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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27

roads to three cents per mile or less,
and several other laws to regulate
railroads. He was the author of the
present law for auditing all accounts
against state institutions by board of
control; and also the state veterinar-
ian accounts, which have saved the
state thousands of dollars.
He was member of Co. K. Seth
per cent. of it's numbers in eleven
months of Grants campaign with the
Army of the Potomac, through all of
which Mr.. Thomas passed as a boy,
being only II years old when he en-
listed.
He was born in Wales in 1916, came
to America with his parents 1S49, he
was left an orphan at the age of Z
and came to Wisconsin 1857 with a
family of friends and was educated in
the common schools. Is a farmer and
dairyman by occupation. Has been
clerk and treasurer of his town many
times, chairman of county board and
county treasurer. He has been presi-
dent of the Chippewa Co. Agriculture
society, and has served years as it's
secretary.
He has served two terms as railro:
commissioner and now seeks the nom
nation for state treasurer. While
the Leader is personally friendly to
Mr.. Thomas, it can not commit itself
at this early stage of the game fer
when the proper time comes, it will
launch its banner for the best men,
regardless of political belief and
affiliations. It's motto will ever be
May the Best Men Win - -. - s ss:,s5...
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27

Considerable apprehension is felt in
this city over the safety of Mrs.
Laura Bergman, former we'll known
resident of WATERFOWL, but now re-
siding at Lakeport, California, which
was in the recent earthquake zone.
The little villages around Lakeport
were destroyed and it is feared that
that place met the same fate. Mrs
Bergman is a sister of Mrs. C. A.
Skinner and Mrs. w. G. Stone of this
city. The lady was born and reared
in Watertown and has many acquain-
tances here who are deeply interested
in knowing whether or not she was
included among the victims of the
awful catastrophe and all hope fol
the best.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
Injured in Runaway.

!. Yesterday, while John Enright,
living on rural route No. l, was hold
ing a spirited team Of horses at the
cheese factory for neighbor, the
team became frightened and ran
away throwing Mr.. Enright out of
the vehicle and hurting him quite SER
iously. His left hand was badly
mashed and lacerated, one eye blacked
and his face scratched. He came to
the city and had his wounds dressed
by DIR. C. R. Field and hoped to be
able to resume his work in a few
days and be ready to accommodate any
neighbor who may desire his aid and
do all the good he can while journey
ing through this world.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
Receivers From Illness.

MRS. Frank LANCER, nee Tonic
Htarwig, of Fond du Lac, who has
been seriously i'll at the home of her
mother in the Fifth ward, has COM
pletely recovered and tomorrow will
return to her home at Fond du Lac
with her husband. Her unexpected
recovery will be pleasing news to her
many friends here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27

Prof. Charles Schmutzler, who had
charge of the instruction of the stu
deents in the German language in the
Leland Stanford University in Cali
fornia, has not been heard from since
the destruction of the University
buildings by the recent earthquake
that visited California. He formerly
resided in this city and has many
friends and relatives including a
brother, Louis. They are all very
much alarmed about him, fearing that
he may have persisted in the destruc-
ton of the University buildings in
which probably others lost their
lives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
WdtertoWn Shoot May g.

The eighth semi annual medal shoot
and target Tournament of the Water
tocn club, open to amateurs only, will
be held May 6 at Watertown. The
events, of which there are twelve,
will begin at 9 80, rain or shine. Tar
gets II cts; American Association
rules to govern. A diamond medal,
valued at $40, must be won there
times in succession to be held. A
gold medal, valued at $40, will be
given to the high gun. ~. - = = -
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
Moving Brick Building.

The Moak brick residence has been
raised up four or five feet and support
ed by blocks and preparations made
for moving the building to the south
east corner of the lot, where cellar
and foundation is in course of con-
struction. In moving the building
which now faces the north, it will DE
turned partly around SO that it will
face the east, which a few years
ago would have been thought impossi-
BILE to raise, turn and move a solid
brick building the size of the Moak.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27

er, in the department of Physics, and
then went as professor in technical
school at Hiedburghauser SAKE Meirun-
gen where he remained six years.
Prof. Biefeld will remain in this coun-
try permanently, and occupy position
as teacher in electrical engineering
and physics in an American institution.
He expressed himself as being glad
to be back again in this country where
there is more freedom and independ-
ence-for there is no place like the
United States, the grandest and best
country on the earth.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
A Mail, Puzzle.

