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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
PLANNING EARLY
FOR HOME COMING
Meeting Will Be Held This
Evening to Arrange for
Next Year.

Although the Watertown annual
home coming of 1907 is practically a
year off, there is already agitation in
the way of plans for the great event
next year. This is amply illustrated
in the fact that meeting of citizens
interested is called for this evening
at H. Wertheimer' Main street Office.
At the meeting tonight, the accounts
of the recent homecoming will be gone
over and audited The success of the
event of last Sunday, which was ar
ranged on short notice, has had a ten
dency to instill enthusiasm in the
hearts of the citizens of Watertown
and it is the plan to make the affair
one that will far eclipse any of its
predecessors, and it is the intention
to begin preparations long before the
date of the home coming Everyone
interested should make it point to
attend and help so that the affair will
be far superior to any of the past.
The meeting tonight is called for Z 80
o'clock sharp. 1t is the plan next
year TO send invitations to every for
mer resident of the city in whatever
part of the country they may be, and
in time so that they will have suffi-
cient length of time to come back to
the old home town.
1t is stated that home coming club
is to be organized in Chicago where
there are hundreds of former Water
town residents.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
GOVERNMENT SITE
QUESTION WORRIES
SEVERAL PLACES MENTIONED
BUT ALL OBJECTED TO.
Site Must Be q Corner and the
Ground l3Ox $50 Feet. Which
Appears to Exclude Points Sug-
qested-Mdy NeCeSSitdte West
Side or Side Street.

The question of site for the gov
eminent building is receiving more or
less attention from the business men
of the CITY, but as yet there is no un-
aminity of opinion. Several sites have
been suggested but there are objec-
tions to each one. The government
demands that the site shall be cor
ner and the ground 130 by $50 feet
which appears to exclude the Kennedy
property on First street. The prop
erty at the southwest corner of Sec
ond and Madison streets has been sug-
gesteJ as a good place for govern
ment building, but it is doubtful If
all the land necessary to meet the re-
quirements of the government could be
bought for the appropriation. Then
the property at the northeast corner of
Second and Market streets, known as
the Spaulding property, has been men
toned, but it is too far from Main
street, even if there was sufficient
area, which is doubtful. Then the
Grand Opera house corner has been
mentioned, but there is the same OBJ
jection-not enough of land to meet
the demands of the government. 1t
begins to look as if the site would
have to be procured on the west side,
or some side street where there is
plenty of room and the price within
the limits of the appropriation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
Visits BOyhOOd Home.

Charles H. Falk of Atchison, Kan
sas, is visitor in the city, the guest
of DR.. A. H. Hartwig, the two hav-
ing been playmates and schoolmates
in their childhood days and had not
seen each other for twenty-five years
till yesterday. Mr.. Falk was for
merly a resident of Watertown, leav-
ing here twentyseven years ago. The
gentleman is accompanied by his
brotherinlaw, Frank Walters, wife and
daughter. He naturally notices a
wonderful transformation scene since
he left here and remarked that he
hardly knew which way to go when
he stepped from the train at the c.,
M. & St. P. depot.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
LOCAL VETS" WILL
VISIT MINNEAPOLIS
WILL ATTEND NATIONAL EN-
CAMPMENT OF THE G. A. r.
Begins on the 18th Inst. and viii
Continue Three DdyS-GTGdt Pre-
pdrdtiOnS Being Made for Enter
tdinment of Guests S-RdnkS are
Thinning Out.

The national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held at Minneapolis beginning on the
18th inst. and continuing three days
Extensive preparations have been
made in the Flour City for the enter
tainment and comfort of the thousands
of veterans of the civil war who will
visit that city during the encampment
to again clasp hands and live over
gain III memory the doings days which
tried mems souls, the dark and terri
BILE days intervening between April 13,
1861 and April IA, 1865, during which
at many times the life of the nation
and the prepetuity of the republic
was in doubt The veterans of the
late civil war are fast answering
to the last roll call with a rapidity
which indicates, that there will be
out be few soldiers reunions in the
flesh and that the time draweth near
when all shall have disappeared and
the grand army will become a mat
ter of history-and whose heroic deeds,
sacrifices and hardships will live so
long as the country has history. The
veterans residing in this city who
propose to attend the encampment at
Minneapolis and again meet with old
comrades, and who are members of
o. D. Pease Post, G. A. R. are John
Hahbegger, A. G. Diemel, VIM. Schu-
macher, Jacob Dlschler, David
Schweiger, Fred Kusel, w. D.
Sproesser, A. Cebell and others.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
RUNAWAY PROVED
AN EXCITING ONE
DIR. MEYERS HORSE TAKES AN
OTHER LIVELY SPRINT.
AL. Frederick. Who Was Driving.
Runs Animal Into Lamp Post
and Is Thrown to Pavement
With Much FOrCe-ReCeiVed SeV-
erdl BruiSeS-NdrrOW Escapes.

