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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
NOW PLACE BUTTER
ON GOLD STANDARD
BUTTERMAKERS ADOPT TROY
WEIGHT FOR PATRONS.
Legislation For Enforcing Weights
Seems to Be ESSentidl-NOW Get
Same Number of Pounds You Do
When You Buy Epson Salts or
Carriers Little Liver Pills.

Editor Leader: Complaints are
continually being made that butter
makers III this section of the state,
and some not more than a thousand
miles from Watertown, have for many
months past been putting upon the
market III this city, butter at short
weight, running an ounce shy to the
pound and in some cases even more.
| trust your paper will inaugurate a
campaign against this illegal and un-
fair practice. Housewives are becom-
ing "wise' to this game.
Avoirdupois is the system of
weights used IN both Eng and and the
United States for ordinary purposes
of trade, of which the Fundamental
unit is the pound of sixteen ounces or
1000 garlns.
Troy is system of weights and
measures used by goldsmiths and
jewellers. 1t consists OF twelve ounces
to the pound.
Thrifty buttermakers have put but
coinage.
The ounce and pound are alike in
both troy weight and aputhecaries
weight. You get the same number
of ounces of butter of the pound as
you get when you buy Epson Salts Or
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Several Watertown people hold trat
the buttermakers are going on the
troy" system and even then their
weight is Lazy" that they do not
much more than get butter at the
jewelers. weight. Some claim that
the butter they have been receiving
weighs shy an ounce or more to the
pound.
There may he sufficient in laws on
ter of weights and measures, but
1t is cinch that they are not being
enforced. The council should take
some action IN the matter and provide
adequate means for weight inspection.
Every honest buttermaker will give
full sixteen ounces to the pound.
Complaints have been heard from
time to time that wood men are also
giving short measure, three fourths of
load is said to have been delivered
tor cord, according to a number of
customers.
The matter is one of Importance to
the consumer and it is a matter which
should be investigated at once and
remedies provided for the future.
For Fair Play.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
Election of Officers.

Wood Camp, Royal Neighpors of
America elected the following officers
Friday evening:
Oracle-Mrs. Herman Werner.
Vice Oracle-Mrs. ID. Evans.
Past Oracle Mrs Henry Hoffman,.
Characteristics Marie Itf1ard.
Receiver-Mrs. Emil Creuz.
Recorder Mrs. S. E. Kuenzi.
Inner Sentinel Mrs. F. Wiese.
QUEER Sentinel Mrs. J. Kuester.
Marshal Miss Mabel Downing.
Assistant Marshal-Miss Mas Bald
WIN.
Manager two years-Miss Clara
Radtke.
Manager three years-Mrs. Charles
BENIN.
Delegate-Mrs. u. Evans.
Alternate-Miss L.. Steinmann.
Physicians-T. F. Slnnick, F. Q.
Werner.
The Watertown Liederkraaz elected
the following officers:
President-Herman HiIgendorf
Vice Presidant-Carl Stiemke.
Secretary-Alex Bayerlein.
Financial Secretary Edward Jan
sen.
Treasurer Herman Krahmer.
Archiver-t'rank Kopp.
Collector Charles Fries.
Trustee three years Ohm j. Bru-
senbach.
Dircet0r-Henry Reichtar.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
Hicks 1908 Almanac.

Is ready for delivery and exces all
former editions in beauty and value.
The cover is beautiful design in
coIors, the entire book is tull of fine
half tones, astronomical engravings
and interesting matter. 1t contains
the Hicks weather forecast complete
for the whole year. finely illustrated.
The price by mail is 35 cents. on
news stands so cents. Word and
Works, the Rev. Irl R. Hicks fine
monthly magazine, contains all of his
weather forecasts from ninth to
month, together with vast amount
of the best family reading. The
price is S1.O0 year and one almanac
goes with each subscription Ad
dress, u ord and Works Publishing
Co., 220l Locust street, st. Louis,
Missouri. Write for rate on almanacs
in quantities. Agents wanted.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
The Lyric Glee Club.