The question is asked. what consti-
tutes the business district of the city
and do the mail carriers call on
every business house in the district
an equal number of times each day ?
The Leader cannot answer the ques-
ton and must pass it up until the
desired information has been obtained.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
MOVE MADE TO CLOSE ON SUNDAYS
Petition Now Being Circulated for
the Local GrOCerS,

The Grocers' Association held
meeting Tuesday evening and after
discussing the matter to considera-
BILE extent, decided to appoint COM
mittee to visit all the grocers in the
city and have them sign an agreement
not to open their places of business
Sundays. 1t is right; for the day
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
LEBANON SCHOOL CLOSED YESTERDAY
Appropriate Exercises Held There
Last Evening.

H. R. Moldenhauer, leading mer-
chant and business man of Lebanon,
was visitor in the city yesterday and
favored the Leader office with call.
The gentleman, who is town clerk,
has been engaged in the mercantile
business and been behind the counter
for thirty years. His father, for a
like period, has been postmaster, while
the son has acted as assistant. The
visitor Informed the Leader man that
the school at his place closed yester-
day with appropriate exercises last
evening. The school has been under
the principalship of Prof. Grover
Arndt, who has done much to bring
the school up to a high standard of
excellence and is popular with both
pupils and patrons of the school.
Henry j. Diehl went to Milwaukee
yesterday to attend the concert of the
A. Capella choir.
Rev. John Barrett, pastor of ST.
Paul church, was a visitor at North
Freedom, Wis, yesterday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27

should be observed by all and six days
in each week is sufficient to devote to
mammon and one day at least should
be consecrated to the service of the
Ruler of the Universe. 1t is to be
hoped that all will sign the agreement
and keep it for the benefit Of them
selves and families, to say nothing
about the moral and spiritual benefit
to the public at large.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
ON LOADING HAY.
Some Suggestions Which Will Help
70 Keep New Hay from Heat
ing and Spelling.

The most essential point IN loading
new hay. says a dealer. in Country
Gentleman, is 10 see that It Is not
loaded fat-that is, with the fat sides
Of the bale up When loaded this way,
with the smooth sides Of the bales to-
gether, no space is left for air. and
az a consequence It invariably heats
A properly loaded car has the edges or
rough sides OF the bales together. This
allows air space between the bales,
md always prevents danger Of heat
ing. Do not try 10 load cars with the
purpose OF beating the railroad out OF
a few cents In weight. It's much bet
ter TO pay In excess Of the actual
weight, II necessary, for the selling
price OF your hay will more than
make up 10 you the excess freight eX-
pense. In putting up hay. It depends
largely upon whom you ship 10 as u
the size OF the bales. II you ship 10
small jObbers who deal almost eXclu-
slvely with the retail trade Of the
city, Il is advisable to make the bales
small. but generally the trade on the
market will create as good a demand
for 75-pound bales as for 60-pound
bales.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

THE REST on AN OUTBuILDlNG.
be quickly and easily done. Another
way. suggests the Farmers Review. is
TO have the block or stump near an out
building, where a piece Of timber can be
nailed on the corner in proper position
o hold the post while being sharpened.
This takes a little less work In prepare
ton than the first plan. but the work
must always be done In the same place,
while by the other plan the tripod can
be taken anywhere II is wanted. In this
connection the chopping block used In
splitting wood might be mentioned.
Much labor may be saved by providing
A sound solid block. as less blows are
required on a perfectly solid foundation
han when a yielding one is used. Either
select stump OF tree as described for
the FIRST post sharpener. or take knot
" length cut from a log. making II
about a foot long and setting II on end
In the ground so that II ia only about
four inches above the surface. III few
fat stones are placed directly under II.
Il will make a still frmer foundation
This forms a block that is practically
unyielding and the work is much easier
by It's use.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
THE TRIPOD