Another exciting runaway was in
dulged in yesterday afternoon by the
horse owned by DR.. A. H. Meyer, the
same animal that ran away a few
weeks ago and in it's sprint ran into
the residence of Lucius Bruegger, 209
Milwaukee street, taking screen door
and all and badly frightening those
seated on the porch.
The horse was being driven yester-
day by Albert Frederick, the livery
man, who was accompanied by Charles
David, the painter. The horse started
at point near the Bittner store on
North Fifth street and ran to Main
street and started down that thorough
fare at a break-neck speed. Mr..
Frederick became convinced that he
could not hold the determined animal
and when he reached the corner Of
Main and Fifth streets he deliberately
ran the horse into the gas light iron
post at the corner in front of the
Office of Ex-Mayor Werthiemer.
The compact was so great that the iron
post was broken off at it's base and
thrown quite a distance. The occu-
pants of the carriage were thrown out
with considerable force. In fact Mr..
Frederick was thrown some fifteen
feet, receiving injuries. His fore
head, left arm and side were quite
badly bruised and blood flowed pro-
fusely from the wounds.
The carriage and harness were badly
wrecked and left standing securely
locked to the lamp post, while frag-
ments of the harness were scattered
along the street, the horse continuing
in it's mad flight. After coming in
contact with the lamp post, the ami
NAL took to the sidewalk till it reach
ed the obstruction where excavations
are being made for remodeling of the
Brandt store building. Pedestrians
were badly frightened and hastened
to places of safety. In the leap from
the curb to the brick pavement, the
horse slipped, but was soon on it's
fours again and off down Main street
at a iivelier pace than ever. The
fact that the horse ran into several
rigs led some to belief that the animal
was suffering a bad case of blind
staggers. A second runaway was
started as a result, but was soon
under control by the driver. At the
Bank of Watertown corner, little
girl who was crossing the street, came
very near being struck by the on
coming beast. In fact it was such a
close call that onlookers fairly held
their breath, fully expecting that
there was no escape for the child.
But fortunately the horse missed her
by narrow margin. The runaway
horse continued, turning down South
Washington street to the railway
tracks, taking further sprint down
the track. Completing its run, the
horse was finally captured and return
ed to the Frederick barns quite badly
bruised.
Mr.. Frederick, who was driving
the horse, did thoughtful and COM
mendable act in stearing the horse
into the lamp post, for as he said he
would rather run the chance of recelv-
ing few injuries than to let the ami
NAL continue and run chance of in
juring several. Fortunately, Mr..
David escaped without in jury,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
Will Be Teachers.

The following named young ladies
of this city, are in attendance at the
summer school, now in session at jeff
erson: Frieda Wendtland, Emma l.
Sledel. Lydia Schmidt, Emelia Schultz
Mamie NJ Rabenhorst, Ethel Potter,
Elizabeth O'Brien, Helen E. Grabow,
Hilda E. Gnewuch, Margaret Engel-
hart, Claudiena BENJAMIN, Olga M.
Allrecht.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
Tn tbe Social Realm

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. j. Wenck cele-
brated the thirty-seventh anniversary
of their marriage last Tuesday, the
7th inst. and in the evening invited
a number of their friends. 1t was
not only the anniversary of their
marriage. but the birth of the hostess
The evening was passed in a most de-
ligthful manner by those present.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10

Lillian Russell, the PAGER owned by
Edward Graeszel and w. F. Earle was
entered in the races at Edgerton, We'd
nesday, but owing to rain only went
two heats. The first heat was won by
Irish Elder of Milwaukee in 2 :21 and
the second heat was won by Lillian
Russell in 2:26. The purse was divid
ed between the two horses.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10

Jonas Hirsch of Watertown, one
of the stockholders of the Farmers
Produce company of Chippewa Falls
as IN the city yesterday. He expects
to attend the annual meeting of the
stockholders at Chippewa Falls Satur-
day. Mr.. Hirsch is well known here
having visited here often during the
past fifteen years.-Eau Claire Leader.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
HAS LEGS OF DOG
AND BODY OF FISH
STRANGE CREATURE FOUND
ON BANKS OF LAKE.
Head and Four Legs Like Dog.
Also Fins and ellis Scientists
Have known of Them-VerifiCd-
ton of Theory That All Mammal
Life Evolved from Water Species.