The third attraction on the Men $
Club entertainment course comes g
week from Thursday, Dec. 18th.
Reserved seats can be exchanged for
coupons on and after next Thursday,
Dec. 18th, commencing at 9 q. m.
Meyne drug company. Seat sale is
thrown open TO the public On and af-
ter Friday, Dec. 18th. Prices will
range from 25c to 75c.
t'rof protherUe says his organ
ization is better than ever and he
may have several grand surprises to
spring on Watertown when he and his
Lyr Club appear here.
This entertainment promises to BIZ
one of the musical treats of the sea-
son and all those expecting to attend
should secure seats early.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
WHEN TO 60 HOME.

From the Bluffton, Ind, Banner: when
tired out, go home. When you want con-
ISOLATION, 60 home. When you want to
show others that Won have reformed, go
home and let your family get acquainted
with the fact When you want to show
yourself at your best go home and do the
act there When you feel like being
exta liberal go no home and practice on
your wife and children first. When you
want to shine with extra briliancy go
home and take Chamberlain's Cough
kennedy AMI quick cure is certain. For
sale by all druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
Wisconsin Inventors.

The following paterts were issued
TO Wisconsin inventors reported by D..
Swift & Co., Patent Lawyers Wash
lngson, d. Z.
T. II. hamilton, Berlin, Logging.
A. Johnson, Ladysmith, folding
umbrella. AS Konst Burlington,
cooking stove. H. RUSSELL Milwau-
kee, movable stairway. j. Schenick,
Clinton, draft equalizer. B. A.
Schwane, Abrams, hose coupling.
Copies Of any of the above patents
will b. furnished to our readers at ten
cents each, by D. Swift & Co., Wash
ington d c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
TOTAL COUNTY TAX
WILL Be S132,788.26
SUCH is REPORT OF COMMIT
TEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
Submitted to County Board at Re-
cent SeSSiOn-SIight Increase
Over Last Year. Due to Raise in
State Taxa Comparison of
1906 With Those of 1907.

The following from the last issue
of the Jefferson Banner will be OF
interest to a majority of the read
ers of The Leader:
The total amount of taxes to be
raised in this county this year, as
per the report of the committee on
ways and means adopted by the
county board at its session last Fri
day is sI32,788.26. This is $751;
1896 more than was raised last
year, but the increase is not due to
any action of the county board as
the raise in the state and special
taxes and the school taxes, over
which amount the board has no say,
are considerable higher than last
year. Last year the state and
special taxes apportioned to this
county were SI8, $780,, while this
year the amount is S5o,638.25 or
S4I, ooI.2o greater.
In 1906 the county school tax was
s23,4o6. "A and this year S25;o23 80,
or 81, 527.66 greater. AS the state
compels the county to raise an
equal amount as IS apportloned to
it by the state the board cannot do
otherwise than levy the same
amount.
The county taxes this year are
S5o;477.22 against S55,487.4o IN
1906, or SIC, oIo.I8 less. This re-
duction is accounted for in a meas,
ure by reason of the ways and
means committee not recommending
levy for the general fund, which
last year was $4,000 and recon-
mending only $1,000 for the court
fund, which last year was IS, 500.
Then the appropriations Tor the
soldiers relief commission and for
the superintendent Of the poor are
less than last year. Lhe bridge tax
this year is 81, 900, which last year
was only S367.8o.
1t will be seen that the total
county and state taxes for this year
are SI56I. 81 greater than last year
in the city and SIe8o.3S in the
town. We want our readers to I'M
derstand, however, that this raise
in taxes is not due to any action of
the county board as the county
taxes proper are less than those of
last year.
The taxes of the Dodge and JEFF
ferson county wards in this city are
as follows:
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
Burial at Waterloo.
(From TUESDAYS DaiIy.)

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leschinger,
Felix Leschinger, Ernest and Miss
Emma Leschinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Casey and Mrs. D. Krause left yester-
day morning for Waterloo to attend
the funeral of Bernard Leschinger,
which was held yesterday afternoon.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13

Treats rheumatism, Enlarged Veins,
FistuIa. Piles and other rectal diseases
and Lingering Ailments.
Catarrh, which pOisonS the breath,
stomach and lungs and payeS the way
for Consumption, also Throat, Liver,
Heart. and all constitutional and inter
nal troubles; also Rupture, Piles, Fistula,
Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea and all diseases Of
the stomach and bowels treated far in
advance Of any institution in the
country.
Blood and Skin diseases, Pimples,
Scafula, Tuners, letter. Eczema thor
OughIy eradicated, leaving the system in
a strong, pure and healthful state.
Wrifeyour troubles If living away from city.
medicine seIt as directed. Absolute
etters giving street and number plainly. Send
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13

For any Oh the ordinary diseases Of thu
skin ChauJi:Tlain's SaIve is excellent
1t not only ailays the itching and smart
ing but effects a cure. For sale by al
druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
DIR, SHOOP'S FAMILY MED. CO.
RACINE, WIS.

