two years with lung trouble.
He was born in this city July II, 1865.
The funeral took place this morning at
St. Bernard's church. The remains
were inferred in St. Bernard's ceme-
terry.