Oconomowoc, Wis. Aug. 9.-When
in the possession of DR.. A. S. Bleyer
of st. Louis, at present living at the
Woodlands hotel here.
\ creature with head and four legs
like bulldog, and the body of fish,
with fins and pills, was captuerd Tues
day upon the banks of the lake, where
it had evidently come to die. AL
though scientists have known that
such an animal existed in the Wiscon-
sin lakes, and at one time a delega-
ton of French and German professors
came to this country to get look at
one of these strange water dogs, but
few of them have ever been seen.
''The discovery of these ANIMALS or
fishes or whatever one may term them
that all animal life has evolved from
water species," said DR.. Bleyer.
"This creature has been named the
Nocturis by scientists, He is probably
the only animal in existence today that
is under going the transformation from
a fish to a land animal. In short
period the nocturis will probaly quit
the water, taking up his home on land
like other mammals. At present, how
ever, he is still fish and cannot live
for any length of time out of his
,,otur,l opuirpY, mani
CALLS IT NOCTURIS.
"This specimen i'll my possession
was wounded when | found him on
the shore, either by some natural
enemy or by the propeller of launch.
He made no attempt to escape when
he saw me. | do not think he is pois-
onous or at all dangerous.
DR.. Bleyer's nocturis is one of the
most perfect specimens of the strange
animal ever caught. It's length is
something over thirteen inches. The
body IS covered with smooth, soft
skin of dark brown color.
The head is strangely like that of
bull dog with heavy jaws, deep set
eyes and blunt snout. It's teeth are
small, although well formed. The
tail is like that of perch and is
propOrtionate to the rest of the body,
while rudimentary fins grow from the
back.
The nOcturIs possesses two complete
sets of respiratory organs-the gills
of fish and the lungs and nostrils Of
a mammal. When on shore breathing
is performed through the nose, the air
entering the lungs and the blood in
this manner, and the gills remain
closed. If the animal is placed in
water the gills Immediately begin to
perform their usual functions. The
gills are arranged in sets of three on
each side of the head and protrude like
wings.
RESEMBLES A DOG.
Although the four legs are boneless,
they have a startling resemblance to
those of dog. In the present stage
of the development of the nocturis he
is unable to do more than crawl over
the ground, but as the transformation
continues, the cartilege of the legs
will harden and become bone, the
heavy tail will decrease in size. the
nostril and teeth will become larger
and the girls will entirely disappear.
Then nature will probably provide
animal will begin its existence.
DR.. Bleyer will present his nocturis
to Washington university at st. Louis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10

The NinIn semi-annual medal shoot
and target tournament, open to ANA
teurs only, will be held in this city
Sunday, August 26th under the aus
pices of the Watertown Gun Club.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10

George Scheele of this city, closed
deal yesterday, whereby he disposed
of his resident property on West
Main street to Peter Nimm of the
town of Watertown, consideration ST.,
300.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10

Rev. Benjamin Schlueter Of Kings
ton, is in the city visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Schlueter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
Sales on the South Side

The following sales are reported by
H. G. Cooper & Co.:
David Emmert to M. Blake, house
and lot at 94S East Fifty-sixth street,
$3.50.
Charles G.. Willis to j. G.. Crawford.
southeast corner of Fiftieth street and
Moneta avenue, F6Ax14J1a feet, vacant,
$500.
Charles NJ. Stimson to G. T. Pratt,
vacant lots on north side of First
street, between Rio and Utah streets,
25x129 feet to an alley, $2100.
Burck-Gwynn company to Charles G..
Willis, southeast corner of Fifty-fourth
street and Vermont avenue, 6Ox13O feet,
$21OO.
Max Schwartz to Charles G. Willis,
northeast corner Of Forty-elghth street
and Vermont avenue, S5x140 feet, $35OO.
Conway Kessler represented the seller
I'm this deal.
Strong 81 Dickinson to George Green,
northwest corner of Fifty-second street
and Vermont avenue, 50X120 feet to
an alley, $21OO.
Charles c.. Willis to George DuVall,
vacant lot between Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth streets, on west side of
Central avenue. 4Ox142 feet to an alley,
$4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
one-story six-room resi-