Trial Catarrh treatments are being
mailed out free. on request, by Dr. Shoop.
Racine. Wis. These tests are proving to
the people-without penny's cOst-the
great value Of this scientific prescription
known to druggists everywhere as DR..
Shops Catarrh Remedy. Sold by W. H.
Meyne Drug Co.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
Was Not WdtertOWn.

Fond du Lac Commonwealth 1t
was not IN Watertown and perhaps
not in any other Wisconsin city
that the common council of fourteen
members appointed itself a commit
tee to go to Chicago on investigation
and at the expense of agents of steam
roller companies, to inspect steam
rollers befure purchasing one for the
city. Several days ago a statement
to this effect was published in The
Commonwe alth. being taken from a
on exchange. The Commonwealth IS
informed however, by Mayor Arthur
Mulberger of that city, that the alleg-
ed facts are incorrect and that the
city of Watertown has not been in the
market for the purchase of a steam
roller for at least ten years.
When the stomach. heart or kidney
nerves get weak, then these organs al
ways fail. Don't drug the stomach. nor
stimulate the heart or kidneys. That is
simply a makeshift. Get prescription
known to druggists everywhere as DR.,
Shops Restorative The Restorative is
prepared expressly for those weak inside
nerves. Strengthen these nerves, build
them up with DR.. Shops Restorative
tablets or liquid-and see how quickly
help will come. Free sample test sent
on request by DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis
Your health is surely worth this simple
test. W. H. Meyne Drug Co.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13

John Berg one OF the prosperous
farmers on rural route Nc. 5, was in
the city Tuesday and one among the
many who favored The Leader with a
call.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
on IL a. m. to g D. m.
A VISIT WILL, TELL,

Perhaps you are suffering in silence;
perhaps you have been unSuccessfully
treated; perhaps you anticipate that re-
lief car be secured only through radical
surgery; but more likely you consider
your case hopeless, or at least susceptible
to only temporary relief. Don't despair
even though you have not been success
full heretofore, There may be health in
store for you yet-a useful life of happi-
ness and prosperity. A visit to the office
will tell. Surely it is worth the trouble,
as health is prime necessity, a most
valuable asset, and paramount to almost
anything human being can possess. y"
not be satisfied unit! you have been ex
amined by DR.. Hoag. You may be sent
away happy, without treatment, but
with advice that will save you time and
money as we'll as mental suffering. If
you require treatment, you will be
treated honestly and skillfully and re-
stored to health within the briefest time
and at the least possible expense. All
patients examined and treated by me
personally.
/ MAKE NO CHARGE FOR CONSUL
/ TATION, whether you take treatment or
not. [ want everyone afflicted to come
to my office, where | will exelain t.
them my method Of curing these disease,
| invite in particular all those become
dissatisfied with treatment elsewhere. /
will explain to you why you have not
! been cured and will demonstrate to youl
entire satisfaction why can cure safely,
quickly and permanently. My council
will cost you nothing and my charges
! for perfect cure will be reasonable and
not more than you will be willing to
pay for the benefits conferred. | will do
| by you as | would want you to do by mo
| if our cases were reversed.
Thousands cured at home ~ correspondence and
secrecy in all professional dealings. Address al
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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13

Smoke 'Sea Rose" &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
TIRED OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Fifteen-Year-old Boy in Custody Of
Police