Set a block In the ground. or. better ye''
use the stump OF tree which has been
cut. leaving It about foot above ground.
Hollow out the middle Of the stump TO
form a place to rest the post, and place
the tripod in position before It. Place
the post with lis lower end on the block
ready TO be cut, and let the upper end
lean against the tripod. resting be-
tween two OF the rails. Both hands can
then be used in chOpping and the work
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
:%ROADD Az @
lGFyPRi0 /.
-. -, - Z
SHARPENING FENCE POSTS
How the Task May Be Made Easy by
the Use Of Tripod and
Old Stump.

Though labor and time-saving devices
for all sorts OF work are 80 common. one
often sees a man sharpening fence posts
In the old way by holding the post with
one hand and welding the AK with the
other. There are several ways In which
the work can be made easy. two Of which
will be given. For the first plan. take
three rails Of equal length and fasten
them together In the form OF tripod.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
Trees on Hillsides.

In the case Of the man that wants
to plant trees on hillside. would ad.
wise digging several feet around each
tree and then cultivate with a hoe;
or. pillow a strip where you wish TO set
a row OF trees crOsswlss Of the slope.
leaving the middle Of the row in grass
to prevent washing.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

at one end IS inserted In the top of post,
and wire. b. attached, running out TO
such point In gate as is necessary TO
take up the strain.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

from sagging, or
may be applied to
a gate which has
already sagged. 10
lift II up and hold
II from the ground.
An old gate hinge.
a with lag screw
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
PREVENT GATES sAcClNc.
Brace Of Wire and How II Is Applied
10 the Gate and Main
Post.

The simple arrangement shown in
the cut eneetually prevents a gate
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

Between Bermuda nnd the~ier.
Law. It-.er shops 5.p. arrive bermudf
il- a. u htlufniuE leave Efrmuda 80
b. in., arrive nt.H IsHnf'~. 1.u q. 90. ialli
except 0uuif1. $50 train. sfop ~ RAP
Electric fg Amr.
o. M.k. rAlAUII q a. WIIIIAN~ IT..
10 Do N.r Def. b sh & Pa = Agr
Richmond, Va. Iuly it, $50.
lftJNNE. 700 81 Inns.
N"t 'e l~ hereby give that The fafmyins
a. i0Nualiu liallrutd viil hereafter h. OPT.
nied hy tle lidrNairr s. western hahFoAd
umpauy.
All moneys collected Tor account Of this
.Ompany sou NiI please rsmt 10 %. y,
Hil.~uN, re tsurer. and 400 ac ouns VII
Doe adjusted by r. =. ID MEN, Auditor, ~
communications Tor whom should b. adj
dressed 90 O.. %. RCx W., fhis city.
rM.R. rALc0TT,
Gen. Mgr
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
WRITE Us A LETTER

freely ana frankly, IN strietsst jnh-
cenes, telling US allyour symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice Ga
plain sealed envel0pe). Address; La
Dies Advisory Dept, The Chattanooga
hedicne Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

Time Table boz effect Monday. Maya
1905. Between farmyiiie and III. hmond y
Mo,eIes and ~ouiisrn R.R.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
N S&7W kufoIk@MestsIn
-..--..-~ Schedule in Eject
D1oemJT5. 1905.
LEAVE FARMvlLLE DAILY.

NORTH AND EAST.
NaIts 10. e. NoL
48.a-m l0.i9a %. so N.
SOUTHLAND WEST.
Ngl5.- No. & No2
l2.2s a. m. 90, p. m. iZSp.m
No D. For Roanoke. Bristol. Bllehed. folur-
BIO and principal stations slespefs %
Brst1land Roarokc 10 Coumbos. CAFE
Gar cnnuects at East Risifoni With throeeh
alespers ~ New Orleans and hefnphN
Dinirg car.
No For Roa-oke. Past Radfoni. Bristol
ParIdr car % Roanokc. sleeper 20 Knox
Nile Pullman sieapsf Roanoke % toanr
bus Bllcfed o. Cincinnati cafe car.
No i-F0r LynchhuW Roanoke and iniennea
lale stations <<.
No IG-frr Petersburg. Richmond, NorioiA.
Puilmar sleeper o. Richmond and Hof
folk -
No f-For Pe'ersb1rr Norfolk. RichmoDd $40
.intafnei Ia sfaiions Pullman partEelf
to Norfolk. -
No. o. Local Tor Petersburg ard Richmond. Oo1'
meets at rcicrhurg for Norfolk.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