lick, builder; one-story six-room resi-
dence; $1,000.
Olive street, 314 South-Mrs. Clara
CaN1ern, owner; II. w. Maule, builder;
Foundation for building; $500.
Harvard boulevard, 1S18-E. b. Oak
ley, Santa Ana, Cal, owner; E. F,
French, builder; two-story seven-roon
residence; $3S00.
Thirty ninth street, 636 West-Ander-
son Mill Co., $50 West Thirty-ninth
street, owner and builder, three-story
planning mill; $1,000.
Coronado street. 241 South-A. Holli-
day, owner; F. M. Lyler, builder; two
story residence; $500.
Avenue 50, 230 North-Joseph Jaeger,
1890 Fifteenth street, owner; j. Falken,
builder; two-story eleven-room resi-
dence; $3.50.
Edgeware road. 951-T Billington,
Currier building, owner; E. G. Mayham,
builder; two-story eight-room resi-
dence; $4,000.
Twenty-seventh street, 210S West
Ira Fareman, 341 Pecan street, owner;
II. Bankson, builder; one and half
story seven-room residence; $2500.
Thirty-second street, 1171 East--Pa
cific Iron works, 800 Vernon avenue
owners; F. w. Titus, builder; one anG
half-story machine shop; $4,000
Grand avenue, c906 South-O. Rubsch
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
BANK CLEARING
RECORDS BROKEN
BUILDING VALUATION FOR THE
YEAR, S18,00O,ooO

Los Angeles bank clearings for the
month OF November break all previous
records. The total payments through
Los Angeles banks for the month were
sos, ,627 100, exceeding the previous high
record of March last by $43S,S21 and
$S,152,279 greater than the clearings
for November, 1905. The gain over
November, 1904, is nearly $20,OOOOOO.
The figures for November bring the
total for the first eleven months of
the current year up to $525, zoo, $50.
This represents an increase of $S7, 1885,
764 over the corresponding period in
1905. The indications now are that the
total for the full year will show
gain of nearly $1OO,0OO,O0O, as compared
with the preceding twelve months, a
gain which is larger than the total
clearings reported in 1899.
Following are the exchanges so far
this year by months, together with
comparisons with the two preceding
years:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02

avenue for Mrs. w. H. Young. Mod
ern conveniences are provided.
The same architect is also drawing
plans for two-story eight-room resi-
dence, old English in style, to be con-
sstructed on Cambridge street near Har-
ward boulevard for F.. Bohri. 1t will
have stone front columns, cement
porch hardwood floors, plate glass
windows, beamed ceilings, brick man
tells, etc.
Garrett & Bixby are preparing plans
for two-story elght-room frame resi-
dence to be built at Hollywood for Mr..
Park. 1t will have rustic and shingled
exterior and cement porch. Plate glass
windows, hardwood floors, beamed
ceilings. large granite fireplace and
first-class plumbing are specified.
The same architects have also drawn
plans for a three-story frame apart
ment house to be erected on Byram
street between Tenth and Eleventh,
for Charles Lofgren. 1t will be mis-
sion in style and plastered front. 1t
will contain four two-room suites with
kitchen and private baths, and eight
one-room suites with kitchen. All
rooms will be equipped with patented
wall beds and fixtures. 1t will have
slashed grain pine trim.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02

$3.50 Downey avenue, owner; L.. Schultz.
builder; one and a kalf-story seven
room residence; $2500.
Budlong avenue, 353s-W. A. Belger.
1900 Santa Monica avenue, owner and
builder; one-story six-room residence;
$4,000.
Hobart boulevard, 1713 - w. q.
Thorne 1907 East Eighteenth street.
owner; L. E. Eastman, uilder; two
story eight-room residence; $4,000.
Twentieth street, 1921 West-R. W.
Morris. 2021s South Broadway, owner.
]. A. Winget, builder: two-story seven
room residence; $1,000.
Los Angeles street, 223 SOUTH. N.
Van Nuys, owner; f. o. Ehgstrom
company, builders, four-story ware
house; $30,275.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
PRINCIPAL BUILDING PERMITS

Below are the leading building per-
mits granted last week:
Forty-eighth. street, 1105 West--Earl
Anderson, 40 West Seventh street, own
er; T. Preston, builder; one-story six
room residence; $4,000.
Royal street, 3234-Auditorium associ-
alton, city, owner; Noyes & Boggs,
builders; two-stor'y Shriners audito-
rum; $4,000.
Hobart boulevard, 2921-F. Schoen-
vock, 1906 West jefferson street, owner
and builder, one-story six-room resi-
dence; $4,000.
Western avenue, 1525-D. T. Althouse
Laughlin building, owner and builder
two-story nine-room residence; $5000
Western avenue, 1221-Same as above
| Western avenue, 1517-Same as above
Thirty-first street, 1889 West-G
Schonewald, at lot, owner; ]. Froeh'
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
ACREAGE OUT LA HEBRA WAY
$12s,ooo Paid for 16o Acres in the
Southwest Section--Lot
Near Tenth