A ffteen-year-old runaway boy. whose
name was given as Harry d. Melvin. was
arrested last night by Detective Horne
and sent to the house of detention He
was found at the Mt. Vernon Hotel, 4S7
pennsylvania avenue. where he called yes-
terday afternoon and registered as a resi-
dent of Bowie, Robinson county n. c. 1t
was the fourth time that the boy had run
away from home he admitted and he was
not greatly disturbed by his arrest. He
said he had gone far west as Chicago
upon the occasion of one of his exploits;
another time he went to Richmond. and
upon another occasion he only got as far
as Wilmington. n. c.
II Just got tired Of living down there in
North Carolina" said the boy TO Lieut..
Peck at police headquarters last night. II
didn t like the schools there and | thought
L might as well go To work | got hero
this afternoon and was given a position
with the Union News Company. expecting
to go to work Monday morning"
When he registered at the hotel he hand
ed SO over to the clerk to be kept for
him. The money. he told the police. was
his own. The first time he ran away he
said, he took S34 belonging TO his father
but this time he had only his own money.
Il returned home New Year day TO see
my father" he stated. land was given a
present OF so, my father telling me If l
went away again | need not return
The boy told the police that his father is
named Randall A. Melvin. and said his
his father last night telling of his where
abouts. The boy says he is confident that
his father is willing he should remain here
and go to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

homicide. viii F. Bywaters who was a
ciubman, hunter and lover of fast horses,
was one of the most popular young men in
the county His cousin. Miss Viola Strother,
was also popular and beloved by host of
friends throughout the county. 1t was
known that the cousins were on friendly
terms, but not many persons looked upon
Ihem as lovers. II was not until after Miss
Strother returned from Washington preced-
ing the disclosures which led to the shoot
ing mat her relatives actually knew OF the
relations that had existed between the
young couple
marriage license was procured and the
couple were married while Miss Strother
was III In bed Bywaters attempted to leave
the house about two hours after the mar
rage ceremony was performed and his
brothers-in-law killed him. He was shot
as he was trying to jump from a second
story window and his body had to be re-
moved from the roof of the rear porch
after the coroner and sheriff reached the
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
DIED.


FRANCE. Suddenly. on January 1s 1907. at .
am; Mrs. NARY f. FRANCE. at her late
Funeral viii take place Monday. January 81 at
pm, from 1880 18th street northwest. Pri-
GARNER On Saturday, January 10, 1907. MAR
t. and Hannah Garner.
Funeral sran, Mo Monday January 81 at o'clock pm,
HOPKINS FRIDAY, Janq2Fy Is, 1907; Of PARALYSIS,
721 LIST street northwest.
Body can be seen at chapel of VIM. II. sardo q
Co, 4OS II street northeast, on and after Sat-
urday, Funeral Monday, January p, at p.m.,
from the chapel.
HOWELL On January II: 1907 at midnight. at
busSans Of s bowie HaGs try
four years.
Funeral from the residence of his brother law.
J. W: Bowie, 329 It'll atreet northeast, Monday
morning. January 81, at O'Clock, thence TO
Holy Name Church. where VIII be said.
baltimore papers please copy)
JOHNSON. Departed life on Friday January
Is, 1907, THOMAS JOHNSON, beloved Of
Jane Johnson and brother OF James Johnson.
Loved in life; remembered in death"
Funeral Monday. January u, from his late resi-
dence. PIG Sullivan court southwest, at pm.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to
attend.
STEVENS; On Wednesday. January 1e 1907; at
STEVENS. beloved husband of Mary Stevens.
at / O'Clock Sunday, January 20.
STEVENS. The members of ST. Johns Chapter
No. I, Royal Arch Masons. are requested TO
semble in the lecture room of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church at u o'clock M Sunday,
January 20, 1907, attend the funeral OF late
companion, ALBERT II. STEVENS. past high
priest. By order OF the NJ. f. II. 7.
W. H. SEVERSoN, Secretary.
STEVENS. All members of p c. NJ Council, No.
4, G.. Z. o. of o. F.. requested to meet
at Odd Fellows Hall, 1906 NJ street northwest,
Sunday, January 20, at II 30 O'clock. sharp,
and proceed. under the direction of Past Dis
trict Grand Master Daniel h. Webster, to Nine
Master ALBERT H STEVENS, ND.
full atte1daR Ps is E rSATnsSyed Ry order OF
SAML W. WATSON, Secretary.
THOMAS On Thursday January II. 1907. at
10:45 am, EDWARD the beloved son OF Ella
Thomas and brother Of Mary l.. Cooper and
Walter Thomas. his residence, 1910 nth
street northwest.
How sweet TO be with Jesus.
Who died souls 10 save,
And gave his life up freely
And TO the last was brave.
Funeral on Sunday, January 20. from Mt. Z'on NJ.
E. Church. Goth street between Dumbarton
avenue aud o street northwest. at O'Clock
pm. Friends invited to attend
TELLER On Thursday. January II, 1907 at 6;2O
am. NOAH, beloved husband OF Fannie Zeller,
Funeral from his late 'esdence No 43 Prospect
street northeast Sunday. January 20. at $50
pm Friends and relatives invited.
In Memoriam.
COLE. In loving remembrance of my dear mother.
MARY f. COLE. who departed this life six
wears ago today January 20, 1901.
BY HER DAUGHTER MARGARET.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
INDICTMENTS FOR THREE.
Warrants Follow Inquiry Into Thefts
of Trunks.
special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
RICHMOND, Va, January 19.-Follow-
ing the arrest of Fred Rogers on a charge
of being the man who has Systematically
robbed the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Penn
sylvania and the Southern roads of trunks
by means of substituting checks on trunks.
a special grand jury today indicted Henry
Allen alias Vance; Edith Vance, alias AL
len. and r. L. Lewis, alias Miller, of 347
18th street, New York. acquisitions have
been issued for them, and detectives have
gone after them. The roads have lost more
than half a million by the operations of
gang of trunk thieves in three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
An Historic Old Street.