7. ". q. TALC0I'r, General Manager
UNDERWATER 81 WESTERN KAILaoAn
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

Between " lnierpock and Richmond and
Petersburg Na chester and Atlantic
Coast Tine Railroad.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

W ili wall GO Chester until AS 4. m. loI
4. e. L. 300 train from Richmond.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

"I SUFFERED GREATLY"
writes Mrs. L. e. Cicvenger, Of Belle
view, n. c., "at my monthly penode.
ell my Bie, but the first bottle Of Car
cui gave me wonderful relief, and now
en- 10 better health than have bean
for q long tine"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04

Half-shell, per dozen, ~ cents.
Fry. 30 cents
Halffry, % cents.
Stew, IS cents and - rrnts.
Ham a1d Eggs. 25 cents.
Porterhouse Steak, p cents.
Everything In season.
y05, 9O7 z. Broad St.,
Half block from the City Hall,
Richmond. Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-04
NOTICE!
wnsn you go to Richmond. don'tfai to aec
Wnen YUn 90 % hIcUmondl dun nj % 0l'f
R. FRANClONE'S
~PLACE.~

It's one of:the FINEST PLACES IN rho
south. Restaurant on the European plan.
Wines and Liquors, imported and domestic
oysters all the year round, a specially.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
Bert" Campbell for Consresc

Judge B. W Campbell of Aberdeen, a
former practicing attorney of Viroqua.
ls a candidate for one of the South
Dakota seats in congress A Groton
newspaper comments on his career as
follows;
I'VE can say without any equivoca.
ton that no man who has ever had any
thing TO do with the political affairs of
Grant county stands in higher esteem
of the general public than does Judge
Campbell Daring his 12 years service
as presiding Judge of the circuit court
he secured the confidence and respect of
the people not only by his ability in
getting 10 the bottom Of the legal ques-
ons brought before him. but by the
osolute fairness and impartiality of his
decisions. As representative in con.
gress from S0uth Dakota, the people of
the state would have no reason to feel
ashamed of Judge Campbell either as to
his ability or his integrity. and it Is a
ioregone conclusion that the interests
of the state would be carefully and
faithfully looked after
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

At las5 evenings meeting of the city
council the following accounts wsre
allowed O Ct Munsou, printing, S22 =
IS, Yircqaa dray line 81 %; Il q Gile
soc The Standard Oh Co was given
permission 10 move and maintain oil
tanRs on right of way. Their tanks
will lie moved from the present location
- q point east Of the stock yards, the ST.
Pan. railway having ordered then SO 10
DO. Water mains We're ordered extend
ei 10 properties Of S Jernlan, J. r
NUzan, $ ] Jackson ] J Wilsey snd
Jas. Smith
Appointment by Mayor Chase OF F. T.
Morley aa health commissioner for er =
sung tenn confirmed az was also the
appointment uf Eoyd Hall rs weed com.
uiissi0her The ordinance relating to
police service was amended SO as to
provide for having officers on duty con
1jnu91sly. The mayor appointed F. II.
Rogers and Frank Riley az policemen,
council confirming appointment. Upon
motion q vote by bSilot was taken to
setsc' d street commissioner; NJ, Ii
Graham recaiysa souF votes aud Ever
Monsoon two Also up0n motion Sur
yss r Bgadisl was instructed to anr-
vty MlnshaH street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
Fair Aid Badly Riddled.

a new law, or new ruling, cuts
down the state aid heretofore given to
county and district fair associations
this year to very serious degree As al
present construed, the forty per cent
state aid for speed purposes, ball games,
band contests and similar features Of
the ordinary fair must not exceed the
forty per cent aid given on premiums
actually paid for exhibits of live stock,
farm produce, etc An itemizsd state
ment must be incorporated in the
annual report of the secretary of state,
on which the state aid is based. Before
this the fair received forty per cent
state aid on all premiums paid speed
premiums on all in that line being ad-
ded 10 the premiums for fair exhibits
Some of the societies have suffered
badly by Interpretation given the law
by the attorney general and secretary
of state anywhere from ten TO fifty per
cent Viroqua fair received Just about
the same amount as in past years
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
Fam. Stock and Dairy Notes.