1t is reported that the Wright & Cal
lender company and s. j. White & Co.
have sold for Mrs. Wagner to a syn
dicate of local investors 100 acres lying
between Vermont and Western ave-
nues, adjoining La Hebra way on the
north, for a consideration of $12S, ,000
The property is looked upon as a very
desirable piece, commanding a beauti-
full view Of the city and surrounding
country, and reached by the San Pedro
and RedOndo car lines
II. II. Howell and w. j, Woollaeott
have purchased from l.. B. Jones of
Jones & Ryder the old G. Wiley Wells
home place on the west side OF Hill
street, south OF Tenth. The lot is
iifty-three feet front and 165 feet deep.
The price is $6S, 800. or $1,000 a front
foot.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
PRICES PAID FOR HOMES
Bungalows Appear to Be the Favor
ties in Outlying Dis
friefc

Joseph M. Regan bought from Alice
M. Harwood q six-room bungalow on
lot 50x13O feet, at 1854 West Twenty
fourth street, at reported price of. $500,
Bought for home.
F. A. Pollock sold to w. H. Cham
berlain his home place at 1886 Portland
street at reported price of $13,5OO. The
lot is 60x12O feet and the house is
modern style of nine rooms.
o. F. Hopperstead bought from
Emma Edmon a five-room bungalow
at 1449 West Thirty-second street. with
lot 50x150 feet. Reported price, $300O
Robert Hall bought from Florence D.
| Johnson two lots, 120x170 feet, or the
west side of Commonwealth avenue,
south of Fifth street, at close to $4,000,
and expects to put up a costly resi-
dence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
,tals $525, 100 $50 s437, ,3S5, ,O96 s8O7 568, ,75l
1906 Building, s1s,ooo,ooo

buildings, estimates that the total
valuation of all improvements in Los
Angeles for 1906 will reach $4,000, O0O
an increase of about $3.OO0,OOO over
1906 I'VE have been building by the
nlle," said Mr.. Backus. 1.-The frontage
of Bnew business blocks and houses
erected in Los Angeles this year will
total thirty miles,"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
Sale of the Hinman Hotel

The Hinman hotel lot, 115x157 feet,
on the northeast corner Of Seventh and
Figueroa streets, has been transferred
to local investors for a consideration
said to be $3.50, 900. The Hinman hotel
is a three-story brick, with pressed
brick front.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
Monder Of Vermont Avenue

Nothing has attracted more attention
I'm the real estate world than the beau
tiful Florence Heights tract that has
been put on the market by the Nc
Carthy company. Though one-half OF
II has been sold there are still large
crowds TO be seen travelling ON the
special car that makes the hourly trip
all through the day, and VIII continue
to do so for another week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
"The oaksv Sold

The handsome property near Mon
rovia known as The Oaks, comprising
a ten-acre orange grove. has been sold
rovia Land and Investment company
for reported price of $31, 900. The tract
lies between Myrtle and Primrose,
White Oak and Banana avenues. Sub
division, grading and other improve
ments will be made at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
Personal Mention

Architect s. Tilden Norton will leave
for the east this week on business and
pleasure trip.
The funeral of the late John Hilton,
architect, was held Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
Investment at Pomona

George 70. Hart and associates OF
Los Angeles have paid $4,000 for the
Moserove property of sixty acres and
a packing house at Pomona; also a 90
acre tract ON Holt avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02

Everything you want you will ind In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-02
Another on South Hill

Plans are being drawn for the erection
Of ten-story steel fireproof building
on the northeast corner of Seventh and
Hill streets on the lot purchased from
e. S. Rowley by the Vranken-
Realty company a few days ago for
$4,000. The company proposes to ex-
pend $3.50, 900 on the building, which
will bring the value of the property
we'll above half million dollars. 1t is
proposed to cover the entire lot with
the structure. The lot now is 1922 feet
on Hill by 1924 on Seventh The WIDEN
ing of Hill street will take off three
feet making the area 1924 by 1922.
Four floors of the proposed building
are leased already to two Los Angeles
concerns. These companies have made
the required deposits and the building
will be begun as soon as architectural
plans are prepared and contracts can
he LET