There were also the avenue Michael
MacCarthy's tailor shop, j. D. Boteler, gun
and locksmith; Catherine Davis, mllliner;
James Lawrence, and Jas. Sessford, whose
signs were the figure of an Indian. Mich
ael Murray and the well-known John
Smith then sweepmaSter; John Withers,
J. f. Frost and Richard Thompson had by
1890 erected fine houses on Az street, as
Anthony Holmead and w. b. klbbey did
later. The southwest corner of Az and Z
streets was in 1923, In the possession of
John Coburn. James Williams, and later
Joseph Bosworth were located there, and
1t is known that Mr.. Williams who was in
the cabinet-making and undertaking bust
ness. lived on the Az street portion for
years. On street were the houses of Mrs.
Elliott, C. S. Fowler, J. II: Bradley, w: S.
Drummond, Mrs. D. Calvin, j. H. Reilly,
II. T. Weightman and others; later Rev.
Reuben Post, Mai. S. r. Hobbe, j. T.
Webb and others.
Mrs Calvin bought part of lot 80. near
the corner of Sd street, and, having
achieved reputation in the conduct of a
congressional boarding house on Capitol
Hill, as soon as her new house was opened
her clientage followed her. From the days
of Senators, Buckner, Ruggles and others,
for twenty years or more. Mrs. Calvin S
boarding house was an institution of the
neighborhood
About 1880 Carey Selden, who, in the days
of Jackson, was the naval storekeeper, and
Gen Alexander Hunter, for many years
marshal III the District, bought at the
southwest corner of Sd and c street Here
they built the fine old-fashioned editice
known In later years as the Crosby House.
Mrs Harriet 0. Read afterward bought the
corner and conducted boarding house
some years, and In her day at intervals 1t
enjoyed the patronage of distinguished peo-
ple members of Congress and others.
Messrs. Selden and Hunter each lived here
some years.
The Sd street side of the square did not
improve rapidly, though in 1880 there were
w. S. Drummond's carapenter shop and the
houses Of Edward c. Cation, a printer, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Installation of Pastor.

Arrangements have been made by ths
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant.
to hold installation services of their pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Whitehouse. next Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock Rev. DR. Samuel
H. Greene of Calvary Baptist Church VIII
preach the installation sermon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Russian Lease Negotiation.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 19-The
minister of finance today said that the ne
gotiations with the French syndicate for
the Dikitovka car factory concession and
the lease of the Catherine railroad, at the
conclusion of which the syndicate is to de-
posit a $500 600 cash bond in the treas
ury have not been concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

The Southern Cotton Associa ton in con-
vention at Birmingham, Ala. adopted
resolution unanimously indorsng President
Roosevelt in dismissing the negro troops
at Brownsville. A special dispatch was sent
to the President to this effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

the adjustment of Fast day as a legal
holiday in New Hampshire and the substi-
tuition therefor of the 10th of April to be
known as Patriots day, is asked for in q
petition to the legislature, which has been
widely circulated throughout the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20
Plan Big Demonstration.

PARIS, January 19.-The royalists are en-
deavoring to organize big demonstration
at ST Denis on Monday, the anniversary OF
the execution of Louis XVI