Andrev Hanson, of Esofea, recently
delivered to Nelson, the Westby stock
buyer, four eleven months old pigs that
weighed / G95 pounds, or an average Of
nearly 424 pounds These hogs followed
some coTn-fatted cattle. It is a big
showing
The farmers of Wisconsin are taxi
ing COOP deal of interest in the
seed cora question and expressing q
keener appreciation of the value of
good seeds Of all kinds than ever before,
says the Agric ulturist While other
things are needed, good seeds are in
dispensiole Prerequisites Of a good crop
II the see3 is poor the crop will be like.
wise, despite Norking the every possible
acre 9Ss next most important thing
Is Proper soil conditions Unless the
ground is in light shape even good seed
will n2t have a chance to do it's best,
The yield Of corn mas be- greatly in
creased without increasing the acreage
if careful attention is given TO selecting
and caring for the seed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
ORDER BEING RESTORED.
CONDITIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO Al
MUCH IMPROVED.
Congress Appropriates Two and Half
Millions for Relief Purposes-Insur-
ance Liabilities TO be Paid.

When the CENSOR went TO snresa last
week it chronicled the fact that San
Francisco, the beautiful California citv
had been badly wrecked by earthquake
and was then being devastated with
fire. Later news confirmed the earlier
telegrams and before the fire was cheek.
ed fully threefourths of the city was a
smoking ruin and the loss of life was
| great, probably not less than one thous.
and.
The beautiful city of Santa Rosa.
| fifty miles north of SanFransciseo suf.
fered even worse loss in proportion TO
its population. Only one business block
| remained standing and ten thousand
people were rendered homeless by the
burning OF the residence district The
death list was about enc hundred MrB
Eidad Rogers, a sister Of Msssrs. G. D
and h. ID. Williams of this city. lives
only mile from Santa Rosa and Gen.
eral and Mrs. h, M. Rogers we're guests
at her home when the earthquake came.
Letters received here since assure their
relatives and friends that they escaped
without personal inquiry aud with but
sllght damage to property Mrs. ". f.
lsindemann. Sr, and DR. aud Mrs VIM.
TTowbF1dgs aud little son who have
been spending the winter at l.oHAngelee
were to return by San Francisco ana
visit brother of the late w. f. Idnde-
mann Sr. Luckily, they had not yet
started when the awful catastrophe
came. They are now enroute and may
reach home today. q @. Stevens of
this city, has received letters from his
sons, Claude aud Leyeritt, from Berkeley
stating that they are safe and uniniur-
ed.
The wreck of the insane asylum at
Ssiina with great loss of life and the
almost complete wreck Of the group of
fine buildings comprising the Leland
Stanford, Jr.. University we're among
the greater losses suffered by the state
outside of the cities of San Francisco
and Santa Rosa The cities have been
under martial law and cars of tents.
blapk kets and food have been pushed TO
tha homeless thousands. All who could
escape to other towns by boat or train
have, done so but thousands have camp
ed in the open air in the parks of the
cities.
Congress has made appropriations of
two and one half millions and nearly
every city and town in our country has
raised fund for relief of the homeless
Temporary structures are being erected
to shelter the people and already work
has hegun and plans are being made for
the building of greater and more sub
stantiRl cities
Congress and the people of our coun.
try have responded quickly and most
literally to the call for aid and the in
surance companies have cent represent
atives TO at once begin the adjustment
Of fire losses that will amount to many
millions, The danger of deaths from
exposure and hunger is now past and
the stricken cities will soon have buried
their dead and begun hopefully to re-
trieve their property losses